Members

Geological Society was started in the fall of 2000, and membership has been growing ever since! If you would like to become a member of the Geological Society, click on registration above.

Founder: "Doc" Gillenwater
Email: DocsRocs1@aol.com
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Inaugural members:

1. Name:
Email: Scarson510@aol.com
Field: Environmental Consulting
Location: Dallas, TX
Bio: BS in Geology from Texas Tech University, and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. In the environmental consulting industry for the past five years. Has been involved with soil logging, water sampling, remedial investigations, Phase I & II investigations, water contour maps, all the normal things which go along with environmental consulting. He is currently living in Dallas, and he's actually working for a new job (Safety-Kleen filed Chapter 11). Very active in sports, soccer, volleyball, and softball. Has done quite a bit of backpacking and skiing in Tahoe.

2. Name: Richard Kolsch
Email: Rklsch@aol.com
Field: Engineering
Location: Pottstown, PA
Bio: Richard is on the engineering side of geology. Worked 20 years with Conrail (class I railroad) until they were divided up by CSX and the NS. He's done a lot of foundation investigations for bridges, tunnel and slope stability. Now working just outside of Philadephia for an engineering outfit in Malvem.

3. Name: Justin Biliter
Email: Jbgeology@aol.com
Field: Engineering, environmental, geotechnical
Location: Lexington, KY
Bio: Justin Biliter is a 27 year old geologist for an engineering firm in Lexington, Kentucky called, Commonwealth Technology, Inc.. Justin's interests are diverse. Aside from the environmental aspect of the firm, he also deals with everything from bioassays and limnology, to a good deal of geotechnical and engineering projects.

4. Name: Joe Colosi
Email: GranitRoc@aol.com
Field: Economic Geology
Location: Sacramento, CA
Bio: Joe is an Economic Geologist (he values mineral properties). His specialty is valuation of geothermal producing properties. His hobby is answering e-mail (so send him some). His favorite saying is,"Get A Life!"

5. Name: Keith G. Summar
Email: Kgsummar@aol.com
Field: Petroleum Geology
Location: Tulsa, OK
Bio: Keith is an independent and consulting petroleum geologist in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is independent because he generates his own prospects, and a consultant because he reviews prospects, well proposals and production acquisitions for small E&P companies and, in the past, has consulted for Fluor Daniel, internationally. He likes living in Tulsa because he was raised there, says it's a great place to live, and, it's like a part of the domestic oil patch (though a small and shrinking part). Keith actively explores the Mid-Continent region, particularly central and southern Oklahoma, as well as the Cook Inlet Basin of south central Alaska. Certified petroleum geologist #4695, through the AAPG.

6. Name: Todd Overturf
Email: Toverturf@aol.com
Field: Environmental Geology
Location: Southern CA
Bio: Todd is a registered geologist in Southern California. He manages the environmental department at Converse Consultants in Costa Mesa. He is a Class II Environmental Assessor (REA-II) in the state of CA. He has spent 8 years in the environmental field performing mostly phase II and remediation work. He is a Senior Geologist for Converse. Todd is happily married with 3 daughters, wow! Hope you have a shotgun handy Todd. He enjoys woodworking, ham radio, volley ball, hiking, radio controlled airplanes, and Battlebots.

7. Name: Mark Miller
Email: Mmiller835@aol.com
Field: Petroleum, Environmental
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Bio: Mark is VP of Remedial Solutions in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is also an adjunct instructor of Physical Geology & Historical Geology at Chattanooga State, and previously at Southern Arkansas University. Mark is also a PG in TN, AL, AR, KY and MS in which he does all environmental stuff. He holds a B.A. from the University of Tennessee (GOVOLS) as well as a M.S. from Centenary College in Shreveport, LA. He is an ex-exploration geologist for Murphy Oil. He did his thesis on the petroleum potential of the Artic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the late 80's. He says he seen it for both sides - oil and environmental, so to please do not hesitate to ask him questions concerning ANWR.

