MOA 2008 HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Craig Magnatta, DO, Elected 2008-2009 President
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Inaugural Speech
   
Donna Moyer, DO, Elected 2008-2009 President Elect
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Lawrence Abramson, DO, Elected MOA Board Trustee
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Incumbent MOA Board Members Elected
  George Sawabini, DO, of Dearborn, representing Region 1 Southeast (Wayne) Michael Weiss, DO, of Rochester, representing Region 1 Southeast (At Large) Edward Canfield, DO, of Sebewaing, representing Region 2 East Central
Kurt Anderson, DO, of Shepherd, representing Region 5 Northern.
   
House of Delegates Officers
  Carl Pesta DO, of New Baltimore, Speaker of the House
Craig H. Bethune, DO, of Wyoming, Vice Speaker
   
2008 Delegates to the American Osteopathic Association
The MOA is entitled to 49 AOA delegates; twenty-four of these delegates were elected at the MOA HOD meeting, and 25 are appointed as delegates by MOA President Dr. Magnatta. The list of 2008 AOA delegates includes:
  Lawrence Abramson, DO, of Pontiac; Andrew Adair, DO, of New Baltimore; Peter B. Ajluni, DO, of Bloomfield Hills; Kurt Anderson, DO, of Shepherd; William Anderson, I, DO, of Southfield; William Anderson, II, DO, of Bloomfield Hills; Craig Bethune, DO, of Wyoming; John Bodell, DO, of Trenton; Daniel Bonbrisco, DO, of West Bloomfield; Patrick Botz, DO, of Frankenmuth; Edward J. Canfield, DO, of Sebewaing; Randall DeArment, DO, of East Lansing; Cheryl Doane, DO, of East Lansing; John Everett, DO, of Indian River; Gary Falkenberg, DO, of Howell; John Floreno, DO, of Warren; Harold Friedman, DO, of Livonia; Tressa Gardner, DO, of Waterford; Craig Glines, DO, of Riverview; Emily Hurst, DO, of Keego Harbor; Howard Hurt, DO, of Bay City; Katherine Jackson, DO, of Troy; Algirdas Juocys, DO, of Oakland; Edward A. Loniewski, DO, of Plymouth; Craig Magnatta, DO, of Troy; Max T. McKinney, DO, of Farmington Hills; Floyd T. Meachum, DO, of Detroit; Carol Monson, DO, of East Lansing; Donna Moyer, DO, of Carson City; Anthony Ognjan, DO, of Mount Clemens; Eugene Oliveri, DO, of Milford; Dorothy Pedtke, DO, of Grand Rapids; Robert Piccinini, DO, of Macomb; Mark Plucer, DO, of Grand Blanc; George Pramstaller, DO, of Cederville; Lawrence Prokop, DO, of Mason; Myral Robbins, DO, of Kalamazoo; George Sawabini, DO, of Dearborn; R. Taylor Scott, DO, of East Lansing; John Sealey, DO, of Orchard Lake; Susan Sevensma, DO, of Grand Rapids; Robert Stomel, DO, of Farmington Hills; William Strampel, DO, of East Lansing; Stephen Swetech, DO, of Clinton Township; Michael Weiss, DO, of Rochester Hills; Larry Wickless, DO, of Farmington Hills; Gary Lee Willyerd, DO, of Pontiac; Bruce Wolf, DO, of Bloomfield Hills; and Gary Zamanigian, DO, of Bloomfield Hills
   
Resolutions to the MOA House of Delegates
  2008-A: Legislative Term Limits - passed
2008-B: Recall Elections - passed
2008-C: Individual Tracking of MOA Resolutions, Policies and Actions - passed
2008-D: Banning Sale of Tobacco Products & Alcohol in Places that Provide Health Care - passed
2008-E: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment as a Covered Benefit - passed
2008-F: Physician Reimbursement for Electronic Advice, Counseling and Treatment Plans - passed
   
Awards
  • Presidential Citations – Ernest Schillinger, DO, of Rochester; Toine Rinne, DO, of Flint; and Max T. McKinney, DO, of Farmington Hills
  • Distinguished Service Award – Robert Stomel, DO, of Farmington Hills, outgoing MOA trustee and past president
  • MOA Outstanding Graduating Senior Award – Heather L. Scheper, DO, of Clinton Township
  • MOA's 5000th Member – Marianne T. Huben, DO, of Royal Oak
  • Life Professional Awards – Robert C. Baynes, DO, of Bonita Springs, Fla.; Donald F. Bills, DO, of Bellaire; A. J. Bogdanowitsch, DO, of Winter Park, Fla.; R. David Brooks, DO, of Ypsilanti; Don D. Cucchi, DO, of Sterling Heights; Howard L. Dubin, DO, of Madison Heights; Erwin E. Feldman, DO, of West Bloomfield; Frederic A. Fletcher, DO, of Northville; Ronald E. Gren, DO, of Northville; James E. Haney, DO, of Southfield; Donald Kaplan, DO, R.Ph., of West Palm Beach, Fla.; Michael C. Kent, DO, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Donald R. Klein, DO, of Bloomfield Hills; Julian Kutinsky, DO, of Farmington; Donald M. Lieberwitz, DO, of Springfield, Mo.; David Lustig, DO, of Warren; Anthony J. Malcoun, DO, of Livonia; Robert M. Mandell, DO, of Petoskey; Basil J. Marrella, DO, of Birmingham; Stuart A. Megdall, DO, of Birmingham; Augustine L. Perrotta, DO, of Bloomfield Hills; Carl Michael Pesta, DO, of New Baltimore; Terry A. Podolsky, DO, of Sterling Heights; Marvin H. Rivkin, DO, of Troy; Norman M. Rosenberg, DO, of Brighton; Hugh P. Scott, DO, of Annandale, Va.; Norman J. Shamus, DO, of Grosse Ile; Eugene R. Sherrod, DO, of Pontiac; Ron C. Slabaugh, DO, of Kalkaska; William M. Steigerwald, DO, of Maple Rapids; Ronald J. Stewart, DO, of Bloomfield Hills; Richard M. Touma, DO, of Caro; Jerry Uzansky, DO, of Birmingham; Ronald W. Wadle, DO, FACOS, of Livonia; Herbert Weisenthal, DO, M.B.A., of Southfield; and Douglas L. Wood, DO, Ph.D., of Mesa, Ariz.
  • 30 Years of Service as a Delegate Awards – Anthony Kozma, DO, of Grosse Ile; Gerald Robbins, DO, of Garden City; and Arno Schury, DO, of Frankenmuth.
  • MOCF Award – Eugene A. Oliveri, DO, of Milford.
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