Throughout his distinguished career, John C. McDonald has been the recipient of numerous awards, honors, and tributes beginning in 1963 with his fellowship in Immunology through 2004 with the Lifetime Achievement Award given by the South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation. He has been recognized by organizations, societies, institutions, and publications on the local, regional and national level. A selective list of his awards and honors follows.

Buswell Research Fellow in Immunology,
State University of New York at Buffalo
1963-1965
Arthur H. Shipley Award of the Southern Surgical Association 1971
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 1975
Tulane University, Owl Club Award for Outstanding Teaching 1977
Honored Professor, Louisiana State University Medical Center's Senior Class
1979
Who’s Who in America 1980
Honorary Doctor of Science Degree, Mississippi College 1988
Clarence H. Webb Award for Outstanding Clinical Science Instructor, Louisiana State University Medical Center's Senior Class 1988-1989
The Best Doctors in America: Southeast Region
1996
Clarence H. Webb Award for Outstanding Clinical Science Instructor, Louisiana State University Medical Center’s Senior Class 1996-1997
55th Recipient of the Roswell Park Medal 2002
Buffalo Surgical Society Honorary Fellow 2002
American Heart Association Gala Honoree 2002
Top 10 Leaders of the Century, The Shreveport Times
2003

Shreveport Medical Society Distinguished Service Award

2003
Junior Achievement of North Louisiana Business Hall of Fame Inductee 2004
Gingerbread House Third Annual Toast & Roast Honoree 2004
Life Time Achievement Award, South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation 2004



BIOGRAPHY | CAREER | RESEARCH | TRANSPLANTATION CONTRIBUTIONS | ORGANIZATIONS | WORDS OF WISDOM | CONTACT

Copyright © 2022 LSUHSC-S Medical Library. All Rights Reserved.
LSUHSC-S Medical Library | 1501 Kings Hwy. | Shreveport, LA 71103