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The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented annually to a graduate of the School of Medicine who has excelled in the field of medicine. Achievement is recognized through excellence in

  • Clinical Practice
  • Academic Activities
  • Research Accomplishments
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Richard Price, MD ’60, FACS
2019 Distinguished Alumni 

For his exceptional leadership as a surgeon, medical director, and teacher. Over the course of his four-decade career, Price played a key role in the development of trauma and critical care throughout the state of Utah.
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The Distinguished Alumni Award was established by the alumni of the School of Medicine Alumni Association and is presented annually to a graduate of the School of Medicine who exemplifies the practice of medicine. Achievement is recognized through excellence in clinical practice, academic activities, and research accomplishments. 

Recognized Achievements

  • Clinical Practice
  • Academic Activities
  • Research Accomplishments

Past Recipients


Year Recipient
2017 Richard Black, MD'74
2016 David R. Nielsen, MD'79., FACS
2015 Val G. Hemming, MD'66
2014 Anthony R. Temple, MD'68
2013 Alan Crandall, MD'73
2012 Randall W. Burt, MD'74
2011 W. Donald Shields, MD'71
2010 James L. Parkin, MD'73
2009 Randall L. Olson, MD'73
2008 Harmon J. Eyre, MD'66
2007 Elizabeth H. Hammond, MD'67
2006 James W. Freston, MD'61 & August L. Jung, MD'52
2005 Dale G. Johnson, MD'56
2004 Don H. Nelson, MD'47 & Lawrence E. Stevens, MD'52
2003 Cecil O. Samuelson, MD'70
2002 James O. Mason, MD'58
2001 J. Charles Rich, MD'66
2000 Ernest J. Eichwald, MD' 53
1999 Homer R. Warner, MD., PhD'49
1998 Harry L. Gibbons, MD'58
1997 Russel M. Nelson, MD'47
1996 John R. Ward, MD'46
1995 George G. Jackson, MD'45
1994 Class of 1944
1993 Hiroshi Kuida, MD'51
1992 C. DuWayne Schmidt, MD'54
1991 Kim A. Bateman, MD'74