Senior Awards
Romer-Simpson Medal
2025 Michael Benton
2024 Christine Janis
2023 Mark Norell
2022 David Krause
2021 Blaire van Valkenburg
2020 Jenny Clack
2019 Michael Archer
2018 Anna K. Behrensmeyer
2017 Philip J. Currie
2016 Mee-mann Chang
2015 Jim Hopson
2014 Hans-Peter Schultze
2013 John R. Horner
2012 Philip D. Gingerich
2011 A.W. (Fuzz) Crompton
2010 Rinchen Barsbold
2009 Farish A. Jenkins, Jr.
2008 Jose Bonaparte
2007 Wann Langston, Jr.
2006 William A. Clemens
2005 Donald E. Russell
2004 Robert L. Carroll
2003 Rainer Zangerl
2002 Mary R. Dawson
2001 Malcom McKenna
2000 John A. Wilson
1999 Robert Warren Wilson
1998 A. E. Wood
1997 Collin Patterson
1996 Percy Butler
1995 Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska
1994 John H. Ostrom
1993 Zhou Ming-zhen
1992 Loris S. Russell
1991 No award given
1990 Richard Estes
1989 Edwin H. Colbert
1988 Bobb Schaeffer
1987 Everett C. Olson
Joseph T. Gregory Award
2025 Jessica Theodor
2024 Kenshu Shimada
2023 Emily Rayfield
2022 Lawrence J. Flynn
2021 No award given
2020 No award given
2019 Peter May
2018 Blaire Van Valkenburgh
2017 Hans-Dieter Sues
2016 Richard Cifelli
2015 Donald R. Prothero
2014 Catherine Badgley
2013 Steven Spielberg
2012 Louis H. Taylor
2011 Steven Cohen
2010 Patrick Leiggi, Ted J. Vlamis
2009 Bruce J. MacFadden
2008 Mark V. H. Wilson
2007 John J. Flynn
2006 John R. Bolt
2005 Louis L. Jacobs
2004 Judith Scotchmoor
2003 David W. Krause
2002 William A. Clemens
2001 David P. Polly
2000 Brent Breithaupt
1999 Malcolm McKenna
1998 Mike Woodburne
1997 Judith Bacskai, George V. Shkurkin, Bonnie Rauscher
1996 Donald Baird
1995 Jiri Zidek
1994 Wann Langston, Jr.
1993 Clayton E. Ray
1992 Joseph T. Gregory
Morris F. Skinner Award
2025 Andrew R. C. Milner
2024 Antonio Alamo Feitoso Saraiva
2022 Tim Tokaryk
2019 Robert Reynolds
2018 Oscar Carranza-Castañeda
2017 Theodore "Ted" Fremd
2016 Dan & Lila Redding
2015 Tamir Nasankhuu
2014 Richard Smith
2013 Shelley M. Cox
2012 The Engdahl Family
2011 John Nyaphuli
2010 Thomas Bown
2009 Christopher A. Shaw
2008 Chuck Schaff
2007 David J. Ward
2006 Varavudh Suteethorn
2005 Feng Wenqing
2004 Joan Wiffen
2003 Prithijit S. Chatrath
2002 William W. Amaral
2001 Bwana Kimoya Kimeu
2000 James Kitching
1999 Fred Grady
1998 Allen D. McCrady
1997 The Churchill Family (Thelma, Winston, Beryl, Thomas, Todd, and Coy)
1996 Raymond Alf
1995 William R. Downs III
1994 Gary S. Morgan
1993 Ralph Nichols
1992 Harold W. Hamilton
1991 Margaret Skeels Stevens
1990 Harley Garbani
Professional Awards
Robert Lynn Carroll Award
2025 Jonah Choiniere
2024 Sterling Nesbitt
2023 Hesham Sallam
2022 Matt Friedman
2021 Anjali Goswami
Marvin and Beth Hix Preparators' Grant
2025 Chagnaa Bayardorj
2024 Cliff Ochieng Odida
2023 Jared Heuck
2022 Stephany Potze and Cornelia Clarke
