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Progress NotesAwards&HonorsThis new Progress Notes Awards &Honors section highlights the recentprofessional accomplishments of NorthwesternUniversity’s Feinberg School ofMedicine alumni. While the regularProgress Notes section will continue toserve as a forum for former classmates toshare personal information such as lifeachievements, hobbies, travels, andfamily updates, this new section of themagazine will provide alumni with avehicle for relaying the latest news aboutcareer advancements, honors and awards,and contributions to their profession.Send items—professional or personal—for Progress Notes to ward-rounds@northwestern.edu or the street addresson page 55.Ermilo Barrera Jr., MD, GME ’85, ofSouth Barrington, Ill., received theExcellence in Teaching Award fromEvanston Northwestern Healthcare.Daniel S.Duick, MD ’67, ofScottsdale, Ariz.,was elected presidentof the AmericanAssociation ofClinical Endocrinologists(AACE)at its 17th AnnualMeeting and Clinical Congress inOrlando, Fla., in May. The executiveofficer overseeing all of AACE’s operations,he is the principal spokespersonfor the association.David P. Winchester, MD ’63, GME’70, of Glencoe, Ill., was honored with thecreation of an endowed chair in his nameat Evanston Northwestern Healthcare(ENH); in April he received the FeinbergSchool’s Dean’s Award for OutstandingService to the school and/or alumni association.Wife Marilyn, son David, anddaughter-in-law Doris were on hand tocelebrate Dr. Winchester’s award presentationat the Reunion Ball held duringAlumni Weekend. In May David J. Winchester,MD ’86, GME ’92, of Winnetka,Ill., became the first incumbent of theENH Board of Directors/David P. WinchesterChair of Surgical Oncology.Although Richard C. Boronow, MD’59, of Brandon, Mo., retired from practiceat the end of 2007 that didn’t stophim from presenting a paper at theannual meeting of the Society of GynecologicOncologists (SGO) earlier thisyear. In March he was keynote speaker atthe 25th annual meeting of the Society ofGynecologic Nurse Oncologists. Heshares, “During my presidential yearwith the SGO, one of my initiatives wasto sow the seeds for the creation of thenurses’ organization. They call me theirgodfather!” Last summer he had thehonor of giving the first annual HughR.K. Barber Memorial Lecture at LenoxHill Hospital in New York City. The lateDr. Barber was the former chair ofobstetrics and gynecology for the hospitaland a “mentor and longtime dearfriend” of Dr. Boronow.In April the Institute of Medicine ofChicago honored Wayne N. Burton,MD, GME ’77, of Hinsdale, Ill., with thePortes Award for Excellence in DiseasePrevention.Kenneth L. Rodino, MD ’79, of Chicagohas celebrated a three-peat when itcomes to teaching honors. This directorof obstetrical anesthesiology was votedteacher of the year for the third time bythe anesthesiology residents at the Universityof Chicago Medical Center.Susan Anderson Kline, MD ’63, ofSouthport, Conn.,received an honorarydoctor of sciencedegree at the149th commencementof New YorkMedical College.Vice provost ofuniversity studentaffairs and executive vice dean of academicaffairs for the college, she gave thatschool’s 2008 commencement address onMay 21 in New York’s Carnegie Hall.Joseph A. Caprini, MD, GME ’67,MS ’72, of Northfield, Ill., is presidentelectof the American Venous Forum andwill begin serving his term as presidentnext February. In June the Society forVascular Surgery designated him a distinguishedfellow.John T. Clarke, MD, GME ’75, ofChicago received the medical school’sAlumni Service Award during theReunion Ball held during Alumni Weekendin April.The National Alliance on Mental Illness(NAMI) of Summit County, Ohio,honored Steven W. Jewell, MD ’74, ofRichfield, Ohio, with the Advocate ofthe Year Award.This award waspresented in Mayin appreciation foroutstanding advocacyand educationfor the benefit ofthe mentally illand their families.In addition, he recently was elected tothe board of trustees of NAMI Ohio. Heserves as medical director of Child Guidanceand Family Solutions.Jerome C. Cohen, MD ’79, GME’82, of Binghamton, N.Y., was elected inMay as chief of gastroenterology forOur Lady of Lourdes Hospital in thatcity. He also is serving his third term asvice speaker of the House of Delegatesfor the Medical Society of the State ofNew York.The American College Health Association(AMCH) presented David P. Kraft,MD ’68, of Amherst, Mass., with the 2008Edward Hitchcock Award. This awardhonors AMCH members who have madeoutstanding contributions to advancingthe health of all college students.Quentin D. Young, MD ’48, ofChicago received the medical school’sDistinguished Alumni Award at AlumniWeekend in April.ward rounds summer 2008 41