Awards for Rheumatology Health Professionals

+ Lifetime Achievement Award

- Lifetime Achievement Award

This award is the highest honor that the ARHP bestows. The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to a current or former member of ARHP whose career has demonstrated a sustained and lasting contribution to the field of rheumatology and rheumatology health professionals.

Eligibility	A nominee's award application will be evaluated based on the following content: Volunteer service to ARHP (e.g., committee member, representative to ACR and REF committees and/or task force member). Have at least 10 consecutive years of membership in either: American College of Rheumatology Arthritis Health Professions Association Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Evidence that: A major portion of the candidate's work has been devoted to arthritis-related issues. Unique and distinguished contributions to one or more of the following; research, health care, education and service, for example: A program of research that has led to new knowledge or unique insights concerning rheumatic disease The development of a unique and validated approach to patient care, patient or professional education, or other issues relevant to rheumatology Distinguished service to patients and patient-related issues Distinguished leadership in the ARHP or related organizations The Lifetime Achievement Award is limited to no more than two recipients per year; if no one is elected, the award will not be presented.
Award Terms and Funding	Recipients receive a financial honoraria established by the ARHP executive committee and an award. Candidates for all ARHP Merit Awards except the Lifetime Achievement awards shall be in good standing of ARHP/ACR. Candidates for the Lifetime Achievement Award shall have been a member of ARHP for at least 10 consecutive years. Members that are currently serving as officers on the Executive and/or Nominations committee members of ARHP are not eligible for any awards. Nominations committee members shall not submit any nominations during their year of service. Awards are limited to no more than two recipients in each category per year and if no one is elected, the award will not be presented that year.
Number of Recipients	Up to two.
Governing Committee	ARHP Membership & Nominations Committee
Deadline	The nominations deadline has passed and will reopen next year.
Apply	The application deadline has passed and will reopen next year.
Decision Notification	Announced during the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.

The 2011 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award was Laura Robbins, DSW click here.

+ Addie Thomas Service Award

- Addie Thomas Service Award

The Addie Thomas Service Award is presented in honor of our Association’s first president and recognizes individuals who have been an active volunteer involved with local, regional and national arthritis-related activities.

Eligibility	A nominee's award application will be evaluated based on the following content: Volunteer service to ARHP (e.g., committee member, representative to ACR and REF committees and/or task force member). Length of volunteer service in the field of rheumatology (e.g., professional organizations and/or community service), and specific nature of the volunteer activity. Volunteer service involves activities separate from one’s usual employment responsibilities. (For example, working at a summer camp for children with rheumatic disease would not count as volunteer service if it is an expected part of an individual’s employment.) Impact of volunteer and leadership contributions to: Local/regional arthritis related activities including arthritis and rheumatology-related organizations (e.g. Lupus or Arthritis Foundation and local organizations). National arthritis related activities including arthritis and rheumatology related organizations (e.g., ARHP and other arthritis and rheumatology-related organizations). Past Presidents of ARHP/ACR are not eligible for the Addie Thomas Service Award for work related to their presidency. The Addie Thomas Service Award is limited to no more than two recipients per year; if no one is elected, the award will not be presented.
Award Terms and Funding	Recipients receive a financial honoraria established by the ARHP executive committee and an award. Candidates for all ARHP Merit Awards except the Lifetime Achievement awards shall be in good standing of ARHP/ACR. Candidates for the Lifetime Achievement Award shall have been a member of ARHP for at least 10 consecutive years. Members that are currently serving as officers on the Executive and/or Nominations committee members of ARHP are not eligible for any awards. Nominations committee members shall not submit any nominations during their year of service. Awards are limited to no more than two recipients in each category per year and if no one is elected, the award will not be presented that year.
Number of Recipients	Up to two.
Governing Committee	ARHP Membership & Nominations Committee
Deadline	The nominations deadline has passed and will reopen next year.
Apply	The application deadline has passed and will reopen next year.
Decision Notification	Announced during the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.

