AAPM Distinguished Awards
The AAPM Awards and Honors program recognizes the remarkable contributions made to the profession of medical physics by its many distinguished members. Explore the awards and honors bestowed by AAPM below, and visit the Awards and Honors Ceremony Programs archive to view past recipients.
William D. Coolidge Gold Medal
Acknowledged as the highest honor given by AAPM, this award recognizes AAPM members for extraordinary and eminent careers in medical physics.
Edith H. Quimby Lifetime Achievement Award
Honoring AAPM members who have distinguished themselves through a career of outstanding achievement in medical physics, this award recognizes their long standing efforts.
Marvin M.D. Williams Professional Achievement Award Winners
This Award recognizes distinguished AAPM members for eminent careers in medical physics, with a particular emphasis on clinical medical physics.
Honorary
Membership
Bestowed upon individuals in recognition of distinguished service to other societies that support medical physics, this honor celebrates the individual recipient while also strengthening the relationship between AAPM and the broader medical physics community.
AAPM Awards and Honors Ceremony
Each year, AAPM recognizes members and colleagues who have made outstanding contributions to the field of medical physics through its Awards and Honors program. Honorees are selected by the AAPM Awards and Honors Committee and celebrated at the Awards and Honors Ceremony and Reception held during the AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition.
Programs from past Awards and Honors Ceremonies highlighting the individual recipients and their achievement can be found here.
Other Association Recognitions
In addition to the Distinguished Awards given each year, AAPM recognizes prominent and deserving members with a host of other awards, grants, and named symposia, described below.