Previous Honorees

• AIPLA Excellence Award - Honorable Kathleen O'Malley
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award - William L. LaFuze
• ​Robert C. Watson Award - Kelsey Weinman, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor Law School 
• Jan Jancin Award -  SaiPranay Vellala 
• AIPLA Past President's Award - Brandon Tuell, George Washington University Law School
• Committee of the Year Award -  IP Practice in Europe
• Coordinator of the Year - Stanton Weinstein

2021-2022

• AIPLA Excellence Award - Hon. Sharon Prost
  
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award - Jerry R. Selinger
  
• AIPLA Project Award - Jeffrey I.D. Lewis and J. Timothy Meigs for their leadership and support keeping AIPLA's members connected with AIPLA's Water Coolers during the pandemic.
• AIPLA Mentor of the Year - J. Timothy Meigs
  
• ​Robert C. Watson Award - Mary T. Hannon, DePaul University College of Law
• Maurice Klitzman Award - Michael Gawlik
• Jan Jancin Award -  Alicia Lai, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
  
• AIPLA Past President's Award - Ernest Fok, Santa Clara University School of Law
• Committee of the Year Award - Diversity in IP Law Committee
• Coordinator of the Year - Kristin Cleveland

2020-2021

• AIPLA Excellence Award - Andrei Iancu
  
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award - Georgann Grunebach
  
• AIPLA Project Award - Will Freeman, New Lawyers Committee
• AIPLA Mentor of the Year - Philip Petti
  
• ​Robert C. Watson Award - Stuart Leijon, Lewis and Clark Law School
  
• Jan Jancin Award - Sachin M. Patel,  Indiana University Maurer School of Law
  
• AIPLA Past President's Award - Dorien Clark, UIC John Marshall Law School
  
• Committee of the Year Award - Amicus Committee
  
• Coordinator of the Year - Deborah Plehn-Dujowicz
  

2019-2020

• AIPLA Excellence Award - Louis T. Pirkey
  
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award - Daphne Lainson
  
• AIPLA Diversity Champion Award - Loria Yeadon
• AIPLA Project Award - Allison Gaul and Ray Freiwerth, Emerging Technologies Committee
• AIPLA Mentor of the Year - Angela D. Sebor
• ​Robert C. Watson Award - Olivia Radics
  
• Maurice Klitzman Award - Linda Anderson
  
• Jan Jancin Award - Jie Lian
  
• AIPLA Past President's Award - Betul Serbest
  
• Committee of the Year Award - Professional Programs
  
• Coordinator of the Year - Allison Gaul

2018-2019

• AIPLA Excellence Award - Gary Griswold
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award - Ann Mueting
• AIPLA Diversity Champion Award – Irving A. Williamson
• ​Robert C. Watson Award - Ashley (Panek) Sperbeck
• Maurice Klitzman Award - Kristopher Haggerty
• Jan Jancin Award - Bridget Watson
• AIPLA Past President's Award - Monica De Lazzari
• Committee of the Year Award - Women in IP Law 
• Coordinator of the Year - Margaret Polson

2017-2018

• AIPLA Excellence Award, presented October 19, 2017 - Senator Patrick Leahy
• AIPLA Excellence Award, presented October 20, 2017 - Senator Orrin Hatch
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, October 19, 2017 - Esther Kepplinger
• ​Robert C. Watson Award, presented October 19, 2017 - Nora Xu, Emory University for her paper: “TRIPS-PLUS Implications for Access to Generic Medicines”
• Maurice Klitzman Award, presented October 19, 2017 - Matthew Prater, Sabic
• Jan Jancin Award, presented October 19, 2017 - Alvin Carter, Northeastern University School of Law
• AIPLA Past President's Award, presented October 19, 2017 - Jason Heidemann, George Washington University
• Committee of the Year Award, presented October 19, 2017 - Copyright Law Committee​​

2016-2017

• AIPLA Excellence Award, presented October 28, 2016 - Honorable Alan D. Lourie
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, October 27, 2016 - Kenneth N. Nigon
• ​Robert C. Watson Award, presented October 27, 2016 - Mary Catherine Amerine, William and Mary Law School, for her paper: “Wrestling Over Republication Rights: Who Owns the Copyright of Interviews?"
• Maurice Klitzman Award, presented October 27,2016 - Garrett Quilla, Hypertherm, Inc.
• Mentor of the Year Award, presented October 27,2016 - William L. LaFuze, McKool Smith
• Jan Jancin Award - Azadeh Morrison, Santa Clara University School of Law
• AIPLA Past President's Award - Madeleine Laupheimer, Stanford Law School
• Committee of the Year Award: Standards and Open Source Committee
• 68th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair - TBD​

