The Endocrine Society Awards
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INTRODUCTION
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RECIPIENTS of the Awards of The Endocrine Society are
selected by the Awards Committee. The Endocrine Society Awards may be
made to endocrinologists, members or non-members, from anywhere in the
world. Nominations may be made by Society members only. A complete
listing of all past Awardees is in The Endocrine Society Member
Directory and within the Societys Web site, www.endo-society.org.
Nominations must be submitted on the appropriate form by April
15. Forms may be obtained by writing to the Executive Director of the
Society. It is important to document the nominees contributions to
endocrinology.
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Fred Conrad Koch Award
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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 ten years were: 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; Dr. Wylie Vale, 1997; Dr.
Anthony R. Means, 1998; Drs. Ronald M. Evans and Michael G. Rosenfeld,
1999; and Dr. C. Ronald Kahn, 2000.
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Ernst Oppenheimer Memorial Award
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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 age 45 by 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. Keith L. Parker, 1996; Dr. Pamela L. Mellon, 1997;
Dr. Roger D. Cone, 1998; Dr. David W. Russell, 1999; and Dr.
Christopher K. Glass, 2000.
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Robert H. Williams Distinguished Leadership Award
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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. Isidore Edelman, 1996;
Dr. Hiroo Imura, 1997; Dr. Delbert A. Fisher, 1998; Dr. Joel F.
Habener, 1999; and Dr. William W. Chin, 2000.
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Edwin B. Astwood Award Lecture
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The Edwin B. Astwood Award Lecture 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. Alfred G. Gilman, 1996; Dr. John D.
Baxter, 1997; Dr. Allen M. Spiegel, 1998; Dr. David D. Moore, 1999; and
Dr. Jeffrey M. Rosen, 2000.
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Clinical Investigator Award Lecture
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The 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. Before 2000, this
was the Monsanto Award. The recipients of this Award for the past five
years were: Dr. Andrea Dunaif, 1996; Dr. George P. Chrousos, 1997; Dr.
Cyril Y. Bowers, 1998; Dr. Stephen J. Marx, 1999; and Dr. William F.
Crowley, 2000.
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Gerald D. Aurbach Award Lecture
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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 19891990. 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 hormones biochemical mechanism of action in bone
disease and calcium metabolism. The recipients of this Award for the
past five years were: Dr. Ernesto Canalis, 1996; Dr.
Edward M. Brown, 1997; Dr. JoAnne S. Richards, 1998; Dr.
James E. Darnell, 1999; and Dr. Marvin Gershengorn, 2000.
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Sidney H. Ingbar Distinguished Service Award
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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. C. Wayne Bardin, 1996; Dr.
William Rosner, 1997; Drs. Phillip Gorden, Ronald N. Margolis, and
Philip F. Smith, 1998; Dr. M. Susan Smith, 1999; and Dr. Frank
Talamantes, 2000.
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Roy O. Greep Award Lecture
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The Roy O. Greep Award Lecture was established in memory of Dr.
Roy O. Greep, President of The Endocrine Society in 196566,
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 Harvards Medical
School and as the John Rock Professor Emeritus of Population Studies at
Harvards School of Public Health. Dr. Greep received international
recognition as a pioneer in the field of endocrinology, receiving the
Societys 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
first presentation of the Award was made in 1999 to Dr. Ernst Knobil.
Dr. Christin Carter-Su was the recipient of this award in 2000.
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Distinguished Educator Award
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This award was established by the Society in 1998 to recognize
exceptional achievement of educators in the field of endocrinology and
metabolism. The award includes an honorarium of $3,000. The recipients
of this Award for the past two years were: Dr. Neena B. Schwartz, 1998;
and Dr. Daniel D. Federman, 1999.
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Distinguished Physician Award
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This award was established by the Society in 1998 to honor
physicians who have made outstanding contributions to the practice of
endocrinology. The award includes an honorarium of $3,000. The
recipients of this Award for the past three years were: Dr. John P.
Bilekizian, 1998; Dr. Henry G. Burger, 1999; and Dr. Michael O.
Thorner, 2000.
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Richard E. Weitzman Memorial Award
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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. Martin M. Matzuk, 1996; Dr. Donald P. McDonald,
1997; Dr. David J. Mangelsdorf, 1998; Dr. Jacques Simard, 1999; and Dr.
Teresa K. Woodruff, 2000.
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The Endocrine Society and Pharmacia Corporation Award for Published
Clinical Research in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &
Metabolism
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In 1998, The Endocrine Society, through the generous support of
the Pharmacia Corporation, established the annual award, "The
Pharmacia Corporation International Award for Excellence in Published
Clinical Research in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &
Metabolism (JCE&M) for the best clinical research papers that
appear in JCE&M. The purpose of the award is to encourage, recognize,
and reward excellence in clinical research in endocrinology. There are
no restrictions with respect to professional affiliation or geographic
location.
These annual awards are selected by jury for the four best
clinical research papers published in JCE&M in a given volume year. The
1st prize is $20,000, and there are three Honorable Mentions of
$5,000 each. In addition to the monetary prize, the award includes
coach airline travel, meeting registration, hotel for one night, and
one days per diem for the Societys Annual Meeting in June for one
author of each paper.
The selection and announcement of the winners for a given year are made
in March of the following year with the awards presented at the next
Endocrine Society Annual Meeting in June. Papers "accepted for
publication" but not yet published are not eligible until the year
that they are actually published.