Honors and Awards Committee Develops Recognition Levels

At the recent NLA Scientific Sessions meeting in Seattle this year, the NLA Honors and Awards Committee submitted a proposal to the NLA Board of Directors regarding the establishment of three different awards to recognize outstanding member contributions. These are the NLA Distinguished Achievement Award, the Honorary Lifetime Member Award, and Fellow of the NLA designation. We have so many talented and accomplished professionals in our ranks, and we now have more ways to recognize and applaud their commitment to medicine, research, and the highest levels of patient care.

A brief description of each level of recognition follows. Click on the award title to view detailed criteria for how the awards are designated.

NLA Distinguished Achievement Award
This award is the highest honor conferred by the NLA. Candidates must be widely known for a major contribution to clinical lipidology (research, teaching, publishing, or service), whether as a single accomplishment or through lengthy career work.

NLA Honorary Lifetime Membership Award
This award is granted on special occasions to a scientist or clinician who, although unlikely to become a regular NLA member, would lend prestige to the NLA by being given Honorary Lifetime Membership by virtue of his/her extraordinary expertise and contributions to the field of clinical lipidology.
Nominations for this award are made by the NLA Board and the Annual Scientific Sessions Committee.

Fellow of the NLA
Fellowship in the National Lipid Association recognizes the excellence, innovation, and leadership of health professionals in the NLA with respect to clinical lipidology in private practice or academic settings. Fellowship is reserved for NLA members who have made significant regional and/or national contributions to the science and practice of clinical lipidology.