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News
October 31, 2011
"Dr. David J. Fine Honored with an ACHE -SETC Academic Scholarship Established in his Name
During the opening of the Chapter's "What's up Boss?" event Todd
A. Caliva, FACHE, President/Chair, 2011 ACHE-SETC, recognized Dr.
David J. Fine, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer of St.
Luke's Episcopal Health System, with an academic scholarship
established in his honor. The scholarship, in the amount of
$5,000, will be awarded academically to a graduate student from the
southeast Texas region pursuing a degree in healthcare
administration.
“During his esteemed career in the Houston healthcare arena, Dr.
Fine has consistently supported the educational goals and objectives
of ACHE-SETC while serving as President/Chair (2007), Regent of the
southeast Texas region (2008-2011) and an officer of the ACHE-SETC
Board of Directors ((2007 - 2011). In addition, he has created a
unique sponsorship program, supported by the major local health care
systems, that provides the chapter the means to provide top-notch
quality educational programs to over 1200 healthcare professionals
within the chapter.”, says Todd Caliva, FACHE, ACHE-SETC 2011
President/Chair and Chief Executive Officer, West Houston Medical
Center. “It is only fitting that future healthcare professionals
follow in his footsteps through a graduate scholarship established
in his honor.”
In addition to the Dr. David J. Fine scholarship, the ACHE -
SouthEastTexasChapter offers scholarships in recognition of
three other outstanding professional members of ACHE, Donald B.
Wagner, LFACHE, Dan S. Wilford, LFACHE, and the late Dr. Jeptha W.
Dalston, FACHE, who's tireless efforts helped make the local chapter
the success it is today . Additionally, the organization offers an
ACHE - SouthEastTexasChapter scholarship. Total annual
scholarship awards now available through the local chapter totals
$25,000.
Dr. Fine stated, “I am honored by this recognition and humbled to
join this outstanding group of individuals. Dr. Dalston served as
one of my mentors, so it is a tremendous honor to be held in a
similar regard with this scholarship.”
Health administration graduate students interested in applying for
one of the ACHE-SETC scholarships should contact Ryan Breaux at
832-824-3431 or via email at
rabreaux@texaschildrenshospital.org
R-L, Dr. Fine accepting an Academic Scholarship in his name from Todd Caliva.
Click here for additional photos of Dr. Fine and others attending the "What's up Boss?" event.
(Note: all photographs courtesy of Gus Salinas & Dr. Fine, SLEHS)