Dr. Gary Gardner served as president of the AAP Illinois Chapter and chair of its Accident and Injury Prevention Committee after being named Pediatrician of the Year in 1986. Since 2013, the H. Garry Gardner Keynote is a staple at our Annual Education Conference.

Agnes D. Lattimer, MD was named ICAAP president, the first African­American woman in that role, and served from 1984 to 1986. In 1986, she was appointed medical director of Cook County Hospital, the first female African-American medical director of a major hospital.