Lee G. Simmons Jr.

(1938- ) lives in Omaha. Veterinarian, zoological park director, known for developing the Henry Doorly Zoo at Omaha into one of the five best in the nation, his innovations since 1966 include> the Lied Jungle, the Kingdom of the Seas Aquarium, an outdoor aviary, a cat complex housing white tigers, a desert exhibit under world's largest geodesic dome; the 110-acre site, which includes 19,000 creatures representing over 700 species, attracts more than one million visitors annually, and among several national honors, the zoo was ranked by Disney-owned Family Fun magazine in 1999 as the best family attraction in America, and named best zoo in the nation by Reader’s Digest in May, 2004. Consult Who's Who in America, Vol 2 (1994) 3175 and Omaha Sunday World Herald, Celebrating a Century supplement, November 28, 1999, p. 30 and New Horizons, Vol 27 (July 2002) 4-5 and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 28, 2002.

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