School of Medicine Faculty Awards | Office of Faculty & Medical Staff Engagement

Congratulations to the 2025 VUSM Faculty Award Winners!

Even Years

Odd Years

Excellence in Teaching

Robert D. Collins Award

For Teaching Medical or Graduate Students or Practicing Physicians in the Lecture Setting

Frank H. Boehm Award

For Contributions to Continuing Medical Education

Jacek Hawiger Award

For Teaching Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

in the Classroom, Lecture or Small Group Setting

Gerald S. Gotterer Award

For Innovation in Educational Programming

that has Proven to be Effective

Denis M. O'Day Award

For Team-Implemented Curriculum Reform

F. Peter Guengerich Award

For Mentoring Postdoctoral Fellows or Residents

in the Research Setting

R. Michael Rodriguez Award

For Teaching Medical Students, Residents and/or Fellows

in the Clinical Setting

Thomas A. Hazinski Award

For Effectiveness in Mentoring and Professional Development

of Faculty

Elaine Sanders-Bush Award

For Mentoring Graduate and/or Medical Students in the

Research Setting

Bonnie M. Miller Award

For Innovation in Undergraduate Medical Education

John S. Sergent Award

For Teaching Medical or Graduate Students

in the Small Group Setting

Extraordinary Performance of Clinical Service

W. Anderson Spickard Jr. Award

For Clinical Excellence in a Cognitive Discipline

Gottlieb C. Friesinger II Award

For an Outstanding Early-Career Clinician

Mildred T. Stahlman Award

For Innovation in Clinical Care

Thomas P. Graham Jr. Award

For Dedicated Service to Patient-Centered Care

John L. Tarpley Award

For Commitment to Care of Historically Marginalized Communities

Noel B. Tulipan Award

For Clinical Excellence in a Surgical or Procedural Discipline

Arthur P. Wheeler Award

For Clinical Excellence in the Delivery of Critical Care

Outstanding Contributions to Research

Stanley Cohen Award

For Research Bridging Diverse Disciplines, such as Chemistry or Physics, to Solve Biology's Most Important Fundamental Questions

Richard M. Caprioli Award

For Development, Implementation, and/or Creation of Technology that Elevates the Research and Science of Multiple Investigators

Kathryn M. Edwards Award

For Clinical and Translational Research Impacting Disease Prevention

Sidney P. Colowick Award

For Research that Serves as a Platform for Discovery

in Diverse Areas

John H. Exton Award

For Research Leading to Innovative Biological Concepts

William J. Darby Award

For Translational Research that has Changed the Practice of Medicine Worldwide

Kevin B. Johnson Award

For Innovative Approaches Advancing Clinical Practice and/or Biomedical Research

Ernest W. Goodpasture Award

For Groundbreaking Research that Addresses the Pathogenesis of Disease at the Cellular and/or Molecular Level

Grant W. Liddle Award

For Outstanding Contributions in Clinical Research

Lee E. Limbird Award

For Innovation in Research Infrastructure that

Facilitates Multiple Investigators

Charles R. Park Award

For Basic Research Revealing Insights into
Physiology and Pathophysiology

John A. Oates Award

For Two or More Faculty Working Collaboratively or in a Multidisciplinary Manner to Address Important Biological Processes and/or Diseases

Nomination Process

It’s Award Time – and we’re not talkin’ Grammy’s!
From now, until Friday, March 14, 2025, at 11:59 pm, you can nominate your faculty colleagues for any of the below awards.
Get started by clicking the link below the flyer. Please reach out to Lisa Tarr (lisa.tarr@vumc.org) in the Office of Faculty Affairs, with any questions!
Visit our website to view previous award winners.
*note – prior recipients of a given award are not eligible to be nominated for the same award*
FACULTY AWARD SUBMISSION FORM HERE

2025

For Excellence in Teaching
Frank H. Boehm Award	Christina Anne Jelly, MD, MS
Gerald S. Gotterer Award	Maie El-Sourady, MD, MS, FAAHPM
F. Peter Guengerich Award	Sean Parnell Donahue, MD, PhD
Thomas A. Hazinski Award	Jill Gilbert, MD
Bonnie M. Miller Award	Charlotte M. Brown, MD
John S. Sergent Award	B. Gisella Carranza Leon, MD

For Extraordinary Performance in Clinical Service
Gottlieb C. Friesinger, II Award	Katie D. White, MD, PhD
Thomas P. Graham, Jr Award	Thomas Brent Graham, MD, MS
Noel B. Tulipan Award	David Shaffer, MD
Arthur P. Wheeler Award	Liza Weavind, MBBCH, MMHC, FCCM

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Richard M. Caprioli Award	Ivelin S. Georgiev, PhD
Sidney P. Colowick Award	Lisa M. Monteggia, PhD Ege T. Kavalali, PhD
William J. Darby Award	Christine Lovly, MD, PhD, FASCO
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	Charles R. Sanders, PhD
Lee E. Limbird Award	Kevin L. Schey, PhD, FARVO, FAAAS
John A. Oates Award	Ken S. Lau, PhD Robert J. Coffey, Jr., MD

2024

For Excellence in Teaching
Robert D. Collins Award	Manuel Morales-Paliza, PhD, DABR
Jacek Hawiger Award	Maria Hadjifrangiskou, PhD
R. Michael Rodriguez Award	Maya Neeley, MD
Elaine Sanders-Bush Award	Angela L. Jefferson, PhD

For Extraordinary Performance in Clinical Service
W. Anderson Spickard, Jr. Award	Lindsay A. Bischoff, MD
Mildred T. Stahlman Award	L. Dupree Hatch III, MD, MPH
John L. Tarpley Award	C. William Wester, MD, MPH

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Kathryn M. Edwards Award	Wei Zheng, MD, PhD, MPH
John H. Exton Award	Ian Macara, PhD
Kevin B. Johnson Award	Colin G. Walsh, MD, MA, FACMI, FAMIA, FIAHSI
Grant W. Liddle Award	Debra L. Friedman, MD, MS
Charles R. Park Award	Richard M. Peek Jr., MD, AGAF

2023

For Excellence in Teaching
Frank H. Boehm Award	Elizabeth Perkins, MD
Gerald S. Gotterer Award	Miklos David Kertai, MD, MMHC, PhD
F. Peter Guengerich Award	Xiao Ou Shu, MD, MPH, PhD
Thomas A. Hazinski Award	Saralyn R. Williams, MD, FACEP, FACMT
Bonnie M. Miller Award	Britany L. Raymond, MD
John S. Sergent Award	Melissa A. Hilmes, MD

For Extraordinary Performance in Clinical Service
Gottlieb C. Friesinger, II Award	Kara Siegrist, MD
Thomas P. Graham, Jr Award	David S. Haynes, MD, MMHC, FACS
Noel B. Tulipan Award	William G. Stevenson, MD
Arthur P. Wheeler Award	Todd W. Rice, MD, MSc

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Richard M. Caprioli Award	Jeffrey M. Spraggins, PhD
Sidney P. Colowick Award	Jeffrey C. Rathmell, PhD
William J. Darby Award	Lori Jordan, MD, PhD
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	Scott W. Hiebert, PhD
Lee E. Limbird Award	Rizwan Hamid, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACMG John A. Phillips III, MD Joy D. Cogan, PhD John Hughes Newman, MD
John A. Oates Award	Alvin C. Powers, MD Marcela Brissova, PhD

2022

For Excellence in Teaching
Robert D. Collins Award	Steven J. Eskind, MD, FACS
Jacek Hawiger Award	Hakmook Kang, PhD
Denis M. O'Day Award	Rachel H. Goode, MD, FAAP Jeffrey F. Hine, PhD, BCBA
R. Michael Rodriguez Award	Janice C. Law, MD
Elaine Sanders-Bush Award	Fiona E. Harrison, PhD

For Extraordinary Performance in Clinical Service
W. Anderson Spickard, Jr. Award	Thomas A. Golper, MD, FACP, FASN
Mildred T. Stahlman Award	Kathryn Dahir, MD
John L. Tarpley Award	Mark W. Newton, MD, FAAP

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	Robert J. Coffey, Jr., MD
Kathryn M. Edwards Award	James E. Crowe, Jr., MD
John H. Exton Award	Mark R. Denison, MD
Kevin B. Johnson Award	Jonathan P. Wanderer, MD, MPhil, FASA, FAMIA
Grant W. Liddle Award	Jordan D. Berlin, MD
Charles R. Park Award	W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD Jeffrey C. Rathmell, PhD

2021

For Excellence in Teaching
Frank H. Boehm Award	Arie L. Nettles, PhD
Gerald S. Gotterer Award	Zachary E. Warren, PhD
F. Peter Guengerich Award	Dan M. Roden, MDCM
Thomas A. Hazinski Award	Katherine E. Hartmann, MD, PhD
John S. Sergent Award	John A. McPherson, MD

