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Call For Nominations – CGS President- Elect 

The next President-Elect for the Society will be appointed effective 1 January 2012.  The person appointed to this position will become President of the Society for the years 2013 and 2014.  It is now time to begin the process leading to this appointment, which will be confirmed at the 64^th Canadian Geotechnical Conference in Toronto on October 2-6, 2011. 

In accordance with the By-Laws of the Society, a Nominating Committee was formed in 2010 to propose a suitable candidate for President-Elect. The committee consisted of Michel Aubertin, (President, Chair), Dennis Becker, (Past-President), Lee Barbour, Murray Grabinsky and Paul Chiasson (General Members of CGS). 

The Nominating Committee has provided the name of Richard J. Bathurst, P.Eng, as a candidate for the position of President-Elect in 2012, and President in 2013 and 2014.  Dr. Bathurst has agreed to be a candidate.  In the accompanying paragraphs he provides a short statement that outlines his objectives for the Society. 

While Dr. Bathurst is the candidate proposed by the Nominating Committee, other candidates are also welcomed.  Any general member of the Society may nominate a candidate for election to the position of President-Elect.  Nominations must be received by the Society Secretariat in writing by 15 June, 2011.  Through the by-laws of the Society, any such nomination shall have the written support of at least 18 general members and a statement by the candidate expressing willingness to serve as President.  Further information can be obtained by CGS members from the Society’s Administration Manual available in the Members Section.  CGS members can log-in at http://cgs.ca/login.php then click Online Member Resources, go to CGS Manuals, and proceed to the Administration Manual link.

If there are no additional candidates, Dr. Bathurst will be elected by acclamation at the Meeting of the Board of Directors of the CGS in Toronto. If additional candidates are nominated, selection will be by mail-in ballot, and, or by electronic ballot, provided to all members of the Society, with submission of ballots no later than midnight on July 15, 2011.

Provided by Victor Sowa, Secretary General

Nomination Statement of Richard J. Bathurst

I am honoured to be selected by the Nominating Committee of the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) as our Society’s President-Elect in 2012. I accept this nomination and if elected look forward to serving the Society for a two-year term as President commencing January 2013.

I have been a member of the Canadian Geotechnical Society for more than 30 years and an active participant. These activities include Vice-President, Technical (2000-2002), Chair - Geosynthetics Division (1998-2000) and editor of the geosynthetics chapter in the 3^rd and 4^th editions of the Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual. I have received the A.G. Stermac Award of the CGS on three separate occasions for my service to the Society and the CGS Geosynthetics Division Award in 2002. In addition, I have served on the organizing committee of one of our annual CGS conferences, on the CGS Geotechnical Research Board and am currently Chair of the Task Force on CGS Membership. I have delivered 1-day short courses on geosynthetics at the last three CGS annual conferences. Examples of my volunteer services to other learned societies include Vice President and then President of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) (1998-2002), President of the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) (1997-1998), IGS News Editor (1990-1994) and EIC Treasurer (2003-2005).

I started my professional career as a geotechnical engineer with Golder Associates for three years and then moved to the Royal Military College (RMC) in 1980 to teach and complete a Ph.D. at Queen’s University in soil mechanics (1985). I am currently a Professor of Civil Engineering at RMC and hold a cross-appointment at Professor rank at Queen’s where I am a member of the GeoEngineering Centre at Queen’s-RMC. During my academic career my research has focused largely on earth reinforcement technologies. I am currently editor of the journal Geosynthetics International and serve on the editorial board of four other journals.

I have been the recipient of the CGS R.M. Quigley Award for best paper in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal on three occasions and runner-up once, and recipient of the Casimir Gzowski Medal of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering for the best paper in civil engineering on two occasions and also runner-up once. I have been an invited keynote or special lecturer at conferences on more than 20 occasions and delivered the CGS Cross Country Lecture Tour in 2003. I was elected Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada in 2001 and the Canadian Academy of Engineering in 2004. While my professional activities fall largely in the realm of academia, I continue to work with my industry colleagues through consulting and ownership of a small specialized laboratory testing services company.  

