Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Award
The Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Award was established in 1981 by the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees to acknowledge and show appreciation for the exceptional contributions of Mayo alumni to the field of medicine, including medical practice, research, education and administration. Individuals receiving this award are recognized nationally — and often internationally — in their field.
Deadline: Nominations must be made by March 1, 2013, for the 2013 award.
Submit nomination
Each Mayo Clinic Alumni Association (MCAA) member may nominate one candidate each year. Previously nominated candidates may be nominated again. To nominate an MCAA member for the Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Award, another MCAA member must submit:
- A completed nomination form
- A nomination letter summarizing the nominee's attributes and accomplishments
- The nominee's curriculum vitae and bibliography
- Letters of recommendation from Mayo alumni or other individuals (generally, at least five letters are included)
Selection criteria
- Member of the MCAA
- Achieved national or international peer recognition of accomplishments in education, research, clinical practice or administration
- Published in significant scientific journals
- Reached leadership in his or her field
- Demonstrates professional integrity
- Able to attend the Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Award dinner (held in October)
Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Location |
|---|
| Note: Individuals deceased as of Dec. 31, 2008, have an asterisk (*) after their name. |
| 2012 | Eugene P. DiMagno, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Thomas F. Luscher, M.D. | Zurich, Switzerland |
| | Robert G. Siekert, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Cornelia M. Weyand, M.D. | Stanford, Calif. |
| 2011 | Richard Brubaker, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Gene Hunder, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Keith Kelly, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Guillermo Ruiz-Arguelles, M.D. | Puebla, Mexico |
| 2010 | David Clapham, M.D., Ph.D. | Boston |
| | Eugene B. Kern, M.D. | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| | Bernard F. Morrey, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | John Stobo, M.D. | San Rafael, Calif. |
| 2009 | Franklyn G. Knox, M.D., Ph.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Irwin Schatz, M.D. | Honolulu |
| | Sheldon G. Sheps, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Jon van Heerden, M.B., Ch.B. | Charleston, S.C. |
| 2008 | Andrew G. Engel, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Roland Moskowitz, M.D. | Cleveland |
| | Peter C. Pairolero, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Robert Wallace, M.D. | McLean, Va. |
| 2007 | Paul VanHoutte, M.D., Ph.D. | Hong Kong |
| | John Braasch, M.D., Ph.D. | Lincoln, Mass. |
| | Robert L. Frye, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Peter J. Dyck, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| 2006 | Hubert Frohmuller, M.D. | Wurzburg, Germany |
| | Robert E. Hyatt, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Philip Lee, M.D. | Ventura, Calif. |
| 2005 | Brian Barratt-Boyes, M.D. * | Milford, New Zealand |
| | Richard Winkelmann, M.D., Ph.D. | Fountain Hills, Ariz. |
| | Robert A. Kyle, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| 2004 | Edmund Chao, Ph.D. | Catonsville, Md. |
| | Kenneth Mann, Ph.D. | Grand Isle, Vt. |
| | Howard Andersen, M.D. * | Rochester, Minn. |
| 2003 | Francis Haddy, M.D., Ph.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Gertrude M. Tyce, Ph.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Jack P. Whisnant, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| 2002 | Valentin Fuster, M.D., Ph.D. | New York City |
| | Vay Liang W. Go, M.D. | Los Angeles |
| | Kai Rehder, M.D. | Vail, Colo. |
| 2001 | Robert Frater, M.B., Ch.B. | Bronxville, N.Y. |
| | Alan Hofmann, M.D. | La Jolla, Calif. |
| | John W. Joyce, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | B. Lawrence Riggs, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| 2000 | Suzanne Ildstad, M.D. | Louisville, Ky. |
| | William Remine Jr., M.D. | Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. |
| | John Washington, M.D. | Cleveland |
| 1999 | Donato Alarcon-Segovia, M.D. * | Mexico City |
| | Leonard Kurland, M.D., Dr. P.H. * | Rochester, Minn. |
| | John E. Woods, M.D., Ph.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| 1998 | Shahbudin Rahimtoola, M.B. | Los Angeles |
| | Edward C. Rosenow III, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Robert White, M.D., Ph.D. | Cleveland |
| 1997 | Arnold Anderson, M.D. | Scandia, Minn. |
| | John Blinks, M.D. | Friday Harbor, Wash. |
| | Richard Reitemeier, M.D. * | Rochester, Minn. |
| 1996 | E. J. Walter Bowie, M.D. * | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Juan Ramon de la Fuente, M.D. | Mexico City |
| | Alexander Walt, M.D. * | Huntington Woods, Mich. |
| 1995 | Hugh Butt, M.D. * | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Harold O. Perry, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| 1994 | Martin Adson, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Robert Ryan, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Harold J. C. Swan, M.D. * | Beverly Hills, Calif. |
| 1993 | Norman Browse, M.D. | London |
| | Howard Burchell, M.D. | St. Paul, Minn. |
| | Edward Henderson, M.D. * | Rochester, Minn. |
| 1992 | William Manger, M.D., Ph.D. | New York City |
| | Vernon Mattox, Ph.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Ross Miller, M.D. | Hilton Head Island, S.C. |
| 1991 | James Hunt, M.D. | Memphis, Tenn. |
| | Robert Jamplis, M.D. * | Palo Alto, Calif. |
| 1990 | H. Corwin Hinshaw, Ph.D., M.D. * | Belvedere, Calif. |
| | Edward Lambert, M.D. * | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Kenneth Berge, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| 1989 | John Utz, M.D. * | Washington, D.C. |
| | Charles Owen Jr., M.D. * | Rochester, Minn. |
| 1988 | Crowell Beard, M.D. * | Redwood City, Calif. |
| | Hillier Baker, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| 1987 | Jesse Edwards, M.D. | St. Paul, Minn. |
| | Collin MacCarty, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| 1986 | Charles Edwards, M.D. | La Jolla, Calif. |
| | Oliver Beahrs, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| 1985 | John Shepherd, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Mark Coventry, M.D. * | Rochester, Minn. |
| | F. Henry Ellis Jr., Ph.D. | Brookline, Mass. |
| 1984 | Griff Ross, M.D., Ph.D. * | Houston |
| | Earl Wood, M.D., Ph.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| 1983 | L. Emmerson Ward, M.D. | Rochester, Minn. |
| | Shervert Frazier Jr., M.D. | Concord, Mass. |
| 1982 | Thomas McElin, M.D. * | Chicago |
| | David Dahlin, M.D. * | Rochester, Minn. |
| 1981 | John Kirklin, M.D. * | Birmingham, Ala. |
| | Dwight McGoon, M.D. * | Rochester, Minn. |
Contact
For more information, contact:
- Mayo Clinic Alumni Center
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