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Women of Discovery Awards 
Summary
The Women of Discovery Awards are given by the non-profit WINGS WorldQuest, in recognition of the achievements of women in science and exploration.[1] The awards were first presented in 2003,[1] the same year that WINGS WorldQuest was formed by Milbry Polk and Leila Hadley Luce.[2] Both the Board of Directors and a Junior Council at the granting organization, WINGS WorldQuest, are involved in selecting the recipients of the Women of Discovery Awards, who are thereafter known as Fellows.[3]
| Women of Discovery Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2003 |
| Presented by | WINGS WorldQuest |
| Website | http://www.wingsworldquest.org |
The WINGS Women of Discovery Awards and Fellows Program were established to celebrate the ground-breaking work of women explorers and scientists who are actively out in the field today and provide critical, unrestricted funding to support and ensure continued study.[2]
Women of Discovery Awards are given in the categories of Lifetime Achievement, Air and Space, Conservation, Courage, Earth, Field Research, Film and Exploration, Humanity, Leadership, and the Sea. In addition, some recipients have been simply designated as "Fellows", without being placed in a category.[1] The awards include an unrestricted financial grant.[3] In addition to its fellowship program, WINGS WorldQuest offers Flag Carrier grants in support of field researchers who are financing explorations.[3]
Fellows edit
The awards are given every 1-2 years. Not all awards are given each year. In some years more the same award may be given to more than one person.[1]
Lifetime Achievement edit
- 2023, Dawn Wright[4]
- 2022, Jill Heinerth[5][6]
- 2020, Sylvia Earle (Lifetime Award)
- 2018, Nalini Nadkarni (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- 2014, Helen Thayer (Lifetime Award)
- 2010, Carol Beckwith (Lifetime Achievement)
- 2010, Angela Fisher (Lifetime Achievement)
- 2007, Jane Goodall (Lifetime Achievement)
- 2006, Eugenie Clark (Lifetime Achievement)
- 2005, Marianne Greenwood (Lifetime Achievement)
Air and Space edit
- 2019. Darlene Lim (Air & Space Award)[7]
- 2018, Nergis Mavalvala (Air & Space Award)
- 2009, Rosaly Lopes (Air and Space)[8]
- 2008, Birgit Sattler (Air and Space)
- 2005, Nathalie Cabrol (Air and Space)
- 2004, Vera Rubin (Air and Space)
- 2003, Meenakshi Wadhwa (Air and Space)
Conservation edit
- 2019, Krithi Karanth (Conservation Award)[7][9][10]
- 2019, Laly Lichtenfeld (Conservation Award)[7][11][12]
- 2018, Thandiwe Mweetwa (Conservation Award)[13]
- 2016, Marla Spivak (Conservation Award)
Courage edit
- 2016, Juliana Machado Ferreira (Courage Award)
- 2014, Felicity Aston (Courage Award)
- 2011, Kate Jackson (Courage)[14][15]
- 2008, Liv Arnesen (Courage)
- 2008, Ann Bancroft (Courage)
- 2007, Constanza Ceruti (Courage)
- 2006, Elizabeth Bennett (Courage)
- 2005, Sabriye Tenberken (Courage)
- 2004, Stephanie Schwabe (Courage)
- 2003, Marilyn Bridges (Courage)
Earth edit
- 2016, Beate G. Liepert (Earth Award)[16][2]
- 2014, Daphne Soares (Earth Award)
- 2011, Catherine Powers (Earth)
- 2010, Susan Dudley (Earth)
- 2009, Bolortsetseg Minjin (Earth)[17]
- 2008, Jill Fredston (Earth)
- 2007, Erin Pettit (Earth)
- 2006, Aquilina Lestenkof (Earth)
- 2004, Katy Payne (Earth)
- 2003, Rosita Arvigo (Earth)
Field Research edit
- 2010, Kate Harris (Field Research)
- 2009, Leela Hazzah (Field Research)
- 2008, Lene Holm (Field Research)
- 2007, Grace Gobbo (Field Research)
- 2006, Julianna Brush (Field Research)
- 2006, Sveva Gallmann (Field Research)
- 2005, Gitanjali Bhattacharya (Field Research)
- 2005, Dalia Amor Conde (Field Research)[18]
Film and Exploration edit
- 2003, Carol Amore (Film and Exploration)
Humanity edit
- 2019, Mandë Holford (Humanity Award)[7]
- 2018, Eleanor Sterling (Humanity Award)
- 2016, Sheila Ochugboju (Humanity Award)
- 2014, Arita Baaijens (Humanity Award)
- 2011, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (Humanity)
- 2009, Aparajita Datta (Humanity)
- 2008, Irina Nikolaeva (Humanity)[19]
- 2006, Janine Benyus (Humanity)
- 2005, Ana Pinto (Humanity)
- 2004, Iris Love (Humanity)
- 2003, Anna Roosevelt (Humanity)
Innovation in Technology Award edit
- Liz Taylor (Innovation in Technology Award)
Leadership edit
- 2016, Hope Jahren (Leadership Award)
Sea edit
- 2020, Diva Amon (Sea Award)
- 2018, Asha de Vos (Sea Award)[20]
- 2016, Kristen Marhaver (Sea Award)
- 2011, Anna Cummins (Sea)
- 2010, Alexandra Morton (Sea)[21]
- 2009, Maya Tolstoy (Sea)[22]
- 2008, Vera Metcalf (Sea)
- 2007, Terrie Williams (Sea)[23]
- 2006, Edie Widder (Sea)
- 2005, Sue Hendrickson (Sea)
- 2004, Marie Tharp (Sea)
- 2003, Sylvia Earle (Sea)
Fellow edit
- 2023, Zuzana Buřivalová[4]
- 2023, Emma Camp[4]
- 2023, Alifa Bintha Haque[4]
- 2023, Cristina Mittermeier[4]
