Award for Achievement
Honors University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine alumni for significant professional accomplishments in science, medicine and education.

Award for Service
Honors University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine alumni for meritorious leadership and service in a professional capacity or in the broader community.

Award for Friendship
Granted to individuals, not necessarily alumni, for support of and dedication to the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and its missions of education, research and service.

Early Distinguished Career Achievement Award
Honors University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine graduates of the past 20 years who have achieved early distinction in their field. This is a new alumni award category.

Francois Abboud, M.D. 61R - Internal Medicine
Dr. François Abboud's contributions to cardiovascular science alone warrant distinguished alumni honors. But with more than four decades of service to the University of Iowa and the UI Carver College of Medicine, Abboud also has been instrumental in building a top education and research institutions.

John Eckstein, M.D. 50MD, 54R - Internal Medicine
Recognized for his work in cardiovascular research, numerous professional organizations and research societies, notably the American Heart Association, which he later served as president, and as Dean of the University of Iowa College of Medicine. Dr. Eckstein currently resides in Iowa City and is Dean Emeritus for the College.

John Cambier, Ph.D. 72MS, 75PhD - Microbiology
Recognized for his work, particularly in the area of B-cell transduction, as a medical research scientist, author, editor, teacher and trainer. Dr. Cambier is currently Professor and Chairman Department of Immunology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and National Jewish Medical and Research Center and resides in Denver.

James Clifton, M.D. 51R - Internal Medicine
Recognized for his work, particularly in the area of Gastroenterology. Dr. Clifton headed the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Iowa for 18 years, making it one of the premier GI Divisions in the country. Dr. Clifton is the Roy J. Carver Professor Emeritus at the UI Carver College of Medicine and currently resides in Iowa City.

William Connor, M.D. 42BA, 50MD
Today the link between cholesterol and heart disease is common knowledge, thanks in large part to pioneering lipid and dietary cholesterol studies by William Connor, MD. Connor has spent his professional life exploring the relationship between what people eat and how it affects their hearts, their brains and the rest of their bodies.

Reginald Cooper, M.D. 60MS/R - Orthopaedic Surgery
Recognized for his contributions to basic research, professional and scientific organizations and the development of an academic department. For 26 years, he guided the growth and development of the College’s department of orthopaedic surgery leading it to a preeminent role in academic medicine and leaving an important legacy among those who have trained at the University of Iowa.  He is currently Professor Emeritus and resides in Iowa City.

George Counts, M.D. 65MD
Recognized for his work as teacher, microbiologist, clinician, and senior administrator in medicine and public health. Dr. Counts recently retired after a long career with the NIH and most currently Senior Advisor at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington.

Bruce Gantz, M.D. 68BS, 74MD, 80MS, 80R - Otolaryngology
In addition to his extensive work in cochlear implantation, Dr. Gantz has made clinical contributions in cholesteatoma, facial nerve disorders and skull base surgery. He has taken major leadership roles in the establishment of the National Institute for Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, and in encouraging federal support for biomedical research.

John Herr, Ph.D. 78PhD - Medicine
Recognized for his research in fertilization, gene testing, contraceptives and the reproductive system. Translating discoveries into inventions is a hallmark of his work. Dr. Herr is currently a Professor of Cell Biology and Director of the Center for Research in Contraceptive and Reproductive Health at the University of Virginia and resides in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Bradley Hyman, M.D., Ph.D. 82PhD, 83MD, 88R - Neurology, 89F - Pathology
Recognized for his research in genetic basis, protein chemistry and pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. Dr. Hyman is currently a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and a neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and assistant director of the Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

Lawrence Einhorn, M.D. 67MD
Recognized for his research in cancer and clinical oncology, testicular cancer treatment and germ cell tumors. Dr. Einhorn is currently a Distinguished Professor at Indiana University School of Medicine and resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Kathryn Edwards, M.D. 73MD
Recognized for her work as a clinical leader, researcher and educator in pediatrics, particularly her work to prevent pediatric infectious diseases. Dr. Edwards is currently Alexander Heard Distinguished Professor, professor of pediatric infectious diseases and vice chair of clinical research in the department of pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

Marion "Dave" Francis, Ph.D. 53PhD - Biochemistry
Recognized for his innovative research at Procter & Gamble where he made discoveries that benefit millions of people today, including the widespread adoption of fluoride therapies to strengthen bones and teeth. Dr. Francis retired after more than 40 years with Procter & Gamble and currently resides in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Katherine Halmi, M.D. 61BA, 65MD, 73R - Psychiatry
Recognized nationally and internationally for her expertise in treatment, genetic, neuroendocrine and outcome research in the field of eating disorders. Dr. Halmi is currently Professor of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University and resides in White Plains, New York.

