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The AIUM annually honors individuals who have significantly contributed to the growth and development of diagnostic ultrasound.

William J. Fry Memorial Lecture
The William J. Fry Memorial Lecture Award was established by Joseph H. Holmes, MD, in 1969, and presented for the first time at the AIUM annual convention in Winnipeg that year. William J. Fry, MS, was a physicist with a strong interest in ultrasound in biology and medicine, whose innovative research efforts advanced the field of diagnostic ultrasound. One of Professor Fry's most notable contributions was the successful design of an ultrasonic system used to pinpoint lesions in the brain without damaging adjacent tissues. This ultrasonic system was later used to treat various brain pathologies, and in particular, Parkinson's disease. His impassioned interest in ultrasound led him to become president of the AIUM from 1966 until his death in 1968. The following year, the William J. Fry Memorial Lecture Award, recognizing a current or retired AIUM member who has significantly contributed, in his or her particular field, to the scientific progress of medical diagnostic ultrasound, was established in his honor.

Year	Recipient	Introduced by
2009	Alfred Kurtz, MD	Harvey Nisenbaum, MD
2008	Peter N. Burns, PhD	Barry Goldberg, MD
2007	William D. O'Brien, Jr, PhD	Mel Stratmeyer, PhD
2006	Lawrence D. Platt, MD	Joshua Copel, MD
2005	Richard Meyer, MD	Charles Kleinman, MD
2004	Peter H. Arger, MD	Alfred B. Kurtz, MD
2003	Frederick Kremkau, PhD	Lewis Nelson, III, MD, RDMS
2002	Charles S. Kleinman, MD	Joshua A. Copel, MD
2001	Ilan E. Timor-Tritsch, MD	Lawrence D. Platt, MD
2000	Beryl R. Benacerraf, MD	Lawrence D. Platt, MD
1999	Arthur C. Fleischer, MD	Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD
1998	James F. Greenleaf, PhD	Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD
1997	Roy A. Filly, MD	Peter H. Arger, MD
1996	Christopher Merritt, MD	Peter H. Arger, MD
1995	John C. Hobbins, MD	Michael S. Tenner, MD
1994	Hans Henrik Holm, MD	Michael S. Tenner, MD
1993	Marvin C. Ziskin, MD	John C. Hobbins, MD
1992	Peter N. T. Wells, PhD	Kenneth J. Taylor, MD, PhD
1991	D. Eugene Strandness, Jr., MD	Bernard Sigel, MD
1990	Wesley L. Nyborg, MS, PhD	Paul L. Carson, PhD
1988	Barry B. Goldberg, MD	Christopher Merritt, MD
1987	George R. Leopold, MD	Christopher Merritt, MD
1986	Frederick L. Lizzi, EngScD	Richard A. Meyer, MD
	D. Jackson Coleman, MD	Richard A. Meyer, MD
1985	William M. McKinney, MD	Claude R. Joyner, MD
1984	Floyd Dunn, PhD
1983	Justus F. Lehmann, MD	Marvin C. Ziskin, MD
1982	James R. Stouffer, PhD
1981	Gerald J. Posakony
1980	Claude R. Joyner, MD
1979	Horace E. Thompson, MD
1978	Gilbert Baum, MD
1977	George Kossoff, ME
1976	Dr. Ian Donald
1975	No award presented.
1974	No award presented.
1973	Leon Cooper, PhD
1972	Buckminster Fuller
1971	Dr. Helmuth Hertz
1970	T. Lynch
1969	W.E. Brown, FRGS	Ross E. Brown, MD

Joseph H. Holmes Pioneer Award
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
2009	Clinical:	Lawrence Platt, MD	Alfred Abuhamad, MD
	Basic Science:	Ernest Feleppa, PhD	Ronald Silverman, PhD
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

Distinguished Sonographer Award
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
2009	Jean Lea Spitz, MPH, RDMS	Joshua Copel, MD
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

Honorary Fellow Award
The Honorary Fellow Award bestows an honorary membership upon those individuals who have contributed significantly to the field of ultrasound and in most cases whose primary residence is outside of North America. Honorary Fellows are recognized with the other awardees in the convention program and receive a complimentary lifetime membership in the AIUM and a plaque of recognition. Requirements for Honorary Fellowship include nine or more years in medical, scientific or engineering work related to medical ultrasound, five or more publications in refereed journals, exemplary educational/teaching accomplishments, and exemplary community, clinical or organizational service.

Year	Recipient	Introduced by
2009	Alfred Kratochwil, MD	Joshua Copel, MD
2008	Glenn McNally, MRCOG	Joshua Copel, MD
2007	Leandro Fernandez, MD	Lennard Greenbaum, MD
	Seung Hyup Kim, MD	Lennard Greenbaum, MD
2006	Genevieve Berger, MD, PhD	Lennard Greenbaum, MD
	Kurt A. Jaeger, MD	Lennard Greenbaum, MD
2005	Michel Claudon, MD	Lawrence D. Platt, MD
2004	Kypros Nicolaides, MD	Lawrence D. Platt, MD
2003	Byung Choi, MD	Alfred Kurtz, MD
	Hassen Gharbi, MD	Alfred Kurtz, MD
	Kittipong Vairojanavong, MD	Alfred Kurtz, MD
2002	Karel Marsal, MD, PhD	Lawrence D. Platt, MD
	Juriy W. Wladimiroff	Lawrence D. Platt, MD
2001	Giovanni G. Cerri, MD, PhD	Lawrence D. Platt, MD
	Francis A. Duck PhD	Lawrence D. Platt, MD
2000	Sturla H. Eik-Nes, MD, PhD	Lawrence D. Platt, MD
1999	No award presented.
1998	Alberto Belinsky, MD	Barry B. Goldberg, MD
1997	David Carpenter, PhD	Peter H. Arger, MD
	Yi-Hong Chou, MD	Peter H. Arger, MD
	Hiroki Watanabe, MD	Peter H. Arger, MD
1996	No award presented.
1995	Gilbert Devey, PhD	Michael S. Tenner, MD
	Harold Lutz, MD	Michael S. Tenner, MD
1994	Morimichi Fukuda, MD	Michael S. Tenner, MD

