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Mike Perfit '71 unveils the Outcrop of Honor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida during Homecoming. - added November 23, 2011
Peter deMenocal '82 talks about climate change and the drying of East Africa in Nature News - added April 7, 2011
Derrick Pitts '78 talks about the "Super Moon" with MyFoxPhilly - added April 7, 2011
David Wald '84 talks about the PAGER System with NewWest - added April 7, 2011
Derricl Pitts '78 talks about the possibility of a big earthquake to hit the US - added April 7, 2011
SLUGAC 7 in the St. Lawrence Magazine - added March 15, 2011
David Wald '84 is a seismologist with the National Earthquake Information Center at the USGS. He has been quoted about the 8.9 Magntiude Earthquake in Japan:

Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami: How They Happened (PBS Newshour News Blog) - added March 12, 2011
Shaky Science: Damage Estimates From Japan Tsunami - added March 12, 2011

Trisha Smrecak '06 profiled at St. Lawrence web site - added February 22, 2011
Mark Erickson and Sarah McElfresh '98 present in an American Geological Institute webinar on engaging geoscience alumni - added February 22, 2011
Andrew Fountainn '75 elected as a fellow in the Section on Geology and Geography of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - added February 22, 2011
Mark Klett '74 has over 30 panoramas in an art show at Schneider Museum of Art, on the Southern Oregon University campus. - added January 19, 2011
David Wald '84 talks about being a human seismograph in this Discover magazine article - added January 19, 2011
Derrick Pitts '78 sets the record straight on the Zodiac Signs - nothing to worry about - added January 19, 2011
Geology Dept gets nod in this article about SLU "doing it right" for getting women and minorities into STEM fields (other stories 1, 2)- added January 7, 2011
Paul Sanchirico '97 named the Chief of Medical / Dental Staff at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho for 2011 - added January 7, 2011
Dean Eppler '74 speaks to Advanced Physics students at Governor Livingston in NJ - added November 30, 2010
Derrick Pitts '78 appeared on Countdown with Keith Olbermann on November 16, 2010 talking about a "one way ticket to Mars" - Added November 30, 2010
Mark Erickson appointed to the James Henrey Chapin Professorship of Geology and Mineralogy - added November 10, 2010
Derrick Pitts '78 appears on Philadelphia Fox Station to discuss robots in space - added November 10, 2010
SLU Press release on Department Faculty and Students presenting at GSA - added November 10, 2010
Barabra Tewskbury '73 recieves 3yr grant to study desert eyes in Egypt - added October 29, 2010
Cathy Shrady is quoted in an article about SLU's Adirondack Semester - added October 29, 2010
Andrew Fountain '75 speaks at Dartmouth College about Glacial Melt - added October 29, 2010
Derrick Pitts '78 was on CNN on October 1, 2010 talking about the possibility of life on other planets. - added October 7, 2010
David Wald '84 was on USGS CoreCast withdiscussing a new twist to the USGS earthquake alert system called PAGER - added October 7, 2010
Andrew Fountain '75 is quoted in this Science News Article on glaciers - aded October 7, 2010
Babara Tewksbury '73 Teaches Field Geology to NASA Astronauts - added October 7, 2010
Mike Perfit '71 discusses climate change in this Herald Tribune article from July 25th. - added October 7, 2010
Mark Klett '74 one of Phoenix's 100 Creatives - added October 7, 2010
Kyle Marvinney '11 named to this year's Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) All-Academic roster. - added October 7, 2010
From the archives (8/17/09): National Science Foundation Awards SLU Grant For Electron-Scanning Microscope - added June 3, 2010
From the archives (3/26/09): A new book from Indiana University Press, A Sea without Fish: Life in the Ordovician Sea of the Cincinnati Region, includes refereces to research done by Prof J. Mark Erickson, David Waugh '99 and Tim Bouchard '03 - added June 3, 2010
From the archives (11/19/08): Geology majors helped 110 fifth-graders from Canton Middle School have fun with geology - added June 3, 2010
Check out Steve Metzger '78 on National Geographic's Storm Worlds - added June 3, 2010
Kyle Marvinney '11 for being named to this year's Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) All-Academic roster. - added June 3, 2010
Jeff Chiarenzelli '81 and Antun Husinec and their students - Hannah Cowan '11, Krystyna Kornecki '12, John T. Murphy '11, Amelia Oates '12 - who have been named as University Fellows this summer - added June 3, 2010
Judith Wakhungu '83 to recieve Alumni Citation at SLU Reunion - added June 3, 2010
Trisha Smrecak '06 is a co-author on this new book on climate change entitled "Climate Change - Past, Present, and Future: a Very Short Guide" - added June 3, 2010
David Wald '84 was quoted in the Seattle Times on April 15, discussing the Baja earthquake. - added June 3, 2010
Derrick Pitts '78 appeared on Countdown with Keith Olbermann again on April 14th to talk about the Moon and the space program - added June 3, 2010
Katie Hoskinson '11 wins outstanding poster award at GSA - added April 3, 2010
Holly (Snyder) Solano '92 won first place in Points of Departure hosted by The Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts in Rockville, Maryland. - added March 23, 2010
David Wald '84 discusses "Did you feel it?" in the LA Times - added March 23, 2010
Jeff Chiarenzelli '81 keeping busy giving talks while on sabbatical - see if he is in your neck of the woods - added March 7, 2010
"Why Bigger Quakes Sow Less Damage" in the Wall Street Journal quotes David Wald '84 - added March 7, 2010
Barbara Tewksby '73 is part of a team to win 2009 Science Prize for Online Resources in Education sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Science magazine. - added March 7, 2010
Jeff Chirarenzelli's '81 work is noted as a journal highlight for the February issue of Geology - added February 9, 2010
David Wald '84 appeared on CNN to discuss the earthquake in Haiti - added February 9, 2010
TheGrio's 100: Derrick Pitts '78 makes the list of the 100 Black History-Makers in the Making - added February 9, 2010
David Wald '74 quoted in AP article on earthquake in Haiti - added February 9, 2010
Derrick Pitts '78 was on Countdown with Keith Olbermann on Feb. 1st. You can watch the clip, his comments start 1:34 in. - added February 9, 2010
Katie Hoskinson ’11 profiled on the SLU web site - added February 9, 2010
Jeffrey Chiarenzelli '81 recently served on the Earth Science review panel for the National Science Foundation - added February 9, 2010
Katie Hoskinson ’11 mentioned in article in SLU Magazine about summer research - added February 9, 2010
Transcript of Peter deMenocal '82 on CNN discussing Climate Change on December 7, 2009 - added December 11, 2009
SLU Press Release on SLU presence at GSA in Portland - added December 11, 2009
New profile of Derrick Pitts '78 on SLU web site - added December 11, 2009
Derrick Pitts '78 sets up telescope at White House Star Party on October 7, 2009 - added October 13, 2009
Andrew Fountain '75 was named Outstanding Oregon Scientist for 2008 by the Oregon Academy of Science - added October 13, 2009
Jeff Chiarenzelli '81 received the J. Calvin Keene Award from St. Lawrence University at Convocation on August 26, 2009. - added October 13, 2009
Dean Eppler '74 receives NASA's Exceptional Public Service Medal on July 9, 2009 - added October 13, 2009
Professor Antun Husinec profiled on SLU web site - added July 31, 2009
Ben Meade '06 earns best paper award from American Association of Geographers - added July 24, 2009
More Profiles found on the SLU Website - added July 24, 2009

