Congratulations to our 2025 Recipient, Dr David Poplack!

Nominee Criteria

The nominee should be selected based on these criteria:

  • someone who has demonstrated principals of SIOP’s mission and vision
  • someone who has worked with SIOP
  • someone who has made a scientific achievement
  • someone who is retired from regular practice and academics
NB: awards can be given posthumously

Winner

SIOP will cover the following for you as part of the award:

  • Free registration to the annual meeting
  • Economy class round trip flight
  • Taxi fare between the airport and the hotel
  • 3 nights’ accommodation
  • Honorary SIOP membership

The winner is also invited to the SIOP Presidential Dinner and we will host the offical award ceremony during the opening ceremony of the SIOP Annual Congress that year.

Nomination Form

2025 Nominations are closed.

Would you like to nominate a nurse?

Please use our dedicated Nursing Leadership Award nomination form – click here

Past Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

  • 2017 Washington D.C.: Hans-Peter Wagner (Switzerland), Audrey Evans (USA), Giulio “Dan” D’Angio (USA)
  • 2018 Kyoto: Giuseppe Masera (Italy)
  • 2019 Lyon: Peter Hesseling (South Africa), Maud Brunat-Mentigny (France)
  • 2020 Virtual: Tim Eden (UK)
  • 2021 Virtual: Kate Matthay (USA)
  • 2022 Barcelona: Ronnie Barr (Canada) & Paul Rogers (Canada)
  • 2023 Ottawa: Gregory Reaman (USA)
  • 2024 Honolulu: Hansjörg Riehm (Germany)