2009 WSSPC Awards in Excellence

Awards were presented at the WSSPC/EERI Conference Awards in Excellence Banquet on February 13, 2009.

Overall Award in Excellence

Award Category: Mitigation
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Kodiak Island Borough School Seismic Hazard Mitigation Program
Excerpts:  Kodiak Island Borough Seismic Vulnerability Assessment

Awards in Excellence

Award Category: Innovations
Humboldt State University – Earthquake Education Center
Redwood Coast Tsunami Work Group
Flyer:  Tsunami!  How to Survive This Hazard in Humboldt County

Award Category: Outreach to General Public
City of Santa Rosa Emergency Preparedness Program
Citizens Organized to Prepare for Emergencies (COPE)
Flyer:  City of Santa Rosa – Citizens Organized to Prepare for Emergencies (COPE)

Award Category:  Outreach to Business/Government
Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources, Geologic Hazards Program
Washington Decision-Makers Field Conference: The Cost and Practice of Seismic Safety in Washington
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Award Category:  Research
Utah Geological Survey
Wasatch and Sevier Faults Paleoseismic Research
Utah Geological Survey Special Study 122:  Paleoseismic reconnaissance of the Sevier fault, Kane and Garfield Counties, Utah (2008)
Utah Geological Survey Special Study 124:  Paleoseismic investigation of the northern strand of the Nephi segment of the Wasatch fault zone at Santaquin, Utah (2008)