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Society for adolescent medicine: A capsule history
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Society for Adolescent Medicine: A Capsule History EDIE MOORE AND RICHARD R. BROOKMAN, M.D., FSAM
1965: Prehistory of the Society for Adolescent Medicine: Dale Garell, Director of the Adolescent Medicine Program at Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, began publishing the Adolescent Medicine Newsletter as a semiannual forum and means of communication among adolescent clinics and physicians interested in adolescent medical care. The Department of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital of the District of Columbia sponsored a seminar on Adolescent Gynecology, the first opportunity for physicians interested in adolescent health to meet and share ideas and concerns. In Volume 1, Number 2, of the Newsletter, Dr. Garell questioned “whether or not adolescent medicine has reached sufficient impetus to direct its own future . . . to suggest the establishment of a national organization, an Adolescent Medical Society.” 1967: An ad hoc committee appointed at the March Washington, DC, Children’s Hospital Seminar, consisting of Dale Garell, Sherrel Hammar, Joseph Rauh, and Andrew Rigg, prepared a constitution for the establishment of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 1968: “On April 28, 1968, representatives of adolescent clinics throughout the United States and Canada met and unanimously agreed to the formation of a Society for Adolescent Medicine.” Officers elected included J. Roswell Gallagher of Yale as President, Felix Heald of George Washington University as Vice President, C. Andrew Rigg of Children’s Hospital of the District of Columbia as Treasurer, and Dale Garell of Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles as Executive Secretary. Members of the first Executive Council included Henry Cooper of the University of Colorado, Joseph Michelson of the Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn, and Joseph Rauh of the University of Cincinnati. The Adolescent Medicine Newsletter was officially recognized as a newsletter of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. All members of the Society were to receive the Newsletter. Dr. Gallagher served as the SAM President in 1968 and 1969. 1969: The Society for Adolescent Medicine was incorporated in the State of California on May 29, 1054-139X/98/$15.00 S1054-139X(98)00102-5
1969. The first SAM committees were formed and chairs appointed: Membership (Sherrel Hammar), Legislative (C. Andrew Rigg), Adolescents in Private Practice (Jerome T. Y. Shen), Adolescents in OutPatient Clinics (Martin Wolfish), Hospital PracticeBed Care (John Piel), and Prevention and Care of Injuries and Accidents (Allan J. Ryan). 1970: Original articles were added to the announcements, program reports, and resource listings in the Adolescent Medicine Newsletter. Felix Heald became President, serving in 1970 and 1971. 1972: Dale Garell became President in 1972. A year of firsts: The Executive Council held its first retreat, SAM held its first meeting in conjunction with the American Academy of Pediatrics in New York City, and SAM members voted to adopt the Society’s first position statement on reproductive health. 1973: The first scientific research paper presentations were given at the annual meeting in Chicago. William Daniel became President. 1974: Joseph Rauh became the fifth President of SAM. Primary areas of concern were more efficient office management, member involvement on committees, and publishing adolescent-oriented manuscripts, reviews, case reports, and committee reports. 1975: Under the Presidency of Joseph Rauh, the Executive Council decided the Society for Adolescent Medicine should have its own business office and staff, therefore no longer relying upon Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles for secretarial assistance. In January 1976, Edie Moore was hired as the Society’s Secretary. 1976: SAM functioned well under the guidance of its first international President, Martin Wolfish of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Through efforts of Former President William Daniel, SAM’s spring meeting was held in Point Clear, Alabama. 1977: The American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees confirmed on October 22, 1977, that Adolescent Medicine met the Association’s established criteria for specialty designation in the AMA Physician Masterfile. Under the capable lead-
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ership of President Adele Hofmann, emphasis was placed on establishing liaison with other national organizations including the Ambulatory Pediatric Association and the American College of Physicians. Committees were charged with investigating the need for and developing numerous position papers. The Gallagher Lectures were established and became the focal point of the annual meeting. To assist in leadership continuity, the Past Presidents’ Council was established to study key issues and advise the Executive Council. 1978: Verdain Barnes became President and guided the Society into new areas of growth and development. The Society was approved by the Liaison Committee on Continuing Medical Education (later to become known as the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education) to provide CME credit to SAM meeting attendees. The California State Board of Registered Nursing approved the Society’s application to sponsor Continuing Education Courses for nurses. SAM membership approved constitutionally expanding the Executive Council to include positions for a Director of Publications (Richard Brookman), a Director of Programs (Marianne Felice), and combining the ExecutiveSecretary and Treasurer positions into one, as well as making the Vice President the President-Elect. 1979: Stanford Friedman became President and led a Retreat in Washington, DC, in which a new direction and emphasis for SAM was spelled out with due consideration to the needs of private practitioners and academicians. A Focus Statement was created and included on the Society’s letterhead: The major focus of the Society for Adolescent Medicine is to promote the development, synthesis, and dissemination of scientific and scholarly knowledge unique to the developmental and health care needs of adolescents. Sam Yancy became the first Executive Secretary-Treasurer and Edie Moore was promoted to Business Manager. The Newsletter was discontinued. The Executive Council decided that the Society should have an official journal. Verdain Barnes was recommended by a search committee and asked to be the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Adolescent Health Care. Elsevier-North Holland Publishing Company was selected as the publisher. 1980: Richard MacKenzie became President of SAM, and under his tutelage academic physicians, practicing physicians, and allied health professionals were challenged to identify each of their needs and to develop a means to assist each other as SAM worked toward promoting an increased visibility for adolescent health care. 1980 saw the inaugural issue
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Table 1. Outstanding Achievement in Adolescent Medicine Recipients: 1981—Adele D. Hofmann, M.D. 1982—William A. Long, Jr., M.D. 1983—Hilary E.C. Millar, M.D. 1985—Michael I. Cohen, M.D. 1986 —Felix P. Heald, M.D. 1987—H. Verdain Barnes, M.D. 1988 —William A. Daniel, Jr., M.D. 1989 —Elizabeth R. McAnarney, M.D. 1990 —Hania W. Ris, M.D. 1991—Joseph L. Rauh, M.D. 1992—Iris F. Litt, M.D. 1993—Robert W. Blum, M.D., Ph.D. 1994 —Joe M. Sanders, Jr., M.D. 1995—Stanford B. Friedman, M.D. 1996 —George D. Comerci, M.D. 1997—James J. Papai, MPH 1998 —Richard G. MacKenzie, M.D.