2021 Shorouq Fawzi Amin Al Ashqar
2020 Alejandro Lopez-Jimenez
2019 Ana Moreno and Leonardo Pazo
2018 Rose Nyaboke
2017 Tetsuya Sato
2016 Sanaa El-Sayed
2015 Amon Mugume
2014 Alan Zdinak
2013 James D. Clark
2012 Meredith Rivin
2011 Matthew Brown
2010 Hesham Mohamed Sallam
2009 Jason Bourque
2008 Bolortsetseg Minjin
2007 Mohamed Sameh Mohamed Anter Abed ElHamid
2006 Guntapalli V. R. Prasad
2005 Steven C. Wallace
2004 Diego Pol
2003 Olga Patapova, Albert Khupin, Konstantin Grekhov
2002 Jane Down
2001 Renaud Vacant
2000 Wenqing Feng and Pablo Puerta
1999 Helder de Paula Silva and Raul Gordillo
Chang Ying-Chien Grant for USA-China Collaborative Field Research
2002 Jun-Chang Lu
2001 Gerald Grellet-Tinner
2000 Robert Scott
1999 Yaoming Hu
Award discontinued after 2002
Paleoart Awards
John J. Lanzendorf-National Geographic PaleoArt Prizes
2-Dimensional Art
2025 Simone Zoccante
2024 Robert Nicholls
2023 Beth Zaiken
2022 Danielle Dufault
2021 Rodlofo Nogueira
2020 Beth Zaiken
2019 Oscar Sanisidro
2018 Brian Engh
2017 Sergey Krasovskiy
2016 Franco Tempesta
2015 James Havens
2014 Julius Csotonyi
2013 Davide Bonadonna
2012 Julius Csotonyi
2011 Jason E. Brougham
2010 Julius T. Csotonyi
2009 Bob Walters and Tess Kissinger
2008 Luis V. Rey
2007 Bob Walters and Tess Kissinger
2006 Mark Fordham
2005 Todd Marshall
2004 Peter Trusler
2003 Douglas Boyer
2002 Mark Hallett
2001 Michael Skrepnick
2000 John Gurche
3-Dimensional Art/Sculpture
2025 Tim Quady/Blue Rhino Studio
2024 Stacey Darren Wiik/10 Tons
2023 Brian Engh
2022 Benjamin Paysnoe
2021 Gary Staab
2020 James Herrmann
2019 Tim Quady
2018 Boban Filipovic
2017 Esben Horn
2016 Jim Burt
2015 A. and A. Kennis
2014 A. and A. Kennis
2013 Mark Barill
2012 Tyler Keillor
2011 John A. Gurche
2010 Elisabeth Daynès
2009 Esben Horn
2008 Tyler Keillor
2007 Gary T. Staab
2006 Michael Anderson
2005 Brian Cooley
2004 Gary Staab
2003 Gary T. Staab
2002 Gary T. Staab
2001 Michael Trcic
2000 Michael Trcic, David Krentz (Honorable Mention)
Scientific Illustration
2025 Robert Nicholls
2024 Alex Boersma
2023 Henry Sharpe
2022 Márcio L. Castro
2021 Victor Carvalho
2020 Andrey Atuchin
2019 April Neander
2018 Alex Tirabasso
2017 Mark Hallett
2016 Danielle Dufault
2015 Rodolfo Nogueira Soares Ribeiro
2014 Robert Laws
2013 Davide Bonadonna
2012 Robert Laws
2011 Jeffrey W. Martz
2010 Davide Bonadonna
2009 Julia Molnar
2008 Carol Abraczinskas
2007 Bonnie J. Miljour
2006 Mauricio Antón
2005 Carol Abraczinskas
2004 Pat Ortega
2003 Mark A Klingler
2002 Shawn Gould
2001 Peter Trusler
2000 Thomas Carr and Dino Pulera, Carol Abraczinskas (Honorable Mention)
Digital Modeling and Animation
2025 Dianne Makings/Fancy Horse Studios
2024 Brian Engh
2023 Guilherme Gehr
2022 Christian Masnaghetti
2021 Fabio Manucci
2020 Joanna Kobierska
2019 Joseph Groenke
