The 2008 Nominating Committee of the Fellows (NCF) has the task of selecting nominees for the three Officer-elect positions of the American College of Surgeons: President-Elect, First Vice-President-Elect, and Second Vice-President-Elect. The following guidelines are used by the NCF when reviewing the names of potential candidates for nomination as Officers of the College.

• Loyal members of the American College of Surgeons who have demonstrated outstanding integrity and medical statesmanship along with an unquestioned devotion to the highest principles of surgical practice.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities that might be reflected by service and active participation on ACS committees or in other components of the College.
• Recognition of the importance of their representing all who practice surgery.
• The College encourages consideration of women and other under-represented minorities.

Nominations should include a paragraph or two on potential contributions that each candidate can offer in terms of what he or she can do for the members of the College. Please submit nominations to memberservices@facs.org.

The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, February 29, 2008.

Should you have any questions, please contact Patricia Sprecksel, staff liaison for the Nominating Committee of the Fellows at psprecksel@facs.org.

Revised November 1, 2007

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