At the national level, Dr. Herman has been a councillor since 1989 and was a member of the Council Steering Committee in 2000-2002. He has served as the chair of two sections, as a member of the Emergency Medicine Practice, Bylaws, and Finance committees, and as a member of the first two Work Force Studies and the second ACEP Report Card working group.

Marilyn J. Heine, M.D., FACEP

Council Meritorious Service Award – Presented to a member who has made consistent contributions to the growth and effectiveness of the ACEP Council.

Dr. Heine practices emergency medicine at Mercy Suburban Hospital in Norristown, Pa., and hematology oncology in Langhorne, Pa. This month she will be installed as president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society.

Dr. Heine has been active in ACEP at the chapter and national levels since early 1992. She was president of the Pennsylvania Chapter from 2004 to 2005 and has served on national ACEP committees, including State Legislative/Regulatory, Quality & Performance, Nominating, and Federal Government Affairs, where she was also chair.

A councillor in 1998-2006 and again in 2009-2010, Marilyn has been an effective and recognized leader. She has represented the specialty in more general medical organizations, including the Bucks County Medical Society, PAMED, and the American Medical Association. She has testified before Congress and the Pennsylvania General Assembly on behalf of physicians, and met with then-President George W. Bush and legislative leaders.

Arthur E. Auer

Honorary Membership Award – Presented to an individual who has rendered outstanding service to the College or to the medical profession.

Mr. Auer is Executive Director of the Collin-Fannin County Medical Society, a post he created in partnership with the society’s leaders in 2008. It is the most recent in a series of positions Mr. Auer has held in medical society executive management, including positions with the Los Angeles County Medical Association, the San Joaquin Medical Society, and the Palm Beach Medical Society.

Mr. Auer played a critical role in the creation and development of ACEP as its first executive director. Hired as a consultant by ACEP founder Dr. John Wiegenstein in 1968, Mr. Auer served as executive director from 1970 to 1981. During his tenure, he developed Scientific Assembly into a major annual event, launched the College’s peer-reviewed journal (then known as the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians), supported the creation of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and forged valuable relationships within the House of Medicine.