2022 AOGME Awards
Winners for the 2022 AOGME Awards were announced at the Educating Leaders 2022 conference. See the 2022 awardee below.
2022 AOGME Leadership Award
Randall Culbertson, DO, MBA
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Assistant Professor Primary Care
California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
2021 AOGME Awards
Winners for the 2021 AOGME Awards were announced at the virtual Educating Leaders 2021 conference. See the 2021 awardees below.
2021 AOGME Leadership Award
Joanne K. Baker, DO, FACOI, FAODME, FHM, FACP
Professor, Internal Medicine
Program Director, Internal Medicine
Director of Osteopathic Medical Education
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
2021 AOGME Leadership Award
Teresa Braden, DO, MBA
Chief of Medicine
Director of Medical Education/Designated Institutional Officer
Program Director Internal Medicine Residency Program
Parkview Medical Center
2021 AOGME Leadership Award
Oliver Hayes, DO, MPH, FACEP
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
2020 AOGME Awards
Winners for the 2020 AOGME Awards were announced at the virtual Educating Leaders 2020 conference. See the 2020 awardees below.
2020 Special Lifetime Achievement Award
William J. Cairney, PhD
Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education
(Emeritus)
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
2020 Leadership Award
Richard R. Terry, DO, MBA
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
2020 Special Award of Appreciation
Ms. Maura Biszewski
Vice President, Graduate Medical Education
American Osteopathic Association
2020 Special Award of Appreciation
Ms. Alegneta Long, MPP
Director of GME Initiatives and Executive Director of the
Assembly of Osteopathic Graduate Medical Educators (AOGME)
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)
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.
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.
- 2020 - William J. Cairney, PhD
- 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.
- 2020
Richard R. Terry, DO, MBA
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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
- 2020
Maura Biszewski
Alegneta Long, MPP
- 2018
Margaret J. Hardy, JD
- 1998
Douglas C. Shaber, DO, FAODME (posthumously)