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British Geriatrics Society
Grants and prizes
Prize winners
Over the years, the British Geriatrics Society has honoured those whose work and achievements have contributed to the improved care of older people.
Founder’s Medal
The Founders' Medal was established in 1987 in honour of the Society's 40th anniversary and is presented for distinguished service. It is the highest award bestowed by the Society and the first recipient was Dr Trevor Howell for his role in establishing the Society.
1987 T H Howell
1989 A N Exton -Smith
1990 J C Brocklehurst
1991 J Williamson
1993 Sir William Ferguson
Anderson
1994 P Horrocks
1996 J Leeming
1997 H M Hodkinson
1998 F I Caird
1999 Sir John Grimley Evans
2001 M S J Pathy
2002 M Hildick-Smith
2004 T Arie
2005 B Bhowmick
2006 R Tallis
2008 G Adams
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President’s Medal
Inaugurated in 1992 by Dr J L C Dall, this award is to be granted at the discretion of the serving president to members of the Society who have been unable to hold high office in the Society but have rendered outstanding service to the Society.
1992 M S J Pathy, M J Clarke-Williams and M R P Hall
1993 P Arnold, F I Caird and B Moore-Smith P P Chin
1994 J N Agate, J P Arnold and J Wedgwood
1995 B K Patnaik and T S Wilson
1996 O H D Portsmouth
1997 M K Thompson
1998 T D O’Brien, P P Chin and M L Insley
2001 J Knox
2002 O F J James
2004 D Coakley
2005 M Gonsalkorale and P Overstall
2006 B Castleton and D Roberts
2007 J Rowe
and R Lewis
2008 I Lennox and G Seymour
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The Society’s Medal for the Relief of Suffering Amongst the Aged
1997 Sir George Edward Godber GCB, David Hobman CBE Esq and Prof R D T Cape (in Australia in recognition of his early work in the UK )
1998 Dr Hana Hermanova
1998 HRH The Prince of Wales
1999 Lady Sally Greengross OBE and Michael Lake CBE
2000 Dr Mary Bliss
2003 Lord Stewart Sutherland
2008 Baroness Julia Neuberger
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Amulree Essay Prize
This prize (currently £450) commemorates the name of the Rt Hon Lord Amulree, a founder member and the President of the British Geriatrics Society from 1948-1973. It is awarded to medical students for an essay on a subject pertinent to ageing or old age written from a medical, biological or sociological point of view.
1976 H Peach
1977 S Maybin & W B Taylor
1978 J S Kroll & I Tomlinson
1979 P J M Davis
1981 J Rees
1982 H S Smith & D McCormack
1983 M A Carling
1984 A Nemeth
1985 L Hughes-Davies
1986 S J Dover
1987 S Lowrey
1988 S M Wilde
1989 R M Chalmers & S Chopra
1990 D M I C Wawman
1991 A Hayter, J in der Schmitten and I tomlinson
1992 J Potter
1993 P Han Ng, W W M Saweirs
1994 S Dias & H Houlden
1995 M Edwards
1996 G A Paul
1997 C Geppert
1998 E Dale
1999 L Landon
2000 P Acharya
2001 J Tan & A Liew
2005 L Quinn (download essay)
2006 A Moolla
(download essay)
2007 S S Gill (download essay)
2008 K Belfield (download essay) and M Khan (download essay)
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Elizabeth Brown Prize
This Award (currently £200) was established by the late Professor E Woodford Williams in memory of Elizabeth Brown, and is presented each year for the best paper read at the Spring Meeting by a member of the Society who is not a consultant.
1978 J A Dalziel
1979 N Sterling
1980 P J W Scott
1981 G A Campbell
1983 D Clinch & P W Goldstraw
1984 M Horan
1985 I Huggett & R K T Williams
1986 G Wright
1988 D O'Neill
1989 E MacDonald
1990 M J Connolly
1991 K A McLean
1992 G Parker
1993 P Langhorne
1994 P R Woodhouse
1995 P G O'Mahoney
1996 K M Debrah
1997 J Newton
1998 C N Lee
1999 L Kyne
2000 R M Doyle
2001 A M Qureshi
2002 V Tut
2003 R M Doyle
2004 M Mirkhur
2005 G Ellis
2006 J A McManus
2007 L Daniels
2008 I A Lang (a double prize for two presentations deemed of excellent quality)
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Ferguson Anderson Prize
This prize (currently £200) was established in 1989 to honour Professor Sir Ferguson Anderson, past President of the Society, and is awarded each year for the best poster presented at the Spring Meeting by a member of the Society who is not a consultant.
