Skip to main content

Honorary Award

IFSCC Fellow – Honorary Designation

During the 2019 IFSCC autumn Praesidium Meeting, the Praesidium unanimously agreed to begin bestowing the title of ‘IFSCC Fellow’ to “recognize Members of the IFSCC who have achieved full maturity in the profession as evidenced by a record of outstanding achievement in the field of cosmetic science, and leadership and service to the IFSCC”. This is an honorary designation with no duties or responsibilities required.

Stage setting for presentation of IFSCC Fellows

How does it work

  • Nomination Process for IFSCC Fellow
    Nominees for IFSCC Fellow may be proposed by either IFSCC Member Societies or by individuals. Any individual IFSCC member or Society can nominate a Fellow, including self-nominations. However, nominees will need endorsement from their country’s Society to validate their nomination.
    The nominator must submit the nomination form electronically to the IFSCC Secretary General.
  • Fellowship Appointment Guidelines
    Praesidium members must wait at least one year after leaving the Praesidium before they can be appointed as Fellows.
    To maintain the prestige of the fellowship, we aim to limit appointments to no more than three Fellows each year, if possible.
  • Decision Process for Nominations
    The Praesidium will make the decision to accept or reject nominations through a vote, which can be conducted via email through the Secretary General or during a Praesidium meeting.
  • Announcing New Fellows at Congress
    If a new Fellow is attending the next IFSCC Congress following their appointment, they will be invited to the Opening Ceremony, where they will be announced as a new Fellow—time permitting for the necessary arrangements. If the new Fellow is unable to attend the Congress, their Certificate of Fellowship will be sent to them by the Secretary General.

Requirements

Candidates must have the following qualifications

  • Active membership
    Active membership in an IFSCC Member Society.
  • Contribute
    Beyond their own Society, significant contributions to the IFSCC through leadership and/or service (the application provides details on this).

Nominate for IFSCC Fellow

To nominate someone for IFSCC Fellow click below

Nominate

History of nominations

  • The first class of IFSCC Fellows were announced at the 2019 IFSCC Milan Council Meeting:

    • Dr Luigi Rigano, Società Italiana di Chimica e Scienze Cosmetologiche
    • Dr Fuji Kanda, Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Japan
    • Dr Robert Lochhead, Society of Cosmetic Chemists (USA-Canada)
    Luigi Rigano
    Robert Lochhead

  • In 2021 we announced a world-renowned expert on sunscreens as our fourth IFSCC Fellow:

    • John Staton, Australian Society of Cosmetic Chemists
    John Staton

  • At the 2022 IFSCC Congress in London we announced our fifth IFSCC Fellow:

    • Judi Beerling, Society of Cosmetic Scientists (UK & Ireland)
    Judi Beerling

Fellows 2023

IFSCC Fellows - 2023

The majority of our 2023 cohort of Fellows were at the Barcelona Congress to receive their certificates, while certificates for Tony O’Lenick and Dr Randy Wickett had to be sent on.
Left to right: Yoshikuni Yamamoto, Miki Minamino, Philippe Auderset, Amy Wyatt, Simon Chan and Frédéric Leroy with Eva Ramos and Tony Gough making the presentations.

Fellows 2024

In 2024, we announced three new Fellows at the Brazil Congress:
Jadir Nunes, Emanuele Piras and Claudie Willemin. Jadir and Emanuele were presented with their awards by the then Immediate Past President, Tony Gough. Unfortunately Claudie was unable to attend the 2024 Congress.

Fellows 2025

At the 2025 Cannes Congress, Claudie Willemin was able to join us to be presented as a Fellow along with 2025 Fellow Eva Ramos. Carmina Casas and Vania Leite presented the Fellowships. We also announced Tony Gough as a Fellow but unfortunately he was unable to attend Congress on this occasion.

e