Dr. Kermit L. Newcomer, a Board Member of World Services of La Crosse, Inc. and a past president of Gundersen Clinic, is the recipient of the 2003 Benjamin Rush Award for Citizenship and Community Service, one of the American Medical Association's highest awards. Dr. Newcomer was honored December 6th at the interim meeting of the House of Delegates, in Honolulu, for his dedication to improving health care in communities at home and overseas.