Alumni Awards

Ward and Medical Center

The Distinguished Medical Alumni Award

The Distinguished Medical Alumni Award was created in 1998 by then-vice president and dean of the medical school Harvey Colten and is presented annually to recognize alumni whose outstanding professional achievements bring honor to the medical school and merit special recognition.

Award Recipients

2024 Thomas Quinn, ’74 MD, MSc
2023 Anthony J. Schaeffer, ’68 MD
2022 David M. Holtzman ’83, ’85 MD
2020 John Lumpkin '73, '75 MD
2019 Richard F. Gillum, '70 MD
2018 Michael W. Mulholland '77, '78 MD
2017 Diane E. Meier, '77 MD
2016 Michael Parmacek, '81 MD, '87 GMEF
2015 Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano, '75 MD
2014 William Bennett, '63 MD
2013 Robert Kyle, '52 MD
2012 Eugene Bauer, '67 MD
2011 Whitney Addington, '61 MD, '63 GMER
2010 Bruce Scharschmidt '68, '70 MD
2009 David J. Skorton '70, '74 MD
2008 Quentin Young, '48 MD
2007 Joseph Kerwin, '57 MD
2006 Philip Cryer '62, '65 MD
2005 Robert Blizzard, '52 MD
2004 Ora Hirsch Pescovitz '78, '79 MD
2003 Alan Nelson, '58 MD
2002 James Scatliff '49, '52 MD
2001 Ralph Paffenbager, '47 MD
2000 Thomas Starzl, '52 MD, ’52 PhD
1999 Kenneth M. Viste, '66 MD
1998 Myles Cunningham, '58 MD

The Kenneth M. Viste Jr., MD, Student Service Recognition Award

The Kenneth M. Viste Jr., MD, Student Service Recognition Award was established in 2005 by the Medical Alumni Association's National Board in memory of the late Dr. Kenneth Viste, an esteemed member of the Class of 1966 and president of the Medical Alumni Association Board from 1993-95, who passed away in 2005. The award is presented annually to a graduating medical student in recognition of outstanding service to the Feinberg School of Medicine and/or the Medical Alumni Association.

Award Recipients

2024 Lena Volpe
2023 Maria Gomez-Roas
2022 Kamya Bijawat
2021 Elsy Virginia Compres
2020 Jasmine May
2019 Javier Andres Suarez
2018 Taylor Cavanaugh Sutcliffe
2017 Chase Anderson
2016 Amy Rogers
2015 Paul J. Devlin
2014 Matthew J. Rowland
2013 Paul D. Bottone
2012 Terrence Lee
2011 Darren J. Boyd, Kathryn K. Hufmeyer
2010 Neel Kirit Naik
2009 Jonah D. Fleisher, Justin W. Reif
2007 David M. Shore
2008 Arjun K. Venkatesh
2006 Kristine B. Munoz, Virginia M. Diavolitsis
2005 David H. Salzman, Edward Y. Tang

The Crystal Apple Award

Created in 2017, the Crystal Apple Award started a tradition of spotlighting several of our many loyal scholarship supporters. Crystal Apple Awards are presented at the Commitment to Scholarships Luncheon during Feinberg’s annual Alumni Weekend. Each recipient has made a unique contribution through their giving, by inspiring others, and by doing what they can to make a difference.

Award Recipients

2024 F. Douglas Carr ’76, ’78 MD
2024 Fredrick A. Stare ’64 MA, ’65 PhD
2023 David R. Sanderson ’55, ’58 MD, and Evelyn Sanderson
2023 Sally C. Edelsberg ’72 MS
2022 Promise Scholarship: Berkley Davis, ’20 MD, and Javier Andres Suarez, ’19 MD
2022 Jack Snarr, ’67 PhD
2022 Noel A. DeBacker, MD, ’82 GMER
2019 Glenna J. Corley ’49, MD
2019 Richard W. Magnus and Jilma Magnus
2019 Gary H. Rusk ’65, ’69 MD
2018 Charles R. Snorf, ’58 MD, ’63 GMER, and Leslie S. Snorf
2018 Joseph J. Gugenheim, Jr., ’72 MD, and Terri Gugenheim
2018 Muneer A. Satter ’83 (Trustee) and Kristen H. Hertel ’86
2017 William J. Frable, ’59 MD, ’60 GMER, ’64 GMER, and Mary Ann Smith Frable, ’59 MD, ’64 GMER

Northwestern Alumni Association (NAA) Alumni Medal

Since 1932, the Northwestern Alumni Medal has celebrated alumni who have had a transformative impact on their fields, who have performed exemplary volunteer service to society, or who have demonstrated an outstanding record of service and support to the University. Distinguished recipients—ranging from innovative entrepreneurs and Supreme Court justices to award-winning writers and a Nobel Prize recipient—truly exemplify the ideals of the University through their life, work, and service.

Feinberg Award Recipients

2023 Charles S. Modlin Jr. ’83, ’87 MD

Northwestern Alumni Association (NAA) Service to Northwestern Award

Northwestern Alumni Association (NAA) Service to Northwestern Awards are given annually by the NAA and presented to alumni in recognition of leadership and service excellence rendered to the University via the Northwestern Alumni Association, an affiliated alumni group, school or unit, or other University associated program. The recipients are chosen by the NAA. Nominations are usually submitted by each professional school at the University.

Feinberg Award Recipients

2024 James “Jimmy” A. Hill ’71, ’74 MD, ’79 GMER
2020 Bonnie L. Typlin ’70, ’74 MD
2019 Carla Hightower ’85, ’87 MD, ’91 GMER, ’02 MBA
2018 Bruce Scharschmidt '68, '70 MD

Northwestern Alumni Association (NAA) Alumni Merit Award

Northwestern Alumni Association (NAA) Alumni Merit Awards are given annually by the NAA to recognize high achievements in a profession or field. The recipients are chosen by the NAA. Nominations are usually submitted by each professional school at the University.

Feinberg Award Recipients (since 2000)

2015 Brad J. Potter, ’79 DDS
2014 Robert Pick, ’80 DDS, ’83 MS
2013 Steven Corwin '77, '79 MD
2012 Ora Hirsch Pescovitz '78, '79 MD
2010 David M. Holtzman '83, '85 MD
2009 Boris D. Lushniak '81, '83 MD, MPH
2008 Peter Traber, MD, '84 GMER, '86 GMER
2007 Harold L. Paz, MD, '85 GMER, '86 GMER
2006 David J. Skorton '70, '74 MD
2005 Alan R. Nelson, '58 MD
2004 Neena B. Schwartz '50, '53 MD, PhD
2003 Charles Modlin '83, '87 MD
2002 Richard C. Boronow '56, '59 MD
2001 Melvin B. Gerbie, '60 MD
2000 Neil J. Stone '66, '68 MD, ’74 GMER, ’75 GMEF

Northwestern Alumni Association (NAA) Campus Partner Award

Northwestern Alumni Association (NAA) Campus Partner Awards are given annually by the NAA and awarded to the unit, school, or program that serves as a valuable and key player in partnering with the NAA on various initiatives to cultivate alumni relationships and connections to Northwestern.

Feinberg Award Recipients

2021 Feinberg Alumni Relations Team