history. The longest tenure belongs to Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans (1961–1981), great granddaughter of Washington Duke, for whom the school is named. Awards and honors He has held numerous civic and public health positions, including chair of the American Lung Association and chair of the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education. Mario advises the schools of pharmacy at the University of Maryland, University of Rhode Island, and Rutgers University. In December 2001, the Rutgers University College of Pharmacy was renamed the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University. The rotunda of the headquarters of the American Pharmacists Association in Washington, D.C., is named after him. In 2007, Mario was recognized for a lifetime of service to the profession of pharmacy when the American Pharmacists Association awarded him the Remington Medal, the highest award in professional pharmacy. He is the 79th Remington Medalist. References External links http://www.aphanet.org/ https://web.archive.org/web/20070418141929/http://pharmacy.rutgers.edu/admin/new_name/index.htm Forbes.com 1938 births Living people Clifton High School (New Jersey) alumni People from Clifton, New Jersey Duke University faculty Rutgers University alumni Businesspeople in the pharmaceutical industry Pharmacists from New Jersey