Volume 1 No 2 Fall 2000

I recall the excitement and wonder of my early times at the "Academy" meetings nearly 40 years ago. I well remember seeing various luminaries - William Boyd, the most widely published Pathology textbook writer of his day, Chapman Binford, Bob Stowell, James French, Bob More, and many others. What I recall best was the opportunity not only to hear them discuss and debate the important ideas of the times but also to be able to quiz them as co-interested individuals. Certainly there was an obvious, to me, difference in knowledge but there was also a willingness on their part to answer questions fully and to entertain doubt. Now, that was almost always the case, except for a few like Boyd who were articulate, classically trained orators who were not about to be bested either verbally or in any post meeting lounge contest.

Indeed, for me, collegiality in our Academy has extended far beyond my early dreams. The chance to work with many colleagues, especially Nate Kaufman and Steve Vogel as well as various Presidents directly and through most Academy Committees as w ell as on Council/ Executive and with the Academy Staff has been one of the truly exhilarating experiences of my career. The opportunity to work with academy members to maintain balance among the legitimate competing interests of our Academy and to enhance our collegial forum has been an enormously valued personal gift. To assure that our meetings presented a suitable balance of the science of Pathology in the form of paper and poster presentation together with the journal, Laboratory Investigation while fostering the clinical practice of Pathology through course offerings and Modern Pathology was an important challenge. Critical to enhancing the Academy has also been the assurance of representation of all parts of the United States and Canada as well as maintaining open access to the "forum" by diverse academic and organ methodology interests. The superb Long Course presentation at the 2000 Annual Meeting, chaired by Sylvia Asa and Allen Gown, was predicated on the need to change a predominantly morphological paradigm towards one encompassing molecular genetics emphasis but it also included a brilliant counterpoint by Juan Rosai, for which he got a standing ovation, showing admirably the true open nature of our Academy. I guess the "Goals and Objectives" statement that Nate Kaufman and I created some years ago, which is printed in the Annual Meeting Program Book, sums it up best for me.

"Goals and Objectives of this Program"

The overall goal of this program is to provide participants with new information both at the investigative and appliedpractice level and to reinforce and update their knowledge in their area of interest and expertise. Concomitant with this is the introduction of topics of particular intellectual and professional interest to pathologists. This varied program is planned to meef the educational objectives that mature professionals can set for themselves and to serve the needs of pathologists of various levels of experience - from residents and fellows to the well established and expert investigator and practitioner.

Specifically, to meet these goals and objectives, it provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of advances in the understanding of pathologic processes and for the presentation and critical evaluation of the application of scientific, technological and methodological advances.

David F. Hardwick, M.D., FRCPC University of British Columbia

Now that you are gone, what more could we have possibly told you while you were still alive? You had such an impact on us as budding pathologists. You taught us how to sharpen our eyes and how to think critically about disease. You taught us the importance of reading tissue in its proper clinical context. You taught us the value of interacting with our clinical colleagues, and how pivotal, if unrecognized, a role we play in delivering patient care. You demanded that we be truthful when we did not know the answer. You instilled confidence in us, but never hesitated to chastise us when we needed it. You gave us your work ethic, fueled our desire to learn, and challenged us to teach you. You never let us be totally comfortable in your presence, but taught us how to be confident without being arrogant. You trained us to be efficient, to get the job done, and how to remain calm in the face of a storm. You said that we must persist and focus in order to succeed. Your stature in our eyes was so great that we all aimed to please you.

You were a man of immeasurable character, of the utmost honesty and integrity. You taught us the meaning of living a principled life. You stressed the importance of being approachable, generous, and nonjudgmental. You showed us how to maintain a sense of equanimity and a sense of humor. You wanted each and every one of us to strive for selfimprovement, and taught us the importance of feeding not only our minds, but our souls. We can only say that your goodness and kindness flowed in overabundance.

You took us with you all over the world in sharing your travel experiences with us. You brought us to the racetracks in Germany, to the Italian countryside, and to the late-night festivities in Greece. You wished that we would all develop an appreciation for abstract art and, even more, abstract music. We apologize that some of us still like MTV. Your daily grammatical instruction and insistence that we refrain from mangling the English language will be sorely missed And yes, we promise to read Huckleberry Finn again one day.

