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A.T. Still Memorial Lecturers

At each annual business meeting of the AOA Board of Trustees, the Committee on Awards brings to the trustees names of persons to be honored by an invitation to deliver the Andrew Taylor Still Memorial Address at the following annual meeting of the AOA House of Delegates. Following is a list of persons who have been thus honored so far in the profession's history. Also given are publication references.

1940s

1947 *J.S. Denslow, DO, The place of the osteopathic concept in the healing art. JAOA 46:601-7, Aug 47

1948 *Russell C. McCaughan, DO, An evaluation of osteopathic fundamentals. JAOA 617-22, Aug 48

1949 *Chester D. Swope, DO, The osteopathic concept and specialty practice. JAOA 48:617-35, Aug 49

1950s

1950 *Edward T. Abbott, DO, An evaluation of osteopathic education. JAOA 49:615-9, Aug 50

1951 *Richard N. MacBain, DO, Body unity in health and disease. JAOA 50:605-10, Aug 51

1952 *R. McFarlane Tilley, DO, Andrew Taylor Still memorial address. JAOA 51:569-73, Aug 52

1953 *Edwin J. Elton, DO, Today's challenge. JAOA 52:601-4, Aug 53

1954 *C. Robert Starks, DO, Osteopathy's place in society. JAOA 54:331-40, Feb 55

1955 *Thomas L. Northup, DO, Our noble heritage. JAOA 55:289-93, Jan 56

1956 *Paul Van B. Allen, DO, Man, the challenge to osteopathy, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. JAOA 56:303-7, Oct 56

1957 *Paul T. Lloyd, DO, Governance in osteopathic education: a faculty member poses some questions. JAOA 57:113-8, Oct 57

1958 *W. Ballentine Henley, LLD, Comes the dawn. JAOA 58:141-7, Nov 58

1959 *Otterbein Dressler, DO, Still's greatest contribution to medicine. JAOA 59:167-70, Nov 59

1960s

1960 *Morris Thompson, DSC, D. Litt, Osteopathy-a public trust. JAOA 60:169-76, Nov 60

1961 *Hobert C. Moore, DO, The hour of decision. JAOA 60:525-8, Mar 61

1962 *George W. Northup, DO, An adventure in excellence. JAOA 61:613-7, Apr 62

1963 *James O. Watson, DO, The key to survival. JAOA 62:787-95, May 63

1964 *Robert D. McCullough, DO, Three-dimensional osteopathy. JAOA 63:315-8, Dec 63

1964 *Herbert E. Evans, Pioneering in a new world. JAOA 64:622-6, Feb 65

1965 *Dale Dodson, DO, New lamps for old. JAOA 65:243-50, Nov 65

1966 *H. Dale Pearson, DO, Osteopathy: past, present, and future. JAOA 66:613-20, Feb 67

1967 *Lawrence W. Mills, Organization-the key to professional development. JAOA 67:505-11, Jan 68

1968 *Wallace M. Pearson, DO, Unpublished; see THE DO 9(4):31-5, Dec 68

1969 *W. Kenneth Riland, DO, Andrew Taylor Still memorial address. JAOA 69:331-7, Dec 69

1970s

1970 *Earl K. Lyons, DO, Andrew Taylor Still memorial address. JAOA 70:324-9, Dec 70

1971 *Robert B. Thomas, DO, The challenge of change. JAOA 73:500-5, Feb 72

1972 *Charles W. Sauter II, DO, Dr Andrew Taylor Still-a living force in American medicine. THE DO 13(5):227-30, Jan 73

1973 *Irvin M. Korr, PhD, Research and practice-a century later. JAOA 73:362-70, Jan 74

1974 *Edward P. Crowell, DO, Osteopathic medicine-a second century challenge. JAOA 74:280-3, Dec 74

1975 Myron S. Magen, DO, The road ahead revisited. THE DO 16(1):153-65, Feb 76

1976 *Thomas M. Rowland, Jr, LLD, The osteopathic spirit of '76. THE DO 18(5):115-7, Feb 77

1977 *Wilbur V. Cole, DO, Perspectives, 1977. JAOA 77:437-41, Feb 78

1978 *Paul E. Kimberly, DO, The distinctiveness of osteopathic medicine. THE DO 19(5):125-8, Feb 79

1979 Edgar L. Harden, EdD ,The 1979 A.T. Still memorial address. THE DO 20(5):151-5, Feb 80

1980s

1980 *Louise W. Astell, DO, Reflections and a forecast. THE DO 21(5):155-9, Feb 81

1981 *Ward E. Perrin, DO, A learning plan for the osteopathic physician. JAOA 81:341-3, Jan 82

1982 Ralph L. Willard, DO, Balance and perspective revisited. THE DO 23(5): 174-6, Jan 83

1983 *Donald Siehl, DO, The osteopathic difference-is it only manipulation? JAOA 83(5):348-353, Jan 1984

1984 H. Charles Moore, PhD, Osteopathic Medicine: yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Unpublished

1985 *Philip Adler, DO, Internship shortage troubles Still lecturer. THE DO 26(10):134-5, Oct 85

1986 J. Leonard Azneer, PhD, Osteopathic medicine-is our future past? JAOA 86(10):652-657, Oct 1986

1987 Arnold Melnick, DO, The third world of medicine JAOA 87(10):692-695, Oct 1987

1988 *Frank J. McDevitt, DO, Healthcare: Paradox or oxymoron? THE D0 29(10):82-86, 91, Oct 1988

1989 Philip Pumerantz, PhD, The physician as humanist. THE DO 30 (10):61-65, 69-70, Oct 1989

1990s

1990 Anthony G. Chila, DO, The beginning of osteopathic medicine. THE DO 31(10):68-70, 72-79

1991 *Joseph J. Namey, DO, A conversation with A.T. Still. THE DO 32(10):75-78

1992 Fred C. Tinning, PhD, The witnesses surrounding us in preserving traditions, planning tomorrows. THE DO 33(10):48-61

1993 Sister Anne E. Brooks, DO, When an ounce is worth a pound. THE DO 34(10):58-72

1994 Maj. Gen. Ronald R. Blanck, DO, MC, USA, Dr. Still, Osteopathic medicine and the 21st century. THE DO 35(10):49-52

1995 Mitchell Kasovac, DO, One moment in time. THE DO, 36(10):52-56

1996 Joseph W. Stella, DO, The survival of osteopathic medicine. THE DO, 7(10):40-43

1997 W. Douglas Ward, PhD, Demonstrate the vision. THE DO, 38(10):46-54

1998 William G. Anderson, DO, Stand up for our convictions. THE DO, 39(10):57-81

1999 Mary McClellan Burnett, DO, Women contribute greatly to medicine. THE DO, 40(10) 55-59

2000s

2000 James R. Stookey, DO, Lessons from the Mecca. THE DO, 41(9) 58-63

2001 *Howard M. Levine, DO, Our last frontier. THE DO, 42 (9) 55-61

2002 Michael I. Opipari, DO, Acceptance of Change – The Foundation of the Osteopathis Profession

2003 John P. Sevastos, DO, A.T. Still: Crossing the quality chasm

2004 Edward G. Stiles, DO, Osteopathy: The Clinical Approach of a Complex Thinker

2005 Howard L. Neer, DO

*Deceased


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