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- Assoc ProfessorAlbert Einstein College of MedicineStart:01/1985End:02/1985
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- New York Medical CollegeField of Study:MedicineDegree:Doctor of Medicine
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Robert S. Jason, Retired Doctor, Dies at Age 82
Dr. Jason was head of pathology at the Howard medical school before he became dean in 1955. From 1965 to 1970, he coordinated the development of the new hospital.
He retired in 1970 and lived in San Diego before moving to New York in 1979.
Dr. Jason was a volunteer with the American Cancer Society and received its Distinguished Service Award in 1968. He also had served on the National Advisory Council on Education for Health Professions. He was a member of the National Medical Association, the American Medical Association, and the American Association of Pathologists.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth, a daughter, Jeanne Elizabeth Wright, and a son, Dr. Robert Jr., all of New York City; a brother, Dr. Howard McLean Jason of Savannah, Ga., and four sisters, Susan Blockson of Sewickley, Pa., Lillie Bell of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Grace Perry of Hampton, Va., and Juanita Hollis of Augusta, Ga.
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Dr. Robert Stewart Jason, Ex-Dean of Medical School
Dr. Robert Stewart Jason, dean emeritus of the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, died last Friday at his home in Manhattan after a long illness. He was 82 years old.
Dr. Jason graduated cum laude from the College of Medicine in 1928 and received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1932. He was a professor and head of the department of pathology at the college before becoming dean in 1955. Dr. Jason, who coordinated the development of the Howard University Hospital and Medical Center, became dean emeritus in 1965 and professor emeritus five years later.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth; a daughter, Mrs. Jeanne Elizabeth Wright; a son, Dr. Robert Stewart Jason Jr., all of New York City; a brother, Dr. Howard McLean Jason, of Savannah; four sisters, Mrs. Susan Blockson, of Sewickley, Penn.; Lillie Bell Jason, of Ponce, Puerto Rico; Mrs. Grace Perry, of Hampton, Va., and Mrs. Juanita Hollis, of Augusta, Ga.
A memorial service will be held at 1 P.M. April 28 at St. James Presbyterian Church, 409 West 141st Street.
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Dr Robert Stewart Jason Sr.
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- Santurce, Mayagüez Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
- Death
- 6 Apr 1984 (aged 82)New York, New York County, New York, USA
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- Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Obituary does not list specific burial location.
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Dr. Robert Stewart Jason, Ex-Dean of Medical School
Dr. Robert Stewart Jason, dean emeritus of the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, died last Friday at his home in Manhattan after a long illness. He was 82 years old.
Dr. Jason graduated cum laude from the College of Medicine in 1928 and received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1932. He was a professor and head of the department of pathology at the college before becoming dean in 1955. Dr. Jason, who coordinated the development of the Howard University Hospital and Medical Center, became dean emeritus in 1965 and professor emeritus five years later.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth; a daughter, Mrs. Jeanne Elizabeth Wright; a son, Dr. Robert Stewart Jason Jr., all of New York City; a brother, Dr. Howard McLean Jason, of Savannah; four sisters, Mrs. Susan Blockson, of Sewickley, Penn.; Lillie Bell Jason, of Ponce, Puerto Rico; Mrs. Grace Perry, of Hampton, Va., and Mrs. Juanita Hollis, of Augusta, Ga.
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Dr. Robert Stewart Jason, dean emeritus of the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, died last Friday at his home in Manhattan after a long illness. He was 82 years old.
Dr. Jason graduated cum laude from the [Howard University] College of Medicine in 1928 and received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1932. He was a professor and head of the department of pathology at the college [Howard] before becoming dean in 1955 [the first alumnus to hold this position]. Dr. Jason, who coordinated the development of the Howard University Hospital and Medical Center, became dean emeritus in 1965 and professor emeritus five years later.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth; a daughter, Mrs. Jeanne Elizabeth Wright; a son, Dr. Robert Stewart Jason Jr., all of New York City; a brother, Dr. Howard McLean Jason, of Savannah; four sisters, Mrs. Susan Blockson, of Sewickley, Penn.; Lillie Bell Jason, of Ponce, Puerto Rico; Mrs. Grace Perry, of Hampton, Va., and Mrs. Juanita Hollis, of Augusta, Ga.
A memorial service will be held at 1 P.M. April 28 at St. James Presbyterian Church, 409 West 141st Street.
New York Times; April 13, 1984
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Robert S. Jason was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in pathology. Jason had a medical degree as well and served as head of the department of pathology at Howard University and later as dean of its college of medicine. During his last years at Howard, he was coordinator for design and planning of its new University Hospital. In recognition of his many contributions to the university, the department of pathology at Howard's College of Medicine established in 1967 the Robert S. Jason Award in Pathology.
