Gold Medal Tr ibute

Jerome Harrison Arndt, MD

Introduction by William M. Thompson, MD Jerry Arndt has been committed to Radiology since he

started his training in 1964, over 38 years ago. His devotion, hard work, leadership, and mentoring have been exemplary, and Jerry has enriched the lives of countless trainees, ra- diologists, and others who have had the good fortune of working around him. I say working around him as Jerry has an engaging personality, and it is hard to be near him without feeling the effects of his incredible character. While I never practiced with Jerry, I have worked on a number of committees with him. He always did more work than any- one. Sometimes Jerry did all the work for the entire com- mittee. So one can only wonder what he must have been like in the reading rooms at Baylor. I suspect his partners just got out of his way.

Jerry applied his work ethic and all of his talents to his "brainchild," the Association of Program Directors in Radi- ology (APDR). He brought the concept of APDR to the AUR Executive Committee in the early 1990s. Through Jerry 's hard work and with help from his wife, Sheila, APDR moved from an idea to an important society. Jerry served as the first APDR President from 1992 to 1994. He recruited all of the initial members, wrote the bylaws, and persuaded a number of us to join the Executive Committee. Jerry is a hard man to turn down. He used his unbelievable organizational skills and computer wizardry to propel APDR from a small interest group to a society of program directors with more than 250 members. APDR's first meet- ing was held in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1992 in conjunction with the AUR meeting. Over the past eight years, the APDR meetings have grown and improved, with more and more participation from all aspects of academic radiology. APDR has become a major part of the AUR annual meeting, with full participation in the plenary sessions. The attendance at the AUR meetings has grown since 1992 due to participa- tion from APDR members. Before 1992, our training pro- grams without an affiliation with a medical school did not have a forum to meet and address educational issues. Jerry knew this, and one of the goals of APDR was to bring these program directors, who train approximately 25% of radi- ology residents, to the AUR. APDR also provides the only forum for directors of fellowship programs to meet and ad- dress issues specific to fellowship training. Thus, APDR has played a major role in fulfilling one of the three missions of the AUR--teaching. APDR has had a positive influence on the RRC and the ABR. Many significant improvements in our training programs have come directly from APDR. A

majority of all of these APDR accomplishments are directly related to Jerry's hard work, contributions, and untiring lead- ership.

Jerry was born in Duluth, Minnesota, the son of a family practitioner. He attended Detroit Lakes High School and re- ceived a BA in chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 1952. After two years working in the Oklahoma oil fields, he entered medical school and received his MD from the University of Oklahoma in 1958. After completing a rotating internship and one year of general surgery residency in Oak- land, California, Jerry moved to his current home in Dallas, Texas, where after a brief time in an OB-GYN residency and general practice, he completed a radiology residency in 1964 at Baylor University Medical Center. Jerry joined the faculty on completion of his residency and remained on the staff at Baylor for 32 years prior to retirement in 1996. He was actively involved in the department, and he was the Program Director of the Radiology Residency for 20 years, from 1966 to 1986. He served as Director of the Radiology Department at Baylor University Medical Center from 1986 to 1995. During his 32 years in practice, Jerry served as President of, the Dallas-Fort Worth Radiology Society, the medical staff at Baylor, and APDR. He was involved in the training of residents throughout his 30 years at Baylor. His interest in teaching brought him into the AUR in 1984, and he served on the AUR Executive Committee from 1989 to 1995. Jerry received the first Academic Achievement Award from APDR in 1997 at the AUR meeting in Dallas.

Jerry has been blessed for 49 years with the company of his lovely wife, the former Sheila Balph. They have two sons, Steven Charles and James Harrison. Those who are for- tunate to have Jerry for a friend know that he will do any- thing for you. Although he has been retired for the past three years, he still spends time teaching the residents and has con- tinued to provide advice to the APDR Executive Committee.

All of us in the AUR who know Jerry are aware of his wonderful sense of humor, his integrity, his dedication to ra- diology and education, and his inspiring drive to do his best. Jerry is the first radiologist from an institution that is not af- filiated with a medical school to receive the AUR Gold Medal. He is truly an inspiration for all young radiologists. The AUR is fortunate that we can honor Dr. Jerome Harrison Arndt by giving him the Gold Medal. By doing so, our AUR society is recognizing the important contributions of an indi- vidual who has devoted his entire career to improving the education of our trainees.

