APTR nationally recognizes outstanding individuals and academic programs for achievement in the field of prevention and public health education. The APTR Awards Program honors those who have advanced prevention and public health teaching, research, and service. Award recipients are recognized during  Teaching Prevention, the APTR annual meeting.

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F. Marian Bishop Educator Award

Recognizes significant and outstanding contributions to the instruction of students or residents that advances the field of prevention and public health. This award is named for APTR Past President, Francis Marian Bishop. Dr. Bishop was Chair of the Department of Family And Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine, where she was the first female chair in the history of the medical school. 

2026 Awardee

Cara L. Pennel, DrPH, MPH
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Associate Professor
Department of Population Health and Health Disparities
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Public and Population Health

Dr. Cara Pennel is recognized for advancing prevention education through the development of dual-degree training programs and the integration of population health across medical  education, grounded in practice-based, community-engaged learning.

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Outstanding Educational Program Award 

Honors an innovative program, department, or academic institution for advancing education in prevention and public health. Individuals responsible for the establishment, success, growth, or management of the academic program, which furthers students' interest in the field, are honored. 

2026 Awardee

East Carolina University Master of Public Health Program
Program Chair: Suzanne Lazorick, MD, MPH

The East Carolina University MPH Program is recognized for its innovative, community-engaged approach to prevention education, combining a competency-based curriculum redesign with sustained impact in rural and underserved communities.

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Early Career Award

Recognizes an APTR member who has completed their training within the last decade or pre-tenured or tenured within the last three years and whose contributions have enhanced student learning and resident instruction in the field of prevention and public health.

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Special Recognition Award

Periodically given on behalf of the organization to recognize an individual, or organization that has provided outstanding service and support to APTR, our members, and the field of prevention and public health.

2026 Awardee

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, PhD
Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication & Director
Annenberg Public Policy Center University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Jamieson is recognized for her national leadership in strengthening the integrity of public discourse, including co-founding FactCheck.org and advancing the science of communication to combat misinformation and improve public understanding of complex health and policy issues.

Duncan Clark Award

This award was named after APTR Past President, Duncan Clark, an American public health expert and preventive medicine specialist. Established in 1974, it honors individuals or organizations with a distinguished record of achievement in the areas of teaching, research and/or advocacy that promoted preventive medicine. 

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