Geological Society of America

GSA Honors & Awards Nomination Form

Nomination Deadline: 15 February

Submit required support materials by 15 February to awards@geosociety.org.

Please ensure your nomination is complete. Complete nominations must include both the online submitted form and the emailed required support materials.

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AWARD

Date of Birth
(Donath Medal Only):
For 2026, only those candidates born on or after 1 January 1991 are eligible for consideration.

Year of Ph.D.
(Doris M. Curtis Outstanding Woman in Science Award only):
Women are eligible only for the first five years following their degree.

NOMINEE

* First Name:

* Last Name:

* Title:

* Affiliation:

* Street Address:

* City:

* State:

* Zip Code:

* Country:

* Phone:

* Email:

* Ethics & Professional Conduct:
To my knowledge the person I am nominating has not been found to have engaged in professional misconduct of the type covered in GSA's Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct by any court, regulatory agency, employer, or other public or private entity; nor is this person under investigation for any such misconduct.

NOMINATOR

* First Name:

* Last Name:

* Affiliation:

* Email:

* Statement:
Please provide a brief statement as to why you are nominating this individual for this award. 500 character limit.

Send the nomination letter of 300 words or less and all other required support material to: awards@geosociety.org

* Ethics & Professional Conduct:
I agree to abide by GSA's Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct and have read GSA's Privacy Policy.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Nominations require supporting letters IN ADDITION to the nomination letter. Supporting letters must discuss candidates qualifications with regard to the specific criteria listed for the medal or award. Submit letters of support via email to: awards@geosociety.org.

Please supply only the number of supporting letters required. Do not include the nomination letter as one of the required supporting letters below.

Award Name	# Supporting letters needed	Total # letters (including nomination letters)
Penrose Medal	5 GSA Fellows or Members	6 total
Arthur L. Day Medal	3 GSA Fellows + 2 Scientists	6 total
Young Scientist Award (Donath Medal)	4 Scientists	5 total
GSA International Honorary Fellow Award *Nominator must be a GSA Fellow	None. Nomination letter is endorsed by 2 GSA Fellows + 1 GSA Fellow or a person of equivalent international stature.	1 total
Florence Bascom Geologic Mapping Award	3 GSA Fellows or Members	4 total
Randolph W. “Bill” and Cecile T. Bromery Award, Doris M. Curtis Outstanding Woman in Science Award	2 GSA Members + 1 Scientist	4 total
GSA International Distinguished Career	1 Scientist	2 total
GSA Distinguished Service Award, Public Service Award	Letters are optional	1 total
Halbouty Lecturer Award	None	1 total

Please list all Supporting Nominators (not to include the nominator). Letters from supporting nominators in addition to the Letter of Nomination must be in either Word or PDF format and emailed to awards@geosociety.org

Letter #1

Letter #2

Letter #3

Letter #4

Letter #5

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

20 titles or less (Penrose, Day, Honorary Fellow, GSA International Distinguished Career)
10 titles or less (Young Scientist, Public Service, Doris Curtis Outstanding Woman in Science)
Optional (Distinguished Service, Bromery Award)

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GEOLOGIC MAPS

15 titles or less including PDFs or website links to several key maps authored by nominee (Geologic Mapping only).

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