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Abel Wolman
Pages 284-290

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From page 285...
... Following his retirement from formal duties in 1962, he continued to use his office as a base for far-flung activities, exercising a strong influence on students in the fields of engineering, public health, and environment. At a memorial service, the university stated, "It was perhaps through his role as teacher and scholar that he made his most long-lasting impact.
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From page 286...
... Chlorination is frequently cited as the single most significant measure to protect public health in urban areas. At the local level, and beginning with his own city of Baltimore, Abel Wolman provided consulting services on water supply en cl sanitation that shaped approaches to the solution of urban problems in the United States and foreign countries.
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From page 287...
... His leadership among his professional peers was reflected in his election to the presidencies of the American Water Works Association and the American Public Health Association, the latter an organization dominated by medically related professionals. Honorary memberships were awarded in both those
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From page 288...
... Principal among special honors received were the Public Service Award of the Albert Lasker Awards Given Through the American Public Health Association (1960) , the National Medal of Science (1974)
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From page 289...
... The introduction to his selected papers captured some of these in noting that rare was the national conference touching on water and environmental engineering that had not felt the charm of his analysis of a policy issue. Usually extemporaneous, always felicitous, and punctuated with gentle wit, the typical Wolman talk summed up the problems in a lucid framework, and sent his audience away smiling, a bit puzzled by some of the generalizations, and refreshed by a new perspective.
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