▁president ▁of ▁the ▁End ocr ine ▁Society , ▁the ▁American ▁Ped iat ric ▁Society , ▁the ▁Law son ▁Wil kins ▁Ped iat ric ▁End ocr ine ▁Society , ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Medical ▁School ▁Ped iat ric ▁Department ▁Chair men , ▁and ▁honor ary ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁End ocr ine ▁Society . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁he ▁super vised ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁ 8 2 ▁fell ows ▁from ▁ 1 5 ▁countries ▁on ▁five ▁contin ents . ▁No ▁single ▁individual ▁trained ▁as ▁many ▁leaders ▁or ▁had ▁a ▁bro ader ▁impact ▁on ▁ped iat ric ▁end ocr in ology . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Joseph ▁M ather ▁Smith ▁Prize ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University ▁▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Coll ège ▁de ▁France ▁Medal , ▁Paris ▁▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁B orden ▁Award ▁for ▁Research ▁in ▁Ped iat rics , ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Ped iat rics ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Robert ▁H . ▁Williams ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Le ad ership ▁Award , ▁the ▁End ocr ine ▁Society ▁▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Elect ed ▁Member , ▁Institute ▁of ▁Medicine ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Fellow , ▁American ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science ▁▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Al umn i ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁for ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Ach iev ement ▁in ▁Medicine ▁from ▁Columbia