AARC Awards and Honors



		AARC Awards and Honors This is a list of AARC Presidents and the individuals who have received Life Membership, Honorary Membership, the Jimmy A. Young medal, and the companies that have received Zenith Awards. AARC Presidents 2013/2014 George Gaebler 2011/2012 Karen Stewart 2009/10 Timothy Myers 2007/08 Toni Rodriguez 2006 Michael W. Runge 2005 John D. Hiser 2004 Janet M. Boehm 2003 David C. Shelledy 2002 Margaret F. Traband 2001 Carl P Wiezalis 2000 Garry W Kauffman 1999 Dianne Kimball 1998 Cynthia J Molle 1997 Kerry E George 1996 Charlie G Brooks Jr 1995 Trudy J Watson 1994 Deborah L Cullen 1993 Dianne L Lewis 1992 Bob Demers 1991 Patrick J Dunne 1990 Jerome M Sullivan 1989 Paul J Mathews Jr 1988 Gerald K Dolan 1987 Melvin G Martin 1986 Jeri E Eiserman 1985 Richard W Beckham 1984 Julie S Ely 1983 Glen N Gee 1982 John R Walton 1981 George A West 1980 Sam P Giordano 1979 David H Eubanks 1978 Gary L Gerard 1977 Thomas A Barnes 1976 Houston R Anderson 1975 Robert L Knosp 1974 James S Allen 1973 Jimmy A Young 1972 James A Liverett Jr 1971 Robert R Weilacher 1970 Robert A Dittmar 1969 Robert H Miller 1968 John J Julius 1967 Easton R Smith 1966 Jerome Heydenberk 1965 Leonard Gurney 1964 Virginia Trafford 1963 Bernard M Kew 1962 Leah W Tharaldson 1961 Joseph Klocek 1960 P Noble Price 1959 Don E Gilbert 1958 James Peo 1957 Howard Skidmore 1955-1956 Sister Mary Borromea 1952 Edward R Levine MD 1949-1951, 1953-1954 Brother Roland Maher 1947-1948 George A Kneeland AARC Life Members Linda I. Van Scoder, EdD, RRT, FAARC Richard M. Ford Timothy R. Myers William H. Dubbs Toni Rodriguez Patricia A. Doorley James S Allen Houston R Anderson John Appling George Auld Thomas A Barnes Richard W Beckham Susan Blonshine Janet M. Boehm Richard D. Branson Jerry Bridgers Wilma Bright Charlie G Brooks Jr. Patricia Brougher Philip R Cooper Robert A Cornelius Deborah L Cullen Bob Demers Vijay M. Deshpande Robert A Dittmar Gerald K Dolan Patrick J Dunne Jeri E Eiserman Larry R Ellis Julie S Ely David H Eubanks Jim Fenstermaker Robert Fluck Jr. William Galvin Glen N Gee Kerry E George Gary L Gerard Don E Gilbert Bernard P Gilles Michael Gillespie Sam P Giordano Gareth B Gish Robert E Glass Leonard Gurney Dean R Hess John D. Hiser Jerome Heydenberk Hilaria Huff John J Julius Louise H Julius Garry W. Kauffman E. Lucy Kester Bernard M Kew Dianne Kimball Phil Kittredge Joseph Klocek Robert L Knosp George A Kneeland Vincent D Kracum Dianne L Lewis James A Liverett Jr Brother Roland Maher Arthur A Markee Melvin G Martin Sister Mary of Providence Dion Ray Masferrer Paul J Mathews Jr Doug McIntyre Robert H Miller Cynthia J Molle W Furman Norris James Peo Paul Powers P Noble Price Joseph Rau Susan Rinaldo Gallo John D Robbins Samuel Runyon Mike Runge RJ Sangster David C. Shelledy Edward A Scully Howard Skidmore Jack Slagle Easton R Smith Bernard Stenger Karen Stewart Jerome M Sullivan Leah W Tharaldson J. Michael Thompson Margaret Traband Virginia Trafford Lillian Van Buskirk John R Walton Trudy J Watson Robert R Weilacher George A West James Whitacre Carl P. Wiezalis Patricia A Wise J Addison Young AARC Honorary Members Kathy Blackmon Miriam A. O'Day Foster M. “Duke” Johns, III Michael T Amato Albert