2025 DEGROOTE AWARD & LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NOMINATIONS
MSNJ solicits annual nominations by Saturday, February 15, 2025.
The DeGroote Award was established by resolution to honor the selfless work of Dr. Robert DeGroote in service to the medical profession. The DeGroote Award is the highest honor recognizing the Medical Society of New Jersey member whose selfless and idealistic work benefits humankind and not him or herself.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was designed to honor a Medical Society of New Jersey physician's commitment to organized medicine in their lifetime.
Past Recipients:
| Year | DeGroote Award | Lifetime Achievement Award |
2024 | Marc J. Levine, MD | Joseph H. Reichman, MD |
| Mark T. Olesnicky, MD | |
2023 | John W. Poole, MD | Robert C. Like, MD |
| | Donald Cinotti, MD |
2022 | Nancy L. Mueller, MD | Joseph J. Fallon, Jr., MD |
2021 | None selected COVID-19 | None selected COVID-19 |
2020 | James M. Oleske, MD | Nancy L. Mueller, MD |
2019 | Joseph P. Costabile, MD | Peter W. Carmel, MD |
2018 | No nomination | Robert S. Rigolosi, MD |
2017 | Donald M. Chervenak, MD | No nomination |
2016 | A. Ralph Kristeller, MD | Bernardo J. Toro-Echague, MD |
2015 | Satish Shah, MD | Joseph F. Fennelly, MD |
2012 | Anthony P. Caggiano, Jr., MD | No nomination |
2010 | Robert D. DeGroote, MD | |
Deadline: Submit nominations by Saturday, February 15, 2025
Awardees will be selected by Medical Society of New Jersey's Executive Committee, Fellows, and previous award winners via Conference Call on date TBD.
The awards will be conferred at MSNJ's Kick-off Dinner Reception
Date/time: Friday, April 25, 2025 at 7:00pm
Location TBD
Please complete the submission form below.
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