Honouring the Pioneers of Lake Superior Geology

At the suggestion of Gene LaBerge, the 2016 executive board agreed to implement a program to recognize historic pioneers in the understanding of geology in the Lake Superior region. Beginning with the 2017 annual meeting, nominations will be accepted from the membership for geologists whose work was conducted primarily before inception of the institute in 1955. Biographical sketches of those pioneers will be presented at future annual meetings so that all might appreciate the value of their contributions. Selection of nominees will be decided in part by the organizing committee of each year's annual meeting, in consultation with the Board, to ensure equitable geographic representation in the selection process.

The following guidelines were established:

• Nominations from the membership will be submitted to the Institute Secretary and forwarded to the Chair of the next Annual Meeting. The nominations will be no more than half a page in length and will summarise the contribution of the nominee.
• The Organising Committee will select one or two individuals to be highlighted at the next Annual meeting and submit those names to the Board for approval.
• The nominator will be requested to prepare a brief presentation to be given during the next annual meeting with a summary to be included in the Proceedings volume.
• Unsuccessful nominations will be kept by the Secretary for two years and forwarded to the next meeting Chair; these nominations may be resubmitted at a later date.

The Board will review this policy as needed.

Approved by the Board May 10, 2022

The Pioneers

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