Richard Limon Stanton

Richard Limon (Dick) Stanton (16 February 1926 – 25 August 2020) was an Australian geologist.

Stanton was Professor of Geology at the University of New England in New South Wales from 1975 to 1986. He was appointed a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) in 1975.

Awards

 * David Syme Research Prize, University of Melbourne 1972
 * Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science 1975
 * Penrose Gold Medal, Society of Economic Geologists 1993
 * Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to economic geology and geological research 1996
 * Clarke Medal (Geology), Royal Society of New South Wales 1998
 * Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science in geology and geochemistry 2001