Presidents of the Society from 2020 to present
Presidents of the Society from 2000 to 2019
Presidents of the Society from 1980 to 1999
Presidents of the Society from 1960 to 1979
Presidents of the Society from 1940 to 1959
Presidents of the Society from 1920 to 1939
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Theresa M. Koehler () |
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president in 2025 |
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX |
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Virginia L. Miller (1954-) |
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president in 2024 |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC |
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Colleen Suzanne Kraft (1976-) |
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president in 2023 |
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Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA |
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Steven Finkel () |
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president in 2022 |
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University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA |
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Victor DiRita () |
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president in 2021 |
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Michigan State University East Lansing, MI |
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Robin Patel () |
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president in 2020 |
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Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN |
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Michele Somes Swanson () |
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president in 2019 |
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University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI |
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Peggy Cotter () |
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president in 2018 |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC |
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Susan E. Sharp () |
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president in 2017 |
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Texas A&M University College Station, TX |
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Lynn William Enquist () |
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president in 2016 |
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Princeton University Princeton, NJ |
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Timothy Donohue () |
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president in 2015 |
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University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI |
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Jo Handelsman (1959-) |
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president in 2014 |
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University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI |
* Jo Handelsman served as president for the first two months of the 2014 term, but had to step down from the position due to her appointment as Associate Director for Science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
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Jeffery F. Miller () |
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president in 2013 and 2014 |
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University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA |
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David C. Hooper () |
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president in 2012 |
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Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA |
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Bonnie Lynn Bassler (1962-) |
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president in 2011 |
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Princeton University Princeton, NJ |
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Roberto Kolter (1953-) |
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president in 2010 |
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Harvard University Boston, MA |
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Alison D. O’Brien (1947-) |
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president in 2009 |
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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD |
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Clifford W. Houston (1949-) |
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president in 2008 |
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University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX |
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Diane E. Griffin (1940-) |
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president in 2007 |
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Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Baltimore, MD |
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Stanley Maloy (1953-) |
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president in 2006 |
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San Diego State University San Diego, CA |
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James Tiedje (1942-) |
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president in 2005 |
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Michigan State University East Lansing, MI |
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Thomas E. Shenk (1947-) |
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president in 2004 |
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Princeton University Princeton, NJ |
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Ronald Atlas (1946-) |
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president in 2003 |
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University of Louisville Louisville, KY |
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Abigail Salyers (1938-2013) |
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president in 2002 |
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University of Illinois Urbana, IL |
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Martha Howe (1945-) |
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president in 2001 |
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University of Tennessee Memphis, TN |
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Julian Davies (1932-) |
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president in 2000 |
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University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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Stuart Levy (1938-2019) |
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president in 1999 |
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Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, MA |
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Stanley Falkow (1934-2018) |
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president in 1998 |
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Stanford University School of Medicine Palo Alto, CA |
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Kenneth I. Berns (1938-2024) |
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president in 1997 |
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Cornell University Medical College New York, NY |
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Carol A. Nacy (1948-) |
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president in 1996 |
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EntreMed, Inc. Rockville, MD |
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David Schlessinger (1936-) |
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president in 1995 |
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Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO |
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Gail H. Cassell (1946-) |
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president in 1994 |
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University of Alabama Birmingham, AL |
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John Ingraham (1924-) |
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president in 1993 |
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University of California Davis, CA |
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Richard L. Crowell (1930-) |
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president in 1992 |
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Hahnemann University School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA |
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Joan W. Bennett (1942-) |
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president in 1991 |
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Tulane University New Orleans, LA |
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Walter R. Dowdle (1930-) |
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president in 1990 |
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Centers for Disease Control Atlanta, GA |
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Alice S. Huang (1939-) |
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president in 1989 |
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Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Boston, MA |
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Barbara H. Iglewski (1938-2023) |
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president in 1988 |
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University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY |
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Jean E. Brenchley (1944-2019) |
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president in 1987 |
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Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA |
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Moselio Schaechter (1928-) |
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president in 1986 |
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Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, MA |
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Rita Rossi Colwell (1934-) |
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president in 1985 |
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University of Maryland College Park, MD |
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Robert Pierce Williams (1920-1993) |
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president in 1984 |
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Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX |
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John Charles Sherris (1921-2021) |