For Extraordinary Performance in Clinical Service
Gottlieb C. Friesinger, II Award	Erin Boyd, MD, MSPH
Thomas P. Graham, Jr Award	Mohana Karlekar, MD
Noel B. Tulipan Award	Frank A. Fish, MD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Sidney P. Colowick Award	William J. Blot, PhD
William J. Darby Award	Russell L. Rothman, MD, MPP
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	Raymond C. Harris, Jr, MD
John A. Oates Award	Sari A. Acra, MD, MPH Hernan Correa, MD James R. Goldenring, MD, PhD

2020

For Excellence in Teaching
Robert D. Collins Award	Aaron Shaver, MD, PhD
Jacek Hawiger Award	Martha Dudek, MS, LCGC
Denis M. O'Day Award	William Cutrer, MD, MEd Kimberly Dahlman, PhD Lourdes Estrada, PhD Matthew Weinger, MD, MS Saralyn Williams, MD, FACEP, FACMT
R. Michael Rodriguez Award	John Zic, MD, MMHC
Elaine Sanders-Bush Award	Marie Griffin, MD, MPH

For Extraordinary Performance in Clinical Service
W. Anderson Spickard, Jr. Award	Ann Kavanugh-McHugh, MD
Mildred T. Stahlman Award	Anna Morad, MD, FAAP Stephen Patrick, MD, MPH, MS
John L. Tarpley Award	Adetola Kassim, MBBS, MS, FACP

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	David Cortez, PhD
John H. Exton Award	William Tansey, PhD
Grant W. Liddle Award	Leora Horn, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Charles R. Park Award	David Harrison, MD

2019

For Excellence in Teaching
Frank H. Boehm Award	David Charles, MD
Gerald S. Gotterer Award	Tyler Reimschisel, MD Rebecca Swan, MD
F. Peter Guengerich Award	Eric Skaar, PhD, MPH
Thomas A. Hazinski Award	Maureen Gannon, PhD
John S. Sergent Award	Carlos Grijalva, MD, MPH

For Extraordinary Performance in Clinical Service
Gottlieb C. Friesinger, II Award	English Flack, MD
Thomas P. Graham, Jr Award	Rebekah F. Brown, MD
Noel B. Tulipan Award	Louise Mawn, MD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Sidney P. Colowick Award	Ken Lau, PhD
William J. Darby Award	James Netterville, MD
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	Mark Denison, MD
John A. Oates Award	Joshua Denny, MD, MS Dan Roden, MDCM

2018

For Excellence in Teaching
Robert D. Collins Award	Vicki L. Keedy, MD, MSCI
Jacek Hawiger Award	Owen P. McGuinness, PhD
Denis M. O'Day Award	David P. Johnson, MD Baron L. Patterson, MD
R. Michael Rodriguez Award	Aida Yared, MD
Elaine Sanders-Bush Award	Chevis N. Shannon DrPH

For Extraordinary Performance in Clinical Service
W. Anderson Spickard, Jr. Award	William F. Walsh, MD
Mildred T. Stahlman Award	Stuart McGrane, MBChB
John L. Tarpley Award	Michael J. Fowler, MD Robert F. Miller, MD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	Hassane Mchaourab, PhD
John H. Exton Award	David H. Wasserman, PhD
Grant W. Liddle Award	Lorraine B. Ware, MD
Charles R. Park Award	Roger J. Colbran, PhD

2017

For Excellence in Teaching
Frank H. Boehm Award	Donald E. Moore, PhD
Gerald S. Gotterer Award	Kimberly D. Lomis, PhD
F. Peter Guengerich Award	Danny G. Winder, PhD
Thomas A. Hazinski Award	Jill H. Simmons, MD

For Extraordinary Performance in Clinical Service
Gottlieb C. Friesinger, II Award	Mayur B. Patel, MD, MPH
Noel B. Tulipan Award	Otis B. Rickman, DO

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Richard M. Caprioli Award	Nancy J. Cox, PhD
Sidney P. Colowick Award	Mia A. Levy, MD, PhD
William J. Darby Award	Simon A. Mallal, MBBS Elizabeth J. Phillips, MD
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	Richard M. Peek, Jr, MD
John A. Oates Award	P. Jeffrey Conn, PhD Craig W. Lindsley, PhD

