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For many years, the American Association of Suicidology presented three annual major awards (Dublin, Shneidman, Tierney). Award descriptions and recipients appear below. In addition, a student award was presented for the first time in 1996 (and renamed in 2009) and the Crisis Center Excellence Award began in 2003. New awards were made beginning in 2008 with the Durkheim Award for Exceptional Suicide Studies and the Public Policy Award. In 2009, new awards given were the Marsha Linehan Award for Outstanding Research in the Treatment of Suicidal Behavior and the Suicide Prevention Hero Award.

LOUIS I. DUBLIN AWARD RECIPIENTS:

The Louis I. Dublin Award is presented to an individual in recognition of a career of outstanding service and contributions to the field of suicide prevention as evidenced by leadership, devotion and creativity.

Dublin Award Recipients: 1971 - Karl Menninger 1972 - Edwin Shneidman 1973 - Norman Farberow 1974 - Chad Varah 1975 - Robert Felix 1976 - Theodore Curphey 1977 - Avery Weisman 1978 - Seymour Perlin 1979 - Jerome Motto 1980 - Richard McGee 1981 - Robert Litman 1982 - Herbert Hendin 1983 - Aaron Beck 1985 - Ronald Maris 1986 - Gerald Caplan 1987 - Norman Kreitman 1988 - John Mack 1989 - Joseph Richman 1990 - Marie Asberg 1991 - Jan Fawcett 1992 - Alex Pokorny 1993 - Alec Roy 1994 - John T. Maltsberger 1995 - Eli Robins & George Murphy 1996 - John Mann 1997 - David Lester 1998 - Iris Bolton 1999 - Marsha Linehan 2000 - David Brent 2001 - Keith Hawton 2002 - Israel Orbach 2003 - Steven Stack 2004 - Bruce Bongar 2005 - Morton Silverman 2006 - Alan Berman 2007 - Robert D. Goldney 2008 - Yeates Conwell 2009 - M. David Rudd 2010 - Frank R. Campbell publication information for the Dublin Award papers The 2003 Dublin Award is presented to Dr. Steven Stack (left) by Dr. Ronald Maris in Santa Fe at the April AAS Annual Conference.

Jaques Choron, Louis Dublin, Erwin Stengel, Edwin Shneidman Emile Durkheim Pioneers in Suicidology

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EDWIN S. SHNEIDMAN AWARD RECIPIENTS:

The Edwin S. Shneidman Award is presented to a person under forty years of age, or a person who is not more than ten years past the highest degree earned, who has made outstanding contributions in research in suicidology. This award was formerly called the Young Contributor's Award.

Shneidman Award Recipients: 1973 - Albert Cain 1974 - Ronald Maris 1975 - Dan Lettieri 1976 - Michael Heiman 1977 - Alton Kirk 1978 - Thomas Welu 1979 - Pamela Cantor 1980 - Joe Thigpen 1981 - Cynthia Pfeffer 1982 - Alan Berman 1983 - David Phillips 1984 - Denys de Catanzaro 1985 - Stephen Stack 1986 - Paul Holinger 1987 - Barry Garfinkel 1988 - Antoon Leenaars 1989 - David C.Clark 1990 - John McIntosh 1991 - Madelyn Gould 1992 - Patrick O'Carroll 1993 - Bruce Bongar 1994 - Yeates Conwell 1995 - David Jobes 1996 - Sharon M. Valente 1997 - Silvia Sara Canetto 1998 - Julia Shiang 1999 - M. David Rudd 2000 - Paul R. Duberstein 2001 - Thomas Joiner 2002 - James R. Rogers 2003 - Kenneth Conner 2004 - James Werth 2005 - Peter Gutierrez 2006 - Annette Beautrais 2007 - Gregory K. Brown 2008 - Maurizio Pompili 2009 - Sean Joe 2010 - Matthew K. Nock publication information for the Shneidman Award papers

Edwin S. Shneidman, Ph.D.

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ROGER J. TIERNEY AWARD FOR SERVICE RECIPIENTS:

The Roger J. Tierney Award for Service, called simply the Service Award prior to 1998, recognizes time and effort given by an AAS member to advance the Association's principles, growth and development, and/or for applied contributions to the fields of suicidology and crisis intervention. The award recognizes broadly defined service contributions which are to be distinguished from academic or research endeavors.

Tierney Award Recipients: 1985 - Lee Ann Hoff 1986 - Clem Hallquist 1987 - Bonnie Jacobs 1988 - Nancy Allen 1990 - Charlotte Ross 1991 - James Wells 1992 - Linda Sattem 1993 - Sam Heilig 1994 - Iris Bolton 1995 - Julie Perlman 1996 - Esther & Gail Quine 1997 - Karen Dunne-Maxim 1998 - Roger Tierney 1999 - John McIntosh 2000 - Amy Kulp 2001 - Frank & Cheryl Campbell 2002 - Norman Farberow 2003 - Charlotte Anderson 2004 - Joan Wright 2005 - Judy Meade 2006 - Mary Drexler 2007 - Iris M. Bolton 2008 - Stephanie Weber 2009 - Jim Mazza 2010 - Sue Eastgard Charlotte Anderson (left) is presented the 2003 Roger Tierney Service Award at the AAS Annual Conference in April in Santa Fe by past president Sue Eastgard

Dr. Roger J. Tierney

MORTON M. SILVERMAN STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENTS:

The Morton M. Silverman Student Award (renamed in 2009; formerly known as the AAS Student Award) recognizes a research paper by a student. A committee evaluates the submissions and selects the most outstanding student paper.

The Crisis Center Excellence Award recognizes the outstanding contributions crisis centers make to suicide prevention efforts.