Carnegie Mineralogical Award

The Carnegie Mineralogical Award honors outstanding contributions in mineralogical preservation, conservation, and education that match ideals advanced in Carnegie Museum of Natural History Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems. Established in 1987 through the generosity of The Hillman Foundation Inc., the award consists of a bronze medallion, a certificate of recognition, and a $2,500 cash prize. The award is presented each February during the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. Nominations are due by December 15th.

The annual deadline for nominations is December 15. Mineral enthusiasts and collectors, educators, curators, mineral clubs, and societies, museums, universities, and publications are eligible. See below for a list of present and past winners.

You may download the nomination form (22Kb Microsoft Word file), or contact:
Marc L. Wilson
Section of Minerals
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080
412.622.3391
412.622.8837 (fax)

Recipients

Marc Wilson (left), Head of the Section of Minerals at Carnegie Museum of Natural History, shows off the 2011 Carnegie Mineralogical Award with recipient Jeffrey E. Post, PhD.

Click on linked names for images of recipients:

2011 Jeffrey E. Post, PhD

2010 Rochester Mineralogical Symposium

2009 Peter K. M. Megaw

2008 Frank C. Hawthorne, PhD

2007 Jeffrey A. Scovil

2006 Richard C. Whiteman

2005 June Culp Zeitner (deceased)

2004 Joel A. Bartsch, PhD

2003 Eugene S. Meieran, PhD

2002 Terry C. Wallace, Jr., PhD

2001 Wendell E. Wilson, PhD

2000 F. John Barlow, PhD (deceased)

1999 Sterling Hill Mining Museum

1998 Robert W. Jones

1997 Bryan K. Lees

1996 Cornelis "Kase" Klein, PhD

1995 Marie E. Huizing

1994 The Mineralogical Record

1993 Cornelius Hurlbut, Jr., PhD (deceased)

1992 Carl A. Francis, PhD

1991 Miguel Romero Sanchez, PhD (deceased)

1990 Paul E. Desautels (deceased)

1989 Frederick H. Pough, PhD (deceased)

1988 John Sinkankas, PhD (deceased)

1987 Tucson Gem & Mineral Society