ATVB Women's Leadership Committee Award for Outstanding Mentorship of Women

The ATVB Women's Leadership Committee Award for Outstanding Mentorship of Women is sponsored by the Women’s Leadership Committee of the Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB) and is presented annually to a member of the ATVB Council whose actions have demonstrated her/his exceptional service in the mentorship, support, advocacy, and/or sponsorship of women in the fields of arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology.

Outstanding Mentorship of Women Award Recipients

• 2023 Hong Wang, MD, PhD, EMBA, FAHA
• 2022 Daisy Sohoo, PhD, FAHA
• 2021 Ann Marie Schmidt, MD
• 2020 Murray Huff, PhD, FAHA
• 2019 Nancy R. Webb, PhD, FAHA
• 2018 Kathryn J. Moore, PhD, FAHA
• 2017 Kerry-Anne Rye, PhD, FAHA
• 2016 Muredach Reilly, MBBCH, MSCE, FAHA
• 2015 Catherine C. "Lynn" Hedrick, PhD FAHA
• 2014 Coleen A. McNamara, MD
• 2013 Larry Rudel PhD, FAHA
• 2012 Lisa A. Cassis, PhD
• 2011 Rama Natarajan, PhD, FAHA
• 2010 Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc, FAHA
• 2009 Martha Cathcart, PhD, FAHA
• 2008 Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, FAHA
• 2007 Judith A. Berliner, PhD, FAHA
• 2006 Edward F. Plow, PhD, FAHA
• 2005 Carole L. Banka, PhD, FAHA
• 2004 Linda K. Curtiss, PhD, FAHA
• 2003 Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, FAHA
• 2002 Mary Sorci-Thomas, PhD, FAHA
• 2001 Trudy M. Forte, PhD, FAHA

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be an active member of the ATVB Council at time of nomination submission and submit all required documents by the deadline.

Current members of the ATVB Women's Leadership Committee are not eligible to be nominated for the award.

How to Apply or Make a Nomination

Electronic submission through the Council Awards Application System is required. Hard copies of any part of the application cannot be accepted. Individuals may be nominated an unlimited number of times but may receive the award only once.

The nomination file should contain the following documents in PDF format:

1. A copy of nominee’s curriculum vitae and bibliography.
2. A letter of nomination or candidate statement (limited to 250 words), detailing the candidate's contributions to the field of arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology research and demonstration of their exceptional service in the mentorship, support, advocacy, and/or sponsorship of women in the fields of arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology.
3. One letter of recommendation from a senior mentor/division or department chief.
4. Up to two (2) letters of support from a former mentee.
5. A list of mentees including the year mentored.

Current members of the ATVB Women's Leadership Committee Award are not eligible to be nominated for the award.

Visit the Council Awards Application System to complete a nomination.

A username and password previously set up through online profile registration at Professional Heart Daily will be necessary to access the Application System. AHA Professional Members who are creating an online profile for the first time should make sure to register using their AHA membership identification numbers.

Prize

The award will be presented at the spring ATVB Council dinner at the Vascular Discovery: From Genes to Medicine Scientific Sessions.

The honoree will receive the following:

• An engraved plaque.
• Complimentary registration to the Vascular Discovery: From Genes to Medicine Scientific Sessions.
• One complimentary ticket to the Mentor of Women Networking Luncheon, hosted by the Women’s Leadership Committee.
• One complimentary ticket to the ATVB & PVD Joint Council Dinner. Attendance at the dinner is required.