Recent professional awards Dr. Hare has received: The Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy awarded Dr. Hare the first Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural meeting of the Society in Vancouver, BC, July, 2005. The National Commission on Correctional Health Care presented Dr. Hare with the B. Jaye Anno Award of Excellence in Communication at the Annual meeting in Austin, Texas, October 6, 2003. The American Academy of Forensic Psychology 2001 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology and the Law. Dr. Hare's award lecture, "Psychopathy and Its Implications: From Ivory Tower to Real World", was given at the American Psychological Association's 2001 Annual Convention in San Francisco, Saturday, August 25. The American Psychiatric Association / The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 2001 Issac Ray Award for Outstanding Contributions to Forensic Psychiatry and Psychiatric Jurisprudence. The Canadian Psychological Association's 2000 Award for Distinguished Contributions in the Application of Psychology. The Silver Medal of the Queen Sophia Center. Presented by the Queen Sophia Center for the Study of Violence, in Valencia, Spain, 1999.