FOUNDER'S AWARD

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

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1985

Lee Frank, MD

1986

Carol Baker, MD

 

1987

James E. Fewell, MD

1988

R Wasserman, MD

 

1989

Barton A Kamen, MD

1990

Robert Wyatt, MD

 

1991

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1992

Sushil Jain, MD

 

1993

Russell Chesney, MD

1994

Larry Pickering, MD

 

1995

John Malone, MD

1996

Robert Fiser, MD

 

1997

Mildred Stahlman, MD

1998

Charles Alford, MD

 

1999

Henry Herrod, MD

2000

Jon Tyson, MD

 

2001

Jacqueline Noonan, MD

2002

Richard Jacobs, MD

 

2003

John Lewy, MD

2004

Joe Philips, MD

 

2005

Charles Rosenfeld, MD

2006

Michael H. LeBlanc, MD

 

2007

Emmalee Bandstra, MD

2008

B. Keith English, MD

 

2009

Marilyn Escobedo, MD

2010

Steven Seidner, MD

  

2011

Raymmond Watts, MD

2012

David Oelberg, MD

  

2013

Jatinder Bhatia, MBBS

 

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