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Nominations sought for prestigious awards and Honorary Fellowship

Open-access content Monday 3rd October 2016 — updated 5.50pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020

The IFoA recognises excellence and achievement via a number of prizes and awards. Two of the most prestigious honours it awards are the Gold and Finlaison Medals and the award of Honorary Fellow.

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The IFoA recognises excellence and achievement via a number of prizes and awards. Two of the most prestigious honours it awards are the Gold and Finlaison Medals and the award of Honorary Fellow. 


The IFoA Gold Medal and Finlaison medal

The Gold Medal has been awarded to IFoA members since 1919 in recognition of work "which is of pre-eminent importance, either in originality, content or consequence, in the actuarial field", and is a most prestigious award. The Gold Medal was last awarded to Professor Phelim Boyle in 2008. Boyle is best known for initiating the use of Monte Carlo methods in option pricing.

The Finlaison Medal was first awarded in 1985, and recognises services to the actuarial profession, in furtherance of the objectives set out in the IFoA's royal charter: "… in the public interest, the advance of all matters relevant to actuarial science, and to regulate and promote the actuarial profession". The Finlaison Medal was last awarded to Adrian Waddingham CBE for his service to the profession in a variety of roles and for the prominence given to the actuarial profession in his service as Sheriff of the City of London.

For more details and to nominate a member for a Gold or Finlaison medal, please visit the medals and awards page on the IFoA website at bit.ly/2c3FBHy 


IFoA Honorary Fellows

Honorary Fellows are eminent individuals in business, academia, government and other public bodies. The IFoA has over 100 Honorary Fellows in 20 countries, including Belgium, Canada and Hong Kong. They contribute to the work of the membership in a variety of ways, including speaking at events and being active members of some of our committees. Notable Honorary Fellows include Sir Andrew Dilnot CBE, Baroness Onora O'Neill and Sir David Spiegelhalter (pictured). 

Members are invited to nominate Honorary Fellowship candidates who have made a significant contribution to the profession, and who will have an active and ongoing involvement with the IFoA. 

For more information about IFoA Honorary Fellows and to complete the nomination form, please visit the Honorary Fellows page on the IFoA website at bit.ly/15DgPI5

Nominations for Medals and Honorary Fellows received by 9 December 2016 will be considered by the Awards Committee at the next meeting in January 2017.

This article appeared in our October 2016 issue of The Actuary .
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