An award has been established in the honor of Dr. George B. and Jane C. Maxey, former Executive Director of the Division of Hydrologic Sciences and his wife. The amount of the award is $1,000.00. The award is based on research papers submitted by the students on subjects related to water science and engineering. Criteria for the award, eligibility requirements and timing are as follows:

Eligibility

To be eligible, the student must be a full- or part-time enrollee in the hydrology/hydrogeology graduate program at either the University of Nevada, Reno or the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and have at least one DRI faculty as a committee member. In addition, the student must be in good standing and have been in residence at least one semester.

Criteria for Evaluation

1. Imagination Originality of ideas expressed or presentation of concept.
2. Completeness Thoughtful and well-defined concepts with introduction, analysis, and conclusions.
3. Relationship Relationship to real world problems.
4. Documentation Evidence of background search of literature.
5. Style The paper should be in a form acceptable for publication. These criteria are general and not necessarily equally weighted or in order of importance.

NOTE: Papers that are not directly related to water science (i.e., hydrology in a broad sense) will not be considered appropriate. If there is a question concerning acceptability of a particular subject area, please contact Dr. Jim Thomas, 775.673.7305, DHS/Reno, before preparing the paper.

Adjudication

The student must submit an electronic copy of their paper on a relevant topic by March 1 to: Dr. Jim Thomas ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), Interim Executive Director, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, Nevada 89512. This paper can be as much as 10 pages of double-spaced text (exclusive of figures, title page, references, etc.) and will be submitted to each of the committee members for review and ranking. The applicant may be asked to make an oral presentation to summarize his/her paper, the time allotted being not more than fifteen minutes.

Past Recipients

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More Information

Dr. Jim Thomas
Interim Executive Director, Division of Hydrologic Sciences
2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512

Phone: 775.673.7305
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