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Awards and Lectureships

The College acknowledges excellence in and dedication to the field of allergy and immunology with our awards, scholarships and named lectureships.

Gold-Headed Cane Award

The Gold-Headed Cane Award, voted on by members, honors a Fellow of at least 20 years who best demonstrates the pursuit of the highest standards of scientific excellence and integrity to make the master doctor.

 

2023
Gary N. Gross, MD, FACAAI

2022
James L. Sublett, MD, FACAAI

2021
Jay M. Portnoy, MD, FACAAI

2020
Stanley M. Fineman, MD, MBA, FACAAI

2019
Dana V. Wallace, MD, FACAAI

2018
Sami L. Bahna, MD, DrPH, FACAAI

2017
Gailen D. Marshall, Jr., MD, PhD, FACAAI

2016
Bobby Q. Lanier, MD, FACAAI

2015
Eli O. Meltzer, MD, FACAAI

2014 Peter B. Boggs, MD, FACAAI

2013
Michael S. Blaiss, MD, FACAAI

2012
Rufus E. Lee, Jr., MD, FACAAI

2011
Ira Finegold, MD, FACAAI

2010
Raymond G. Slavin, MD, FACAAI

2009
Emil J. Bardana, Jr., MD, FACAAI

2008
Donald W. Aaronson, MD, JD, FACAAI [D]

2007
Betty B. Wray, MD, FACAAI

2006
Phillip L. Lieberman, MD, FACAAI

2005
John C. Selner, MD, FACAAI [D]

2004
Elliot F. Ellis, MD, FACAAI [D]

2003
Edward J. O’Connell, MD, FACAAI [D]

2002
Joseph A. Bellanti, MD, FACAAI

2001
Harold S. Nelson, MD, FACAAI

Clemens von Pirquet Awards

Three awards are given each year to Fellows-in-Training whose accepted abstracts are deemed the best paper on any aspect of allergy/immunology or related fields.

Distinguished Fellow Award

This award is presented to a Fellow who has made significant contributions to allergy, asthma or immunology in the United States or Canada and/or has an outstanding reputation as a clinician/teacher, dedication to ACAAI activities, scholarly achievement and leadership qualities.

