Distinguished Service Award
DESCRIPTION
This award is bestowed annually to recognize an individual who has provided distinguished service to The American Society of Andrology. The recipient must have been a member of the Society for at least ten (10) years, must have no direct affiliation with the organizational sponsors of the award; and must have served the Society in at least three (3) of the following categories: (1) Chair of Standing Committee; (2) Member of Board of Directors; (3) Editor of Journal of Andrology; (4) Chair of Annual Meeting; (5) Officer of Society.
NOMINATIONS
The ASA Awards Committee asks for nominations each year in July. Only ASA members are allowed to nominate individuals for this award. The deadline to submit nominations to the Awards Committee is late August/early September.
2022 ASA Distinguished Service Award Winner
Dr. George Gerton, Ph.D
University of Pennsylvania
Biography
Dr. Gerton has been a member of ASA since 2001, serving in several roles. He is an Immediate Past President of the Society and served as Vice President, President, and a member of the ASA Executive Council. As ASA President, he led the Society through the important transition to a new management company, and he also coordinated activities through the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the ASA’s first all virtual meeting. These contributions, driven by his passion to sustain and elevate ASA operations, were key to ensuring the cohesiveness and vitality of ASA during this very challenging time. His legacy is enduring.
Amongst other contributions to the ASA, Dr. Gerton has actively participated in and/or chaired many committees including Trainee Affairs, Membership, Constitution and By-Laws, Ethics, Endowment and Development, Diversity, Nominating, Program, and Archives and History. He has worked to expand the diversity of the ASA by providing opportunities for trainees from underrepresented minorities to participate and become members of the ASA, combining his passion for trainee advocacy with his interest in promoting the careers of underrepresented minorities in andrology. He continues to facilitate greater opportunities for clinicians and basic scientists to collaborate on meaningful research projects, integrate trainees and new members deeper into the workings of the society, develop programs to bolster the careers of trainees and members from diverse backgrounds, expand membership to include a broader base of workers in andrology, and seek ways to reach out to the public and legislators to make “andrology” a commonly used term and spread the word that male reproductive health is an important issue in need of more funding for research and clinical care.
In recognition of his extraordinary service to the American Society of Andrology, and to the field of Andrology in general, his dedication to and exceptional leadership that have improved ASA functions, and his effective actions that have built connections between ASA members, the American Society of Andrology is pleased to present the Distinguished Service Award to Dr. George Gerton.
Award Recepients
- 2022 Dr. George Gerton, PhD
- 2021 Patricia S. Cuasnicu, PhD
- 2020 Douglas T. Carrell, Ph.D., H.C.L.D.
2019 Wylie C. Hembree, MD2018 Rudi Ansbacher, MD2017 Janice P Evans, PhD2016 Donna L. Vogel, MD, PhD2015 Steve M Schrader, PhD2014 Susan Rothmann, PhD, HCLD2013 Rex A. Hess, MS, MD2012 Terry Brown2011 Christina Wang2010 Joel Marmar2009 Erwin Goldberg2008 Matt Hardy
2007 Sally Perreault Darney2006 Barry Zirkin2005 Barry T. Hinton2004 J. Lisa Tenover2003 Arnold M. Belker2002 Terry T. Turner2001 Gail S. Prins2000 Bernard Robaire1999 David W. Hamilton1998 Rupert P. Amann1997 Marie-Claire Orgebin-Crist1996 Philip Troen1995 Andrzej Bartke1994 C. Alvin Paulsen