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We pay tribute to our friend, colleague and mentor, former Chairman, CEO and President of our firm, Joseph Paul Hile. He died Tuesday May 25, 2010.
Paul, as he was known to family and friends, served as chairman of the board and president of Phoenix until he began a gradual retirement in 2001, remaining on the board of directors and acting as a senior advisor to the staff of Phoenix until the time of his death. Over the years he provided us with his unique insight forged in the many years that he served in the FDA. Paul retired from FDA as the Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs (ACRA), the third ranking manager within the agency at that time, under the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner.
Paul was recognized within the agency as a progressive and effective manager and known as a tough, but fair, regulator by members of the Food and Drug Bar. During his tenure as ACRA, he was instrumental in publishing many relevant regulations including Good Manufacturing Practices for drugs and food. He was a four-time recipient of the FDA's highest honor, the Award of Merit. He also received the Health and Human Services Departmental Distinguished Service Award and the Presidential Executive Rank Award for Meritorious Service. He was recognized for his contribution and commitment to the agency's Equal Employment Opportunity program and was awarded both the FDA and HHS EEO Achievement awards.
As a regulatory affairs consultant, he continued to be recognized within the industry, receiving the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society's Regulatory Professional of the Year Award in 1989; the Food and Drug Law Institute's Distinguished Service and Leadership Award for Consulting in 2003; and the Food and Drug Administration's Distinguished Alumni Award in 2001 "for many years of exemplary senior executive leadership and outstanding contributions, and for being a lifelong trusted friend and colleague of the Food and Drug Administration."
Paul was born June 11, 1930 in Denver, Colorado, the son of Joseph Nicholas Hile and Anne Laura Mayer Hile. He graduated with High Distinction from Colorado State University in June 1952 with a Bachelors Degree in Animal Production, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Phi scholastic, Alpha Zeta agricultural and Kappa Kappa Psi band honorary societies. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and received an honorable discharge from active duty as a First Lieutenant, Artillery. He met his wife, the former Helen Hermina Neu, at the FDA Denver District office where they were coworkers. They were married in Denver on October 14, 1961 and have two children, daughter Karen and son John, and two grandchildren.
Paul and Helen had a keen interest in genealogy and researching their respective family histories. Paul also had a lifelong interest in trains, and enjoyed the hobby of prototypic model railroading. He was an accomplished artist and enjoyed oil painting.
Thank you Paul, for all you have given us.
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