Past Award Recipients

Ben H. Parker Memorial Medal

The Ben H. Parker Memorial Medal is the Institute’s most distinguished award. It was established by the Executive Committee, in 1969, in posthumous honor of a truly great leader and one of the most articulate and effective advocates for the improvement of the profession of geology. The medal is awarded to individuals who have long records of distinguished and outstanding service to the profession. It is a tribute to Ben H. Parker, a person who gave much of his life to improve the quality of geology, geologists, and the services they provide. The following outstanding geologists have been awarded the Ben H. Parker Memorial Medal.

Martin Van Couvering, 1969	Ian Campbell, 1970	Allen C. Tester, 1972	James Boyd, 1973
Jerry B. Newby, 1973	Linn Hoover, 1974	R. Dana Russell, 1976	Frank B. Conselman, 1977
John T. Galey, 1978	Howard E. Rothrock, 1980	Adolf U. Honkala, 1981	Henry H. Neel, 1982
John D. Haun, 1983	Robert L. Bates, 1984	M. O. Turner, 1985	Robert J. Weimer, 1986
Ernest K. Lehmann, 1987	Michel T. Halbouty, 1988	Peter T. Flawn, 1989	Grover E. Murray, 1990
Wayne A. Pettyjohn, 1991	Robert H. Dott, Jr., 1992	Daniel N. Miller, Jr., 1993	Frank W. Harrison, Jr., 1994
Donald L. Blackstone, 1995	William L. Fisher, 1996	Marcus E. Milling, Sr., 1997	Peter R. Rose, 1998
Charles J. Mankin, 1999	Russell G. Slayback, 2000	Susan M. Landon, 2001	Larry D. Woodfork, 2002
Richard J. Proctor, 2003	Thomas G. Fails, 2004	James W. Skehan, 2005	Robert R. Jordan, 2006
Madhurendu B. Kumer, 2007	Dennis Pennington, 2008	Robert H. Fakundiny, 2009	John W. Rold, 2010
Robert G. Font, 2011	Richard M. Powers, 2012	Jonathan G. Price, 2013	William J. Siok, 2014
David M. Abbott, Jr., 2015	Vincent P. Amy, 2016	Stephen M. Testa, 2017

Martin Van Couvering Memorial Award

The Martin Van Couvering Memorial Award was established by the Executive Committee, in 1979, in posthumous honor of the first President of the Institute. Martin Van Couvering made the presidency a full-time occupation for the first two years of the Institute’s history. His dynamic leadership, diplomacy, and organizational abilities established the solid foundation from which the Institute has grown. Few, if any, have given so much to the Institute. The following outstanding persons have been recipients of the Martin Van Couvering Memorial Award.

Larry D. Woodfork, 1979	Harold L. Fothergill, 1980	Al Saterdal, 1981	James A. Wheeler, 1981
James R. Dunn, 1982	William A. Newton, 1983	Andrew G. Alpha, 1984	Russell R. Dutcher, 1985
Edward E. (Bud) Rue, 1986	Bobby J. Timmons, 1987	Charles J. Mankin, 1988	Stanley S. Johnson, 1989
Sam R. Evans, 1990	Richard J. Proctor, 1990	Susan M. Landon, 1991	Kenneth N. Weaver, 1992
Robert A. Northcutt, 1993	Daniel N. Miller, Jr., 1994	Russell G. Slayback, 1995	William V. Knight, 1996
Robert K. Merrill, 1997	David M. Abbott, Jr., 1998	Stephen M. Testa, 1999	Robert A. Levich, 2000
Thomas G. Fails, 2001	Madhurendu B. Kumar, 2002	Kelvin J. Buchanan, 2003	Robert H. Fakundiny, 2004
Lawrence M. Austin, 2005	Richard M. Powers, 2006	Robert G. Corbett, 2007	Robert G. Font, 2008
Larry R. Rhodes, 2008	Daniel J. St. Germain, 2009	Ronald J. Wallace, 2010	Barbara H. Murphy, 2011
Mark W. Rogers, 2012	Robert A. Stewart, 2013	Lawrence C. Weber, 2014	James A. Jacobs, 2015
J. Foster Sawyer, 2016	Michael D. Lawless, 2017

John T. Galey, Sr., Memorial Public Service Award

The Public Service Award was established by the Executive Committee, in 1982, in recognition of one of its primary purposes; service to the public. In 1992, it was renamed the John T. Galey, Sr., Memorial Public Service Award, in posthumous honor of our fourth President, whose long professional career was a continuum of service to both the geological and the general public. This recognition is important because so many members have distinguished themselves and the Institute by giving expert testimony to governmental units, by serving on governmental commissions and committees, and by providing geological expertise where it was needed by the public at large.

