|
||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||
|
From the President - Gaylene Altman Annual Meeting breakfast The auction will include a variety of unique items including a Hawaiian vacation, traditional crib quilts, original signed lithographs from up-and-coming artists, electronics, hotel getaways and many other items. The auction items will be on display at the AAAAI Resource Center, located in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Early bidding for the auction items will take place in the Associates Hospitality Suite, located in the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter. We encourage all Annual Meeting attendees to stop by, view and bid on these great items. It’s not too late to donate an auction item or simply make a monetary donation toward the scholarship fund. For more information, please contact John Augustyniak at the AAAAI executive offices at (414) 272-6071 or e-mail jaugustyniak@aaaai.org. Finally, I would like to thank the 2004-2005 Associates Executive Committee and Board of Directors for all of their hard work for our organization. The Associates play an integral part in the success of the AAAAI, and assist in providing optimal patient care for those with asthma, allergic and immunological diseases. History, Mariachis and Fun - The Associates Annual Meeting Breakfast This year's Annual Meeting Breakfast (beginning at 9:00 am), being held on Sunday, March 20, 2005, at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio, will be an exciting program. Here are just some of the things to expect at this years meeting. Annual Meeting Program As part of this Annual meeting program will be the Associates Annual Business Meeting. This is your opportunity to pay tribute to the leaders of the Associates and find out about all the hard work and efforts that are put forth in assisting in providing optimal patient care for those with asthma, allergic and immunologic diseases. Not-So-Silent Auction: Remember that when you register for the Annual Meeting as a guest, you are automatically invited to attend the Annual Meeting breakfast along with automatic membership in the Associates to the AAAAI. For further information on the Associates Annual Meeting Program, please contact, John Augustyniak, at the AAAAI executive offices at (414) 272-6071 or via email at jaugustyniak@aaaai.org. The Associates can’t wait to see y’all in San Antonio!
Since the inception of the program, nearly 1,000 students have applied for these scholarships each year. In 2005, the Associates is proud to announce that we received nearly 3,000 applications from across the country to be a possible recipient of either a $1,000 one-time scholarship or a $100 Merit Award. The twenty plus $1,000 scholarships and thirty plus merit awards come courtesy in part from a grant from sanofi aventis. Also in 2005, the family of former Associates Executive Director, Robin McQuiston, will continue the funding of the Tanner McQuiston Memorial Scholarship, in memory of Ms McQuiston’s son. Funding for these scholarships also comes from the proceeds of the Not-So-Silent Auction held each year at the AAAAI Annual Meeting and from individuals who give donations towards the scholarship. If you, your family or organization would like to either contribute via a donation to the Not-so-Silent Auction or individual dollar donation, please contact either John Augustyniak, at the AAAAI executive offices at (414) 272-6071 or Vice President of Fundraising, Francene Lifson at (323) 937-7859. The scholarship committee is currently reviewing the applications for the 2005 Awards and will be releasing the names of the recipients sometime in mid-April. Information for the 2006 Awards (for students graduating from high school in May/June 2006) will be available in August 2005 via the AAAAI Web site (http://www.aaaai.org/members/associates/). In Need of A Few Good Associates Currently, we are recruiting individuals to work on these and future projects. If you are interested in becoming more involved in the Associates, please complete the interest form (via fax/mail or email) and send it to:
|
|||||||||||||
|
© 1996-2008 · All Rights Reserved · American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology |
||||||||||||||
Associates to the AAAAI: 
The Alamo, the Riverwalk, Mariachi’s and Tex Mex Food-These are just a few of the things that attendees of the AAAAI Annual Meeting can expect to encounter this March 18-22, 2005 in San Antonio, TX.
A Record Number Apply for Award
of Excellence Scholarship Program