AGS AWARDS


To make a nomination for a particular award please refer to the Nomination Procedure section
of the AGS by-Laws

Distinguished Scientist Award - Gesner Medal

Award made to a person who has, through their own efforts (maps, publications, memoirs, etc.)developed and promoted the advancement of geoscience in the Atlantic Region in any field of geology; the contribution of the person should be of large enough scope to have made an impact beyond the immediate Atlantic Region; the person does not have to reside in the Atlantic Region or be a member of the Atlantic Geoscience Society; the person must still be alive and active in geoscientific research, although not necessarily full time in the Atlantic Region.

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Les Fyffe - 1993 Arie "Art" Ruitenberg - 1994 Sandra Barr - 1995
Ron Pickerill - 1996 John Malpas - 1997 Paul Schenk - 1998
David Piper - 2000 Brendan Murphy - 2001 Martin Gibling - 2002
Georgia Pe-Piper - 2003 Alan Grant - 2004 John Calder - 2005
Barrie Clarke - 2006 Jarda Dostal - 2007 Steve McCutcheon - 2008
John Waldron - 2009 Randy Miller - 2010 Dan Kontak - 2011
J. Duncan Keppie - 2012 Chris White - 2013 Cees van Staal - 2014
Marcos Zentilli - 2015 Dave Lentz - 2016 Becky Jamieson - 2017
Reginald A. Wilson - 2018 R. Damian Nance - 2019 Ralph Stea - 2020
Erwin Zodrow - 2021

Laing Ferguson - Distinguished Service Award

Given in recognition of exceptional and altruistic contributions to the Atlantic Geoscience Society and/or to foster public appreciation of Atlantic Geoscience over a long period of time.

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1989
Laing Ferguson
1990
Howard "Don" Donohoe
1991
Aubrey Fricker
1993
Graham Williams
1994
Ken Howells
1995
Brendan Murphy
1997
Norman Lyttle
2000
Peter Wallace
2001
Mike Parkhill
2002
Rob Fensome and
Graham Williams
2003
Bob Grantham
2004
Jennifer Bates
2005
Ron Pickerill
2006
Sandra Barr
2007
Susan Johnson
2008
Reg Wilson
2009
Nelly Koziel
2010
Rob Raeside
2011
No Award
2012
No Award
2013
Eldon George & Don Reid
2014
Ian Spooner
2015
Jim Walker
2016
Chris White
2017
No Award
2018
No Award
2019
Elisabeth Kosters
2020
Terry Hennigar
2021
Toon Pronk

AGS Nelly Koziel Award

The Nelly Koziel Award is given to a person who recently has made a significant contribution to geoscience, beyond the call of duty, in the Atlantic Provinces. The award may be made to any member or friend of the Society.
2018
Nikole Bingham-Koslowski
GSC
2019
Tracy Webb
2020
No Award
2021
Dave Lentz
U.N.B.

AGS - Lifetime Membership

1989
Laing Ferguson
2008
Graham Williams
2012
Ken Howells

Rupert H. MacNeil Award

Award given for the best undergraduate student paper presented at the annual AGS Colloquium.
1984
Allan Huard - St.F.X.U.
1985
David Carter - U.N.B.
1986
Dwaynne Beattie - Dalhousie U.
1987
Alison Steele - Acadia U.
1988
Wayne McNeil - Acadia U.
1989
Catherine Farrow - Acadia U.
1990
Robert MacNaughton - U.N.B.
1991
Chris Beaumont-Smith - U.N.B.
1992
David Keighley - U.N.B.
1993
Marcus Tate - Dalhousie U.
1994
Jody Smith - McMaster U.
1995
Ellen Tobey, Tammey Allen
Marcus Tate - Dalhousie U.
1996
Vanessa Gale - Dalhousie U.
1997
Jennifer van der Gaag - Dalhousie U.
1998
Marc Deptuk - S.M.U.
1999
Krista Page - Dalhousie U.
2000
Michael Young - Dalhousie U.
2001
Michelle DeWolfe - S.M.U.
2002
Dave Risk - St.F.X.U.
2003
None
2004
Christopher Hamilton - Dalhousie U.
2005
Nigel Selig - Mt.A.U.
2006
Adam Layman - Dalhousie U.
2007
Marc Laflamme - Queens U.
2008
Chris Yakymchuk - Dalhousie U.
2009
Darren LeFort, S.M.U.
2010
Matt Stimson, S.M.U.
2011
Jessica Wilson - Dalhousie U.
2012
Mark Higgins - Dalhousie U.
2013
Evan Slater - Dalhousie U.
Dawn Tobey - Dalhousie U.
2014
Ben Misiuk - Acadia U.
2015
Emmaline Atherton - Dalhousie U.
2016
Christopher Sangster - S.M.U.
2017
Corin Jorgenson - Dalhousie U.
2018
Kate Woods - Dalhousie U.
Max Chipman - Acadia U.
2019
Liam MacNeil - U.N.B.
2020
Olivia Rolfe - Dalhousie U.
Honourable Mention
Alexandra Bonham - Dalhousie U.
Benjamin Myrer - Dalhousie U.
2021
Bailey Milos - Dalhousie U.
2022

