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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
2023 GSA Awards & Medals

GSA selects individuals based on track record and commitment to • Curriculum vitae.
integrity and promise to continue living up to the ethical standards • Summary (300 words or less) of the scientific contributions to
embodied in GSA’s Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, in addi- geology that qualify the candidate for the award.
tion to their many accomplishments. The deadline for receipt of all • Selected bibliography of no more than 20 titles (for the Donath
medal, award, and recognition nominations is 1 February 2023. medal, only 10 titles are required).
• Letters of support from each of five GSA Fellows or members in
www.geosociety.org/awards addition to the person making the nomination. For the Day Medal
only: letters from five scientists with at least three of those being
Penrose Medal from GSA Fellows or members and up to two from fellows or mem-
The Penrose Medal was established in 1927 by R.A.F. Penrose bers of the Mineralogical Society of America, Geochemical Society,
Jr. to be awarded in recognition of eminent research in pure geol- or American Geophysical Union. Nominations for the Day Medal
ogy, for outstanding original contributions, or for achievements will be reviewed using this rubric: https://www.geosociety.org/
that mark a major advance in the science of geology. This award documents/gsa/awards/day-medal-rubric.pdf. For the Donath Medal
is made only at the discretion of the GSA Council, and nominees only: Nominations for the Donath Medal will be reviewed using this
may or may not be members of the Society. Penrose’s sole objec- rubric: https://www.geosociety.org/documents/gsa/awards/donath
tive was to encourage original work in purely scientific geology, -medal-rubric.pdf. Nominators are encouraged to ask nominees to
which is interpreted as applying to all scientific disciplines repre- provide information for the DEI specific rubric.
sented by GSA. Scientific achievements should be considered
rather than contributions in teaching, administration, or service. Florence Bascom Geologic Mapping Award
Mid-career scientists who have already made exceptional contri- The Florence Bascom Geologic Mapping Award was approved
butions should be given full consideration for the award. by GSA Council in October 2013, and the first award was pre-
sented in 2015. This award acknowledges contributions in pub-
Day Medal lished high-quality geologic mapping that led the recipient to pub-
The Arthur L. Day Medal was established in 1948 through a lish significant new scientific discoveries, to bring about greater
donation by Arthur L. Day, founding director of the Geophysical understanding of fundamental geologic processes and concepts,
Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. It is and to contribute to the application of new knowledge to societal
awarded annually, or less frequently at the discretion of the needs and opportunities in such areas as mineral resources, water
Council, to recognize outstanding distinction in the application of resources, and the environment.
physics and chemistry to the solution of geologic problems, with The recipient will have authored high-quality geologic maps,
no restriction to the particular field of geologic research. It was cross sections, and summary reports that have received scientific
Dr. Day’s wish to provide an award to recognize outstanding acclaim and are available to both peers and the public, through
achievement in research and to inspire further effort, rather than federal or state agencies or major scientific societies. In evaluating
to reward a distinguished career, and so it has been the longstanding the merits of nominees for this award, scientific achievements
practice of the Society to award this medal to geoscientists should be considered rather than contributions in teaching, admin-
actively pursuing a research career. istration, or service. Nominees may or may not be members of the
Society, and they may be from any nation.
Young Scientist Award (Donath Medal) The selection criteria employed by the Geologic Mapping
The Young Scientist Award was established in 1988 to be awarded Award Committee are as follows: (A) excellence of the nominee’s
to a young scientist (35 years or younger throughout the year in which published geologic maps; (B) clear record of greater understanding
the award is to be presented—for 2022, only those candidates born of fundamental geologic processes and/or concepts, and high-
on or after 1 Jan. 1987 are eligible) for outstanding achievement in quality publication of same, emerging directly from the meritori-
contributing to geologic knowledge through original research that ous quality of the geologic mapping; and (C) peer acclaim of the
marks a major advance in the earth sciences. The award consists of a practical usefulness of the geologic mapping and the new discov-
gold medal (the Donath Medal) and an honorarium. eries that emerged from the mapping.

How to Nominate How to Nominate
To ensure thorough consideration by the respective committees, 1. Nomination form: Please go to https://rock.geosociety.org/
please follow these nomination instructions carefully; additional forms/Awardform.asp to submit the form online.
information supplied will not enhance the nomination. For each 2. Supporting documents, to be submitted as e-mail attachments
candidate, please submit the following: or via post:
1. Nomination form: Please go to https://rock.geosociety.org/ • Curriculum vitae.
forms/Awardform.asp to submit the form online. • Letter of nomination (300 words or less) addressing the evalua-
2. Supporting documents, to be submitted as e-mail attachments tion criteria.
or via post; for Penrose, Day, and Donath, the following sup- • Selected bibliography of geologic maps (20 titles or less).
porting documents are required:

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