Distinguished Service
Award
93rd Annual Conference
April 9-13, 206 | Orlando, FL
The Distinguished Service Award is presented to a member of the College who has repeatedly and unselfishly given time and effort on behalf of the College, who has continually participated in the development of students, interns, and residents in the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology or its related fields, who has contributed freely and often in the continuing education of peers, and one who has been active in the affairs of the profession and the community.
Michael J Geria, DO, MS, FACOOG(Dist), CS
2026 Distinguished Service Award
Past Recipients
Year Recipient Year Recipient
2025 Anita Showalter, DO 2004 Steve P. Buchanan, DO
2024 David J. Boes, DO 2003 Richard R. Polk, DO
2023 Octavia Cannon, DO 2002 W. Lee Irving, DO
2022 Patricia F. Arnett, DO 2001 William F. Stanley, DO
2021 Carolyn W. Quist, DO 2000 Jewell E. Malick, DO
2020 Kedrin E. Van Steenwyk, DO 1999 Mark S. Cooperstein, DO
2019 Valerie Payne-Jackson, DO 1998 Ronald J. Librizzi, DO
2018 Thomas L. Alderson, DO 1997 Lee J. Walker, DO
2017 David A. Forstein, DO 1996 Anita H. Atkins, DO
2016 Robert H. Debbs, DO 1995 Ronald E. Ayres, DO
2015 Steve P. Buchanan, DO 1994 Joseph P. Bonanno, DO
2014 Teresa Hubka, DO 1993 Gary S. Packin, DO
2013 Joseph Kaczmarczyk, DO 1992 Daniel H. Belsky, DO
2012 William Bradford, DO 1991 Frank M. Weaver, DO
2011 Laura Dalton, DO 1990 J. Dudley Chapman, DO
2010 Peter Konchak, DO 1989 Harvey C. Orth, Jr., DO
2009 Carl Della Badia, DO 1988 Jerry Polsinelli, DO
2008 Mark Kalchbrenner, DO 1987 Andrew D. DeMasi, DO
2007 Gary Doublestein, DO 1986 Anthony J. Cortese, DO
2006 Paul Krueger, DO 1985 Carl C. Waterbury, DO (Posthumous)
2005 Sheryl Bushman, DO 1984 James G. Matthews, Jr., DO
1983 Kenneth A. Scott, DO (Posthumous)
1982 Philip Adler, DO
1981 Frank E. Gruber, DO
1980 Seaver A. Tarulis, DO