The Herbert E. Gregory Medal
The Herbert E. Gregory Medal for Distinguished Service to Science in the Pacific Region was established by the Board of Trustees of The Bishop Museum in 1961 to honor the memory of the Museum's second Director (1919 - 1936) and his role as founder of the Pacific Science Association. The medal is awarded quadrennially at Pacific Science Congresses to outstanding and distinguished leaders in Pacific science.
Selection of medalists by the Board of Directors of Bishop Museum is based on distinguished research contributions in the Pacific region in one or more of the scientific disciplines in which the Museum is active, and on distinguished contributions to the development of institutions and orgnaizations sponsoring and supporting Pacific research. The award is symbolized by a bronze medal specifically designed by Joseph Feher, and is suspended by a "Yale blue" ribbon to recognize Dr. Gregory's and the Museum's historic links to Yale University.
Past recipients of the Herbert E. Gregory Medal are:
Prof. A.P. Elkin (Australia), 1961
Prof. George P. Murdock (USA), 1966
Dr. F. Raymond Fosberg (USA), 1971
Dr. J. Linsley Gressitt (USA), 1975
Sir Charles Fleming (New Zealand), 1979
Dr. Kenneth P. Emory (USA), 1983
Dr. David R. Stoddart (UK), 1987
Dr. Peter H. Raven (USA), 1991
Dr. Elwood C. Zimmerman (Australia), 1995
Dr. Patrick D. Nunn (UK), 2003
Dr. Dieter Mueller-Dombois (USA/Germany), 2007