ASM DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

The ASM Distinguished Service Award recognises exceptional service of, or contributions by, individuals to the society over a sustained period of time. Posthumous awards will be considered.

Individual ASM members, Committees or Branches, may nominate individual ASM members or organisations for a Distinguished Service Award.

The recipients receive an embossed certificate, announced and presented at the ASM Annual Scientific Meeting.

+ Eligibility Requirements

Nominees must have been a member of the Society for at least five consecutive years and currently must be a financial member. Membership can be checked by contacting the ASM National Office.

+ Application Requirements

Applications must include:

A one to two-page letter to the ASM executive outlining in detail the case for the nominee. This letter should include an outline of the nominee’s sustained and significant contributions to the society and must be backed with support attesting to the high personal and professional standards of conduct of the nominee.
The letter should be endorsed and signed by at least two current ASM members.
A 35-40 word summary and photograph suitable for publication in Microbiology Australia.

+ Assessment

The Executive Committee will review the nominations received and place those considered acceptable in order of merit. Successful applicants will be notified via email, along with their proposer. In the event an applicant is not successful, only the proposer will be notified. The Executive Committee will present a summary report on nominations received and the names of up to ten recommended awardees to National Council.

*No more than ten Distinguished Service Awards shall be awarded in any one year.
If any additional names were considered acceptable to the Executive Committee but missed out due to the maximum number of awards, they will automatically be included in the following year.
This process shall be repeated for a maximum of three years. At the end of this three-year period, a fresh nomination will be required if consideration is to be continued.

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Closing Date for applications: March 31st

PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS

2023 Andrea McWhorter, Helen Smith, Ian Macreadie, Martina Sanderson-Smith, Mary Barton, Nick Coleman, Thiru Vanniasinkam, Tom Olma, Wieland Meyer

2022 Renato Morona, Lisa Shepherd, Ulrike Kappler, Sarah Foster

2021 Jacqueline Schooneveldt, Deirdre Mikkelsen & Melissa Brown
2020 Dee Carter, Liz Harry, Paul Sideris, Phil Giffard, Roy Robins-Browne & Cheryl Power

2019 Thomas Riley, Helena Ward & Andrew Lawrence

2018 Stephen Graves & Richard Bradbury

2017 Charlene Kahler, Ruth Hall & Chris Burke

2016 Chris Ossowicz, Danilla Grando, Fran Morey & Sue Coloe

2015 Andrew Butcher, Louise Roddam, Mohammed Katouli, David Dickeson, Harsha Sheorey & Diane Lightfoot

2014 Stephen Davis

2013 Peter Timms & Sylvia Kirov

2012 William Crozier & Peter Traynor

2011 Sue Cornish, Enzo Palombo, Tony Marshall & Hatch Stokes

2009 Pat Blackall, Ailsa Hocking, Keryn Christiansen, Lee Smyth, Robyn (Wood) Meurant & Tony Della-Porta

2007 Julian Rood

2004 Janine Elliott & Trevor Duxbury