Honorary membership

The award recognizes a member of the Academy who has advanced the profession through leadership and service that affirms an uncommon and sustained dedication to dermatology.

The general membership should be informed at least annually through Academy publications and/or announcements that nominations for honorary membership may be submitted by any member of the AAD to the secretary/treasurer on an official nomination form at least six months before the next annual membership meeting of the Academy, provided that the board of directors may waive or alter this notice requirement in exceptional circumstances.

The person(s) nominating a potential honoree should submit a brief biography, including accomplishments and reasons for granting honorary membership.

Meritorious achievement: Leadership and service that affirms an uncommon and sustained dedication to dermatology in the goals of the Academy are of primary consideration. In most cases, the honorary membership is bestowed as recognition for a lifetime of dedication and distinguished service.

Age: There is no set age. In most cases, those who have experienced a meritorious career will be in the senior age group, but it is possible that an exception might occur, so it is preferred not to state an absolute figure. In most cases, individuals selected are 65 years of age or older.

Academy office: Having previously held a prominent office in the Academy is not a determining factor. The honorary membership should be bestowed upon individuals on behalf of the field of dermatology, and should not necessarily be based on one's involvement with the AAD.

The decision for granting honorary membership rests with the board of directors. The board must have the freedom to respond on the basis of each individual candidate's merits.

Honorary members

2012

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Thomas Ruzicka
Lenore Setsuko (Uyeyama) Kakita, MD, FAAD
Bruce A. Deitchman, MD, FAAD
Roger I. Ceilley, MD, FAAD

2011

Paul R. Gross, MD, FAAD
Robert Jackson, MD, FAAD
Elizabeth I. McBurney, MD, FAAD
Vera H. Price, MD, FAAD
Stephen I. Katz, MD, PhD, FAAD
Charles J. McDonald, MD, FAAD
Martin M. Black, MD

2010

Gerd Plewig, MD
Jean D.A. Carruthers, MD

2009

Lynn D. Drake, MD
James D. Maberry, MD
Ronald G. Wheeland, MD
Arthur L. Norins, MD
E. Dorinda Shelley, MD
Darrell S. Rigel, MD

2008

Marie-Louise Johnson, MD
Walter G. Larsen, MD
Jerome Z. Litt, MD
Lawrence A. Norton, MD
W. Mitchell Sams Jr., MD
Beverly B. Sanders Jr., MD
Alan R. Shalita, MD
Frances J. Storrs, MD

2007

A. Bernard Ackerman, MD
Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD
Marshall L. Blankenship, MD
Nancy B. Esterly, MD
Roy S. Rogers III, MD
Stephen B. Webster, MD

2006

Fred F. Castrow II, MD
George W. Hambrick Jr., MD
Coleman Jacobson, MD

2005

Rex A. Amonette, MD
David R. Bickers, MD
Robert A. Briggaman, MD
Irwin M. Freedberg, MD*
Gloria F. Graham, MD
Richard B. Odom, MD
Richard K. Scher, MD

2004

Mark A. Everett, MD*
Samuel L. Moschella, MD
Paul S. Russell, MD

2003

Stephen W. Clark
John H. Epstein, MD
Paul M. Lazar, MD*
Cheryl K. Nordstedt
Edgar B. Smith, MD*

2002

Bradford W. Claxton, CAE
Mark V. Dahl, MD
Harry J. Hurley, MD
Peter J. Lynch, MD

2001

Victor D. Newcomer, MD*
Herschel S. Zackheim, MD

2000

Philip C. Anderson, MD*
Richard L. Dobson, MD
James H. Graham, MD
Alfred W. Kopf, MD

1999

E. William Rosenberg, MD

1997

Edward A. Krull, MD
J. Graham Smith Jr., MD
John S. Strauss, MD

1993

J. B. Howell, MD*
G. Thomas Jansen, MD

1992

William M. Narva, MD
Perry Robins, MD
Eugene J. Van Scott, MD

1991

Harvey Blank, MD*
Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, MD, PhD*
Peyton E. Weary, MD

1989

John A. Kenney Jr., MD*
Aaron B. Lerner, MD*

1987

Edward P. Cawley, MD*
Robert W. Goltz, MD
Clayton E. Wheeler Jr., MD*

1984

Harold O. Perry, MD
Walter B. Shelley, MD

1983

William Montagna, PhD*

1982

◦Rees B. Rees, MD*

1981

Hermann Pinkus, MD*
Naomi C. Kanof, MD*

1980

Rudolf L. Baer, MD*
Walter C. Lobitz Jr., MD*

1979

Harry L. Arnold Jr., MD*
Stanley E. Huff, MD*
Frederick A. J. Kingery, MD
John M. Shaw, MD*

1978

Clarence S. Livingood, MD*
Adolph Rostenberg Jr., MD*

1975

Robert R. Kierland, MD*
Francis W. Lynch, MD*
J. Lewis Pipkin, MD*
Samuel J. Zakon, MD*

1974

Samuel Ayres Jr. MD*
J. Lamar Callaway, MD*
Everett C. Fox, MD*
Clinton W. Lane, MD*
Wiley M. Sams, MD*
Richard L. Sutton Jr., MD*
J. Walter Wilson, MD*

1972

Herman Beerman, MD*
Clark W. Finnerud, MD*

1969

Charles C. Dennie, MD*
Harry R. Foerster, MD*
Hamilton Montgomery, MD*

1968

Henry E. Michelson, MD*
Donald M. Pillsbury, MD*
Marion B. Sulzberger, MD*

1958

Clyde L. Cummer, MD*

1949

Fred Wise, MD*

1939

Andrew Biddle, MD*
William T. Corlett, MD*
William A. Pusey, MD*
Charles J. White, MD*

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