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Col. A. Felix Meyer, MHA, has been appointed Director of Wilson County Health Department in Wilson, NC. He is a Fellow and Life Member of AsMA, and these were a factor in his selection for the position.

John V. Barson, D.O., Peachtree City, GA, has been selected as the new Flight Surgeon in the Atlanta Regional Office of the FAA. He retired from the U.S. Army and was most recently a medical officer in the Division of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In Memoriam

William H. King

William H. King, M.D., died in February following an accident at home. He was 73 years old. A native of Irving, TX, he received his B.A. degree from the University of North Texas with honors in 1955. He earned his M.D. degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1959, and went on to earn his M.P.H. from Harvard University in 1964. Col. King served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force as a USAF Flight Surgeon including an internship in Hawaii and tours as Medical Advisor to the Vietnamese Air Force and as Hospital Commander at Dover AFB, DE. He also served as Chief, Flight Medicine Branch, Clinical Sciences Division, USAFSAM, Brooks AFB, TX from 1970-73 and as Deputy Chief, Clincial Sciences Division there from 1973-74. He retired from active duty in 1979 as a colonel. His military decorations included Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Star, Air Medal and VNAF Honor Service Medal. Dr. King was board certified in aerospace medicine. He was a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, ACPM, and AsMA. A member of the International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine, he attended many international meetings. In his civilian career, he was associated with medical departments of American Airlines, Exxon/Mobil, Cooper Clinic, and Concentra Health Services.

New Members

  • Baca, William F., LTJG, MSC, USN, Orange Park, FL
  • Davis, James W., Capt., USAF, APO, AE
  • Drudi, Laura M., D.E.C., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Fiedler, Joyce P., Lt.Col., USAF, MC, Fayetteville, NC
  • Fiedler, William, Maj., USAF, Fayetteville, NC
  • Hannigan, Frank P., B.S., Port Orange, FL
  • Harmon, Glenn, Lt.Col., USAF, Daytona Beach, FL
  • Herve, Miguel A., Capt., CAF, MC, Santiago, Chile
  • Higgins, Robert P., LCDR, MSC, USN, Gulf Breeze, FL
  • Hurley, Peter R., Wg. Cdr., RNZAF, Palmerston North, New Zealand
  • Kelly, Timothy L., Maj., USAF, MC, Damascus, OR
  • Ledbetter, Bily R., LCDR, MC, USN, Oak Harbor, WA
  • Lim, Wei Ming Wilfred, M.B., B.S., Bahru City, Singapore
  • Moomaw, Ronald C., D.O., Powell, OH
  • Nowicki, T. Scott, B.S., Valhalla, NY
  • Pantalone, Desire, M.D., Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
  • Porter, Frank, M.D., M.P.H., Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Spurling, Kristofer J., B.Sc., Brentwood, United Kingdom
  • Stone, Jacqueline C., M.B.Ch.B., MRCP, Dubau, United Arab Emirates
  • Strangman, Gary E., Ph.D., Charlestown, MA
  • VonThesling, Genevieve H., Capt., USAF, MC, Sacramento, CA
  • Warren, Christopher G., M.A., Louisville, KY