John Wesley Powell Award

The John Wesley Powell Award is a United States Geological Survey (USGS) honor award that recognizes an individual or group, not employed by the U.S. federal government, for noteworthy contributions to the objectives and mission of the USGS.

The award is named for John Wesley Powell, the distinguished scientist and explorer who was the second director of the USGS, serving from 1881 to 1894, and who made the pioneer exploration of the Colorado River. The first award was given in 1971.[1]

Awardees

1971

  • George R. Shanklin, retired Director of Division of Water Policy and Supply, State of New Jersey (State and Local Government)
  • Raymond J. Heringer, Director of the work experience program at Ravenswood High School, East Palo Alto, California (Private Citizen)

1972

  • Wallace W. Hagan, Director and State Geologist, Kentucky Geological Survey (State and Local Government)
  • C. R. Baskin, Chief Engineer, Texas Water Development Board (State and Local Government)
  • L. J. (Bud) Maher, Assistant Publisher, Huron Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota (Private Citizen)

1976

  • David M. Evans, Geologic Engineer from Colorado School of Mines (Industry)
  • R. S. "Rock" Howard, Executive Secretary of Georgia Water Quality Control Board (State and Local Government)
  • Susanne B. Wilson, Councilwoman of City of San Jose, California (Private Citizen)
  • Dr. Clarence J. Velz, Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan (Academia)

1978

1981

1983

  • S. L. Groff, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Butte, Montana (State and Local Government)

1986

  • Abel Wolman, Emeritus Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland School of Engineering and School of Hygiene and Public Health (Academia)
  • Stephen E. Reynolds, New Mexico State Engineer (State and Local Government)

1988

1989

  • Dr. M. Gordon Wolman, Chairman, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (Academia)
  • Duane M. Hamann, San Miguel, California (Private Citizen)

1990

  • Genevieve Atwood, Director/State Geologist for Utah (State and Local Government)
  • Walter S. Sullivan, Science Editor for The New York Times (Private Citizen)
  • Glass Instruments, Inc. (Industry)

1991

1992

  • A. Ivan Johnson (Private Citizen)
  • Professor Carl Kisslinger, University of Colorado (Academia)
  • Ray A. Miller, Idaho State Mapping Advisory Committee and Idaho Geographic Information Advisory Committee (State and Local Government)

1993

  • Dr. James F. Pankow, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology (Academia)
  • InterNetwork Inc. (Industry)
  • California Department of Transportation (State and Local Government)

1994

  • Susan Seacrest, President of the Groundwater Foundation (Private Citizen)
  • William R. Walker, Virginia Water Resources Research Center and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Academia)
  • Dr. Kenneth N. Weaver, Maryland Geological Survey (State and Local Government)

1995

1996

  • W. Jacquelyn Kious (Private Citizen)
  • Nancy L. Parke (Societies and Associations)
  • Jack Dangermond, Environmental Systems Research Institute (Industry)
  • Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (State and Local Government)

1997

  • Dr. James Merchant, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, (Educational Institution)
  • James M. Harrison, Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission (State and Local Government)
  • National Stone Association (Societies and Associations)
  • Lawrence E. Callender (Private Citizen)

1998

  • Dr. Samuel S. Adams (Private Citizen)
  • Richard Burton, Monroe County Department of Health, Monroe County Environmental Health Lab (State and Local Government)
  • Paul Deshler, Northern Arizona University (Educational Institution)
  • Garruba, Dennis, Konetzka (Industry)

1999

2000

  • Lloyd S. Cluff, Manager, Geosciences Department, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Francisco, California (Private Citizen)
  • Susan Carson Lambert, Director, Kentucky Office of Geographic Information, Frankfort, Kentucky (State and Local Government)
  • Dr. James N. Gray, Senior Researcher and Manager, Microsoft Bay Area Research Center, San Francisco, California (Industry)
  • Thomas D. Barclay, Lead Developer, Microsoft Bay Area Research Center, San Francisco, California (Industry)

2001

  • Dr. Emery T. Cleaves, Director, Maryland Geological Survey, Baltimore, Maryland (State and Local Government)
  • Robert Dean, Vantage Point Productions, LLC, Los Angeles, California (Industry)
  • Captain Edward K. Miller, Senior Pilot (retired), Air Lines Pilots Association (Private Citizen)
  • Dr. Paul "Ty" Ferre, Assistant Professor, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, Tucson, Arizona (Academia)

2003

  • Dr. William J. Plant, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Educational Institution)
  • American Geological Institute, Government Affairs Program, Alexandria, Virginia (Societies and Associations)
  • Delaware Data Mapping and Integration Laboratory (DataMIL), University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware (State and Local Government)

2004

  • Dr. Gerald E. Galloway, Titan Corporation, Vice President, Enterprise Engineering Group, Reston, Virginia (Industry)
  • Dr. Dennis Helder, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota (Educational Institution)
  • David Perlman, Science Editor, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California (Private Citizens/Groups/Organizations)
  • Ian Von Essen, Spokane County Information Systems, Spokane, Washington (State and Local Government)

2005

  • Dr. Keith C. Clarke, University of California, Santa Barbara (Educational Institution)
  • Dr. William L. Graf, University of South Carolina (Educational Institution)
  • Larry A. Larson, Association of State Floodplain Managers (Societies and Associations)
  • USGS Coalition, (Robert Gropp, American Institute of Biological Sciences; Linda Rowan, American Geological Institute; Craig Schiffries, National Council for Science and the Environment) (Private Citizens/Groups/Organizations)

2006

2007

2008

2009

2011

2016

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See also

References
  1. Recipients of the 2006 John Wesley Powell Award, USGS news release
  2. USGS Honors Dr. Walter J. Arabasz of the University of Utah with John Wesley Powell Award, USGS news release, October 18, 2007
  3. "Caltrans News". www.dot.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  4. Science Features - John Wesley Powell Award USGS news release, September 17, 2009
  5. "Yellowstone Expert Gets Big Honor". University of Utah. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  6. "USGS Honor Awards Ceremony" (PDF).
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