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Call for Nominations
GSA DIVISION AWARDS
■ ARCHAEOLOGICAL GEOLOGY DIVISION practice of engineering geology or of related fields of applied soil GSA TODAY | www.geosociety.org/gsatoday
or rock mechanics where the role of geology is emphasized. The
Nomination and application information is online at www paper must: (1) deal with engineering geology or a closely related
.geosociety.org/arch/. field, and (2) have been published no more than five years prior to
its selection. For more information, go to http://rock.geosociety
Rip Rapp Award .org/egd/Awards.html#Burwell.
Nominations due 15 February Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer
Submit nominations to mandel@ku.edu
Nominations due 28 February
This award is given for outstanding contributions to the inter- Submit nominations to Matt Crawford at mcrawford@uky.edu
disciplinary field of archaeological geology. Nominations should
include a biographical sketch, a statement of outstanding achieve- This lectureship is given to an individual who through research
ments, and a selected bibliography of the nominee. or practice has made outstanding contributions to the advance-
ment of environmental and/or engineering geology. The awardee
Claude C. Albritton, Jr., Award will speak on topics of earth processes and the consequences
of human interaction with these processes, or the application of
Nominations due 5 March geology to environmental and/or engineering works. For more
Submit nominations to gsa.agd@gmail.com information, go to http://rock.geosociety.org/egd/Awards
.html#Jahns.
This award provides research support for graduate students in
the earth sciences or archaeology. Recipients of the award are ■ GEOPHYSICS DIVISION
students who have (1) an interest in achieving a master’s or Ph.D.
degree in earth sciences or archaeology; (2) an interest in applying George P. Woollard Award
earth-science methods to archaeological research; and (3) an
interest in a career in teaching and academic research. Nominations due 15 February
Submit nominations to Nick Schmerr, Chair, Geophysics
Richard Hay Student Paper/Poster Award Division, nschmerr@umd.edu
Nominations due 20 August This award recognizes outstanding contributions to geology
Submit nominations to gsa.agd@gmail.com through the application of the principles and techniques of
geophysics. For more information, go to www.geosociety.org/
This award is a travel grant for a student (undergraduate or divisions/geop/Awards.htm.
graduate) who is presenting a paper or poster at GSA’s annual
meeting. It is given based on evaluation of the scientific merit ■ GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION DIVISION
of the research topic and the clarity of an expanded abstract
for a student presentation in the Division’s technical session at Biggs Award for Excellence in Earth Science Teaching
the meeting.
Nominations due 15 February
■ ENERGY GEOLOGY DIVISION Submit nominations to community.geosociety.org/
gedivision/news/awards/biggsaward. Questions should be
Gilbert H. Cady Award directed to GEOEDGSA@gmail.com
Nominations due 28 February This award recognizes innovative and effective teaching in
Submit nominations to Jen O’Keefe at j.okeefe@ college-level earth science. Earth-science instructors and faculty
moreheadstate.edu members from any academic institution engaged in undergrad-
uate education who have been teaching full time for 10 years or
This award recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of fewer are eligible (part-time teaching is not counted).
coal geology that advance the science both within and outside of
North America. For more information, go to www.uky.edu/KGS/ ■ HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF GEOLOGY
coal/GSA/awards.htm. DIVISION
■ ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENGINEERING Mary C. Rabbitt History and Philosophy of Geology Award
GEOLOGY DIVISION
Nominations due 15 February
E.B. Burwell, Jr., Award Submit nominations to Kathleen Lohff, Secretary/Treasurer,
kathylohff@msn.com
Nominations due 1 February
Submit nominations to Dennis Staley at dstaley@usgs.gov This award is presented annually to an individual for excep-
tional scholarly contributions of fundamental importance to our
This award is made to the author(s) of a published paper of
distinction that advances knowledge concerning the principles or
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