Helen Hislop, Ph.D. 51PT, 53MS, 60PhD - Physiology and Biophysics
Recognized for her work as teacher and administrator, particularly in the area of Physical Therapy. Dr. Hislop retired after 50 years in academic leadership and currently resides in Durham, North Carolina.

Stanley James, M.D. 53BA, 62MD, 67R - Orthopaedic Surgery

For the past 40 years, Dr. James has been at the forefront of sports medicine and has led the way in the understanding and treatment of sports-related injuries. He is widely recognized as an expert on training, fitness, and the biomechanics of running. He has authored or co-authored more than 50 publications and has worked with some of the world's elite athletes, including Michael Jordan, Clyde Drexler, Carl Lewis, Mary Slaney, Pete Sampras, and Dan Fouts, among others.

Robert Joynt, M.D. 52MD, 63MS, 63PhD - Medicine
Recognized for his work as an educator and administrator, as well as noted author and editor in the area of Neurology. Dr. Joynt is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Rochester and currently resides in Pittsford, New York.

Yuan Chuan Lee, Ph.D. 62PhD - Biochemistry
Recognized as a major conceptual leader of Glycobiology, a burgeoning area of research in the understanding of the cell surface and cell-cell interaction before his leadership and contributions catapulted it from the virtual backwaters of biochemistry to the cover of Science magazine. Dr. Lee is currently professor of Biochemistry at Johns Hopkins University and resides in Timonium, Maryland.

Horace Loh 65PhD - Biochemistry
An international respected investigator and educator who made significant and fundamental contributions to the understanding of neurochemical mechanisms of opioids--major pain killers with addictive potential, Dr. Loh is currently a professor and head of the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Minnesota.

Diane Magrane, M.D. 74BA, 78MD
Recognized for the expertise in medical education curriculum reform and women’s health care initiatives, as well as her leadership at the University of Vermont. She currently is the Associate Vice President of Faculty Development and Leadership for the Association of American Medical Colleges and resides in Potomac, Maryland.

Allyn Mark, M.D. 57BA, 61MD, 67R, 69F - Internal Medicine
An internationally acclaimed leader in translational medicine and cardiovascular research and training, Dr. Mark has made fundamental contributions to autonomic neurovascular biology, as well as to the University of Iowa.

Edward Mason, M.D. 43BA, 45MD
Best know as the "father of obesity surgery," Dr. Mason is recognized for his distinguished career at the UI Carver College of Medicine where he is currently Professor Emeritus. He resides in Iowa City and he continues to actively teach, speak and write.

Sarah Morgan 81MD, 84R - Internal Medicine
A highly respected scientist, educator, administrator and physician, and national expert on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, Dr. Morgan is professor of nutrition sciences and medicine and director of the Division of Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

John Opitz, M.D. 56BA, 59MD, 61R - Pediatrics
Recognized for his work in genetic pathology and human biology. Dr. Opitz is currently Professor of Pediatrics, Human Genetics and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah School of Medicine and currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Roy Pitkin, M.D. 56BA, 59MD, 63R - Ob/Gyn
Recognized for his distinguished leadership as a researcher, academician and clinician in obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Pitkin retired in 1997, but his work is still visible through his patients, research and physicians he’s trained and mentored. He resides in La Quinta, California.

L. Jackson Roberts 69MD
Noted for his landmark discovery of isoprostanes and his subsequent pioneering work applied to understand both the basic mechanism of oxidant stress and the role isoprostanes in human disease, Dr. Jackson is a professor of pharmacology and medicine at Vanderbilt University.

Jean Robillard, M.D. 74F - Pediatrics
Recognized for breakthrough discoveries in fetal renal development, improving treatment for patients and past chair of the University of Michigan’s Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief for the university’s Mott Children’s Hospital. Dr. Robillard is currently Dean of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and resides in Iowa City, Iowa.

