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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.

M. ELLEN MAHONEY, courtesy admitting staff and former faculty member, has been recognized by Congressmen Anna Eshoo and Mike Thompson as a Local Legend from California. This honor is bestowed on women physicians who have demonstrated commitment, originality, innovation or creativity in a field of medicine. The honor was presented Feb. 6 in San Diego by the American Medical Women's Association. Mahoney, who currently practices in Mendocino County, founded the much honored Community Breast Health Project in Palo Alto to provide comprehensive services for breast cancer patients.

STUART GOODMAN, professor of orthopedic surgery, has been elected as a fellow, biomaterials science and engineering, in the International Union of Societies, Biomaterials Science and Engineering. He will be officially inducted at the 7th World Biomaterials Congress in May 2004.

IRV WEISSMAN, Karel and Avice Beekhuis Professor of Cancer Biology, is scheduled to receive the Alan Cranston Award from the Alliance for Aging Research on April 1. The award honors a longtime California Senator. (www.agingresearch.org)

MICHAEL LONGAKER was recently honored on becoming the Deane P. and Louise Mitchell Professor in the School of Medicine.

DAVID STEVENSON, Harold K. Faber Professor of Pediatrics, senior associate dean for academic affairs, and Director of the Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Services, has been elected vice president/ president elect of the American Pediatric Society. He will assume the role of president in 2005-2006. The American Pediatric Society, which was founded in 1888, is the oldest pediatric society in the United States.

EUGENE BUTCHER, professor of pathology, has been named the co-winner (with Tim Springer of Harvard) of the Crafoord Prize for his research on white blood cells. This award, named for Holger Crafoord, designer of the first artificial kidney, has been given annually since 1982 for scientific research in areas not recognized by the Nobel Prizes, including mathematics, astronomy and biosciences. King Carl XVI Gustaf will present the award Sept. 22 in Stockholm.

RICHARD BLAND, professor of pediatrics, received an honorary doctorate of medicine from the University of Uppsala, in Sweden in January.

DAVID GABA, professor of anesthesia, has been named the 2003 recipient of the Veterans Healthcare Administration's prestigious David M. Worthen Award for Academic Excellence. The honor recognizes the VA employee who has made a "major contribution of national significance toward education in the health professions."

IRA GLICK, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, has received a Fulbright Scholar Grant and is visiting the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India for seven months through July 2004.

PAUL FISHER has been promoted to associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences and of pediatrics and associate professor, by courtesy, of neurosurgery.

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