Pru Pratten Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award

2021 Pru Pratten Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award nominations close 10 March

We can confirm the awards will be going ahead this year however, due to the unpredictability of the COVID situation, the ASA will not be hosting them as a face-to-face Awards Breakfast or a Gala Dinner at the ASA2021 Brisbane Conference. Current venue social distancing restrictions would result in functions that would not do the awards justice.

Therefore the Pru Pratten Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award, along with the Awards of Excellence recipients and the induction of Fellows will now be announced at an ASA Awards Evening, on Saturday 29 May, 6.00–7.00 PM which will be on our virtual platform. Delegates attending face to face in Brisbane will be invited to a cocktail style function and the awards ceremony will be livestreamed for all delegates who register for the virtual option of the ASA2021 Brisbane Conference.

To ensure all award recipients and inductees receive the recognition they deserve we will be encouraging those who are not in attendance at Brisbane to host watch parties with their colleagues as well as their family and friends. Further details will be coming soon with information about how delegates can win ASA hampers for this event. 

Pru Pratten Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award

This Lifetime Achievement Award recognises a member's significant contributions to the profession and the ASA over their entire career.

Eligibility

To be eligible for nomination

• The nominee must be a financial and continuous member of the ASA for a minimum of 15 years
• Nominees cannot have previously received the ASA Sonographer of the Year, Pru Pratten Memorial Award
• Current sitting ASA Board members and ASA staff are not eligible for nomination.

Nominees may also be put forward for the Awards of Excellence in the same year, however separate applications will need to be submitted.

Nomination

The nomination criteria includes three categories:

Service to the ASA – includes presenting at ASA events, writing for the Sonography journal and being active on ASA committees / branches
Mentoring and training – includes being actively involved in the training of others to more formal positions of Clinical Supervisors or educators
Service to humanity and innovation – includes research, volunteering to outreach communities or the creation of new ways of educating and training sonographers.

You can find the detailed criteria here.