[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 65 (Friday, April 7, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E862]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   TRIBUTE TO LASALLE D. LEFFALL, JR.

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 7, 1995
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in celebrating Dr. 
Leffall's appointment as the president-elect of the American College of 
Surgeons, as well as his commitment to his students, and his dedication 
to the study of cancer specifically within the African-American 
community.
  Dr. Leffall is a scholar we can all respect and admire, graduating 
suma cum laude from Florida A&M, and first in his class from Howard 
University Hospital College of Medicine. Since that time has he served 
at the highest level of many civic and professional organizations, 
including: president of the American Cancer Society; president of the 
Society of Surgical Oncology; member of the board of directors of the 
Medical Education for South African Blacks; member of the National 
Cancer Advisory Board; member of the American Board of Surgery; and 
secretary of the American College of Surgeons.
  Beyond his personal scholarly achievement, Dr. Leffall has served as 
a professor and an inspiration for approximately 3,500 medical students 
and more than 150 general surgery residents instructed during in his 33 
years on Howard's faculty. For his teaching, he has also received 
commendation--named outstanding teacher by the student council honoree 
and recipient of the Howard University Distinguished Scholar-Teacher 
Award.
  Since that 1979, as the national president of the American Cancer 
Society, Dr. Leffall's professional concentration has been on the 
increasing incidence and mortality of cancer in the African-American 
community. His never-ending commitment has affected the District's 
community, as well as the national African-American community, and he 
has received commendation from both. Dr. Leffall received the 
Humanitarian Award from the District of Columbia branch of the NAACP 
and the National Achievement Award from the Black Caucus of the 
Democratic National Committee. He also received the Presidential Award 
from the Metropolitan Washington Chapter of the American College of 
Surgeons, been named a Washingtonian of the Year and listed as one of 
the best doctors in Washington, DC in the Washingtonian.
  Therefore, we commend Dr. Leffall's past work, his dedication to 
medicine, cancer within the African-American community, and look 
forward to his continued commitment and achievement as the first 
African-American president of the American College of Surgeons.


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