The NAPE Outstanding Earth Science Lecturer Award (NOELA) honours NAPE members who, through active leadership and scholarly endeavours over a period of not less than ten (10) years, have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of education in the earth sciences (professional practice involving the application of geoscience and related disciplines to the exploration and exploitation) of petroleum and related mineral resources and to the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) and helped to foster students’ lifelong learning and success.