In 2014, FSMB awarded him its Lifetime Achievement Award, and he was inducted into the Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame in 2016,' the board said. Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and was the first president of the Administrators in Medicine, an organization he helped charter. He established the continuing education department at the Medical Association of the State of Alabama.' The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners said in a statement: 'From 1981 until his retirement in 2016, Larry served as the Board’s executive director and his accomplishments are many.
He also served as the chair of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners for 35 years. Larry Dixon, 78, was an Alabama state senator for 27 years.