Established in 1997, the Weill Cornell Graduate School Distinguished Alumnus award is given in recognition of outstanding contributions to biomedical research and education
Distinguished Alumni
2024: Cynthia Leifer, PhD, '99
2023: Cheryl Dreyfus, PhD, '76
2022: John MacMicking, PhD ‘97
2021: Eric Huang, MD '86, PhD '93
2020: Kornelia Polyak, MD '91, PhD '95
2019: Katharine Hsu, MD '94, PhD '93
2018: Janet Braam, PhD '85
2017: Bruce Sullenger, PhD '91
2016: Lisa Staiano-Coico, PhD ‘81
2015: Avery August, PhD '94
2014: M. Elizabeth Ross, MD ’79, PhD ‘82
2013: James Di Santo, MD ‘91, PhD ‘89
2012: Carlos Cordon-Cardo, MD, PhD ‘85
2011: Kathleen Scotto, PhD ‘83
2010: Christopher Ross, MD'83, PhD ‘82
2009: Geoffrey Ling, MD, PhD ‘82
2008: Amir Askari, PhD ‘60
2007: Terry Magnuson, PhD ‘78
2006: Emilio Emini, PhD ‘80
2005: Ellen Goldberg, PhD ‘71
2004: Herbert Rosenkranz, PhD ‘59
2003: Abel Robertson, MD, PhD ‘59
2002: Bonnie Mathieson, PhD ‘75
2001: Hazel Szeto, MD '77, PhD ‘77
2000: June Biedler, PhD ‘59
1999: Priscilla Schaffer, PhD ‘69
1998: Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD ‘80
1997: Albert Kuperman, PhD ‘57
If you would like to nominate an outstanding alumnus, please email wcgs-awards@med.cornell.edu with a nomination letter that summarizes why this individual is deserving of such a distinction. Please make sure to include the nominee’s name and contact information. In your letter, please describe the nominee’s impact and significant contributions to any/all of the following:
- Science & Scholarship
- Leadership
- Mentoring and/or Teaching
- Service to Society