Nominations of CGS members for the 2019 EIC Awards and Fellowships are due to CGS National Office by July 15 – please see the CGS website and CGS News of March 2018 for more information. The categories include:
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.
This medal is awarded for achievement in the development of Canada.
This medal is awarded to a member of the EIC who has made significant engineering contributions at the international level.
This medal is awarded in recognition of leadership and distinguished service at the national level within the Institute and/or its Member Societies.
This medal is awarded in recognition of leadership and service over many years at the regional, branch, section or equivalent levels, within the Institute or its Member Societies.
CGS members 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.
Additional information about CGS, EIC and other awards can be found in the Society's Awards Manual available in the Members Section (login in at cgs.ca/login) and at the EIC/ICI site www.eic-ici.ca. Past CGS member recipients of EIC Awards and Fellowships can be found on the CGS website cgs.ca/awards. It is recommended that nominators review the awards details and criteria prior to preparing nominations; one can also contact the CGS Executive Director on this subject at execdir@cgs.ca.
Nominations must include:
1) a completed EIC Nomination Form which is available from eic-ici.ca/honours_awards/
2) a nomination letter
3) supporting letters from colleagues, preferably Fellows of the EIC (FEIC).
All nominations submitted through CGS must be received by July 15 at:
The Canadian Geotechnical Society
8828 Pigott Rd, Richmond, BC, V7A 2C4
E-mail: admin@cgs.ca