UNE Trustee Emeritus Robert McAfee receives Hanley Leadership Award

UNE Trustee Emeritus Robert  McAfee, M.D.  was honored with the Hanley Leadership Award at a dinner at the Portland Marriot at Sable Oaks on April 30th for his lifetime of extraordinary leadership in Maine and throughout the nation. Read a Portland Press Herald story on the event.

McAfee is a former president of the American Medical Association, and throughout the history of the organization he is its only president from Maine.  He is credited with leading the AMA to recognize domestic violence as a medical issue.  McAfee is also a past chairman of the Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Maine’s advisory council and was a founding member of Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence.

The Hanley Leadership Award is granted by the Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership, and it recognizes healthcare professionals, organizations, and initiatives that embody Dr. Dan Hanley’s values of inclusion, collaboration, courage, hard work, innovation, kindness, and leadership.
 

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