Other recent NSF appointments of
interest to the geoscience community include:
DONALD L. ELTHON, associate director for
the Marine Geology and Geophysics Program in
the Division of Ocean Sciences, and SONIA
ESPERANCA, director for the Petrology and
Geochemistry Program in the Division of Earth
Sciences.
DONALD F. OLTZ JR. has become state
geologist and oil and gas supervisor for the
Geological Survey of Alabama and the State Oil
and Gas Board. Oltz earned a Ph.D. from the
University of Minnesota in 1968 and later
worked for Texaco, Inc. as an exploration
geologist on domestic and international
projects. In 1985, he joined the Illinois State
Geological Survey as head of the oil and gas
section. He became group head for energy and
mineral resources in 1993; earlier this year,
he also assumed responsibility for the survey's
engineering geology and environmental site
assessment programs. Oltz serves on the
Advisory Council of the American Association of
Petroleum Geologists and chairs the Research
Committee of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact
Commission.
PETER COOK received the Commander of the
Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1996
Queen's Birthday Honours List. Cook, who is
director of the British Geological Survey, was
recognized for his contributions to science and
industry.
RICHARD J. MCCARTHY has been named
executive director of the California Seismic
Safety Commission. He served as the
commission's senior engineering geologist for
over six years before becoming acting director
last year. McCarthy is a certified engineering
geologist, a registered geologist, and a
certified petroleum geologist.
New members of the National Research Council's
Water Science and Technology Board include
CHARLES HOWARD, Charles Howard &
Associates, and EVILLE GORHAM,
University of Minnesota. WILLIAM LEWIS,
University of Colorado, Boulder, and CHARLES
O'MELIA, The Johns Hopkins University, were
reappointed to the board, which is chaired by
DAVID L. FREYBERG, Stanford University.
AGI presents awards, inducts
officers
The American Geological Institute presented its
most prestigious award, the Ian Campbell Medal,
to ROBERT R. JORDAN, on Oct. 29, at the
annual meeting of the Geological Society of
America in Denver. Jordan has served as state
geologist of Delaware since 1968 and is a
professor of geology at the University of
Delaware.
"In his nearly four decades at Delaware,
Bob Jordan has ... developed an effective and
scientifically respected state geological
survey," stated citationist William L. Fisher.
"He has brought to teaching those indispensable
qualities of intellect, dedication, and
inspiration. His indefatigable work for several
of our national geological societies is as
distinguished as it is pervasive."
Jordan represents the state of Delaware
to several federal agencies and bodies,
including the Outer Continental Shelf Policy
Committee of the Interior Department, which he
chaired in 1992 and 1993. He sits on three-
dozen boards, commissions, and committees for
local, state, and federal agencies and national
scientific and professional organizations.
At the awards ceremony, JOHN D.
HAUN, former president of the institute,
was named recipient of the Heroy Award for
Distinguished Service to AGI. BRADFORD
WASHBURN, honorary director of Boston's
Museum of Science, received the 1996 Award for
Outstanding Contribution to the Public
Understanding of Geology.
Haun, who served as president of AGI in
1982, is a former professor of geology at the
Colorado School of Mines and the recipient of
numerous awards for his service to the
geosciences and its professional societies.
Haun was president of the American Institute of
Professional Geologists and the American
Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Washburn was director of the Museum of
Science in Boston from 1939 to 1980 and was
elected honorary director for life in 1985.
Although his career has focused primarily on
founding and building the Museum of Science
into one of the nation's leading museums,
Washburn is also a noted cartographer and
photographer and is an expert on Mount Everest
and Alaska's mountains and glaciers.
Each year, AGI honors outstanding
members of the geoscience profession and pays
tribute to the many professional volunteers and
supporters who contribute to the success of the
institute's programs.
AGI also inducted its 1997 Executive
Committee on Oct. 29. Members include:
President EDWARD C. ROY JR., Trinity
University; President-Elect SUSAN
LANDON, Thomasson Partner Associates;
Secretary M. CHARLES GILBERT, University
of Oklahoma; Treasurer DONALD A. HULL,
Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral
Industries; Members-at-Large RUSSELL G.
SLAYBACK, Leggette, Brashears, and Graham
Inc. and STEVEN M. STANLEY, The Johns
Hopkins University; Past President ROBERT D.
HATCHER JR., University of Tennessee; AGI
Foundation Chairman THOMAS M. HAMILTON,
Pennzoil Company; and Executive Director
MARCUS E. MILLING.
The institute's new president, Edward
Roy, is presently a professor of geology and
vice president for academic affairs at Trinity
University in San Antonio, Texas. After earning
a Ph.D. in geology from Ohio State University,
he worked for the Shell Oil Company on the Gulf
Coast until 1966, when he joined the faculty at
Trinity. His research interests include
paleontology, paleoecology, biostratigraphy,
and sedimentology.
Roy has served on numerous committees of
the American Association of Petroleum
Geologists, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary
Geology), and AGI. He is a member of the Board
on Earth Sciences and Resources and the
Committee on Women in Science and Engineering
of the National Research Council.
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