President CHARLES E. ALPERS, M.D. Vice President MELVIN M. SCHWARTZ, M.D Councillors AGNES FOGO, M.D. CYNTHIA NAST, M.D. CHARLES JENNETTE, M.D. Secretary and Treasurer GUILLERMO A. HERRERA, M.D.

News from the US-CAP Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2000

Congratulations to Vivette D'Agati for receiving the Churg Award. Her contributions to Renal Pathology have been many, and she is most deserving of the recognition.

New members
Three new members are welcomed into the Society:
Andreas Friedl, M.D., Ingeborg M. Bajema, M.D., and Jeff Henegar, Ph.D.

Young Investigator Award
Congratulations to Li-jun Ma who won the Young Investigator Award at the US-Canadian Academy of Pathology Meeting, New Orleans, LA for his poster titled: Regression of glomerulosclerosis in aging by angiotensin II Type 1 receptor antagonist (AIIRA) is linked to inhibition of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1). Dr. Ma worked with Dr. Agnes Fogo at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

ASN-Toronto (October 13-20, 2000)
Preparations are already being made for the RPS activities at the ASN. We are expecting to have the Board of Directors Meeting, Membership Meeting and Member Reception on Friday, October 13. When we have the exact time for the events, you will receive a notice.

PLEASE TAKE THIS INFORMATION INTO ACCOUNT AS YOU PREPARE TO MAKE YOUR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS.

RPS Web Page
Thanks to the combined efforts of Suzanne Meleg-Smith, Kim Solez and Samy Iskandar, the RPS web page reorganization is under way. The web page is now user friendly, aesthetically pleasing and up to date. Any contributions to the web page should be sent to Suzanne. Check the membership listing to make sure your information is up to date.