Recipients Prior To 1994

Licinio Angelini, BA, BS, MD
Michele Arslan, MB, ChB
Jens Bang, MD
Stanley Brian Barnett, MSc, PhD
Nicolaas Bom, PhD
Nathaniel R. Bronson II, MD
W. Buschmann, MD
Stuart Campbell, MD
David O. Cosgrove, BA, BM, BCh
M. De Vlieger, MD
Mary Dyson, BSc, PhD
Inge Edler, Professor, MD
L. Filipczynski, MD
William J. Garrett, MD
H. Gernet, MD
Robert W. Gill, PhD
Douglas Gordon, MB, ChB
B. Joachim Hackeloer
Soren Hancke, MD, PhD
Liv Kristin Hatle
C. R. Hill, DSc
Hans Henrik Holm, MD, PhD
Jack Jellins, BSc, BE, PhD

George Kossoff, DScENG
Asim Kurjak, MD, PhD
Salvator D. Levi, MD
Masatoshi Makuuchi
Ian G. McDonald, MD
Hylton B. Meire
Patricia Morley, MBBS, FRCR
John Morrison, MD
Hans R. Muller, MD
Yasuharu Nimura, MD, MS
Andrzej Nowicki, PhD
Masuhisa Oka, MD
Arvo Oksala, MD
Leandre Pourcelot
Roy C. Preston, BSc, PhD
David E. Robinson, DSc
J.C. Somer
Joseph S. Summers, Jr., MD
Gail Ter Haar, PhD
Gerhard-Michael Von Reutern
Toshio Wagai, MD
Francis S. Weill, MD
P.N.T. Wells, PhD
John J. Wild, MD, PhD

Memorial Hall of Fame
Established in 1981, the Memorial Hall of Fame serves as a posthumous tribute to a creative and devoted physician, research scientist, or other individual who has been an active member of the AIUM and contributed to the field of ultrasound in medicine. A plaque honoring each member of the Hall of Fame is displayed in a designated place in the Executive Office of the AIUM, and another is presented to the family of the honoree during the annual meeting.

Year	Recipient	Introduced by
2009	Martin Resnick, MD
	Fred Winsberg, MD
	Horace Thompson, MD
2008	No award presented.
2007	Jeanne Cullinan, MD	Deborah Rubens, MD
	Francis Fry, BS, MS	William D. O'Brien, Jr, PhD
	Frank Hadlock, MD	Lewis Nelson, III, MD, RDMS
2006	No award presented.
2005	Frederic L. Lizzi, EngScD	Ernest J. Feleppa, PhD
2004	Dru E. Carlson, MD	Lawrence D. Platt, MD
	William M. McKinney, MD	Frederick. W. Kremkau, PhD
	Kenneth J.W. Taylor, MD, PhD	John S. Pellerito, MD
2003	Gilbert Baum, MD	D. Jackson Coleman, MD
	Raymond Gramiak, MD	Barry Goldberg, MD
	D. Eugene Strandness, Jr., MD	Eugene Zierler, MD
2002	No award presented.
2001	Bernard Sigel, MD	Barry B. Goldberg, MD
2000	No award presented.
1999	No award presented.
1998	No award presented.
1997	No award presented.
1996	George Evans, MD	Marvin C. Ziskin, MD
	Laurence A. Mack, MD	Philip W. Ralls, MD
1995	G. Leland Melson, MD	William D. Middleton, MD
1994	Denis N. White, MD	Peter N. T. Wells, PhD
1993	David J. Phillips, PhD	Barry B. Goldberg, MD
1992	Donald J. Hart	Bernard Sigel, MD
1991	Richard A. Banjavic, PhD, MS	William D. O'Brien, Jr., PhD
1990	Carrie Chapman, MD	William D. O'Brien, Jr., PhD
1988	Catherine M. Cole-Beuglet, MD	Barry B. Goldberg, MD
1987	Charles W. Hohler, MD	John C. Hobbins, MD
1986	Terrance Matzuk, PhD	Leon Shkolnik, MD
1985	Lajos Von Micsky, MD	William McKinney, MD
1984	Kenneth R. Gottesfeld, MD	John C. Hobbins, MD
1983	William B. Steele, MD	Michael A. Wainstock, MD
1982	J. Stouffer Lehman, MD	Marvin C. Ziskin, MD
1981	Douglass Howry, MD

Memorial Recognition
Established in 2002, the Memorial Recognition serves as a posthumous tribute to a creative and devoted physician, research scientist, or other member or nonmember who has contributed to the field of ultrasound in medicine. The honoree is recognized at the Opening General Session during the annual meeting.

Year	Recipient
2009	Martin Buchalter, PhD
2008	George Ludwig, MD
	Bhaskara Rao, MD
2007	No award presented.
2006	No award presented.
2005	Stephen McLaughlin, BS, RT, RDMS
2004	Peter Grannum, MD
	Arnold Medaris, MD
2003	Robert Apfel, PhD
	Heidi Patriquin, MD