News Release

Nominations sought for 2001 Sullivan and Perlman Awards

Grant and Award Announcement

American Geophysical Union

WASHINGTON - The American Geophysical Union welcomes nominations for two journalism awards to be presented in 2001:

The Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism--Features
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The David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism--News

These awards recognize outstanding reporting in any medium, except books, that makes geophysical science accessible and interesting to the general public. The Perlman Award recognizes work created under deadline pressure of one week or less, while the Sullivan Award honors reporting done with longer lead time. Nominated work must first have been published during 2000.

The awards consist of a plaque and $2,000 prize, presented at an AGU meeting, for work that enhances public awareness and understanding of the sciences encompassed by AGU: the study of the Earth, Sun, solar system, and their environments and components.

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AGU members may submit nominations, and journalists may nominate themselves. Full eligibility and submission requirements, a nomination form, and lists of past winners may be found on the AGU Web site: http://agu.org/sci_soc/sci_awards.html. All entries must be received at AGU by January 13, 2001.

The 2000 Sullivan Award was presented to Alexandra Witze of The Dallas Morning News at Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C., for her story, "Paradise Submerged." The 2000 Perlman Award will be presented to Richard Hill of The Oregonian at Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California, for his story, "Quake forecast shifts to land."



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