Oscar B. Hunter Memorial Award in Therapeutics

The Oscar B. Hunter Memorial Award in Therapeutics was established in 1955 to honor individual scientists for outstanding contributions to clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. This award recognizes a meritorious career in drug research, excellence or contributions in direct patient care, and a distinguished teaching career.

The Oscar B. Hunter Memorial Award in Therapeutics is the Society's premier award. The goal of the award is to honor a scientist for outstanding contributions to clinical pharmacology and therapeutics over the individual's professional life.

Eligibility
A nominee must be able to provide evidence of an exemplary career in drug research, significant contributions to excellence in patient care, and a distinguished teaching career.

Prize and Presentation
The Oscar B. Hunter Memorial Award in Therapeutics is presented at the ASCPT Annual Meeting. The recipient will present a lecture summarizing the works that form the basis of the award. In addition, the recipient of the award will receive a bronze medal mounted on a plaque and a $1,500 honorarium. Travel expenses, hotel expenses and meeting registration will be reimbursed by the Society.

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Previous Recipients

2013 - William E. Evans, PharmD 2012 - D. Craig Brater, MD 2011 - Garret A. FitzGerald, MD 2010 - Leslie Z. Benet, PhD 2009 - Sir Colin Dollery, MD 2008 - Marcus M. Reidenberg, MD 2007 - Terrence F. Blaschke, MD 2006 - Neal Benowitz, MD 2005 - Arthur J. Atkinson Jr., MD 2004 - Lewis B. Sheiner, MD 2003 - Louis Lemberger, MD, PhD 2002 - Sumner J. Yaffe, MD 2001 - Alan Nies, MD 2000 - Paul S. Lietman, MD, PhD 1999 - Alvan R. Feinstein, MD 1998 - Richard M. Weinshilboum, MD 1997 - J. Richard Crout, MD, FACP 1996 - Folke Sjoqvist, MD, PhD 1995 - Daniel L. Azarnoff, MD 1994 - Kenneth L. Melmon, MD 1993 - Werner Kalow, MD 1992 - Paul Calabresi, MD 1991 - Elliott S. Vesell, MD 1990 - Walter F. Riker, Jr., MD 1989 - John J. Burns, PhD 1988 - Leo E. Hollister, MD 1987 - Jan Koch-Weser, MD 1986 - Leon I. Goldberg, MD, PhD 1985 - Raymond W. Houde, MD 1984 - George H. Hitchings, PhD, ScD

1983 - C. Gordon Zubrod, MD 1982 - Gerhard Levy, PharmD 1981 - Albert Sjoerdsma, MD, PhD 1980 - John A. Oates, MD 1979 - Ray W. Gifford, Jr., MD 1978 - Walter Modell, MD 1977 - Harris Isbell, MD 1976 - Louis Goodman, MD and Alfred Gilman, PhD 1975 - Louis Lasagna, MD 1974 - Raymond P. Ahlquist, PhD 1973 - George C. Cotzias, MD 1972 - Edward D. Freis, MD 1971 - Maxwell Finland, MD 1970 - Bernard B. Brodie, MD 1969 - Arthur Grollman, MD 1968 - Sidney Farber, MD 1967 - George W. Thorn, MD 1966 - Irvin H. Page, MD 1965 - William B. Castle, MD 1964 - Henry K. Beecher, MD 1963 - Albert B. Sabin, MD 1962 - Charles B. Huggins, MD 1961 - Hattie E. Alexander, MD 1960 - John H. Moyer, III, MD 1959 - Tom D. Spies, MD 1958 - C. Walton Lillehei, MD 1957 - Robert W. Wilkins, MD 1956 - E. M. K. Geiling, MD 1955 - Jonas E. Salk, MD

Oscar B. Hunter Award Testimonials
2012: D. Craig Brater, MD
2011: Garret A. FitzGerald, MD

For more information about the Oscar B. Hunter Memorial Award in Therapeutics, please contact ASCPT at (703) 836-6981 or meetings@ascpt.org.