P006773 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Award created 2020-01-07 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-26 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006773b.htm culturalArtefact Tom Vallance Medal Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia AACR2 2011 Award History of geology The Tom Vallance Medal was inaugurated in 2011 by the Earth Sciences History Group of the Geological Society of Australia, and has been awarded in alternate years since 2012. It recognises people who have made a "significant contribution to researching, recording, investigating, documenting and/or publishing about people or places or events of historical importance to the geological sciences in Australia or Australasia". Thomas G. Vallance, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney from 1965 to 1989, was a noted petrologist and historian of the geology in the Australasian region. Turner, Susan (1946 - )

Awarded the Medal 2018

 Darragh, Thomas Alwynne (Tom) (1940 - )

Awarded the Medal 2016

 Oldroyd, David Roger (1936 - 2014)

Awarded the Medal 2014

 Branagan, David Francis (1930 - 2022)

Awarded the Medal 2012

 Vallance, Thomas George (1928 - 1993)

The Medal has been awarded by the Earth Sciences History Group of the Geological Society of Australia since 2012

 Cooper, Barry John (1948 - 2023)

Awarded the Medal 2021

 Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia (1984 - )

The Group inaugurated the Medal 2011

 'Tom Vallance Medal', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Tom Vallance Medal Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The Tom Vallance Medal [awarded to Barry Cooper] Anon The Tom Vallance Medal [awarded to Barry Cooper] 2021 TAG 2021 March 34-5 Journal Article: Tom Vallance Medal 2021 awarded to Barry Cooper Anon Tom Vallance Medal 2021 awarded to Barry Cooper 2021 Newsletter, Earth Sciences History Group 58 109 Journal Article: Tom Valance Medal 2018 [awarded to Susan Turner] Anon Tom Valance Medal 2018 [awarded to Susan Turner] 2019 Earth Sciences History Group email bulletin 55 1-4 Journal Article: Citation for David Branagan [Tom Vallance Medal]: presentation to Dr David Branagan; reply by David Branagan Anon Citation for David Branagan [Tom Vallance Medal]: presentation to Dr David Branagan; reply by David Branagan 2012 Newsletter, Earth Sciences History Group 43 4-7 Journal Article: The Tom Vallence Medal [presented to David Oldroyd] Anon The Tom Vallence Medal [presented to David Oldroyd] 2013 Newsletter, Earth Sciences History Group 44 3-5 Journal Article: Background to the creation of the Tom Vallance Medal Anon Background to the creation of the Tom Vallance Medal 2012 Newsletter, Earth Sciences History Group 43 3-4 Journal Article: Vallance Medal [awarded to Tom Darragh] Grosser, Michelle; and Joyce, Bernie Vallance Medal [awarded to Tom Darragh] 2016 TAG: the Australian geologist 180 16