The highest honor bestowed on University of Virginia innovators, the Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year award recognizes an individual or team each year whose research discovery is making a major impact.

Named for the late UVA Professor Emeritus Dr. Richard F. Edlich (1939-2013) and Christopher J. (“Goose”) Henderson, a 35-year financial industry veteran with experience in strategic planning, risk management, sales, marketing, and business development, the award is a tribute to their enduring support of and commitment to the University and its innovators.

2023 Winner: Timothy N. Showalter, M.D.

Past Honorees

2022: Marc Breton, M.D.
2021: Amy Mathers, M.D.
2020: Rebecca Dillingham, M.D., Karen Ingersoll, Ph.D.
2019: Lee Ritterband, Ph.D.
2018: W. Jeffrey Elias, M.D.
2017: Brooks H. Pate, Ph.D.
2016: John A. Hossack, Ph.D., N. Scott Barker, Ph.D., Arthur W. Lichtenberger, Ph.D., Robert M. Weikle II, Ph.D.
2015: Benton H. Calhoun, Ph.D., James A. Smith, Ph.D.
2014: J. Randall Moorman, M.D., Douglas E. Lake, Ph.D.
2013: Marcia A. Invernizzi, Ph.D.
2012: Robin A. Felder, Ph.D.
2011: Boris P. Kovatchev, Ph.D.
2010: Kevin R. Lynch, Ph.D., Timothy L. Macdonald, Ph.D.
2009: John P. Mugler, Ph.D., James R. Brookeman, Ph.D.
2008: George T. Rodeheaver, Ph.D.
2007: Wladek Minor, Ph.D.
2006: George T. Gillies, Ph.D.
2005: Benjamin M. Gaston, M.D., John F. Hunt, Ph.D.
2004: Haydn N.G. Wadley, Ph.D.
2003: William A. Petri Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Barbara J. Mann, Ph.D.
2002: Joel M. Linden, Ph.D.
2001: Doris Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf, Ph.D.
2000: Ronald P. Taylor, Ph.D.
1999: John C. Herr, Ph.D.
1997: Richard L. Guerrant, M.D., Timothy L. Macdonald, Ph.D.
1996: Jessica J. Brand, Patrice G. Guyenet, Ph.D., Richard D. Pearson, M.D., Janine C. Jagger, Ph.D.
1995: Donald F. Hunt, Ph.D., Jeffrey Shabanowitz, Ph.D., George C. Stafford Jr., Ph.D.
1994: Gerald L. Mandell, M.D., Gail W. Sullivan
1993: Joseph Larner, M.D., Ph.D.
1992: Robert M. Berne, M.D., Luiz Belardinelli, M.D., Rafael Rubio, Ph.D.