Awards were presented May 2, 2013, at the 2013 WSSPC Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington.
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Western States Seismic Policy Council is pleased to announce that Charles Real has been awarded the 2012 WSSPC Lifetime Achievement Award in Earthquake Risk Reduction. WSSPC created the award to recognize outstanding leaders in earthquake risk reduction. This person will have demonstrated throughout his or her career an extraordinary commitment, level of service, and contribution to the application of earthquake risk reduction to public policy. Chuck Real Background Information Press Release
Overall Award in Excellence
Award Category: Mitigation Efforts
Oregon Military Department, Oregon Emergency Management
Oregon Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program
Website: Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program (SRGP)
Awards in Excellence
Award Category: Use of New Technology
Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
DOGAMI Special Paper 43: Simulating Tsunami Inundation at Bandon, Coos County, Oregon,
Using Hypothetical Cascadia and Alaska Earthquake Scenarios
Publication: DOGAMI Special Paper 43
Award Category: Innovations
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center
Tall Buildings Initiative
Website: Tall Buildings Initiative
Award Category: Mitigation Efforts
Washington State Seismic Safety Committee
Washington School Seismic Safety Assessment Pilot Project
Report: Washington School Seismic Safety Assessment Pilot Project
Award Category: Multi-jurisdictional Planning
Washington School Seismic Safety Committee
The Resilient Washington State Initiative
Report: The Resilient Washington State Initiative