Award Purpose: For Meritorious Performance at the Annual Perinatal Research Society Meeting
Selection Criteria: The award is to be presented to a Young Investigator/Early Career Speaker at the meeting who most embodies the criterion of excellence defined by the PRS president at that time. The PRS president may invite anyone to assist in this decision as they see fit. It should be advised the recipient also attend the whole meeting to receive the award.
Origin of the Award: This award was established in 2012 to honor of Al Cassady, from Mead-Johnson Nutrition (corporate meeting sponsor) in recognition of the personal effort that Al made to nurture young investigators far beyond the norm in his work with Mead-Johnson. Al had achieved numerous awards throughout his career including:
- Chair of the Board of Directors for ADAF
- Mead Johnson Nutrition President’s Award
- Mead Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award
- Mead Johnson Legends Award
with 2022 PRS President, Laura Brown, MD (left)
Past Award Recipients
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Thea Golden, PhD |
| 2020 | Meeting canceled due to Covid19 Pandemic |
| 2019 | Elizabeth Enninga, PhD |
| 2018 | Andrea Edlow, MD |
| 2017 | Jennifer Thompson, PhD |
| 2016 | Arthur Jason Vaught, MD |
| 2015 | Nicole Barra, PhD |
| 2014 | R. Blair Dodson, PhD |
| 2014 | Joann Romano-Keeler, MD |
| 2013 | Trent Tipple, MD |
| 2012 | James Wynn, MD |