Nominating committee approves slate of leadership nominations for State Board of Medical Licensure

The State Board of Medical Licensure nominating committee voted to approve and forward a slate of leadership nominations to the full board for consideration.

The committee approved a motion to nominate Dr. Ken Lippincott for president, Dr. Michelle Owens for interim vice president and Dr. Roderick Givens for secretary. Dr. Renee Dodson moved the nominations; Dr. Jean Loper seconded and the committee chair also registered a second. The motion passed on a voice vote and will be presented to the open board meeting later.

"Mister chair, I'd like to nominate the following people for the following offices. For president, doctor Ken Lippincott, for interim vice president, doctor Michelle Owens, and for secretary, doctor Roderick Givens," said Dr. Renee Dodson, a nominating committee member.

Chair Kirk then asked for the vote: "All in favor? Say aye." Committee members responded "Aye." After asking for opposition, the chair said, "Those nominations, pass and will be presented to the open board. We're adjourned." The committee did not record an individual roll-call tally in the transcript; the action was taken by voice vote.

The nominations follow the committee's opening statement that the current president will soon "roll off of her presidential cycle," creating the leadership openings the slate seeks to fill. The committee's approval is procedural: the full State Board of Medical Licensure must consider the nominations at an open board meeting before any officers take office.

The meeting was conducted with one member attending by Zoom and ended immediately after the vote. No additional discussion or public comment on the nominations appears in the transcript.