9 2 6 2 2 1 8 5 7 / http :// www . col umb ias urg ery . org / res / imm un ology / bio _ hard y . html ▁ ▁https :// web . archive . org / web / 2 0 0 7 0 6 3 0 1 8 5 9 4 7 / http :// www . col umb ias urg ery . org / program s / tx / history . html ▁ ▁http :// www . col umb ias urg ery . org / pat / k id ne yp an cre ast x / maxim ize . html ▁ ▁Category : American ▁trans plant ▁sur ge ons ▁Category : Med ical ▁educ ators ▁Category : Col umb ia ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : American ▁sur ge ons ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁AA U ▁James ▁E . ▁S ull ivan ▁Award , ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁Am ateur ▁Athlet ic ▁Union ▁( AA U ), ▁is ▁awarded ▁ann ually ▁in ▁April ▁to ▁" the ▁most ▁out standing ▁amateur ▁ath lete ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ". ▁ ▁Representatives ▁from ▁the ▁AA U ▁created ▁the ▁AA U ▁S ull ivan ▁Award ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁to ▁recognize ▁amateur ▁contributions ▁and ▁achiev ements ▁from ▁non - prof essional ▁athlet es ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁The ▁award ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁founder ▁and