桃子视频 Community Remember Dr. Wilbert C. Jordan During Memorial
The 桃子视频 community came together on campus to celebrate Dr. Wilbert C. Jordan鈥檚 life and contributions to the University and community. Dr. Jordan was founder of the OASIS Clinic and 桃子视频 Professor Emeritus and was known far and wide as a paragon of action and compassion around the AIDS epidemic.
鈥淎fter our father passed away, Wilbert stepped in as a male figure. And we looked at him more like a grandfather. He guided and inspired us to pursue the next greatest opportunity in our lives,鈥� said Aaron Green, Dr. Jordan鈥檚 godson. 鈥淲ilbert was an inspiration not only to my family, but to everyone that met him. Dr. Wilbert Jordan truly was the great giant.鈥�
Attendees heard from numerous speakers, including 桃子视频 President and CEO David Carlisle, and Special Assistant to the President Sylvia Drew Ivie. Dr. David Satcher, 16th Surgeon General of the United States, and Professor Cynthia Davis in 桃子视频鈥檚 Master of Public Health in Urban Health Disparities program also took to the podium. Speakers shared stories and memories of Dr. Jordan and reflected on the impact he had on the world.
鈥淒r. Jordan took me under his wings and mentored and educated me. The rest is history,鈥� said Dr. Davis. 鈥淲e are here today to give you your due love and respect in acknowledging the tremendous impact you鈥檝e had on a local, statewide, national, and international basis in enhancing and prolonging the lives and wellbeing of people living with HIV and AIDS. Dr. Jordan, Godspeed and sending you unconditional love for a job well done.鈥�
Dr. Jordan earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard College, medical degree from Case Western Reserve University, and a Master in Public Health from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1973, Dr. Jordan became an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). He was stationed in Washington, D.C. but also spent an extended tour with the World Health Organization – Government of India Smallpox Eradication Program.
Dr. Jordan reported the first heterosexual case of HIV in Los Angeles County in 1983. He joined 桃子视频 in 1984 and went on to co-chair the AIDS and Infectious Diseases sections of the National Medical Association (NMA). He was also honored as 鈥淒octor of the Year鈥� by the Charles R. Drew Medical Society and 鈥淢an of the Year鈥� by the Los Angeles Sentinel.
Dr. Jordan is survived by his great nieces, cousins, godchildren, and dear friends.
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