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The ASIP Gold-Headed Cane Award is the society's oldest and most prestigious award. It was first given in 1919 and has been awarded on 71 occasions (including the 2022 award) since that time. This award recognizes significant long-term contributions to the field of pathology, including meritorious research, outstanding teaching, general excellence in the discipline, and demonstrated leadership in the field of pathology.
Eligible candidates for the ASIP Gold Headed Cane Award must be an ASIP member in continuous good standing for at least five years immediately prior to nomination, and should have sustained and significant contributions to the Society. The selected awardee will receive a mahogany cane topped with a 14-karat gold head and engraved band. The selected awardee will be honored during the ASIP 2022 Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology in Philadelphia, PA (April 2-5, 2022).
Nominations for the ASIP Gold-Headed Cane Award should include:
2019
Vinay Kumar, MBBS, MD, FRCPath
2018
Janardan K. Reddy
2017
Michael Gimbrone
2016
Isaiah (Josh) Fidler
2007
Robert B. Jennings
2006
Michael W. Lieberman
2005
Henry Pitot
2004
Michael E. Lamm
1995 | E. Farber and Paul E. Lacy |
1994 | Morris J. Karnovsky |
1993 | L. G. Koss |
1992 | S. L. Robbins |
1991 | G. Barry Pierce |
1990 | Robert E. Stowell |
1989 | Guido Majno |
1988 | L. Thomas |
1987 | Frank Dixon |
1986 | L. Ackerman |
1985 | P. J. Fitzgerald |
1984 | Earl P. Benditt |
1983 | Robert W. Wissler |
1982 | H. Zimmerman |
1981 | Kenneth M. Brinkhous |
1980 | E. D. Warner |
1979 | A. T. Hertig |
1978 | Harold L. Stewart |
1977 | Thomas D. Kinney |
1976 | Hans Popper |
1975 | Wiley D. Forbus |
1973 | John G. Kidd |
1972 | Sidney Farber |
1971 | Esmond R. Long |
1970 | Alan Richards Moritz |
1969 | Shields Warren |
1968 | Stanhope Bayne-Jones |
1967 | Jean Oliver |
1966 | Harry Goldblatt |
1965 | Paul Cannon |
1964 | Peyton Rous |
1962 | William Boyd |