Since 2000, the Membership Committee has presented the Elizabeth A. Rich Award on behalf of Elizabeth A. Rich, MD, a respected ATS member, a mentor, and peer who died tragically at the age of 46 years old. The award recognizes Elizabeth’s dedication and contributions to the field of lung disease research and her position as a female role model and mentor.
| 2000 | Jeanine Wiener-Kronish, MD |
| 2001 | Molly L. Osborne, MD, PhD |
| 2002 | Deborah Shure, MD |
| 2003 | Claire M. Doerschuk, MD |
| 2004 | Lynn M. Schnapp, MD |
| 2005 | Sally E. Wenzel, MD |
| 2006 | Polly A. Parsons, MD |
| 2007 | Deborah Cook, MD |
| 2008 | Pamela Davis, MD, PhD |
| 2009 | Patricia W. Finn, MD |
| 2010 | Sharon I.S. Rounds, MD |
| 2011 | Serpil Erzurum, MD |
| 2012 | Pamela Zeitlin, MD, PhD |
| 2013 | Suzanne Lareau, RN, MS, FAAN |
| 2014 | Usha Raj, MD |
| 2015 | Cynthia Rand, PhD |
| 2016 | Irina Petrache, MD |
| 2017 | Zea Borok, MD |
| 2018 | V. Courtney Broaddus, MD |
| 2019 | Monica Kraft, MD |
| 2020 | Eileen Collins, PhD, RN, ATSF |
| 2021 | Bethany Moore, PhD |
| 2022 | Patricia Sime, MD |
| 2023 | Lorraine Ware, MD |
