Awards were presented at the WSSPC Annual Meeting on May 3, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Seattle, Washington.

WSSPC Lifetime Achievement Award
The Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) is pleased to announce the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2018.

Donald Thomas, Ph.D., is a prominent figure in understanding and collaborating outreach for Hawaii’s unique natural hazards: earthquakes, eruptions, lava flows, tsunamis, and hurricanes. Thomas is the Director of the University of Hawaii (UH) at Hilo’s Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes (CSAV) as well as a long-standing member of the Hawaii Earthquake and Tsunami Advisory Committee (HETAC) …
2018 Donald Thomas Lifetime Achievement Summary

WSSPC Awards in Excellence

Award Category: Non-Profit Agency Efforts
U.S. Resiliency Council for their “Earthquake Rating System”.
USRC – Earthquake Rating System Summary

Award Category: Use of Technology
U.S. Geological Survey for their “ShakeMap Scenario Suite”.
USGS – ShakeMap Scenario Suite Summary