SEG 45 Final_qx4 - Society of Economic Geologists

OCTOBER 2005 • No 63 SEG NEWSLETTER 45
personal notes & news
CAREER-RELATED
CHANGES
TERENCE J. BOTTRILL (SEG 1992) has been
named exploration manager with
Canadian Shield. Previous employment
has included work for Inco, Rio Algom,
and Battle Mountain Canada. Terence has
40 years of experience working in various
terranes around the world.
ODIN D. CHRISTENSEN (SEG 1982 F) was
appointed director of CMQ Resources.
PETER J. DOYLE (SEG 1996) was appointed
by Troy Resources NL to the position of
Exploration and Business Development
Manager.
LINDSAY B. GILLIGAN (SEG 1997) has been
appointed Director, Geological Survey of
New South Wales, based in Maitland, New
South Wales, Australia.
TOMAS M. GUERRERO (SEG 1997 F) has been
appointed director with Fortuna Minerals.
STEPHEN JURAS (SEG 1979) was appointed
manager of geology for Eldorado Gold.
Prior to joining Eldorado, Stephen was
chief geologist with AMEC Americas.
JAMES B. LINCOLN (SEG 1989 F) has been
named vice president of corporate development
for Jinshan Gold Mines.
THOMAS K. MANCUSO (SEG 1985) has been
named president of a three-way merger of
Reno-based Western Goldfields Inc., TSX
venture-listed Romarco Minerals Inc., and
Colorado-based US Gold Corp. Thomas
has been chief executive of Western
Goldfields.
BORDEN PUTNAM III (SEG 1980 F) was
appointed director for Eurasian Minerals.
MICHAEL B. SKEAD (SEG 2005) has been
promoted to vice president-exploration by
Banro Corp. Michael was previously
exploration manager at Banro. He will be
responsible for directing gold exploration
activities in the Democratic Republic of
Congo.
DON R. TAYLOR (SEG 1982 F) has been
appointed vice president of exploration for
Doe Run Co.
RODNEY N. THOMAS (SEG 1993), formerly
vice president, exploration, with Diadem
Resources Ltd., was promoted to the position
of president, CEO, and director of the
company. Previous employment included
work with BHP Minerals Canada Ltd.,
Saskatchewan Mining Development
Corporation, and Urangesellschaft
Canada Ltd.
ROBIN S. TOLBERT (SEG 2001) has resigned
as vice president of exploration for Ross
River Minerals.
AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Many Thanks, Jeremy!
JEREMY P. RICHARDS (SEG 1985 F), who has
served as technical editor of the SEG
Newsletter since April 2003, announced
that he will be stepping down from the
volunteer position after the current issue.
His responsibilities have included soliciting,
selecting, and reviewing feature articles,
as well as shepherding them through
additional peer review. He has also been
responsible for the Economic Geology
Commentary column. The Society appreciates
the many hours Jeremy devoted to
seeking out interesting work for publication
and will miss his scrupulous editing
and oversight. We thank him for his commitment
and wish him well!
Farewell to Long-Time SEG Staffer
JEAN THOMS, first employed by SEG in the
early 1990s, retired from her position as
Head of Subscription Services in August.
Jean's contribution to the growth of the
Society over 13 years was enormous and
we all owe her a great debt of gratitude.
We wish her well in her retirement.
2005 Mining Hall Inductee
CHARLES MEYER (1915–1987)
has been inducted into the
National Mining Hall of
Fame. Born September 30,
1915, in St. Louis, Missouri,
Charles received his bachelor’s
and master’s degrees
from Washington University,
and a master’s in geology from
Harvard, where he studied under L.C.
Graton and Donald H. McLaughlin.
He took a position as research geologist
with Anaconda Copper Mining
Company, working under chief geologist
Reno H. Sales, with whom he studied the
mineralization of the district around
Butte, Montana. The outgrowth of the
study, involving an analysis of mineralogy
and ore controls with laboratory support,
was a detailing of the process of ore
formation and its effect on wall rocks.
Based on the work, Charles was awarded
a Ph.D. by Harvard in 1950.
In 1953, Charles joined the University
of California at Berkeley. He retired to
Sedona, Arizona, in 1982, becoming an
adjunct professor at the University of
Arizona.
A dedicated member of SEG, Charles
was named President of the Society in
1971, and received the SEG Penrose Gold
Medal in 1982.
Sam Adams to Receive AGI Award
SAMUEL S. ADAMS (SEG
1975 F) is the 2005
American Geological
Institute (AGI) Medalist
in Memory of Ian
Campbell. This award is
presented to a geoscience
professional in recognition
of singular performance
in and contributions
to the profession of geology.
Campbell had remarkable accomplishments
that gave him widespread influence
in the geosciences. AGI’s Medal in
Memory of Ian Campbell is the
Institute’s most distinguished award.
Sam received his bachelor’s and master’s
degrees from Dartmouth College
and his Ph.D. from Harvard University
in economic geology. Following graduation,
Adams worked for the International
Minerals and Chemical Corporation
in New Mexico, and then was
named chief geologist at Anaconda
Company.
In 1986, Sam was made chair of the
Department of Geology and Geological
Engineering at Colorado School of
Mines. After five years of working with
students, faculty and staff, Adams
returned to New Hampshire to run the
Loon Mountain Recreation Corporation,
the state’s largest ski and summer resort.
A former president of the Society of
Economic Geologists, and most recently,
chair of the SEG Publications Board, Sam
has served the SEG in many capacities.
The award, the most recent of many,
will be presented to Sam at the GSA
Presidential Awards on October 15 in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
DEATHS
G. CHRISTIAN AMSTUTZ (SEG 1955 SF) died
June 23, 2005, in Switzerland. He had
retired as a professor at the University of
Heidelberg and was a 50-year member of
the SEG at the time of his death.
WILLIAM C. GUSSOW (SEG 1951 SF) died
August 20, 2005, in Ontario, Canada. He
was 97 years old. No additional information
is available.
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