AASP Awards, Medals & Honorary Memberships

The American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists recognizes outstanding service, to the Association or to the science of palynology, by the following awards and honors. [Award Procedures]

AASP Medal for Scientific Excellence

• Professor William R. Evitt (awarded 1982)
• Professor William G. Chaloner (awarded 1984)
• Dr. Lewis E. Stover (awarded 1988)
• Dr. Graham Lee Williams (awarded 1996)
• Dr. Hans Gocht (awarded 1996)
• Professor Svein B. Manum (awarded 2002)
• Professor Barrie Dale (awarded 2004)
• Dr. David Wall (awarded 2004)
• Dr. Robin Helby (awarded 2005)

AASP Medal for Teaching Excellence

• Professor Aureal T. Cross (awarded 1999)
• Professor Alfred Traverse (awarded 2001)

AASP Honorary Members

• Professor Dr. Alfred Eisenack (elected 1975)
• Dr. William S. Hoffmeister (elected 1975)
• Professor Leonard R. Wilson (elected 1975)
• Professor Knut Faegri (elected 1977)
• Professor Charles Downie (elected 1982)
• Professor William R. Evitt (elected 1989)
• Professor Lucy M. Cranwell (elected 1989)
• Dr. Tamara F. Vozzhennikova (elected 1990)
• Professor Aureal T. Cross (elected 1991)
• Dr. Robert T. Clarke (elected 2002)
• Professor Vaughn M. Bryant. Jr. (elected 2005)
• Professsor Alfred Traverse (elected 2005)

AASP Board of Directors Award recipient

• Dr. Robert T. Clarke (awarded 1994)

AASP Distinguished Service Award recipients

• Dr. Robert T. Clarke (awarded 1978)
• Dr. Norman J. Norton (awarded 1978)
• Dr. Jack D. Burgess (awarded 1982)
• Dr. Richard W. Hedlund (awarded 1982)
• Dr. John A. Clendening (awarded 1987)
• Dr. Kenneth M. Piel (awarded 1990)
• Dr. Gordon D. Wood (awarded 1993)
• Dr. Jan Jansonius (awarded 1995)
• Dr. D. Colin McGregor (awarded 1995)
• Professor John H. Wrenn (awarded 1998)
• Professor Vaughn M. Bryant (awarded 1999)
• Dr. Donald W. Engelhardt (awarded 2000)
• Professor Owen K. Davis (awarded 2005)
• Dr. David K. Goodman (awarded 2005)
• Dr. David T. Pocknall (awarded 2005)

AASP Student Scholarships & Awards

• 1990 (Banff)
  Scholarships
  Ian D. Campbell
  Thomas D. Demchuk

• 1991 (San Diego)
  Scholarships
  Dale Beeson
  Laurent De Verteuil

• 1992 Aix en Provence, IPC 8)
  Scholarships
  R. Andrew MacRae
  Koldo Nunez-Betelu

• 1993 (Baton Rouge)
  Scholarships
  Donald C. Hargrove
  Lynne A. Milne

• 1994 (College Station)
  Scholarships
  Martine J. Hardy
  Timothy J. Kroeger
  Yuan Xun-Lai

• 1995 (Ottawa)
  Scholarships
  Caroline P. Davies
  Florin-Alexandru Neumann
  L.R. Wilson Best Student Paper Award
  Florin-Alexandru Neumann
  Best Poster Award
  Yu Zicheng

• 1996 (Houston, IPC 9)
  Scholarships
  Sophie A. Warny
  Mario Van Der Hoeven

• 1997 (Woods Hole)
  Scholarships
  Giles A. Smith
  Danica Suballyova
  Susan E. de Villers

• 1998 (Ensenada)
  Scholarships
  Jonathan Hughes
  Carlos A. Jaramillo
  Anne-Marie Tosolini

• 1999 (Savannah)
  Scholarships
  Robert K. Booth
  Caroline Davies
  Lindsey Gillson

• 2000 (Reno)
  Scholarships
  Caroline van Mourik
  Jeffrey Richardson
  Sarah Tiffen

• 2001 (San Antonio)
  Scholarships
  James Eldret
  Khum Narayan Paudayal
  Freea Itzstein-Davey
  L.R. Wilson Best Student Paper Award
  Jeffrey Richardson

• 2002 (London)
  Scholarships
  Dafna Kadosh
  Julius Bunny Lejju
  Maria Papanikolaou

• 2003 (St. Catherines)
  Scholarships
  Stijn De Schepper
  Tambra L. Eifert
  Elizabeth Watson
  L.R. Wilson Best Student Paper Award
  Matthew Peros

• 2004 (Granada, 11IPC)
  Scholarships
  Lawrence Febo
  Ali Soliman
  Deborah Skilliter
  L.R. Wilson Best Student Paper Award
  Barry Taylor
  Best Poster Award
  Ian Troth
  Travel Grants
  Matthew Dixon
  Tambra L. Eifert
  Dafna Kadosh
  Julius Lejju Bunny
  Carmen Isela Ortega Rosas
  Maria Papanikolaou
  Barry Taylor

• 2005 (Saint Louis)
  Scholarships
  Shane Brodie
  Susan Richer
  L.R. Wilson Best Student Paper Award
  Hernan Antolinez
  Best Poster Award
  Rebecca Tedford

• 2006 (Philadelphia)
  Scholarships
  Shelly Crausbay
  Silane da Silva

• 2007 (Panama City)
  Scholarships
  Ilham Bouimetarhan
  Nicolas Van Nieuwenhove
  L.R. Wilson Best Student Paper Award
  Alexander Correa-Metrio
  Best Poster Award
  Millerlandy Romero-Baez

• 2008 (Bonn, IPC 12)
  Scholarships
  Brian Peddler
  Alex Ireland
  Travel Grants
  Dino 8
  Alanna Krepakevichy
  Eva Fischer
  Natalie Sinclair
  12 IPC
  Fabiany Herrera
  Sol Noetinger
  Diana Ochoa
  GSA
  Sarah Heal
  Elke Hermann
  Manuel Paez

• 2009 (Kingsport)
  Scholarships
  Maria Caffrey
  Jan Hennissen
  Travel Grants
  Urbino
  Marisa Borges
  Martin Shreck
  Annual Meeting
  Eva Fischer
  Simon Goring
  Manuel Paez

• 2010 (Halifax)
  Scholarships
  Matt Batina
  Thomas Verleye
  Travel Grants
  Utrecht
  Chris Mays
  Paula Mejia
  Annual Meeting
  
  

Awards given at AASP annual meetings

The following awards may be made at Annual Meetings: L.R. Wilson Best Student Paper Award, Best Poster Award and the Student Travel Awards.

Nominations for AASP Awards and Medals should be made by Members of AASP to the Chair of the AASP Awards Committe:

Martin Farley
Geology, Old Main 213
Univ. of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC 28372
tel: 910 521-6478
mbfarley@sigmaxi.net

Award Procedures

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