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Excellence in Geophysical Education Award Committee
2010–2012 term
Chair
Mioara Mandea, Institut de Physique du Globe, Paris, France
Members
Joseph Baker, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Adelaide Johnson, Juneau Forest Sciences Laboratory, Juneau, Arkansas
Changqian Ma, China University of Geoscience, Hongshan, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
Saumitra Mukherjee, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Irene Rubinstein, Ontario, Canada
Afroz Shah, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
Staff Liaison
Beth Paredes
The Excellence in Geophysical Education Award was established to acknowledge a sustained commitment to excellence in geophysical education by a team, individual, or group. The award will be given not more often than annually to educators who have had a major impact on geophysical education at any level (kindergarten through post-graduate), who have been outstanding teachers and trainers for a number of years; or who have made a long-lasting, positive impact on geophysical education through professional service.
Committee Charge
- Select the recipient of the Excellence in Geophysical Education Award; the final decision is subject for approval of the Executive Committee.
- Interpret the scope of the award broadly and to keep in mind that as a Union award, it should reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the Earth and space sciences.
- Be especially mindful of the diversity of the community of individuals encompassed by AGU.
- Do not depend solely on unsolicited nominations but should be proactive by encouraging nominations through committee member contacts.
- State, as part of the award recommendation to the Executive Committee, the number of candidates considered, how many of these were holdovers and how many were new, and whether the new candidates were nominations from general call or were actively encouraged by the committee.
- Define the process used for reaching the decision.
Work Plan for 2010–2012
In addition to selecting Excellence in Geophysical Education Awardees,
- Review data from Excellence in Geophysical Education Award's selection processes for the past several years to determine if the program is operating maximally in terms of the relevant goals of the Union's strategic plan.
- Work with Section and Focus Group committees to increase the number of nominations of viable candidates in underrepresented groups so that newly elected awardees reflect the diversity of the Union membership; and
- Work with the Meetings and Honors and Recognition Committees to review formats for the award ceremonies at AGU meetings and to recommend revisions to award ceremony formats as necessary.
–July 2010