Julius Friedenwald Medal
AGA will announce the 2023 Recognition Award Recipients in early 2023.
Recognition Award nominations are open through Sept. 28, 2023.
Description
Established in 1941, the Julius Friedenwald Medal recognizes an individual who has made lifelong contributions to the field of gastroenterology.
Eligibility
- Nominees must have a current AGA membership and are long-standing members and contributors to the organization.
- The Julius Friedenwald Medal may be given posthumously, provided that the nomination was made during the lifetime of the recipient. A deceased member can only be nominated in the year of their death.
Selection process
- The recipient is selected by the AGA Recognition Prizes Panel constituting members of the AGA Diversity Committee, AGA Institute Clinical Guidelines Committee, AGA Institute Education and Training Committee, AGA Institute Practice Management and Economics Committee, and AGA Institute Research Policy Committee.
- The AGA Governing Board ratifies the recipient.
Nominations are reviewed according to the eligibility criteria listed above and the following review and selection criteria. Nominees:
- Are senior gastroenterologists (inclusive of hepatologists and others in digestive disease medicine) who have spent most of their careers in gastroenterology.
- Have made notable contributions to the field through their clinical, educational, leadership, mentoring, and/or research activities.
- Have demonstrated exemplary service to AGA through service or leadership on AGA committees, journal editorial boards and/or the governing board. Recognition as an AGA Fellow is also considered.
- Maintained an impactful body of research outputs throughout their career and positively influenced the research capacity of their colleagues, mentees and peers.
- Lead by example in promoting the highest quality research and/or patient care to deliver improved outcomes for patients with digestive diseases.
- Exhibit leadership, foresight and ethic that have significantly advanced the mission of AGA.
- Provide inspiration to the broader digestive disease community.
Recognition
An article highlighting the recipient’s accomplishments is published in the May issue of Gastroenterology. The recipient will receive a $5,000 monetary prize and recognition at the AGA Awards Ceremony during Digestive Disease Week®. AGA will reimburse the recipient’s travel expenses and provide hotel accommodations for up to two nights. Travel expenses for one guest are also reimbursed.
Nomination process
All nominations are submitted online by a primary nominator who is an AGA member. The names of additional AGA members who support the nomination should be listed on the nomination form and included as signatories in the nomination letter.
Complete nomination packages include the following supporting materials uploaded in PDF format. Please title the files using the nominee’s last name, first initial and the type of file (i.e., DoeJ_Letter.pdf, DoeJ_CV.pdf).
- A nomination letter, not to exceed three pages, signed by the primary nominator and additional AGA members who support the nomination. Additional signature pages beyond the three-page limit are allowed when the letter has multiple signatures.
- The nominee’s curriculum vitae.
Current members of the AGA Recognition Prizes Panel and AGA Governing Board are prohibited from submitting or supporting nominations.
CONTACT
Please forward all questions about this and other AGA recognition prizes to 301-941-2619 or via email at [email protected].
Recipients (1941-2023)
| 2023 Sheila E. Crowe, MD, AGAF 2022 Timothy Wang, MD, AGAF 2021 Michael Camilleri, MD, AGAF 2020 Gail Hecht, MD, MS, AGAF 2019 John I. Allen, MD, MBA, AGAF 2018 Loren A. Laine, MD, AGAF 2017 Anil K. Rustgi, MD, AGAF 2016 C. Richard Boland, MD, AGAF 2015 Robert S. Sandler 2014 Nicholas F. LaRusso 2013 Chung Owyang 2012 Emmet B. Keeffe (Posthumous) 2011 David Peura 2010 Donald O. Castell 2009 Daniel K. Podolsky 2008 Martin Brotman 2007 James W. Freston 2006 Norton J. Greenberger 2005 Ralph A. Giannella 2004 Jon I. Isenberg 2003 Tadataka Yamada 2002 Sidney Cohen 2001 Don W. Powell 2000 Howard M. Spiro 1999 Jerry S. Trier 1998 Eugene D. Jacobson 1997 David H. Alpers 1996 William Silen 1995 John T. Farrar 1994 Alan F. Hofmann 1993 John S. Fordtran 1992 Basil I. Hirschowitz 1991 Cyrus E. Rubin 1990 Rudi Schmid 1989 Marvin H. Sleisenger 1988 Frank P. Brooks 1987 Robert M. Donaldson, Jr. 1986 Fred Kern, Jr. 1985 Kurt J. Isselbacher 1984 Henry D. Janowitz 1983 Gerald Klatskin 1982 Thomas C. Chalmers | 1981 Wade Volwiler 1980 Horace W. Davenport 1979 Hugh R. Butt 1978 Morton I. Grossman 1977 Charles J. Best 1976 Thomas P. Almy 1975 Joseph B. Kirsner 1974 Charles F. Code 1973 Leon Schiff 1972 J. Earl Thomas 1971 Hans Popper 1970 Andrew C. Ivey 1969 Franz J. Ingelfinger 1968 Julian M. Ruffin 1967 J. Arnold Bargen 1966 Dwight L. Wilbur 1965 Franklin Hollander 1964 Lester R. Dragstedt 1963 Walter L. Palmar 1962 Henry L. Bockus 1961 Jesse L. Bollman 1960 Chester M. Jones 1959 Russel S. Boles, Sr. 1958 A.H. Aaron 1957 T. Grier Miller 1956 Donald C. Balfour 1955 Frank Charles Mann 1954 Albert F.R. Andressen 1953 Burrill B. Crohn 1952 Sara M. Jordan 1951 Walter C. Alvarez 1950 B.B. Vincent Lyon 1949 Boris B. Babkin 1948 Franklin W. White 1947 George B. Eusterman 1946 Frank H. Lahey 1945 Lewis Gregory Cole 1944 A.J. Carlson 1943 Thomas R. Brown 1942 Max Einhorn 1941 Walter B. Cannon |