2018 Rodolfo Nogueira
2017 Marc Jones
2016 April Isch Neander
2015 David Schürch, Thomas Erdin, Jonas Christen, and Kent Stevens
2014 Chris Sloan
2011 Evan Boucher
2010 Alex Tirabasso
Membership Awards
Honorary Membership Award
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Institutional Membership Award
2019 The Pakistan Museum of Natural History
2018 Mansoura University, Egypt
2016 Departamento de Geologia da Universidade Eduardo, Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique
2015 Museu Nacional de Geologia, Maputo, Mozambique
2014 No award given
2013 Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology
2012 Instituto Superior Politecnico Da Tundavala and Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Angola
2011 The Pakistan Museum of Natural History
2010 The National Museums of Kenya
2009 Anambra State University, Uli, Nigeria
Award discontinued after 2019
Student Awards
Steven Cohen Award
2025 Megan Miller
2024 Brenlee Shipps
2023 Liam Norris
2022 Dana Korneisel
2021 Kyla Beguesse
2020 Emily Lessner
2019 Armita Manafzadeh
2018 Savannah Olroyd
2017 Niels J. de Winter
2016 Leonard Dewaele
2015 Jasmina Wiemann
Edwin H. and Margaret M. Colbert Prize
2025 Lucille Rose
2024 Samantha P. Zbinden
2023 Amanda Gardiner
2022 Meghan Forcellati
2021 Noe-Heon Kim
2020 Daichi Nakai
2019 Miranta Kouvari
2018 Ben Kligman
2017 Christopher Griffin
2016 Sarah Widiansky
2015 Jaqueline K. Lungmus
2014 Henry P. Tsai
2013 Kohei Tanaka
2012 Stephanie Crofts
2011 Ryoko Matsumoto
2010 Taketeru Tomita
2009 Yuri Kimura, Barbara Shaw
2008 Tatsuya Hirasawa
2007 Magdalena Muchlinski
2006 Laura Porro
2005 Laura K. Säilä
2004 Marc E. H. Jones
2003 Jennifer Scott
2002 Kelli Trujillo
2001 Walter Joyce
2000 Gerald Grellet-Tinner
1999 Steven C. Wallace, Gerald Grellet-Tinner (Honorable Mention), Laura J. Panko (Honorable Mention), Jonathan G. Wynn (Honorable Mention)
1998 Andrea R. Bair and Kenshu Shimada, Jason J. Head (Honorable Mention)
Mary R. Dawson Grant
2025 Zoe Landry
2024 Niall Whalen
2023 Selina Viktor Robson
2022 Kaedan O'Brien
2021 Brennen Wynd
2020 Logan King
2019 Luke Weaver
2018 Sara ElShafie
2017 Megan R. Whitney
2016 Nicholas A. Famoso
2015 Akinobu Watanabe
2014 Eugenia Gold
2013 Danielle Fraser
2012 Ashley Heers
2011 Yuri Kimura
2010 Michael D'Emic
2009 Kerin M. Claeson
2008 Sterling J. Nesbitt
2007 Vera Weisbecker
2006 John A. Finarelli
2005 Richard Butler
2004 Anjali Goswami
2003 Robert Feranec
2002 Allison Beck
2001 Gina Wesley
2000 Andrew Heckert
1999 Brenda Chinnery, Robin O'Keefe (Honorable Mention)
1998 Adam Mathew Yates
1997 Richard Blob, Marcelo Sanchez-Villagra (Honorable Mention)
1996 Mason Meers
1995 Sean Modesto
1994 Mark D. Uhen
Richard Estes Memorial Grant
2025 Diego Cómbita
2024 Derrick Leong
2023 Ammresh
2022 Maria Camila Vallejo-Pareja
