Award Recipients
Recipients of Distinguished Achievement and
Service Awards
2007
Walter C. Willett (M.D. 1970), Ph.D. (Click here for
bio)
Distinguished Achievement Award
Neal A. Vanselow (M.D. 1958, Residency 1963) (Click here for
bio)
Distinguished Service Award
2006
Robert Z. Gussin, Ph.D. (Click here for bio)
Distinguished Achievement Award
Peter Ward, M.D. (Click here for bio)
Distinguished Achievement Award
Michael M.E. Johns, M.D. (Click here for bio)
Distinguished Service Award
2005
Larry S. Matthews, M.D. (Click here for bio)
Distinguished Achievement Award
Robert N. Hensinger, M.D. (Click here for bio)
Distinguished Achievement Award
Gerald D. Abrams, M.D. (Click here for bio)
Distinguished Service Award
2004
John J. Voorhees, M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
Richard A. Lewis, M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
Alphonse R. Burdi, Ph.D.
Distinguished Service Award
Jeremiah G. Turcotte, M.D.
Distinguished Service Award
Mark H. Ebell, M.D.
Early Career Distinguished Achievement Award
James R. Dehlin, M.D.
Distinguished Humanitarian Award
2003
William Martel, M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
John Wiegenstein, M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
Amnon Rosenthal, M.D.
Distinguished Service Award
Donald E. Hultquist, Ph.D.
Distinguished Service Award
Jennifer S. Read, M.D.
Early Career Distinguished Achievement Award
2002
James W. Curran, M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
Robert H. Bartlett, M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
Douglas S. Paauw, M.D.
Early Career Distinguished Achievement Award
2001
William J. Mills, M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
Raymond W. Ruddon, M.D., Ph.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
Eva L. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D.
Early Career Distinguished Achievement Award
2000
Bernard W. Agranoff, M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
James C. Stanley, M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
Saeed Farhat, M.D.
Distinguished Service Award
Gerald A. O'Connor, M.D.
Distinguished Service Award
Kirk Andrew Frey, M.D., Ph.D.
Early Career Distinguished Achievement Award
1999
Lawrence Corey, M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
Irwin J. Goldstein, Ph.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
Carroll M. Leevy, M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
Frances E. Bull, M.D.
Distinguished Service Award
Dietrich W. Roloff, M.D.
Distinguished Service Award
Amnon Rosenthal, M.D.
Distinguished Service Award
Robert M. Strieter, M.D.
Early Career Distinguished Achievement Award
1998
Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
Robert Hirschfeld, M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
Paul W. Gikas, M.D.
Distinguished Service Award
Donita B. Sullivan, M.D.
Distinguished Service Award
1997
Giles G. Bole, M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
William W. Coon, M.D.
Distinguished Service Award
1996
C. William Castor, Jr., M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
Bert N. LaDu, Jr., MD, PhD
Distinguished Achievement Award
Murray R. Abell, MD, PhD
Distinguished Service Award
John F. Holt, M.D.
Distinguished Service Award
James A. Taren, M.D.
Distinguished Service Award
1995
George W. Morley, M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
William J. Fry, M.D.
Outstanding Service Award
1994
Jack Lapides, M.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award
George D. Zuidema, M.D.
Outstanding Service Award
1993
Minor J. Coon, PhD
David G. Dickinson, M.D.
John L. Kemink, M.D. **
1992
Janet Gartherer Boyles, B.S.N.
Dorothy Donabedian, M.P.H.
James V. Neel, M.D.
1991
Nancy Bergstrom, Ph.D., R.N.
Stefan S. Fajans, M.D.
Antonia C. Novello, M.D.
1990
William H. Beierwaltes, M.D.
Jo Anne Horsley, Ph.D., B.S.N.
Warren H. Pearse, M.D.
1989
Ivan F. Duff, M.D.
J. Scott Fleming, PhD
Judy M. Judd, B.S.N.
1988
Marjorie M. Jackson, M.S.N.
Ernest C. Laetz, B.A.
Herbert Sloan, M.D.
1987
Jerome W. Coon
Marion S. DeWeese, M.D.
Jo Eleanor Elliot, BSN
Harold T. Shapiro, HLLD*
1986
Josephine M. Sana, RN
Richard C. Schneider, M.D.
J. Robert Willson, M.D.
1985
C. Gardner Child III, M.D.
Arlene B. Howe, DIPN
Walter P. Work, M.D.
1984
Carolyne K. Davis, PhD, RN
Barbara J. Horn, PhD
William D. Robinson, M.D.
1983
Adam A. Christman, M.D.
A. James French, M.D.
Norma K. Marshall, PhD
1982
John W. Henderson, MD, Ph.D.
Muriel C. Meyers, M.D.
Geraldine Skinner, D.I.P.N.
1981
Horace W. Davenport, M.D.
Reed O. Dingman, M.D.
Martha R. Westerberg, M.D.
1980
R. Faye McCain
H. Marvin Pollard, M.D.
Ralph A. Straffon, M.D.
1979
Harold M. Falls, M.D.
Isadore Lampe, MD, PhD
1978
Fleming A. Barbour, M.D.
Russell N. Dejong, M.D.
Theodore C. Kramer, PhD
1977
Allan C. Barnes, M.D.
Lucille Cole
Russell T. Woodburne, PhD
1976
A. Josephine Brown
Clifford H. Keene, M.D.
Mary Reynolds
1975
Kathryn S. Phy
Rhoda Reddig Russell
Harry A. Towsley, M.D.
* Conferred by special session of the board to retiring president
of the University.
** Special recognition award conferred posthumously by special consideration
of the Awards Committee
Recipients of Alumni Society Leadership Award
Jack L. Berman, M.D. 2002
Recipients of Alumni Society Second Year Student Service Award
Bina Valsangkar 2006
Molly Pendergast 2005
Grace Ahn 2004
Recipients of Alumni Society Third Year Student Service Award
Jeffrey Huo 2006
Prabhat Bhama 2005
Terry Platchek 2004
Kira Sieplinga 2003
Joseph Taylor 2002
Jeff Angobaldo 2001
Christy Petroff 2000
Craig Barkan 1999
Patrick J. Javid 1998
Steven L. Chen 1997
Julie Carroll 1996
Lynn L. Chen 1995
Carl A. Buccellato 1994
Jeffrey R. Marcus 1993
Steven E. Dentz 1992
Sumeeta Sophat Malhotra 1991
Recipients of Alumni Society Fourth Year Student Academic Achievement Award
Adam Possner 2006
Robert Brian Kohen 2005
Ian Michael Smith 2004
Meredith Evelyn Adams 2003
Jennifer Ann Meddings 2002
Jeremy Sanford Kaplan 2001
Erik M. Bauer 2000
Vishal C. Gala 1999
David M. Gamm 1998
Desh Agrawal 1997
School of Nursing recipients of a student award, now given by the School of Nursing, were, in 1991, Julie Smallegan, and in 1992, Jean Louise Novaki.