Background
Sawyer, William Dale was born on December 28, 1929 in Roodhouse, Illinois, United States. Son of Cloyd Howard and Eva Collier (Dale) Sawyer.
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Sawyer, William Dale was born on December 28, 1929 in Roodhouse, Illinois, United States. Son of Cloyd Howard and Eva Collier (Dale) Sawyer.
Student, University Illinois, 1950. Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Washington University, St. Louis, 1954. Doctor of Science (honorary), Mahidol University, Bangkok, 1988.
Department of Public Health (honorary), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 1993. Department of Public Health (honorary), Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 1998.
Intern, Washington University-Barnes Hospital, 1954-1955;
resident, Washington University-Barnes Hospital, 1957-1958;
fellow, Washington University-Barnes Hospital, 1958-1960;
assistant professor microbiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1964-1967;
professor, department chairman microbiology, Rockefeller Foundation-Mahidol U., Bangkok, 1967-1973;
professor, department chairman microbiology, Indiana U. School Medicine, Indianapolis, 1973-1980;
professor departments medicine, microbiology and immunology, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio., 1981-1987;
dean School Medicine,, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio., 1981-1987;
president, China Medical Board New York, Inc., 1987-1997. Adjunct Professor biology Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1978-1980. Honorary professor microbiology Sun Yat Sen U. Medical Science, 1987.
Honorary professor Peking Union Medical College, 1989. Honorary advisor Beijing Medical U. Consultant United States Army Medical R& D Command, World Health Organization Immunology Center, Singapore, 1969-1973.
Member board science advisers Armed Forces Institute Pathology, 1975-1980, chairman, 1979-1980. Adjunct Professor medicine and microbiology and immunology New York Medical College, Valhalla, 1990-1996. Honorary professor China Medical U., 1995, West China U. Medical Science, 1995, Zhejiang Medical U., 1995, Jiujang Medical College, 1995, Hunan Medical U., 1996, Xian Medical U., 1996, Shanghai Medical U., 1996.
Member Lobund advisory board University Notre Dame. Director Georgetown Area Community Foundation, 1998-2002, president 1999. Member executive committee Georgetown Community Resource Center, 2000-2003.
Served to major Medical Corps, United States of America, 1955-1964. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Microbiology (branch president 1976), Science Research Society of America, American Federation Clinical Research, Central Society Clinical Research, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Academy Microbiology, American Association Pathologists, Association American Medical Colleges (council deans 1980-1987), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Jane Ann Stewart, August 25, 1951. Children: Dale Stewart, Carole Annual.