Ambrose Medal
Encyclopedia
The Ambrose medal is named after the first Geological Association of Canada
President, J. Willis Ambrose
. It is awarded to an individual for sustained, dedicated service to the Canadian earth science
community. This medal is awarded annually, unless no suitable candidate is identified.
Geological Association of Canada
The Geological Association of Canada promotes and develops the geological sciences in Canada. The organization holds conferences, meetings and exhibitions for the discussion of geological problems and the exchange of views in matters related to geology...
President, J. Willis Ambrose
J. Willis Ambrose
John Willis Ambrose Ph.D. was the first President of the Geological Association of Canada in 1947.-Education:Ambrose obtained a B.A. from Stanford University in 1932 and a Ph.D. form Yale University in 1935.-Career:...
. It is awarded to an individual for sustained, dedicated service to the Canadian earth science
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
community. This medal is awarded annually, unless no suitable candidate is identified.
Recipients
- 1986 -E. R. Ward NealeE. R. Ward NealeErnest Richard Ward Neale, OC, FRSC was a distinguished Canadian geologist. His scientific research contributed to the understanding of the large-scale structure of the northern Appalachian mountains of Atlantic Canada...
- 1987 -A. Sutherland Brown
- 1988 -J. G. Fyles
- 1989 -W. G. E. Caldwell
- 1990 -Hu GabrielseHu GabrielseHubert “Hu” Gabrielse is a Canadian geologist. He devoted much of his 50+ years in geosciences to regional geological mapping in the northern Cordillera of British Columbia, southeast Yukon Territory and southwest District of Mackenzie...
- 1991 -C. R. Barnes
- 1992 -not awarded
- 1993 -H. C. Morris
- 1994 -B. S. Norford
- 1995 -G. D. Mossop
- 1996 -W. A. Padgham
- 1997 -A. V. Morgan
- 1998 -N. W. Rutter
- 1999 -A. Achab
- 2000 -G. D. Williams
- 2001 -D. St-Onge
- 2002 -Roger Macqueen
- 2003 -Mary-Claire Ward
- 2004 -Ian McIlreath
- 2005 -Godfrey S. Nowlan
- 2006 -Graham Williams
- 2007 -Robert F. Martin
- 2008 -Frank Blackwood