Nigel Gray Award for Achievement in Tobacco Control
Not everyone's achievements in tobacco control are publicly acknowledged. This biennial Award has been established by Cancer Council Victoria in recognition of our unsung heroes. It's peer-nominated, with applications judged by a committee of experts. The recipient will be announced at the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference.
To submit a nomination please email Erika.Meyer@cancervic.org.au.
The closing date for applications is 1 August 2017.
Selection criteria
The Nigel Gray award recognises an individual's contribution in tobacco control, with a bias towards recognition of relatively ‘unsung heroes'. The award is open to anyone working in tobacco control in Australia or New Zealand who has demonstrated:
- significant contribution to achievement in tobacco control at a local, regional or international level
- skill in application or generation of evidence and argument for tobacco control
- an understanding of advocacy, and political nous
- creativity, and
- persistence.
Selection committee
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Professor Robert Beaglehole
School of Critical Studies in Education
University of Auckland - Shane Bradbrook
Senior Public Health Advisor
Regional Public Health
Wellington Region, New Zealand - Professor Simon Chapman AO
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine
University of Sydney - Professor Mike Daube AO
Professor of Health Policy
Curtin University of Technology - Todd Harper
Chief Executive Officer
Cancer Council Victoria - Dr Michelle Scollo
Senior Policy Adviser, Tobacco
Cancer Council Victoria - Denise Sullivan
Director Chronic Disease Prevention
Department of Health
Western Australia - Maurice G Swanson
Chief Executive
Heart Foundation
Previous winners
2005: Ms Michelle Scollo
2007: Professor Melanie Wakefield and Dr Caleb Otto
2009: Professor Konrad Jamrozik and Mr Shane Bradbrook
2011: the Hon. Nicola Roxon
2013: Associate Professor Vicki White and Professor Robert Beaglehole
2015: Ms Denise Sullivan and Mr Maurice Swanson
Dr Nigel Gray
Nigel John Gray, AO, was a pioneer of tobacco control both nationally, and internationally. Appointed Director of the then Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria in 1968, Dr Gray recognised tobacco as a key issue and his life's work in pursuing tobacco control has been ground-breaking.
