Alumni Award Nominations

Award recipients Ruth Morgan, MD '10; Vincent Verdile, MD '84; and Theresa Weinman

Submit a Nominee

The Albany Medical College Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the following awards, to be presented at the 2025 Alumni Reunion. The deadline to apply is October 1, 2024.

Distinguished Alumnus/a:
Honors an alumnus/a who has earned national recognition for outstanding leadership in health care.

Humanitarian Alumnus/a:
Recognizes graduates who greatly exceed career expectations in the effort to serve humankind.

Exemplary Alumni Support:
Honors an alumnus/a for sustained and extraordinary philanthropy and support of the College and the Alumni Association.

Honorary Member of the Alumni Association:
The Alumni Association recognizes outstanding senior members of the College faculty and staff who have contributed meritoriously in teaching and in furthering the excellence of Albany Medical College.

Meritorious Service:
Given to an alumnus/a who demonstrates a deep commitment and active participation in the Albany Medical College Alumni Association.

How to Submit a Nomination

Fill out this form to submit an application

A candidate CV or resume is required and can be attached as part of the online nomination, along with other supporting documents.

DEADLINE
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

QUESTIONS
[email protected] or 518-262-5033

Please make sure your nominee has not previously been awarded. A list of past recipients is below.

Past Award Recipients

Distinguished Alumnus/a

1973 Paul W. Myers, MD ’46 *
1974 Stanley E. Alderson, MD ’17 *
1975 No award
1976 John F. Filippone, MD ’34 *
1977 Paul P. Carbone, MD ’56 *
1978 G. Timothy Johnson, MD ’69
1979 William H. Oldendorf, MD ’47 *
1980 John L. Marshall, MD ’65 * (posthumously)
1981 Maus W. Stearns, MD ’39 *
1982 William J. Boland, MD ’54 *
1983 Robert P. Whalen, MD ’51 *
1984 Richard A. Selzer, MD ’53 *
1985 1985 William B. Garlick, MD ’40 *
1986 Daniel F. O’Keeffe, MD ’45*
1987 Victor N. Tompkins, MD ’38 *
1988 Frank C. Maxon, Jr., MD ’39 *
1989 1989 Morris Alpert, MD ’34 *
1990 Robert H. Randles, MD ’56 *
1991 Edward A. Iannuccilli, MD ’65
1992 Robert P. Leather, MD ’54 *
1993 John Lee Clowe, MD ’46 *
1994 1994 Anthony G. Gristina, MD ’56 *
Orville T. Bailey, MD ’32 *
1995 Robert D. Terry, MD ’50 *
1996 Jeffrey M. Friedman, MD ’77, PhD
1997 Joseph C. Honet, MD ’57 *
1998 W. Jarrard Goodwin, Jr., MD ’72
1999 Boris M. Astrachan, MD ’56 *
2000 Kim Goldenberg, MD ’79
2001 H. James T. Sears, MD ’63*
2002 William P. Schecter, MD ’72
2003 Steven J. Burakoff, MD ’70
2004 A. John Popp, MD ’67
2005 Bruce Blazar, MD ’78
2006 Sue Goldie, MD ’88
2007 Edward L. Bove, MD ’72
2008 Donna A. Caniano, MD ’76
2009 John J. Cronan, MD ’76
2010 Melvin J. Silverstein, MD ’65
2011 Frank J. Malinoski, MD ’85, PhD
2012 Donald E. Craven, MD ’70
2013 Ralph A. Giannella, MD ’65
2014 Stuart J. Schnitt, MD ’79
2015 Patrick G. O’Connor, MD ’82
2016 L. Nelson Hopkins, III, MD ’69
2017 Edward B. Clark, MD ’70*
2018 Betty R. Vohr, MD ’66
2019 Anthony L. Ritaccio, MD ’84
2020 Ursula A. Matulonis, MD ’87
2021 No award
2022 Philip E. Stieg, PhD ’80, MD
2023 Elaine Schulte, MD ’88, MPH, BCC
2024 Richard M. Price, MD ’67

