Dear colleagues, Please remember to nominate your colleagues for one of these prestigious Clay Minerals Society awards: 1. Bailey Award: https://www.clays.org/awards_bailey_award/ 2. Brindley lecture: https://www.clays.org/awards_brindley_lecture/ 3. Jackson Mid-Career award: https://www.clays.org/awards_jackson_award/ The CMS web site lists the requirements for candidates and nominators for each award. The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2023. As reported recently by the CMS president, the winners of the 2022 awards are as follows: *The Marilyn and Sturges W. Bailey Award:* Dr. Randy Cygan, Sandia National Laboratories and Texas A&M University *The G. W. Brindley Clay Science Lecture*: not awarded *The Marion L. and Chrystie M. Jackson Mid-Career Clay Scientist Award*: Dr. Christophe Tournassat, Université d’Orléans Best wishes, Dave Bish Chair, CMS Awards committee David L. Bish Indiana University Molecular Structure Center Department of Chemistry Chemistry Building, A421 800 E. Kirkwood Ave. Bloomington IN 47405-7102 812-855-2039