2024-2025 AGS Award Nominations deadline is 8 January, 2025
Distinguished Scientist Award (Gesner Medal)
The criteria for the Distinguished Scientist Award (Gesner Medal) are as follows:
a) the award is made to a person who has, through her/his own efforts (maps, publications, memoirs, etc.) developed and promoted the advancement of geoscience in the Atlantic region in any field of geology;
b) the contribution of the person should be of large enough scope to have made an impact beyond the immediate Atlantic region;
c) the person does not have to reside in the Atlantic region or be a member of the Atlantic Geoscience Society;
d) the person must still be alive.
Distinguished Service Award (Laing Ferguson Award)
The Distinguished Service Award (Laing Ferguson Award) shall be given in recognition of exceptional and altruistic contributions to the Atlantic Geoscience Society and/or to foster public appreciation of Atlantic geoscience over a long period of time.
Nelly Koziel Award
The Nelly Koziel Award is given to a person who recently has made a significant contribution to geoscience, beyond the call of duty, in the Atlantic Provinces. The award may be made to any member or friend of the Society.
Nomination Procedure
A valid nomination for the Gesner Medal and the Laing Ferguson Award shall include a statement of between 500-1000 words succinctly explaining how the candidate meets the selection criteria and supporting documentation from the nominator and a letter of support from the seconder.
For the Nelly Koziel Award, a valid nomination shall include a statement between 200 and 500 words that succinctly explains how the candidate meets the selection criteria.
If possible, nominations, supporting letters and all documentation should be submitted electronically to allow easy transmission to judges.
The supporting documentation could include items such as:
a) selected bibliography (required for the Gesner Medal, optional for the Laing Ferguson Distinguished Service Award, must consist of no more than 20 key references; a complete bibliography including abstracts is not needed)(not required for the Nelly Koziel Award);
b) documentation of impact of work; and
c) supporting letters from referees other than the nominator and the seconder.
A valid nomination requires that the nominator and seconder be members in good standing of the Atlantic Geoscience Society at the time of nomination.