This news item is about: Paul Raymond Bowser '70 was recognized as a Distinguished Friend of the Eastern Fish Health Workshop at the 43rd Annual Workshop this April. The Eastern Fish Health Workshop is considered one of the premier annual meetings of the fish health community in North America. Bowser established one of the longest records of support of and participation in the Eastern Fish Health Workshop, having first participated in the third Eastern Fish Health Workshop hosted by Auburn University in 1978. During the past 40 years, in addition to presentations he and his students have made, Bowser has organized and chaired numerous scientific sessions as well as developed a number of continuing education programs presented in association with the workshop.