Eligibility
A member of the Southern Society for Pediatric Research (SSPR) who has made significant contributions to both the health care of children and the activities of the SSPR.  Nominations are solicited from the membership of the SSPR. 

Procedure
The sponsor for the nominee shall send a letter of approximately 500 words indicating the nominee’s area of research and accomplishments.  In addition, letters of support from two additional colleagues, a curriculum vitae, and three to five reprints of the nominee’s most important work will be required.  The letter of nomination and the two support letters must come from active members of the SSPR.  Letters of nomination should be sent to the SSPR President-Elect.

Patricia Lin, M.D.
Emory Children’s Center Division of Neonatology
2015 Uppergate Dr. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30322
Email: pllin@emory.edu  

Criteria for Evaluation
A committee will evaluate the nominees based on their contributions both to the health care of children and the activities of the SSPR.   

Awards
The winner of the Founders Award will receive a plaque and a check for $500.  The winner will be expected to present a summary of this work at the Plenary Session of the SSPR.  The award is made possible by a grant from Abbott.  The award will be presented at the Plenary Session of the SSPR.   

Deadline
To be announced.

Past Awardees for the SSPR Founder’s Award

  • 1984
  • 1986
  • 1988
  • 1990
  • 1992
  • 1994
  • 1996
  • 1998
  • 2000
  • 2002
  • 2004
  • 2006
  • 2008
  • 2010
  • 2012
  • ******
  • Carol Baker, MD
  • R Wasserman, MD
  • Robert Wyatt, MD
  • Sushil Jain, MD
  • Larry Pickering, MD
  • Robert Fiser, MD
  • Charles Alford, MD
  • Jon Tyson, MD
  • Richard Jacobs, MD
  • Joe Philips, MD
  • Michael H. LeBlanc, MD
  • B. Keith English, MD
  • Steven Seidner, MD
  • David Oelberg, MD
  • 1985
  • 1987
  • 1989
  • 1991
  • 1993
  • 1995
  • 1997
  • 1999
  • 2001
  • 2003
  • 2005
  • 2007
  • 2009
  • 2011
  • 2013
  • Lee Frank, MD
  • James E. Fewell, MD
  • Barton A Kamen, MD
  • ******
  • Russell Chesney, MD
  • John Malone, MD
  • Mildred Stahlman, MD
  • Henry Herrod, MD
  • Jacqueline Noonan, MD
  • John Lewy, MD
  • Charles Rosenfeld, MD
  • Emmalee Bandstra, MD
  • Marilyn Escobedo, MD
  • Raymmond Watts, MD
  • Jatinder Bhatia, MBBS