Recognition Award Overview

2023 Humanitarian and Distinguished Achievement Award Nominations are closed.

Distinguished Achievment Award History

This award is to honor members of the Society for distinguished contributions in pediatric orthopaedics. They have demonstrated excellence in education, leadership, advocacy, research, publications or contributions to the society. Nominations are taken each fall by the POSNA membership.

1988 Burr Curtis  
1989 Wood Lovell  
1990 Alvin Ingram  
1991 Walter Blount  
1992 John Hall  
1993 David Sutherland  
1994 Sherman Coleman View Interview
1995 G. Dean MacEwen View Interview
1996 Robert Salter View Interview
1997 Howard Steel View Interview
1998 Paul Griffin View Interview
1999 Newton McCollough, III View Interview
2000 Mercer Rang  
2001 Kaye Wilkins View Interview
2002 Lynn Staheli View Interview
2003 Hamlet Peterson View Interview
2004 Marc Asher View Interview
2005 Robert Hensinger View Interview
2006 Ignacio Ponseti  
2007 Raymond Morrissy View Interview
2008 Tony Herring View Interview
2009 Vern Tolo View Interview
2010 Stuart Weinstein View Interview
2011 Chad Price View Interview
2012 James Beaty View Interview
2013 James Kasser View Interview
2014 Alvin Crawford View Interview
2015 Colin Moseley  
2016 Dennis Wenger View Interview
2017 George Thompson View Interview
2018 James Roach View Interview
2019 Perry Schoenecker View Interview
2020 Behrooz Akbarnia View Interview
2021 Lori Karol View Interview
2022 R. Baxter Willis View Interview
2023 Scott Mubarak View Interview

Humanitarian Award History

This award is given to a member of the Society who has made exceptional humanitarian efforts to improve the lives of children worldwide. Nominations are taken each fall by the POSNA membership.

2011 Kaye Wilkins
2012 Sharique Pirani & Norgrove Penny
2013 David Spiegel
2014 Richard Schwend
2015 Elizabeth Szalay
2016 John E. Herzenberg
2017 Hugh Watts
2018 Lynn Staheli
2019 Richard Gross
2020 Charles Johnston
2021 Bob Cady
2022 Edwards Parks Schwentker
2023 Jacob Heydemann

Special Effort & Excellence Award

2011 Todd Milbrandt
2012 Michael Vitale
2013 Richard Schwend
2014 Bryan Tompkins
2015 Jeffrey Sawyer
2016 Bryan D. Snyder
2017 Jeffrey Martus
2018 Derek Kelly
2021 Kenneth Noonan
2022 Kevin G. Shea
2023 Marcella R. Woiczik
   

Presidential Guest Speaker History

1985 Clement Sledge
1986 Clement Sledge
1987 Martin Barkin
1988 Ignacio Ponseti
1989 Anthony Catterall
1990 Anders Langenskiold
1991 Richard Cruess
1992 Sherman Coleman
1993 G. Dean MacEwen
1994 Howard Steel
1995 Mercer Rang
1996 R. Mervyn Letts
1997 Robert Hensinger
1998 Bruce Latimer
1999 Vern Tolo
2000 Norris C. Carroll
2001 Stuart Weinstein
2002 Clifford Tabin
2003 Peter Armstrong
2004 Lynn Staheli
2005 Dennis Wenger
2006 Michael Goldberg
2007 Alvin Crawford
2008 Colin Moseley
2009 J. Anthony Herring
2010 Scott Mubarak
2011 Kaye E. Wilkins
2012 James Kasser
2013 Jean Dubousset
2014 Charles Price
2015 Neil Green
2016 James Roach
2017 Deborah Eastwood
2018 Michael Millis
2021 Peter Newton
2022 John "Jack" Flynn
2023 James H. Beaty