This my response to the query on my three favorite awards for the StoryWorth Book of Memories.
I
have several awards and certificates of Appreciation from the FDA but
the following three are my most treasured plaques and awards: (1)Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Award, (2) Parangal 98 Award in Chemistry and
(3)Special Recognition Award for my Contribution to ease suffering of burnt
victims of the September 11, 2001 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York
and the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
This award-Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) was my most treasured award. The following are the reasons of my getting the award. Today, Dr Janet Woodcock is the Acting FDA Commissioner. It is in her reign that the Covid-19 vaccines gets its Final Approval.
Special Award for My Contribution to the September 11, 2001 Bombing of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
For details read:
https://hubpages.com/education/the-day-the-world-trembled
The summary of my Pamana Award in Chemistry nomination package reads:
"Dr Katague is a trailblazer in the field of Chemistry and Drug Regulation. He is the first Filipino American to attain the position of Team Leader and Expert
in the Center of New Drugs, Food and Drug Administration. He is also
the first Filipino-American to be elected for two 5 year terms(
1995-2005) to the United States Pharmacopeia Council of Experts since
its inception in 1820. Dr Katague's drive and energy to succeed is a
representation of the Filipino people's talent and passion for
excellence. He has shown that Filipinos can contribute significantly to
the advancement of science, therefore help the world a better and safer
place by insuring that only safe and better quality drugs are approved
and marketed."
The following is an excerpt from the article published in Sulo Newsletter, Vol.8, No.1 dated January 7, 2003. Sulo is the official newsletter of PAASE ( Philippine-American Academy of Science & Engineering). I have been a member of PAASE since 1969.
"David is the oldest of seven children of Dr. and Mrs. David Jamili
Katague, Sr of Barotac Viejo, Iloilo. Even before he went to grade
school, he had dreams of coming to US, since he had a lot of contact
with American GI who were dental patients of his father in the
US-Filipino army during World War II. In 1951, he graduated
valedictorian of his high school class.
He enrolled at the University of the Philippines Iloilo College (UPIC)
in Iloilo City. During his two years at UPIC, he was a recipient of
several scholarships, such as the Fernando Lopez,university and college
scholarships. In 1955, he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in
Chemistry in UP Diliman, Q.C. at top 1% of his class. The next year, he
passed the board examination for Chemists coping 3rd place nationwide.
He was appointed instructor in Chemistry and taught chemistry for three
years in his Alma Mater before pursuing graduate degrees to the US. In
1957, he married Macrine Nieva Jambalos(RIP) of Boac, Marinduque. In 1962 he
obtained his Master of Science degree followed by his PhD.in
Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Illinois in Chicago in 1964.
A.OTHER AWARDS AND RECOGNITONS:
1. Initiated to Rho Chi Phi, Pharmaceutical Honor Society, 1962
2. Elected to Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Honor Society, 1964
3. Listed in 12th Edition, American Men and Women of Science, 1972 (page 3184)
4, Listed in Who's Who in the West, 15th & 21st Editions, 1976 & 1987
5. Listed in Who's Who in Technology Today, 2nd Edition, 1981 (page 999)
6. Listed in Experts and Consultants, Chemistry Section,1982 (page 515)
7. Group Recognition Award, Halofantrine Review Team, FDA, May 1993
8. Team Excellence Award for Albendazole Review, FDA May, 1997
9. Commendable Service Award on Botanical Guidance, May, 1997
10. Commendable Service Award on Guidance in Evaluation of Clinical Studies for Antimicrobial Drug Products, May, 1998
11. Team Excellence Award for Trovafloxacin/Alatrofloxacin Review, May, 1998
B: OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
1. Guest Lecturer, Institute of Natural Sciences, U. of the Philippines,
January 1986 'sponsored by TOKTEN and United Nations Development
Program, New York
2. President, U. of the Philippines Alumni Association, Berkeley Chapter,Berkeley, CA 1988-1990
3. Elected to the USP Committee on Revision,Standard Division,1995-2000 and 2000-2005
Antibiotics and Natural Products Subcommittees
4. Member, Philippine American Academy of Science & Engineering (PAASE)since 1969
C: SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:
1. Analysis of the Volatile Components of Ylang-Ylang Oil by Gas Chromatography.
J. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 52 252(1963)
2. Gas and Thin Layer Chromatographic Analysis of the Volatile
Components of Papaya Fruit, J. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 54 891 (1965)
3. Determination of Fenthion Residues in Plant and Animal Tissues by
Electron-Capture Gas Chromatography, J. of Agri & Food Chemistry,
Vol 14, No.6 (1966)
4. A Gas Chromatographic Method for the Determination of Bayer 37289,
its Oxygen Analog and 2,4,5-trichlorophenol in Crops, J. of Agri &
Food Chemistry, Vol 14, No.5 (1966)
5. Metabolism of P32 Labeled Dasanit in Cotton Plants, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, Vol 2 (1967)
6. Gas Chromatographic Method for Residues of Baygon and Metabolites in
Plant Tissues. J. of Agri & Food Chemistry, Vol 20, No.6 ( 1972)
7. Characterization and Microdetermination of a Water-Soluble Metabolite
from Bladex Herbicide by Conversion to 5,5-dimethyl Hydantoin, J. of
Agri & Food Chemistry, Vol 21 No.6 ( 1973)
I have authored more that 250
research reports, FDA submissons and analytical residue methods ( GC, TLC
and HPLC) during the last 22 years of my industrial experience in the
field of pesticide research, registration and regulation for the
following companies: Chemagro Corporation, Shell Development Co.,
Stauffer Chemical Co and Chevron Chemical Company
Meanwhile:
Here's a video of Hauser playing Moonriver- One of Macrine's Favorite Piece
and a violin rendition of Something Stupid by Petar Markoski
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