August 1998
Volume 62 |
Number 8
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COMPONENT SOCIETY NEWS:
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| California Announces
Distinguished Service Award Recipient |
Arthur O. McGowan III, M.D., is the recipient of the 1998 California
Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) Distinguished Service Award
in recognition of his longtime distinguished service to CSA and
the specialty of anesthesiology.
For more than two decades, Dr. McGowan has served the
CSA in many ways. In 1975, when the state medical society became
involved in a malpractice crisis, Dr. McGowan traveled to Sacramento
to lobby on behalf of fellow physicians in California. Dr. McGowan
continued to be involved with organized anesthesia politics both
at the state and national levels for many years following this
crisis. He served as a key contact for a number of legislators
by visiting, writing and contacting them when issues of concern
to anesthesiologists arose.
Dr. McGowan also chaired and served on numerous CSA committees.
He held the offices of CSA President, Secretary and Vice Speaker
of the House of Delegates. He also served on many ASA committees,
including the ASA NEWSLETTER Editorial Board (Committee
on Newsletter), on which he continues to serve. Dr. McGowan also
held the position of Editor of the CSA Bulletin.
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