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DADE W. MOELER
Pages 180-185

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... As a young boy, Dade participated in the family's primary activity of raising Leghorn hens on their 20-acre poultry and animal farm and selling eggs to local restaurants. The Moeller family was well known for their hard work and ethical business dealings, as well as for their charitable interactions with neighbors, despite their own humble circumstances.
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... His later assignments with the U.S. Public Health Service included serving as director of the Radiological Health Training Program at the Robert A
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... Public Health Service in 1966, Dade was appointed to the faculty of the Harvard University School of Public Health as an associate professor, soon thereafter becoming a full professor. During his tenure at Harvard from 1966 to 1993, Dade served with the highest distinction in several positions, including associate director of the Kresge Center for Environmental Health (1966–1983)
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... , the American Academy of Health Physics William McAdams Outstanding Service Award (2005) , and the Harvard University School of Public Health Professor Emeritus Award of Merit (2006)
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... , for which Dade published a fourth edition in June 2011, is the Harvard University School of Public Health's preferred text for its course on the topic. Despite his lifetime of achievements and accolades, Dade was a genuinely humble "country gentleman." He was a monumental leader in every sense of the word, a skilled mentor to so many of us, and an inspiration to the thousands of students, employees, and colleagues who knew him.
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