The first President of the College was Marsden S. Blois (1984-86). Morris F. Collen (1986-88), Homer R. Warner (1988-90), G. Octo Barnett (1990-92), Edward H. Shortliffe (1992-94), W. Ed Hammond (1994-96), Robert A. Greenes (1996-98), William W. Stead (1998-2000), Charles P. Friedman (2000-02), and Randolph A. Miller (2002-04) have followed him in this role. Paul D. Clayton was elected to serve as President for the 2005-2006 term but stepped aside for personal reasons. Judy G. Ozbolt assumed the office of President in early 2005 and served until December 31, 2006.

The Executive Committee is responsible for providing general supervision of the affairs of The College. The President of The College appoints committees with the approval of the Executive Committee. College bylaws stipulate there will be a standing Elections and Nominations Committee. The President may establish such other committees, standing or special, as The College or the Executive determine necessary to carry forward the work of The College. Current standing committees include the Awards Committee and Scientific Affairs Committee. All College committees and rosters are listed below.

Executive Committee
Awards Committee
Elections and Nominations Committee
Scientific Affairs Committee


Executive Committee

Daniel R. Masys, MD, President
Vanderbilt University
Term: November 8, 2007 - December 31, 2008

Joyce A. Mitchell, PhD, President Elect
University of Utah
Term: January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2008

Judy G. Ozbolt, PhD, RN, Past President
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Term: March 28, 2007 - December 31, 2008

Blackford Middleton, MD, MPH, MSc, Treasurer
Center for Information Technology Leadership and Partners HealthCare, Inc
Term: January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2008 (2nd Term)

Christopher G. Chute, MD, DrPH, Secretary
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Term: January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2008 (1st Term)

Gregory F. Cooper, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Term: January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2008 (1st Term)

Carol Friedman, PhD
Columbia University
Term: January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2008 (2nd Term)

Carole A. Gassert, PhD, RN
University of Utah
Term: January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2008 (2nd Term)

Richard N. Shiffman, MD, MCIS
Yale University
Term: January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2008 (2nd Term)


Awards Committee
Term: January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2008

G. Octo Barnett, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital

Milton Corn, MD
National Library of Medicine

J. Robert Beck, MD
Fox Chase Cancer Center

H. Dominic Covvey, MSc
Waterloo University

Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Julie J. McGowan, PhD
Indiana University



Elections and Nominations Committee
Term: January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2008

Judy G. Ozbolt, PhD, RN, Chair
University of Maryland School of Nursing

Joan S. Ash, PhD, MLS, MBA
Oregon Health & Science University

Steven H. Brown, MD
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Joseph W. Hales, PhD
Primary Children's Medical Center

Perry L. Miller, MD, PhD
Yale University



Scientific Affairs Committee
Term: January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2008

Milton Corn, MD
National Library of Medicine

Vimla Patel, PhD, DSc
Arizona State Unversity

Chuck Jaffe, MD, PhD
HL7

Brian Haynes, MD, PhD
McMaster University

Paul Gorman, MD
Oregon Health Sciences University

Betsy Humphreys, MLS
National Library of Medicine

Charles Friedman, PhD
US Department of Health and Human Services

Patricia Abbott, PhD, RN, FAAN
Johns Hopkins University