The James Cook Medal
The Cook Medal was first set up in 1947 with funding by Henry Ferdinand Halloran. Halloran, who had joined the Society in 1892 as a 23 year-old, was a surveyor, engineer and town planner. He did not publish anything in the Society's Journal, but he was a very enthusiastic supporter of research. Halloran funded what were to become the Society's two most prestigious awards, the James Cook Medal, and the Edgeworth David Medal, the latter the medal for young scientists.
The James Cook Medal is awarded at intervals for outstanding contributions to science and human welfare in and for the Southern Hemisphere (J. Proc. RSNSW v.129, pts 3-4, p.117).
Nomination information can be downloaded from James Cook Medal 2012
| YEAR & RECIPIENT | YEAR & RECIPIENT |
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1947 The Rt. Hon. J.C. Smuts 1948 B.A. Houssay 1949 1950 Sir Neil H. Fairley 1951 Sir Norman McAlister Gregg 1952 W.L. Waterhouse 1953 Sir David Rivett 1954 Sir Frank M. Burnet 1955 A.P. Elkin 1956 Sir Ian Clunies Ross 1957 1958 1959 Albert Schweitzer 1960 1961 Sir John Eccles 1962 1963 1964 M.R. Lemberg 1965 John Gunther 1966 Sir William Hudson 1967 1968 1969 Lord Casey of Berwick 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Sir Marcus L. Oliphant 1975 A. Walsh 1976 |
1977 I.A. Watson 1978 Sir Lawrence J. Wackett 1979 Robert J. Walsh 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Ronald Lawrie Huckstep 1985 Donald Metcalf 1986 1987 Phillip Garth Law 1988 1989 1990 1991 Graeme Milbourne Clark 1992 1993 1994 Sir Gustav Nossal 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Peter Colman 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2009 Dr Michael Goldsworthy |
Awards
- Archibald D. Ollé Prize
- Clarke Medal
- Clarke Memorial Lecture
- Edgeworth David Medal
- James Cook Medal
- Liversidge Lecture
- Poggendorff Lecture
- Pollock Memorial Lecture
- Walter Burfitt Prize
- Warren Prize
- Royal Society of NSW Scholarships
- Royal Society of NSW Medal
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