MAA members are recipients of an extensive list of awards and honors.MAA Awards The following accolades are awarded by the MAA:
Aven Cup Award: On December 13, 1953, Dr. and Mrs. Carl Aven established an annual award for doctors taking the most interest in civic affairs. Dr. Aven was well-recognized for his contributions towards the eradication of tuberculosis. His name lives on through the Aven Cup Award. The Aven Cup Award program was instituted over 60 years ago to recognize physicians who play a significant role in civic affairs and to encourage continued community involvement. It is presented annually for outstanding contributions to education, medicine, the arts, and government.
The following is a list of distinguished honorees: Edgar M. Dunstan, M.D. | 1954 | Rives Chalmers, M.D. | 1955 | R.A. Bartholomew, M.D. | 1956 | Irving L. Greenberg, M.D. | 1958 | Jack C. Norris, M.D. | 1959 | A. Hamblin Letton, M.D. | 1960 | John S. Atwater, M.D. | 1961 | James F. Funk, Jr., M.D. | 1963 | John Y. Yauger, M.D. | 1964 | Albert A. Rayle, M.D. | 1964 | C.C. Aven, M.D. | 1965 | Walker L. Curtis, M.D. | 1966 | Robert P. Shinall, M.D. | 1968 | Joseph A. Hertnell, M.D. | 1969 | Nicholas E. Davies, M.D. | 1970 | Robert E. Wells, M.D. | 1971 | Napier Burson, Jr., M.D. | 1972 | Asa C. Yancey, M.D. | 1973 | Ernest Dunbar, M.D. | 1974 | Joe Wilber, M.D. | 1975 | Robert Cunninham, M.D. | 1976 | Carl C. Jones, M.D. | 1977 | William A. Mason, M.D. | 1978 | Henry Steadman, M.D. | 1979 | John E. Skanddalakis, M.D. | 1980 | James A. Kaufmann, M.D. | 1981 | Linton H. Bishop, M.D. | 1982 | J. Rhondes Haverty, M.D. | 1983 | Brown W. Dennis, M.D. | 1984 | William E. Schatten, M.D. | 1985 | F. Levering Neely, M.D. | 1986 | Dwana M. Bush, M.D. | 1987 | Edward C. Loughlin, M.D. | 1988 | William H. Whaley, M.D. | 1989 | Ralph A. Murphy, M.D. | 1990 | Keller S. Carlock, M.D. | 1991 | Robin L. Line, M.D. | 1992 | David F. Apple, M.D. | 1993 | Martin Moran, M.D. | 1994 | Arthur S. Booth, M.D. | 1995 | John D. Cantwell, M.D. | 1996 | William H. Cleveland, M.D. | 1996 | Sanford J. Matthews, M.D. | 1997 | Jeffrey T. Nugent, M.D. | 1998 | David S. Lowrance, M.D. | 1999 | Milton Frank, M.D. | 2000 | Jerome D. Berman, M.D. | 2001 | Thomas Price, M.D. | 2002 | Harrison L. Rogers, M.D. | 2003 | William C. Collins, M.D. | 2004 | Dorothy Mitchell-Leef, M.D. | 2005 | William Warren, M.D. | 2006 | J. Willis Hurst, M.D. | 2007 | Barry Silverman, M.D. | 2010 | John S. Harvey, M.D. | 2012 | Sandra A. Fryhofer, M.D. | 2018 | Michael Hilton, M.D. | 2022 | Carmen Kavali, M.D. Lawrence Sperling, M.D. | 2023 2024 |
MAA Past Presidents Presidents of the medical society from 1854 to 1864 are unknown. Each of these organizations listed is a predecessor of the MAA. Atlanta Society of Medicine S.H. Stout, M.D. | 1865 | J.M. Johnson, M.D. | 1866 | J.M. Johnson, M.D. | 1867 | Jesse Boring, M.D. | 1868 | J.G. Westmoreland, M.D. | 1869 | W.F. Westmoreland, M.D. | 1870 | J.P. Logan, M.D. | 1871 |
Atlanta Medical & Surgical Union Atlanta Academy of Medicine J.P. Logan, M.D. | 1873 | W.S. Armstrong, M.D. | 1874 | J.M. Johnson, M.D. | 1875 | H.V.M. Millen, M.D. | 1876 | V.H. Taliaferro, M.D. | 1877 | J. F. Alexander, M.D. | 1878 | J.S. Todd, M.D. | 1879 | A.W. Calhoun, M.D. | 1880 | J.A. Gray, M.D. | 1881 | J.B. Baird, M.D. | 1882 | J.D. Wilson, M.D. | 1883 | W.S. Elkin, M.D. | 1884 |
Atlanta Society of Medicine J.D. Wilson, M.D. | 1885 | N.O. Harris, M.D. | 1886 | V.O. Hardin, M.D. | 1887 | V.O. Hardin, M.D. | 1888 | H.P. Cooper, M.D. | 1889 | W.P. Nicolson, M.D. | 1890 | F.W. McRae, M.D. | 1891 | W.S. Hendrick, M.D. | 1892 | W.S. Elkin, M.D. | 1893 | J.W. Duncan, M.D. | 1894 | C.D. Hurt, M.D. | 1895 | R.R. Kime, M.D. | 1896 | G.H. Noble, M.D. | 1897 | W.L. Champion, M.D. | 1898 | W.S. Goldsmith, M.D. | 1899 | J.C. Olmstead, M.D. | 1900 | V.T. Hubbard, M.D. | 1901 | Barnard Wolff, M.D. | 1902 | L.P. Stephens, M.D. | 1903 | A.W. Stirling, M.D. | 1904 |
