Background
Headlee, William Hugh was born on June 15, 1907 in Morristown, Indiana, United States. Son of Walter C. and Nellie Ann (Adams) Headlee.
Headlee, William Hugh was born on June 15, 1907 in Morristown, Indiana, United States. Son of Walter C. and Nellie Ann (Adams) Headlee.
AB, Earlham College, 1929. Master of Science, Earlham College, 1929. Doctor of Philosophy, Tulane University, 1935.
Instructor biology American University, Cairo, Egypt, 1929-1931. Research assistant international health division Rockefeller Foundation, Egypt, 1930-1932. Assistant principal Friendsville Academy, Tennessee, 1933-1934.
Instructor biology Purdue University, 1935-1942, assistant professor parasitic diseases, 1942-1943, Indiana University School Medicine, Indianapolis, 1943-1946, associate professor, 1946-1953, professor, 1953-1977, professor parasitic diseases, professor emeritus Graduate School and School Medicine Egypt, since 1977. Parliamentarian of faculty, 1973-1975, secretary, 1973-1974, executive secretary, 1974-1975. Director Parasitology Diagnostic Laboratory, Indiana University Medical Center, 1943-1957.
Consultant parasitologist department dermatology Indianapolis General Hospital, 1946-1957. Professor parasitic diseases Indiana University School Medical, 1953-1977. Professor emeritus, since 1977.
Member faculty council Indiana U.-Purdue University-Indianapolis, 1973-1975, chairman faculty board review, 1974-1975. Chairman department biology National Pedagogic Institute, Caracas, Venezuela, 1937-1938. Senior scientist United States Public Health Service Reserve, 1953-1971.
Attache, medical parasitologist United States operations mission Foreign Operations Administration, American embassy, Bangkok, 1953-1955. Visiting professor medical parasitology School of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and Thailand School Public Health, Bangkok, 1953-1955. United States delegate to 9th Pacific Science Congress, Bangkok, 1957.
Coordinator, director Indiana U.-Agency for International Development, Pakistan Project to develop Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, 1957-1966. Associate director Division Allied Health Sciences, Indiana University School Medicine, 1968. Consultant epidemiologist Indiana Regional Medical Program, 1969-1977.
Board directors Central Indiana Council on Aging, 1979-1982, member nominating committee, 1979, long range planning committee, 1979-1982, program services committee, 1978-1981. Delegate Older Hoosiers Assembly of Commission on Aging of State of Indiana, since 1977, member at large, floor leader, since 1982, member aging network legislation committee, steering committee, since 1978. Member Mayor's Advisory Committee on Aging and the Aged, Indianapolis, 1978-1981.
Board directors Marion County Council on Aging, 1978-1981. Advisory council Indiana University Center on Aging and Aged. Emeritus fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (life, council 1957-1962), Indiana Academy of Sciences (executive committee 1944, chairman zoology section 1944, member membership committee 1950-1960, fellows committee 1972-1977), Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Emeritus member American Association of University Professors (secretary-treasurer Indiana Conference 1972-1973, president 1974-1975, Distinguished Member award 1976), American Society Parasitologists (senior. Committee on honorary and emeritus members 1967), American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (emeritus. Program committee 1959, 60, nominating committee 1971), Sigma Xi (emeritus).
Member Society International Development, International College Tropical Medicine, National Council on Aging, National Retired Teachers Association, Retired Professors Indiana, Society Retired Executives, American Association Retired Persons, Indiana Partners of Americas (director 1978-1988, treasurer 1986), Indiana University Emeritus Club, University Illinois Emeritus Club, Earlham College Half-Century Club, Pan Am Clipper Club, Tulane University Medical Alumni Association (life member), University Illinois Alumni Association (life), Phi Sigma. Unitarian (board trustees 1953, 70-73, chairman nominating committee 1948-1949, 70-71).
Married Gabrielle Mills, August 4, 1937. Children: Joan Headlee Bowden, Anne.