Our mission began in 1906, and it continues thanks to you.
For over a century, we’ve had one objective: helping medical professionals to provide the best possible care for their patients. That help comes in many forms, including thousands of hours of premium continuing education; as well as more than 46,000 peer-reviewed articles in the Southern Medical Journal. But we believe it takes more than that.
If we can boast a long history — and we can — it’s because we’ve always had an eye on the future. We’re able to do what we do because past generations had the foresight to look out for us. We want to make sure we can do the same for the generations that come next.
The SMA Research & Education Endowment Fund
Since the fund’s inception in 1986, we’ve been able to provide more than $1.2 million in financial support to our members in the form of scientific research grants, loans, and scholarships. We see every one of these initiatives as investments in the future of medical innovation and healthcare delivery. And by supporting young physicians at the outset of their careers — through mentoring relationships, abstract competitions, scholarships, and more — we’re also investing in the futures of our individual members.
Scholarships
Grants
Loans
Support the Fund, Support the Future
Learn more about the many programs the Fund supports:
- Public Abstracts
- Physicians-in-Training Competition Sponsorship
- Society of 1906 Scholarship
- Society of 1924 Scholarship
And please consider supporting them yourself.
Our members’ contributions go far beyond financial support. When you donate to the Fund, you’re helping to provide someone else with the opportunities you’ve enjoyed; they, in turn, will help advance our profession in the coming decades. Thanks to you, we’re able to keep giving back to our family of medicine.
Abstract Competitions and Awards
Another way SMA supports the future of medicine is through the development, hosting and publication of Medical Abstract competitions through oral or poster presentations. Providing opportunities in a collegial supportive environment is a big part of the training that goes into becoming a physician. Each year we provide opportunities (live and online) for medical students, residents, fellows, opportunities to present their research projects and to compete for cash prizes.
Society of 1906 Scholarship
The Society of 1906 recognizes major contributors to the Research and Education Endowment Fund, and awards annual $2000 scholarships (along with $500 travel stipends to the Scientific Assembly, should they attend) to third-year medical students who demonstrate both superior abilities and financial need.
Society of 1924 Scholarship
The SMA Alliance established the Society of 1924 to provide annual $2000 scholarships (along with $500 travel stipends to the Scientific Assembly, should they attend) to third-year medical students who exhibit outstanding academic and leadership qualities, as well as demonstrable financial need.
Donations
The Society of 1906 was established to recognize major contributors to the Research and Education Endowment Fund.
An SMA member may become a member of the Society of 1906 in several ways:
* An outright gift of $5,000. * A pledge of $5,000 over a 5 year period. * Cumulative contributions of at least $5,000.
Katherine Aldridge, MD
Hattiesburg, MS
2008
J. Max Austin, Jr., MD
Birmingham, AL
1992
Robert L. Baldwin, MD
Birmingham, AL
1992
Jan N. Basile, MD
Charleston, SC
1998
James J. Bernick, MD
Baytown, TX
2007
Jeffrey Brant, MD
Kingston, GA
2008
James G. Brooks, Jr., MD
Dallas, TX
1993
Thomas Bunnell, MD
Edgewood, KY
2008
Benjamin Carmichael, MD
Hattiesburg, MS
2007
Bashir Chaudhary, MD
Savannah, GA
2007
Kenneth R. Crabtree, MD
Tompkinsville, KY
1991
Lawrence J. Danna, MD
West Monroe, LA
2002
W. Alva Deardorff, MD
Charleston, WV
2001
Gary Delaney, MD
Orangeburg, SC
2007
Richard P. DeRosa, MD
Scottsdale, AZ
1992
J. Lee Dockery, MD
Gainsville, FL
1993
Janelle Duremdes, MD
Princeton, WV
2008
Terry Elliott, M.D.
Wheeling, WV
2005
George S. Ellis, Jr., M.D.
