The first 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 the Society of Toxicology. Pictured is SOT 2013–2014 Vice President Norbert E. Kaminski (left) presenting the 2013 SOT Founders Award to William A. Suk (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. Please nominate a deserving SOT member today!
As with the majority of SOT Awards, nominations for the Founders Award should include the nominee’s curriculum vitae (CV) and both a primary and seconding letter of nomination from Full members of the Society that includes documentation and description of the significant contributions to toxicology by the nominee.
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. This summer should be memorable: Nominate Your Colleague for the 2014 Founders Award! Nominations are accepted online via the Awards and Fellowships section of the SOT website through October 9, 2013.
Founders Award Recipients
- 2008 John Doull
- 2009 Roger O. McClellan
- 2010 James S. Bus
- 2011 Joseph F. Borzelleca
- 2012 John A. Moore
- 2013 William Alfred Suk