On July 5-8, North Carolina will host the 50th Annual Convention of the Southern Association of Workers' Compensation Administrators (SAWCA) at The Grove Park Inn in Asheville. Established in 1949, the SAWCA is comprised of the workers' compensation agencies of 17 states and one U.S. territory. The association's members include administrators from Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Virgin Islands.
Speaker biographies and resumes and background information will be posted upon receipt, so check this page for regular updates. This page was last updated on July 16, 1998.
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| 1:00-5:00 p.m. | Executive Committee Registration | Grand Ballroom Prefunction Area, Vanderbilt Wing, Level 8 |
| 3:00-5:00 p.m. | Executive Committee Meeting | Grand Ballroom C, Vanderbilt Wing, Level 8 |
| 6:20 p.m. | Executive Committee Members & Companions | Meet in Lobby at Bell Stand for Shuttle Bus |
| 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Executive Committee Reception | Grove Park Country Club Patio |
| 7:30-10:00 p.m. | Executive Committee Dinner | Fox & Hounds Room |
| Musical Feature—J B Jazz: Jackson Bunn, piano; Brad Wells, bass. (Dress: Business dress, coat & tie for men requested) | ||
| 10:00 p.m. | Fireworks Display by the City of Asheville | |
| 1:00-5:00 p.m. | Conference Registration | Grand Ballroom Prefunction Area, Vanderbilt Wing, Level 8 |
| 3:30-4:30 p.m. | Historical Presentation of The Grove Park Inn | Coolidge Suite, Vanderbilt Wing, Level 8 |
| 6:00-8:00 p.m. | President’s Reception (Dress: Business dress, coat & tie for men requested) | Grand Ballrooms B & C |
| 6:00-6:30 p.m. | Socializing (Music provided by J B Jazz) | |
| 6:30-8:00 p.m. | Processional of Officers, Honorees &
Companions Presentation of Flags Pledge of Allegiance Recognition of Past SAWCA Presidents—Claire Porter, SAWCA President, Chair, Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission Musical feature—Doc Watson, Grammy Award Winning Legendary Folk Music Performer and Recipient of the National Medal of Arts and Humanities Award from President Clinton Dinner on Your Own |
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| 7:00-8:00 a.m. | Morning Stretch—Marilyn Swygert, P.T., South Carolina Physical Therapy Association | Sports Center Aerobics Room |
| 8:00-9:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | Grand Ballroom A, Vanderbilt Wing, Level 8 |
| 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | Conference Registration | Grand Ballroom Prefunction Area, Vanderbilt Wing, Level 8 |
| 9:00 a.m.-12 noon | General Session | Grand Ballrooms B & C |
| 9:00-9:05 a.m. | Welcome—Claire Porter, SAWCA President, Chair, Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission Announcements and Introduction of Speakers—J. Howard Bunn, Jr., Chair, North Carolina Industrial Commission Web Bio |
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| 9:05-9:25 a.m. | Keynote Speaker—Charles N. Jeffress, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1 | |
| 9:25-9:30 a.m. | Convention Call—Walter W. Turner, SAWCA President-Elect, and Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Workers Claims | |
| 9:30-10:10 a.m. | Acute Low Back Pain Research Presenter—Timothy S. Carey, M.D., M.P.H., Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14. Respondent—Harold Imbus, M.D., D.Sc., Occupational Medicine, Greensboro, NC—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1. Respondent—Albert Osbahr, M.D., Occupational Medicine, Waynesville, NC—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1. Respondent—Richard C. Armstrong, M.S., D.C., Chiropractic Medicine, Cary, NC—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1 and 2. |
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| 10:10-10:30 a.m. | Break | Grand Ballroom A |
| 10:30-11:15 a.m. | Health Information Privacy Eric J. Oxfeld, President, National Foundation for Unemployment and Workers’ Compensation, Washington, DC—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1. Background Information. James N. Ellenberger, Assistant Director, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, AFL-CIO, Washington, DC—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1. Background Information. John B. Lennes, Jr., Vice President and Director for Workers’ Compensation and Health, Alliance of American Insurers, Schaumburg, IL—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1. Background Information. J. Howard Bunn, Jr., Chair, North Carolina Industrial Commission Web Bio |
