The Obesity Society (TOS) offers awards to promote, reward and encourage the kinds of research and service you and your peers are doing in the field of obesity.
ATKINSON STERN AWARD FOR
DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE
2022 – 2006
2022 Griffin P. Rodgers, MD, MACP
2021 Alice Ammerman, DrPH
2020 Susan Yanovski, MD, FTOS
2019 Gary Foster, PhD, FTOS
2018 Barry M. Popkin, PhD, FTOS
2016 William Dietz, MD, PhD, FTOS
2015 Louis J. Aronne, MD, FTOS
2014 Martin Binks, PhD, FTOS
2013 Donna A. Donato
2012 Theodore K. Kyle
2011 Robert F. Kushner, MD, FTOS
2010 Kelly D. Brownell, PhD
2008 Nanci Hellmich
2007 President Bill Clinton & The Clinton Fdn.
2006 Richard L. Atkinson, MD, FTOS
2006 Judith Stern, ScD, FTOS
TOPS RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2022 – 1996
2022 Ismaa Sadaf Farooqi, PhD
2021 Steven R. Smith, MD, FTOS
2020 John Speakman, PhD, DSc, FTOS
2019 Dympna Gallagher, Ed.D, FTOS
2018 Michael Rosenbaum, MD
2017 Christos Mantzoros, MD
2016 Roger Cone, PhD
2015 Andrew Greenberg, MD
2014 Michael Goran, PhD
2013 Stephen O’Rahilly, MD
2012 Thomas A. Wadden, PhD, FTOS
2011 Samuel L. Klein, MD, FTOS
2010 Michael D. Jensen, MD, FTOS
2009 David B. Allison, PhD, FTOS
2008 Walter J. Pories, MD, Emeritus
2007 James O. Hill, PhD, FTOS
2006 Eric Ravussin, PhD, FTOS
2005 Robert Eckel, MD, FTOS
2004 Richard Bergman, PhD
2003 Steven Heymsfield, MD, FTOS
2002 Robert Jeffery, PhD
2001 Rena R. Wing, PhD, FTOS
2000 J.P. Flatt, PhD, Emeritus
1999 George A. Bray, MD, Emeritus
1998 Claude Bouchard, PhD, FTOS
1997 J. Friedman, MD, PhD
1996 Rudolph L. Leibel, MD
LILLY/TOS MID-CAREER
SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2018 – 1999
2018 Rebecca Puhl, PhD, FTOS
2017 Mattthew Hayes, PhD
2016 Marian Tanofsky-Kraff, PhD, FTOS
2015 Dongsheng Cai, MD
2014 Rachel Batterham, MD, PhD
2013 Corby K. Martin, PhD, FTOS
2012 Kevin D. Hall, PhD
2011 Lora K. Heisler, PhD
2010 Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, FTOS
2009 Martin G. Myers, Jr., MD, PhD, FTOS
2008 Andrew A. Butler, PhD
2007 Matthias Tschöp, MD
2006 Christos Mantzoros, MD
2005 Jacqueline Stephens, PhD, FTOS
2004 Antonio P. Tataranni, MD
2003 Randy J. Seeley, PhD
2002 David B. Allison, PhD, FTOS
2001 Michael Goran, PhD
1999 Jean-Pierre Despres, PhD
FRIENDS OF ALBERT (MICKEY) STUNKARD
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2022 – 2000
2022 Thomas Wadden, PhD, FTO
2021 David Allison, PhD, FTOS
2020 Rena Wing, PhD, FTOS
2019 Mary Story, PhD
2018 June Stevens, PhD, FTOS
2017 Eric Ravussin, PhD, FTOS
2016 Dale Schoeller, PhD, FTOS
2015 Thorkild I.A. Sorensen, MD
2014 Richard Atkinson, MD, FTOS
2013 Steven N. Blair, FTOS
2012 John G. Kral, MD, PhD
2011 Barry M. Popkin, PhD, FTOS
2010 Van Hubbard, MD, PhD, FTOS
2009 George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD, Emeritus
2008 Constantine Londos, PhD
2007 Lars Sjöström, MD, PhD
2006 Jules Hirsch, MD
2005 Theodore Van Itallie, MD
