
Emeritus Member Award

The award recognizes retired SOMP Members who have made significant contributions to the Society and are committed to remain active and engaged members in retirement.
2024-2025 Committee
- Prof. Vladimir Pavlovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia, Coordinator
- Prof. Christoph Dauber, TH Georg Agricola University, Germany
- Prof. Pierre Mousset-Jones, University of Nevada - Reno, USA
Deadlines
Nominations should be submitted to the Chairman of the Committee, Prof. Vladimir Pavlovic, by April 1, 2025.
Nomination Letter
Nomination letters should include:
- how the nominee meets the criteria for the award (not more than 1 page)
- an abbreviated resume of the candidate
- a suggested award citation (30 words or less)
Awardee List
| 2005 | Prof. Guenter B. Fettweis |
| Prof. F. Ludwig Wilke | |
| Prof. C. Timothy Shaw | |
| 2006 | Prof. Vanni Badino |
| Prof. Raimo Matikainen | |
| Prof. Dr. Uros Bajzelj | |
| 2007 | Prof. Horst Gerhardt |
| Prof. Walter Knissel | |
| 2008 | Prof. Lev Puchkov |
| 2009 | none |
| 2010 | Prof. Victor A. Kharchenko |
| Prof. Gunhan Pasamehmetoglu | |
| 2011 | none |
| 2012 | Prof. Michael Karmis |
| Prof. Hans de Ruiter | |
| 2013 | Prof. Pierre Mousset Jones |
| Prof. Huw Philips | |
| 2014 | none |
| 2015 | Prof. Per Martens |
| Prof. Vladimir Pavlović | |
| 2016 | Prof. David Laurence |
| Prof. Christoph Dauber | |
| Prof. Pinyo Meechumna | |
| 2017 | Prof. Bruce Hebblewhite |
| Prof. Piotr Czaja | |
| 2018 | none |
| 2019 | none |
| 2020 | none |
| 2021 | none |
| 2022 | Prof. Mario Cedron |
| 2023 | Prof. Jürgen Kretschmann |