Robert Stewart Jason was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico on November 29, 1901. He was the son of Reverend Howard Talbot Jason, a Presbyterian missionary who was originally from Maryland, and his missionary wife, Lena B. (Wright) Jason. After attending local schools in Corozal, Puerto Rico and graduating from the Polytechnic Institute of San German, Puerto Rico, Jason entered Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and received his B.A. degree in 1924. He then attended the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and was awarded his M.D. degree in 1928. From the local schools of Puerto Rico through college and medical school, Jason was regularly ranked first in his class. In1929 he completed his internship at Freedman's Hospital in Washington, D.C.,and chose to continue his studies at the University of Chicago, where he was awarded his Ph.D. in pathology in 1932.
During that time, Jason joined the medical faculty at Howard's College of Medicine as an assistant professor of pathology. In 1934 he became associate professor and acting head of the department of pathology, and, by 1937, he was the department head and a full professor as well. He then served as vice dean of the college of medicine from 1946 to 1953, and as dean from 1955 to 1965.In that year he took on a new position as coordinator for the design and planning stages of a new facility to replace Howard's old Freedman's Hospital. He retired as professor emeritus in 1970 and lived in San Diego, California, before moving to New York City in 1979. As a pathologist, he was concerned with the structural and functional changes in cells, tissues, and organs caused by disease, and he focused specifically during his research career on the pathology of syphilis and tuberculosis. As department head and dean, he ran an extremely efficient operation, and these same skills were used to plan and organize Howard's new hospital.
Besides research, teaching, and administration, Jason held many professional appointments. He was a consultant in pathology to the National Institutes of Health from 1955 to 1970, consultant to the Veterans Administration Hospital from 1960 to 1970, member of the International Committee on Health of the Agency for International Development, and member of the National Advisory Council on Education for the Health Professions from 1964 to 1968. Jason also received several honors and awards during his long career. Besides two honorary doctorates and several awards from Howard University, he received the Professional Achievement Award given by the University of Chicago Alumni Association in 1970 and the Distinguished Service Award of the National Medical Association in 1969. Jason considered the most significant honor he received to be Howard University's College of Medicine naming an award after him in 1967. According to the Journal of the National Medical Association, "it is presented to a graduating student chosen on the basis of distinguished scholastic achievements, demonstrated interest in fundamental aspects of disease, integrity, self-discipline, and compassion, attributes common to the recipient and Dr. Robert S. Jason."
Jason was a volunteer with the American Cancer Society as well as a member of the American Medical Association, the American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists, and the International Academy of Pathologists. He was also a fellow of the College of American Pathologists and belonged to Alpha Omega Alpha (a national medical honor society), Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and the Alpha Pi Boule of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity.
Jason died of Alzheimer's disease at his home in New York City on April 6, 1984. He was survived by his wife, the former Elizabeth Gaddis, a daughter, Mrs. Jean Elizabeth Wright, a son, Robert S. Jason, Jr. M.D., and one brother and four sisters.
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Robert S. Jason, Retired Doctor, Dies at Age 82
Dr. Jason was head of pathology at the Howard medical school before he became dean in 1955. From 1965 to 1970, he coordinated the development of the new hospital.
He retired in 1970 and lived in San Diego before moving to New York in 1979.
Dr. Jason was a volunteer with the American Cancer Society and received its Distinguished Service Award in 1968. He also had served on the National Advisory Council on Education for Health Professions. He was a member of the National Medical Association, the American Medical Association, and the American Association of Pathologists.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth, a daughter, Jeanne Elizabeth Wright, and a son, Dr. Robert Jr., all of New York City; a brother, Dr. Howard McLean Jason of Savannah, Ga., and four sisters, Susan Blockson of Sewickley, Pa., Lillie Bell of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Grace Perry of Hampton, Va., and Juanita Hollis of Augusta, Ga.
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Dr. Robert Stewart Jason, Ex-Dean of Medical School
Dr. Robert Stewart Jason, dean emeritus of the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, died last Friday at his home in Manhattan after a long illness. He was 82 years old.
Dr. Jason graduated cum laude from the College of Medicine in 1928 and received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1932. He was a professor and head of the department of pathology at the college before becoming dean in 1955. Dr. Jason, who coordinated the development of the Howard University Hospital and Medical Center, became dean emeritus in 1965 and professor emeritus five years later.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth; a daughter, Mrs. Jeanne Elizabeth Wright; a son, Dr. Robert Stewart Jason Jr., all of New York City; a brother, Dr. Howard McLean Jason, of Savannah; four sisters, Mrs. Susan Blockson, of Sewickley, Penn.; Lillie Bell Jason, of Ponce, Puerto Rico; Mrs. Grace Perry, of Hampton, Va., and Mrs. Juanita Hollis, of Augusta, Ga.
A memorial service will be held at 1 P.M. April 28 at St. James Presbyterian Church, 409 West 141st Street.
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