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Distinguished Service Award

This award is meant to honor a member of the Shock Society who has shown sustained commitment to the betterment of the Society.

Application Deadline: March 6, 2026
How to Apply

Nominations for the Award will be solicited annually from the membership. Members will submit nominations to the Awards Committee along with a CV and letter of support to the committee chair by March 6, 2026. Email all materials to [email protected]. The list of qualified nominations, along with a CV and letter of support, will be submitted to the president and council for selection ofa final recipient at the mid-year teleconference. The award will be presented at the 49th Annual Conference on Shock & 11th Congress of the International Federation of Shock Societies

Previous Distinguished Service Award Recipients
Robert F. Cooney
2025
Tim Billiar
2023
Elizabeth Kovacs
2024
Laurie Kilpatrick
2022
Marc Jeschke
2021
Melanie Scott
2020
Ping Wang
2019
Charles Long
2018
Rosemary Kozar
2017
Lorrie A. Langdale
2016
Timothy Buchman
2015
Mark Clemens
2014
Ernest Moore
2013
Daniel Traber
2012
Alfred Ayala
2011
Basilia Zingarelli
2010
Carl Hauser
2009
Daniel Remick
2008
James Cook
2007
Richard Hotchkiss
2007
Jureta Horton
2006
Mohammed Sayeed
2005
Carol L. Wells
2004
David J. Brackett
2003
Irshad H. Chaudry
2002
Francis L. Abel
2001
Arthur E. Baue
2000
Robert F. Bond
1999
James P. Filkins
1998
William Schumer
1997