AWARDS. Pam Fredman, Vice-Chancellor of University of Gothenburg, and Karl Swedberg, Senior Professor at Sahlgrenska Academy, are two of eleven people who receive the award Merit Sign of the City of Gothenburg 2017.
Since 1948, the Merit Sign has been distributed to people who have made a significant contribution to the City of Gothenburg. The recipients of the Merit Sign are appointed by the City Council and it is awarded to people who have made significant efforts for the city. The award is presented at a ceremony in Gothenburg Concert Hall on June 7, 2017.
Pam Fredman is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gothenburg since 2006. She is Professor of Neurochemestry and has previously, among other missions, held the positions of Dean of the Sahlgrenska Academy and Chairman of the Swedish University and Higher Education Association (SUHF). Pam Fredman’s term of office as the Vice-Chancellor expires on June 30 this year.
Karl Swedberg is a Senior Professor of Medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy and Chief Physician at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. He is also Professor of Cardiology at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College, London, and has previously received the Kaufmann Award on Heart Failure and the European Cardiologist Association’s Gold Medal for his research.
All recipients of the Merit Sign of the City of Gothenburg 2017:
- Sven-Olof Bodenfors
- Lars Carlsson
- Pam Fredman
- Gert Gelotte
- Salma Nazzal
- Birgitta Paijkull
- Pia Svanqvist
- Erik Svensson
- Karl Swedberg
- Sven Wollter
- Birgitta Löfdahl Öfverholm
