In 1983, the division estabished the "Archaeological Geology Division Award" for outstanding contributions to the interdisciplinary field of archaeological geology. In 1993, the award was officially renaimed the "Rip Rapp Archaeological Geology Award" in honor of George "Rip" Rapp, Jr. Rip was one of the primary individuals responsible for establishment of the division and generously established a division award fund with the GSA Foundation. Donald L. Johnson was the first recipient of the renamed award.
| Year | Award Recipient* | Citationist | Annual Meeting |
| 1983 | George R. (Rip) Rapp, Jr. | John C. Kraft | Indianapolis, IN |
| 1984 | C. Vance Haynes, Jr. | Claude C. Albritton, Jr. | Reno, NV |
| 1985 | Karl W. Butzer | Fekri A. Hassan | Orlando, FL |
| 1986 | William R. Farrand | Julie K. Stein | San Antonio, TX |
| 1987 | John Christian Kraft | John A. Gifford | Phoenix, AZ |
| 1988 |
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| 1989 | H.E. Wright, Jr. (Herbert) |
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Dallas, TX |
| 1990 | David Moody Hopkins | Robert M. Thorson | St. Louis, MO |
| 1991 | Henry P. Schwarcz | Bonnie A. Blackwell | San Diego, CA |
| 1992 | Fekri A. Hassan | C. Reid Ferring | Cincinnati, OH |
| 1993 | Donald L. Johnson | Daniel R. Muhs | Boston, MA |
| 1994 | Jack Donahue | Julie K. Stein | Seattle, WA |
| 1995 | John P. Albanese | George C. Frison | New Orleans, LA |
| 1996 | Larry D. Agenbroad | Jim I. Mead | Denver, CO |
| 1997 | Tjeerd H. van Andel | Kevin Pope | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 1998 | Vance T. Holliday | Eileen Johnson | Toronto, Canada |
| 1999 | Julie Stein | Bill Farrand | Denver, CO |
| 2000 | Richard Hay | Gail Ashley | Reno, NV |
| 2001 | Bruce Gladfelter | Curtis E. Larsen | Boston, MA |
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2002
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Paul Goldberg | Rolfe Mandel | Denver, CO |
2003 |
Rolfe Mandel | Art Bettis | Seattle, WA |
2004 |
Michael R. Waters | Steve Forman | Denver, CO |
2005 |
C. Reid Ferring | Rolfe Mandel | Salt Lake City, UT |
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2006
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Peter Mehringer | Gary Huckleberry and Vance Haynes | Philadelphia, PA |
* as name appeared on certificate
CITATIONS AND RESPONSES
NOMINATIONS FOR THE RIP RAPP ARCHAEOLOGICAL GEOLOGY AWARD
The Division requests nominations for its annual Rip Rapp Archaeological Geology Award. The award is given for outstanding contributions to the interdisciplinary field of archaeological geology. Nominations should include a biographical sketch, a statement of outstanding achievements, and a selected bibliography of the nominee. To make nominations or for more information, contact:
Elizabeth Robertson (Chair)
Department of Archaeology
University of Saskatchewan
Archaeology Building, 55 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B1
Tel: (306) 966-4166
Fax: (306) 966-5640
liz.robertson@usask.caThe deadline for receipt of nominations is February 15, 2008
At the 2006 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, the Management Board of the Archaeological Geology Division elected to rename the student travel award for a distinguished scientist in Archaeological Geology. After consulting with his family, the student paper/poster award was officially named the Richard Hay Student Paper/Poster Award. Richard Hay was a long-standing member of the Archaeological Geology Division and had a long and distinguished career in sedimentary geology, mineralogy, and archaeological geology. He is particularly well known for his work on the Olduvai Gorge and Laetoli hominid-bearing sites and was awarded the Division's Rip Rapp award in 2000. The Division is proud to have our student travel award bear his name.
