The UHMS Annual Awards

The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society presents yearly awards to select individuals recognized for their significant contributions to the specialty of undersea and hyperbaric medicine.

All members of the UHMS in good standing are invited to nominate any individual for their choice of the following awards.

Please note requirements for nomination as described within the award description.
To submit nominations, please fill in the attached form. Please note it is important in assisting the awards committee to write a short citation of a maximum of 300 words outlining the reasons why your nominee is deserving of the award.
Two or more individuals may be jointly nominated for any award if, in the opinion of the nominator, contributed significantly to the effort or project prompting the nomination (for example, a joint research effort).
Nominations for an individual who has received the same award previously may be considered after a minimum of 5 years has elapsed since the previous award, however only in the event that the current nomination is strictly based upon substantial contributions that differ from those of the prior award.
Awards may not be awarded in the absence of a suitable nominee

Full details of the nomination and voting process may be found in the Awards Committee Charter (click here).

SUBMISSION DEADLINE DATE: APRIL 15

ONLINE nominations forms are linked on the award descriptions below.

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The Albert R. Behnke Award

This is the premier award of the UHMS. This award is presented at the annual meeting to an individual in recognition of outstanding scientific contributions to advances in the undersea or hyperbaric biomedical field.

Nominee is not required to be a UHMS Member

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View the Prior Recipients

2022	David Doolette
2021	John Feldmeier
2020	Paul Sheffield
2019	Enrico Camporesi
2018	Paul Cianci
2017	Wayne Gerth
2016	Alfred Bove
2015	Neil Hampson
2014	Paul Weathersby
2013	Richard Moon
2012	Richard Vann
2011	Alf Brubakk
2010	Simon Mitchell
2009	Keith Van Meter
2008	Stephen R. Thom
2007	Tom S. Neuman
2006	David R. Pendergast
2005	Jean-Claude Rostain
2004	None awarded
2003	James Francis
2002	Yoram "Rami" Grossman
2001	Michael Bennett
2000	None
1999	Noemi Bitterman
1998	Ronald Y. Nishi
1997	Claes E.G. Lundgren
1996	Stephen R. Thom
1995	Alf Brubakk
1994	Dag Linnarsson
1993	Jon T. Mader
1992	John M. Hallenbeck
1991	Jefferson C. Davis
1990	Mark E.Bradley
1989	Heinz R. Schreiner
1988	Herbert A. Saltzman
1987	Leon E. Farhi,
1986	Ralph W. Brauer
1985	Dennis N. Walder
1984	Otto Van Der Aue
1983	Peter B. Bennett
1982	E.E.P. Barnard
1981	Xavier Fructus
1980	Carl Magnus Hesser
1979	John W. Bean
1978	Karl E. Schaefer
1977	Edward H. Lanphier
1976	H.V. Hempleman
1975	Edgar End
1974	Hermann Rahn
1973	Hermann Rahn,
1972	Kenneth W. Donald
1971	George F. Bond
1970	Christian J. Lambertsen
1969	Albert R. Behnke

Excellence in Commercial Diving Award

This award is presented at the annual meeting to a UHMS member for outstanding contributions to the commercial diving industry in the area of increased productivity or performance of the working diver. Specific recognition is given to practical application of biomedical knowledge to the solution of problems encountered in diving operations.