of the Journal of Adolescent Health Care. The Society became one of 15 member organizations of the American College of Physicians Council of Medical Societies. The first organizational Procedures Manual was developed. It was decided to have single annual meetings as of 1980. 1981: Sherrel Hammar became President of the Society. SAM held a national search for a SAM logo. The Journal of Adolescent Health Care was accepted for inclusion by Index Medicus. Adele Hofmann was the recipient of the first Outstanding Achievement in Adolescent Medicine Award (Table 1). 1982: Iris Litt became President of SAM and artfully guided the membership step by step through criteria for a new membership designation, Fellow Status (FSAM), during the annual business meeting in New York City. The Membership Committee was charged with studying ways to attract new members, while the Past Presidents’ Council was charged to look at manpower needs within adolescent medicine for the Year 2000. Local interest in adolescent health became more active, with eight areas having petitioned the Executive Council to be recognized as regional chapters of SAM. 1983: Marianne Felice took the helm (Presidency) of the “Good Ship SAM” and SAM celebrated its 15th birthday with a dinner-dance in San Francisco in conjunction with its annual meeting. The Executive Council invited the regional chapter presidents to elect a representative to attend Council meetings. 1984: Richard C. Brown became the Executive Secretary-Treasurer. There was no annual meeting held in 1984, as SAM moved its annual meeting from
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Table 2. SAM/Wyeth-Ayerst Visiting Professor Adolescent Medicine
Table 3. Millar Award for Innovative Approaches to Adolescent Health Care
Recipients:
Recipients:
1987—H. Verdain Barnes, M.D. 1988 —Richard G. MacKenzie, M.D. 1989 —Elizabeth McAnarney, M.D. 1990 —Iris F. Litt, M.D. 1991—George D. Comerci, M.D. 1992—Charles Irwin, Jr., M.D. 1993—Robert Blum, M.D. Ph.D. 1994 —S. Kenneth Schonberg, M.D. 1995—S. Jean Emans, M.D. 1996 —Renee R. Jenkins, M.D. 1997—Andrea M. Marks, M.D. 1998 —Gail B. Slap, M.D. 1999 —Lawrence S. Neinstein, M.D.
1986 —Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for its 20 High-Risk Youth Projects 1987—The Door 1988 —Alan Guttmacher Institute 1989 —World Health Organization for its Adolescent Initiative 1990 —Children’s Defense Fund for its Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program 1991—National Center for Youth Law 1992—Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for its School-Based Adolescent Health Care Program 1993—Pan American Health Organization for its Adolescent Health Program 1994 —American Medical Association Department of Adolescent Health 1995—Carnegie Corporation of New York for its Council on Adolescent Development 1996 —Bridge Over Troubled Waters 1997—Maternal and Child Health Bureau 1998 —Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
fall to spring. Because of this, the presidential “year” was from October 1983 until March 1985. President Elizabeth McAnarney led a SAM retreat in Dallas, Texas, to discuss challenges facing the membership, the most critical being the primary focus of the Society and its continued growth and development. The Society purchased its first word processor, moving into the area of automated office equipment. Edward Gotlieb was elected by the regional chapter presidents to attend Council meetings. 1985: The Society for Adolescent Medicine submitted to the Division of Maternal and Child Health a grant proposal developed in conjunction with the University of Minnesota entitled, “A Proposal to Establish a National Center to Assist Those Who Work With Youth With Disabilities in Transition to Adulthood.” Project Directors were Robert Blum and Elizabeth McAnarney. The grant proposal was funded as the National Center for Youth with Disabilities (NCYD) and was run from the University of Minnesota until funding was eliminated in 1994. Sam Yancy became President and guided the Society into an agreement with Wyeth Laboratories to financially support the Visiting Professorship in Adolescent Medicine (Table 2). Because of expanded responsibilities, Edie Moore was promoted to Administrative Director. 1986: Ronald Shenker became President as SAM moved into another phase of its growth and development. After 10 years of occupying a bedroom and garage space in the Moore family home as an office, SAM moved into its own office in Granada Hills, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. SAM expanded its staff to two, with Kathie Reardon becoming SAM Secretary. Regional chapters continued to grow and SAM continued liaison efforts with other national
organizations, being represented on key national councils. SAM and the Division of Maternal and Child Health sponsored an invitational conference on the Health Futures of Adolescents in April in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Hilary E.C. Millar Award for Innovative Approaches to Adolescent Health Care was instituted (Table 3). Committees were established to address fellowship standards and feasibility of subspecialty boards in adolescent medicine. 1987: Joe Sanders became SAM’s 17th President. The Society offered professional commercial exhibits during the annual meeting in Seattle, Washington. The “Youth in Transition Project” was developed within NCYD. A 1-day workshop sponsored by the Project was planned for the 1988 annual meeting in New York. To keep pace with organizational growth, the procedures manual was updated. 1988: Kenneth Schonberg became President. Immediately following the Society’s annual meeting in New York City, SAM cosponsored a national invitational conference on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Adolescents along with Georgetown University Child Development Center, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and Resources Development, and the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development.
