Alvin H. Crawford, MD, received the Peter A. Aron Award from the National Neurofibromatosis Association . . . Peter D. Pizzutillo, MD, has been appointed co-chief of the section of orthopaedic surgery at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, and professor of orthopaedic surgery and pediatrics at Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University School of Medicine . . . Norman A. Marcus, MD, has been elected chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Medtrust Medical Group, Fairfax, Va. . . . Delores C. Schoen, PhD, RNC, FAAN, president of the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses, has been inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing . . . New officers of the Eastern Orthopaedic Association are Stephen F. Gunther, MD, president; L. Andrew Koman, MD, first vice president; Chitranjan S. Ranawat, MD, second vice president; Charles H. Classen Jr., MD, secretary; and John S. Goetcheus, MD, treasurer.