Bill Foege honored at the University of Washington

Former President Carter, keynote speaker yesterday for the dedicationof a new biomedical research building on the University of Washingtoncampus, said one reason he came to Seattle was to make sure his "friendand mentor" Dr. Bill Foege did not this time escape public recognition. ...

Carter noted a few of the "self-effacing" 1961 UW med school graduate's accomplishments: devising the global strategy that led to the eradication of smallpox in the late 1970s; leading a groundbreaking international effort to improve childhood survival in poor countries; serving as chief of the federal Centers for Disease Control during his presidency.