Membership

Awards/Honors

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ADOLESCENT MEDICINE

The Outstanding Achievement Award in Adolescent Medicine was established in 1981. The intent of this award is to recognize individuals nationally and internationally for their commitment to improving the health and health care resources for adolescents and young adults.

Recipients:

1981 Adele D. Hofmann, M.D.
1982 William A. Long, Jr., M.D.
1983 Hilary E.C. Millar, M.D.
1985 Michael I. Cohen, M.D.
1986 Felix P. Heald, M.D.
1987 H. Verdain Barnes, M.D.
1988 William A. Daniel, Jr., M.D.
1989 Elizabeth R. McAnarney, M.D.
1990 Hania W. Ris, M.D.
1991 Joseph L. Rauh, M.D.
1992 Iris F. Litt, M.D.
1993 Robert W. Blum, M.D., Ph.D.
1994 Joe M. Sanders, Jr., M.D.
1995 Stanford B. Friedman, M.D.
1996 George D. Comerci, M.D.
1997 James J. Papai, MPH
1998 Richard G. MacKenzie, M.D.
1999 Charles E. Irwin, Jr., M.D.
2000 Abigail English, J.D.
2001 Natalia M. Tanner, M.D.
2002 Kristina Berg-Kelly, M.D., Ph.D.
2003 Dale C. Garell, M.D.
2004 J. Richard Udry, Ph.D.
2005 Richard Jessor, Ph.D.
2006 Tomas Jose' Silber, M.D.
2007 Lawrence S. Neinstein, M.D.
2008 Renee Jenkins, M.D.
2009 Donald P. Orr, M.D.

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SAM/MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITIONALS NEW INVESTIGATOR


The major focus of the Society for Adolescent Medicine is to promote the development, synthesis, and dissemination of scientific and scholarly knowledge unique to the development and health care needs of adolescents. The Society has established the New Investigator Award to recognize professionals who, through excellence in research, have furthered the Society's goals.

Recipients:

1989 A. Barbara Moscicki, M.D.
1990 Barbara K. Snyder, M.D.
1991 Doris R. Pastore, M.D.
1992 Catherine Stevens-Simon, M.D.
1993 Carine M. Lenders, M.D.
1994 Kenneth R. Ginsburg, M.D.
1995 Sheryl A. Ryan, M.D.
1996 Carol A. Ford, M.D.
1997 Diane R. Blake, M.D.
1998 Michael Rich, M.D.
1999 Lena A. Sanci, M.D.
2000 William Adelman, M.D.
2001 Jessica A. Kahn, M.D., MPH
2002 Catherine M. Gordon, M.D.
2003 Marla E. Eisenberg, Sc.D., MPH
2004 Chavonne D. Lenoir, MPH
2005 M. Aaron Sayegh, Ph.D., MPH
2006 Brian Primack, M.D., Ed.M.
2007 Devon J. Hensel, Ph.D.
2008 Loris Y. Hwang, M.D., M.S.
2009 Susan J. Woolford, M.D., MPH

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MILLAR AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO ADOLESCENT HEALTH CARE


This award is presented annually at the Annual Meeting and may be presented to any national or international individual, organization, or agency involved in adolescent health care, defined in its broadest sense.

Recipients:

1986 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for its 20 High-Risk Youth Projects
1987 The Door
1988 Alan Guttmacher Institute
1989 World Health Organization for its Adolescent Initiative
1990 Children's Defense Fund for its Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
1991 National Center for Youth Law
1992 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for its School-Based Adolescent Health Care Program
1993 Pan American Health Organization for its Adolescent Health Program
1994 American Medical Association Department of Adolescent Health
1995 Carnegie Corporation of New York for its Council on Adolescent Development
1996 Bridge Over Troubled Waters
1997 Maternal and Child Health Bureau
1998 Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
1999 National Institute for Child Health and Human Development for its National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
2000 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
2001 Covenant House International, Washington, D.C. Branch
2002 National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
2003 Center for Community Health and Education, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
2004 William T. Grant Foundation
2005 Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy
2006 National Adolescent Health Information Center
2007 European Training in Effective Adolescent Care and Health
2008 The Country Doctor Free Clinic for Homeless Youth
2009 Outward Bound Wilderness Intercept Program

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HOFMANN VISITING PROFESSOR IN ADOLESCENT MEDICINE AND HEALTH


The SAM Visiting Professor in Adolescent Medicine was established in 1986 with the first award being given in 1987. The Society for Adolescent Medicine offers this annual event to provide an educational experience in Adolescent Medicine for a group of health care providers who may not otherwise have the opportunity to benefit from the Professor's expertise. In March 2003, this award was re-named the Society for Adolescent Medicine/Adele D. Hofmann Visiting Professor in Adolescent Medicine and Health. The award is financially supported by Dr. Hofmann's children, Annie Gardiner and Peter Hofmann.

