History: These awards were first made in 2000 and consist of Estwing-type geological rock hammers or "geopicks". Up to six are awarded each year to outstanding freshman students (those with the best academic performance in the GY 111 and GY 112 sequence of courses). Award winners do not have to be Geology majors.

Past Recipients of Freshman Hammer Awards

2000 Adrienne Berg, Mari Chadwell, Michael Hill, Russell Rigby, Lauree Stober, Glenn Strickland	2001 Scott Babin, Jeff Davis, Karen Flesher, Kay Huite, Jeff Keevan, Andrius Masedunskas, Tara Potts	2002 Tracey Beach, Alexander Perry, Heather McKnight, David Riley
2003 Michelle Beech, Kathleen Brosseau, Al Denmark, Tiffany Roullier, David Sandy, Panda Wilson	2004 Meghan Brenner, Ben Brown, Christy Mullenax, Tiffany Nesse Christine K. Olsen, Brian Wright	2005 Jenny Albrecht , Donald Beebe, Jasmine Broughton, Jonathon Davis, Cary Duncan, Steve Morris, Petra Webb
2006 Michael Hurd, Tyler Johnson, Heather Kacker, Sara Mason, Tracey Smith, Stephen Thomas	2007 Mark Chest, Cary Duncan, Eddie Leon, Kristen O'Donnell, Hunter Phillips

Responsible Parties: All Geology faculty currently teaching GY 111 and/or GY 112 submit the name of the student(s) that they feel should win the award. As a general rule, each faculty member chooses the "best" student in their class(es). The Freshman Hammer Awards are administered by Dr. Doug Haywick, Scholarships Co-ordinator in the Department of Earth Sciences.