Prize for Achievement

The Prize for Achievement is the highest honor awarded by ISPAD.

The ISPAD Prize for Achievement is the society’s highest honor. It is awarded to an ISPAD Member who has made outstanding overall and omnidirectional contributions, especially in the areas of science, which have had a significant impact on childhood and adolescent diabetes.

This award is generously supported by 

The prize winner will be invited to attend ISPAD’s Annual Conference to officially receive the award at ISPAD’s Networking & Recognition Evening. ISPAD will cover registration, economy travel, and accommodation. Prize for Achievement awardee will hold a lecture (opening) at the conference.

How to nominate a candidate for the Prize for Achievement?

Nominations for this category can be submitted by ISPAD members. A person can be nominated only by a third party. No self-nominations will be accepted.

The nominator should provide all documents required below (in English):

  1. A letter from the person/ institution issuing the nomination specifying the reason for the nomination
  2. The complete CV of the candidate. The letter or CV should highlight the major contributions to research (achievements, larger multicenter/international grants, and research projects, a list (without reprints) of ten publications considered to reflect the nominee's most important contributions in the field), contribution to the ISPAD community (roles and engagement in ISPAD activities, membership duration), and major contributions to the pediatric diabetes community (considering the significance and extent of this contribution)
  • Nominations for the 2025 ISPAD Prizes are closed. Thank you for celebrating excellence with us!

Send all the documents mentioned above to [email protected]. 

Eligibility criteria

  • Current ISPAD member and ISPAD membership at least 80% of the last 5 years
  • All professions
  • Candidates can be from any country
  • There are no age restrictions
  • Employment in the pharmaceutical sector may constitute a conflict of interest.

Previous winners

2024: Silva Arslanian, USA

2023: Roman Hovorka, United Kingdom

2022: Kim Donaghue, Australia

2021: Thomas Danne, Germany 

2020: Tadej Battelino, Slovenia

2019: Georgeanna Klingensmith, USA

2018: Moshe Phillip, Israel

2017: David Dunger, UK

2016: Desmond Schatz, USA

2015: Edwin Gale, UK

2014: William Tamborlane USA

2013: Knut Dahl Jorgensen, Norway

2012: Mark Sperling, USA

2011: Jan Bruining, Netherlands

2010: Denis Daneman, Canada

2009: Martin Silink, Australia

2008: Dorothy Becker, USA

2007: Teruo Kitagawa, Japan

2006: Allan Drash, USA

2005: Bruno Weber, Germany

2004: Arlan Rosenbloom, USA

2003: Zvi Laron, Israel

2002: Hans Akerblom, Finland

2001: Johnny Ludvigsson, Sweden