Arthur O. Spaulding, 1983	Allen F. Agnew, 1984	William L. Fisher, 1985	Frank E. Kottlowski, 1986
Cliff J. Nolte, 1987	Russell G. Wayland, 1988	Elisabeth G. Newton, 1989	Linda E. Okland, 1990
Meredith E. “Buzz” Ostrom, 1991	Robert R. Jordan, 1992	Robert H. Fakundiny, 1993	Morris W. “Brud” Leighton, 1994
Edward B. Nuhfer, 1995	John W. Rold, 1996	James E. Slosson, 1997	Kathleen M. F. Benedetto, 1998
Jonathan G. Price, 1999	James H. Williams, 2000	John J. Dragonetti, 2001	Thomas M. Berg, 2002
Vicki Cowart, 2003	Margaret H. Dunn, 2004	John G. Parrish, 2005	Richard M. Lane, 2006
Ivan K. "Tex" Gilmore, 2007	M. Lee Allison, 2008	Patrick P. Leahy, 2009	James F. Howard, 2010
2011 - No recipient	James R. Burnell, 2012	Scott W. Tinker, 2013	Logan T. MacMillan, 2016
Jonathan D. Arthur, 2017

Award of Honorary Membership

For the first time in its history, AIPG in 1984 conferred Honorary Membership on one of its most distinguished and illustrious members. This special honor, provided for in the Institute’s Constitution and Bylaws, had long been available but had never before been granted. The most important criterion for this award is an exemplary record of distinguished service to the profession and to the Institute.

Grover E. Murray, 1984	L. L. Sloss, 1985	Ross L. Shipman, 1986	Edward C. Dapples, 1986
Doris M. Curtis, 1987	Wallace B. Howe, 1988	Robert R. Berg, 1988	Edward E. Rue, 1989
Mason L. Hill, 1990	Konrad B. Krauskopf, 1991	Sam R. Evans, 1992	Richard J. Proctor, 1992
Elisabeth G. Newton, 1993	John Shanklin, 1993	Richard A. Fox, 1994	Ralph J. Bernhagen, 1995
Robert R. Jordan, 1996	Charles J. Mankin, 1996	Adolf U. Honkala, 1997	Ernest K. Lehmann, 1997
Robert A. Northcutt, 1998	William C. Gussow, 1998	John D. Haun, 1998	William A. Newton, 1999
Larry D. Woodfork, 1999	Travis H. Hughes, 2000	William V. Knight, 2001	Michel T. Halbouty, 2002
John W. Rold, 2002	Roy J. Shlemon, 2002	Charles Wm. Dimmick, 2003	Willard P. Fuller, Jr., 2004
Rex Monahan, 2005	Richard H. Young, 2005	David M. Abbott, Jr., 2006	Myrna M. Killey, 2006
Robert H. Fakundiny, 2007	Barbara H. Murphy, 2008	Stephen M. Testa, 2009	Lawrence M. Austin, 2010
James A. Jacobs, 2011	John L. Bognar, 2012	William J. Siok, 2013	Richard L. Nielsen, 2014
Dennis Pennington, 2015	Lawrence A. Cerrillo, 2016	Dennis G. McGrath, 2017

Presidential Certificate of Merit

Each year, the President of the American Institute of Professional Geologists may award one or more certificates of merit to individuals who, through dedicated and meritorious service, have made an outstanding contribution to the Institute. The award, the Presidential Certificate of Merit, is announced and presented to the recipient at the Annual Meeting.

George H. Davis, 1982	Russell R. Dutcher, 1982	A. Gordon Everett, 1982	Joseph F. Fritz, 1982
John S. Fryberger, 1982	John B. Gustavson, 1982	Albert M. LaSala, 1982	Gary E. Melickian, 1982
Edward B. Nuhfer, 1982	Arthur O. Spaulding, 1982	Benton M. Wilmoth, 1982	Richard M. Winar, 1982
Allen F. Agnew, 1983	Donald F. Cardinal, 1983	Randell T. Chew III, 1983	L. Luke Fournier, 1983
Gene R. George, 1983	Travis H. Hughes, 1983	Gary E. Melickian, 1983	Elisabeth G. Newton, 1983
William H. Park, 1983	Ross L. Shipman, 1983	Derek B. Tatlock, 1983	Bobby J. Timmons, 1983
Russell G. Wayland, 1983	Kenneth N. Weaver, 1984	Alan M. Jacobs, 1984	Stanley S. Johnson, 1984
Bruce H. Mason, 1984	Richard P. Ortiz, 1984	D. Theodore Clark, 1985	Stanley C. Grant, 1985
Rex B. Humphrey, 1985	Robert Pendergast, 1985	William G. Murray, 1985	Serge Gonzales, 1986
Clayton H. Johnson, 1986	Allan J. Krause, 1986	Bill A. Street, 1986	James K. Vincent, 1986
Phyllis M. Garman, 1986	William J. Gilliland, 1987	Raymond E. Irwin, 1987	Stanley S. Johnson, 1987
Elisabeth G. Newton, 1987	John C. Philley, 1987	Stephen M. Testa, 1987	John H. Dayvault, 1988
R. Steven Friberg, 1988	John T. Galey, Jr., 1988	Leroy Gatlin, 1988	Gary B. Glass, 1988
Stephanie V. Hrabar, 1988	Edward B. Nuhfer, 1988	James E. O’Brien, 1988	Larry R. Rhodes, 1988
John A. Taylor, 1988	Richard H. Young, 1988	Serge Gonzales, 1989	Daniel W. Hall, 1989
Fred B. “Ted” Mullin, 1989	Robert A. Northcutt, 1989	Robert R. Jordan, 1990	Norman K. Olson, 1990
William G. Weist, Jr., 1990	Frederick M. Beck, 1991	R. Steven Friberg, 1991	Ernest K. Lehmann, 1991
Robert A. Northcutt, 1991	Gail Waggoner, 1991	Logan T. MacMillan, 1992	Russell G. Slayback, 1992
Lawrence C. Weber, 1992	Don E. Williams, 1992	Kathleen M. F. Benedetto, 1993	Thomas Z. Jones, 1993
Madhurendu B. Kumar, 1993	Edward B. Nuhfer, 1993	Peter R. Rose, 1993	David C. Scott, 1993
Larry C. Simpson, 1993	Robert H. Fakundiny, 1994	Mark A. Osten, 1994	Charles Wm. Dimmick, 1994
John L. Bognar, 1994	Steven M. Testa, 1994	Fred B. “Ted” Mullin, 1994	Wendy J. Davidson, 1994
Robert K. Merrill, 1994	William V. Knight, 1994	Robert L. DeGroot, 1995	William G. Dixon, Jr., 1995
Thomas G. Fails, 1995	Thornton L. Neathery, 1995	Dennis T. Pennington, 1995	Thomas M. Berg, 1996
Wilgus B. Creath, 1996	Thomas G. Fails, 1996	Margaret Kloska, 1996	David G. Rensink, 1996
James H. Williams, 1996	David M. Abbott, Jr., 1997	Robert N. Braunstein, 1997	Curtis J. Coe, 1997
Barbara H. Murphy, 1997	James D. Shotwell, 1997	Gary E. Van Guilder, 1997	John J. Dragonetti, 1998
Robert G. Font, 1998	Dawn H. Garcia, 1998	Gunnar Hultquist, 1998	Madhurendu B. Kumar, 1998
William J. Siok, 1998	David M. Abbott, Jr., 1999	Eugene Aleshin, 1999	Ronald E. Alexander, 1999
Kelvin J. Buchanan, 1999	L. Graham Closs, 1999	Robert M. Colpitts, Jr., 1999	Dean Feller, 1999
Travis H. Hughes, 1999	William V. Knight, 1999	Manuel Regueiro, 1999	James D. Shotwell, 1999
Myrna M. Killey, 2000	Thomas M. Berg, 2001	Thomas G. Fails, 2001	Wendy J. Davidson, 2001
James A. Jacobs, 2001	Catherine A. O’Keefe, 2001	Ronald B. St. John, 2001	John H. Talley, 2001
David M. Abbott, Jr., 2002	J. David Applegate, 2002	Thomas G. Fails, 2002	John T. Howard, 2002
Robert A. Levich, 2002	John H. Talley, 2002	John W. Hawley, 2003	Virginia T. McLemore, 2003
Babtunde A. Oyelow, 2003	John H. Talley, 2003	Lawrence C. Weber, 2003	Arthur E. Burford, 2004
Gary T. Dannemiller, 2004	Richard M. Powers,  2004	Mark W. Rogers, 2004	Myrna M. Killey, 2004
Madhurendu B. Kumar, 2005	Richard M. Powers, 2005	William J. Siok, 2005	Ronald J. Wallace, 2006
John W. Hofer, 2006	Robert A. Northcutt, 2006	AIPG Wright State University Student Chapter of the AIPG Ohio Section, 2006	Lawrence M. Austin, 2007
Nancy A. Price, 2007	James F. Howard, 2008	Adam W. Heft, 2008	Samuel Gowan, 2008
J. Matthew Justice, 2009	Ronald J. Wallace, 2009	AIPG Energy Committee, 2009: John Berry, Doug Ganey, Don Harris, Dennis James, David Ryckman, Lee Smith, and Ron Wallace.	James A. Jacobs, 2010
James H. Williams, 2010	David M. Abbott, Jr., 2011	Robert A. Stewart, 2011	Lawrence C. Austin, 2012
Robert G. Font, 2012	Christine F. Lilek, 2013	Stephanie K. Jarvis, 2013	Vickie L. Hill, 2013
Dorothy K. Combs, 2014	Wendy J. Davidson, 2014	Cathy L. Duran, 2014	Vickie L. Hill, 2014
Ramona "Mona" J. Scott, 2014	Cristie J. Valero, 2014	Helen V. Hickman, 2015	Michael D. Lawless, 2015
Anne M. Murray, 2015	Keri A. Nutter, 2015	Kristina Pourtabib, 2015	R. Douglas Bartlett, 2016
Wendy J. Davidson, 2016	J. Foster Sawyer, 2016	William J. Siok, 2016	Daniel J. St. Germain, 2016
Lawrence C. Weber, 2016

Outstanding Achievement Award

The Outstanding Achievement Award was established by the 1989 Executive Committee to honor a non-member of AIPG who is widely recognized as a major contributor to the profession of geology. The award is not necessarily given annually, but only when the Awards Committee recommends an outstanding candidate to the Executive Committee for their consideration.

Stephen Jay Gould, 1989	Ron Redfern, 1995	John McPhee, 1997	Julie A. Jackson, 1999
Charles "Chip" Groat, 2003	Samuel S. Adams, 2004	Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr., 2005	A. F. "Fred" Spilhaus, Jr., 2009
Simon Winchester, 2014	Karl E. Karlstrom, 2015	Laura J. Crossey, 2015	P. Patrick Leahy, 2016

AIPG Section Leadership Award

The AIPG Section Leadership Award was established by the Executive Committee in 2013 to recognize one or more of our members who have demonstrated a long-term commitment and have been long-term contributors to AIPG at the section level. AIPG has many sections where one or more individuals have demonstrated exceptional leadership for their section and in many instances kept the section together and moving forward.  These individuals are commonly not known at the National level or by AIPG members outside of their sections, however, their contributions have been vital to their sections and they perform this work because of their commitment to our profession and AIPG.  The award will consist of a plaque (or similar) that will be presented to the awardees at the banquet of the annual meeting of AIPG.

Based on the above criteria the Awards Committee may select multiple nominees for the award.

The AIPG Section Leadership Award is administered by the Executive Committee of AIPG.  The selection of the winning member(s) will be decided by the AIPG Awards Committee.  The deadline for submittal of nominees for the AIPG Section Leadership Award, to AIPG National Headquarters, is January 15th of each year.  The nomination form for AIPG Section Leadership Award is presented below. The awardees will be announced in early July so they may attend the annual meeting.