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1989: Renee Jenkins became President. As a follow-up to the invitational conference on AIDS in Adolescents in 1988, SAM along with NIDA and NICHD planned six regional conferences on Youth and AIDS. Sandy Hoops was followed by Suzanne Riggs as Regional Chapter Representative. The Public Relations Committee proposal for a new logo for the organization incorporating “SAM” and the organization’s name was unanimously accepted by the Executive Council. Susan Jay became Executive Secretary-Treasurer, serving in this capacity until 1994. Verdain Barnes stepped down as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Adolescent Health Care. 1990: Richard Brown became President. Effective January 1, Iris Litt became the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Adolescent Health Care. The business office was moved from Southern California to the Midwest. At the request of the membership, the SAM Newsletter was reinstituted; Edward McCabe became its editor. Revision of criteria for Fellow Status was restudied. It was agreed that FSAM connotes interest and commitment, while board subcertification would reflect expertise. FSAM offered an avenue to those in adolescent health who would not wish to take, or would not be eligible to sit for, a subboard certifying exam. 1991: The Journal became known as the Journal of Adolescent Health. Under the capable leadership of President Robert Blum, the Society joined with other major national organizations appealing to Congress not to enact the “Gag Rule.” SAM began a major review of its own organizational processes and procedures including expanding and broadening its membership base, articulating its mission and strengthening advocacy components, clarifying the relationship between regional chapters and SAM itself, and developing an expanded capacity to meet more organizational demands within the central office. The SAM membership was surveyed as well as member and nonmember regional chapter participants. Rinda Knifong became the SAM Secretary. SAM entered into a contract with Management Cornerstones to address organizational issues affecting the Society. 1992: Karen Hein became President as Management Cornerstones concluded their study of SAM by recommending detailed work plans and providing SAM with a handbook on fundraising, an employee manual, and an organizational chart dividing major SAM responsibilities among the four officers. This proposal was activated, but later dropped in favor of a more involved executive committee. The Executive Council was renamed the Board of Directors to
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affirm its responsibility for the organization. With membership approval, the Society’s Mission became: The Society for Adolescent Medicine is a multidisciplinary organization committed to improving the physical and psychosocial health and well-being of all adolescents. The membership also approved that SAM goals shall be: (a) to promote and foster access to quality healthrelated services for all adolescents; (b) to promote the availability of special training related to adolescent health for all appropriate professionals; (c) to promote excellence in research related to the health of adolescents and to disseminate the results of such research; (d) to promote public and professional awareness of the health-related needs of adolescents and of strategies to address those needs; and (e) to promote communication and collaboration among professionals of all disciplines involved in issues related to adolescent health. The Board of Directors voted to classify SAM as a North American organization with membership open to health providers throughout the world. 1993: In March 1993, SAM received a $23,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to study the feasibility of creating guidelines for institutional review boards covering adolescent research issues. SAM celebrated its 25th anniversary in Chicago, Illinois. President Lonnie Zeltzer expanded the roles of Joseph Rauh and Felix Heald to overview the Society’s organizational structure and study the feasibility of an executive director for SAM. John Kulig was named Executive Secretary-Treasurer. Rinda Knifong’s responsibilities were realigned and she became the Administrative Assistant. SAM continued to stress greater visibility through efforts made by the Membership Committee and Public Relations Committee. During the fall, SAM held a mini-retreat to receive and discuss the Managerial Reorganization Report prepared by Dr. Heald and Dr. Rauh. The Board voted to explore moving the office to Washington, DC, because of its strategic location and the need for SAM to be actively involved in adolescent advocacy issues. Following a subsequent feasibility study, it was decided not to move the office from the Midwest at this time. 1994: The Society for Adolescent Medicine offered with the American Academy of Pediatrics a joint review course in adolescent medicine prior to the American Board of Pediatrics and American Board of Internal Medicine certifying exam in Adolescent Medicine. The Board of Directors and Sam Yancy (invited guest) convened in the fall for a lengthy retreat led by President Richard Brookman. Topics addressed included SAM’s name, mission, goals,
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activities; democratic process and governance; membership; workforce; continuing education; research; liaison; advocacy; position papers, regional chapters; revenue; and a business plan. SAM was awarded a $24,000 Maternal Child Health Bureau youth journalism grant, in conjunction with Dr. Zeltzer’s office at UCLA. Journalism students attended the SAM spring meeting resulting in several informational pieces published in the Newsletter. Elisabeth Stafford became Editor of the Newsletter. 1995: As SAM is a multidisciplinary organization, 1995 was a banner year in that its President for the first time in its 27-year history was a nonphysician, sociologist Robert DuRant. The 1995 annual meeting was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, in combination with the International Association for Adolescent Health; this joint effort was entitled the Sixth International Congress on Adolescent Health and Youth Health Assembly. The November 1995 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health documented the culmination of a 2-year project on adolescents and research. 1996: In March 1996, the Society realized the ultimate national status by being invited to the White House as an organization that supported President Clinton’s plan to address tobacco use by children and adolescents. SAM was represented by Robert DuRant and Gail Slap, the 1997 President of SAM along with Co-chairs of the Advocacy Committee Renee Jenkins and Jonathan Klein. Under the leadership of Aric Schichor, SAM created a home page on the World Wide Web and signed onto the University of Connecticut LISTSERV. The business office went
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on-line with e-mail address boxes and obtained more sophisticated computers and advanced software packages. One of Dr. Slap’s goals for her presidential year was supporting and encouraging young health providers to enter adolescent medicine/adolescent health. 1997: An invitational reception during the annual meeting in honor of adolescent health professionals in training was received favorably. SAM expanded its office staff to three, with Mary Camper becoming the SAM Secretary. Arthur Elster became President. The Society again participated with the AAP offering a joint review course in adolescent medicine prior to the ABP/ABIM certifying exam in Adolescent Medicine. SAM entered into a 5-year project with the American Medical Association Department of Adolescent Health as part of their cooperative agreement with the federal Office of Adolescent Health to develop and enhance state policy initiatives regarding adolescent health issues. Debra Katzman became Editor of the Newsletter. For a second time within an 18-month period, SAM was invited to a White House Conference, this time being represented by Hoover Adger, Mark Werner, Robert DuRant, and Martin Fisher. The session was entitled “Core Competencies: Involvement of Health Care Providers in the Care of Children and Adolescents in Families Affected by Substance Abuse.” Decisions were made to house SAM archives at the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Pediatric History Center and to develop a commemorative issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health documenting the Society’s growth and development during the past 30 years.
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Officers and Executive Council/Board of Directors Members Year
President
President-Elect
Executive Secretary
Treasurer
1968 –70
J. Roswell Gallagher
Felix P. Heald
Dale C. Garell
C. Andrew Rigg
1970 –72 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74
Felix P. Heald
Thomas Shaffer
Dale C. Garell
Marjorie McKusick
Dale C. Garell William A. Daniel, Jr.
