Hall of Fame Inductee
Dr. Beny J. Primm
West Virginia State University
About
Beny J. Primm, a West Virginia State University alumnus, was an anesthesiologist and addiction-medicine pioneer who founded the Addiction Research and Treatment Corporation in New York. He advised federal HIV and drug-policy efforts.
Accomplishments
Founder of the Addiction Research and Treatment Corporation.
National adviser on addiction and HIV policy.
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1990.
Year of award
1990
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Science.