Society of University Surgeons presents its 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Mark Evers
The Society of University Surgeons (SUS) is Pleased to Honor
the 2021 SUS Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
B. Mark Evers, MD
The award will be presented at the SUS Academic Surgical Congress on February 1, 2022, in Orlando, Florida.
He is the true embodiment of the type of individual that this award seeks to recognize.
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About the Lifetime Achievement Award
The Society of University Surgeons (SUS) has awarded B. Mark Evers, MD, Professor, Department of Surgery, Director, Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center, and Markey Cancer Center Director Endowed Chair, University of Kentucky, the 2021 SUS Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Evers will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by SUS President Dr. Kasper Wang on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at the 17th Annual Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) in Orlando, Florida.
The Society of University Surgeons initiated the Lifetime Achievement Award (LTAA) in 2005. This award was designed to recognize individuals who have had a sustained career in academic surgery with contributions to surgical science. In addition, these individuals have demonstrated a commitment to the Society of University Surgeons, whereby they have participated in the Society even after superannuating to Senior Membership status. Their participation in the Society is evidenced by the attendance of the meetings yearly and active participation in discussion of papers, attendance of the banquets, society functions, and mentoring the next generation of leaders in the society.
The Society of University Surgeons seeks to honor and recognize these individuals because of their embodiment of the principles of the Society. We seek to recognize these individuals to establish role models for younger generations of surgeons to honor and emulate their contributions to the science of surgery, and moreover to the Society of University Surgeons.
Dr. B. Mark Evers was nominated and selected by his peers based on his leadership and contributions to academic surgery, as well as his strong support of the SUS. Dr. Evers’ service to the SUS, as Publications Committee Chair, Secretary, President-Elect, and President of the Society, as well as the SUS Foundation President, exemplify his commitment to the organization. Years ago, Dr. Evers was integral as a key SUS leader in the efforts to partner with the AAS to establish the Academic Surgical Congress, which has since then become arguably the most successful academic surgical conference in the world. Dr. Evers is an outstanding surgeon-scientist with decades long continuous NIH funding, and, in fact, ranks as one of the highest NIH-funded surgical scientists of all time. His legacy of training countless other surgeon-scientists is unparalleled. As such, we wish to recognize his immense contributions to the field of academic surgery with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
