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INTERNATIONAL MEDAL
The Palaeobolanical Society resolved in the year 1978 to award "The Palaebotanical Society International Medal" to all Palaeobotanists irrespective of their nationality, religion or creed for their outstanding and internationally acclaimed contribution to the study of fossil plants in its widest sense. The Medal is awarded every alternate year. The receipient of the medal delivers a lecture on the subject of his work at the Medal Award function.
RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PALAEOBOTANICAL SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL MEDAL
1. The Medal shall be known as the Palaeobotanical Society International Medal.
2. It shall be awarded for outstanding contribution to the study of fossil plants in its widest sense.
3. It shall be open for award to all palaeobotanists irrespective of their nationality, religion, or creed.
4. The medal shall be awarded every alternate year.
5. For deciding the award of this medal there shall be a Committee consisting of the following:
a. Secretary (Ex-Officio) Convener
b. Six palaeobotanists to be nominated by the Executive Council.
This committee shall be presided over by the Senior-most attending member.
6. The procedure for selecting the recipient of this medal shall be laid down by the first such committee.
7. The recipient of the medal shall deliver a lecture on the subject of his work at-the Medal Award Function. He shall also submit two typed copies of the lecture which will be published in the journal of the Society and over which the society will have a copyright.
8. In addition to awarding the medal, the Society shall also bear the local hospitality of the awardee.
1979: Prof. Thomas Maxwell Harris, University of Reading, U.K. (Mesozoic Palaeobotany - Rhaetic of Greenland and the Jurassic of Great Britain).
1981: Prof. Ove Arbo Høeg, University of Oslo, Norway (Palaeozoic Palaeobotany - specially the Devonian plants of Norway and Spitzbergen).
1983: Prof. William Gilbert Chaloner, University of London, U.K. (Palaeozoic Palaeobotany - specially the Devonian and Carboniferous plants).
1985: Prof. Daniel I. Axelrod, University of California, Davis, U.S.A. (Cenozoic Palaeobotany, the Neogene plants).
1987: Prof. Divya Darshan Pant, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India (Palaeozoic Palaeobotany - Glossopteris flora).
1989: Prof. Harlan Banks, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A. (Palaeozoic Palaeobotany, Early Evolution of Land Plants). (This medal, due for 1989, was awarded during the Birbal Sahni Birth Centenary year in 1991)
1991: Prof. Alfred Traverse, Pennsylavania State University, U.S.A. (Palynology).
1993: Dr. B.S. Venkatachala, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India (Palaeobotany).
1995: Dr. R.N. Lakhanpal, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India (Cenophytic Palaeobotany). This medal was awarded in 1996, the Golden Jubilee year of The Palaeobotanical Society.
1997: Dr. M.N. Bose, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India (Mesozoic Palaeobotany). This medal, due for 1997 was awarded in the year 1998.
1999: Prof. Leon Stuchlik, Szafer Institute of Botany, Krakow, Poland.
2001: Dr. S.C.D. Sah, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun.
2003: Prof. S.D. Chitaley, Cleveland Museum, U.S.A.
2005: Prof. David L. Dilcher, Florida Museum, Florida, U.S.A.
2007: Prof. Robert Spicer, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keyness, UK.
2009: Prof. Hans Kerp, Munster University, Munster, Germany.
2011: Prof. Cheng-Sen Li, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
2013: Dr. Ramesh K. Saxena, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India.
2015: Prof. G.K. Srivastava, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India.
The Palaeobolanical Society resolved in the year 1978 to award "The Palaebotanical Society International Medal" to all Palaeobotanists irrespective of their nationality, religion or creed for their outstanding and internationally acclaimed contribution to the study of fossil plants in its widest sense. The Medal is awarded every alternate year. The receipient of the medal delivers a lecture on the subject of his work at the Medal Award function.
RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PALAEOBOTANICAL SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL MEDAL
1. The Medal shall be known as the Palaeobotanical Society International Medal.
2. It shall be awarded for outstanding contribution to the study of fossil plants in its widest sense.
3. It shall be open for award to all palaeobotanists irrespective of their nationality, religion, or creed.
4. The medal shall be awarded every alternate year.
5. For deciding the award of this medal there shall be a Committee consisting of the following:
a. Secretary (Ex-Officio) Convener
b. Six palaeobotanists to be nominated by the Executive Council.
This committee shall be presided over by the Senior-most attending member.
6. The procedure for selecting the recipient of this medal shall be laid down by the first such committee.
7. The recipient of the medal shall deliver a lecture on the subject of his work at-the Medal Award Function. He shall also submit two typed copies of the lecture which will be published in the journal of the Society and over which the society will have a copyright.
8. In addition to awarding the medal, the Society shall also bear the local hospitality of the awardee.
1979: Prof. Thomas Maxwell Harris, University of Reading, U.K. (Mesozoic Palaeobotany - Rhaetic of Greenland and the Jurassic of Great Britain).
1981: Prof. Ove Arbo Høeg, University of Oslo, Norway (Palaeozoic Palaeobotany - specially the Devonian plants of Norway and Spitzbergen).
1983: Prof. William Gilbert Chaloner, University of London, U.K. (Palaeozoic Palaeobotany - specially the Devonian and Carboniferous plants).
1985: Prof. Daniel I. Axelrod, University of California, Davis, U.S.A. (Cenozoic Palaeobotany, the Neogene plants).
1987: Prof. Divya Darshan Pant, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India (Palaeozoic Palaeobotany - Glossopteris flora).
1989: Prof. Harlan Banks, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A. (Palaeozoic Palaeobotany, Early Evolution of Land Plants). (This medal, due for 1989, was awarded during the Birbal Sahni Birth Centenary year in 1991)
1991: Prof. Alfred Traverse, Pennsylavania State University, U.S.A. (Palynology).
1993: Dr. B.S. Venkatachala, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India (Palaeobotany).
1995: Dr. R.N. Lakhanpal, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India (Cenophytic Palaeobotany). This medal was awarded in 1996, the Golden Jubilee year of The Palaeobotanical Society.
1997: Dr. M.N. Bose, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India (Mesozoic Palaeobotany). This medal, due for 1997 was awarded in the year 1998.
1999: Prof. Leon Stuchlik, Szafer Institute of Botany, Krakow, Poland.
2001: Dr. S.C.D. Sah, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun.
2003: Prof. S.D. Chitaley, Cleveland Museum, U.S.A.
2005: Prof. David L. Dilcher, Florida Museum, Florida, U.S.A.
2007: Prof. Robert Spicer, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keyness, UK.
2009: Prof. Hans Kerp, Munster University, Munster, Germany.
2011: Prof. Cheng-Sen Li, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
2013: Dr. Ramesh K. Saxena, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India.
2015: Prof. G.K. Srivastava, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India.