New Orleans, LA
2005
Charles A. Farmer, Jr., MD
Tulsa, OK
1993
Michael C. Gosney, MD
Muscle Shoals, AL
2007
Ronald C. Hamdy, MD
Johnson City, TN
1992
J. Edward Hill, MD
Tupelo, MS
1991
Jean Edwards Holt, MD, MHA
San Antonio, TX
1992
T. Rudolph Howell, MD
Chester, VA
1991
William D. Hughes, MD
Montgomery, AL
1992
Braxter P. Irby, Jr., MD
Brookhaven, MS
1995
David C. Jacks, MD
Pine Bluff, AR
1991
Mason P. Jett, MD
Oklahoma City, OK
2009
Bobby W. Jones, MD
Memphis, TN
1996
Mehmet Kalaycioglu, MD
Shinnston, WV
1992
Robert W. Klink, MD
Gloucester, VA
1991
Peter J. Kragel, MD
Greenville, NC
2007
Andrew W. Lawton, MD
New Orleans, LA
2004
Eric Lindstrom, MD
Laurel, MS
1993
Joseph R. Linn, Jr., MD
Charlotte, NC
2002
Dallas W. Lovelace, III, MD
Orangeburg, SC
1993
Michael G. Mackey, MD
Jonesboro, AR
1994
Mark G. Martens, MD
Tulsa, OK
2004
David F. Martin, MD
Winston-Salem, NC
1994
J. Lorin Mason, Jr., MD
Florence, SC
1991
Pamela Medellin, MD
Baytown, TX
2009
Roger L. Mell, MD
Chesterfield, MO
1991
Ernest G. Moore, MD
Birmingham, AL
1997
Alonzo H. Myers, Jr., MD
Roanoke, VA
2003
Durwood E. Neal, Jr., MD
Columbia, MO
1999
M. Pinson Neal, Jr., MD
Richmond, VA
1992
J. Patrick O'Leary, MD
Orlando, FL
1995
B. J. Parson, MD
Somerset, KY
1993
Donald R. Pell, MD
St. Petersburg FL
2008
Paula Oliver Pell, MD
St. Petersburg, FL
2002
Veronica K. Piziak, MD, PHD
Temple, TX
1994
Ali R. Rahimi, MD
Savannah, GA
2007
Anna T. Redman, MD
Pine Bluff, AR
1994
John F. Redman, MD
Little Rock, AR
1991
Richard D. Richards, MD
Baltimore, MD
1991
Warran A. Ross, MD
Austin, TX
1995
Thomas C. Rowland, Jr., MD
Columbia, SC
1991
Rion M. Rutledge, MD
Rock Hill, SC
1994
R. Bruce Shack, MD
Nashville, TN
2004
Simon V. Ward III, MD
Charlotte, NC
2020
J. Graham Smith, Jr., MD
Mobile, AL
1992
Thomas C. Sparkman, MD
Cape Girardeau, MO
1996
Steven W. Strode, MD
Little Rock, AR
2010
Donald J. Swikert, MD
Union, KY
2010
Nancy C. Swikert, MD
Florence, KY
1996
Sorahi Toloyan-Rahimi, MD
Savannah, GA
2009
Mark W. Williams, MD
Birmingham, AL
2013
Deceased:
Jim C. Barnett, MD
Brookhaven, MS
1991
Banks Blackwell, MD
Pine Bluff, AR
1991
James E. Boland, MD
Chevy Chase, MD
1990
Albert J. Campbell, Jr., MD
Sedalia, MO
1994
Louis A. Cancellaro, MD
Johnson City, TN
1991
George J. Carroll, MD
Suffolk, VA
1993
Russell C. Chambers, MD
Atlanta, GA
1991
Alan D. Clark, MD
Carthage, MO
1995
Clovis A. Crabtree, MD
Louisville, KY
1991
Thomas B. Dameron, MD
Raleigh, NC
1994
O.W. Dehart, MD
Vinita, OK
1991
Paul A. DeVore, MD
Hyattsville, MD
1994
Gary A. Dyer, MD
St. Joseph, MO
1995
