Honorary Membership
Honorary Membership is the highest honor ASTRO bestows upon distinguished cancer researchers and leaders in disciplines other than radiation oncology, radiation physics or radiobiology. The ASTRO Board of Directors reviews candidates nominated for this award and may select one individual each year to receive Honorary Membership. View past Honorary Members.
Congratulations to the 2026 ASTRO Honorary Member
Professor Freddie Hamdy CBE Nuffield Professor of Surgery, Professor of Urology Head,
Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences University of Oxford Editor-in-Chief, BJU International
Congratulations to Professor Freddie Hamdy, CBE, from the University of Oxford. He will be awarded with the 2026 ASTRO Honorary Membership during the Awards Ceremony at the 2026 ASTRO Annual Meeting in Boston on September 29, 2026.
Honorary Membership Criteria
- Candidate must not be eligible for Active Membership in ASTRO.
- A letter of nomination from an Active Member with nominee's CV must be submitted to the ASTRO Awards Committee. Letter of nomination must include detailed information that will document the individual's contribution to the advancement of radiation oncology.
- Nominations will be reviewed by the ASTRO Awards Committee and a recommendation will be made to the ASTRO Board of Directors at the summer meeting.
- If Honorary Membership is declined, the applicant must be nominated again to be considered.
- The Honorary Member, if selected, will be invited to the Annual Meeting in the year he/she is elected and will be recognized at the Awards Ceremony at the expense of the Society.
- The deadline for nominations is closed.
Send all nomination letters to:
ASTRO Awards Committee
Attn: Beth Bukata
251 18th Street South, 8th Floor
Arlington, VA 22202
Or email Beth Bukata.
