Honors & Awards

2012 GSA Division primary Award Recipients

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Past Recipients

Archaeological Geology Rip Rapp Archaeological Geology Award
Coal Geology Gilbert H. Cady Award
Engineering Geology E.B. Burwell, Jr., Award
Geoinformatics Outstanding Contributions Award
Geophysics George P. Woollard Award
Geoscience Education Biggs Earth Science Teaching Award
History and Philosophy of Geology Mary C. Rabbitt History of Geology Award
Hydrogeology O. E. Meinzer Award
Limnogeology Israel C. Russell Award
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Distinguished Geologic Career Award
Planetary Geology G. K. Gilbert Award
Quaternary Geology & Geomorphology Kirk Bryan Award for Research Excellence
Sedimentary Geology Laurence L. Sloss Award
Structural Geology & Tectonics Career Contribution Award

top2012 Rip Rapp Archaeological Geology Award

John W. WeymouthJohn W. Weymouth
Professor Emeritus, University of Nebraska

Citation by Mark Lynott and Rinita Dalan
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top2012 Gilbert H. Cady Award

Leslie F. Ruppert Leslie F. ("Jingle") Ruppert
U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA

Citation by James C. Hower
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Visit the Coal Geology Division Web site

top2012 E.B. Burwell, Jr., Award

Shinya Nakamura Shinya Nakamura
University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
   for: Nakamura, S., Gibo, S., Egashira, K and Kimura, S., 2010, Platy layer silicate mineralsfor controlling residual strength in landslide soils of different origins and geology: Geology, v. 38; no. 8; p. 743–746; doi: 10.1130/G30908.1

Citation by William H. Schulz
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top2012 Outstanding Contributions in Geoinformatics

Linda C. Gundersen Linda C. Gundersen
USGS, Reston

Citation by Kerstin A. Lehnert
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top2012 George P. Woollard Award

Robert B. Smith Robert B. Smith
University of Utah

Citation by G. Randy Keller
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top2012 Biggs Award for Excellence in Earth Science Teaching

Kathleen D. Surpless Kathleen D. Surpless
Trinity University in San Antonio

Citation by Diane R. Smith
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top2012 Mary C. Rabbitt History and Philosophy of Geology Award

Gary D. Rosenberg Gary D. Rosenberg
Indiana University-Purdue University (IUPUI)

Citation by James C. Dawson
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top2012 O.E. Meinzer Award

David L. Parkhurst David L. Parkhurst
U.S. Geological Survey, Denver
   for: Parkhurst, D. L., Thorstenson, D. C., and Plummer, L. N., 1980, PHREEQE: A computer program for geochemical calculations: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-96, 210 p. (http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/wri8096)

Citation by Pierre D. Glynn
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top2012 Israel C. Russell Award

Tim K. Lowenstein Tim K. Lowenstein
SUNY at Binghamton

Citation by Kathleen C. Benison
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Visit the Limnogeology Division Web site

top2012 Distinguished Geologic Career Award (MGPV Division)

Jason B. Saleeby Jason B. Saleeby
California Institute of Technology

Citation by George G. Gehrels
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top2012 G. K. Gilbert Award

Peter H. Schultz Peter H. Schultz
Brown University

Citation by David A. Crawford
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top2012 Kirk Bryan Award

Neal R. Iverson Neal R. Iverson
Iowa State University
   for: N.R. Iverson, T.S. Hooyer, J.F. Thomason, M. Graesch, and J.R. Shumway, 2008, The experimental basis for interpreting particle and magnetic fabrics of sheared till: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, v. 33 (4), p. 627-645.

Citation by Scott C. Lundstrom
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(click on Awards > Kirk Bryan > Past Recipients)
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top2012 Laurence L. Sloss Award

Gail M. Ashley Gail M. Ashley
Rutgers State University

Citation by Steven G. Driese
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top2012 Structural Geology & Tectonics Career Contribution Award

Richard W. Allmendinger Richard W. Allmendinger
Cornell University

Citation by Larry Douglas Brown
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