Outstanding and Honorary PHAs Awards

At a glance

Once a year, the Watsonian Society recognizes Outstanding and Honorary PHAs. Honorary PHAs are persons who have made a distinguished contribution to the practice of public health, but have never been a PHA. Outstanding PHAs are persons who are currently or have previously been a PHA and have made a significant positive impact on PHAs or the PHA series.

Group of Public Health Professional Trainees

Honorary PHAs

1986 - 1990

  • David J. Sencer (1986)
  • M.D., Lida J. Usilton (1986)
  • William J. Brown, M.D. (1987)
  • William H. Foege, M.D. (1987)
  • J. Donald Millar, M.D. (1987)
  • Vernon N. Houk, M.D. (1988)
  • John J. Witte, M.D. (1988)
  • Joyce Ayers (1989)
  • James W. Curran, M.D. (1989)
  • J. Michael Lane, M.D. (1989)
  • John R. Bagby, Ph.D. (1990)

1991 - 2000

  • Don Eddins (1991)
  • Robert Nelson (1991)
  • Ruth Smith Wrench (1991)
  • Alan R. Hinman, M.D. (1992)
  • Sumner J. Glassco (1992)
  • Walter R. Dowdle, Ph.D. (1993)
  • Willard Cates, M.D. (1994)
  • William W. Dyal (1995)
  • J. Lyle Conrad, M.D. (1996)
  • Johannes Stuart (1996)
  • Don Hopkins, M.D. (1997)
  • Dixie Snider (1997)
  • Othon Economy (1998)
  • Henry Falk, M.D. (2000)
  • James Goodrich, M.D. (2000)

2001 - 2010

  • Paul Wiesner, M.D. (2003)
  • Robert Levinson (2004)
  • Joel Lewis (2004)
  • Laurence “Larry” Farer (2006)
  • Amelda “Jean” Richard (2006)
  • Stephen Cochi, M.D., M.P.H. (2008)
  • Beth Meyerson, Ph.D. (2009)
  • James Marks, M.D., M.P.H. (2010)
  • Lee B. Reichman, M.D., MPH (2010)

2011 - 2020

  • Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. (2012)
  • Gus Conda (2013)
  • Dr. Kenneth Castro (2014)
  • Rich Rothenberg (2015)
  • None (2016)
  • Judith Monroe, M.D (2017)
  • None (2018)
  • Harold Jaffe (2019)

2021 - 2023

  • None (2020-2022)
  • Gary Noble (2023)

Outstanding PHAs

2000 - 2010

  • Bob Keegan (2002)
  • Arthur “Jack” Jackson (2003)
  • Dawn Broussard (2004)
  • Anne-Reneé Heningburg (2005)
  • Virginia Swezy (2006)
  • Mike Waller (2007)
  • David Newberry (2008)
  • Glen Koops (2009)
  • Stephanie Dulin, Jenny Parker (2010)

2012 - 2020

  • Bill P. Nichols, M.P.A. (2012)
  • Norm Fikes (2013)
  • Brian Wheeler (2014)
  • Athalia Christie (2015)
  • Pam Dougherty, David Roberts (2016)
  • Sheri Brooks-Jefferson (2017)
  • Russ Cantrell (2018)
  • Stacy Harper (2019)

2021 - 2023

  • None (2020-2022)
  • Kristen Chapman (2023)
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