2004 Claude Bouchard, PhD, FTOS
2003 George A. Bray, MD, FTOS
2002 Elliot Danforth, Jr., MD, Emeritus
2001 Mario DiGirolamo, MD, Emeritus
2000 Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD, FTOS
THOMAS A. WADDEN AWARD
FOR DISTINGUISHED MENTORSHIP
2022 – 2015
2022 Christina Roberto, PhD
2021 Leanne Redman, PhD, FTOS
2020 Barry M. Popkin, PhD, FTOS
2019 Jack Yanovski, MD, PhD, FTOS
2018 Rena Wing, PhD, FTOS
2017 David B. Allison, PhD, FTOS
2016 Harvey J. Grill, PhD
2015 Thomas A. Wadden, PhD, FTOS
Pediatric Obesity Section
ODED BAR-OR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
IN PEDIATRIC OBESITY RESEARCH
2022 – 2007
2022 Myles Faith, PhD, FTOS
2021 Aaron Kelly, PhD, FTOS
2020 Angelo Pietrobelli, MD
2019 Jennifer Fisher, PhD
2018 Denise Wilfley, PhD, FTOS
2017 Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, FTOS
2016 Dianne Stanton Ward, EdD, FTOS
2015 David Ludwig, MD, PhD, FTOS
2014 Mary Story, PhD
2013 Jack Yanovski, MD, PhD, FTOS
2012 Thomas Robinson, MD, FTOS
2011 Nancy Butte, PhD
2010 Leann Birch, PhD, FTOS
2009 Michael Goran, PhD and
2009 Melinda Sothern, PhD, FTOS
2008 William Dietz, MD, PhD, FTOS
2007 Leonard Epstein, PhD
Research in Diverse Populations Section
SHIRIKI KUMANYIKA DIVERSITY AND
DISPARITIES LEADERSHIP AWARD
2018 – 2015
2018 Kari North, PhD
2017 Sara N. Bleich, PhD
2015 Jose Fernandez, PhD, FTOS
PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF DISTINCTION
2022 – 2014
2022 Patricia (Patty) Nece, JD
2022 Eric Ravussin, PhD, FTOS
2021 Barbara Corkey, PhD, FTOS
2021 F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD, FTOS
2021 Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, FTOS
2020 Roxane Gay
2020 Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA
2020 Rudolph L. Leibel, MD
2019 Barbara Hansen, PhD, FTOS
2019 Van Hubbard, MD, PhD, FTOS
2018 Walter J. Pories, MD, Emeritus
2017 The Honorable Erik Paulsen
2017 The Honorable Ron Kind
2016 The Honorable Tom Carper
2016 The Honorable William Morgan Cassidy
2016 Joseph Nadglowski
2015 Jules Hirsch, MD
2014 George A. Bray, MD, FTOS
2014 The Honorable Claire McCaskill
2014 Eric Colman, MD
2014 John Oliver
THE GEORGE L. BLACKBURN AWARD FOR
EXCELLENCE IN OBESITY MEDICINE
2019 – 2018
2019 Donna H. Ryan, MD, FTOS
2018 Samuel L. Klein, MD, FTOS
GEORGE A. BRAY FOUNDERS AWARD
2022 – 2002
2022 Nikhil Dhurandhar, PhD, FTOS
2021 Patrick O’Neil, PhD, FTOS
2020 Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, FTOS
2019 Michael D. Jensen, MD, FTOS
2018 Deborah Tate, PhD
2017 Diana Thomas, PhD, FTOS
2016 Steven B. Heymsfield, MD, FTOS
2015 Samuel L. Klein, MD, FTOS
2014 Gary Foster, PhD, FTOS
2013 Donna H. Ryan, MD, FTOS
2012 James O. Hill, PhD, FTOS
2011 Eric Ravussin, PhD, FTOS
2010 Barbara J. Rolls, PhD, FTOS
2009 Thomas A. Wadden, PhD, FTOS
2008 Claude Bouchard, PhD, FTOS
2007 Barbara E. Corkey, PhD, FTOS
2006 Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD, FTOS
2005 Diane Finegood, PhD
2005 William Dietz, MD, PhD, FTOS
2004 David York, PhD, Emeritus
2003 Barbara Hansen, PhD, FTOS
2002 Van Hubbard, MD, PhD, FTOS
GEORGE A. BRAY
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD
2022 – 2015
2022 Armando Peña, PhD
2021 Sally Eagleton, PhD
2020 Katherine Arlinghaus, PhD
2019 Anna Kahkoska, PhD
2018 Ted Hsu, PhD
2017 Kristin Hoddy, PhD
2016 Amber Alhadeff, PhD
2015 Cynthia Kroeger, PhD
GEORGE A. BRAY MASTER’S THESIS AWARD
2021 – 2015
2021 Megan Parker
2020 Katherine McNitt
2019 Cara Ruggiero
2018 Meghan Byrne
2017 Monica Saumoy, MD
2016 Lisa Shank
2015 Michele Lanpher
ETHAN SIMS YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
2022 – 1987
2022 Sophia Hua, PhD, MPH
2022 Matthew J. Landry, PhD, RDN
2021 Leah Schumacher, PhD
2021 Kripa Shankar, PhD
2020 Sandrine Chometton, PhD
2020 Amanda Crandall, MS
2019 Amber Alhadeff, PhD
2018 Samantha Fortin, PhD
2018 Alissa Smethers, PhD
2017 Emily Noble, PhD
2016 Jodi Nettleton, PhD
2015 Vance Albaugh, MD, PhD
2014 Ceren Ozek, PhD Candidate
2013 Elizabeth Mietlicki-Baase, PhD
2012 Scott Kanoski, PhD
2011 Michael J. Krashes, PhD
2010 Elisa Fabbrini, MD, PhD
2009 Henriette Kirchner, PhD
2008 Matthew Hayes, PhD
2007 Joan Han, MD
2006 Diana Williams, PhD
2005 Daniela Cota, MD
2004 James Trevaskis, PhD
2003 Stella Kim, PhD
2002 William Yancy, Jr., MD
2001 Kirsten Davison, PhD
2000 Karyn Catalano, PhD
1999 Scott Commins, MD, PhD
1998 Shadi Monemdjou
1997 Antonio P. Tataranni
1996 David Cummings
1995 R.C. Frederick
1994 Koji Fukagawa
1993 Olivier Deriaz
1992 Catherine Kotz, PhD
1991 Chu-Lian Chen
1990 Hillary J. Dowling
1989 Magda M. Hennes
1988 Raffaele Carraro
1987 Michael Rosenbaum, MD
eHealth/mHealth Section
PIONEER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
2018 – 2012
2018 Delia West, PhD, FTOS
2017 William T. Riley, PhD
2016 Lora Burke, PhD and
2016 Deborah Tate, PhD
2015 Donna Spruijt-Metz, PhD
2014 Sherry Pagoto, PhD
2013 Bonnie Spring, PhD
2012 Wendy Nilsen, PhD
Clinical Management of Obesity Section
CLINICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
IN CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY
2021 – 2015
2021 Louis Aronne, MD, FTOS
2020 Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FTOS
2017 Scott Kahan, MD, MPH, FTOS
2016 Robert Kushner, MD, FTOS
2015 Eileen L. Seeholzer, MD, MS
AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING JOURNAL ARTICLES
PUBLISHED IN OBESITY
2012-2007
2012
- BEST RESEARCH
“Impact of Physician BMI on Obesity Care and Beliefs”
Sara N. Bleich, Wendy L. Bennett, Kimberly A. Gudzune and Lisa A. Cooper
First published: 10 September 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2011.402 - BEST RESEARCH – Ruth B.S. Harris
- BEST REVIEWER – Wei Shen, MD
2011
- BEST RESEARCH
“The Central Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Is Required for Diet-Induced Obesity and Rimonabant’s Anti-Obesity Effects in Mice”
