Public Welfare Medal [SEP] conferred by
Public Welfare Medal
The Public Welfare Medal is awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences "in recognition of distinguished contributions in the application of science to the public welfare." It is the most prestigious honor conferred by the Academy. First awarded in 1914, the medal has been awarded annually since 1976.
List of recipients.
Source: NAS
- Agnes Kalibata (2019) "For her work to drive Africa's agricultural transformation through modern science and effective policy. Kalibata has helped to life more than a
of awards presented by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, and the NIH, including the Meritorious Service Medal conferred upon her by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (then the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Three Nobel Prize Winners participated in a 2001 symposium organized to honor her.
Personal life.
Vaughan was married to fellow NIH scientist Jack Orloff, M.D., a renal specialist who served as NHLBI scientific director from 1974-1988. The National Heart