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Additional Awards

Presidential Recognition Award

Presidential Recognition Awards have been awarded annually since 1977. The award honors outstanding contributions and services to the AIUM and to the broader ultrasound community. Its recipients are extremely active within the organization, frequently as committee chairmen, and their names remain secret until the presentation ceremony.

2016 Carmine M. Valente, PhD, CAE
2015 Lennard D. Greenbaum, MD, FAIUM
2015 Jenny Clark, CMP
2015 Michael Blaivas, MD, MBA, FAIUM, FACEP
2014 Glynis V. Harvey, CAE
2014 Bryann Bromley, MD, FAIUM
2014 David P. Bahner, MD, FAIUM, FAAEM, FACEP
2013 Carmine M. Valente, PhD, CAE
2013 Marilyn K. Laughead, MD, FAIUM, FACOG
2012 Harvey L. Nisenbaum, MD, FACR, FAIUM, FSRU
2012 Richard A. Hoppmann, MD, FACP, FAIUM
2011 Beryl R. Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM
2011 Jacques S. Abramowicz, MD, FACOG, FAIUM
2010 J. Brian Fowlkes, PhD, FAIUM
2010 Joshua A. Copel, MD, FAIUM
2010 American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
2009 Franklin N. Tessler, MD, CM, FAIUM, FSRU
2009 David M. Paushter, MD, FAIUM, FACR, FSAR
2008 Jay Smith, MD
2008 Thomas D. Shipp, MD, RDMS, FAIUM
2008 Levon N. Nazarian, MD, FAIUM, FACR, FSRU
2007 Stephanie R. Wilson, MD
2007 Michelle L. Robbin, MD, MS, FACR, FSRU, FAIUM
2007 Daniel A. Merton, BS, RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM
2007 Robert F. Mattrey, MD, FAIUM
2007 Barry Benson Goldberg, MD, FAIUM
2007 Mary C. Frates, MD, FACR, FAIUM
2007 J. Brian Fowlkes, PhD, FAIUM
2007 David O. Cosgrove, MA,MSc,FRCP,FRCR,FAIUM(hon)
2007 Joshua A. Copel, MD, FAIUM
2007 Peter N. Burns, PhD
2006 Harvey L. Nisenbaum, MD, FACR, FAIUM, FSRU
2006 J. Brian Fowlkes, PhD, FAIUM
2005 Mel E. Stratmeyer, PhD, FAIUM
2005 AIUM Staff
2005 Jon W. Meilstrup, MD, FAIUM, FACR, FSRU
2004 Gary Jacob Whitman, MD, FAIUM
2004 Alfred Z. Abuhamad, MD, FAIUM
2003 Beryl R. Benacerraf, MD, FAIUM
2002 Harvey L. Neiman, BS, MD, FACR
2002 Christopher R. B. Merritt, MD, FACR, FAIUM
2001 Kong-Meng Tan, MD
2001 Wesley Lee, MD, FAIUM
2000 Christy K. Holland, PhD, FAIUM
2000 Lynda A. Hammond
2000 Frederic D. Frigoletto, Jr., MD
2000 J. Brian Fowlkes, PhD, FAIUM
2000 Peter H. Arger, MD, FAIUM, FACR
1999 Lennard D. Greenbaum, MD, FAIUM
1999 Joshua A. Copel, MD, FAIUM
1998 Lewis H. Nelson III, MD, FAIUM
1998 Brian S. Garra, MD, FAIUM
1997 Executive Staff
1997 Executive Committee
1996 Karen Wheeler
1996 Ann Sheridan
1996 Jane Schuster
1996 Lewis H. Nelson III, MD, FAIUM
1996 Tamara Hoots
1996 John R. Forsythe, RDMS, RDCS, ROUB, FAIUM
1996 Joseph J. Crittenden, MD
1996 Virginia M. Clark
1995 Barbara J. Weinstein, MD
1995 Barbara S. Hertzberg, MD, FAIUM, FACR, FSRU
1995 Brian S. Garra, MD, FAIUM
1994 Franklin W. West, BSN, RVT, ROUB
1994 Lawrence D. Platt, MD, FAIUM
1993 Michael S. Tenner, MD, FAIUM
1993 James S. Packer, PhD
1993 Peter H. Arger, MD, FAIUM, FACR
1992 Michael S. Tenner, MD, FAIUM
1992 William D. O'Brien, Jr., PhD, FAIUM
1992 Christopher R. B. Merritt, MD, FACR, FAIUM
1992 Arthur C. Fleischer, MD, FAIUM
1992 Virginia M. Clark
1991 Thomas L. Slovis, MD, FAIUM
1991 Christopher R. B. Merritt, MD, FACR, FAIUM
1991 Rebecca Gutshall
1991 Wanda Elliott
1991 John Dellinger
1990 James A. Zagzebski, PhD, FAIUM
1990 Mazie M. Havens, FAIUM
1989 James P. Crane, MD
1989 Robert R. Badertscher II, DVM, PhD
1988 Frederic L. Lizzi, EngScD
1988 Barbara A. Carroll, MD
1988 Peter H. Arger, MD, FAIUM, FACR
1987 Kelley M. Speros
1987 Barbara M. Hairfield
1986 Marvin C. Ziskin, MD, FAIUM
1985 Michael S. Tenner, MD, FAIUM
1985 William D. O'Brien, Jr., PhD, FAIUM
1984 Gretchen A. W. Gooding, MD, FAIUM
1984 Arthur C. Fleischer, MD, FAIUM
1983 Barbara J. Weinstein, MD
1983 Christopher R. B. Merritt, MD, FACR, FAIUM
1982 Roger C. Sanders, MD, FAIUM
1982 George R. Leopold, MD, FAIUM
1981 Edward A. Lyons, MD, OC, FRCPC, FACR
1981 Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD, FACR, FAIMBE, FAIUM, FASA
1980 E. Kelly-Fry, FAIUM
1980 Paul L. Carson, PhD, FAIUM
1979 Marvin C. Ziskin, MD, FAIUM
1979 Barry Benson Goldberg, MD, FAIUM
1978 Robert L. Wilson, MD
1978 Robert D. Waxham, BA
1977 Wesley L. Nyborg, PhD, FAIUM
1977 Paul L. Carson, PhD, FAIUM

Presidential Recognition Award

Presidential Recognition Awards honor individuals who have worked closely with the AIUM President to further the society’s mission and vision. 

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Honorary Fellow Award

The Honorary Fellow Award bestows an honorary membership upon those individuals who have contributed significantly to the field of ultrasound and in most cases whose primary residence is outside of North America. 

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Memorial Hall of Fame

The Memorial Hall of Fame serves as a posthumous tribute to a creative and devoted physician, sonographer, research scientist, or other individual who has been an active member of the AIUM as an officer, Board of Governors member, award recipient, JUM editor or deputy editor, or committee/COP leader and contributed to the field of ultrasound in medicine. 

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Memorial Recognition

The Memorial Recognition serves as a posthumous tribute to a creative and devoted physician, sonographer, research scientist, or other member or nonmember who has contributed to the field of ultrasound in medicine. 

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