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GSA Scientific Division Awards

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ENERGY GEOLOGY DIVISION interdisciplinary field of archaeological geology. In 1993, the
award was officially renamed the “Rip Rapp Archaeological
NEW: Curtis-Hedberg Petroleum Career Geology Award” in honor of George “Rip” Rapp Jr. Rapp was
Achievement Award one of the primary individuals responsible for establishment of
Nominations due 1 Mar. the Division and generously established a Division award fund
Submit nominations to Laura S. Ruhl, lsruhl@ualr.edu with the GSA Foundation. Nominations should include a bio-
The inaugural Curtis-Hedberg Petroleum Career Achievement graphical sketch, a statement of outstanding achievements, and a
Award will be made for outstanding contributions in the field of selected bibliography of the nominee. For more information, go
petroleum geology. The award will go to a GSA member who has had to https://community .geosociety .org/ geoarchdivision/awards/
a career in petroleum geology and has made contributions to the dis- riprapp.
covery of petroleum reserves or the development of a new idea(s) and/
or technology that increased petroleum resources. Considerations will Claude C. Albritton, Jr., Award
be given for their publications and their contributions to geoscience Nominations due 15 Mar.
societies and institutions. Petroleum geology is defined as the field of Submit nominations to gsa.agd@gmail.com.
knowledge concerning the origin, occurrence, relationships, and geo- Under the auspices of the Geoarchaeology Division, family,
logic characteristics of petroleum reserves, resources, and explora- friends, and close associates of Claude C. Albritton, Jr., formed a
tion, including economic implications and petroleum technology. This memorial fund in his honor through the GSA Foundation. The
new Division award honors two former GSA presidents who made Albritton Award Fund provides scholarships and fellowships for
outstanding contributions to petroleum geoscience: Doris Malkin graduate students in the earth sciences or archaeology for research.
Curtis and Hollis Hedberg. Learn more at https://community Recipients of the award are students who have (1) an interest in
.geosociety.org/energydivision/awards/curtishedberg. achieving a master’s or Ph.D. degree in earth sciences or archaeol-
ogy; (2) an interest in applying earth-science methods to archaeo-
Gilbert H. Cady Award logical research; and (3) an interest in a career in teaching and aca-
Nominations due 28 Feb. demic research. Awards in the amount of US$650 are given in
Submit nominations to Laura Ruhl at lsruhl@ualr.edu. support of thesis or dissertation research, with emphasis on the field
The Gilbert H. Cady Award, first presented in 1973, recog- and/or laboratory aspects of the research. For more information,
nizes outstanding contributions in the field of coal geology that go to https://community.geosociety.org/geoarchdivision/awards/
advance the science both within and outside of North America. student/albritton.
For more information, go to https://community.geosociety.org/
energydivision/awards/cady. Richard Hay Student Paper/Poster Award
Nominations due 1 Sept.
Antoinette Lierman Medlin Scholarship Submit nominations to gsa.agd@gmail.com.
Nominations due 15 Mar. At the 2006 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Submit nominations to Richard A. Esposito, raesposi@southernco.com USA, the Division’s management board elected to rename the stu-
The Antoinette Lierman Medlin Scholarship provides monetary dent travel award for a distinguished scientist in archaeological
support and recognition to deserving students in coal science. geology. After consulting with his family, the award was officially
Money from the scholarship is used toward successful completion named the Richard Hay Student Paper/Poster Award. Hay was a
of a student’s research project. Each year, one award is presented longstanding member of the Division and had a long and distin-
for the completion of laboratory/analytical research (US$2,000) guished career in sedimentary geology, mineralogy, and archaeo-
and a second award is presented for the completion of fieldwork logical geology. He is particularly well known for his work on
(US$1,500). Full-time graduate students are strongly encouraged to the Olduvai Gorge and Laetoli Hominid-bearing sites and was
submit applications. Learn more at https://community.geosociety awarded the Division’s Rip Rapp Award in 2000. The Division is
.org/energydivision/awards/medlin. proud to have its student travel award bear his name. The award is
a travel grant for a student (undergraduate or graduate) presenting
GEOARCHAEOLOGY DIVISION a paper or poster at GSA’s annual meeting. The grant is competi-
tive and is awarded based on the evaluation of the scientific merit
Rip Rapp Archaeology Geology Award of the research topic and the clarity of an expanded abstract for
Nominations due 15 Feb. the paper or poster prepared by a student for presentation in the
Submit nominations to gsa.agd@gmail.com. Division’s technical session at the meeting. For more information,
In 1983, the Division established the “Archaeological go to https://community.geosociety.org/geoarchdivision/
Geology Division Award” for outstanding contributions to the awards/student/hay.

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