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Alumni Award Nominations

Submit a Nominee

The 糖心传媒 Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the following awards, to be presented at the 2025 Alumni Reunion. The deadline to apply is October 1, 2025.

 

Distinguished Alumnus/a:
Honors an alumnus/a who has earned national recognition for outstanding leadership in health care.

Humanitarian Alumnus/a:
Recognizes graduates who greatly exceed career expectations in the effort to serve humankind.

Exemplary Alumni Support:
Honors an alumnus/a for sustained and extraordinary philanthropy and support of the College and the Alumni Association.

Honorary Member of the Alumni Association:
The Alumni Association recognizes outstanding senior members of the College faculty and staff who have contributed meritoriously in teaching and in furthering the excellence of 糖心传媒.

Meritorious Service:
Given to an alumnus/a who demonstrates a deep commitment and active participation in the 糖心传媒 Alumni Association.

Read more about the 2025 alumni award recipients

A candidate CV or resume is required and can be attached as part of the online nomination, along with other supporting documents.

DEADLINE
Tuesday, October 1, 2025

QUESTIONS
[email protected] or 518-262-5033

Please make sure your nominee has not previously been awarded.聽 A list of past recipients is below.

Past Award Recipients

  • 1973 Paul W. Myers, MD 鈥46 *
  • 1974 Stanley E. Alderson, MD 鈥17 *
  • 1975 No award
  • 1976 John F. Filippone, MD 鈥34 *
  • 1977 Paul P. Carbone, MD 鈥56 *
  • 1978 G. Timothy Johnson, MD 鈥69
  • 1979 William H. Oldendorf, MD 鈥47 *
  • 1980 John L. Marshall, MD 鈥65 * (posthumously)
  • 1981 Maus W. Stearns, MD 鈥39 *
  • 1982 William J. Boland, MD 鈥54 *
  • 1983 Robert P. Whalen, MD 鈥51 *
  • 1984 Richard A. Selzer, MD 鈥53 *
  • 1985 1985 William B. Garlick, MD 鈥40 *
  • 1986 Daniel F. O鈥橩eeffe, MD 鈥45*
  • 1987 Victor N. Tompkins, MD 鈥38 *
  • 1988 Frank C. Maxon, Jr., MD 鈥39 *
  • 1989 1989 Morris Alpert, MD 鈥34 *
  • 1990 Robert H. Randles, MD 鈥56 *
  • 1991 Edward A. Iannuccilli, MD 鈥65
  • 1992 Robert P. Leather, MD 鈥54 *
  • 1993 John Lee Clowe, MD 鈥46 *
  • 1994 1994 Anthony G. Gristina, MD 鈥56 *
  • Orville T. Bailey, MD 鈥32 *
  • 1995 Robert D. Terry, MD 鈥50 *
  • 1996 Jeffrey M. Friedman, MD 鈥77, PhD
  • 1997 Joseph C. Honet, MD 鈥57 *
  • 1998 W. Jarrard Goodwin, Jr., MD 鈥72
  • 1999 Boris M. Astrachan, MD 鈥56 *
  • 2000 Kim Goldenberg, MD 鈥79
  • 2001 H. James T. Sears, MD 鈥63*
  • 2002 William P. Schecter, MD 鈥72
  • 2003 Steven J. Burakoff, MD 鈥70
  • 2004 A. John Popp, MD 鈥67
  • 2005 Bruce Blazar, MD 鈥78
  • 2006 Sue Goldie, MD 鈥88
  • 2007 Edward L. Bove, MD 鈥72
  • 2008 Donna A. Caniano, MD 鈥76
  • 2009 John J. Cronan, MD 鈥76
  • 2010 Melvin J. Silverstein, MD 鈥65
  • 2011 Frank J. Malinoski, MD 鈥85, PhD
  • 2012 Donald E. Craven, MD 鈥70
  • 2013 Ralph A. Giannella, MD 鈥65
  • 2014 Stuart J. Schnitt, MD 鈥79
  • 2015 Patrick G. O鈥機onnor, MD 鈥82
  • 2016 L. Nelson Hopkins, III, MD 鈥69*
  • 2017 Edward B. Clark, MD 鈥70*
  • 2018 Betty R. Vohr, MD 鈥66
  • 2019 Anthony L. Ritaccio, MD 鈥84
  • 2020 Ursula A. Matulonis, MD 鈥87
  • 2021 No award
  • 2022 Philip E. Stieg, PhD 鈥80, MD
  • 2023 Elaine Schulte, MD 鈥88, MPH, BCC
  • 2024 Richard M. Price, MD 鈥67
  • 2025 Andrew R. Burgess, MD '75

