Honorific Awards

Nominate someone to receive a prestigious Honorific Award at the 2008 ASH Annual Meeting; these awards include:

• Wallace H. Coulter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hematology
• William Dameshek Prize
• Henry M. Stratton Medal
• E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize

Call for Award Nominations

We are now accepting nominations for the 2009 Honorific Awards.

The nomination process for the honorific awards is quick and easy! Complete the form with the nominee’s name, institution, and a brief paragraph summarizing their contributions to hematology. Nominations must be submitted by February 2, 2009, and include all requested information. Send completed nominations form to Tiffanie Luckett, Director of Development, via e-mail or fax to 202-292-0270.

Wallace H. Coulter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hematology

Presented for the first time in 2007, this award is named for Wallace Henry Coulter, a prolific inventor who made important contributions to hematology and to ASH. During his lifetime, Mr. Coulter was a strong supporter of ASH; to date, he is the only person to receive the American Society of Hematology Distinguished Service Award for his enormous contribution to the field of hematology. The Wallace H. Coulter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hematology is bestowed on an individual who has demonstrated a lifetime commitment and outstanding contribution to hematology, and who has made a significant impact on education, research, and/or practice.

2007 Wallace H. Coulter Award Recipient: Ernest Beutler, MD

William Dameshek Prize

This award is named for the late Dr. William Dameshek, a past president of the Society. Dr. Dameshek made major contributions to the Society and was the first editor of its journal, Blood. The Dameshek Prize is to be awarded to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in hematology during the preceding years. The Society's Awards Committee recommends to the Executive Committee the William Dameshek Prize recipient.

2007 William Dameshek Prize Recipient: William P. Vainchenker, MD, PhD

Past Recipients of the William Dameshek Prize

Henry M. Stratton Medal

In 1992, this award was changed from the Henry M. Stratton Lecture to the Henry M. Stratton Medal. The prize is named after the late Henry Maurice Stratton, who made significant contributions to the Society and founded the medical publishing house of Grune and Stratton with Mr. L.H. Grunebaum. The Henry M. Stratton Medal is intended to honor an individual whose contributions to hematology are well recognized and have taken place over a period of several years. The Society's Awards Committee recommends to the Executive Committee the Henry M. Stratton Medal recipient.

2007 Henry M. Stratton Medal Recipient: Carlo Croce, MD

Past Recipients of the Henry M. Stratton Medal

E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize

This lectureship was created in 1992 and named after the Nobel Prize laureate and past society president E. Donnall Thomas. The E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize is intended to recognize pioneering research achievements in hematology. The Society's Awards Committee recommends to the Executive Committee the E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize recipient.

2007 E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize Recipient: Hal E. Broxmeyer, PhD

Past Recipients of the E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize