Awards
| Léopold Gélinas Medal | Career Achievement Award |
The Léopold Gélinas Medal
The Volcanology and Igneous Petrology Division of the Geological Association of Canada annually presents three medals for the most outstanding theses, written by Canadians or submitted to Canadian universities, which comprise material at least 50% related to volcanology and igneous petrology. A gold (plated) medal is awarded for the best Ph.D. thesis, a silver medal for the best M.Sc. thesis and an antique copper medal for the best B.Sc. thesis. Nominated theses are evaluated on the basis or originality, validity of concepts, organization and presentation of data, understanding of volcanology & petrology, and depth of research. Awards are not made if the panel of judges considers that there are no worthy nominations.
2024 Recipients of the Léopold Gélinas Medal
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GoldRebecca Morris (University of Victoria)SilverCarlos Braga Carleton UniversityBronzeMia Morson (Lakehead University)
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Past Recipients
| Year |
Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Rebecca Morris (Gold); Carlos Braga (Silver); Mia Morson (Bronze) |
| 2023 | Gabriel Sombini dos Santos (Gold); Natashia A. Drage (Silver); Monet Streit (Bronze) |
| 2022 | Pier Paolo Comida (Gold); Gabrielle Jones (Silver); Kathleen Clark (Bronze) |
| 2021 | Amy Ryan (Gold); Anastasia Ogloff (Silver); Sofia Panasiuk (Bronze) | 2020 | Alex Wilson (Gold); June Cho (Silver); Shae Nickerson (Bronze) |
| 2019 | Melissa Anderson (Gold); Gabriel Sombini Dos Santos (Silver); Rebecca Canam (Bronze) |
| 2018 | Warna Downey (Gold); Brigitte Gélinas (Silver); Corin Jorgenson (Bronze) |
| 2017 | Donnelly Archibald (Gold); Michael Reid (Silver); Amy Cleaver (Bronze) |
| 2016 | Jason Coumans (Gold); Michael D'Angelo (Silver); Samuel Metteer (Bronze) |
| 2015 | Alex Wills (Gold); Amy Ryan (Silver); Douglas Nikkila (Bronze) |
| 2014 | Duane Smythe (Gold); Michael Warren (Silver); Travis White (Bronze) |
| 2013 | Kate Souders (Gold); Melissa Anderson (Silver); Michael D'Angelo (Bronze) |
| 2012 | Christoph Helo (Gold); Donnelly Archibald (Silver); Michael Richards (Bronze) |
| 2011 | Jonathan O'Neill (Gold); Russell Rogers (Silver); Steven Flank (Bronze) |
| 2010 | Guillaume Girard (Gold); Thomas Mumford (Silver); Robert Cundari (Bronze) |
| 2009 | Yan Lavallée (Gold); Geneviève Robert (Silver); Francis MacDonald (Bronze) |
| 2008 | Yana Fedortchuk (Gold); Not Awarded (Silver); Kristy-Lee Beale (Bronze) |
| 2007 | Ben Kennedy (Gold); Patricia Nadeau (Silver); Marc Rinne (Bronze) |
| 2006 | Venessa Bennett (Gold); Warna Susanne Downey (Silver); Émilie Bédard (Bronze) |
| 2005 | Steven L. Quane (Gold); Margaret Harder (Silver); Christopher Hamilton (Bronze) |
| 2004 | Alison Rust (Gold); Crystal Mann (Silver); Marc-Antoine Longpré (Bronze) |
| 2003 | Patricia Corcoran (Gold); Craig Stanley (Silver); Mathieu Richler (Bronze) |
| 2002 | Stefanie Schmidberger (Gold); Trevor MacHattie (Silver); Michelle DeWolfe (Bronze) |
| 2001 | Ben Kennedy (Silver); Renee-Luce Simard (Bronze) |
| 2000 | A.A. Poustovetov (Gold), J. Resnick (Bronze) |
| 1999 | D. Morin (Gold); A. Rust (Silver); P.-S. Ross (Bronze) |
| 1998 | B. Edwards (Gold); G. Williams-Jones (Silver); V. Gale (Bronze) |
| 1997 | M. Shore (Gold); M. Heiligmann (Silver) |
| 1995 | H. Gaonac'h (Gold), S. Hauksdottir (Silver) |
| 1994 | S.L. Higman (Silver) |
| 1993 | S. Trupia (Silver) |
| 1992 | B. Dionne (Silver) |
| 1991 | Barry Cameron (Gold); Angela Kolisnik (Silver) |
A copy of any thesis to be nominated for the Léopold Gélinas Gold Medal or Silver Medals should be submitted before 28 February to the VIP Division Secretary:
Zsuzsanna Magyarosi
Project Geologist - Mineral Deposits Section
Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 8700, St. John's, NL, A1B 4
Phone: +1 Tel: 709-729-39944
Email: ZsuzsannaMagyarosi@gov.nl.ca
A copy of any thesis to be nominated for the Léopold Gélinas Bronze Medal should be
submitted before 15 April to the VIP Division Secretary:
Zsuzsanna Magyarosi
Project Geologist - Mineral Deposits Section
Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 8700, St. John's, NL, A1B 4
Phone: +1 Tel: 709-729-39944
Email: ZsuzsannaMagyarosi@gov.nl.ca
The Career Achievement Award
The Career Achievement Award is made by the Volcanology and Igneous Petrology Division of the Geological Association of Canada in recognition of career achievements in the field of volcanology and/or igneous petrology. Candidates will be judged on their lifetime scientific contribution.
| The Career Achievement Award recipient for 2024 is Brian Cousens. |
Recipients of the medal include the following:
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Brian Cousens |
| 2023 | Jean H. Bédard |
| 2022 | Richard Ernst |
| 2021 | Brendan Murphy |
| 2020 | John Greenough |
| 2019 | Donald Bruce Dingwell |
| 2018 | Roger Mitchell |
| 2017 | Barrie Clarke |
| 2016 | Joseph Whalen |
| 2015 | Not Awarded |
| 2014 | Not Awarded |
| 2013 | Réjean Hébert |
| 2012 | John Stix |
| 2011 | Georgia Pe-Piper |
| 2010 | Kelly Russell |
| 2009 | Don Baker |
| 2008 | Sandra Barr |
| 2007 | Not Awarded |
| 2006 | Robert Kerrich |
| 2005 | Jarda Dostal |
| 2004 | Not Awarded |
| 2003 | Don Francis |
| 2002 | Not Awarded |
| 2001 | Ron Emslie |
| 2000 | K.L. Currie |
| 1999 | P. Roeder |
| 1998 | J. Nicholls |
| 1997 | Not Awarded |
| 1996 | T.H. Pearce |
| 1995 | J.G. Souther |
| 1994 | W.H. Mathews |
| 1993 | W.R.A. Barager |
Nominations for the Career Achievement Award should include the nominee's curriculum vitae and a clear statement from the nominator describing the candidate's significant contribution to the field Nominations should be submitted by 31 January to the Chair of the Volcanology and Igneous Petrology Division:
Donnelly Archibald
Department of Earth Sciences
St. Francis Xavier University
Physical Sciences Complex 2035
5009 Chapel Square
St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish NS,
B2G 2W56
Email: darchiba@stfx.ca