Past Survey Award Recipients

By Category

The ISGS has a long tradition of recognizing the exceptional efforts of individual staff, survey teams, and others outside the Survey who have gone the extra mile to serve the people of Illinois. Below is a list of the award categories and the past winners. The winners can also be viewed organized by year.

Outstanding Advocate

2011 - Bill Hoback, Deputy Director, Office of Coal Development

2010 - Cassandra McKinney (Water Resource Manager for McHenry County)

2009 - Barrington Area Council of Governments

2008 - US Representative Timothy Johnson

2007 - Bernard and Naomi Podolsky

2006 - US Senator Richard J. Winkel Jr.

2005 - Morris W. (Brud) Leighton

2003 - State Senator Stanley Weaver (posthumously)

2002 - Lynne Padovan (Governor Ryan's Senior Advisor for the Environment and Natural Resources)

2001 - Peter Brathwaite (Congressman Phil Crane's office)

Outstanding Cooperator

2011 - Amy Eller, engineer of Aerial Surveys and chief of the Aerial Surveys Section, Bureau of Design & Environment)

2010 - Don and Bob Hastie (Hastie Mining and Trucking)

2009 - Christopher Pearson and Alan Shoemaker

2008 - Thelen Sand and Gravel Company

2007 - Gallagher Drilling Company

2006 - Edmund W. Murphy (Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund), Mark Rood

2005 - Robert Krepps and Greg Maslowski (US Silica Corporation)

2004 - none

2003 - Kane County officials: Philip S. Buss, Michael McCoy, Paul M. Schuch

2002 - ISU Department of Geography-Geology

2001 - Alan G. Goodfield, IDOT

2000 - Darryl Williams, USGS

1999 - John Henriksen, Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers

1998 - John Washburn, IDOT

1997 - Mark Peden, ISWS

Outstanding Alumni Contributions (created in 2007)

2011 - none

2010 - W. John Nelson

2009 - Richard A. Cahill

2008 - Morris W. (Brud) Leighton

2007 - David Gross

Special Recognition Award (given when appropriate)

2009 - Hannes Leetaru

2008 - William Shilts

2006 - Joel M. Dexter

Lifetime Achievement

2011 - Don Luman, Jane Domier

2010 - Jonathan Goodwin

2009 - Ivan Krapac

2008 - Robert Krumm

2007 - W. John Nelson

2006 - Leon Follmer, Ardith Hansel

2005 - none

2004 - Dennis Kolata

2003 - none

2002 - Herb Glass

2001 - none

2000 - none

1999 - Heinz Damberger

1998 - none

1997 - John Lytle

1996 - Russell Peppers

1995 - Russell Peppers

1994 - Russell Peppers

1993 - Russell Peppers

1992 - James Baxter

1991 - none

1990 - Charles Collinson

Distinguished Achievement

2011 - Melony Barrett

2010 - Donald Keefer

2009 - Daniel Nelson, Torie Strole, Hong Wang

2008 - Hannes Leetaru

2007 - Debra Griest

2006 - Robert Finley

2005 - Jonathan Goodwin

2004 - Latif Kahn

2003 - none

2002 - Sally Denhart, Rick Hansen

2001 - Subhash Bhagwat

2000 - Donald Luman

1999 - Chao-Li "Jack" Liu

1998 - none

1997 - John McBride

1996 - none

1995 - Ross Brower, Ellen Wolf

1994 - Massoud Rostam-Abadi

1993 - William Roy, Pam Cookus

1992 - Donald Oltz

1991 - W. John Nelson, E. Donald McKay

1990 - Dennis Kolata

1989 - Robert Bauer, Beverly Herzog

1988 - John Kempton

1987 - Richard Shiley

1986 - David Cooley, Charles Zelinsky

Outstanding New Staff Member

2011 - André D. Britten, Shari Fanta, Randall Locke

2010 - Erin Daun, Kiel Keller

2009 - Mary Seid

2008 - Seyed Dastgheib, Steven Brown

2007 - Jason Thomason, Yongqi Lu

2006 - Vicki Salzman

2005 - Jonathan G. Bodamer, Daniel Thurston

2004 - Jane Domier

2003 - James Cokinos, Christopher Manrique

2002 - Antigone Dixon-Warren, Steve Gustison

2001 - André Pugin

2000 - Mark Collier, D. Bradley Ketterling

1999 - Robert Bryant

1998 - Denise Ice

1997 - Mark Cal

1996 - Richard Hansen

1995 - Galen Arnold

1994 - Zakaria Lasemi

1993 - Michael Barnhardt

1992 - Joel Dexter

1991 - none

1990 - Hannes Leetaru

1989 - Alison Lecouris and Nick Schneider (first recipients)

Outstanding Contribution to Survey Safety

2011 - Drilling Team: Richard K. Padilla, Robert A. Bryant, Randy A. Blacker, Travis R. Griest

2010 - none

2009 - David Ruhter

2008 - William Roy

2007 - Richard Cahill

2006 - Alan Metcalf

2005 - Mary Glasgow

2004 - none

2003 - none

2002 - Robert Bryant

2001 - Daniel Adomaitis

2000 - ISGS Safety Committee

Special Achievement by a Team or Section

2011 - STATEMAP Team

2010 - Geology of Illinois: too many to list

2009 - Sorbent Activation Process Team: Botha, Chang, Chen, Ebner, Fisher, H. Lu, Y. Lu, Morrical, Mues, Rostam-Abadi, Ruhter, Long, Shaban, Chilton, Slye

2008 - Kane County Mapping Project Team: Dey, Curry, Davis, Abert

2007 - North American Datum (NAD) 83 Team: Thurston, Lecouris, Lemke

2006 - ISGS Staff

2005 - Time Talks: Greenberg, Abert, Byers, Chrzastowski, Decker, Dexter, Hines, Killey, Nimz, Steinfeldt, Vaiden

2004 - none

2003 - Coal Bed Methane Evaluation: Demir, Morse, Elrick, Chenoweth, Jacobson

2002 - Drilling Team: Aud, Wildman, Thompson, Wilson

2001 - DOQ Web Project Team: McGarry, Beaverson, Wolters, R. White, Carrillo

2000 - Geo Activities Book Team: J. Treworgy, Chrzastowski, Greenberg, Hansel, Killey, Vaiden, Joseph Schoen (intern), Floyd Rogers (Palatine High School Teacher), Frankie, Goodwin, Briedis, Knapp, Nimz

1999 - Villa Grove Mapping Team: Abert, Berg, Brower, Carrillo, DeMaris, Hansel, Hughes, Z. Lasemi, Lecouris, Luman, Mikulic, Norby, Sargent, Weibel, Stohr, C. Treworgy, T. Young, Wolf.

1998 - Internet Team: Beaverson, Denhart, Jacobson, Krick, D. Nelson, Tarr, R. White

1997 - Evaluation Committee: Bhagwat, Adomaitis, Cunningham, Herzog, Y. Liu, Seyler

1996 - Northern Field Office: Kientop, Schmidt, Mattes, C. Black

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