In-School Workshops
Designed to familiarize students with the Distinguished Explorer Award recipient and the works they have done in the fields of science and exploration.
The Distinguished Explorer Award
Presented to an explorer/scientist in honor of one of the 20th century’s most acclaimed explorers, Roy Chapman Andrews (1884-1960).
The award, designed by noted regional artist O.V. Shaffer recognizes outstanding achievements in scientific discovery through explorations that offer new insights into previously unknown or poorly known subjects or areas.
Roy Chapman Andrews Society Distinguished Explorers
Wade Davis | 2017
Cultural Anthropologist, Ethnobotanist
Alan Rabinowitz | 2016
Zoology, Conservation, Field Biology
Edith Widder | 2015
Deep-sea Exploration, Bioluminescence
Meg Lowman | 2014
Canopy Ecology
John Grotzinger | 2013
Mars Curiosity Expedition
Nathan Wolfe | 2012
Virology, Microbiology
Steve Lekson | 2011
Archaeology, Ancient Native American Societies
Sylvia Earle | 2010
Marine Biology, Oceanic Expeditions
Paul Sereno | 2009
Paleontology
Mark Moffett| 2008
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Ellen & Lonnie Thompson | 2007
Palioclimatology
Steve Squyres | 2006
Planetary Science, Mars Rover Mission
Robert Ballard | 2005
Oceanography, Maritime Archaeology (Titanic)
Mark Plotkin | 2004
Ethnobotony, Tropical Rainforest Conservation
Michael Novacek | 2003
Paleontology
Roy Chapman Andrews in Mongolia
Roy Chapman Andrews’ Expeditions
Dinosaur Hunter?
The Roy Chapman Andrews Society
The Roy Chapman Andrews Society was formed in 1999 by a group of Beloit, Wisconsin residents intent on building more awareness of one of the 20th Century’s most famous explorers.
Since Roy Chapman Andrews was born and raised in Beloit, it was only fitting that such a society exist in his hometown.
“Alright. It’s decided then.
Wade Davis will be our 2017 Distinguished Explorer. Alert the press!”
