William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research

The Baxter International William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research recognizes an individual who has significantly increased the quality of or access to health service delivery worldwide through the development of insights and innovations that have (a) eliminated barriers to the education and prevention of noncommunicable diseases; (b) highlighted the importance of proper nutrition in underserved communities; (c) removed barriers to accessing clean water; and/or (d) produced innovative health solutions and technologies that increase access to quality care.

AUPHA has partnered with Baxter International since 2006 to award The William B. Graham Prize. The Prize was established to honor the late William B. Graham, long-time CEO of Baxter International. The Prize is the highest distinction that researchers in the health services field can achieve, and succeeds the Baxter International Foundation Prize for Health Services Research awarded from 1986 until 2005.

The Prize includes an award of $26,000 to the recipient, $26,000 to a non-profit institution that supports the winner’s work, and $26,000 to an institution in the locale where the Prize will be awarded. It is awarded at the Association of University Programs in Health Administration Annual Meeting.

The Graham Prize is awarded to an individual working in any relevant discipline, anywhere in the world. Nominations are actively solicited to ensure that Prize recipients represent leaders in, and major contributions to, the field of applied health services research nationally and internationally. The Prize is intended to recognize either a single major contribution or lifelong achievement.

Nominations must provide complete documentation including a letter of nomination that addresses the nominee’s contributions to health services delivery improvement in one or more of the four primary areas noted in the second paragraph above (a through d). The letter should be organized by the following categories: Scholarly Reputation, Sustained Productivity in Research, and Impact on Healthcare Policy and Practice.

The nomination should include a current curriculum vitae for the nominee and additional letters of support if desired. The nomination and CV must be in English. Supporting materials may be in other languages. Self-nominations will not be accepted.

Nominations must be received by February 1, 2024, to be considered.

Nominations should be sent to:

The William B. Graham Prize Selection Committee
AUPHA
1730 Rhode Island Ave, NW
Suite 810
Washington, DC 20036.
Attention: Jaime Stephens

Nominations may also be sent by email to Jaime Stephens at jstephens@aupha.org.

Please direct all inquiries to (202) 763-7561 or jstephens@aupha.org. More information about the Prize may be found here.

William B Graham Prize Winners

2024
David M. Cutler, PhD
Harvard University

2023
Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins University

2022
David R. Williams, PhD, MPH
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

2021
Sherry Glied, PhD
New York University

2020
William C. Hsiao, PhD
Professor of Economics Harvard School of Public Health

2019
Peter J. Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D.
University Hospitals

2018 
Elizabeth H. Bradley, PhD
Vassar College

2017
David Blumenthal, MD
The Commonwealth Fund

2016
John K. Iglehart
Health Affairs

2015
Anthony J. Culyer, CBE, BA, Hon DEcon, Hon FRCP, FRSA, FMedSci
University of York
&
Alan Maynard, OBE, BPhil, Hon DSc, Hon LLD, Hon MFPHM, MMEDSci
University of York

2014
Stuart H. Altman, PhD
Brandeis University

2013
Dorothy P. Rice, ScD
University of California, San Francisco

2012
Mark V. Pauly, PhD
University of Pennsylvania

2011
Edward H. Wagner, MD
Group Health Research Institute

2010
Uwe E. Reinhardt, PhD
Princeton University

2009
Carolyn M. Clancy, MD
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

2008
Sir Michael G. Marmot, MBBS, MPH, PhD
University College London

2007
Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP
Institute for Healthcare Improvement

2006
Linda H. Aiken, PhD, FAAN, FRCN, RN
University of Pennsylvania

Baxter Prize Winners

2005
David L. Sackett, OC, MD, FRSC, FRCP
Trout Research Institute

2004
Barbara Starfield, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins University

2003
Robert J. Blendon, ScD
Harvard University

2002
John M. Eisenberg, MD, MBA

2001
Robert G. Evans, PhD
University of British Columbia

2000
Karen Davis, PhD
The Commonwealth Fund

1999
Ronald Andersen, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
&
Odin Anderson, PhD
University of Wisconsin, Madison

1998
Harold S. Luft, PhD
University of California, San Francisco

1997
David Mechanic, PhD
Rutgers University

1996
Kerr L. White, MD
University of Virginia

1995
Stephen M. Shortell, PhD
University of California, Berkeley

1994
Alain C. Enthoven, PhD
Stanford University​

1993
John Wennberg, MD, MPH
Dartmouth College

1992
John D. Thompson, RN, MS
Yale University
&
Robert B. Fetter, DBA
Yale University

1991
Victor R. Fuchs, PhD
Stanford University

1990
Rosemary Stevens, PhD
University of Pennsylvania

1989
Mickey Eisenberg, MD, PhD
University of Washington

1988
Robert Brook, MD, ScD
The Rand Corporation/UCLA
&
Joseph P. Newhouse, PhD
The Rand Corporation/UCLA

1987
Brian Abel‑Smith, PhD
University of London

1986
Avedis Donabedian, MD, MPH
University of Michigan