TENTH MEDAL AWARD 119 at one time or another repeated your name when involved in the applica- tion of Standard Toxicity test procedures "In recognition of your outstanding contributions in the fields of toxi- cology and pharmacology and in acknowledgment of your efforts to estab- lish adequate test methods to assure the safety of our many cosmetic prod- ucts, I deem it a great honor to present to you, on behalf of the SOCIETY .:q- D.r..John H. Draize, United States Food and Drug Administration Branch Chief, rece, v, ng Socxoe•¾ o• Cosuoevxc Cuoeuxsvs' Medal Award from retiring Socioe•¾ President Sabbat J. Strianse. ov Cos•a•T•c CI•U•s,s, our Medal, which has been established as the highest award the Socx•,v can bestow on a scientist for outstanding con- tribution to the Art and Science of Cosmetics." Dr. Draize then gave his acceptance address. The'retiring president, Sabbat J. Strianse turned the gavel over to the new president, James H. Baker, who in turn adjourned the meeting.

JOHN H. DRAIZE, THE MAN AND THE SCIENTIST By G. RoB.R'r IT IS WITH THE greatest pleasure that I appear here tonight to participate in this award to Dr. Draize. The SOCIETY could not have selected a more worthy recipient from the standpoint of scientific ability. Neither could they have found a man whose qualifications as a person are greater. It will be my happy task to tell you something of the life and experiences of your Medalist. John Henry Draize was born in Brussels, Wis., May 21, 1900, on a farm homesteaded by his father. He attended public elementary and high schools in Wisconsin. He entered the University of Wisconsin in 1918, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry in 1922. He almost became a cosmetic chemist on the spot. He was offered a position with a cosmetic firm in Detroit. He chose, however, to remain in Wisconsin, and went to work in the laboratories of the Lindsay-Mc- Millan Oil Company in Milwaukee. He remained in this position until 1927, when he decided that his primary interests lay in biology and bio- chemistry. His acquaintance with Dr. A. F. Loevenhart was in part responsible for his decision to enter the Graduate School of the University of Wiscon- sin with the idea of studying pharmacology. Dr. Loevenhart died one year later, and Dr. Draize continued his work with Dr. A. L. Tatum. Our Medalist received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Pharma- cology in June, 1931. His thesis was published under the title "Experi- mental Thyrotoxicosis." Dr. Draize did not, however, devote all of his time to the pursuit of knowledge. In 1928 he and Miss Ira Dekeyser, also of Brussels, were married. Their first child, William, was born in 1931. As soon as the ink on the diploma was dry, the Draizes set out for Lara- mie, Wyo., where Dr. Draize had accepted a position on the faculty of the College of Agriculture of the University of Wyoming. The duties of this position were pharmacological and toxicological studies of plants known 120