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UPCOMING GSA PROGRAM DEADLINES
GSA DIVISION AWARDS
GSA TODAY | JANUARY 2016 ■ ARCHAEOLOGICAL GEOLOGY DIVISION
For more information, go to www.geosociety.org/arch/.
• Rip Rapp Award: Nominations due 15 February; send mate-
rials to mandel@ku.edu. George “Rip” Rapp, Jr., was one of the
founding members of this Division and generously established
an award fund with the GSA Foundation. Nominations should
include a biographical sketch, a statement of outstanding
achievements, and a selected bibliography of the nominee.
• Richard Hay Student Paper/Poster Award: Nominations due
20 August; send materials to gsa.agd@gmail.com. Richard Hay
had a distinguished career in sedimentary geology, mineralogy,
and archaeological geology. The award is in the form of a travel
grant for a student (undergraduate or graduate) presenting a
paper or poster at GSA’s annual meeting. The grant is competi-
tive and is awarded based on the evaluation of the scientific
merit of the research topic and the clarity of an expanded
abstract prepared by a student for presentation in the Division’s
technical session.
• Claude C. Albritton, Jr., Award: Nominations due 5 March;
send materials to gsa.agd@gmail.com. This fund (managed by
the GSA Foundation) provides research scholarships and
fellowships for graduate students in archaeology or the earth
sciences. Recipients must have interest in (1) achieving a
master’s or Ph.D. degree in earth sciences or archaeology; (2)
applying earth-science methods to archaeological research; and
(3) a career in teaching and academic research. Awards in the
amount of US$650 are given in support of thesis or dissertation
research, with emphasis on field and/or laboratory work. The
Division also invites contributions to this award fund.
■ ENERGY GEOLOGY DIVISION
• Gilbert H. Cady Award: Nominations due 28 February; send
materials to Jen O’Keefe at j.okeefe@moreheadstate.edu. This
award recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of coal
geology that advance the science both within and outside of
North America. Learn more at www.uky.edu/KGS/coal/GSA/
awards.htm.
■ ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENGINEERING
GEOLOGY DIVISION
• E.B. Burwell, Jr., Award: Nominations due 1 February; send
materials to Dennis Staley at dstaley@usgs.gov. This award
honors the memory of one of the founding members of the
Division and the first chief geologist of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. It recognizes the author or authors of a published
paper of distinction that advances knowledge concerning prin-
ciples or practice of engineering geology or of related fields,
such as applied soil or rock mechanics, where the role of
geology is emphasized. The paper must (1) deal with the engi-
neering geology or a closely related field, and (2) have been
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published no more than five years prior to its selection. There
are no restrictions on the publisher of the paper. Learn more at
http://rock.geosociety.org/egd/Awards.html#Burwell.
• Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer: Nominations due
28 February; submit materials to Matt Crawford at mcraw-
ford@uky.edu. This lectureship is awarded to an individual
who through research or practice has made outstanding contri-
butions to the advancement of environmental and/or engi-
neering geology. The awardee will speak on topics of earth
processes and the consequences of human interaction with
these processes, or the application of geology to environmental
and/or engineering works. Award funds are administered by
the GSA Foundation. Learn more at http://rock.geosociety.org/
egd/Awards.html#Jahns.
■ GEOPHYSICS DIVISION
• George P. Woollard Award: Nominations due 15 February;
send materials to Nick Schmerr, nschmerr@umd.edu. Please
provide the nominee’s name, contact information, and a short
paragraph statement on the nominee’s qualifications, including
a short summary of their specific work or outcomes and how
these have contributed to geology. A curriculum vitae helps, but
is not required. This award recognizes outstanding contribu-
tions to geology through the application of the principles and
techniques of geophysics. A highlight of the presentation is the
honorary George P. Woollard Technical Lecture by the recipient
before the award ceremony. Award funds are administered by
the GSA Foundation. Learn more at www.geosociety.org/divi-
sions/geop/Awards.htm.
■ GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION DIVISION
• Biggs Award for Excellence in Earth Science Teaching:
Nominations due 15 February; submit nominations to http://
community.geosociety.org/gedivision/news/awards/bigg-
saward. Any questions should be directed to GEOEDGSA@
gmail.com. This award recognizes innovative and effective
teaching in college-level earth science. Earth-science instructors
and faculty members from any academic institution engaged in
undergraduate education who have been teaching full-time for
10 years or fewer are eligible (part-time teaching is not counted
in this requirement). Both peer- and self-nominations will be
accepted. This award is administered by the GSA Foundation.
An additional travel reimbursement is also available to the
recipient to enable him or her to attend the award presentation
at the GSA Annual Meeting. Learn more at http://community.
geosociety.org/gedivision/news/awards/biggsaward.
■ HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF GEOLOGY
DIVISION
For more information, go to http://community.geosociety.org/
histphildiv/awards#dsa.