• Awarded on: August 1, 2016

Calgary, Alberta
Since 1995, Marjorie van de Sande has increased public awareness of myalgic encephalomyelitis and fibromyalgia syndrome while working to improve the lives of those afflicted. As a volunteer with the National ME/FM Action Network, and through her contributions to various non-profit medical initiatives, she has helped galvanize the interest of the international research community.