Citation for the Honorary Degree to Jonas Salk – A trip down “memory lane”

June 1, 1955

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Picture of Jonas Salk — Jonas Salk, discoverer of the polio prevention vaccine.

Citation accompanying the award of the honorary degree:

Discoverer of the vaccine for the prevention of poliomyelitis, that scourge which has caused dread in the hearts of every family, not only in American, but throughout the world; his is a name that will go down in history and will be spoken amongst men in words of wonder and gratitude.

Ref: Mayes, HR: An Editor’s Treasury: A continuing Anthology of Prose, Verse, and Literary Curiosa, Part 1, Vol. 1. 1968

We can’t all be “Jonas Salk,” but I am sure you have done something great for your community. Consider applying for a LL.D, D.D., or Dr.(Hon) with ATU. Contact the Registrar.

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Citation for the Honorary Degree to Jonas Salk – A trip down “memory lane”

We can’t all be “Jonas Salk,” but I am sure you have done something great for your community. Consider applying for a LL.D, D.D., or Dr.(Hon) with ATU. Contact the Registrar.