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HONOREES

Dr. Leslie L. Alexander is the Director of Radiotherapy Section at North Shore Hospital, Manhasett, N. Y. In addition he is a Professor of Radiotherapy at the Downstate Medical Center and serves as a consultant to a variety of hospitals and organizations. Following undergraduate work at N.Y.U. and his graduation from Howard University School of Medicine, Dr. Alexander trained in Radiology at the Kings County Hospital Center. An exponent of professional excellence, he also engaged in postgraduate training at a variety of centers including Columbia University, Queens General Hospital, the University of Minnesota, and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.

He is a member of over a score of professional societies including the American College of Radiology, the New York Academy of Medicine, and the American Association of University Professors. Dr. Alexander's valuable contributions to his specialty include the publication of 60 papers and the presentation of an additional 52 papers dealing with various aspects of radiologic diagnosis and management.

Married, and the father of four children, Dr. and Mrs. Alexander reside in Brooklyn.


Hugh F. Butts, M.D., has been the Director of Bronx Psychiatric Center and Professor of Psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine since 1974. In 1975, while director on leave, he served as the First Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Department of Mental Hygiene.

Dr. Butts graduated from City College and Meharry Medical College. He trained in Psychiatry at the Bronx V.A. Hospital and in psychoanalytic medicine at the Columbia Psychoanalytic Center for Training and Research. Immediately upon the completion of his studies in 1962, he simultaneously joined the staffs at the Harlem Hospital Center Department of Psychiatry and the Psychoanalytic Clinic. Three years later the Clinic appointing him a Training Analyst, making him the first Black to hold such a position.

Dr. Butts has served as consultant to numerous institutions and worked on the staffs of several leading universities. As a member of the admissions committee of the Columbia University Medical College in 1970, he assisted in increasing the Black enrollment from 2 to 20%.

As author of numerous articles dealing with Psychoanalysis, Community Mental Health Services, and Racism, he also co-authored the seminal work "The Psychology of Black Language," used as a text in many colleges.

Dr. Butts and his wife Clementine are the proud parents of three year old triplet daughters.


Dr. June Jackson Christmas, appointed Commissioner of the New York City Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation Services in 1972, administers the largest mental health department of any city in the world. Prior to her appointment as Commissioner, she conceived and established the Harlem Hospital Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center, a multi-disciplinary, community-based facility that has a national reputation.

One of the first Black graduates of Vassar College, she continued her studies at Boston University School of Medicine. Following an internship at Queens General Hospital, Dr. Christmas completed her Residency in Psychiatry at Bellevue Hospital and was certified as a Psychoanalyst by William Alanson White Institute.

Dr. Christmas and her husband, Walter, a senior business executive, and their three children reside on Manhattan's West side.

Her professional accomplishments have been widely recognized and include the office of Vice-President of the American Psychiatric Association and the 1976 Domestic Award for Excellence of the American Public Health Association.

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