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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

GSA Scientific Division Awards

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ENERGY GEOLOGY DIVISION GEOARCHAEOLOGY DIVISION

Gilbert H. Cady Award Geoarchaeology Division awards, including application and nom-
Nominations due 28 Feb. ination information, are online at http://rock.geosociety.org/arch.
Submit nominations to Jen O’Keefe at j.okeefe@moreheadstate.edu.
The Gilbert H. Cady Award, first presented in 1973, Rip Rapp Award
recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of coal Nominations due 15 Feb.
geology that advance the science both within and outside of Submit nominations to mandel@ku.edu
North America. For more information, go to www.uky.edu/ In 1983, the Division established the “Archaeological Geology
KGS/coal/GSA/awards.htm. Division Award” for outstanding contributions to the interdisci-
plinary field of archaeological geology. In 1993, the award was
ENVIRONMENTAL AND officially renamed the “Rip Rapp Archaeological Geology
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY DIVISION Award” in honor of George “Rip” Rapp Jr. Rapp was one of
the primary individuals responsible for establishment of the
E.B. Burwell, Jr., Award Division and generously established a Division award fund with
Nominations due 1 Feb. the GSA Foundation. Donald L. Johnson was the first recipient
Submit nominations to Jim McCalpin at mccalpin@geohaz.com. of the renamed award. Nominations should include a biographi-
The Edward B. Burwell, Jr., Award, established by the cal sketch, a statement of outstanding achievements, and a
Division in 1968, honors the memory of one of the founding selected bibliography of the nominee.
members of the Division and the first chief geologist of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This award is made to the Claude C. Albritton, Jr., Award
author or authors of a published paper of distinction that Nominations due 5 March
advances knowledge concerning the principles or practice of Submit nominations to gsa.agd@gmail.com
engineering geology, or of related fields of applied soil or rock Under the auspices of the Geoarchaeology Division, family,
mechanics where the role of geology is emphasized. The paper friends, and close associates of Claude C. Albritton, Jr., formed
that receives the award must: (1) deal with engineering geology a memorial fund in his honor through the GSA Foundation.
or a closely related field, and (2) have been published no more The Albritton Award Fund provides scholarships and fellow-
than five years prior to its selection. There are no restrictions ships for graduate students in the earth sciences or archaeology
on the publisher or publishing agency of the paper. For more for research. Recipients of the award are students who have (1) an
information, go to community.geosociety.org/eegdivision/ interest in achieving a master’s or Ph.D. degree in earth sciences
awards/new-item2. or archaeology; (2) an interest in applying earth-science methods
to archaeological research; and (3) an interest in a career in teach-
Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer ing and academic research. Awards in the amount of US$650 are
Nominations due 28 Feb. given in support of thesis or dissertation research, with emphasis
Submit nominations to Matt Crawford at mcrawford@uky.edu. on the field and/or laboratory aspects of the research.
The Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lectureship was estab-
lished in 1988 by the Environmental & Engineering Geology Richard Hay Student Paper/Poster Award
Division and the Association of Environmental & Engineering Nominations due 1 Sept.
Geologists to commemorate him and to promote student Submit nominations to gsa.agd@gmail.com
awareness of engineering geology through an annual series At the 2006 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
of lectures at academic institutions. The award is given to an USA, the Division’s management board elected to rename the stu-
individual who through research or practice has made out- dent travel award for a distinguished scientist in geoarchaeology.
standing contributions to the advancement of environmental After consulting with his family, the award was officially named
and/or engineering geology. The awardee will speak on topics the Richard Hay Student Paper/Poster Award. Hay was a long-
of earth processes and the consequences of human interaction standing member of the Division and had a long and distinguished
with these processes, or the application of geology to environ- career in sedimentary geology, mineralogy, and archaeological
mental and/or engineering works. Award funds are adminis- geology. He is particularly well known for his work on the
tered by the GSA Foundation. For more information, go to Olduvai Gorge and Laetoli Hominid-bearing sites and was
community.geosociety.org/eegdivision/awards/jahns. awarded the Division’s Rip Rapp Award in 2000. The Division is

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