Professional Recognition at CERI
Several of our faculty members have received professional awards while at CERI, and serve professional societies as editors, convenors, and directors. Our students, also, have competed for and been awarded recognition:

Professional Awards

Who's Who in America
1994, Arch Johnston
Who's Who in Science and Engineering
1994, Arch Johnston
National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council member
1990-94, Arch Johnston
Seismological Society of America (SSA)
1992-1993, President, Arch Johnston
1991-1992, Vice President, Arch Johnston
1990-1996, Board of Directors, Arch Johnston
Moissieff Award of the American Society of Civil Engineers
1988, Howard Hwang

Research Awards

The Japan Foundation, Center for Global Partnership (CGP) Fellowship
1999, Paul A. Rydelek
Fulbright Scholarship
1998,Paul A. Rydelek
SIGMA XI
1995-1997, College of National Lecturers, Arch Johnston
1995, Best Research Paper Award, Paul A. Rydelek
1989, Best Research Paper Award, Arch Johnston

The University of Memphis

College of Arts & Sciences Meritorious Faculty Award
1999, Arch Johnston
Early Career Research Award
1999, Paul Bodin
College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Research Award
1998, Paul Rydelek
Superior Performance in University Research (SPUR) Award
1994, Michael Ellis
1994, Bob Smalley
Outstanding Young Researcher
1992, Michael Ellis
Faculty Distinguished Research Award,
1986, Arch Johnston

Editors, Directors, Chairmanships

Board of Directors
1990-96, Seismological Society of America, Arch Johnston
Editor
1984-94, Seismological Research Letters, Arch Johnston
1994, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Jose Pujol
Chairman
1988-90, Panel on Regional Seismic Networks, Arch Johnston
1988-90, Committee on Seismology, National Academy of Sciences, Arch Johnston

Student Awards

Mid-America Earthquake Center Field Mission Fellow
2000 Laurel Clark
2001 Megan Docktor
Herff Fellowship
1999-2001 Megan Docktor
Palisades Geophysical Institute Fellowship
2005-2006 Susan McFerrin
2004-2005 Zack Lawrence
2003-2004 Zack Lawrence
2000-2001 Andrea Raphael
1999-2000 Sarah Brubaker
1998-1999 Debi Kilb
Van Vleet Scholarship
1994-95 Yong Li
1992-93 Zen-Sen Liaw


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