Georgia Orthopaedic Society (GOS)


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)





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