Recipients:

1987 H. Verdain Barnes, M.D.
1988 Richard G. MacKenzie, M.D.
1989 Elizabeth R. McAnarney, M.D.
1990 Iris F. Litt, M.D.
1991 George D. Comerci, M.D.
1992 Charles E. Irwin, Jr., M.D.
1993 Robert W. Blum, M.D., Ph.D.
1994 S. Kenneth Schonberg, M.D.
1995 S. Jean Emans, M.D.
1996 Renee R. Jenkins, M.D.
1997 Andrea M. Marks, M.D.
1998 Gail B. Slap, M.D.
1999 Lawrence S. Neinstein, M.D.
2000 Richard R. Brookman, M.D.
2001 Richard C. Brown, M.D
2002 John W. Kulig, M.D., MPH
2003 Richard E. Kreipe, M.D.
2004 Linda Holm Bearinger, Ph.D., M.S.
2005 Frank M. Biro, M.D.
2006 Victor C. Strasburger, M.D.
2007 Mary-Ann B. Shafer, M.D
2008 Lawrence J. D’Angelo, M.D., MPH
2009 Kenneth R. Ginsburg, M.D., M.Ed.
2010 Dilipkumar R. Patel, MD

For a SAM/Adele D. Hofmann Visiting Professor in Adolescent Medicine and Health application, click here.

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LITT VISITING PROFESSOR IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH RESEARCH


The SAM Visiting Professor in Adolescent Research was established in 1995 with the first award given in 1995. The intent of this award is to provide an educational experience in Adolescent research for a group of health care providers who may not otherwise have the opportunity to benefit from the Professor's expertise.

Recipients:

1995 Susan G. Millstein, Ph.D.
1996 Michael D. Resnick, Ph.D.
1997 Robert H. DuRant, Ph.D.
1998 Claire Brindis, Dr.P.H., MPH
1999 Ralph J. DiClemente, Ph.D.
2000 Jacqueline Darroch, Ph.D.
2001 Lynn Rew, Ed.D., RNC, HNC
2002 Kristin Moore, Ph.D.
2003 J. Dennis Fortenberry, M.D., M.S.
2005 Elizabeth Woods, M.D., MPH, FSAM
2006 Susan L. Rosenthal, Ph.D.
2007 George C. Patton, M.D.
2008 Alison E. Field, ScD
2009 Jonathan D. Klein, M.D.
2010 Catherine M. Gordon, MD, MSc

For a SAM/Iris F. Litt Visiting Professorship in Adolescent Health Research application, click here.

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REGIONAL CHAPTER RECOGNITION AWARD


The Regional Chapter Recognition Award was established in 1997 with the first award given in 1998. The intent of the award is to recognize a Regional Chapter member for outstanding service to a particular chapter.

Recipients:

1998 Paul N. Shaheen
1999 Charles J. Baker, M.D.
2000 Maurice W. Melchiono, RN, FNP
2001 Susan N. Wilson, M.S.Ed.
2002 Barbara R. Ziegler
2003 Robert P. Masland, Jr., M.D.
2004 Robin Smalley
2005 Edward Bonin, MN, FNP
2006 Carrie Vick, LCSW-C
2007 Lonna Pelton Bloom, MS, PA-C
2008 Erica B. Monasterio, MSN, FNP
2009 Tammie Akiyoshi, RN

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GALLAGHER LECTURERS


The Gallagher Lectures are to honor Roswell Gallagher the Society for Adolescent Medicine founding President. The lectures were designed to provide a forum for outstanding speakers to address the full spectrum of adolescent medicine's concerns: the biological, the psychological, and the social.

Recipients:

