The first Society of Toxicology (SOT) Founders Award was presented in 2008 to recognize the contributions of those professionals who have 
demonstrated outstanding leadership in the development or application of state-of-the-art approaches that reveal safety levels of chemical and physical agent exposure with a high degree of certainty. This award is funded by the Founders Fund, an SOT Endowment Fund, created to honor the visionaries that organized and dedicated their time to establish SOT. Pictured at the right are SOT 2013–2014 Secretary Judith T. Zelikoff (left), SOT 2014 Founders Award reciepient John A. Thomas (center), and 2012–2014 Endowment Fund Chair Jeff Handler (right).
Only Full, Emeritus, or Retired members of SOT are eligible for this award. These members must have made significant contributions to toxicology and also clearly demonstrated leadership in fostering the role of toxicology in safety–decision making. Nominate a deserving SOT member today!
As with the majority of SOT Awards, nominations for the Founders Award should include the nominee’s abbreviated CV and both a primary and seconding letter of nomination from Full members of the Society that include documentation and description of the nominee’s significant contributions to toxicology. Please note that letters simply listing accomplishments found in the CV are not sufficient without analysis and discussion of the important contributions and how the nominee meets the award criteria. Nominations are accepted online at the SOT Awards and Fellowships webpage through October 9, 2014.
Founders Award
•2008 John Doull
•2009 Roger O. McClellan
•2010 James S. Bus
•2011 Joseph F. Borzelleca
•2012 John A. Moore
•2013 William Alfred Suk
•2014 John A. Thomas