CAMA AWARDS
CAMA presents a number of awards each year during the Honors Night Banquet at the Annual Scientific Meeting. These awards are an exciting way to recognize not only CAMA members, but also Aviation Medical Examiners and other medical and aviation professionals for their work in the aerospace industry or in the medical profession. An explanation of each award, criteria for consideration of the award, and recipients of each award is provided below:
AUDIE AND BERNICE DAVIS AWARD
Award type:
Established by Harvey Watt & Company to recognize an outstanding Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) each year.
Recipient Criteria:
• Provides exceptional service to his/her airmen to assure longevity and safety in aviation
• Provides counseling and guidance for health maintenance going beyond the routine FAA physical examination, recommending and educating the airman in his/her responsibility for health maintenance.
• Works closely with the airman to assure the correct diagnosis is made, remaining alert and vigilant for conditions which might affect the health of aviators and providing guidance for early intervention
• Demonstrates his/her commitment to the health maintenance of those who fly and the safety of flight
• Gives time willingly and unselfishly to educate airmen, families, and the public in aviation medical matters
• Provides an exceptional service to airmen, the aviation industry, and the FAA
Recipients:
2004 Charles Berry, MD
2005 Hal Conwell, MD
2006 Robert Stein, MD
2007 Stacy Vereen, MD
2008 DeWayne Caviness, MD
2009 David Bryman, DO
2010 James Almand, MD
2011 Petra Illig, MD
2012 Gordon L. Ritter, DO
2013 Mark C. Eidson, MD
2014 Clayton T. Cowl, MD, M.S.
2015 Warren Silberman, DO, MPH
2016 Courtney D. Scott, Jr., DO, MPH
2017 Gerald W. Saboe, DO, MPH
2018 Andrew H. Miller, MD
2019 Raymond S. Basri, MD, FACS
FORREST AND PAMELA BIRD AWARD
Recipient Criteria: (all of the following are acceptable for consideration)
- Aircrew Member who, through personal skills and judgment, has averted or limited potential injury to others, before, during, or after his/her flight duties
• Conceptual Aeromedical Technologist who has been personally responsible for a concept or concepts that have served to directly advance the welfare of aircrew members and/or their passengers
• Legislator who has been instrumental in protection Civil Aviation Activities, from burdensome political regulatory encroachment, which clearly serves to maintain individual airman freedom
• Physician who has distinguished himself/herself by the mass educational expansion of the mandated flight physical into a periodic overall examining procedure, serving as a means for the early detection of disease with potentially life-limiting or fatal consequences in both men and women
• Aircraft passenger who has meritoriously served his or her fellow man during or following an inflight emergency
Recipients:
1991 Captain Al Haynes
1992 Robert F. Lash, MD
1993 Robert L. Wick, MD
1994 John K. Lauber, Ph.D
1995 Floyd F. McSpadden, MD
1996 William K. Kershner
1997 Peter V. Siegel, MD
1998 Heinz F. Wykypiel, MD
1999 John D. Hastings, MD
2000 Audie W. Davis, MD, and
James L. Harris, M.Ed
2001 Charles E. Billings, MD
2002 Per-Johan Cappelen, MD
2003 Barton Pakull, MD
2004 Felix M. Maguire
2005 Michael Bagshaw, MD
2006 Stephen V. A. Blizzard, MD
2007 Frederick E. Tilton, MD
2008 John and Martha King
2009 Charles A. Berry, MD
2010 Robin E. Dodge, MD
2011 Story Musgrave, MD
2012 Col. Mark Tillman, USAF
2013 James M. Vanderploeg, MD, MPH
2014 James R. Fraser, MD, MPH
2015 Col. Elmo “Mo” Baker, USAF (ret.)
2016 No award designated.
2017 Richard S. Williams, MD, MPH
2018 Donald R. Lee
2019 Gerald Dubowitz, MBChB, MD
HARRIS AWARD
Recipient Criteria:
Presented annually to the individual(s) who as a CAMA member has demonstrated administrative excellence in support of CAMA and its ideals.
