(l-r) BarryUniversity president, Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, PhD. stands with Dr. Margaret Elizabeth Brand and Dr. Jeffrey Jensen, dean of Barry’s School of Podiatric Medicine as she receives her honorary degree.

Ninety-one-year-old, medical pioneer, Dr. Margaret Elizabeth Brand, accepted an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Barry University’s School of Podiatric Medicine during the podiatric medicine graduation. Brand also accepted a posthumous honorary Doctor of Science degree on behalf of her late husband Dr. Paul Wilson Brand.

For more than four decades the Brands treated countless leprosy patients from Vellore, India to Carville, Louisiana. Their groundbreaking work made it possible for insensate patients, including those with leprosy and diabetes, to function normally despite enormous handicaps. Both Paul and Margaret traveled the world to teach others about their research and treatment successes and served as advocates for their patients.
 
In tribute to their life’s mission, Barry University’s School of Podiatric Medicine also honored the Brand’s by officially naming Barry’s first research hub; the “Paul & Margaret Brand Research Center.”