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president in 1983 |
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University of Washington Seattle, WA |
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Frederick Niedhardt (1931-2016) |
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president in 1982 |
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University of Michigan School of Medicine Ann Arbor, MI |
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Albert Balows (1921-2006) |
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president in 1981 |
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Centers for Disease Control Atlanta, GA |
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Willis Avery Wood (1921-2021) |
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president in 1980 |
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Michigan State University East Lansing, MI |
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Edwin Herman Lennette (1908-2000) |
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president in 1979 |
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California State Department of Health Berkeley, CA |
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Aaron Frederick Rasmussen, Jr. (1915-1984) |
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president in 1978 |
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School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, CA |
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Harlyn Odell Halvorson (1925-2008) |
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president in 1977 |
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Brandeis University Waltham, MA |
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Helen Riaboff Whiteley (1921-1990) |
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president in 1976 |
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University of Washington Seattle, WA |
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Philipp Gerhardt (1921-2008) |
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president in 1975 |
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Michigan State University East Lansing, MI |
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Linzy Leon Campbell (1927-2021) |
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president in 1974 |
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University of Delaware Newark, DE |
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Robert G. E. Murray (1919-2022) |
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president in 1973 |
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University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada |
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Morris Frank Shaffer (1910-1993) |
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president in 1972 |
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Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, LA |
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Robert Edward Hungate (1906-2004) |
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president in 1971 |
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University of California Davis, CA |
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Edwin Michael Foster (1917-2013) |
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president in 1970 |
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University of Wisconsin Madison, WI |
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Dennis Wallace Watson (1914-2008) |
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president in 1969 |
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN |
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Salvador Edward Luria (1912-1994) |
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president in 1968 |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston, MA |
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William Bowen Sarles (1906-1988) |
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president in 1967 |
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University of Wisconsin Madison, WI |
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Riley Dee Housewright (1913-2003) |
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president in 1966 |
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U.S. Army Biological Laboratories Frederick, MD |
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Oville Wyss (1912-1993) |
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president in 1965 |
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University of Texas Austin, TX |
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John Roger Porter (1909-1979) |
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president in 1964 |
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University of Iowa Medical School Iowa City, IA |
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Robert Lyman Starkey (1899-1991) |
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president in 1963 |
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Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ |
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John Edward Blair (1899-1980) |
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president in 1962 |
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Hospital for Joint Diseases New York, NY |
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Herald Rea Cox (1907-1986) |
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president in 1961 |
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Lederle Laboratories Pearl River, NY |
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Charles Albert Evans (1912-2008) |
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president in 1960 |
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University of Washington Seattle, WA |
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Philip R. Edwards (1901-1966) |
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president in 1959 |
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Communicable Disease Center U.S. Public Health Service Atlanta, GA |
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Harry Eagle (1905-1992) |
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president in 1958 |
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U.S. Public Health Service Washington, DC |
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Perry Wilson (1902-1981) |
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president in 1957 |
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University of Wisconsin Madison, WI |
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Charles Arthur Stuart (1893-1962) |
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president in 1956 |
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Brown University Providence, RI |
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Halvor Orin Halvorson (1897-1975) |
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president in 1955 |
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University of Illinois Urbana, IL |
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Cornelis Bernard van Niel (1897-1985) |
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president in 1954 |
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Hopkins Marine Station Stanford University Pacific Grove, CA |
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Gail Monroe Dack (1901-1976) |
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president in 1953 |
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University of Chicago Chicago, IL |
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Rene Dubos (1901-1982) |
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president in 1952 |
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Rockefeller Institute New York, NY |
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Walter James Nungester (1901-1985) |
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president in 1951 |
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University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor, MI |
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Barnett Cohen (1891-1952) |
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president in 1950 |
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD |
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William M. Hammon (1904-1989) |
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president in 1949 |
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School of Public Health and Hooper Foundation University of California San Francisco, CA |
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Harold Joel Conn (1886-1975) |
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president in 1948 |
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New York State Agriculture Experiment Station Geneva, NY |
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Thomas Francis (1900-1969) |
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president in 1947 |
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University of Michigan School of Public Health Ann Arbor, MI |
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James Craigie (1899-1976) |
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president in 1946 |
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Connaught Laboratories University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Stuart Mudd (1893-1975) |
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president in 1945 |
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University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA |
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Ira L. Baldwin (1895-1999) |
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president in 1944 |
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University of Wisconsin Madison, WI |
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Rebecca Craighill Lancefield (1895-1981) |
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president in 1943 |
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Rockefeller Institute New York, NY |
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Selman A. Waksman (1888-1973) |
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president in 1942 |
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Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ |
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Oswald Theodore Avery (1877-1955) |
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president in 1941 |
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Rockefeller Institute New York, NY |
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Charles Thom (1872-1956) |
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president in 1940 |
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Division of Soil Microbiology, U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, DC |