8. Name: Phil Rosenberg
Email: Prosenburg@aol.com
Field:
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Bio: Phil Rosenburg, RG, CEG, CHG. Phil is Vice President of Technology Associates International Corporation in Carlsbad, CA. They do environmental and resource management.

9. Name: Ken Jones
Email: KCJ1021@aol.com
Field:
Location: Florida
Bio: Ken is a registered PG in Florida where he has his own environmental consulting firm, Hydro-Environmental Associates, Inc.. He specializes in contamination assessment and water resources projects.

10. Name: Jon F. Heerkens
Email: Jon4moto@aol.com
Field: Engineering Geology, Environmental
Location: Macedon, NY
Bio: Jon graduated in 1982 with a BS in Geology/ SUNY Brockport with numerous post grad courses and training, and more OSHA certifications than he knows what to do with. Jon has 10 years as an Engineering Geologist in the Environmental Remediation Field, with 7 years as a responder in a consulting company specializing in remediation. He also has 18 years as a Volunteer Fireman, Certified Commander in HAZ-MAT, and 5 years as a responder on the Monroe County Hazardous Materials Response Team. Jon has been married for 20 years and has two beautiful daughters, ages 8 & 12. His hobbies are downhill skiing, motocross, racing (24 yrs.), snowmobiling, fossil and mineral collecting, and drinking beer. He loves his job, works hard at it, but plays even harder. Admits to being an adrenaline junkie. He also says he is a general political "pain in the ass" in his home-town because he does speak his mind. Believe me Jon, after being accused of being the third most hated man in N.C. D.O.T. I know where you're coming from. Keep it up. There's nothing so sweet as being shot at, and missed.

11. Name: Robert G. Carrington
Email: Geologist@aol.com
Field: Structural Geology
Location: Virginia City, NV
Bio: Robert Carrington Consultants. His expertise is structural geology, ore deposits and exploration. He is based in Virginia City, Nevada (just 25 miles SE of Reno). Robert says international exploration is a large part of their work load, and that recently mine reclamation has been playing an increasing role.

12. Name: Bob
Email: BobCassie4@aol.com
Field:
Location: Canadaigu
Bio: Bob has just retired after dedicating 33 years to teaching at SUNY College at Brockport, and 27 summer sessions on the faculty of Indiana U. Geologic Field Station in Montana. He also taught 1 year at the College of Wooster and was with PPG Industries in minerals research for 4 years. Now Bob is cooling his heels and pursuing photography, and fixing up he and his wife's retirement home on Canadaigua where they now reside.

13. Name: Eric Crisp
Email: CaveShvig@aol.com
Field: Environmental
Location: Atlanta, GA
Bio: Eric is an environmental consultant in Atlanta with Weston, with 3 years of the 5 required for PG. He graduated from State University of West Georgia in 1997, and is now currently working on his Masters at UGA (and working full time to boot). Eric is ex-Navy, and proud to be a Persian Gulf Vet. His hobbies include caving, political and philosophical debate, football and D & D.

14. Name: Bob
Email: Bchaikin@aol.com
Field: Petroleum, Environmental
Location:
Bio: Bob spent the early 1980's in petroleum research (SOHIO-now BP). He then went on through the late 80's and early 1990's in environmental consulting w/ various companies. He never cared much for either because the science was always fun, but the business aspects of both sort of stole his enthusiasm. But now Bob runs his own company and is very happy. He says his company is not geology or science related, but since he no longer has to travel or work ungodly hours, he has more time to read geology/astronomy and stay current. He'd love to discuss with fellow members those things he always found interesting, such as paleontology and astronomy. He claims not to be any relation to the Chaikin that write the Apollo books (I bet). You may also reach Bob at bchaikin@bballsports.com or www.bballsports.com .