Fulton County Medical Society A.W. Stirling. M.D. | 1905 | Claude E. Smith, M.D. | 1906 | E. Bates Block, M.D. | 1907 | A.W. Stirling, M.D. | 1908 | C.W. Strickler, M.D. | 1909 | J.R. Simpson, M.D. | 1910 | E.G. Ballenger, M.D. | 1911 | L.B. Clark, M.D. | 1912 | J.E. Paulin, M.D. | 1913 | S.T. Barnett, M.D. | 1914 | S.R. Roberts, M.D. | 1915 | W.A. Selman, M.D. | 1916 | R.B. Ridley, M.D. | 1918 | E.C. Thrash, M.D. | 1919 | W.B. Emery, M.D. | 1920 | F.K. Boland, M.D. | 1921 | R.T. Dorsey, M.D. | 1922 | H.R. Donaldson, M.D. | 1923 | W.E. Person, M.D. | 1924 | Theodore Toepel, M.D. | 1925 | J.L. Campbell, M.D. | 1926 | M.T. Benson, M.D. | 1927 | E.C. Davis, M.D. | 1928 | C.E. Waits, M.D. | 1929 | J.N. Brawner, M.D. | 1930 | T.C. Davison, M.D. | 1931 | D.Y. Sage, M.D. | 1932 | W.E. Barber, M.D. | 1933 | M.C. Pruitt, M.D. | 1934 | E.D. Shanks, M.D. | 1935 | G.E. Clay, M.D. | 1936 | H.C. Sauls, M.D. | 1937 | C.C. Aven, M.D. | 1938 | Edgar H. Greene, M.D. | 1939 | C.E. Rushin, M.D. | 1940 | Howard Hailey, M.D. | 1941 | Major F. Fowler, M.D. | 1942 | George W. Fuller, M.D. | 1943 | B.H. Clinton, M.D. | 1944 | Joseph C. Massee, M.D. | 1945 | T.P. Goodwyn, M.D. | 1946 | R. Hugh Wood, M.D. | 1947 | Walter W. Daniel, M.D. | 1948 | Stephen T. Brown, M.D. | 1949 | A.O. Linch, M.D. | 1950 | H.M. Davison, M.D. | 1951 | Jack C. Norris, M.D. | 1952 | W.G. Hamm, M.D. | 1953 | J.W. Turner, M.D. | 1954 | B.L. Shakleford, M.D. | 1955 | McClaren Johnson, M.D. | 1956 | Don F. Cathcart, M.D. | 1957 | Harold P. McDonald, M.D. | 1958 | James H. Byram | 1959 | John D. Martin, Jr., M.D. | 1960 | J.G. McDaniel, M.D. | 1961 | Tully T. Blalock, M.D. | 1962 | R. Carter Davis, M.D. | 1963 | Thomas J. Anderson, M.D. | 1964 | Lamar B. Peacock, M.D. | 1965 | John T. Godwin, M.D. | 1966 | William W. Moore, Jr., M.D. | 1967 | Linton H. Bishop | 1968 | J. Frank Walker, M.D. | 1969 | F. William Dowda, M.D. | 1970 |
Medical Association of Metropolitan Atlanta Robert E. Wells, M.D. | 1971 | Charles E. Todd, M.D. | 1972 | Harrison L. Rogers, Jr., M.D. | 1973 | Edwin C. Evans, M.D. | 1974 | William D. Logan, M.D. | 1975 | L. Newton Turk, Ill, M.D. | 1976 | William E. Huger, M.D. | 1977 | Charles E. Harrison, M.D. | 1978 | William C. Collins, M.D. | 1979 | Frank L. Wilson, M.D. | 1980 | William Ben Spearman, M.D. | 1981 | John T. Yauger, M.D. | 1982 | Bob G. Lanier, M.D. | 1983 | Jeffrey T. Nugent, M.D. | 1984 | William H. Whaley, M.D. | 1985 | Richard E. DuBois, M.D. | 1986 | Gwynne T. Brunt, Jr., M.D. | 1987 | Hugh S. Thompson, Jr., M.D. | 1988 | Teresa E. Clark, M.D. | 1989 | Alan L. Plummer, M.D. | 1990 | William L. Dobes, M.D. | 1991 | Willis E. Lanier, M.D. | 1992 | David D. Tanner, M.D. | 1993 | Michael A. Haberman, M.D. | 1994 | Martin Moran, M.D. | 1995 | Alvin H. Clair, M.D. | 1996 | Thomas E. Price, M.D. | 1997 | Kathryn W. Mettler, M.D. | 1998 | William S. Smith, M.D. | 1999 | Dorothy Mitchell-Leef, M.D. | 2000 | Frank L. Ferrier, M.D. | 2001 | Gary C. Richter, M.D. | 2002 | Ralph L. Haynes, M.D. | 2003 | John S. Harvey, M.D. | 2004 | Lawrence E. Cooper, M.D. | 2005 | Robert J. Albin, M.D. | 2006 | William E. Silver, M.D. | 2007 | Steven M. Walsh, M.D. | 2008 | Rutledge Forney, M.D. | 2009 | Matthews W. Gwynn, M.D. | 2010 | Michael Hilton, M.D. | 2011 | Rob Schreiner, M.D. | 2012 | Lisa Perry-Gilkes, M.D. | 2013 | W. Hayes Wilson, M.D. | 2014 | Quentin Pirkle, M.D. | 2015 | Thomas E. Bat, M.D. | 2016 | Charles Wilmer, M.D. | 2017 | Martha Wilber, M.D. | 2018 | Deborah Martin, M.D. | 2019 | Randy Rizor, M.D. | 2020 | Ali R. Rahimi, M.D. | 2021 | Fonda Mitchell, M.D. | 2022 | John A. Johnson, M.D. | 2023 |
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