The purpose of this award is to celebrate those CP community members who have made exceptional contributions to support the CP community. Areas of support could include, but are not limited to: association service, service as an editor, conference organisation, representation of CP in other organizations, etc., resulting in positive effects on the research field.
The 2026 call closed on 10 May.
Previous recipients of this award are:
| Year | Recipient | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | J. Christopher Beck | University of Toronto, Canada |
| 2024 | Maria Garcia de la Banda | Monash University, Australia |
| 2022 | Helmut Simonis | Insight Centre for Data Analytics, Cork, Ireland |
| 2020 | Christian Schulte | KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden |
| 2018 | Michela Milano | University of Bologna, Italy |
| 2016 | Thomas Schiex | INRA, Toulouse, France |
| 2014 | Barry O’Sullivan | University College Cork, Ireland |
| 2012 | Eugene C. Freuder | University College Cork, Ireland |
| 2010 | Francesca Rossi | University of Padova, Italy |