Katie N. Hoskinson '11 is selected as a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Scholar. - added June 15, 2009
NYT: A Telescope to the Past as Galileo Visits U.S. - Mentions Derrick Pitts '78 - added June 14, 2009
Charles A. Harman '09 is the recipient of the W. A. Tarr award for 2009. Presented at Moving Up Day on April 25, 2009 - added May 7, 2009
Professor Antun Husinec has been awarded a grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund Undergraduate New Investigator program - added May 7, 2009
Current Majors David Mosher '10 and Sean Regan '10 have both been selected as 2009 University Fellows for this summer - added May 7, 2009
Professor Mark Erickson quoted in a Discover News article on hermit crabs - added May 7, 2009
SLU issues Press Release on things Derrick Pitts '74 has been quoted in while talking about Galileo's telescope - added May 7, 2009
Dale Chayes '73, Peter deMenocal '82, Richard Fairbanks '72 and Miriam Katz '81 to receive honorary degrees at SLU Commencement on May 17, 2009 - added March 31, 2009
David Wald '84 will be honored on April 8 by the Seismological Society of America's Frank Press Public Service Award, which honors outstanding contributions to the advancement of public safety or public information relating to seismology. - added March 13, 2009
New Inductees to St. Lawrence Chapter of Sigma Gammea Epsilon - added March 11, 2009
Associate Professor of Geology Jeffrey Chiarenzelli '81 has been awarded a grant from the American Chemical Society's Petroleum Research Fund that will allow him to work on a project during the summer with Wendell Caesar '11 - added February 23, 2009
Assistant Professor of Geology Antun Husinec has been appointed to the Geological Society of America's Committee on Research Grants as Member-at-Large, for the term July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2012. - added January 27, 2009
SLU Press release on Erickson's awards from UND - added November 26, 2008
SLU Press release on our Alumni GSA Fellows - added November 26, 2008
St. Lawrence Campus Now Has Japanese-Style Garden - Added November 11, 2008
Three Alumni Named Geological Society of America Fellows in 2008 - Added October 30, 2008
J. Mark Erickson inducted into University of North Dakota School of Engineering and Mines Alumni Academy and received the A. G. Leonard Award from the Faculty of Geology and Geological Engineering. - Added October 30, 2008
Rafferty Sweeney '09 won the Austin A. Sartin Award for Outstanding Student Research - Added October 25, 2008
SLU Geology faculty, alumni and students present at GSA in Houston - Added October 25, 2008
Christopher Stevens '04 was profiled in the Canadian Geomorphology Research Group Newsletter (see page 10) -Added October 25, 2008
Mark Erickson to receive the Arthur Gray Leonard Medal from UND Geology and Geological Engineering during UND homecoming Oct. 16-18th- Added July 19, 2008
Kyle Littlfield '07 part of winning team for the Imperial Barrel Competition of AAPG - Added July 19, 2008
Many undergraduates earn fellowships through the University - here is a list of fellowships and winners maintained by SLU - Added July 19, 2008
Professor Erickson participates in Apollo training led by alumnus - Added May 27, 2008
Some old news items found online - Added May 27, 2008 (from 2002 & 2003)

