IFCS Special Recognition Awards
IFCS Special Recognition Award recognizes those contributing in an exceptional way on a special chemical topic or activity. Individuals, institutions or groups are eligible for the Special Recognition Award. Special Recognition Awards are presented at the Sessions of the Forum.
Nominations are made by/through Forum Standing Committee (FSC) members who forward proposed names to the IFCS Secretariat. Any IFCS participant may propose a candidate to his/her FSC representative. All nominations must be accompanied by a written statement of the reasons on which it is based. The same candidature may be submitted on several occasions, if unsuccessful. No condition is made as to the age, sex, profession or nationality of the candidate proposed.
The Prize Committee, composed of the President and Vice Presidents of the IFCS, reviews the nominations and forwards its recommendation to the Forum Standing Committee for the final selection.
Recipients
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2008 IFCS Special Recognition Award
Dr Lilian Corra, International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE), International Secretariat, Past President.
Argentinean Association of Doctors for the Environment (AAMMA), President and founder -
2008 IFCS Special Recognition Award
Mr Ravi Agarwal, Director, Srishti/Toxics Link, New Delhi, India -
2008 IFCS Special Recognition Award
Mrs Abiola I. Olanipekun, Chief Environmental Scientist
Pollution Control Department
Federal Ministry of Environment, Housing & Urban Development
Nigeria -
2006 IFCS Special Recognition Award
Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol of Thailand and Chulaborn Research Institute -
2003 IFCS Special Recognition Award
International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)