The Benjamin F. Boyd Humanitarian Medal
The Power of the Pan-American NetworkThe Benjamin F. Boyd Humanitarian Medal for Services to the Americas was established in 1987 to acknowledge individuals who have extended singular and significant service to the people of the Americas through ophthalmological service and blindness prevention activities, public services related to the advancement of ophthalmology or blindness prevention, or such other service activities.
List of Historical Recipients
| 2023 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Federal University of São Paulo, UNIFESP (Brazil) |
| 2019 | Cancun, Mexico | Liana M.V.O. Ventura, MD PhD |
| 2017 | Lima, Peru | Van C. Lansing, MD |
| 2015 | Bogotá, Colombia | Michael W. Brennan MD |
| (Curso de Liderazgo) | Zelia Correa MD | |
| 2013 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Juan Verdaguer Taradella MD |
| 2011 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Mildred M.G. Olivier MD (USA) |
| (The Haiti Relief Program) | Natalio Izquierdo MD (Puerto Rico) | |
| Richard K. Lee MD (USA) | ||
| Stephanie Jones Marioneaux MD (USA) | ||
| Michael W. Brennan, MD (USA) | ||
| Mr. Nelson R.A. Marques (Brazil) | ||
| 2009 | San Francisco, California | H. Dunbar Hoskins MD (USA) |
| 2007 | Cancún, Mexico | Mr. David E.I. Pyott (USA-Scotland) |
| 2006 | São Paulo, Brazil | Mr. T.R.G. Sear (USA-England) |
| 2005 | Santiago, Chile | Rafael Cortez MD (Venezuela) |
| 2003 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Francisco Martínez Castro, MD (Mexico) |
| 2001 | Buenos Aires,Argentina | Alice R. McPherson, MD (USA) |
| 1999 | Orlando, Florida | Alvaro Rodriguez G., MD (Colombia) |
| 1997 | Cancún, México | Stephen J. Ryan, MD (USA) |
| 1995 | Quito, Ecuador | Carlos Arieta, MD (Brazil) |
| 1993 | Caracas, Venezuela | Carl Kupfer, MD (USA) |
| 1991 | Anaheim, California | Bradley R. Straatsma, MD (USA) |
| 1989 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Francisco Contreras, MD (Peru) |
| Newton Kara José, MD (Brazil) | ||
| 1987 | Sto. Domingo, Domican Rep. | Benjamín F. Boyd, MD (Panama) |