Albert C. Esposito, MD
Huntington, WV
1994
Mrs. Albert C. Esposito
Huntington, WV
1994
Edwin C. Evans, MD
Atlanta, GA
1991
J. Garber Galbraith, MD
Birmingham, AL
1993
Andrew F. Giesen, Jr., MD, FL
1991
W. John Giller, Jr., MD
El Dorado, AR
1994
J. Leonard Goldner, MD
Durham, NC
1994
William H. Henderson, MD
Oxford, MS
1996
G. Baker Hubbard, Sr., MD
Jackson, TN
1991
John B. Lynch, MD
Nashville, TN
1991
Angus M. McBryde, Jr., MD
Birmingham, AL
1991
J. Ralph Meier, MD
Metairie, LA
1996
M. Pinson Neal, Jr., MD
Richmond, VA
1992
James I. Salter, Jr., MD
Richmond, KY
1992
Larry C. Smith, MD
Greensboro, NC
1991
Hugh E. Stephenson, Jr., MD
Columbia, MO
1993
Terrell B. Tanner, MD
Oxford, GA
1993
John B. Thomison, MD
Nashville, TN
1991
Edward J. Tomsovic, MD
Tulsa, OK
1991
Guy T. Vise, Jr., MD
Jackson, MS
1994
James C. Waites, MD
Laurel, MS
1991
Ann Anderson
Naples, FL
Millie Bever
Kansas City, MO
Barbara Blanton
Shelbyville, TN
Charter
Judy Bofill
Man, WV
Charter
Emma Borders
Bernice, LA
Charter
Nancy Brant
Kingston, GA
Charter
Nancy Bunnell
Edgewood, KY
Charter
Janet Campbell
Sedalia, MO*
Charter
Kathy Carmichael
Hattiesburg, MS
Charter
Jean Chernosky
Houston, TX
Charter
Jo Ann Daus
Louisville, KY
Charter
Aroona Dave
Madisonville, KY
Charter
Gail Delaney
Orangeburg, SC
Charter
Donna DeRosa
Scottsdale, AZ
Charter
Shar Donovan
Jacksonville, FL
Ebba Dunn
Wetumpka, AL
Janelle B. Duremdes, MD
Princeton, WV
Charter
Linda Elliott
Bluffton, SC
Charter
Myrna Goodman
Potomac, MD
Charter
Donna Gosney
Muscle Shoals, AL
Charter
Elaine Hale
Orlando, FL
Charter
Jean Hill
Tupelo, MS
Charter
Kathy Hill
Lincoln, NE
Charter
Martha Hughes
Montgomery, AL
Charter
Barbara Jett
Oklahoma City, OK
Charter
Kathy Johns
Destin, FL
Charter
Pam Kruger
San Antonio, TX
Charter
Rose Kuplesky, RN, BSN, ND
Simmesport, LA
Charter
Steve Kuplesky, MD
Simmesport, LA
Charter
Betty Kuppusami
Bluefield, VA
Charter
Nancy Lindstrom
Laurel, MS
Charter
Debbie Lovelace
Orangeburg, SC
Charter
Sancy McCool,
Baton Rouge, LA*
Charter
Miriam McEver
Bonair, GA
Charter
Karen Morris
Hattiesburg, MS
Charter
Gwen Pappas
Hot Springs, AR
Charter
Karan Pastora, BS
Evansville, IN
Rhonda Rhodes
Louisville, KY
Charter
Lindsay Rice
Hampton Cove, AL
Susan Rish
Tupelo, MS
Merrell Rogers
Tupelo, MS
Charter
Alma Rozeman
Shreveport, LA
Charter
Amal Shamieh
Lake Charles, LA
Charter
Carol Sparkman
Cape Girardeau, MO
Charter
Donald Swikert, MD
Union, KY
Charter
Nancy Swikert, MD
Union, KY
Charter
Barbara Tippins
Dunwoody, GA
Charter
Kathy Weigand
St. Joseph, MO
Charter
*Posthumous Member
