The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented annually to a graduate of the School of Medicine who has excelled in the field of medicine. Achievement is recognized through excellence in
- Clinical Practice
- Academic Activities
- Research Accomplishments
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Richard Price, MD ’60, FACS For his exceptional leadership as a surgeon, medical director, and teacher. Over the course of his four-decade career, Price played a key role in the development of trauma and critical care throughout the state of Utah. |
The Distinguished Alumni Award was established by the alumni of the School of Medicine Alumni Association and is presented annually to a graduate of the School of Medicine who exemplifies the practice of medicine. Achievement is recognized through excellence in clinical practice, academic activities, and research accomplishments.
Recognized Achievements
- Clinical Practice
- Academic Activities
- Research Accomplishments
Past Recipients
| Year | Recipient |
| 2017 | Richard Black, MD'74 |
| 2016 | David R. Nielsen, MD'79., FACS |
| 2015 | Val G. Hemming, MD'66 |
| 2014 | Anthony R. Temple, MD'68 |
| 2013 | Alan Crandall, MD'73 |
| 2012 | Randall W. Burt, MD'74 |
| 2011 | W. Donald Shields, MD'71 |
| 2010 | James L. Parkin, MD'73 |
| 2009 | Randall L. Olson, MD'73 |
| 2008 | Harmon J. Eyre, MD'66 |
| 2007 | Elizabeth H. Hammond, MD'67 |
| 2006 | James W. Freston, MD'61 & August L. Jung, MD'52 |
| 2005 | Dale G. Johnson, MD'56 |
| 2004 | Don H. Nelson, MD'47 & Lawrence E. Stevens, MD'52 |
| 2003 | Cecil O. Samuelson, MD'70 |
| 2002 | James O. Mason, MD'58 |
| 2001 | J. Charles Rich, MD'66 |
| 2000 | Ernest J. Eichwald, MD' 53 |
| 1999 | Homer R. Warner, MD., PhD'49 |
| 1998 | Harry L. Gibbons, MD'58 |
| 1997 | Russel M. Nelson, MD'47 |
| 1996 | John R. Ward, MD'46 |
| 1995 | George G. Jackson, MD'45 |
| 1994 | Class of 1944 |
| 1993 | Hiroshi Kuida, MD'51 |
| 1992 | C. DuWayne Schmidt, MD'54 |
| 1991 | Kim A. Bateman, MD'74 |