2016

For Excellence in Teaching
Robert D. Collins Award	Meredith Pugh, MD, MSCI
Jacek Hawiger Award	Douglas Heimburger, MD, MS Troy D. Moon, MD, MPH
Denis M. O'Day Award	James Atkinson, MD, MPH Neil Osheroff, PhD Cathleen C. Pettepher, PhD Tyler Reimschisel, MD
R. Michael Rodriguez Award	Arna Banerjee, MBBS
Elaine Sanders-Bush Award	Alvin C. Powers, MD

For Extraordinary Performance in Clinical Service
W. Anderson Spickard, Jr. Award	J. Stephen Dummer, MD
Mildred T. Stahlman Award	Peter H. Grubb, MD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	Charles R. Sanders, PhD
John H. Exton Award	James E. Crowe, Jr., MD
Grant W. Liddle Award	Stephen Fesik, PhD
Charles R. Park Award	Jennifer A. Pietenpol, PhD

2015

For Excellence in Teaching
Frank H. Boehm Award	E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH
Gerald S. Gotterer Award	Joey V. Barnett, PhD
F. Peter Guengerich Award	Kathryn M. Edwards, MD
John S. Sergent Award	William B. Cutrer, MD, MEd

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Research Enhancement Award (later named the Richard M. Caprioli Award)	Bradley Malin, PhD
Sidney P. Colowick Award	Ethan Lee, MD, PhD
William J. Darby Award	Wayne A. Ray, PhD
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	D. Borden Lacy, PhD
Leadership of a Multi-Investigator Team Award (later named the John A. Oates Award)	Richard M. Caprioli, PhD

2014

For Excellence in Teaching
Robert D. Collins Award	Katherine T. Murray, MD
Jacek Hawiger Award	Scott W. Hiebert, PhD
R. Michael Rodriguez Award	Harold D. Thompson, MD
Elaine Sanders-Bush Award	Bernard Rousseau, PhD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	Eric P. Skaar, PhD
John H. Exton Award	Matthew J. Tyska, PhD
Grant W. Liddle Award	Carlos L. Arteaga, MD
Charles R. Park Award	Ann Richmond, PhD

2013

For Excellence in Teaching
Frank H. Boehm Award	William Schaffner, MD
Gerald S. Gotterer Award	Charlene M. Dewey, MD, MEd
F. Peter Guengerich Award	Christopher V.E. Wright, DPhil
John S. Sergent Award	Amy E. Fleming, MD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Research Enhancement Award (later named the Richard M. Caprioli Award)	K. Sam Wells, MD
Sidney P. Colowick Award	Craig W. Lindsley, PhD
William J. Darby Award	Jeffrey A. Sosman, MD
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	Christopher R. Aiken, PhD
Leadership of a Multi-Investigator Team Award (later named the John A. Oates Award)	Alan D. Cherrington, PhD Owen P. McGuinness, PhD Masakazu Shiota, DVM, PhD David H. Wasserman, PhD Phillip E. Williams, BS

2012

For Excellence in Teaching
Robert D. Collins Award	James B. Atkinson, MD, PhD
Jacek Hawiger Award	Yu Shyr, PhD
R. Michael Rodriguez Award	Stephen Raffanti, MD, MPH
Elaine Sanders-Bush Award	David M. Miller III, PhD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	Vito Quaranta, MD
John H. Exton Award	Michael R. Waterman, PhD
Grant W. Liddle Award	E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH
Charles R. Park Award	Vivien A. Casagrande, PhD

2011

For Excellence in Teaching
Frank H. Boehm Award	Joseph Gigante, MD
Gerald S. Gotterer Award	Bonnie M. Miller, MD
F. Peter Guengerich Award	Michael R. Waterman, PhD
John S. Sergent Award	Sandra A. Moutsios, MD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Research Enhancement Award (later named the Richard M. Caprioli Award)	Paul A. Harris, PhD
Sidney P. Colowick Award	Charles R. Sanders, PhD
William J. Darby Award	Robert James Coffey, Jr., MD
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	Mark Robin Boothby, MD, PhD
Leadership of a Multi-Investigator Team Award (later named the John A. Oates Award)	H. Alex Brown, PhD Craig W. Lindsley, PhD

2010

For Excellence in Teaching
Robert D. Collins Award	Ralph N. Ohde, PhD, MEd
Jacek Hawiger Award	G. Roger Chalkley, DPhil
R. Michael Rodriguez Award	Michael S. Cookson, MD, MMHC
Elaine Sanders-Bush Award	Richard M. O’Brien, PhD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	Billy G. Hudson, PhD
John H. Exton Award	Roland W. Stein, PhD
Grant W. Liddle Award	Robert F. Labadie, MD, PhD
Charles R. Park Award	David H. Wasserman, PhD

