Stimulating people to think creatively in behalf of the public interest is one of the world’s most urgent needs in the 1980s. As geologist, teacher, and college president, Laurence McKinley Gould has stimulated a countless number of persons to search for lasting values, and numerous teachers to become increasingly effective as educators. His years of Arctic and Antarctic research and writing, even before the time of his book, Cold—The Record of an Antarctic Sledge Journey, 1931, have established various benchmarks for additional polar exploration in search of new sources of energy. He was the modest recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal and numerous other honors. He was scientific adviser to various Federal agencies, as well as being the driving member of various international scientific commissions.
In recognition of these achievements and characteristics the Cosmos Club proudly names Laurence McKinley Gould as the recipient of the Eighteenth Cosmos Club Award.
