Awards
Thiessen Medal
This is the highest award offered by ICCP. It recognises a lifetime of achievement and outstanding contributions in the fields of coal and organic petrology. The award consists of a bronze medal. The award committee consists of the five most recent medallists. Awards are made from time to time but applications are called for every 2 years.
Thiessen Medallists
- 2007 Dr John C. Crelling
- 2005 Dr Fariborz Goodarzi
- 2003 Dr James C. Hower
- 2002 Dr R. Marc Bustin
- 2001 Prof. Dr Manuel Joăo Lemos de Sousa
- 2000 Mr Ralph J. Gray
- 1999 Dr Paul Robert
- 1998 Dr Javier G. Prado
- 1997 Prof. Geoffrey H. Taylor
- 1996 Dr Alan C. Cook
- 1995 Prof Dr Monika Wolf
- 1994 Dr Alan Davis
- 1993 Dr Helmut Jacob
- 1992 Dr Alex R. Cameron
- 1991 Prof Dr Claus F. K. Diessel
- 1990 Dr A. Harold V. Smith
- 1987 Prof Dr Duncan G. Murchison
- 1984 Prof William Spackman
- 1979 Dr Peter A. Hacquebard
- 1975 Dr Boris Alpern & Dr Raymond Noël
- 1971 Prof Marie-Therese Mackowsky & Dr Marlies Teichmüller
- 1968 Dr E. Hoffmann
- 1967 Prof. Innokentii I. Ammosov
- 1964 Dr Robert Potonie & Dr Erich Stach
- 1963 Dr Gilbert H. Cady
- 1956 Dr Clarence A. Séller
Organic Petrology Award
The Organic Petrology Award recognises outstanding contributions by coal and organic petrologists at an intermediate stage of their career. It is limited to applicants under 50 years of age. The award consists of a bronze medal and a certificate. Awards are made from time to time but applications are called for every 2 years.
The award committee currently consists of the Thiessen Medal Committee as a transitional arrangement. Eventually, the award committee will consist of the five most recent recipients.
No nominations will be accepted in 2009.
Organic Petrology Awardees
- 2008 Dr. Angeles G. Borrego
- 2006 Dr. Isabel Suárez-Ruiz
- 2004 Dr. Maria Mastalerz