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Call for Nominations
GSA DIVISION AWARDS
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL GEOLOGY DIVISION
http://rock.geosociety.org/arch/
• Rip Rapp Award: Nominations due 15 February; send
materials 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 state-
ment of outstanding achievements, and a selected bibliogra-
phy of the nominee.
• Richard Hay Student Paper/Poster Award: Nominations
due 20 September; send materials to gsa.agd@gmail.com.
Richard Hay had a distinguished career in sedimentary geol-
ogy, 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 meet-
ing. The grant is competitive and is awarded based on the
evaluation of the scientific merit of the research topic and the send materials to Nick Schmerr, nschmerr@umd.edu. Please pro-
clarity of an expanded abstract prepared by a student for pre-
sentation 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 scholar-
ships and fellowships for graduate students in archaeology or
the earth sciences. Recipients 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.
Monetary awards are given in support of thesis or disserta-
tion research, with emphasis on field and/or laboratory work.
The Division also invites contributions to this award fund.
ENERGY GEOLOGY DIVISION
www.uky.edu/KGS/coal/GSA/awards.htm
Gilbert H. Cady Award: Nominations due 28 February; send
materials to Brett Valentine at bvalenti@vt.edu. This award rec-
ognizes outstanding contributions in the field of coal geology that
advance the science both within and outside of North America.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENGINEERING
GEOLOGY DIVISION
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• 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 con-
cerning principles 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
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with engineering geology or a closely related field, and (2)
have been published no more than five years prior to its selec-
tion. There are no restrictions on the publisher of the paper.
• Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer: Nominations
due 28 February; submit materials to Thad Wasklewicz,
wasklewiczt@ecu.edu. This lectureship is awarded to an
individual who through research or practice has made out-
standing contributions to the advancement of environmental
and/or engineering geology. The awardee will speak on top-
ics of earth processes and the consequences of human inter-
action with these processes, or the application of geology to
environmental and/or engineering works. Learn more at
http://community.geosociety.org/eegdivision/awards/jahns.
GEOPHYSICS DIVISION
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George P. Woollard Award: Nominations due 15 February;
vide the nominee’s name, contact information, and a short para-
graph 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 contributions 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.
GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION DIVISION
community.geosociety.org/gedivision/news/awards/
biggsaward
Biggs Award for Excellence in Earth Science Teaching:
Nominations due 15 February; submit nominations online; direct
your questions to GEOEDGSA@gmail.com. This award recog-
nizes innovative and effective teaching in college-level earth sci-
ence. 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. An additional travel reim-
bursement is also available to the recipient to enable him or her to
attend the award presentation at the GSA Annual Meeting.
HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF
GEOLOGY DIVISION
community.geosociety.org/histphildiv/awards
• Mary C. Rabbitt History and Philosophy of Geology
Award: Nominations due 15 February; send materials to
Kathleen Lohff, kathylohff@msn.com. This award recog-
nizes an individual’s exceptional scholarly contributions of
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