ASAMS The American Society of Aerospace Medicine Specialists

Prior Dr. Charles A. Berry Scholarship Winners

Charles A. Berry Memorial

Scholarship

The Charles A. Berry Memorial Scholarship is named after “Chuck” Berry MD. Charles Alden Berry, MD (September 17, 1923 – March 1, 2020) received his M.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1947 and served as a Flight Surgeon in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 through 1963. He served as a member of the Mercury Astronaut Selection Committee in 1959 and continued to provide medical expertise to NASA. He served as Chief Physician at the Johnson Space Center from 1962 until 1971 and was known as the “astronauts’ doctor” as part of the Apollo space program. He was Director of Life Sciences at NASA Headquarters between 1971 and 1974. In 1973, He was awarded NASA Distinguished Service Medal by NASA. After leaving NASA, he served as president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston from 1974 to 1977. Dr. Berry was a teacher, mentor, example and friend to Aerospace Medicine specialists the world over. Charles A. Berry Scholarship is sponsored by American Society of Aerospace Medicine Specialists (ASAMS) and Aerospace Medicine Student and Resident Organization (AMSRO). The Charles A. Berry Memorial Scholarship was established to support U.S.-based students who are in good academic standing and enrolled full time in a medical or graduate school with an interest in pursuing a career in aerospace medicine.
2022 Shipli Ganguly 3rd year medical student at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine 2023 Dr. Wiaam Elkhatib Completing a Residency in Internal Medicine, accepted into Aerospace Medicine Program Fellowship at Mayo Clinic 2024 Daniel Kaganov Completing his 4th year as a Medical Student at Wake Forest Medical School, accepted into Emergency Medicine and Aerospace Medicine Residency at UTMB. 2025 Nikita Nair Completing her first year as a Medical Student at Medical University of Louisville School of Medicine 2026 Isaac Ponder A first-year MD/PhD student in the Aerospace Medicine Distinction Program at the Texas A&M College of Medicine