Award Guidelines
Purpose
- To identify, recognize, and publicize high achieving alumni who have made outstanding contributions to the development of science through research, teaching, or administrative leadership with emphasis given to those who have earned doctoral degrees.
- To achieve the goal of strongly affiliating them with their Department, the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, and Penn State.
- To stimulate greater activity and identity between prominent alumni and the EMS community, particularly students, faculty, and administration.
- To add a dimension to the academic curriculum not otherwise available in the traditional college classroom through close contact among prominent alumni, undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and College administrators and staff. The purpose of the visit is to lend the benefit of the Hosler Medal recipient’s knowledge, experience, and insight to the specific academic unit and to stimulate thought, discussion, debate, and action in the process
Eligibility
- All graduate degree alumni of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and Penn State are eligible to receive this award. Special emphasis will be given to those who have earned doctoral
degrees. - Current Penn State faculty members are ineligible for this award. Emeritus/retired faculty will be considered for this award.
Nomination Process
Nominations are solicited each fall. Nominations should be made without the nominee’s awareness or assent. Pleaes complete and submit the form below by December 15 of each year.
The Hosler Medal Committee will review all nominations at the beginning of spring semester. The committee will select a finalist or narrow the list to two candidates and submit to the dean for
approval.
Additionally, the Hosler Award recipients will receive a medal and public recognition at either a department or college-wide event that would bring together the EMS community in a central
location. This recognition ceremony will be held at the convenience of the recipient’s schedule to attend either the department’s annual recognition event or the college’s Wilson Awards Banquet.
The period of the Hosler Medal recipient’s stay may vary from two to three days, depending upon the needs of the academic unit and recipient’s availability.
Costs and Travel
- Expenses for travel and lodging for Hosler Medal recipient and a partner will be borne by the Dean’s Office. The Dean’s Office will assume travel expenses at the prevailing coach fare from within the United States only.
- The department will be responsible for all international travel expenses to a U.S. gateway city.
- The Dean’s Office will assume the costs for the award and engraving.
- Entertainment of the Hosler Medal recipient at departmental lunches or dinners will be the responsibility of the department.
- The assistant director of alumni relations will act as the overall coordinator for the visit, but will work directly with department liaisons to ensure the itinerary meets the needs of the recipient, the department, and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences administration.
