SNOMED International has two awards: the annual Award for Excellence, and the Lifetime Achievement Award. If you have any questions, please contact SNOMED International at governance@snomed.org.
Award for Excellence
SNOMED International's Award of Excellence is awarded to a single recipient each year. It is given for outstanding contributions to the improvement of SNOMED CT and/or its successful implementation in any aspect of health and social care. Prior winners have been:
- 2009: James Campbell, USA
- 2010: Gwen Smith, UK
- 2011: Ian Green, UK
- 2012: Dion McMurtrie, Australia
- 2013: Kristina Brand Persson, Sweden
- 2014: Judith Warren, USA
- 2015: Jim Case, USA
- 2016: Daniel Karlsson, Sweden
- 2017: Betsy Humphreys, USA & Bruce Goldberg, USA
- 2018: Michael Lawley, Australia
- 2019: Mark Jurkovich, USA
- 2022: Ajelandro Mauro, Chile and Vick Vicky Fung, Hong Kong, China
Individuals must be nominated by two people, at least one of whom must be a member of the Community of Practice (defined here as someone who is not a SNOMED International employee).
The deadline for nominations is 30 June.