The ATA President's Awards and the ATA Industry Council Award are presented annually in order to recognize substantial contributions toward the advancement of telemedicine. Any member of the American Telemedicine Association can put forward a nomination for the President’s Award. Submissions may be for a project, program, institution, or individual involved in the field of telemedicine. The Industry Council Award is available only to individuals affiliated with ATA President's Circle Corporate Members.
President's Individual Award
The President’s Individual Award recognizes individual leadership and championship at local, national or international level in promoting and advocating for telemedicine/telehealth, e-health. Contributions may be in one or more areas of education, research, service delivery, policy and regulations. Winners from past years include:
| 2010 | Thomas S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH |
| 2009 | Joseph C. Kvedar, MD |
| 2008 | Ronald Weinstein, MD |
| 2007 | Nina M. Antoniotti, RN, MBA, PhD |
| 2006 | Joseph Tracy |
| 2005 | Robert J. Walters, JD |
| 2004 | Sam Burgiss, PhD |
| 2003 | Lloyd M. Aiello, MD |
President's Institutional Award
The President's Institutional Award recognizes institutional leadership, breadth, depth and effectiveness of programs and services, a model for implementation of telemedicine/telehealth, e-health. Consideration includes impact on the population served including special needs groups, academic output such as peer reviewed research and presentations, targeted education programs, number of sites, business case or business model, long-term sustainability, and effective partnerships and collaboration. Winners from past years include:
| 2010 | ORBIS Cyber-Sight |
| 2009 | Avera Health - Telehealth |
| 2008 | Medical Missions for Children |
| 2007 | University of New Mexico, Center for Telehealth |
| 2006 | University of California Davis, Center for Health & Technology |
| 2005 | North Network |
| 2004 | Alaska Federal Health Care Access Network (AFHCAN) |
| 2003 | Missouri Telehealth Network |
| 2002 | Eastern Montana Telemedicine Network |
| 2001 | Arizona Telemedicine Program |
| 2000 | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| 1999 | Kansas University TeleMedicine Services |
| 1998 | Oklahoma Telemedicine Program |
| 1997 | Georgia Telemedicine Program |
| 1996 | Jane Preston |
President's Innovation Award
The President's Innovation Award recognizes advances in the telemedicine through one or more of the following: Innovative new technology development or adaptation, novel use of technology leading to innovative health applications and social services support at the individual or community level, creative strategies for removing barriers to implementation and adoption, innovative approaches to fostering partnerships and collaboration, innovative ways responding to needs of end-users, improve ergonomics, new ideas, concepts, formulation and paradigms, and new ways of thinking “outside the box.” Winners from past years include:
| 2010 | Corventis AVIVO; Myca Health |
| 2009 | Continua Health Alliance |
| 2008 | Department of Veterans Affiars, Office of Care Coordination Services |
| 2007 | ANGELS: Antenatal and Neonatal Guidelines, Education and Learning System |
| 2006 | HealthPia America; Health-e-Access Program |
| 2005 | iNTERFACEWARE; InTouch Health |
| 2004 | VISICU; MedAire |
Industry Council Award
The award is presented to an individual or a company on an annual basis to recognize leadership and championship at local, national and international levels in promoting and advocating for telemedicine/telehealth and e-health. Winners from past years include:
| 2010 | Ron Emerson, RN, BSN, Polycom |
| 2009 | Pramod K. Gaur, PhD, Healthanywhere, Inc. |
| 2008 | Joe D'Iorio, TANDBERG |
| 2007 | Alan Izadpanah, ViTel Net |
| 2006 | Steve Normandin and Mark VanderWerf, AMD Global Telemedicine, Inc. |