AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Nominations must be made by a full member of ICADTS and be seconded by a full member. Candidates for the Awards can be nominated for their accomplishments in any of the following areas: behavioural toxicology, human psychopharmacology, forensic toxicology, epidemiology, law and law enforcement, technology, public information and education, public policy, legal medicine and social or behavioural sciences.

The next series of Awards will be presented at T2028 - Location [Toronto]. Nominations should be sent to [TBA}

THE WIDMARK AWARD

in memory of Eric Widmark — a tribute by Wayne Jones

The Widmark Award was established in 1965 at Indiana University in honour of Professor Erik M P Widmark, whose comprehensive research during the first half of the twentieth century touched on all aspects of the pharmacology of alcohol.

To learn more about the life and work of Professor Widmark, click here for a biographical profile by Dr A.W. Jones (Sweden).

Widmark Awards honour those who have made an outstanding, sustained and meritorious contribution to the field that has led to international standing and respect. Candidates must have an impressive record of accomplishments that signify pre-eminence in the field.

Year	Recipient	Country
1965	Professor R.N. Harger	USA
1969	Professor Leonard Goldberg	Sweden
1974	Professor Robert Borkenstein	USA
1977	Dr Norman McCallum Professor Joachim Gerchow Mr Robert Donnigan	Australia Germany USA
1980	Professor Kurt M. Dubowski Professor Gottfried Machata	USA Austria
1983	Professor Oskar Grüner Dr Milan R Valverius	Germany Sweden
1986	Dr John Birrell Professor Ulrich Heifer	Australia Germany
1989	Dr John Havard Dr Laurence Ross Special Widmark Centennial Award: Professor Wolfgang Bonte	UK USA Germany
1992	Dr Jarmo Pikarainen Dr Herbert Simpson Dr Hans Klette	Finland Canada Sweden
1995	Dr Hans Laurell Dr Pat Waller	Sweden USA
1997	Dr A.W. Jones Professor Herbert Moskowitz Dr Allan Williams	Sweden USA USA
2000	Dr Bob Voas	USA
2002	Professor Jack McLean Dr Ralph Hingson	Australia USA
2004	Dr Jørg Mørland	Norway
2007	Professor Robert Solomon	Canada
2010	Prof. Dr. Han de Gier Professor Evelyn Vingilis	Netherlands Canada
2013	Dr Barry Logan Professor Jean Shope Mr James C. Fell	USA USA USA
2016	Professor Asbjørg Christopherson René Mathijssen	Norway Netherlands
2019	Richard Compton Hallvard Gjerde Mary Sheehan	USA Norway Australia
2022	Kathy Stewart Edward Ogden Robert Mann	USA Australia USA

INSTITUTIONAL WINNERS OF THE WIDMARK AWARD

Institution	Country
The Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q)	Australia
The National Safety Council	USA
The British Medical Association	UK
KFV (Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit)	Austria
The Traffic Injury Research Foundation	Canada
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety	USA
The Northwestern University Traffic Institute	USA
The University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Centre	USA
The Vermont Alcohol Research Centre	USA
The Centre for Behavioural Toxicology	Italy
The Institute for Human Psychopharmacology	The Netherlands
Mothers Against Drunk Driving	USA (1995)
The National Public Services Research Institute	USA
Remove Intoxicated Drivers	USA (1997)
Preusser Research Group	USA (2004)
The Indiana University Center for Studies of Law in Action	USA (2007)
Driving under the Influence of Drugs, Alcohol and Medicines (DRUID)	2016
The Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE)	2022

THE HADDON AWARD

The Haddon Award was established in 1999. It is awarded in recognition of successfully implementing scientific based changes in public policy that reduce the effects of alcohol and drugs on traffic safety.

Year	Recipient	Country
2002	Professor Alain Verstraete	Belgium
2004	Ms Rebecca Brown	USA
2007	Mr Barry M Sweedler	USA
2013	Professor Javier Alvarez	Spain
2016	Thiago De Moraes Gonzaga Foundation, "Vida Urgente" Diza Gonzaga, President	Brazil
2019	Douglas Beirness James Fell AAA Foundation	Canada USA USA
2022	Andy Murie	Canada

BORKENSTEIN AWARDS - in memory of Robert Borkenstein
A tribute by Wayne Jones

The Borkenstein Award recognises individuals who have made an outstanding contributions to international cooperation in alcohol and drug-related traffic safety programs.

To learn more about the contribution of Professor Robert Borkenstein click here to link to a tribute by Professor Wayne Jones

2013 Winners
Dr Bob Voas
Gerald Waters

2016 Winner
Ralph Hingson

2019 Award
Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety - Queensland (CARRS-Q), Australia
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway

SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS

Barry M Sweedler
Dr Robert Borkenstein
Dr Milan Valverius

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

THE WIDMARK AWARD

in memory of Eric Widmark — a tribute by Wayne Jones

INSTITUTIONAL WINNERS OF THE WIDMARK AWARD

THE HADDON AWARD

BORKENSTEIN AWARDS - in memory of Robert Borkenstein A tribute by Wayne Jones

BORKENSTEIN AWARDS - in memory of Robert Borkenstein

A tribute by Wayne Jones

BORKENSTEIN AWARDS - in memory of Robert Borkenstein
A tribute by Wayne Jones