Recognition Awards
Recognition Award Overview
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 |
| 2024 | Charles E. Johnston, MD | View Interview |
| 2025 | Frances Anne Farley, MD |