Admitted
1948, Florida; 1953, U.S. Supreme Court; 1978, District of Columbia
Law School
George Washington University and University of Florida, J.D., 1948
Law School Graduation Year
1948
College
University of Florida, B.A., 1942
Memberships
The District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; National Academy of Sciences (Institute of Medicine).
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Florida Blue Key. Recipient: Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal, 1982; Albert Lasker Award for Public Service, 1993; The 1994 Allied Signal Achievement Award in Aging; 1994 Distinguished Leadership Award from the University of Florida Health Sciences Center; 1995 National Osteoporosis Foundation Leadership Award; The 1996 Maxwell Finland Award; The 1997 American Cancer Society Distinguished Service Award; The National Community Pharmacists Association 1998 Distinguished American Award; The 1999 IONA's Outstanding Citizen Award. By Act of Congress (December 21, 2000) the Main Plaza at the National Institute of Health was designated as the Paul G. Rogers Plaza on June 12, 2001; National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal, 1982; National Cancer Institute Year 2000 Award; Albert Lasker Award for Public Service, 1993; 1997 American Cancer Society Distinguished Service Award; National Institutes of Health Main Plaza designated as the Paul G. Rogers Plaza in December of 2001. Member of Congress, 1955-1979. Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, U.S. Congress, 1971-1979. Member, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Judicial Conference of the U.S., 1979-1984. Dean's Council: Harvard School of Public Health; The Scripps Research Institute. Chair: National Council on Patient Information and Education (N.C.P.I.E.), 1985—; National Osteoporosis Foundation (N.O.F.), 1986—; Friends of National Library of Medicine, 1990—; National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, 1995; Research! America, 1996. Co-Chair, National Coalition for Health Care (N.L.C.H.),1989—. U.S. Congressman, State of Florida, 1955-1979; Chairman of the House SubCommittee on Health and Environment, 1971-1979.
Military
Major, U.S. Army, active duty, 1942-1946