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| 11:15 a.m.-12 noon | Interaction—ADA, FMLA and Workers’
Compensation Raymond M. Davis, J.D., Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, Raleigh, NC—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1, 2, 3, and 4. |
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| 12:00-1:30 p.m. | Luncheon for Delegates & Exhibitors | Heritage Ballroom, Sammons Wing |
| 1:30-5:00 p.m. | Committee Meetings | Vanderbilt Wing, Level 8 |
| Adjudication—Dianne C. Sellers, Chair | Coolidge Suite | |
| Administration and Procedure—Jennifer Green, Chair | Eisenhower Suite | |
| Medical—Dana Popovich, Chair | Hoover Suite | |
| MIS—Mike Lewis, Chair | Roosevelt Suite | |
| Second Injury Fund—Douglas Crossman, Chair | Taft Suite | |
| Self Insurance—Kathy Oliver, Chair | Wilson Suite | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Board Buses for Biltmore Estate | Sammons Wing Entrance |
| 6:30-10:30 p.m. | Buffet Dinner at Deerpark Private Candlelight Guided House Tour Coffee and Dessert in Stable Café (Dress: dress casual, comfortable shoes) |
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| 7:00-8:00 a.m. | SAWCA Annual Run | Meet at Sports Center |
| Coordinators—John Oliver, Sedgwick of Alabama, and Stanford E. Lacy, Esq., Columbia, SC | ||
| 8:00-9:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | Grand Ballroom A, Vanderbilt Wing, Level 8 |
| 9:00 a.m.-12 noon | General Session | Grand Ballrooms B & C |
| 9:00-9:10 a.m. | Announcements—Walter W. Turner, SAWCA President-Elect, and Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Workers Claims Golf Warm-up—Sue Kowalic, Physical Therapist, North Carolina Physical Therapy Association |
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| 9:10-9:45 a.m. | Acute Back Pain—Variations in Treatment
Approaches Orthopaedist—Charles J. DePaolo, M.D., Blue Ridge Bone & Joint Clinic, Asheville, NC —Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1 and 2. Chiropractor—Richard C. Armstrong, M.S., D.C., Chiropractic Medicine, Cary, NC—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1 and 2. Osteopath—George Bradley, D.O., Cherryville, NC—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1, 2, 3, and 4. Background Information. |
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| 9:45-10:10 a.m. | Current Status of the Workers’
Compensation Insurance Market—Future Trends Robert Klein, Ph.D., Director, Center for Risk Management and Insurance Research, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA—Web Bio, Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Background Information. |
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| 10:10-10:30 a.m. | Break | Grand Ballroom A |
Breakout sessions on Self-Insurance and Medical Issues will run concurrently.
| 10:30-11:15 a.m. | (1) Self-Insurer Regulatory Concerns | Grand Ballroom B |
| Lawrence J. Holt, Manager, Disability
Benefits, Lucent Technologies, and Immediate
Past President, National Council of Self Insurers, Morristown, NJ—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1 and 2. William B. Bunn, III, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., Medical Director, Health Management and Safety, Navistar International Transportation Corporation, Chicago, IL—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1. Diana E. Farrell, Director of Self-Insurance, Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission, Baltimore, MD—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1. |
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| 10:30-11:15 a.m. | (2) Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) | Grand Ballroom C |
| Mark Romanoff, M.D., Southeastern Pain Clinic, Charlotte, NC—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. | ||
| 11:15 a.m.-12 noon | (1) On the Financial Side: Trends and Emerging Issues for Self-Insurers | Grand Ballroom B |
| Larry W. Perdue, CPA, Jennifer Burton, and Scott Price, Dixon Odom, P.L.L.C., Certified Public Accountants, Thomasville, NC—Perdue Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1. | ||
| 11:15 a.m.-12 noon | (2) New Back Procedures | Grand Ballroom C |
| William F. Lestini, M.D., Triangle Spine
& Back Care Center, Raleigh, NC—Bio
in PDF, GIF Page 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Background Information.
