The Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2026 award. Please help us honor a deserving colleague by submitting a nomination to the selection committee.
Recognizing and honoring significant contributions to the geoscience information profession, the award consists of a monetary gift and certificate which will be presented at the GSIS Annual Business Meeting on October 30, 2026. The award was established in 2005 through the generosity of Mary B. Ansari. She was an ardent supporter of the society serving as GSIS President in1990 and spending her professional career as a librarian and library administrator at the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries.
Membership in GSIS is not a requirement to receive the award. A list of previous award recipients is available at: https://geoinfo.org/about/awards/distinguished-service/.
Nominations should be submitted by September 15, 2026, to the chair of the committee electronically at cpmcleod@wustl.edu or by mail to:
Clara P. McLeod
Dept of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences
MSC 1169-204=110
Washington University
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
Please provide the following information:
— Your name and contact information
— The name, title, and contact information of the person you are nominating
— A résumé or curriculum vitae of the nominee
— A statement explaining why the nominee is deserving of this award
— Two additional letters of support from individuals endorsing the nomination
GSIS Mary B. Ansari Award Committee
Clara P. McLeod, Chair
Cynthia Prosser
Robert Tolliver