*deceased

Humanitarian Alumnus/a

1995 David H. Kuehler, MD ’81
1996 Thomas Hale, MD ’62 & Cynthia Hale, MD ’62
1997 Barry J. Gainor, MD ’72
1998 Duncan Winter, MD ’84
1999 George J. Zambetti, Jr., MD ’75
2000 William Barnett, MD ’45
2001 Robert J. Paeglow, MD ’94
2002 Linda Civerchia Balent, MD ’76
2003 Tyrone G. Bristol, MD ’92
2004 Dean J. Seibert, MD ’58
2005 Robert G. Long, MD ’64
2006 Joseph Agris, DDS, MD ’68
2007 No award
2008 Martin F. Stein, Jr., MD ’62 *
2009 William Montano, MD ’69
2010 David R. Nalin, MD ’65
2011 Catherine E. Bartlett, MD ’76
2012 David H. Kuehler, MD ’81
2013 Naomi N. Shields, MD ’82
2014 Thomas F. Burke, MD ’89
2015 Isabella A. Danel, MD ’77
2016 John Booss, MD ’65
2017 William P. Schecter, MD ’72
2018 Peter M. Stevens, MD ’73
2019 Harold “Hal” R. Goldberg, MD ’77 and Stephanie J. Van Dyke, MD ’09 *(posthumously)
2020 Wendy A. Leonard, MD ’97
2021 No award
2022 Alan Ashare, MD ’65*
2023 Mary Ellen Gilder, MD ’08
2024 Ruth Morgan, MD ’10

*deceased

Exemplary Alumni Support

1985 R. Leith Skinner, MD ’37 *
1986 Martin F. Stein, Jr., MD ’62 *
1987 John V. Skiff, MD ’54 *
1988 Lester C. Huested, MD ’33 *
1989 Richard L. Gold, MD ’59
1990 Seymour R. Stall, MD ’59 *
1991 Charles L. Poskanzer, MD ’45 *
1992 Richard R. O'Neil, MD ’57 *
1993 Bernard F. McEvoy, MD ’61
1994 No award
1995 No award
1996 A. John Popp, MD ’67
1997 No award
1998 Morris Alpert, MD ’34 *
1999 Ward L. Oliver, MD ’28 * and Virginia L. Oliver, MD ’48 *
2000 John C. Ruckdeschel, MD ’71
2001 Levon Bedrosian, MD ’47*
2002 David Falk, MD ’43*
2003 Martin L. Schulman, MD ’57
2004 David Beck, MD ’54*
2005 Robert Kiesel, MD ’60
2006 G. Timothy Johnson, MD ’69
2007 Elbis Shoales, MD ’49 *
2008 Rodrigue Alvin Gravelle, MD ’50 *
2009 Kathaleen C. Perkins, MD ’54 *
2010 Michael I. Freilich, MD ’58*
2011 No award
2012 Mark D. Groban, MD ’67
2013 David Falk, MD ’43*
2014 Nathaniel Silon, MD ’58*
2015 William M. Boehme, MD ’70
2016 Gary L. Sutter, MD ’76
2017 Daniel Morgenstern, MD ’82
2018 John M. Cohen, MD ’63*
2019 John R. Warkentin, MD ’74
2020 Edward R. Alexson, MD ’70
2021 No award
2022 Kathleen Kelly, MD ’82 and Arnold Rosen, MD ’82
2023 Catherine Mills, MD ’76
2024 Vincent P. Verdile, MD ’84