Recipients:
2008 James L. & Sammie Harris
2009 A. Duane Catterson, MD
2010 Gordon L. Ritter, DO
2011 Earl Beard, MD
2012 James L. Carpenter, MD
2013 John D. Hastings, MD
2014 David P. Millett, MD, MPH
2015 Russell B. Rayman, MD, MPH
2016 Sherry Sandoval
2017 Robert Haddon, MD, M.S.
2018 Gregory A. Pinnell, MD
2019 Robin Dodge, MD
PRESIDENT’S COMMENDATION
Recipient Criteria: This award is at the discretion of the CAMA President, designed to recognize an individual who has done the most to promote the CAMA mission during the year.
Recipients:
1986 Robert Wick, MD
1987 Forrest Bird, MD
1993 Floyd F. McSpadden, MD
1997 Earl F. Beard, MD
1998 Heinz Wykypiel, MD
2000 Sammie Harris
2001 David P. Millett, MD
2002 Warren Silberman, DO, MPH
2005 Luis Amezcua, MD
2008 David A. Bryman, DO
2009 Clayton T. Cowl, MD, M.S.
2011 John D. Hastings, MD
2012 Sherry M. Sandoval
2013 Frederick E. Tilton, MD, MPH
2014 Russell B. Rayman, MD, MPH
2015 Gerald W. Saboe, DO, MPH
2016 Robert Haddon, MD, MS
2017 David G. Schall, MD, MPH
2018 Marcel V. Dionne, MD, MPH
2019 Richard Ronan Murphy, MBChB
JOHN A. TAMISIEA AWARD
Recipient Criteria: Established and sponsored by the Civil Aviation Medical Association in memory of John A. Tamisiea, MD Awarded annually to an aviation medical examiner or other individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the art and science of aviation medicine in its application to the general aviation field, it is presented at the annual Aerospace Medical Association meeting each spring at its Honors Night gala event.
Recipients:
1963 Herbert F. Fenwick, MD
1964 Delazon S. Bostwick, MD
1965 Neil E. Baxter, MD
1966 George B. McNeely, MD
1967 Howard A. Dishongh, MD
1968 J. Harold Brown, MD
1969 Thomas A. Coates, MD
1970 H. D. Vickers, MD
1971 William Gillespie, MD
1972 James Y. Bradfield, MD
1973 Harold N. Brown, MD
1974 Luis A. Amezcua-G., MD
1975 Robert L. Wick, Jr., MD
1976 Harry L. Gibbons, MD
1977 Harold V. Ellingson, MD
1978 Silvio Finkelstein, MD
1979 Audie W. Davis, Jr., MD
1980 Charles E. Billings, MD
1981 James L. Harris, M.Ed.
1982 Gerald S. Backenstoe, MD
1983 D. Owen Coons, MD, MPH
1984 Milton H. Gordon, MD
1985 John C. Lane, MB, BS
1986 Robert F. Lash, MD
1987 Russell B. Rayman, MD, MPH
1988 Jon L. Jordan, MD, JD
1989 William H. Hark, MD
1990 Charles A. Berry, MD, MPH
1991 Marion C. Wagnon, MD
1992 Robert S. Poole, MD
1993 Robin E. Dodge, MD
1994 Reizo Kikuchi, MD, PhD
1995 Melchor Antuñano, MD
1996 John D. Hastings, MD
1997 Douglas R. Burnett, MEd
1998 Richard S. Williams, MD, MPH
1999 No Award
2000 Halford R. Conwell, MD
2001 Allen J. Parmet, MD, MPH
2002 No Award
2003 Victor M. Rico-Jaime, MD MS
2004 Michael A. Berry, MD, MS
2005 Graeme Maclarn, MB, BS, D.Av.Med., M.Eng.Sci., FRAes
2006 David P. Millett, MD, MPH
2007 Eduard M. Ricaurte, MD
2008 Prof. Dr. Uwe Stueben
2009 Mary A. Cimrmancic, DDS
2010 Guillermo J. Salazar, MD
2011 David Salisbury, MD, Col.(Ret.), CF
2012 David A. Bryman, DO
2013 Carlos Staff, MD
2014 Pooshan Navathe, MD
2015 Susan E. Northrup, MD, MPH
2016 Kevin Herbert, MBChB, DAvMed.
2017 Mark C. Eidsen, MD
2018 Paulo M. Alves, MD, MS
2019 David G. Schall, MD, MPH
CAMA FELLOWS
Recipient criteria:
Fellows are those CAMA members who are singled out by the Executive Board for having made outstanding contributions to civil aviation medicine. They must be deemed by the membership committee to meet all the requisite and at least three of the additional requirements listed below:
Requisite requirements:
- Be a CAMA member in good standing for a minimum of five years
- Be a regular, interested participant in CAMA, as demonstrated by frequent meeting attendance, submission of articles to the Flight Physician, committee participation, etc.
