AAMI Foundation Laufman-Greatbatch Prize
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Jack Harrington 2008 Award Recipient |
The AAMI
Foundation Laufman-Greatbatch Prize honors
an individual or group that has made a unique and significant contribution
to the advancement of medical instrumentation.
Qualified candidates have provided:
- An outstanding service and/or accomplishment with a significant impact on a specific medical device or on medical instrumentation in general
- A service that results in the development of an important new medical device
- A distinctive contribution toward the improvement of the use or safety of a medical device
- Groups or individuals who have made critical contributions to the enhancement of patient care through medical instrumentation
An endowment of $5,000 and a commemorative plaque are presented to the winner.
For more information, contact Susan DeCourcey at 703-525-4890, ext. 232 or e-mail sdecourcey@aami.org.
| AAMI Foundation Laufman-Greatbatch Prize Winners | |||
2008 |
Jack Harrington |
1992 |
Otto Herbert Schmitt, PhD |
2007 |
Willis A. Tacker, Jr., MD, PhD |
1991 |
Allen Latham, Jr. |
2006 |
Nathaniel Sims, MD |
1989 |
Paul C. Lauterbur, PhD |
2005 |
Maynard Ramsey, III, MD, PhD |
1988 |
Michel Mirowski, MD |
2004 |
Dr. George J. Magovern, Sr., MD |
1987 |
Leslie A. Geddes, ME, PhD |
2003 |
David Hood, Steve Alexander, Matthew Hanson, Todd Kneale, and Terry Domae |
1985 |
Dwight E. Harken, MD |
2002 |
David E. Flinchbaugh, PhD, PE |
1984 |
Clarence Dennis |
2001 |
Huntly D. Millar |
1983 |
Charles A. Mistretta, PhD |
2000 |
Thomas Fogarty, MD |
1982 |
Wilson Greatbatch, PE |
1999 |
Adrian Kantrowitz, MD |
1981 |
Reginald C. Eggleton |
1998 |
Earl E. Bakken |
1980 |
Martin H. Wilcox |
1997 |
Alan Berson, PhD |
1979 |
Norman J. Holter, DSc |
1996 |
John G. Webster, PhD |
1978 |
Godfrey N. Hounsfield |
1995 |
John Watson, PhD |
1977 |
Willem Johan Kolff, MD, PhD |
1994 |
Robert Arzbaecher, PhD |
1976 |
Robert F. Rushmer, MD |
1993 |
Craig J. Hartley, PhD |
1975 |
Barouh V. Berkovits |

