The AACI Public Service Award was created in 2003 to recognize public servants who are known supporters of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the cancer centers in their respective states. The award is presented at the AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting in years when the meeting is held in Washington, DC.
During years when the AACI Public Service Award is presented, a call for nominations will be open to cancer center directors and government relations staff at the cancer centers. Eligible nominees will be considered for the award based on the following:
The AACI Public Service Award is presented to one Republican and one Democrat in the years that the AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting is held in Washington, DC. Recipients are encouraged to accept the award in person.
Honorees are selected by a majority vote of the AACI Board of Directors. In the event that there is no nomination or no nominee meets the award criteria, no award will be made for that cycle.
August 1, 2025
Completed nomination forms due
Summer 2025
Board president, vice president/president-elect, and/or cancer center director(s) of each recipient's home state will notify selected honorees
September 2025
Selected honorees announced in AACI Update
October 2025
Award presented in person during the 2025 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting at the Salamander Washington DC
Please note: all dates are subject to change.
The following honorees have received the AACI Public Service Award at the AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting:
2023
Representative Neal Dunn (R-FL)
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)