Awards
William McAdams Outstanding Service Award
The ABHP is soliciting nominations for this year’s award. Nominees shall be CHPs who have served the health physics community through outstanding and extended work on the ABHP Examination Panels, ABHP Board, AAHP Continuing Education Committee, AAHP Executive Committee, other AAHP committees, teaching or other assistance in increasing knowledge of HPs, or other areas that enhance the professionalism of health physics. This award may be bestowed posthumously. Nominations must be received by March 1, 2023 to be considered. Submit here.
The McAdams Award is presented annually by the ABHP for significant contributions toward the advancement of professionalism in Health Physics and to the Certification process. More information is available on the award and its recipients on the ABHP page.
Joyce P. Davis Memorial Award
The AAHP is soliciting nominations for the Nominations for the award can be made by any member of the Academy. Nominations should include a brief biographical résumé of the nominee's career and service to the profession and the AAHP, a nomination letter describing how the candidate has championed professional standards and ethics during their career, and at least three reference letters in support of the nomination. This material should be submitted on or before April 1, 2023. Submit here.
The Davis Award is an AAHP award given in memory and honor of Joyce P. Davis in recognition of her dedication to the advancement of health physics and her humanitarian efforts to uphold the ethics of the profession. The recipient of this award demonstrates these extraordinary qualities exemplified by Joyce P. Davis, distinguishing themselves for excellence in professional achievement as well as being a champion of ethical behavior.
Those eligible for the award must be:
- a member of AAHP for at least 10 years;
- a demonstrated champion of professional standards and ethics, and;
- recognized for exemplary professional practice of health physics.
The award will be presented at the AAHP Awards Luncheon during the annual Health Physics Society Annual Meeting.
Previous winners include:
John J. Kelly, 2002
James E. Tarpinian, 2004
Carol D. Berger, 2006
Howard W. Dickson, 2008
Frazier L. Bronson, 2010
Bryce Rich, 2014
John Frazier, 2016
Charles Roessler, 2018
Dennis Quinn, 2019
Douglas Minnema, 2020
Charles "Gus" Potter, 2021
Samuel L. Baker, 2022
Nancy K. Johnson National Service Award
This award is presented in honor of Nancy K. Johnson to individuals who have provided exceptional service to the Academy during the immediate Past President's term of office.
Previous winners include:
Nancy Johnson, 2008
E. Scott Medling, 2009
Dan Strom, 2010
Kyle Kleinhans, 2011
Sandra J. Brereton, 2012
Dan Mantooth, 2013
James S. Willison, 2015
Timothy Taulbee, 2017
James Nunn, 2022