We are thrilled to announce the establishment of the Dr. Gordon Bjoraker Graduate Student Award. Dr. Bjoraker (or  “Gordy” to his many friends and colleagues) is an LPL alumnus (1985) who specialized in the study of the atmospheres of giant planets and brown dwarfs and made many scientific contributions through James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and ground-based observations during his 39-year career at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The Bjoraker Award is aimed at helping LPL graduate students who are recognized with external fellowships, grants, or awards that may not fully cover their graduate expenses. Award funds will be dispersed to help make sure that such excellent students are not placed at a disadvantage by winning an external recognition. We thank Gordy for his exceptional generosity and support of LPL students in the establishment of this new award.