James_A._Shannon
James A. Shannon
Director of National Institutes of Health 1955–1968
James Augustine Shannon (August 9, 1904 – May 20, 1994) was an American nephrologist who served as director of National Institutes of Health (NIH) from August 1, 1955 to August 31, 1968.[1] In 1962 he was awarded the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences, of which he was a member.[3][4] He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1965 and the American Philosophical Society in 1967.[5][6] A collection of his papers is held at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.