Geoscience Education Division
Biggs Award for Excellence in Earth Science Teaching
Nomination Deadline: 1 February
To nominate, please complete this form.
The Biggs Award, which recognizes innovative and effective teaching of earth science among early career faculty, is the Geoscience Education Division’s Named Award. Earth science instructors and faculty from all academic institutions engaged in undergraduate education, who have been teaching full-time for 10 years or less are eligible. Part-time teaching is not counted in the 10 years. Nominees may self-nominate for this award.
An award of $750 is made possible as a result of support from the Donald and Carolyn Biggs Fund, the GSA Geoscience Education Division, and GSA's Education & Outreach Programs. An additional travel reimbursement of up to $500 is available to the recipient to attend the award presentation at the GSA annual meeting.
| OFFICERS & MANAGEMENT BOARD (2011-2012) | ||
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| Officers | 4 Members: Chair 1 year term; First Vice-Chair 1 year term; Second Vice-Chair 1 year term; Secretary-Treasurer 2 year term. | |
| Management Board | 5 Voting Members: Consisting of the Division officers and the Past Chair; also two ex-officio members: the executive director or executive advisor from NAGT and from NESTA, to enhance liaison and communication | |
| *Chair | Sadredin C. Moosavi |
507-304-3153 (cell) |
| *First Vice-Chair | Don Duggan-Haas |
607-821-0910 (Skype) 92 South Dr. Amherst, NY 14226 |
| *Second Vice-Chair | Elizabeth A. Heise |
956-882-6769 |
| **Secretary-Treasurer | Christopher L. Atchison |
+1-404.413.5789 (office) |
| *Past Chair | Paul E. Baldauf |
+1-954-262-7671 |
| *One-year term of office. **First year of a second initial 2-year term of office of Secretary-Treasurer. |
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| Terms of office begin immediately following the annual business meeting at which election results are announced and extend through the next annual business meeting. The nominating committee of the division shall nominate candidates annually for chair, first vice-chair, and second vice-chair, and every two years for secretary-treasurer. | ||
| GSA Councilor / Division Liaison Representative | Lisa D. White San Francisco State University Department of Geosciences 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132-1722 |
415-338-7665 415-338-6136 (fax) |
997 Division affiliated members as of 31 December 2011 |
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| Meetings | ||
| 2012 JTPC Representative: (usually First Vice-Chair) Secondary Position Term: 1 December 2011 – 30 November 2012 Primary Position Term: 1 December 2012 – 30 November 2013 |
Don Duggan-Haas Education Research Associate Museum of the Earth at the Paleontological Research Institution 1259 Trumansburg Road Ithaca, NY 14850 |
607-821-0910 (Skype) 92 South Dr. Amherst, NY 14226 |
| 2013 JTPC Representative: (usually Second Vice-Chair) Secondary Position Term: 1 December 2011 – 30 November 2012 Primary Position Term: 1 December 2012 – 30 November 2013 |
Elizabeth A. Heise University of Texas - Brownsville Dept. Chemistry & Environ. Science 80 Fort Brown Street Brownsville, TX 78520-4956 |
956-882-6769 956-574-6692 |