The Bowie Medal, awarded annually, is the most prestigious medal of the Union. Five hydrologists have received this medal:
Year: Name: 1943 Oscar Edward Meinzer 1958 Johannes Theodoor Thijsse 1969 Walter B. Langbein 1986 James C. I. Dooge 1994 Peter S. Eagleson
The Robert E. Horton Medal is for Outstanding contribution to the geophysical aspects of hydrology. The Medal has been awarded biennially since 1976 and awarded annually starting in 1995.
Year: Name: 1976 Walter B. Langbein 1978 Harold A. Thomas, Jr. 1980 William C. Ackermann 1982 John R. Philip 1984 Charles V. Theis 1986 Abel Wolman 1988 Peter S. Eagleson 1990 Paul A. Witherspoon 1992 Luna B. Leopold 1994 Mikhail I. Budyko 1995 Don Kirkham 1996 Mark Meier 1997 John Bredehoeft 1998 Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe 1999 Wilfried Brutsaert 2000 M. Gordon Wolman 2001 Donald R. Nielsen 2002 Jean-Yves Parlange 2003 Shlomo Neuman 2004 Garrison Sposito 2005 Gedeon Dagan 2006 Tom Schmugge
The Macelwane Medal is given in recognition of significant contributions to the geophysical sciences by a young scientist of outstanding ability. Recipients must be less than 36 years old on January 1 of the year when the presentation is made.
Year: Name: 1973 R. Allen Freeze 1977 Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe 1982 Rafael L. Bras 1987 J. Leslie Smith 1990 Steven M. Gorelick 1996 Dara Entekhabi 1997 Marc Parlange 2002 Gabriel Katul 2003 Guido Salvucci
Year: Name: 1999 George Hornberger 2003 Jacob Bear
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