In 1998, Journel was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for the theory and practice of geostatistics in earth resources and environmental assessment.
He remained active primarily teaching courses,[1] doing consulting work for mining companies around the world, and simultaneously formulating new methods often to solve pressing problems.
[3] The book with Charles Huijbregts is a culmination to his endeavors as mining geostatistician from his native country.
He was the mentor of several generations of students and enthusiastic promoter of joint research with industry through the Stanford Center for Reservoir Forecasting that he founded also in 1986, remaining as its Director until 2007.
André's accomplishments made him the recipient of prestigious awards, including the William Christian Krumbein Medal from the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (1989),[11] the Stanford University School of Earth Sciences Teaching Award (1995), and the Lucas Gold Medal from the Society of Petroleum Engineers (1998).