Family Physician of the Year
Award Criteria
The award is given once a year to a physician in North Dakota who shows pride in practicing family medicine at the NDAFP Annual Meeting.
The criteria include:
- being a member of the NDAFP and AAFP
- a compassionate family physician
- in good standing in the medical community
- involved in community activities
- dedicated to the ideals of Family Medicine; and
- a role model for the residents, medical students, and young physicians in the state.
Please send your letter of nomination to Brandy Jo Frei at the NDAFP office.
Past Award Recipients
| 2023 | Heidi Philpot, M.D. | Grand Forks |
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| 2022 | Matthew Viscito, M.D. | Grand Forks |
| 2021 | Joel Walz, M.D. | Grand Forks |
| 2020 | Candelaria Martin Arndt, M.D. | Devils Lake |
| 2019 | Jacinta Klindworth, M.D. | Beulah |
| 2018 | David Field, M.D. | Bismarck |
| 2017 | Greg Greek, M.D. | Grand Forks |
| 2016 | Jeffrey Hostetter, M.D. | Bismarck |
| 2015 | Aaron Garman, M.D. | Beulah |
| 2014 | Kimberly Krohn, M.D., MPH | Minot |
| 2013 | Kwanza Devlin, M.D. | Minot |
| 2012 | Larry Johnson, M.D. | Jamestown |
| 2011 | Paul Olson, M.D. | Minot |
| 2010 | Bill Mayo, M.D. | Wahpeton |
| 2009 | Richard Vetter, M.D. | Fargo |
| 2008 | Chuck Breen, M.D. | Hillsboro |
| 2007 | Heidi M. Bittner, M.D. | Devils Lake |
| 2006 | Dale A. Klein, M.D. | Mandan |
| 2005 | Douglas L. Greves, M.D. | Devils Lake |
| 2004 | Larry O. Halvorson, M.D. | Grand Forks |
| 2003 | Thomas E. Jacobson, M.D. | Hettinger |
| 2002 | Charles Nyhus, M.D. | Harvey |
| 2001 | Rup K. Nagala, M.D. | Oakes |
| 2000 | Patrick F. Moore, M.D. | Grand Forks |
| 1999 | Richard S. Larson, M.D. | Velva |
| 1998 | William S. Mann, M.D. | Grand Forks |
| 1997 | M. Jerome Olson, M.D. | Williston |
| 1996 | Raman A. Patel, M.D. | Tioga |
| 1995 | Russell W. Petty, M.D. | Devils Lake |
| 1994 | David A. Rinn, M.D. | Minot |
| 1993 | Dale C. Moquist, M.D. | Grand Forks |
| 1992 | Robert L. Geston, M.D. | West Fargo |
| 1991 | Lawrence Wilder, M.D. | Williston |
| 1990 | Roger Schauer, M.D. | Hettinger |
| 1989 | Daniel Goodwin, M.D. | Grand Forks |
| 1988 | Clayton Jensen, M.D. | Valley City |
| 1987 | Donald Breen, M.D. | Hillsboro |
| 1986 | Gerald Sailer, M.D. | Hettinger |
| 1985 | Robert Hankins, M.D. | Minot |
| 1984 | Dean Strinden, M.D. | Williston |
| 1983 | M.A.K. Lommen, M.D. | |
| 1982 | William M. Buckingham, M.D. | Bismarck |
| 1981 | Robert DeLano, M.D. | Northwood |