GEORGIA ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY’S
F. JAMES FUNK, JR., M.D.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE OF THE YEAR AWARD
The GOS board has opened nominations from membership for
the 2025 GOS Jim Funk, MD, Distinguished Service Award. This award is
presented to one who has demonstrated an exemplary commitment to
musculoskeletal-focused humanitarian activities and contributed
significantly to improving the practice of Orthopaedic surgery.
Nominees do NOT have to be GOS members nor do they have to be
Orthopaedic surgeons. The nominee should simply meet the above criteria
and be worthy of this distinguished service award.
When
submitting your nomination, please provide a brief narrative as to why
you believe your nominee deserves this award. Please make your
nominations soon as they will no longer be accepted for the 2025 award
after July 1st, 2025. The award will be presented at the 2025 Annual
Meeting of the Georgia Orthopaedic Society (September 25-28, 2025).
Previous winners for the F. James Funk, M.D. award are: Daniel K. Guy, M.D. (2024) C. Thomas Hopkins Jr,. M.D. (2023) J. Wendell Duncan, M.D. (2022) Leland C. McCluskey, M.D. (2021) Stephen M. McCollam, M.D. (2020) Charles N. Hubbard, M.D. (2019) Senator Kay Kirkpatrick, M.D. (2018) David F. Apple, Jr., M.D. (2017) Major General Ret. USAF (2016) Howard A. McMahan M.D.(2016) Congressman Tom Price, M.D. (2015) James W. Scott, M.D. (2014) John C. Garrett, M.D. (2013) Robert Wells, M.D. (2012) Edward Loughlin, M.D. (2011) Senator Greg Goggans (2010) Thomas E. Whitesides. M.D. (2009) George Wright, M.D. (2008) Skoot Dimon, M.D. (2007) Frank Kelly, M.D. (2006) Senator Preston Smith (2005) |