Milton C. Hollar, M.D.

2006 Solomon Carter Fuller Award Recipient

Lecture Title: History of and Corrective Proposals for Disparities in Mental Health Care

Dr. Hollar was awarded the Class of 1948 Award for outstanding excellence and received a scholarship to Syracuse University. His academic journey was briefly interrupted when he commenced military service with the U.S. Army in 1951, serving until the end of the Korean Conflict in September 1953. Following his military duty, he enrolled at the University College of New York University.

After obtaining his bachelor's degree in 1955, he pursued a M.A. at NYU and completed a psychology internship at the State Island Mental Health Center. During his four years at Howard University College of Medicine, Dr. Hollar served as a psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry. He also participated in a summer externship at Walter Reed Army Hospital and was honored with the E.Y. Williams Award. He furthered his training as the first Black intern at New Rochelle Hospital and subsequently served as chief resident, later attending psychiatrist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. In 1965, he established a community mental health clinic in New Rochelle, NY.

Dr. Hollar concluded his career as Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Associate Director of Psychiatry at the Bronx Psychiatric Center in 2008. He maintained a private practice in New Rochelle throughout his professional life. Actively involved in professional organizations, Dr. Hollar was a member of the New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and the Black Psychiatrists of America (BPA), practicing psychiatry for 59 years. In recognition of his dedicated service, Dr. Hollar was honored with the Solomon Carter Fuller Award in 2006 for his unwavering commitment to advancing the mental health of Black individuals.