Patricia I Horner - A Professional Biography - by Terri Murray Pat had served as our Executive Director since the early beginnings of Alpha Eta Mu Beta. She has over 35 years experience in association management. The majority of the 35 years has been devoted to professional associations and societies in the biomedical engineering field. She served as Executive Director of the Alliance for Engineering in Medicine and Biology from its inception in 1968 until the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering was founded in 1992. Previous positions as Executive Director include the following organizations: Society for Advanced Medical Systems, American Association for Medical Systems & Informatics (now the American Medical Informatics Association), Society of Prospective Medicine, American Association for Continuity of Care, Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America (now RESNA, the Association for Assistive Technology), Society for Cardiovascular Management, Society of Vascular Technology (now the Society of Vascular Ultrasound) Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB). In addition, Pat served as the first Conference Director for the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society of the IEEE, as Conference Coordinator for the second international meeting of the International Society for Artificial Organs, and as conference manager for the 1988 World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. Her conference management experience is extensive and she has lectured on meeting planning and conference management at Montgomery College. She served as Project Manager and Project Director on a series of studies performed under grants with the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and the National Institute for Disability Research. Pat is a Fellow of RESNA, and an Honorary Member of the American Medical Informatics Association and the Society of Vascular Technology. She received a Distinguished Service Award from the Alliance for Engineering in Medicine and Biology, a Dedicated Service Award from the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and a certificate for Excellence in Conference Planning from the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society of the IEEE. Her professional affiliations include the American Society of Association Executives, American Association of Medical Society Executives, and the Professional Convention Management Association. She holds a certificate in Convention Management from the American Society of Association Executives. She is listed in the World Who’s Who of Women.

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