Fuchs Medal
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. "
Creation
The award was created in 1973 and is named after the polar explorer Sir Vivian Fuchs , who was the director of BAS from 1958 to 1973.
Recipients
Source: British Antarctic Survey Club
1973 - Sir Vivian Fuchs
1974 - David Rowley
1975 - Eleanor Honnywill and Edward Clapp
1976 - Alan MacManus
1977 - Steven 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 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
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