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Call for Nominations
GSA DIVISION AWARDS
GSA TODAY | FEBRUARY 2016 understanding of the history of the geological sciences. For Kohout Early Career Award
more information, go to community.geosociety.org/histphildiv/
awards#dsa. Nominations due 1 February
Submit nominations to gsa.hydro.nominations@gmail.com;
Gerald M. and Sue T. Friedman Distinguished Service Award questions should be directed to Steve van der Hoven, Committee
Chair, sjvanderhoven@gmail.com
Nominations due 15 February
Submit nominations to Kathleen Lohff, Secretary/Treasurer, This award will be presented to a distinguished early career
kathylohff@msn.com scientist (35 years of age or younger or within 5 years of receiving
their highest degree) for outstanding achievement in contributing
This award is presented for exceptional service to the advance- to the hydrogeologic profession through original research and
ment of our knowledge of the history and philosophy of the service, and for the demonstrated potential for continued excel-
geological sciences. For more information, go to community lence throughout their career. For more information, go to
.geosociety.org/histphildiv/awards#dsa. http://gsahydrogeology.org/Kohout.htm.
History and Philosophy of Geology Student Award Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer
Nominations due 15 June Nominations due 1 February
Submit nominations to Kathleen Lohff, Secretary/Treasurer, Submit nominations to gsa.hydro.nominations@gmail.com;
kathylohff@msn.com please direct questions to Dani Or, Committee Chair, dani.or@
env.ethz.ch
This student award, in the amount of US$1000, is provided for
a paper to be given at the GSA Annual Meeting. The proposed The lecturer will be selected based on outstanding contribu-
paper may be (1) about the history or philosophy of geology; tions to hydrogeology or a closely related field through original
(2) a literature review of ideas for a technical work or thesis/ research and public communication and the potential for
dissertation; or (3) some imaginative aspect of the history or continued contributions to the profession. For more information,
philosophy of geology we have not thought of before. For more go to http://gsahydrogeology.org/BirdsallDreiss.htm.
information, go to community.geosociety.org/histphildiv/
awards#dsa. ■ LIMNOGEOLOGY DIVISION
■ HYDROGEOLOGY DIVISION Israel C. Russell Award
O.E. Meinzer Award Nominations due 1 March
Submit nominations to David Finkelstein, Division Treasurer,
Nominations due 1 February dfink@geo.umass.edu
Submit nominations to gsa.hydro.nominations@gmail.com;
questions should be directed to David Parkhurst, Committee This award is given for major achievements in limnogeology
Chair, dlpark@usgs.gov through contributions in research, teaching, and service.
Nominations should include a CV and a letter describing the
This award recognizes the author(s) of a publication or body of nominee’s accomplishments in limnogeology (broadly defined
publications that have significantly advanced the science of hydro- and including limnogeology, limnology, and paleolimnology),
geology or a closely related field. For more information, go to service to students and teaching, and contributions to GSA.
http://gsahydrogeology.org/OEMeinzer.htm.
■ MINERALOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY, PETROLOGY,
George Burke Maxey Distinguished Service Award AND VOLCANOLOGY (MGPV) DIVISION
Nominations due 1 February MGPV Distinguished Geologic Career Award
Submit nominations to gsa.hydro.nominations@gmail.com;
questions should be directed to Brian Katz, Committee Chair, Nominations due 15 July
brian.katz @dep.state.f l.us Submit nominations to J. Alex Speer, jaspeer@minsocam.org
This award will be made in recognition of distinguished This award will go to an individual who, throughout his or her
personal service to the hydrogeology profession and to the career, has made distinguished contributions in one or more of
Hydrogeology Division. For more information, go to http:// the following fields of research: mineralogy, geochemistry,
gsahydrogeology.org/DistinguishedService.htm. petrology, volcanology, with emphasis on multidisciplinary, field-
based contributions. For more information, go to www.geosociety
.org/divisions/mgpv/awards.htm.
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