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Receipt Deadline:
August, 31, 2008
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It is time again for members to submit
nominations for the American Pediatric Society's highest
award, the John
Howland Medal. This award has been given since 1952 to
honor those who, by their contribution to pediatrics, have
aided in its advancement. As indicted in Article II of the
Society's Constitution:
The objectives of this
Society shall be to bring together men and women for the
advancement of the study of children and their diseases, for
the prevention of illness and the promotion of health in
childhood, for the promotion of pediatric education and
research, and to honor those who, by their contributions to
pediatrics, have aided in its advancement.
This Article forms the actual
basis for the selection of the Howland Recipient.
The first recipient of the
Howland Award was Dr. Edwards A. Park of Baltimore. A
complete list of recipients of this award can be found
below.
The APS Council will meet in
the Fall of 2008 to consider the nominations that have been
submitted by members (Active, Emeritus or Honorary) to the APS. To aid in the selection, the nominators are requested
to submit the information noted below.
Complete Nomination Packets
Must Contain the Following:
- A nomination letter (original and
one copy) which indicates in detail the nominee's
outstanding contributions to pediatrics and the reasons
for the selection. (APS Officers and Council Members
are not eligible to submit nominations.)
- Supporting letters from TEN MEMBERS (original and one copy); Active, Honorary or
Emeritus members are eligible to submit Support Letters.
Support letters may be sent under separate cover,
however must be received no later than August 31, 2008.
(APS Officers and Council Members are not eligible to
submit Support Letters.)
- Current Curriculum Vitae of the
nominee (two copies).
- Two representative publications (at a
minimum) by the nominee (two copies of each).
Nominations submitted from
2006 – 2008 will be considered for the 2009 award, upon
receipt of a letter from the Original Nominator
requesting such. Additional letters of support from APS Members
only
may also be sent. Please email Brenda Peat at
brendap@aps-spr.org
or call 281-419-0052
to verify a previous nomination or if you have any questions
concerning the Howland application.
The above material must be
RECEIVED by August 31, 2008
Please mail nomination
packets to:
American Pediatric Society
Attn: John Howland Award Committee
3400 Research Forest Drive, Suite B-7
The Woodlands, TX 77381
Past
Recipients of the John Howland Award
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1952
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Edwards A. Park
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1980
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C. Henry Kempe
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1953
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Grover F. Powers
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1981
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Saul Krugman
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1954
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Bela Schick
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1982
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Horace L. Hodes
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1955
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James L. Gamble
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1983
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Helen C. and
Harold E. Harrison
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1956
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Harold K. Faber
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1984
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Henry L. Barnett
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1957
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Ethel C. Dunham
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1985
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Wolf W. Zuelzer
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1958
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Irvine McQuarrie
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1986
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Richard L. Day
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1959
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Daniel C. Darrow
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1987
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Robert A. Good
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1960
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Bronson Crothers
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1988
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Joseph Dancis
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1961
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Rustin McIntosh
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1989
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Barton Childs
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1962
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Joseph Stokes, Jr.
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1990
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Julius Richmond
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1963
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Lawson Wilkins
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1991
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Robert E. Cooke and
Roland B. Scott
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1964
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Samuel Z. Levine
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1992
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Gilbert B. Forbes
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1965
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John Caffey
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1993
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Lewis A. Barness
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1966
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L. Emmett Holt, Jr.
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1994
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Sydney S. Gellis
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1967
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Martha M. Eliot
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1995
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Floyd W. Denny, Jr.
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1968
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Paul Gyorgy
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1996
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Mildred T. Stahlman
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1969
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Allan M. Butler
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1997
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Melvin M. Grumbach
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1970
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Josef Warkany
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1998
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Robert J. Haggerty
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1971
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Helen B. Taussig
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1999
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Abraham M. Rudolph
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1972
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Waldo E. Nelson
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2000
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Samuel Katz
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1973
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Louis K. Diamond
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2001
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Delbert A. Fisher
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1974
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Albert B. Sabin
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2002
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Howard A. Pearson
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1975
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Harry H. Gordon
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2003
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David G. Nathan
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1976
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Clement A. Smith
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2004
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Frederick C. Battaglia
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1977
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A. Ashley Weech
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2005
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Mary Ellen Avery
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1978
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Charles A.
Janeway
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2006
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Kurt Hirschhorn
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1979
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Amos U. Christie
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2007
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Ralph D. Feigin
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2008
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Richard B. Johnston, Jr. |
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