Please note that current Board of Directors are not eligible for nomination.
The Forbes Norris Award, first presented in 1994, honours the memory of Dr. Forbes “Ted” Norris (1928-1993), a neurologist who dedicated his career to helping people with ALS/MND. The purpose of this prestigious award is to encourage a combination of two major qualities: management of and advances in understanding ALS/MND, to the benefit of people living with the disease. The criteria for the Forbes Norris award are that the nominee must be; a major participant in the delivery of outstanding ALS/MND patient care; a significant contributor to the medical literature on ALS/MND clinical management or basic science; and a member of team/s undertaking ongoing research into ALS/MND care, management and/or basic science.
Nominations for the Forbes Norris Award are considered annually; the awards are presented each year during the opening ceremony of the International Symposium on ALS/MND. If there are no qualified candidates nominated in a particular year, the award will not be granted.