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Awards and Honours

The Canadian Geotechnical Society has created a number of awards and honours that recognize the achievements and excellence of its members. Primary funding for the Society's awards and honours is provided by the generous support of the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique.

2011 AWARDS
CGS awards are presented annually at the Society’s Annual Conference. The 2011 recipients, award categories and brief descriptions of the selection criteria are presented below.

R.F. Legget Medal
This is the Society’s highest honour and is awarded to an individual for outstanding, life-long contributions to geotechnique.

2011 Recipient – W.D. Liam Finn

G. Geoffrey Meyerhof Award
Awarded to an individual for outstanding and exceptional contributions to the art and science of Foundation Engineering.

2011 Recipient – Ryan Phillips, Principal Consultant, C-CORE, St. John’s, Newfoundland

Thomas Roy Award
Awarded to an individual for outstanding contributions to the field of Engineering Geology in Canada.

Not awarded in 2011

Roger J.E. Brown Award
Awarded to an individual for publishing the best paper on permafrost engineering/science or to honour an individual for outstanding excellence in the field of permafrost engineering.

Not scheduled for 2011

John A. Franklin Award
The award recognizes an individual or individuals who have made outstanding technical contributions to the fields of Rock Mechanics or Rock Engineering in Canada or internationally.

2011 Recipient – Peter F. Stacey, President, Stacey Mining Geotechnical Ltd., Vancouver, BC

Geosynthetics Award
The award recognize an individual or individuals who have made outstanding technical contributions to the use of geosynthetics in Canada or internationally.

Not scheduled for 2011

Geoenvironmental Award
This award recognizes an individual or individuals who have made outstanding technical contributions to the practice of multidisciplinary geoenvironmental engineering in Canada or internationally.

Not scheduled for 2011

Robert N. Farvolden Award
The Robert N. Farvolden Award is a joint award of the Canadian Geotechnical Society and the Canadian National Chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH-CNC).The award recognizes outstanding contributions by an individual to groundwater science and engineering in Canada.

2011 Recipient – Robert N. Betcher, Section Head, Groundwater Management Section, Manitoba

R.M. Quigley Award
Awarded annually to an individual or individuals for the best paper published in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal.

2011 Recipient – R.W.I. Brachman “Three-dimensional ground displacements from static pipe bursting in stiff clay” (Vol.47 (4) pp.439-450)

Honourable Mention: Jian-Hua Yin, Chun-Man Cheng, Md. Kumruzzaman, and Wan-Huan Zhou “New mixed boundary, true triaxial loading device for testing three-dimensional stress–strain–strength behaviour of geomaterials” (Vol. 47, (1) pp.1-15)
  J. Paul Dittrich, R. Kerry Rowe, Dennis E. Becker, and K.Y. Lo “Influence of exsolved gases on slope performance at the Sarnia approach cut to the St. Clair Tunnel” (Vol. 47 (9) pp. 971-984)

A.G. Stermac Award
CGS’s A.G. Stermac Awards are presented to members who have contributed outstanding service to the Society through their actions at the local, national or international level.

2011 Recipient – David M. Cruden (University of Alberta)
2011 Recipient – Brad M. Ellingwood (Chief Geotechnical Engineer, E2K Engineering Ltd.)
2011 Recipient – Heinrich K. Heinz (Managing Director /Geotechnical Engineer, Thurber Engineering Ltd.)
2011 Recipient – David F. Wood (David F. Wood Consulting Ltd.)

CGS Graduate Student Award
The CGS Graduate Student Awards is presented for the best paper authored or co-authored and presented by a geotechnical graduate student at an accredited Canadian University. The winning paper is presented by the student at the annual Canadian Geotechnical Conference.

2011 Recipients

1st Prize Fathi Mohamed, “Bearing Capacity and Settlement Behaviour of Shallow Footings in Unsaturated Sands” Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Advisors: Dr. Sai Vanapalli and Dr. Murat Saatcioglu
2nd Prize Jeffrey Oke, “Investigation into Application of Rankine and Coulomb Theory on Forepoles deformation in Conventional Tunnelling Methods” Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's University; Advisors, Dr. Nicholas Vlachopoulos and Dr. Mark Diederichs

CGS Undergraduate Student Awards
These awards recognize excellence in the preparation of a geotechnical report by full time undergraduate students in accredited engineering programs or a geoscience programs in Canadian Universities. There are two categories – individual and group.

2011 Individual Recipients

1st Prize Candice Williams, “Design of a Fluorescent Tracer Injection Experiment to Characterize Infiltration Patterns in Whiteman’s Creek, Ontario” Department of Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo; Advisor, Dr. William K Annable
2nd Prize Sarah Klassen, “The Impacts of Groundwater Trends and Bioengineering on Riverbanks in Winnipeg” Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg; Advisor, Dr. James Blatz

2011 Group Recipients

1st Prize Brad Copping, Sonia Hachey, Sean Legassie, Brandon Love, John Nichols, and Jennifer Pellerin, “Seismic amplification and resonance effects in Fredericton, New Brunswick: geological origin and geotechnical significance” Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick; Advisors, Dr. Karl Butler and Dr. Tom Al
2nd Prize Jennifer Day, Michaela Kuuskman, and Claire MacCallum, “Assessment of Railway Embankment Fouling” Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston; Advisor, Dr. D. Jean Hutchinson

HONOURS
Notable Canadian and international geotechnical professionals are recognized each year for their contributions to the profession and are invited to address CGS members at the annual conference and in the local sections. These honours include the R.M. Hardy Address, the Canadian Geotechnical Colloquium and the Cross Canada Lecture Tour.

R.M. Hardy Keynote Address
The R.M. Hardy Keynote Address was established to honour a great Canadian teacher and geotechnical engineer. This keynote address opens the Society’s annual Canadian Geotechnical Conference and is presented by a well-known, senior CGS member from the city or region where the conference is being held.

2011 Honouree – Kwan Yee Lo, Professor Emeritus, University of Western Ontario

CGS Colloquium
The Canadian Geotechnical Colloquium is presented during the annual Canadian Geotechnical Conference by a young (under 40) CGS member who shows great promise in their professional or academic career. The recipient is selected by the Society’s Geotechnical Research Board and is awarded funding to review and/or research their selected topic.

2011 Honouree – Craig Lake, Associate Professor, Dalhousie University

Cross Canada Lecture Tour
The CGS Cross Canada Lecture Tour is offered in the spring and the fall to disseminate information, knowledge and practical experience to Society members by prominent Canadian or international geotechnical experts. Many outstanding and world-renowned specialists have participated in this program and have lectured across Canada.

Spring 2011 Honouree – Mark Diederichs
Fall 2011 Honouree – Steven G. Vick

Casagrande Lecture

2011 Honouree – R. Kerry Rowe, Professor and Vice-Principal (Research) Queens’s University

AWARDS FROM THE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE OF CANADA (EIC)

2011 Canadian Geotechnical Society Recipients

K.Y. Lo Medal W. D. Liam Finn, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia
Fellowship of the Institute (FEIC) Jean Hutchinson, Professor, Queen’s University
Fellowship of the Institute (FEIC) Wayne Savigny, BGC Engineering Inc., Co-founder and Principal




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