The Illinois Chapter Downstate Region is proud to nominate Dr. E. Richard Ensrud, M.D., MACP for the American College of Physicians Centennial Legacy Award. Dr. Ensrud served as Governor of the Illinois Chapter’s Southern Region 1976-1980, won the Chapter’s Laureate Award in 1990, and was awarded Mastership in 2006. Currently retired, he worked as a Gastroenterologist at Carle Clinic in Urbana, Ill. and also served as the founding Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Illinois in Urbana. He continues to serve on University of Illinois Medicine committees and attend clinical conferences, such as Journal Club and Grand Rounds. He serves on the ACP Illinois Downstate Awards Committee, and regularly attends chapter and national ACP meetings. He remains a strong advocate of trainees, is a treasured mentor to many, and is a stalwart supporter of the ACP and Internal Medicine.