*deceased

Honorary Member of the Alumni Association

1975 Harold C. Wiggers, PhD, ScD *
1978 Richard T. Beebe, MD, ScD *
1979 Jack M. Wolfe, PhD * and Mary E. Carroll *
1980 Richard A. Miller, PhD * and Samuel R. Powers, MD, DSc *
1981 Robert S. Alexander, PhD * and Ralph D. Alley, MD *
1982 Joseph L. Glenn, PhD * and Kenneth B. Olson, MD *
1983 John A. Balint, MD * and Gerald Kanter, PhD *
1984 Joseph T. Doyle, MD * and Ursula Poland, M.L.S. *
1985 R. Foster Scott, MD * and John A. O'Hern, MD *
1986 Rue Moore, MDiv * and Robert L. Friedlander, MD *
1987 Albert M. Yunich, MD * and Charles Eckert, MD *
1988 Donald Beeler, PhD, ScD* and Simon Propp, MD *
1989 A. David Goodman, MD * and Robert G. Laffin, PhD *
1990 Thomas Saba, PhD and Curtland Brown, Jr., MD *
1991 Richard H. Edmonds, PhD * and Anthony P. Tartaglia, MD *
1992 Sherman Gates, MD *
1993 Alice Lemieux *
1993 John E. Kiley, MD * and Alice E. Fruehan, MD *
1994 Arthur D. Hengerer, MD * and John Lehman, PhD
1995 Aldona L. Baltch, MD * and Stanley D. Glick, PhD, MD
1996 S. H. George Allen, PhD *, Alan M. Kraft, MD *, and Dennis Poulos, PhD *
1997 Martha L. Lepow, MD* and Sherry Hartman-Poggi, MLS
1998 Thomas Older, MD and John Jeffrey, PhD *
1999 M. Donald McGoldrick, MD and Ray C. Henrikson, PhD
2000 Sara Kremer
2001 Leon Martino, PhD and Henry Pohl, MD
2002 Liselotte Hof, PhD * and Richard Jacobs, MD*
2003 Kevin D. Barron, MD * and Jiri Turinsky, MD, PhD*
2004 Thomas T. Andersen, PhD and John B. Rodgers, Jr., MD
2005 James A. Bennett, PhD and Rodrigo Urizar, MD
2006 Daniel J. Loegering, PhD and Jennifer Pearce, MD
2007 Assie Bishop, EdS, MS, Harvey Kausel, MD * (posthumously), and Jonathan Rosen, MD
2008 C. Michael DiPersio, PhD and Danica Vedder, MD * (posthumously)
2009 Rebecca Keller, PhD and Raymond Smith, MD
2010 William Caramore, MD and Raymond Walsh, MD
2011 Rev. Harlan Ratmeyer, MDiv, D Min.*
2012 Liva Jacoby, PhD, MPH and Robin B. Tassinari, MD
2013 Elizabeth A. Higgins, MD, and Steven A. Fein, MD
2014 Joel A. Bartfield, MD and Kevin C. Kiley, MD
2015 Richard L. Uhl, MD and Ferdinand J. Venditti, Jr., MD
2016 Wilson Crone, MD, PhD and Mara A. McErlean, MD
2017 Ingrid Allard, MD and Michael Gruenthal, MD, PhD
2018 Dhiraj M. Shah, MD
2019 Richard J. Blinkhorn, Jr., MD and Alan D. Miller, MD, MPH*
2020 James J. Barba and Richard W. Keller, Jr., PhD
2021 Steven Stain, MD, Melissa Ehlers, MD, and Anthony O’Leary, MS, BS
2022 James Desemone, MD, FACP, CPE and Mandeep S. Sidhu, MD, MBA, FACC, FAHA
2023 Christine Horigan
2024 Theresa Weinman

*deceased

Meritorious Service

1985 Frank C. Maxon, Jr., MD ’39 * and Charles L. Poskanzer, MD ’45 *
1986 Gerald B. Austin, MD ’51 * and George L. Marthy, MD ‘50 *
1987 Michael G. Melas, MD ’55 * and Robert H. Randles, MD ‘56 *
1988 Mary Ellen Drislane, MD ’80 and Robert T. Giombetti, MD ’63
1989 Peter G. Kansas, MD ’63
1990 James H. Puleo, MD ’61 *
1991 Levon Bedrosian, MD ’47* and Jeffrey D. Hubbard, MD ’68
1992 Thomas D. Pemrick, MD ’47 *
1993 Richard F. Balsam, MD ’64
1994 Frank A. Blumenstock, PhD ’77
1995 Alexander Filipp, MD ’71
1996 James Dougherty, MD ’51 *
1997 No award
1998 No award
1999 Peter T. Burkart, MD ’68
2000 No award
2001 I. Arnold Slowe, MD ’58
2002 Robert H. Randles, MD ’56 *
2003 No award
2004 John Czajka, MD ’77
2005 Jeffrey D. Hubbard, MD ’68
2006 Brian R. Young, MD ’73 *
2007 Donna M. Pietrocola, MD ’75
2008 Albert A. Apicelli, MD ’65
2009 Robert Hedderman, MD ’82
2010 Mary E. Rappazzo, MD ’76
2011 Vincent P. Verdile, MD ’84
2012 Christopher L. Campese, MD ’90, MS ’15
2013 Alan M. Sanders, MD ’88
2014 Thomas L. Snyder, MD ’69
2015 Janet E. Gargiulo, MD ’79
2016 No award
2017 David M. Jones, MD ’97
2018 Anthony C. Campagna, MD ’85
2019 No award
2020 Kevin W. Roberts, MD ’77
2021 Jeffrey D. Hubbard, MD ’68 (with Distinction) and Evan Vosburgh, MD ’82
2022 Vincent P. Verdile, MD ’84 (with Distinction)
2023 David Jones, MD ’97
2024 No award

*deceased