Stewart Elected Foundation President

Altha J. Stewart, M.D., has been elected president of the American Psychiatric Foundation. Her term began January 1. She succeeds Abram M. Hostetter, M.D., who retired from the foundation’s board at the end of 2003 after five years as president.

Stewart, who is a psychiatric consultant and educator in Memphis, Tenn., has served on the board of the foundation since 2000. She is chair of the APA Council on Social Issues and Public Psychiatry.

“I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as the president of the foundation,” said Stewart. “I hope to continue the foundation’s focus on patients and families through programs that encourage early intervention and increase access to care.”

Five others were also appointed to three-year terms on the foundation’s Board of Directors. They are Robert Gould, Ph.D., Richard Harding, M.D., R. Michael Pearce, M.D., Laurie Garduque, Ph.D., and Linda Sutton.

The American Psychiatric Foundation is a charitable and educational subsidiary of APA focused on raising awareness of mental illness and increasing access to quality care.

More information on the foundation is posted online at www.PsychFoundation.org. ▪