Robert Soper, M.D. 52MD, 58R - Surgery

It would be fair to say that Dr. Soper is the father of pediatric surgery in Iowa as he is primarily responsible for bringing Pediatric Surgery into the academic framework at the UI Carver College of Medicine. He is considered an exemplary academic physician, combining outstanding surgical skill and patient care with a deep love of and dedication to teaching. Soper also influenced the world of medicine well beyond the state of Iowa.

Robert Sparks, M.D. 55BA, 57MD
Recognized for his work as an educator, trainer and researcher in the area of addiction medicine, and his accomplished leadership and governmental advocacy of academic medicine.  Dr. Sparks retired as president and chief executive officer of the California Medical Association Foundation and currently resides in Eldorado Hills, California.

Paula Youngberg Arnell, M.D. 64MD, 69R - Pathology
Recognized for her work as an anatomic and clinical pathologist, in research and particularly patient care and volunteerism for her community. Dr. Arnell currently is a president of a large pathology practice in Rock Island, Illinois.

John Brinkman, M.D. 59BA, 62MD
Recognized for a remarkable record of service to his practice, profession, community and alma mater. His leadership on various state and local medical associations, as well as numerous University of Iowa and College of Medicine boards and committees, and his devotion to his patients, colleagues and medical students, have all been carried out with a true sense of compassion and a commitment to the betterment of health care in Iowa.  Dr. Brinkman is retired and resides in Mason City, Iowa.

Richard Cameron, M.D. 61BA, 65MD
Recognized for his 30-year career in medicine with the United States Army and his leadership as a psychiatric clinician, teacher, combat soldier, and senior executive medicine. Major General Cameron is chief administrative officer at Harbor View Psychiatric Hospital and resides in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Vincent Carstensen, M.D. 39MD
Recognized for his work as a community physician, advocate, leader and volunteer in the local communities. Dr. Carstensen is retired from private practice and living in the Waverly, Iowa.

Lawrence Dorr, M.D. 65MS - Pharmacology, 67MD

Dr. Dorr has been described as selfless, compassionate, and generous with an unstinting devotion to good causes. In 1995, he founded Operation Walk, a non-profit organization of doctors, nurses, and physical therapists who volunteer to teach and perform joint replacement surgery in developing countries.

Nile Dusdieker, M.D. 70BA, 70BM, 74MD
Recognized for his enormous contributions as a community leaders in education, arts and civics, as well as his achievements as a community based physician. Dr. Dusdieker resides in North Liberty, Iowa.

William Hamilton, M.D. 43BA, 46MD, 51R - Anesthesiology
A pioneering researcher, educator, leader and administrator who made an indelible mark on the specialty of Anesthesiology, Dr. Hamilton was the first chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Iowa and developed the nation's finest academic medicine department at the University of California - San Francisco.

Alfred Healy, M.D. 57MA, 63MD, 66R - Pediatrics
Recognized for his work as a pediatrics educator, administrator and internationally respected advocate for the care and services for developmentally disabled people. Dr. Healy is a Professor Emeritus with the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and currently resides in Ferryville, Wisconsin.

Herman Hein, M.D. 63MD, 66R - Pediatrics
Recognized nationally and internationally for his work to improve the quality of health care for mothers and babies.  Dr. Hein developed the Iowa Statewide Prenatal Care Program that is credited with dramatically decreasing the neonatal morality rate, while literally ensuring quality care for every mother and baby born in an Iowa hospital. Dr. Hein is a Professor of Pediatrics at he University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and resides in Iowa City.

Thin Thin Hlaing, Ph.D. 61MS - Biochemistry
Recognized for her leadership to establish biochemistry as a field in her native country of Myanmar (formerly Burma), as well as her accomplishments as an academician, researcher and administrator in all three of the country’s Institutes of Medicine. Though retired, she remains active in training students, serving as interim administrators and consulting, while residing in Yangon, Myanmar.

Johan Hultin, M.D. 51MS - Microbiology, 53MD
Recognized for his work as a clinical pathologist and devoted independent research, particularly in his relentless effort to decipher the mystery of the causative agent of the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918-19. Dr. Hultin is retired and resides in San Francisco, California.