- Have an active interest in civil aviation medicine, as demonstrated by medical practice or participation in aviation medical activities
- Be well-respected by peers in National and/or International aviation medical organizations
Additional accolades supporting candidacy:
- Be an FAA Regional Flight Surgeon, holder of a higher appointment, or have a comparable medical position in a foreign country
- Be a senior FAA CAMI scientist of an equivalent scientist in a foreign country
- Have been elected to a CAMA leadership position
- Be board certified in aerospace medicine or have equivalent foreign academic credentials
- Have authored published scientific papers or books on aeromedical subjects
- Have served as a senior medical officer for an airline
- Have served as an aerospace medical officer or consultant to an aerospace company
- Have been elected to a leadership position in AsMA or an equivalent medical organization concerned with civil aviation
- Have accomplished during his/her career an accumulated body of work in the field of aerospace medicine that is deemed by the selection committee to be on a par with the other listed additional requirements
CAMA Fellows:
2006
James Almand, MD
Luis Amezcua, MD
Forrest Bird, MD
Stephen Blizzard, MD
Duane Catterson, MD
Halford Conwell, MD
Robin Dodge, MD
James L. Harris, MEd
John Hastings, MD
Young Stokes, MD
James Tucker, MD
Stacy Vereen, MD
Harold Walgren, MD
2007
Earl Beard, MD
David Bryman, DO
Mark Eidson, MD
Aynalem Gebremarium, MD
James Heins, MD
Richard Jennings, MD, MPH
David Millett, MD, MPH
Hugh O’Neill, MD
Warren Silberman, DO, MPH
Robert Stein, MD
Rodney Williams, MD
Alex Wolbrink, MD
2008
Michael Bagshaw, MD
Clayton T. Cowl, MD, MS
Audie Davis, MD
Susan Northrup, MD
Russell Rayman, MD, MPH
- David Rummel, MD
2009
Charles Berry, MD
Michael Berry, MD
Charles Billings, MD
Katherine Helleur, MD
Ernst Hollmann, MD
Stanley Mohler, MD
Gordon Ritter, DO
Albert Van der Waag, MD
Heinz Wykypiel, MD
2010
DeWayne Caviness, MD
Graeme Maclarn, MD
Frederick E. Tilton, MD, MPH
Randall Caviness, MD
Andrew Miller, MD
Farhad Sahiar, MD
Frank Pettyjohn, MD
Estol Belflower, MD
Thomas Faulkner, MD
2011
Avinoam Barlev, MD
Petra Illig, MD
David Salisbury, MD
Per-Johan Cappelen, MD
Story Musgrave, MD
2012
James L. Carpenter, MD
James R. Fraser, MD
2013
Jay A. Danforth, MD
James M. Vanderploeg, MD, MPH
2014
Paulo M. Alves, MD
Denise L. Baisden, MD
Gerald W. Saboe, DO, MPH
2015
Bruce B. Chien, MD
Robert J. Gordon, DO
John S. Raniolo, DO
Reddoch Williams, MD
2016
No fellows designated.
2017
Michael F. Boyer, MD
James R. DeVoll, MD, MPH
Daniel Danczyk, MD, MPH
Edmond F. Feeks, MD, MPH
Fred A. Furgang, MD
Harriet Lester, MD
Gregory A. Pinnell, MD
Sean K. Roden, MD
Richard S. Roth, MD
Sergio B. Seoane, MD
2018
Stephen D. Leonard, MD
Richard Ronan Murphy, MBChB
Leigh L. Speicher, MD
Stephen J.H. Veronneau, MS, MS
Kathleen A. Yodice, Esq., JD
2019
Steven I. Altchuler, MD, PhD
Gary E. Crump
James L. Edwards, MD
Robert Haddon, MD
Alan M. Kozarsky, MD
David G. Schall, MD, MPH
Courtney D. Scott, Jr., DO, MPH
Basil P. Spyropolous, MD