Organizational Structure
AEG operates with an elected Executive Council composed of the President, Vice President/President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer and Past-President and an elected Board of Directors, composed of the elected chair of each of the Association’s 25 Sections. The Executive Council meets quarterly and the Board meets semi-annually. Association committees provide service to the membership and are divided into administrative, operational, practice, technical and special committees. The Executive Director and staff handle the routine business affairs of the Association.

The AEG Foundation was founded to support the mission of the Association. The Foundation operates a number of special and general funds that support or are intended to support student scholarships and field studies. The Foundation also maintains the AEG Archives, which receives and catalogs scientific publications, either published or unpublished, and makes this information available to members.

Membership
Membership classes in AEG include Member and Associate Member, composed of professionals in the field of engineering geology or geological engineering; Affiliate Member composed of professionals in related fields; Educational Member, composed of teachers and Student members, composed of full-time students in geology or engineering geology. AEG also recognizes outstanding professionals as Honorary Members. AEG offers two special dues rates one for Emeritus Members who are Members who have retired and a Spousal status for a Member who is a spouse of another Member.

Publications
AEG publishes a quarterly journal, Environmental and Engineering Geosciences, with the Geological Society of America that presents reviewed technical papers and discussions and book reviews related to the general field of engineering geology. The AEG News is a quarterly newsletter that includes reports of committee activities, Section news, and other news items of interest to the profession. AEG also publishes an annual Directory that contains member and Association information. An Annual Meeting Abstracts and Program is published and distributed to members in July. The Association also publishes special papers and publications, ranging from symposia proceedings to special topical books, such as the Engineering Geology of Southern California. A Member who has been appointed by the President edits each AEG publication. Editors commonly serve for a minimum of a three-year term.

Meetings
A section will host an annual meeting of the Association that is held during the fall of each year. AEG annual meetings generally last for three days of technical sessions and symposia, and are preceded and followed by field trips and short courses. A major benefit of the annual meeting is the exhibit hall where members can meet with suppliers to discuss new technologies and equipment.

In addition to the Association annual meeting, Sections hold meetings at least quarterly. These more local meetings allow the members to interact and network with other professionals and students. Most section meetings include a technical presentation; however, some sections hold field trips or other special interest activities for their members.

Awards
Student Professional Paper Award acknowledges the professional written work of Students Members through the student paper award, which is given to an undergraduate and graduate student for the best professional paper. The winning papers are published in the Environmental and Engineering Geosciences journal and each student receives a cash award at the Annual Banquet.

Marliave Scholar Award, named in honor of Elmer C. Marliave a founding Member of the Association, is a financial grant to an active full-time Student Member who has demonstrated ability, scholarship, potential, character and professional activity.

AEG Publication Award recognizes the most outstanding paper published in the Environmental and Engineering Geosciences journal during the previous fiscal year.

Douglas R. Piteau Outstanding Younger Member Award is presented to an outstanding member of the Association who is below the age of 35 who has excelled singly or in combination in technical accomplishments, service to the Association and/or service to the engineering geology profession.

Claire P. Holdredge Award is presented to a Member(s) for a publication in the past 5-years that has been judged to be an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the profession of engineering geology.

Floyd T. Johnston Service Award is given to a member of the Association who has provided active and faithful service to AEG for a period of at least 9-years. Current members of the Board of Directors and Executive Council are not eligible for nomination for this award.

Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer in Engineering Geology is given jointly with the Engineering Geology Division of the Geological Society of America to a distinguished engineering geologist to present a series of guest lectures on a subject in engineering geology at educational institutions throughout the United States. This lectureship honor Richard H. Jahns and is intended to increase awareness about careers in engineering geology and to encourage students to enter the profession.