Criteria for selection:
The nominee should have the following
qualifications:
1) She/he must have made a significant scientific contribution
that has advanced the field of soil classification, and
2) Be a published author in the field of soil
classification; and
3) Be an active member, honorary member, or formerly
active member of a national or international soil science professional society,
and
4) The medal is not invested posthumously, and
5) Present officers of the Commission and related
Working Groups of IUSS cannot be nominated.
The proposal for
nomination should comprise a short text, including the main steps of the
scientific career of the nominee, her/his most relevant scientific publications
and major contribution to the development of soil classification.