15. Name: Mark
Email: SGESI@aol.com
Field: Environmental, Hydrology
Location: Alabama
Bio: Mark graduated from the University of Alabama, and has spent the last 14 years with mostly environmental, geological, and hydrological issues in the coal industry in Alabama. Thirteen of those years with a major coal company, and the last year trying to compete as a consultant on his own. November of 1997 - October of 1999, he was Senior Geologist over his previous employers' exploration activities in Columbia, South America. Work was great, he says, but didn't go over so great with the wife and children back home. Been there, done that Mark. Glad you're back.

16. Name: Lorie Bartee
Email: SeismicWav@aol.com ; GeologyChick@yahoo.com
Field: Engineering
Location: Southern CA
Bio: Lorie is a geologist working in the engineering field in Southern California for Petra Geotechnical, Inc. She's been doing this now since 1994 and says she loves it. Her husband Mark is also a geologist, but in the environmental field. They enjoy their free time together sailing on their 41' "SeaWolf" Ketch. You may contact Lorie and Mark at GeologyChick@yahoo.com.

17. Name: Stewart
Email: Sunven@aol.com
Field: Exploration Geology
Location: Denver, CO
Bio: Stewart is an exploration geologist, consulting since 1993 after working with Cominco in Canada, Noranda and Nevada Goldfields, based in Denver. He is just starting a long term contract with Pincock Allen & Holt based in Vancouver, BC, although he will be commuting from Denver.

18. Name: Alex
Email: AlexScar@aol.com
Field: Mineralogy
Location: Littleton, CO
Bio: Alex comes to us from Littleton, Colorado. Alex spent 22 years in mineral exploration (stratabound and stratiform lead-zinc-silver in carbonates and black shales) with Cominco American, Houston Oil & Minerals, Tenneco Minerals, Nicor Mineral Ventures, Westmont Minerals, USMX, Noranda, and BHP, as well as many years in between as an independent contractor/consultant. He is currently on a half-time contract with the State of Colorado writing mineral resource inventory reports on +3 million acres of state lands, as well as wrapping up a comprehensive report on the "Geology and Mineral Resources of Park County, Colorado."

19. Name: Paula
Email: FIGURAPA@aol.com
Field: Environmental
Location: Novi, MI
Bio: Welcome Paula, a graduate from Michigan State. She is currently working in Novi, Michigan as a geologist in an environmental consulting firm. She hopes to return to earn her Masters/PhD in Structural Geology. Her hobbies include mountain biking (fanatic), snowboarding, hiking, and backpacking whenever possible.

20. Name: Kristina Krug
Email: BriarR1878@aol.com
Field:
Location: Wheaton, IL
Bio: Ah yes, our baby in the group. May I introduce Ms. Kristina Krug. Kristina has just recently graduated from Northern Illinois University. Already she has landed her first job, with Everest Engineering Company in Wheaton, IL. She does soil testing, drills log cores, and writes various projects from bridges to new homes. I'm sure we all wish you much success with your new job Kristina. Go Girl!

21. Name: Greg Rackharris
Email: Geodog1@aol.com
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Location: Anthony, KS
Bio: Greg Rackhamis retired army who went to Wichita State University, majored in geology, and finished in biostratigraphy. He is not currently working as a geologist. Greg is restoring an 1885 Victorian in Anthony, Kansas. He started a small business while in school that went from selling 15 items a week on the Internet to selling 150 items a week and selling at a few major shows around the country. He loves old stuff which explains his interest in geology, paleontology, anthropology, etc. He is a licensed antique & estate appraiser. Says he doesn't get up until 10:30, and is loving every minute of it.

22. Name: Bob McKnight
Email: BMck0350@aol.com ; bob_mcknight@telus.net
Field:
Location: Vancouver
Bio: Pincock, Allen & Holt.

