title: Paleontological Society Medal
text: # Paleontological Society Medal
  
  The Paleontological Society Medal is an award given by the Paleontological Society to a person whose eminence is based on advancement of knowledge in paleontology.
  
  ## Awardees
  
  Source: Paleontological Society
  
  | Year | Recipient |
  | - | - |
  | 1963 | Raymond C. Moore |
  | 1964 | G. Arthur Cooper |
  | 1966 | Alfred S. Romer |
  | 1967 | Carl O. Dunbar |
  | 1970 | Ralph W. Chaney |
  | 1971 | Preston E. Cloud |
  | 1972 | Katherine Van Winkle Palmer |
  | 1973 | George Gaylord Simpson |
  | 1974 | John W. Wells |
  | 1975 | Frank M. Carpenter |
  | 1976 | Kenneth E. Caster |
  | 1977 | Wendell Woodring |
  | 1978 | James M. Schopf |
  | 1979 | Norman D. Newell |
  | 1980 | Everett C. Olson |
  | 1981 | Harold S. Ladd |
  | 1982 | Alfred R. Loeblich Jr & Helen Tappan |
  | 1983 | Harry B. Whittington |
  | 1984 | Curt Teichert |
  | 1985 | William A. Cobban |
  | 1986 | Heinz A. Lowenstam |
  | 1987 | Harlan P. Banks |
  | 1988 | Rousseau H. Flower & J. Wyatt Durham |
  | 1989 | Thomas W. Amsden |
  | 1990 | Daniel I. Axelrod |
  | 1991 | Norman F. Sohl |
  | 1992 | Malcolm C. McKenna |
  | 1993 | Adolf Seilacher |
  | 1994 | Walter C. Sweet |
  | 1995 | Alfred G. Fischer |
  | 1996 | James W. Valentine |
  | 1997 | David M. Raup |
  | 1998 | Allison R. Palmer |
  | 1999 | Arthur J. Boucot |
  | 2000 | Jack A. Wolfe |
  | 2001 | Alan H. Cheetham |
  | 2002 | Stephen Jay Gould |
  | 2003 | Richard K. Bambach |
  | 2004 | Martin A. Buzas |
  | 2005 | Andrew H. Knoll |
  | 2006 | Geerat J. Vermeij |
  | 2007 | Steven M. Stanley |
  | 2008 | Niles Eldredge |
  | 2009 | Jeremy Jackson |
  | 2010 | Bruce Runnegar |
  | 2011 | Stig Bergström |
  | 2012 | J. William Schopf |
  | 2013 | Estella Leopold |
  | 2014 | Erle Kauffman |
  | 2015 | Derek Briggs |
  | 2016 | Richard Fortey |
  | 2017 | David Jablonski |
  | 2018 | Kay Behrensmeyer |
  | 2019 | David Bottjer |
  | 2020 | Susan Kidwell |
  