ATS PAR Awards

William J. Martin, II
Distinguished Achievement Award

The recipient of the William J. Martin, II Distinguished Achievement Award is an honor awarded to a person who embodies the many characteristics of its namesake listed below.

• Innovative Spirit
• Outstanding Leadership Skills
• Impressive History in Public Service
• Passion for Patients

The award is presented each year at the ATS PAR Symposium at the ATS International Conference. Past recipients of this award are:

2003- William J. Martin II, MD [Bio]
2004- Gordon L. Snider, MD
2005- John H. Newman, MD [Bio]
2006- Homer Boushey, MD [Bio]
2007- Thomas R. Martin, MD [Bio]
2008- Bruce C. Trapnell, MD [Bio]
2009 - Jacob Iasha Sznajder, MD
2010 - Timothy Cote, MD, MP [Bio]
        - Peter Saltonstall [Bio]
2011 - Joan Schiller, MD [Bio]
2012 - Leland Fan, MD

PAR Excellence Award

The recipient of the PAR Excellence Award is an honor awarded by persons affected by pulmonary disease to a domestic or international individual, group or institution from any lay, professional or government field who has improved the lives of patients by:

• Enabling research and advancing the understanding of disease through legislation, advocacy or philanthropy;
• Performing basic or clinical scientific works that have produced tangible and significant benefits for affected individuals
• Providing vision, hope, support or relief to those who live with life-threatening pulmonary illness

The award is presented each year at the ATS PAR Symposium at the ATS International Conference. Past Recipients of this award are:

2003- Claude Lenfant, MD
           James P. Kiley, BS, MS, PhD [Bio]
           Talmadge E. King, Jr., MD [Bio]
2004- Steven Groft, Pharm D
2005- Dean Schraufnagel, MD [Bio]
2006- Sheldon Siegel, MD [Bio]
2007- Gordon D. Rubenfeld, MD [Bio]
2008- Margaret S. Herridge, MSc, MD, MPH [Bio]
2009 - Bernadette Gochuico, MD [Bio]
2010 - Roy Brower, MD [Bio]
2011 - Frank McCormack, MD [Bio]
2012 - Gregory Cosgrove, MD [Bio]