Outstanding Alumnae Agnes Scott College is proud to celebrate the 2021 Outstanding Alumnae Award winners. Nominated by their fellow alumnae, the distinguished recipients were recognized for their notable accomplishments that demonstrate how Scotties are truly leading everywhere. —By Monica Gayles Dorsey
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DISTINGUISHED CAREER
Ellen Weinberg Boney ’86 At a time when thousands, indeed millions, are in need of health care services, Ellen Weinberg Boney ’86 is leading the way in the health care field not only as a doctor but also an administrator. She is currently the deputy chief of staff of the Columbia VA Healthcare System in Columbia, South Carolina, where she oversees health care services for more than 86,000 veterans. In her role, she works to develop ways to ensure that routine care does not worsen during the COVID-19 crisis. Photo courtesy of Ellen Weinberg Boney ’86 She was surprised and excited to receive the 2021 Distinguished Career Outstanding Alumnae Award. “With so many outstanding women representing Agnes Scott College, it is truly an honor to be selected,” Boney says. A Charles A. Dana Scholar, Boney graduated from Agnes Scott with a degree in chemistry and continued her education at the Medical University of South Carolina, receiving her Doctor of Medicine in 1991 and completing a residency in anesthesia at Emory University, where she taught and practiced for several years. She continued in the field of anesthesiology in Rome, Georgia, as director at the Floyd Medical Center and later as managing partner of Preferred Anesthesia Consultants. Her distinguished career includes serving as director of operations at Lighthouse Anesthesia with former Agnes Scott classmate Mary Margaret Cooke ’86. Later, she entered the financial industry, passing the General Securities Representative Exam, Series 7, 66 and 24, with high scores. In a biography, Boney notes, “The real gifts from Agnes Scott are the ability to think independently, the ability to think creatively and the ability to lead thoughtfully.” With these gifts, she made a seamless transition from private practice to corporate, becoming regional anesthesia medical director of Hilton Head Hospital and president of the ApolloMD anesthesia division, where she increased the net revenue over $4.48 million in her first year as president. Later, she became the chief operating officer of MedStream Anesthesia, managing over 500 providers. Recently, she became a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the nation’s largest professional society for health care leaders. Boney is pleased “to see so many women entering the medical field. However, there are still glass ceilings in some areas that need breaking. I am excited to see what the next generation of Agnes Scott physicians and other professionals will accomplish.” She has already blazed the path for them to do precisely that.
