Nominating Committee Announces 2025 Slate and Issues
First Call for 2026 Nominations
January 2, 2025
Thank you for reviewing this information on current AANS Governance issues.
Please view the First Call for Nominations for the 2026 Election of AANS Officers. Effective in 2022, an online nomination submission form located in the link above and below, will be used to collect nominations to ensure efficient tracking of all nominations received. Any nominations received via email will not be accepted. Please submit your nomination via the online form no later than Monday, July 31, 2025 for consideration.
Please view the AANS Nominating Committee Slate for 2025. The election of the 2025-26 officers will be finalized at the AANS Annual Business Meeting in April 2025. Please try to virtually attend this important meeting. Detailed information will follow. The schedule and agenda for the AANS Annual Business Meeting will be posted on this page once available.
As we approach the AANS Annual Business Meeting, you will be directed to this site for more information on business to be conducted, as well as the 2026 election of officers.
Award Nominations
2026 AANS Award Nominations due Wednesday, October 8, 2025
The AANS awards identified below will be presented at the 2026 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, to be held May 1-4, 2026, in San Antonio, TX. Nominations for both awards must be submitted by Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
2026 Humanitarian Award Nominations
Voting members of the AANS are invited to submit nominations for the 2026 AANS Humanitarian Award. The Humanitarian Award honors an AANS member whose activities outside of medicine bring great benefit to society. Nominees can be living members from any category of AANS membership who give selflessly of time or talents to a charitable or public activity, who are deserving of recognition by the AANS and whose actions enhance neurosurgery’s image. Activities may be international, national, regional or local in nature and benefit humanity, collectively or individually, without providing remuneration to the recipient.
2026 Cushing Award for Technical Excellence and Innovation in Neurosurgery Nominations
Voting members of the AANS are invited to submit nominations for the 2026 AANS Cushing Award for Technical Excellence and Innovation in Neurosurgery. This award honors an AANS member for technical prowess and skill and/or innovation in the development of new procedures that have become part of the arsenal neurosurgeons use to treat disease or trauma. Nominees may be international or domestic members.
For questions or assistance, please contact Karen Plante, Sr. Executive Assistant, at kplante@aans.org or 847.378.0570.