The 2011 recipient of the Addie Thomas Service Award was Debra Bancroft Rizzo, MSN, FNP-C. For a complete list of past recipients, click here.

+ Ann Kunkel Advocacy Award

- Ann Kunkel Advocacy Award

The Ann Kunkel Advocacy Award is presented to an ARHP member who has provided extraordinary service to advocate for patients with arthritis/rheumatic diseases or for health professionals in rheumatology.

Eligibility	A candidate will be assessed on the following: Volunteer service to ARHP (e.g., committee member, representative to ACR and REF committees and/or task force member). Sustained advocacy work for patients and/or health professionals in rheumatology (on local, regional or national levels). Examples would include frequent contact with legislators (phone calls, letters, and Capitol Hill visits) to lobby for rheumatology issues that affect patients and/or the health professionals who serve them. Breadth of advocacy efforts – advocacy efforts should not only be in one narrow domain (e.g., lobbying, access to care for individual patients and/or patient groups) may be more broadly based and not confined to a single issue or a single legislative target). Impact of advocacy efforts. Partly through the advocacy efforts of this ARHP member, there have been positive changes and improvement in quality of life and care. Advocacy is the pursuit of influencing outcomes, including public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions on behalf of patients or health professionals. The Ann Kunkel Advocacy Award is limited to no more than two recipients per year; if no one is elected, the award will not be presented.
Award Terms and Funding	Candidates for all ARHP Merit Awards except the Lifetime Achievement awards shall be in good standing of ARHP/ACR. Candidates for the Lifetime Achievement Award shall have been a member of ARHP for at least 10 consecutive years. Members that are currently serving as officers on the Executive and/or Nominations committee members of ARHP are not eligible for any awards. Nominations committee members shall not submit any nominations during their year of service. Awards are limited to no more than two recipients in each category per year and if no one is elected, the award will not be presented that year.
Number of Recipients	Up to two.
Governing Committee	ARHP Membership & Nominations Committee
Deadline	The nominations deadline has passed and will reopen next year.
Apply	The application deadline has passed and will reopen next year.
Decision Notification	Announced during the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.

The 2011 recipient of the Ann Kunkel Advocacy Award was Kamala M. Nola, PharmD, MS. For a complete list of past recipients, click here.

+ Distinguished Scholar Award

- Distinguished Scholar Award

The ARHP Distinguished Scholar Award is presented to an individual who demonstrates exceptional achievements in scholarly activities pertinent to arthritis and the rheumatic diseases.

Eligibility	A nominee's award application will be evaluated based on the following content: Volunteer service to ARHP (e.g., committee member, representative to ACR and REF committees and/or task force member). Publication of papers in refereed journals and their impact. Publication of books or monographs and their impact. Publication of book chapters, abstracts or non-refereed articles. Grants awarded. Professional and scientific presentations based upon the individual's expertise. Editor or editorial board member for a refereed journal, or other substantive contributions as a peer reviewer. Sustained scholarly contributions to the ACR/ARHP scientific meetings. Development of a creative work, program, or product (e.g., media, educational, research or assessment tool). Mentorship of students and young investigators. The Distinguished Scholar Award is limited to no more than two recipients per year; if no one is elected, the award will not be presented.
Award Terms and Funding	Recipients receive a financial honoraria established by the ARHP executive committee and an award. Candidates for all ARHP Merit Awards except the Lifetime Achievement awards shall be in good standing of ARHP/ACR. Candidates for the Lifetime Achievement Award shall have been a member of ARHP for at least 10 consecutive years. Members that are currently serving as officers on the Executive and/or Nominations committee members of ARHP are not eligible for any awards. Nominations committee members shall not submit any nominations during their year of service. Awards are limited to no more than two recipients in each category per year and if no one is elected, the award will not be presented that year.
Number of Recipients	Up to two.
Governing Committee	ARHP Membership & Nominations Committee
Deadline	The nominations deadline has passed and will reopen next year.
Apply	The application deadline has passed and will reopen next year.
Decision Notification	Announced during the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.