William A. Daniel, Jr. Joseph L. Rauh
Sherrel L. Hammar Sherrel L. Hammar
Marjorie McKusick Jerome T. Y. Shen
1974 –75
Joseph L. Rauh
Martin G. Wolfish
Richard G. MacKenzie
Jerome T. Y. Shen
1976
Martin G. Wolfish
Adele D. Hofmann
Richard G. MacKenzie
George M. Bright
1977
Adele D. Hofmann
H. Verdain Barnes
Richard G. MacKenzie
George M. Bright
1978
H. Verdain Barnes
Stanford B. Friedman
Richard G. MacKenzie
Elizabeth McAnarney
1979
Stanford B. Friedman
Richard G. MacKenzie
W. Sam Yancy
1980
Richard G. MacKenzie
Sherrel L. Hammar
W. Sam Yancy
1981
Sherrel L. Hammar
Iris F. Litt
W. Sam Yancy
1982
Iris F. Litt
Marianne E. Felice
W. Sam Yancy
1983
Marianne E. Felice
Elizabeth McAnarney
W. Sam Yancy
1984 – 85
Elizabeth McAnarney
W. Sam Yancy
Richard C. Brown
1985– 86
W. Sam Yancy
I. Ronald Shenker
Richard C. Brown
1986 – 87
I. Ronald Shenker
Joe M. Sanders, Jr.
Richard C. Brown
1987– 88
Joe M. Sanders, Jr.
S. Kenneth Schonberg
Richard C. Brown
1988 – 89
S. Kenneth Schonberg
Renee R. Jenkins
Richard C. Brown
1989 –90
Renee R. Jenkins
Richard C. Brown
M. Susan Jay
1990 –91
Richard C. Brown
Robert W. Blum
M. Susan Jay
1991–92
Robert W. Blum
Karen K. Hein
M. Susan Jay
1992–93
Karen K. Hein
Lonnie K. Zeltzer
M. Susan Jay
1993–94
Lonnie K. Zeltzer
Richard R. Brookman
M. Susan Jay
1994 –95
Richard R. Brookman
Robert DuRant*
John W. Kulig
1995–96
Robert DuRant*
Gail B. Slap
John W. Kulig
1996 –97
Gail B. Slap
Arthur B. Elster
John W. Kulig
1997–98
Arthur B. Elster
Martin M. Fisher
John W. Kulig
1998 –99
Martin M. Fisher
Lawrence S. Neinstein
John W. Kulig
Council Members Board Members† Henry Cooper Joseph Michelson Joseph L. Rauh Adele Hofmann Michael I. Cohen Martin G. Wolfish Standford B. Friedman Wiliam A. Long, Jr. Elizabeth McAnarney Morris A. Wessel I. Ronald Shenker John J. Piel George P. Rizzone Natalia M. Tanner C. Andrew Rigg Stanley Werner Jacqueline Ficht* Thomas B. Zerfoss, Jr. John C. Edlin Robert J. Latta Richard C Brown S. Kenneth Schonberg Thomas A. Maschhoff* Joe M. Sanders, Jr. Renee R. Jenkins Paschal J. LaRuffa John W. Kulig Sheridan A. Phillips* Karen Hein David E. Suttle Robert W. Blum Charles E. Irwin, Jr. Robert T. Brown Lonnie K. Zeltzer Drew Alexander Trina M. Anglin Robert DuRant* Arthur B. Elster Richard R. Brookman Donald P. Orr Lawrence S. Neinstein Gail B. Slap Tomas Silber Roger S. Tonkin Richard Kreipe Manuel Schydlower James A. Farrow Susan G. Millstein* S. Jean Emans Albert Hergenroeder T. Jann Caison-Sorey Lawrence D’Angelo Linda Bearinger* Robert M. Lehman Susan M. Coupey J. Dennis Fortenberry Andrea Marks Aric Schichor
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Newsletter Editor or Journal of Adolescent Health (Care)
1968 –70
Dale C. Garell
1970 –72 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974 –75 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 – 85 1985– 86 1986 – 87 1987– 88 1988 – 89 1989 –90 1990 –91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994 –95 1995–96 1996 –97 1997–98 1998 –99
Dale C. Garell Dale C. Garell Joseph L. Rauh Gloria F. Castle Gloria F. Castle Gloria F. Castle S. Kenneth Schonberg S. Kenneth Schonberg S. Kenneth Schonberg H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt
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Director of Programs
Director of Publications
Marianne E. Felice Marianne E. Felice Marianne E. Felice Marianne E. Felice Lonnie K. Zeltzer Lonnie K. Zeltzer Lonnie K. Zeltzer Lonnie K. Zeltzer Lonnie K. Zeltzer Robert W. Blum Andrea M. Marks Andrea M. Marks David W. Kaplan David W. Kaplan Trina M. Anglin Trina M. Anglin Martin M. Fisher Martin M. Fisher Walter D. Rosenfeld Walter D. Rosenfeld Howard H. Schubiner
Richard R. Brookman Richard R. Brookman Richard R. Brookman Richard R. Brookman Richard R. Brookman Richard R. Brookman Richard R. Brookman (Open) (Open) Donald Greydanus Donald Greydanus Donald Greydanus Donald Greydanus Donald Greydanus Donald Greydanus Samuel LeBaron Vaughn I. Rickert* Vaughn I. Rickert* Vaughn I. Rickert* Vaughn I. Rickert* Vaughn I. Rickert*
Past Presidents’ Council Representative
Regional Chapter Representative
Dale C. Garell Dale C. Garell Sherrel L. Hammar Sherrel L. Hammar Richard C. Brown Richard C. Brown Richard G. MacKenzie Richard G. MacKenzie
Edward M. Gotlieb Edward M. Gotlieb Sandy Hoops* Sandy Hoops* Suzanne Riggs Suzanne Riggs Suzanne Riggs Suzanne Riggs Suzanne Riggs Suzanne Riggs Barbara Cromer Barbara Cromer Barbara Cromer Charles Wibbelsman Charles Wibbelsman
* Nonphysician. † Executive Council/Board of Director members at large serve 3-year terms and are listed beginning with their first year. ‡ During early years, the Newsletter editor was a member of the Executive Council; when the Journal of Adolescent Health (Care) was established, the editor-in-chief became a member of the Executive Council/Board of Directors. When the Newsletter was reactivated in 1990, Newsletter editors (Edward McCabe, Elisabeth Stafford, and Debra Katzman) did not hold a seat on the Executive Council/Board of Directors.