23. Name: Glenmore Shelton
Email: DGShel@aol.com
Field: Petroleum, Geophysics
Location: New Orleans, LA
Bio: Glenmore lives outside of New Orleans, LA. Been there 19 years. Glenmore is a petroleum geologist/ geophysicist for Chevron. He says he started in this essential profession back in 1981, for Gulf. Survived merging into Chevron, survived merging Tenneco into Chevron, and hoping to survive merging with Texaco. He graduated from University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill in 1975 (Go Heels!!, My son graduated from N.C. 97.) then went on to receive his PhD from Brown in 1981. He says the pay is good, he gets to play with some really neat toys, and sometimes obscenely large budgets. Happily married for 26 years now, with two children - oldest in college (deep sigh).

24. Name:
Email: Surfsea@aol.com
Field: Geotechnical Engineering, Geophysics
Location: Hawaii
Bio: This nameless member is a registered geologist with 11 years experience in geotechnical engineering in the State of Hawaii and Pacific Island region. Works with geophyiscs (GPR and seismic refraction ) and geologic hazard evaluation related to soils engineering. Graduated from Colorado State University in 1989 with a BS in Geology. Primary experience is with field exploration in tropical soils and volcanic terrain. Claims to enjoy all the typical geologists' interests, has a special craving for ocean sports like surfing, kayaking, and fishing. 35 years old, born and raised in Hawaii and loves the mountains, oceans and reefs.

25. Name: Bob
Email: RoxBob7@aol.com
Field: Seismic Stratigraphy, Hydrology
Location: Austin, TX
Bio: Bob is in a PHD program in seismic stratigraphy at the University of Texas at Austin. He came there after getting a Master's in Hydro at Dartmouth, and spending a couple of years in an environmental consulting company in Boston. Also Bob worked for BP-Amoco in deepwater exploration last summer.

26. Name: Susan Leigh
Email: Littlclimb@aol.com
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Location:
Bio: Susan works for Schlumberger at GeoQuest. She graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with her BS in Geology, in 1997. Another up starter, but though she's relatively a youngster in the Oil Patch, she has already survived several major layoffs over the past couple of years (she must be pretty guys), and she now works on-site support with Pioneer Natural Resources. She is currently working on implementing "Finder," an Oracle database, as a master database. She says she works hard, but takes full advantage of her weekends to give her brain a rest, by jumping out of perfectly good airplanes. Well Susan, I jumped out of an airplane once. My CO told me if I didn't he was going to shoot me. Susan is single (sorta) you figure it out. Has two wonderful children, one out the door, the other not far behind.

27. Name: Julian Foster
Email: MEADFOSTR@aol.com
Field: Engineering Geology
Location: Indialantic, FL
Bio: ATTENTION! I'd like to introduce Mr. Julian Foster, our oldest member at 81. I've had several in-depth conversations with this man. This gentleman has probably forgotten more about geology than most of us will ever know, and is still ahead of most of us. If you do not pick this man's brain you're doing yourself an injustice, esp. you youngsters. He's seen things that you will never witness. He had a pair of Bacalaureate Degrees in Geology from Marshall, and an accelerated Masters at MIT before most of us were born. Don't let this knowledge go to wasteÉ He reads like this: "I have not sent any information on my self as I do not want to join the group under false pretense. Sean got my name from my member profile and tho it indicates I am retired, it does not indicate when. I have been retired since 1974 and doubt I have anything to offer except past experience, which goes back to 1947. However, I have enjoyed watching the Forum develop and find the juices still flow when geology in any form is the subject. Actually I would like to be included in the group for selfish reasons to watch and listen and learn. Please take a look at my profile and if think I have a place in the group, advise." Julian Foster lives in Indialantic, Florida. He was an Engineering Geologist and Civil Engineer with the US Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Service) from 1947 until he retired in 1974. The work area was KY, Ohio, WV, VA, TN, and NC. He has a pair of Bacalaureate Degrees from Marshall University (1941 & 1946) and an accelerated Masters Program in Soils Mechanics at MIT in 1952. During these years he was involved directly in, or supervision of: foundation exploration and design for floodwalls, levees, locks and dams, earth, concrete, and rock-fill dams for flood control, concrete and flexible pavement design for the Air Force, and materials investigations of soil, rock, and concrete aggregates. Wrote investigation reports, specifications for soil and rock drilling contracts, change orders and completion reports. Did inspections during construction. After retirement he continued for 10 years as a consultant in Engineering Geology and Dam Safety, and two years designing and construction supervision as Resident Engineer of a million cu. Yard rock-fill dam for a private Water Co.

