The Walter Reed Medal may refer to the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Major Walter Reed in 1929, or a medal currently awarded by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
The Walter Reed Medal was established by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in 1934 to be awarded periodically in recognition of meritorious achievement in tropical medicine by an individual or an institution. The story of how Walter Reed led the Yellow Fever Commission in Havana that discovered the mosquito vector of the disease is legendary.
- Aristides Agramonte
- James A. Andrus
- John R. Bullard
- James Carroll
- Doctor R. P. Cooke
- A. W. Covington
- William H. Dean
- Thomas M. England
- Levi E. Folk
- Wallace W. Forbes
- Paul Hamann
- James L. Hanberry
- James Hildebrand
- Warren G. Jernegan
- John R. Kissinger
- Jesse W. Lazear
- John J. Moran
- William Olsen
- Walter Reed
- Charles G. Sonntag
- Edward Weatherwalks
- Clyde L. West
On July 2, 1956, Congress passed a law (70 Stat. 484) to include Gustaf E. Lambert on the list.
On September 2, 1958, Congress passed a law (72 Stat. 1702) to include Roger P. Ames on the list.
References
External links
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Walter Reed Medal