Society for Adolescent Medicine: A Capsule History EDIE MOORE AND RICHARD R. BROOKMAN, M.D., FSAM
1965: Prehistory of the Society for Adolescent Medicine: Dale Garell, Director of the Adolescent Medicine Program at Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, began publishing the Adolescent Medicine Newsletter as a semiannual forum and means of communication among adolescent clinics and physicians interested in adolescent medical care. The Department of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital of the District of Columbia sponsored a seminar on Adolescent Gynecology, the first opportunity for physicians interested in adolescent health to meet and share ideas and concerns. In Volume 1, Number 2, of the Newsletter, Dr. Garell questioned “whether or not adolescent medicine has reached sufficient impetus to direct its own future . . . to suggest the establishment of a national organization, an Adolescent Medical Society.” 1967: An ad hoc committee appointed at the March Washington, DC, Children’s Hospital Seminar, consisting of Dale Garell, Sherrel Hammar, Joseph Rauh, and Andrew Rigg, prepared a constitution for the establishment of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 1968: “On April 28, 1968, representatives of adolescent clinics throughout the United States and Canada met and unanimously agreed to the formation of a Society for Adolescent Medicine.” Officers elected included J. Roswell Gallagher of Yale as President, Felix Heald of George Washington University as Vice President, C. Andrew Rigg of Children’s Hospital of the District of Columbia as Treasurer, and Dale Garell of Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles as Executive Secretary. Members of the first Executive Council included Henry Cooper of the University of Colorado, Joseph Michelson of the Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn, and Joseph Rauh of the University of Cincinnati. The Adolescent Medicine Newsletter was officially recognized as a newsletter of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. All members of the Society were to receive the Newsletter. Dr. Gallagher served as the SAM President in 1968 and 1969. 1969: The Society for Adolescent Medicine was incorporated in the State of California on May 29, 1054-139X/98/$15.00 S1054-139X(98)00102-5
1969. The first SAM committees were formed and chairs appointed: Membership (Sherrel Hammar), Legislative (C. Andrew Rigg), Adolescents in Private Practice (Jerome T. Y. Shen), Adolescents in OutPatient Clinics (Martin Wolfish), Hospital PracticeBed Care (John Piel), and Prevention and Care of Injuries and Accidents (Allan J. Ryan). 1970: Original articles were added to the announcements, program reports, and resource listings in the Adolescent Medicine Newsletter. Felix Heald became President, serving in 1970 and 1971. 1972: Dale Garell became President in 1972. A year of firsts: The Executive Council held its first retreat, SAM held its first meeting in conjunction with the American Academy of Pediatrics in New York City, and SAM members voted to adopt the Society’s first position statement on reproductive health. 1973: The first scientific research paper presentations were given at the annual meeting in Chicago. William Daniel became President. 1974: Joseph Rauh became the fifth President of SAM. Primary areas of concern were more efficient office management, member involvement on committees, and publishing adolescent-oriented manuscripts, reviews, case reports, and committee reports. 1975: Under the Presidency of Joseph Rauh, the Executive Council decided the Society for Adolescent Medicine should have its own business office and staff, therefore no longer relying upon Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles for secretarial assistance. In January 1976, Edie Moore was hired as the Society’s Secretary. 1976: SAM functioned well under the guidance of its first international President, Martin Wolfish of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Through efforts of Former President William Daniel, SAM’s spring meeting was held in Point Clear, Alabama. 1977: The American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees confirmed on October 22, 1977, that Adolescent Medicine met the Association’s established criteria for specialty designation in the AMA Physician Masterfile. Under the capable lead-
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ership of President Adele Hofmann, emphasis was placed on establishing liaison with other national organizations including the Ambulatory Pediatric Association and the American College of Physicians. Committees were charged with investigating the need for and developing numerous position papers. The Gallagher Lectures were established and became the focal point of the annual meeting. To assist in leadership continuity, the Past Presidents’ Council was established to study key issues and advise the Executive Council. 1978: Verdain Barnes became President and guided the Society into new areas of growth and development. The Society was approved by the Liaison Committee on Continuing Medical Education (later to become known as the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education) to provide CME credit to SAM meeting attendees. The California State Board of Registered Nursing approved the Society’s application to sponsor Continuing Education Courses for nurses. SAM membership approved constitutionally expanding the Executive Council to include positions for a Director of Publications (Richard Brookman), a Director of Programs (Marianne Felice), and combining the ExecutiveSecretary and Treasurer positions into one, as well as making the Vice President the President-Elect. 1979: Stanford Friedman became President and led a Retreat in Washington, DC, in which a new direction and emphasis for SAM was spelled out with due consideration to the needs of private practitioners and academicians. A Focus Statement was created and included on the Society’s letterhead: The major focus of the Society for Adolescent Medicine is to promote the development, synthesis, and dissemination of scientific and scholarly knowledge unique to the developmental and health care needs of adolescents. Sam Yancy became the first Executive Secretary-Treasurer and Edie Moore was promoted to Business Manager. The Newsletter was discontinued. The Executive Council decided that the Society should have an official journal. Verdain Barnes was recommended by a search committee and asked to be the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Adolescent Health Care. Elsevier-North Holland Publishing Company was selected as the publisher. 1980: Richard MacKenzie became President of SAM, and under his tutelage academic physicians, practicing physicians, and allied health professionals were challenged to identify each of their needs and to develop a means to assist each other as SAM worked toward promoting an increased visibility for adolescent health care. 1980 saw the inaugural issue
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Table 1. Outstanding Achievement in Adolescent Medicine Recipients: 1981—Adele D. Hofmann, M.D. 1982—William A. Long, Jr., M.D. 1983—Hilary E.C. Millar, M.D. 1985—Michael I. Cohen, M.D. 1986 —Felix P. Heald, M.D. 1987—H. Verdain Barnes, M.D. 1988 —William A. Daniel, Jr., M.D. 1989 —Elizabeth R. McAnarney, M.D. 1990 —Hania W. Ris, M.D. 1991—Joseph L. Rauh, M.D. 1992—Iris F. Litt, M.D. 1993—Robert W. Blum, M.D., Ph.D. 1994 —Joe M. Sanders, Jr., M.D. 1995—Stanford B. Friedman, M.D. 1996 —George D. Comerci, M.D. 1997—James J. Papai, MPH 1998 —Richard G. MacKenzie, M.D.
