Join me in congratulating Dr. Jamil Bey of the UrbanKind Institute for this significant recognition of his decades of work towards a more equitable and just region, including the ability for all communities to have access to clean, affordable and sustainable water.
The President’s Medal of the Geological Society of America, commissioned in 2007, will be conferred only on individuals, groups, or entities whose impact has profoundly enhanced the geoscience profession through (a) supporting and contributing to the Society; (b) advancing geosciences, enhancing professional growth, and/or promoting geosciences in service of humankind; or (c) significantly enlarging the range of scientific achievement for the growth of our profession.