ANNUAL MEETING DIRECTOR MARKS SILVER ANNIVERSARY AT APA

APA Medical Director James H. Scully Jr., M.D., presents Cathy Nash, director of APA's Annual Meetings Department, with a plaque at a surprise luncheon in late October in recognition of Nash's 25 years of service to APA. The luncheon was planned by Scully, a former director of APA's Division of Education and Career Development, and Deborah Hales, M.D., the current director.

Nash, who has overseen APA's annual meeting since 1984, began working at APA as a secretary and was quickly promoted to CME course coordinator. Over the years, Nash, now director of APA's Annual Meetings Department, helped turn APA's annual meeting into one of the largest and best medical specialty meetings in the world, according to Hales. The 2004 annual meeting, which was held last May in New York City, had a record attendance of nearly 27,000.

At the luncheon, Scully commended Nash not only for her years of service, but for her drive, determination, and dedication to APA.