I believe that my volunteer contributions to the CGS, IGS and NAGS have given me valuable experience to lead our Society for the 2013-2014 period. Fortunately for the next President-Elect, there is every expectation that the CGS will continue to be a healthy, active society with a strong financial footing. Nevertheless there are challenges ahead. The level of activity of the various CGS divisions has been uneven in the past; this needs to be carefully watched by the CGS executive and strategies explored to increase the profile of some divisions. As Chair of the Task Force Membership Committee it is clear that we must not be complacent in our activities to encourage and engage recent graduate engineers to participate in the Society. Many local chapters encourage students through seminars and student paper presentations and the CGS recognizes these students with awards given at the annual CGS conference. However, there is often a gap in awareness of the CGS as these young people move into industry. Our Society needs to do a better job to maintain the attention of these young people. A strategy to do this is to tap senior engineers in these companies to encourage these young people to participate in local Society activities and to promote our discipline through membership and subscription to the Canadian Geotechnical Journal.

One strength of our Society is the strong history of collaboration and collegiality between academics and practitioners.  My experience with other societies is that broad representation has not always been the case. Nevertheless, I believe more can be done. For example, there is a wealth of experience by our geotechnical contractors and consultants that is not communicated in the journal literature where it can be used by others. On the other hand, there are many new academics looking for data from practical case studies that can assist them to advance the state-of-practice and at the same time develop a publication record. If elected, I would like to explore the possibility of a young academic mentoring program with our contractors and consultants.

The Canadian Geotechnical Society will continue to meet challenges in the future. If elected, I look forward to leading the CGS in meeting these challenges and ensuring the continued success of our Society.

Richard J. Bathurst, P.Eng., Ph.D., FEIC, FCAE 

Call for Nominations for CGS Awards

Nominations for CGS Awards are to be submitted to The Canadian Geotechnical Society Secretariat, (8828 Pigott Road, Richmond, BC, V7A 2C4, Canada; Fax: (604) 277-7529, e-mail: cgs@cgs.ca) by not later than June 1, except where noted.  Nominations must include the C.V. of the nominee, reasons why the individual merits the award, and any other pertinent information on the nominee.  Letters from other Society members supporting the nomination add strength to the nomination. 

Details for all Awards listed below can be obtained from the Society’s Awards and Honours Manual, which is available to CGS members in the Members Section. CGS members can log-in at http://cgs.ca/login.php then proceed to Online Member Resources, find CGS Manuals, and proceed to the Awards and Honours Manual.  Information can also be obtained from Section Directors, Division Chairs, and the Secretariat.  Funding for the Society's awards is provided by generous support from the independent charitable body, The Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique.

Members are invited and encouraged to submit nominations for the following CGS Awards:

             R.F. Legget Medal - the highest CGS honour

Awarded to an individual for outstanding life-long contributions to geotechnique.

R.M. Quigley Award

Awarded to an individual(s) for the best paper published in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal within the year preceding the year in which the prize is awarded. Nominations are made by the Associate Editors of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal.

G. Geoffrey Meyerhof Award

Awarded to an individual for outstanding and exceptional contributions to the art and science of foundation engineering.

             Thomas Roy Award

The award is presented to honour an outstanding contribution to the field of Engineering Geology in Canada. 

             Roger J.E. Brown Award

The award is presented:

a) to an individual (preferably Canadian) for publishing the best paper on permafrost science or engineering in

• Canadian Geotechnical Journal, or
• Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, or
• Proceedings of National or International Permafrost Conferences, or

b) to honour an individual for his/her excellence in the field of permafrost.

John A. Franklin Award

The award recognizes an individual (or individuals) who have made an outstanding technical contribution in the fields of rock mechanics or rock engineering in Canada and/or internationally.  Awarded every second year.  To be awarded in 2011.

Geosynthetics Award

The award was presented for the first time in the 2000 to recognize an individual or individuals who have made an outstanding technical contribution to the use of geosynthetics in Canada and/or internationally.  Awarded every second year.  Not to be awarded in 2011.

Geoenvironmental Award

The award was presented for the first time in 2000 to recognize an individual or individuals who have made an outstanding technical contribution to the practice of multidisciplinary geoenvironmental engineering in Canada and/or internationally.  Awarded every second year. Not to awarded in 2011.

