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Geotechnical News •March 2015
CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
ties in both industry and academia,
positions me well to provide leader-
ship to our Society in 2017-2018. In
addition, my intimate familiarity of the
CGS’ finances, operations, and pro-
tocols provides me the opportunity to
directly focus on action-oriented tasks.
The Canadian Geotechnical Society,
now nearly 70 years since its forma-
tion, is founded on “solid and compe-
tent ground.” We have established an
international reputation that is second
to none. If elected as your President
commencing in 2017, it would be my
honour to lead and contribute to the
profession and the society-at-large.
Provided by Dharma Wijewickreme,
P.Eng., Ph.D., FCSCE, FCAE
Call for Nominations for CGS
Awards
Look around. We all know at least one
deserving geotechnical professional
deserving of recognition!
The CGS wishes to again recognize
the considerable contributions and
achievements by geotechnical pro-
fessionals in Canada and abroad in
a family of awards, many of which
will be presented during the Awards
Ceremony at the CGS Annual Con-
ference in Quebec City – GeoQué-
bec 2015 (September 20-23, 2015).
Funding for many of these awards is
provided by the Canadian Foundation
Geotechnique, so remember to also
support your Foundation! The various
awards are summarized below. You
can also go to
for more information
and the list of past recipients, or con-
tact CGS Headquarters.
If you know of someone deserving
of any of the CGS Awards, nominate
them by
June 1, 2015
. If you wish
to make a submission for a Student
Award, it must be received by
April
21, 2015
. Send your nominations to
CGS Headquarters at:
The Canadian Geotechnical Society
8828 Pigott Road
Richmond, BC
V7A 2C4, Canada,
Fax: (604) 277-7529
email:
Nominations should include the name
and contact information of the nomi-
nator, a resume or curriculum vita of
the nominee, and a letter highlighting
the contributions and achievements
that make the nominee a worthy candi-
date for that specific award. Letters of
support from others, CGS members
and non-members, are encouraged. If
possible, nominations should include
an appropriate head and shoulders
photo of the nominee.
Appel de mise en candidatures
pour les prix de la SCG
Regardez autour de vous. Nous con-
naissons tous au moins un profession-
nel en géotechnique méritant d’être
reconnu!
La SCG souhaite de nouveau recon-
naître les importantes contributions et
réalisations des professionnels en géo-
technique au Canada et à l’étranger,
à l’aide d’un ensemble de prix qui
seront pour la plupart présentés durant
