"At the time of Meadowlark's 25th anniversary celebration in 1983, Dr. Shealy, founding president of AHMA, designated Evarts as the "father (and grandfather) of holistic medicine" and stated that Meadowlark had served as a role model for most of the people in the holistic movement.In 1995, Evarts received the AHMA Pioneer Award, which recognizes outstanding contributors to the holistic health movement.