Outstanding Service Award
The award ceremony affected me more than I expected. In part, I was responding to the special pleasure of being among so many clinicians, researchers, and advocates who share my core interests but what moved me even more was how the ceremony brought to mind the many friends (some no longer living) I’ve made, learned from, and worked with through ISTSS. We are as much a community as we are a professional and scientific organization. That is what always brings me back to ISTSS and I look forward to many more opportunities to meet.
2026 Nominations open on February 3, 2026!
The Award for Outstanding service to ISTSS is designed to recognize a member of ISTSS who has made a significant and sustained contribution to ISTSS that has enhanced the Society and helped it achieve its goals. Nominees for the award must be current members of ISTSS who are nominated by ISTSS members.
Award Criteria
Nominations will be judged against the following criteria:
- Significant contribution to ISTSS that has enhanced the society and helped it achieve its goals
- Sustained contribution to ISTSS that has enhanced the society and helped it achieve its goals
Eligibility Criteria
Nominees must be current members of ISTSS who are nominated by current members of ISTSS.
Award Benefits
The awardee will receive:
- Complimentary registration to the ISTSS Annual Meeting (excludes Pre-Meeting Institutes)
- A plaque presented at the Annual Meeting
- An announcement will appear in the ISTSS newsletter Stresspoints and be posted to the ISTSS website.
Nomination Requirements
- A statement addressing the award criteria (up to 500 words)
- A two-page CV (minimum 10 point font)
**Materials may be submitted in any language. Materials in a language other than English will be run through available translation software before being passed onto the awards committee for review.
Nominations submitted after the deadline of March 17, 2026, 11.59pm US Eastern Time, incomplete nominations, or nominations that do not adhere to submission requirements (word and page limits) will not be considered.
Past Outstanding Service Award Winners
2025 Harold S. Kudler, MD
2024 Maureen Allwood, PhD
2023 Ulrich Schnyder, MD
2022 Rick Koepke
2021 Nancy Kassam-Adams, PhD
2020 Dean Gaines Kilpatrick, PhD
2019 Professor Jonathan I. Bisson
2018 Danny Kaloupek, PhD