Barbara Tewksbury '73 
to be awarded Honorary Degree
from St. Lawrence

 Three distinguished graduates and the late President Emeritus Frank P. Piskor will be honored at St. Lawrence University's Commencement, to be held on Sunday, May 21, at 10 a.m. Three alumni will be awarded honorary degrees: Reverend Richard S. Gilbert '58, actor Viggo Mortensen '80, and Barbara J. Tewksbury '73.

A 1973 graduate of St. Lawrence University, Tewksbury received her master's degree in 1978 and her Ph.D. in 1981 from the University of Colorado.  She has been a member of the faculty at Hamilton College since 1978.  She is currently the William R. Kenan Chair of Geology. Tewksbury was previously the Stephen Harper Kirner Professor of Geology from 1991  to 2004 and from 1987 to 1992 and  from 1996 to 2004 she was Chair of the Geology Department at Hamilton College.

• Named the 1997 New York State Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
• The 2003 recipient of  the National Association of Geoscience Teachers'  Neil Miner Award for exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the earth sciences.
• Received several Dwight D. Eisenhower Title IIA awards from the New York State Education Department to co-sponsor week-long summer in-service training
• In 2002, her introductory course on Geology and Development in Modern Africa was one of four recognized nationally by the American Association of Colleges and Universities SENCER Program.
• In 2001 she was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America
• From 1994 to 2001 she was a  Distinguished Speaker for the National Association of Geoscience Teachers national speakers program

• Tewksbury has served on many committees within American Geological Institute, Geological Society of America, and National Association of Geoscience Teachers
• Has held numerous elected positions with national organizations
• 1992-1994   Councilor-at-Large, Executive Committee, National Association of Geoscience Teachers
• 1994-1995   Second Vice President, National Association of Geoscience Teachers
• 1995-1996   Vice President, National Association of Geoscience Teachers
• 1996-1997   President, National Association of Geoscience Teachers
• 1989-1994   Councilor, Geology Division, Council on Undergraduate Research
• 1991-1994   President, Geology Division,  Council on Undergraduate Research
• 1999-2002   Elected member-at-large, Council of the Geological Society of America
• 2002-2003   President-elect for the American Geological Institute
• 2003-2004   President of the American Geological Institute
• 2004-2005    President, National Association of Geoscience Teachers
• From 1992 to 1993 she was a member of the Advisory Board of Project Kaleidoscope
• From 1998 to 2001 she served on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Geoscience Education

• She has been a keynote speaker for many workshops over the years focusing on teaching and course design. Many of these were funded by the NSF and/or sponsored by NAGT.
• She gave the keynote address at the 2004 and 2005 SENCER Summer Institute, San Jose, California: Designing a SENCER Course: Don't Just Beat it to Fit and Paint it to Match
• She has been a keynote speaker for workshops on innovative teaching techniques at the Annual National Meeting of the American Geophysical Union and  at the Annual National Meeting of the Geological Society of America.
• In 1997, Tewksbury was a speaker for a workshop on the underlying influence of geology on human events at the annual meeting of the New York State Geological Association

• SLU Press Release - May 8, 2006
• SLU GEO Graduation 2006 - May 22, 2006