Past Chapter Awardees

• Addis Costello Awardees
• Community-Based Physician and Mentor Awardees
• Distinguished Internist of the Year Awardees
• Helen Dickie Woman of the Year Awardees
• Laureate Awardees
• Legislator of the Year Awardees
• Lifetime Internal Medicine Achievement Awardees
• Vounteerism & Community Service Awardees
• Young Internist of the Year Awardees

Addis Costello Awardees

The Addis Costello Award is given by the Wisconsin Chapter of the ACP in memory of Dr. Costello, a Milwaukee physician leader who worked tirelessly to publicly define and channel collegial effort to deal with the socioeconomic concerns affecting the practice of Internal Medicine. This award is given to active internists for their diligent efforts or achievements in the socioeconomic aspects of medical practice. It recognizes clinicians rather than medical scientists.

1984 - John Mullolly
1985 - Robert Madden
1986 - George Magnin
1987 - Joseph Grace
1988 - Philip Dougherty
1990 - Cyril (Kim) Hetsko
1991 - Susan Turney
1992 - Bruce Kraus
1993 - Daniel Johnson
1994 - Richard Dart
1995 - Bruce Polender
1997 - William Berger
1998 - Lisa Ramsay
1999 - David Schiedermayer
2000 - Gregory Buck
2001 - Molly Carnes
2002 - Mark Chelmowski
2003 - Robert Phillips
2004 - Susan Davids
2005 - Frederic Westbrook
2006 - Mark Belknap
2007 - Mark Linzer
2008 - Ann Maguire
2009 - Anthony Otters
2010 - Theodore MacKinney
2011 - Richard Rieselbach
2012 - Ileen A. Gilbert
2013 - Barbara A. Horner-Ibler
2014 - Elizabeth A. Jacobs
2015 - Noel N. Deep
2016- Tosha B. Wetterneck
2018- Nameeta M. Dookeran, MD, FACP

Community-Based Physician and Mentor Awardees

The ACP Wisconsin Chapter supports community based teaching by recognizing exceptional "Community Preceptors" who have demonstrated a commitment to the mentoring of medical students in facilities outside of the major teaching centers.

2006 - John Paulson
2007 - Kenneth Gold
2008 - Curtis Radford
2009 - Elpidio Tomas Ayala
2010 - TR Flygt
2011 - Andrew Kim
2013 - Samuel G. Poser
2014 - Sophie M. Kramer
2015 - Michael J. O'Brien
2016 - Rick A. Erdman
2017 - Ryan Blenker and Amy J. Muchow
2018- Kyla R. Lee, MD

Distinguished Internist of the Year Awardees

The ACP Wisconsin Chapter honors exceptional effort and contribution to the science and art of internal medicine in keeping with the ideals and mission of the College by annually presenting the Distinguished Internist Award. This award recognizes Wisconsin chapter Fellows for their remarkable achievements in medical practice.

1980 - Maurice Hardgrove
1981 - George Magnin
1982 - J. Leroy Sims
1983 - Russell Quirk
1984 - Edwin Overholt
1987 - Frederick Madison
1988 - Kenneth Gold
1989 - James Mattson
1990 - Delores Williams
1991 - Michael Mally
1992 - Robert Madden
1993 - Kermit Newcomer
1994 - Joseph Mazza
1995 - Frank Graziano
1997 - Ian Gilson
1998 - John Przybylinski
1999 - Kesavan Kutty
2000 - George Mejicano
2001 - Thomas Jackson
2002 - Ralph Schapira
2003 - James Sebastian
2004 - Mark Gennis
2005 - Juanita Halls
2006 - Charles Holmberg
2007 - Bennett Vogelman
2008 - Lawrence Golopol
2009 - Jeffrey Grossman
2010 - Philip Bain
2011 - Julie Mitchell
2012 - Norman M. Jensen
2013 - William A. Agger
2014 - Kurt J. Pfeifer
2015 - Joel D. Miller
2016 - Michael J. Dolan
2017 - Kathlyn E. Fletcher
2018 - Douglas J. Reding, MD, FACP

Helen Dickie Woman of the Year Awardees

In memory of Helen Dickie, MD, MACP, clinical and academic Pulmonologist and Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the UW MedicalSchool, the ACP Wisconsin Chapter proudly honors an outstanding woman physician with a distinguished career in areas of exceptional patient care, medical education and/or research.

