Judson Barber, M.D., Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) physician and Medical Director of the PEM Sedation Service, was recognized at the 2017 Society for Pediatric Sedation (SPS) Conference in Orlando, Florida, for his six years of service on the board of Directors for the Society. Dr. Barber is also a founding member of the SPS and serves as the chairman of the communications subcommittee. The SPS was founded in 2007 to promote safe, high quality care, innovative research and quality professional education in pediatric sedation.