*deceased

  • 1995 David H. Kuehler, MD 鈥81
  • 1996 Thomas Hale, MD 鈥62 & Cynthia Hale, MD 鈥62
  • 1997 Barry J. Gainor, MD 鈥72
  • 1998 Duncan Winter, MD 鈥84
  • 1999 George J. Zambetti, Jr., MD 鈥75
  • 2000 William Barnett, MD 鈥45
  • 2001 Robert J. Paeglow, MD 鈥94
  • 2002 Linda Civerchia Balent, MD 鈥76
  • 2003 Tyrone G. Bristol, MD 鈥92
  • 2004 Dean J. Seibert, MD 鈥58
  • 2005 Robert G. Long, MD 鈥64
  • 2006 Joseph Agris, DDS, MD 鈥68
  • 2007 No award
  • 2008 Martin F. Stein, Jr., MD 鈥62 *
  • 2009 William Montano, MD 鈥69
  • 2010 David R. Nalin, MD 鈥65
  • 2011 Catherine E. Bartlett, MD 鈥76
  • 2012 David H. Kuehler, MD 鈥81
  • 2013 Naomi N. Shields, MD 鈥82
  • 2014 Thomas F. Burke, MD 鈥89
  • 2015 Isabella A. Danel, MD 鈥77
  • 2016 John Booss, MD 鈥65
  • 2017 William P. Schecter, MD 鈥72
  • 2018 Peter M. Stevens, MD 鈥73
  • 2019 Harold 鈥淗al鈥 R. Goldberg, MD 鈥77 and Stephanie J. Van Dyke, MD 鈥09 *(posthumously)
  • 2020 Wendy A. Leonard, MD 鈥97
  • 2021 No award
  • 2022 Alan Ashare, MD 鈥65*
  • 2023 Mary Ellen Gilder, MD 鈥08
  • 2024 Ruth Morgan, MD 鈥10
  • 2025 John Streit, MD '63

*deceased

  • 1985 R. Leith Skinner, MD 鈥37 *
  • 1986 Martin F. Stein, Jr., MD 鈥62 *
  • 1987 John V. Skiff, MD 鈥54 *
  • 1988 Lester C. Huested, MD 鈥33 *
  • 1989 Richard L. Gold, MD 鈥59
  • 1990 Seymour R. Stall, MD 鈥59 *
  • 1991 Charles L. Poskanzer, MD 鈥45 *
  • 1992 Richard R. O'Neil, MD 鈥57 *
  • 1993 Bernard F. McEvoy, MD 鈥61
  • 1994 No award
  • 1995 No award
  • 1996 A. John Popp, MD 鈥67
  • 1997 No award
  • 1998 Morris Alpert, MD 鈥34 *
  • 1999 Ward L. Oliver, MD 鈥28 * and Virginia L. Oliver, MD 鈥48 *
  • 2000 John C. Ruckdeschel, MD 鈥71
  • 2001 Levon Bedrosian, MD 鈥47*
  • 2002 David Falk, MD 鈥43*
  • 2003 Martin L. Schulman, MD 鈥57
  • 2004 David Beck, MD 鈥54*
  • 2005 Robert Kiesel, MD 鈥60
  • 2006 G. Timothy Johnson, MD 鈥69
  • 2007 Elbis Shoales, MD 鈥49 *
  • 2008 Rodrigue Alvin Gravelle, MD 鈥50 *
  • 2009 Kathaleen C. Perkins, MD 鈥54 *
  • 2010 Michael I. Freilich, MD 鈥58*
  • 2011 No award
  • 2012 Mark D. Groban, MD 鈥67
  • 2013 David Falk, MD 鈥43*
  • 2014 Nathaniel Silon, MD 鈥58*
  • 2015 William M. Boehme, MD 鈥70
  • 2016 Gary L. Sutter, MD 鈥76
  • 2017 Daniel Morgenstern, MD 鈥82
  • 2018 John M. Cohen, MD 鈥63*
  • 2019 John R. Warkentin, MD 鈥74
  • 2020 Edward R. Alexson, MD 鈥70
  • 2021 No award
  • 2022 Kathleen Kelly, MD 鈥82 and Arnold Rosen, MD 鈥82
  • 2023 Catherine Mills, MD 鈥76
  • 2024 Vincent P. Verdile, MD 鈥84
  • 2025 David Nalin, MD '65

