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Society's 131st
Annual General Meeting and Awards Ceremony
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| An unprecedented line-up of guest speakers made this year's RSH Annual General Meeting and awards ceremony a significant occasion for the whole public health community. | |
| The 131st Annual General Meeting, which took place at London's Selfridge's Hotel in July, saw the investiture of Dr Selwyn Hodge FRSH as the new Society Chair, and Mr Paul Madgwick as Society President. | |
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Following a year of notable success for The Society, outgoing President Mr Andrew Banfield OBE was invested as Vice President Emeritus and asked in that capacity to continue to be an active part of the organization. Upon accepting the position of Chair, Dr Hodge spoke of his objectives for the next year. Click here to read his speech in full. |
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Chair of the Parliamentary Select Committee, and MP for Rother Valley, Kevin Barron, was invested as Honorary Vice President of The Society. The 2007 Queen Elizabeth II Gold Medal was this year awarded to the internationally renowned Professor Miriam Were, Chair of the Kenyan National AIDS Council. Professor Ian Banks of the Men's Health Forum was the 2007 recipient of The RSH Gold Medal. |
 Professor Miriam Were wraps herself in the Kenyan flag |
 Upon receiving Honorary Fellowship of The Society Dr Fiona Adshead said: 'To be honoured by my profession really means so much.' |
Honorary Fellowships were this year awarded to: Professor Sir David King, who earlier in the year delivered the RSH Annual Lecture at the Faculty of Public Health's annual conference (click here to see the lecture); Director General for Health Improvement, Dr Fiona Adshead; Chair of the RIPH and President of the Faculty of Public Health Dr Alan Maryon Davis; and to out-going Society Chair Paul Madgwick. The RSH Young People's Achievement Award 2007 went to London Youth Rowing, who enable young people of all abilities and backgrounds to engage in the sport. |
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The inaugural Chair's Award was presented by outgoing Chair Paul Madgwick to the tutor he credited with inspriing him in a subject often 'seen as very dry', Mr Gren Presland. Outgoing President Andrew Banfield presented the first President's Award to Ian Gray of the CIEH for his work in support of the ban on smoking in workplaces in England. Another award established for 2007 is the position of Honorary Academician, created to encourage closer links between The Society and academia. The first recipients of this honour were Staffordshire University professors Christine King and Paul Kingston, Brunel University professors Pascale Allotey FRSH and Daniel Reidpath FRSH, and Professor Maurice Mittelmark of the University of Bergen. |
 CIEH policy officer Ian Gray receives the President's Award from outgoing President Andrew Banfield OBE |
 Professor Sir Liam Donaldson presents a Certificate of Commendation to Trudy Hedges |
Chief Medical Officer for England Professor Sir Liam Donaldson presented the Paddy Donaldson Awards for the second year running. Recipients were: Lana Khoury, Brunel University; Nicola Hill, South Bank University; Matthew Cairns, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; and Erika Goldson, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. A special Certificate of Commendation was awarded to Trudy Hedges, Brunel University. |
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Society Honorary Vice President, the Right Honourable Kevin Barron MP, presented this year's RSPH Qualifications prizes. Winners were as follows: Rebecca Loader, Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety; Michael Daniels, Advanced Certificate in Food Safety; Kevin Wilson, Advanced Diploma in Health and Safety in the Workplace; Robert Chappell, Certificate in Asbestos Inspection Procedures; Colin Slaney, Intermediate Certificate in Pest Control; Catherine Woodcock, Intermediate Certificate in Nutrition. |
 Kevin Barron MP presents the prize for the highest marks in The Society's Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety examination to Rebecca Loader |
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For an in-depth report on this event, see JRSH
September 2007.
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