AVAPL Awards
2008 Honorees
Distinguished Career
Award
Richard Carothers, Ph.D.
Robert Gresen, Ph.D.
Leadership Award
Jeffrey Burk, Ph.D.
Richard Greenblatt, Ph.D.
Professional Service
Award
Stephen Getsinger, Ph.D.
Wayne Siegel, Ph.D.
Special Contribution
Award
June Malone, Ph.D.
Past President
Jamie Adler, Ph.D.
Professional Achievement/Distinguished Career Awards
| 1996 |
Cecil Peck |
Central Office (Retired) |
| 1997 |
Thomas B. Horvath |
VA Headquarters |
| 1998 |
(apparently none) |
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| 1999 |
Kenneth W. Kizer |
VA Headquarters |
| 2000 |
(none) |
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| 2001 |
Alexander Boeringa |
Houston (Retired) |
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Richard McCormick |
VISN 10 (Retired) |
| 2002 |
(none) |
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| 2003 |
Rod Baker |
San Antonio |
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Walter Penk |
Bedford |
| 2004 |
Celia Michael |
Albuquerque |
| 2005 |
(none) |
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| 2006 |
Edmund J. Nightingale |
Minneapolis |
| 2007 |
Doug Gottfredson |
Retired |
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Dana Moore |
OIG |
| 2008 |
Richard Carothers |
Oklahoma City
(Retired) |
| |
Robert Gresen |
VACO (Retired) |
Leadership Award
| 1979 |
Jack Griffiths |
Danville |
| 1980 |
Roy Brenner |
Hines |
| 1981 |
Joseph F. Sanders |
Togus |
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S. J. Williamson |
Jefferson Barracks |
| 1982 |
Sid Cleveland |
Houston |
| 1983 |
Oakley Ray |
Nashville |
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Harold Dickman |
Palo Alto |
| 1984 |
G. D. (Woody) Carnes |
Bay Pines |
| 1985 |
(apparently none) |
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| 1986 |
Georgette Bellucci |
Highland Drive |
| 1987 |
Bill Davis |
Hines |
| 1988 |
Phillip Laughlin |
Knoxville |
| 1989 |
M. Rae Barnes |
Little Rock |
| 1990 |
Terence M. Keane |
Boston |
| 1991 |
Al Paige |
Seattle |
| 1992 |
Edmund Nightingale |
Minneapolis |
| 1993 |
Kenneth A. Klauck |
Milwaukee |
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Frank W. Milling |
Murfreesboro |
| 1994 |
Patrick A. Boudewyns |
Augusta |
| 1995 |
Joseph B. Sutter, Jr. |
Salisbury |
| 1996 |
Orville J. Lips |
North Chicago |
| 1997 |
Rodney R. Baker |
San Antonio |
| 1998 |
Christine M. LaGana |
Baltimore |
| 1999 |
Richard A. McCormick |
VISN 10 |
| 2000 |
Scott Murray |
VISN 2 |
| 2001 |
Dale Cannon |
VACO/MHSHG |
| 2002 |
James Breckenridge |
Palo Alto |
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Samuel N. Stern |
Baltimore |
| 2003 |
Russell Lemle |
San Francisco |
| 2004 |
Mary Jansen |
VA Central Office |
| 2005 |
June Malone |
Albuquerque |
| 2006 |
Robert Kerns |
West Haven |
| 2007 |
Michael Neale |
NEPEC |
| |
Gary Wolfe |
Greater Los Angeles |
| 2008 |
Jeffrey Burk |
North Florida/South
Georgia |
| |
Richard Greenblatt |
Hines |
Professional Service
Award
| 1979 |
Evelyn Crumpton |
Brentwood |
| 1980 |
(apparently none) |
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| 1981 |
Philip G. Hanson |
Houston |
| 1982 |
Michael Keown |
Grand Junction |
| 1983 |
Walter O’Connell |
Houston |
| 1984 |
Dennis M. Donovan |
Seattle |
| 1985 |
Gary Williamson |
Highland Drive |
| 1986 |
Ronald Hobler |
Castle Point |
| 1987 |
Steven Percente |
Highland Drive |
| 1988 |
Gerald J. Mozdzierz |
Hines |
| 1989 |
Robert R. Hutzell |
Knoxville |
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Kirk A. Perry |
Little Rock |
| 1990 |
Kenneth F. Kopel |
Houston |
| 1991 |
George Stocking |
Miami |
| 1992 |
