
Honors and Recognition Committee
Honors and Recognition Committee members (2022-2023)
Name |
Institution |
Title |
LaToya Myles |
NOAA Air Resources Laboratory |
Chair |
Mark Baskaran |
Wayne State University |
Member |
Tesfaye Birke |
University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Member |
Rajdeep Dasgupta |
Rice University |
Member |
Verena Hormann | Scripps Institution of Oceanography | Member |
Alik Ismail-Zadeh | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | Member |
Julie Libarkin |
Michigan State University |
Member |
Hailong Liu |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
Member |
Kristie Llera | Southwest Research Institute | Member |
Scott Miller | Oak Ridge Associated Universities Inc | Member |
Yuhan Rao |
Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites North Carolina State |
Member |
B.S. Daya Sagar |
Indian Statistical Institute | Member |
Simon Schneider |
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich |
Member |
Sarah K. Vines |
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
Member |
AGU |
Staff Partner, Manager, Honors Program |
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Rosa Maymi |
AGU |
Staff Partner; Director, Engagement & Membership |
Committee Charge

Key Initiatives and Duties
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1Recommend, implement, and evaluate strategies used to increase diversity of nominees and nominations.
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2Promote and develop new awards to enhance and support interdisciplinary collaboration and recognition.
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3Examine and report on program data to determine whether the number and quality of AGU honors nominees is competitive.
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4Provide strategies, resources, and support to Sections Honors Nominating Committees to strengthen and promote their role in AGU Honors.
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5Partner with staff to provide training to all honors selection committees on policies, processes and program elements.
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6Partner with leaders, staff and other societies to resolve common issues among scientific communities’ rewards and recognition programs.
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7Develop opportunities and mechanisms to leverage member accomplishments and honors.
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8Report on progress to Council twice per year, or more frequently as required.
Committee Members (2020-2021)
Name |
Institution |
Committee Role |
Julio Betancourt |
USGS |
Chair |
Wendy Gordon |
Ecologia Consulting |
Member |
Lacey Holland |
University of Utah |
Member |
Kathy Kelsey |
University of Colorado, Denver |
Member |
Shiv Sharma |
University of Hawaii & Indian Institute of Technology |
Member |
Rob Rader |
AGU |
Staff Partner; Director, Engagement & Membership |
Subcommittee Charge

Key Initiatives
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1Work with section canvassing committees to increase the numbers of qualified candidates in underrepresented groups as well as increase participation from members with undersubscribed honors.
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2Track progress and demographics of nominations throughout the submission and review stages.
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3Partner with staff to provide training to all section canvassing committees on policies, procedures and best practices for the nomination process.
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4Examine and report on nomination data to determine whether the quantity, diversity and quality of nominations meet goals identified by the Honors and Recognition committee.
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5Provide input on section canvassing committees’ procedures, analyze results and make recommendations for improving processes to the Honors and Recognition committee.
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6Provide resources and support to section canvassing committees to help them conduct their work.
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7Collaborate with AGU’s marketing team to identify strategies and tactics to manage nominations, including increase for undersubscribed honors.
Honors Selection Committees

Honors and recognition selection committees
Committee name (by honor) |
Honor type |
Award |
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Award |
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Award |
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Medal |
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Medal |
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Prize |
|
Award |
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Diversity and Inclusion Awards Committee |
Award |
Eunice Foote Medal Committee |
Medal |
Medal |
|
Award |
|
Award |
|
Medal |
|
Award |
|
Medal |
|
Medal |
|
Award |
|
Award |
|
Medal |
|
Medal |
|
Medal |
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Open Science Prize Committee |
Medal |
Award |
|
Medal |
|
Award |
|
Medal |
|
Award |
|
Award |
|
Award |
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Prize |
|
Fellows |
|
Medal |