The Richard Hay Student Paper/Poster Award is a travel grant awarded to a student presenting a paper or poster at the GSA's annual meeting. The grant is competitive and will be awarded based on the evaluation of the scientific merit of the research topic and the clarity of an expanded abstract for the paper or poster prepared by a student for presentation in the Division's technical session at the meeting.
ATTENTION!
The online application function for the Richard Hay award has been disabled. Students and advisors may now access application and reference forms by clicking on the links provided below:
APPLICATION FORM FOR RICHARD HAY AWARD
REFEREE FORM FOR RICHARD HAY AWARD
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR RICHARD HAY AWARD
The deadline for receipt of the application is September 20, 2008.
For more information contact:
Elizabeth Robertson (Chair)
Department of Archaeology
University of Saskatchewan
Archaeology Building, 55 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B1
Tel: (306) 966-4166
Fax: (306) 966-5640
liz.robertson@usask.ca
Recipients:
| 1989 | Tina Niemi, Stanford University | $100 |
| 1990 | Brain Hansen, University of Texas | $100 |
| Angela R. Linse, University of Washington | $100 | |
| Rinata A. Dalan, University of Minnesota | $100 | |
| 1991 | ||
| 1992 | Sheena K. Beaverson, University of Minnesota | $100 |
| 1993 | David D. Kuehn, Texas A&M | |
| 1994 | Elisabeth Miksa, Desert Archeaology | $500 |
| 1995 | Andrew Ivester, University of Georgia | $500 |
| 1996 | No award | |
| 1997 | Elisabeth Miksa, University of Arizona | $500 |
| 1998 | William J. Chadwick, University of Delaware | $500 |
| 1999 | Janet Van Dyke, University of Illinois | $650 |
| 2000 | ||
| 2001 | ||
2002 |
No award | |
2003 |
Sidney Carter, Stanford University | $650 |
2004 |
Elizabeth Robertson, University of Calgary | |
2005 |
No award | |
| 2006 |
No award |
Under the auspices of the Archaeological Geology Division, family, friends and close associates of Claude C. Albritton, Jr., have formed a memorial fund in his honor at the GSA Foundation (see item in March 1991 Newsletter). Initially, the fund was set up with a gift of several thousand dollars. Members of the division, other GSA members, and those who know Claude are being asked to consider contributing to this fund.
The Albritton Award Fund provides scholarships and fellowships for graduate students in the earth sciences or archaeology for research. Recipients of the award are students who have (1) an interest in achieving a M.S. or Ph.D. degree in earth sciences or archaeology; (2) an interest in applying earth science methods to archaeological research; and (3) an interest in a career in teaching and academic research. Awards in the amount of $650 are given in support of thesis or dissertation research, with emphasis on the field and/or laboratory aspects of the research. Those desiring further information about these scholarships or applying for one should contact:
Elizabeth Robertson (Chair)
Department of Archaeology
University of Saskatchewan
Archaeology Building, 55 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B1
Tel: (306) 966-4166
Fax: (306) 966-5640
liz.robertson@usask.ca
The deadline for receipt of applications is March 3, 2008.
The Server managing our online application form is no longer accepting applications. We now have a new application process.
CLAUDE ALBRITTON APPLICATION FORM
Claude Albritton Award Terms of Reference
Recipients:
| 1997 | Jason A. Rech, University of Arizona | $500 |
| 1998 | Sarah C. Sherwood, University of Tennesse | $500 |
| 1999 | Jennifer Smith, University of Pennsylvania | $650 |
| 2000 | ||
| 2001 | E.Christian Wells, Arizona State University | $500 |
| Heidi Luchsinger, Texas A&M University | $500 |
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| 2002 |
Jenny A. Bennett, University of Exeter | $500 |
| Sidney Carter, Stanford University | $500 |
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2003 |
Matthew Leavesley, Australian National University | $540 |
2004 |
Marjorie Heyman | |
2005 |
Collin Cooke, University of Pittsburgh | |
2006 |
Elizabeth Sonnerberg, McMaster University |