2015-2016

• AIPLA Excellence Award, presented October 23, 2015 - Honorable Richard Linn
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, October 22, 2015 - Barbara Fiacco
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 22, 2015 - Hathaway Pease Russell
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 22, 2015 - Carol Thorstad-Forsyth
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 22, 2015 - Yelena Morozova
• ​Robert C. Watson Award, presented October 23, 2015 - Jordan Klimek, Harvard Law School, for his paper: “Patents as Regulations:  How the America Invents Act and the Seminole Rock Doctrine Could Change Claim Construction after Teva v. Sandoz."
• Maurice Klitzman Award, presented October 22,2015 - Olivia Scheuer
• Mentor of the Year Award, presented October 23,2015 - Troy Grabow
• Jan Jancin Award - Sarah Mizra, Santa Clara University School of Law
• AIPLA Past President's Award - Charles Mitchell, The George Washington University School of Law
• Committee of the Year Award: Trade Secret Law Committee
• 67th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair - TBD

2014-2015

• AIPLA Excellence Award, presented October 24, 2014 - Herbert C. Wamsley
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, October 23, 2014 - Samson Helfgott
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 23, 2014 - Kimberly Van Voorhis
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 23, 2014 - Georgann Grunebach
• ​Robert C. Watson Award, presented October 24, 2014 - Jordan Joachim, New York University School of Law for his paper: “Is the AIA the End of Grace? Examining the Effect of the America Invents Act on the Patent Grace Period"
• Maurice Klitzman Award, presented October 23,2014 - Morgan Jones
• Mentor of the Year Award, presented October 24,2014 - Mitchell Weinstein
• Jan Jancin Award - Abigail A. Rives, Emory University School of Law
• AIPLA Past President's Award - Mao Wang, the George Washington University School of Law
• Committee of the Year Award: ​Committee on Legislation ​and New Lawyers Committee
• 66th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair - Sophia Nicole Korner, Diya Mathur, Arsh Shah Dibagi, Eusebio Almeida, Joao Pedro Rodrigues, Puneeth Meruva.

2013-2014

• AIPLA Excellence Award, presented October 25, 2013 - David J. Kappos
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, October 24, 2013 - Alan J. Kasper
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, October 24, 2013 - David W. Hill
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 24, 2013 - Salvatore Anastasi
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 24, 2013 - Karen S. Canady
• ​AIPLA Project Award, presented October 24, 2013 - Alan J. Kasper
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 24, 2013 - Rick D. Nydegger
• ​AIPLA Project Award, presented October 24, 2013 - Michael B. Stewart
• ​Robert C. Watson Award, presented October 25, 2013 - Kevin Kantharia, University of San Diego School of Law for his paper "The Shrinking and Unpredictable Law of Willful Patent Infringement: Why the Federal Circuit Should Revisit En Banc the Issues in Bard Peripheral Vascular."
• Maurice Klitzman Award, presented October 25,2013 - Jessica Ergmann
• Mentor of the Year Award, presented October 25,2013 - Amie Peele Carter
• Committee of the Year Award: Biotechnology Committee​
• 65th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair -  Leighton Braunstein, Timothy James Fossum Reiner, Petra Luna Grutzik, Ashley Maye Hamlin, Michelle Maria Marquez, Colin Norick, and Chloe Sherry.

