Board of Trustees
At the June Board meeting, proposals to restructure the Foundation Board and committees to provide streamlined efficiency and cost effectiveness were adopted. The following proposals were approved unanimously:
- The Board was reduced from 12 to 8 members.
- Board membership will include President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer, 3 Advisory Chairs, and one at-large member.
- Three “Advisory” Groups were established focusing on the following three areas: Awards/Scholarships, Research Fellowships, and Oral History Projects. These three areas will be the primary focus areas for the Foundation. The chair of each Advisory will serve as a member of the Board. Both Board members and non-board members are welcomed to serve as members of each Advisory.
- An Executive Director position was created.
Board Members
Barbara Atkinson, M.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor, University of Kansas Medical Center
Executive Dean, University of Kansas School of Medicine
President, FHWIM
Chris Crenner, M.D., Ph.D
Associate Professor and Chair of History and Philosophy of Medicine,
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Chair, FHWIM Oral History Committee
Gene Ann Polk, M.D. and Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D, M.P.H.
Christie Huddleston, M.D.
Immediate Past President, FHWIM
Gene-Ann Polk, M.D.
Professor, Emeritus, Clinical Pediatrics, Columbia University NYC
Secretary, FHWIM
Wilma Bulkin Siegel, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, Oncology
Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Chair, FHWIM Alma Dea Morani, M.D. Award Committee
Honorary Board of Trustees
Marina Angel, Esq.
Professor of Law
Temple University Law School
Mari Carmen Aponte, Esq.
Attorney at Law
Barbara Barlow, M.D., FACS
Director of Surgery, Columbia University
Director, Injury Free Coalition for Kids
Deborah Danoff, M.D., FRCPC, FACP
Director of Education
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Ellen R. Gritz, Ph.D
Professor and Chair of the Department of Behavioral Science
Olla S. Stribling Distinguished Chair for Cancer Research,
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Judith Leavitt, Ph.D.
Professor, History of Medicine
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Ellen More, Ph.D.
Prof. Institute of Medical Humanities
University of Texas Medical Branch
Antonia Novello, M.D., MPH, Ph.D.
Commissioner of Health
New York State Dept. of Health
Emeritus Members
Jeanne Cooper, M.D.
Nancy W. Dickey, M.D.
President & Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
A&M Systems Health Science Center
Texas A&M University
Louise Schnaufer, MD