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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
Call for Nominations for CGS
Awards
Nominations for CGS Awards may be
submitted to The Canadian Geotech-
nical Society Secretariat, (8828 Pig-
ott Road, Richmond, BC, V7A 2C4,
Canada; Fax: (604) 277-7529, e-mail:
by not later than
June 1,
except where noted
.
The nomination letter must include:
• reasons why the individual merits
the award relative to the nomina-
tion criteria
• any other pertinent information on
the nominee
• C.V. of the nominee
Letters from other Canadian Geotech-
nical Society members supporting the
nomination add strength to the nomi-
nation.
Nominators are recommended to
review the full award details before
preparing nominations for the Awards
listed below. The Awards details can
be obtained from the Society’s Awards
and Honours Manual, (Sections B-1
to B-12 inclusive), which is available
to CGS members in the CGS Mem-
bers Section of the CGS Website.
CGS members can log-in at
then proceed to Online
Member Resources, find CGS Manuals
and proceed to the Awards and Hon-
ours Manual. Information can also be
obtained from Division Chairs, Section
Directors, and the Secretariat.
Funding for the Society’s awards is
provided by generous support from
the independent charitable body,
The
Canadian Foundation for Geotech-
nique.
Members are invited and encouraged
to submit nominations for the follow-
ing CGS Awards:
R.F. Legget Medal - the highest
CGS honour
Awarded to an individual for outstand-
ing life-long contributions to geotech-
nique.
R.M. Quigley Award
Awarded to an individual or individu-
als for the best paper published in the
Canadian Geotechnical Journal within
the preceding year in which the prize
is awarded. Nominations are made by
the Associate Editors of the Canadian
Geotechnical Journal.
G. Geoffrey Meyerhof Award
Awarded to an individual for outstand-
ing and exceptional contributions
to the art and science of foundation
engineering.
Thomas Roy Award
This award is presented to honour an
outstanding contribution to the field of
Engineering Geology in Canada.
Roger J.E. Brown Award
The award is presented to an individ-
ual, preferably Canadian, for pub-
lishing the best paper on permafrost