- 2022, Karletta Chief[24][25]
- 2022, Adjany Costa[26]
- 2022, Citlalli Morelos-Juárez[27]
- 2022, Rae Wynn-Grant
- 2011, Gretel Ehrlich (Fellow)
- 2011, Katey Walter Anthony (Fellow)
- 2011, Polly Wiessner (Fellow)
- 2010, Diana Beresford-Kroeger (Fellow)
- 2010, Nina Jablonski (Fellow)
- 2010, Rosemarie Keough (Fellow)
- 2010, Aimee Morgana (Fellow)
- 2010, Naomi Pierce (Fellow)
- 2010, Andrea Polli (Fellow)
- 2010, Milbry Polk (Fellow)
- 2010, Jill Tarter (Fellow)
- 2009, Selma Huxley Barkham (Fellow)
- 2009, Maureen Clemmons (Fellow)
- 2009, Margaret Lowman (Fellow)
- 2009, Jane Poynter (Fellow)
- 2009, Susan Shaw (Fellow)
- 2009, Cindy Lee Van Dover (Fellow)
- 2006, Isabella Abbot
Flag Carriers edit
WINGS WorldQuest Flag Carriers receive grants in support of field research to help finance explorations.
- 2023, Cassandra Quave (Egypt’s Western Desert, Flag #25)[28]
- 2021, Sunniva Sorby (High Arctic, Flag #14)
- 2021, Rahayu Oktaviani (Indonesia, Flag #23)
- 2021, Gaelin Rosenwaks (Dominica, Flag #29)
- 2021, Sefra Alexandra (CT Quinnehtukqut River, Flag #27)
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Fellows". WINGS WorldQuest. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Accolade: Beate Liepert receives a WINGS WorldQuest 2016 Women of Discovery Award". NorthWest Research Associates. March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Koenig, Lauren (November 20, 2018). "Spreading WINGS: Building the next generation of non-profit leaders supporting women in science and exploration". The Scientista Foundation. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "2023 Women of Discovery Awards Gala". WINGS WorldQuest. 4 April 2023.
- ^ "2022 Women of Discovery Awards Tickets". WINGS WorldQuest. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Dowsett, Kathy (10 August 2022). "2022 Women of Discovery Awards". The Scuba News.
- ^ a b c d "2019 Women of Discovery Awards". WINGS WorldQuest. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Rosaly M. C. Lopes". Volcano World. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Bagchi, Apeksha (December 27, 2018). "Wildlife Conservation Scientist Dr. Krithi Karanth Wins 2019 Women Of Discovery Award". IWB. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Krithi Karanth bags Women of Discovery Award". The Times of India. 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Big Cats Expert: Laly Lichtenfeld" (PDF). National Geographic.
- ^ "F&ES Alum Receives Global Honor For Conservation Work in East Africa". environment.yale.edu. 29 August 2016.
- ^ Fortis, Bianca. "Women of Discovery: Q & A with Thandiwe Mweetwa". WINGS WorldQuest. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Kate Jackson to receive "Women of Discovery" award". Whitman College Faculty News Briefs. March 14, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Ross, Michael Elsohn (March 1, 2014). A world of her own : 24 amazing women explorers and adventurers. Chicago, ILL: Chicago Review Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-1613744383. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Sinclaire, Janice (March 15, 2016). "Meet Climate Scientist Beate Liepert". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Women of Discovery Earth Award won by Bolortsetseg Minjin". News on Women. May 1, 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Lucas, Tim (March 14, 2005). "Nicholas School PhD Student Dalia Amor Conde Receives WINGS Women of Discovery Award". Duke University. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Irina Nikolaeva awarded WINGS WorldQuest 2008 Women of Discovery Award". SOAS. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Kumara, Sisira (January 14, 2018). "Sri Lanka's Ocean Girl Asha de Vos Wins the Women of Discovery Sea Award for 2018". The Sri Lankan Scientist.
- ^ Weatherby, Craig (April 16, 2010). "Salmon Heroine Awarded Eco-Science Honor". Vital Choice. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Geophysicist Wins 'Women of Discovery' Award Maya Tolstoy Recognized for Deep-Sea Exploration". Earth Institute Columbia University. November 19, 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Stephens, Tim (February 25, 2007). "UCSC biologist Terrie Williams wins 2007 Women of Discovery Award". UC Santa Cruz Newscenter. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "2022 Women of Discovery: Q&A with Karletta Chief". WINGS WorldQuest. 8 October 2022.
- ^ Kidwell, Isabel (November 14, 2022). "Awards & Accolades". UA@Work. University of Arizona.
- ^ "2022 Women of Discovery- Q&A with Adjany Costa". WINGS WorldQuest. 30 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 Women of Discovery: Q&A with Citlalli Morelos-Juárez". WINGS WorldQuest. 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Flag Carrier Expedition Launch: Dr. Cassandra Quave". WINGS Field Notes. No. December. 2023.