One award is presented annually to students in a reclamation related program at a Canadian institution in recognition of excellence in academic studies which advance the theory, knowledge or practice of land reclamation. One award will be for a poster presentation and one for an oral presentation. Each award will be for $1000 and a one-year membership in the CLRA.
The competition for the awards is held in conjunction with the CLRA/ACRSD Annual Meeting.
Students must be in a land reclamation related program, including but not limited to agriculture, biology, botany, environmental science, environmental studies, engineering, forestry, geography, land reclamation, landscape architecture, mining, plant science, soil science at a post secondary Canadian educational institution.
Students may be in an undergraduate program, or a graduate program (MSc, PhD).
Each student must apply to participate in the poster and oral presentation competitions by submitting the online application form.
Students and their supervisors/instructors must complete the application form ensuring all information on the application is correct.
In fairness to all participants, applications must be complete, and be received by the application deadline.
The application must completed and submitted at least six weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting. The deadline for nominations will be posted each year on the CLRA/ACRSD website as soon as the date of the annual meeting has been set.
The Linda Jones Award Committee consists of a chair and a minimum of three judges. Adjunction score sheets are included in PDF below.
Accepting Nominations: January 1
Nomination Deadline: December 31 – extended to March 31
Application Requirements & Presentation Evaluation
Please email info@clra.ca to inquire.
2016
Marie-Eve Marin
2017
Jennifer Buss
2018
Zachary McDougall
2019
Dinu Attalage
2020
no recipient
2021
Brandon Williams
2022
Behnaz Bahroudi
