Awards and Honorary Titles
7.01 The Board may conceive and confer such awards and titles as it deems in the best interest of the Corporation. (a) V. M. Goldschmidt Award - This award, consisting of a medal, a certificate, and an honorarium, will be conferred for major achievements in geochemistry or cosmochemistry. Such achievements may consist either of a single outstanding contribution, or of a series of publications that have had great influence on the field. The V.M. Goldschmidt Award is normally given annually, but may be omitted in a given year at the discretion of the Board.
(b) F. W. Clarke Award - This award, consisting of a medal, a certificate, and a one-year subscription to the Corporation's journal, shall be conferred on a young scientist for a single outstanding contribution to geochemistry or cosmochemistry, published as a single paper or a series of papers on a single topic. Eligibility for this award is met if either of the following criteria is satisfied on the first day of the year in which the award is given: (1) the candidate must have received a recognized doctorate or its equivalent within six (6) years; or (2) must not have celebrated their thirty fifth (35th) birthday. An individual may not receive the Patterson and Clarke Awards for the same body of work. The F. W. Clarke Award is normally given annually, but may be omitted in a given year at the discretion of the Board. Normally only one Clarke Award is made in any given year. However, in exceptional circumstances, where multiple nominations are deemed by the Award Committee and the GS Board to be of indistinguishable quality and impact, more than one Clarke Award may be granted in that year.
(c) Alfred Treibs Award - This award, consisting of a medal and a certificate, shall be conferred for major achievements, over a period of years, in organic geochemistry. Such achievements shall consist of pioneering and innovative investigations which have made highly significant contributions to the understanding of the origin and fate of organic materials in the geosphere and/or in extraterrestrial environments. The Alfred Treibs Award is given annually, but may be omitted in a given year. The award is subject to approval by the GS Executive Committee.
(d) Geochemistry Fellow - This honorary title and an accompanying certificate, shall be bestowed jointly by the European Association of Geochemistry and the Geochemical Society upon outstanding scientists who have, over some years, made a major contribution to the field of geochemistry. Existing and new Urey, Goldschmidt and Treibs Medal winners become Fellows automatically. Up to ten (10) new Fellows may be elected annually.
(e) Clair C. Patterson Award – The C.C. Patterson Award will be bestowed upon scientists who have recently made a particularly important and innovative breakthrough in environmental geochemistry, considered to be of fundamental significance. The research must be highly original and contribute in a significant fashion to our understanding of the natural behavior of the Earth’s environment. Such a contribution must be in the form of a widely recognized important piece of innovative scientific research published in a peer reviewed journal. There is no age limit associated with this honor. The award will be bestowed annually and is to be distinguished from the Goldschmidt and Treibs Medals and the Geochemistry Fellows. Such awards reflect a longer term of achievement and are generally bestowed upon senior individuals, whereas the Patterson Medal is for a single accomplishment, irrespective of age or career stage. The closest parallel is with the Clarke Medal, but this is reserved for early-career scientists. An individual may not receive the Patterson and Clarke Awards for the same body of work. The awardee does not have to be a member of the Geochemical Society. If the scientific discovery is clearly a joint effort, then the award may be shared in an given year.
(f) Geochemical Society Distinguished Service Award - This award, consisting of a plaque(s) presented to the recipient(s) at the annual Goldschmidt meeting, as well as $500 per recipient and an article published in the Geochemical News and posted on the GS website, will be awarded on an irregular basis at the discretion of the GS Board of Directors. The award is intended to recognize and document outstanding service to the Society and/or the geochemical community that greatly exceeds the normal expectations of voluntary service to the Society. This Award will be given no more than one time per year to one or more recipients. The Award does not have to be given each year.
Award Nominations
7.02 The Award Committees shall solicit nominations for awards from the membership and shall seek out suitable nominees on their own. Awards shall not be shared, except in highly unusual cases such as independent discoveries or joint work where the contributions of the co-authors are essentially equal. All duly documented nominations considered by the Award Committees shall remain active for three (3) years, unless the candidate becomes disqualified. Current Directors are ineligible to receive an award. Past recipients of an award are ineligible to repeat as recipient. Except for the time and age restriction of the F.W. Clarke Award, there shall be no other restrictions on eligibility. A Clarke Medal awardee cannot receive the Patterson Medal for the same accomplishment (and vice versa). Neither citizenship nor membership in the Corporation shall enter into consideration. The Award Committees shall select nominees as follows: (a) The V. M. Goldschmidt and F. W. Clarke Award Committees shall select a first and second choice for each award and present them, with adequate documentation, to the Board well before the Annual meeting. Adequate documentation shall consist of a two-page curriculum vitae, a bibliography limited to two pages, a nominating letter with paragraph(s) detailing why the candidate is suitable for the award and up to three supporting letters. This documentation is to be made available to all Award Committee members before voting occurs. The Board shall then make its final choice between the nominations or vote not to make an award in a particular year. This choice may be made by mail or e-mail voting early enough to make the awards at the Goldschmidt Conferences. No member of the Board of Directors or of the Award Committee may nominate a candidate directly.
(b) The Alfred Treibs Award Committee shall present its first and second choices for this Award, with adequate documentation, to the OGD Executive Committee. The latter committee, if it approves a nomination, shall forward it with the documentation to the President for approval by the Board. The Board shall vote to either accept the nomination or to not make an award in a particular year.
