With just days until Jon Meacham was to appear at the DFW Hospital Council’s Annual Awards Luncheon, Oct. 21, 2014, the event was cancelled due to the Ebola crisis. Mr. Meacham told DFWHC he completely understood and offered to speak in 2015 with no penalty fee. And so, DFWHC has taken him up on his offer and he will serve as the keynote speaker at the 67th Annual Awards Luncheon, Oct. 29, 2015 at the Arlington Convention Center. Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who enjoys sparring with Joe Scarborough on television. Perhaps America’s greatest historian, his expertise was extensively utilized during Ken Burns’ recent documentary “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.”

Please mark your calendar as the Distinguished Health Service Award, the Young Healthcare Executive of the Year and the Kerney Laday, Sr. Trustee of the Year will be honored. Recipients are being chosen as we speak and will be officially announced in August. Tickets and sponsorships will go on sale in August.