Koop Courage Award

The C. Everett Koop, MD, Courage Award

Established in 2005, this award honors the career and values of Dr. C. Everett Koop and the enormous courage he showed in his lifelong quest for better health and health care. Both Geisel and, indeed, our nation are better places because of his efforts. In the hope of continuing and encouraging his spirit and courage, each year we honor both a student and a member of the faculty who have shown this courage in serving the public good.

Recipients:

2023

  • Student Recipients: Fatima Haidar and Irene V. Vargas
  • Faculty Recipient: Francis B. Lim-Liberty, MD
Geisel professor Frances Lim-Liberty, with her children in tow, accepts the C. Everett Koop, MD, Courage Award at an awards ceremony on May 26. Presenting the award were Cora Koop and Steven Bernstein, director of the Koop Institute at Dartmouth.
Photo by Rob Strong ’04
Geisel professor Frances Lim-Liberty, with her children in tow, accepts the C. Everett Koop, MD, Courage Award at an awards ceremony on May 26. Presenting the award were Cora Koop and Steven Bernstein, director of the Koop Institute at Dartmouth.

2020*

      • Student Recipient: Victoria T. Charoonratana
      • Faculty Recipient: Albee Budnitz, MD

2019

      • Student Recipient: Emily Georges
      • Faculty Recipient: Peter Mason, MD

2018

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2017

      • Student Recipient: Christine B. Andrews and Erik H. Andrews
      • Faculty Recipient: Elizabeth Maislen, APRM, CTTS, Thoracic Surgery

2016

      • Student Recipient: Shreya Shrestha
      • Faculty Recipients: Ellen Prior, RN, MS, C-TTS; Susanne E. Tanski, MPH, MD

2015

      • Student Recipient: William-Bernard Reid-Varley
      • Faculty Recipients: Charles Mannix, JD, MPA; Samuel "Woodie" Kessel, MD, MPHC

2014

      • Student Recipient:
      • Faculty Recipient: Mark A. Israel, MD

2013

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2012

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2011

      • Student Recipient: Nicolas G. Ellis
      • Faculty Recipient: James D. Sargent, MD

2010

      • Student Recipient: Crandall E. Peeler
      • Faculty Recipient: Brian D. Remillard, MD;

2009

      • Student Recipient: Vivianne Tawfik
      • Faculty Recipient: Seddon R. Savage, MD

2008

      • Student Recipient:  Robert W. Lampman
      • Faculty Recipient:  John Butterly, MD

2007

      • Student Recipient: Debraj Mukherjee
      • Faculty Recipient: Joseph F. O'Donnell, MD

2006

      • Student Recipient: Scott W. Hughes
      • Faculty Recipients: Jaes Geiling, MD; Robert Gougelet, MD

2005

      • Student Recipient: Elisha Paul DeKoning
      • Faculty Recipient: James W. Varnhum, M.H.A.

*The Koop Courage Awards were not awarded in 2021 or 2022.