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Graduate Awards
The Mary-Claire Ward Geoscience Award was created to
honour the memory of Mrs. Ward. The intent of the award
is to encourage and support a graduate student in Canada
whose thesis is likely to increase our knowledge of the
geological history of Canada through mapping.
Mary-Claire Ward Geoscience Award
Awarded annually to a graduate student at a Canadian
university whose thesis incorporates geoscience mapping
as a significant component.
Application deadline: December 15.
Amount of award: $5,000
Applications will become available in Fall 2012.
The Mary-Claire Ward Geoscience Award honours the many
contributions to the Canadian geoscience community of
Mary-Claire Ward who was president of Watts, Griffis and
McOuat Limited, a past president of the Geological
Association of Canada and long-serving chair of the
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's
Geoscience Committee.
The award, which consists of a $5,000 cash award and
certificate, was created by the many colleagues of
Mary-Claire and organized through a coalition of the
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC),
Canadian Geological Foundation, Geological Association
of Canada (GAC®), National Geological Surveys Committee
(NGSC) and Watts, Griffis and McOuat Limited (WGM) with
financial administration provided by the Canadian
Geological Foundation.
Mary-Claire was a passionate advocate for the geoscience
mapping of Canada.
Mary-Claire died in April 2004. The objective of the award is to
encourage and support a graduate student in Canada whose
thesis embodies the concept of increasing our knowledge
of the geological history of Canada through mapping. The
thesis will meet this requirement by incorporating
mapping as a significant component.
The name of each award winner and the year of the award
are displayed on a plaque which is permanently located
in the offices of Watts, Griffis and McOuat Limited.
Previous Award Winners
2011
Brett Hamilton
2010
Joel Cubley (a second cash prize was awarded to Rose
Cobbett)
2009
Elizabeth Westberg
2008
Jean-François Ravenelle
2007
Andy Parmenter
2006
Tony Barresi
2005
Michelle DeWolfe
More information on other scholarships can be found at
Canada's Higher Education and Career guide
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