Council Meritorious Award: Must be an active, life, or honorary member of ACEP and a past or current Councillor who has served for at least three years and has contributed to the Council through Steering Committee membership, Reference Committee participation, participation on other Council committees, resolution development and debate, longevity as a councillor, or service as a Council officer.

Award for Outstanding Contribution in Education: Must be a member of ACEP and have made an outstanding contribution to academic emergency medicine through areas such as development of teaching tools and resident education.

Honorary Membership Award: Individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to ACEP by significantly helping to achieve one or more of the College’s purposes and objectives or who have served as a role model for ACEP members, with personal attributes such as inspiration, innovation, and consensus building. Candidates for honorary membership cannot be currently eligible for other categories of College membership.

John A. Rupke Legacy Award: Must be a member of ACEP for more than 25 years with sustained contributions either in the local, state, or national emergency medicine communities as a consensus builder, with humanitarianism, and as an advocate for the profession. The member must have also demonstrated exceptional commitment of time and dedication to emergency medicine and to improving the care of emergency patients. Previous recipients of the Wiegenstein or Mills awards are not eligible to receive this award.