Established in 1988, the premier professional award of the Association for Women Geoscientists acknowledges the role of teachers and mentors in every woman geoscientist's life story. The Outstanding Educator Award honors well-established women college or university teachers who have played a significant role in the education and support of geoscientists within and beyond the classroom, in advancing the persistence of women and underrepresented minorities in geoscience careers, and in raising the profile of the geosciences by teaching to and for the broadest audience of students. The Outstanding Educator Award is a career award, and the committee will consider nominations for women educators with 20 or more years of service to the geoscience community. Beginning in 2016, nominations will be evaluated on the basis of exemplary contributions in at least two of the following three areas: Mentoring; Instruction and Curriculum; and Outreach. Nomination packets must include a current vitae and a maximum of six nomination letters from current or former students and professional colleagues, maximum of three former or current student letters; men or women. Nominators are encouraged to address the review criteria within their letters and the curriculum vitae must show at least 20 years of instructional experience. Please visit the award's website for more information.