Information about GCAGS Awards and Grants

Don R. Boyd Medal for Excellence in Gulf Coast Geology
Honorary Membership Award
Distinguished Service Award
Special Commendation Award
Statesmanship Award
Transactions Dedication
Outstanding Educator Award
Owen R. Hopkins Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award
Imperial Barrel Award
Best Published Paper Awards
Best Presentation Awards
Faculty Grants
Student Grants

The deadline for all 2025 GCAGS Award Nominations is January 15, 2025.

GCAGS will not be awarding Student or Faculty Grants in 2025.

For detailed information on each award and for nominating procedure, please use the direct links provided in the above list. This information, plus lists of past award recipients, can also be accessed through the award and grant categories under the “Awards & Grants” tab. 

GCAGS encourages its affiliated societies to also nominate their members for AAPG awards. Please visit the AAPG website (www.aapg.org) for the descriptions, requirements, and forms for AAPG award nominations. Nominations for AAPG awards do not require GCAGS approval. However, GCAGS will consider endorsing an AAPG award nominee if the nominating Society submits such a request to the GCAGS Awards & Nominations Chairman at least 30 days prior to the AAPG nomination deadline. Please also note that nominations for the AAPG Excellence in Teaching Award are handled through a process and on a timeline different from that for other awards.