Honorary Members
AEG confers an honor of such high esteem that the distinction is recognized as a special membership class: Honorary Member. This recognition is given to those persons whose careers have exemplified the ideals of our organization. “The Board may elect... as Honorary Members, persons who have contributed long, distinguished, and outstanding service to the advancement of Environmental and Engineering Geology…,” Bylaws Article 1, Section 1.5.
AEG's Operating Policies state that any AEG member may nominate a person for Honorary Member by submitting a written biography of the candidate including a summary of the nominee's academic and professional history, and the professional accomplishments.
These professional accomplishments include:
- Exemplary application, research, and/or teaching within the profession.
- Leadership and responsible charge within the profession (practice, societies, and/or pro-bono service) and external to the profession which has brought recognition and/or credit to the profession.
- Technical or philosophical innovations or advancements created by or sponsored by the candidate.
Publication(s) of high merit.
- Mentoring.
- Exemplary regional, national, and/or international practice.
- Integrity and ethics above reproach.
- Previous recognition by the profession of the candidate’s contributions.
Nominations are due March 15 each year.
PAST RECIPIENTS
1958 – Claire P. Holdredge*
1965 – Ray C. Treasher*
1969 – Ray E. Marsell*
1971 – Robert F. Legget*
1972 – Edwin B. Eckel*
1972 – Ruth D. Terzaghi*
1973 – Ian Campbell*
1974 – William I.Gardner*
1974 – Bruce M. Hall*
1976 – Floyd T. Johnston*
1976 – Charles F. Richter*
1977 – Jasper L. Stuckey*
1979 – Howard A. Coombs*
1979 – Gordon B. Oakeshott*
1980 – Portland P. Fox*
1980 – Richard W. Lemke*
1981 – W. Harold Stuart*
1983 – Richard H. Jahns*
1983 – David J. Varnes*
1984 – Eugene B. Waggoner*
1985 – George A. Kiersch*
1986 – Alice S. Allen*
1986 – Shailer Philbrick*
1987 – Gordon W. Prescott*
1988 – Joseph F. Poland*
1990 – William R. Judd
1990 – Harry F. Ferguson*
1992 – Willard C. Lacy*
1992 – Don U. Deere*
1993 – F. Beach Leighton*
1994 – Martin L. Stout*
1994 – Robert L. Schuster
1994 – Lloyd B. Underwood*
1995 – James E. Slosson*
1995 – Douglas A. Williamson*
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1996 – Aubrey D. “Pete” Henley*
1996 – Jasper L. Holland*
1997 – Anthony (Tony) Brink*
1998 – Richard W. Galster*
1998 – Norman R. Tilford*
1999 – Theodore R. Maynard
2000 – Roy J. Shlemon
2001 – John Noble
2002 – Allen W. Hatheway
2003 – Robert G. Thomas*
2004 – Richard J. Proctor
2005 – David B. (Burt) Slemmons
2006 – Richard E. Gray
2007 – Robert M. Valentine
2008 – Susan Steele Weir
2009 – Marcel Arnould*
2010 – Barry Voight
2011 – No recipient
2012 – Robert E. Tepel
2013 – Terry West
2014 – Greg Hempen
2015 – Abdul Shakoor
2015 – James Hamel
2016 – Dr. Richard E. Goodman
2017 – Jeffrey R. Keaton
2018 – Dr. Frank Netterberg
2018 – Dr. Kerry Sieh
2019 – Scott Burns
2020 – John Peck
2020 – Dr. A. Keith Turner
2021 – Jean Bogner
2022 – No recipient
2023 – William McCormick
* Deceased
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