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2020 AOGME Awards

Winners of the 2020 AOGME Awards will be formally announced during the online Awards Presentation at Educating Leaders 2020 Virtual Event on Friday, March 27th. Please see this year's awardees below.

Special Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. William J. Cairney, PhD
Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education
(Emeritus)
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic
Medicine

Leadership Award

Dr. Richard R. Terry, DO, MBA
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Elmira

Special Award of Appreciation

Ms. Maura Biszewski
Vice President, Graduate Medical Education
American Osteopathic Association

The AOGME (formerly AODME) sponsors several awards: Award for Excellence in Osteopathic Medical Education, Leadership Awards, Special Lifetime Achievement Awards, and Special Awards. Information on the nomination process as well as past award recipients can be found below.

2020 AOGME Awards Call for Nominations Now Open

Winners for the 2020 AOGME Awards will be announced at Educating Leaders 2020. See award categories and nomination forms below. All nomination information must be submitted by close of business on December 30, 2019

2020 Special Lifetime Achievement Award

The Special Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes members of the Assembly of Osteopathic Graduate Medical Educators (AOGME), who have been instrumental in advancing the mission and purposes of AOGME through loyal and long-term meritorious service. View the award information and nomination form. A fillable nomination form is available here.

2020 Award for Excellence in Osteopathic Medical Education

The Award for excellence in Osteopathic Medical Education recognizes research and initiatives that excels in the continuum of education in the areas of pre- doctoral, post-doctoral, and continuing medical education. View the award information and nomination form. A fillable nomination form is available here.

2020 AOGME Leadership Award

The Leadership Awards recognizes members of the Assembly of Osteopathic Graduate Medical Educators (AOGME) who have contributed noteworthy service to the osteopathic profession and to AOGME in the past twelve months. View the award information and nomination form. A fillable nomination form is available here.

2020 AOGME Special Award of Appreciation

View the award information and nomination form.

A fillable nomination form is available here.

2019 AOGME Awards

Winners for the 2019 AOGME Awards were announced at Educating Leaders 2019. See the 2019 awardee below.

Special Lifetime Achievement Award

Stephen C. Shannon, DO, MPH
President and CEO
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

2018 AOGME Awards

Winners for the 2018 AOGME Awards were announced at Educating Leaders 2018. See the 2018 awardees below. View the Awards Presentation slideshow for more information.

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2018 AOGME Leadership Award
Thomas Boyle, DO, FACEP, FACOEP
Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University

2018 AOGME Leadership Award
Thomas Mohr, MS, DO, FACOI, FAODME
Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education
University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine

2018 Special Award of Appreciation
Margaret J. Hardy, JD
Former Consultant to AODME

Award Recipients

Special Lifetime Achievement Award

The AOGME (formerly AODME) Special Lifetime Achievement recognizes members who have been instrumental in advancing the mission and purposes of AOGME through loyal and long-term meritorious service.

2019 - Stephen C. Shannon, DO, MPH
2017 - Abraham M. Jeger, PhD, FAODME
2013 - Mark Cummings, PhD
2012 - David Dora, DO
2011 - Dennis Lemanski, DO, FAODME
2009 - Gail Riegle, PhD
2008 - William G. Anderson, DO
2007 - Vance D. Powell, Jr., DO, FAODME, FACOOG
2006 - Lauren Vogel, DO
2005 - Michael Opipari, DO, FAODME, FACOI
2003 - Anthony A. Minissale, DO, BS and Robert G. Ricci, DO, FAOCR
2001 - Norville H. Schock, PhD, FAODME
2000 - Robert J. George, DO, FAODME

Leadership Award

The Leadership Award recognizes AOGME (formerly AODME) members who have contributed noteworthy service to the osteopathic profession and to AOGME in the past year.

2018
Thomas Boyle, DO, FACEP, FACOEP
Thomas Mohr, MS, DO, FACOI, FAODME
2014
Robert A. Cain, DO, FACOI
Richard LaBaere, II, DO, MPH, FAODME
2013
John Bulger, DO, FACOI, FACP, FAODME
J. Michael Finley, DO, FACOI, FACP, FACR
Howard Shulman, DO, FACP, FACOI
2010
Susan C. Zonia, PhD, FAODME
2009
James Lally, DO, MS
David Towle, DO, FAODME, MPH, MS
2005
Gary Moorman, DO, FAODME, FACOEP, FACEP
2004
Deborah Blackwell, DO, FACOP
2003
Gary Willyerd, DO, FAODME, FACOEP
1999
Norville Schock, PhD, FAODME
1996
Vance Powell, Jr., DO, FAODME

Award for Excellence in Osteopathic Education

This Award recognizes research and initiatives that excel in the continuum of education in the areas of pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, and continuing medical education.

2011
Michael Sheehy, DO, FACOEP
2009
Deborah R. Bennett, DO
2001
Kari Hortos, DO, FAODME (postdoctoral
Johathan Rohrer, PhD (postdoctoral)
Lisa Butler, BA, MSN (predoctoral)
2000
Joel Dickerman, DO (postdoctoral)
Bruce Dubin, DO, JD (predoctoral)

Special Award of Appreciation

2018 - Margaret J. Hardy, JD
1998 (posthumously)
Douglas C. Shaber, DO, FAODME

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