AAMI Clinical/Biomedical Engineering Achievement Award
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Carol Davis-Smith 2009 Award Recipient |
The AAMI Clinical/Biomedical Engineering Achievement Award recognizes individual excellence and achievement in the clinical and biomedical engineering fields. In any year, the award may be given to either a clinical or biomedical engineer.
Candidates must demonstrate:
- An outstanding service and/or accomplishment with a significant impact on: clinical or biomedical engineering management improvements; patient care; cost savings; or improvements in the use or impact of technology
- Employment as a clinical and/or biomedical engineer for at least 5 years.
Candidates must demonstrate two or more of the following types of activities:
This is not intended to be an exhaustive or exclusive list. The following are examples representative of individual excellence. Nominators may submit evidence of additional or other types of activities relevant to this award and to the candidate’s achievements.
- Involvement in national, state, or local clinical/ biomedical engineering organizations,
- Involvement in a standards development process (such as AAMI, NFPA, JCAHO standards),
- Contribution through publications in journals or development of educational programs,
- Special recognition by candidate’s employer for contribution to management improvements; patient care; cost savings, or improvements in the use or impact of technology, and/or,
- Substantial contribution to an AAMI or other organizational program.
Award includes a $2,500 check and a plaque to be presented at AAMI's Annual Conference.
The deadline for receipt of nominations is March 31, 2010. Link here to download the award nomination form. For more information, contact Susan DeCourcey at 703-525-4890, ext. 232 or e-mail sdecourcey@aami.org.
| AAMI Clinical/Biomedical Engineering Achievement Award Winners | |||
2009 |
Carol Davis-Smith |
1980 |
David J. Lubin, CCE |
2008 |
Ken Maddock, BSEET |
2007 |
Larry Hertzler, CCE |
2006 |
Alan Lipschultz, CCE |
2005 |
Jonathan F. Dyro, PhD, CCE |
2004 |
Ted Cohen, CCE |
2003 |
Eric Rosow |
2002 |
J. Tobey Clark, CCE |
2001 |
Malcolm G. Ridgway, PhD, CCE |
2000 |
Robert H. Stiefel, CCE |
1998 |
William Betts, CCE |
1996 |
Gailord Gordon, CCE |
1995 |
Michael Van Lysle |
1994 |
Larry Fennigkoh, CCE |
1993 |
James P. Keller |
1992 |
Alfred M. Dolan, CCE |
1991 |
Dwayne R. Westenskow, PhD |
1990 |
Emanuel Furst, PhD |
1985 |
Thomas J. Bauld, III |
1984 |
Jonathan Newell, PhD |
1983 |
Thomas S. Hargest, CCE |