of the Journal of Adolescent Health Care. The Society became one of 15 member organizations of the American College of Physicians Council of Medical Societies. The first organizational Procedures Manual was developed. It was decided to have single annual meetings as of 1980. 1981: Sherrel Hammar became President of the Society. SAM held a national search for a SAM logo. The Journal of Adolescent Health Care was accepted for inclusion by Index Medicus. Adele Hofmann was the recipient of the first Outstanding Achievement in Adolescent Medicine Award (Table 1). 1982: Iris Litt became President of SAM and artfully guided the membership step by step through criteria for a new membership designation, Fellow Status (FSAM), during the annual business meeting in New York City. The Membership Committee was charged with studying ways to attract new members, while the Past Presidents’ Council was charged to look at manpower needs within adolescent medicine for the Year 2000. Local interest in adolescent health became more active, with eight areas having petitioned the Executive Council to be recognized as regional chapters of SAM. 1983: Marianne Felice took the helm (Presidency) of the “Good Ship SAM” and SAM celebrated its 15th birthday with a dinner-dance in San Francisco in conjunction with its annual meeting. The Executive Council invited the regional chapter presidents to elect a representative to attend Council meetings. 1984: Richard C. Brown became the Executive Secretary-Treasurer. There was no annual meeting held in 1984, as SAM moved its annual meeting from
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Table 2. SAM/Wyeth-Ayerst Visiting Professor Adolescent Medicine
Table 3. Millar Award for Innovative Approaches to Adolescent Health Care
Recipients:
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1987—H. Verdain Barnes, M.D. 1988 —Richard G. MacKenzie, M.D. 1989 —Elizabeth McAnarney, M.D. 1990 —Iris F. Litt, M.D. 1991—George D. Comerci, M.D. 1992—Charles Irwin, Jr., M.D. 1993—Robert Blum, M.D. Ph.D. 1994 —S. Kenneth Schonberg, M.D. 1995—S. Jean Emans, M.D. 1996 —Renee R. Jenkins, M.D. 1997—Andrea M. Marks, M.D. 1998 —Gail B. Slap, M.D. 1999 —Lawrence S. Neinstein, M.D.
1986 —Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for its 20 High-Risk Youth Projects 1987—The Door 1988 —Alan Guttmacher Institute 1989 —World Health Organization for its Adolescent Initiative 1990 —Children’s Defense Fund for its Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program 1991—National Center for Youth Law 1992—Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for its School-Based Adolescent Health Care Program 1993—Pan American Health Organization for its Adolescent Health Program 1994 —American Medical Association Department of Adolescent Health 1995—Carnegie Corporation of New York for its Council on Adolescent Development 1996 —Bridge Over Troubled Waters 1997—Maternal and Child Health Bureau 1998 —Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
fall to spring. Because of this, the presidential “year” was from October 1983 until March 1985. President Elizabeth McAnarney led a SAM retreat in Dallas, Texas, to discuss challenges facing the membership, the most critical being the primary focus of the Society and its continued growth and development. The Society purchased its first word processor, moving into the area of automated office equipment. Edward Gotlieb was elected by the regional chapter presidents to attend Council meetings. 1985: The Society for Adolescent Medicine submitted to the Division of Maternal and Child Health a grant proposal developed in conjunction with the University of Minnesota entitled, “A Proposal to Establish a National Center to Assist Those Who Work With Youth With Disabilities in Transition to Adulthood.” Project Directors were Robert Blum and Elizabeth McAnarney. The grant proposal was funded as the National Center for Youth with Disabilities (NCYD) and was run from the University of Minnesota until funding was eliminated in 1994. Sam Yancy became President and guided the Society into an agreement with Wyeth Laboratories to financially support the Visiting Professorship in Adolescent Medicine (Table 2). Because of expanded responsibilities, Edie Moore was promoted to Administrative Director. 1986: Ronald Shenker became President as SAM moved into another phase of its growth and development. After 10 years of occupying a bedroom and garage space in the Moore family home as an office, SAM moved into its own office in Granada Hills, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. SAM expanded its staff to two, with Kathie Reardon becoming SAM Secretary. Regional chapters continued to grow and SAM continued liaison efforts with other national
organizations, being represented on key national councils. SAM and the Division of Maternal and Child Health sponsored an invitational conference on the Health Futures of Adolescents in April in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Hilary E.C. Millar Award for Innovative Approaches to Adolescent Health Care was instituted (Table 3). Committees were established to address fellowship standards and feasibility of subspecialty boards in adolescent medicine. 1987: Joe Sanders became SAM’s 17th President. The Society offered professional commercial exhibits during the annual meeting in Seattle, Washington. The “Youth in Transition Project” was developed within NCYD. A 1-day workshop sponsored by the Project was planned for the 1988 annual meeting in New York. To keep pace with organizational growth, the procedures manual was updated. 1988: Kenneth Schonberg became President. Immediately following the Society’s annual meeting in New York City, SAM cosponsored a national invitational conference on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Adolescents along with Georgetown University Child Development Center, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and Resources Development, and the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development.