Zhen Pang, Nancy N. Wu, Weiguang Zhao, David C. Chain, Erica Schaffer, Xin Zhang, Preeti Yamdagni, Vaseem A. Palejwala, Chunpeng Fan, Sarah G. Favara, Holly M. Dressler, Kyriakos D. Economides, Daniel Weinstock, Jean S. Cavallo, Souad Naimi, Anne-Marie Galzin, Etienne Guillot, Marie-Pierre Pruniaux, Michael J. Tocci and H. Greg Polites
First published: 06 September 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2011.250 - BEST RESEARCH
“Fat Redistribution Following Suction Lipectomy: Defense of Body Fat and Patterns of Restoration”
Teri L. Hernandez, John M. Kittelson, Christopher K. Law, Lawrence L. Ketch, Nicole R. Stob, Rachel C. Lindstrom, Ann Scherzinger, Elizabeth R. Stamm and Robert H. Eckel
First published: 10 September 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2011.64 - BEST REVIEWER – Gladys Strain, PhD
2010
- BEST RESEARCH
“Adipose Depots Possess Unique Developmental Gene Signatures”
Yuji Yamamoto, Stephane Gesta, Kevin Y. Lee, Thien T. Tran, Parshin Saadatirad, C. Ronald Kahn
First published: 06 September 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2009.512 - BEST RESEARCH
“Brown Adipose Tissue, Whole Body Energy Expenditure, and Thermogenesis in Healthy Adult Men”
Takeshi Yoneshiro, Sayuri Aita, Mami Matsushita, Toshimitsu Kameya, Kunihiro Nakada, Yuko Kawai, Masayuki Saito
First published: 06 September 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2010.105 - BEST REVIEWER – Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD
2009
- BEST RESEARCH
“Neurobehavioral Inhibition of Reward‐Driven Feeding: Implications for Dieting and Obesity”
Bradley Appelhans, PhD and Richard E. Pratley
First published: 06 September 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2008.638 - BEST RESEARCH
“One‐Year Weight Losses in the Look AHEAD Study: Factors Associated With Success”
Thomas A. Wadden PhD, Delia S. West PhD, Rebecca H. Neiberg MS, Rena R. Wing PhD, Donna H. Ryan MD, Karen C. Johnson MD, John P. Foreyt PhD, James O. Hill PhD, Dace L. Trence MD, and Mara Z. Vitolins DrPH
First published: 06 September 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2008.637 - BEST REVIEWER – Jacqueline M. Stephens, PhD
2008
- BEST RESEARCH
“Amyloid Precursor Protein Expression Is Upregulated in Adipocytes in Obesity”
Yong-Ho Lee, William G. Tharp, Rhonda L. Maple, Saraswathy Nair, Paska A. Permana, and Richard E. Pratley
First published: 06 September 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2008.267 - BEST RESEARCH
“An Endoluminal Sleeve Induces Substantial Weight Loss and Normalizes Glucose Homeostasis in Rats With Diet‐Induced Obesity”
Vincent Aguirre, Nicholas Stylopoulos, Ronit Grinbaum, and Lee M. Kaplan
First published: 06 September 2012 | https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2008.502 - BEST REVIEWER – Anthony Fabricatore
2007
- BASIC SCIENCE – Kylie Kavanaugh
- CLINICAL SCIENCE – Shelly S. Tworoger
- POPULATION SCIENCE – Susan I. Barr