The Chapter is pleased to honor the following chapter award recipients for their dedication, demonstration of excellence, and support of the chapter and the science and humanity of medicine. The physicians honored with these awards have rendered distinguished service to the chapter and community and upheld the high ideals and professional standards for which the College is known.

View the list of 2020 Chapter Awardees

Chapter Laureate Award

2025Michael D Leahy, MD MACP
2024William C Cushman, MD MACP
2023Laura R Sprabery, MD FACP
2022Parul Goyal, MD, FACP
2022Rachel P. Brook, MD, FACP
2021Steve Hegedus, MD, FACP
2020Ryan D. Mire, MD, PhD, FACP
2019M. Kevin Smith, MD, PhD, FACP
2018Maria E. Tudor, FACP
2018Nancy J. Brown, MACP
2017Catherine R. Womack, MD, FACP
2016Daphne M. Norwood, MD, FACP

 

Woman Physician of the Year

2025Sandra A Moutsios, MD
2024Maria E Tudor, DO FACP
2023Deidre M Pierce, MD FACP
2022Desiree Burroughs-Ray, MD, FACP
2021Parul Goyal, MD, FACP
2020Mukta Panda, MD, MACP
2019Howiada Salim, MD, FACP

 

Distinguished Teacher/Mentor Award

2025Rachel KP Apple, MD FACP
2025Brock T Mitchell, MD FACP
2024Ashley R Karpinos, MD FACP
2023Melissa L Scalise, MD FACP
2022Catherine J. Clarke, MD, FACP
2021Neerja Peterson, MD, FACP
2020Paul C. McNabb, MD, FACP
2019Rebecca J. Copeland, MD, FACP

 

Volunteerism and Community Service Award

2025Chinelo N Animalu, MD
2025Janet Purkey, MD FACP
2024Brittany Bryant 
2023Zoe Weeks, MD 
2022Shirin Mazumber, MD, FACP
2021Jennifer Dooley, MD, FACP
2020Henry L. Harrell III, MD, FACP
2019Alva B. Weir III, MD, FACP
2018n/a
2017John G. Thompson, MD, FACP

 

Early Career Physician Award

2025Venkata Vedantam, MBBS FACP
2024Carrie L Stallings, MD
2023Emily S Brown, MD FACP
2022Benjamin J Maddox, MD FACP

 

Resident Recognition Award for Leadership

2025Liana J Mosley, MD
2025Ashley Sundin
2024Mallory Bryant, MD
2024Kamron Robinson, MD
2023Amanda V Hardy, MD
2022Eva Ingram, MD
2021Hannah Anderson, MD
2021Rachel Ward, MD
2020David Jones, MD
2019Jamie Jones, MD

 

J. Fred Ralston Jr. Medical Student Scholarship

2025Vitrag S Patel
2024Jihoon Jang
2023Harris Cloud
2022Kaiming Tan
2021Kristin Alora Ricker
2020Jim Ralston
2020Willis Ralston

Chapter Service Award

2025Ashley Sundin
2024James B Lewis Jr, MD MACP
2023Parul Goyal, MD, FACP
2022Steve Hegedus, MD, FACP
2021Daphne Norwood, MD, FACP
2020Maria E. Tudor, DO, FACP

 

Chapter Awards Before 2015