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Lifetime Achievement Award

The category recognizes an individual who has been with FDA for at least 15 years and has made significant contributions to regulatory science at the Agency, either through a single scientific contribution or a body of work.

These contributions must have had a lasting impact on the science supporting FDA’s mission and must have demonstrated a lifetime commitment to public health.  Current and retired FDA staff may be nominated. Posthumous nominations are also accepted.

2024

Sherri Turnipseed, Ph.D. (ORA)

For lifetime achievement in the development of regulatory methods of analysis for the determination of veterinary drug residues and contaminants in foods.

 

2023

Jo Wyeth Pharm.D. (CDER)

For sustained excellence, dedication, and innovation in advancing drug safety, medication error pharmacovigilance, and risk management.


2022

Frederick Arthur Beland, PhD (NCTR)

For an exemplary career as a research leader advancing FDA’s mission of protecting public health.


2021

Judy Anne Staffa, MS, RPh, PhD (CDER)

For sustained excellence, vision, innovation and dedication in developing and expanding use of population-based data to address drug safety issues and the opioid crisis.


2020

Carl E. Cerniglia, PhD

For an exemplary career as a microbiologist and research leader advancing FDA’s mission of protecting public health and well-being.


2019

Konstantin Chumakov, PhD

For scientific achievements in the development and characterization of poliovirus vaccines were crucial to advancing the global polio eradication campaign.


2018

Peter P. Fu, PhD

For elucidating the biological effects and mechanisms of action of carcinogens and other toxic constituents of foods, drugs, and cosmetic products regulated by the FDA.


2017

Peter Lowell Goering, PhD

For sustained, outstanding contributions and exemplary leadership in toxicology to improve the safety assessment of FDA-regulated products.


2016

Richard Kotz, MS

For 25 years of dedicated service to FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health and the field of statistics as a researcher, reviewer, recruiter, mentor, and leader.


2015

Diane Wysowski, BSN, MPH, PhD

For exemplary lifetime service in applying epidemiology to identify and prevent a variety of medication safety problems to promote the public health.


2014

William T. Allaben, PhD

For establishing an interagency agreement with the National Toxicology Program to conduct toxicological assessments on chemicals regulated by FDA


2013

Bob Rappaport, MD

For lasting contributions to the anesthesia, analgesia, and addiction fields by accelerating the discovery and development of new drugs with improved efficacy and safety.

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