Evening star., 1941-03-16
DR.. John R. MohIer
Chosen Lecturer Of
Kober Foundation
Dr.. w. deb. MucNider
Of Chapel Hill, N. C.,
Is Also Honored

Georgetown University last night
announced the awarding of it's
Kober Foundation honors for 194l
to DR.. John Robbins Mohler, WASH
ington pathologist, and DR.. William
deb. MacNider, pharmacologist, of
Chapel Hill, N c., for notable con-
tributions to research in preventive
medicine"
DR.. Mohler was designated to de-
liver the annual Kober lecture on
March %, at which time he will
receive certificate and the founda-
tion's honorarium of $500. As chief
Of the Agriculture Departments Bu-
reau Of Animal Industry he has
done much to control undulant, or
Malta fever. In his lecture he will
deal with his original researches in
this disease.
The Kober Medal goes to DR.. Mac
Nider in recognition of his inves-
legations into pharmacology. He
has been professor of pharmacology
for 36 years at the University Of
North Carolina and also is dean of
its medical school.
Choice of D. c. Society.
In announcing the scientific
awards, the Very Rev. Arthur A.
OLeary, S. j., president of George
town, said the lecturer had been
chosen this year by the Medical So
ciety of the District of Columbia
one OF three groups functioning un-
der the terms of the foundation. In
alternate years the choice is made
also by the Association of American
Physicians and the Association of
Military Surgeons of the United
States.
The foundation was endowed at
Georgetown by the late DR.. George
Martin Kober The recipients OF its
annual honors include many of the
foremost scientists of this country.
DR.. kober was dean of the George
town Medical School for nearly 40
years and for many years was a
leader in the National and District
OF Columbia tuberculosis Associa-
ton. s.
DUH III fnllaQelpnla.
DR.. Mohler was born in Philadel-
phia on May 9, 1875 and graduated
from Temple and the University OF
Pennsylvania. He obtained his medi-
cal degree from Marquette Univer-
sity. The University of Maryland
and Iowa State College have con-
ferred honorary degrees upon him.
Beginning with the Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry in 1897 as an assistant
inspector, DR.. Mohler became its as
sistant chief in 1917 and then was
made its chief. He has written
many articles on pathology. In his
official capacity he is identified with
various Government health boards
and Is member Of the British ROYAL
Academy of Medicine.
In 1910 DR.. Mohler was awarded
the 18th International Veterinarians
prize.
Won Gibbs Prize.
DR.. MacNider, a noted authority
on nephritis, was born in Chapel
Hill, June Is, 1881. The town is the
seat of the University of North Caro-
lima, where he received his early edu-
cation and medical degree. He also
is an alumnus of the Universities of
Chicago and Western Reserve.
For his original investigations, DR..
MacNider was awarded the Gibbs
prize in 1881 by the New York Acad-
emy of Medicine and the research
medal Of the Southern Medical As
sociation in 1898.
At various times he has been the
Smith-Reed-Russell lecturer at the
George Washington University school
of medicine, the Chandler memorial
lecturer at Columbia, the Brown
Sequart lecturer at the Medical Col
lege of Virginia and also the Mayo
Foundation lecturer in 1899. The
Medical College of Virginia and
Davidson College have given him
honorary degrees.