Geotechnical News • June 2019
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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
Members in the News
In this issue of CGS News we will
extend congratulations to many of
our outstanding members for their
achievements and awards includ-
ing featuring more of the 2018 CGS
award recipients. Congratulations to
Suzanne Lacasse
, Past CGS President
(2003-2004) and longtime member
who has been selected as an Officer of
the Order of Canada for her achieve-
ments as a distinguished geotechnical
engineer, notably in the area of risk
assessment.
Jean Pierre Tournier
(Hydro
Québec), 2018 recipient of CGS’s
Geoffrey G Meyerhof Award, was
elected President of the Canadian Dam
Association (CDA) Board of Directors
at their October 2018 annual general
meeting. Dr. Tournier succeeds Robert
(Bob) Patrick (EBA Engineering) who
will now serve as CDA Past President.
The CDA also recently recognized
Norbert Morgenstern
(Professor
Emeritus, University of Alberta), CGS
President (1989-1990) and RF Legget
Medalist (1979) with the CDA’s Inge
Anderson Award of Merit at their
October 2018 conference. The award
is presented biannually to recognize
CDA members who have distin-
guished themselves through significant
contributions to the advancement of
knowledge and practices related to
dams in Canada.
Jean Hutchinson
, Professor in
the Department of Geological Sci-
ences and Geological Engineering at
Queen’s University has been selected
to give the Geological Society of
London’s 20th Glossop Lecture in
November 2019. The Glossop Lecture
is the most prestigious lecture of the
Engineering Group of the Geological
Society and highlights the contribu-
tions made by an eminent engineering
geologist in the application of engi-
neering geology to civil engineering.
2018 CGS Award Winners
In this issue we highlight
Jean-Pierre
Tournier, Iain Bruce, Larry Bentley,
Mamadou Fall, Paul Simms, and
Michael Porter
for the 2018 CGS
awards.
2018 CGS Award -
G. Geoffrey Meyerhof Award
Jean-Pierre Tournier
Jean-Pierre Tournier
was the winner
of the 2018 G. Geoffrey Meyerhof
Award of the CGS’s Soil Mechanics
and Foundations Division. Established
in 1993, this award honours Professor
Meyerhof (1916-2003), the first Presi-
dent of the CGS, for his outstanding
life-long contributions to the profes-
sion and the CGS, and for his numer-
ous achievements that have received
worldwide recognition.
Jean-Pierre’s citation reads: “Dr.
Jean-Pierre Tournier
is a geotechni-
cal engineer of international repute
and has made significant contributions
particularly in the area of large dams.
He has more than thirty five years of
experience in the design and construc-
tion of infrastructure projects in the
public and private sectors, in particu-
lar the hydroelectric developments,
both nationally and internationally.
He made notable contributions in the
construction of large dams such as
LaGrande Complex, Eastmain, and
Romaine 1 to 4. Dr. Tournier contrib-
uted significantly in developing new
technologies and know-how related
to dams, and, for instance, is the key
person behind the successful introduc-
tion and construction of asphalt core
embankment dams in Canada.
Dr. Tournier obtained his PhD from
the University of Sherbrooke and
defended his thesis in front of Prof.
Meyerhof. He is the author or co-
author of more than fifty technical
publications and is a former Associate