28. Name: Joe
Email: Jfaub69@aol.com
Field:
Location:
Bio: Joe here sent me a bio/puzzle/encryption. You'll have to let me know how I did Joe. Joe writes, "Yes indeed I am a geologistÉno professional certifications as I believe most of that is a bunch of bull. I am a dirt-bag who spent 10 years in mineral exploration, drilling core, mapping, rock-chip sampling, etc. 5 years in the oil patch mud logging and interpreting seismic data. Now installing shallow groundwater monitoring wells in the name of environmental remediation. Have worked all over the U.SÉdid 6 months on the North Slope. I have seen both wild peridotite, and mariposite hydrothermal alteration mica. Fossil fuel resources are indeed finite. Someday some teenager will fill the tank of our SUV's with compressed hydrogen. Most lamprophyres are in close association with granodiorite intrusives." I'm afraid this was all I could gleam out of Joe's letter.

29. Name: Jonathon Thompson
Email: ImEzra@aol.com
Field: Environmental Geology, Geophysics
Location: Lexington, KY
Bio: Jonathon Thompson, PG (KY,IN,TN), Environmental Geologist/Geophyiscist, Lexington, KY (formerly Indianapolis, IN). Jonathon is big time backpacker.

30. Name: Ted
Email: Tedmaul@aol.com
Field: Marine Geology
Location: Vero Beach, FL
Bio: Ted has a BS in Geology, MS in Marine Geology, and MS Coastal Zone Management. Ted is currently working on finishing his Ph.D. He first work worked on pd. with LSU dept. of Geology and Geo Physics and did foram work for Mahakam River off Borneo, E. Kalimantan. Currently at Florida Institute of Technology. Lots of experince in very diverse marine and terrestrial geologic settings from doing heavy mineral analysis of Eastern Shelf of US to Seismic Surveying of channels in Beuna Ventura SA. Curreently lives in Vero Beach, FL.

31. Name: Laura Whitakerhas
Email: Lrwlal@aol.com
Field: Environmental Geology, Engineering
Location:
Bio: Laura attended elementary schools in: Md.Moscow U.S.S.R., Hong Kong BCC.High school, Washington D.C. College,Grad school-started MS in Mexico, returned to states after mapping 1000 sq. km. in Oaxaca & Puebla. Then joined the military, married an army officer and became an army wife and reservist, and had one son. Afterward got MS degree in Geology, worked at the Smithsonian for 1 yr., while finishing MS and single parenting. Taught geology at various places. Currently finishing her Ph.D. in Earth & Environmental Sciences, and is presently working as a Writing Fellow while finishing her dissertation. She also worked for a while in NYC for the EPA, also 1993-2000 worked as an Engineering Geologist in Hazardous Waste Remediation for the N.Y. State Department of Environmental Conservation. She has over 10 years college teaching experience. Has raised one son who is now a college graduate. She is a community gardener, plays the guitar and sings. Speaks Spanish and French. Laura enjoys swimming and biking, and says she gets her exercise walking her dog "Betsy."

32. Name: James A. Ragsdale
Email: JAR1642@aol.com
Field: Petroleum Geology
Location: Houston, TX
Bio: James A. Ragsdale Petroleum Geologist Inverness Resources 2919 Rockyridge Drive Houston, Texas 77063-3843, 713-780-4393.