H Andrews Jr MD James P Baker MD Alvin Barach MD William Bernhard MD Forrest M Bird PhD Roger C Bone MD John Brown MD Steven K Bryant Marsha Cathcart Kent Christopher MD Vincent Collins MD Charles G Durbin Jr MD Sister Bernice Ebner Donald F Egan MD Jill Eicher John H Emerson Ronald B George MD Dale Griffiths HF Helmholz Jr MD John E Hodgkin MD Duncan Holaday MD Robert M Lawrence MD Patricia A. Lee Huberta M Livingston Neil R MacIntyre MD Hugh Mathewson MD William F Miller MD Sharyn Milligan Hurley L Motley MD John H Newell Walter J O'Donohue Jr MD David J Pierson MD Alan L Plummer MD Meyer Saklad MD Barry A Shapiro MD Richard L Sheldon MD Alfred Soffer MD James K Stoller MD John W. Walsh Cheryl West Irwin Ziment MD Jimmy A Young Medalists Kerry George, MEd, RRT, FAARC Bruce K. Rubin Margaret F. Traband Richard Branson Houston R Anderson Thomas A Barnes Forrest M. Bird Gilbert Davis Thomas J DeKornfeld MD Patrick J Dunne David H Eubanks Glen N Gee Sam P. Giordano Gareth B Gish HF Helmholz Jr MD Dean R. Hess John R Julius Louise H Julius Robert M. Kacmarek Phil Kittredge George A Kneeland Vincent D Kracum James A Liverett Jr Neil R. MacIntyre Brother Roland Maher John J Marini MD Ray Masferrer Neil MacIntyre MD William F Miller MD Thomas Petty MD David J Pierson MD Barry A Shapiro MD Richard Sheldon MD Louis M. Sinopoli Jerome M Sullivan John R Walton Robert R Weilacher James Whitacre Zenith Awards 1989 Allen & Hanburys Hudson Nellcor Puritan-Bennett Siemens 1990 Allen & Hanburys Baxter Ohmeda Puritan-Bennett Siemens 1991 Allen & Hanburys IL Puritan-Bennett Radiometer Respironics 1992 Allen & Hanburys Baxter Hudson RCI Nellcor Puritan-Bennett 1993 Allen & Hanburys IL Monaghan Nellcor Respironics 1994 Allen & Hanburys Ohmeda Puritan Bennett Respironics Siemens 1995 Allen & Hanburys Baxter Ciba Corning Lifecare Nellcor Puritan Bennett Siemens 1996 (tie for 4) AVL DHD Monaghan Nellcor Puritan Bennett Respironics 1997 Dey Labs DHD GlaxoWellcome Radiometer Siemens 1998 AVL Scientific Dey Labs DHD Nellcor Puritan Bennett Respironics 1999 Dey Labs Hamilton Mallinckrodt Monaghan Respironics 2000 Allegiance Healthcare DHD Healthcare GlaxoWellcome Mallinckrodt Pulmonetics Systems 2001 DHD Healthcare Monaghan Medical Puritan Bennett Salter Labs VIASYS Healthcare 2002 Bayer Diagnostics Nellcor Puritan Bennett ResMed Respironics VIASYS Healthcare 2003 Boehringer Ingelheim DHD Healthcare Nellcor Puritan Bennett Respironics Sepracor 2004 Cardinal Health Monaghan Medical Nellcor Puritan Bennett Pulmonetic Systems VIASYS Healthcare 2005 Cardinal Health Maquet Nellcor Puritan Bennett Respironics Viasys Healthcare 2006 Cardinal Health INO therapeutics Maquet Nellcor Puritan Bennett Respironics Viasys Healthcare 2007 Cardinal Health Covidien INO Therapeutics Monaghan Medical Respironics 2008 Cardinal Health Covidien Masimo Monaghan Medical Respironics 2009 CareFusion Covidien Draeger Medical GE Healthcare Masimo 2010 CareFusion Covidien Draeger Kimberly-Clark Masimo Corporation 2011 Covidien Draeger Philips Respironics Masimo Carefusion 2012 Boehringer Ingelheim Covidien Draeger Fisher & Paykel Philips Teleflex 2013 Aerogen Covidien Draeger Medical Inc. Masimo Corporation Philips Respironics Teleflex Medical