AWARDS
and HONORS
2005 2005 Distinguished Speaker for Kentucky Geotechnical Engineering Group, sponsored by the University of Louisville, University of Kentucky, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Lecture delivered in Louisville, KY on March 8, 2005.
2002 California Colloquium on Water Lecturership. “Dams and Disasters: A brief overview of dam building triumphs and tragedies in California.” Lecture delivered in Berkeley (November 2002), Sacramento (December 2002), and Los Angeles (January 2003).
2001 2001 Trent Dames Civil Engineering Heritage Lecturer of the Huntington Library and Trust, San Marino, CA. Lecture delivered on April 6, 2001 in San Marino, CA.
1999 Society of Sigma Xi, National College of Distinguished Lecturers for the term 1999-2001
1999 R. J. Shlemon Distinguished Mentor in Applied Geology, Geological Society of America. Centennial Meeting of the Cordilleran Section, Berkeley, CA June 1999
1996 R. H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer in Engineering Geology Award of the Association of Engineering Geologists and Geological Society of America.
1996 Elected Fellow of the Geological Society of America without petition in recognition of “contributions to the public understanding of geologic hazards and the need for engineering geology on a national scale” May 29, 1996
1994 E. B. Burwell, Jr. Award of the Engineering Geology Division of the Geological Society of America
1994 Rock Mechanics Award, U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics of the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences/National Academy of Engineering.
1994 Distinguished Project Award (designer), Alta Street Restoration Project for City and County of San Francisco, Northern California Chapter American Public Works Association
1976 Best Presentation Award, Society of Mining Engineers, 106th Annual Meeting American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Las Vegas, NV, Feb 25, 1976
Local Level Awards
2006 Outstanding Teaching Commendation Award, School of Extended Learning, University of Missouri-Rolla. Awarded May 2, 2006.
2005 Sustained Teaching Excellence Award, School of Materials, Energy and Earth Resources, University of Missouri-Rolla for 2004-05. Awarded April 17, 2005.
2001 Commencement Speaker for School of Science, California State Polytechnic University, June 9, 2001
2000 Distinguished Alumnus Award from School of Science, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
1995 Presentation of Mapping Landslides in an Urban Environment selected as best presentation in Urban Engineering Geology at 1995 Annual Meeting of the Association of Engineering Geologists in Sacramento
1993 Award of Merit in Environmental Education, Association of San Francisco Bay Area Governments
1976 Outstanding Graduating Senior in Earth Sciences Award, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
1976 Outstanding Senior in Geological Sciences for 1976, Pacific Section Society of Economic Geologists and Paleontologists