2021 Lazaro William Vinola Lopez
2020 Hank Woolley
2019 Kaleb Sellers
2018 Evan Whiting
2017 Krista Koeller
2016 No award given
2015 Eric Lund
2014 Tetsuto Miyashita
2013 Sandy Kawano
2012 Stephanie Crofts
2011 Ryoko Matsumoto
2010 Juan Liu
2009 Adam Huttenlocker
2008 A. Michelle Lawing
2007 Jennifer Olori
2006 Juliana Sterli
2005 Laura K. Säilä
2004 Heather Jamniczky
2003 Casey M. Holliday
2002 Krister T. Smith
2001 Patrick M. O'Connor
2000 Walter Joyce
1999 Jason Head
1998 Christian A. Sidor
1997 Derek L. Parker
1996 Maureen Kearney
1995 Lois J. Roe
1994 Daniel L. Brinkman
1993 Michael Kass
Field Training Award
2025 David Leal
2024 Catalina Tomé
2023 Sara Slack
Jon C. Graff International Paleontology Award
2025 Bakoliarisoa Rakotozafy / Sulagna Sen
2024 Aswatha Biju / Anubhav Preet Kaur
2023 Luke Allan Norton
2022 Meyrick Tablizo
2021 Abdullah Gohar
2020 Michel Zondo
2019 Nadia Rasolofomanana
2018 Hazel Ratidzo Taruvinga
2017 Job Munuhe Kibii
2016 Sara Saber
2015 Tsiory H. Andrianavalona
2014 Sanaa El-Sayed
2013 Nirina Oliver Ratsimbaholison
2012 Zhikun Gai
2011 Ruzan Mkrtchyan
2010 Federico Anaya
2009 Fredrick Kyalo Manthi
Everett Lindsay Paleomammalogy Award
2025 Evan Unruh-Friesen
2024 Beatriz Carazo del Hoyo
Bryan Patterson Memorial Grant
2025 Helen Burch
2024 Lauren Wilson
2023 Abdullah Gohar
2022 Dalton Meyer
2021 Belal Salem
2020 Samantha Khatri
2019 Camilo Lopez-Aguirre
2018 Sanaa El-Sayed
2017 Adun Samathi
2016 Iman El Dawoudi
2015 Marion Chevrinais
2014 Mohamed Abdel Gawad
2013 Tara Smiley
2012 Aidan Couzens
2011 Cory Redman
2010 Fatima Khaldoune, Kaitlin Maguire
2009 Jack Tseng
2008 Emily Goble, Joshua Miller
2007 Andrew A. Farke, Jan Fischer
2006 Randall B. Irmis, Barbara Sánchez-Hernández
2005 Kari A. Prassack
2004 Daniel Hembree
2003 Jennifer Scott
2002 Robin L. Whatley
2001 Francois Therien
2000 Karen Samonds and Thomas Lipka
1999 Andrew Heckert
1998 Richard McCrea and Matthew Mihlbachler, Igor Danilov (Honorable Mention)
1997 Brian Curtice and Kristie Currie, Barnas Monteith (Honorable Mention) and Richard McCrea (Honorable Mention)
1996 Bruce Shockey, Victor Reynoso (Honorable Mention)
1995 John P. Hunter, John R. Evans (Honorable Mention), John D. Polk (Honorable Mention)
1994 Ted Daeschler, Anton Wroblewski
1993 Alexander W.A. Kellner, Sara Jane Metcalf
1992 Federico Anaya-Daza, Paul Matheus
1991 Igor Novikov, Marcelo Sanchez-Villagra, Andrei Sennikov
1990 Kevin Downing, Heidemarie Johnson
1989 L. Barry Albright, III, Fernando E. Novas, Francisco Ricardo Negri
1988 Greg Graffin, Heather Wilson
1987 Gregory A. Buckley
1986 Randy E. Kirby
1985 Information Not Available
1984 Steven Emslie
1983 James M. Clark
1982 Ann Pratt
Alfred S. Romer Prize
2025 James Rawson
2024 David Ledesma
2023 Jason Hogan
2022 Armita Manafzadeh