2023
  • David B. Engler, MD, FACAAI
  • David B.K. Golden, MD, FACAAI
2022
  • David I. Bernstein, MD, FACAAI
  • William S. Silvers, MD, FACAAI (Emeritus)
2021
  • Bradley E. Chipps, MD
  • Stephen A. Imbeau, MD
  • Russell A. Settipane, MD
2020
  • Michael R. Nelson, MD, PhD
2019
  • John Oppenheimer, MD
  • James Tracy, DO
2018   
  • Mark Corbett, MD
  • Dana V. Wallace, MD
2017
  • Gary N. Gross, MD
2016 
  • Chitra Dinakar, MD [D]
  • Paul J. Downling, MD
2015 
  • Warner W. Carr, MD
  • Kevin P. McGrath, MD
  • J. Allen Meadows, MD
2014
  • David A. Khan, MD
  • Todd A. Mahr, MD
2013 
  • Richard G. Gower, MD
  • Daniel Ein, MD
2012 
  • Myron J. Zitt, MD
2011
  • Bryan Martin, DO
2010
  • Kathleen May, MD
  • James Sublett, MD
2009
  • Michael B. Foggs, MD
  • Gailen D. Marshall, MD, PhD
2008
  • John E. Moffitt, MD [D]
2007
  • Ernest N. Charlesworth, MD
2006
  • Richard D. deShazo, MD
  • Marianne Frieri, MD, PhD
2005
  • John Andrew Grant, MD
  • Mark T. O’Hollaren, MD
2004
  • Sami L. Bahna, MD, DrPH
  • Lawrence DuBuske, MD
  • Jorge A. Quel, MD
2003
  • Charles J. Siegel, MD
  • Richard W. Weber, MD
2002
  • Phillip Lieberman, MD
  • Anthony Montanaro, MD
  • Suellyn S. Rossman, MD
2001
  • William K. Dolen, MD
  • Jay M. Portnoy, MD
  • Nathan Segall, MD
2000
  • Stanley M. Fineman, MD
  • Lawrence S. Mihalas, MD
1999
  • Linda B. Ford, MD
  • Bettina C. Hilman, MD
  • Richard Nicklas, MD
1998
  • William E. Berger, MD
  • Alexander McCausland, MD [D]
  • William W. Storms, MD
  • Susan Rudd Wynn, MD
1997
  • Ira Finegold, MD
  • John M. O’Loughlin, MD
1996
  • Michael S. Blaiss, MD
  • Douglas S. Heiner, MD [D]
  • Don Q. Mitchell, MD
  • Diane E. Schuller, MD [D]
1995 
  • Hyman Chai, MD [D]
  • Bob Q. Lanier, MD
  • Robert M. Miles, MD
  • Stuart L. Rusnak, MD
  • Robert T. Scanlon, MD [D]
1994
  • Arnold A. Gutman, MD [D]
  • John C. Selner, MD [D]
1993
  • Herbert C. Mansmann, Jr., MD [D]
  • Eli O. Meltzer, MD
  • R. Michael Sly, MD
1992
  • Emil J. Bardana, Jr., MD
  • Allan T. Luskin, MD
  • Edward J. O’Connell, MD [D]
  • Warren Raymer, MD [D]
1991
  • Burton M. Rudolph, MD
  • Sheldon L. Spector, MD [D]
  • Dale B. Sparks, MD [D]
1990
  • Donald W. Aaronson, MD [D]
  • Martin J. Kaplan, MD [D]
  • Betty B. Wray, MD
1989
  • Jean A. Chapman, MD [D]
  • Bernard T. Fein, MD [D]
  • R. Faser Triplett, MD [D]
1988
  • Donald C. McLean, MD
  • Robert Moore, MD [D]
  • Warren Richards, MD
1987
  • Charles H. Banov, MD
  • Peter B. Boggs, MD
  • Robert J. Brennan, MD [D]
  • Lloyd V. Crawford, MD [D]
  • Joel D. Teigland, MD [D]
  • Gerald E. Vanderpool, MD [D]
1986 
  • Robert N. Hamburger, MD [D]
  • John G. Leonardy, MD [D]
  • Harold S. Nelson, MD
1985
  • Joseph E. Ghory, MD [D]
  • Rufus E. Lee, Jr., MD
  • Roland B. Scott, MD [D]
1984
  • Gilbert D. Barkin, MD [D]
  • James C. Breneman, MD [D]
1983
  • Robert J. Dockhorn, MD
  • William T. Kniker, MD [D]
1982
  • Robert J. Becker, MD [D]
  • G. Everett Gaillard, MD [D]
  • Solomon D. Klotz, MD [D]
1981
  • Joseph A. Bellanti, MD
  • T. Reed Maxson, MD [D]
1980 
  • Albert E. Hensel, Jr., MD [D]
  • Melvin Newman, MD [D]
1979
  • Cecil Collins-Williams, MD [D]
  • Meyer B. Marks, MD [D]
  • Orville C. Thomas, MD [D]
1978 
  • Susan C. Dees, MD [D]
  • William C. Grater, MD [D]
  • Frank Perlman, MD [D]
  • Frederick Speer, MD [D]
1977 
  • Harold A. Abramson, MD [D]
  • Bernard A. Berman, MD [D]
  • Ethan Allan Brown, MD [D]
  • Ben C. Eisenberg, MD [D]
  • Wm. Sawyer Eisenstadt, MD [D]
  • Philip M. Gottlieb, MD [D]
  • Mayer A. Green, MD [D]
  • Ralph Hale, MD [D]
  • Lowell L. Henderson, MD [D]
  • G. Frederick Hieber, MD [D]
  • Lamar B. Peacock, MD [D]
  • George E. Rockwell, MD [D]
  • Nathan E. Silbert, MD [D]
  • Boen Swinny, Sr., MD [D]
1976 
  • Eloi Bauers, JD [D]
  • Paul F. deGara, MD [D]
  • John D. Gillaspie, MD [D]
  • Giles A. Koelsche, MD [D]
  • Stephen D. Lockey, MD [D]
  • Homer E. Prince, MD [D]
1975 
  • William H. Browning, MD [D]
  • Jerome Glaser, MD [D]
  • French K. Hansel, MD [D]
  • Merle W. Moore, MD [D]
  • M. Murray Peshkin, MD [D]
  • Leon Unger, MD [D]
  • Orval R. Withers, MD [D]
1974 
  • J. Warrick Thomas, MD [D]
1973 
  • Howard G. Rapaport, MD [D]
1972 
  • M. Coleman Harris, MD [D]
1971 
  • John P. McGovern, MD [D]

International Distinguished Fellow Award

This award is presented to an individual who lives outside the United States and Canada and demonstrates an interest in ACAAI activities and/or has participated in one or more of its international endeavors, or who has an outstanding reputation as a clinician/teacher, scholarly achievement and/or leadership qualities.

