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Commencement honorees

Tell us about your awards and accomplishments, or those of your colleagues. Send your contributions to Mike Goodkind, Editor (goodkind@stanford.edu) or fax /voice (650) 854-2653.

EMMET B. KEEFFE, professor of medicine (gastroenterology and hepatology) in May was named the 99th president of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). Founded in 1897, the AGA is the oldest medical specialty society in the United States and currently has 15,000 members. Keeffe is also past president (1995-1996) of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the fifth person to serve as president of both organizations.

SAMUEL SO, professor of surgery, director of the Liver Cancer Program and director of the Asian Liver Center at Stanford, has been named "A Local Hero," along with five prominent other Bay Area residents as part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, sponsored by KQED Public Broadcasting Center and Union Bank of California.

ANN ARVIN, Lucile Salter Packard Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology, has been awarded the Albion Walter Hewlett Award. This honor recognizes physicians of care and skill who are committed to discovering and using biologic knowledge, wisdom and compassion to return patients to productive lives. Arvin is the 16th recipient of this award.

JOSEPH HOPKINS, associate chief of staff and clinical professor of medicine, recently received the master of medical management degree from the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California. This degree, offered by only three universities, is specifically tailored for physicians seeking advanced leadership and management skills. Hopkins' other responsibilities include associate director of the Center for Education in Family & Community Medicine and director of Primary Care.

NORMAN E. SHUMWAY was honored by faculty and trainees from around the world on May 22 at a celebration which included the unveiling of a portrait and bust in his image in the lobby of the CVRB Building. The founder and former chair of cardiovascular surgery was lauded by Dean Philip Pizzo, who wrote, "Without question, Dr. Shumway is a living legend, having pioneered numerous aspects of the current specialty of cardiovascular surgery. Equally importantly, he trained a cadre of leaders who direct and guide programs throughout the USA and the world." Billed as a "festschrift," the celebration also included ceremonies in the Clark Center Auditorium. Speakers included two of Shumway's distinguished former colleagues and trainees - Vincent Gott, professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and William Brody, president of Johns Hopkins University. Another former trainee, Bruce Reitz, currently professor and chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford, served as host.

CHRISTINE THORBURN, a third year postdoctoral fellow in rheumatology, has earned a spot on the three-rider women's US Olympic Road Cycling team in Athens by winning the selection Time Trial event - and the U.S. Cycling Federation's National Road Championships - in Redlands on June 17.

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BRUCE PATTERSON has been appointed to associate professor of pathology and medicine (infectious diseases).

STEPHEN ROTH has been appointed to associate professor of pediatrics.

MICHAEL KAPLAN has been appointed to professor of otolaryngology and professor, by courtesy, of neurosurgery.

- Compiled from Dean Philip Pizzo's Newsletter,
http://deansnewsletter.stanford.edu/ and other sources
- including your calls, e-mails and faxes to the editor
at 650-854-2653 (fax/phone) or goodkind@stanford.edu