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The Gold Medal Award

The Gold Medal is the most prestigious honor awarded by the World Association for Sexual Health. A maximum of five medals are awarded at the WAS Biennial Congress. Nominations may be submitted by anyone experienced in the field and should be supported by two other persons who are known to WAS. An individual cannot nominate him or herself. The system is confidential. The person who is being nominated should not be approached for information nor should be advised of her or his nomination at any stage. PREPARATION OF THE NOMINATION PROPOSAL The nominator should provide a nomination letter that includes the following:

1. Name, gender and country of the nominated person.
2. Current, or most recent, position of the nominee, (this may be paid or voluntary work).
3. A brief review of the nominee’s lifelong achievements in the field.
4. Reasons why the nominee is worthy of the award.
5. Letters of support from two other people who are known to WAS and are familiar with the nominee’s achievements.
6. A copy of the nominee’s Curriculum Vitae (Resume).

SELECTION CRITERIA Documented evidence of lifelong achievement within the field of Sexology. This encompasses either professional or voluntary work in any area of sexual health, sexuality education, research, counselling, the promotion of sexual rights or any other area pertinent to human sexuality. The Committee encourages broad representation, inclusive of a variety of disciplines, countries, personal background and gender. Documents should be submitted electronically to the Chair of the Committee, Lillemor Rosenqvist : lillemorrosenqvist@swipnet.se CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 25 January 2010

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

2009 Göteborg, Sweden Thore Langfelt – Norway Irwin Goldstein – USA Maria Helena Matarazzo – Brazil Julia Heiman – USA Catherine Hamlin – Australia 2007 Sidney, Australia Jole Baldaroverde – Italy Eli Coleman – USA Helene O´Connell – Australia Robert Porto – France D. Narayana Reddy – India 2005 Montreal, Canada Virginia Masters & William Johnson – USA Roy Levin – UK Igor Kon – Russia Walter Everaerd – Holland Lorraine Dennerstein – Australia 2003 Havana, Cuba Man Lun Ng – Hong Kong Rubén Hernandez Serrano – Venezuela Preben Hertoft – Denmark John Bancroft – U.K. Richard Green – U.S.A. 2001 Paris Suzanne Aurelius – Chile Gerard Valles – France P.O. Lundberg – Sweden Erwin Haeberle – Germany Yoshiro Hatano – Japan 1999 Hong Kong Ishiham – Japan Wu Jai-Ping – China Mahinder C. Watsa – India Cecilia Cardinal de Martin – Colombia Gorm Wagner – Denmark Harold Lief – USA 1997 Valencia Prakash Kothari – India Maj Briht Bergström Walan – Sweden Fernando Bianco – Venezuela Celestino Alvarez – Cuba Esther Corona – Mexico 1995 Yokohama Helen S. Kaplan – USA John Money – USA Patricia Schiller – USA G. Matsumoto – Japan
 

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