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Awards

Three medals have been established for members of the Victorian Division of the Geological Society of Australia. They are the Selwyn Medal, the D. E. Thomas Medal and the Frank Canavan Award.


SELWYN MEDAL
Selwyn Medal
The Selwyn Medal is named in honour of Sir Alfred Selwyn, the eminent Victorian pioneering geologist and founder of the Geological Survey of Victoria. It is awarded, usually yearly, to recognise significant ongoing or former contributions of high calibre to any field of Victorian geology. 

Selwyn Medal awardees (1996 to present):
2021: Dennis Arne
2020: Stephen Gallagher
2019: Neville Rosengren
2018: Stephen Carey
2017: Alan Partridge
2016: John Webb
2015: Ian Cartwright
2014: Ian Duddy
2013: Ross Cayley
2012: Charles Lawrence
2011: Gary Gibson
2010: Mike Hall
2009: Bernie Joyce
2008: Malcolm Wallace
2007: Pat Vickers-Rich, Tom Rich
2006: Chris Wilson
2005: Tony Crawford
2004: Chris Gray
2003: Clive Willman
2002: Andrew Gleadow
2001: Guy Holdgate
2000: John Neilson
1999: William Birch
1998: Raymond Cas
1997: David R. Gray
1996: Alfons VandenBerg

FRANK CANAVAN AWARD

The Frank Canavan Award was set up in 1996 by Mrs Canavan in honour of her late husband Frank, a well known Victorian geologist who was very active in promoting geological education and was a member of the Education Subcommittee of the Division. The Award is a cash sum for the purchase of geological textbooks, and is awarded to the most promising student who has finished second year geology at a Victorian university, as judged by the student's academic performance.
Frank Canavan awardees (1997 to present)
2020      Sean Finnigan
​2019      Joshua Bicknell
​2018      Jose Fernandez
2017      Jin-Sol Lee
2016      Thomas Lopreaito
2015       Timothy Ziegler
2014       Craig Bolitho
2013       David Bilton
2012       Megan Kay
2011       Sinead Ellen Gough
2010       Kathryn Owen
2009       Helen Dulfer
2008       Ashleigh Hood
2007       Sarah Hegarty
2006       Erin Carswell
2005       Sarah K Hagerty
2004       Craig W Stevens
2003       Darren Osborne
2002       No Nomination
2001       Darin J Evans
2000       Alanna Maguire
1999       Amber J Bolden
1998       Masatoshe Sone
1997       Dorte Hansen

D. E. THOMAS MEDAL
De Thomas Medal
This medal commemorates David Evan Thomas, the well known former head of the Victorian Geological Survey who was famous for his detailed and precise mapping. The silver Thomas Medal is offered each year for the best geological map produced by a Victorian Honours level student in Victoria. Submissions are sought by the selection committee from Geology or Earth Science Departments of Victorian universities. 

D. E. Thomas Medal awardees (1997 to present)
2020     Mikayla Sambrooks
​2019     No Award
2018      Martin Nguyen
2017      Jack James Percival
2016      Gemma Cochrane

2015      Mike Fenwick
2014      No nomination
2013      Emily Hordern
2012      No nomination
2011      Melanie Finch & Marcus Thompson (joint award)
2010       Ashleigh Hood

2009       David Doutch
2008       No Award
2007       No Award
2006       Aidan Trotter
2005       No Nomination
2004       Emily House
2003       Darin Evans
2002       No Nomination
2001       Geoff Dean
2000       No Award
1999       Adrian Hell
1998       Christopher Osborne
1997       William Leonard
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