AOAO 2025 Awards Ceremony

Friday, October 24, 2025
Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center
National Harbor, MD

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STUDENT AND RESIDENT AWARD RECOGNITION

AOAO Foundation Awards

Outstanding Student Scholarship
Elizabeth Chan
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Outstanding Resident Research Paper Award
Adam L. LaFleur, DO
Riverside University Health System Orthopedic Residency

Osteopathic Research and Education for Orthopedics (ORE-O)
Samuel Eaddy, DO
Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center

Research Grant
Michael McDermott, DO
Kettering Health Grandview Orthopedic Residency

AOAO Awards

Bob Green, DO, Memorial Award Winner for 2024
Daniel Lecavalier, DO
Valley Hospital Medical Center

Bob Green, DO, Memorial Award Winners for 2025
Kyle Barner, DO and Yale Williams, DO
Kansas City University Research Medical Center

AOF/AOA Outstanding Resident of the Year Award in Orthopedic Surgery
Janae Rasmussen, DO
Valley Consortium for Medical Education

AOAO Osteopathic Distinction Award – Resident
Christina Schultz, DO
Western Reserve Hospital

AOAO Osteopathic Distinction Award – Student
Brandon Rust
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Ft. Lauderdale

AOAO PRESIDENT’S AWARDS

Appreciative Award Recipient
Howard Routman, MD

Knotty Cane Award
Joshua A. Tuck, DO, FAOAO

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

AOAO Foundation Emerging Leader Award
Michael G. Saper, DO, FAOAO

AOAO Foundation Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Award
Amanda Martin, DO, FAOAO

AAOAO Humanitarian Award
Daniel K. Ruggles, DO, FAOAO

The Morton J. Morris, DO, JD, Award for Osteopathic Orthopedic Education
John A. Schlechter, DO, FAOAO

Donald Siehl Lifetime Achievement Award
James S. Mason, DO, FAOAO

FELLOW AWARDS

Troy D. Erickson, DO, FAOAO
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Marko F. Krpan, DO, FAOAO

Jeffrey C. Glenn, DO, FAOAO
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Troy H. Caron, DO, FAOAO

Christopher R. Halphen, DO, FAOAO
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James B. Kesl, DO, FAOAO

Michael J. Justice, DO, FAOAO
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Charles Ortho, DO, FAOAO

Robert F. Paul, DO, FAOAO
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Charles Ortho, DO, FAOAO

Todd C. Peterson, DO, FAOAO
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Mark D. Fish, DO, FAOAO

Christopher Sherman, DO, FAOAO
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Wade Faerber, DO, FAOAO

Angela K. Walker, DO, FAOAO
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Charles Orth, DO, FAOAO