This award is presented every four years at the World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology by the current ECVD President. This award is designed to recognize a senior ECVD diplomate who has made major scholarly, scientific, educational or political contributions to veterinary dermatology in Europe or the world. The ECVD secretary requests nominations from the ECVD diplomates at least 6 months before the next WCVD. Additional nominations can be made by board members. The ECVD board examines all nominations and selects the recipient from the nominees by a consensus vote. Current ECVD board members and previous award recipients are ineligible for this award.