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About the George C. Ham Society
About The George C. Ham Society
The George C. Ham Society was established in the early 1980s as a way to honor the founder and first Chairman of the UNC Department of Psychiatry. Aside from honoring Dr. Ham, however, the Society was also conceived as a venue wherein alumni and alumnae of the Department can meet to share memories and experiences, as well as professional expertise. Anyone who has trained (clinical or research) in the UNC Department of Psychiatry or has served on its faculty is eligible for Society membership.
The Society's annual scientific meeting, the George C. Ham Symposium, is now typically held in the late spring. The symposium is approved for CME credit through the UNC Office of Continuing Medical Education. The first meeting of the Society, in 1984, was held at the Carolina Inn. Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin was the primary speaker and also the recipient of the first Ham Society award.
About The UNC Psychiatry Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Award
In most years, an award has been presented at the annual meeting to a member of the Society who has contributed outstanding service to the Department. Past award-winners include the following:
1984 Frederick Goodwin, M.D.
1985 John A. Ewing, M.D.
1986 Hans H. Strupp, Ph.D.
1987 Arthur J. Prange, M.D.
1988 Morris A. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D.
1989 David A. Young, M.D.
1990 Robert Layton McCurdy, M.D.
1991 Nakleh P. Zarzar, M.D.
1992
1993
1994 Catherine A. Taylor, M.D.
1995 Seymour L. Halleck, M.D.
1996 Peter C. Whybrow, M.D.
1997 Arthur J. Prange, Jr., M.D. (Festschrift)
1998 William T. McKinney, M.D.
1999 Thomas E. Curtis, M.D.
2000 Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D.
2001 Dwight L. Evans, M.D.
2002 Jeffrey L. Houpt, M.D.
2003 Richard Weiner, M.D., Ph.D.
2004 Cheryl F. McCartney, M.D.
2005 Mario Perez-Reyes, M.D.
2006 no Ham Symposium
2007 no Ham Symposium
2008 Robert N. Golden, M.D.
2009 David L. Smith, M.D.
Currently, we are compiling a written history of the Society. If you recall the names of Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna awardees other than those listed above or if you wish to share other information about the Society's history, please send that information to Toni Padrick, Associate Chair for Administration, in the Department of Psychiatry. You may reach her via email at tpadrick@med.unc.edu or by regular post at Third Floor, Medical School Wing D, CB# 7160, UNC Department of Psychiatry, Chapel Hill NC 27599-7160. You may also contact her by telephone at 919.843.7077.