1976 Allen W. Root, M.D.
Derek Miller, M.D.
Thomas L. Shaffer, M.D.
1977 Jennifer Loggie, M.D.
Anke A. Ehrhardt, Ph.D.
Jerry M. Lewis, M.D.
1978 Virgil Henson, M.D.
Saul Levine, M.D.
David Elkind, Ph.D.
1979 Joseph F. Kett, Ph.D.
Daniel Offer, M.D.
Michael I. Cohen, M.D.
1980 William A. Belson, Ph.D.
Suzanne Steinmetz, Ph.D.
James G. Garrick, M.D.
1981 Mark Sperling, M.D.
Beatrix Hamburg, M.D.
Michael Pyle
Samuel S. Kessel, M.D.
1982 Rick Curry, S.J.
Irene Gubrud
Gabriella Molnar, M.D.
David Shurtleff, M.D.
1983 Francis Johnston, Ph.D.
Johanna Dwyer, D.Sc.
Felix P. Heald, M.D.
1985 Adele D. Hofmann, M.D.
Bernard Towers, M.D.
James Morrissey, J.D.
Michael I. Cohen, M.D.
Robert Haggerty, M.D.
1986 Gilbert Forbes, M.D.
William Crowley, M.D.
David Elkind, Ph.D.
Robert L. Selman, Ph.D.
John P. Hill, Ph.D.
1987 King K. Holmes, M.D.
H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.
Abigail English, J.D.
Richard Jessor, Ph.D.
Felton Earls, M.D.
1988 Donald Ian MacDonald, M.D.
David Shaffer, M.D.
1989 Robert J. Haggerty, M.D.
Manuel Perry, Ph.D.
1990 H. Verdain Barnes, M.D.
Willard Cates, Jr., M.D.
1991 E. Mavis Hetherington, Ph.D.
Frank Furstenberg, Jr., Ph.D.
1992 Marian Wright Edelman, LLB
Michael L. Rutter, M.D.
1993 Lorraine Klerman, Dr.P.H.
1994 Michael Medved
Jan Krawitz
1995 Elizabeth Noyes
Jane Fulton, Ph.D.
1996 David A. Kessler, M.D.
1997 David Grimes, M.D.
Debra W. Haffner, MPH
1998 John M. Eisenberg, M.D.
Joy G. Dryfoss
1999 Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D.
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D.
2000 Mark L. Rosenberg, M.D., MPP
James Garbarino, Ph.D.
2001 Carl Bell, M.D.
Karen Pittman
2002 David J. Schonfeld, M.D.
2003 Nancy Amidei, MSW
2004 J.David Hawkins, Ph.D.
Sarah Brown
2005 Richard P. Keeling, M.D.
David E. Hayes-Bautista, Ph.D.
2006 Robert Wm. Blum, M.D., MPH
Deborah Prothrow-Stith, M.D.
2007 Jay Giedd, M.D.
Kelly J. Kelleher, M.D., MPH
2008 Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D.
2009 Ellen A. Wartella, Ph.D.

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH


The SAM Career Development Award in Adolescent Health was defined in 1999. This annual award, which is supported through the Society for Adolescent Medicine Special Programs Fund, is directed at promoting interest in a career in the field of adolescent health. Full-time students in the health professions, Residents/Interns, and Fellows In-Training will be considered for this award.

Recipients:

2000 Elizabeth S. Kelts
Jonathan R. Pletcher, M.D.
2001 Tequilla A. Banks
Jonathan M. Mansbach, M.D.
2002 Robert J. Winn, M.D.
Don Hayes, Jr., M.D.
2003 Jennifer C. Edman, M.D.
Nava Stoffman, M.D.
2004 Anita Chandra, MPH
Marina Catallozzi, M.D.
2005 Carolyn Garcia, M.S., MPH
Sara Jumping Eagle, M.D.
2006 Kristin E. Ito, M.D.
2007 Lisa K. Tuchman, M.D., MPH
2008 Sharonda Alston Taylor, M.D.
2009 Annie-Laurie McRee, MPH

For a Career Development Award in Adolescent Health criteria and application document, click here.

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SAM/CARLOTTA SIMONS DIABETES AWARD IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH


The Society for Adolescent Medicine/Carlottta Simons Diabetes Award in Adolescent Health was defined in 2000 with the first award given in 2001. This award is supported through a donation by a physician deeply committed to adolescent health and well-being. The award is directed at promoting advances in the health of young people with diabetes mellitus and their families through patient-centered service, research, or education. Award open to health providers and/or institutions.

Recipients:

2001 Deborah Christie, Ph.D.
2002 Margaret Stager, M.D.
2003 Children's Diabetes Center at Golisano Children's Hospital
2004 Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
2005 Harris County Hospital District Foundation
2006 Winnipeg Health Science Center
2007 University of Wisconsin at Madison, School of Pharmacy
2008 Johns Hopkins Institutes
2009 Kimberly Zlomke, Ph.D.

For a SAM/Carlottta Simons Diabetes Award in Adolescent Health criteria and application document, click here.

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SAM/APA IMMUNIZATION AWARD

This award was established in 2000 as a partnership with the Ambulatory Pediatric Association in cooperation with the National Immunization Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This award has now been discontinued.

Recipients:

2001 Amy B. Middleman, M.D., M.S.Ed.
2002 no award given
2003 Barbara Mahon, M.D., MPH
2004 Rita M. Bair, M.D., MPH
2005 Elyse Olshen, M.D.
2006 Julie A. Boom, M.D.

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