Schuchert Award

The Charles Schuchert Award is made to a Member early in their career whose paleontological work reflects excellence and quality. Ordinarily, the recipient of the Charles Schuchert Award will be no more than fifteen (15) years past completion of their Ph.D.

Deadline: February 1
Nominations received after this date will be held for the next year. Nominations will be active for three years after receipt, but may be updated yearly, at the discretion of the nominator.

Who May Nominate?

  • There are no restrictions on who may submit nominations for the Schuchert award.

How to Nominate:
The nomination dossiers should include:

  • Nominee’s full name, address, phone number (and email if available).
  • Contact information for nominator.
  • Description of the nominee’s achievements in paleontology (not to exceed three pages).
  • Nominee’s Curriculum Vitae.
  • Up to five letters supporting the nomination.

All nominations must be submitted electronically by completing and submitting this form. The nomination must be submitted in a single PDF file as a form attachment.

An email confirmation of receipt will be sent to all nominators.

Contact
For more information, please contact William DiMichele, Chair, Schuchert Award Committee.

Past Winners

2023 Erik Sperling
2022 Matt Friedman
2021 Melanie Hopkins
2020 Lee Hsiang Liow
2019 Jingmai O’Connor
2018 Seth Finnegan
2017 Caroline A.E. Strömberg
2016 Alycia L. Stigall
2015 Jonathan Payne
2014. Shanan Peters
2013. Bridget Wade
2012. Gene Hunt
2011. Kevin Boyce
2010. Philip Donoghue
2009. Thomas Olszewski
2008. Michael Engel
2007. John Alroy
2006. Shuhai Xiao
2005. Michal Kowalewski
2004. Peter J. Wagner
2003. Steven M. Holland
2002. Bruce Lieberman
2001. Loren E. Babcock
2000. Michael J. Foote
1999. Charles Marshall
1998. Paul L. Koch
1997. Mary L. Droser
1996. Douglas H. Erwin
1995. Susan M. Kidwell
1994. Christopher G. Maples
1993. Peter R. Crane
1992. Stephen J. Culver
1991. Donald R. Prothero
1990. William I. Ausich & Carleton E. Brett
1989. Simon Conway Morris
1988. David Jablonski
1987. Andrew H. Knoll
1986. John A. Barron
1985. Jennifer A. Kitchell
1984. Daniel C. Fisher
1983. J. John Sepkoski, Jr.
1982. James Sprinkle
1981. Philip D. Gingerich
1980. James Doyle
1979. Niles Eldredge
1978. Robert L. Carroll
1977. Steven M. Stanley
1976. Thomas J. M. Schopf
1975. Stephen J. Gould
1974. James W. Schopf
1973. David M. Raup