Indiana Chapter, AAP
Annual Awards
Nominations: Please give careful thought to possible nominations for any of the Chapter
awards described below. Submit your reasons for the nomination and no more than one page
of supporting documentation for the nominee.
I.
The Edwin L. Gresham Award for advancing the care of newborn infants. After the death of
Ed Gresham, the Father of Neonatology in Indiana, the Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of
Pediatrics thought it fitting to recognize those individuals who made significant contributions in perinatal
medicine. Previous recipients:
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Patricia Keener, M.D., 1st recipient
P. Sassidharan, M.D.
John Mackey, M.D.
James Lemons, M.D.
Richard Schreiner, M.D.
Ira Brandt, M.D.
Robert White, M.D.
William Engle, M.D.
David Weaver, M.D.
Linda Strickland, M.D.
Jay Grosfeld, M.D.
Mervin C. Yoder, M.D.
Niceta Bradburn, M.D.
No Award
Howard Harris, M.D.
William Lewis, M.D.
No Award
2001 Maria G. Del Rio, M.D.
and Donna Wilkins, M.D.
2002 Timothy Brei, M.D.
2003 Karen West, M.D.
2004 David Hertz, M.D.
2005 Edward Liechty, M.D.
2006 Rebecca Wappner, M.D.
2007 John W. Brown, M.D.
2008 Lillie Mae Padilla, M.D.
2009 Luis Escobar, M.D.
2010 Anna Dusick, MD
I.
The Irving Rosenbaum Community Pediatrics Recognition Award. Each year the
Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics may recognize a physician in Indiana
for distinguished service to children. This award is named in honor of Dr. Irving Rosenbaum,
one of Indiana’s most distinguished pediatricians. Previous recipients:
1985
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Morris Green, M.D.
Robert Hannemann, M.D.
Marilyn Bull, M.D.
William Lewis, M.D.
Virginia Wagner, M.D.
John Poncher, M.D.
Michael Hogan, M.D.
Roberta Hibbard, M.D.
George Sorrells, M.D.
Greg Wilson, M.D.
No Award
William Scully, M.D.
No Award
Neil Stalker, M.D.
Deborah Radecki, M.D.
Steve Simpson, M.D.
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Mary Aguiar, M.D.
Marty Kleiman, M.D.
Charlene Graves, M.D.
James Laughlin, M.D.
Philip F. Merk, M.D.
No Award
Paul Rider, M.D.
Joseph Fitzgerald, M.D.
Mark Turrentine, M.D.
and Martin Kaefer, M.D.
2010 Lynn Bowers, MD
and Darlene Kardatzke, MD
III.
The Community Service Award. The Community Service Award is a means by which
the Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics recognizes a person in the
community who is not a physician but who has made significant contributions to the welfare of
Hoosier children. Previous recipients:
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Representative John Day
Mr. John Shettles
Mrs. Charlene Lugar
Senator Virginia Blankenbaker
Senator Patricia Miller
Representative Joyce Brinkman
Karen Bruner Stroup, Ph.D.
Susan K. Gunn, R.N.
Samuel Rhine, Ph.D.
Donna Olsen and Linda Hankins
Mary Jo Brock, R.N.
Joanne Martin, R.N., Ph.D.
Helen Stevens
Maureen Greer
Senator Vi Simpson
Representative William Crawford
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Eleanor Hannemann
Mayor Bart Peterson
No Award
Senator Thomas Wyss
Tanya and John Hand
Parents for Child Safety
Representative Peggy Welch
Lori K. Lovett
Donna Gore Olsen
Sherry Dean
IV. The Virginia M. Wagner, M.D. Memorial Award. Begun in 1994, this memorial award
would recognize Service to Children in categories such as legislative efforts, volunteerism and
lifetime service to children. This award would be for members of the Indiana Chapter of the
American Academy of Pediatrics. Previous recipients:
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
John Poncher, M.D., 1st recipient
No Award
No Award
No Award
Ed Gergesha, M.D.
Wendell Riggs, M.D.
Robert Hannemann, M.D.
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2001 Robert Sweeney, M.D.
2002 Greg Wilson, M.D.
2003 Marilyn Bull, M.D.
and Patricia Keener, M.D.
2004 No Award
2005 Morris Green, M.D.
2006 Roberta Hibbard, M.D.
2007 Steve Simpson, M.D.
2007 Mark Jacobi, M.D.
2008 No Award
2009 Kathleen Cohenour, M.D.
2010 Richard Schreiner, MD