Simulation Academy Award Winners

Early Career Educator Award

2024 Early Career Educator Award Recipient:  Dr. Julie Rice
2023 Early Career Educator Award Recipient: Dr. Cassandra N. Mackey
2022 Early Career Educator Award Recipient: Dr. Kim Sokol
2021 Early Career Educator Award Recipient: Dr Charles Lei
2020 Early CareerEducator Award Recipient: Dr. Jessica Schoen
2019 Early Career Educator Award Recipient: Dr. Suzanne Bentley
2018 Early Career Educator Award Recipient: Dr. Tiffany Moadel
2017 Early Career Educator Award Recipient: Dr. Lisa Jacobson

Distinguished Educator Award

2024 Distinguished Educator Award Recipient: Dr. Amish Aghera
2023 Distinguished Educator Award Recipient: Dr. Christopher Sampson
2022 Distinguished Educator Award Recipient: Dr. Michael Cassara
2021 Distinguished Educator Award Recipient: Dr. Alise Frallicciardi
2020 Distinguished Educator Award Recipient: Dr. Rami Ahmed
2019 Distinguished Educator Award Recipient: Dr. Linda Brown
2018 Distinguished Educator Award Recipient: Dr. Sharon Griswold
2017 Distinguished Educator Award Recipient: Dr. Steven “Andy” Godwin

Simulation Innovation Award

2024 Simulation Innovation Award Recipient: Dr. Joshua Kornegay
>2023 Simulation Innovation Award Recipient: Dr. Ryan Walsh
2022 Simulation Innovation Award Recipient: Dr. Melissa N. Joseph
2021 Simulation Innovation Award Recipient: Dr. Kevin Ching
2019 Simulation Innovation Award Recipient: Dr. Neel Naik
2018 Simulation Innovation Award Recipient: Dr. Michael Smith
2017 Simulation Innovation Award Recipient: Dr. Ryan McKenna

Simulation Research Award

2024 Research Award Recipient: Dr. Eric Boccio
2023 Research Award Recipient: Dr. Rami A. Ahmed
2022 Research Award Recipient: Dr. Stephanie Stapleton
2020 Research Award Recipient: Dr. Patrick Hughes
2018 Research Award Recipient: Dr. Danielle Hart
2017 Research Award Recipient: Dr. Yasuharu Okuda

Simulation Academy Change Agent Award

2024 Simulation Academy Change Agent Award Recipient: Dr. Sara Hock
2023 Simulation Academy Change Agent Award Recipient: Dr. Christina Matulis
2022 Simulation Academy Change Agent Award Recipient: Dr. Nur-Ain Nadir
2021 Simulation Academy Change Agent Award Recipient: Dr. Ambrose Wong

Simulation Academy Trainee of the Year Award

2024 Simulation Academy Trainee of the Year Award: Dr. David Fernandez
2023 Simulation Academy Trainee of the Year Award: Dr. Alaa Aldalati

Simulation Academy Virtual Meeting Attendance Scholarships

2024 Simulation Academy Attendance Scholarships:  Dr. Shagun Berry, Dr. Christian Casteel
2023 Simulation Academy Attendance Scholarships: Dr. Mohammad M. Wiese, Dr. Jared Mugfor
2022 Simulation Academy Attendance Scholarships: Dr. Anna Culhane, Dr. Alexandra Wang, Dr. Michael Rentz
2021 Simulation Academy Attendance Scholarship: Dr. John Elue
2020 Simulation Academy Attendance Scholarship: Dr. Amanda Jurvis