The William H. Twenhofel Medal is the highest award given by the Society for Sedimentary Geology

Society for Sedimentary Geology

The Society for Sedimentary Geology is an international not-for-profit, scientific society based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is commonly referred to by its acronym SEPM, which refers to its former name, the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists.The Society’s reason for being is to...

 (SEPM). It is awarded annually to a person for his or her "Outstanding Contributions to Sedimentary Geology."

Nominees are chosen for having made outstanding contributions to paleontology

Paleontology

Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...

, sedimentology

Sedimentology

Sedimentology encompasses the study of modern sediments such as sand, mud , and clay, and the processes that result in their deposition. Sedimentologists apply their understanding of modern processes to interpret geologic history through observations of sedimentary rocks and sedimentary...

, stratigraphy

Stratigraphy

Stratigraphy, a branch of geology, studies rock layers and layering . It is primarily used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks....

, and/or allied scientific disciplines. The contributions normally involve extensive personal research, but may involve some combination of research, teaching, administration, or other activities which have notably advanced scientific knowledge in Sedimentary Geology.

Past recipients

(NM) denotes that the recipient was not a member of SEPM.

• 1973- Raymond C. Moore
• 1974- Francis J. Pettijohn
  Francis J. Pettijohn
  Francis John Pettijohn was a prominent American geologist who served for many years on the faculty of Johns Hopkins University.Pettijohn received his doctorate from the University of Minnesota in 1923 based on a study of Precambrian sedimentology and structure of an area around Abram Lake,...
  
  
• 1975- Edwin D. McKee
• 1976- Robert R. Shrock
• 1977- William C. Krumbein
  William C. Krumbein
  William Christian Krumbein was a notable geologist, after whom the Krumbein Medal of the International Association for Mathematical Geology was named. This medal was established at the 25th International Geological Congress in Sydney, in 1976...
  
  
• 1978- Carl Owen Dunbar
  Carl Owen Dunbar
  Carl Owen Dunbar was an American paleontologist who specialized in invertebrate fossils. He was a Professor of from 1920 until 1959. He was also Director of the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University from 1942 until 1959...
  
  
• 1979- Robert L. Folk
• 1980- Laurence L. Sloss
• 1981- Walter D. Keller
• 1982- Alfred G. Fischer
• 1983- Robin G. C. Bathurst
• 1984- Kenneth J. Hsu
  Kenneth J. Hsu
  Kenneth J. Hsu Ph.D, M.A., born 28 June 1929, is a Swiss scientist, geologist, paleoclimatologist, oceanographer, government advisor, author, inventor and entrepreneur who was born in Nanjing, China.-Biography:EducationHsu Kenneth J. Hsu Ph.D, M.A., born 28 June 1929, is a Swiss scientist,...
  
  
• 1985- Robert N. Ginsburg
• 1986- Franklyn B. Van Houten
• 1987- John R. L. Allen
  John R. L. Allen
  John Robert Laurence Allen FRS is a British geologist, and professor emeritus at Reading University.He won the 1996 Penrose Medal.-Works:*Sedimentary Structures vol. 1, Elsevier Science, 1982, ISBN 9780444419354*Sedimentary Structures vol...
  
  
• 1988- Hans E. Reineck
• 1989- Kenneth O. Emery
• 1990- James Lee Wilson
• 1991- John Imbrie
  John Imbrie
  John Imbrie is an American paleoceanographer best known for his work on the theory of ice ages.After serving with the 10th Mountain Division in Italy during World War II, Imbrie earned his bachelor's degree from Princeton University. He then went on to receive a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1951...
  
   (NM)
• 1992- Peter R. Vail
• 1993- Robert H. Dott, Jr.
• 1994- Harold G. Reading
• 1995- Robert J. Weimer
• 1996- Grover E. Murray
  Grover E. Murray
  Grover Elmer Murray was an American geologist, educator, and writer.-Early life:Grover Murray was born in Maiden, North Carolina. Shortly thereafter, his family moved to Newton where Murray attended public school. Upon graduation, he enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and...
  
  
• 1997- Gerald M. Friedman
• 1998- Erle Kauffman
• 1999- Lloyd C. Pray
• 2000- William R. Dickinson
• 2001- William L. Fisher
• 2002- Noel P. James
• 2003- Gerard V. Middleton
  Gerard V. Middleton
  Gerard Viner Gerry Middleton FRSC is an award winning Canadian geologist and university teacher.Middleton was born in South Africa and educated in England. He obtained his batchelors and doctorate degrees from Imperial College, London. He emigrated to Canada in 1954, and taught at McMaster...
  
  
• 2004- Emiliano Mutti
  Emiliano Mutti
  Emiliano Mutti is a geologist who has made significant contributions to petroleum geosciences, especially to sedimentary dynamics of turbidites and their reservoir characterization....
  
  
• 2005- Wolfgang Schlager
• 2006- William Hay
• 2007- John Warme
• 2008 - Steven M. Stanley
  Steven M. Stanley
  Steven M. Stanley is an American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He is best known for his empirical research documenting the evolutionary process of punctuated equilibrium in the fossil record.Stanley received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1968...
  
  
• 2009 - Eugene Shinn

External links

• Society for Sedimentary Geology Awards