Awards, Honours & Scholarships

2026 Medal / Award Recipients

Recipient	Medal / Award
Prof G. Dennis Shanks	Peter Leggat AM Oration Medal
Prof Lucille Blumberg	Les Ashdown Oration Medal
Dr Sarah McGuinness	Copeman Oration
Dr Miguel Cabada	Anton Breinl Memorial Lecture
Prof Nick Zwar	Robert Steffen Lecture
Prof John Frean	ACTM Medal	Outstanding contribution to the College and the Journal

Recipient	Certificate
Selina Ward	Best Oral Presentation – First Place
Mohabeer Teeluck	Best Oral Presentation – Second Place
Manasvin Onwan	Best Poster (Early Career Reseacher)
Callum Lowe	Best Poster (Student)
Jiaxin Zhao	THAG/SEED Recipient

Thank you to our Judges

The College seeks nominations from College members for:

ACTM Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Tropical Medicine, Travel Medicine or Expedition and Wilderness Medicine, through research, development, and or teaching.
ACTM Medal for Outstanding Service to the College.
Major General John Pearn Surgeon General’s Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Tropical Medicine by a member of the uniformed services (requires endorsement by the Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force)
ACTM Award for Educational Excellence for outstanding educators/group of educators/organisation at the undergraduate, postgraduate and/or continuing professional development level
ACTM John M Goldsmid Award for the best paper published in the Annals of the ACTM
ACTM Presentation Award for the best original paper presented at an ACTM Scientific Meeting (preference to postgraduate students as a lead author)
Honorary Fellowship and Honorary Membership.
Membership and Fellowship Through Distinction

The College also appoints eminent persons to present the following Orations and Special Lectures

Ashdown Oration & Medal, in memory of the late Dr Les Ashdown, Foundation Vice President of the College, usually presented during College conferences or convocations.
Robert Steffen Oration
Peter Leggat AM Oration & Medal, in memory of the late Prof Peter Leggat AM acknowledging his contribution to the College serving as President and his dedication to travel and tropical medicine.
Copeman Oration, in memory of the late A/Prof C. Bruce Copeman, AO, presented at College Convocation.
Anton Breinl Memorial Lecture, in memory of the Foundation Director of the Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine, Townsville.

The College also supports a number of student awards at various institutions in Australia and abroad (awarded by subscribing institutions)

ACTM Medal for students to recognise excellence in scholarship and research.
Rick Speare Medal for students to recognise excellence in postgraduate coursework.

Due dates: 31 March and 31 October.