THE OAKWOOD REGISTER January 27, 2009 WWW.OAKWOODREGISTER.COM2 PPeeoopplleeGlenn C. Hamilton, MD 2009 MCMS president

Judge William H. Wolff, Jr. retiring

Twenty nine judges will retire byearly this year. Among them is JudgeWilliam H. Wolff Jr., who will retirefrom the Second District Court ofAppeals on Jan. 31. He has said hewon’t ride off into the sunset just yetwith plans to try mediation and arbi-tration work. He’s also open toaccepting assignments to trial andappellate courts. As for his othernumerous interests, Judge Wolff saidhe’ll have more time to devote to flyfishing, skiing, hiking, cooking, gar-dening and out-of-state children andgrandchildren.

Just like Judge Wolff, More thanhalf of the retiring judges served onthe bench for at least 20 years, eitherin their current posts or in combina-tion with past service as municipalcourt judges. Their successors wereall chosen in the Nov. 4 election.

Judge Wolff offered this advice tonew judges: “I suggest you workhard, don’t forget what it’s like to bea practicing lawyer, don’t take your-self too seriously, and strive forexcellence, not perfection.Excellence is expected and attain-

able; perfection is not.” He praisedhis successor, Judge Jeffrey Froelich,as a distinguished trial judge whoenjoys the respect and confidence ofthe judges he will join. He said hehas no doubt that Judge Froelich willmake a seamless and effortless tran-sition to the court of appeals.

A member of the appeals courtsince 1985, Judge Wolff also praisedhis colleagues, also praised his col-leagues, past and present, on thecourt of appeals. “I couldn’t havehand-picked better people to workwith.”

“I have truly enjoyed the work ofjudging,” Judge Wolff said. “I havecountless fond memories of the peo-ple I’ve met and worked with overthe years, first as a trial judge andmore recently as an appellate judge.I have been blessed with outstandingstaff attorneys and with solid staffsupport. I have, for the most part,enjoyed a good working relationshipwith the bar. I found that if I respect-ed the job the lawyers had to do, thelawyers respected the job I had todo.”

Judge William H. Wolff

Glenn C. Hamilton, M.D.,became the 160th President of theMontgomery County MedicalSociety during ceremonies con-ducted at the Society’s AnnualMeeting held January 17, 2009.He represents the first full-timeacademic physician as well asEmergency Medicine specialist tohold that position. Dr. Hamilton isthe Chair of the EmergencyMedicine Department at WrightState University Boonshoft Schoolof Medicine, a position he has heldsince 1982.

During his inaugural remarksat the Annual Meeting of theMCMS, Dr. Hamilton stated thathe has several goals for his termahead. His primary focus is toenlist physician and communitysupport in helping to develop adisaster-resilient community. Hecited the recent electric-gridcalamity caused by Hurricane Ikeas it passed through southwest andcentral Ohio, noting that manymedically fragile instances couldhave been averted through bettercommunication and coordinationof available resources. Secondly,he is especially aware of theincreasing medical needs in ourcommunity, notably among theuninsured and underinsured due tothe downturn in the economy, andhe recommitted the Society’s con-tinued involvement in supporting

programs such as Reach Out,which aim to assist patients inreceiving necessary medical care.And, thirdly, he noted that hewants to do everything he can toenhance the relationship betweenthe Medical School and the com-munity physicians, noting thatthere are significant benefits for allto be had from a strong “town-gown” relationship.

Joining Dr. Hamilton in leader-ship this year as members of theMedical Society Board ofDirectors are EvangelineAndarsio, MD; John Haluschak,MD; Samia Borchers, MD;Ramesh Gupta, MD; Paul Gibbs,MD; Walter A. Reiling III, M.D.;Gary Fishbein, MD; JonathanVelasco, MD; James Pacenta MD;

Shachi Rattan, MD; and TimothySorg, MD.

Dr. Hamilton completed hismedical training through theUniversity of Michigan MedicalSchool, and is Board Certified inboth Internal Medicine andEmergency Medicine. Dr.Hamilton resides in Oakwood withhis wife, Lynda and daughter,Elizabeth.

Additionally at this meeting,25 MCMS physicians were recog-nized as recipients of the OSMAFifty Year Award, including:Herman I. Abromowitz, MD;Joseph Albrecht, MD; Dennis D.Barber, MD; Bernard L. Berks,DO; Robert Collins, MD; MelvinCrouse, DO; Sunder Goel, MD;Philip Hughes, MD; Alan H.Klein, MD; William J. Marshall,MD; Enrique Martinez, MD;Asuncion Medina, MD; HassanMehbod, MD; Hsien-Ming Meng,MD; Charles Moody, MD; JosephPaley, MD; Emil Peterson, MD;Michael Phillips, MD; G. M.Sastry, MD; Charles Schrimpf,DO; William Straughen, MD;John Taylor, MD: RichardWhitmer, MD; Francis Wright,MD; and Russell Zanowick, MD

The Montgomery CountyMedical Society is a professionalassociation representing nearly1000 practicing physician mem-bers locally.

Glenn C. Hamilton, MD

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