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 T2022 in Rotterdam in August 2022. Nominations are to be submitted to Jan Ramaekers, Past President preferably via email: j.ramaekers@maastrichtuniversity.nl.

THE WIDMARK AWARD in memory of Eric Widmark

a tribute by Wayne Jones

The Widmark Award was established in 1965 at Indianna 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 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.

INSTITUTIONAL WINNERS OF THE WIDMARK AWARD

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 Instiute for Human Psychopharmacology, The Netherlands

Mothers Against Drunk Driving, USA

The National Public Services Research Institute, USA

Remove Intoxicated Drivers, USA

Preusser Research Group, USA

The Indiana University Center for Studies of Law in Action, USA

Driving under the Influence of Drugs, Alcohol and Medicines (DRUID)

The Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE)

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