Annual Meetings
Welch Medal Committee:
Jacqueline Wolf (chair)
Christian Warren
William Rothstein
Paul Berman
Judith Houck
Welch Medal Committee
Responsibilities of the Committee Chair
The Association may award the William H. Welch Medal to one or more authors of a book (excluding edited volumes) of outstanding scholarly merit in the field of medical history published during the five calendar years preceding the year in which the Welch Committee is constituted (two years prior to the announcement of the award). The medal shall not be awarded more often that once each year. The person(s) to receive the award shall be selected by the Welch Medal Committee. (Bylaws, VIII.2)
To nominate a book and/or obtain mailing addresses of committee members, contact:
Professor Keith Wailoo
Townsend Martin Professor of History and Public Affairs
Department of History, 136 Dickinson Hall
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544-1017
kwailoo@princeton.edu
Deadline for nominations: 31 October 2010.
Previously nominated eligible books must be re-nominated; they will not be considered automatically. The Medal will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine, in Philadelphia, PA, 28 April-1 May 2011.
Download full Responsibilities of the Committee Chair pdf
Welch Medal Committee 2010 Report