Dr. Donald Emmeluth spent most of his teaching career in upstate New York. In 1999, Dr. Emmeluth retired from the State University of New York system and moved to Savannah, Georgia. He became a member of the biology department of Armstrong State University (now Georgia Southern University) in Savannah, where he taught a number of courses. He also taught at Savannah Technical College and recently retired from teaching after 57 years.
Dr. Emmeluth has published several journal articles and is the co-author of a high school biology textbook. He has also authored several other books in the Deadly Diseases and Epidemics series: Typhoid Fever, Influenza, Fifth Disease, Staphylococcus aureus Infections, Botulism, and Nicotine and Antibiotics in the Understanding Drugs series.
Dr. Emmeluth has served as President of the National Association of Biology Teachers. During his career, Dr. Emmeluth has received a number of honors and awards including the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching from the State University of New York system and the Two-Year College Biology Teaching Award from NABT. In 2003, Dr. Emmeluth was awarded NABT's Honorary Membership Award for outstanding contributions to Biology and Life Science Education. This award is the association's highest honor.