The Abraham Lilienfeld Award

The College's most prestigious award is given in honor of Abraham Lilienfeld, a founder of the American College of Epidemiology and a renowned teacher and scholar. The Lilienfeld Award is conferred each year at the Annual Meeting. The Lilienfeld Award recipient is invited to address Fellows and Members of the College during the Annual Meeting. Lilienfeld Awardees are recognized as lifetime Honorary Fellows of the College. The awardee will receive a monetary prize and complementary annual meeting registration.

Eligibility Criteria

An eligible nominee should be a senior leader who has made extraordinary contributions to the field of epidemiology over the course of her/his career, through both teaching or mentoring and research or scholarship. Self‐nominations are not accepted.

Nomination Procedure

• Nominations must be made by an active ACE member (Associate, Member, Fellow, Honorary Fellow, or Emeritus)
• Nominations consist of a letter highlighting the nominee’s achievements and/or contributions pertinent to the award, and a current curriculum vitae
• The nominator may include up to two supporting letters
• Please supply complete nomination packages only

Past Lilienfeld Awardees