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Awards and Scholarships<\/h3><\/div><\/div>

KAFP and the KAFP Foundation are thrilled to announce our awards nominations for 2026 are now open!\r\nNominations will close for all categories on March 20, 2026. All recipients will be asked to participate in our Awards and Recognition ceremony during the Fam Med Forward social event.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” full_height=”yes” pix_over_visibility=”” responsive_css=”{“pix_res_sm_pt“:“20“,“pix_res_sm_pb“:“20“,“pix_res_md_pt“:“20“,“pix_res_md_pb“:“20“}” css=”.vc_custom_1651706649834{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_row equal_height=”yes” pix_particles_check=”” responsive_css=”{“pix_res_sm_pt“:“20“,“pix_res_sm_pb“:“20“,“pix_res_md_pt“:“30“,“pix_res_md_pb“:“30“}” css=”.vc_custom_1646178833580{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ content_align=”text-center” css=”.vc_custom_1646264333224{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}”]

KAFP Awards<\/h4><\/div><\/div>

The following awards are sponsored by the Kansas Academy of Family Physicians to recognize the outstanding work of our members within their practices, for their patients and in their communities.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”40px”]

\"Kansas
Award<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>Kansas Family Physician Lifetime Achievement Award<\/span>Submit your nomination<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ content_align=”text-center” css=”.vc_custom_1646264350887{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}”]

KAFP Foundation Awards & Scholarships<\/h4><\/div><\/div>

The following awards and scholarships are sponsored by the Kansas Academy of Family Physicians Foundation to recognize the outstanding achievements of Kansas family medicine residents and students.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>

\"Carol
Scholarship<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>Carol A Johnson MD Family Medicine International Mission Scholarship<\/span>Learn more and apply<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ content_align=”text-center” css=”.vc_custom_1646264333224{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}”]
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Award<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>Kansas Family Physician of the Year<\/span>Submit your nomination<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ content_align=”text-center” css=”.vc_custom_1646264350887{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}”]
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Scholarship<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>Student Leader in Family Medicine Award<\/span>Learn more and apply<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ content_align=”text-center” css=”.vc_custom_1646264333224{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}”]
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Award<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>Rising Star Award<\/span>Submit your nomination<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ content_align=”text-center” css=”.vc_custom_1646264333224{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}”]
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AAFP <\/span><\/span> Awards <\/span><\/span> <\/h2><\/div>

While KAFP automatically submit its award recipients as nominations for similar national award categories, like Family Physician of the Year, Exemplary Teaching, and Humanitarian awards, AAFP offers many additional opportunities to recognize family physicians, educators, residents and students. You can learn more about national awards here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” pix_over_visibility=”” css=”.vc_custom_1772728490558{border-top-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #f8f9fa !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.08) !important;}”][vc_row content_placement=”middle” pix_particles_check=”” css=”.vc_custom_1769626049348{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1600795535205{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”33340″ img_size=”300×250″ alignment=”center” css=””][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”33340″ img_size=”300×250″ alignment=”center” css=””][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”33340″ img_size=”300×250″ alignment=”center” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” pix_over_visibility=”” responsive_css=”{“pix_res_sm_pb“:“20“,“pix_res_md_pb“:“20“}” css=”.vc_custom_1772728513044{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}” el_id=”pix_section_features”][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” pix_particles_check=”” css=”.vc_custom_1772728358799{padding-bottom: 80px !important;}”][vc_column content_align=”text-center”]

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Awards <\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span> Recognition <\/span><\/span> <\/h3><\/div>

Congratulations to the following members who have been recognized by the American Academy\u00a0 of Family Physicians for national achievement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row pix_particles_check=”” responsive_css=”{“pix_res_sm_pb“:“20“,“pix_res_md_pb“:“20“}” css=”.vc_custom_1772726851453{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ responsive_css=”{“pix_res_sm_pt“:“8%“,“pix_res_sm_pr“:“8%“,“pix_res_sm_pb“:“8%“,“pix_res_sm_pl“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pt“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pr“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pb“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pl“:“8%“}” css=”.vc_custom_1772726832107{padding-top: 15% !important;padding-right: 15% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;padding-left: 15% !important;}”]

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AAFP FAMILY PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR<\/h6>
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National Recipient<\/div><\/div>

1996 – Don Goering, MD (Coldwater)<\/p><\/div>

Honorable Mention (Top 5 nominee)<\/div><\/div>

2007 – Paul H. Davis, MD (Wichita)
\n2005 – Earl Merkel, MD, FAAFP (Russell)
\n2003 – Rick Rajewski, MD, FAAFP (Hays)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ responsive_css=”{“pix_res_sm_pt“:“8%“,“pix_res_sm_pr“:“8%“,“pix_res_sm_pb“:“8%“,“pix_res_sm_pl“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pt“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pr“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pb“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pl“:“8%“}” css=”.vc_custom_1772726807155{padding-top: 15% !important;padding-right: 15% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;padding-left: 15% !important;background-color: #f8f9fa !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”]

