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9 Med Alumni Elect Officers, Hear Aniyan IN THE TRADITION OF OSLER—Dr. W. C. Davison (left) watches new alumni president Dr. Jack McGovern plant ivy from the garden of the British medical educator Sir William Osier in a ceremony commemorating the link between the ideas of Dr. Osier and Dr. Davison. Markle Scholars Honor Dr. Stead Dr. Eugene A. Stead, former chairman of the Department of Medicine and Flo rence McAlister Professor of Medicine, has received the John M. Russell award given by the Markle Scholars for "an out standing contribution to academic med icine ..." The award, established in 1962 to honor the president of the John and Mary R. Markle Foundation for his con tribution to medicine through the Scho lars in Academic Medicine program, was presented to Dr. Stead at the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of Markle Scholars rec ently in Naples Beach, Fla. Dr. Stead has done extensive research in the field of cardiovascular disease and' founded the physician's assistant training program at Duke. He has been an adviser and participant in the administration of many national agencies and organizations. During the past year. Dr. Stead has been a Fellow of the Commonwealth Fund in New York. He will return to Duke later this month. Dr. John P. McGovern of Houston, Tex., who earned his M.D. at Duke in 1945, is the new president of the Duke Medical Alumni Association. Alumni selected him Nov. 8 during the annual Medical Alumni Weekend. Dr. Benjamin Vatz, '45, of Greensboro is the new vice president, and Dr. Jay M. Arena, '32, of Duke was re-elected sec- retary-treasurer. Elected to three-year terms on the Medical Alumni Council were: Dr. Bennie B. Dalton, '32, of Ashe- boro; Dr. Marvin S, Herrington, '37, of Norfolk, Va.; Dr. Joseph S. Hiatt Jr., '4(X of Southern Pines; Dr. John A. Yar borough, '44, of Maryville, Tenn.; Dr. Alpheus M. Covington, '50, of Rocking ham; Dr. Herbert T. Dukes, '55, of Pensacola, Fla.; Dr. George D. Wilbanks Jr., '56, of Duke; Dr. William B. Waddell, '62, of Galax, Va.; Dr. Robert E. Cline, '63, of Duke; and Dr. Rebecca Trent Kirkland, '68, of Houston. In his annual "State of the School" address. Dean William G. Aniyan told the Duke graduates that medical schools and teaching hospitals are facing serious fi nancial problems. "Twelve medical schools may have to close within the next year because of financial problems," Dr. Aniyan said, "and nationally we can't afford to close any medical schools." He appealed to the alumni for their help and influence in seeing that legis lators and others are made aware of THE CLARENCE E. GARDNER CLINIC THIS CLINIC HAS BEEN NAMED IN HONOR OF CLARENCE E. GARDNER. JR.. M. D. PROFESSOR OF SURGERY 1938 - 1960 AND CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT 1964 BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DUKE UNIVERSITY NOVEMBER 8, 1968 NEW SURGICAL O.P.C.—This plaque honoring Dr. Clarence E. Gardner, Jr. hangs in the new surgical outpatient clinic. The area was dedicated during Medical Alumni Weekend last month. ihe serious problems confronting medical schools and their hospitals and the need for establishment of more comprehensive health insurance programs. During the weekend events, the alumni sent a congratulatory telegram to presi dent-elect Richard M. Nixon, an alumnus of the Duke College of Law. Memorial Fund to Honor Hospital Auxiliary Founder Contributions already are being re ceived for the newly established Harriet Carter Memorial Fund. Mrs. Carter, wife of Dr. F. Bayard Carter, first chairman of Duke's depart ment of obstetrics and gynecology, died Oct. II. Through the Harriet Carter Memorial Fund, Mrs. Carter's friends are seeking to establish a permanent memorial in her name, and the memorial fund committee, headed by Miss Dottie Wilkinson, has suggestions under study. In 1950 Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Watt Eagle founded the-Duke Hospital Aux iliary and encouraged organization of similar groups in hospitals throughout North Carolina. Until her death, Mrs. Carter continued in active auxiliary lead ership roles and served as North Carolina advisory councilor for the American Hos pital Association. Mrs. James T. Cleland is secretary of' the memorial fund committee. Other members are Mrs. Gertrude Fields, Miss Lelia Clark, Mrs. Audrey Silberman, Miss Terry Horton, Mrs. E. P. Alyea, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Manchester, Mrs. Mary Semans, Chaplain Wesley Aitken and Dr. Walter Cherney.
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