For a description of the various AVAPL
awards, please click here.
2023 Honorees
Antonette Zeiss
Distinguished Leadership Award
Michael Kauth, PhD
Leadership Award
Jennifer Manuel, PhD
Professional Service Award
Chanda Corbett, PhD
Special Contribution Award
Asale Hubbard, Ph.D.
Christopher Holland-Deguire, Psy.D.
Early Career
Heather Kacos, Psy.D.
Laura Zambrano-Vazquez, Ph.D.
Past President
Kaki York, Ph.D.
Antonette Zeiss Distinguished Leadership Award
| 2010 |
Antonette Zeiss (Award
Established) |
VACO |
| 2011 |
Robert Gresen |
VACO (Retired) |
| 2012 |
Daniel Kivlahan |
VACO |
| 2013 |
Russell Lemle |
San Francisco |
| 2014 |
Robert Zeiss |
VACO (Retired) |
| 2015 |
Jeffrey Burk |
VACO |
| 2016 |
Steve Cavicchia |
Coatesville (Retired) |
| 2017 |
Brad Roper |
Memphis |
| 2018 |
Kathleen Lysell |
VACO |
| 2019 |
None |
|
| 2020 |
Tom Kirchberg |
Memphis |
| 2021 |
Lisa Kearney |
VACO |
| 2022 |
George Shorter |
North Florida/South
Georgia Veterans Health Sustem |
| 2023 |
Micahel Kauth |
Washington, DC |
James Besyner Early Career
Award
| 2011 |
Andrea Zartman |
North Texas |
| 2012 |
Samuel Wan |
San Francisco |
| 2013 |
Maggie Chartier |
San Francisco |
| |
Peter Shore |
VISN 20 |
| 2014 |
Megan McCarthy |
San Francisco |
| 2015 |
Erin Andrews |
Central Texas Veterans
Health Care System |
| 2016 |
Candace M. Drake |
Biloxi |
| 2017 |
None |
|
| 2018 |
William Hua |
San Francisco |
| 2019 |
Amanda Raines
Joshua Rinker |
New Orleans
Portland |
| 2020 |
Maurice Endlsey |
Hines VA Hospital |
| |
Aaron Norr |
Puget Sound |
| 2021 |
None |
|
| 2022 |
None |
|
| 2023 |
Heather Kacos |
Orlando |
| |
Laura Zambrano-Vazquez |
VISN 17 |
Professional Achievement and Distinguished Career Awards
| 1996 |
Cecil Peck |
Central Office (Retired) |
| 1997 |
Thomas B. Horvath |
VA Headquarters |
| 1998 |
(apparently none) |
|
| 1999 |
Kenneth W. Kizer |
VA Headquarters |
| 2000 |
(none) |
|
| 2001 |
Alexander Boeringa |
Houston (Retired) |
| |
Richard McCormick |
VISN 10 (Retired) |
| 2002 |
(none) |
|
| 2003 |
Rod Baker |
San Antonio |
| |
Walter Penk |
Bedford |
| 2004 |
Celia Michael |
Albuquerque |
| 2005 |
(none) |
|
| 2006 |
Edmund J. Nightingale |
Minneapolis |
| 2007 |
Doug Gottfredson |
Retired |
| |
Dana Moore |
OIG |
| 2008 |
Richard Carothers |
Oklahoma City
(Retired) |
| |
Robert Gresen |
VACO (Retired) |
| 2009 |
Kathleen McNamara |
Honolulu |
| 2010 |
None |
|
| 2011 |
None |
|
| 2012 |
None |
|
Leadership Award
| 1979 |
Jack Griffiths |
Danville |
| 1980 |
Roy Brenner |
Hines |
| 1981 |
Joseph F. Sanders |
Togus |
| |
S. J. Williamson |