Dave A. Sadoff, 2014, CA	Douglas C. Peters, 2014, CO	Glen L. Faulkner, 2014, GA	Martin J. Hamper, 2014, IL-IN
Adam W. Heft, 2014, MI	Gary H. Haag, 2014, SD	Andrew B. Graham, 2014, WI	Paul A. Lindberg, 2015, AZ
Eric F. Lowe, 2015, GA	David G. Pyles, 2015, IL-IN	Sara V. Pearson, 2015, MI	Jane M. Willard, 2015, MN
Curtis J. Coe, 2015, OH	Michael D. Campbell, 2015, TX	Christine F. Lilek, 2015, WI	Stephen J. Baker, 2015, CA
Logan T. MacMillan, 2015, CO	Anne M. Murray, 2016, FL	Dawn L. Prell, 2016, MI	Bruce D. Johnson, 2016, MN
Thomas F. Jenkins, 2016, OH	Thomas V. Durkin, 2016, SD	Alice C. Fuerst, 2016, MO

AIPG Student Chapter of the Year Award

The purpose of the AIPG Student Chapter of the Year Award is to recognize the most outstanding student chapter for their participation in, and contribution to, the American Institute of Professional Geologists. The award will consist of a plaque to be presented to the student chapter, a certificate to each of the officers of the chapter at the time of their submittal, a $500.00 award for the chapter, and a trip for one member of the winning student chapter to the annual AIPG conference and executive meetings. The student that attends the annual meeting will observe the organization and functions of AIPG and participate in the executive board meeting.

Recipients of the AIPG Student Chapter Award

The purpose of the AIPG Student Chapter of the Year Award is to recognize the most outstanding student chapter for their participation in, and contribution to, the American Institute of Professional Geologists. The award will consist of a plaque to be presented to the student chapter, a certificate to each of the officers of the chapter at the time of their submittal, a $500.00 award for the chapter, and a trip for one member of the winning student chapter to the annual AIPG conference and executive meetings. The student that attends the annual meeting will observe the organization and functions of AIPG and participate in the executive board meeting.

All AIPG student chapters are eligible to apply for the award. There is no limit on the number of times a student chapter may win the award. Only one chapter will receive the award per year.

The Student Chapter of the Year Award is administered by the Executive Committee of AIPG. The selection of the winning chapter will be decided by the AIPG Education Committee. The deadline for submittal of application materials for the Student Chapter of the Year Award, to AIPG National Headquarters, is April 15th of each year. The application should be submitted in a pdf or similar format. The winning chapter will be announced at the beginning of the Fall Semester. The certificates will be presented to the students at one of their chapter meetings. The award and plaque will be presented to the chapter delegate at the annual meeting of AIPG.
 

2017 - Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan - AIPG Student Chapter Founded 2012. Chapter Sponsor: John H. Barkach, CPG-09121 and Faculty Sponsor: Jeffrey L. Howard. Student Chapter Officers: President - Mara Karageozian, SA-7079; Vice President - Erin D'Hondt, SA-6007; Secretary - Melissa Weaver, SA-7775; Treasurer: Makayla Myers, SA-7779; Event Coordinator: Alex Schreiber, SA-7082.

2016 - Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, Founded 2013. Chapter Sponsor: Tom Van Arsdale, CPG, and Faculty Sponsor: Drs. Uwe Kackstaetter and Barbara EchoHawk. Student Chapter Officers: President - Jessica Davey, SA-4424; Vice President - Jaclyn Coulon, SA-6934; Secretary - Benjamin Eppley, SA-8024; Treasurer - Kevins O. Magouirk, SA-5674; Support Officer - Bryon Clayton, SA-6947; and Support Officer - Colin P. Lamb, SA-6965.

2015 - Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, Founded 2013. Chapter Sponsor: Anne Murray, CPG, and Faculty Sponsor: David Farris. Student Chapter Officers: President - Hannah K. Klein, SA-5156; Vice President - Chelsie N. Bowman, SA-5390; Secretary - Janine M. Giambalvo, SA-5422; Treasurer - Meg M. Wilson, SA-5391; Historian - Stephanie G. McColaugh, SA-5393; Graduate Student Liaison - Claire M. Routledge, SA-6296.

2014 - Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, Founded 2011. Chapter Sponsor: Ronald J. Wallace, CPG-8153; Faculty Sponsor: Bill Frazier; Student Chapter Officers: Salvador Espinosa, SA-3138; Ridge Smenner, SA-5592; Jeannie Patrick, SA-3772; and Rylleigh Harstad, SA-5593.