AAG Atlas Award
The Atlas Award is designed to recognize and celebrate outstanding accomplishments that advance world understanding in exceptional ways. The image of Atlas bearing the weight of the world on his shoulders is a powerful metaphor for this award program, as our nominees are those who have taken the weight of the world on their shoulders and moved it forward, whether in science, politics, scholarship, the arts, or in war and peace.
As with all other AAG awards, eligibility also rests on the candidate being in compliance with the AAG Professional Conduct Policy. Nominations may be rescinded, and the award may also be revoked for any candidate or awardee who is found in violation of the AAG’s Professional Conduct Policy.
AAG Atlas Award Recipients
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Marcia McNutt
Marcia McNutt, for her trailblazing career as a leading scientist, as President and CEO of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Editor-in-Chief of the Science family of journals, first woman Director of the US Geological Survey (decorated for her leadership in the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill), and current President of the National Academy of Sciences.
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2022 AAG Atlas Award
Marcia McNutt
2022 AAG Atlas Award
Marcia McNutt, for her trailblazing career as a leading scientist, as President and CEO of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Editor-in-Chief of the Science family of journals, first woman Director of the US Geological Survey (decorated for her leadership in the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill), and current President of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Carla Hayden
In 2019, Dr. Carla Hayden was presented with the fifth Atlas Award during the Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
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2019 AAG Atlas Award
Carla Hayden
2019 AAG Atlas Award
In 2019, Dr. Carla Hayden was presented with the fifth Atlas Award during the Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
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Noam Chomsky
In 2017, Professor Noam Chomsky was presented with the fourth Atlas Award during the Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.
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2017 AAG Atlas Award
Noam Chomsky
2017 AAG Atlas Award
In 2017, Professor Noam Chomsky was presented with the fourth Atlas Award during the Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Julian Bond
In 2016, Dr. Julian Bond was presented with the third Atlas Award during the Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida.
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2016 AAG Atlas Award
Julian Bond
2016 AAG Atlas Award
In 2016, Dr. Julian Bond was presented with the third Atlas Award during the Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida.
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Mary Robinson
In 2014, Dr. Mary Robinson was presented with the second AAG Atlas Award during the Annual Meeting in New York, New York.
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2014 AAG Atlas Award
Mary Robinson
2014 AAG Atlas Award
In 2014, Dr. Mary Robinson was presented with the second AAG Atlas Award during the Annual Meeting in New York, New York.
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Jane Goodall
In 2012, Jane Goodall was presented with the inaugural AAG Atlas Award during the Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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2012 AAG Atlas Award
Jane Goodall
2012 AAG Atlas Award
In 2012, Jane Goodall was presented with the inaugural AAG Atlas Award during the Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.