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JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
"Senior Citizen of the Year" of the D.C. Federation of Civic Associations. The citation in the form of an Bicentennial Salute read, "In recognition and appreciation of his outstanding contributions in many disciplines through the years for the betterment of mankind." Dr. Cobb is distinguished professor of anatomy emeritus in Howard University, editor of the JNMA and national president of the NAACP.
NOVEMBER, 1976
at the age of 68 in Chicago, Illinois. He was noted for his fearless guidance of the Mississippi Regional Council of Negro Leadership of which he was founder and former president. Dr. Howard was born on March 4, 1908, in Murray, Kentucky, to Arthur and Mary (Chandler) Howard. As a member of the Seventh Day Adventist faith. Dr. Howard received his entire formal education in institutions of this denomination. He graduDr. Leslie L. Alexander (M.D., Howard, '52), chief ated from the Oakland College Academy, Alabama, of the Department of Radiation Therapy at North in 1927. He received the B.S. degree from Union Shore Hospital, Manhasset, New York, and profesCollege, Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1931 and the M.D. sor of radiology at Downstate Medical Center, Brookdegree from the College of Medical Evangelists, lyn, delivered a lecture on, "Radiation Therapy in Loma Linda, California, in 1936. He became a Treatment of Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland." He diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examwas presented by the St. George Society at the Howard University College of Medicine under the sponiners in 1937. sorship of the District of Columbia Division of the Dr. Howard was associate clinical professor of American Cancer Society. Dr. Alexander was 29th medicine and surgery at Meharry Medical College Distinguished Service Medalist of the NMA in 1974. and medical director of the Riverside Sanitarium and Hospital, both in Nashville, Tennessee. From Dr. Earl Belle Smith (M.D., Meharry, '49), 25th Distinguished Service Medalist of the NMA in 1970 1942-47, he was medical director and surgeon-inand a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal, chief of the Taborean Hospital in Mound Bayou, was appointed on September 1, 1976, chairman of Mississippi. He was also surgeon-in-chief of the the Department of Surgery at St. Francis General Friendship Clinic and Hospital of the same city. Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Cook County Physicians Association of Chicago and a past-president of New Diplomates and College Fellows the Mississippi Medical and Dental Association. Dr. Harold Perry (M.D., Howard, '48), of Detroit, Founder and chairman of the Board of the United Michigan, became a fellow of the American College Order of Friendship of America, Dr. Howard also of Radiology at its 53rd Annual Convocation, March held membership in many organizations, both busi30, 1976. ness and civic. He served on the Board of Trustees of Tougaloo and Natchez Colleges in Mississippi. Deaths Natchez College later conferred upon him the honDr. Theodore Mason Howard (M.D., Col. Med. orary degree of Doctor of Laws. Evang., '35), 56th President* of the National MediDr. Howard was formerly president of the Magcal Associateon in 1956-57, died on May 3, 1976, nolia Mutual Life Insurance Company of Mound Bayou, chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Negro Business League, first vice president of the Tri-State Bank in Memphis, Tennessee, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Universal Life.. Insurance Company of Memphis and the ''.eC.w~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cosmopolitan Chicago Chamber of Commerce. A world traveler and a big game hunter, Dr. How1..~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. ard made a number of safaris to different parts of Africa, as well as Alaska, Canada and Central America acquiring a large private collection of big game animal trophies which he mounted in the Safari Room of his home and shared with the community. On an extended tour in 1975, he taught obstetrics and gynecology for four months at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. At his funeral, a tribute from the medical profession was delivered by Dr. Jasper Williams, immediDr. T. R. M. Howard (right) and Dr. W. Montaate past president of the National Medical Associague Cobb (left) receive from Dr. Alfred B. Stein, tion and the eulogy was rendered by the Rev. Jesse co-chairman of the Committee to End Discrimination in Chicago Medical Institutions, at the banquet of Jackson. C.E.D. at the Hotel Morrison, Chicago, June 15, Dr. Howard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen 1956. (v. this Joiurnial, v. 48, pp. 360-361, 1956.) Boyd Howard; a son, Barrett Boyd Howard; a daughter, Verda Harris and two sisters and two v. this Journal, v. 47, pp. 406, 428, 1955. brothers.