The 2011 recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award was Maura D. Iversen, PT, DPT, SD, MPH. For a complete list of past recipients, click here.

+ Master Clinician Award

- Master Clinician Award

The ARHP Master Clinician Award is presented to an individual who is engaged in clinical practice and demonstrates outstanding clinical expertise in arthritis and the rheumatic diseases.

Eligibility	A nominee must have a minimum of five years full-time clinical experience in the field of rheumatology and will be evaluated based on the following content. Volunteer service to ARHP (e.g., committee member, representative to ACR and REF committees and/or task force member). Expert clinical management of persons with rheumatic diseases and: Evidence of: Outstanding clinical knowledge, skills and professional competence. An active commitment to the field of rheumatology. Contributions to advancing the art and science of rheumatology. Dissemination of clinical knowledge and expertise through presentations, workshops, publications, participation in research, etc. Compassionate patient care and possessing excellent technical skills as reported by professional colleagues, students and/or patients (summarized within the nominations or support letters).
Award Terms and Funding	Recipients receive a financial honoraria established by the ARHP executive committee and an award. Candidates for all ARHP Merit Awards except the Lifetime Achievement awards shall be in good standing of ARHP/ACR. Candidates for the Lifetime Achievement Award shall have been a member of ARHP for at least 10 consecutive years. Members that are currently serving as officers on the Executive and/or Nominations committee members of ARHP are not eligible for any awards. Nominations committee members shall not submit any nominations during their year of service. Awards are limited to no more than two recipients in each category per year and if no one is elected, the award will not be presented that year.
Number of Recipients	Up to two.
Governing Committee	ARHP Membership & Nominations Committee
Deadline	The nominations deadline has passed and will reopen next year.
Apply	The application deadline has passed and will reopen next year.
Decision Notification	Announced during the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.

The 2011 recipient of the Master Clinician Award was Victoria Gall, PT, MEd. For a complete list of past recipients, click here.

+ Master Educator Award

- Master Educator Award

The Master Educator Award honors an ARHP member who has demonstrated sustained excellence in teaching of health professional students, medical students, residents, graduate students, and/or fellows, with their primary focus being rheumatology related content.

Eligibility	A nominee’s award application will be evaluated based on the following content: Volunteer service to ARHP (e.g., committee member, representative to ACR and REF committees and/or task force member). Documented teaching experience/ activities (formal courses, lectures, workshops, teaching in a clinical setting, developing courses, and mentorship) of at least 10 years. Documented excellence in teaching (consistently receiving high ratings for teaching activities by students and peers, having received a previous departmental or school-wide award for excellence in teaching). two letters of support of the nominee, preferably one from a colleague, chair, or division director and one from a former student. The nomination letters of support and the nominee’s CV should document that this health professional meets the above criteria.
Award Terms and Funding	Recipients receive a financial honoraria established by the ARHP executive committee and an award.
Number of Recipients	Up to two.
Governing Committee	ARHP Membership & Nominations Committee
Deadline	The nominations deadline has passed and will reopen next year.
Apply	The application deadline has passed and will reopen next year.
Decision Notification	Announced during the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.

The 2011 recipient of the Master Educator Award was Geri B. Neuberger, RN, EdD. For a complete list of past recipients, click here.

+ ARHP President's Award

- ARHP President's Award

The ARHP President's Award is awarded the ARHP/ACR member or team performing outstanding service within the present year in advancing the goals, ideals, and standards of ARHP.

Eligibility	Only ARHP/ACR members are eligible. This award is given out at the ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting at the discretion of the ARHP president.
Award Terms and Funding	Recipients receive an award determined by the ARHP President.
Number of Recipients	Decided at the discretion of the ARHP president.
Governing Committee	ARHP Membership & Nominations Committee
Deadline	N/A
Apply	N/A
Decision Notification	Announced during the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.

The 2011 recipients of the ARHP President's Award was Atul Deodhar, MD, MRCP, For a complete list of past recipients, click here.

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Awards for Rheumatology Health Professionals