Laureate Awards

The Laureate Award honors those Fellows of the American College of Physicians in New Mexico who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education or research, and service to the community and the American College of Physicians. This award is the most prestigious honor bestowed to a chapter member at the local level.

It is expected that awardees will be senior physicians, that is, Fellows for at least 15 to 20 years, with a long history of excellence and peer approval in the specialty of internal medicine.

1984 Thomas L. Carr, FACP
1985 Robert Friedman, Sr., FACP
1986 Fred H. Hanold, MACP
1987 Ulton G. Hodgin, MACP
1988 Ralph D. Parks, FACP
1989 Martin J. Conway, FACP
1990 Heinz R. Landman, FACP
1991 Darwin L. Palmer, FACP
1992 Bruce D. Tempest, MACP
1993 R. Philip Eaton, MACP
1994 Richard D. Lueker, FACP
1995 John D. Abrums, FACP
1996 Kenneth D. Gardner, Jr., FACP
1997 Richard W. Honsinger, Jr., MACP
1998 Donald A. Romig, FACP
1999 William P. Reed, FACP
2000 Robert G. Strickland, FACP
2001 Diane J. Klepper, FACP
2001 John H. Saiki, FACP
2002 Paul J. Kovnat, FACP
2002 Jonathan Abrams, FACP
2003 Antonios H. Tzamaloukas, FACP
2003 Fredrica E. Smith, FACP
2004 Howard K. Gogel, FACP
2004 Barbara J. McGuire, FACP, MMM
2005 Ralph C. Williams, Jr., FACP
2006 Arthur D. Bankhurst, FACP
2006 Edward M. Lewiecki, Jr., FACP
2007 Richard H. Rubin, FACP

Page updated: 05-20-08

Contact Information

Michael H. Kaufman, MD, FACP, Governor, New Mexico Chapter

Sylvia Burns
Chapter Administrative Assistant
Office: 505-962-0358
Fax: 505-962-9221
E-mail: nmacp@msn.com