AAAM Awards

The following awards are presented each year at the Annual Scientific Conference, honoring the many achievements and service in the automotive medicine field.

AAAM Award

Award of Merit

Given to an outstanding individual who has made significant scientific contributions to an aspect of automotive medicine over many years or for a single outstanding contribution. The Nominations and Awards Committee evaluates and recommends candidates to the Board.

2025 Winner: Dr. Marilyn J. Bull

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A.J. Mirkin Service Award

Given to an AAAM member who had made continuous service contributions through committee, faculty, and project involvement. The Nominations and Awards Committee evaluates and recommends candidates to the Board.

2025 Winner: Jessica S. Jermakian, DSc

  

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Donald F. Huelke Lifetime Membership Award

The Huelke Award is to recognize, honor and acknowledge an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the AAAM organization, provided repeated volunteer services to the AAAM organization, and maintained membership for a total of 15 years. Additionally, the awardee must have met at least three of the following criteria: served on at least one AAAM committee, served as a member of the AAAM Board of Directors, organized AAAM seminars or symposia (or served as faculty), contributed to the AAAM endowment fund, or received another AAAM award.

2025 Winner: Ted R. Miller, Ph.D

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Elaine Wodzin Young Achiever Award

Named for Elaine Wodzin, a long-serving executive director of AAAM, who had the innate ability to recognize the future of the organization through the efforts of young professionals. The award is given to a younger (<45 years) member of AAAM for a singular specific achievement in automotive medicine or other contributions to the field of traffic injury control. The achievement could be (but not limited to) the publication of a seminal research work, practical implementation of an injury control concept, or promotion of an element of public injury control policy.

2025 Winner: Dr. Valentina Graci

  

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Jan Price Excellence in AIS Teaching Award

Established in 2022, The Jan Price Excellence in AIS Teaching Award is named for Janet Price, who has been involved in AAAM for more than twenty years and has helped advance the AIS course and certification program worldwide. Past and present AIS faculty are eligible for this award. Recipients will be awarded $250.

2025 Award Winner: Kathryn L. Loftis, PhD, CAISS

  

  

  

Nominations for the 2025 AAAM Awards program have been closed. Thank you to all those who have nominated their road safety peers. The nominations for the 2026 AAAM Awards program will open early next year.

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NEW in 2025! Achievements in Low- and Middle-Income Country Road Safety Award

AAAM is proud to launch a new award recognizing outstanding ROAD SAFETY professionals from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) who have made significant contributions to reducing road traffic injuries and fatalities. This award offers three years of complimentary AAAM membership and conference attendance (valued at $7,500 total) to support deeper engagement with AAAM’s mission. Awardees will be mentored, actively participate in AAAM committees or special interest groups, and play a key role in promoting AAAM within their regions. Open to non-members, candidates must be endorsed by a current AAAM member and commit to a three-year partnership to advance global road safety.

2025 Award Winner: Dr. Samar Al-Hajj