Eldon Huston

Eldon Huston served as chief executive officer of the Iowa Medical Society and its subsidiaries from 1975 until retiring at the end of 1996. He joined the IMS in March of 1958, and served in many capacities, including in the areas of finance and legislative and public affairs at both the state and national levels.

From 1966 to 1975, Mr. Huston also served in many shared-time positions with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa, including Medicare coordinator, assistant to the executive director, director of field service, and vice president of provider service.

Mr. Huston has served as president of the Iowa Society of Association Executives and the American Association of Medical Society Executives. He was presented the John F. Sanford Award for outstanding service by a layman to organized medicine by the Iowa Medical Society. The Iowa Society of Association Executives named him the first recipient of the Association Executive of the Year Award for outstanding leadership and achievement in association management. In 1997, the American Medical Association awarded Mr. Huston its Citation for Distinguished Service Award for outstanding and dedicated service to the medical profession and organized medicine.

Mr. Huston has served on various public and private boards and committees. He is currently serving as chair of the hawk-I program, a federal and state health care program for children up to the age of 19. He is also vice chair of the Iowa Commission of Libraries.

Mr. Huston holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.

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