ling ton ▁County , ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Professional ▁and ▁personal ▁impact ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁career , ▁Dr . ▁Dra per ▁was ▁a ▁frequent ▁lect urer ▁at ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁univers ities , ▁including ▁George ▁Washington ▁University , ▁Jefferson ▁Medical ▁College , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁and ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Medical ▁Association ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Board ▁of ▁Medical ▁Ex amin ers ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁Academy ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁Washington ▁D . C ., ▁and ▁a ▁president ▁and ▁life ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Military ▁Sur ge ons . ▁ ▁Dra per ▁received ▁a ▁doctor ▁of ▁science ▁degree ▁from ▁Am her st ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁ 6 1 ▁articles ▁concerning ▁public ▁health ▁administration ▁and ▁prevent ive ▁medicine , ▁co - author ed ▁several ▁books ▁and ▁pam ph lets , ▁and ▁had ▁twenty ▁speech es ▁repr int ed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁eight ▁years ▁after ▁Dr . ▁Dra per ▁became ▁the ▁Executive ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Mine ▁Work ers ▁W elf are ▁and ▁Ret irement ▁fund , ▁this ▁medical ▁care ▁program ▁was ▁hon ored ▁with ▁the ▁Albert ▁L ask er ▁Group ▁Award , ▁being ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁program ▁of