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FIRST INDUCTEES INAUGURATED INTO THE NATIONAL MINORITY TRANSPLANT HALL OF FAME

The National Minority Organ/Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP) established the National Minority transplant Hall of Fame to pay tribute to those person who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and dedication in the are of minotity organ and tissue transplantion. These person represent a premiere group of person of various nationalities who have a committed a tremendous amount of time and pioneering efforts in the realm of research, community education and transplant endeavors.

A National Minority Transplant Hall of Fame reception was held at the Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Montpelier Room - Sixth Floor on Wednesday, September 18, 1996 at 6:30 p.m. A special award was presented to each inductee.

The inductees included:

• Congressman Louis Stokes - (Cleveland, OH) - Congressional Award - Pioneering efforts led to the creation and financial support of the Office of Research on Minority Health (NIH) which provide funding for initatives such as National MOTTEP.
• Dr.Samuel Kountz - (Hempstead, NY) - Transplant Pioneer Award - First African American Transplant Surgeon in 1960's. A pioneer in launching kidney transplantation.
• Dr. Thomas Starzl - (Pittsburgh, PA) - Transplant Pioneer Award - Kidney transplant pioneer who trained the minority of minority transplant coordinator and pioneer in kidney and liver transplantation efforts. (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)
• Paul Taylor - (Pittsburgh, PA) - Transplant Pioneer Award - First transplant corporation and pioneer in kidney and liver transplantation efforts. (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)
• Miriam Perez - (Bronx, NY) - Transplant Pioneer Award - Pioneer in successful Hispanic donor education effort in New York City. (New York Regional Transplant Program)
• Dow Chemical Company - (Midland, MI) - Corporate Award - First corporation to sponsor National African American donor education program.
• Rev. Marcus Wood - (Baltimore, MD) - Community Leader Award - Individual who contributed more than $8,000, a portion of proceeds received during his 40th anniversary celebration, in order to educate the minority community regarding organ and tissue donation.
• Charles Thompson - (Washington, DC) - Patient Advocate Award - Founding member of the District of Columbia Organ Donor Program in 1982 and the first patient to demonstrate the important of transplant patients as patient to demonstrate the importance of transplant patients as patient messengers for community education and empowerment.