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. Individuals who are not members of the FSMB also may be considered.
LEADERSHIP AWARD
The Leadership Award is presented to an individual(s) 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 of the FSMB within two years of the presentation is eligible.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
The Distinguished Service Award is presented to an individual(s) in recognition of the highest level of service, commitment, and contribution to the FSMB; 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. Individuals 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(s) 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 individuals not directly associated with the 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.
Award of Merit
(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 | |
| 2021 | Anne K. Lawler, JD, RN, Idaho |
| Ernest E. Miller, Jr., DO, West Virginia Osteopathic | |
| 2022 | Melanie B. Blake, MD, MBA, Tennessee Medical |
| Jimi Bush, MPA, Washington Medical | |
| Maureen S. Lathrop, Maine Medical | |
| Kristina D. Lawson, JD, California Medical | |
| 2023 | Brian L. Blankenship, JD, North Carolina |
| Marisa Courtney, Washington Medical | |
| Paul W. Larson, MS (Individual nonmember) | |
| Barbara Prah-Wix, DO, Arizona Osteopathic |
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 | |
| 2021 | George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, Massachusetts |
| Keith E. Loiselle, Pennsylvania Medical | |
| Kevin Paul O'Connor, MS, MD, Virginia | |
| 2022 | Sherif Z. Zaafran, MD, Texas |
| 2023 | Nicole Krishnaswami, JD, Oregon |
| Robert P. Sticca, MD, FACS, North Dakota |
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) | |
| 2021 | Donald H. Polk, DO, Tennessee Osteopathic |
| 2022 | Capt. Robin N. Hunter Buskey, DHSc, PA-C, North Carolina |
| Heidi M. Koening, MD, Kentucky | |
| 2023 | Ruth M. Martinez, MA, CMBE, Minnesota |
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 |
| 2022 | LaSharn Hughes, MBA, Georgia (posthumous) |
| 2023 | J. Daniel Gifford, MD, FACP, Alabama |
| R. David Henderson, JD, North Carolina |