Jefferson Barracks |
| 1982 |
Sid Cleveland |
Houston |
| 1983 |
Oakley Ray |
Nashville |
| |
Harold Dickman |
Palo Alto |
| 1984 |
G. D. (Woody) Carnes |
Bay Pines |
| 1985 |
(apparently none) |
|
| 1986 |
Georgette Bellucci |
Highland Drive |
| 1987 |
Bill Davis |
Hines |
| 1988 |
Phillip Laughlin |
Knoxville |
| 1989 |
M. Rae Barnes |
Little Rock |
| 1990 |
Terence M. Keane |
Boston |
| 1991 |
Al Paige |
Seattle |
| 1992 |
Edmund Nightingale |
Minneapolis |
| 1993 |
Kenneth A. Klauck |
Milwaukee |
| |
Frank W. Milling |
Murfreesboro |
| 1994 |
Patrick A. Boudewyns |
Augusta |
| 1995 |
Joseph B. Sutter, Jr. |
Salisbury |
| 1996 |
Orville J. Lips |
North Chicago |
| 1997 |
Rodney R. Baker |
San Antonio |
| 1998 |
Christine M. LaGana |
Baltimore |
| 1999 |
Richard A. McCormick |
VISN 10 |
| 2000 |
Scott Murray |
VISN 2 |
| 2001 |
Dale Cannon |
VACO/MHSHG |
| 2002 |
James Breckenridge |
Palo Alto |
| |
Samuel N. Stern |
Baltimore |
| 2003 |
Russell Lemle |
San Francisco |
| 2004 |
Mary Jansen |
VA Central Office |
| 2005 |
June Malone |
Albuquerque |
| 2006 |
Robert Kerns |
West Haven |
| 2007 |
Michael Neale |
NEPEC |
| |
Gary Wolfe |
Greater Los Angeles |
| 2008 |
Jeffrey Burk |
North Florida/South
Georgia |
| |
Richard Greenblatt |
Hines |
| 2009 |
David Drummond |
Portland |
| |
Patricia Resick |
Boston |
| 2010 |
Mary Schohn |
VISN 2 |
| 2011 |
Charles Drebing |
Bedford |
| 2012 |
Amy Street |
Boston |
| 2013 |
Robert Zeiss |
VACO/OAA |
| 2014 |
Joel Mitchell |
Puget Sound |
| |
R. Keith Shaw |
Durham |
| 2015 |
George Shorter |
North Florida/South
Georgia Veterans Health System |
| 2016 |
Steven J. Shea |
Orlando |
| 2017 |
Tim Carmody |
San Francisco |
| 2018 |
Mark Bondeson |
Boise |
| 2019 |
Madeline Uddo |
New Orleans |
| 2020 |
Charlotte McCloskey |
Kansas City |
| 2021 |
Tanya R. B. Aaen |
Northern California |
| 2022 |
Christopher Watson |
VISN 19 |
| 2023 |
Jennifer Manuel |
San Francisco, CA |
Professional Service
Award
| 1979 |
Evelyn Crumpton |
Brentwood |
| 1980 |
(apparently none) |
|
| 1981 |
Philip G. Hanson |
Houston |
| 1982 |
Michael Keown |
Grand Junction |
| 1983 |
Walter O'Connell |
Houston |
| 1984 |
Dennis M. Donovan |
Seattle |
| 1985 |
Gary Williamson |
Highland Drive |
| 1986 |
Ronald Hobler |
Castle Point |
| 1987 |
Steven Percente |
Highland Drive |
| 1988 |
Gerald J. Mozdzierz |
Hines |
| 1989 |
Robert R. Hutzell |
Knoxville |
| |
Kirk A. Parry |
Little Rock |
| 1990 |
Kenneth F. Kopel |
Houston |
| 1991 |
George Stocking |
Miami |
| 1992 |
Matthew Zarantonello |
Battle Creek |
| 1993 |
Keith A. Druley |