Commencement 2008 - Carol Newell '79 gets honorary degree, David Baker '08 gets Trustees Award, 15 majors graduate -Added May 21, 2008
David Baker '08 wins the SGE W.A. Tarr Award at Moving Up Day - Added May 13, 2008
More from the SLU web site on May 9, 2008

Twenty-two students have been selected as 2008 University Fellows for this summer, Michael O'Connor '09 is one of them - Added May 9, 2008
Jeffrey Chiarenzelli '81 Gives Invited Talk At Grinnell Symposium - Added May 9, 2008
Jobs and Majors Soaring in Geology - an article from GOLD Link- Added May 9, 2008
Carol Newell '79 to be awarded an Honorary Degree from St. Lawrence University at Commencement, on Sunday, May 18, at 10 a.m. - added April 14, 2008
Prof. Steve Robinson and Alum Chris Stevens '04 co-author an article for Geological Society of America Special Publications Volume 432, Stratigraphic Analysis Using Ground
Penetrating Radar. The article is titled "The Internal Structure of Lacustrine Strandline Deposits, Northern New York- added February 22, 2008
Students and Faculty present at GSA - Lauren Chrapowisky '08 wins the Austin A. Sartin Award for Outstanding Student Research from Sigma Gamma Epsilon - added November 12, 2007
Chris Stevens '04 has received a Student Award from the and Canadian Geophysical Union for an "Outstanding Student Presentation on a Geophysical Topic" at the GAC-MAC Yellowknife 2007 meeting - Added October 22, 2007
Maureen Jones '97 has been nominated for a UST Environmental Excellence Award as noted in UST NEWS - Added October 15, 2007
Derrick Pitts '78 as an amazing alum (SLU web site feature) - Added September 6, 2007
S LU News Link about Bill Van Wie '67 giving the Bloomer Lecture - Added September 6, 2007
SLU Professor Jeff Chiarenzelli '81 gets grant to study possible new energy sources in PreCambrian rocks - Added August 27, 2007
Profile of Brian Congiu '08 on the SLU Sciences Web Site - added August 23, 2007
More Things found on the SLU web site - added July 20, 2007

Dean Eppler '74 as an amazing alum (new feature of the SLU web site)
Christopher Parker Conners ’83 named to the State University of New York Board of Trustees in 2004 term through 2008