2009

For Excellence in Teaching
Frank H. Boehm Award	R. Daniel Beauchamp, MD Jeffery B. Dattilo, MD Roger R. Dmochowski, MD Gerald B. Hickson, MD
Robert D. Collins Award	Neil Osheroff, PhD
Gerald S. Gotterer Award	Albert H. Beth, PhD
F. Peter Guengerich Award	Randy D. Blakely, PhD
R. Michael Rodriguez Award	Bassel W. Abou-Khalil, MD
Elaine Sanders-Bush Award	Alfred L. George, Jr., MD
John S. Sergent Award	R. Stokes Peebles, MD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Research Enhancement Award (later named the Richard M. Caprioli Award)	Billy G. Hudson, PhD
Sidney P. Colowick Award	Andrew J. Link, PhD
William J. Darby Award	Italo Biaggioni, MD
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	Dean W. Ballard, PhD

2008

For Excellence in Teaching
VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Frank H. Boehm Award)	Gerald B. Hickson, M James W. Pichert, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Robert D. Collins Award)	William Schaffner, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Gerald S. Gotterer Award)	Charles W. Coffey II, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the F. Peter Guengerich Award)	John C. Gore, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the R. Michael Rodriguez Award)	Jeffery B. Dattilo, MD Satish R. Raj, MD, MSCI

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Elaine Sanders-Bush Award)	Nancy J. Brown, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the John S. Sergent Award)	Ban Mishu Allos, MD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	Naji N. Abumrad, MD
John H. Exton Award	Susan R. Wente, PhD
Grant W. Liddle Award	Herbert Y. Meltzer, MD
Charles R. Park Award	Sebastian Joyce, PhD

2007

For Excellence in Teaching
VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Frank H. Boehm Award)	Robert H. Ossoff, DMD, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Robert D. Collins Award)	Terence S. Dermody, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Gerald S. Gotterer Award)	Gerald S. Gotterer, MD, PhD Denis M. O’Day, MBBS

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the F. Peter Guengerich Award)	James E. Crowe, Jr., MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the R. Michael Rodriguez Award)	William F. Walsh, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Elaine Sanders-Bush Award)	Joey V. Barnett, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the John S. Sergent Award)	Cathleen C. Pettepher, PhD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	Walter J. Chazin, PhD
Sidney P. Colowick Award	Daniel C. Liebler, PhD
William J. Darby Award	Gordon R. Bernard, MD
John H. Exton Award	Louis J. De Felice, PhD
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	James E. Crowe, Jr., MD
Grant W. Liddle Award	Marie R. Griffin, MD, MPH
Charles R. Park Award	P. Jeffrey Conn, PhD

2006

For Excellence in Teaching
VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Frank H. Boehm Award)	Jayant P. Shenai, MD, DCH, MB, BS

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Robert D. Collins Award)	Joyce E. Johnson, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Gerald S. Gotterer Award)	W. Anderson Spickard III, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the F. Peter Guengerich Award)	Graham F. Carpenter, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the R. Michael Rodriguez Award)	John S. Sergent, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Elaine Sanders-Bush Award)	Peter Anthony Weil, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the John S. Sergent Award)	Kimberly D. Lomis, MD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	Jason D. Morrow, MD
Sidney P. Colowick Award	Mark A. Magnuson, MD
William J. Darby Award	John S. Penn, PhD
John H. Exton Award	Derya Unutmaz, MD
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	Terence S. Dermody, MD
Grant W. Liddle Award	Peter F. Wright, MD
Charles R. Park Award	Albert B. Reynolds, PhD

2005

For Excellence in Teaching
VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Frank H. Boehm Award)	Arthur C. Fleischer, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Robert D. Collins Award)	Richard S. Stein, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Gerald S. Gotterer Award)	Nancy J. Brown, MD Thomas A. Hazinski, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the F. Peter Guengerich Award)	David H. Robertson, Jr., MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the R. Michael Rodriguez Award)	Joseph Gigante, MD Walter E. Smalley, Jr., MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Elaine Sanders-Bush Award)	Elaine Sanders-Bush, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the John S. Sergent Award)	Lillian B. Nanney, PhD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	Richard N. Armstrong, PhD
Sidney P. Colowick Award	Jonathan L. Haines, PhD
William J. Darby Award	William Schaffner, MD
John H. Exton Award	Kathleen L. Gould, PhD
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	Jacek J. Hawiger, MD, PhD
Grant W. Liddle Award	Stephen N. Davis, MD, PhD
Charles R. Park Award	Alan D. Cherrington, PhD