Rob Raeside Award

Award given for the best undergraduate student poster presented at the annual AGS Colloquium.
2014
Jennifer Archibald, Victoria Desjardins, Laura-Ann Broom, Jeff Minichiello, and Anne Marie Ryan - Dalhousie U.
2015
Kriselle Dias - Dalhousie U.
2016
Lori Paslawski - St.F.X.U.
2017
Jennifer Adam - U.N.B.
2018
Taylor Ducharme - U of Ottawa
2019
Dylan Wyles - Acadia U.
2020
Nicole LeRoux - Dalhousie U.
2021
Margaret Scott - St.F.X.U.
2022

Sandra Barr Award

Award given for the best graduate oral presentation at the annual AGS Colloquium.
2008
Samantha Jones - U of Calgary
2009
Jamie Braid - St.F.X.U.
2010
Casey O'Laughlin - S.M.U.
2011
Ravinder Pannu - U. of Sask. & Acadia U.
2012
Zabrina Prescott - Dalhousie U.
2013
Mitchell Kerr - S.M.U.
2014
Justin Drummond - Acadia U.
2015
Sharane Simon - Dalhousie U.
2016
Travis McCarron - U.N.B.
Honourable mention
Jillian Kendrick - MUN
2017
Stephanie Todd - Acadia U.
2018
Matthew Stimson - S.M.U.
2019
Mitchell Kerr - S.M.U.
Honourable mention
Matthew Stimson - S.M.U.
2020
Philip Sedore - Dalhousie U.
Honourable mention
Justin Nagle - S.M.U.
Kelsey Koerner - U.N.B.
Issac Jacques - St. F.X.U.
Bryan Maciag - Dalhousie U.
2021
Luke Bickerton - Laurentian U.
2022

Graham Williams Award

Award given for the best graduate student poster presented at the annual AGS Colloquium.
1997
Sandra Marshall - Acadia U.
1998
Nicole Quickert - Dalhousie U.
1999
Loretta Ranson - St.F.X.U.
2000
Christie Dyble - Acadia U.
2001
Martin Ethier - Acadia U.
2002
David Moynihan - Dalhousie U.
2003
None
2004
Shawna Weir Murphy - S.M.U.
2005
Tansy O'Conner-Parsons - Acadia U.
2006
Brent Lennox - Acadia U.
2007
Helen Neilson - Dalhousie U.
2008
Kieran McDonald - Acadia U.
2009
Tamara Moss - Acadia U.
2010
Harun Alrashid Mohamad Idris - Acadia U.
2011
Jacob Hansen - U. of Maine at Farmington
Annina Margreth - Dalhousie U.
2012
Janice Allen - Dalhousie U.
w/ Chris Beaumont
2013
Lea Braschi - Dalhousie U.
2014
Lea Braschi - Dalhousie U.
2015
Dewey Dunnington - Acadia U.
2016
Cody Paige - Dalhousie U.
2017
Emily Palmer - U.N.B.
2018
Steven Rossiter - U.N.B.
2019
Mehmut Memtimin - S.M.U.
Honourable mention
Johana Gomez Gomez, U.N.B.
2020
Caitlin McCavour - Dalhousie U.
Honourable Mention
Naomi Welt - S.M.U.
2021
Anirban Chowdhury - S.M.U.
2022
2023

Encana Prize

Prize given for the best poster in Offshore Geology session at the annual AGS Colloquium.
2016
Carlos Wong - Dalhousie
2017
2018
Prize given for the best paper in Offshore Geology session at the annual AGS Colloquium.
2016
Isabel Chavez - S.M.U.
2017
2018

AGS - sponsored competitions within the Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia

AGS award

2000
Keith Vaughan
2001
Keith Vaughan
2002
John William Webb
2003
Wayne Garland
2004
Philip Giles
2005
Philip Giles
2006
Keith Vaughan
2007
Elio Dolente
2008
John William Webb
2009
Laszlo Podor
2010
Viki Gaul
2011
Laszlo Podor
2012
Nick Honig
2013
Esther Terriault
2014
Viki Gaul
2015
Viki Gaul
2016
Fred Greene
2017
Viki Gaul

The Last Billion Years Award

2004
John William Webb
2005
Wayne Garland
2006
Wayne Garland
2007
Elio Dolente
2008
Wayne Garland
2009
Ken Renton
2010
Keith Vaughan
2011
Teunis Obdam
2012
Colin Campbell
2013
Darryl Robertson
2014
Mervyn Kumar-Misir
2015
Ken Renton
2016
Barry Burgess
2017
Mervyn Kumar-Misir
2018
2019

Noranda Student Award

Award given for the best paper or poster in Economic Geology at the annual AGS Colloquium. The award consists of a field pack containing a silva compass, hammer, magnet, etc. and a contract summer position with Noranda in Atlantic Canada.
1997
Kelly Janssens - UNB
1998
Lorne Jennex - St.FXU
1999
Geoff Allaby - UNB
2000
Ian DeWolfe - Acadia
2001
Lawrence Mireku - Acadia
2002
Award Terminated
(Updated: February 23, 2021)