Candidates Nominated for 2008 Positions


This May at the ACR Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership Conference (AMCLC) in Washington, D.C., the ACR Council will vote on the following slate of candidates recommended by the College Nominating Committee (CNC).

Officer Position Nominees

          Arl Van Moore Jr., M.D., FACR, of Charlotte, N.C., for president

          N. Reed Dunnick, M.D., FACR, of Ann Arbor, Mich., for vice president

Board of Chancellors

The CNC recommends the following members be re-elected to the Board of Chancellors (BOC):

          Manuel L. Brown, M.D., FACR, of Detroit, for a second term of two years for the slotted position on the BOC to chair the Commission on Nuclear Medicine

          Paul H. Ellenbogen, M.D., FACR, of Dallas, for a second three-year term for the slotted position on the BOC to chair the Commission on Human Resources

          Geoffrey G. Smith, M.D., of Casper, Wyo., for a first three-year term for the slotted position on the BOC to serve as chair of the Commission on General, Small, and Rural Practices

The CNC recommends the following members be elected to the BOC:

          James A. Brink, M.D., FACR, of New Haven, Conn., for a first term of three years for the slotted position on the BOC to chair the Commission on Body Imaging

          Deborah Levine, M.D., FACR, of Boston, for a first term of three years for the slotted position on the BOC to chair the Commission on Ultrasound

Council Steering Committee

Of the following eight candidates, four are to be elected by the Council in a contested election to serve a two-year term on the Council Steering Committee:

          Donald M. Bachman, M.D., FACR, of Mass.

          Edward I. Bluth, M.D., FACR, of La.

          Kenneth W. Chin, M.D., FACR, of Calif. (second two-year term)

          Jesse A. Davila, M.D., of Fla.

          William J. DeMartini, M.D., of Calif.

          Darlene Metter, M.D., FACR, of Texas

          Michael M. Raskin, M.D., M.P.H, J.D., FACR, of Fla.

          Bill H. Warren, M.D., FACR, of Wash. (second two-year term)

College Nominating Committee

Of the following six candidates, three are to be elected by the Council in a contested election to serve a two-year term on the CNC:

          Jacqueline A. Bello, M.D., FACR, of N.Y.

          Joseph G. Cernigliaro, M.D., of Fla.

          Phillip M. Devlin, M.D., of Mass.

          Timothy P. Farrell, M.D., of Pa.

          Timothy P. Murphy, M.D., FACR, of R.I.

          Volney F. Van Dalsem III, M.D., of Calif.

Members-in-Training

Of the following four members-in-training, two are to be elected by the Council in a contested election to attend the 2008 Summer Conference:

          Hui J. Chen, M.D., of Calif.

          Jeremy D. Collins, M.D., of Calif.

          John C. Kirkham, M.D., of Va.

          David A, Rosman, M.D., of Mass.

Selected Positions

Board of Chancellors — American Radium Society

The CNC, in consultation with the Chair of the BOC, selected Richard T. Hoppe, M.D., FACR, to serve a second three-year term on the BOC as the representative from the American Radium Society.

Board of Chancellors — American Roentgen Ray Society

The CNC, in consultation with the Chair of the BOC, selected Jonathan S. Lewin, M.D., to serve a first three-year term on the BOC as the representative from the American Roentgen Ray Society.

Private Practice Representative

Patrick J. Juenemann, M.D., FACR, of Minn., was selected for one two-year term as representative to the Intersociety Summer Conference effective July 2008.

The 11th annual election manual featuring detailed information on the candidates to be elected will be mailed to all councilors before the AMCLC 2008.