Members of the President's Council, which held its first meeting July 22, are concerned with developing and interpreting the Park Ridge Center's vision. They provide guidance in long-range plans and projects, and secure philanthropic support. Members include:

William J. Arnold: executive vice president, medical director and board member of Advanced Bio-Surfaces, Inc., a company that designs and develops polymers for joint resurfacing.

José Barzelatto: vice president, the Center for Health and Social Policy, a non-governmental organization for the improvement of world health.

Robert W. Beart: executive consultant, Illinois Tool Works, a multinational manufacturer of highly engineered components and systems.

B. Frederick Becker: chairman and chief executive officer, MMI Companies, Inc., an international health-care risk management company.

George B. Caldwell: chairman, The Collier Company, a health-care consulting firm.

Margaret Corbett Daley: president, Pathways Awareness Foundation, which promotes awareness about detection, intervention and inclusion of children with physical challenges.

Alan M. Hallene: retired president, Montgomery Elevator International, a manufacturing company.

Martin E. Marty: University of Chicago Divinity School historian and George B. Caldwell Senior Scholar-in-Residence, the Park Ridge Center.

Catherine E. McDermott: president and chief executive officer of the National Committee for Quality Health Care, a nonprofit coalition of health-care related organizations.

Warren R. Rothwell: retired chief executive officer, General Binding Corporation, a manufacturer of office machines.