2004

For Excellence in Teaching
VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Frank H. Boehm Award)	Frank H. Boehm, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Robert D. Collins Award)	Luc Van Kaer, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Gerald S. Gotterer Award)	Wayne A. Ray, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the F. Peter Guengerich Award)	Tadashi Inagami, PhD, DSc

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the R. Michael Rodriguez Award)	Howard S. Kirshner, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Elaine Sanders-Bush Award)	Jennifer A. Pietenpol, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the John S. Sergent Award)	D. Catherine Fuchs, MD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	David W. Piston, PhD
Sidney P. Colowick Award	F. Peter Guengerich, PhD
William J. Darby Award	Randolph A. Miller, MD
John H. Exton Award	Lee E. Limbird, PhD
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	C. Michael Stein, MB, ChB Alastair J.J. Wood, MB, ChB
Grant W. Liddle Award	Grant R. Wilkinson, PhD, DSc
Charles R. Park Award	Luc Van Kaer, PhD

2003

For Excellence in Teaching
VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Robert D. Collins Award)	Keith D. Wrenn, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Gerald S. Gotterer Award)	G. Roger Chalkley, DPhil

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the F. Peter Guengerich Award)	Marie R. Griffin, MD, MPH

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the R. Michael Rodriguez Award)	Arthur P. Wheeler, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Elaine Sanders-Bush Award)	Paul A. Chang, BS

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the John S. Sergent Award)	Donald H. Rubin, MD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	Heidi E. Hamm, PhD
Sidney P. Colowick Award	Christopher V.E. Wright, DPhil
William J. Darby Award	Kathryn M. Edwards, MD
John H. Exton Award	Harold L. Moses, MD
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	William D. Dupont, PhD David L. Page, MD
Grant W. Liddle Award	Dan M. Roden, MD
Charles R. Park Award	Randy D. Blakely, PhD

2002

For Excellence in Teaching
VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Robert D. Collins Award)	Gerald B. Hickson, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Gerald S. Gotterer Award)	Jacek J. Hawiger, MD, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the F. Peter Guengerich Award)	Lawrence J. Marnett, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the R. Michael Rodriguez Award)	John L. Tarpley, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Elaine Sanders-Bush Award)	Neil Osheroff, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the John S. Sergent Award)	Alice C. Coogan, MD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	Richard M. Caprioli, PhD
William J. Darby Award	Peter I. Buerhaus, PhD, MSN, RN
John H. Exton Award	Jackie D. Corbin, PhD
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	Sergio Fazio, MD, PhD MacRae F. Linton, MD
Grant W. Liddle Award	James E. Loyd, MD
Charles R. Park Award	Tadashi Inagami, PhD, DSc

2001

For Excellence in Teaching
VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Robert D. Collins Award)	Corey M. Slovis, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Gerald S. Gotterer Award)	Virginia L. Shepherd, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the R. Michael Rodriguez Award)	W. Anderson Spickard III, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Elaine Sanders-Bush Award)	Terence S. Dermody, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the John S. Sergent Award)	Mark R. Denison, MD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	John H. Exton, MD, PhD
Sidney P. Colowick Award	L. Jackson Roberts II, MD
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award	Joseph P. Bruner, MD Noel B. Tulipan, MD
Grant W. Liddle Award	Nancy J. Brown, MD
Charles R. Park Award	Daryl K. Granner, MD

2000

For Excellence in Teaching
VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Robert D. Collins Award)	Jeanette J. Norden, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Gerald S. Gotterer Award)	Arthur F. Dalley II, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the F. Peter Guengerich Award)	F. Peter Guengerich, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the R. Michael Rodriguez Award)	Frank H. Boehm, MD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the Elaine Sanders-Bush Award)	Kathleen L. Gould, PhD

VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award (later named the John S. Sergent Award)	Virginia A. Eddy, MD

For Outstanding Contributions to Research
Stanley Cohen Award	Lawrence J. Marnett, PhD
John H. Exton Award	Earl H. Ruley, PhD
Kevin B. Johnson Award	David H. Robertson, Jr., MD
Grant W. Liddle Award	John A. Oates, MD
Charles R. Park Award	Brigid L. Hogan, PhD