Summary of Award

The IAGC Distinguished Service Award shall be bestowed intermittently as a deserving candidate is identified to
recognize outstanding service by an IAGC member to the Association or to the geochemical community that
greatly exceeds the normal expectations of voluntary service. This award consists of a certificate and a honorarium of $500 (US), if the IAGC Treasurer determines that the Association has the financial resources to make this possible. Nominations for recipients of the Distinguished Service Award may be made by any member of the Association during the annual call for nominations. The recipient shall be profiled on the Association website and in the IAGC Newsletter.

Nomination Procedure

Nominations for the Distinguished Service Award shall consist of an official letter or e-mail of nomination not
more than one page in length from any IAGC member in good standing that describes why the nominee is deserving of the award. This nomination should contain the suggested citation text.

Nominations may be submitted via email to IAGC Secretary, Tom Bullen - tdbullen@usgs.gov. (Nominations must be received between 15-June and 15-November each year)

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