FSMB Awards
Award Descriptions and Qualifications
AWARD OF MERIT
The Award of Merit is presented to an Individual (s) in recognition of an activity or contribution that has positively impacted and strengthened the profession of medical licensure and discipline and helped enhance public protection. Any Individual , whether a physician, non-physician, Fellow or Honorary Fellow may be nominated. Individual s who are not members of the FSMB also may be considered.
JOHN H. CLARK, MD LEADERSHIP AWARD
The John H. Clark, MD Leadership Award is presented to an Individual in recognition of outstanding and exemplary leadership, commitment, and contribution in advancing the public good at the state medical board level. The Leadership Award may be presented to any Fellow or Honorary Fellow of the FSMB whose contributions to his or her board are believed by the Awards Committee to be in keeping with these guidelines. No Chair or former Chair of the FSMB is eligible, and no one who has served as an FSMB officer, member of the Board of Directors, or full-time staff member or employee of the FSMB within the previous two years is eligible. The award honors the memory of John H. Clark, MD, a former Chair of the Utah Physicians Licensing Board, who served as FSMB President in 1982-83 and was known for his leadership and integrity.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
The Distinguished Service Award is presented to an Individual in recognition of the highest level of service, commitment, and contribution to the Federation of State Medical Boards; the advancement of the profession of medical licensure and discipline; and the strengthening and enhancement of public protection. Any Individual , whether a physician, non-physician, Fellow or Honorary Fellow may be nominated. Individual s who are not members of the FSMB also may be considered. Anyone who has served as an FSMB officer, member of the Board of Directors, or member of the full-time staff within two years of the presentation is ineligible for consideration. This award may be presented posthumously.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Lifetime Achievement Award, on rare occasions, may be presented to an Individual who has demonstrated extraordinary and sustained service and commitment to the field of medical licensure and discipline. Any Individual , whether a physician, non-physician, Fellow, Honorary Fellow or Individual s not directly associated with FSMB may be considered. This unique award is bestowed infrequently as the Awards Committee may deem appropriate and is not intended to be given on an annual basis.
(formerly the Special Recognition Award, then Meritorious Service Award)
1994 Andrew Watry, MPA, North Carolina
1996 Carole A. Smith, Oklahoma Medical
1998 Gerald L. Summer, MD, Alabama
John J. Ulwelling, Oregon
1999 George M. Brown Jr., MD, Oklahoma Medical
Salvatore N. Riggio, MD, Missouri
2001 Bryant D. Paris, North Carolina
2003 Dale G Breaden, North Carolina
2004 Janet D. Carson, JD, (Individual nonmember)
I. Kathryn Hill, MEd, (Individual nonmember)
2005 Mark R. Yessian, PhD, Massachusetts
Deanna Zychowski, Wisconsin
2007 Jordan H. Cohen, MD, District of Columbia
John R. Gimpel, DO, MEd, (Individual nonmember)
Peter V. Scoles, MD, (Individual nonmember)
Gerald P. Whelan, MD, (Individual nonmember)
2008 Guy T. Selander, MD, (Individual nonmember)
Gerold L. Schiebler, MD, (Individual nonmember)
2009 Larry D. Dixon, Alabama
2010 Trent P. Pierce, MD, Arkansas
2012 Jaime B. Garanflo, Texas
Barbara Neuman, JD, Massachusetts
2013 Carl F. Ameringer, PhD, JD (Individual nonmember)
2014 H. Westley Clark, MD, JD (Individual nonmember)
Edward S. Salsberg, MPA (Individual nonmember)
2015 Hedy L. Chang, MS, California Medical
Bruce F. Cullen, MD, Washington Medical
Kenneth B. Simons, MD, Wisconsin
2016 Kathy L. Apple, RN, MS (Individual nonmember)
Kevin D. Bohnenblust, JD, Wyoming
Carmen A. Catizone, DPh, MS (Individual nonmember)
Ruth Horowitz, PhD, New York PMC
Michael J. Kramer, Washington Medical
Robert Lubran, MS, MPA (Individual nonmember)
2017 Gerard F. Dillon, PhD (Individual nonmember)
Carole V. Erickson, Montana
William E. Gotthold, MD, Washington Medical
2018 Alejandro Aparicio, MD, FACP (Individual nonmember)
Laura E. Forester, JD, Illinois
Norman B. Kahn Jr., MD (Individual nonmember)
2019 Michael L. Farrell, JD, Washington Medical
Vladimir Lozovskiy, JD, RN, Illinois
Amelia Boyd, Washington Medical
2020 Scott G. Kirby, MD, North Carolina
Timothy E. Terranova, Maine Medical
John H. Clark, MD Leadership Award
1986 George E. Sullivan, MD, Maine Medical
1987 George J. Carroll, MD, Virginia
1988 John W. Rupel, MD, Wisconsin
1989 Richard M. Nunnally, MD, Wisconsin
