ah, established the Ernest and Sarah Butler Endowment for Excellence in Science Teaching at the TMA Founda- tion (TMAF), the philanthropic arm of TMA, to help fund and attract additional philanthropic support for TMA’s Science Teacher Awards program. Begun in 1998, the program, now named after the But- lers, demonstrates organized medicine’s recognition of the value of science and importance of innovative teaching to in- spire students to consider medicine and other science-related fields of study. The Butlers, who are major donors to TMAF, recently were recognized by the founda- tion for their continued generous sup- port of this program through leadership gifts to their endowment. Dr. Butler boasts a long list of volun- teer and professional activities. He is a past member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, the Texas Society of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, the Deafness Research Foundation, and the Osler Society. Dr. Butler helped found the Texas Medical Foundation (now TMF Health Quality Institute) and the Central Texas Medi- cal Foundation, and served as secretary- treasurer of the Travis County Medical Society and as treasurer and trustee of the TMAF Board of Trustees. Dr. Butler is a longtime, dedicated supporter of fine and performing arts at The University of Texas at Austin and within the city of Austin. Organizations that benefit from his
generosity include Ballet Austin, the Austin Symphony Orchestra, the Aus- tin Lyric Opera, the Long Center for the Performing Arts, the Austin Museum of Art, and the UT Memorial Museum and Blanton Museum of Art. He and his wife were inducted into
the Austin Arts Hall of Fame in 2004 for their support as friends and advocates of the arts. UT renamed its School of Music in their honor following 25 years of phil- anthropic support to the school and a donation of $55 million in 2008. They received the 2011 Texas Medal of the Arts Award for individual philanthropy from the Texas Cultural Trust. Dr. Butler received his medical de- gree from Baylor College of Medicine in
Newsmakers
Gov. Rick Perry reappointed Harold Berenzweig, MD, of Fort Worth, to the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee. The committee develops a managed health care plan for Texas prison inmates. Dr. Berenzweig is executive vice president and southwest zone clinical leader of Texas Health Resources.
Kirk A. Calhoun, MD, president of UT Health Northeast, re- ceived the 2013 W.T. “Doc” Ballard Award for Excellence in Pub- lic Health from the Northeast Texas Health District. The district cited Dr. Calhoun’s “commitment to improving public health, addressing health disparities, and advocating for public health at the local, state and national levels.”
Texas Medicine Editorial Board Chair John C. Jennings, MD, is the new president-elect of the American Congress of Obstetri- cians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Dr. Jennings is professor of obstetrics-gynecology (OB-Gyn) at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) at the Permian Basin. He has served as professor and program director of OB-Gyn at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston; chair and program director of OB-Gyn at TTUHSC at Amarillo; and re- gional dean of the school of medicine at TTUHSC at the Perm- ian Basin.
Gov. Rick Perry appointed John R. Leahy, MD, of Austin, to the Texas Board of Licensure for Professional Medical Physicists. He is a radiologist with the Austin Radiological Association.
Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, of Dallas, was elected secretary of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists at its annual meeting in May.
Gov. Rick Perry appointed Michael Reis, MD, of Woodway, to the Texas Physician Assistant Board. Dr. Reis is chief medical of- ficer and chair of the Scott and White Healthcare System Department of Family Medicine in Temple.
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