Established in 1997, the Distinguished Sonographer Award is a means of recognizing and honoring current or retired AIUM members who have significantly contributed to the growth and development of diagnostic ultrasound. This annual presentation honors an individual whose outstanding contributions to the development of diagnostic ultrasound warrant special merit.

Year	Recipient	Introduced by
2008	Karen Ophir, BS, RDMS	Mark Shafer, PhD
2007	Diane Kawamura, PhD, RT(R), RDMS	Jean Lea Spitz, MPH, RDMS
2006	Marie De Lange, BS, RT, RDMS, RDCS	Lewis Nelson, III, MD, RDMS
2005	Cindy Rapp, BS, RDMS, RDCS	Thomas Stavros, MD
2004	Paula Woletz, RDMS, RDCS, MPH	Donna M. Kepple, RDMS
2003	Joan Baker, RDMS, MSR	Lawrence Platt, MD
2002	Wayne Persutte, BS, RDMS	Alfred B. Kurtz, MD
2001	Andrea C. Skelly MPH, RDCS, RDMS	Franklin W. West, BSN, RVT
2000	Larry D. Waldroup, BS, RDMS	Alfred B. Kurtz, MD
1999	Dale R. Cyr, MBA, RDMS	Donna M. Kepple, RDMS
1998	John Forsythe, RDMS, RDCS, RVT	Peter H. Arger, MD
1997	Donna M. Kepple, RDMS	Peter H. Arger, MD