Coatesville |
| 1994 |
Paul T. Ingmundson |
San Antonio |
| 1995 |
Kathleen McNamara |
Honolulu |
| 1996 |
Kathie Larson |
Seattle |
| 1997 |
John A. Schinka |
Tampa |
| 1998 |
Christopher N. Bacorn |
San Antonio |
| 1999 |
Kerry Lynch |
Milwaukee |
| 2000 |
Carroll Ohlde |
Topeka |
| 2001 |
Ronald Pekala |
Coatesville |
| 2002 |
Marci Mylan |
Minneapolis |
| 2003 |
Sandra Lundgren |
Minneapolis |
| 2004 |
Jay Arthur Rice |
San Antonio |
| 2005 |
None |
|
| 2006 |
Jennifer Moye |
Boston |
| 2007 |
Russell Lemle |
San Francisco |
| 2008 |
Stephen Getsinger |
San Antonio |
| |
Wayne Siegel |
Minneapolis |
| 2009 |
Timothy O'Farrell |
Boston |
| 2010 |
David Carroll |
VA Central Office |
| |
Kenneth Major |
San Antonio |
| 2011 |
Gary Wolfe |
Greater Los Angeles |
| 2012 |
Mark Hinterthuer |
Little Rock |
| 2013 |
Marcia Hunt |
NEPEC |
| 2014 |
Elizabeth Gifford |
Durham |
| |
Christopher Watson |
Salisbury, NC |
| 2015 |
None |
|
| 2016 |
None |
|
| 2017 |
Simon Kim |
VA Puget Sound |
| 2018 |
Jeffrey S. Kixmiller |
Martinez |
| 2019 |
Megan McCarthy |
VA Central Office |
| 2020 |
Baris Konur |
New Orleans |
| 2021 |
Brian W. Kelley |
Honolulu |
| 2022 |
Matthow Cordova |
Palo Alto |
| 2023 |
Chanda Corbett |
Washington, DC |
Special Contribution
Award
| 1998 |
Russ Newman |
APA |
| |
Randy Phelps |
APA |
| 1999 |
Jonathan Cummings |
Retired |
| 2000 |
Rodney Baker |
San Antonio VAMC |
| |
Steve Cavicchia |
Coatesville VAMC |
| |
Bob Gresen |
VACO |
| |
Russell Lemle |
San Francisco VAMC |
| |
Paul Nelson |
APA |
| 2001 |
Thomas Garthwaite |
VACO |
| 2002 |
Ray Fowler |
APA |
| |
Linda Johnson |
VACO/Academic
Affiliations |
| |
Terence Keane |
Boston |
| 2003 |
Jeffrey Burk |
Gainesville |
| 2004 |
None |
|
| 2005 |
None |
|
| 2006 |
Robert A. Zeiss |
VACO/Academic
Affiliations |
| |
James W. Williams |
VA Central Office |
| 2007 |
Patrick DeLeon |
APA/U.S. Senate |
| |
Pamela Fischer |
Oklahoma City |
| 2008 |
June Malone |
Albuquerque |
| 2009 |
None |
|
| 2010 |
Jeffrey Burk |
VA Central Office |
| |
Lisa Kearney |
San Antonio |
| 2011 |
Rodney Baker |
San Antonio |
| 2012 |
Lisa Brenner |
VISN 19 MIRECC |
| 2013 |
Manuel Garcia |
VACO |
| 2014 |
Loretta Braxton |
Durham |
| |
Kathleen Lysell |
VACO |
| 2015 |
None |
|
| 2016 |
Clifford A. Smith |
Iron Mountain |
| 2017 |
Beth Fassig
Matthew Miller |
Boise
Saginaw, MI |
| 2018 |
Lilian Dindo |
Houston |
| 2019 |
Gayle Iwamasa |
VA Central Office |
| 2020 |
Claire Collie |
VA Central Office |
| 2021 |
Npne |
|
| 2022 |
None |
|
| 2023 |
Asale Hubbard |
San Francisco, CA |
| |
