2012 Call For Nominations

The American College of Epidemiology invites nominations for the Abraham Lilienfeld Award. (Click here to view list of past awardees)

Award Description

The College's most prestigious award is given in honor of Abraham Lilienfeld, an outstanding teacher, scholar, and founder of the American College of Epidemiology. The Lilienfeld Award is conferred each year at the Annual Meeting. Traditionally, awardees are invited to address Fellows and Members of the College during the Annual Meeting Award Luncheon.  Lilienfeld Awardees also are recognized as lifetime Honorary Fellows of the College.

Eligibility Criteria

Fellows and Members of the College are invited to nominate candidates for this honor. Eligible nominees should be senior leaders who have made extraordinary contributions to the field of epidemiology through both teaching or mentoring and research or scholarship over the course of their career.  Self-nominations are not accepted.

Nomination Procedure

Please submit a letter describing the legacy built by the nominee in the field. This letter should include separate sections describing the nominee’s contributions with respect to teaching or mentoring in epidemiology as well as research or scholarship.  Ideally, letters will provide an overview of the nominees’ contributions as well as specific examples in both areas.  A copy of the candidate's curriculum vitae (CV) should be submitted in addition to the nomination letter.  The deadline for receipt of nominations for the 2012 Award is April 30, 2012.

Please send nomination letters and candidate CVs as PDF files attached to an email to:

Craig Newschaffer
Chair, Awards Committee
American College of Epidemiology
pkralka@firstpointresources.com