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- Dr. Raymond D. Zinn was a retired doctor of veterinary medicine, holding licenses in Maryland, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia. Following his retirement from the U.S. Public Health Service, he made his home near Cranesville, W.Va., in Preston Co, WV.
Dr. Zinn's education included a 1948 Bachelor Science, Agriculture, West Virginia University and 1957- Doctor Veterinary Medicine, Summa Cum Laude, The Ohio State University. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, serving with the U.S. Air Force as Second Lieutenant, 1943-1945; First Lieutenant, 1951-1953; and Captain, U.S. Public Health Service, 1959-1975.
His professional experiences included: Commissioned Officer, United States Public Health Service; Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, National Communicable Disease Center; Staff Officer, National Heart Institute, NIH, responsible for program development and implementation for the network of Regional Primate Research Centers. Also, at NIH, Dr. Zinn was responsible for the development operation of the NIH Research Animal Center at Poolesville, Md. He was subsequently awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for this period of service. This award, the second highest award that may be given a Public Health Service Office, was given "In Recognition of outstanding service and achievement while on active duty in the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service... in recognition of the conception and successful development of NIH's unique Canine Blood Donor Colony, standardized research animals and administration of laboratory auxiliary services for the National Institute of Health"; Director, Appalachian Center for Environmental Health, Morgantown, W.Va.; Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, West Virginia University; and Member, Interim Compliance Panel, Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969; Public Law 91-173.
Societies and honors included: the Meritorious Service Medal, U.S. Public Health Service; Phi Zeta, Phi Epsilon Phi, Alpha Zeta, Gamma Sign Delta, Borden Scholarship Award in Veterinary Medicine and American Veterinary Medical Association. [1]
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1923 - 2011 (87 years)
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