[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 135 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1471]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING DR. WILLIAM LAWSON

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2014

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join me 
in recognizing Dr. William Lawson for his work as the Dean of 
Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Howard University. Dr. Lawson has 
published over eighty-five articles, books, and other publications 
involving mental illness and its relationship to psychopharmacology, 
substance abuse and racial and ethnic issues, and is also an outspoken 
advocate for access to services for the severely mentally ill.
  Dr. Lawson received his bachelor's degree from Howard University, 
master's from the University of Virginia, Ph.D. in Psychology from the 
University of New Hampshire and his M.D. from the University of 
Chicago, completing his residency at Stanford University Medical 
Center.
  He has been named one of ``America's Leading Black Doctors'' by Black 
Enterprise Magazine, was the Andrea Delgado Honoree and Lecturer for 
the Black Psychiatrists of America, received the Jeanne Spurlock Award, 
E.Y. Williams Clinical Scholar Distinction Award from the Psychiatry 
and Behavioral Sciences Section of the National Medical Association, a 
Multicultural Workplace Award from the Veterans Administration for his 
outstanding contribution to the advancement of diversity and 
multicultural understanding, recognized as a national mentor by the 
National Alliance of the Mentally Ill, numerous awards for excellence 
in teaching, and state, federal, and foundation support for 
pharmacological research new and effective treatments.
  Dr. Lawson is boarded in Psychiatry and Neurology with added 
qualifications in Drug and Alcohol Addictions. He is also a fellow of 
the American Psychiatric Association, member of the Scientific Advisory 
Committee, National Depression and Manic Depressive Society, and on the 
boards of the DC Mental Health Association for the DC Alliance for the 
Mentally Ill. He is currently directing a $6.5 million contract with 
the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Program to research 
Mood and Anxiety Disorders in African Americans and other minorities.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Dr. 
William Lawson for his extraordinary works in the field of Psychiatry.

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