Honours Committee

Each year, the RCR awards a number of honours, medals and prizes to Fellows, members and examination candidates, as well as those who have made an outstanding contribution to clinical oncology and radiology.

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Members

Ex Officio

Dr K Halliday
Dr L Hanna (Medical Director, Education & Training, Clinical Oncology)
Dr S Harden (Vice President, Clinical Radiology)
Dr T Roques
Dr S Suresh

Co-opted members

Dr A Pawsey (Co-Chair, Oncology Registrars' Forum)
Dr P Singhal (Chair, Junior Radiologists' Forum)

Committee members

Dr D Saunders
Dr A Jameel

Terms of reference

CONSTITUTION OF THE HONOURS COMMITTEE OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS

TERMS OF REFERENCE
To make recommendations to Council as to those individuals to be considered for the award of the Gold Medal, Honorary Fellowship, Honorary Membership and the RCR Exceptional Contribution Award.
To make recommendations to Council as to those individuals to be nominated for a national honour.
To make suggestions to the Senior Leadership Team as to which individuals the college should support to be nominated for a national honour.

MEMBERSHIP

Membership of the committee shall consist of:

⦁   The President
⦁   The Vice Presidents
⦁   Medical Directors, Education and Training
⦁   The Chair of the Junior Radiologists Forum
⦁   Chair of the Oncologist Registrar Forum
⦁   One representative of each Faculty invited and appointed from among the elected members of Council
⦁   The two lay members of Council.

1. The elected members of Council will normally serve for a period of three years which will align with their term on Council.

2. The Committee shall be chaired by the President and in his/her absence, by one of the Vice-Presidents by agreement between them, or, if agreement cannot be reached, the President will decide who chairs the committee in their absence.

OPERATION/MEETINGS

1. The Committee will identify those individuals who are recommended to Council for the award of the Gold Medal and Honorary Fellowship, and will consider nominations received for the award of Honorary Membership and the RCR Exceptional Contribution Award, plus any other awards or medals as directed by the Council.

2. The Committee will establish guidelines for its deliberations which shall be reviewed from time to time and will meet at least annually to agree recommendations for the awards in line with the guidelines.

3. The quorum for meetings will be 50% of the membership of the committee, including representative of both Faculties.

4. As determined by Council, one Gold Medal may be awarded annually. The number of RCR Exceptional Contribution Awards to be made each year will not exceed five.

5. The Gold Medal will be regarded as the most prestigious honour for a Fellow of the College who has made a significant contribution to their field to be awarded.

6. Honorary Fellowship will be regarded as the most prestigious award to be available to a non-Fellow of the College and as such will be awarded to non-Fellows of the College who have made exceptional contributions to, or promoted the interests of, clinical oncology or clinical radiology, including at an international level.

7. The award of Honorary Membership will be for those individuals who have made notable contributions to, or promoted the interests of, clinical radiology or clinical oncology in the UK through a direct link with RCR activities or projects. This routinely includes for consideration retiring non-medical examiners and lay representatives on College Boards and committees.

8. The eligibility for and other aspects of the RCR Exceptional Contribution Award will be as specified in the description of the Award as agreed by Council from time to time.

9. The Committee will draw up a list and consider which individuals (if any) should be nominated for a national honour by the RCR. For those individuals it considers suitable, the committee will draft a supporting statement as to why each individual is suitable, for submission to the relevant awarding body.

10. The Committee will consider which individuals (if any) the RCR would like to support for a national award, but whom the Committee believe would be best nominated by another institution. The Committee will draft a supporting statement as to why each individual is suitable, along with why the other institution would be better placed to nominate the individual concerned, to be shared with that institution.

11. Recommendations for the awards will normally be submitted to Council at its November meeting.

12. The work of the Committee should be regarded as confidential, and members must abide by this both during and after any period of membership. Members of the Committee will also not express any opinion or make any statement publicly or to the media.

13. Members of the Committee must comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018 as regards processing and disclosure of any personal data where it is made available to them as part of the work of the Committee.

AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION OR VARIATION
This Terms of Reference may be amended, varied or modified by the Council after consultation with members of the committee.

Updated July 2022
Approved by Council 01/07/2022

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