AAPG Honors and Awards
Honorary Member of the House

The highest award of the House, presented at the annual meeting in recognition of a record of consistent, dedicated, and exemplary service to the House of Delegates through committee work and officer service (not required). Annual presentation is not required and there shall be no limitation of the number of annual recipients. Past recipients shall be invited to and publicly recognized at the annual meeting. Click for recipients and award details ...

Distinguished Member of the House

Presented in recognition of the unique or exemplary service to the House through committee work. Chairing of committees and service as an officer will be considered, but not required. Annual presentation is not required and there shall be no limitation of the number of annual recipients. Click for recipients and award details ...

House Long Service Award

Presented in recognition of persons who have served as Delegates for a minimum of four terms and have, in addition, taken an active role in the affairs of the House. Annual presentation is not required and there shall be no limitation of the number of annual recipients. Click for recipients and award details ...

House Recognition of Service

Presented yearly to the outgoing Chair of the House of Delegates and Secretary/Editor at the end of their term of office. The Chair, Chair-Elect, and the Secretary/Editor of the House of Delegates shall by majority vote approve or disapprove each candidate as the recipient of the award for which he or she is named as the candidate. Only candidates selected by this committee may receive awards. The Distinguished Member of the House and Honorary Member of the House Awards shall be presented at the awards ceremony at the AAPG annual meeting. Presentation of the House Long Service Awards and the House Recognition of Service Awards will be made at the annual meeting of the House of Delegates. Click for recipients and award details ...

Certificate of Service

Presented in recognition of 9 years and 15 years service as a Delegate are to be automatically issued annually to Delegates for reaching those milestones. The years of service are cumulative and do not have to be consecutive terms or full 3-year terms. All years of service as a Delegate will count toward these milestones including partial terms. Certificates of Service are not subject to the "Rules and Procedures for Granting Awards." Click for recipients and award details ...

Rules and Procedures for Granting Awards
  1. All awards shall be given only to recognize persons for their service to the House of Delegates.
  2. Current membership in the House of Delegates is not required.
  3. The Honors and Awards Committee shall prepare the title and description of, and qualifications for, an award proposed by the committee to be established and shall for ward the same to the Rules and Procedures Committee of the House of Delegates to be processed as set forth in subsection A.1.c of this Section III. An award will be presented in the years after the year the award is established.
  4. All awards shall be established by amendment to these Rules and Procedures.
  5. No HoD Honors and Awards Committee member shall receive a HoD award while serving on that Committee.
  6. No AAPG member shall receive more than one House award in any one year. A member being voted two or more such awards in the same year shall retain the highest award and relinquish the lower one(s). The award ranking shall be 1) Honorary Member, 2) Distinguished Member, and 3) Long Service. This shall not preclude that member from receiving one or more of the other awards at a later time.
  7. No current holder of or candidate for any AAPG office as described in Article II, Section 1, of the AAPG Bylaws, no current holder of or candidate for any HoD office as described in Article IV, Section 8, of the AAPG Bylaws, no immediate Past Chair of the HoD, no president or candidate for president of any AAPG Division, and no candidate for a position on the Advisory Council may be nominated for a HoD award, with the exception of the HoD Recognition of Service Award.
  8. Each year the Committee shall submit a confidential report to the Chair-Elect listing the individuals considered that year for an award by the Committee but who were unavailable or ineligible for such award. The report shall be provided by the Chair-Elect, upon his or her becoming Chair, to the Honors and Awards Committee serving during his or her term of office; provided, however, that the report shall at all times be kept confidential.

Latest Awards Videos

Presentation of House of Delegates' Honorary Member Award to Jim McGhay at the Opening Session, Annual Convention & Exhibition in San Antonio, Texas on May 19, 2019.
Presentation of House of Delegates' Distinguished Member Awards to Ed Picou and Bob Shoup at the Opening Session, Annual Convention & Exhibition in San Antonio, Texas on May 19, 2019.
Presentation of House of Delegates' Honorary Member Awards to Jeff Lund and Clint Moore at the Opening Session, Annual Convention & Exhibition in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 21, 2018.

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