Background
Edwards, William Hawkins was born on March 16, 1927 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Leonard Wright and Mary (Hawkins) Edwards.
Edwards, William Hawkins was born on March 16, 1927 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Leonard Wright and Mary (Hawkins) Edwards.
Bachelor, Vanderbilt University, 1949. Doctor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 1953.
Intern, Vanderbilt University, 1953-1954; resident, Vanderbilt University, 1954-1956, 57-59; resident, University of California at Los Angeles, 1956-1957; vascular fellow, Baylor College Medicine, 1959-1960; clinical professor surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, 1981-1991; H. William Scott Junior professor surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, 1991-1995; professor surgery emeritus, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, 1995. President State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company, Brentwood, Tennessee, 1983-1994.
Seaman 2nd class United States Navy, 1945-1947. Member American College of Surgeons (president Tennessee chapter 1977-1978, board governors 1984-1987), Southern Medical Association (president section surgery 1984-1985), Nashville Surgical Society (president 1989-1990), Southeastern Surgical Congress (councilor, president 1993-1994), Vanderbilt University Medical Alumni (president 1980-1981), Southern Vascular Association (board directors 1990-1993, president-elect southern association 1995, president 1996), Belle Meade Country Club.
Married Frances Nuckols McGaughy, December 27, 1952. Children: William Junior, Mary Frances, Norton M., Sarah Elizabeth.