University of Mississippi Medical Center - Medic Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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x 1 14 .JK In Memoriam DR. CHARLES LEE DODGEN 1925-1980 The scientific, educational, and civic communities of this state lost one of their most valuable members upon the death of Dr. Charles Lee Dodgen on July 27, 1980. He was sought after by numerous state and local organizations because of his intellectual capacity and organizational abilities. Dr. Dodgen was born in Goodnight, Texas, on December 20, 1925. After completing his undergrad- uate work at Texas Christian University, he received his Ph.D. degree in biochemistry. Dr. Dodgen came to Mississippi in 1958 from Downstate Medical College in Brooklyn, New York, and he joined the biochemistry faculty at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. His vital role for the 22 years as an effective educator in the training of medical students was his major contribution to the state. For the past three years Dr. Dodgen served as chairman of the Admissions Committee for the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. Premedical educators across the state and members of the medical school administration and faculty were confident that the duties of this important position were handled with integrity. In addition, he carried other heavy responsibilities. During the period since 1972 he served as Executive Officer for the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, guiding its growth in membership and expansion of activities. He also served the Academy as editor for the newsletter and as an associate editor of the Journal. Dr. Dodgen was a Fellow in the AAAS, past chairman of the Mississippi section of the American Chemical Association, and a member of both Sigma Xi and Nutrition Today Society. He was a past president of the Jackson Suburban Lions Club and was a board member of the Central Mississippi Council of the Navy League of the United States for the past six years, most recently as chairman of the committee for the Sea Cadets. He has been listed in American Men of Science, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, and Personalities of the South. We all knew his sharp wit and gregariousness. His infectious bottom laugh portrayed his patience and willingness to help any student. With his wide range of knowledge, he was better than a reference book for anyone who needed to know a particular fact. He enjoyed people, parties, dancing and was a great cook, but in some ways he was a private person. He enjoyed nature and sometimes wandered for hours along creeks, woods and fields. He loved the hearty folk music of Germany and especially the Scottish pipes. Dr. Dodgen contributed a great deal to the community and the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He will long be remembered as a man of great integrity, whose deep devotion to his ideals af- fected and molded the lives of many young men in the medical field.