Cecil Awards – Past Recipients
2023
Sandra H. Matthews Cecil Award for Administrative Excellence:
Iliana Espinal
Senior Membership Associate
NASEM
Cecil Award for Individual Excellence:
Karen Helsing
Senior Program Officer
Health and Medicine Division
Cecil Award for Excellence of a Group/Team:
Kaitlyn Friedman, Laurene Graig, Rukshana Gupta, Tracy Lustig, and Nikita Varman
Nursing Home Quality Report
Health and Medicine Division
2022
Sandra H. Matthews Cecil Award for Administrative Excellence:
Jamal B. Samuel
Senior Membership Associate
National Academy of Medicine
Cecil Award for Individual Excellence:
Sarah H. Beachy
Senior Program Officer
Health and Medicine Division
Cecil Award for Excellence of a Group/Team:
Samira Abbas, Tracy Lustig, Marc Meisnere, Sharyl J. Nass, Sarah K. Robinson, Cyndi L. Trang, and Micah Winograd
Implementing High-Quality Primary Care
Health and Medicine Division
2021
Sandra H. Matthews Cecil Award for Administrative Excellence:
Stacey Smit
Program Coordinator
Division of Behavioral and Social Science and Education
Cecil Award for Individual Excellence:
Katie Bowman
Senior Program Officer
Health and Medicine Division
Cecil Award for Excellence of a Group/Team:
Lisa Brown, Ben Kahn, Rebecca Chevat, Emma Fine, Aurelia Attal-Juncqua, Andy Pope, Rose Marie Martinez, Elizabeth Finkelman, Laura DeStefano
Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine
Health and Medicine Division, National Academy of Medicine
Special Cecil Award:
Clyde Behney
Inaugural Executive Director
Health and Medicine Division
2020
Sandra H. Matthews Cecil Award for Administrative Excellence:
Annalee Espinosa Gonzales
Administrative Assistant
Health and Medicine Division
Cecil Award for Individual Excellence:
Tracy Lustig
Senior Program Officer
Health and Medicine Division
Cecil Award for Excellence of a Group/Team:
Emily Backes, Natacha Blain, Ivory Clarke, Mary Ghitelman, Samantha Phillips, Kirsten Sampson Snyder, Dara Shefska, Doug Sprunger, Elizabeth Townsend, Yvonne Wise
Culture of Health: The Promise of Adolescence Team
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Health and Medicine Division, National Academy of Medicine, Office of the Chief Communications Officer
2019
Sandra H. Matthews Cecil Award for Administrative Excellence:
Meg McCoy
Director, Office of Council and Membership Services
National Academy of Medicine
Cecil Award for Individual Excellence:
Erin Balogh
Senior Program Officer, Board on Health Care Services
Health and Medicine Division
Cecil Award for Excellence of a Group/Team:
Laura Aiuppa, Charlee Alexander, Kyra Cappelucci, Ivory Clarke, Rajbir Kaur, Heather Kreidler, Marc Meisnere, Sharyl Nass, Imani Rickerby, Toby Warden, Mariana Zindel
Clinician Well-Being Team
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Health and Medicine Division, National Academy of Medicine
2018
Sandra H. Matthews Cecil Award for Administrative Excellence:
Morgan Kanarek
Chief of Staff
National Academy of Medicine
Cecil Award for Individual Excellence:
Amy Geller
Senior Program Officer
Health and Medicine Division
Cecil Award for Excellence of a Group/Team:
Elle Alexander, Heather Cook, Cypress Lynx, Amanda Nguyen, and Leslie Sim
Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Team
Health and Medicine Division, National Academies
2017
Cecil Award for Individual Excellence:
Marie Michnich
2016
Cecil Award for Individual Excellence:
Judith Shamir
2015
Research Cecil Award:
Bridget Kelly
Sandra H. Matthews Cecil Award for Administrative Excellence:
Yumi Phillips
Wildcard Cecil Award:
Alina Baciu
2014
Research Cecil Award:
Mary Burr Paxton
Sandra H. Matthews Cecil Award for Administrative Excellence:
Thelma Cox
Wildcard Cecil Award:
Guru Madhavan
2013
Research Cecil Award:
Abigail Mitchell
Sandra H. Matthews Cecil Award for Administrative Excellence:
Pamela Atayi
Wildcard Cecil Award:
Katharine Bothner
2012
Research Cecil Award:
Bruce Altevogt
Lynn Parker
Sandra H. Matthews Cecil Award for Administrative Excellence:
Judith Shamir
2011
Research Cecil Award:
Roberta Wedge
Sandra H. Matthews Cecil Award for Administrative Excellence:
Anton Bandy
Wildcard Cecil Award:
Linda Meyers
2010
Research Cecil Award:
Rosemary Anne Chalk
Rose Marie Martinez
Sandra H. Matthews Cecil Award for Administrative Excellence:
Geraldine Kennedo
2009
Administrative/Program Cecil:
Gary Walker
Wildcard Cecil Award:
Andrea Schultz
Janice Mehler
2008
Research Cecil Award:
Ann Yaktine
David Butler
Wildcard Cecil Award:
Christine Stencel
2007
Research Cecil Award:
Sharyl Nass
Administrative/Program Cecil:
Danitza Valdivia
Wildcard Cecil Award:
Carolyn Fulco
2006
Research Cecil Award:
Lyla Hernandez
Program / Management Cecil:
Donna Duncan
Wildcard Cecil Award:
Jim Banihashemi
2005
Research Cecil Award:
Lois Joellenbeck
Program / Management Cecil:
Roger Herdman
Wildcard Cecil Award:
Cathy Liverman
2004
Research Cecil Award:
Marilyn Field
Administrative Cecil:
Linda Kilroy
Wildcard Cecil Award:
Andy Pope
2003
Research Cecil Award:
Brian Smedley
Administrative Cecil:
Janet Stoll
Wildcard Cecil Award:
Karl Yordy
2002
Research Cecil Award:
Kathleen Stratton
Administrative Cecil:
Sandra Matthews
Wildcard Cecil Award:
Janet Corrigan
2001
Research Cecil Award:
Gooloo Wunderlich
Administrative Cecil:
Sue Barron
Wildcard Cecil Award:
Clyde Behney
2000
Research Cecil Award:
Sarah Brown
Administrative Cecil:
Jana Surdi
Wildcard Cecil Award:
Joe Cassells
