Award
Tom Vallance Medal (2011 - )
Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia
- From
- 2011
- Functions
- Award and History of geology
- Website
- https://www.gsa.org.au/Public/Specialist/Earth_Sciences_History_ESHG/Tom_Vallance_Medal/Public/Specialist_Groups/ESHG_Sub_Pages/ESHG_Recognition.aspx?hkey=0cc09a0a-b483-459c-9a1a-e1088650b325
Summary
The Tom Vallance Medal was inaugurated in 2011 by the Earth Sciences History Group of the Geological Society of Australia, and has been awarded in alternate years since 2012. It recognises people who have made a "significant contribution to researching, recording, investigating, documenting and/or publishing about people or places or events of historical importance to the geological sciences in Australia or Australasia". Thomas G. Vallance, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney from 1965 to 1989, was a noted petrologist and historian of the geology in the Australasian region.
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Citation for David Branagan [Tom Vallance Medal]: presentation to Dr David Branagan; reply by David Branagan', Newsletter, Earth Sciences History Group, 43 (2012), 4-7. Details
- Anon, 'Background to the creation of the Tom Vallance Medal', Newsletter, Earth Sciences History Group, 43 (2012), 3-4. Details
- Anon, 'The Tom Vallence Medal [presented to David Oldroyd]', Newsletter, Earth Sciences History Group, 44 (2013), 3-5. Details
- Anon, 'Tom Valance Medal 2018 [awarded to Susan Turner]', Earth Sciences History Group email bulletin, 55 (2019), 1-4. https://www.gsa.org.au/Public/Specialist/Earth_Sciences_History_ESHG/ESHG_News/Public/Specialist_Groups/ESHG_Sub_Pages/ESHG_News.aspx?hkey=110218bb-d0c0-4c42-b3ae-cf2e296115be. Details
- Anon, 'The Tom Vallance Medal [awarded to Barry Cooper]', TAG, 2021 (March) (2021), 34-5. Details
- Anon, 'Tom Vallance Medal 2021 awarded to Barry Cooper', Newsletter, Earth Sciences History Group, 58 (2021), 109. Details
See also
- Grosser, Michelle; and Joyce, Bernie, 'Vallance Medal [awarded to Tom Darragh]', TAG: the Australian geologist, 180 (2016), 16. Details
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Created: 7 January 2020, Last modified: 29 October 2024