GLMA Past Achievement Awards
GLMA's Past Annual Achievement Awardees
GLMA’s Annual Achievement Awards recognize individuals and organizations whose leadership, service, scholarship, advocacy, and care have advanced LGBTQ+ health equity.
2025
Lifetime Achievement: Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, PA-C
Local Community Leader: OUTFront Minnesota, represented by Kat Rohn
Achievement in Practice: Shannon Whittington, DNP, MSN, RN, CCM, LGBTQ+ Certified
Achievement in Advocacy: Elijah Nicholas, DBA, MBA, MAET, MSOL
Achievement in Research Awardee: Jirair Ratevosian, DrPH, MPH
Early Career Achievement Awardee: Callen Smith, RN, MSN
2024
Lifetime Achievement Award – Henry H. Ng, MD, MPH (he/they)
Local Community Achievement Award - Charlotte Trans Health
Achievement in Advocacy – Adrian Shanker (he/him)
Achievement in Advocacy – Toni Newman (she/her)
Achievement in Practice – Terry A. Hackworth, DNP, MBA, APRN, NP-C (he/him
Achievement in Research – Juno Obedin-Maliver, MD, MPH, MAS (she/her)
Early Career Achievement Award – Tess Jewell, BA (she/her)
2023 Kat Carrick | 2021 Patricia M. Dunn, JD, MSW interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network Karen L. Parker, PhD, MSW National Academies Report - Understanding the Well- Being of LGBTQI+ Populations Urvashi Vaid, JD | 2020 Title VII Supreme Court Discrimination Case Plaintiffs: Gerald Bostock, Aimee Stephens, and Donald Zarda |
| 2019 Crescent Care Stephen Goldstone, MD, FACS GWU LGBT Health Policy & Practice Certificate Program Jessica Halem, MBA Jessica Landry, DPN, APRN, PNP-BC & Todd Tartavoulle, DNS, APRN, CAN-BC David Malebranche, MD, MPH | 2018 | 2017 Deborah Bowen, PhD Lebanese Medical Association for Sexual Health Charles Silverstein, PhD Black LGBT Health in the United States: The Intersection of Race, Gender and Sexual Orientation Rachel Levine, MD |
| 2016 Callen-Lorde Community Health Center Tonda L. Hughes, PhD, RN Katherine Imborek, MD & Nicole Nisly, MD Leandro Mena, MD, MPH SAGE of PROMO Fund Proyecto Somos Orlando | 2015 | 2014 Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Mickey Eliason, PhD Nanette Gartrell, MD Maureen Kelly & Tania Villa, PA Phoenix Matthews, PhD Aaron Belkin, PhD, & The Palm Center |
| 2013 Tim Gill Mara Keisling & the National Center for Transgender Equality One Colorado Ignatius Bau | 2012 | 2011 Congressman John Lewis Atlanta Lesbian Health Initiative Institute of Medicine World Professional Association for Transgender Health Christopher E. Harris, MD |
2010 | 2009 Aetna Harvey Makadon, MD Kenneth Mayer, MD Bishop Gene Robinson | 2008 |
| 2007 Eliav Barr, MD Robert Garofalo, MD Judy Shepard Paul Wertsch, MD | 2006 | 2005 Janet Reno Marion Kavanaugh-Lynch, MD, MPH Harold Levine Donald Hitchcock Laurie Aaron Congresswoman Donna Christian-Christiansen Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin |
| 2004 Rebecca Allison, MD Kimberly Clermont, MD Tyronne Dang, MD Gary Remafedi, MD Congresswoman Hilda Solis Evan Wolfson | 2003 Stephen F. Morin, PhD Mitchell Katine, JD Gene Copello, PhD Steven Lofton Roger Croteau Douglas Houghton Wayne Larue Smith Dan Skahen | 2002 Rafael Campo, MD AIDS Committee of Toronto Allan Rock, MP |
| 2001 Jocelyn White, MD Mark Townsend, MD Lisa Keene Michael Kaiser, MD Claude Earl Fox, MD | 2000 Donna Futterman Svend Robinson PFLAG Bishop John S. Spong, DD, DHL | 1999 Paul Kawata Kate O'Hanlan, MD |
| 1998 David Blatt, MD Congressman Barney Frank Joanne Hall, RN, PhD David Moore, DO Pat Stevens, RN, PhD Joan Waitkevicz, MD | 1997 Sherry Boschert Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman Dan Foley, JD Sandra Hernandez, MD John James Gloria Soliz | 1996 Scott Hitt, MD Little Sisters Bookstore Kevin Speight Tom Stoddard, JD |
| 1995 Evelyn Hooker, PhD Richard Jennings, JD The Honorable Sheila Kuehl, JD Vickie Mays, PhD Dee Mosbacher, MD, PhD | 1994 Robert Bazell The Campaign for Fairness Suzanne Haynes, PhD Michael Isbell, JD Stuart Nichols, MD | 1993 Audrey Covner, JD Patsy Fleming Bob Hattoy Jeff Levi Sari Staver Gus Van Sant |
| 1992 Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights Henry Blansfield, MD Donald Francis, MD Susan Love, MD Pierre Ludington Marj Plumb | 1991 | 1990 Donald Abrams, MD June Collwood Catherine Hankins Stuart Nightingale |
AMSA/GLMA LGBTQ Health Achievement Award
The LGBTQ Health Achievement Award is presented by GLMA and the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) to recognize a medical school, student group, or individual student for exemplary achievement in promoting the inclusion of LGBT health issues or concerns within medical school.
| 2021 Teddy G. Goetz, MD, MS, Columbia University College of Medicine | |
| 2020 Michael Solotke, Yale School of Medicine | 2019 Masina Wright, University of New England College for Medicine |
| 2018 Shana Zucker, Tulane University School of Medicine | 2017 Nix Sitkin, Yale School of Medicine |
| 2016 Southern California LGBT Health Conference | 2015 The Equality Clinic of Augusta |
| 2014 Sean Tai, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus | 2013 Kristen Eckstrand from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine |
| 2012 Bobby Kelly, MEd, Drexel University College of Medicine Class of 2012 | 2011 Neir Eshel and Michael Honigberg and the entire Harvard Medical School Kinsey Two Sixers LGBTQ and Ally Group |
| 2010 University of Kentucky Health Occupation Professionals for Equality (UK HOPE)/University of Kentucky AMSA Chapter | 2009 Brown University Medicine School |
| 2008 Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California | 2007 Jessica Wang and UMASS Faculty Advisor Emily Ferrara, University of Massachusetts Medical School |
| 2006 Association of Gay, Lesbian, and Ally Medical Students and AMSA Chapter at the UMDNJ, RWJ | 2005 University of Michigan Medical School, Bisexuals, Gays, Lesbians and Allies in Medicine |
| 2004 Medical College of Georgia Lambda Alliance | 2003 University of Southern California SOM, MedGLO news |
| 2002 Albany Medical College, LGBTPM | 2001 University of Pennsylvania SOM, SOMA & LGBPM |
| 2000 New York University SOM, Peter Chien, Jr. | 1999 University of Washington SOM |
GayHealth.com/GLMA Provider of the Year Award
The Provider of the Year Award is presented by GLMA and GayHealth.com to recognize an outstanding healthcare provider who strives to improve the health and wellness of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities.
| 2007 Sydney Tam, MD | 2006 Tom Barrett, MD |
| 2005 Husna Baksh, MD | 2004 Tyronne Dang, MD |
| 2003 Timothy Cavanaugh, MD |