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Gold Medal ist Tribute

Robert W. Holden, MD, FACR

Introduction by Valerie P. Jackson, MD

Dr. Robert W. Holden has been a radiologist for the past 26 years. During this period, he has made substantial contri-

butions to our specialty on local, regional, and national lev-

els. Dr. Holden' s leadership and mentoring activities over the years have made him most deserving of the Gold Medal of the AUR.

Dr. Holden received his BS degree in pharmacy from Purdue University in 1958 and his MD degree from Indiana University in 1963. He served two years in military ser-

vice and then practiced family medicine in Columbus, In-

diana, for four years. Fortunately for the field of radiol-

ogy, Bob "saw the light" and chose to become a radiolo-

gist. After completing his radiology residency at Vanderbilt

University, he returned to Indiana University School of

Medicine in 1973, where he has risen through the academic ranks from Assistant Professor to Dean. Along the way, he

has made numerous contributions to the Indiana Radiologi- cal Society, the Indiana State Medical Association, the

American Medical Association, the American College of Radiology, the AUR, and SCARD. I will not detail all of

them. Rather, I would like to concentrate on a few of the

reasons why Dr. Holden is so deserving of this award.

First, Bob has dedicated his career to academic radio-

logy. He has been an active, wel l -known interventional

radiologis t , with 97 publ icat ions in the literature. He

has per formed research and mentored residents and

young faculty in research. He also spent at least half of

his t ime in radiology administration, first as the Chief of

Rad io logy at Wishard Memor ia l Hospital , the county

hospital at the Indiana Univers i ty Medica l Center, and

then as Chairman of the Indiana University Department

of Radiology. He is a superb teacher. In these roles, Bob

has influenced hundreds of medical students and radiol-

ogy residents. He spent countless hours doing informal

career counseling for trainees, and, subsequently, he in-

fluenced many to go into radiology. The Indiana Univer-

sity Department of Radiology has produced a number of

successful academic radiologis ts in the past 20 years.

Most, if not all, of these individuals owe some of their

success to the teaching and guidance of Bob Holden.

During his sabbatical in the 1989 academic year, Bob

went to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where he worked in the Radiation Research Program. There he

learned of the need for a more powerful and effective voice

for radiology at the NIH. He subsequently served as the Chairman of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Study Com-

mittee on the Reorganization of Radiology within the NIH,

which should ultimately lead to the National Institute of Bio- medical Imaging. Bob remained active on the Executive

Committee of the Conjoint ACR/AUR/SCARD Committee, which was very active in working for the formation of the

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging, as well as the re- cently formed Academy of Radiology Research. He also

served on the Board of Scientific Counselors for the NCI. In this national service, Bob has greatly influenced academic

radiology in the United States.

Finally, Bob is one of the few radiologists in the United

States to have been selected as the dean of a medical school.

Indiana University School of Medicine is one of the largest medical schools in the country. When our former Dean chose

to retire, Bob had been our Radiology Department Chairman for only four years. Nevertheless, it became clear that he was

the natural choice as the next Dean of our large, complex medical school. At the time, we were in the process of nego-

tiating a merger with a large private hospital in Indianapolis.

Bob has done an outstanding job as our Dean, and our only

disappointment is that he is no longer part of our department

on a day-to-day basis. Bob has continued his open-door policy, which has made him a highly effective leader. Even

in the Dean's office, Bob has remained a strong advocate for radiology. In these times of a major primary care push, at

least 15 to 20 of our medical students have chosen a career in radiology annually. This reflects the strength of the depart-

ment that Bob helped to build, as well as the attitude regard-

ing radiology that is supported by the Dean' s office.

In addition to all of his professional accomplishments, Bob has remained dedicated to his family. His wife, Miriam,

and his children, Ann and Bob, have been major focuses of his life. He has always stressed the need for faculty and friends to be attentive to the needs of their own families. On

a personal level, Bob is warm, outgoing, open, and friendly.

He has an excellent sense of humor and a positive outlook on life. These attributes have certainly helped him in the suc-

cesses he experiences in the Dean's office.

Dr. Robert Holden has dedicated his life and career to our

specialty, particularly to academic radiology. Bob is cer-

tainly deserving of the AUR Gold Medal, in recognition of his many contributions to radiology.

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