Awards & Winners

Hubbard Medal

Hubbard Medal

The Hubbard Medal is awarded by the National Geographic Society for distinction in exploration, discovery, and research. The medal is named for Gardiner Greene Hubbard, first National Geographic Society president.
Date Established : 1906

Check all the winners of Hubbard Medal presented under Hubbard Medal since 1906 .


James Cameron

(For his critical efforts in ocean exploration and conservation.)

Sylvia Earle

(For her critical efforts in ocean exploration and conservation.)

E. O. Wilson

(For his lifelong commitment to the planet\u2019s rich diversity through his research and writing.)

Charles Lindbergh

(Heroic service to the science of aviation by his solitary flight from New York to Paris, May 20-21. 1927)