b'ASEG 2021 Honours and AwardsFeatureexceptional and highly distinguished contributions by a Memberto safety standards, guidelines, and the promotion of safety in to the ASEG, the profession and the broader community,airborne geophysical surveys.resulting in wide recognition across the geoscience community.Katherine is currently Principal Geophysicist, BHP Mineral Exploration delivering geoscientific advice and services to a ASEG 50th Anniversary Special Award: Katherinemajor global company.McKenna Katherine has always been driven to create and develop Katherine McKenna from Western Australia receives this specialbest practices in design, safety, application, modelling and award in recognition of her distinguished contributions to theinterpretation of geophysics methods. Through her work, she profession of exploration geophysics and to the ASEG overhas grown the geophysical exploration industry in Australia and many years, through modernising and expanding the use ofoverseas. One of her unique skills is her vast knowledge base geophysics, and for her hard work for the safety and well-beingand how to utilise geophysical acquisition systems, software, of geophysicists. modelling and interpretation to map, identify and model different geological systems. She has been influential through Katherine is nationally and internationally recognised asher career in introducing the broader geoscientific community an expert in mineral exploration, and a leader in Australianto the application of geophysics.and international exploration geophysics. She is a vocal and passionate advocate for the ASEG and has had many behind theKatherine embodies the ideal member for a society such scenes roles as well as being ASEG Federal President in 2016-17. as ASEG. Career-long active support and involvement with the society has included roles as Federal President and Vice Katherine has had a varied tertiary educational background.President, Federal Committee Member and Membership She completed a BSc from Macquarie University in geologyCommittee Chairman, and ASEG Conference Committees.and geophysics in 1988. She has since completed a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from the Security Institute ofKatherine is an inspirational, result driven, strategic, innovative, Australia, a Masters of Business Administration from Curtinand resourceful senior geophysicist, manager and leader with University, the Graduate Australian Institute of Companya proven ability to develop, motivate, and work internationally Directors Course and, in 2020, a BA from University of Newwithin the exploration geophysics industry.England in Latin, Ancient Greek and Ancient History. Katherines contributions to the Society and the industry Katherine has over 30 years of experience in the mineralshave not been formally recognized by the ASEG, and the and energy sector, including more than 15 years in seniorrecommendation to honour her with this special award management roles. From 1990-2006, working for Worldmarking the 50th Anniversary of the Society is a due and Geoscience Corporation, Geoterrex and Fugro, she designedfitting recognition of her significant contributions and career and led geophysical surveys and interpretations of regional andachievements over many years.local mine size ground EM, IP, magnetic, gravity, radiometric, downhole EM surveys and airborne EM, magnetic, gravity, radiometric data for Australian and international mineral exploration companies and governments. With the merger and acquisition of five companies she was responsible for the integration of the multidisciplinary departments (aviation, geology, geophysics, software, interpretation, marketing, engineering, R&D, safety and operations). A significant number of international training workshops were led by Katherine upskilling hundreds of scientists in Australia and internationally.From 2006 to early 2020, Katherine was Managing Director and Chief Geophysicist of GPX Surveys, designing and managing geophysical surveys in Australia, Africa, Canada, Middle East, India, South America and Asia. She managed the development and commercialisation of an airborne electromagnetic system (Xtem) and associated processing and interpretation software, and worked with and led training on geophysics with numerous international government resource ministries on the value of airborne geophysical data as a countrys asset in attracting investment. She oversaw the development of a modern management system, by the respective departments that achieved ISO quality and safety standards.During this time, she identified the need to have safetyKatherine McKennastandards for ground geophysical surveys, bringing together all the contracting companies to form the Ground GeophysicalASEG 50th Anniversary Special Award: Mark LackieSurveys Safety Association, creating guidelines and standards and taking the association international. She has also been onMark Lackie, a long-standing Member of the ASEG, has received the executive board of the International Airborne Geophysicsthis special award for his distinguished contributions, for over Safety Association (IAGSA) for many years, overseeing changes40 years, to the profession of geophysics through teaching, 57 PREVIEW OCTOBER 2021'