A dedicated mentor significantly influences a trainee's professional development and career. This award recognizes the importance of this mentor-trainee relationship. AAI honors the award recipient's contributions to the profession through outstanding mentoring. Click here for more information on this award.
| Year ▼ | Recipient | Institution |
| 2017 | Lewis L. Lanier, Ph.D. | Univ. of California, San Francisco |
| 2016 | Richard A. Flavell, Ph.D. | HHMI, Yale Sch. of Med. |
| 2015 | Rafi Ahmed, Ph.D. | Emory Univ. Sch. of Med. |
| 2014 | William E. Paul, M.D. | NIAID, NIH |
| 2013 | Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, Ph.D. | Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| 2012 | Max D. Cooper, M.D. | Emory Univ. Sch. of Med. |
| 2011 | Michael B.A. Oldstone, M.D. | Scripps Res. Inst. |
| 2010 | Jack L. Strominger, M.D. | Harvard Univ. |
| 2009 | David Baltimore, Ph.D. | California Inst. of Technol. |
| 2008 | Laurie H. Glimcher, M.D. | Harvard Sch. of Publ. Hlth., Harvard Med. Sch. |
| 2007 | Eli Sercarz, Ph.D. | Torrey Pines Inst. for Molecular Studies |
| 2006 | Norman R. Klinman, M.D., Ph.D. | Scripps Res. Inst. |
| 2005 | John J. Cebra, Ph.D. | Univ. of Pennsylvania |
| 2004 | Frank W. Fitch, M.D., Ph.D. | Univ. of Chicago |
| 2003 | Frederick W. Alt, Ph.D. | HHMI, Boston Children's Hosp. |
| 2003 | Judith A. Owen, Ph.D. | Haverford Col. |
| 2002 | Ellen S. Vitetta, Ph.D. | Univ. of Texas Southwestern Med. Ctr. |
| 2001 | Baruj Benacerraf, M.D. | Dana-Farber Cancer Inst. |
| 2000 | Michael J. Bevan, Ph.D., F.R.S. | HHMI, Univ. of Washington |
| 1999 | Ray D. Owen, Ph.D. | California Inst. of Technol. |
| 1998 | Matthew D. Scharff, M.D. | Albert Einstein Col. of Med. |