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Arthur Trautwein Henrici (1889-1943) |
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president in 1939 |
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN |
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Paul Franklin Clark (1882-1983) |
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president in 1938 |
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University of Wisconsin Madison, WI |
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James Morgan Sherman (1890-1956) |
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president in 1937 |
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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY |
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Thomas Milton Rivers (1888-1962) |
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president in 1936 |
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Rockefeller Institute
New York, NY |
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Karl F. Meyer (1884-1974) |
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president in 1935 |
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University of California
Berkeley, CA and
San Francisco, CA |
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Milton J. Rosenau (1869-1946) |
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president in 1934 |
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Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA |
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William Mansfield Clark (1884-1964) |
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president in 1933 |
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Johns Hopkins University Medical School
Baltimore, MD |
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Edwin Broun Fred (1887-1981) |
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president in 1932 |
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University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI |
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James Howard Brown (1884-1956) |
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president in 1931 |
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Johns Hopkins University Medical School
Baltimore, MD |
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Stanhope Bayne-Jones (1888-1970) |
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president in 1930 |
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University of Rochester
Rochester, NY |
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Ludvig Hektoen (1863-1951) |
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president in 1929 |
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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL |
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Alice Catherine Evans (1881-1975) |
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president in 1928 |
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U.S. Public Health Service
Washington, DC |
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Robert Stanley Breed (1877-1956) |
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president in 1927 |
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New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva, NY |
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Hans Zinsser (1878-1940) |
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president in 1926 |
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Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA |
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Norman MacLeod Harris (1970-1953) |
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president in 1925 |
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Laboratory of Hygiene,
Department of Health
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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Arthur Parker Hitchens (1877-1949) |
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president in 1924 |
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U.S. Army Medical Corps
Washington, DC |
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Edwin George Hastings (1872-1953) |
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president in 1923 |
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University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI |
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Lore Alford Rogers (1875-1975) |
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president in 1922 |
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Bureau of Dairy Industry,
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC |
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Frank Charles Harrison (1871-1952) |
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president in 1921 |
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MacDonald College
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Charles Krumwiede, Jr. (1879-1930) |
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president in 1920 |
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New York University
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
New York, NY |
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Samuel Cate Prescott (1872-1962) |
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president in 1919 |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston, MA |
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Robert Earle Buchanan (1883-1973) |
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president in 1918 |
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Iowa State University Ames, IA |
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Leo Frederick Rettger (1874-1954) |
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president in 1917 |
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Yale University New Haven, CT |
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Thomas Jonathan Burrill (1839-1916) |
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president in 1916 |
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University of Illinois Urbana, IL |
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David Hendricks Bergey (1860-1937) |
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president in 1915 |
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University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA |
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Charles Edward Marshall (1866-1927) |
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president in 1914 |
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Massachusetts Agricultural College Amherst, MA |
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Charles-Edward Amory Winslow (1877-1957) |
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president in 1913 |
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Yale University New Haven, CT |
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William Hallock Park (1863-1939) |
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president in 1912 |
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New York Department of Health New York University New York, NY |
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Frederic Poole Gorham (1871-1933) |
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president in 1911 |
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Brown University Providence, RI |
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Veranus Alva Moore (1859-1931) |
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president in 1910 |
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Cornell University Ithaca, NY |
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Joseph James Kinyoun (1860-1919) |
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president in 1909 |
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George Washington Medical School Washington, DC |
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Harry Luman Russell (1866-1954) |
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president in 1908 |
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University of Wisconsin Madison, WI |
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James Carroll (1854-1907) |
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president in 1907 |
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Columbian University George Washington University Washington, DC |
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Erwin Frink Smith (1854-1927) |
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president in 1906 |
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, DC |
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Edwin O. Jordan (1866-1936) |
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president in 1905 |
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University of Chicago Chicago, IL |
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Frederick George Novy (1864-1957) |
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president in 1904 |
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University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor, MI |
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Theobald Smith (1859-1934) |
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president in 1903 |
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Harvard Medical School Massachusetts State Board of Health Boston, MA |
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Herbert William Conn (1859-1917) |
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president in 1902 |
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Connecticut Agricultural College Connecticut State Bacteriological Laboratory Storrs, CT |
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William Henry Welch (1850-1934) |
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president in 1901 |
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD |
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William Thompson Sedgwick (1855-1921) |
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president in 1900 |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston, MA |
Please see the document below or contact the ASM Archivist for specific holdings.
In most cases, the files contain biographical material rather than records of the activities of the presidential year.
President’s Bowl
1. Correspondence of J. Roger Porter, President 1963
2. Correspondence of Robert E. Hungate, past-President, 1971
3. Clipping from ASM News, 1964
Papers of Presidents
1. “Survey of Sources for the History of Microbiology: The Papers of Deceased Past Presidents of the ASM,” by Peter B. Hirtle, 1986
Presidential addresses
1. List of addresses, 1899-1974 (ca. 1974) and 1951-1983 (ca. 198); list of Presidents for whom there is a copy of the address in the presidential file, 1994; notes [by Barnett Cohen] re: early presidential addresses, n.d.
Other
1. Research Interest of Presidential nominees, 1955-1985