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The Honors and Awards Program was founded in 2011 to acknowledge the achievements of those who have contributed to prevention, care, and treatment advancements for individuals with gynecologic malignancies.

The nomination and selection of awardees varies per award. Final selections are made by the SGO Board of Directors, and award announcements are made during the Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.

Questions about the Honors and Awards Program can be directed to Traci Schwendner, Senior Manager of Governance.

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President’s Award

Honors those underrepresented in healthcare and their outstanding accomplishments serving SGO and/or the gynecologic community.

2026 Awardee

Bill Cliby, MD

Legacy of Impact Award

Recognizes an individual whose contributions have significantly shaped the gynecologic oncology field, unwavering dedication to excellence, inspiring others through their innovative work, transformative impact and influence on future generations.

2026 Awardee

Victoria Bae-Jump, MD, PhD

Gynecologic Oncology Innovation Award

Established in 2011, the Innovation Award honors individuals who have been exceptionally creative thinkers that significantly impacted the understanding of and/or approaches to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of gynecologic cancers.

2026 Awardee

David Gershenson, MD

Harry Long Multidisciplinary Award

Harry Long

Harry J. Long III, MD, FACP

Established in 2013, the Harry Long Multidisciplinary Award recognizes outstanding SGO Members for their contributions to multidisciplinary mentorship, collegiality or teaching in the field of gynecologic oncology.

The SGO Membership Committee conceived this award to honor the spirit of the late Harry J. Long III, MD, FACP, a soft-spoken but authoritative leader. As a medical oncologist member of SGO, Dr. Long’s common sense and wise guidance helped SGO evolve into a multidisciplinary “team-based” organization, and by 2010 the Society expanded its Full Member category to include medical and radiation oncologists and pathologists. The expansion also extends to international physicians and surgeons, allied health professionals and students.

Harry passed away unexpectedly in January 2013, right before he was about to be the first medical oncologist to serve as Vice Chair on the SGO Membership Committee. Harry’s spirit as an unshakeable voice of reason and his unimpeachable sense of fairness endeared him to all on the SGO Membership Committee, and SGO owes its recent incarnation as a multidisciplinary Society to his leadership.

Members in any spectrum of the multidisciplinary women’s cancer care team are eligible for this award. In the spirit of the SGO member expansion, the nomination of non-gynecologic oncologist members is encouraged.

 

Awardee Eligibility Guidelines

  • Individual has contributed to gynecologic oncology through prevention, screening, research, teaching, treatment, supportive and/or palliative care
  • Individual is a recognized or emerging leader within the gynecologic cancer field or influential in the oncology or women’s health community at large
  • Professional experience, ethics, character, integrity, advocacy activities, personal and civic involvement are taken into consideration
  • Contributions may be local, national or international
  • Must be an SGO Member

2026 Awardee

Stéphanie Gaillard, MD, PhD

Health Equity Awareness and Advocacy in Gynecologic Oncology

The Health Equity Awareness and Advocacy in Gynecologic Oncology Award recognized an individual who is synonymous with advocacy for diversity and health equity in gynecologic cancer. This award was conceived to honor the spirit of Mary “Dicey” Jackson Scroggins. Mary embodied spirit, optimism, drive to make change, and the beliefs that honesty, equity, and community can overcome barriers. She brought her beliefs and knowledge to the betterment of all people, to improve understanding about cancer in diverse populations, and to fight for the research necessary to make progress worldwide in gynecologic cancer care.

2026 Awardee

Jeffrey Hines, MD

Humanitarianism and Volunteerism Award

Established in 2012, the Gynecologic Oncology Humanitarianism & Volunteerism Award is awarded to an individual for their exemplary local, national or international volunteer and outreach efforts in women’s cancer care, research or training.

2026 Awardee

Erin Stevens, MD

Surgical Mentor Award

The Surgical Mentor Award recognizes individuals who have influenced and mentored fellows in the art of surgery. Surgical training is imperative in the field of gynecologic oncology, and the ability to teach and guide trainees can be challenging but rewarding. This is a pillar of our field that does not always get as much limelight, and this is a unique opportunity to highlight those that go the extra mile to mentor fellows in the art of surgery. This is an excellent opportunity for the fellows to show gratitude to those that train them.

2026 Awardees

Michael Goodheart, MD

Congressional Ambassador Award

The Congressional Ambassador Award recognizes an individual who exhibits dedication to educating federal policymakers to create legislative change that positively impacts the gynecologic oncology community, including patients.

2026 Awardee

Anna Jo Smith, MD

Annual Meeting Awards

2025 SGO Annual Meeting Best Basic Science Poster


Yukihide Ota, MD, PhD

RAD52 inhibition enhances olaparib efficacy in poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor-resistant BRCA-deficient ovarian cancer”

2025 SGO Annual Meeting Best Overall Basic Science Abstract Presentation


Fiona Simpkins, MD

Cyclin E1 as a predictive biomarker of azenosertib benefit in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: Outcomes from part 1b of the DENALI study (GOG-3066)

SGO 2026 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer Farr Nezhat, MD, FACOG, FACS Surgical Film Award

Supported by the Farr Nezhat Fund through the Foundation for Women’s Cancer

Hua Tu, MD
Renal Vein Angle and Standardized Technique for Single-Port Laparoscopic Paraaortic Lymphadenectomy

