Bailey Distinguished Member Award

The Marilyn and Sturges W. Bailey Distinguished Member Award, is the highest honor of The Clay Minerals Society, based in Virginia, United States. It is awarded solely for scientific eminence in clay mineralogy (in its broadest sense) as evidenced by the publication of outstanding original scientific research and by the impact of this research on the clay sciences. It is endowed by Linda and David Bailey and replaces The Clay Mineral Society's Distinguished Member Award. It is not restricted to members of the CMS.

The award is presented at the CMS annual meeting.

Recipients
1968 – Ralph E. Grim

1969 – C. S. Ross

1970 – Paul F. Kerr

1971 – Walter D. Keller

1972 – G. W. Brindley

1975 – William F. Bradley

1975 – Sturges W. Bailey

1975 – Jose J. Fripiat

1977 – M. L. Jackson

1979 – Toshio Sudo

1980 – Haydn H. Murray

1984 – C. Edmund Marshall

1985 – Charles E. Weaver

1988 – Max M. Mortland

1989 – R. C. Reynolds Jr.

1990 – Joe L. White

1990 – John Hower

1991 – Joe B. Dixon

1992 – Philip F. Low

1993 – Thomas J. Pinnavaia

1995 – W. D. Johns

1996 – Victor A. Drits

1997 – Udo Schwertmann

1998 – Brij L. Sawhney

2000 – Boris B. Zvyagin

2001 – Keith Norrish

2002 – Gerhard Lagaly

2004 – Benny K. G. Theng

2005 – M. Jeff Wilson

2006 – Frederick J. Wicks

2007 – no award made

2008 – Norbert Clauer

2009 – Joseph W Stucki

2010 – J. M. Serratosa

2011 – Sridhar Komarneni

2012 – Akihiko Yamagishi

2013 – Stephen Guggenheim

2014 – no award made

2015 – James Kirkpatrick

2016 – Lisa Heller-Kallai

2018 – Gordon "Jock" Churchman

2019 – Dennis D. Eberl

2020 – Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky 2021 – David L. Bish