Christopher
Holland-Deguire |
Dallas, TX |
Former Presidents
| 1977 - 1979 |
Oakley S. Ray (Nashville) |
| 1979 - 1980 |
Harold R. Dickman (Palo Alto) |
| 1980 - 1981 |
Sid Cleveland (Houston) |
| 1981 - 1982 |
Jonathan W. Cummings (Washington,
DC) |
| 1982 - 1983 |
Rodney R. Baker (San Antonio) |
| 1983 - 1984 |
Phillip R. Laughlin (Knoxville,
Iowa) |
| 1984 - 1985 |
Orville Lips (North Chicago) |
| 1985 - 1986 |
Tom W. Patterson (Topeka) |
| 1986 - 1987 |
Thomas W. Miller (Lexington) |
| 1987 - 1988 |
Kenneth L. Bloom (Bronx) |
| 1988 - 1989 |
Kenneth A. Klauck (Milwaukee) |
| 1989 - 1990 |
Georgette Bellucci (Highland
Drive) |
| 1990 - 1991 |
Dale Cannon (Dallas) |
| 1991 - 1992 |
Edmund Nightingale (Minneapolis) |
| 1992 - 1993 |
Robert D. Kerns (West Haven) |
| 1993 - 1994 |
Alexander Boeringa (Houston) |
| 1994 - 1995 |
Christine LaGana (Baltimore) |
| 1995 - 1996 |
Patrick A. Boudewyns (Augusta) |
| 1996 - 1997 |
Stephen Cavicchia (Coatesville) |
| 1997 - 1998 |
Robert C. Gresen (Milwaukee) |
| 1998 - 1999 |
Matthew J. Blusewicz (Northern
California) |
| 1999 - 2000 |
Jeffrey P. Burk (North
Florida/South Georgia) |
| 2000 - 2001 |
Peggy J. (Cantrell)
Krieshok (Kansas City) |
| 2001 - 2002 |
Judith E. Patterson (Brooklyn) |
| 2002 - 2003 |
Kenneth Adams (Ann Arbor) |
| 2003 - 2004 |
Steve Holliday (San Antonio) |
| 2004 - 2005 |
Terence M. Keane (Boston) |
| 2005 - 2006 |
Kathleen M. McNamara
(Honolulu) |
| 2006 - 2007 |
Jamie Adler (Madison) |
| 2007 - 2008 |
Steven Lovett (Palo
Alto) |
| 2008 - 2009 |
Mark Hinterthuer
(Little Rock) |
| 2009 - 2010 |
June Malone (San
Antonio) |
| 2010 - 2011 |
George Shorter (North
Florida/South Georgia) |
| 2011 - 2012 |
Pamela Fischer
(Oklahoma City) |
| 2012 - 2013 |
Mary Levenson (Bay
Pines) |
| 2013 - 2014 |
Jody Rubenstein (Steven
Lovett completed Dr. Rubenstein's term as Past President
following Dr. Rubenstein's retirement.) |
| 2014-2015 |
John McQuaid (San
Francisco) |
| 2015 - 2016 |
Thomas Kirchberg
(Memphis) |
| 2016 - 2017 |
Ronald Gironda (Tampa) |
| 2017 - 2018 |
Mary Beth Shea
(Orlando) |
| 2018 - 2019 |
Tracey Smith (VISN 16
MIRECC) |
| 2019 - 2020 |
Sam Wan (San
Francisco) |
| 2020 - 2021 |
Kenneth Jones (New
Orleans) |
| 2021 -2022 |
Kaki York (Houston) |
| 2022 - 2023 |
Michael Martin
(Atlanta) |
M. Rae Barnes (92-93), Dick Blumberg (93-94), and James Besyner
(09-10) were
President-Elect.
With special gratitude to the late Dr. Jon Cummings,
for many years the AVAPL
Historian, for providing much of the information in this program.
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