On Friday, January 25, 2008 the Riverside County Medical Association met to install its 114th President, Del Henninger, MD, the first RCMA president from Murietta. In turning the gavel over to Dr. Henninger, outgoing president S. Ava Mahapatra, MD presented him with proclamations from elected officials from the surrounding area congratulating him on his election as RCMA President.

Dr. Mahapatra was presented with a Commendation from the Governor, a Proclamation, certificates and resolution from Senator Dennis Hollingsworth, Assemblyman John Benoit and Senator Robert Dutton, a bound book of the 2007 Southern California Physician magazines, a plaque recognizing her year as President and the traditional Tiffany Penta-Star crystal.

2008 RCMA officers, councilors, and CMA delegates were also installed. They included:

President
Delmer Henninger, MD

President-Elect
Harold W. Jackson, DO

Secretary-Treasurer
David A. Friscia, MD

Councilors
Bakhtiar Ahmad, MD--Banning;
David W. Duffner, MD--Palm Springs;
Ajeet R. Singhvi, MD--Hemet;
Chao H. Sun, MD--Riverside

CMA Delegates
Lawrence E. Clark, MD--Riverside;
Richard Rajaratnam, MD--Riverside;
Michael Neri; MD--Riverside

CMA Alternate Delegates
Andrew Corr, MD--Riverside;
David A. Friscia, MD--Rancho Mirage;
Melanie Koscelnick, MD--Riverside;
Reza Vaezazizi, MD--Wildomar