Worthy of note: Honors, awards, appointments, etc.
Robert Porter, M.D., an associate
professor of anatomy and of
surgery, was presented with the
Federation of
State Medical
Boards' Distinguished
Service
Award at
the annual
meeting of the
organization.
His contributions to the federation
include serving as national
president in 1995-96.
James Barrett, M.D., a research
professor of psychiatry emeritus,
recently received
the Distinguished
Service
Award of
the American
Psychopathological
Association
at the
group's annual meeting. He has
held a number of leadership posts
in the association.
Heinz Valtin, M.D., the Vail and
Hampers Professor of Physiology
Emeritus, was this year's recipient
of the Roy G. Daggs Award
of the American
Physiological
Society "in
recognition of
distinguished
service to the
society and to
the science of
physiology." The award was presented
at the annual meeting of
the Federation of American Societies
for Experimental Biology.
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