CALL FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD NOMINATIONS - TOP

The Committee on Awards is seeking nominations for the SAMBA 2005 Distinguished Service Award. The Award will be presented during the SAMBA 20th Annual Meeting to be held May 12-15, 2005, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
This prestigious award, which represents the highest honor SAMBA can bestow upon an individual, is presented in recognition of outstanding achievement in ambulatory anesthesia. Past Distinguished Service Award recipients are:
1994 Marie-Louise Levy, M.D., Chevy Chase, Maryland
1995 Bernard V. Wetchler, M.D., Chicago, Illinois
1996 Stanley Bresticker, M.D., Somerset, New Jersey
1997 Harry C. Wong, M.D., Salt Lake City, Utah
1998 Burton S. Epstein, M.D., Bethesda, Maryland
1999 Surinder K. Kallar, M.B., Richmond, Virginia
2000 Wallace A. Reed, M.D., Phoenix, Arizona
2001 Paul F. White, M.D., Dallas, Texas
2002 Herbert D. Weintraub, M.D., Bethesda, Maryland
2003 Raafat S. Hannallah, M.D., Washington, D.C.
2004 Beverly K. Philip, M.D., Boston, Massachusetts
Nominations must include a cover letter, a copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae and no more than four letters of support of the nomination. Nominations must be received at the SAMBA office by no later than August 16, 2004.
PROPOSED BYLAWS AMENDMENTS
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At
its October 2003 meeting, the Board of Directors approved
several amendments to the SAMBA Bylaws as presented by the
Committee on Bylaws. The proposed amendments include the following:
(1) creation of an Operations Primer that would serve as a
manual for officers and committee chairs; (2) establishment
of certain committees as standing committees of the Society;
(3) assignment of the Chair of the Committee on Development
as a standing member of the Committee on Annual Meeting. The
amendments are presented here in accordance with the procedures
to amend the Society’s Bylaws, stating that proposed
amendments must be distributed to every member of the Society
at least two weeks prior to the SAMBA Annual Membership Meeting
to be held on May 2, 2004, in Seattle, Washington. At the
meeting, the proposed amendments will be presented a second
time, followed by a vote. A two-third affirmative vote of
the active members present and voting is necessary for the
proposed amendments to become effective. The proposed amendments
may be viewed here.
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