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:

• Karen Gran (kgran@d.umn.edu)
• Anne Jefferson (ajeffe10@uncc.edu)
• Tammy Rittenour (tammy.rittenour@usu.edu)

Panel members for 2011-2013:

• Ben Laabs (laabs@geneseo.edu)
• Mary Ann Madej (mary_ann_madej@usgs.gov)
• Margaret Berry (meberry@usgs.gov)

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