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Abstract
Presentation of Dr. John Roderick Heller into the South Carolina Hall of Fame, 1979. The Hall of Fame presentation speech was given by Senator Frank L. Roddey and is presented to native South Carolinians who have excelled in their field. In his speech, Senator Roddey praises Dr. Heller and his work in cancer research as president and chief executive officer at the Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute.
South Carolina native, Dr. John Roderick Heller (1905-1989) was awarded several awards throughout his medical career and served as the Chief of the US Public Health Service’s venereal disease division beginning in 1943. In 1948, he became director of the National Cancer Institute and in 1960, he became President and CEO of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He may be best known for his role in the Tuskegee syphilis study.*
*Ethical questions regarding this study came to light many years after his induction into the SC Hall of Fame and US President Bill Clinton issued a formal apology to the families involved in the study in May 1997.
Publication Date
1-12-1979
Unique Identifier
OH 085
Format
1 Cassette; MP3; WAV;
Length
00:08:35
Restrictions
This interview is open for use.
Disciplines
Oral History
Keywords
South Carolina Hall of Fame
Recommended Citation
Heller, John Roderick, "Dr. John Roderick Heller South Carolina Hall of Fame Presentation - OH 85" (1979). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 085.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/494
LC Subject Headings
South Carolina Hall of Fame, Physicians -- South Carolina
