Geoff Oates was our inaugural President in 1990. Sadly he passed away in 2013.
In recognition of the legacy he leaves behind and the thriving Society he co-created it was decided to offer a medal to a person considered by the Executive to have contributed substantially to the growth and success of the Association and to the practice of Coloproctology as a whole. It is anticipated that this award will only be given out in exceptional circumstances.
Any awards will be announced at the Annual meeting.
Geoff Oates Memorial Medal Award Recipients
| 2025 |
Professor Neil Smart |
2025 Annual Meeting, Harrogate |
| 2023 |
Mr Andrew Williams |
2023 Annual Meeting, Manchester |
| 2022 |
Professor Bob Arnott |
2022 Annual Meeting, Edinburgh |
| 2020 |
Miss Asha Senapati |
2020 Virtual Annual Meeting (Edinburgh Fringe) |
| 2019 |
Miss Anne T O’Mara |
Retirement Celebration, 14 October 2019 |
| 2019 |
Mr Graham Williams |
2019 Annual Meeting, Dublin |
| 2018 |
Mrs Jo Church |
Research Sandpit event 30 November 2018
RCS England |
| 2016 |
Mr George Foster |
2016 Annual Meeting, Edinburgh |
| 2014 |
Professor John Nicholls |
Tripartite Colorectal Meeting, Birmingham |