Announcements

Dear MGPV Division Members:



The Division's September 2018 (v9 n1) Newsletter is posted on the MGPV website, bringing you up to date since the beginning of the year.  Highlights include a message from the Chair, details about the two 2018 Division awardees, 6 student MGPV grant awardees, 16 Lipman and 1 Carmichael grant awardees, MGPV Division updates (meetings, membership, finances, 2018 election results), and various announcements about awards, research & travel grant opportunities, and meetings from the Division and the Adhering Associated Societies.



[1] The 2018 MGPV Distinguished Career Award recipient is Calvin F. Miller, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.  There is a topical session to celebrate his career and wherein the award will be presented: T141. Different Personalities of Granites and Rhyolites: Silicic Magmas from the Lower Crust to the Surface—A Session in Honor of Calvin Miller, Recipient of the MGPV Distinguished Geological Career Award.



[2] The 2018 MGPV Early Career Award recipient is Christopher W. Hamilton, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. There is a topical session in his honor and wherein the award will be presented: T185. Features, Processes, and Emplacement of Melted Rock on the Earth and Planets—A Session in Honor of Christopher W. Hamilton Recipient of the MGPV Early Career Award.



[3] The Joint Reception, sponsored by MGPV, Mineralogical Society of America, and the Geochemical Society, is Tuesday, 6 November 2018: 5:45 PM - 7:30 PM, Indiana Convention Center, Room 204.  The cost is $10 for professionals and $5 for students.



[4] There are 24 topical technical sessions at the GSA 2016 Annual Meeting sponsored by the MGPV Division and its Associated Societies.


[5] The MGPV Division will have its required business meeting on Sunday, 4 November 2018: 1:00 PM - 11:45 PM, Indiana Convention Center, Tech Session TBD. There will be a brief update about the Division, and an opportunity to ask questions or make comments.



[6] The Division’s in-coming officers for 2019 are: Anita Grunder (Past Chair); John W. Shervais (Chair); Rosemary Hickey-Vargas (1st Vice-Chair); Mark J Caddick (2nd Vice-Chair); J. Alexander Speer (Secretary-Treasurer); KayLeigh Rogers (MGPV Student Representative).



[7] Remember to renew your membership in the Division when you renew your GSA membership for 2019!  You can also make a contribution to MGPV either with your renewal, or at anytime.



J. Alex Speer
Secretary/Treasurer
GSA MGPV Division