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AAFP EXEMPLARY TEACHING AWARD<\/h6>
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Part Time\/Full Time Faculty Category<\/div><\/div>

1996 – Don Goering, MD (Coldwater)<\/p><\/div>

Volunteer Faculty Category<\/div><\/div>

2021 – Shelly Gruenbacher, MD (Quinter)
\n2020 – Edward Lind, MD, FAAFP (Derby)
\n2018 – Todd Miller, MD (Wichita)
\n2017 – Stephen Hawks, DO (Wellington)
\n2012 – Mary Beth Miller, MD (St. Francis)
\n2011 – David Netherton, MD, FAAFP (Wichita)
\n2009 – Barbara Coats, MD (Wichita)
\n2008 – Cathy Woodring, MD (Wichita)
\n2005 – Larry Anderson, MD, FAAFP (Wellington)
\n2003 – Steve Penner, MD (Wichita)
\n2001 – C. Joseph O\u2019Donnell, DO (Wichita)
\n2000 – Ronald C. Brown, MD, FAAFP (Wichita)
\n1999 – Diane Nightengale, MD, FAAFP (El Dorado)
\n1998 – Charles Stephens, MD, FAAFP (Minneola)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row pix_particles_check=””][vc_column width=”1\/2″ responsive_css=”{“pix_res_sm_pt“:“8%“,“pix_res_sm_pr“:“8%“,“pix_res_sm_pb“:“8%“,“pix_res_sm_pl“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pt“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pr“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pb“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pl“:“8%“}” css=”.vc_custom_1613525173506{padding-top: 15% !important;padding-right: 15% !important;padding-bottom: 15% !important;padding-left: 15% !important;background-color: #f8f9fa !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”]

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THOMAS W. JOHNSON AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION\r\nTO FAMILY MEDICINE EDUCATION<\/h6>
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2014 – Perry Pugno, MD (Delaware, OH)
\n2013 – Dan Ostergaard, MD (Olathe)
\n2008 – Norman J. Kahn, MD (Prairie Village)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ responsive_css=”{“pix_res_sm_pt“:“8%“,“pix_res_sm_pr“:“8%“,“pix_res_sm_pb“:“8%“,“pix_res_sm_pl“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pt“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pr“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pb“:“8%“,“pix_res_md_pl“:“8%“}” css=”.vc_custom_1613525163082{padding-top: 15% !important;padding-right: 15% !important;padding-bottom: 15% !important;padding-left: 15% !important;}”]

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OUTSTANDING PROGRAM DIRECTOR AWARD FROM AAFP\/AFMRD<\/h6>
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2009 – Paul Callaway, MD (Wichita)<\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” pix_bg_grdient=”bg-gradient-primary” fade_in_opacity=”pix-opacity-2″ pix_over_visibility=”” bottom_divider_select=”dynamic” bottom_moving_divider_color=”%5B%7B%22d_color_1%22%3A%22rgba(255%2C255%2C255%2C0.25)%22%2C%22d_color_2%22%3A%22%23f8f9fa%22%7D%2C%7B%22d_color_1%22%3A%22rgba(255%2C255%2C255%2C0.5)%22%2C%22d_color_2%22%3A%22%23f8f9fa%22%7D%2C%7B%22d_color_1%22%3A%22%23ffffff%22%2C%22d_color_2%22%3A%22%23f8f9fa%22%7D%5D” pix_overlay_color=”gradient-primary” css=”.vc_custom_1775140578181{padding-top: 150px !important;padding-bottom: 150px !important;}” pix_overlay_opacity=”0.85″ fade_in_intro=”34651″][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” pix_particles_check=””][vc_column content_align=”text-center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” full_height=”yes” pix_over_visibility=”” responsive_css=”{“pix_res_sm_pt“:“20“,“pix_res_sm_pb“:“20“,“pix_res_md_pt“:“20“,“pix_res_md_pb“:“20“}” css=”.vc_custom_1651706649834{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_row equal_height=”yes” pix_particles_check=”” responsive_css=”{“pix_res_sm_pt“:“20“,“pix_res_sm_pb“:“20“,“pix_res_md_pt“:“30“,“pix_res_md_pb“:“30“}” css=”.vc_custom_1646178833580{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ content_align=”text-center”…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-33671","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33671"}],"version-history":[{"count":62,"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36187,"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33671\/revisions\/36187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}