Distinguished Alumni
Eugene M. Addison
Awarded 1979
Dr. Eugene M. Addison was born in Huntsville, Texas. Dr. Addison graduated from Huntsville High School in 1939; received a B.S. degree from Sam Houston State in 1942. Dr. Addison served as a major in the U. S. Army Medical Corps from 1946-1948. He has practiced medicine in Huntsville for many years. Dr. Addison served as the SHSU athletic physician for fifteen years. His honors and awards are many. He and his wife, the former Mary Jane Pond, have two sons, Gene, Jr., of Huntsville and Paul of Austin. Dr. Addison is a Life Member of the Alumni Association, a member of the President's Club and a member of the Bearkat Club.