Helen Dickie

Dr. Helen Dickie (1913–1988) was a nationally renowned pulmonologist.

She was born in rural Wisconsin and received her B.A. (1935) and medical degree (1937) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, graduating first in her medical school class.

Her work garnered her several awards and titles. She was named Master of the American College of Physicians in 1974, and in 1983 was the first woman to receive the University of Wisconsin–Madison Alumni Citation. In 1986, she was named to the Senior Council of the American Lung Association, and was the President of the Wisconsin Thoracic Society and the Mississippi Thoracic Society. In honor of her work, the Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Physicians created an award named after her, the "Helen Dickie Woman of the Year".