MEDALS

Since the founding of AGS in 1851, the Society has awarded various honors, awards, and prizes to many historic figures in geography and exploration.  AGS makes provision for 10 distinguished medal awards which are made on a regular basis.  The Medals (in order of their establishment) include:  the Cullum Geographical Medal, the Charles P. Daly Medal, the Samuel Finley Breese Morse Medal, the David Livingstone Centenary Medal, the George Davidson Medal, the O. M. Miller Cartographic Medal, the Van Cleef Memorial Medal, the Paul P. Vouras Medal, the Alexander and Ilse Melamid Medal, and the John E. Gould Medal.

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The Awards and Honors Committee of the Board of Councilors is responsible for submitting nominees of all awards and honors to the full Board of Councilors.  The Board of Councilors is then responsible for the final selection of all awards and honors recipients.