Awards

David H. Adamkin, MD

Kentucky Perinatal Association

Founders Award


Pictured above: Dr. David Adamkin

Kentucky Perinatal Association

Charter President


This prestigious award was instituted in honor of Dr. Adamkin for his serving as the 1st President of the Kentucky Perinatal Association. Moreover, for his relentless commitment and devotion to our mission and purpose of the organization.


The recipient is chosen because of their allegiance to excellence in providing perinatal education to healthcare professionals. In addition, it is awarded for the significant impact the individual has earned in establishing high standards and “Best Practices” of perinatology in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

  • Shall be a resident of Kentucky and a member of the Kentucky Perinatal Association
  • Shall be involved in promoting the health of Mothers and Babies in Kentucky
  • Shall be dedicated to service in the following area: Education, Patient Care and KPA Member of Distinction
  • Shall be nominated by a member of the Kentucky Perinatal Association
  • The recipient shall receive a recognition award at the annual Dr. Tom Pauly Lectureship


Please send the person you are nominating and why to: Kentucky Perinatal Association, P.O. Box #577, Shelbyville, Kentucky 40066 OR KYPERINATAL@aol.com not later than May 15, 2021


Recipients:

  • 2018 Henrietta Bada, MD, MPH, FAAP
  • 2019 Janice Bright, RN, BSN
  • 2020 John R. Barton, MD

Dr. Tom Pauly

Kentucky Perinatal Association


The Dr. Thomas H. Pauly Perinatal Service Award


Tom Pauly, M.D. provided leadership, humor, insight, and motivation in the development of the Kentucky Perinatal Association. As a result, he made a lasting impact on the quality of neonatal and pediatric care, not only at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, but likewise across the Commonwealth.


Under Pauly’s leadership, University of Kentucky’s neonatal intensive care unit joined the Vermont-Oxford network a nonprofit, voluntary collaboration of health care professionals dedicated to improving the quality of safety of medical care for newborn infants and their families. Pauly also led the neonatal transport team and introduced state-of-the-art technology, such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and Nitric Oxide therapy to the University of Kentucky Neonatal Intensive Care. Through these and other efforts, Pauly helped bring national attention to the University of Kentucky, Division of Neonatal Medicine.


In addition to Dr. Pauly’s work at the University of Kentucky, Pauly was also a charter member of the Kentucky Perinatal Association and served as its’ first vice president and later president.  Dr. Pauly served in many leadership positions on the national level bringing recognition to the Kentucky Perinatal Association.


Dr. Tom Pauly died in October 2004, resulting in complications of pancreatic cancer. He was 56 years old.


Dr. Thomas H. Pauly Perinatal Service Award

Nomination Criteria


  • Shall be a resident of Kentucky and a member of the Kentucky Perinatal Association
  • Shall be involved in promoting the health of Mothers and Babies in Kentucky
  • Shall be dedicated to service in the following area(s): Education, Patient Care, Legislative/Legal Advocacy and/or Volunteerism
  • Shall be nominated by a member of the Kentucky Perinatal Association
  • The recipient shall receive a recognition award at the annual Dr. Tom Pauly Lectureship

Nominations to be received not later than May 15, 2021


Kentucky Perinatal Association

c/o Gary L. Walls, Executive Director

P.O. Box 577

Shelbyville, Kentucky 40066-0577

KYPerinatal@aol.com

  • 2009 - Katrina Thompson, BS, MSW
  • John Morrison, MD, FAAP
  • Ruth Ann Shepherd, MD, FAAP
  • Gary L. Walls
  • Jody B. Epperson, MSN
  • 2015 - Henrietta Bada, MD, MPH
  • Allana Jayne Oak, DO
  • David Adamkin, MD, FAAP - Amy Snell, BSN, RN
  • Gaile Bowman, RN – Scott Duncan, MD
  • Kimberly Scarborough, BSN, RNC
  • Danielle Franklin-Harmon
  • Janice Bright, RN, BSN
  • A letter from the first recipient, Katrina Thompson

    Katrina Thompson, MSN


    In June of 2009, I had the honor of receiving the first Dr. Tom Pauly Perinatal Service Award given by the Kentucky Perinatal Association. The award is given to honor outstanding work in the maternal and child health field and as honored as I was, and am, to have received it, it means a great deal more than most awards. Not only was it an honor because it is beautiful and certainly prestigious, but the biggest honor came from knowing what and who it stood for. I was not fortunate enough to personally know Dr. Tom Pauly. I never got to shake his hand or hear him speak. But though his work – I have come to feel as though I know him. I know him because of the humorous times he shared with colleagues that still make them smile when they mention his name. I know him because of his brilliance in the field and his sacrifice to make sure that babies survived. Dr. Pauly is known by everyone near and far in Kentucky and as I so quickly found out in other states as well. Upon winning the award, I received many congratulations from Kentucky, Georgia, California, Ohio, and New York, all of whom were aware of the great work that Dr. Pauly had done. His dedication and leadership have touched so many lives, people he probably never even knew, yet continue to be touched by his work. One can never visit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the University of Kentucky without giving silent thanks for the introduction of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and Nitric Oxide therapy that have saved numerous babies, introduced by Dr. Pauly. Again, so many mommies that will take their baby home from the hospital that may otherwise never have been able to.


    The Dr. Tom Pauly award is proudly displayed on my bookshelf in my office. It sits where it is one of the first things that I see upon entering and leaving my office. It serves as a constant reminder to me that by following Dr. Pauly’s example, we can make a difference in the lives of mommies and babies.


    Katrina Thompson, MSW


    February 25, 2010