# Fuchs Medal

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The **Fuchs Medal** is a medal awarded by The [British Antarctic Survey](/source/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.*"[1]

## Creation

The award was created in 1973 and is named after the polar explorer Sir [Vivian Fuchs](/source/Vivian_Fuchs), who was the director of BAS from 1958 to 1973.[1]

## Recipients

Source: British Antarctic Survey Club[1]

- 1973 - Sir [Vivian Fuchs](/source/Vivian_Fuchs)
- 1974 - David Rowley
- 1975 - [Eleanor Honnywill](/source/Eleanor_Honnywill) and Edward Clapp
- 1976 - Alan MacManus
- 1977 - [Steven Wormald](/source/Steven_Wormald)
- 1978 - Terry Pye
- 1979 - Kenn Back
- 1980 - David Fletcher
- 1981 - Jack Scotcher
- 1982 - [Doug Allan](/source/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](/source/Janet_Thomson) and Alexandra 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](/source/Sally_Poncet)
- 2008 - Clem Collins
- 2009 - Robert Kelso Smith
- 2010 - Steven Parker
- 2011 - Kath Nicholson
- 2012 - *Not awarded*
- 2013 - George Lemann
- 2014 - Crispin Day
- 2015 - Chris Hindley
- 2016 - David Williams
- 2017 - James Miller
- 2018 - Mike Dinn
- 2019 - Steve Bremner and Pete Marquis
- 2020 - Jim Scott
- 2021 - Julie Leland and Sandra McInnes
- 2022 — Kirsten “K” Shaw
- 2023 - Alison Hunt and James (Bob) Middleton
- 2024 - Julia Webb

## See also

- [List of geography awards](/source/List_of_geography_awards)

## References

1. ["The Fuchs Medal"](http://basclub.org/about/the-fuchs-medal/). British Antarctic Survey Club. 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2016.

## External links

- [Halley Bay 25th Anniversary Reunion - 1981](http://www.smitha.demon.co.uk/zfids/reun1981/report.htm)
- [Obituary: Ray Adie](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/jul/05/obituaries.guardianobituaries) - Scientist and explorer who dedicated his life to Antarctica

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