2023
  • Stephen R. Durham, MD
2022
  • M. Antonella Muraro, MD, PhD
2021
  • Cezmi A. Akdis, MD
2020
  • Michael Levin, MD, PhD
2019 
  • Stephen Holgate, MD
2018
  • Mübeccel Akdis, MD
2017
  • Tak Hong Lee, MD
2016
  • Rudolf Valenta, MD
2015
  • Nelson Rosario-Filho, MD, PhD
2014
  • Mario Sanchez-Borges, MD
  • Tatiana Slavyanskaya, MD, PhD
2013
  • Sandra N. Gonzalez-Diaz, MD, PhD
2012
  • Bee Wah Lee, MD
  • Revaz Sepiashvili, MD
2011
  • Giovanni Pajno, MD
  • Fares H. Zaitoun, MD
2010 
  • Sang-Il Lee, MD
  • Jia Yin, MD
2009 
  • G. Walter Canonica, MD
  • Yehia M. El-Gamal, MD, PhD [D]
2008
  • Alejandro Escobar-Gutierrez, MD
2007
  • Ignacio Ansotegui, MD
  • Desiree L. Larenas-Linnemann, MD
  • Noel Rodriguez Perez, MD
2006
  • Ruby U. Pawankar, MD
  • Daphne Tsitoura, MD, PhD
2005
  • Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani, MD [D]
  • Todor A. Popov, MD
  • Paul van Cauwenberge, MD
2004
  • Daniel Aguilar, MD
  • Kamal M. Hanna, MD
  • S.G.O. Johansson, MD
2003 
  • Helen Hei-ling Chan, MD
  • Pakit Vichyanond, MD
2002
  • Alessandro Fiocchi, MD
  • Constance Katelaris, MD
2001
  • Anthony J. Frew, MD
  • Marek L. Kowalski, MD, PhD
  • Maurizio Miraglia del Giudice, MD
2000
  • Sergio Bonini, MD
1999
  • Sebastiano Guarnaccia, MD
  • Joao Ferreira Mello, MD
1998
  • Giovanni Cavagni, MD
  • Cassim Motala, MD
1997 
  • Giuliano Baldini, MD
  • Natalio Salmun, MD
1996
  • Mario La Rosa, MD
  • Hugo E. Neffen, MD
1995
  • Charles K. Naspitz, MD
1994
  • Julio Croce, MD
  • Moises Zebede, MD
1993
  • Antero G. Palma-Carlos, MD
  • Sten Dreborg, MD
1992 
  • Sami L. Bahna, MD
  • Attilio Boner, MD
  • Luisa Businco, MD [D]
1991
  • Israel Glazer, MD
  • Samuel Malka, MD
1990 
  • Felicidad Cua-Lim, MD [D]
  • Jose Huerta Lopez, MD
1989
  • Jose Luis Cortes, MD
  • Angel M. Marchand, MD [D]

Distinguished Service Award

This award is presented to individuals who demonstrate tireless effort, dedication and enthusiasm in service to the College.

2023

  • Mary Carol Badat, MAdEd
  • Gregory E. Lund
  • Bryan L. Martin, DO, FACAAI

2022

  • Bill Finerfrock
  • John R. Seyerle, MD, FACAAI
  • Lelia Sublett

2021

  • Rebecca L. Burke, JD
  • David B. Engler, MD
  • Dane C. McBride, MD
  • Niraj C. Patel, MD

2020

  • Travis A. Miller, MD
  • James M. Tracy, DO
  • Susan L. Grupe

2019

  • Paul Dowling, MD
  • Renata Engler, MD

2018

  • Alnoor Malick, MD
  • John Oppenheimer, MD
  • Gina Seegers
  • Tonya Winders

2017

  • Stephen Imbeau, MD

2016

  • Phillip L. Lieberman, MD
  • Michael R. Nelson, MD

2015

  • Mary Lou Callaghan [D]

2014

  • Felicidad Cua-Lim, MD [D]
  • Barbara Finegold
  • Kathleen May, MD

2013

  • Jacqueline R. Bellanti
  • Kevin P. McGrath, MD
  • Anthony Montanaro, MD
  • Charles J. Siegel, MD

2012

  • Tao T. Le, MD, MHS
  • Nancy Sander

2011 

  • None

2010 

  • Joseph Bellanti, MD
  • Daniel Ein, MD

2009

  • Myngoc T. Nguyen, MD
  • Talal Nsouli, MD
  • Dana V. Wallace, MD

2008

  • Marianne Frieri, MD, PhD
  • Todd A. Mahr, MD
  • Robert M. Miles, MD
  • Don Q. Mitchell, MD
  • Nathan Segall, MD
  • Richard W. Weber, MD

