ISNR Awards Over the Years

The Joel F. Lubar Award is presented to those who have made contributions to the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research and the advancement of neurotherapy.

It has been awarded to:
2009 - Kirtley Thornton and Estate Sokhadze
2008 - Robert Coben and Vince Monastra
2007 - Susan Shore-Fehmi and Eugenia Bodenhammer-Davis
And in previous years: Hank Weeks, Tim Tinius, Jay Gunkelman, Brian Thiel, Don Deering, John Nash, Dale Walters, Jonathan Walker, Noland White, Cory Hammond and Mario Beauregard.

The Presidential Award of Merit is awarded to those members who have shown a very high level of commitment to, and work on behalf, of ISNR.

It has been awarded to:
2009 - Leslie Sherlin
2008 - Hank Weeks
2007 - Merlyn Hurd
And in previous years: Roger deBeus, Joe Horvat, Ann Marie Horvat, Elsa Baehr, Darlene Nelson, Adam Clarke and Noland White

The Career Achievement Award (formally The Lifetime Achievnment Award) is awarded to those persons who have "thought outside the box, remaining curious about life's larger questions, while retaining scientific rigor.Through the alchemy of hard work throughout your career, you have generated our current field's golden foundation. We stand on the shoulders of giants, and today we honor you, one of the giants. On behalf of the Board of Directors and the membership of ISNR, I hereby declare you a Lifetime Member of ISNR."

It has been awarded to:
2009 - Robert Thatcher
2008 - Roberto Pasqual-Marqui
2007 - Les Fehmi
And in previous years: David Trudeau, Tom Budzynski, Joel Lubar, Judith Lubar, Barry Sterman, Margaret Ayers, Joe Kamiya, Hershel Toomim, Karl Pribram and Eugenia Bodenhammer-Davis.

ISNR Fellows have (a) met all the requirements for membership, (b) been a member for at least three (3) years, (c) presented to the Board evidence of significant contributions to the Society and its function, and/or exceptional achievement in experimental or clinical neurotherapy, evidence of contributions to the field of neurotherapy, and/or evidence of contributions acceptable to the Board or Fellowship Committee, and (d) been so designated by the Board. 

ISNR Fellows include:
2009 - Thomas Brownback, Sarah Prinsloo and Lawrence Hirshberg
2008 - Michael Cohen, Martijn Arns and Wolfgang Keeser
2007 - Robert Coben and Marco Congedo
2005 - David Kaiser, Tamara Lorensen, Michael Thompson and Lynda Thompson
2004 - Roger deBeus
2003 - Elsa Baehr

Previous Years:

 Margaret Ayers  Tom Budzynski Dan Chartier
 Jim Evans  Jay Gunkelman  Bob Gurnee
 Cory Hammond  Daniel Hoffman  Joe Horvat
 Joe Kamiya  Lynda Kirk  Ted La Vaque
 Joel Lubar  Judith Lubar  John Nash
 Ellen Saxby  Barry Sterman  Steve Stockdale
 David Trudeau  Jonathan Walker  Nancy White

The NovaTech Joseph and Ann Marie Horvat Award  

The Joe and Ann Marie Horvat Distinguished Service Award is established to recognize members who have served the Society faithfully and with exemplary effort. 

Nova Tech EEG, Inc with approval of the ISNR Board created an award, to be presented annually, to a person who has made an outstanding service contribution to achieving the mission of the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR) through volunteerism.  This award recognizes service in the areas of board affairs, society membership, committee work, publications or conference presentations, general volunteerism to the society and leadership that has a major impact on the ISNR society and in support of its mission. Recipients receive an engraved plaque and a $500 donation will be made in their name to the ISNR fund of their choosing (e.g. research, student, general, special, etc).

It has been awarded to:
2009 Noland White (Student Fund)
2008 Ann Marie Horvat (Joe Horvat Memorial Research Fund)

Student Awards can be found HERE.