Nominee must be a UHMS Member

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View the Prior Recipients

2022	None awarded
2021	None awarded
2020	Robert Sanders
2019	None awarded
2018	Owen O’Neill
2017	Tony Alleman
2016	Keith Van Meter
2015	David Smart
2014	Joseph Serio
2013	None awarded
2012	Mahito Kawashima
2011	Stephen Reimers
2010	Eric Fink
2009	None awarded
2008	Yoshihiro Mano
2007	Kevan P. Corson
2006	None awarded
2005	None awarded
2004	None awarded
2003	David Doolette
2002	David M. Heaney
2001	None awarded
2000	None awarded
1999	None awarded
1998	Andre Galerne
1997	Robert Wong
1996	C. Gordon Daugherty
1995	J. Morgan Wells
1994	William P. Fife
1993	Richard E. Moon
1992	Richard D. Vann
1991	Ichiro Nashimoto
1990	None awarded
1989	Wouter Sterk
1988	Robert W. Hamilton
1987	Peter Edel
1986	Henri G. DeLauze
1985	Glen H. Egstrom
1984	Dick Clarke
1983	David A. Youngblood
1982	None awarded
1981	David H. Elliott
1980	Hannes Keller
1979	Paul Webb
1978	Edward T. Flynn & William H. Spaur
1977	Albert A. Buhlmann
1976	Xavier Fructus, Robert Naquet, Jean Claude Rostain
1975	Peter Bennett

Excellence in Diving Medicine Award

This award is presented at the annual meeting to an individual UHMS member for an outstanding contribution to teaching, education, science and/or safety in the field of Diving Medicine and related fields.

Nominee must be a UHMS Member

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View the Prior Recipients

2022	Richard "Dick" Sadler
2021	Nick Bird
2020	Peter Wilmshurst
2019	Bruce Derrick
2018	Jim Chimiak
2017	Petar Denoble
2016	Simon Mitchell
2015	Neal Pollock
2014	John Freiberger & John Wassel
2013	James Holm & Tracy LeGros
2012	D. Lindsie Cone
2011	Morgan Wells & Dick Rutkowski
2010	Jim Joiner
2009	Guy Dear
2008	Alessandro Marroni & Donald R. Chandler
2007	E.Cuauhtemoc Sanchez & Keith Van Meter
2006	Tom S. Neuman & Eric Kindwall
2005	David Smart / Mike Davis
2004	Dick Clarke
2003	Richard D. Vann & Helen T. Davis
2002	Glenn J. Butler & Mahito Kawashima
2001	Wilbur T.Workman & Oskar F. Ehm
2000	Drew Richardson, Michael A. Lang, Jordi Desola, Jurg Wendling
1999	Keith Van Meter & Carl Edmonds
1998	E. Cuauhtemoc Sanchez & Robert W. Hamilton
1997	Robert M. Wong & Paul J. Sheffield
1996	Joel Dovenbarger & David H. Elliott
1995	Glen H., Egstrom & Hideyo Takahashi
1994	Hugh D. VanLiew & Enrico Camporesi
1993	Eric P. Kindwall & George B. Hart
1992	DAN & Dirk J. Bakker
1991	Merrill P. Spencer & Mary Anne Rokitka
1990	Yehuda Melamed & Ramsdale R. Pearson
1989	James W. Miller
1988	Alfred A. Bove & Robert C. Bornmann
1987	Carl Edmonds & James Vorosmarti, Jr
1986	James R. Stewart & Arthur J. Bachrach
1985	Jefferson C. Davis & Andrew A. Pilmanis
1984	Paul G. Linaweaver & Hugh D. VanLiew
1983	Philip B. James & Norman S. Portenoy
1982	James T. Joiner & Charles W. Shilling
1981	Norman K.I. McIver
1980	None awarded
1979	Georges Arnoux & Robert Holland
1978	S.A. Warner

Excellence in Hyperbaric Medicine Award

This award is presented at the annual meeting to an individual UHMS member in recognition of continued diligence and excellence in the practice of hyperbaric medicine, particularly in areas of basic and clinical research as it might impact patient care.

