Acceptance Speech for the V. M. Goldschmidt Medal

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Mr. President. Colleagues and Friends: It is a privilege to receive the V. M. Goldschmidt Award of the Geochemical Society. I am much honored to be put in the company of the previous recipients who have been my teachers. my colleagues and my friends for over the past 30 years. I thank the society and the committee for their generosity in this selection. It is most gratifying that my scientific works should be so recognized. Over the years it has been my good fortune to have close associates and students with a profound dedication to scientific studies and with whom a great deal of any credit must be shared. I consider this day particularly auspicious because of the presence of an old friend, Sam Epstein, who has introduced me today, and preceded me in this award. and the recognition of a young friend, Don DePaolo, who is the most recent recipient of the Clarke Medal. Sharing honors with a young scientist who is pioneering a new area of knowledge is particularly gratifying.

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