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Scottsdale,
Ariz. -- In a ceremony held October 14, 2003
at the Arizona Medical Board’s offices, Executive
Director Barry A. Cassidy, Ph.D., P.A.-C presented
the first-ever annual recognition award named for
former Executive Director Douglas N. Cerf. Recipients
of this year’s award are: Amanda Diehl, Arizona
Medical Board Assistant Director; Randi Orchard, Chief
Financial Officer; and Gary Oglesby, Chief Information
Officer.
“These
three employees have made tremendous contributions
to the agency,” said Cassidy during the presentation,
“and rarely is an agency’s senior staff
recognized for their leadership. On any given occasion,
I can count on them to give 110% of their time, dedication
and knowledge.”
Known for
his late nights at the office and visionary style,
Doug Cerf served as Executive Director of the then
named Arizona Board of Medical Examiners from 1981
until his death in 1994. Prior to earning the position
as Executive Director, he served as the Board’s
Associate Executive Director since 1977.
In
a letter written by Steve Nash, Executive Director
of the Pima County Medical Society, he stated that
Doug Cerf held the reins of the Arizona Board of Medical
Examiners through a difficult transition – moving
away from a “professional held” body to
one that serves the state. “He did this with
grace and compassion,” said Nash, “but
he did it successfully.”
Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, brother of the late Doug Cerf,
was present on behalf of the Cerf family to recognize
the recipients of the award. Dr. Cerf is the Senior
Vice President of Internet Architecture and Technology
for MCI. Dr. Cerf spoke to room full of Board staff
and commended them on continuing the Board’s
technological infrastructure envisioned by his late
brother. He also noted the Arizona Medical Board’s
ability to bring consumer services on-line.
Internationally
recognized as the “Father of the Internet,”
Dr. Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols
and the architecture of the Internet. In 1994, People
magazine recognized him as one of that year’s
“25 Most Intriguing People” and in December
1997, Dr. Cerf and his partner, Robert E. Kahn received
the U.S. National Medal of Technology for founding
and developing the Internet.
Dr.
Cerf stated that he hoped to spread the word about
the Arizona Medical Board’s significant technological
advances in a later meeting with Governor Napolitano.
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