Awards

Best Oral Presentation by a Young Presenter

Award criteria:

  • Oral presentation
  • The presenter is 35 years or younger
  • The presenter has not won the same award in the preceding conference (unless there are no other qualifying presentations)

Antoinette Kotze Award

Award History:
In 1985, the Organising Committee of the Annual Congress from the Department of Veterinary Anatomy, MEDUNSA, were involved in a motor car accident on the Committee’s return from inspecting the facilities at Sun City. Mrs Antoinette Kotzé, a member of the Committee, was, sadly, killed in the accident. In honour of Mrs Kotzé, the Antoinette Kotzé Prize for the best first-time presenter was established by the Society in 1986.

 

Award criteria:

  • Oral presentation
  • No age limit
  • The presentation is the person’s FIRST presentation at ANY conference.
  • If no qualifying person then no award is presented.

Hanno Boon Award

Award History:

This award is given in honour of Hanno Boon, who together with other ASSA colleagues, instituted the medical education time-slot into the annual ASSA programme. Prof. Johannes Marinus (Hanno) Boon, a member of the Department of Anatomy at the University of Pretoria was tragically murdered on 13 December 2004, at the age of 34. His passing was deeply felt by all who were fortunate enough to know this exceptional man as colleague, teacher, researcher, medical practitioner and friend. Hanno was born on 8 June 1970. After he graduated as medical doctor from the University of Pretoria and finished his internship, he completed a degree in Family Medicine at the same University, while working in the Emergency Rooms of both Pretoria Academic and Mamelodi Hospitals. In his short career, Hanno achieved much more than most people achieved in a lifetime. In the words of the rector of the University of Pretoria, Prof Pretorius, Hanno was one of the shining new stars at the University. He will be truly missed.

 

Award criteria:

  • Oral presentation
  • The presentation must be on some aspect of medical education (research or descriptive of current practise)
  • No age limit

  • The presenter has not won the same award in the preceding conference (unless there are no other qualifying presentations)

SV Naidoo Award

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Willie Vorster Award

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Distinguished Member Award

Award criteria:

  • The award is presented to present or past members of the Society in recognition of that person’s contribution to furthering the aims of the Society and to the promotion of anatomy in general.

General Rules (applying to each conference)

  • No single person will be considered for more than one award at any particular conference.
  • If the presenter fits into more than one category (for example under 35 AND 1st time presenter) then the presenter must choose for which award they wish to be evaluated.
  • If no qualifying presentations are given in a particular category then the award will not be made.