![Photo of The 2019 UW ESS Honors and Awards Ceremony.](img/Ceremony.jpg)
The 2019 UW Dept of Earth and Space Sciences Honors and Awards Ceremony was held on Friday, May 12 at 3:30 PM in JHN-102, hosted by ESS Chair Ken Creager. There were numerous honors, awards, and scholarships given during this ceremony before adjourning to a reception in the Johnson Hall Courtyard.
The major awards from the 2019 ceremony are :
- Undergraduate Student Service Award : Tyler Valentine
- Undergraduate Student Douglas Merrill Prize for Excellence : Jordan Wang
- Graduate Student Howard Coombs Excellence in Teaching Award : Paige Wilson
- Graduate Student David A. Johnston Prize for Research Excellence : Julia Kelson
- Graduate Student David A. Johnston Prize for Research Excellence : Michael Kipp
- Faculty Bassett Teaching Excellence Award : Juliet Crider
- General Barksdale Service Award : Michael McGroder
![Photo of <B>Tyler Valentine</B> receiving the Undergraduate Student Service Award from John Stone.](img/Undergrad--Service.jpg)
![Photo of <B>Jordan Wang</B> being congratulated by Ken Creager for receiving the
Merrill Prize for Excellence. Jordan was in Death Valley doing field work
(mid-May!) during the awards ceremony. This photo was taken in the Johnson
Hall hallway outside the ESS Dept main office, where the Dept Award Plaques
are on display.](img/Undergrad--Merrill.jpg)
![Photo of <B>Paige Wilson</B> receiving the Howard Coombs Fellowship for Teaching Excellence from David Catling.](img/Grad--Coombs-Teaching-Excellence.jpg)
![Photo of <B>Michael Kipp</B> and <B>Julia Kelson</B> receiving the](img/Grad--Johnston-Research-Excellence-1.jpg)
![Photo of <B>Juliet Crider</B> receiving the Bassett Faculty Teaching Excellence Award from Ken Creager.](img/Faculty--Basset-Teaching.jpg)
![Photo of <B>Michael McGroder</B> (not pictured) receiving the Barksdale Service Award from Eric Cheney and Ken Creager.](img/General--Barksdale-Service.jpg)