Robert N. Farvolden Award

Following some years as the Hydrogeology Division Award, the Robert N. Farvolden Award was presented for the first time in 2002. The Hydrogeology Division selects the winner of the award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to groundwater science and engineering in Canada. The Awards Committee of the Hydrogeology Division commonly asks for input from the International Association of Hydrogeologists, Canadian National Committee, (IAH-CNC). Nominations on or before April 1.   

CGS Graduate Student Award

For the best paper authored or co-authored and presented by a geotechnical graduate student at an accredited Canadian University. The winning paper each year is presented by the student at the annual Canadian Geotechnical Conference. All submissions and accompanying documentation must be received by the Chair of the Student Awards Sub-Committee on or before May 21of the competition year. The contact information for the Chair is: - Nicholas Vlachopoulos, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Box 17000 Station Forces, Kingston, ON, K7K 7B4, Tel: 613-541-6000, Ext 6398; Email: vlachopoulos-n@rmc.ca

            CGS Undergraduate Student Awards

There are two undergraduate student awards that endeavour to increase student awareness of the Society and their involvement in it.

a) The Undergraduate Student Report, Individual Submission Award was established in 1987 with the main purpose of recognizing and rewarding excellence in the preparation of a geotechnical report by an individual full time undergraduate student in an accredited engineering program or a geoscience program in a Canadian University.

b) The Undergraduate Student Report, Group Submission Award was added in 1990 to recognize and reward excellence of a report prepared by one or more undergraduate students in an accredited engineering program or a geoscience program in a Canadian University.

All submissions and accompanying documentation must be received by the Chair of the Student Awards Sub-Committee on or before May 21 of the competition year. The contact information for the Chair is: -  Nicholas Vlachopoulos, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Box 17000 Station Forces, Kingston, ON, K7K 7B4, Tel: 613-541-6000, Ext 6398; Email: vlachopoulos-n@rmc.ca

A.G. Stermac Awards for Service to the Canadian Geotechnical Society

Before 1999, these awards were known as the CGS Service Plaques.  A.G. Stermac Awards are presented to members of the Society who have contributed specific or special, worthy and significant service(s) to the Society.  All submissions must reach the Society’s Secretariat not later than June 1. 

SCHUSTER MEDAL

Nominations are now being accepted for the Schuster Medal, a joint award from the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists and the Canadian Geotechnical Society that recognizes excellence in geohazards research in North America.

All nominees for the Schuster Medal must meet at least two of the following criteria:

• Professional excellence in geohazards research with relevance to North America
• Significant contribution to public education regarding geohazards
• International recognition for a professional career in geohazards
• Influential geohazards research or development of methods or techniques
• Teacher of students who work on geohazards issues

The first Schuster Medal was awarded to the namesake of the award, Robert L. Schuster, on June 7, 2007, at the 1st North American Landslide Conference held in Vail, Colorado.

An awards committee containing representatives from the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists and the Canadian Geotechnical Society will select future candidates.  The award will be presented at the annual or special topical meetings of either society, as deemed appropriate by the awards committee.

Nominations are due April 15and should be sent to Becky Roland at AEG Headquarters. She will forward all nominations to the selection committee.

AEG
PO Box 460518
Denver, CO  80246
(303) 757-2926
broland@aegweb.org

RECENT AWARDS

Several CGS members were recently recognized for their contributions and received various awards from the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC):

 Dr. W. D. Liam Finn has been awarded the K. Y. Lo Medal for significant engineering contributions at the international level.  

Dr. Finn is a gifted educator and researcher dedicated to understanding the behaviour of geological materials during and after earthquake shaking, and to transferring that understanding into engineering practice. He has promoted Canadian earthquake engineering expertise abroad through his consulting activities in offshore structure foundations and seismic design of tailings dams and water supply dams, with such agencies as Exxon Production Research and the US Army Corps of Engineers.

