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Copyright © 1999 by The Endocrine Society
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 Member Directory of The
Endocrine Society and on the Society’s home page,
www.endo-society.org.
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.
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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 10 years were: 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; Dr. Wylie Vale, 1997; and Dr. Anthony R. Means, 1998.
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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 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. Kelly E. Mayo, 1994; Dr.
Deborah L. Segaloff, 1995; Dr. Keith L. Parker, 1996; Dr. Pamela L.
Mellon, 1997; and Dr. Roger Cone, 1998.
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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. Robert M. Blizzard, 1994;
Dr. David N. Orth, 1995; Dr. Isidore Edelman, 1996; Dr. Hiroo
Imura, 1997; and Dr. Delbert A. Fisher, 1998.
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Edwin B. Astwood Lecture Award
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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. Patricia K. Donahoe, 1994;
Dr. Kenneth S. Korach, 1995; Dr. Alfred G. Gilman, 1996; Dr. John D.
Baxter, 1997; and Dr. Allen M. Spiegel, 1998.
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Monsanto Clinical Investigator Lecture Award
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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. Samuel Refetoff, 1994; Dr. Maria I. New, 1995; Dr. Andrea
Dunaif, 1996; Dr. George P. Chrousos, 1997; and Dr. Cyril Y.
Bowers, 1998.
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Gerald D. Aurbach Lecture Award
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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
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 recipients of this
Award for the past five years were: Dr. Henry Morris Kronenberg, 1994;
Dr. Robert Joseph Lefkowitz, 1995; Dr. Ernesto Canalis, 1996; Dr.
Edward M. Brown, 1997; and Dr. JoAnne S. Richards, 1998.
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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: Drs. Nicholas C. Ling,
Maurice Manning, Jean Rivier, 1994; Drs. Jacob Robbins and Joseph
Edward Rall, 1995; Dr. C. Wayne Bardin, 1996; Dr. William Rosner, 1997;
and Drs. Phillip Gorden, Ronald Margolis, and Philip Smith, 1998.
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Roy O. Greep Lecture Award
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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 was presented for the first time at the
Society’s 1999 Annual Meeting.
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Distinguished Educator Award
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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 to Dr. Neena B. Schwartz.
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Distinguished Physician Award
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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 to Dr. John P. Bilezikian.
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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 neurohypo-physeal 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. Fredric E. Wondisford, 1994; Dr. Mitchell
Avery Lazar, 1995; Dr. Martin M. Matzuk, 1996; Dr. Donald P. McDonald,
1997; and Dr. David J. Mangelsdorf, 1998.
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Fred Conrad Koch Award
