[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 20, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING DR. WILLIAM EVANS ON RECEIVING THE 2012 REMINGTON HONOR 
                                 MEDAL

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                            HON. STEVE COHEN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 20, 2012

  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate William Evans, 
PharmD, Director and CEO of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in 
Memphis, Tennessee, on receiving the Remington Honor Medal from the 
American Pharmacists Association (APhA). The Remington Honor Medal was 
established in 1918 to recognize those who have contributed long 
periods of distinguished service on behalf of American pharmacy. Dr. 
Evans was honored by APhA for his innovative research with anticancer 
agents and pharmacogenomics as well as his work for the advancement of 
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Remington Honor Medal is the 
highest honor bestowed by the American Pharmacists Association.
  Dr. Evans received his PharmD from the University of Tennessee in 
1975. While at the University of Tennessee, he established the Center 
for Pediatric Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutics as a Center of 
Excellence. This program provided training for new investigators and 
served as a structure to advance interdisciplinary laboratory-based 
clinical research that addressed questions central to children's 
health. Dr. Evans continues to make significant contributions to the 
University of Tennessee as a Professor and the Endowed Chair at the 
school's Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy.
  Dr. Evans has an expansive career with St. Jude Hospital. He served 
as Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences from 1986 to 
2002. From 2002 to 2004, he served as the Scientific Director and 
Executive Vice President before being named the hospital's fifth 
Director and CEO. Under his leadership, St. Jude has been ranked the #1 
Children's Cancer Hospital by US News and World Report, #1 in The 
Scientist magazine's best places to work in academia and was listed 
among Fortune magazine's 100 Best Places to Work.
  Dr. William Evans is an active member of the medical community and 
has amassed an impressive list of awards over the course of his 
profession. He is an elected fellow of the American Association for the 
Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Association of 
Pharmaceutical Scientists, the American college of Clinical Pharmacy 
(ACCP) and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of 
Sciences. He serves on the Board of Scientific Counselors of the 
National Cancer Institute (NCI) and has served as President of the 
ACCP, Chair of AAAS's Pharmaceutical Sciences Section and President of 
APhA-Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science.
  Dr. Evans has received three consecutive NCI MERIT Awards from the 
National Institutes of Health, several national and international 
awards including the Rawls Palmer Progress in Medicine Award, the 
Therapeutic Frontiers Lecture Award, the Volwiler Research Award, and 
the APhA's Research Achievement Award and Tyler Prize. In addition to 
his many awards, Dr. Evans is widely published in the field of medical 
research dating back to 1986. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me 
in congratulating Dr. William Evans on receiving the 2012 Remington 
Honor Medal.

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