You were like a father to many of us, and dear, dear friend. We know that you do not want us to be incapacitated by grief and that you expect us to continue to lead exciting lives. We know you want to see us make great strides in our studies and careers. We hope to make you proud.

We will honor you as we practice pathology at the scope and in the labs, knowing that your passion is right there with us. Dr. Haggitt, we know that you did not die in vain. In your death, you continue to teach us about life. You remind us that our primary role as physicians is to help others and keep harm at bay, and we ask that meaningful improvements in the current system for identifying and providing support to depressed residents, students, and employees be enacted so that this misfortune never happens again. We thank you for this final lesson. For everything you have given us, we promise to do right by you.

We miss your smiling face. You will forever sparkle in our hearts. Our dear Dr. Haggitt, we give you all of our love.

The Residents and Fellows of the University of Washington

The editorial above which begins this newsletter is written by one of the USCAP and IAP's most active and erudite members - Dr. David F. Hardwick, Past-President of both the USCAP and IAP, former Chairman of the USCAP Education Committee and currently Vice President for North America of the IAP.

The letter reproduced above demonstrates the importance and love between a mentor and his students and was read as part of the enlogy for Dr. Rodger Haggitt following the senseless tradegy. We wish to express the Academy's thanks to Dr. Victoria Reyes, Co-Chief Resident of the Department of Pathology at the University of Washington, for providing this to us.

Fred G. Silva, M.D.

Dr. Robert Stowell {middle) and the recipients ofthe Stowell-Orbison Awards and Certificates of Merit for the outstanding scientific abstracts presented by pathologists-in-training at the 2000 Annual Meeting. Reading from left to right they are: Drs. Jining Feng, Karamanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI; Angela C. Fields, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Peter Bryant-Greenwood, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; Melinda E. Sanders, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA; Shashi Ariyanayagam-Baksh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; and Geza Acs, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.

Above left: Dr. Julie Teruya-Feldstein (NCI/NIH), recipient of the first F. Stephen Vogel Award and Dr. Vogel. This award was given for her paper "MIP-1 Alpha Expression in Tissues From Patients With Hemophagocytic Syndrome, which was published in Laboratory Investiation 70:1 583, 1999. This award is given for the most outstanding paper by a resident or fellow published in one of the Academy journals the previous year.

Above right: Dr. Sumita Gokhale of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston received the Autopsy Award for her abstract titled "Pulmonary Changes in Sickle Cell Hemoglobinopathy: An Autopsy Study". This award is presented for the best poster based on autopsy material presented as part of the Stowell Orbison Competition at the New Orleans meeting.

Dr. Mary E. Sunday of Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, accompanied by her daughter Elizabeth, receives the USCAP Young Investigator Award from Dr. Harvey Goldman, President of the USCAP. This award was presented in recognition of her work on pulmonary development and the pathogenesis of pulmonary disease.

Above left: Dr. Daniel Brat, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, recipient of the Benjamin Castleman Ward for his outstanding paper entitled "Molecular Genetic Alterations in Radiation-lnduced Astrocytomas" which was published in the American Journal of Pathology in 1999, and Dr. Robert Colvin,Chair of the Department of Pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Above right: Dr. Rodger Haggitt, Professor of Pathology at the University of Washington, Seattle and Dr. Harvey Goldman, President of USCAP. Dr. Haggitt gave the Maude Abbott Lecture entitled "Ulceative Colitis as a Cancer Model" to approximately 1500 individuals at the 2000 USCAP Annual Meeting. Dr. Haggittts lecture was a beautifully organized and presented tour de force which will be remembered for many years by his friends and colleagues.

Above left: Members of the USCAP Executive Committee (left to right), Vice President - Dr. Ronald A. DeLellis, The New York Hospital, New York; President-Elect - Dr. Deborah Powell, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Past President - Dr. Elaine Jaffe, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda; and President Dr. Harvey Goldman, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. Dr. Powell, who is Dean at UKMC, assumed the Presidency of the USCAP on April 1, 2000.

