Thousands of volunteers worldwide engage in the support of DIA’s Mission. Volunteer contributions to strategy, planning, and content are valuable assets to the organization and support colleagues in shaping the profession.  Annually DIA presents awards honoring outstanding service to the profession or the association.  Since 1987, DIA Award Winners have demonstrated an outstanding level of excellence and service. 

DIA congratulates the following winners of the 2009 DIA Awards: 

• DIA Distinguished Career Award: 
    Murray M. Lumpkin, M.D., M.Sc.
    Dr. med. Rolf Baß
    Tatsuo Kurokawa Ph.D.
• DIA Excellence in Volunteer Leadership Award:
    Cynthia Kirk, PhD RAC
    Valdo Arnera, M.D.
    Shunsuke Ono PhD, MS
• DIA Founders Service Award:
    Nancy D. Smith, PhD
• DIA Outstanding Service Award:
    Kenneth A. Getz, MBA
    Agnes V. Klein MD, DPH
    Dr. med. Jens Reinhold
    Ms. Mineko Fujimoto
    Hiroshi Matsumori, MS
    Akira Kawahara, Master of Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacist
• DIA Community Award:
    Medical Communications Special Interest Area Community
• Drug Information Journal Donald E. Francke Award for Overall Excellence:
    Christy Chuang-Stein, PhD
• Drug Information Journal Thomas W. Teal Award:
    Craig H. Mallinckrodt, PhD
• The Drug Information Journal Student Award:
    Laura B. Faden, MPH
    Kris A. Walters, M.S., Ph.D.
  

> Learn more about the DIA Awards Nominations