Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award
Recognizes and honors a member that has made significant contributions to the geoscience information process.
Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award has been presented annually since 1986, given to the best paper published in the field of geoscience information during the previous year.
Mary B. Ansari Best Research Resource Award
The award recognizes a geoscience research resource work or works focused on information aspects of the geosciences. As of 2016, the Best Website Award has been rolled into this award.
Best Guidebook Award(s)
These awards recognize the value of guidebooks and reward examples of excellence in three categories:
Outstanding Geologic Field Trip Guidebook Series for organizations that have made continued contributions to the geologic field trip over time.
Best Guidebook (professional category) where professionals in the field are the audience.
Best Guidebook (popular category) where the layman is the audience.
Best Website Award
Presented to a website which exemplifies outstanding standards of content, design, organization, and overall site effectiveness.
As of 2016, the Best Website Award has been combined with the Best Research Resource Award and is now the Mary B. Ansari Best Research Resource Award.