*deceased

  • 1975 Harold C. Wiggers, PhD, ScD *
  • 1978 Richard T. Beebe, MD, ScD *
  • 1979 Jack M. Wolfe, PhD * and Mary E. Carroll *
  • 1980 Richard A. Miller, PhD * and Samuel R. Powers, MD, DSc *
  • 1981 Robert S. Alexander, PhD * and Ralph D. Alley, MD *
  • 1982 Joseph L. Glenn, PhD * and Kenneth B. Olson, MD *
  • 1983 John A. Balint, MD * and Gerald Kanter, PhD *
  • 1984 Joseph T. Doyle, MD * and Ursula Poland, M.L.S. *
  • 1985 R. Foster Scott, MD * and John A. O'Hern, MD *
  • 1986 Rue Moore, MDiv * and Robert L. Friedlander, MD *
  • 1987 Albert M. Yunich, MD * and Charles Eckert, MD *
  • 1988 Donald Beeler, PhD, ScD* and Simon Propp, MD *
  • 1989 A. David Goodman, MD * and Robert G. Laffin, PhD *
  • 1990 Thomas Saba, PhD and Curtland Brown, Jr., MD *
  • 1991 Richard H. Edmonds, PhD * and Anthony P. Tartaglia, MD *
  • 1992 Sherman Gates, MD *
  • 1993 Alice Lemieux *
  • 1993 John E. Kiley, MD * and Alice E. Fruehan, MD *
  • 1994 Arthur D. Hengerer, MD * and John Lehman, PhD
  • 1995 Aldona L. Baltch, MD * and Stanley D. Glick, PhD, MD
  • 1996 S. H. George Allen, PhD *, Alan M. Kraft, MD *, and Dennis Poulos, PhD *
  • 1997 Martha L. Lepow, MD* and Sherry Hartman-Poggi, MLS
  • 1998 Thomas Older, MD and John Jeffrey, PhD *
  • 1999 M. Donald McGoldrick, MD and Ray C. Henrikson, PhD
  • 2000 Sara Kremer
  • 2001 Leon Martino, PhD and Henry Pohl, MD
  • 2002 Liselotte Hof, PhD * and Richard Jacobs, MD*
  • 2003 Kevin D. Barron, MD * and Jiri Turinsky, MD, PhD*
  • 2004 Thomas T. Andersen, PhD and John B. Rodgers, Jr., MD
  • 2005 James A. Bennett, PhD and Rodrigo Urizar, MD
  • 2006 Daniel J. Loegering, PhD and Jennifer Pearce, MD
  • 2007 Assie Bishop, EdS, MS, Harvey Kausel, MD * (posthumously), and Jonathan Rosen, MD
  • 2008 C. Michael DiPersio, PhD and Danica Vedder, MD * (posthumously)
  • 2009 Rebecca Keller, PhD and Raymond Smith, MD
  • 2010 William Caramore, MD and Raymond Walsh, MD
  • 2011 Rev. Harlan Ratmeyer, MDiv, D Min.*
  • 2012 Liva Jacoby, PhD, MPH and Robin B. Tassinari, MD
  • 2013 Elizabeth A. Higgins, MD, and Steven A. Fein, MD
  • 2014 Joel A. Bartfield, MD and Kevin C. Kiley, MD
  • 2015 Richard L. Uhl, MD and Ferdinand J. Venditti, Jr., MD
  • 2016 Wilson Crone, MD, PhD and Mara A. McErlean, MD
  • 2017 Ingrid Allard, MD and Michael Gruenthal, MD, PhD
  • 2018 Dhiraj M. Shah, MD
  • 2019 Richard J. Blinkhorn, Jr., MD and Alan D. Miller, MD, MPH*
  • 2020 James J. Barba and Richard W. Keller, Jr., PhD
  • 2021 Steven Stain, MD, Melissa Ehlers, MD, and Anthony O鈥橪eary, MS, BS
  • 2022 James Desemone, MD, FACP, CPE and Mandeep S. Sidhu, MD, MBA, FACC, FAHA
  • 2023 Christine Horigan
  • 2024 Theresa Weinman
  • 2025 Ellen Cosgrove, MD

