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proud to have our student travel award bear his name.  Totten Award
            The award is a travel grant for a student (undergraduate or   The Iris Moreno Totten Geoscience Education Research
          graduate) presenting a paper or poster at GSA’s annual meeting.   Award Fund promotes research in geoscience education, geo-
          The grant is competitive and will be awarded based on the evalua-  cognition, or related fields that investigate the ways in which
          tion of the scientific merit of the research topic and the clarity of   people interact with, understand, and connect to Earth and earth
          an expanded abstract for the paper or poster prepared by a student   processes. This award addresses the need to promote and dis-
          for presentation in the Division’s technical session at the meeting.  seminate high quality research into best practices for training
                                                               the general public and students, fundamental characteristics of
          GEOINFORMATICS DIVISION                              how people perceive and interact with the Earth, and relation-
                                                               ships between knowledge, affect, and behavior. This award
          Outstanding Contributions                            will be given to the author(s) of one or more studies presented
          in Geoinformatics Award                              at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America.
          Nominations due 15 Feb.                              Undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral
            The Outstanding Contributions in Geoinformatics award will be   researchers, and early career faculty and professionals are
          made to an individual who has contributed in an outstanding man-  eligible to receive this award. For more information, go to
          ner to geology through the application of the principles of geoinfor-  community.geosociety.org/gedivision/awards/tottenaward.
          matics. The individual should be a member of GSA. Normally,
          a single award will be made annually, but in any particular year   HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY
          may be withheld if the management board decides that no suitable    OF GEOLOGY DIVISION
          candidate has been nominated. For more information, go to
          community.geosociety.org/geoinformaticsdivision/awards.  Mary C. Rabbitt History and
                                                               Philosophy of Geology Award
          GEOPHYSICS AND                                       Nominations due 15 Feb.
          GEODYNAMICS DIVISION                                 Submit nominations to Kathleen Lohff, secretary/treasurer,
                                                               kathylohff@msn.com
          George P. Woollard Award                              The Mary C. Rabbitt History and Philosophy of Geology
          Nominations due 1 Feb.                               Award is presented annually to an individual for exceptional
          Submit nominations to Nick Schmerr, nschmerr@umd.edu  scholarly contributions of fundamental importance to our under-
            The George P. Woollard Award recognizes outstanding contri-  standing of the history of the geological sciences. Achievements
          butions to geology through the application of the principles and   deserving of the award include, but are not limited to, publica-
          techniques of geophysics. A highlight of the presentation is the   tion of papers or books that contribute new and profound
          honorary George P. Woollard Technical Lecture by the recipient   insights into the history of geology based on original research or
          before the award ceremony. To submit a nomination, please pro-  a synthesis of existing knowledge. The award was established by
          vide the nominee’s name, contact information, and a short para-  the History of Geology Division in 1981 and renamed in 2005 in
          graph stating the nominee’s qualifications, including a short sum-  memory of Mary C. Rabbitt, whose bequest has made this award
          mary of their specific work or outcomes and how these have   possible. Neither the nominator nor the nominee need be a mem-
          contributed to geology. A curricula vitae, if available, helps, but is   ber of the Division or of GSA. The nomination packet should
          not required. Please send as email attachments to Nick Schmerr,   include (1) a letter detailing the contributions that warrant the
          nschmerr@umd.edu. Award funds are administered by the GSA   award; and (2) the nominee’s current curriculum vitae including
          Foundation. For more information, go to https://goo.gl/9R2xJ1.   name, title, affiliation, education, degrees, honors and awards,
                                                               major career events, and contributions that warrant the award.
          GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION DIVISION                        Monies for the award are administered by the GSA Foundation.
                                                               For more information, go to community.geosociety.org/
          Biggs Award for Excellence                           histphildiv/awards/rabbitt.
          in Earth Science Teaching
          Nominations due 15 Mar.                              Gerald M. and Sue T. Friedman
            The Biggs Award recognizes innovative and effective teaching   Distinguished Service Award
          in college-level earth science. Earth-science instructors and fac-  Nominations due 15 Feb.
          ulty members from any academic institution engaged in under-  Submit nominations to Kathleen Lohff, secretary/treasurer,
          graduate education who have been teaching full-time for 10 years   kathylohff@msn.com
          or fewer are eligible (part-time teaching is not counted in this   The Gerald M. and Sue T. Friedman Distinguished Service
          requirement). Both peer- and self-nominations will be accepted.   Award, established in 2005, is presented for exceptional ser-
          This award, administered by the GSA Foundation, is made pos-  vice to the advancement of our knowledge of the history and
          sible by support from the Donald and Carolyn Biggs Fund. An   philosophy of the geological sciences. Neither the nominator
          additional travel reimbursement is also available to the recipient    nor the nominee has to be a member of the Division or of GSA.
          to enable him or her to attend the award presentation at the GSA   The service to the history and philosophy of geology may
          Annual Meeting. For more information, go to community   include, but is not limited to, the discovery of and making
          .geosociety.org/gedivision/awards/biggsaward.        available rare source materials; comprehensive bibliographic



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