Chapter Hot Links! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Regent's Newsletter Upcoming Educational Events Message from the President Our next South Texas Chapter - ACHE member meeting will be the Healthcare Landscape 2008 on Friday, January 25, 2008, from 8-5 pm at Sonterra Country Club.  Mark your calendar and save that date for this premier annual event.  See you there!   Many thanks to the 60 plus affiliates who participated in our recent Fall 2007 Seminar. A special thanks goes to Mr. Andrew M. Welch, MHA, FACHE, who did a super job of facilitating the 1.5 hour CAT 1 presentation on ethics.   These are exciting times at ACHE.  A new program has been approved and instituted to recognize affiliates who contribute nationally or at the local chapter level to ACHE.  The three levels of recognition for volunteer service are described in detail below.  The STC-ACHE board will designate an affiliate to tabulate the points on behalf of our members.  If you are interested in serving in this capacity, please contact Mr. Gary Meyn, meyn@uthscsa.edu,  President-elect. Please take note of the new link to "Members Login" found on the bottom left side of the STC-ACHE home page.  When you search for you name ("Edit" - "Find") you can update all of your ACHE information. You can also see contact info for your colleagues. We encourage you to verify that your e-mail  listing is correct because this is our primary method of communicating with STC-ACHE affiliates. If you do not find your name listed, please click on the Membership link at the left and sign up to become an affiliate of STC-ACHE. Students, please note that the STC-ACHE Chapter will offer up to four awards of $500 each for either academic scholarships or professional society meeting sponsorships.  Please see the application below for futher details. The deadline for submitting complete applications is October 31, 2007.  NOTE:   PDFs of transcripts or other required documents may be submitted electronically.  "Student copies" of transcripts are acceptable.    Student Financial Assistance Program Application Finally, congratulations to the newly elected board members shown below. We look forward to your contributions to STC-ACHE in the years ahead! Mary Anne Svetlik, Ph.D., FACHE President, STC-ACHE   Congratulations to the following STC-ACHE Officers who were elected at the Fall 2007 Business Meeting: President-Elect (Term ends Dec 2008) * Joyce Brown, FACHE Director, Membership (Term ends Dec 2009) Jeannette Skinner, RN, MBA, FACHE Secretary (Term ends Dec 2009) Karla J. Krueger, MHA      The names of other board members are shown on the "About Us" page. *    The Chapter President-Elect serves a three-year term, as President-Elect, President and Immediate Past-President.  ACHE Recognition Program: Activities and Points Awarded The three levels of award are:    Exemplary Service Award = 125 points;  Distinguished Service Award = 75 points; Service Award = 30 points   Points earned from the 2003-2004 convocation year on may be counted.  Points accumulate over time.  Points are awarded for the following activities performed during a convocation year (Apr-Mar): Service to the Profession Points Definition Write an article – Local Chapter* 2 Author or co-author and publish an article of professional substance of at least 800 words in local ACHE chapter publication Write an articles – JHM 4 Author or co-author and publish an article in JHM Practitioner Application - JHM 2 Author the Practitioner Application in JHM Mentor – Leadership Mentoring Network 4 Serve as a mentor in the Leadership Mentoring Network Mentor* 4 Serve as a mentor in the healthcare field for a one-year period Speaker: Congress Session 4 Participate as a faculty member in a formal Congress seminar Speaker: Chapter Educational Program* 2 Participate as a faculty member in a chapter education program * These items are based on self-reported data. Points are awarded for the following services provided for at least nine continuous months during or overlapping a convocation year:  Service to ACHE - Chapters Points Definition Chapter President and Chapter Officers 8 Serve as Chapter President, President-Elect, Immediate Past-President, VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Secretary/Treasurer Chapter Board of Directors (not officers) 6 Serve as a member of the Chapter Board Other Committee Chair (not on Board) 4 Serve as Chair of any chapter committee                                                                                                         Committee Member 2 Member of any chapter committee Service to ACHE – National Points Definition ACHE Chairman and Chairman Officers 16 Serve as ACHE Chairman, Chairman-Elect,  Immediate Past-Chairman ACHE Board of Governors 12 Serves on the ACHE Board of Governors ACHE Committee or Task Force Chair 4 Serve as Chair of an ACHE Committee ACHE Committee or Task Force Member 2 Serve on an ACHE Committee Council of Regents 8 Serves as appointed or elected Regent Regent’s Advisory Council Member 2 Serves as a member of a Regent’s Advisory Council Note:  All affiliates who have advanced or will advance to Fellow by the completion of Fellow projects (through 2009) will automatically receive eight points.   Annual Awards The STC-ACHE awards committee has reviewed nominations in the below categories. We are pleased to announce the 2007 winners, who received their awards on October 19 at the Fall 2007 STC-ACHE meeting.   STC-ACHE Awards Leadership Distinguished Service Young Healthcare Executive Mentor Resident/Fellow Student Educator Researcher Advocacy STC-ACHE Awards - 2007 Distinguished Service Karen A. Stiefel, Ph.D., FACHE      Baptist Healthcare System Mentor William Dean Rasco, FACHE        Greater San Antonio Hospital Council Educator Jose R. Coronado, MHA, FACHE Director, VA Medical Center, and STVHCS (retired) Researcher David Mangelsdorff, Ph.D., FACHE Army-Baylor MHA & MBA Program Resident Captain Joshua Paul, MHA, FACHE Designate Army-Baylor MHA & MBA Program These awards were presented at the October 19, 2007 Fall STC-ACHE meeting.