Curt Sigmund Receives American Physiological Society’s Presidential Outstanding Service Award at American Physiology Summit

Long Beach, Calif. (April 4, 2024)—The American Physiological Society (APS) is pleased to announce Curt D. Sigmund, PhD, FAPS, as the recipient of the 2024 Presidential Outstanding Service Award. This award recognizes an APS member for extended and outstanding volunteer service to the Society and the APS community. The recipient of the honor is chosen each year by the current APS president from a pool of qualified nominees.

Sigmund is the James J. Smith & Catherine Welsch Smith Chair of Physiology, chair of the Department of Physiology and associate director of the Cardiovascular Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin. His service to the Society started in 1994 as an associate editor for the American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. Sigmund went on to become editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrated and Comparative Physiology and, later, chair of the Publications Committee. He has also chaired the Joint Program Committee and served as an ex-officio member of the APS Council. Sigmund’s service to the physiological community extends internationally, including as a past chair of the International Union of Physiological Sciences Genomics Commission.

“As a member-driven organization, APS relies on its volunteers, many of whom spend their entire careers giving back and serving the Society,” said APS President Willis K. “Rick” Samson, PhD, DSc, FAPS. “I’m pleased to recognize Curt for a lifetime of contributions to the Society and to the broader physiology community.”

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