1988 Damien-Dutton award
The Damien-Dutton Award for 1988 was presented on 11 September 1988 to Mr. Hermann Kober, one of the co-founders of the German Leprosy Relief Association (GLRA) in 1957 and a member of GLRA's Board ever since.
This award was established in 1953 by the Damien-Dutton Society (founded in 1944 by Mr. Howard E. Crouch) to honor those who have rendered outstanding service to the cause of leprosy.
Previous Recipients of the Damien-Dutton Award
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1953
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Stanley Stein, U.S.A. |
1972
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Dr. Patricia Smith, VIETNAM |
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1954
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Rev. Joseph Sweeney, KOREA |
1973
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Dr. Jacinto Convit, VENEZUELA |
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1955
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Sister Marie Suzanne, FRANCE |
1974
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Dr. José N. Rodriguez, PHILIPPINES |
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1956
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Perry Burgess, U.S.A. |
1975
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Dr. Oliver Hasselblad, U.S.A. |
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1957
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John Farrow, U.S.A. |
1976
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Dr. Yoshio Yoshie, JAPAN |
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1958
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Sister Hilary Ross, U.S.A. |
1977
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Drs. Paul and Margaret Brand, U.S.A. |
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1959
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Dr. H. Windsor Wade, PHILIPPINES |
1978
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Dr. Fernando Latapi, MEXICO |
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1960
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Mgr. Louis Joseph Mendelis, U.S.A. |
1979
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Dr. Stanley G. Browne, U.K. |
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1961
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Dr. Kensuke Mitsuda, JAPAN |
1980
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Robert Watelet, ZAIRE |
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1962
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Rev. Pierre de Orgeval, FRANCE |
1981
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American Leprosy Missions, U.S.A. |
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1963
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Eunice Weaver, BRAZIL |
1982
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Dr. Ma Haide, PEOPLE'S REPUBLICOF |
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1964
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Dr. Robert G. Cochrane, U.K. | CHINA | |
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1965
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John F. Kennedy, U.S.A. (Posthumous) |
1983
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Murlidhar Devidas Amte (Baba Amte), |
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1966
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Peace Corps, U.S.A. | INDIA | |
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1967
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Dr. Howard A. Rusk, U.S.A. |
1984
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Mother Theresa, INDIA |
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1968
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Dr. Franz Hemerijckx, BELGIUM |
1985
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Dr. John H. Hanks, U.S.A. |
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1969
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Dr. Victor George Heiser, U.S.A. |
1986
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Samuel J. Butcher, U.S.A. |
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1970
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Dr. Dharmendra, INDIA |
1987
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Dr. W. Felton Ross, U.S.A. |
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1971
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Dr. Chapman H. Binford, U.S.A. |
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FORMAL INAUGURAL CEREMONY
Monday, 12 September 1988
• General Information
• Slide Show by World Health Organization
• Welcome by President of The Netherlands Leprosy Relief Association, Mrs. E. Veder-Smit
• Address by President of the International Leprosy Association, Professor Michel F. Lechat
• Inaugural Letter from The Netherlands' Minister of Development Cooperation, Mr. P. Bukman
• Keynote Address by Dr. S. K. Noordeen, World Health Organization
• Address by Secretary of the International Leprosy Association, Dr. R. H. Thangaraj