At the recent VA Puget Sound Research Week Symposium, the Northwest Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America presented Andrew Saxon, MD, with the 2017 Jack Michaels Award for Excellence in VA Research, and Elaine Peskind, MD, with the 2017 Larry Searle Lifetime Achievement Award. Presenters at the symposium included Keren Lehavot, PhD (career development awardee), Stephen Thielke, MD (seed grant awardee) and Dianne Lattemann, PhD (seed grant awardee). The annual symposium celebrates the remarkable Research Program at VA Puget Sound Health Care System, now in its 92nd year!