LJH Teakle Medal

Dr Emily Leyden

2023 LJH Teakle Medal winner

“outstanding effort in promoting and raising the awareness of soil science in Australia via extension activity with Soil Science Australia and/or the wider community” 

Research Fellow at University of Adelaide, Biogeochemistry Research Group, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine 

The LJH Teakle Medal is an annual award given to a financial member of Soil Science Australia for outstanding effort in promoting and raising the awareness of soil science through activity with Soil Science Australia and the wider community. Prior to 2017 the LJK Teakle award consisted of a certificate. In 2017 a medal was included in the award.
 

Nomination Process and Instructions

Nominations are to be prepared by a nominator AND seconder then submitted to the Federal Secretary via email.

  • The award will be given for outstanding effort in promoting and raising the awareness of soil science in Australia via activity with the Australian Society of Soil Science Inc and the wider community.
  • Candidates must be financial members of the Soil Science Australia.

Nomination of a candidate for the award requires a nominator, seconder and must be signed by the president of the nominee’s Branch of Soil Science Australia.

Nominations are confidential to the Awarding Committee.

Award Presentation

The LJH Teakle medal is presented by the Federal President or proxy at a Soil Science Australia national conference or at another event determined by the Federal Council.
 

Award Winners

YearName
2023Emily Leyden
2022Chris Gazey
2021Silvana Santomartino
2020Bill Cotching
2019Gillian Kopittke
2018Cameron Grant
2017Richard MacEwan
2016John Standley OAM
2015Annie McNeal
2014Bruce Carey
2013Robert Holloway
2012Mark Imhof
2011not awarded
2010Rebecca Lines-Kelly

Laurence John Hartley Teakle (1901 – 1979)

was born in Hawker, South Australia and was the first president of the Australian Society of Soil Science from 1956-1957. He completed his tertiary studies in Agricultural Science at the University of Western Australia and began working for the WA Department of Agriculture in 1923. Soon after he headed to the University of California, Berkley where he completed his masters and PhD. He returned to the WA Department of Agriculture for a further 19 years, and in 1946 he was gazetted WA Commissioner of Soil Conservation. In 1947 he became a Professor of Agriculture at the University of Queensland, was appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University in 1964. In 1969 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws.