The Widmark Award was established in 1965 at Indiana University in honor of Professor Erik M. P. Widmark of the University of Lund in western Sweden, whose comprehensive research work during the first half of the Twentieth Century touched on all the aspects of the pharmacology of alcohol. The Award is the highest honor that ICADTS can confer on individuals and organizations. Individual Widmark Awards honor those who have made an outstanding, sustained and meritorious contribution to the field that has led to international standing and respect. Candidates must have an impressive record of accomplishments that signify preeminence in the field. Institutional Widmark Awards are conferred on outstanding non-governmental research organizations that have contributed to the advancement of science in areas related to alcohol, drugs and traffic safety.
| 1965 | Professor R. N. Harger, U.S.A. |
| 1968 | Professor Leonard Goldberg, SWEDEN |
| 1974 | Professor Robert F. Borkenstein, U.S.A. |
| 1977 | Dr. Norman McCallum, AUSTRALIA
Professor Joachim Gerchow, F.R.G. Mr. Robert Donigan, U.S.A. |
| 1980 | Professor Kurt M. Dubowski, U.S.A.
Professor Gottfried Machata, AUSTRIA |
| 1983 | Professor Oskar Gruener, F.R.G.
Dr. Milan R. Valverius, M.D., SWEDEN |
| 1986 | Dr. John Birrell, AUSTRALIA
Professor Ulrich Heifer, F.R.G. |
| 1989 | Dr. John Havard, U.K.
Dr. H. Laurence Ross, U.S.A. |
| 1992 | Dr. Jarmo Pikkarainen, FINLAND
Dr. Herbert Simpson, CANADA Dr. Hans Klette, SWEDEN |
| 1995 | Hans Laurell, SWEDEN
Dr. Patricia Waller, U.S.A. |
| 1997 | Dr. A. W. Jones, SWEDEN
Dr. Herbert Moskowitz, U.S.A. Dr. Allan F. Williams, U.S.A. |
| 2000 | Dr. Robert B. Voas, U.S.A. |
| 2002 | Professor Jack McLean, AUSTRALIA
Dr. Ralph Hingson, U.S.A. |
| 2004 | Professor Jørg Mørland, NORWAY |
| 1989 | Professor Wolfgang Bonte, F.R.G. |
The Haddon Award, established by ICADTS in 1999, recognizes those who have advocated scientifically based changes to public policy which have reduced the adverse effects of alcohol or other drugs on traffic safety. The award is named in honor of Dr. William Haddon, Jr., a physician and epidemiologist, who was a pioneer in the highway safety field. As a researcher and administrator, he contributed substantially to the development and application of effective methods to reduce motor vehicle injuries by insisting that the field be based on science.
| 2002 | Professor Alain Verstraete and Dr. Viviane Maes, Belgium |
| 2004 | Ms. Rebecca Brown, U.S.A. |
The Awards are presented at a ceremony at the ICADTS international conferences on alcohol, drugs and traffic safety. The next series of awards will be presented at T2007 in Seattle, USA in August 2007. Nominations for either award are to be submitted (preferably by email) to: Johan de Gier, Chair, ICADTS Awards Committee, Dept. of Pharmacoepidemiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, PO Box 80082, Utrecht TB 3508, The Netherlands, Fax: +31 162 452960, email: degiercs@wxs.nl.
Nominations must be made by a full member of ICADTS and seconded by a full member. Candidates for the Awards can be nominated for their accomplishments in any of the following areas: behavioral toxicology, human psychopharmacology, forensic toxicology, epidemiology, law and law enforcement, technology, public information and education, public policy, legal medicine and social or behavioral sciences.
The letter of nomination must provide a summary of the credentials and achievements that make the candidate a suitable recipient of the Award. The letter must be signed by those making the nomination and must be accompanied by (1) a letter from the candidate -- or the duly authorized representative of the agency in the case of an institutional award -- certifying their acceptance of the nomination and (2) a complete, detailed curriculum vitae in the case of nominees for an individual award and relevant supporting documentation in the case of an institutional award. It should be made clear to all potential nominees that, while nomination is itself an indication of high standing in the field of alcohol, drugs and traffic safety, it does not necessarily imply that an award will be made. All documentation for a nomination must be received by the Chair of the Awards Committee on or before December 31, 2006.