2012-2013

• AIPLA Excellence Award, presented October 26, 2012 - Honorable Pauline Newman
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, October 26, 2012 - Margaret A. Boulware
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 25, 2012 - Gregory D. Allen
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 25, 2012 - Herbert D. Hart
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 25, 2012 - Alan J. Kasper
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 25, 2012 - Michael K. Kirk
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 25, 2012 - Kenneth N. Nigon
• Robert C. Watson Award, presented February 1, 2013 - Samantak Ghosh, University of California, Berkeley School of Law for his paper "Punishing Prometheus: Taking the fire out of the
• Personalized Medicine Industry"
• Maurice Klitzman Award, presented October 25,2012 - Jason Sosa
• Mentor of the Year Award, presented October 25,2012 - Tracy Corneau
• 64th Intel International Science and Engine​ering Fair, May 12- 17, 2013 - Andy Tran, DanielleTheresa Mallabone,​ Erika Nicole Mueller​, and Tsimafei Malakhouski.
• Click here to read the notice about the 2012 award winners

2011-2012

• AIPLA Excellence Award, presented October 21, 2011 - Donald R. Dunner
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, October 21, 2011 - John B. Pegram
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 20, 2011 - Ehab Samuel
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 20, 2011 - Patrick Coyne
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 20, 2011 - Michelle Herman
• Robert C. Watson Award, presented October 20, 2011 - James Freedman, Stanford Law School
• Maurice Klitzman Award, presented October 20,2011 - Sean Ricks
• Mentor of the Year Award, presented October 20,2011 - J. Michael Martinez de Andino
• 63nd Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 13-18 in Pittsburg, PA - Jack Andraka, Allison Rose Martin, Toluwani Temilouwa Soares, Shyamsunder Raghavan, Daniel David White and William Randall Shipley.

2010-2011

• AIPLA Excellence Award, presented October 22, 2010 - The Honorable Paul R. Michel
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, October 22, 2010 - Sharon Israel
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 21, 2010 - Mark Guetlich
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 21, 2010 - Evelyn McConathy
• Mentor of the Year Award, presented October 21,2010 - Georgann Grunebach
• 38th Annual Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition, April 13-15 in Washington DC- Joseph Vardner and Abbey Lauer
• 62nd Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 8-13 in Los Angeles, CA - Arnab Dey and Michael Janner

2009-2010

• AIPLA Excellence Award, presented October 24, 2009 - Tom Arnold (posthumously)
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, October 24, 2009 - Michael J. Pantuliano
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 23, 2009 - Bradley A. Forrest
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 23, 2009 - Manny Schecter
• Mentor of the Year Award (inaugural award), presented October 23, 2009 - J. Alison Strickland
• 37th Annual Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition, April 2010- Joshua H. Lee and Stephen Adams from the University of Tennessee
• 61st Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 2010: AIPLA  

2008-2009

• AIPLA Excellence Award, presented October 24, 2008 - Michael K. Kirk
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 23, 2008 - Jerry Selinger
• 36th Annual Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition, April 2009
• 60th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 2009.

2007-2008

• AIPLA Excellence Award, presented posthumously October 19, 2007 - The Honorable Giles Sutherland Rich  (posthumously) 
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, presented October 18, 2007 -  The Honorable Pauline Newman
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 19, 2007 - Isis Caulder, Noel A. Courage & Leon Radomsky
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 19, 2007 - Jonathan W. Richards
• 35th Annual Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition, April 2008 
• 59th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 2008

2006 - 2007

• AIPLA Excellence Award, presented October 20, 2006 - Marybeth Peters
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, presented October 20, 2006 - Michael W. Piper
• 34th Annual Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition, April 18-20, 2007 
• 58th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 13-19, 2007 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

2005 - 2006

• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, presented October 28, 2005 - Sidney B. Williams, Jr.
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 28, 2005 - Alyson Barker and Andrew N. Stein
• 33rd Annual Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition, April 18-20, 2006
• 57th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 7-12, 2006 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

2004 - 2005

• AIPLA Excellence Award, presented October 15, 2004 - Don W. Martens and Robert A. Armitage
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, presented October 15, 2004 - Harold C. Wegner
• AIPLA Project Award, presented October 15, 2004 - Gary Griswold
• 32nd Annual Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition, April 13–15, 2005
• 56th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 8-13, 2005 in Phoenix, Arizona  

2003 - 2004

• AIPLA Excellence Award, presented October 31, 2003  - The Honorable Howard T. Markey
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, presented October 31, 2003 - Charles E. Van Horn
• AIPLA President's Outstanding Service Award, presented Spring Meeting 2003 -  Rick D. Nydegger
• 31st Annual Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition, April 14–16, 2004
• 55th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 9-14, 2004 in Portland, Oregon

2002 - 2003

• 30th Annual Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition, April 13-15, 2003
• 54th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), May 11 - 17, 2003, Cleveland, Ohio