Background
Butler, William Thomas was born on August 10, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Albert Quigg and Elizabeth West (Viskniskki) Butler.
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William Thomas Butler
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Education
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1954; Doctor of Medicine Western Reserve U., 1958; graduate program for health systems management, Harvard University, 1974; Advanced Management Program, Harvard University, 1979.
Career
Intern and assistant resident in internal medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1958-1961;
clinical fellow in medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1960-1961;
resident in internal medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1964-1965;
research fellow in bacteriology and immunology, Harvard Medical School, 1960-1961;
clinical associate, Laboratory Clinical Investigations, National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1961-1962;
chief clinical associate, Laboratory Clinical Investigations, National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 1962-1963;
clinical investigator, Laboratory Clinical Investigations, National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 1963-1964;
acting head clinical immunology section, Laboratory Clinical Investigations, National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 1965-1966;
assistant professor, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1966-1968;
associate professor, Baylor College Medicine, 1968-1971;
professor microbiology and immunology, professor internal medicine, Baylor College Medicine, since 1971;
associate dean, Baylor College Medicine, 1973-1974;
dean admissions, Baylor College Medicine, 1974-1977;
acting executive vice president, Baylor College Medicine, 1976-1977;
executive vice president, dean, Baylor College Medicine, 1977-1979;
president, Baylor College Medicine, 1979-1996;
chancellor, Baylor College Medicine, since 1996. Member special medical advisory group VA, 1981-1991, chairman, 1984-1991. Board directors C.R.Bard Inc., Browning-Ferris Industries, Lyondell Petrochem.
Company, Chairman of the Board, since 1997. Member American Quality and Productivity Center, since 1991, chairman S.W. Chief Executive Officer Council, since 1997, member, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member forward planning committee Texas Medical Center, 1981-1996. Board directors South Main Center Association, Executive Committee, 1980-1994, chairman, 1989-1991, county advisors, since 1995. Past associate chairman key group United Way Campaign, Flagship Division, group chairman, 1990.
Member Houston Economics Summit Host Committee, 1990. Board of directors Boulevard Oaks Civic Association, 1982-1985, Science Engineering Fair of Houston, United Way Texas Gulf Coast, trustee, since 1993, Executive Committee since 1998. National board directors Points of Light Foundation, since 1995.
Member coordinating board Texas College and University System, Health Professions Education Advisory Committee, 1984-1995, chairman, 1988-1995. Member The Houston Forum, since 1981, Board of Governors, 1983-1992, 96-;member Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee, 1984-1986. Member board education blue ribbon committee Houston Indiana School District, 1986.
Advisory board Covenant House Texas, 1987-1990. HISD City-Wide Committee, 1987. Vice-chairman health services United States Savings Bond Program.
Member American Medical Association, American Association Immunologists, American Society Clinical Investigation, New York.Acad. Sciences, American Society Microbiology, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Infectious Diseases Society American, Southern Society Clinical Investigation, Transplantation Society, Institute Medicine, National Academy Sciences (membership committee 1992-1996, section 12 since 1992, vice chairman, 1992-1994, chairman 1994-1996, commission on prevention and control of sexually transmitted diseases 1995-1996, chairman 1995-1996), Association Academy Health Centers, Association American Medical Colls. (chairman county deans 1987-1989, administrative board 1983-1990, executive county 1984-1992, management education programs planning committee since 1986, chairman-elect 1989-1990, chairman 1990-1991, project 3000x2000 implementation committee since 1991, nominating committee chairman 1992), Royal Society Medicine Foundation, Texas Club Internists (honorary), Harris County Medical Society, Houston Academy Medicine, Texas Medical Association (advisory county medical education), Houston Chamber of Commerce C. (board directors 1981-1982, 83-89), Greater Houston Partnership, Inc.
(board directors 1989, 92-97, co-chair healthcare task force 1994-1997, business issues advising committee since 1994, governmental relations advising committee since 1994), Points of Light Foundation (national board directors since 1995), Houston Partnership.Com. (co-chairman 1991-1992), Houston Museum National Science (ex officio 1989-1994), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Marilou Beutel, April 26, 1957. Children: Marilyn West, Thomas Charles, Robin Eileen. Married Carol Ann Pike, November 23, 1977.
