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Historical Account of the American Pediatric Society John Howland Award

Much of the information for this brief historical account of the Howland Award was compiled by our 2002 Howland Awardee, Dr. Howard A. Pearson, from APS records and related in a book he authored, The Centennial History of the American Pediatric Society. The Howland Award has been recognized for many years as the highest honor bestowed upon a pediatrician by the APS and may be the most coveted award in all of pediatrics. Its prominence and prestige were less apparent at the onset, 50 years ago. At that time, the society was a more select, more closely knit organization with fewer than 200 members.