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Pumphandle Award

Jay Butler is awarded the 2025 CSTE Pumphandle Award 


The CSTE Pumphandle Award is awarded annually for outstanding achievement in the field of applied epidemiology. This award honors a state, local, territorial, or federal epidemiologist who exemplifies extraordinary contributions to and outstanding achievements in the field of applied epidemiology.
Award Description Who Can Nominate? How Do I Nominate? Who Can Be Nominated?
Pumphandle Award Recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of applied epidemiology Anyone Click here to submit a nomination Nominee must be a practicing state, local, territorial, or federal epidemiologist or recently retired

Nomination Guidelines

Letters of nomination explain why the candidate deserves the award by describing career achievements with specific examples. Additional letters of support are welcome. Self-nominations are not accepted. Criteria include:

  1. The candidate is a state, local, territorial or federal epidemiologist, practicing or recently retired. Submitting the nominee’s CV is recommended.
  2. The candidate has made significant contributions to the field of applied epidemiology. Specific examples are required.
  3. The candidate has demonstrated leadership in the public health community. Specific examples are required.

Review

Nominations are reviewed and scored by the CSTE Executive Board.

Previous Winners

  • 2025: Jay Butler
  • 2024: Carina Blackmore
  • 2023: Sharon Watkins
  • 2022: Richard Danila and Raoult Ratard
  • 2021: Christine Hahn
  • 2020: Anne Schuchat, and Tom Safranek
  • 2019: Marion Kainer
  • 2018: Alfred DeMaria
  • 2017: Tim Jones
  • 2016: Laurene Mascola and Robert Harrison
  • 2015: Steven Macdonald
  • 2014: William Keene
  • 2013: Stephen Ostroff
  • 2012: Donald Hopkins and Richard Hopkins
  • 2011: Henry Anderson
  • 2010: Matthew Cartter
  • 2009: Kathleen Gensheimer
  • 2008: Richard Vogt
  • 2007: James Hadler
  • 2006: Guthrie S. Birkhead
  • 2005: Suzanne Jenkins and Dennis Perrotta
  • 2004: Patty Quinlisk
  • 2003: Richard Hoffman
  • 2002: Marci Layton
  • 2001: James Marks
  • 2000: David Fleming
  • 1999: Louise McFarland
  • 1998: James Curran
  • 1997: Kenneth Wilcox
  • 1996: Andrew Dean
  • 1995: Dale Morse
  • 1994: Gregory Istre
  • 1993: Justin Lyle Conrad
  • 1992: Lawrence Foster
  • 1991: Michael Osterholm
  • 1990: Jeffrey Davis
For more information, please contact the CSTE national office at 770-458-3811.
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