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ACG 2006 Award Recipients

My finest pleasure this presidential year was to observe over 9,000 fellow American College of Gastroenterology members share their time and talents to improve the GI discipline for each other and the patients we treat. It is my honor to report that our labors bear fruit. Our College is healthy and sound. In the almost 20 years I have been involved in ACG activities, I continue to be amazed at the strength of our association. Our unique organizational structure encourages grass roots involvement from practicing gastroenterologists. By your commitment, you make a difference. Individual College and committee members via the Board of Governors recognize the issues and guide the Trustees and the elected executive leadership. The blend of private and academic gastroenterologists, researchers, and teachers make the ACG the premier clinical GI organization. With the phenomenal growth in membership, I am pleased that the College has been able to maintain a friendly, collegial environment. My agenda this year as president was to steer the College through a management transition. As the executive director with his management firm, Association and Government Relations Management, Tom Fise brought the College to this present successful state. Tom, with the College leadership, in particular, with the wise counsel of Dr. Edgar Achkar, achieved a reorganization of management to an internal structure led by current Executive Director, Bradley Stillman. Tom Fise continues to serve as Director of Strategic Planning; Past-President John Popp, Jr., has agreed to serve as the administrative trustee representing the ACG Board. I can attest that from my experience during this year, our College is in superb hands under the leadership of Brad Stillman. The transition was smooth and you can be proud of your new national offices that now reside in our attractive headquarters building in Bethesda. The Board of Governors and the Committees are the lifeblood of the College, bringing member issues to the attention of the Trustee leadership. Much work is performed by each of these groups to implement many of the ACG programs. Time limits me from recognizing all but I would like to highlight some of the new and significant activities during the past year.