Chapter Awardees

Chapters honor Members, Fellows, and Masters of ACP who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, research, or service to their community, their chapter, and ACP. Awardees have a long history of excellence and peer approval in the specialty of Internal Medicine. In recognition of their outstanding service, these exceptional individuals received chapter awards in November and December 2010:

Air Force

Col. (ret) John E. McManigle, FACP, Rockville, Md., Laureate Award

Col. (ret) John R. Downs, FACP, San Antonio, Texas, Laureate Award

Lt. Col. Jeffrey S. La Rochelle, FACP, Montgomry Village, Md., Archie Hoffman Award

Army

William T. Browne, FACP, Minneapolis, Minn., Laureate Award

Michael A. Berry, FACP, Roanoke, Va., Laureate Award

Lt. Col. Michael J. Morris, FACP, San Antonio, Texas, Laureate Award

Stephen M. Salerno, FACP, Tacoma, Wash., Master Teacher Award

Christopher J. Lettieri, FACP, Alexandria, Va., Crosby Research Award

Maj. Patricia Short, FACP, Puyallup, Wash., Moser Award

Col. Donald “Skip” G. Mondragon, FACP, Evans, Ga., Operational Medicine Award

California Northern Region

Darin A. Latimore, MD, Fair Oaks, Volunteerism and Community Service Award

Toni J. Brayer, FACP, San Francisco, Volunteerism and Community Service Award

Stanley L. Schrier, FACP, Stanford, Laureate Award

Edward D. Harris Jr., MACP, Menlo Park, Laureate Award

District of Columbia

Andrew N. Umhau, FACP, Washington, D.C., John Maher Memorial Laureate Award

Joseph P. Swift, FACP, Chevy Chase, Md., Volunteerism and Community Service Award

Jeffrey S. La Rochelle, FACP, Montgomery Village, Md., Leadership Award

Matthew L. Mintz, FACP, Washington, D.C., Sol Katz Teaching Award

Dragica K. Mrkoci, FACP, Silver Spring, Md., Sol Katz Teaching Award

James T. Williams, FACP, Silver Spring, Md., Walter Lester Henry Jr. Memorial Award for a Lifetime of Excellent Teaching

Joseph Lindsay, Jr., FACP, Washington, D.C., Walter Lester Henry Jr. Memorial Award for a Lifetime of Excellent Teaching

Illinois

Gary M. Rull, FACP, Springfield, Laureate Award

Daniel F. Dilling, FACP, Maywood, Laureate Award

Indiana

Robert M. Lubitz, FACP, Indianapolis, Laureate Award

Jeffrey C. Darnell, FACP, Carmel, Laureate Award

Massachusetts

Guenter L. Spanknebel, MD, Sterling, Laureate Award

Oregon

Charles E. Hofmann, MACP, Baker City, Laureate Award

William C. Pierce, FACP, Salem, HP Lewis Service Award

Alan J. Hunter, MD, Portland, HP Lewis Teaching Award

Basil Pittenger, FACP, Coos Bay, Young Physician Award

Pennsylvania

Dennis Torretti, FACP, Danville, Laureate Award

Richard J. Baron, FACP, Philadelphia, Laureate Award

Texas

Eugene W. Stokes, FACP, San Angelo, Laureate Award

Don W. Powell, MACP, Galveston, Laureate Award

Mohamed M. Haq, FACP, Houston, Volunteerism and Community Service Award

Washington

John V. L. Sheffield, FACP, Seattle, Laureate Award