The Council of the Geological Society of America named EES professor, Dr. Nazrul Khandaker, as one of the GSA’s Distinguished Service Award recipients for 2018. GSA’s Distinguished Service Award was established by the GSA Council to acknowledge exceptional service to the Society. The award will be presented at the Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony, on Sunday, 4 November, during the 2018 GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Professor Khandaker has been with the GSA since 1986 and served in various capacities including chair of the Minorities and Women in the Geosciences Committee, International Interdisciplinary Interest Group, member-at-large: GSA Education Division, and coordinator: First-Joint International …