Manson Medal
Chalmers Medal
Sir Rickard Christophers Medal
Donald Mackay Medal
George Macdonald Medal
Centenary Medal
General conditions for Society awards
1. There shall be no restrictions as to the nationality, sex or profession of candidates, nor as to the period during which the research was conducted.
2. Any Fellow* of the Society is entitled to nominate a candidate, but all such nominations must be on the form provided by the Society which may be obtained from the Honorary Secretaries (mail@rstmh.org).
3. The proposer of a candidate shall deposit with the Honorary Secretaries, not later than 1st September, detailed reasons, on the form provided, for his or her nomination and the claims of his or her nominee in not more than 500 words. He or shall also provide details of the candidate including date of birth, sex and current address with a resumé of his or her qualifications, academic distinctions and relevant appointments. A short list of the candidate's more important publications should also be given, and in the case of collaborative studies, proposers should emphasise the original contributions made by the candidate. In the event of more than one nomination for the same candidate being received, one of the nominators will be asked to co-ordinate a single proposal.
4. Copies of all such proposals shall be sent to members of Council not later than one month before the meeting in March.
5. At the Council meeting in March voting will take place in two stages. In the first stage, all members of the Council who are not candidates may vote, and those unable to be present at the meeting may send postal votes. By this means a short list may be drawn up and a further vote taken, if necessary after discussion. This vote will be made only by those members of Council present who are not themselves short listed candidates. The result of that vote will decide the award.
6. The announcement of the award shall be made at the Annual General Meeting in June or July, and if possible, the medal shall be presented at that meeting.
7. Special conditions for individual medals apply: for further details please see below.
*Only Councillors of RSTM&H/LSH&TM may nominate for the George Macdonald Medal.
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Manson Medal
At the outset of the twentieth century, Sir Patrick Manson, GCMG, FRS, was the most eminent figure in the field of tropical medicine. Distinguished by his own researches and with a reputation as an outstanding teacher and administrator, he established the scientific basis of tropical medicine. In his own lifetime, he was hailed by Raphael Blanchard of Paris as the "Father of Tropical Medicine".
Sir Patrick was the first President of the Society and remained closely associated with it until the end of his life. In 1921 his friends and admirers from all parts of the world subscribed to a Portrait Fund as a mark of their esteem for him and his work.
After the portrait, which hangs in the Board Room of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, had been executed, it was decided to use the surplus of the fund to found a medal for outstanding contributions to tropical medicine and hygiene. The Council of the Society accepted responsibility for making the award.
The medal, which is in bronze, bears the likeness of Sir Patrick in profile on the obverse, and on the reverse a garland of oak leaves surrounds the words "Tropical Medicine. A.D. 1922", the year in which Sir Patrick died.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
The Manson medal is awarded triennially. It is the Society's highest mark of distinction, and shall be made to the living person whose contribution to any branch of tropical medicine or hygiene is considered by Council to merit the honour most.
Next awarded in 2010.
Previous recipients
Chalmers Medal
In 1921 Mrs. Chalmers, widow of Dr. Albert John Chalmers, MD, FRCS, DPH, well known for his work on tropical medicine, gave £500 to the Society in memory of her husband. Council decided to devote this money to the foundation of the Chalmers Memorial Medal. The medal, which is in silver gilt, bears a likeness of Dr. Chalmers over the motto Zonae torridae tutamen on the obverse, and on the reverse a representation of Anopheles gambiae above a spray of the cinchona plant and encircled by the name of the Society.
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Dr. Chalmers was born in Manchester in 1870 and began his distinguished tropical career in Ghana where he worked from 1897 to 1901. For the next ten years he served in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), afterwards becoming a Holt Fellow of University College, Liverpool. From 1913 to 1920 he was Director of the Wellcome Research Laboratories in the Sudan. He died in Calcutta on 5th April 1920. He was an investigator who took a great interest in the work of younger men and women, being always ready to give them help and encouragement. On this account, the Chalmers medal is awarded only to those 46 years of age or under.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
The Council of the Society awards the Chalmers medal under the following conditions:-
- The medal is awarded each year in recognition of research contributing to the knowledge of tropical medicine or tropical hygiene, unless in any one year Council considers that no-one is worthy of receiving it.
- Only persons of forty-six years of age or under on the 1st June of the year of the award shall be eligible.
Next awarded in 2008.
