Awards
The Sexual and Reproductive Health Section Seeks Nominees for Our Awards
Each year at the annual meeting the SRH section bestows three awards on individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to our field. We seek nominations for:
- The 2025 Carl S. Shultz Award for Lifetime Achievement
- The 2025 Felicia Stewart Advocacy Award
- The 2025 Outstanding Young Professional Award
Below are descriptions of the awards as well as a list of previous recipients.
To nominate someone, please provide the name, full contact information, and short bio of the nominee, the name of the specific award, and a paragraph or two describing why you believe the person you have nominated is deserving of the award. You may also submit a copy of the nominee’s CV. Self-nominations will be considered. Please submit your nomination no later than September 15th, 2025.
Please send your nominations to Immediate Past Chair of the SRH Section, Kimberly McBride ([email protected]). Be sure to specify in the subject line of the email that this is a nomination. Awardees will be notified in the beginning of September. Celebration of the awardees will take place at the SRH Awards Ceremony, held during the APHA annual meeting (details to be provided).
Carl S. Shultz Lifetime Achievement Award
The Carl S. Shultz Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded annually to a person in the field of population and reproductive health. It is named for Carl S. Shultz, a pediatrician and public servant who was instrumental in the creation and implementation of the federal family planning program, commonly known as Title X. At the first meeting of our Section in 1976, Shultz proposed the establishment of this award. Sadly, he died soon after, and Section members decided to honor his memory by naming the award for him. Awardees comprise an honor roll of the field of reproductive health in the US and around the world.
- 1977 - Christopher Tietze
- 1978 - Fred Jaffe, Carl Tyler
- 1979 - Ward Cates, Leslie Corsa, Rei Ravenholt
- 1980 - Karen Mulhauser, Jeannie Rosoff
- 1981 - Jack Kanter, Melvin Zelnik
- 1982 - Gerald Clinton, Julia Henderson, Joseph Speidel
- 1983 - Oscar Harkavy
- 1984 - Henry Waxman
- 1985 - Samuel Wishik
- 1986 - Wendy Baldwin, Irvin Cushner
- 1987 - Anne Firth Murray
- 1988 - Al Moran
- 1989 - Phyllis Piotrow
- 1990 - David Grimes
- 1991 - Louise Tyrer
- 1992 - Joy Dryfoos
- 1993 - Roger Rochat
- 1994 - Frances Kissling
- 1995 - Allan Rosenfield
- 1996 - Timothy Wirth
- 1997 - Felicia Stewart
- 1998 - Jack Smith
- 1999 - Jacqueline Darroch, Jorge Villareal
- 2000 - Malcolm Potts
- 2001 - Henry David, Deborah Maine
- 2002 - Susan Newcomer, Warren Hern
- 2003 - Laurie Schwab Zabin
- 2004 - Philip Darney
- 2005 - Robert Hatcher, James Trussell
- 2006 - Stanley Henshaw
- 2007 - James D. Shelton, Beverly Winikoff
- 2008 - Marie Harvey, Jill Sheffield
- 2009 - George Tiller
- 2010 - Amy Tsui
- 2011 - Francine Coeytaux
- 2012 - John Santelli
- 2013 - Elizabeth Maguire
- 2014 - Claire D. Brindis2015Judith Helzner
- 2016 - Nap Hosang
- 2017 - Perry Halkitis
- 2018 - Leslie Kantor
- 2019 - Nancy Pendarvis Harris
- 2020 - James F. Phillips
- 2022 - Laura Lindberg
The Felicia Stewart Advocacy Award
This award is dedicated to the memory of Felicia Stewart and her vision, commitment, leadership and advocacy in our field. Stewart's career included serving as deputy assistant secretary of population affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and as co-director of the Bixby Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy at the University of California, San Francisco. The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a strong commitment to advocacy on behalf of reproductive health and rights.
- 2007 - Wendy Chavkin, Lois Uttley
- 2008 - Tracy Weitz
- 2009 - Jennifer Frost
- 2010 - Laurie Rubiner
- 2011 - Susan Stone
- 2012 - Beth Raymond
- 2013 - Dan Grossman
- 2014 - Marlene Gerber Fried
- 2015 - Stanley Henshaw
- 2016 - Willie J. Parker
- 2017 - Susie Baldwin
- 2018 - Abigail Aiken
- 2019 - Whitney Rice
- 2020 - Beth Fredrick
- 2021 - Lynn Roberts
The Outstanding Young Professional Award
This award honors individuals who deserve recognition early in their careers because of their professional accomplishments, initiative and dedication to the field, especially to the work of the Section.
- 1994 - Geri Lynn Peak
- 1995 - Amy Haselton
- 1997 - Barbara Sugland
- 1998 - Margaret E. Greene
- 1999 - Susanna Binzen
- 2000 - Joseph Winchester Brown
- 2001 - Julie Pulerwitz
- 2002 - Jennifer Hirsch
- 2008 - Destiny Lopez
- 2009 - Angel M. Foster
- 2010 - Jenny Higgins
- 2011 - Diana Greene Foster
- 2012 - Alesha Doan
- 2013 - Vanessa Schick
- 2014 - Kelli Stidham Hall, Kristen N. Jozkowski
- 2015 - Sarah Roberts
- 2023 - Brandon Crawford
Additional Section Awards
Each year, the SRH Section also recognizes exceptional students in the SRH field with awards for poster presentations characterized by excellence in research, clarity of presentation, potential impacts of results, and innovativeness of approach. Details about SRH Poster Awards become available in late summer.