The Sears Award

In 1990 the Navy Psychiatry community first recognized the contributions of a single psychiatrist with the Sears Award. Since then the Sears Award has become one of our annual traditions.

What does the Sears Award stand for? Is it a popularity contest, a lifetime achievement award, or a trophy for the teacher of the year? It has elements of all of these, yet it transcends them to acknowledge the psychiatrist we recognize as distinguished among us.

There are no criteria to guide us or to bind us. To be nominated for the Sears Award by a colleague is considered high praise in itself. Once the nominations are in, we vote on the nominees. Then we present the Sears Award at The Braceland Seminar.

Recipients of the Sears Award

1990 CDR John M. Mateczun

1991 RADM Richard I. Ridenour

1992 CAPT Sidney M. Blair

1993 CAPT James L. Chandler

1994 CAPT Lindsay B. Paden

1995 CAPT Bartholomew T. Hogan

1996 CAPT Alberto Diaz, Jr.

1997 CAPT Noel Howard

1998 CAPT James Staiger and CAPT Michael Knowlan

1999 CAPT Michael J. Bailey

2000 CAPT Jennifer S. Berg

2001 CAPT William P. Nash

2002 CAPT Antonio Reyes

2003 CAPT Sandra A. Yerkes

2004 CAPT Gary L. Munn

2005 CAPT Thomas A. Grieger

2006 CDR Paul S. Hammer

2007 CAPT Brian Smullen

2008 CAPT Robert Koffman

2009 CAPT Gail Manos

2010 CAPT Warren Klam

2011 CAPT Robert Alonso
2012 CAPT Bill Hocter