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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 98
Commending Dr. Robert M. Carey.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 16, 2004
Agreed to by the Senate, January 22, 2004

WHEREAS, Dr. Robert M. Carey, a former dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine and an internationally renowned medical researcher, was the 2003 recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Award; and

WHEREAS, the Thomas Jefferson Award, the University of Virginia's highest honor, is given to an individual who exemplifies in character, work, and influence the principles and ideals of the University's founder; and

WHEREAS, nominated for the award by 30 department chairmen, Dr. Carey was described as "a passionate scientist/scholar, an architect and builder, an institutional change agent, a champion of humanistic and professional values, a leader whose actions bespeak integrity and honor, a model citizen of the University, and a servant of the public good"; and

WHEREAS, a native of Lexington, Kentucky, Dr. Carey earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University, completed his residency at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and completed fellowships at Vanderbilt University and St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Carey began his career in academic medicine at the University of Virginia in 1973, has since written more than 250 articles and three books, became a member of numerous scientific and professional organizations, and has earned an international reputation in endocrinology and the study of hypertension; and

WHEREAS, from 1986 to 2002, Dr. Carey served as dean of the University of Virginia's School of Medicine, and during his tenure the medical school experienced extraordinary growth; and

WHEREAS, during Dr. Carey's 16 years as dean, the medical school increased private funding from $2.7 million annually to $40 million, constructed four new buildings for medical research and teaching, created five new departments and 16 interdisciplinary centers, and more than quadrupled research funding from the National Institutes of Health; and

WHEREAS, throughout a 30-year career at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Dr. Carey has brought honor, prestige, and distinction to the University, has advanced the cause of medical research in the Commonwealth, and has established a matchless record of service to the University, to medical research, and to the Commonwealth; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Dr. Robert M. Carey on his richly deserved honor—the University of Virginia's Thomas Jefferson Award; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Dr. Robert M. Carey as an expression of the admiration and gratitude of the General Assembly for his extraordinary professional accomplishments.