May 9, 2006
On May 9, 2006, the Jackson School of Geosciences held a luncheon where awards were presented to student and staff members of the school. Various awards were presented including years of service awards, student service award, technical sessions best speaker awards, and more. Below are listed the UTIG staff and students who received awards.
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Joseph C. Walter Jr. Excellence Award UTIG's Senior Research Scientist, Paul Mann, is one of the recipients of this award for 2006. He received his PhD from the State University of New York at Albany and joined the Institute in 1983 (23 years). Paul's interests are in integrated geophysical studies of strike-slip and subduction margins in the Caribbean and SW Pacific. |
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JSG and Geology Foundation Administrative and Support Staff Excellence Awards Procedure
The purpose of this award is to recognize administrative, technical, and support staff of the Jackson School of Geosciences and Geology Foundation who have performed in an exemplary fashion and to encourage others to aspire to superior performance.
Patricia Ganey-Curry is the recipient of the 2006 JSG Staff Excellence Award from the Institute for Geophysics. Patty attended the Texas Maritime Academy in Galveston and was awarded a BS degree in Marine Biology from Texas A&M University in 1978. Upon graduation, Patty joined the Institute (then located in Galveston) as a data processor and in the 28 years since that time has served as a data manager and a project coordinator and has also participated in 27 research cruises as a lab manager, party chief, data processor and navigator. For the past 11 years, she has served as the project manager for the Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis, which is currently funded by 21 major international oil companies.
Patty also serves as the JSG Exhibit Committee Chairman….organizing and participating in Jackson School exhibit booths and alumni activities at professional meetings and promoting the Jackson School. Patty is also involved in UTIG’s outreach programs…..initiating and maintaining several of these programs including UTIG’s “Adopt-a-school” program and participation in the Austin Science Fun Day – achieving top awards in each.
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Technical Sessions Best Speaker Award, Spring 2006
Matthew McDonald received this award for his presentation on "Terrace zone structure of the Chicxulub impact crater." Matt is working towards his Master of Science degree in geology. His UTIG supervisors are Sean Gulick and Gail Christeson.
Matt participated in the Chicxulub scientific cruise onboard the R/V Maurice Ewing in early 2005. He is using data from the cruise for his thesis.
Staff Service Awards
Robert Jay Pulliam - 10 years
Matt E. Peters - 10 years
Craig S. Fulthorpe - 15 years
Papers
Rob Scott's paper, "New evidence challenges geostrophic turbulence theory," was selected by the American Meteorological Society as a "Paper of Note."
Other awards
Jamie Austin received the "Joint Program Award" from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and MIT for service as President (1998-2005) of the MIT-WHOI alum association of the graduate program in oceanography and applied ocean sciences and engineering.
Bertha Casey Elementary was the highest ranked group (1st Place) at the 2006 Austin Science Fun Day. Led by Patty Ganey-Curry, UTIG staff work with the children in this Austin school as part of UTIG's "Adopt-a-School" program, presenting lectures and helping the students work towards their participation in the science fair.
