M4 Berg Prize

Roger A. Berg, MD

In 1983, Dr. Berg established the Roger A. Berg Prize in Radiology, which is awarded each year to a fourth-year medical student.

“When I was growing up,” said Dr. Roger A. Berg (BS ’57, MD ’61), “my father passed on to me a sense of gratitude for all he had received from the University of Michigan, and he stressed the importance of giving back.”

Berg’s father, Dr. Albert Berg (AB ’28, MD ’32), “was grateful to the U-M his whole life for the chance to earn his medical degree,” said Roger, whose gratitude has manifested itself in many ways. As a third- and fourth year medical student, Roger collected money on the street corners of Ann Arbor during the annual December Galens Medical Society effort to support local children’s organizations.”

“I really appreciate that he’s still involved with the University so that students have a chance to see and meet him,” said Hriday Shah (BS ’07, MD ’11), the recipient of the 2011 Berg Prize. “His generosity and humility are inspirational as I set out my own career goals.” 

Berg Prize Recipients

2022 - Gabe Walker

2021 - Hannah Lamberg

2020 - Laura O'Donohue

2019 - Marisa Martin

2018 - Kate Bojicic and Bamidele Otemuyiwa

2017 - Mariana DeFreitas

2016 - Alan Chu

2015 – Linda Tran

2014 – Maureen Chapman

2013 – No Awardee

2012 – Tyson Hadduck

2011 – Hriday Shah

2010 – Aaron Miracle / Michyla Bowerson

2009 – Melissa Bosma

2008 – Elon Granader / Kiran Sheikh

2007 – Rodney D. Welling

2006 – Brett Bartz

2005 – Anastasia Hryhorczuk

2004 – Christopher Roth (Co-reipient), Alicia Arnold (Co-Recipient)

2003 – Jeff Flermoen

2002 – Rahul Patel

2001 – Katherine Maturen

2000 – Srini Tridandipani

1999 – Dorothy Pao

1998 – Amy Rochester

1997 – Eric C. Ferguson

1996 – Bryan Mustert

1995 – Fred Lim

1994 – Malay Mody

1993 – Ken Edgar

1992 – Steve Folz

1991 – Diane Holland

1990 – Mark Wilson

1989 – Kimberly Lewis

1988 – Maurice Jones

1987 – Gregory Helmer

1986 – Murray Howe / Paul Shreve

1985 – Craig Hancock / John Robertson

1984 – Todd C. Space

1983 – Michael Shanks