His international reputation includes teaching and practice in Canada, the USA, Japan, China, and Europe. On faculty at UBC since 1961, he has mentored over 30 Ph.D. students, many from Japan, Sri Lanka, and China. He has also been a prolific author with over 260 refereed Journal Papers, and over 35 refereed Conference Papers.

Following his official retirement, while Anabuki Professor at Kagawa University, in Japan, from 1999 to 2005, he was made an honorary member of the Japanese Geotechnical Society, for efforts in transferring his knowledge and experience to his Japanese students.  He has been presented with many awards, including a Churchill Fellowship, Cambridge University, UK; R. M. Quigley Award; G.G. Meyerhof Award; and the President's Prize, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia.  He also was the 10^th Mallet-Milne Lecturer on Earthquake Engineering, Institution of Civil Engineers, London, 2005; and member and principal geotechnical investigator for the Canadian National Committee for Earthquake Engineering (CANCEE), now the Standing Committee for Earthquake Engineering Design (SCED) from 1980 to present.

His service to international organizations includes an 8-year tenure on the TC-4 Technical Committee on Earthquake Engineering for the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, including four as Chairman. He was also Editor in Chief of the international Journal Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering.  He has also been Chairman, Panelist, or State-of-the-Art speaker at well over a dozen international conferences on Earthquake Engineering, Soil Mechanics, Computational Fluid Mechanics, and Non-linear Analysis.

His pioneering work to develop the Martin-Finn-Seed model for effective stress response of soils in undrained cyclic loading earned him a world-wide reputation in the field of earthquake geotechnique. This model, embedded in the computer model, DESRA, is in continuing use today in engineering practice. 

Dr. Wayne Savigny was awarded a Fellowship of the Engineering Institute of Canada (FEIC) in recognition of excellence in engineering practice and exceptional contributions to the well being of the profession and to the good of the society.

Dr. Wayne Savigny is a co-founder and Principal of BGC Engineering Inc., a geotechnical consultancy to the mining, oil and gas, energy and transportation industries.  He has helped to foster an appreciation for the importance of engineering geology amongst several hundred students and colleagues over the course of his academic and consulting career. 

Wayne obtained an undergraduate degree in Geological Engineering at Queen’s University in 1971 and later obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta where he studied creep movements affecting ice-rich permafrost soils in slopes along the Mackenzie River Valley.  These studies continue to be of importance to the safe design of oil and gas infrastructure on frozen ground.  Following graduation, he joined the Geological Survey of Canada and later, Thurber Consultants Ltd.  Subsequently, he became Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of British Columbia, 1986-1995.

Wayne’s consulting assignments focus on the investigation and analysis of geological complexities as they influence engineered development.  He helped to develop hazard and risk assessment methodologies that have been used to proactively manage geohazards affecting communities, industrial projects and linear infrastructure across Canada, as well as in Europe, central Asia and South America. 

Wayne has contributed to technical and professional associations, including terms as Chairman, Engineering Geology Division, Canadian Geotechnical Society; Vice-President, Western Canada, Tunnelling Association of Canada, and Director, Cordilleran Division, Geological Association of Canada.  He is currently an Associate Editor, Canadian Geotechnical Journal.

For his technical contributions, Wayne received the Thomas Roy Award and also the Roger J. E. Brown Award from the Canadian Geotechnical Society.  He also undertook the 2005 Fall Cross-Canada Lecture Tour on behalf of the Canadian Geotechnical Society. 

Dr. Jean Hutchinson was awarded a Fellowship of the Engineering Institute of Canada (FEIC) in recognition of excellence in engineering practice and exceptional contributions to the well being of the profession and to the good of the society. 

Dr. Jean Hutchinson is a Professor of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering at Queen’s University.  Every day, Jean promotes geological engineering, advances the state-of-the-art and disseminates engineering science in an outstanding fashion.  Throughout her career, she has made excellent contributions in geotechnical engineering, engineering geology and rock mechanics, and her research has had a strong impact on practice.  Her publications are key references in her field.

Dr. Hutchinson has participated in many international conferences.  Jean is a sought-after lecturer on the international scene because of her expertise in landslide assessment, hazard mapping and risk mitigation. Two major contributions by Professor Hutchinson include: development of a decision support system for managing ground hazards and assessment of ground surface instability.