Jeff Chiarenzelli '81 receives a Walker Fellowship to study the quality of drinking water in St. Lawrence County. - added July 10, 2007
Stephanie Peek '06 and Camile Partin '06 are Geological Society of America Research Grant Recipients for 2007.- added July 10, 2007
Robert Menard '07 is the recipient of the W.A. Tarr Award for 2007 from the SLU Chapter of Sigma Gamma Epsilon - added May 15, 2007
Future alums Brian Congiu '08 and Matthew Zabik '08 have been selected as 2007 University Fellows for this summer . -added May 1, 2007
Students present work in St. Lawrence's Annual Festival of Science April 18, 2007 - added April 17, 2007
Brian Hanson '07 and Visiting Instructor Diane Burns gave a presentation at Northeastern Section of the GSA - added April 3, 2007
Profiles of SLU Geology Alumni and Faculty on the SLU web site (All Added here March 17, 2007)

Erickson's work featured in fossill exhibit - Added March 17, 2007
Carol Newell '79 appointed to the Order of Canada - Added February 27, 2007
Mike Perfit '71 to give Ferguson Lecture on March 1, 2007 - Added February 20, 2007
Just brought to our attention: Richard G. Fairbanks '72 was awarded the Maurice Ewing Medal at the 2001 Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony on 12 December, in San Francisco, California. - Added February 8, 2007
Mike Perfit '71 named a RIDGE Distinguished Lecturer . He will give the Ferguson Lecture on March 1, 2007 at St. Lawrence. - Added February 5, 2007
Dan Bisaccio '76 work with HabitatNet continues to be recognized by the United Nations Environmental Program with an article and invitations to present their work. - Added February 5, 2007
Jeff Chiarenzelli '81 recognized as an exceptional reviewer for GSA Today in December 2006 GSA Today page 11 - added December 8, 2006
On Saturday, October 28, 2006 the Spatial Analysis Lab in Launders Science Library was dedicated in memory of William T. Elberty Jr., Professor Emeritus of Geology and Geography from 1958 to 1999. - Added November 7, 2006
Emeritus Professor of Geography William Romey received the Neil Miner Award given by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NGAT) - Added November 7, 2006
Kevin Emblidge '06 won third prize at the 2006 New York State GIS map competition, held during the state GIS Conference in Lake Placid - Added November 7, 2006
Jeff Chiarenzelli '81, Cathy Shrady, and others studying the environmental impact of a Formerly Used Defense Site in a remote area of Alaska - added October 24, 2006
Students, Faculty, Alumni present work at Geological Society of America Meeting - added October 16, 2006
SLU Alumnus Gerry Ross '78 to speak on Maui's Geology - added October 10, 2006
Just brought to our attention: Gerry Ross '78 was awarded the Past President's Medal by the Geological Association of Canada in 2000 - added September 27, 2006
Dean Eppler '74 profiled on SLU web site (again!) - added May 8, 2006
Dr. John Bursnall retires - added May 8, 2006
Barbara Tewksbury '73 to be awarded an Honorary Degree from St. Lawrence University at Commencement, on Sunday, May 21 -added May 8, 2006
Dr. Frank P. Piskor (January 5, 1916 - March 8, 2006), 14th President of St. Lawrence University passes away - added March 9, 2006
"Time Studies," an exhibition of photographs by Mark Klett '74, will be in the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery at St. Lawrence University from Monday, January 23, through Saturday, February 25. - added January 17, 2006
GSA participants as noted by the University - added November 7, 2005
J. Mark Erickson along with David Waugh '99 publish papers - added September 13, 2005
William A. Van Wie '67 has been appointed to the new position of vice president and general manager, exploration. for Devon Energy Corporation - added August 19, 2005
Anna Burke '05 speaks at Commencement as Class President - added May 18, 2005
Soon to be Alum, Anna Burke '05 profiled on SLU web page week of May 9, 2005 - added May 10, 2005
Daniel Bisaccio ’76 to Receive Alumni Citation - added April 26, 2005
Rick Standish '71, Dean Eppler '74, Duane Eppler '71, and Roy Christoffersen '71 are awarded the W. T. Elberty Medal for service to St. Lawrence University through and by direct service to and support of the Department of Geology on April 22 and 23 at SLUGAC 5. - added April 25, 2005
David Wald '84 profiled on SLU web page the week of April 10, 2005 - added April 12, 2005
David Wald '84 to give R.O Bloomer Lecture and SLU press release about SLUGAC - added April 12, 2005
Geology Students Present Research at Northeast GSA Conference - added March 15, 2005
Dan Bisaccio '76 Great Success at First Youth Summit on Biodiversity - added March 3, 2005
Stephen Robinson Assistant Professor of Geology profiled on SLU web page - added February 22, 2005
2005 Susan Carolyn Ferguson Lecture in Geology March 3, 2005 presented by Philip J. Currie - added February 22, 2005
Alums are authors of regional geology books - added February 17, 2005
Dean Eppler '74 testing space suits -added January 26, 2005
Len Mason '99 receives $3000 in hydrogeology software after poster presentation at GSA in Fall 2004 - added January 15, 2005
Dan Bisaccio '76 leads Earth Summit for Youth on Global Biodiversity set for Jan. 16-29, 2005 at the El Edén Ecological Reserve on Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula. - added January 12, 2005
Mark Klett '74 profiled on SLU web page of the week December 20, 2004 - added December 21, 2004

