SEG Award: Maurice Ewing Medal


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Maurice Ewing Medal

To honor the memory of Maurice Ewing and his enormous contributions to geophysics, this award was established for presentation for the first time in 1978 as the highest honor given by SEG. The Maurice Ewing Medal shall be awarded from time to time to a person who, in the unanimous opinion of the Honors and Awards Committee and of the Executive Committee, is deserving of special recognition through having made major contributions to the advancement of the science and profession of exploration geophysics. The award of the Maurice Ewing Medal shall confer Honorary Membership on its recipients.

1978
Cecil H. Green
1979
C. Hewitt Dix
1981
J. Tuzo Wilson
1982
Frank Press
1983
W. Harry Mayne
1984
Lewis L. Nettleton
1985
Nigel A. Anstey
1986
J. E. White
1987
Arthur A. Brant
1988
Franklyn K. Levin
1989
Sven Treitel
1990
Milo M. Backus
1991
Theodor C. Krey
1992
Jon F. Claerbout
1993
M. Turhan Taner
1995
Harold O. Seigel
1996
Kenneth L. Larner
1997
T. R. LaFehr
1998
Robert E. Sheriff

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