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Oct. 13, 2009
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Contents:
• LaMar S. McGinnis, Jr., to be installed as 90th ACS President at Sunday Convocation
• F. Dean Griffen, MD, FACS, to receive 2009 Distinguished Service
• Honorary Fellowship to be awarded to five prominent surgeons
• Dr. and Mrs. Reiling to receive Distinguished Philanthropist Award at FLS luncheon
• Martin Memorial Lecture to showcase re-engineering success
• Inaugural meeting of the Young Fellows Association to convene Monday
• Panel discussion, new curriculum examine surgical palliative care
• SESAP: An excellent tool for Maintenance of Certification
• National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers celebrates first year

Dr. and Mrs. Reiling to receive Distinguished Philanthropist Award at FLS luncheon

The Fellows Leadership Society (FLS) of the American College of Surgeons Foundation will hold its 21st annual recognition luncheon beginning with a reception at 11:15 am on Monday at the Mid-American Club atop the AON Building, 200 East Randolph Dr.

Dr. and Mrs. Reiling

This year’s luncheon will feature the presentation of the 2009 Distinguished Philanthropist Award to Richard Reiling, MD, FACS, and Mrs. Elizabeth Reiling. In addition to their significant personal contributions, Dr. Reiling has worked tirelessly to raise philanthropic support on behalf of the College. His service on the Committee on Development began in 1997. During his tenure on the Committee on Development and now the ACS Foundation Board of Directors, over $16 million has been raised to advance numerous programs and initiatives at the ACS. Dr. Reiling has presented fundraising opportunities to Fellows at countless Chapter and Society meetings, engaged corporations and organizations with the Foundation, and advanced the spirit of giving among his colleagues and friends.

Dr. Reiling is medical director at the Presbyterian Cancer Center in Charlotte, NC. A Fellow of the College since 1977, he has been a strong advocate for the College and the Foundation. Including his recent term as Second Vice-President of the ACS, Dr. Reiling has served as a Governor-at-Large and member of the Governor’s Committee on Ambulatory Surgical Care. He has also served on numerous College committees, such as the Committee on Development, Nominating Committee of the Fellows, Committee on Ethics, Member Services Liaison Committee, a member of the Commission on Cancer and as an ACS delegate to the American Medical Association’s House of Delegates. His distinctive service also includes serving the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, having served as its President, Chair of its Socioeconomic Committee, and Editor of the Ohio Chapter Newsletter. He was the recipient of the ACS Distinguished Service Award in 2004.

Dr. Reiling currently serves as Vice-Chair of the ACS Foundation. Dr. and Mrs. Reiling reside in Charlotte, NC.