the david linton award of the british society for geomorphology (which incorporates the british geomorphological research group) is given to a geomorphologist who has made a leading contribution to the discipline over a sustained period. among many notable recipients have been ralph a. bagnold, stanley a. schumm, richard chorley, luna leopold, eric h. brown, michael j. kirkby, g.h. dury, cuchlaine a.m. king, denys brunsden, m. gordon wolman, j.b. thornes, ken gregory, david sugden and desmond walling.