The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) is pleased to announce the election of 4 new officers and 3 new board members. The following new officers were elected at the ABFM's spring board meeting in April: David W. Price, MD (Broomfield, CO), Chair; Elizabeth Ann Garrett, MD (Columbia, MO), Chair Elect; Joseph Hobbs, MD (Augusta, GA), Treasurer; and Ross R. Black, II, MD (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Member-at-Large, Executive Committee.
In addition, the ABFM welcomes this year's new members to the Board of Directors: Thomas H. Cogbill, MD (Lacrosse, WI); Arlene M. Brown, MD (Ruidoso, NM); and Warren P. Newton, MD (Chapel Hill, NC). The new ABFM officers will each serve a 1-year term; the new Board members will each serve a 5-year term.
The following are the remaining current members of the Board: John R. Bucholtz, DO (Columbus, GA); Craig W. Czarsty, MD (Watertown, CT); Thomas P. Gessner, MD (Latrobe, PA); Larry A. Green, MD (Aurora, CO); Alain Montegut, MD (Portland, ME); Dennis R. Schaberg, MD (Memphis, TN); Russell R. Snyder, MD (Galveston, TX); and Daniel K. Winstead, MD (New Orleans, LA). The ABFM Board of Directors looks forward to working with the new Board Members and Officers as it continues the important task of sustaining the mission of the ABFM.
Pisacano Leadership Foundation Recognizes Its 2006–2007 Donors
The Pisacano Leadership Foundation (PLF), the philanthropic arm of the American Board of Family Medicine, was founded in 1991 and provides educational programs, leadership training, and funding for medical students committed to the field of Family Medicine. The PLF would like to recognize its donors who help to support the Foundation's mission. One hundred percent of all contributions are restricted for the Pisacano Scholars Leadership Program.
Note: These donations were made between May 1, 2006, and April 30, 2007.
$500+
Deborah Allen, MD
Gaynell Anderson, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Avant
Stephen and Pat Bale
BB&T Charitable Foundation
Erika Bliss, MD
Edward Bope, MD
Robert Bratton, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Paul C. Brucker
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Christensen
Cheng-Chieh Chuang, MD
Lanny Copeland, MD
Eric Crall, MD
Michael Fleming, MD
Kenneth Grimm, MD
Dr. and Mrs. William J. Kane
Keith Knepp, MD
Sarah Lesko, MD
Corey Martin, MD
Dr. and Mrs. James C. Martin
Michael Needleman, MD
Wilner N. J. Nelson, MD
Trish Palmer, MD
Dr. and Mrs. James C. Puffer
Robert Rakel, MD
Janet Realini, MD
Jamie Reedy, MD
In memory of Steven T. Rosebrock
Joseph Scherger, MD
Richard Steinhilber, MD
Dr. and Mrs. W. Jack Stelmach
Marti Taba, MD
Betty Werksman, MD
$250–499
Louise Berner-Holmberg, MD
Katrina Bradford, MD
Alvah Cass, MD
Clement Chun-Ming, MD
Max Crocker, MD
Sam Cullison, MD
Glenn Davis, MD
Brian Gair, MD
Gary Goforth, DO
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Hagen
Jerome Hotchkiss, Jr, MD
Frank Kane, MD
Nerissa Koehn, MD
Robert Lachance, MD
Jennifer Lochner, MD
John Logan, III, MD
Richard Madden, MD
Gary Plant, MD
Susan Powell, MD
David Price, MD, and Dianne Glenn, MD
Howard Rabinowitz, MD
Robert Railey, MD
Clark Robinson, MD