(c) The C.C. Patterson Medal Committee shall select a first and second choice and present them, with adequate documentation, to the Board well before the Annual Meeting. Adequate documentation shall consist of a citation of no more than two pages describing the contribution the individual has made to geochemistry; A two page condensed resume that includes educational and employment history together with details of service to national and international scientific organizations, but excluding personal details and funding record; A list of no more than ten (10) peer-reviewed publications relevant to the accomplishment being recognized, with full references; Up to three letters of support.
(d) The Corporation shall reimburse travel expenses of award recipients only in exceptional cases, as determined by the Board.
(e) Nominations for recipients of the Geochemical Society Distinguished Service Award may be made by any member of the society at any time. Nominations will be considered by the Executive Committee in the months leading up to the Goldschmidt conference, giving any eventual awardee(s) ample time to plan to attend the conference. The Executive Committee will present their recommendation(s) to the entire Board of Directors. Approval of the nominee(s) will be by majority vote.
Lester W. Strock and Family Honorarium
7.03 The Lester W. Strock and Family Honorarium (the "Honorarium") is to be awarded to the recipient of the V.M. Goldschmidt Award. The sum of the Honorarium shall include a certain amount of income from the endowment in perpetuity of the late Lester W. Strock and may be supplemented with funds from the general fund of the Corporation. The amount of the Honorarium in a given year shall be set by the Board. Treibs Medal Fund
7.04 The Treibs Medal Fund shall be used to purchase medals for the Alfred Treibs Award and for such other uses as may be deemed desirable by the OGD Executive Committee. Publicity
7.05 The Award Committees shall have the responsibility of arranging for appropriate citations for each award and of arranging for suitable publicity of the awards. Corporation Publication
7.06 The Corporation's journal shall be Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta through at least December 31, 1996. After that date, the Board may choose to adopt another journal, or to establish a new journal. The Executive Editor shall be the editor of the Corporation's journal, and shall have full responsibility for the production of the journal. This includes appointment, with the Joint Publications Committee (or Publications Committee, if it exists) approval, of the appropriate number of Associate Editors, representing the principal areas of geochemical and cosmochemical research. Associate Editors shall serve for terms expiring with the term of the Executive Editor or with his or her resignation but they may, with Publications Committee approval, be re-appointed for additional terms. The Executive Editor shall be provided with an expense account in an amount to be set by the Board. Executive Editor
7.07 Recommendation for the post of Executive Editor shall be made by the six appointed members of the Joint Publications Committee (or Publications Committee, if it exists), plus ad hoc members deemed desirable by the President of the Corporation and - for so long as the Corporation and the Meteoritical Society jointly sponsor a journal - by the President of the Meteoritical Society. Nominations shall be based on a review of the nominee's editorial record and must be made no later than one year before expiration of the incumbent Executive Editor's term. Selection of the Executive Editor shall be made by the Board and for so long as the Corporation and the Meteoritical Society jointly sponsor a journal - in consultation with the Executive Council of the Meteoritical Society. Special Publications Fund
7.08 The purpose of this fund is to support the Special Publications Series of the Corporation. Loans are to be repaid by royalties and other income arising from sales assigned to the Corporation. Such profits that accrue from the Special Publications Series shall be returned to the Special Publications Fund and may be used to offset losses incurred in publishing future books in the Series. Special Meetings Loan Fund
7.09 The purpose of the Special Meetings Loan Fund is to support meetings and conferences that the Board deems worthy through loans to be repaid from income of the meetings. These loans shall be made at reasonable interest rates. No single loan shall exceed 80% of the fund total at any time, the residual sum being available for additional special meeting loans. At such time as the interest income on this fund exceeds a certain amount set by the Board in a given year, the amount in excess may be used at the discretion of the Board as a donation to support proposals for additional conferences. Proposals can be made by any member of the Corporation for approval by the Board. At least one member of the organizing committee of the proposed special meeting must be a member of the Corporation. Sponsorship of Meetings
7.10 The Corporation may co-sponsor meetings of suitable geochemical interest (e.g., the Geological Society of America, the American Geophysical Union, the V. M. Goldschmidt Conference, the International Conference on Cosmochronology, Geochronology and Isotope Geochemistry, as well as others). The Corporation shall co-sponsor other meetings upon prior approval of the Board. Aid in organizing meetings shall be provided by the Special Meetings Loan Fund. The amount of funds provided shall be set by the Board. Geochemical Futures Fund
7.11 The purpose of the Geochemical Futures Fund is to support special opportunities that advance the charitable and scientific goals of the Corporation as determined by the Board. Continuing contributions to the Geochemical Futures Fund shall be sought from individuals and organizations. National and International Program Endorsements
7.12 The Board may provide an official endorsement by the Corporation for national and international scientific programs of unusual interest to geochemists. Such letters of endorsement shall be sent to the appropriate organization by the President. Divisions
7.13 From time to time, it is in the interest of the Corporation to recognize large portions of the Society that have coherent interests or direction of research. Recognition may include but not be limited to special Medals or Awards, Membership on the Board, or special representation on the committees. Each such division shall have a Chairperson and By-Laws approved by the Board. The Chairperson of each division, or his or her representative, shall present an annual report to the Board at the Annual Meeting. Division members will retain all rights and privileges of members of the Corporation. Members will not be limited to affiliation in one division. (a) A subdivision of the Corporation, the Organic Geochemistry Division, will be composed of those members of the Corporation with interest in encouraging and fostering geochemical and biogeochemical studies involving the origin, nature, significance and processes of organic substances on the Earth, and of extraterrestrial organic matter. This Division shall have the responsibility of forwarding to the Board, with adequate documentation, the nominations for the Treibs Medal and the Best Paper in Geochemistry. The Division shall operate under the By-Laws of the Division, which shall conform in all respects to the By-Laws of the Corporation.
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