The Rauschman Award

The Alfred J. Rauschman Award recognizes a professional who has demonstrated significant contributions to the compliance and legal communities, promoted open communications among industry practitioners to share ideas and issues, fostered dialogue and communications with regulators and dedicated their career to the securities industry. The award is presented annually by the SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society at its Annual Seminar.

Al Rauschman was a visionary in the securities industry compliance and legal profession. The humble roots of SIFMA’s Compliance & Legal Society go back to a time in the late 1960’s when Al Rauschman and a group of his contemporaries began meeting informally to discuss current compliance, legal and regulatory topics affecting the securities industry. These early efforts led ultimately to the founding of what is today known as the SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society, and  Rauschman served as its first President.

Rauschman Award Recipients

• Stephen M. Cutler (2024)
• Richard (Dick) Walker (2023)
• Paul Merolla (2022)
• Annette Nazareth (2019)
• Ted Levine (2018)
• Ed Turan (2017)
• Jim Tricarico (2016)
• Joe Polizzotto (2015)
• David A. DeMuro (2014)
• Loren Schechter (2013)
• George Schieren (2010)
• Jerry Baker (2009)
• Stuart Sindell (2007)
• Saul Cohen (2005)
• Michael H. Stone (2004)
• Richard M. Drew (2001)
• Judith G. Belash (2000)
• Robert I. Kleinberg (1999)
• O. Ray Vass (1998)
• Stephen L. Hammerman (1997)
• David Marcus (1996)
• Philip Hoblin (1995)
• William J. Fitzpatrick (1994)
• Edwin B. Peterson (1993)
• Alfred J. Rauschman (1992)