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JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
"Senior Citizen of the Year" of the D.C. Federation of Civic Associations. The citation in the form of an Bicentennial Salute read, "In recognition and appreciation of his outstanding contributions in many disciplines through the years for the betterment of mankind." Dr. Cobb is distinguished professor of anatomy emeritus in Howard University, editor of the JNMA and national president of the NAACP.
NOVEMBER, 1976
at the age of 68 in Chicago, Illinois. He was noted for his fearless guidance of the Mississippi Regional Council of Negro Leadership of which he was founder and former president. Dr. Howard was born on March 4, 1908, in Murray, Kentucky, to Arthur and Mary (Chandler) Howard. As a member of the Seventh Day Adventist faith. Dr. Howard received his entire formal education in institutions of this denomination. He graduDr. Leslie L. Alexander (M.D., Howard, '52), chief ated from the Oakland College Academy, Alabama, of the Department of Radiation Therapy at North in 1927. He received the B.S. degree from Union Shore Hospital, Manhasset, New York, and profesCollege, Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1931 and the M.D. sor of radiology at Downstate Medical Center, Brookdegree from the College of Medical Evangelists, lyn, delivered a lecture on, "Radiation Therapy in Loma Linda, California, in 1936. He became a Treatment of Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland." He diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examwas presented by the St. George Society at the Howard University College of Medicine under the sponiners in 1937. sorship of the District of Columbia Division of the Dr. Howard was associate clinical professor of American Cancer Society. Dr. Alexander was 29th medicine and surgery at Meharry Medical College Distinguished Service Medalist of the NMA in 1974. and medical director of the Riverside Sanitarium and Hospital, both in Nashville, Tennessee. From Dr. Earl Belle Smith (M.D., Meharry, '49), 25th Distinguished Service Medalist of the NMA in 1970 1942-47, he was medical director and surgeon-inand a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal, chief of the Taborean Hospital in Mound Bayou, was appointed on September 1, 1976, chairman of Mississippi. He was also surgeon-in-chief of the the Department of Surgery at St. Francis General Friendship Clinic and Hospital of the same city. Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Cook County Physicians Association of Chicago and a past-president of New Diplomates and College Fellows the Mississippi Medical and Dental Association. Dr. Harold Perry (M.D., Howard, '48), of Detroit, Founder and chairman of the Board of the United Michigan, became a fellow of the American College Order of Friendship of America, Dr. Howard also of Radiology at its 53rd Annual Convocation, March held membership in many organizations, both busi30, 1976. ness and civic. He served on the Board of Trustees of Tougaloo and Natchez Colleges in Mississippi. Deaths Natchez College later conferred upon him the honDr. Theodore Mason Howard (M.D., Col. Med. orary degree of Doctor of Laws. Evang., '35), 56th President* of the National MediDr. Howard was formerly president of the Magcal Associateon in 1956-57, died on May 3, 1976, nolia Mutual Life Insurance Company of Mound Bayou, chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Negro Business League, first vice president of the Tri-State Bank in Memphis, Tennessee, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Universal Life.. Insurance Company of Memphis and the ''.eC.w~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cosmopolitan Chicago Chamber of Commerce. A world traveler and a big game hunter, Dr. How1..~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. ard made a number of safaris to different parts of Africa, as well as Alaska, Canada and Central America acquiring a large private collection of big game animal trophies which he mounted in the Safari Room of his home and shared with the community. On an extended tour in 1975, he taught obstetrics and gynecology for four months at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. At his funeral, a tribute from the medical profession was delivered by Dr. Jasper Williams, immediDr. T. R. M. Howard (right) and Dr. W. Montaate past president of the National Medical Associague Cobb (left) receive from Dr. Alfred B. Stein, tion and the eulogy was rendered by the Rev. Jesse co-chairman of the Committee to End Discrimination in Chicago Medical Institutions, at the banquet of Jackson. C.E.D. at the Hotel Morrison, Chicago, June 15, Dr. Howard is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen 1956. (v. this Joiurnial, v. 48, pp. 360-361, 1956.) Boyd Howard; a son, Barrett Boyd Howard; a daughter, Verda Harris and two sisters and two v. this Journal, v. 47, pp. 406, 428, 1955. brothers.
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