Matthew Zarantonello |
Battle Creek |
| 1993 |
Keith A. Druley |
Coatesville |
| 1994 |
Paul T. Ingmundson |
San Antonio |
| 1995 |
Kathleen McNamara |
Honolulu |
| 1996 |
Kathie Larson |
Seattle |
| 1997 |
John A. Schinka |
Tampa |
| 1998 |
Christopher N. Bacorn |
San Antonio |
| 1999 |
Kerry Lynch |
Milwaukee |
| 2000 |
Carroll Ohlde |
Topeka |
| 2001 |
Ronald Pekala |
Coatesville |
| 2002 |
Marci Mylan |
Minneapolis |
| 2003 |
Sandra Lundgren |
Minneapolis |
| 2004 |
Jay Arthur Rice |
San Antonio |
| 2005 |
(none) |
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| 2006 |
Jennifer Moye |
Boston |
| 2007 |
Russell Lemle |
San Francisco |
| 2008 |
Stephen Getsinger |
San Antonio |
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Wayne Siegel |
Minneapolis |
Special Contribution
Award
| 1998 |
Russ Newman |
APA |
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Randy Phelps |
APA |
| 1999 |
Jonathan Cummings |
Retired |
| 2000 |
Rodney Baker |
San Antonio VAMC |
| |
Steve Cavicchia |
Coatesville VAMC |
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Bob Gresen |
VACO |
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Russell Lemle |
San Francisco VAMC |
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Paul Nelson |
APA |
| 2001 |
Thomas Garthwaite |
VACO |
| 2002 |
Ray Fowler |
APA |
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Linda Johnson |
VACO/Academic
Affiliations |
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Terence Keane |
Boston |
| 2003 |
Jeffrey Burk |
Gainesville |
| 2004 |
None |
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| 2005 |
None |
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| 2006 |
Robert A. Zeiss |
VACO/Academic
Affiliations |
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James W. Williams |
VA Central Office |
| 2007 |
Patrick DeLeon |
APA/U.S. Senate |
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Pamela Fischer |
Oklahoma City |
| 2008 |
June Malone |
Albuquerque |
Past Presidents
| 1977 - 1979 |
Oakley S. Ray (Nashville) |
| 1979 - 1980 |
Harold R. Dickman (Palo Alto) |
| 1980 - 1981 |
Sid Cleveland (Houston) |
| 1981 - 1982 |
Jonathan W. Cummings (Washington,
DC) |
| 1982 - 1983 |
Rodney R. Baker (San Antonio) |
| 1983 - 1984 |
Phillip R. Laughlin (Knoxville,
Iowa) |
| 1984 - 1985 |
Orville Lips (North Chicago) |
| 1985 - 1986 |
Tom W. Patterson (Topeka) |
| 1986 - 1987 |
Thomas W. Miller (Lexington) |
| 1987 - 1988 |
Kenneth L. Bloom (Bronx) |
| 1988 - 1989 |
Kenneth A. Klauck (Milwaukee) |
| 1989 - 1990 |
Georgette Bellucci (Highland
Drive) |
| 1990 - 1991 |
Dale Cannon (Dallas) |
| 1991 - 1992 |
Edmund Nightingale (Minneapolis) |
| 1992 - 1993 |
Robert D. Kerns (West Haven) |
| 1993 - 1994 |
Alexander Boeringa (Houston) |
| 1994 - 1995 |
Christine LaGana (Baltimore) |
| 1995 - 1996 |
Patrick A. Boudewyns (Augusta) |
| 1996 - 1997 |
Stephen Cavicchia (Coatesville) |
| 1997 - 1998 |
Robert C. Gresen (Milwaukee) |
| 1998 - 1999 |
Matthew J. Blusewicz (Northern
California) |
| 1999 - 2000 |
Jeffrey P. Burk (North
Florida/South Georgia) |
| 2000 - 2001 |
Peggy J. (Cantrell)
Krieshok (Kansas City) |
| 2001 - 2002 |
Judith E. Patterson (Brooklyn) |
| 2002 - 2003 |
Kenneth Adams (Ann Arbor) |
| 2003 - 2004 |
Steve Holliday (San Antonio) |
| 2004 - 2005 |
Terence M. Keane (Boston) |
| 2005 - 2006 |
Kathleen M. McNamara
(Honolulu) |
| 2006 - 2007 |
Jamie Adler (Madison) |
M. Rae Barnes (92-93) and Dick Blumberg (93-94) were
President-Elect
With special gratitude to the late Dr. Jon Cummings,
for many years the AVAPL
Historian, for providing much of the information in this program.
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