1990 Max C. Butler, MD, Texas
1991 Thomas J. Scully, MD, Nevada Medical
1992 Stuart W. Russell, MD, New Hampshire
1993 Frank J. Morgan Jr., MD, Mississippi
1994 J. Lee Dockery, MD, Illinois
1995 Rendel L. Levonian, MD, California Medical
1996 D. Clifford Burross, MD, Texas
1997 Jo Ann N. Levitt, MD, New Mexico Medical
1998 Gilbert Hermann, MD, Colorado
1999 James M. Garrison, MD, Washington
2000 L. Thompson Bowles, MD, PhD (Individual nonmember)
2001 Edward David, MD, JD, Maine Medical
Thomas A. Joas, MD, California Medical
Paul M. Steingard, DO, Arizona Osteopathic
2002 Robert S. Heidt Sr., MD, Ohio
Marilyn B. Ward, Washington Medical
2003 Dinesh G. Patel, MD, Massachusetts
2004 Raymond J. Albert, Ohio
Anand G. Garg, MD, Ohio
2005 William H. Beeson, MD, Indiana
2006 Ralph W. Stewart, MD, Indiana
2007 Ansel R. Marks, MD, JD, New York PMC
2008 Hampton W. Irwin, MD, Washington Medical
Clarence C. Reynolds, MD, Missouri
2009 Randy T. Kohl, MD, Nebraska
2010 William L. Harp, MD, Virginia
2011 Thomas R. Pickard, DO, Oklahoma Osteopathic
Samuel L. Selinger, MD, Washington Medical
2012 Stan T. Ingram, Esq, Mississippi
C. William Schmidt, Kentucky
2013 W. Eugene Musser Jr., MD, Wisconsin
2014 Patricia A. King, MD, PhD, Vermont Medical
Leslie M. Burger, MD, Washington Medical
2015 Marilyn E. Pattison, MD, Washington Medical
Irvin E. Zeitler Jr., DO, Texas
2016 George C. Smith Sr., MD, Alabama
2017 Richard E. Burney, MD, Michigan Medical
Preston P. Nunnelley, MD, Kentucky
2018 J. William (Bill) Kinsinger, MD, Oklahoma Medical (posthumously)
C. Grant La Farge, MD, FACP, New Mexico Medical
Janis M. Orlowski, MD, MACP, District of Columbia
2019 Ahmed D. Faheem, MD, West Virginia Medical
Warren B. Howe, MD, Washington Medical
2020 Randel C. Gibson, DO, Kentucky
Maroulla S. Gleaton, MD, Maine Medical
Candace Lapidus Sloane, MD, Massachusetts
Distinguished Service Award
1986 Frederick T. Merchant, MD, Ohio
1987 Edithe J. Levit, MD, (Individual nonmember)
1988 Ray L. Casterline, MD, Oregon
1989 John H. Morton, MD, New York State
1990 William E. Jacott, MD, Minnesota
1991 David S. Citron, MD, Wyoming
1992 Henry G. Cramblett, MD, Ohio
1993 Bryant L. Galusha, MD, North Carolina
1994 Anthony J. Cortese, DO, Oregon
1995 Robert L. Volle, Ph.D. (Individual nonmember)
1996 Melvin E. Sigel, MD, Minnesota
1997 Barbara S. Schneidman, MD, Washington Medical
1998 Hormoz H. Rassekh, MD, Iowa
Kenneth C. Yohn, MD, Alabama
1999 Gerald J. Béchamps, MD, Virginia
2000 Robert E. Porter, MD, New Hampshire
2001 Ray Q. Bumgarner, JD, Ohio
James E. West, MD, Alabama
2002 John T. Hinton, DO, Wyoming
Susan M. Spaulding, Vermont Osteopathic
2003 William H. Fleming, MD, Texas
Stephen I. Schabel, MD, South Carolina
2004 George C. Barrett, MD, North Carolina
Larry D. Lessly, JD, Nevada Medical
2005 Ronald Joseph, California Medical
Daniel B. Kimball Jr., MD, Pennsylvania Medical
2006 George J. Van Komen, MD, Utah Medical
2007 Bruce W. McIntyre, JD, Rhode Island
2008 Doris C. Brooker, MD, Minnesota
Alan E. Shumacher, MD, California Medical
2009 Nancy Achin Audesse, Massachusetts
Leon C. Hamrick Sr., MD, Alabama
2010 Gary R. Clark, Oklahoma Osteopathic
2011 Janet D. Carson, JD (Individual nonmember)
2012 J. William McCord Jr., DO, Tennessee Osteopathic
Daniel W. Morrissey, OP, New Hampshire
2013 Martin Crane, MD, Massachusetts
Scott M. Fishman, MD (Individual nonmember)
2014 Ellen J. Harder, PA, Washington Medical (posthumous)
2015 Bruce H. Hasenkamp, JD, California Medical
Jerry D. Klepner (Individual nonmember)
Robert A. Leach, JD, Minnesota
2016 N. Stacy Lankford, MD, Indiana
Randal C. Manning, MBA, CMBE, Maine Medical
2017 Freda M. Bush, MD, Mississippi
Robert C. Knittle, MS, West Virginia Medical
James N. Thompson, MD, (Individual nonmember)
2018 R. David Henderson, JD, CMBE, North Carolina
Lyle R. Kelsey, MBA, CAE, CMBE, Oklahoma Medical
Jon V. Thomas, MD, MBA, Minnesota
2019 Anita M. Steinbergh, DO, Ohio
2020 Boyd R. Buser, DO, FACOFP, (Individual nonmember)
Kathleen Haley, JD, Oregon
Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP, (Individual nonmember)
Stephen C. Shannon, DO, MPH, (Individual nonmember)
Lifetime Achievement Award
2000 Harold E. Jervey Jr., MD, South Carolina
2008 George C. Barrett, MD, North Carolina
2010 Stanley M. Aronson, MD, MPH, Rhode Island
Milton W. Hamolsky, MD, Rhode Island
2011 J. Lee Dockery, MD (Individual nonmember)
2012 Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, Alabama
2014 Rev. O. Richard Bowyer, MDiv, ThM, West Virginia Medical
Larry D. Dixon, Alabama
2015 Donald E. Melnick, MD, MACP (Individual nonmember)
2016 Janelle A. Rhyne, MD, MACP, North Carolina
2018 Bryant L. Galusha, MD, North Carolina
2019 Barbara S. Schneidman, MD, MPH, Washington Medical