Steven Jenison, M.D. 81MD
Recognized for his work as a researcher and clinical leader, particularly in the discovery and treatment for the viral agent, Hantavirus, and for his work as an educator, administrator and advocate for HIV service, treatment and care. Dr. Jenison is currently Physician Administrator of the Infectious Disease Bureau for New Mexico Department of Health and resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

William Kridelbaugh, M.D. 43BA, 45MD, 50R - Surgery
Recognized for his work of helping millions of Americans enjoy better and safer health care because of his lifelong service to the profession. Dr. Kridelbaugh retired from Presbyterian Hospital and currently resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Paul Laube, M.D. 32BA, 36MD
Recognized for his work as a community physician, collegiate trustee and community advocate and leader. Dr. Laube passed away in 2001 after retiring from a long and distinguished clinical practice in Dubuque, Iowa.

Dale Morgan, M.D. 51MD, 56R - Anesthesiology
Recognized for his work as a clinical anesthesiologist, particularly his volunteerism, medical service and ambassadorship to underdeveloped communities and countries around the world. Dr. Morgan is retired from clinical practice and currently resides in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Marvin Frank Piburn, M.D. 48MD
Recognized for his dedication and devotion to meeting the needs of people whose plight and poverty few of us can ever imagine. From the most rural areas of Africa to war-torn Rhodesia and Vietnam to urban neighborhoods across the United States, Dr. Piburn has advanced the art and practice of medicine through service to his patients and training to his health care colleagues.  Dr. Piburn is retired and currently living in Wichita, Kansas.

Russell Rulon, Ph.D. 60MS, 61PhD - Physiology
A gifted educator and mentor who has had a significant impact on the careers of hundreds of health science careers throughout Iowa and the nations, Dr. Rulon is an emeritus faculty at the Luther College where he served for more than 40 years.

David Sack, M.D. 74R - Internal Medicine
Best recognized as a teacher of young, developing country researchers, Dr. Sack is himself one of the world’s leading investigators in diarrheal disease research. Throughout his accomplished career, he has shared a deep, personal commitment to improving health conditions of people in the developing world, as is evidence by his work in international health, most notable in Bangladesh where he is currently Director of the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research.

Virginia Shepherd, Ph.D. 70BS, 72MS, 75PhD - Biochemistry
Recognized for teaching, science education, establishing genetics immunology, neuroscience workshops and computer programs for high school classrooms. Dr. Shepherd is currently a Professor of Pathology and Medicine, an Associate Professor of Biochemistry, and a research career scientist at Vanderbilt University and resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

Clifford C. Smith, M.D.
Dr. Smith is known for his dedication and selflessness that eventually won over the town of MacGregor. Smith was known to accept chickens, pigs, eggs, fruit and vegetables, and hay for his horses in return for doctoring, and if necessary, would see patients until 10 p.m. House calls? Of course, a practice he continued until his retirement. The quintessential country doctor, he never went anywhere without his black bag.

Bruce Spivey, M.D. 59MD, 63R - Ophthalmology, 64MS
Recognized for helping patients see, helping organizations plan for the future, and helping developing countries improve health care delivery. Dr. Spivey "retired" in 2000, but is currently deputy executive vice president of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies and secretary general of the International Council of Ophthalmology.

John Sunderbruch, M.D. 34MD
Recognized for his more than 65 years of service to the medical profession and numerous communities throughout Iowa. Dr. Sunderbruch was one of Iowa’s oldest practicing clinicians in Iowa until his passing in 2006.

Peter Wallace, M.D. 69MD, 74R - Pediatrics
Recognized for his service of leadership in advocating for children at the local, state and national levels. Dr. Wallace is currently vice president of medical staff affairs for Mercy Iowa City, which operates Mercy Hospital and its affiliated clinics.

Gene Gary-Williams 57CER, 58MA - Physical Therapy

Known as a mentor, educator, administrator and distinguished scholar, Dr. Gary-Williams has greatly enhanced the awareness and need for improving diversity and multi-cultural competence within the field of Physical Therapy. She is a visionary who has served as a wonderful role model for others in her field.

R. Wayne Richey
Recognized for his service to higher education in Iowa as executive director of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa. Mr. Richey is retired and currently resides in Des Moines, Iowa.

Kenneth Yerington 58BSC
Recognized for his service as Assistant Professor in the University of Iowa and Director of Financial Management and Control, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Mr. Yerington is retired and resides in Coralville, Iowa.