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Awardees
The Society recognizes distinguished accomplishments through three awards, one recognized by a medal, the other two by inscribed plaques normally presented annually. Other awards are presented as warranted and recommended by Council. The three formally established awards follow.
The Paleontological Society Medal, the most prestigious honor bestowed by the Society, is awarded to a person whose eminence is based on advancement of knowledge in paleontology.
The Charles Schuchert Award is presented to a person under 40 whose work reflects excellence and promise in the science of paleontology.
The Harrell L. Strimple Award is given for contributions to paleontology by an amateur--that is, by a person who does not derive his/her livelihood from the study of fossils.
2009 awardees were:
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| Jeremy Jackson(Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego): The Paleontological Society Medal | Tom Olszewski (Texas A&M University): Charles Schuchert Award | David Kohls (Battlement Mesa, Colorado): Harrell L. Strimple Award |
2008 awardees were:
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| Niles Eldredge (American Museum of Natural History): The Paleontological Society Medal | Michael Engel (University of Kansas): Charles Schuchert Award | Tom Witherspoon (Crawfordsville, Indiana): Harrell L. Strimple Award |
2007 awardees were:
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| Steven M. Stanley (University of Hawaii): The Paleontological Society Medal | John Alroy (National Center for Ecosytem Analysis & Synthesis, UC Santa Barbara): Charles Schuchert Award | Norman D. Rowe (Renovo, Pennsylvania): Harrell L. Strimple Award |
Three President’s Citations acknowledging exceptional dedication to the purposes of the Paleontological Society were awarded to:
Arthur J. Boucot (Oregon State University), as Inaugural Grand Patron
J. William Schopf (University of California, Los Angeles), as Grand Patron
Steven M. Stanley (University of Hawaii), as Grand Patron
LISTS OF PREVIOUS AWARDEES
The Paleontological Society Medal
1963. Raymond C. Moore
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1988. Rousseau H. Flower
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The Charles Schuchert Award
1973. David M. Raup
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1991. Donald R. Prothero
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The Harrell L. Strimple Award
1984. Lloyd Gunther Family
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1997. Hans Hagdorn
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President's Citation
1996. Christina Lochman-Balk
1996. Rainer Zangerl
1997. Payne & Dolan's Waukesha Lime and Stone Company, Wisconsin
2000. Material Service Corp. Thornton Quarry, Illinois
2007. Arthur J. Boucot (Inaugural Grand Patron)
2007. J. William Schopf (Grand Patron)
2007. Steven M. Stanley (Grand Patron)
Council's Citation
1996. John Pojeta, Jr.
1998. Mary Lou Pojeta
2001. Roy E. Plotnick
2002. Thomas W. Kammer
2003. Jack Bailey
2006. Fred Collier
2008. Mary Droser
