Section Awards

We feature three awards every year:

1. John C. Taschner Leadership Award – This is the Military Section’s Senior award for member of the Uniform Services (Army, Navy, Air Force , Marines, Coast Guard or a member of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps) who has distinguished themself in service to our country as a Health Physicist or health physics technician (HPS or Military Section membership is not required).
2. Civilian Superior Service Award – This is the Military Section’s award for a person who spent the majority of their time in support of the Uniformed Services in a civilian capacity and who has distinguished themself in service to our country as a Health Physicist.
3. Junior Military Health Physicist – This award is presented to a young military health physicist or health physics technician (civilian, officer or enlisted) to recognize excellence in (1) research and development, (2) discovery or invention, (3) devotion to military health physics, or (4) significant contributions to the profession of health physics.

John C. Taschner Leadership Award

Year	Awardee / Recipient	Journal Presentation
2026	Lieutenant Colonel Michael Kan
2025	Captain Greg Fairchild	Health Physics 129(6):p 446-449, December 2025.
2024	Captain Thad Sharp	Health Physics. 127(6):674-675, December 2024.
2023	Lieutenant Commander Jeffrey Caudill	Health Physics. 125(6):417-420, December 2023.
2022	None	None
2021	Commander (ret) James R. Cassata	Health Physics. 121(6):551-552, December 2021.
2020	Danny K. McClung	Health Physics 119(6):p 684-685, December 2020.
2019	Colonel (ret) Robert N. Cherry, Jr.	Health Physics 117(6):p 584-589, December 2019.
2018	Captain (ret) John J. Cardarelli II	Health Physics 115(6):p 679-680, December 2018.
2017	Commander (ret) Kenneth L. Groves	Health Physics 113(6):p 439, December 2017.
2016	Captain Michael A. Noska	Health Physics 111(6):p 499-501, December 2016.
2015	Edward F. Maher	Health Physics 109(6):p 545, December 2015.
2014	Commander (ret) William M. “Bill” Beckner	Health Physics 107(6):p 500, December 2014.

Civilian Superior Service Award

Year	Awardee / Recipient	Journal Presentation
2026	Captain (ret) David Farrand
2025	Commander (ret) David Schauer	Health Physics 129(6):p 440-442, December 2025.
2024	Colonel (ret) Whitman	Health Physics. 127(6):676-677, December 2024.
2023	Julie A. Clements	Health Physics. 125(6):421-423, December 2023.
2022	Michael R. Call	Health Physics. 123(6):435-436, December 2022.
2022	Brian B. Hearty	Health Physics. 123(6):439-440, December 2022.
2021	Gerald “Jerry” Falo	Health Physics 121(6):p 549-550, December 2021.
2020	William “Bill” Harris	Health Physics 119(6):p 682-683, December 2020.
2019	Robert W. Young	Health Physics 117(6):p 584-589, December 2019.
2018	Captain (ret) Paul K. Blake	Health Physics 115(6):p 681-682, December 2018.
2017	Gregory R. Komp	Health Physics 113(6):p 439, December 2017.
2016	Carl R. Siebentritt, Jr.	Health Physics 111(6):p 499-501, December 2016.
2015	William J. “Bill” Morris	Health Physics 109(6):p 545, December 2015.
2014	Major (ret) David P. Alberth	Health Physics 107(6):p 500, December 2014.

Young Military Health Physicist Award

Year	Awardee / Recipient	Journal Presentation
2026	Captain Gabrielle Baugh
2025	Lieutenant Commander David Boozer	Health Physics 129(6):p 443-445, December 2025.
2024	Captain Jian Zhang	Health Physics. 127(6):672-673, December 2024.
2023	Lieutenant Aure J. Stewart	Health Physics. 125(6):414-416, December 2023.
2022	Lieutenant Kristina D. Yepez	Health Physics. 123(6):437-438, December 2022
2021	Major Nadia Halim	Health Physics. 121(6):547-548, December 2021.
2020	Lieutenant Jeffrey S. Caudill	Health Physics 119(6):p 680-681, December 2020.
2019	Major Matthew Stokley	Health Physics 117(6):p 584-589, December 2019.
2018	Lieutenant Dan Sowers	Health Physics 115(6):p 683-684, December 2018.
2017	Major Amber M. Allardice	Health Physics 113(6):p 439, December 2017.
2016	Captain James “Jimmy” Frey	Health Physics 111(6):p 499-501, December 2016.
2015	Malgorzata “Margaret” Kouretas	Health Physics 109(6):p 545, December 2015.
2014	Lieutenant Lee A. Alleman	Health Physics 107(6):p 500, December 2014.

Last Updated: June 8, 2026 (JSC)