[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 51 (Friday, April 8, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E682]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING DR. HENRY LEWIS III

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                        HON. FREDERICA S. WILSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 8, 2011

  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker. I rise today in support of the 
groundbreaking achievements of Dr. Henry Lewis III, the twelfth 
president of Florida Memorial University. Florida Memorial University 
is South Florida's only Historically Black College and University 
(HBCU) and the third oldest institution of higher learning in the state 
of Florida. He has served as Dean and Professor in the College of 
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Florida A&M. University (FAMU) 
for the last 15 years. Dr. Lewis served as Interim President of FAMU 
from January through June 2002. He also served as Dean of the Texas 
Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences for four 
years.
  A native of Tallahassee, Florida, he received his Bachelor of Science 
Degree in Pharmacy from FAMU and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from 
Mercer University. He completed post-doctoral training in the Institute 
for Education Management at Harvard University, the National Institutes 
of Health, the Congressional Operations Institute, the American 
Association of State Colleges and Universities Millennium Presidential 
Leadership Program and Duke University Directors Program.
  President Lewis is an inspiration to many creating history wherever 
he goes. Dr. Lewis is past president of the Minority Health Professions 
Foundation. He is also past president of the Foundation's sister 
agency, the Association of Minority Health Professions Schools. Under 
his leadership, these two organizations--representing all of the 
nations historically black medical, dental, pharmaceutical, and 
veterinary medical programs--have secured over $100 million in support 
of programs, research and activities that improve the quality of 
education and the availability of health, care to minority and under-
served communities. He has served as president of the National 
Pharmaceutical Association representing more than 10,000 minority 
pharmacists in the United States. He is the former Chairman of the 
Board of the Florida Education Fund, the nation's largest producer of 
African-American PhDs.
  An accomplished biomedical researcher with a focus on sickle cell 
anemia, Dr. Lewis has been the principal investigator or project 
director on research/training grants totaling over $95 million. He has 
served on numerous governmental review committees. He currently serves 
on the National Center for Research Resources National Advisory Board. 
He has increased the endowment of the FAMU College of Pharmacy from $1 
million to over $22 million under his leadership.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues to join me in celebrating 
the transformative work of Dr. Henry Lewis Ill. His life story is an 
example of overcoming obstacles with integrity and leadership. He now 
continues his work by leading Florida Memorial University. Dr. Lewis is 
a national treasure, who is very deserving of this recognition.

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