Honorary Life Membership is offered to the IHS President on leaving the Board, and to recipients of Special Recognition Awards.

Other Honorary Life Memberships are appointed by the Board on a case-by-case basis to individuals who are distinguished for clinical or research work in fields related to headache.

Special Recognition Awards are awarded to individuals who have contributed greatly to the Society.

The awards are presented during the bi-ennial IHC Presidential Symposium, and include Honorary Life Membership.

Messoud Ashina

2019-2021 (Denmark)

Marie-Germaine Bousser

1995-1997 (France)

Special recognition award

Hans-Christoph Diener

2009-2011 (Germany)

David William Dodick

2015-2017 (USA)

Lars Edvinsson

2017-2019 (Sweden)

Michel D Ferrari

2001-2003 (Netherlands)

Special recognition award

Peter J Goadsby

2011-2013

Special recognition award

Vincenzo Guidetti

Eero Hokkanen

1983-1985 (Finland)

Patrick P A Humphrey

Rigmor Jensen

Lee Kudrow

Special recognition award

Elizabeth Anne MacGregor

Michael A Moskowitz

2007-2009 (USA)

Special recognition award

Giuseppe Nappi

Special recognition award

Jes Olesen

1993-1995 (Denmark)

Special recognition award

Allan Purdy

Special recognition award

Alan M Rapoport

2013-2015 (USA)

Special recognition award

K Ravishankar

Special recognition award

Fumihiko Sakai

2005-2007 (Japan)

Pramod R Saxena

Jean Schoenen

1999-2001 (Belgium)

Stephen D Silberstein

Special recognition award

Timothy J Steiner

Special recognition award

Peer Tfelt-Hansen

2003-2005 (Denmark)

K Michael Welch

1989-1991 (USA)

Honorary Life Members (Deceased)

  • John Desmond Carroll, UK
  • Karl Ekbom, Sweden
  • James W Lance, Australia
  • Ninan T Mathew, USA
  • Edgard Rafaelli Jnr, Brazil
  • Frank Clifford Rose, UK
  • Federigo Sicuteri, Italy
  • Ottar Sjaastad, Norway
  • Dieter Soyka, Germany
  • Marcia Wilkinson, UK