New book is now out. "Third Views, Second Sights: A Rephotographic Survey of the American West"

Derrick Pitts '78 named one of the "50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science" for 2004, as selected by Science Spectrum magazine and Career Communications Group, Inc. - added October 25, 2004

SLU Profile -original date unknown- added October 25, 2004
The 50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science - blackengineer.com -added October 25, 2004

Mike Perfit '71 featured in an AGI Geotimes article January 2004 - added October 20, 2004
Dean Eppler '74 profiled on SLU web page week of August 9, 2004 - added August 10, 2004
Dean Eppler '74 to receive Alumni Citation during Reunion Weekend - added May 25, 2004
Commencement 2004 - Mark Klett '74 received honorary degree - added May 22, 2004
SLU To Dedicate Wachtmeister Field Station May 14 - added May 11, 2004
Dolan Foundation awards grants to SLU for Outdoor Lab - added April 27, 2004
Daniel J. Peppe '03 and Dr. Mark Erickson, present a paper at the International Organization of Paleobotany Conference VII held March 21-26, 2004 in Bariloche, Argentina - added April 27, 2004
Current Students participate in Festival of Science - added April 20, 2004
Don Rodbell '83 to give 2004 Susan Caroline Ferguson Memorial Lecture in Geology on Thursday, April 15, 2004 - added April 13, 2004
Mark Klett '74 to be awarded honorary degree from St. Lawrence - added March 15, 2004
Robert O. "Doc" Bloomer died February 21, 2004. - added March 9, 2004
Mark Erickson, Booth Platt Jr. '00 and Douglas H. Jennings '93, are co-authors of the article "Holocene Fossil Oribatid Mite Biofacies as Proxies of Paleohabitat at the Hiscock Site, Byron, New York" in the Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Vol. 37 (2003) - SLU news release January 15, 2004 - added January 23, 2004
Barbara Tewksbury '73 receives Neil Miner Award and is the 2004 AGI President (added November 12, 2003)
Dean Eppler '74 in Antarctica - SLU Magazine Summer/Fall 2003 pg 45- added October 20, 2003
Graham Baird '98 awarded GSA Student Research Grant (noted in September 2003 GSA Today, page 22) - added October 8, 2003, write-up added October 20, 2003
Paleontology class, JME, and alum attends fossil park dedication in Sharonville Ohio - added October 8, 2003

Group Picture from ribbon cutting ceremony

David Wald '84 has been selected Seismological Society of America & Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology "Distinguished Lecturer" for 2004 (additional link)- added Sept 24, 2003
Tim Bouchard '03 and Dr. Mark Erickson name fossil after SLU SLU news release September 15, 2003

Picture of the fossil - added October 8, 2003

Mark Klett '74 subject of a story in the Science section of The New York Times - Noted on SLU NetNews September 3, 2003
Donald Rodbell '83 elected as GSA Fellow in 2003 - Noted in GSA Today, August 2003
Fossilized Fish Act as Ancient Thermometer - CollegeNews.org, May 1, 2003
Champsosaurus Fossil and Petrified Tree Stump Among Discoveries Found in North Dakota By St. Lawrence University Undergrads - CollegeNews.org, June 21, 2002
SLU Students Find Dinosaurs In North Dakota - CollegeNews.org,
William T. Elberty, In Memorial
SLU Graduate Awarded PhotoMedia Photography Person of the Year for 1999
SLU Graduate Wins Carnegie Teaching Award

Alumni Publications (just a start)

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Last Updated:
November 23, 2011

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