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AAI Public Service Award

The AAI Public Service Award (PSA) program began in 1994.

The PSA is bestowed annually on "individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advocacy and support of basic biomedical and immunologic research" and who have "distinguished themselves in such diverse fields as public affairs and policymaking, journalism and scientific writing, scientific research, research administration, minority recruitment and education in the sciences, and disease research advocacy."

2011 Recipients:

Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Brian Bilbray (R-CA).

for their "outstanding leadership in advancing biomedical research through support for the National Institutes of Health."

Below (left image): Rep. Chris Van Hollen converses with AAI leaders. Below (right image): Rep. Brian Bilbray (third from left) accepts AAI award from (L-R) Mitchell Kronenberg, Jeffrey Frelinger, Linda Sherman.

 

Below (L-R): Elizabeth Kovacs, Arlene Sharpe, Linda Sherman, Gail Bishop, Marc Jenkins, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Mitchell Kronenberg, Michele Hogan, Jeremy Boss, Leslie Berg, Wayne Yokoyama, Lauren Gross.

Previous PSA Recipients

2010

The Honorable David Obey (D-WI)

2009

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

Families USA (Ron Pollack, Executive Director)

2007

Dr. Richard Hodes, Director, National Institute on Aging

2006

Vicki and Fred Modell, Co-founders of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation (JMF)

2005

Frankie Trull, President, National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR) and Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR)

2004

Mort Kondracke, journalist/commentator and Roll Call Executive Editor

2003

Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA)

Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)

2002

Dr. Ruth Kirschstein, former Acting Director/Deputy Director, NIH

2001

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA)

Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA)

2000

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

1999

Representative Dan Miller (R-13th, FL)

1997

Senator Connie Mack, III (R-FL)

Sam Donaldson, ABC News

1996

Bradie Metheny, former publisher, Washington FAX

1995

Senator Mark O. Hatfield (R-OR)

1994

Representative John Porter (R-10th, Ill)