Nominee must be a UHMS Member

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View the Prior Recipients

2022	Owen J. O'Neill
2021	Enoch Huang and Davut Savaser
2020	None awarded
2019	Susan Churchill
2018	Michael Bennett
2017	Brett Hart
2016	Caroline Fife
2015	Laurie Gesell
2014	Helen Gelly
2013	Paul L. Claus
2012	Heather Murphy-Lavoie
2011	No Recipient
2010	Neil Hampson
2009	Jayesh Shah
2008	Robert Warriner, III
2007	J. Benjamin Slade
2006	Jim and Susan Joiner
2005	None awarded
2004	Martin R. Hamilton-Farrell
2003	Michael Strauss
2002	Lindell Weaver

The Young Scientist or Medical Doctor Award

This award is presented at the annual meeting to an individual UHMS member. It is to recognize the work of a young scientist or medical doctor whose performance is consistently outstanding. The recipient can be either a clinician or researcher practicing in hyperbaric and/or diving medicine and must not be older than 40 years of age.

Nominee must be a UHMS Member

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View the Prior Recipients

2022	Dan Popa and Jon Stockton
2021	None awarded
2020	Virginie Papadopoulou
2019	Charlotte Sadler
2018	Dawn Kernagis
2017	Cory R. Dubose & Yolanda Michetti
2016	Walter Chin
2015	Takuya Oyaizu
2014	Mimi Sammarco, PhD
2013	Bruce J. Derrick & Masaki Horie
2012	Anne Cherry
2011	No Recipient
2010	Jorge Dario Gomez Castillo
2009	Amir Mor
2008	None Awarded
2007	Jayesh Shah

The Paul C. Baker Award for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Safety Excellence Award

This award is for an Associate Member, in good standing, for outstanding contributions to the advancement of safety in hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Specific attention is given to those who have implemented outstanding hyperbaric safety programs, authored hyperbaric safety publications, developed, or presented on hyperbaric safety related research. The award may be made for a single contribution of great importance or for many contributions over the years.

Nominee must be a UHMS Associate Member

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View the Prior Recipients

2022	Richard "Gus" Gustavson
2021	Kaye Moseley
2020	Greg Brown
2019	Geness Koumandakis
2018	None Awarded
2017	None Awarded
2016	Sherri Ferguson
2015	Julio Garcia
2014	James Bell
2013	Jeff Mize
2012	Francois Burman
2011	Kevin "Kip” Posey
2010	Richard Barry
2009	Stacy Handley
2008	Terry Beard
2007	Steve Fabus
2006	Steve Wood
2005	Greg Raleigh
2004	Kevin Corson & Christy Pirone
2003	Robert Sheffield
2002	Jay Duchnick
2001	Sue DeSantis & Ken Rideout
2000	Brian Foley
1999	Jim McCarthy
1998	Dick Clarke
1997	Paul Baker

Excellence in Critical Care Hyperbaric Medicine Award

This award is presented at the annual meeting to an Associate member in recognition of all the hyperbaric nurses and hyperbaric technicians that currently spend countless hours on-call as well as dealing with the tragedy and trauma of critical cases in life and death situations worldwide. The specific focus of this award is on the provision of critical care with 24/7 availability, whether in support of commercial or sport diving, undersea medicine, or in the clinical hyperbaric medicine arena. This award is restricted to a nurse or technical staff member from a 24/7 facility.

Nominee must be a UHMS Associate Member

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View the Prior Recipients

2022	Jacinta Showers
2021	Virginia "Ginny" Nolting and Johnny Sanchez
2020	None Awarded
2019	Julio R. Garcia
2018	Greg Brown
2017	Esacar Agbay, Jr.
2016	Wafa Daoud & Megan Zynkian
2015	Mary Chin
2014	Brock Chamberlain
2013	Diane McNamara
2012	Richard “Gus” Gustavson
2011	Tiffany Hamm
2010	Jeff Mize
2009	No Recipient
2008	Ted Gurnee

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The UHMS Annual Awards

The Albert R. Behnke Award

Excellence in Commercial Diving Award

Excellence in Diving Medicine Award

Excellence in Hyperbaric Medicine Award

The Young Scientist or Medical Doctor Award

The Paul C. Baker Award for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Safety Excellence Award

Excellence in Critical Care Hyperbaric Medicine Award

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