THE COMPASS OF SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON
An Honorary Scientific Society Magazine
Devoted to the Earth Sciences
THE COMPASS (ISSN 0894-802X) is published by Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Department of Earth Science, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, 50614, and is owned by members of the Chapters and the officers of the National Council of Sigma Gamma Epsilon. THE COMPASS is printed in the United States of America.
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DIRECTORY OF SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON
Founded March 30, 1915 at the University of Kansas
HONORARY MEMBERS
Charles David White (1924) Alexander Deussen (1924) Frederick Byron Plummer (1929) Dilworth S. Hager (1931) Edward Salisbury Dana (1935) F. Afton Wade (1938) Hugh Densmore Miser (1949) John L. Rich (1953) George Evert Condra (1954) Hiroshi Niino (1957) J Harlen Bretz (1978) F. D. Holland, Jr. (1978) Charles J. Mankin (1984) Gerald M. Friedman (1986) Kenneth E. Caster (1986) Austin A. Sartin (1990) Daniel F. Merriam (1995) Don C. Steinker (1995) James C. Walters (2007) Larry E. Davis (2022)
PAST PRESIDENTS
William H. Twenhofel ............ 1915–1922 Harry B. Meller ................. 1922–1924 Charles E. Decker ............... 1924–1932 Eck F. Schramm .................. 1932–1938 Edward P. Henderson ............. 1938–1940 Robert L. Kidd .................. 1940–1942 William A. Staab ................ 1942–1949 Clark B. Carpenter .............. 1949–1953 Fred M. Bullard ................. 1953–1958 Ralph E. Esarey ................. 1958–1960 Edward A. Frederickson .......... 1960–1965 Hubert C. Skinner ............... 1965–1970 Frank D. Holland, Jr. ........... 1970–1975 Hubert C. Skinner ............... 1975–1978 George R. McCormick ............. 1978–1982 Gerald M. Friedman .............. 1982–1986 Austin A. Sartin ................ 1986–1990 Daniel F. Merriam ............... 1990–1995 James C. Walters ................ 1995–2000 Donald W. Neal .................. 2000–2005 Richard L. Ford ................. 2005–2010 Erika R. Elswick ................ 2010–2015 Aaron W. Johnson ................ 2015–2017 Diane M. Burns .................. 2017–2022 Steven W. Bennett ............... 2022–2025 Alexander K. Stewart ............ 2025–Present
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON
National PresidentDr. Alexander K. Stewart Department of Geology St. Lawrence University 23 Romoda Dr. Canton, NY 13617 Phone: (315) 229-5087 astewart@stlawu.edu
National Secretary-Treasurer
Dr. Richard L. Ford Professor Emeritus Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences Weber State University c/o Sigma Gamma Epsilon P.O. Box 324 Cedar Falls, IA 50613 rford@weber.edu
Past-President
Dr. Steve Bennett Professor Emeritus Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and GIS Sciences Western Illinois University 19310 N 1450th Rd Macomb, IL 61455 Phone: (309) 333-1769 wiubennett@gmail.com
National Editor
Scott R. Beason, MS, LG Park Geologist Mount Rainier National Park 55210 238th Ave E Ashford, WA 98304 Phone: (360) 569-6781 scott_beason@nps.gov
NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS
Northeastern ProvinceDr. Steve J. Baedke Department of Geology and Environmental Science James Madison University 800 South Main Street Harrisonburg, VA 22807 Phone: (540) 568-6156 baedkesj@jmu.edu
Southeastern Province
Dr. Norman S. Levine Professor of Geology Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences College of Charleston 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424 Phone: (843) 953 – 5308 levinen@cofc.edu
Western Province
Dr. Alyssa N. Kamanu Department of Earth Sciences School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology University of Hawai’i at Manoa 1680 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: (808) 956-2916 alyssa.kamanu@hawaii.edu
Central Province
Dr. Claire P. Marshall Department of Geology Earth, Energy & Environment Center University of Kansas 1414 Naismith Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045 Phone: (785) 864-3071 cpmarshall@ku.edu