J-LSMS 2022 | Fall

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APPROVAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2021 HOUSE OF DELEGATES

AWARDS PRESENTATIONS Katherine Williams, MD, Chair of the LSMS Foundation, presented Ms. Caroline Sagrera with the 2022 PH Jones Scholarship award. Thomas Trawick, MD read a brief biography of her work during medical school and why she was selected. John Bruchhaus, MD was presented with his 2021 Healthcare Hero Award. Due to restrictions during the last House of Delegates, awards were not distributed to honorees at that time. Dr. Bruchhaus is from LSMS District V and was nominated by former Councilor, Adrienne Williams, MD

The Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the 2021 House of Delegates were approved as published in the Delegates handbook.

APPROVAL OF THE ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS DURING 2021

The minutes of the Board of Governors and Executive Committee from May 2021 – March 2022 were presented. The following motion was extracted and discussed. Ultimately, this motion and all the minutes were approved by the House of Delegates. RECOMMENDATION (APPROVED) DO TO RISING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES OUTSIDE OF BATON ROUGE, WHERE THE LSMS IS HEADQUARTERED, THE LSMS BOARD OF GOVERNORS APPROVES HOLDING ALL FUTURE MEETINGS OF THE HOUSE IN BATON ROUGE BEGINNING IN 2022. SPONSOR PRESENTATIONS Mid-morning Thomas Trawick, Jr., MD introduced Kevin Rainwater with ACG Wealth/Mercer Advisors. Mr. Rainwater gave members an overview of the LSMS Employer 401k plan. After lunch, Kyle Gillman with APHT was introduced. Mr. Gillman gave a thorough presentation detailing the work that has been done to create the MEWA and how members can save money through this new health insurance plan.

INSTALLATION LUNCHEON OF THE PRESIDENT

The meeting was recessed at 11:45AM to direct the delegates upstairs for the installation luncheon. The Presidential Oath of Office was

administered to President-Elect John Noble, Jr., MD by William Freeman, MD, President. Dr. Freeman presented the Presidential Medallion and President’s Lapel Pin to Dr. Noble. Concluding the installation ceremonies Dr. Freeman presented the gavel to Dr. Noble symbolizing the transfer of the Presidency. Dr. Noble gave an inaugural address, included below, which outlines his ideas on growth for the Society.

Read Dr. Noble’s inaugural address on page 4

To read the approved resolutions in their entirety and to view the attendee list, visit https://lsms.org/page/HODGeneral ■

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