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CALL FOR GSA COMMITTEE SERVICE

Help Shape the Future of Geoscience
     Serve on a GSA Committee

Deadline: 15 June 2017                                               the application of physics and chemistry to the solution of geologic
Terms begin 1 July 2018 (unless otherwise indicated)                 problems.” All of the committee’s work will be accomplished dur-
                                                                     ing the months of February/March. All committee decisions must
  If you are looking for the opportunity to work toward a common     be made by 1 April.
goal, give back to GSA, network, and make a difference, then we
invite you to self-nominate (or nominate a fellow GSA member)        DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES COMMITTEE
to serve on a Society committee or as a GSA representative to
another organization.                                                Two member-at-large vacancies (3-year terms) (E/M)
                                                                       This committee provides advice and support to GSA Council
  Learn more and access the nomination form at www.geosociety
.org/aboutus/committees. Use the online form to make a nomi-         and initiates activities and programs that will increase opportuni-
nation or self-nomination. GSA Headquarters Contact: Pamela          ties for people of ethnic minority, women, and persons with
Fistell, GSA, P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301-9140, USA; fax:       disabilities and raise awareness in the geosciences community of
+1-303-357-1074; pfistell@geosociety.org.                            the positive role these groups play within the geosciences. The
                                                                     committee is also charged with stimulating recruitment and promot-
  Key: B—Meets in Boulder or elsewhere; E—Communicates               ing positive career development for these groups. Qualifications:
by phone or electronically; M—Meets at the Annual Meeting;           Members of this committee must be familiar with the employment
T—Extensive time commitment required during application              issues these groups face; expertise and leadership experience in such
review period.                                                       areas as human resources and education is also desired.

ACADEMIC AND APPLIED GEOSCIENCE RELATIONS                            EDUCATION COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE
                                                                     Three vacancies: One graduate educator and one informal
One member-at-large vacancy (industry-related; 3-year                science educator (museum, visitor center, interpretation officer,
terms) (E/M)                                                         etc.) (4-year terms); and one undergraduate student represen-
                                                                     tative (2-year term) (B/E/M)
  This committee is charged with strengthening and expanding
relations between GSA Members in applied and academic geosci-          This committee works with GSA members representing a wide
ences. As such, it proactively coordinates the Society’s effort to   range of education sectors to develop informal, pre-college
facilitate greater cooperation between academia, industry, and       (K–12), undergraduate, and graduate earth-science education and
government geoscientists. Qualifications: Committee members          outreach objectives and initiatives. Qualifications: Members of
must work in academia, industry, or government and be commit-        this committee must have the ability to work with other interested
ted to developing a better integration of applied and academic       scientific organizations and science teachers’ groups.
science in GSA meetings, publications, short courses, field trips,
and education and outreach programs. Professional Interest:          GEOLOGIC MAPPING AWARD COMMITTEE
Environmental & Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology, Karst,
Quaternary Geology & Geomorphology, Structural Geology &             One member-at-large vacancy (government; 3-year term) (E)
Tectonics, Sedimentary Geology. Members must also be active in         The purpose of this committee is to generate, receive, and eval-
one or more GSA Division.
                                                                     uate candidates for the Geologic Mapping Award. This award
ANNUAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE                                             acknowledges contributions in published, high-quality geologic
                                                                     mapping that led the recipient to publish significant new scientific
Three member-at-large vacancies (4-year terms) (B/E/M)               or economic-resource discoveries, and to contribute greater
  This committee is charged with developing a plan for increasing    understanding of fundamental geologic processes and concepts.
                                                                     The objective is to encourage training and support toward produc-
the quality of the annual and other society-sponsored meetings in    tion of excellent, accurate, detailed, purposeful geologic maps and
terms of science, education and outreach; evaluating the technical   cross sections. With respect to size or scale, there are no restrictions
and scientific programs annually to identify modifications neces-    on map products. GSA’s Geological Mapping Award will be made
sary for accomplishing the Society’s long-range goals; conducting    on an annual basis, leaving the option open for multiple awards to
short and long-range planning for the society meetings as a whole,   be given under unusual circumstances in any given year; or to
and developing a long-term logistical plan/strategy for the techni-  make no award in any given year.
cal programs of all GSA meetings and other society-sponsored
meetings. One member-at-large should have previous meeting           GEOLOGY AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE
experience.
                                                                     Three vacancies: two members-at-large (3-year terms) and
ARTHUR L. DAY MEDAL AWARD                                            one student representative (2-year term) (B/E/M)

Two member-at-large vacancies (3-year terms) (E/T)                     This committee provides advice on public policy matters to
  This committee selects candidates for the Arthur L. Day Medal.     Council and GSA leadership by monitoring and assessing interna-
                                                                     tional, national, and regional science policy; formulating and rec-
Qualifications: Members should have knowledge of those who           ommending position statements; and sponsoring topical white
have made “distinct contributions to geologic knowledge through

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