"As Chair of the Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Mary B. Ansari Best Reference Work Award Committee, it is my pleasure to inform you that your work, A Geologic Time Scale, 2004, has been selected to receive the award this year.

The award will be presented at the Geological Society of America 2006 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Philadelphia during the GSIS award luncheon on Tuesday, October 24, 2006. We normally have one editor or representative attend the luncheon to receive the award which includes a certificate and $500.00."