Kenyon Medal

The Kenyon Medal is awarded annually ^[1] by the British Academy 'in recognition of work in the field of classical studies and archaeology'. The medal was endowed by Sir Frederic Kenyon and was first awarded in 1957. ^[2]

List of recipients

Source: British Academy

• 1957 – John Beazley
• 1959 – Michael Ventris (posthumously)
• 1961 – Edgar Lobel
• 1963 – Carl Blegen
• 1965 – Eduard Fraenkel
• 1967 – Maurice Bowra
• 1969 – Denys Page
• 1971 – E. R. Dodds
• 1973 – A. S. F. Gow
• 1975 – Ronald Syme
• 1977 – Rudolf Pfeiffer
• 1979 – Bernard Ashmole
• 1981 – Arnaldo Momigliano
• 1983 – Arthur Dale Trendall
• 1985 – D. R. Shackleton Bailey
• 1987 – Martin Robertson
• 1989 – F. W. Walbank
• 1991 – Homer Thompson
• 1993 – Kenneth Dover
• 1995 – John Boardman
• 1997 – Robin G. M. Nisbet
• 1999 – Brian B. Shefton
• 2001 – no award
• 2002 – Martin Litchfield West
• 2003 – Nicolas Coldstream
• 2005 – Fergus Millar
• 2007 – Geoffrey Lloyd
• 2009 – James Noel Adams
• 2011 – David Peacock
• 2013 – Alan Cameron
• 2015 – Nigel Guy Wilson
• 2017 – Joyce Reynolds
• 2019 - Peter Parsons
• 2020 - Averil Cameron
• 2021 - David Breeze
• 2022 - T. P. Wiseman ^[3]
• 2024 - Susan Walker ^[4]

See also

• Awards of the British Academy
• List of archaeology awards
• List of history awards
• List of awards named after people

References

1. "Kenyon Medal". British Academy. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
2. "Kenyon Medal for Classical Studies and Archaeology". Prizes and medals. British Academy. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
3. "Kenyon Medal".
4. "Dr Susan Walker FSA receives Kenyon Medal". Wolfson College.