2012 Dev A. GnanaDev Membership Award Call for Nominations
This is a call for nominations for the 2012 Dev A. GnanaDev Membership Award. The award consists of a $1,000 stipend and a recognition plaque. It honors a California Medical Association (CMA) member physician residing and practicing in California who during the past year demonstrated a special or unique effort towards membership recruitment resulting in membership growth in their area.
Background
Through the generosity of CMA Past President Dev GnanaDev, MD, a permanently restricted endowment fund was created for the purpose of recognizing membership growth. Dr. GnanaDev pledged $50,000 to establish the endowment and the CMA board of trustees approved this action at its July 2010 meeting.
Criteria for Selection
- Nominee is an active CMA member.
- During the year of the award, a special or unique effort went towards membership growth.
- Membership growth occurred as a direct result of the efforts of the recipient and can be documented and described.
- Membership category where the growth occurred is different each year.**
- CMA and the local component society have verified the information provided.
**2010 Recipients: Tanya Layne, MD, Butte-Glenn (individual recruitment in a small county); Vito Imbasciani, MD (very large group recruitment in Southern California)
**2011 Recipient: George Ma, MD, Los Angeles (individual recruitment in a large county)
Nominations should be accompanied by a biography, a statement of the candidate's accomplishments in the field of membership growth, and any other pertinent documentation that will support the nomination. Letters of recommendation or endorsement are welcome, but are not required.
I would appreciate receiving your nomination by May 25, 2012. Please send all nominations to:
CMA Committee on Nominations
ATTN: Ginnie Yee
Dev A. GnanaDev Membership Award
221 Main Street, Suite 560
San Francisco, CA 94105
The board of trustees, on recommendation of the Committee on Nominations, will make the final decision on the award recipient.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
James T. Hay, MD
President, CMA