IPA Distinguished Service Awards
During each IPA Congress, IPA recognizes those who have provided extraordinary service and contributions to geriatric mental health in three distinct categories: the field of psychogeriatrics, Congress host country, and the IPA organization. For IPA, there is no greater honor.
Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
With this Award, IPA recognizes colleagues who have provided extraordinary service to the field of Psychogeriatrics. Recipients have demonstrated inspiration, leadership, vision, ethics, innovation, organizational development and motivation in areas of Psychogeriatrics which include service delivery, advocacy/public policy, training, multidisciplinary care, community care, research, scholarly activities, writing, etc.
Service to Congress Host Country
With this Award, IPA recognizes people who have provided extraordinary service in the area of psychogeriatrics to the Congress host country. Recipients have demonstrated inspiration, leadership, vision, ethics, innovation, organizational development and motivation in areas of Psychogeriatrics which include service delivery, advocacy/public policy, training, multidisciplinary care, community care, research, scholarly activities, writing, etc.
Service to the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA)
IPA appreciates and recognizes those exemplary professionals who have devoted their leadership and catalyzing efforts to the service of IPA. The Service to IPA Award is presented to colleagues who have been, or are currently, extremely important to the growth and development of the IPA organization. These are leaders whose contributions go above and beyond in their creative energy to guide the path of the organization in a variety of ways.
2023 Recipients
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
George Grossberg
United States
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
MaÌrio R. Simões
Lisbon, Portugal
Distinguished Service to IPA
Dilip Jeste and the IPG Editorial Team
2019 Recipients
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Jeffrey Cummings, United States
Xin Yu, P.R. China
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Queen Sofía, Spain
Manuel Franco, Spain
Distinguished Service to IPA
George Grossberg, United States
Raimundo Mateos, Spain
2016 Recipients
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Charles Reynolds, III, United States
Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, The Netherlands
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Lon Schneider, United States
Mary Mittelman, United States
Distinguished Service to IPA
Nicola Lautenschlager, Australia
2015 Recipients
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, Israel/United States
Knut Engedal, Norway
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Siegfried Kanowski, Germany
Distinguished Service to IPA
Fern Finkel, United States
John O’Brien, United Kingdom
Susan M. Oster, CAE, United States
2013 Recipients
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Nori Graham, United Kingdom
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Dong-Il Kwak, Korea
Byung Hoon Oh, Korea
Jung Ho Lee, Korea
Distinguished Service to IPA
Masatoshi Takeda, Japan
2011 Recipients
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Martin Prince, United Kingdom
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten-Hyllner, The Netherlands
Thea Heeren, The Netherlands
Distinguished Service to IPA
Helen Fung-kum Chiu, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China
2009 Recipients
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Henry Brodaty, Australia
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
David Conn, Canada
J. Kenneth Le Clair, Canada
Nathan Herrmann, Canada
Distinguished Service to IPA
David Ames, Australia
Joel Sadavoy, Canada
2007 Recipients
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Siegfried Kanowski, Germany
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Kazuo Hasegawa, Japan
Shunsaku Hirai, Japan
Masaaki Matsushita, Japan
Tsuyoshi Nishimura, Japan
Distinguished Service to IPA
Jacobo Mintzer, United States
2005 Recipients
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Lars Gustafson, Sweden
Dilip Jeste, United States
Bengt Winblad, Sweden
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Her Majesty, Queen Silvia, Sweden
Astrid Norberg, Sweden
Distinguished Service to IPA
Alistair Burns, United Kingdom
2003 Recipients
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Ewald “Bud” Busse, United States
David Jolley, England, United Kingdom.
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Gene Cohen, United States
Barry Lebowitz, United States.
Distinguished Service to IPA
Edmond Chiu, Australia
2001 Recipients
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Carl Eisdorfer, United States
Raymond Levy, England
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Jean-Marie Leger, Limoges, France
Distinguished Service to IPA
Barry Reisberg, United States
1999 Recipients
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Tom Arie, United Kingdom
Kazuo Hasegawa, Japan
Jean Wertheimer, Switzerland
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Joel Sadavoy, Canada
Ken Shulman, Canada
Distinguished Service to IPA
Sanford Finkel, United States
1995 Recipients
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Herbert Bower, Australia
Lissy Jarvik, United States
Felix Post, United Kingdom
Sir Martin Roth, United Kingdom
1993 Recipients
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Manfred Bergener, Germany
Gösta Bucht, Sweden
Kazuo Hasegawa, Japan
1989 Recipients
Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Manfred Bergener, Germany
Sanford I. Finkel, United States
Zior Kaneko, Japan
Naotake Shinfuku, Japan