Awarding Inspirational Excellence In The Classroom

The Inspirational Geoscience Educator Award honors college and university professors who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of geoscience education. Each year, one deserving nominee is presented a $6,000 award and commemorative plaque.

Inspirational Geoscience Educator Award

If you know a geoscience professor who has inspired students to love geoscience and motivated them to pursue geological careers, honor them with a nomination.

Important: Nominee must be within ten years of their initial tenure track appointment at the time of nomination. Please read the requirements and guidelines before submitting nomination.

REQUIREMENTS & GUIDELINES

Past Winners

Year	Receipient	School
2024	Henry Agbogun, Ph.D.	Fort Hays State University, Kansas
2023	Davide Oppo, Ph.D.	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
2022	Ahmed Ismail, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Geophysics, Oklahoma State University
2021	Clemencia Gomez Gonzalez, Ph.D.	Professor of Geosciences, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2020	Bradford R. Burton, Ph.D., PGEO.	Associate Professor and Rady Chair in Petroleum Geology, Western Colorado University
2019	Brett Carpenter, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma
2018	Lauren Birgenheier, Ph.D.	Geoscience Professor, University of Utah, Utah
2017	Hendratta Ali, Ph.D.	Geosciences Professor, Fort Hays State University, Kansas
2016	Stephen Bend, Ph.D. P.GEO.	Geology Professor, University of Regina, Saskatchewan
2015	Joseph Satterfield, Ph.D.	Geology Professor, Angelo State University
2014	Robert H. Goldstein, Ph.D.	Associate Dean of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Professor, University of Kansas
2013	James P. Evans, Ph.D.	Professor, Structural Geology, Utah State University College of Science, Utah
2012	Grant Wach, Ph.D.	Professor of Petroleum Geoscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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