Excellence in Investigative Mentoring Award
The Excellence in Investigative Mentoring Award recognizes the importance of the mentor/mentee relationship. A dedicated mentor can significantly influence the successful development and career of a mentee. This award honors an active ACR or ARHP member for their contributions to the rheumatology profession through outstanding and ongoing mentoring. Funding support for this award of distinction is provided by the Rheumatology Research Foundation.
Recipient: Earl D. Silverman, MD
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2014 ACR Masters
Recognition as a Master of the ACR is one of the highest honors the ACR bestows on a member. This distinction is given to members, age 65 or older, who have made outstanding contributions to the field of rheumatology through scholarly achievement and/or service to their patients, students and profession. Since 1987, the ACR has honored over 300 exceptional leaders in the field of rheumatology as Masters. This year’s Masters are:
Steven B. Abramson, MD
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York
Stefano Bombardieri, MD
University of Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Betty A. Diamond, MD
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Manhasset, N.Y.
Abraham García Kutzbach, MD
Francisco Marroquín University
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Allan Gibofsky, MD, JD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York
Emilio B. Gonzalez, MD
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Wolfgang L. Gross, MD
University of Lübeck
Lübeck, Germany
Loïc P. Guillevin, MD
Hospital Cochin-Paris University
Paris, France
Edward B. Herzig, MD
Mercy Health Physicians
Fairfield, Ohio
Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore
Luis J. Jara, MD
Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico La Raza
Mexico City, Mexico
Robert S. Katz, MD
Rheumatology Associates, S.C.
Chicago
Brian L. Kotzin, MD
Amgen, Inc.
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
W. Joseph McCune, MD
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Mich.
PierLuigi Meroni, MD
University of Milan
Milan, Italy
Robert I. Morris, MD
Rheumatology Diagnostics Laboratory, Inc.
Los Angeles
William R. Palmer, MD
Westroads Medical Group
Omaha, Neb.
Jean-Pierre Pelletier, MD
University of Montreal Hospital Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Michael C. Schweitz, MD
Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates of Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Richard M. Silver, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, S.C.
Gordon A. Starkebaum, MD
University of Washington
Seattle
Virginia D. Steen, MD
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
2014 ARHP Merit & Appreciation Awards
ARHP Addie Thomas Service Award
The ARHP Addie Thomas Service Award is presented in honor of the Association’s first president and recognizes individuals who have been active volunteers involved with local, regional and national arthritis-related activities.