*deceased

  • 1985 Frank C. Maxon, Jr., MD 鈥39 * and Charles L. Poskanzer, MD 鈥45 *
  • 1986 Gerald B. Austin, MD 鈥51 * and George L. Marthy, MD 鈥50 *
  • 1987 Michael G. Melas, MD 鈥55 * and Robert H. Randles, MD 鈥56 *
  • 1988 Mary Ellen Drislane, MD 鈥80 and Robert T. Giombetti, MD 鈥63
  • 1989 Peter G. Kansas, MD 鈥63
  • 1990 James H. Puleo, MD 鈥61 *
  • 1991 Levon Bedrosian, MD 鈥47* and Jeffrey D. Hubbard, MD 鈥68
  • 1992 Thomas D. Pemrick, MD 鈥47 *
  • 1993 Richard F. Balsam, MD 鈥64
  • 1994 Frank A. Blumenstock, PhD 鈥77
  • 1995 Alexander Filipp, MD 鈥71
  • 1996 James Dougherty, MD 鈥51 *
  • 1997 No award
  • 1998 No award
  • 1999 Peter T. Burkart, MD 鈥68
  • 2000 No award
  • 2001 I. Arnold Slowe, MD 鈥58
  • 2002 Robert H. Randles, MD 鈥56 *
  • 2003 No award
  • 2004 John Czajka, MD 鈥77
  • 2005 Jeffrey D. Hubbard, MD 鈥68
  • 2006 Brian R. Young, MD 鈥73 *
  • 2007 Donna M. Pietrocola, MD 鈥75
  • 2008 Albert A. Apicelli, MD 鈥65
  • 2009 Robert Hedderman, MD 鈥82
  • 2010 Mary E. Rappazzo, MD 鈥76
  • 2011 Vincent P. Verdile, MD 鈥84
  • 2012 Christopher L. Campese, MD 鈥90, MS 鈥15
  • 2013 Alan M. Sanders, MD 鈥88
  • 2014 Thomas L. Snyder, MD 鈥69
  • 2015 Janet E. Gargiulo, MD 鈥79
  • 2016 No award
  • 2017 David M. Jones, MD 鈥97
  • 2018 Anthony C. Campagna, MD 鈥85
  • 2019 No award
  • 2020 Kevin W. Roberts, MD 鈥77
  • 2021 Jeffrey D. Hubbard, MD 鈥68 (with Distinction) and Evan Vosburgh, MD 鈥82
  • 2022 Vincent P. Verdile, MD 鈥84 (with Distinction)
  • 2023 David Jones, MD 鈥97
  • 2024 No award
  • 2025 Ursula A. Matulonis, MD '87

*deceased