The President’s Medal

The President's Medal was inaugurated by the 168th President of the Institute, Sir David Cannadine, in 2023. It is awarded annually to those who have promoted the Diffusion and Advancement of Science, Literature and the Arts. The award may recognise achievement in one particular field, or across all disciplines, but preference may be given to breadth of service. The recipient is chosen by the President from a list of nominees.

Recipients of the Medal may be anyone who is based in the Midland counties who has done or achieved something suitably meritorious, either recently or over a longer period, which the Institute sees fit to recognise and reward. 

The list of recipients is shown below:

2023
Stephen Maddock OBE

2024
David Edgar

Institute Fellowship (FBMI)

Fellowships were inaugurated by Sir David Cannadine in 2023. They are awarded by the Council of the Institute to those associated with the Institute in some way and who have made a substantial, significant and sustained contribution to the life and development of the Institute. Such individuals will have embodied the values of the Institute in their daily work and will have sought to promote the Diffusion and Advancement of Science, Literature and the Arts amongst those resident in Birmingham and the Midland Counties. Fellows may use the post-nominals of FBMI to denote their status.  The list of current Fellows is as follows:

2023
Dr Pamela Mason FBMI
Mr Keith Parsons FBMI

2024
Dr Bernard Juby FBMI