Harris B. Shumacker Oration

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of surgery and his dedicated service to the people of Indiana, the Indiana Chapter instituted the Harris B. Shumacker Oration in 1970. Outstanding surgeons from across the country have given lectures at the Annual Meeting of the Indiana Chapter. Dr. Shumacker was a pioneer in vascular and cardiac surgery, making his first vascular grafts from parachute silk during WW II. He was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He continues his dedication to the Indiana Chapter by his attendance at the orations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------   Dr. Harris B Shumacker, Jr. with 1999 Orator, Dr. Frank  C. Spencer May 7, 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE SHUMACKER ORATORS 1970 Louis M. Rousselot  1986 David L. Nahrwold  1971 Robert M. Zollinger  1987 Michael E. De Bakey  1972 William H. Scott  1988 Charles A. Hufnagle 1973 John A. Waldhausen  1989 John Hutton 1974 Geza de Takats  1990 Daniel P. Rignault 1975 Robert E. Gross  1991 David Sabiston 1976 Alton Ochsner  1992 Arthur E. Baue 1977 Owen H. Wangensteen 1993 Donald G. Mulder 1978 Claude E. Welch  1994 Charles Rob  1979 Eugene M. Bricker  1995 John Glover 1980 J. Englebert Dunphy 1996 Ben Eisman  1981 Clarence Dennis  1997 Frank R. Lewis 1982 Frank Gerbode 1998 Hiram C. Polk, Jr. 1983 Wiley Barker  1999 Frank C. Spencer 1984 Francis D. Moore  1985 Jonathan E. Rhoads