Craig Brigham, M.D., Miller Orthopaedic Clinic, Charlotte, NC—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Background Information. |
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| 12:00-1:30 p.m. | Lunch on Your Own | |
| 1:30-5:00 p.m. | Committee Meetings as Called by Chair | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Toby Wright Memorial Golf Tournament | Reem’s Creek, Weaverville |
| Coordinator—Jim Dowswell, Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance, Boca Raton, FL | ||
| 1:30-4:30 p.m. | Annual SAWCA Tennis Round Robin | Outdoor Pro Shop (Rain Location—Sports Center) |
| Coordinator—Betty Reid, Rehabilitation Advisors, Inc., Winter Park, FL | ||
| 5:00-7:00 p.m. | Dinner on Your Own | |
| 7:00-8:00 p.m. | Reception | Heritage Ballroom, Sammons Wing |
| 8:00-11:00 p.m. | Dance Entertainment by The Tams (Dress: Casual) | |
| 8:00-9:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | Grand Ballroom A, Vanderbilt Wing, Level 8 |
| 9:00 a.m.-12 noon | General Session | Grand Ballrooms B & C |
| 9:00-9:10 a.m. | Announcements—J. Howard Bunn, Jr., Chair, North Carolina Industrial Commission Web Bio | |
| 9:10-9:40 a.m. | Economic Outlook for Workers’ Compensation: Costs and Profitability—John F. Burton, Jr., Ph.D., J.D., Dean, School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University, and Former Chairman, National Commission on State Workers’ Compensation Laws, New Brunswick, NJ—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1. | |
| 9:40-10:10 a.m. | Violence in the Workplace—Eleanor Ross, Workplace Violence Consultant, Stone Mountain, GA—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1. Background Information. | |
| 10:10-10:30 a.m. | Break | Grand Ballroom A |
| 10:30-11:15 a.m. | Legislative Survey of SAWCA States—Laura Kersey, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1. | |
| 11:15 a.m. -12 noon | Top Ten Psychological Claims in Workers’ Compensation—Verne G. Schmickley, Ph.D., Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Health Psychology, Raleigh, NC—Bio in PDF, GIF Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Background Information. | |
| 12 noon | Convention Adjourns | |
3:30-4:30 p.m. |
Coolidge Suite, Vanderbilt Wing, Level 8 |
Join Bruce Johnson, author of A History of The Grove Park Inn, for a presentation and walking tour of the Inn.
6:00-8:00 p.m. |
Grand Ballroom B & C, Vanderbilt Wing, Level 8 |
President’s Reception—The first half hour will be for socializing with music provided by J B Jazz, followed by the Processional of Officers, Honorees and their companions, presentation of flags, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of past SAWCA Presidents. The musical feature will be Grammy Award-winning legendary folk music performer, Doc Watson.
8:45 a.m. |
Board Buses at Sammons Wing Entrance |
Companions will visit the Southern Highland Craft Guild Folk Art Center on the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway, home to Allanstand Craft Shop, one of Appalachia’s oldest and best-known craft shops. The Center’s museum will feature the country’s only showing of master blacksmith Samuel Yellin’s important metalworks. Thomas Wolfe’s childhood home, remembered in Look Homeward Angel and Of Time and the River, will be toured. Luncheon will be at 23 Page, an award winning restaurant with storyteller Maggie Lauterer as guest speaker. Companions may visit Asheville’s oldest store and slip their feet into something great at Tops For Shoes, which has a grand shoe selection. Companions will return to the hotel by 3:00 p.m. at the latest.
9:30 a.m. |
Grand Ballroom Lobby, Vanderbilt Wing, Level 8 |
Those who do not participate in the morning tour may join Kay Seawell to admire, create, or select "art expressions."
