Professor Alan A Jackson receives two marks of recognition for the nutrition related work carried out from Southampton
Professor Alan Jackson has been invited to be the 2014 recipient of the Nevin Scrimshaw Award for Distinguished Services to Nutrition by the Africa Nutrition Society at the 6th Africa Nutritional Epidemiology Conference to be held in Ghana in July.
The decision of the ANEC Council panel of adjudicators was unanimous and is in recognition of Professor Jackson’s years of dedication to nutrition in general and his specific contribution to malnutrition across the lifecycle amongst varying economies; Africa and the Caribbean in particular.
The Nevin Scrimshaw Award, Instituted in 2008, is a prestigious award conferred on individuals who have a proven track record of distinguished services to international nutrition. This award is given in collaboration with the Nevin Scrimshaw International Nutrition Foundation (NS-INF) in recognition of Scrimshaw’s pioneering work in international nutrition. Former Recipients of the Nevin Scrimshaw Award for distinguished services to international nutrition are in 2010, Professor Charlotte Neumann UCLA, School of Public Health. (USA) and in 2012, Professor Hester Hendrina (Este) Vorster (South Africa).
Professor Jackson said of his award: “I am honoured to receive this award for the work we have done here in Southampton, there is no doubt that the contribution made in supporting and accommodating the activities of the International Malnutrition Task Force, by both the Faculty and the NIHR Southampton BRC has played an important role in enabling this recognition”.
In October this year Professor Jackson is also due to receive an Honorary Degree, DSc, from the University of the West Indies. Again this is in recognition of the work originally carried out in Jamaica and the Caribbean, but also in relation to the opportunities that have been made available through Southampton in the application of basic science to clinical care and health promotion, for this to have impact for the Caribbean and more widely within the international community.