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 nonmembers, 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 early April. The nomination form may be obtained by visiting the Society web site or by writing to the Executive Office. It is important to document the nominees 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 ten years were: 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; Dr. C. Ronald Kahn, 2000; Dr. Robert J. Lefkowitz, 2001; and Dr. Jan-Åke Gustafsson, 2002.
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 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. Roger D. Cone, 1998; Dr. David W. Russell, 1999; Dr. Christopher K. Glass, 2000; Dr. John D. Scott, 2001; and Dr. Leonard P. Freedman, 2002.
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 recipients 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. Delbert A. Fisher, 1998; Dr. Joel F. Habener, 1999; Dr. William W. Chin, 2000; Dr. Jesse Roth, 2001; and Dr. Samuel Refetoff, 2002.
Edwin B. Astwood Award Lecture
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. Allen M. Spiegel, 1998; Dr. David D. Moore, 1999; Dr. Jeffrey M. Rosen, 2000; Dr. David L. Garbers, 2001; and Dr. P. Reed Larsen, 2002.
Clinical Investigator Award Lecture
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. The recipients of this Award for the past five years were: Dr. Cyril Y. Bowers, 1998; Dr. Stephen J. Marx, 1999; Dr. William F. Crowley, 2000; Dr. Zvi Laron, 2001; and Dr. Anne Klibanski, 2002.
Gerald D. Aurbach Award Lecture
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 ofaction in bone disease and calcium metabolism. The recipients of this Award for the past five years were: Dr. JoAnne S. Richards, 1998; Dr. James E. Darnell, 1999; Dr. Marvin Gershengorn, 2000; Dr. Andrew Arnold, 2001; and Dr. Agnes Schonbrunn, 2002.
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. The recipients of this Award for the past five years were: Drs. Phillip Gorden, Ronald N. Margolis, and Philip F. Smith, 1998; Dr. M. Susan Smith, 1999; Dr. Frank Talamantes, 2000; Dr. Janet Schlechte, 2001; and Dr. John Funder, 2002.
Roy O. Greep Award Lecture
The Roy O. Greep Award Lecture was established in memory of Dr. Roy O. Greep, President of The Endocrine Society in 19651966, 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. The recipients of this award for the past four years were: Dr. Ernst Knobil, 1999; Dr. Christin Carter-Su, 2000; Dr. Carole R. Mendelson, 2001; and Dr. Aaron Hsueh, 2002.
Distinguished Educator Award
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 five years were: Dr. Neena B. Schwartz, 1998; Dr. Daniel D. Federman, 1999; Dr. Stanley G. Korenman, 2000; Dr. Leonard Wartofsky, 2001; and Dr. William F. Ganong, 2002.
Distinguished Physician Award
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 five years were: Dr. John P. Bilezikian, 1998; Dr. Henry G. Burger, 1999; Dr. Michael O. Thorner, 2000; Dr. Robert A. Kreisberg, 2001; and Dr. Lisa H. Fish, 2002.
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 nominees 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. David J. Mangelsdorf, 1998; Dr. Jacques Simard, 1999; Dr. Teresa K. Woodruff, 2000; Dr. Jiemin Wong, 2001; and Dr. Jonathan L. Tilly, 2002.
The Endocrine Society and Pfizer, Inc. International Award for Excellence in Published Clinical Research in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
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. The name of the award has been changed to reflect Pfizers aquisition of Pharmacia Corporation.
These annual awards are selected by jury for the four best clinical research papers published in JCE&M in a given volume year. The First Prize Award is $20,000, and there are three Finalist Awards 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.
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