1989 A J Sinclair
1990 M E Ardron
1991 M V Lakshmi
1992 M Boyle
1993 S Murphy
1994 C I A Jack
1995 J A Pascual
1996 G M Batty
1997 T A Roper
1998 N A Malik
1999 J Mickelborough
2000 K Kayan
2001 J Ngeh
2002 S Awan
2003 T Moylan
2004 M D Witham
2005 A Abelhafiz
2006 S E McCormick
2007 C P Wilkinson
2008 L A Tomlinson
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E Woodford-Williams Prize
This prize (currently £200) was established in 1985 in memory of Professor E Woodford-Williams, one of the founder members of the British Geriatrics Society, and was made possible by donations from members upon her death. It is presented each year for the best paper read at the Autumn Meeting by a member of the Society who is not a consultant.
1985 G McElligott
1986 A Rodgers
1987 No Autumn Meeting
1988 G Yu
1989 P Wiseman
1990 I Philp
1991 M D Fotherby
1992 R A Shinton
1993 R I Lindley
1994 G E Mead
1995 J Potter
1996 T A Gluck
1997 J C T Close
1998 S L Dawson
1999 S Dhoat
2000 B L Pak Tong
2001 C Fallon
2002 A Cox
2003 H Park
2004 D Hargroves
2005 A Rash
2006 M Witham
2007 H A Corrie
2008 E Stack
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John Brocklehurst Clinical Effectiveness and Audit Prize
This prize (currently £200) was established in 2004 to honour Professor John Brocklehurst, past President of the Society, and is awarded at each BGS Scientific Meeting for the best poster presented in the Clinical Effectiveness Section, by a delegate who is not a consultant.
2004 - P Diggory
2005 - J Orgee and H Tsang
2006 - K J C Richards
2006 - I Ugboma
2007 - E Wood
2007 - S Puthrasingam
2008 - A Cracknell
2008 - S Houlder
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Miss Eva Huggins Prize
This prize was inaugurated in 2007 celebrates Miss Eva Huggins, Matron of the West Middlesex County Hospital in 1936, at the same time that Dr Marjory Warren took charge of the workhouse and began to re-organise the care of older people, and to formulate her early ideas on the special needs of this group in society. The prize is presented for the best poster presented in the Nurses' category at the BGS Scientific meetings.
2007 G Grout
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Norman Exton-Smith Prize
This prize (currently £200) was established in 1989 to honour Professor Norman Exton-Smith, past President of the Society, and is awarded each year for the best poster presented at the Autumn Meeting by a member of the Society who is not a consultant.
1989 S C M Croxson
1990 K A McLean
1991 E Mulkerrin
1992 R Lindley
1993 S McIntosh
1994 P D Wanklyn
1995 R Prettyman
1996 E Brierley
1997 S Gupta
1998 J P Hobson
1999 S L Dawson
2000 M Bailey
2001 G O’Mara
2002 C E Johns
2003 S Burns
2004 M Giles
2005 A Kerr
2006 H Martin
2007 R J Woolley
2008 J Beavan
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Clinical Research Fellowshipst
Including the Dr M K Dhole, Bernard Isaacs and Kuck fellowships, these were jointly funded by Research into Ageing, awarding £250,000 each to be disbursed over 3 years. The last fellowship will be awarded for projects starting in 2009.
1981 Maria Cox and C M Cheshire
1983 A J Bayer
1985 D S Fairweather
1987 A J Thomas and S W Parry
1989 K O'Malley
1991 Carolyn Greig and P A O'Neill
1993 E J Dickinson
1995 Joanna E Cox and L Kalra
1997 R Elliot
1999 L T McGrath
2004 S Conroy
2008 B Rosario (Bernard Isaacs Clinical Research Fellowship)
2008 E Fletcher (Kuck Clinical Research Fellowship)
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Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize
This prize (currently £500), made possible by a bequest from Dr M K Dhole in memory of his wife Mary Young Eddlestone, is awarded bi-annually by the Society, on the recommendation of the Scientific Committee, for outstanding contributions to the literature on the medical care of the elderly.
1980 Prof A N Davison
1982 Prof F I Caird
1984 Dr A N G Clarke
1986 Prof A N Exton-Smith
1988 Prof H M Hodkinson
1990 Prof J C Brocklehurst
1992 Prof M S J Pathy
1994 Prof Sir John Grimley Evans
1996 Prof T H D Arie
1998 Prof W J MacLennan
2000 Prof T B L Kirkwood
2002 Prof R Tallis
2004 Prof G Mulley
2006 Prof G Wilcock
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Eli Lilly International Travel Bursary
Eli Lilly in 1992 inaugurated a fund to support an annual £300 bursary to assist a Specialist Registrar or Registrar training in geriatric medicine to present a research paper at an international meeting outside the UK This sponsorship is no longer available and the bursary is no longer offered.
1992 G A Ford
1993 T Masud and D G Smithard
1994 P H Gompertz and T Solanki
1995 G E Mead and P G O'Mahony
1996 M Davis and G E Ashcroft
1997 G E Mead and G M Batty
1998 No award made
1999 M Rizeq
2000 No award made
2001 M Uddin and S Ragab
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