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The EEGS / Geonics Early Career Award
EEGS / Geonics Early Career Award (ECA) acknowledges academic excellence, and encourages research in near surface geophysics. The award is presented annually to a full time university faculty member who is within ten years post-completion of his/her PhD, to acknowledge significant and ongoing contributions to the discipline of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. The recipient may have any specialty that is recognized as part of the environmental and engineering geophysics discipline, and this specialty shall not be restricted to certain departments, colleges, or geographic regions (i.e. international applicants are welcome). A committee of five members (three university faculty, one corporate / consulting representative, and one government laboratory representative) is appointed by the EEGS Board, and responsible for selecting the awardee.

EEGS / Geonics Early Career Award (ECA) Recipients:
2008: Gregory Baker
2009: Kamini Singha

To submit nominations for the 2010 award, contact ECA Chair, Mel Best, at best@islandnet.com.

EEGS/NSG Frank Frischknecht Leadership Award
The EEGS/NSG Frank Frischknecht Leadership Award is established to
recognize an individual who shows extraordinary leadership in advancing the cause of near surface geophysics through long-term, tireless, and enthusiastic
support of the environmental and engineering geophysics community. Such
leadership is often boldly displayed by an invention, a new methodology
or technique, a theoretical or conceptual advancement, or a unique
innovation that transforms the nature and capabilities of near surface geophysics.

In the past, the Frank Frischknecht Leadership Award has been awarded by the Environmental and Engineering Society (EEGS) and the Near Surface Geophysics (NSG) Section of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists EEGS and by the NSG Section of SEG. Today, the award alternates on an approximately 18-month interval between EEGS' SAGEEP and the SEG-NSG Section's annual meeting.

NSG Section Frank Frischknecht Leadership Award Recipients:
1995: Bob Ballard
1996: Don Steeples
1997: Bill Jones
1998: Pieter Hoekstra
1999: Pete Haeni
2000: Unknown
2001: Dwain Butler
2002: Rosemary Knight
2003: Roger Young
2004: Rob Huggins

EEGS Frank Frischknecht Leadership Award Recipients:
2002: Duncan McNeill
2004: Peter Annan

Joint EEGS/NSG Frank Frischknecht Leadership Award Recipients:
2005: Susan Pullan
2006: Bob Corwin
2007: Not awarded
2008: Kenneth Stokoe, III
2009: Susan Hubbard

For more information about nominating a candidate for the 2010 award, contact EEGS Nominating Committee Chair, Barbara Luke, at barbara.luke@unlv.edu.

The Institutional Contribution Award

This award was established to uniquely recognize an institution that has provided exceptional contribution to the engineering and environmental geophysical community through the development of technical publications and symposiums or conferences that educate and promote the use of geophysical methods and enhance project results for end users.

Since its inception, the ultimate goal of EEGS has been to promote the use of near surface geophysics for engineering and environmental projects and to help educate potential end users about the value of using the techniques. To that end, EEGS has sought to build relationships with other societies and other organizations that presently implement or could potentially better use geophysical applications.

The inaugural Institutional Contribution Award was given to the Federal Highway Administration in 2005 at EEGS' annual SAGEEP conference.

For more information about nominating a candidate for the 2010 award, contact EEGS Nominating Committee Chair, Barbara Luke, at barbara.luke@unlv.edu.

The Gold Award
The Gold Award was established to recognize an individual who is deserving of special recognition due to exceptional contributions made to the engineering and environmental geophysics community and to EEGS. Such contributions include development of educational tools or curriculums, innovation in outreach efforts, or creating communication methods and opportunities with other professional disciplines that comprise potential geophysical end-users.

Past Recipients of the EEGS Gold Award:
2002: John Greenhouse
2004: Dick Benson
2005: Ron Bell
2006: John Nicholl
2007: Jonathan Nyquist
2008: Micki Allen
2009: William Doll