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As Dean of the College of Medicine, it is my pleasure to announce to you that 2004 marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of the College of Medicine. We are planning many exciting activities to commemorate the 125th Anniversary and we hope you will join us in this Celebration. Milestones have a way of inspiring celebration and reflection. The 125th Anniversary is certainly a time for reflection on our history, a celebration of our achievements, both past and present, and a time to look forward with anticipation to the future. Our quasquincentennial (the word for 125) theme is In Relentless Pursuit of Excellence, Every Day certainly aptly describes the work we do each day that helps shape healthcare for future generations. This Anniversary is a celebration of the achievements of the literally thousands of men and women who have built the College of Medicine over the past 125 years. Their inspiration and dedication is the foundation on which the College of Medicine is built. The 125th Anniversary will be celebrated over an 18-month period, from the founding of the school and conclude with the celebration of the first graduate. I want to share a few of the 125th Anniversary plans with you. One of the most exciting events will be our 125th Anniversary Celebration Dinner. This dinner will be held at the Peabody Hotel in conjunction with the Dean’s Annual CME Conference on October 2, 2004. (Mark your calendars now! You’ll hear much more about this event in the coming months.) The cornerstone for the 125th Anniversary Celebration is the creation and induction of the College of Medicine’s Hall of Fame, into which distinguished alumni and faculty will be inducted at a dinner that evening. We ask that you nominate your most admired and outstanding of the COM student and residents and faculty for this honor by visiting the College of Medicine Web site at www.uams.edu/com for a nomination form or call 501-526-7414. The College of Medicine Web site will contain a calendar of events throughout the Anniversary celebration such as lectures, regional alumni lunches, history, photos, seminars, etc. A festive and celebratory atmosphere will encompass all the UAMS campus with banners and flags proudly saluting this milestone Anniversary. Hopefully by now each of you have received the first edition of University of Arkansas Medicine, our new bi-annual College of Medicine magazine. The next issue will be late spring and a special 125th Anniversary issue will highlight the members of the Hall of Fame. We hope you enjoy hearing about all the exciting news, faculty features and highlights in general from the College of Medicine. You will hear much more about our Celebration plans over the next year. Please check the College of Medicine Web site often for news and events and don’t forget to send us your nominations for the Hall of Fame. We hope you will join us for the festivities which will provide many opportunities to reconnect with alumni and friends in the UAMS community. In the years since its founding, the College of Medicine has been the birthplace of many major research achievements, and home to physicians and scholars who have shaped healthcare today as we know it. The College of Medicine is proud of what physicians like you have achieved in the years since its founding and of the accomplishments of those who have worked and studied here. Congratulations to each of you. Sincerely, E. Albert Reece,
M.D., Ph.D.,
M.B.A.
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