James Schieberl, MD
William Shore, MD
Steven Smith, MD
Jill Tomek, MD
Dr. and Mrs. James Toombs
David Turner, MD
Stephen Weedon, MD
Edward Yu, MD
$100–249
Suzanne Allen, MD
Wain Allen, MD
Vincent Ang, MD
David Baron, MD
Roger and Dee Dee Bean
Robert Blereau, MD
Dr. and Mrs. D. A. Brechtelsbauer
Elizabeth Burns, MD
James Calvert, MD
Jack Colwill, MD
Edward Cox, MD
Ralph Cram, MD
Richard Crouch, MD
Craig Czarsty, MD
Worth B. Daniels, Jr, MD
Charles de Sieyes, MD, and Carol Ward
Wm. Christopher Downey, MD
Marguerite Duane, MD
and Kenneth Lin, MD
Randall Duplechain, MD
Jerome Epplin, MD
Diane Flynn, MD
Leonard Fromer, MD
Sim Galazka, MD
Joseph Garry, MD
Ben Lee Glaspey, MD
English Gonzalez, MD
Marin Granholm, MD
Eugene Guazzo, MD
Alvin Haley, MD
Richard Helmer, MD
Jim Henry
Dr. and Mrs. James Jarboe
Dr. and Mrs. Rick Kellerman
Gregory Kimura, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kiovsky
Scott Kirsch, MD
John Kludt, MD
Seth Koss, MD
Y. Alan Lambert, Jr, MD
Patrick Leung, MD
Dennis Levin, MD
Nancy Levine, MD
Linda Lou, MD
David Lynch, MD
Michael Magill, MD
John Matthews, MD
Kenneth Mayeda, MD
Terry McGeeney, MD
Darlyne Menscer, MD
Joel Merenstein, MD
Ronald Miller, MD
Margaret Moore, MD
Amanda Morris, MD
Regine Moulton, MD
Christina Ng, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Norris
John Pakula, MD
Leonard Paul, MD
Lisa Peterson, MD
Virginia Leigh Pisacano
Yar Pye, MD
Albert Rees, MD
Jo Marie Reilly, MD
Leanne Rousseau, MD
Saria Saccocio, MD
Richard Sadovsky, MD
John Saultz, MD
Dennis Saver, MD
Ellsworth Seeley, MD
Christine Shim, MD
J. Lewis Sigmon, Jr, MD
Jay Siwek, MD
Anthony Spartos, MD
George Taler, MD
Barbara Thompson, MD
Joseph Tollison, MD
Van Vahle, MD
Gerald Van Es, MD
Gregg Warshaw, MD
William Weaver, MD
Raymond Weber, MD
Sandford Weiler, MD
Susan Wickes, MD
Allan Wilke, MD
Peter Wu, MD
Joy Ziemann, MD
Up to $99
Victor Lee Allen, MD
Kenneth Andersen, MD
Marc Babitz, MD
Thomas Beamer, MD
Frank Beardsley, MD
Mindi Blaski, MD
Christopher Bogarosh, MD
Brian Budenholzer, MD
Lucy Candib, MD
Frank Carter, MD
Susan Chiarito, MD
Richard Clark, MD
Harry Collins, MD
James Crews, MD
Jennifer DeVoe, MD
Allen Dietrich, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Adelmo Dunghe
Raymond Feierabend, Jr, MD
Karl Fields, MD
Tessa Fischer, MD
Constantine Flokas, MD
William Gaertner, MD
Lillian Gelberg, MD, MSPH
Michael Gerstmann, MD
John Geyman, MD
Patricia Glowa, MD
James Gottemoller, MD
Laura Gottlieb, MD
Kenneth Grauer, MD
Larry Halverson, MD
James Irwin, MD
Colin Jones, MD
Norman Kahn, Jr, MD
Barbara Kalazny, MD
John Kelly, MD
John Kowalski, MD
Kimberly Krohn, MD
Peter Lee, MD
Shou Ling Leong, MD
Geoffrey Loman, MD
Donald McGrorey, MD
George Merkle, MD
Sarah Morgan, MD
Anne Mozell, MD
Peter Nalin, MD
Duane Orn, MD
Theodore Phillips, MD
William Phillips, MD
Samuel Pickens, MD
H. Dusty Rhodes, DO
David Rinehart, MD
Alan Rogers, MD
Thomas Rosenthal, MD
Gilbert Rude, MD
Thomas Satrom, MD
Catherine Sharkness, MD
Robert Sheldon, MD
Marjorie Shreve, MD
Rebecca Steckel, MD
Keith Stelter, MD
Jeff Susman, MD
Joseph Termini, MD
Robert Tortolani, MD
Blaise Vitale, MD
Daniel Walters, MD
Shiush Wang, MD
Kermit Wedel, MD
George Weiss, MD
Frederick Wolter, MD