2025 SGO Annual Meeting Best Clinical Science Poster


Ting-Tai Yen, MD

Comparative effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists combined with hormone therapy on endometrial cancer risk among women with benign uterine or endometrial hyperplasia: A United States real-world retrospective study

2025 Annual Meeting President’s Award


Jamie Bakkum-Gamez, MD

Development of an endometrial cancer test for evaluating abnormal uterine bleeding

2026 Winter Meeting Awards

Buck and Betsy Peters Best Oral Abstract Award


Cassidy Adbeen

Real-World Outcomes of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Advanced and Recurrent Vulvar and Vaginal Cancer

Best Poster Presentation


Grace Lee, MD

Targeting androgen and glucocorticoid receptors for endometrial cancer treatment

FWC Karen J. Carlson Public Service Award

FWC Karen J. Carlson Public Service Award recognizes an individual’s partnership with FWC in advancing research, education and awareness for gynecologic cancers.

2026 Awardee

Mark Anderson

Past Award Recipients

Distinguished Service Award

2013: John Lewis, MD, Philip DiSaia, MD, Robert Park, MD. Myroslaw Hreshchyshyn

2014: John Lewis, Jr., MD, George Lewis Jr, MD, J. George Moore, MD, James H. Nelson, Jr, MD, Felix Rutledge, MD

2015: Saul Gusberg, MD, David Gershenson, MD, Beth Karlan, MD

2016: James Tate Thigpen, MD

2017: David Gershenson, MD, John R. van Nagell, MD, Clarence Ehrlich, MD, Rodrique Mortel, MD

2018: Carolyn Runowiz, MD

2019: David Mutch, MD, Karl Podratz, MD , Wesley Fowler, MD

2020: William J. Hoskins, MD

2021: Robert Mannel, MD , Larry Copeland, MD

2022: Carol Brown, MD, Ronald Alvarez, MD, MBA

2023: Dave Alberts, MD, Annekathryn Goodman, MD, Kathleen Moore, MD

2024: Michael Frumovitz, MD,  Barbara Goff, MD

2025: David Cohn, MD, MBA

FWC Karen J. Carlson Public Service Award

2020: Wendy Ericsson, Wendy’s Warriors

2024: Susan Robben, St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness

2025: Wesley “Butch” Fowler, MD

Gynecologic Oncology Innovation Award

2012: Harald Zur Hausen, Douglas Lowry, MD, Herbert Traut, George Papanicolaou

2013: C. Thomas Griffins

2014: Mary Claire King, Henry Lynch, MD

2015: Robert Bast, MD

2016: Susan Band Hrowitz, PhD, William Patrick McGuire, MD

2017: Nadeem Abu-Rustum, MD, Ate Van der Zee, MD, Charles Levanback, MD

2018: Ian Frazer

2019: Christopher Crum, MD

2020: Joan Walker, MD

2021: Gordon Mills, MD, Kunle Odusi, MD, Elizabeth Swisher, MD

2022: Rob Bristow, MD, Kemi Doll, MD

2023: Amanda Nickles Fader, MD, Victoria Bae-Jump, MD, Robet Coleman, MD

2024: Anil Sood, MD, Ronny Drapkin, MD, PhD

2025: Philip Castle, MPH, PhD

 

Harry Long Multidisciplinary Award

2014: Deborah Armstrong, MD

2015: Linus Chuang, MD

2016: Gini Fleming, MD, Gillian Thomas, MD

2017: Carol Aghajuanian, MD

2018: Paul Goodfellow, PhD, Wui-Jin Koh, MD

2019: Anuja Jhingran, MD, Franco M. Muggia, MD, Gary Goldbert, MD

2020: Jeffery M. Fowler, MD, Heidi Gray, MD, William McGuire III, MD

2021: Rebecca Arend, MD, Charles Boice, MD, James Orr, MD

2022: Elise Kohn, MD, Daniela Matei, MD

2023: Paul DiSilvestro, MD

2024: Michael Bookman, MD, Sarah Adams, MD

2025: Roisin O’Cearbhaill, MD

Health Equity Awareness and Advocacy in Gynecologic Oncology

2023: Annie Ellis

2024: Eloise Chapman-Davis, MD, Adrienne Moore

2025: Bhavana Pothuri, MD, Jennifer Wenzel, PhD

Humanitarianism and Volunteerism Award

2013: Leo Lagasse, MD

2014: Groesbeck Parham, MD

2015: Carolyn Johnston, MD, William Creasman, MD

2016: George Larry Maxwell, MD

2017: Kathleen Schmeler, MD, Annekathryn Goodman, MD

2018: Kathleen Gavin

2019: James Aikins, MD

2020: Anne Marie Beddoe, MD, MPH

2021: Amelia Jernigan, MD, FACOG, Nathalie McKenzie, MD

2022:  Lisa Abaid, MD, Monique Spillman, MD, PhD

2023: Annie Busisiwe Alaniz, DO

2024: Joanie Hope, MD, Leeya Pinder, MD, MPH

2025: Jerome Belinson, MD

President’s Award

2023: Gregorio Delgado, MD

2024: Wendy Brewster, MD, PhD

2025: Marcela del Carmen, MD, MPH

Service Award

2023: Jill Rathbun

2024: David Mutch, MD, Laura Bray, MBA

2025: John Farley, MD, COL (ret)

Surgical Mentor Award

2023: John Soper, MD

2024: Aaron Shafer, MD. Emma Rossi, MD

2025: Linda Duska, MD, John Michael Straughn Jr., MD

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