Dick Smith
This award is named after the inspirational Peter Heims, a past president of the association, who was noted for his straight talk and dedication to the association for well over half a century. The membership is invited to nominate suitable candidates who have maintained similar high standards within the association and the wider investigation ‘family’ over many years. This is a highly prestigious award, and it isn’t expected to be presented on a yearly basis.
Proposed by the ABI governing council, the recipient of the award is Dick Smith QPM F/1520 (Life Member) and past president.
This award was bequeathed to the Association by Iris Heims in 2013, during the ABI's centenary, in honour of Peter Heims, who passed away the very night before the centenary. This award is highly prestigious and extremely difficult to achieve.
Recipients:
| 2013 | 2014 | 2016 |
| George R Rivers | George Devlin | Stuart Price |
| 2019 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Richard Jacques Turner | Tony Imossi | Eric Shelmerdine |
| 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Dick Smith |
