Acharius Medal
Introduction __NOTOC__Photo of the certificate accompanying Acharius Medal awarded to David J. Galloway in 2008The '''Acharius Medal''' is awarded by the International Association for Lichenology (IAL) for lifetime achievement in lichenology. The organization resolved at its 1990 meeting that it would simultaneously honor professional achievement and commemorate Erik Acharius (recognized as the "Father of Lichenology") by presenting a medal in his name.The first Acharius Medal was made in 1846 by the Royal Swedish Mint for the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, although the original purpose for that medal is not known. Because the Swedish Mint still had the dies for the original medal, the IAL arranged for new medals to be made. The first of the new medals were awarded in that same year (1992) at the association's congress in Båstad, Sweden.
The medal The medal is silver, with Acharius' profile on one side and the recipient's name on the other.
Recipients Source:2021:* Per Magnus Jørgensen* James D. Lawrey2018:* William Alfred Weber2016:* Thomas George Allan Green* Josef Hafellner* Bruce McCune2014:* Peter Crittenden* Pier Luigi Nimis2012:* Ana Crespo* Leif Tibell2010:* Brian J. Coppins* Thomas Hawkes Nash2008:* David J. Galloway* Hannes Hertel* Rosmarie Honegger2006:* Mark R. D. Seaward2004:* John A. Elix* Ludger Kappen* Marie-Agnès Letrouit-Galinou2003* David C. Smith2002:* David L. Hawksworth2000:* Teuvo Ahti* Georges Clauzade* Nina Golubkova1996:* Vernon Ahmadjian* Siegfried Huneck* Christian Leuckert1994:* Irwin M. Brodo* Margalith Galun* Syo Kurokawa* Elisabeth Tschermak-Woess1992:* Dharani Dhar Awasthi* Chicita F. Culberson* William L. Culberson* Gunnar Degelius* Aino Henssen* Peter Wilfred James* Hildur Krog* Otto Ludwig Lange* Josef Poelt* Rolf Santesson* John W. Thomson* Hans Trass* Antonin Vězda
See also * List of biology awards
References
External links * List of Acharius Medal recipients