IPA Distinguished Service Awards

During each IPA Congress, IPA recognizes those who have provided extraordinary service and contributions to geriatric mental health in three distinct categories: the field of psychogeriatrics, Congress host country, and the IPA organization. For IPA, there is no greater honor.

Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics

With this Award, IPA recognizes colleagues who have provided extraordinary service to the field of Psychogeriatrics. Recipients have demonstrated inspiration, leadership, vision, ethics, innovation, organizational development and motivation in areas of Psychogeriatrics which include service delivery, advocacy/public policy, training, multidisciplinary care, community care, research, scholarly activities, writing, etc.

Service to Congress Host Country

With this Award, IPA recognizes people who have provided extraordinary service in the area of psychogeriatrics to the Congress host country. Recipients have demonstrated inspiration, leadership, vision, ethics, innovation, organizational development and motivation in areas of Psychogeriatrics which include service delivery, advocacy/public policy, training, multidisciplinary care, community care, research, scholarly activities, writing, etc.

Service to the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA)

IPA appreciates and recognizes those exemplary professionals who have devoted their leadership and catalyzing efforts to the service of IPA. The Service to IPA Award is presented to colleagues who have been, or are currently, extremely important to the growth and development of the IPA organization. These are leaders whose contributions go above and beyond in their creative energy to guide the path of the organization in a variety of ways.

2024 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Kiran Rabheru
Canada

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Alicia Kabanchik
Argentina

Distinguished Service to IPA
Tzung-Jeng Hwang
Taiwan

2023 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
George Grossberg
United States

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Mário R. Simões
Lisbon, Portugal

Distinguished Service to IPA
Dilip Jeste and the IPG Editorial Team

2019 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Jeffrey Cummings, United States
Xin Yu, P.R. China

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Queen Sofía, Spain
Manuel Franco, Spain

Distinguished Service to IPA
George Grossberg, United States
Raimundo Mateos, Spain

2016 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Charles Reynolds, III, United States
Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, The Netherlands

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Lon Schneider, United States
Mary Mittelman, United States

Distinguished Service to IPA
Nicola Lautenschlager, Australia

2015 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, Israel/United States
Knut Engedal, Norway

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Siegfried Kanowski, Germany

Distinguished Service to IPA
Fern Finkel, United States
John O’Brien, United Kingdom
Susan M. Oster, CAE, United States

2013 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Nori Graham, United Kingdom

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Dong-Il Kwak, Korea
Byung Hoon Oh, Korea
Jung Ho Lee, Korea

Distinguished Service to IPA
Masatoshi Takeda, Japan

2011 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Martin Prince, United Kingdom

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten-Hyllner, The Netherlands
Thea Heeren, The Netherlands

Distinguished Service to IPA
Helen Fung-kum Chiu, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China

2009 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Henry Brodaty, Australia

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
David Conn, Canada
J. Kenneth Le Clair, Canada
Nathan Herrmann, Canada

Distinguished Service to IPA
David Ames, Australia
Joel Sadavoy, Canada

2007 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Siegfried Kanowski, Germany

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Kazuo Hasegawa, Japan
Shunsaku Hirai, Japan
Masaaki Matsushita, Japan
Tsuyoshi Nishimura, Japan

Distinguished Service to IPA
Jacobo Mintzer, United States

2005 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Lars Gustafson, Sweden
Dilip Jeste, United States
Bengt Winblad, Sweden

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Her Majesty, Queen Silvia, Sweden
Astrid Norberg, Sweden

Distinguished Service to IPA
Alistair Burns, United Kingdom

2003 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Ewald “Bud” Busse, United States
David Jolley, England, United Kingdom.

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Gene Cohen, United States
Barry Lebowitz, United States.

Distinguished Service to IPA
Edmond Chiu, Australia

2001 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Carl Eisdorfer, United States
Raymond Levy, England

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Jean-Marie Leger, Limoges, France

Distinguished Service to IPA
Barry Reisberg, United States

1999 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Tom Arie, United Kingdom
Kazuo Hasegawa, Japan
Jean Wertheimer, Switzerland

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics in the Congress Host Country
Joel Sadavoy, Canada
Ken Shulman, Canada

Distinguished Service to IPA
Sanford Finkel, United States

1995 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Herbert Bower, Australia
Lissy Jarvik, United States
Felix Post, United Kingdom
Sir Martin Roth, United Kingdom

1993 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Manfred Bergener, Germany
Gösta Bucht, Sweden
Kazuo Hasegawa, Japan

1989 Recipients

Distinguished Service to the Field of Psychogeriatrics
Manfred Bergener, Germany
Sanford I. Finkel, United States
Zior Kaneko, Japan
Naotake Shinfuku, Japan