As a San Bernardino County Medical Society member, you are invited to participate by nominating a fellow member or citizen you feel qualifies for an award. Every award is not necessarily bestowed each year, and regardless of the qualifications of the individual, under no circumstances will the same award be given to the same individual in any subsequent year.

Announcement and nomination forms were faxed to members on Feb. 7. If you did not receive the fax, please contact Linda Sue Myers at 951/787-7700, ext. 105, and request a copy. Entries must be submitted on an official "Nomination Form." Please duplicate the form for multiple nominations. You may also visit www.sbcms.org to download a form. Go to www.sbcms.org/news/outstandingawards/history.htm to view previous award recipients.
 
Send your nominations to SBCMS, P.O. Box 11029, San Bernardino, CA 92423-1029, or fax 951/787-8795. If you have questions, call SBCMS at 951/787-7700 or 909/825-6526. The deadline for nominations is March 13, 2006.

Winners will be selected at the SBCMS Executive Committee meeting on March 27, and the awards will be presented in June at the Installation of Officers meeting.

Here are the four awards available:

Nicholas P. Krikes, MD, Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Medical Society
This award is given for sustained interest and participation in one or more activities of the society over and above that expected by the membership at large.

William L. Cover, MD, Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medicine
This award is bestowed upon a physician member who has displayed forward-looking, pioneering ideas; enterprise; enthusiasm; and prolonged professional stature and abilities.

Merlin A. Hendrickson, MD, Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Community
This award is given to an outstanding member who has displayed sustained interest and participation in one or more community activities over and above that expected of the membership at large.

Outstanding Citizen Award
This award is presented to a layperson who has exhibited sustained interest and participation in one or more medical-related activities that has benefited the community, and/or demonstrated outstanding devotion to community work, and/or devoted a career of service to the Inland Empire.