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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

GSA Division Awards

ENERGY GEOLOGY DIVISION GEOINFORMATICS DIVISION
Gilbert H. Cady Award Outstanding Contributions in Geoinformatics
Nominations due 1 Mar. Award
Submit nominations to the Cady Award chair, which is the past Nominations due 15 Feb.
Division chair. This award will go to an individual who has contributed in an
The Gilbert H. Cady Award recognizes outstanding contributions outstanding manner to geology through the application of the
in the field of coal geology that advance the science both within principles of geoinformatics. https://community.geosociety. org/
and outside of North America. https://community.geosociety.org/ geoinformaticsdivision/ awards
energydivision/awards/cady
GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION DIVISION
Curtis-Hedberg Award
Nominations due 1 Mar. Biggs Award for Excellence in Earth Science Teaching
Submit nominations to the Curtis-Hedberg Award chair, which is Nominations due 1 Mar.
the past Division chair. This award recognizes innovative and effective teaching in
The award is made for outstanding contributions in the field college-level earth science. Earth-science instructors and faculty
of petroleum geology. https://community.geosociety.org/ from any undergraduate academic institution who have been
energydivision/awards/curtishedberg teaching full-time for 10 years or fewer are eligible (part-time
teaching is not counted in this requirement). Award funds are
GEOARCHAEOLOGY DIVISION administered by the GSA Foundation. https:// community
.geosociety.org/ gedivision/ awards/biggsaward
The Geoarchaeology Division awards, including application and
nomination information, are online at https://community.geosociety HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF
.org/geoarchdivision/home. GEOLOGY DIVISION
Richard Hay Student Paper/Poster Award Mary C. Rabbitt History and Philosophy of Geology
Nominations due 1 Sept. Award
Submit nominations to gsa.agd@gmail.com. Nominations due 15 Feb.
This award is a travel grant for a student presenting a paper or Submit nominations to the Division’s secretary/treasurer.
poster at GSA’s annual meeting. The grant is competitive and will This award recognizes exceptional scholarly contributions of
be awarded based on the evaluation of the scientific merit of the fundamental importance to our understanding of the history of the
research topic and the clarity of an expanded abstract for the paper geological sciences. Achievements deserving of the award include,
or poster prepared by a student for presentation in the Division’s but are not limited to, publication of papers or books that contribute
technical session at the meeting. new and profound insights into the history of geology based on
original research or a synthesis of existing knowledge. Award funds
Claude C. Albritton, Jr., Award are administered by the GSA Foundation. https://community
Nominations due 15 Mar. .geosociety.org/histphildiv/awards/rabbitt
Submit nominations to gsa.agd@gmail.com.
This award provides research scholarships and fellowships for Gerald M. and Sue T. Friedman Distinguished
graduate students in the earth sciences or archaeology. Recipients Service Award
are students who have (1) an interest in achieving a master’s or Nominations due 15 Feb.
Ph.D. degree in earth sciences or archaeology; (2) an interest in Submit nominations to the Division’s secretary/treasurer.
applying earth-science methods to archaeological research; and This award recognizes exceptional service to the advancement
(3) an interest in a career in teaching and academic research. of the knowledge of the history and philosophy of the geological
sciences. Service to the history and philosophy of geology may
Rip Rapp Award include, but is not limited to, the discovery of and making avail-
Nominations due 15 Feb. able rare source materials; comprehensive bibliographic surveys;
Submit nominations to gsa.agd@gmail.com. organizing meetings and symposia in the history and philosophy
Nominations should include a biographical sketch, a statement of geology; and exceptional service to the Division. Award funds
of outstanding achievements, and a selected bibliography of the are administered by the GSA Foundation. https:// community
nominee. Award funds are administered by the GSA Foundation. .geosociety.org/ histphildiv/awards/dsa

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