DR.
SCHELLHAMMER: The awards committee is composed of the past president;
the chairman, which is my position; the president-elect, Dr. Ian
Thompson; a member of the executive committee, Dr. Gomella; and
an individual appointed by the president, who this year is Dr.
Richard Williams.
The committee
reviews the information that is solicited from the membership
for appropriate consideration, introduces its own ideas with regard
to appropriate individuals, reviews the material, the CVs, and
after doing so, presents their recommendation and slate to the
president.
I now welcome
Dr. Smith to the podium to present the Huggins Medal.
DR. SMITH:
Thank you.
As Paul has
just indicated, the society considers the Huggins Award to be
its most prestigious honor. And it turns out that this year's
honoree actually knew Dr. Huggins, so that creates a little bit
of an additional twist on this year's award.
The considerations
are those as Paul had mentioned. And this award really is intended
to distinguish an individual who in himself, has had a distinguished
career throughout in urologic cancer, and contributions, which
have been made. And I don't think there is any question that this
year's honoree, Dr. John Grayhack, is most deserving of this award,
and the awards committee was very proud to be able to nominate
Dr. Grayhack.
Dr. Grayhack
spent his early years in training at Johns Hopkins University,
and then went on to become known to many of us through his long
and distinguished career at Northwestern as the chairman of the
Department of Urology. Dr. Grayhack was also known to many of
us through his many years of distinguished service as the editor
of the Journal of Urology.
And he has
been the recipient of many awards, but I suspect that one of the
ones which he holds most closely is one which he recently received,
because I think to many of us, the greatest recognition is one
that comes from our peers or those closest to us.
And just this
year the Chicago Urology Society I'm told has two named lectureships.
Previously they had one in honor of the individual who founded
the society, and this year they established a second named lectureship
in honor of Dr. Grayhack. And I think that certainly is a testimony
to the regard with which Dr. Grayhack is held by his peers, and
those closest to him.
He has made
numerous contributions through the years to urologic cancer and
the study of prostatic diseases. Dr. Grayhack is going to share
some of that with us today with his lecture, which he has entitled,
and I think this should make for a great Huggins lecture, "Prostate
Disease/Urologic Oncology: Personal Experiences and Random Thoughts
in a Half Century of Involvement."
So, Dr. Grayhack,
on behalf of the Society of Urologic Oncology, welcome and congratulations.
TOP
