2022 CELEBRATION AWARDS DINNER
CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY’S 20TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION AWARDS DINNER By Shannon Boyle, CMS Communications and Events Coordinator The 20th annual Celebration Awards Dinner honored Dr. Robert D. Snyder and Dr. Carlos Campo. The event was held on March 31, in honor of Doctors’ Day, at the Dunlap Champions Club at FSU (formerly the University Center Club). There was a room full of proud supporters of the award winners. Dr. Robert D. Snyder received the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award, and Dr. Carlos Campo received the Thomas L. Hicks, M.D. Outstanding Physician Award. Our 2022 CMS President, Dr. Paresh Patel, did a great job emceeing the event. Dr. Patel thanked the Celebration Awards Dinner Steering Committee and the Capital Medical Society staff for their hard work in organizing and coordinating this event. Steering Committee Alfredo Paredes, M.D., Chair Shannon Boyle, CMS Communications and Events Coordinator Codie Bryant, CMS Alliance Valerie Draper, CMS Alliance Tami Frankland, CMS Alliance Pam Irwin, CMS Executive Director Rita Kaelin, CMS Alliance Cynara Miller, CMS Alliance Andrea Stephens, CMS Alliance Gillian Stewart, CMS Alliance Dr. Patel recognized four new CMS members in attendance: Dr. Joshua Dault, Dr. Tony Bryant, Dr. Ira Wayne Freilich, and Dr. Rajeshri Parag Patel. Dr. Patel also recognized a new member applicant, Dr. Christine Fitzsimmons. We welcome them to the Tallahassee medical community. Dr. Patel recognized all CMS members who retired this past year. Sadly, our newly retired physicians were not able to attend, but we wish them well in their retirement. A moment of silence was held to honor the physicians who passed away since September 2021: Dr. George Bonk, Dr. William Price, and Dr. Julia Revell St. Petery. Dr. H. Avon Doll, Jr., We Care Network Advisory Committee Chair and donating provider, shared that the We Care Network is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. He gave a brief overview of the program and noted that We Care Network providers and partners have donated more than $120 million in donated healthcare to 8
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the neediest adults in our community since its inception. He recognized and thanked the We Care Network staff, referring and donating physicians, dentists, and healthcare providers, donating hospitals, ancillary and durable medical equipment providers, and grantors and supporters. Dr. Patel shared a brief history of the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award. The criteria for the award are predicated on the values that came to be associated with the late Dr. I.B. Harrison: compassion, service, respect, wisdom and integrity. He asked all past recipients of this award to stand and be recognized. Dr. Robert D. Snyder joined the esteemed physicians that previously received this award, as the 2022 recipient of this prestigious award. Dr. Richard Zorn, longtime friend and colleague of Dr. Snyder, presented him with the I.B. Harrison, M.D. Humanitarian Award. (You can read Dr. Richard Zorn’s remarks on page 14, and Dr. Snyder’s remarks upon receiving the award on page 15.) Dr. Patel then gave a brief overview of the Thomas L. Hicks, M.D. Outstanding Physician Award. The award honors a physician who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the profession of medicine. This year, the CMS Board of Governors voted to rename the award in honor of the late Dr. Thomas L. Hicks, the first recipient of this award in 2006. Dr. Hicks’ family was in attendance to commemorate this recognition. Dr. Patel asked all past recipients of this award to stand and be recognized. Dr. Carlos Campo joined the esteemed physicians that previously received this award, as the 2022 recipient of this prestigious award. Dr. Alberto Fernandez, longtime friend and colleague of Dr. Campo, presented him with the Thomas L. Hicks, M.D. Outstanding Physician Award. (You can read Dr. Campo’s remarks upon receiving the award on page 16.) The Capital Medical Society would like to extend their appreciation to the CMS Alliance for providing the beautiful floral arrangements. The red carnation is the symbol for Doctors’ Day. We thank our 2022 Celebration Awards Dinner supporters. Without their generous support, this event would not have been possible.