2006 - Ann Nattinger
2007 - Molly Carnes
2008 - Carolyn Lee Bell
2009 - Elizabeth Rogers Jacobs
2010 - Rita Hanson
2011 - Joan Addington-White
2012 - Ann Maguire
2013 - Kathlyn E. Fletcher
2014 - Julie B. Schuller
2015 - Barbara A. Slawski
2016 - Paula J. Graf
2017 - Elizabeth Trowbridge
2018 - Christine S. Seibert, MD, FACP

Laureate Awardees

The Laureate Award honors those Fellows or Masters of the College who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, or research, and in service to their community, their Chapter, and the American College of Physicians. The Wisconsin Chapter is proud to honor these physicians.

1986 - Karver L. Puestow
1987 - Helen Dickie
1988 - Herbert Pohle
1989 - J. Leroy Sims
1990 - George Magnin
1991 - Charles Junkerman
1992 - Edwin Overholt
1993 - Robert Schilling
1994 - Paul Carbone
1995 - Donald Harkness
1996 - Dennis Maki
1997 - Daniel McCarty
1998 - Joseph Mazza
1999 - Richard Rieselbach
2000 - Mahendr Kochar
2001 - Kenneth Gold
2002 - Frank Graziano
2003 - Richard Dart
2004 - James Cerletty
2005 - Cyril (Kim) Hetsko
2006 - Kesavan Kutty
2007 - G. Richard Olds
2008 - James Sebastian
2009 - Bennett Vogelman
2010 - Mark Gennis
2011 - Sharon Haase
2012 - Thomas C. Jackson
2013 - Juanita J. Halls
2014 - George M. Lange
2015 - Ann B. Nattinger
2016 - Jeffrey C. Whittle
2017 - Geoffrey C. Lamb
2018 - Paul B. Halverson, MD, FACP

Legislator of the Year Awardees

Distributed when applicable, this award recognizes the efforts of an individual or group of state legislators who have diligently worked to promote the medical health and wellness of Wisconsin residents.

2007 - Tammy Baldwin
2008 - Judy Robson
2009 - Jon Erpenbach
2012 - Sandra Pasch
2013 - Tammy Baldwin
2014 - Congressman Ron Kind

Lifetime Internal Medicine Achievement Awardees

Distributed in 2004 and 2016, these four distinguished physicians were awardeed for their service to internal medicine and our chapter.

2004 - Carl Junkerman
2004 - George Magnin
2004 - Edwin Overholt
2016 - Kenneth I. Gold

Volunteerism & Community Service Awardees

This award, established as a nod to the tradition of volunteerism within internal medicine, recognizes the work of chapter members who are involved in volunteerism and community service activities. This award also enables us to raise awareness while promoting dialogue and action in volunteerism within our communities. Service must be voluntary and not required for the completion of teaching, training, or position requirements.

2005 - Catherine Wolf
2006 - Frank Graziano
2007 - Gregory Shove
2008 - Lori Remeika
2009 - Warren Von Roenn
2010 - Bonnie Tesch
2011 - Vijay Aswani
2012 - Alcee Jumonville
2013 - Paul B. Halverson
2014 - Anna B. Corey
2016 - Scott S. Erickson
2017 - Mansoor H. Mirza

Young Internist of the Year Awardees

This award recognizes the outstanding contributions of a young internist in primary care, research and/or medical education. Young physicians are typically defined as being under 40 years of age, or in medical practice for less than 10 years.

1998 - Lisa Bensen
1999 - Rajesh Bhargava
2000 - Laura Zakowski
2001 - Andrew Anderson
2002 - Steve Yale
2003 - Jon Zlabek
2004 - Julie Mitchell
2005 - Kurt Pfeifer
2006 - Dario Torres
2007 - Noel Deep
2008 - Apollo Kenneth Musana
2009 - Matthew Crowe
2010 - Martin Muntz
2011 - Kimberly Stoner
2012 - Rachel M. Hawker
2013 - Vipulkumar B. Rana
2014 - Kory D. Koerner
2015 - Rupesh Prasad
2016 - Thomas D. Shiffler
2017 - Sean M. O’Neill
2018 - Adrian P. Umpierrez de Reguero, MD, FACP