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58 th ANNUAL EIS CONFERENCE 22
Awards and Prize Manuscripts
ALEXANDER D. LANGMUIR PRIZE
MANUSCRIPT AWARD
The ADL Prize was established in 1966 by
the EIS Alumni Association to encourage EIS
officers to publish papers based on epidemiologic
work done while in the EIS. The award
is given to a manuscript or publication done
by a current EIS officer or “first-year alumni”,
for a well-designed and executed, clearly and
persuasively written report of an epidemiological
study.
PHILIP S. BRACHMAN AWARD
This award recognizes excellence in teaching
epidemiology to EIS Officers. The Brachman
Award is sponsored by the graduating class of
EIS Officers.
DISTINGUISHED FRIEND
OF THE EIS AWARD
Awarded by the EIS Alumni Association, the
Distinguished Friend of EIS Award, recognizes
a person for his or her valued contributions
that have made an important difference to the
health, welfare and happiness of EIS Officers
and the EIS Program.
IAIN C. HARDY AWARD
The Iain C. Hardy Award recognizes a current
EIS officer or an alumni within 5 years of
having completed EIS training who has made
an outstanding contribution to the control of
vaccine-preventable diseases.
DONALD C. MACKEL
MEMORIAL AWARD
This award is sponsored by the EIS Alumni
Association and recognizes a current EIS
officer for the oral or poster presentation that
best exemplifies the effective application of
a combined epidemiological and laboratory
approach to an investigation.
J. VIRGIL PEAVY MEMORIAL AWARD
Sponsored by the EIS Alumni Association,
this notable award recognizes a current EIS
Officer for the oral or poster presentation that
best exemplifies the effective and innovative
application of statistics and epidemiologic
methods in an investigation or study.
OUTSTANDING POSTER
PRESENTATION AWARD
This award recognizes a current EIS officer.
The outstanding poster is selected on the basis
of (1) scientific content, including originality,
study design and analysis; (2) public health
impact; and (3) effectiveness of presentation.
PAUL C. SCHNITkER
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AWARD
This award recognizes a current EIS Officer
or first-year EIS alumni that has made an
unusual contribution to international public
health. Paul C. Schnitker, M.D., died
in a plane crash in Nigeria in 1969. He was
en-route to serve as a public health officer
in the response to famine and other public
health problems resulting from the Biafra
Civil War in Nigeria. He is the only person
who has died while serving as an EIS officer.
JAMES H. STEELE VETERINARY
PUBLIC HEALTH AWARD
This award is given to a current or former EIS
Officer who has made outstanding contributions
in the field of veterinary public health.
This award recognizes outstanding contributions
in the investigation, control, or prevention
of zoonotic diseases or other animalrelated
human health problems.