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John T. and Carol G. McGill Award of evolutionary faunal successions), stratigraphy and stratigraphic
Daniel Gardner, Minnesota State University, Mankato correlation, paleogeography and paleobiogeography, interpreting
Brandon Graham, University at Buffalo, SUNY past environments of deposition and their biological significance,
Charlotte Wiman, Northeastern University and the integration of these research areas into better global
The John T. and Carol G. McGill Award, which is in the memory understanding of (1) past plate motions (plate tectonics and sea-
of John T. McGill, supports graduate student scholarships and floor spreading); (2) past sea-level events, including their identifi-
research grants in engineering geology and geomorphology. cation and ages; and/or (3) climate changes and effects of those
climate changes on Earth’s inhabitants through geologic time.
On To the Future (OTF) Research Grant
Kim Cone*, Colorado School of Mines Alexander Sisson Research Award
The purpose of this grant is to recognize an excellent student Emma Burkett, University of New Hampshire
research proposal and connect the student to GSA’s On To the Family members of Alexander Sisson established a fund in his
Future (OTF) Program. OTF is a grassroots initiative that memory to promote and support research for students pursuing
addresses GSA’s overall strategic commitment to building a studies in Alaska and the Caribbean.
diverse geoscience community by engaging groups traditionally
underrepresented in the geosciences. The student chosen for this Parke D. Snavely, Jr., Cascadia Research Award
grant will be invited to participate in the On To the Future pro- Alexandra Snell, Texas A&M University
gram and receive a partial travel award, full meeting registration, The Parke D. Snavely, Jr., Cascadia Research Award Fund pro-
and be recognized at the Diversity in the Geosciences Reception. vides support for field-oriented graduate student research that
contributes to the understanding of the geologic processes and
Bruce L. “Biff” Reed Scholarship Award history of the Pacific Northwest convergent margin or to the
Kiana Harris, Western Washington University evaluation of its hazard or resource potential.
The Bruce L. “Biff” Reed Scholarship Fund was established to
provide research grants to graduate students pursuing studies in Harold T. Stearns Fellowship Award
the tectonic and magmatic evolution of Alaska, primarily, and also Behnaz Hosseini, Montana State University
can fund other geologic research. Dr. Stearns established the Harold T. Stearns Fellowship Award in
1973 for student research on aspects of the geology of the Pacific
Charles A. & June R.P. Ross Research Award Islands and the circum-Pacific region.
Yoseph Datu Adiatma, The Ohio State University
Erin Arneson, Georgia Southern University Lauren A. Wright & Bennie W. Troxel Student
Abby Lunstrum, University of Southern California Research Award
Christianne Ormsby, East Tennessee State University Claudia Roig, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ceara Purcell, Ohio University The Lauren A. Wright & Bennie W. Troxel Student Research Fund
Veronica Vriesman, University of California, Davis supports two graduate students in master’s or Ph.D. programs
The Charles A. & June R.P. Ross Research Fund is awarded to conducting field-based research (1) in the region broadly centered
support research projects for graduate students, post-graduate stu- on Death Valley National Park or (2) in the western and southern
dents, and post-doctorate researchers in the fields of biostratigra- Basin and Range Tectonic Province.
phy (including, but not limited to, fossil age dating and the study

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