SDSMA Awards

2025 SDSMA Awards Nominations Are Open!
Nominations close February 28

The SDSMA Awards honor physicians for their contributions to health care, service to patients, dedication to improving medicine in South Dakota, or service to the SDSMA.

The SDSMA is accepting nominations for the following awards:

Are there people that come to mind who deserve to be recognized? Nominate them today! Award recipients are honored at the awards banquet during the SDSMA Annual Leadership Conference May 30, 2025 at the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Sioux Falls

Nominations must be submitted by 5 pm CT February 28.

An individual may work right alongside of you, or serve on a committee with you, or volunteer in your organization or community, or have made a significant impact in the medical profession.

Nominate someone today and help your colleagues and supporters get the recognition they deserve!

Past Recipients

(recipients back to 2013 are listed below. For recipient lists prior to 2013, please contact Elizabeth Reiss at ereiss@sdsma.org)

Distinguished Service Award

  • 2024 - Dean Krogman
  • 2023 - Robert L. Allison, MD
  • 2022 - Tom Huber, MD
  • 2021 - Tim Ridgway, MD
  • 2020 - Dan Heinemann, MD
  • 2019 - Timothy Soundy, MD and Robert E. Van Demark, Jr, MD
  • 2018 - Laura Davis-Keppen, MD
  • 2017 - Rick Holm, MD
  • 2016 - John Oliphant, MD
  • 2015 - Keith Hansen, MD
  • 2014 - Donald Humphreys, MD
  • 2013 - Rodney Parry, MD

Community Service Award

  • 2024 - The Prairie Docs - Andrew Ellsworth, MD; Kelly Evans-Hullinger, MD; Debra Johnston, MD; Jill Kruse, DO
  • 2023 - Dan Petereit, MD
  • 2022 - David Basel, MD
  • 2021 - Earl Kemp, MD
  • 2020 - Rob Allison, MD
  • 2019 - Rick Kooima, MD
  • 2018 - David Shields, MD
  • 2017 - Julie Raymond, MD
  • 2016 - Mark L. Harlow, MD and Patricia Peters, MD
  • 2015 - Gene Burrish, MD
  • 2014 - Martin Christensen, MD
  • 2013 - Alan Lawrence, MD

COPIC Humanitarian Award (began in 2020)

  • 2024 - Shannon Emry, MD
  • 2023 - Matt Owens, MD
  • 2022 - Tim Irwin, MD
  • 2021 - Mark L. Harlow, MD
  • 2020 - Jennifer Tinguely, MD, MPH

Outstanding Young Physician Award

  • 2024 - Ashlea Semmens, MD
  • 2023 - Randall Waldner, MD
  • 2022 - Mandi Greenway Bietz, MD
  • 2021 - Kara Dahl, MD
  • 2020 - Michelle Schimelpfenig, DO
  • 2019 - Laura Hoefert, MD
  • 2018 - Michael Huot, MD
  • 2017 - Nathan Miller, MD
  • 2016 - Jennifer Tinguely, MD
  • 2015 - Benjamin Aaker, MD
  • 2014 - Shawn Van Gerpen, MD
  • 2013 - John Berdahl, MD

Young at Heart Award

  • 2024 - Dan Heinemann, MD
  • 2023 - Kenric Malmberg, MD
  • 2022 - Laurie Landeen, MD
  • 2021 - Susan Anderson, MD
  • 2020 - Jerome Bentz, MD
  • 2019 - Tad Jacobs, DO
  • 2018 - Debra Johnston, MD
  • 2017 - David Munson, MD
  • 2016 - David Bean Sr., MD
  • 2015 - Tom Huber, MD
  • 2014 - Gary Timmerman, MD
  • 2013 - Wendell Hoffman, MD

Richard P. Holm, MD Media Award

  • 2024 - Bart Pfankuch
  • 2023 - Angela Kennecke
  • 2022 - The Prairie Docs - Andrew Ellsworth, MD; Kelly Evans-Hullinger, MD; Debra Johnston, MD; and Jill Kruse, DO
  • 2021 - Christopher Lucido, MD, PhD
  • 2020 - Brook Eide, MD
  • 2019 - Jerome Freeman, MD
  • 2018 - Kenneth Bartholomew, MD
  • 2017 - Cara Hamilton, MD
  • 2016 - Keith Hansen, MD
  • 2015 - Stephen Eckrich, MD
  • 2014 - Rick Holm, MD
  • 2013 - Wendell Hoffman, MD

South Dakota State Medical Association
2600 W 49th St Ste 100
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone: 605.336.1965 | Fax: 605.274.3274

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