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GSA AWARDS

Archaeological
Geology Division
The 1996 Rip Rapp Archaeological Geology Award was presented to Larry D. Agenbroad (Northern Arizona University). The Archaeological Geology Division requests nominations for its 1997 Rip Rapp Archaeological Geology Award. The award is given for outstanding contributions to the interdisciplinary field of archaeological geology. Nominations should include a biographical sketch of the nominee, a statement of outstanding achievements of the nominee, and a selected bibliography. To make nominations, or for more information, contact Floyd McCoy, Awards Committee Chair, Windward College, University of Hawaii, 45-720 Kea'ahala Road, Kaneoha, Hawaii 96744; 808-261-9620; fax: 247-5362; fmccoy@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu

Claude Albritton Fund
Under the auspices of the Archaeological Geology Division, family, friends and close associates of Claude C. Albritton, Jr. have formed a memorial fund in his honor. The Albritton Fund will provide scholarships and fellowships for graduate students in the earth sciences and archaeology. Recipients of these awards will be students who have an interest in (1) achieving the M.S. or Ph.D degree in earth sciences or archaeology; (2) applying earth science methods to archaeological research; and (3) a career in teaching and academic research. $500 awards will be given in support of research, with emphasis on field and/or laboratory research. Information: Reid Ferring, Institute for Applied Sciences, P.O. Box 13078, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203; 817- 565 2993. Those wishing to contribute to the Albritton Fund should send gifts to the GSA Foundation, designating this fund.

Student Travel Grant
The Archaeological Geology Division announces a $500 travel grant for a student to attend the annual meeting of GSA in Salt Lake City, Oct. 20-23, 1997. The grant is competitive and will be awarded based on the evaluation of an abstract and 1,500-2,000 word summary paper prepared by a student for presentation in the Division's technical session at the GSA meeting. The summary paper may include one figure and must be single authored. The deadline for receipt of the paper is May 1, 1997. Applications should be sent to Floyd McCoy, Awards Committee Chair, Windward College, University of Hawaii, 45-720 Kea'ahala Road, Kaneoha, Hawaii 96744; 808-261-9620; fax: 808-247 5362; fmccoy@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu


Quaternary Geology & Geomorphology Division

Howard and
Mackin Awards
The Arthur D. Howard Award is for outstanding student research proposed by an M.S. candidate. The 1996 Howard Award winner is David Bouchard, Utah State University; Darrell Kaufman is his advisor. The winner will receive $1200 to support his study "Quaternary Bear River-Bonneville Basin paleohydrogeography reconstructed from the 87Sr/86Sr composition of lacustrine fossils."
The J. Hoover Mackin Award is for outstanding student research proposed by a Ph.D. candidate. The 1996 Mackin Award is Brenda L. Hall, University of Maine; George Denton is her advisor. She will receive $1500 to study "Geological assessment of abrupt climate change and ice-sheet stability hypotheses from an Antarctic perspective."
Awards for student research in geomorphology or Quaternary geology are given from both the J. Hoover Mackin fund and the Arthur D. Howard fund. The Howard fund was established by a bequest from the Arthur D. Howard family estate and is administered by the GSA Foundation. The deadline for receipt of applications is February 15, 1997. Both M.S. (or M.A.) and Ph.D. candidates are eligible. Winners will be selected by April 15, 1997. Application forms are available from the Division Secretary: J. Steven Kite, Department of Geology & Geography, PO Box 6300, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300; kite@wvugeo. wvnet.edu Distinguished
Career Award
The Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division is pleased to announce that Robert P. Sharp is the 1996 recipient of the Distinguished Career Award. The Distinguished Career Award was established in 1985 to recognize Quaternary geologists and geomorphologists who have demonstrated excellence in their contributions to science. The recipient need not be a member of the Geological Society of America or the QG&G Division. Nominations will be accepted at any time during the year, but the deadline is April 15, 1997.

Kirk Bryan Award
The winner of the 1996 Kirk Bryan Award is Roger T. Saucier for his paper, "Geomorphology and Quaternary Geologic History of the Lower Mississippi Valley", published in 1994 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in two volumes. The Kirk Bryan Award is given for a paper or book published within the past five years. Information: Division Secretary: J. Steven Kite, Department of Geology & Geography, PO Box 6300, West Virginia University, Morgantown WV 26506-6300.

Robert Fahnestock Research Award
The Robert K. Fahnestock Memorial Research Award honors the memory of Ken Fahnestock who was a member of the Committee on Research Grants. It is given annually to the student who submits the most outstanding research proposal to the Geological Society of America in the field of sediment transport or related aspects of fluvial geomorphology. The recipient for 1996 is Gregory Dick at University of California at Santa Cruz. He will receive $1250 to support his research, "Cosmogenic radionuclide dating of fluvial terraces, Wind River, Wyoming."

W. Storrs Cole
Research Award
The W. Storrs Cole Memorial Research Award for research in invertebrate micropaleontology was established in 1989. It was presented this year to Ellen Thomas of Wesleyan University, for her project titled "Equatorial Pacific Deep-sea Benthic Foraminifera: Faunal Composition and Diversity over the Last 450 Kyr." The stipend for this award was $10,000. The Gladys Cole Research Award
The Gladys W. Cole Memorial Research Award for 1996 was awarded to Vance Terrell Holliday, University of Wisconsin, Madison, and current president of AMQUA, to support his project titled "Origin and Evolution of Small Playa Basins on the Southern High Plains." He received a stipend of $12,000. This award is restricted to investigation of the geomorphology of semiarid and arid terrains in the United States and Mexico. It is given each year to a GSA Member or Fellow between 30 and 65 years of age who has published one or more significant papers in geomorphology. The award was established in 1980 by Dr. W. Storrs Cole in memory of his wife. Application forms may be obtained from the Research Grants Administrator, Geological Society of America, PO Box 9140, Boulder CO 80301; 303-447-2020, x137. Applications must be postmarked by February 15 each year to be eligible for the April award.