2021 Lucas Weaver
2020 Alfio Alessandro Chiarenza
2019 Serjoscha Evers
2018 Tetsuto Miyashita
2017 Aaron LeBlanc
2016 Haley O'Brien
2015 Melissa Kemp
2014 Katrina Jones
2013 Adam Huttenlocker
2012 Zhijie Tseng
2011 Frank Varriale
2010 Jennifer C. Olori
2009 Christian Kammerer
2008 Joshua Miller
2007 Rebecca Terry
2006 Nadia Fröbisch
2005 Walter Joyce
2004 Caroline Stromberg
2003 Gina Wesley
2002 Karen Sears
2001 Christian Sidor
2000 John Hutchinson, Jason Head (Honorable Mention)
1999 Matthew Bonnan, Katrina Gobitz, Maureen Kearney (Honorable Mention) Kevin Seymour (Honorable Mention)
1998 Adam P. Summers
1997 Ryosuke Motani
1996 Chris Brochu
1995 Jaelyn Joy Eberle
1994 John Alroy, Michael Caldwell
1993 Raymond R. Rogers, Mary H. Schweitzer (Honorable Mention)
1992 Michele Morgan, Willem Hillenius (Honorable Mention)
1991 Gregory M. Erickson, Suzanne G. Strait
1990 Robert M. Joeckel
1988 Nancy Simmons Greenwald
1987 Stephen M. Gatesy
1987 Mark A. Norell
1986 Miao Desui
1985 Jill Peterson
1984 Jacques Armand Gauthier
1983 Jane Zimmerman
1982 John J. Flynn
1981 Debra K. Bennett
1980 David Weishampel
1979 Nancy A. Neff
SVP Futures Award
2025 Saketh Sundararajan / Ikaika Turner
2024 María Gómez
2023 El siddig Abdallah / Sarah Piersanti
2022 Marina Carbi
2021 Sun Tun
Taylor & Francis Award for Best Student Article in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
2025 1st Place - Shorouq Al-Ashqar, 2nd Place - Jack Stack
2024 1st Place - Jordan Claytor, 2nd Place - Madleen Grohganz
2023 1st Place - Savannah Olroyd, 2nd Place - France Charest
2022 1st Place - Anne Kort, 2nd Place - Simone Giovanardi
2021 1st Place - Matthew Rhodes, 2nd Place - Savanna van Mesdag
2020 1st Place - Kai Jäger, 2nd Place - Humberto Ferron
2019 1st Place - Morgan L. Guignard, 2nd Place - Tao Yang
2018 1st Place - Aaron R. H. LeBlanc, 2nd Place - Brandon R. Peecook
2017 1st Place - Ornella C. Bertrand, 2nd Place - Christopher Griffin
2016 1st Place - Eric Wilberg, 2nd Place - Aaron LeBlanc
2015 1st Place - Simone Hoffman, 2nd Place - Lauren Sallan
2014 1st Place - Anthony Romillio, 2nd Place - Hillary Maddin
2013 Gabriela Sobral, Jasmine Hugi (Honorable Mention)
2012 Stephanie Blais, Danielle Fraser (Honorable Mention)
2011 Matt Friedman, Martin Brazeau (Honorable Mention)
2010 Ragna Redelstorff; Julien Louys (Honorable Mention)
Albert E. Wood Award
2025 Emily Bogner
2024 Caroline Patterson Abbott
2023 Conrad Wilson
2022 Eloise Hunt
2021 Kiersten Formoso
2020 Yun-Hsin Wu
2019 Bian Wang
2018 Brian Tannis
2017 Spencer M. Hellert
2016 Sarah Gibson
2015 Zachary Morris
2014 Katharine Criswell
2013 Sara ElShafie
2012 Melissa Kemp
Outreach and Education Grant
2023 Michael Chiappone & Joseph Neidorf / Bailey Jørgensen
2022 Roland B. Sookias
2021 Celine Cortes
2020 Taormina Lepore