William W. Kridelbaugh, MD, FACS

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons since 1952. General surgeon; former ACS Governor, Regent, and First Vice-President; recipient of the ACS Distinguished Service Award and the ACS Distinguished Philanthropist Award.

"The College represents multiple surgical disciplines. In our daily practice of surgery, we gravitate toward the things with which we are most comfortable. Almost unconsciously we may specialize within our specialty. A strong organization like the ACS is capable of representing broad as well as specific specialty interests. Thus my contribution to the College rather than to a specific surgical specialty.

"I prefer to give to a profession dedicated to healing. Through local, state, and federal taxation we support the community as a whole (and not always as we might choose). A gift to the ACS can be directed to your cherished interests.

"The major College benefit, to me, has been continuing surgical education. I joined the College more than 50 years ago upon completing my surgical residency. A secondary benefit has been the development of social contacts nationwide that would simply not have happened otherwise."

Dr. Kridelbaugh supports the College financially through active membership in the Fellows Leadership Society.

For information about joining the Fellows Leadership Society, please contact the Foundation via telephone at 312/202-5376, via E-Mail at fholzrichter@facs.org, or by visiting the ACS Web site at http://www.facs.org.