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Geotechnical News • March 2012
CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
purpose of recognizing and reward-
ing excellence in the preparation of
a geotechnical report by an individ-
ual full time undergraduate student
in an accredited engineering pro-
gram or a geoscience program in a
Canadian University.
b. The Undergraduate Student Report,
Group Submission Award was add-
ed in 1990 to recognize and reward
excellence of a report prepared by
one or more undergraduate stu-
dents in an accredited engineering
program or a geoscience program
in a Canadian University.
All submissions and accompany-
ing documentation must be received
by the Chair of the Student Awards
Sub-Committee
on or before May 21
of the competition year. The contact
information for the Chair is Nicholas
Vlachopoulos, Dept. of Civil Engi-
neering, Royal Military College of
Canada, Box 17000 Station Forces,
Kingston, ON, K7K 7B4, Tel: 613-
541-6000, Ext 6398; Email: vlacho-
A.G. Stermac Awards for
service to the Canadian
Geotechnical Society
Before 1999, these awards were
known as the CGS Service Plaques.
A.G. Stermac Awards are presented to
members of the Society who have con-
tributed specific or special, worthy and
significant service(s) to the Society.
All submissions must reach the Soci-
ety’s Secretariat not later than
June 1.
Call for Nominations for Awards
from the Engineering Institute of
Canada (EIC)
• Canadian Geotechnical Society
(CGS) members are invited to sub-
mit nominations for EIC Awards to
the Society Secretariat (cgs@cgs.
ca) or the Secretary General (vso-
by not later
than
July 1, 2012
. Members of the
Society are eligible for awards,
prizes and honours from the
Engineering Institute of Canada.
By EIC Policies, all candidates
nominated by CGS members to
EIC awards must be members of
the CGS.
Nominators are to provide nomination
documents consisting of four parts,
which must include (1) a completed
EIC Nomination Form obtained from
the EIC Website, (2) the nomination
letter, (3) the candidate’s
Curriculum
Vitae
, and (4) supporting letters from
colleagues, who are preferably Fel-
lows of the EIC (FEIC). Nominators
are recommended to review the full
awards details and criteria prior to
preparing nominations for the Awards
listed below. More information on
the procedure, details and schedule
for EIC honours and awards can be
found in Sections D-1, D-2 and D-3 of
the Canadian Geotechnical Society’s
Awards and Honours Manual. This
information is available to CGS mem-
