Distinguished Achievement Award
Nominations for this award will be received from the ASA membership and are considered by the ASA Board. The Board makes the final decision on the winner.
This award recognises, and honours exceptional achievements in the fields of sleep health and sleep science by ASA members. This award is presented by the Australasian Sleep Association at its annual scientific meeting.
It is awarded to an individual member who has either made: (i) a high impact, highly original and important contribution, or (ii) ongoing sustained, and significant contributions to the fields of sleep health and sleep science in Australasia and internationally.
These achievements may include, but are not limited to, research, education, policy development.
If you wish to nominate an ASA member for the Australasian Sleep Association Distinguished Achievement Award, to be awarded at the Annual Scientific meeting, please complete the nomination form and email it to: [email protected].
Nominations for this award are currently closed.
Eligibility criteria
The nominee must be a current member of the Australasian Sleep Association.
A case must be put forward to demonstrate that the nominee has made a highly significant contribution to sleep health and sleep science in Australasia and internationally.
There will be no age limit. A member may only receive one ASA Distinguished Achievement Award.
Award Recipients
2023: Professor Peter Eastwood, Murdoch University
2022: Dr Margaret-Anne Harris, Queensland Children's Hospital
2021: Professor Dorothy Bruck, Victoria University
2020: Dr Murray Johns, Developer of Epworth Sleepiness Scale, sleep diagnostics and Optalert
2019: Professor Philippa Gander, Sleep Wake Research Centre; Massey University
2018: Professor Peter Cistulli, University of Sydney
2017: Professor Nicholas Antic, Repatriation General Hospital
2016: Professor Leon Lack, Flinders University
2015: Professor Matthew Naughton, The Alfred Hospital
2014: Professor Rosemary Horne, The Ritchie Centre
2013: Dr David Hillman, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
2012: Professor John Trinder, University of Melbourne, Dept of Psychological Sciences
2011: Professor Doug McEvoy, Repatriation General Hospital, Adelaide
2010: Professor Ron Grunstein Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW
2009: Professor John Wheatley
2008: Professor Colin Sullivan Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW