The College is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2025 awards. Honorees will be recognized at the Annual Business Meeting on Sunday, Nov. 9, during the College’s Annual Scientific Meeting.
Distinguished Fellow Awards
This year’s Distinguished Fellow Awards are presented to James T. Li, MD, FACAAI, of Rochester, Minnesota and Stephen A. Tilles, MD, FACAAI, of Seattle, Washington. This award is given in recognition of outstanding contributions and commitment in the United States or Canada on behalf of the specialty of allergy.
James T. Li
MD, FACAAI
Stephen A. Tilles
MD, FACAAI
International Distinguished Fellow Award
The recipient of this year’s International Distinguished Fellow Award is Mário Morais-Almeida, MD, of Lisbon, Portugal. This award is given in recognition of outstanding contributions and commitment on behalf of allergy in the recipient’s respective country.
Mário Morais-Almeida, MD
Distinguished Service Awards
This year’s Distinguished Service Awards are presented to James M. Quinn, MD, FACAAI, of San Antonio, Texas, M. Razi Rafeeq, MD, FACAAI, of Ann Arbor, Michigan and ACAAI staff member Jennifer Pfeifer, MBA, CMPE, of Arlington Heights, Illinois. This award is given in recognition of tireless efforts, dedication and enthusiasm on behalf of the College.
James M. Quinn
MD, FACAAI
M. Razi Rafeeq
MD, FACAAI
Jennifer Pfeifer
MBA, CMPE
Woman in Allergy Award
The recipient of this year’s Woman in Allergy Award is Anne K. Ellis, MD, FACAAI, of Ontario, Canada. This annual award honors an individual who has advanced the role of women in medicine or made a significant contribution to the specialty.
Anne K. Ellis
MD, FACAAI
Executive Medical Director Award
The College honors Maureen Knight, of Arlington Heights, Illinois who serves as ACAAI Annual Meeting Manager. This award is in recognition of her continued commitment to the College.
Maureen Knight
ACAAI Annual Meeting Manager
Annals Distinguished Author Awards
Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology recognizes Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles, MD, PhD, of New York, New York, Stephen Durham, MD, FRCP, of London, England and Jonathan Silverberg, MD, PhD, MPH, of Washington, DC for their contributions to the fields of allergy, asthma and immunology.
Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles
MD, PhD
Stephen Durham
MD, FRCP
Jonathan Silverberg
MD, PhD, MPH
Education Council Award
This year’s Education Council Award recipient is Jerald Koepke, MD, ACAAI Emeritus Fellow, of Littleton, Colorado. This award honors an individual that has made a demonstrable impact on advancing training and professional education in the field of allergy and immunology.
Jerald Koepke
MD, ACAAI Emeritus Fellow
Clemens von Pirquet Awards
This year’s Clemons von Pirquet Awards are presented to Hanna Knihtila, MD, PhD (first place), Thanaporn Ratchataswan, MD (second place), and Catherine Ye, MD (third place). These awards are presented to three Fellows-in Training each year for their outstanding abstracts.
