Background
Gay, William Ingalls was born on January 25, 1926 in Sussex, New Jersey, United States. Son of William David and Dorothy Julia (Ingalls) Gay.
health science administrator Veterinarian
Gay, William Ingalls was born on January 25, 1926 in Sussex, New Jersey, United States. Son of William David and Dorothy Julia (Ingalls) Gay.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, 1950. Graduate, Federal Executive Institute, 1972.
Private practice veterinary medicine, Richmond Hill, New York, 1950-1952; chief animal hospital section laboratory aids branch division research services, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1954-1963; assistant chief laboratory aids branch division research services, National Institutes of Health, 1962-1963; assistant chief animal resources branch division research facilities and resources, National Institutes of Health, 1964-1965; program director comparative medicine, National Institute General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 1966-1967; program administrator radiology and physiology training programs, National Institute General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 1966; chief research grants branch, National Institute General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 1967-1970; acting associate director, National Institute General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 1970; associate director extramural programs, National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 1970-1980; director animal resources program, division research resources, National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 1981-1988; consultant, ROW Superior vena cava syndrome, Rockville, Maryland., 1989-1998. Member commission on primates Institute Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council, 1961-1963, chairman subcommittee on cat standards, 1963-1964, member standards committee, 1965-1966. Program chairman International Symposium on Laboratory Animals, 1969.
Member science advisory board Mark L. Morris Foundation, 1966-1971, trustee, 1971-1984. Member grants advisory council The Seeing Eye, 1971-1974. Served as Lieutenant Veterinary Corps, Army of the United States, Walter Reed, 1952-1954.
With USPH, since 1958. Member American Veterinary Medical Association (secretary-treasurer District of Columbia chapter 1957-1958, vice president 1962, president 1963), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Laboratory Animal Science (director 1961-1969, program chairman 1962-1964, executive board 1963, 66, national president 1968, chairman awards committee 1969, Griffin award 1971, president Washington branch 1962, chair Gala 2000 committee, Lifetime Achievement award 2003), American Association Laboratory Animal Science, National Institutes of Health Alumni Association (board directors 1994, vice president 1995-1998, president 1999-2002), Phi Zeta, Cosmos Club.
Married Millicent Ruth Chapman, June 10, 1948.