Jean Hutchinson has always shown a strong commitment to her profession.  Jean has been Chair, Rock Mechanics Division, Canadian Geotechnical Society; Secretary and Treasurer, Canadian Rock Mechanics Association; Executive Committee Member, Canadian Landslide Committee; and also past Associate Editor, Canadian Geotechnical Journal.  Her contributions have been recognized with a John A. Franklin Award and A. G. Stermac Award from the Canadian Geotechnical Society.

Jean Hutchinson’s dedication, resourcefulness and enthusiasm to teaching are also exceptional.  Her contributions to the formation of young engineers and scientists in Canada and elsewhere are outstanding.

UPCOMING CONFERENCES

14th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and 64th Canadian Geotechnical Conference

The Canadian Geotechnical Society and the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering invite you to the 14th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (PCSMGE), the 64th Canadian Geotechnical Conference (CGC) and the 5th Pan-American Conference on Teaching and Learning of Geotechnical Engineering (PCTLGE) at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from October 2 to 6, 2011. Details for the conference are located on the website, www.panam-cgc2011.ca.

The technical program for the 2011 Pan-Am CGS Geotechnical Conference will consist of a series of short courses, workshops, technical tours, technical sessions and invited lectures – at present the technical committee is considering the following broad topic areas/themes for author submissions:

• Laboratory & in situ testing
• Laboratory testing
• In situ testing
• Foundation engineering
• Shallow foundations
• Deep foundations
• Retaining walls
• Ground improvement/remediation
• Geoengineering for development & education
• Geoenvironmental engineering
• Climate change & geohazards
• Mining & rock mechanics
• Buried structures & subsurface systems
• Behaviour of unsaturated soils
• Earthquake engineering & geophysics
• Geotechnics for energy exploitation
• Embankments and dams
• Hydrogeology and seepage
• Transportation geotechnics
• Permafrost engineering
• Mine waste disposal
• Landslides
• Probability and reliability based design

5th Canadian Conference on Geotechnique and Natural Hazards, May 15 - 17, 2011 - Kelowna, BC, Canada

The Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) is pleased to invite you to the 5th Canadian Conference on Geotechnique and Natural Hazards (GeoHazards 5). Geohazards are more relevant every day as population growth and exploitation of natural resources increases interactions between the earth and human activities. Indeed, the earth itself is being affected by environmental changes induced by human activities.

The GeoHazards conferences are the premiere forum in Canada for the sharing and dissemination of scientific and engineering knowledge related to geohazards. GeoHazards 5 will be held May 15-17, 2011 at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus in beautiful Kelowna, British Columbia!

Kelowna is the gateway to the Okanagan. It is a modern city nestled amongst stunning mountains, picturesque lakes, lush wineries and sumptuous orchards. Kelowna's spectacular setting will be the backdrop to what promises to be another fantastic technical conference. Great talks, great food, great wine and great friends; we look forward to seeing you in 2011.

Dr. Dwayne Tannant
Chair, Organizing Committee
chair@geohazards5.ca

Dr. Richard (Rick) Guthrie
Chair, Technical Program
geotech@geohazards5.ca   

CANADIAN FOUNDATION FOR GEOTECHNIQUE

Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique 2011 National Graduate Scholarship

The Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique (La foundation canadienne de géotechnique), is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the fourth annual Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique National Graduate Scholarship.

The scholarship, valued at $5,000, was established by the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique in 2007 on the occasion of the 60^th Canadian Geotechnical Conference in Ottawa.  The scholarship awardees to date have been:  Mr Jasmin Raymond, Université Laval, Ste Foy, QU; Marc-Andre Brideau, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; and Mr Nelson Ferreira, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.  The 2011 scholarship will be presented at the Canadian Geotechnical Conference, in Toronto, ON, in October 2011.

Any Canadian or permanent resident, entering or registered in a Canadian university Master’s or Ph.D. program that is directly related to an identified field of geotechnique, is eligible.  Programs include geotechnical engineering, geological engineering, mining engineering, geoenvironmental engineering or geoenvironmental geoscience, engineering geology and hydrogeology.  Nominees must have a high academic standing.  Preference will given to those who have some practical experience and are active, or show leadership, in the geotechnical community.

