In 1977, the Pioneer Award, which honored an individual who significantly contributed to the growth and development of diagnostic ultrasound, was established. This special award was renamed in 1982, to honor Joseph H. Holmes, MD, who died that year. Dr. Holmes, the first person named as an AIUM pioneer, was an important figure to both the field of diagnostic ultrasound and the AIUM. His early efforts in ultrasound research, which included tissue characterization and ultrasound's diagnostic use in polycystic kidney disease and orthopedics, helped to advance the field of ultrasound and encourage others to conduct new research. Serving the AIUM in many capacities, Dr. Holmes was president from 1968 to 1970, and was editor of the AIUM's official journal, which was then titled, the Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, for nearly 10 years. Each year the Joseph H. Holmes Pioneer Award honors two current or retired AIUM members, one in clinical science and the other in basic science.

Year		Recipients	Introduced by
2008	Clinical:	Beryl Benacerraf, MD	Alfred Abuhamad, MD
	Basic Science:	Albert Goldstein, PhD	Frederick Kremkau, PhD
2007	Clinical:	Jonathan Rubin, MD, PhD	J. Brian Fowlkes, PhD
	Basic Science:	Ernest Madsen, PhD	James Zagzebski, PhD
2006	Clinical:	David J. Sahn, MD	Kathy Reed, MD
	Basic Science:	Douglas L. Miller, PhD	Paul Carson, PhD
2005	Clinical:	Barbara Gosink, MD	Dolores Pretorius, MD
	Basic Science:	George Kossoff, DScEng	Barry Goldberg, MD
2004	Clinical:	Roy A. Filly, MD	Lennard D. Greenbaum, MD
	Basic Science:	Kenneth R. Erikson, MSEE	William D. O'Brien, Jr., PhD
2003	Clinical:	Edward Lyons, MD	Alfred Kurtz, MD
	Basic Science:	Marvin Ziskin, MD	James Zachary, DVM, PhD
2002	Clinical:	William M. McKinney, MD	Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD
	Basic Science:	Samuel H. Maslak, ScD	Lawrence D. Platt, MD
2001	Clinical:	Roger Sanders, MA, BM, B.Ch, MRCP, FRCR, DMRD	Alfred B. Kurtz, MD
	Basic Science:	Jon Ophir, PhD	Marvin C. Ziskin, MD
2000	Clinical:	Bernard Sigel, MD	Barry B. Goldberg, MD
	Basic Science:	David E. Robinson, D.Sc.	Marvin C. Ziskin, MD
1999	Clinical:	Fred Winsberg, MD	Edward A. Lyons, MD
	Basic Science:	Kevin J. Parker, PhD	Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD
1998	Clinical:	George R. Leopold, MD	Christopher R. B. Merritt, MD
	Basic Science:	Mel E. Stratmeyer, PhD	William D. O'Brien, Jr., PhD
1997	Clinical:	D. Jackson Coleman, MD	Frederic L. Lizzi, EngScD
	Basic Science:	Paul L. Carson, PhD	William D. O'Brien, Jr., PhD
1996	Clinical:	Michael L. Manco-Johnson, MD	John C. Hobbins, MD
	Basic Science:	James A. Zagzebski, PhD	Ernest Madsen, PhD
1995	Clinical:	Atis K. Freimanis, MD	Barry B. Goldberg, MD
	Basic Science:	Frederic L. Lizzi, EngScD	D. Jackson Coleman, MD
1994	Clinical:	Donald L. King, MD	Michael S. Tenner, MD
	Basic Science:	Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD	William M. McKinney, MD
1993	Clinical:	Denis N. White, MD	Horace E. Thompson, MD
	Basic Science:	William D. O'Brien, Jr., PhD	Leon A. Frizell, PhD, MS
1992	Clinical:	Barry B. Goldberg, MD	Alfred B. Kurtz, MD
	Basic Science:	Robert C. Waag, PhD, MS	Raymond Gramiak, MD
1991	Clinical:	Horace E. Thompson, MD	William D. O'Brien, Jr., PhD
	Basic Science:	Edwin L. Carstensen, MS, PhD	William D. O'Brien, Jr., PhD
1990	Clinical:	Gilbert Baum, MD	D. Jackson Coleman, MD
	Basic Science:	Floyd Dunn, PhD	William D. O'Brien, Jr., PhD
1988	Clinical:	John C. Hobbins, MD	Peter A.T. Grannum, MD
	Basic Science:	Padmakar P. Lele, MD, PhD	Marvin C. Ziskin, MD
1987		Donald Baker	Christopher Merritt, MD
1986	Clinical:	Raymond Gramiak, MD	Robert Waag, PhD
	Basic Science:	James F. Greenleaf, PhD	William D. O'Brien, Jr., PhD
1985		Wesley L. Nyborg, PhD	Marvin C. Ziskin, MD
1984		Denis Hildrett White, MD	William McKinney, MD
1983		Frederick L. Thurstone, PhD	William McKinney, MD
1982		William J. Wright	Horace Thompson, MD
1981		Francis J. Fry
1980		Carrie Chapman, MD
1979		John M. Reid, MD
1978		John J. Wild, MD
1977		Joseph H. Holmes, MD