Fuchs Medal
Encyclopedia
The Fuchs Medal is a medal awarded by The British Antarctic Survey
for "Outstanding devotion to the British Antarctic Survey's interests, beyond the call of normal duty, by men or women who are or were members of the Survey, or closely connected with its work."
who was the director of BAS from 1958 to 1973
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey is the United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation and has an active role in Antarctic affairs. BAS is part of the Natural Environment Research Council and has over 400 staff. It operates five research stations, two ships and five aircraft in and around Antarctica....
for "Outstanding devotion to the British Antarctic Survey's interests, beyond the call of normal duty, by men or women who are or were members of the Survey, or closely connected with its work."
Creation
The award was created in 1973 and is named after the polar explorer Sir Vivian FuchsVivian Fuchs
Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs FRS was an English explorer whose expeditionary team completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica in 1958.- Biography :...
who was the director of BAS from 1958 to 1973
Recipients
Past Recipients of the Fuchs Medal are:- 1973 - Sir Vivian FuchsVivian FuchsSir Vivian Ernest Fuchs FRS was an English explorer whose expeditionary team completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica in 1958.- Biography :...
- 1974 - David Rowley
- 1975 - Eleanor Honnywill and Edward Clapp
- 1976 - Alan MacManus
- 1977 - Steve Wormald
- 1978 - Terry Pye
- 1979 - Kenn Back
- 1980 - David Fletcher
- 1981 - Jack Scotcher
- 1982 - Doug Allan and Geoff Renner
- 1983 - Al Smith
- 1984 - Alan Etchells
- 1985 - Ray Adie and Tony Escott
- 1986 - David Rootes and Sterling Aldridge
- 1987 - Anne Todd
- 1988 - Bob Bowler
- 1989 - Myriam Booth
- 1990 - Derek Gripps
- 1991 - Steve Eadie
- 1992 - John Bawden
- 1993 - Allan Wearden
- 1994 - Richard Hanson
- 1995 - Matthew Chalmers
- 1996 - Ben Hodges
- 1997 - Simon Wright
- 1998 - Nigel Milius
- 1999 - David Burkitt and Ashley ("Ash") Morton
- 2000 - George Kistruck
- 2001 - Janet Thomson and Alex Gaffikin
- 2002 - Russ Ladkin
- 2003 - Stuart Lawrence
- 2004 - Chris Elliott
- 2005 - Doug Bone and Andy Silvester
- 2006 - John Hall
- 2007 - Gerry Nicholson and Sally Poncet
- 2008 - Clem Collins
- 2009 - Robert Kelso Smith
External links
- http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/basclub/fuchsmedal2002.html
- http://www.smitha.demon.co.uk/zfids/reun1981/report.htm
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2006/jul/05/obituaries.guardianobituaries
- http://www.bas.ac.uk/basclub/constitution.pdf