The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes alumni who have made an outstanding commitment to the health and welfare of their patients and their community, as well as for humanitarian activities (community setting) or who have made outstanding contributions to medicine and distinguished service to mankind (academic/research medicine).
The Alumni Early Career Achievement Award recognizes significant career contributions through clinical service, research, education, public or professional service and/or administrative leadership (no longer than 15 years following graduation) of his/her career. Award selection is made by the Alumni Society Board of Governors and recipients will be recognized at commencement ceremonies each May.
See all available commencement photos starting with 2013.
Award Recipients
2023 Julie Panepinto, MD '91 (Achievement Award)
Wesley Robinson-McNeese, MD '86 (Service Award)
Sameer Vohra, MD, JD, '11 (Early Career Achievement)
2022 Traves Crabtree, MD '95 (Achievement Award)
Stephen Goetter, MD '76 (Service Award)
Elizabeth Stewart, MD ' 07 (Early Career Achievement)
2021 Ronald Romanelli, MD '83 (Achievement Award)
Constance Shabazz, MD '86 (Service Award)
Andrew Miller, MD '05 (Early Career Achievement)
2020 Erik Constance, MD, '88
2019 Senait Fisseha, MD, JD, '99
2018 Paul Checchia, MD '93
2017 Janet Albers, MD '87
2016 Elizabeth Montgomery Collins, MD, MPH, DTM, ‘96
2015 Mary Jo Gorman, MD '84
Stephen Raben, MD '90
2014 Edward Paul, MD '81
2013 Kim Keppler-Noreuil, MD '89
2012 Lance Rodewald, MD '79
2011 Amber Barnhart, MD '81
Gordon Grado, MD '77
2010 Rebecca Johnson, MD '78
2009 N. Regina Rabinovich, MD '82
2008 Frank Aguirre, MD '80
2007 Gregory Poland, MD '80
2006 No Award
2005 Susan Swedo, MD '80
Ronald L. Johnson, MD '77
2004 Zita Surprenant, MD '81
2003 Roxanne Guy, MD '77
2002 Larry Jones, MD '76
Sharon Hull, MD, MPH '87
2001 Michael Moran, MD '83
2000 Jeffrey Frank, MD '86
1999 No Award
1998 No Award
1997 Daniel Barrow, MD '79
1996 Susan Nagele, MD '81
1995 Stephen Hazelrigg, MD '83
1994 Roger Wujek, MD '76
1993 J. Kevin Dorsey, MD, Ph.D. '78
