Officers and Panel Members

Division Chair | First Vice Chair | Second Vice Chair | Past Chair | Secretary | Treasurer | Panelists | Newsletter Editor |
Historian


The Chair provides leadership by appointing committees, by ensuring the Division's many activities continue both before and at the upcoming Annual Meeting of GSA, and by presiding at Management Board meetings and at the QG&G Division's Awards Ceremony. The Chair serves for one year. Full list of duties

  • Division Chair for 2011-2012:
    Sara Rathburn
    Department of Geosciences
    Colorado State University
    Fort Collins, CO 80523-1482
    Phone: (970) 491-6956
    Email: rathburn@cnr.colostate.edu


The First Vice Chair chairs the committee that solicits nominations for and selects the winner of the Distinguished Career Award. This officer also continues preparations for symposia, theme sessions, short courses, and other events to be held at the next subsequent Annual Meeting. The First Vice Chair serves one year. Full list of duties

  • First Vice Chair for 2011-2012:
    Jim O'Connor
    U.S. Geological Survey
    2130 SW 5th Avenue
    Portland, OR 97201
    Phone: (503) 251-3222
    Email: oconnor@usgs.gov


The Second Vice Chair heads the committee that selects the winners of the J. Hoover Mackin (Ph.D. student) and Arthur D. Howard (M.S. student) awards for outstanding proposed research. This officer also begins preparations for symposia, theme sessions, short courses, and other events to be held at the Annual Meeting two years hence. The Second Vice Chair serves for one year. Full list of duties

  • Second Vice Chair for 2011-2012:
    Alan Nelson
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Central Region, MS 966
    P.O. Box 25046
    Denver, CO 82005
    Email: anelson@usgs.gov
     

 


The Past Chair chairs the committee that solicits abstracts and selects papers to be presented at the upcoming Annual Meeting. This officer also serves on the Joint Technical Program Committee of GSA. The Past Chair serves for one year. Full list of duties

  • Past Chair for 2011-2012:
    P. Kyle House
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Geology & Geophysics Science Ctr
    2255 N Gemini Dr.
    Flagstaff, AZ 86001
    Email: khouse@usgs.gov


The Division Secretary chairs the committee that solicits nominations for and selects the winner of the Kirk Bryan Award for the best paper in Quaternary Geology or Geomorphology published in the past 5 years. The Secretary also coordinates the flow of information between GSA headquarters and the division committees, officers, and the newsletter editor. The Secretary serves for 2 years.
Full list of duties

  • Division Secretary for 2011-2012:
    Jon J. Major
    U.S. Geological Survey
    1300 SE Cardinal Ct., Suite 100
    Vancouver, WA 98683-9683
    Phone: (360) 993-8927
    Fax: (360) 993-8980
    jjmajor@usgs.gov



Division Treasurer
Full list of duties

  • Division Treasurer for 2011-2012:
    Scott Burns
    Department of Geology
    Portland State University
    P.O.Box 751
    Portland OR 97207-0751
    BurnsS@pdx.edu



Panelists serve on the committee that reviews the nominations for the Kirk Bryan Award and selects a winner. They serve for two years. Full list of duties

Panel members for 2010-2012:

Panel members for 2011-2013:



The Newsletter Editor prepares the Division Newsletter two times a year and is responsible for the Division website. Appointed by the Management Board, the Editor serves a two year term. Full list of duties

Newsletter Editor/Webmaster:
Dennis E. Dahms
Department of Geography                                   
University of Northern Iowa                                      
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0406                                    
Phone: (319) 273-6845
Fax: (319) 273-7103 
Email: dennis.dahms@uni.edu


The
Historian archives the Division's records and keeps them organized for use by those who might need access to them. Appointed by the Management Board, the Historian serves an as-yet undefined term.

Historian:
P. Thompson (Thom) Davis
Department of Natural and Applied Sciences
Bentley College
Waltham, MA 02452-4705
Phone: (781) 891-3479
Fax: (781) 891-2838
Email: pdavis@bentley.edu


 
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