NFID Announces Recipients of Prestigious 2016 Awards
Bethesda, MD (September 8, 2015) – The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has selected Robert E. Black, MD, MPH as recipient of the 2016 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award, Diane E. Griffin, MD, PhD as recipient of the 2016 Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement and Larry K. Pickering, MD as recipient of the 2016 John P. Utz Leadership Award.

In recognition of his contributions as a world leading public health scientist and his lifetime contribution to improving the health of children in the developing world. NFID has selected Robert E. Black, MD, MPH to receive the 2016 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award…

…Larry K. Pickering, MD has been selected to receive the 2016 John P. Utz Leadership Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership skills demonstrated at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), as well as key leadership roles at NFID.

The award was established in honor of the late John P. Utz, MD, one of NFID’s original founders.