maxwell finland award maxwell finland award the maxwell finland award for scientific achievement is an award given annually by the national foundation for infectious diseases to a scientist who has made "outstanding contributions to the understanding of infectious diseases or public health," based on criteria that include "excellence in clinical and/or research activities; participation in the training of future leaders in the field; and positive impact on the health of humankind." the award is named after epidemiologist maxwell finland, who investigated antimicrobial resistance. the first award was given in 1988. maxwell finland award for scientific achievementawarded for"outstanding contributions to the understanding of infectious diseases and public health"sponsored bynational foundation for infectious diseasesfirst awarded1988last awarded2021currently held bywilliam a. petriwebsiteawards.nfid.org/maxwell-finland-award-for-scientific-achievement/ past winners 1988: c. everett koop 1989: anthony s. fauci 1991: p. roy vagelos 1992: mrs. albert lasker and michael e. debakey 1993: arthur ashe 1994: elizabeth dole 1995: dale bumpers and betty f. bumpers 1996: paul g. rogers 1997: joshua lederberg 1998: maurice hilleman 1999: stanley falkow 2000: r. gordon douglas, jr. 2001: robert austrian 2002: jerome o. klein 2003: george w. comstock 2004: george h. mccracken, jr. 2005: john g. bartlett 2006: robert c. moellering, jr. 2007: herbert l. dupont 2008: martin s. hirsch 2009: stanley a. plotkin 2010: richard p. wenzel 2011: r. palmer beasley 2012: george l. drusano 2013: paul offit 2014: richard l. guerrant 2015: samuel katz 2016: diane e. griffin 2017: myron m. levine 2018: kathryn m. edwards 2019: anne a. gershon 2020: claire v. broome 2021: william a. petri 2022: barney s. graham