The Schaefer Award

The Schaefer Award is the most coveted award presented by the Weather Modification Association.  The recipient is chosen by the Board of Directors and the Awards Committee, from candidates nominated by the committee and/or the general membership.  The award is not generally presented every year.  The recipient receives a plaque which is inscribed with the following:

"For scientific and technological discoveries that have constituted a major contribution to the advancement of weather modification."

Recipient
Year
Location
Vincent J. Schaefer
1976
Los Angeles, California
Bernard Vonnegut
1977
Salt Lake City, Utah
Robert D. Elliot
1978
Tucson, Arizona
Joanne Simpson
1979
Reno, Nevada
William G. Finnegan
1980
Santa Barbara, California
Abraham Gagin
1982
Fresno, California
Joseph A. Warburton
1985

Monterey, California

Roscoe R. Braham, Jr.
1987
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Lewis O. Grant
1991
Ontario, California
Harold D. Orville
2003
Rapid City, South Dakota
Thomas J. Henderson
2003
Rapid City, South Dakota
William L. Woodley
2005
Rockville, Maryland
Daniel Rosenfeld
2007
San Francisco, California