Distinguished Ph.D. Alumnus Award Recipients The Distinguished Ph.D. Alum Award recognizes an alumnus / alumna with outstanding accomplishments in biomedical science, biotechnology, and / or biomedical research for the benefit of humankind. 2024: Jayanta Chaudhuri, Ph.D. '97 2023: John Foxe, Ph.D. '99 2022: Ruth Muschel, M.D., Ph.D. '78 2021: Mary O'Connell, Ph.D. '87 2020: Daniel E. Morse, Ph.D. '67 2019: Kathryn Stein, Ph.D. '76 2017: Sankar Ghosh, Ph.D. '88 2016: Sue Wickner, Ph.D. '73 2015: Toby Tucker Hecht, Ph.D. '73 2014: Danny Reinberg, Ph.D. '82 2013: Nita J. Maihle, Ph.D. '83 2012: Roy S. Wu, Ph.D. '73 2011: Charles S. Peskin, Ph.D. '72 2010: Lucy Shapiro, Ph.D. '66 2009: Carl Franzblau, Ph.D. '62 2008: S. Lawrence Zipursky, Ph.D. '81 2007: Joan Heller Brown, Ph.D. '73