The Ernest R. Hilgard Award for Scientific Excellence
Tthe Ernest R Hilgard Award for Scientific Excellence is given to awardees whose lifetime of published experimental work substantially advances the understanding of the process of hypnosis and the ability to predict the outcome of its applications:
1997 - Kenneth S. Bowers, Ph.D. (posthumous) - USA
1998 - Andre M. Weitzenhoffer, Ph.D. - USA
1999 - Peter W. Sheehan, Ph.D., A.O. - Australia
2000 - Vladimir A. Gheorghiu, Ph.D. - Germany
2001 - Helen Joan Crawford, Ph.D. - USA
2002 - David Spiegel, M.D. - USA
2003 - Irvin Kirsch, Ph.D. - USA
2004 - John H. Gruzelier, Ph.D. - UK
2009 - Guiseppe DeBenedittis, M.D. - Italy - whose lifetime of published experimental work substantially advances the understanding of the process of hypnosis and the ability to predict the outcome of its applications
2009 - Guiseppe DeBenedittis, M.D. - Italy - whose lifetime of published experimental work substantially advances the understanding of the process of hypnosis and the ability to predict the outcome of its applications