Seldin D W, Andreoli T E
William Buchanan Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, USA.
Kidney Int Suppl. 1996 Dec;57:S105-6.
It is reasonable to argue that Ike's contributions mirror closely the extraordinary growth and development of the ISN in the last two decades. As we noted at the outset of this article, Ike's tenure on the Executive Committee is the longest tenure of any individual to date. Further, it is improbable, given the current structure of the Executive Committee, that the duration of his tenure will be equaled, at least in the near future. More importantly, one can measure the impact of his tenure in terms of formidable accomplishments. These include, at a minimum, the development of Kidney International both as an academic triumph and as a fiscally sound organ; the initial formulation of a reasonable and apparently enduring model for the Forefronts in Nephrology series; and the transformation of the ISN Congresses to their current format. Lastly, we should stress another contribution of Ike's to the ISN, clearly palpable to those of us who have served on the Executive Committee. That is, his consistent wisdom and diplomacy, his dedicated preoccupation with maintaining the international flavor of the ISN, and his consistent insistence on the needs of our colleagues in emerging nations. When taken in the context of the contributions described in this note, these are no mean accomplishments and this Supplement in his honor becomes a small token of our appreciation for these contributions.
有理由认为，艾克的贡献与国际肾脏病学会（ISN）在过去二十年中的非凡发展紧密相呼应。正如我们在本文开头所指出的，艾克在执行委员会的任期是迄今为止任何人最长的任期。此外，鉴于执行委员会目前的结构，至少在不久的将来，他的任期时长不太可能被超越。更重要的是，人们可以从他令人瞩目的成就来衡量他任期的影响。这些成就至少包括：将《国际肾脏病杂志》发展成为学术上的成功典范且在财务上稳健的机构；初步制定了一个合理且显然持久的肾脏病前沿系列模式；以及将ISN大会转变为目前的形式。最后，我们应该强调艾克对ISN的另一项贡献，对于我们这些在执行委员会任职的人来说，这一点显而易见。即他始终如一的智慧和外交手腕，他专注于维护ISN的国际特色，以及他始终坚持关注新兴国家同事的需求。结合本注释中所描述的贡献来看，这些绝非微不足道的成就，而以他的名义出版的这份增刊成为了我们对这些贡献表示感激之情的一个小小象征。