Nominations are limited to one per academic department and require a letter, accompanied by rationale, written and signed by the graduate supervisor.  Rationale should include evidence of academic standing, research output, contributions to practice, and leadership/activity in the geotechnical community.  A nomination package is limited to 5 pages.  For award ceremony purposes, the nomination package should also include a digital image (300 dpi) of the nominee.

Nominations for the 2011 Scholarship will be accepted by the Canadian Geotechnical Society’s Scholarship Selection Committee Chair, Dr Paul Simms (c/o Carleton University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa ON. K1S 5B6, telephone 613 520 2600 ext. 2079, paul_simms@carleton.ca) up until June 1, 2010.  If submitted by email, nominations must be signed by the supervisor and include the words “Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique National Graduate Scholarship” in the subject line.

For further information, refer to the Foundation’s website at www.cfg-fcg.ca or contact Mr Doug VanDine vandine@islandnet.com, tel 250 598 1028.

New Trustees for Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique 

The Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique (the Foundation) is pleased to announce the addition of five new Trustees as of January 1, 2011 for a three-year term:  Dr David Cruden (Edmonton, AB), Dr Suzanne Lacasse (Oslo, Norway), Mr Bob Patrick (Nanaimo, BC), Dr Brian Taylor (Dartmouth, NS) and Mr Gerald Webb (Ottawa, ON).

These Trustees replace the five retiring Trustees:  Mr Michael Bleakney (Ottawa, ON), Dr Jean-Marie Konrad (Ste Foy, QU), Dr Tim Law (Ottawa, ON), Mr MAJ (Fred) Matich (Islington, ON) and Dr Arun Valsangkar (Fredericton, NB).  Tim Law and Fred Matich have served as Trustees for more than 10 years.  Tim Law has served as both Vice-President and President.  Michael Bleakney served as Secretary for his term as a Trustee.  The Foundation thanks these gentlemen for their volunteered time and good counsel. 

The newly appointed Trustees are likely no strangers to members of the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS).

David Cruden, Emeritus Professor, Civil Engineering and Geology, University of Alberta has served as Chair of the CGS’s Engineering Geology Division and was the 2009 recipient of the CGS Legget Medal.  His specialty is landslides.  For the last 20 years, he has been an Associate Editor of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal.

Suzanne Lacasseis Managing Director of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) but maintains a keen interest in research.  She has been honoured by numerous international and Canadian organizations, and holds two honorary doctorates.  Suzanne is a past CGS Legget Medal recipient and served as CGS President in 2003/2004.  Although located in Norway, she rarely misses a CGS Conference.

Bob Patrick is the Principal Engineer with EBA Engineering Consultants in Nanaimo, BC.  He has worked extensively throughout western and northern Canada and in New Zealand.  Bob has been actively involved with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC, serving on a number of committees and task forces, and as a Member of Council.

Brian Taylor is a Senior Geotechnical Engineer with Stantec Consulting, formerly Jacques Whitford and Associates, in Halifax.  Most of his professional career has been associated with marine geotechnical work related to offshore oil and gas, both off the East Coast of Canada and internationally.  Brian assisted with the organization of three CGS conferences (Halifax 1994, 2009, and Calgary 2010).

Gerald Webb is a Senior Geotechnical Consultant with the Ottawa office of Golder Associates.  He has extensive geotechnical experience on a wide variety of projects associated with soil, rock and groundwater throughout eastern Ontario.  Gerry was the CGS’, RM Hardy Lecturer at the Ottawa conference in 2007.

The remaining Trustees are:

The Foundation is a registered charitable organization that works at arm’s length from the CGS to recognize and foster excellence in the geotechnical field in Canada.  Among other things, it funds some of the CGS’ awards, prizes and lectures, and offers a National Graduate Scholarship.  In order to fulfill its mission, the Foundation relies on donations and interest-free loans from the geotechnical community – individuals, corporations, and the local sections and technical divisions of the CGS.  To learn more about the Foundation and its activities visit www.cfg-fcg.ca.