SOT has learned that Past President Tom S. Miya, PhD, passed away on May 30, 2019. Dr. Miya was President of the Society from 1979 to 1980 and was the recipient of many SOT awards, including the Merit Award (1984) and the Education Award (1989).
Details on the Society during the years of Dr. Miya’s presidency, including on the 1980 SOT Annual Meeting and the creation of IUTOX, are available here. For more information, please refer to Dr. Miya’s obituary.