Previous recipients
Sir Rickard Christophers Medal
Sir Rickard Christophers died in 1978, aged 104, after a lifetime spent in the relentless and inspired pursuit of knowledge. From 1898, when he was appointed member of the Malaria Commission of the Royal Society, through the next period of 30 years in India and the following 30 years of work in London and Cambridge, Sir Rickard's contribution to many branches of medical and other sciences was immense. The impact of his studies on malariology and entomology was deep and lasting; his fundamental investigations of the pathology, immunology, epidemiology and control of insect-borne diseases made him a true "compleat scientist" of our age.
The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene decided to commemorate the life and achievements of Sir Rickard by endowing a medal.
The medal, which is in bronze, bears the likeness of Sir Rickard on the obverse and on the reverse bears a geographical representation of the tropics with the Society's motto "Zonae torridae tutamen".
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
The Sir Rickard Christophers Medal is awarded triennially by Council of the Society which has approved the following conditions:-
- The award shall be for work in tropical medicine and hygiene in its broadest sense.
- That practical and field applications shall receive special consideration in making the award.
Next awarded in 2009.
Previous recipients
Donald Mackay Medal
 Dr. Donald Mackay, who was Deputy Director of the Ross Institute at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, died in 1981 after many years of outstanding work in tropical occupational health, especially on the tea plantations of South Asia. He was an outstanding physician, brilliant teacher, and a man of the greatest integrity and commitment.
The regulations for the award of the Donald Mackay Medal have been agreed by the Trustees of the Mackay Memorial Fund and the Councils of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and are as follows:
- The medal shall be awarded annually; in years of even date by the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and in years of odd date by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
- The award will be for outstanding work in tropical health, especially relating to improvements in the health of rural or urban workers in the tropics.
- There shall be no restrictions as to the nationality or sex of the candidates. Preference will be given to suitable medically qualified candidates, but those in other disciplines are eligible.
- Any Member or Fellow of either Society is entitled to nominate a candidate, not later than 30th September of the year preceding the award. The nomination shall include detailed reasons for the claims of the nominee in not more than 500 words, together with a statement of the current address of the candidate with a resumé of his or her qualifications, academic distinctions and relevant appointments, and a list of up to twelve of the candidate's major publications.
- The selection of the successful candidate shall follow that of the Society concerned in every other respect, and, if possible, the presentation of the award shall take place at the Annual General Meeting of the Society.
Next awarded in 2008, by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Previous recipients
George Macdonald Medal
Dr. George Macdonald, Professor of Tropical Hygiene at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Director of the Ross Institute, died on 10 December 1967.
A dominant figure in the field of tropical public health and one of the world's great authorities of malariology, George Macdonald distinguished himself by his work on quantitative analysis of the transmission and eradication of vector-borne tropical diseases. His personality combined great intellectual power, fearless integrity, tremendous energy and an understanding of human problems.
In October 1968, the Dean of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, launched an appeal for an endowment of a permanent memorial to Professor Macdonald in the form of a medal to be awarded in recognition of outstanding contributions to tropical hygiene. Many of Professor Macdonald's friends and colleagues all over the world responded generously to this appeal.
The medal bears on its obverse a likeness of Professor Macdonald with the inscription "Professor George Macdonald 1903-67" and on the reverse the words "For services to tropical hygiene".
The regulations for the award of the Macdonald medal (which were agreed jointly by the Board of Management of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the Council of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene) are as follows:
- The Medal shall be awarded every three years in recognition of outstanding research leading to improvement of health in tropical countries.
- The London School Council and the Council of the Society shall propose the names of the candidates.
- A committee composed of the Dean of the School, two members of the School Council and two members of the Council of the Society (not members of the staff of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) shall nominate from these proposals a candidate for the award.
- The School Council and the Council of the Society shall then be required to ratify this nomination.
- There shall be no age limitation on the choice of the recipient.
- The presentation of the medal shall be made by the Dean of the School at a meeting decided by the Council of the Society.
- The announcement of the award shall be made at a meeting of the Society.
Next awarded in 2008.
Previous recipients
Centenary Medal
Centenary medals awarded in celebration of the Society’s 100th anniversary in 2007.
- for a life-time achievement in tropical medicine and
- for achievements in tropical medicine by a scientist under the age of 45 years
Winners
Centenary Medal for a Life-Time Achievement in Tropical Medicine
ADETOKUNBO LUCAS, NIGERIA
ELDRYD H.O. PARRY, LONDON.
Centenary Medal for Achievements in Tropical Medicine by a Scientist under 45 years
SALIM ABDULLA, TANZANIA
DIADIER DIALLO, BURKINA FASO
CHRISTOPHER J. DRAKELEY, LONDON
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