Membership Engagement Advisory Board Member Awards

The award application is now closed.

The Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA) is delighted to present three new awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Active Member of the Year Award and the Rising Star- Associate Member of the Year Award managed by the Membership Engagement Advisory Board. Any member of the AUA can submit the name of individuals for consideration for these awards. Members are also encouraged to self-nominate.

Awards will be presented during the 2024 AUA Annual Meeting in St. Louis!


Lifetime Achievement Award

The Association of University of Anesthesiologist Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest and most prestigious award given to a member of the organization recognized by the broader academic anesthesia community as a significant leader in the academic anesthesiology profession. Selection for this honor recognizes an individual’s outstanding and sustained contributions to the academic anesthesia profession and AUA, as well as exemplary professional practice and leadership.

Eligibility Criteria

The nominee must have served the AUA and the profession of academic  anesthesiology in a significant leadership capacity, demonstrating the qualities of leadership and service to the academic anesthesiology profession by his/her professional and personal example.

  • Must be an AUA Member or retired member.
  • Must have served the AUA in a volunteer leadership position on the AUA Council, Board or Committee
  • Current members of the AUA Council, Board and Committee are not eligible.


Active Member of the Year Award

The AUA Member of the Year Award is given in recognition of an active member for their  commitment to the advancement of academic anesthesiology and their dedication to developing scholars, educators, practitioners and the next generation of leaders in academic anesthesiology.

Eligibility Criteria

The AUA Member of the Year Award is given annually to a person who, though not a member of the AUA Council, has supported the mission of AUA by a notable contribution to 3 or more of the following activities:

  • Current or past active participation on an AUA Board, Committee or Taskforce
  • Serves as an Active Mentor
  • Contributions to AUA Update
  • Presentations at AUA Annual Meeting or Webinars
  • Significant recruitment of new members
  • Providing leadership in special efforts sponsored by AUA (e.g., creating collaboration opportunities with other organizations, creating a new program for the AUA)


Rising Star – Associate Member of the Year Award

AUA is committed to cultivating the next generation of our profession. AUA’s Rising Star – Associate Member of the Year Award was established to identify the next generation of leadership in academic anesthesiology. It is designed to recognize associate members who have already made an impact on the profession and have demonstrated the ability to lead the next generation of academic anesthesiologists.

Eligibility Criteria

The AUA Rising Star Associate Member of the Year Award is given annually to an associate member who has supported the mission of AUA by a notable contribution to 3 or more of the following activities:

  • Current or past active participation on an AUA Board, Committee or Taskforce
  • Contributions to AUA Update
  • Presentations at AUA Annual Meeting or Webinars
  • Providing leadership in special efforts sponsored by AUA (e.g., creating collaboration opportunities with other organizations, creating a new program for the AUA)

General guidelines include:

  • Current members of the AUA council shall not be eligible for selection.
  • Eligible nominees are members of the AUA and are in good standing.
  • Initial nominations are reviewed by the corresponding advisory board. Recommendations are then submitted to the AUA council and AUA president. Final selection is made by the AUA council.
  • Documents needed:
    • Application (unified application for all nominees): demographics, professional information, contributions that merit the award, narrative justification of why the candidate should be considered for the award.
    • Nomination Letter or Letter of Support.
    • Nominee’s CV.