Above right: Dr. John Yardley, Johns Hopkins Hospital, received the Council's Distinguished Pathologist Award at the 2000 Annual Meeting. This award is presented in recognition of distinguished service in the development of the discipline of pathology and for making a major contribution to pathology over the years. Dr. Yardley is the 13th recipient of this prestigious award for his seminal contributions to gastrointestinal pathology.

Above left: Dr. Peter Howley, Chair of Pathology, Harvard Medical School and Dr. Nathan KauLman, past Secretary-Treasurer of the USCAP. Dr. Howley presented the first Nathan Kautman Timely Topics Lecture entitled "Warts, Cancer and Proteolysis: Lessons from the Papillomaviruses'' at the Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

Above right: Dr. Fred Silva, SecretaryTreasurer and Executive Director of the USCAP and his wife Jean. The F. K. Mostofi Award was presented to Dr. Silva at the Annual Meeting in recognition of his outstanding service to the Academy over the years.

Above left: Dr. Nathan KauLman, his wife Rita, and one of his daughters, Dr. Miriam Kautman who attended the USCAP Annual Meeting for the inaugural presentation of the Nathan Kaufman Timely Topics Lecture.

Above right: Two Icons of the Academy - Dr. David F. Hardwick, University of British Columbia and Dr. F. ''Kash" Mostofi, AFIP.

Membership Committee:

Elaine Jaffe, Chair C.
Bruce Alexander
Henry Appelman
Sylvia Asa
William Gardner
Harvey Goldman
Nancy Harris
Fred Silva

Ambassadors:

Jorge Albores-Saavedra
C. Bruce Alexander
William C. Allsbrook
Peter S. Amenta
William D. Anderson
W. Robert Anderson
Donald A. Antonioli
Henry D. Appelman
Norio Azumi
Barbara Bane
Barbara F. Banner
Claude Beauchesne
Carl G. Becker
Vincent Bernier
Benjamin L. Blend
William D. Bradford
Julia A. Bridge
Marie Laure Brisson
Gerald E. Byrne
Darryl Carter
William B. Chapman
Donald R. Chase
Cheryl M. Coffin
Arthur H. Cohen
Paul J. Cohen
Michael J. Costa
Christopher P. Crum
Beverly B. Dahms
Philip J. Daroca
A. Dean M. Daya
Louis P. Dehner
Ronald A. DeLellis
James R. Downing
David K. Driman
Barbara S. Ducatman
Maire A. Duggan
Darcy A. Duncan
C. M. Fenoglio-Preiser
Dzintra Fernandez
Linda D. Ferrell
Bourke L. Firfer
M. Kathy Foucar
Larry J. Fowler
Lillian W. Gaber
Gloria R. Gallo
William A. Gardner
A. Julian Garvin
Kennedy W. Gilchrist
Thomas A. Godwin
Peter J. Goldblatt
Bruce I. Goldman
Neal S. Goldstein
Fred Gorstein
Suzanne C. Graham
John F. Greene
David J. Grignon
Margaret M. Grimes
Steven 1. Hajdu
Cheryl A. Hanau

Dr. Leland D. Stoddard, who was the sixth SecretaryTreasurer of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, died after a lengthy illness on August 26, 2000. Dr. Stoddard received his M.D. degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1943. After completing his postdoctoral training at Duke University, he was appointed to the faculty of the University of Kansas Medical School. Following that he served as Chairman of the Department of Pathology at the Medical College of Georgia from 1954 until 1973, and officially retired in 1989.

As Secretary-Treasurer of the Academy from 1970-1979 he guided this organization through a period of change and growth that led to the establishment of a permanent secretariat in Augusta at the end of his term. He was also active in the International Academy of Pathology, serving as Secretary Treasurer from 1970179 and as Treasurer 1981792. He was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal from the IAP in 1996. He was head of Pathology at the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, Hiroshima/Nagasaki, Japan from 1961-1962 and later held a visiting professorship at Osaka University Medical School. He served as first clarinetist for the Augusta Symphony Orchestra for 15 years. His contributions have been major and this southern gentleman will be greatly missed.

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