GAC® Medals & Awards
GAC® awards a number of prestigious medals to Canadian and international geoscientists. The 2011 medals were awarded during the Ottawa 2011 meeting, Ottawa, ON.
MEDALS & AWARDS |
2011 WINNERS | NOMINATE / APPLY |
NATIONAL MEDALS & AWARDS | ||
| Logan Medal | Anthony E. Williams-Jones, McGill University, Montreal, QC |  |
| W.W. Hutchison Medal | Anton Chakhmouradian, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB | |
| E.R.Ward Neale Medal | Randall F. Miller, New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, NB | |
| J. Willis Ambrose Medal | Grant Abbott, Yukon Geological Survey, Whitehorse, YK | |
| Yves O. Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award | Karissa Donkin and Hilary Paige Smith of the Telegraph Journal for their article entitled "Series on Stonehammer Geopark in Southwestern New Brunswick". | |
| CJES Best Paper Award | Rebecca A. Jamieson, Christopher Beaumont, Clare J. Warren, and Mai H. Nguyen | |
SERVICE AWARDS | ||
| Distinguished Member Award | Not awarded in 2011 | |
| Distinguished Service Award | Sandra Barr and Karen Johnston | |
| 50-Year Members | Raymond Yole and Owen White | |
| Honorary Life Members | Not awarded in 2011 | |
| Voluntary Service Award | Not awarded in 2011 | |
| Certificate of Appreciation | Keith Dewing, Jeff Packard and Shannon Acton | |
STUDENT AWARDS | ||
| Mary-Claire Ward Geoscience Award | Brett Hamilton, University of Calgary | |
| Jerome H. Remick Poster Awards |
Gold:Thi Hao Bui, McGill University, Montreal, QC
Silver:Andrew Brennan, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Bronze:Jason Hong, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Honourable Mentions:Laura Malone, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON; Pater Dao, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON; André Pellerin, McGill University, Montreal, QC; Nik Ganderton, University of Western Ontario, London, ON; Michael McGill, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON | |
DIVISION / SECTION AWARDS | ||
| AQUEST (Quebec) | ||
| Certificat d'excellente de l'AQUEST |
First Place: Anouk Lemieux
Second Place: Pamela Tremblay Second Place: Julia King | |
| Canadian Geomorphology Research Group | ||
| J. Ross Mackay Award | TBA | |
| Olav Slaymaker Awards | TBA | |
| Geophysics Division | ||
| The Geophysics Division Student Award | TBA | |
| Marine Geosciences Division | ||
| Michael J. Keen Medal | Dr. Alfonso Mucci, McGill University, Montreal, QC | |
| Mineral Deposits Division | ||
| Duncan R. Derry Medal | Dr. Benoît Dubé, Geological Survey of Canada, Quebec | |
| William Harvey Gross Award | Dr. Jacob Hanley, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS | |
| Julian Boldy Certificate Awards | TBA | |
| Paleontology Division | ||
| Elkanah Billings Medal | Dr. Graham L. Williams, Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic) | |
| Pikaia Award | To be awarded in 2012 | |
| Structural Geology and Tectonics Division | ||
| Dave Elliott Best Paper Prize | Kyle P. Larson, William J. Davis and Don W. Davis of University of Saskatchewan; and Laurent Godin of Queen's University | |
| Jack Henderson Prize for Best Thesis - Best PhD Thesis | Dawn Anne-Marie Kellett, Dalhousie University | |
| Jack Henderson Prize for the Best Ph.D Thesis Second Prize | Christoph Schrank, University of Toronto | |
| Jack Henderson Prize for Best Thesis - Best M.Sc. Thesis | Tasca Noela Santimano, McMaster University | |
| Volcanology & Igneous Petrology Division | ||
| Career Achievement Award | Dr. Georgia Pe-Piper, Saint Mary's University | |
| Leopold Gelinas Medal | Gold (Best Ph.D Thesis): Jonathan O'Neill, McGill Unviersity, Montreal, QC
Silver (Best M.Sc. Thesis): Russell Rogers, Université du Québec (INRS-ETE), Québec, QC Bronze (Best B.Sc. Thesis): Steve Flank, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON |
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