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1989: Renee Jenkins became President. As a follow-up to the invitational conference on AIDS in Adolescents in 1988, SAM along with NIDA and NICHD planned six regional conferences on Youth and AIDS. Sandy Hoops was followed by Suzanne Riggs as Regional Chapter Representative. The Public Relations Committee proposal for a new logo for the organization incorporating “SAM” and the organization’s name was unanimously accepted by the Executive Council. Susan Jay became Executive Secretary-Treasurer, serving in this capacity until 1994. Verdain Barnes stepped down as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Adolescent Health Care. 1990: Richard Brown became President. Effective January 1, Iris Litt became the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Adolescent Health Care. The business office was moved from Southern California to the Midwest. At the request of the membership, the SAM Newsletter was reinstituted; Edward McCabe became its editor. Revision of criteria for Fellow Status was restudied. It was agreed that FSAM connotes interest and commitment, while board subcertification would reflect expertise. FSAM offered an avenue to those in adolescent health who would not wish to take, or would not be eligible to sit for, a subboard certifying exam. 1991: The Journal became known as the Journal of Adolescent Health. Under the capable leadership of President Robert Blum, the Society joined with other major national organizations appealing to Congress not to enact the “Gag Rule.” SAM began a major review of its own organizational processes and procedures including expanding and broadening its membership base, articulating its mission and strengthening advocacy components, clarifying the relationship between regional chapters and SAM itself, and developing an expanded capacity to meet more organizational demands within the central office. The SAM membership was surveyed as well as member and nonmember regional chapter participants. Rinda Knifong became the SAM Secretary. SAM entered into a contract with Management Cornerstones to address organizational issues affecting the Society. 1992: Karen Hein became President as Management Cornerstones concluded their study of SAM by recommending detailed work plans and providing SAM with a handbook on fundraising, an employee manual, and an organizational chart dividing major SAM responsibilities among the four officers. This proposal was activated, but later dropped in favor of a more involved executive committee. The Executive Council was renamed the Board of Directors to
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affirm its responsibility for the organization. With membership approval, the Society’s Mission became: The Society for Adolescent Medicine is a multidisciplinary organization committed to improving the physical and psychosocial health and well-being of all adolescents. The membership also approved that SAM goals shall be: (a) to promote and foster access to quality healthrelated services for all adolescents; (b) to promote the availability of special training related to adolescent health for all appropriate professionals; (c) to promote excellence in research related to the health of adolescents and to disseminate the results of such research; (d) to promote public and professional awareness of the health-related needs of adolescents and of strategies to address those needs; and (e) to promote communication and collaboration among professionals of all disciplines involved in issues related to adolescent health. The Board of Directors voted to classify SAM as a North American organization with membership open to health providers throughout the world. 1993: In March 1993, SAM received a $23,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to study the feasibility of creating guidelines for institutional review boards covering adolescent research issues. SAM celebrated its 25th anniversary in Chicago, Illinois. President Lonnie Zeltzer expanded the roles of Joseph Rauh and Felix Heald to overview the Society’s organizational structure and study the feasibility of an executive director for SAM. John Kulig was named Executive Secretary-Treasurer. Rinda Knifong’s responsibilities were realigned and she became the Administrative Assistant. SAM continued to stress greater visibility through efforts made by the Membership Committee and Public Relations Committee. During the fall, SAM held a mini-retreat to receive and discuss the Managerial Reorganization Report prepared by Dr. Heald and Dr. Rauh. The Board voted to explore moving the office to Washington, DC, because of its strategic location and the need for SAM to be actively involved in adolescent advocacy issues. Following a subsequent feasibility study, it was decided not to move the office from the Midwest at this time. 1994: The Society for Adolescent Medicine offered with the American Academy of Pediatrics a joint review course in adolescent medicine prior to the American Board of Pediatrics and American Board of Internal Medicine certifying exam in Adolescent Medicine. The Board of Directors and Sam Yancy (invited guest) convened in the fall for a lengthy retreat led by President Richard Brookman. Topics addressed included SAM’s name, mission, goals,
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activities; democratic process and governance; membership; workforce; continuing education; research; liaison; advocacy; position papers, regional chapters; revenue; and a business plan. SAM was awarded a $24,000 Maternal Child Health Bureau youth journalism grant, in conjunction with Dr. Zeltzer’s office at UCLA. Journalism students attended the SAM spring meeting resulting in several informational pieces published in the Newsletter. Elisabeth Stafford became Editor of the Newsletter. 1995: As SAM is a multidisciplinary organization, 1995 was a banner year in that its President for the first time in its 27-year history was a nonphysician, sociologist Robert DuRant. The 1995 annual meeting was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, in combination with the International Association for Adolescent Health; this joint effort was entitled the Sixth International Congress on Adolescent Health and Youth Health Assembly. The November 1995 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health documented the culmination of a 2-year project on adolescents and research. 1996: In March 1996, the Society realized the ultimate national status by being invited to the White House as an organization that supported President Clinton’s plan to address tobacco use by children and adolescents. SAM was represented by Robert DuRant and Gail Slap, the 1997 President of SAM along with Co-chairs of the Advocacy Committee Renee Jenkins and Jonathan Klein. Under the leadership of Aric Schichor, SAM created a home page on the World Wide Web and signed onto the University of Connecticut LISTSERV. The business office went
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on-line with e-mail address boxes and obtained more sophisticated computers and advanced software packages. One of Dr. Slap’s goals for her presidential year was supporting and encouraging young health providers to enter adolescent medicine/adolescent health. 1997: An invitational reception during the annual meeting in honor of adolescent health professionals in training was received favorably. SAM expanded its office staff to three, with Mary Camper becoming the SAM Secretary. Arthur Elster became President. The Society again participated with the AAP offering a joint review course in adolescent medicine prior to the ABP/ABIM certifying exam in Adolescent Medicine. SAM entered into a 5-year project with the American Medical Association Department of Adolescent Health as part of their cooperative agreement with the federal Office of Adolescent Health to develop and enhance state policy initiatives regarding adolescent health issues. Debra Katzman became Editor of the Newsletter. For a second time within an 18-month period, SAM was invited to a White House Conference, this time being represented by Hoover Adger, Mark Werner, Robert DuRant, and Martin Fisher. The session was entitled “Core Competencies: Involvement of Health Care Providers in the Care of Children and Adolescents in Families Affected by Substance Abuse.” Decisions were made to house SAM archives at the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Pediatric History Center and to develop a commemorative issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health documenting the Society’s growth and development during the past 30 years.
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Officers and Executive Council/Board of Directors Members Year
President
President-Elect
Executive Secretary
Treasurer
1968 –70
J. Roswell Gallagher
Felix P. Heald
Dale C. Garell
C. Andrew Rigg
1970 –72 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74
Felix P. Heald
Thomas Shaffer
Dale C. Garell
Marjorie McKusick
Dale C. Garell William A. Daniel, Jr.
