The Professor Thomas Neville George Memorial Medal is awarded by the society, usually annually but occasionally less frequently, “for excellence in palaeontology and/or stratigraphy”. The award ceremony takes place at one of the society’s lecture meetings (usually the October meeting), and is followed by the T. Neville George Memorial lecture, delivered by the recipient.
Thomas Neville George (1904-1980) was Professor of Geology at Glasgow University from 1947 to 1974. He was Dean of the Faculty of Science from 1951 to 1955, and played a key role in the planning and building of the new geology building, the Gregory Building, which opened in 1974 shortly after he retired.
There have been 24 recipients of the T. Neville George Medal so far. The first medal was awarded to Charles H. Holland in October 1982, at the beginning of Session 125, and the most recent to Tony Spencer in April 2018, at the end of Session 160. The complete list of recipients is given below.
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Medal Number
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Session
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Date
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Recipient
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1
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125
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October 1982
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Charles H. Holland
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2
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126
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October 1983
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John F. Dewey
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3
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127
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October 1984
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Michael R. House
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4
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128
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October 1985
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Sir Alwyn Williams
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5
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130
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October 1987
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Walter Mykura
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6
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131
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May 1989
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Stephen J. Gould
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7
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132
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October 1989
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Peter Ziegler
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8
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134
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October 1991
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J.W. Murray
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9
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135
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October 1992
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W.J. Kennedy
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10
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136
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October 1993
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Dianne Edwards
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11
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137
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March 1995
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Peter Vail
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12
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139
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October 1996
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Bill Chaloner
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13
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140
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October 1997
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W. Stuart McKerrow
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14
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141
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January1999
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Euan N.K. Clarkson
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15
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142
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October 1999
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John Hudson
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16
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144
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October 2001
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G. Russell Coope
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17
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145
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October 2002
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Richard Jefferies
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18
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147
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October 2004
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J. Keith Ingham
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19
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149
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October 2006
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Michael Benton
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20
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150
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October 2007
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Richard A. Fortey
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21
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152
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October 2009
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Nigel Trewin
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22
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155
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March 2013
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Jenny Clack
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23
|
158
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November 2015
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John Cope
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24
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160
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April 2018
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Tony Spencer
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