HINJ Recognition Awards

2021 Honorees

STEM Education Award

NJMEP – Pro Action Education Network

Honorable Bob Franks Public Service Award

Senator Loretta Weinberg

2020 Honorees

Research and Innovation Award

Rutgers University and Infinity BiologiX

STEM Education Award

NJ Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools

Patient Access & Advocacy Award

Congressman Josh Gottheimer

Honorable Bob Franks Public Service Award

Assemblyman Dan Benson

2019 Honorees

Research Recognition Award

Jay Tischfield

Honorable Bob Franks Public Service Award

Joan Quigley

STEM Leadership Award

New Jersey STEM Pathways Network

Special Recognition Award

N.J. Realtors®

2018 Honorees

Life Sciences Recognition Award for Innovation

Garden Practice Transformation Network

Leadership and Achievements in STEM Education

New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School

Patient Access and Advocacy Award

Zufall Health

2017 Honorees

Honorable Bob Franks Public Service Award

The Honorable Diane Allen

Research Award

Elfrida R. Benjamin, Ph.D.

Research Award

Robert G. Nagele, Ph.D.

STEM Education Award

Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences

Patient Access and Advocacy Award

Susan G. Komen North Jersey

Special Recognition Award

Robert S. Prezant, Ph.D.

2016 Honorees

Honorable Bob Franks Public Service Award

The Honorable Herb Conaway, Jr., M.D.

Research Award

Michael F. Christman, Ph.D.

Patient Advocacy Award

Children’s Specialized Hospital

Special Recognition Award

Barry R. Komisaruk, Ph.D.

2015 Honorees

Honorable Bob Franks Public Service Award

The Honorable Leonard Lance

Research Award

Nils Lonberg, Ph.D.

Patient Advocacy Award

Deborah P. Brown

Special Recognition Award

David L. Knowlton

2014 Honorees

Honorable Bob Franks Public Service Award

The Honorable Rush Holt

Research Award

Joachim Kohn, Ph.D., FBSE

Patient Advocacy Award

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – New Jersey Chapter

STEM Education Award

Students 2 Science, Inc.

2013 Honorees

Honorable Bob Franks Public Service Award

The Honorable Thomas H. Kean

Research Award

Joseph R. Bertino, M.D.

Patient Advocacy Award

Debra L. Wentz, Ph.D.

STEM Education Award

Biotechnology High School
Monmouth County Vocational School District

Special Recognition Award

Christopher J. Molloy, Ph.D., R.Ph.

Special Recognition Award (Posthumous)

The Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg