AMA Foundation names new member to the Board of Directors

CHICAGO - The American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the nation's largest physician association, recently named several new board members to its Board of Directors.

New officers:

• Jean Howard, Traverse City, MI
  President
• Richard H. Hovland, CPA, Naperville, IL (office: Chicago, IL)
  President-elect
• Owen Garrick, MD, Oakland, CA
  Treasurer
• Barney Maynard, MD, Evansville, IN
  Secretary

New members:

• Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge, Blacklick, OH
  Director
• Edmond B. Cabbabe, MD, St. Louis, MO
  Director
• Kathleen B. Koch, McLean, VA
  Director

Reappointments:

• Clarence Chou, MD
• Dianne Fenyk
• Linda B. Ford, MD
• Ardis Hoven, MD
• Don Q. Mitchell, MD

The AMA Foundation supports a broad range of programs in medical education, research and public health. Please visit www.amafoundation.org or call (312) 464-4200 for more information.

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