N. W. Jolly Medal
The N.W. Jolly Medal is the Institute of Foresters of Australia’s highest and most prestigious honour for outstanding service to the profession of forestry in Australia.
It recognises contributions from across the full scope of forestry and reflecting the diversity of significant contributions being made across a wide range of disciplines and forest management activities. In this context, forestry includes the sustainable management, development and use of forests for the diversity of goods and services that forest ecosystems provide, whether for public, private or commercial purposes, including education, research and development, forest policy and all types of forest land management.
The Award is named in honour of Norman William Jolly (1882-1954) Who made an outstanding contribution to development of professional forestry in Australia in the first half of the 20th Century.
The Award is made by the Board of the Institute on the recommendation of the Jolly Award Committee, which is made up of three Institute members and previous Jolly Medal recipients.
To download Nomination Form, click HERE
N.W. Jolly Medal Recipients
| 2019 | Tony G. Bartlett AFSM | 1989 | S. W. Gentle | ||||
| Rob de Fégely AM | 1988 | G. Minko | |||||
| 2018 | Russell Haines | 1987 | A. Keeves | ||||
| Anne Geary | 1986 | A. G. Brown AM | |||||
| 2017 | Christine Stone | 1985 | T. M. Cunningham | ||||
| Rob Youl OAM | 1984 | G. N. Baur | |||||
| 2015 | J. Hans Drielsma AM | 1983 | D. G. Nikles PSM | ||||
| 2012 | Sadanandan Nambiar AO | 1982 | J. H. Chinner | ||||
| 2011 | R.L. Newman OAM | 1981 | L. T. Carron | ||||
| D.W. Flinn | 1980 | R. H. Luke AM | |||||
| 2009 | D.I. Bevege | 1979 | W. D. Muir | ||||
| 2008 | R.J. Underwood AM | 1978 | A. G. MacArthur | ||||
| 2007 | G.A. Kile AM | 1977 | N. Hall | ||||
| 2006 | F. Jack Bradshaw | 1974 | N. B. Lewis | ||||
| 2005 | E.R. Rolley | 1973 | J. M. Gilbert | ||||
| 2003 | N. Phil Cheney PSM | 1972 | A. H. Crane | ||||
| 2002 | R. A. Free | 1971 | L. D. Pryor AO | ||||
| 2000 | G. J. Bacon AM | 1970 | W. G. Chandler MBE | ||||
| 1999 | B. J. Beggs | 1969 | A. R. Trist | ||||
| 1997 | D. Doley | 1968 | L. S. Hudson | ||||
| 1996 | R. C. Ellis | 1967 | A. C. Harris | ||||
| 1995 | F. H. McKinnell | 1966 | K. P. McGrath AM | ||||
| 1994 | I. S. Ferguson AM | 1965 | L. R. Benjamin CBE | ||||
| 1993 | R. G. Florence | 1964 | D. A. N. Cromer | ||||
| 1991 | L. A. Pederick | 1963 | E. H. F. Swain | ||||
| 1990 | M. J. Hall AM | 1962 | M. R. Jacobs ISO | ||||
| 1959 | V. A. Grenning |
NB: Australian and Imperial Honours only are shown. Recipients may have received honours from other countries and academies.
N.W. Jolly Charter & Rules
Click HERE to download Amended Committee Charter 2022
Click HERE to download Amended Draft Rules 2022
IFA Jolly Medal Award Committee
The Jolly Medal Award Committee is a committee appointed by The Board of the Institute of Forests of Australia. The Committee is composed of at least three members, one of whom desirably is a member of the IFA/AFG Board and who chairs the committee. The other members should be members of the IFA, and previous N W Jolly Medal awardees. Members are appointed for a two-year term, but are eligible for re-appointment.
Current members of the N.W. Jolly Medal Committee are: Dr Hans Drielsma AM (Chair), Rob De Fegeley AM, Anne Geary, Glen Kile and Christine Stone.