Geotechnical News • March 2012
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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
bers in the CGS Members Section of
the CGS Website. CGS members can
log-in at
then
proceed to Online Member Resources,
find CGS Manuals, and then proceed
to the Awards and Honours Manual.
The CGS Executive Committee
reviews all nominations submitted by
members, as well as other possible
candidates by not later than
August
1, 2012
, and forwards them to the
Honours and Awards Committee of
EIC for consideration. All constitu-
ent societies of EIC participate in this
program.
Members of CGS are eligible for the
following EIC honours and awards:
• The
Sir John Kennedy Medal
is the most senior award of the
Institute. This medal is awarded in
recognition of outstanding merit
in the engineering profession, or
of noteworthy contributions to the
science of engineering or to the
benefit of the Institute.
• The
Julian C. Smith Medal
, estab-
lished in 1939 by a group of senior
members of the Institute to per-
petuate the name of a Past Presi-
dent of the Institute. The medal is
awarded for “achievement in the
development of Canada”.
• The
John B. Stirling Medal
was
established in 1987 through the
generosity of E.G.M. Cape and
Company Ltd. to honour a former
President of the Company who
was President of the Institute in
1952. It is awarded “in recognition
of leadership and distinguished
service at the national level within
the Institute and/or its Member
Societies”.
• The
Canadian Pacific Railway
Engineering Medal
was estab-
lished in 1988. The medal is
presented “in recognition of lead-
ership and service over many years
at the regional, branch, section or
equivalent levels, within the Insti-
tute or its Member Societies”.
• The
K.Y. Lo Medal
was created in
1998 and is awarded “to a member
of the EIC who has made sig-
nificant engineering contributions
at the international level. Such
contributions may include:
à
à
promotion of Canadian
expertise overseas;
à
à
training of foreign engineers;
à
à
significant service to interna-
tional engineering organiza-
tions;
à
à
advancement of engineer-
ing technology recognized
internationally”.
• Fellowship of EIC (FEIC).
A
member of CGS, of at least 45
years of age, can become a Fellow
of the Institute on the grounds of
excellence in engineering practice
and exceptional contributions to
the well being of the profession
and to the good of the society.
• Honorary Membership
. The
Council of the EIC may elect to
Honorary Membership in the Insti-
tute, non-members who are not
engineers but who have achieved
distinction through service to the
profession of engineering.
Schuster Medal
Nominations are now being accepted
for the
Schuster Medal
, a joint award
from the
Association of Environmen-
tal & Engineering Geologists
and the
Canadian Geotechnical Society
that
recognizes excellence in geohazards
research in North America.
All nominees for the Schuster Medal
must meet at least two of the follow-
ing criteria:
• Professional excellence in geohaz-
ards research with relevance to
North America
• Significant contribution to public
education regarding geohazards
• International recognition for a pro-
fessional career in geohazards
• Influential geohazards research
or development of methods or
techniques
• Teacher of students who work on
geohazards issues
The first Schuster Medal was awarded
to the namesake of the award, Robert
L. Schuster, on June 7, 2007, at the 1st
North American Landslide Conference
held in Vail, Colorado.
An awards committee containing rep-
resentatives from the Association of
Environmental & Engineering Geolo-
gists and the Canadian Geotechnical
Society will select future candidates.
The award will be presented at the
annual or special topical meetings of
either society, as deemed appropriate
by the awards committee.
• Nominations are due April 15
and
should be sent to Becky Roland
at AEG Headquarters. She will
forward all nominations to the
selection committee.
AEG
PO Box 460518
Denver, CO 80246
(303) 757-2926
Recent Awards
Several CGS members were recently
recognized for their contributions
and received various awards from the
Engineering Institute of Canada
(EIC):
Dr. R. Kerry Rowe
has been awarded
the
Sir John Kennedy Medal
,
EIC’s
highest award, in recognition of
outstanding merit in the engineering
profession, or of noteworthy contribu-
tions to the science of engineering, or
to the benefit of the Institute.
Dr. Rowe has redefined the scien-
tific and engineering basis of barrier
system engineering and design for
landfills, explaining the processes of
contaminant transport and longevity of
barrier systems. His findings, com-
puter software and design methods are
being used across Canada, in the US
and internationally to design and eval-
uate landfills for municipal solid waste
and other waste materials. He has
won many best paper awards for his
work, and these activities culminated
in his selection to be the 45
th
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