6:00 p.m. |
Board Buses for Dinner and Tour of the Biltmore Estate |
8:45 a.m. |
Board Buses at Sammons Wing Entrance |
Return to Biltmore Estate where there will be a choice of seeing the wonderful gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmstead; touring the House again to discover even more treasures than on Monday night; for $9.00 (with a group of 20 or more), take the interesting "Behind the Scenes" Tour where you will see 25 rooms that are not part of the regular tour; for $11.95, take the new "Roof Top Tour" and see the incredibly gorgeous view of the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains. Then you may return to the Inn or you may lunch on your own and shop in the quaint Biltmore Village, where homes once used by Biltmore Estate workers are now specialty shops, including art and crafts galleries. Companions will return to the hotel by 3:00 p.m. at the latest.
7:00 p.m. |
Reception and Dance in Heritage Ballroom |
| 6:00-9:00 p.m. | Kids Night Out | Indoor Pool, Sammons Wing |
| 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. | Hawaiian Luau | Indoor Pool, Sammons Wing |
| 5:00-11:00 p.m. | Indoor Pool, Sammons Wing |
| 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. | Exploring Nature | Indoor Pool, Sammons Wing |
| 6:00-10:00 p.m. | Indoor Pool, Sammons Wing |
| 9:00 a.m.-12 noon | Candyland | Indoor Pool, Sammons Wing |
| 6:00-9:00 p.m. | Pizza, Music and Swim Party (Dress: Wear shorts/cover-up over bathing suit) | Meet to eat at Indoor Pool, Sammons Wing; music in Ballrooms B & C; pool at GPI Country Club |
| 10:00 a.m.-12 noon | Teen Tennis Round Robin | Outdoor Pro Shop (Rain Location—Sports Center) |
| 6:00 p.m. | Board Buses for Biltmore Estate | Sammons Wing Entrance |
| 6:30-10:30 p.m. | Biltmore Estate Dinner, House Tour and Dessert (optional—additional charge) |
| 10:30-11:30 a.m. | SAWCA Teen Stretch & Run or Walk | Meet at Sports Center |
| 7:00-9:30 p.m. | Bon Fire, Tennis & Music (Dress: Wear tennis shoes; bring racket if possible) | Meet at Indoor Pool, Sammons Wing |
American International Companies
Wausau Insurance Companies
Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance
Constitution State Services
North and South Carolina Physical Therapists Associations
Cranfill Sumner and Hartzog, LLP
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
McElwee & McElwee
Morris York Williams Surles & Brearley, LLP
N.C. Association of Self-Insurers
Roberts & Stevens, PA
Russell & King, PA
Sedgwick of the Carolinas, Inc.
Smith Helms Mullis & Moore, LLP
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
Young Moore and Henderson, PA
Bailey and Dixon, LLP
Boardman and Tyra, PC
Clifford Clendenin O’Hale & Jones, LLP
Columbia Forest Products
Donaldson and Black, PA
Duke Energy
Ganly Ramer Finger Strom & Fuleihan
Golding Meekins Holden Cosper & Stiles, LLP
Grimes and Teich
Hedrick Eatman Gardner and Kincheloe, LLP
The Jernigan Law Firm
Law Offices of Kathleen S. Glancy, PA
Law Offices of Woodrow W. Gunter, II
Law Offices of Richard B. Harper
Law Office of Robin E. Hudson
Law Offices of Michael A. Swann, PA
Law Office of John W. Watson, Jr.
Law Office of Leslie O. Wickham, Jr.
Lewis and Roberts, PLLC
MTX, Inc.
N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers
N.C. Medical Society
N.C. Orthopaedic Association, Inc.
N.C. Textile Manufacturers Association, Inc.
The Roberts Law Firm
Robinson and Lawing, LLP
The Travelers
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Walden and Walden
Wallace and Graham, PA
Ward and Smith, PA
Weyerhaeuser
Workers’ Compensation Association of New Mexico
Workplace Injury Litigation Group, Inc.
Yates McLamb & Weyner, LLP
Black Diamond Transportation Services
Concentra Managed Care, Inc.
Crawford and Company
The Frank Gates Service Company
Learning Services
Leitner Williams Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC
Meritor Automotive, Inc.
NHC Insurance Company
Patterson, Harkavy and Lawrence, LLP
Edelstein and Payne
Aggressive Risk Management Services
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