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SNOMED International has two awards: the annual Award for Excellence and the Lifetime Achievement Award. If you have any questions, please contact SNOMED International at governance@snomed.org.
Award for Excellence
SNOMED International's Award of Excellence is awarded to a single recipient each year. It is given for outstanding contributions to the improvement of SNOMED CT and/or its successful implementation in any aspect of health and social care. Prior winners have been:
2009: James Campbell, USA
2010: Gwen Smith, UK
2011: Ian Green, UK
2012: Dion McMurtrie, Australia
2013: Kristina Brand Persson, Sweden
2014: Judith Warren, USA
2015: Jim Case, USA
2016: Daniel Karlsson, Sweden
2017: Bruce Goldberg, USA
2018: Michael Lawley, Australia
2019: Mark Jurkovich, USA
2022: Ajelandro Mauro, Chile and Vicky Fung, Hong Kong, China
2023: Pim Volkert, Netherlands and Scott W. Campbell, USA
2024: Hyeoun-Ae Park, the Republic of Korea
2025: Pablo Orefice, Uruguay
Individuals must be nominated by two people, at least one of whom must be a member of the Community of Practice (defined here as someone who is not a SNOMED International employee).
The deadline for nominations is 31 March.
Award for Excellence Nomination Form
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Award for Excellence Policy
Lifetime Achievement Award
SNOMED International’s) Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals for sustained, outstanding contributions in the development or promotion of SNOMED CT and for global leadership in the terminology field. Prior Award winners have been:
2010: Roger Côté, Canada
2012: Martin Severs, UK
2014: Anne Casey, UK
2015: Kent Spackman, USA
2016: Guillermo Reynoso, Argentina
2017: Betsy Humphreys, USA
2018: Andrew Wiesenthal, USA
2019: Lies van Gennip, Netherlands and Stewart Jessamine, New Zealand
2022: David Markwell, UK and Jeremy Thorp, UK
2023: Keith E. Campbell, USA and Vivian Auld, USA
2024: Md Khadzir Sheikh Ahmad, Malaysia
2025: Olivier Bodenreider, USA
If you would like to nominate a person to receive the award, please complete the attached nomination form and send it to SNOMED International at governance@snomed.org. Please note that individuals must be nominated by two people, at least one of whom must be a member of the Community of Practice (defined in this context as someone who is not a SNOMED International employee).
The deadline for nominations is 31 March.
Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination Form
Lifetime Achievement Award Policy
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