George I. Sackheim is a genealogist and former science instructor at St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Evanston, Illinois. He held the positions of co-chairman of the Environmental Control Commission and member of the Board of Health in Skokie, Illinois. Sackheim is also an associate professor emeritus and former executive secretary of the chemistry department at the University of Illinois, Chicago. His experience includes holding the position of coordinator of biological and physical sciences, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center School of Nursing. He is also listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Education, Who's Who in Science, Men of Distinction and twice won the Silver Circle Award for excellence in teaching at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Sackheim is the author of 106 science textbooks.