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AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize

The AAAS-Philip Hauge Abelson Prize of $2,500 and a medal, established by the AAAS Board of Directors in 1985, is awarded annually either to a public servant in recognition of sustained exceptional contributions to advancing science or to a scientist whose career has been distinguished both for scientific achievement and for other notable services to the scientific community.

Recipients:

• Richard A. Meserve (2008)
• Burton Richter (2007)
• Charles M. Vest (2006)
• Norman R. Augustine (2005)
• Maxine Singer (2004)
• Norman P. Neureiter (2003)
• Vernon J. Ehlers (2002)
• Norman Ernest Borlaug (2001)
• Leon M. Lederman (2000)
• Neal Lane (1999)
• Mary L. Good (1998)
• Peter H. Raven (1997)
• D. Allan Bromley (1996)
• William O. Baker (1995)
• Frank Press (1994)
• Harvey Brooks (1993)
• John H. Gibbons (1992)
• Hiram Bentley Glass (1991)
• George E. Brown Jr. (1990)
• Franklin A. Long (1989)
• John T. Edsall (1988)
• Norman Hackerman (1987)
• James A. Shannon (1986)
• James A. Van Allen (1985)