4 Recognition and Awards Dr. Estella Atekwana, Regents Professor of Geology and Head, received the 2015 Eminent Faculty Award. This award is presented to one individual a year, and is designed to recognize the highest level of scholarly achievement at OSU. Dr. Todd Halihan, Professor of Geology, received the Award for Excellence in Advancement of the Land-Grant Mission of Oklahoma State University. This award is presented to a faculty member whose exemplary contributions promote the land-grant mission of Oklahoma State University. Dr. Puckette, Associate Professor and Geoscience Education Chair received the Oklahoma Geological Foundation 2015 Legend Award Ashley Dupont: Oklahoma City Geological Society Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship ($5,000) Yulun Wang: Oklahoma City Geological Society ($3500) Foundation Graduate Student Award Yulun Wang: BP American Scholarship ($1000) Beth Vanden Berg: Association of Women Geoscientists Lone Star Scholarship ($2500) Beth Vanden Berg: AAPG Grant in Aid (Gustavious Archie Memorial Grant) ($3000) Beth Vanden Berg: GSA Student Research Grant ($1875) Beth Vanden Berg: CSPG/SEPM Travel award to present at Mountjoy Meeting in Banff Beth Vanden Berg – invited talks: Tyler Texas Geological Society, Arkansas Geological Society, Tulsa Geological Society Ibukun Bode: Best Poster Award, National Association of Black Geoscientists annual meeting Khemraj Shukla: First Place Poster Award, 2016 Geophysics Tech Fest Luelseged Emishaw: Second Place Poster Award, 2016 Geophysics Tech Fest Jeff Miller received the best graduate student poster at South Central GSA Michelle Lutiker received the best undergraduate student poster, South Central GSA Emmanuel Njinju won best poster award in the Studies of the Earth’s Deep Interior Section at the 2015 AGU in San Francisco. Department News
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