William A. Daniel, Jr. Joseph L. Rauh
Sherrel L. Hammar Sherrel L. Hammar
Marjorie McKusick Jerome T. Y. Shen
1974 –75
Joseph L. Rauh
Martin G. Wolfish
Richard G. MacKenzie
Jerome T. Y. Shen
1976
Martin G. Wolfish
Adele D. Hofmann
Richard G. MacKenzie
George M. Bright
1977
Adele D. Hofmann
H. Verdain Barnes
Richard G. MacKenzie
George M. Bright
1978
H. Verdain Barnes
Stanford B. Friedman
Richard G. MacKenzie
Elizabeth McAnarney
1979
Stanford B. Friedman
Richard G. MacKenzie
W. Sam Yancy
1980
Richard G. MacKenzie
Sherrel L. Hammar
W. Sam Yancy
1981
Sherrel L. Hammar
Iris F. Litt
W. Sam Yancy
1982
Iris F. Litt
Marianne E. Felice
W. Sam Yancy
1983
Marianne E. Felice
Elizabeth McAnarney
W. Sam Yancy
1984 – 85
Elizabeth McAnarney
W. Sam Yancy
Richard C. Brown
1985– 86
W. Sam Yancy
I. Ronald Shenker
Richard C. Brown
1986 – 87
I. Ronald Shenker
Joe M. Sanders, Jr.
Richard C. Brown
1987– 88
Joe M. Sanders, Jr.
S. Kenneth Schonberg
Richard C. Brown
1988 – 89
S. Kenneth Schonberg
Renee R. Jenkins
Richard C. Brown
1989 –90
Renee R. Jenkins
Richard C. Brown
M. Susan Jay
1990 –91
Richard C. Brown
Robert W. Blum
M. Susan Jay
1991–92
Robert W. Blum
Karen K. Hein
M. Susan Jay
1992–93
Karen K. Hein
Lonnie K. Zeltzer
M. Susan Jay
1993–94
Lonnie K. Zeltzer
Richard R. Brookman
M. Susan Jay
1994 –95
Richard R. Brookman
Robert DuRant*
John W. Kulig
1995–96
Robert DuRant*
Gail B. Slap
John W. Kulig
1996 –97
Gail B. Slap
Arthur B. Elster
John W. Kulig
1997–98
Arthur B. Elster
Martin M. Fisher
John W. Kulig
1998 –99
Martin M. Fisher
Lawrence S. Neinstein
John W. Kulig
Council Members Board Members† Henry Cooper Joseph Michelson Joseph L. Rauh Adele Hofmann Michael I. Cohen Martin G. Wolfish Standford B. Friedman Wiliam A. Long, Jr. Elizabeth McAnarney Morris A. Wessel I. Ronald Shenker John J. Piel George P. Rizzone Natalia M. Tanner C. Andrew Rigg Stanley Werner Jacqueline Ficht* Thomas B. Zerfoss, Jr. John C. Edlin Robert J. Latta Richard C Brown S. Kenneth Schonberg Thomas A. Maschhoff* Joe M. Sanders, Jr. Renee R. Jenkins Paschal J. LaRuffa John W. Kulig Sheridan A. Phillips* Karen Hein David E. Suttle Robert W. Blum Charles E. Irwin, Jr. Robert T. Brown Lonnie K. Zeltzer Drew Alexander Trina M. Anglin Robert DuRant* Arthur B. Elster Richard R. Brookman Donald P. Orr Lawrence S. Neinstein Gail B. Slap Tomas Silber Roger S. Tonkin Richard Kreipe Manuel Schydlower James A. Farrow Susan G. Millstein* S. Jean Emans Albert Hergenroeder T. Jann Caison-Sorey Lawrence D’Angelo Linda Bearinger* Robert M. Lehman Susan M. Coupey J. Dennis Fortenberry Andrea Marks Aric Schichor
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1968 –70
Dale C. Garell
1970 –72 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974 –75 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 – 85 1985– 86 1986 – 87 1987– 88 1988 – 89 1989 –90 1990 –91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994 –95 1995–96 1996 –97 1997–98 1998 –99
Dale C. Garell Dale C. Garell Joseph L. Rauh Gloria F. Castle Gloria F. Castle Gloria F. Castle S. Kenneth Schonberg S. Kenneth Schonberg S. Kenneth Schonberg H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes H. Verdain Barnes Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt Iris F. Litt
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Director of Programs
Director of Publications
Marianne E. Felice Marianne E. Felice Marianne E. Felice Marianne E. Felice Lonnie K. Zeltzer Lonnie K. Zeltzer Lonnie K. Zeltzer Lonnie K. Zeltzer Lonnie K. Zeltzer Robert W. Blum Andrea M. Marks Andrea M. Marks David W. Kaplan David W. Kaplan Trina M. Anglin Trina M. Anglin Martin M. Fisher Martin M. Fisher Walter D. Rosenfeld Walter D. Rosenfeld Howard H. Schubiner
Richard R. Brookman Richard R. Brookman Richard R. Brookman Richard R. Brookman Richard R. Brookman Richard R. Brookman Richard R. Brookman (Open) (Open) Donald Greydanus Donald Greydanus Donald Greydanus Donald Greydanus Donald Greydanus Donald Greydanus Samuel LeBaron Vaughn I. Rickert* Vaughn I. Rickert* Vaughn I. Rickert* Vaughn I. Rickert* Vaughn I. Rickert*
Past Presidents’ Council Representative
Regional Chapter Representative
Dale C. Garell Dale C. Garell Sherrel L. Hammar Sherrel L. Hammar Richard C. Brown Richard C. Brown Richard G. MacKenzie Richard G. MacKenzie
Edward M. Gotlieb Edward M. Gotlieb Sandy Hoops* Sandy Hoops* Suzanne Riggs Suzanne Riggs Suzanne Riggs Suzanne Riggs Suzanne Riggs Suzanne Riggs Barbara Cromer Barbara Cromer Barbara Cromer Charles Wibbelsman Charles Wibbelsman
* Nonphysician. † Executive Council/Board of Director members at large serve 3-year terms and are listed beginning with their first year. ‡ During early years, the Newsletter editor was a member of the Executive Council; when the Journal of Adolescent Health (Care) was established, the editor-in-chief became a member of the Executive Council/Board of Directors. When the Newsletter was reactivated in 1990, Newsletter editors (Edward McCabe, Elisabeth Stafford, and Debra Katzman) did not hold a seat on the Executive Council/Board of Directors.