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2005 Senior Physiologists Committee Report
The primary responsibility of the Senior Physiologists
Committee is to contact members who reach their 70th, 80th,
90th, or 100th birthdays during the year. The letter
of greeting includes an invitation to inform the membership of the APS about
the whereabouts and activities of the senior physiologist. The invitation
is usually open ended, and is meant to encourage the senior physiologist to
include historical and philosophical commentary. In 2004 a total of 211
individuals were contacted by members of the Committee; 25 response letters
were printed in The Physiologist. Some of the recipients are members
of the Committee.
Anecdotal evidence, insufficient for peer review in the
Society’s journals, attests to the popularity of the publication of these
responses. The members of the Committee were asked a few years ago to
survey the non—senior membership at their institutions about the popularity
of the feature. Graduate students, fellows, and younger faculty reported
that they read the letters regularly, and more senior faculty also report
their delight at the many interesting stories the letters contain.
The Senior Physiologists Committee also reviews
applications for the Senior Physiologists Award, a $500 grant named for G.
Edgar Folk, Jr., which is designed to support the activities of a senior
member. One application was received and an award was made in response.
Donald J. Marsh, Chair
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