Distinguished Career Award Recognizing a Lifetime of Excellence and Impact
The ASTDA Distinguished Career Award recognizes individuals whose sustained leadership, scholarship, and service have made a lasting impact on the field of sexually transmitted diseases. This award honors a lifetime of exceptional contributions that have advanced science, strengthened practice, and shaped the direction of STD prevention, research, and care.
Submission Requirements
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- Nomination Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
All nomination materials must be submitted via the online form. Nominations submitted by email will not be considered.
Featured Award Winner
2025 Award Winner
Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, MPH
Barbara (Bobbie) Van Der Pol is Professor of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine with a joint appointment in the UAB School of Public Health in the Department of Health Behavior.
MorePast Award Recipients
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, MPH |
| 2024 | Connie Celum, MD, MPH |
| 2023 | J. Dennis Fortenberry, MD, MS |
| 2022 | Jeanne Marrazzo, MD |
| 2021 | Cornelis “Kees” Rietmeijer, PhD, MD, MSPH |
| 2020 | Gail Bolan, MD |
| 2019 | Charlotte Gaydos, DrPH, MPH |
| 2018 | Max Chernesky, PhD |
| 2017 | Jo‑Anne Dillon, PhD |
| 2016 | Anne Marie Rompalo, MD, ScM |
| 2015 | Anna Wald, MD, MPH |
| 2014 | Franklyn Judson, MD |
| 2013 | Jonathan Zenilman, MD |
| 2012 | David Martin, MD |
| 2011 | Thomas C. Quinn, MD, MSc |
| 2010 | H. Hunter Handsfield, MD |
| 2009 | Sharon Hillier, PhD |
| 2008 | Edward W. Hook, MD |
| 2007 | Sheila A. Lukehart, PhD |
| 2006 | Sevgi Aral, PhD |
| 2005 | Myron (Mike) S. Cohen, MD |
| 2004 | Robert C. Brunham, MD |
| 2003 | Willard Cates Jr., MD |
| 2002 | Richard Rothenberg, MD, MPH |
| 2001 | Harald zur Hausen, MD |
| 2000 | Walter E. Stamm, MD |
| 1999 | Robert B. Jones, MD, PhD |
| 1998 | Peter Piot, MD, PhD |
| 1997 | Lawrence Corey, MD |
| 1996 | William M. McCormack, MD |
| 1995 | David Taylor‑Robinson, MD |
| 1994 | William W. Darrow, PhD |
| 1993 | Lars Westrom, MD |
| 1992 | P. Frederick Sparling, MD |
| 1991 | Allan R. Ronald, MD |
| 1990 | Julius Schachter, PhD |
| 1989 | Paul J. Wiesner, MD |
| 1988 | John C. Hume, MD |
| 1987 | J. David Oriel, MD |
| 1985 | James N. Miller, PhD |
| 1984 | E. Russell Alexander, MD |
| 1983 | King K. Holmes, MD, PhD |
| 1982 | R. Duncan Catterall, MD |
| 1980 | Harry Pariser, MD |
| 1979 | Claude Nicol, CBE, FRCP |
| 1978 | Thomas B. Turner, MD |
| 1977 | Nicholas J. Fiumara, MD |
| 1976 | Angelo F. “Jack” Marino |
| 1975 | Rudolph H. Kampmeier, MD |
| 1974 | Herman Beerman, MD |
| 1973 | Genevieve Stout |
| 1972 | William J. Brown, MD |