The James Smithson Medal, established in 1965, is awarded to those who have made "exceptional contributions to art, science, history, education and technology." It is presented by the Smithsonian Institution which states that it is the organization's "most prestigious and highest award." [1]
Year of award | Image | Recipient | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1965 | Howard Florey | [2] | ||
1968 | –
|
Edgar Preston Richardson | [3] | |
1976 | Elizabeth II | [1] | ||
1976 | –
|
Nancy Hanks | [4] | |
1979 | Pope John Paul II | [5] | ||
1986 | Warren E. Burger | [1] | ||
1991 | Julie Johnson Kidd | [6] | ||
1994 | Robert McCormick Adams Jr. | [1] | ||
1999 | Ira Michael Heyman | [1] | ||
2002 | David Baker | [7] | ||
2015 | G. Wayne Clough | [8] | ||
2019 | Warren Winiarski | [9] |
The James Smithson Medal, established in 1965, is awarded to those who have made "exceptional contributions to art, science, history, education and technology." It is presented by the Smithsonian Institution which states that it is the organization's "most prestigious and highest award." [1]
Year of award | Image | Recipient | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1965 | Howard Florey | [2] | ||
1968 | –
|
Edgar Preston Richardson | [3] | |
1976 | Elizabeth II | [1] | ||
1976 | –
|
Nancy Hanks | [4] | |
1979 | Pope John Paul II | [5] | ||
1986 | Warren E. Burger | [1] | ||
1991 | Julie Johnson Kidd | [6] | ||
1994 | Robert McCormick Adams Jr. | [1] | ||
1999 | Ira Michael Heyman | [1] | ||
2002 | David Baker | [7] | ||
2015 | G. Wayne Clough | [8] | ||
2019 | Warren Winiarski | [9] |