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Nominations must be submitted on the appropriate form by May 1. Forms may be obtained by writing to the Executive Director of the Society. It is important to document the nominee’s contributions to endocrinology.
Fred Conrad Koch Award
In 1957 a substantial legacy was bequeathed to the Society by the late Elizabeth Koch for the purpose of establishing the Fred Conrad Koch Memorial Fund in memory of her late husband, Distinguished Service Professor of Physiological Chemistry at the University of Chicago, and pioneer in the isolation of the androgens. This is the highest honor of The Endocrine Society and is represented by a medal known as the Koch Medal of The Endocrine Society, as well as an honorarium of $25,000. The Award is given annually for exceptional contributions to endocrinology.
The recipients of this award for the past 10 years were: Dr. Bert W. O'Malley, 1988; Dr. Judson J. Van Wyk, 1989; Dr. Donald F. Steiner, 1990; Dr. John T. Potts, Jr., 1991; Dr. Melvin M. Grumbach and Dr. Selna L. Kaplan, 1992; Dr. Jean D. Wilson, 1993; Dr. Susan E. Leeman, 1994; Dr. Jack Gorski, 1995; Dr. Roy Hertz, 1996; and Dr. Wylie Vale, 1997.
Ernst Oppenheimer Memorial Award
The Ernst Oppenheimer Memorial Award is the premier Award to a young investigator in recognition of meritorious accomplishments in the field of basic or clinical endocrinology. The recipient must not have reached his/her forty-fifth birthday before July 1 of the year in which the Award is presented. The honorarium is $3,000. The recipients of this Award for the past five years were: Dr. Margaret A. Shupnik, 1993; Dr. Kelly E. Mayo, 1994; Dr. Deborah L. Segaloff, 1995; Dr. Keith L. Parker, 1996; and Dr. Pamela L. Mellon, 1997.
Robert H. Williams Distinguished Leadership Award
The Robert H. Williams Distinguished Leadership Award was established by Dr. Robert H. Williams in 1970. The Award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding leadership in endocrinology as exemplified by the recipient's contributions and those of his/her trainees and associates to teaching, research, and administration. Distinguished leadership in endocrinology and metabolism may be manifest in a variety of ways and activities (international, national, and local). The Award includes a $5,000 honorarium. The recipients of this Award for the past five years were: Dr. William P. VanderLaan, 1993; Dr. Robert M. Blizzard, 1994; Dr. David N. Orth, 1995; Dr. Isidore Edelman, 1996; and Dr. Hiroo Imura, 1997.
Edwin B. Astwood Lecture Award
The Edwin B. Astwood Lecture Award is sponsored by Genentech, Inc., and is awarded for outstanding research in endocrinology. The Plenary Lecture is given at the Annual Meeting to honor the late Dr. Edwin B. Astwood of Boston. The honorarium consists of $2,000 and hotel and travel expenses to the Annual Meeting. The recipients of this award for the past five years were: Dr. Ronald M. Evans, 1993; Dr. Patricia K. Donahoe, 1994; Dr. Kenneth S. Korach, 1995; Dr. Alfred G. Gilman, 1996; and Dr. John D. Baxter, 1997.
Monsanto Clinical Investigator Lecture Award
The Monsanto Clinical Investigator Award is given to an internationally recognized clinical investigator who has made major contributions to clinical research related to the pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and therapy of endocrine disease. The Award, presented each year at the Annual Meeting, consists of an honorarium of $3,500, travel expenses to the meeting, and a plenary lecture by the recipient. The recipients of this Award for the past five years were: Dr. William L. McGuire, 1993; Dr. Samuel Refetoff, 1994; Dr. Maria I. New, 1995; Dr. Andrea Dunaif, 1996; and Dr. George P. Chrousos, 1997.
Gerald D. Aurbach Lecture Award
This Award is presented for outstanding contributions to research in endocrinology. The recipient presents a Plenary Lecture at the Annual Meeting and receives an honorarium of $1,000. The award was first presented in 1993 in honor of the late Dr. Gerald D. Aurbach, who served as president of The Endocrine Society from 1989–1990. He received his B.A. and M.D. from the University of Virginia. After his training in endocrinology at Tufts University School of Medicine, he joined the Public Health Service and the National Institutes of Health in 1959 and had served as chief of the Metabolic Disease Branch, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases since 1973. He was the first to isolate PTH and played a key role in discovering the hormone’s biochemical mechanism of action in bone disease and calcium metabolism. The past recipients of the Award were: Dr. Daniel Camerini-Otero, 1993; Dr. Henry Morris Kronenberg, 1994; Dr. Robert Joseph Lefkowitz, 1995; Dr. Ernesto Canalis, 1996; and Dr. Edward M. Brown, 1997.
Sidney H. Ingbar Distinguished Service Award
The Distinguished Service Award is given in recognition of distinguished service in the field of endocrinology. The honorarium is $2,000. Before 1992, this was the Ayerst Award. The recipients of this Award for the past five years were: Dr. Gabriel Bialy, 1993; Drs. Nicholas C. Ling, Maurice Manning, Jean Rivier, 1994; Drs. Jacob Robbins and Joseph Edward Rall, 1995; Dr. C. Wayne Bardin, 1996; and Dr. William Rosner, 1997.
Roy O. Greep Lecture Award
The Roy O. Greep Lecture Award was established in memory of Dr. Roy O. Greep, President of The Endocrine Society in 1965–66, Editor-in-Chief of Endocrinology, and President of the Laurentian Hormone Conference. He retired in 1974 as director emeritus of the Laboratory of Human Reproductive Biology at Harvard’s Medical School and as the John Rock Professor Emeritus of Population Studies at Harvard’s School of Public Health. Dr. Greep received international recognition as a pioneer in the field of endocrinology, receiving the Society’s highest honor, the Fred Conrad Koch Award and Medal, in 1971. Dr. Greep will be remembered by his colleagues as a remarkable investigator, a loyal friend, and a patient and devoted teacher. The Roy O. Greep Lecture Award will be presented for the first time at the Society’s 1999 Annual Meeting.
Distinguished Educator Award
This award was established by the Society to recognize exceptional achievement of educators in the field of endocrinology and metabolism. The award includes an honorarium of $3,000. The first presentation of the award was made in 1998.
Distinguished Physician Award
This award was established by the Society to honor physicians who have made outstanding contributions to the practice of endocrinology. The award includes an honorarium of $3,000. The first presentation of the award was made in 1998.
Richard E. Weitzman Memorial Award
This Award was established in 1982 to honor outstanding research achievements in the field of endocrinology and metabolism by a young investigator. The Award was established in memory of the late Dr. Richard E. Weitzman. Dr. Weitzman was born in 1943. He was educated at Cornell University and the State University of New York Upstate Medical Center (Syracuse). He received training in endocrinology at the University of Virginia and the Harbor-UCLA School of Medicine, rising to the rank of Associate Professor, and began a productive career studying neurohypophyseal hormone and cardiovascular-endocrine physiology.
In honor of Dr. Weitzman, an anonymous donor has provided funds for an annual Award of $1,000 to be given to an exceptionally promising young investigator who has not reached the age of 40 before July 1 of the year in which the award is presented.
The award is based on the contributions and achievements of the nominee's independent scholarship performed after completion of training and shall be based on the entire body of these contributions, rather than a single work. The recipients of this Award for the past five years were: Dr. Daniel J. Drucker, 1993; Dr. Fredric E. Wondisford, 1994; Dr. Mitchell Avery Lazar, 1995; Dr. Martin M. Matzuk, 1996; and Dr. Donald P. McDonald, 1997.
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