Kansas Exemplary Teaching Award

Award Information

These awards acknowledge KAFP members who deserve recognition for exemplary teaching skills, and individuals who have implemented outstanding educational programs and/or developed innovative teaching models in Medical Education. This award is presented in two different categories: Full-Time/Part-Time Faculty and Volunteer Faculty.

Eligibility:

Nominee must be a member of the KAFP in good standing and currently practice family medicine in the state of Kansas.
Full-Time/Part-Time Faculty: Full-time or part-time family physician who holds a regular faculty appointment and teaches and practices primarily in an academic setting.
Volunteer Faculty: A family physician who does not practice in an academic setting but engages in volunteer teaching activities.

Nomination Materials:

The letter of nomination should include a brief summary of the person’s contributions to academia and why the member deserves this award.
Nominee’s curriculum vitae.
Two letters of recommendation.

Nominate physicians for the Exemplary Teaching Awards

Nominations for this year’s Kansas Exemplary Teaching Awards are open through March 20, 2026. Click the buttons below to nominate physicians for Exemplary Teaching Awards. Indicate on the form if you’re nominating for full- or part-time faculty or volunteer faculty.

Exemplary Teaching Awards nomination form

2025 Laurel Witt, MD (Weatherby Lake)

2024 Faith Butler, MD, FAAFP, MBA (Kansas City)

2023 Gretchen Irwin, MD, FAAFP, MBA (Wichita)

2022 Andrew Porter, DO, FAAFP (Wichita)

2021 Tracy Williams, MD, FAAFP (Wichita)

2020 Philip Dooley, MD, FAAFP (Wichita)

2019 Amy Curry, MD, FAAFP (Wichita)

2018 Patricia Fitzgibbons, MD (Kansas City)

2017 M. Chantel Long, MD (Salina)

2016 Tara Neil, MD (Wichita)

2015 Douglas C. Woolley, MD, MPH, FAAFP (Wichita)

2014 Michael Kennedy, MD, FAAFP (Kansas City)

2013 Donald Milligan, MD, FAAFP (Kansas City)

2012 Robert Freelove, MD (Salina)

2011 Mary Boyce, MD, FAAFP (Wichita)

2010 Robert Kraft, MD (Salina)

2009 Mary McDonald, MD (Kansas City)

2008 David Miller, MD, FAAFP (Wichita)

2007 Anne Walling, MD (Wichita)

2006 Donna Ewy, MD, FAAFP (Newton)

2006 Deborah Outwater, MD, FAAFP (Wichita)

2005 Michael Machen, MD (Quinter)

2005 Charles Allred, MD (Salina)

2004 Leslie Greenberg, MD (Wichita)

2004 Ruth Weber, MD (Wichita)

2003 Ron Mace, MD (Junction City)

2003 Belinda Vail, MD, FAAFP (Kansas City)

2002 Tim Scanlan, MD, FAAFP (Wichita)

2002 Rebecca Ruble, MD (Kansas City)

2001 Marla Ullom-Minnich, MD (Moundridge)

2001 Mark C. Meyer, MD (Kansas City)

2000 John M. Feehan, MD, FAAFP (Olathe)

2000 David C. Hanson, MD (Salina)

1999 John Dorsch, MD, FAAFP (Wichita)

1999 Paul Callaway, MD, FAAFP (Wichita)

1998 Greg Thomas, MD, FAAFP (McPherson)

1998 Paul Jaster, MD (Salina)

1997 Scott Stringfield, MD, FAAFP (Wichita)

1997 Scott Moser, MD, FAAFP (Wichita)

*Names in bold indicate award recipients who won the same category in AAFP

2024 Diane Steere, MD (Wichita)

2023 Mark Leiker, MD (Wichita)

2022 Donna Logan, MD (Wichita)

2021 Shelly Gruenbacher, MD (Quinter)

2020 Edward Lind, MD, FAAFP (Derby)

2019 Marty W. Turner, MD, FAAFP (Rose Hill)

2018 Todd Miller, MD (Wichita)

2017 Steve Hawks, DO (Wellington)

2016 Joe Davison, MD (Wichita)

2015 Jacques Blackman, MD (Wichita)

2014 Randall Goering, MD, (Newton)

2013 Kevin Hoppock, MD (Wichita)

2012 Mary Beth Miller, MD (St. Francis)

2011 David Netherton, MD (Wichita)

2010 Stan Mosier, MD, and Jim Hartley, MD (Andover)

2009 Barbara Coats, MD (Wichita)

2008 Cathy Woodring, MD (Wichita)

2007 Richard Egelhof, MD (Wichita)

2006 Donna Ewy, MD (Newton)

2005 Larry Anderson, MD (Wellington)

2004 Randy Henwood, MD (Wichita)

2003 Steve Penner, MD (Wichita)

2002 Diane Klingman, MD (Wichita)

2001 C. Joseph O’Donnell, DO (Wichita)

2000 Ronald C. Brown, MD (Wichita)

1999 Diane Nightengale, MD (El Dorado)

1998 Charles Stephens, MD (Minneola)

*Recipients in bold also won their award category from the AAFP

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