2007

  • Charles H. Banov, MD
  • Linda S. Cox, MD
  • Gailen D. Marshall, MD, PhD
  • Betty B. Wray, MD

2006

  • Donald W. Aaronson, MD [D]
  • Harriet A. Burge, PhD
  • Jean A. Chapman, MD [D]
  • Ernest N. Charlesworth, MD
  • Lyndon E. Mansfield, MD

2005

  • Sami L. Bahna, MD, DrPH
  • Bobby Q. Lanier, MD
  • Edward J. O’Connell, MD [D]

2004 

  • J. Spencer Atwater, Jr., MD
  • G. David K. Hopper, MD
  • Lawrence S. Mihalas, MD
  • Kevin R. Murphy, MD
  • John W. Yunginger, MD [D]

2003

  • Gary N. Gross, MD
  • Claude Lenfant, MD
  • John A. Winder, MD

2002

  • Lynn des Prez
  • Daniel Rotrosen, MD
  • Doris Stoll, PhD
  • R. Faser Triplett MD [D]

2001

  • Ira Finegold, MD
  • Jim Slawny [D]

2000

  • None

1999

  • Practice Parameters Task Force
  • William Berger, MD
  • I. Leonard Berstein, MD
  • Joann Blessing-Moore, MD
  • Mark Dykewicz, MD
  • Stanley Fineman, MD
  • Arnold Gutman, MD
  • Rufus Lee, MD
  • James Li, MD
  • Richard Niklas, MD
  • David Pearlman, MD
  • Jay Portnoy, MD
  • Diane Schuller, MD [D]
  • Sheldon Spector, MD [D]

1998

  • Allan T. Luskin, MD

1997

  • Mel Newman, MD

Woman in Allergy Award

This award is presented to a female Fellow or Member who has advanced the role of women in the field of allergy/immunology and in the College or who has made a significant contribution to the specialty and to the College.

2023
Aikaterini Anagnostou, MD, MSc, PhD, FACAAI

2022
Vivian P. Hernandez-Trujillo, MD, FACAAI

2021
Mervat Nassef, MD

2020
Mariana C. Castells, MD, PhD

2019
Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, MD

2018
Myngoc T. Nguyen, MD

2017
Sandra M. Gawchik, DO

2016
Jacqueline Roberts Bellanti

2015
Chitra Dinakar, MD

2014
Nancy Sander

2013
Amal H. Assa’ad, MD

2012
Kathleen May, MD

2011
Anjuli S. Nayak, MD

2010
Joan C. Gluck, MD

2009
Luz S. Fonacier, MD

2008
Linda S. Cox

2007
Dana V. Wallace, MD

2006
Rose Marie Young, MD

2005
Suellyn S. Rossman, MD

2004
Renata J.M. Engler, MD

2003
Linda B. Ford, MD

2002
Marianne Frieri, MD

2001
Bettina C. Hilman, MD

2000
Joann Blessing Moore, MD

1999
Susan R. Wynn, MD

1998
Betty B. Wray, MD

1997
Diane E. Schuller, MD [D]

Executive Medical Director Award

This award is designed to recognize a College member, staff member or other College-affiliated contributor who has provided exceptional services to the College as observed by the Executive Medical Director.

2023
Linda Cullison

2022
Katerina Barcal, MPH

2021
Hollis Heavenrich-Jones, MS

2020
Jennifer Pfeifer, MBA, CMPE

2019
Nancy Ryan

FIT Scholarships

Fellows-in-Training in North America can apply for financial assistance to attend and participate in the Annual Scientific Meeting.

Spark Program

This program is open to residents interested in pursuing a career in allergy/immunology. Recipients of the award receive funding to help cover expenses to attend and the Annual Scientific Meeting.

Lectureships

The College presents several named lectures during the Annual Scientific Meeting. Those allergists selected to present named lectures embody the high standards and achievement of the allergists for whom the lectures are named.

Bela Schick Lecture

Dr. Schick, one of medicine’s most respected scientists, was known for his work with Clemens von Pirquet on anaphylaxis and for the test he developed to assess immunity to diphtheria.

Luisa Businco Memorial Lecture

This lectureship honors Professor Luisa Businco of Rome, Italy, for her work in providing excellent patient care, her effective teaching and her quality research that led to significant advances in understanding several aspects of pediatric food allergy.

Edward J. O’Connell Memorial Lecture

This annual memorial lecture honors the legacy of Dr. O’Connell, a past president of the College (1990-1991), who was a caring, compassionate physician with a life-long passion for serving children. He was an adept educator and authored nearly one hundred original articles, along with many book chapters related to allergy and immunology.

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