The Walter C. Alvarez Award is named in honor of Walter C. Alvarez, MD, who was a pioneer in the field of medical communication.

• The Walter C. Alvarez Award is presented to a member or nonmember of AMWA to honor excellence in communicating health care developments and concepts to the public.
• The Alvarez Award Committee selects the recipient.
• The Walter C. Alvarez Award is presented at the at the Annual Conference.

2011 Recipient
Perri E. Klass, MD
Professor of Journalism and Pediatrics
New York University
New York, NY

2010 Recipient
Prerna Mona Khanna, MD
Physician Consultant, ICYou.com
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of North Texas-Health Science Center,
Lieutenant Colonel, Texas Medical Rangers,
Chicago, IL

2009 Recipient
David Dary
Emeritus Professor and Director,
Gaylord College of Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK

2008 Recipient
T.L. (Tedd) Mitchell, MD

2007 Recipient
Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH
Vice President, Academic Health Affairs,
Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory University,
Atlanta, GA

2006 Recipient
Neil Shulman, MD
Associate Professor, Emory Univeristy School of Medicine,
President, Patch Adam's Gesundheit! Institute,
Atlanta, GA

2005 Recipient
Ruth Murphey Parker, MD
Professor of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA