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Laura Serpa, retired Professor of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Texas at El Paso, encourages everyone to get involved in making the world a better place. How did you first get involved in GSA? I first got involved in GSA as a graduate student about 40 years ago. I regularly attended GSA meetings—particularly […]

Cal and Melanie Barnes, longtime GSA members, encourage students not to give up and remind others that the next generation of scientists needs all the help we can provide. How did you first get involved in GSA? Cal joined GSA in 1975 thanks to encouragement from faculty and low student dues. Melanie joined in 1976. […]

Camala Garzione, Professor and Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs at Rochester Institute of Technology, wants students to know that she is pulling for them and feels an urgent need to help as they struggle with the disruption to their livelihood and education. How did you first get involved in GSA? My first experience with GSA […]

Jeff Rubin, GSA Councilor, semi-retired emergency manager, and consultant, shares how it was a relief to be able to provide tangible assistance to students he knows are struggling and offers a reminder to dig in for the long haul. How did you first get involved in GSA? I joined after starting grad school (Early Holocene) […]

Dr. Joan E. Fryxell, Professor of Geology, California State University, San Bernardino, shares how her students are tough and dedicated, but with the added burden of COVID-19 she knew it was her duty to help them. How did you first get involved in GSA? I joined GSA in 1977, when I graduated from college, to […]

Why I Give: GSA CARES During an unprecedented time, the GSA Foundation Board of Trustees and the GSA Council undertook an unprecedented measure: the conception of GSA CARES, the GSA COVID-19 Assistance and Relief Effort for Students. In response, GSA members and donors rallied together in the true sense of community that is GSA and […]

Tom Holzer, GSA Foundation Trustee and Board Treasurer, as well as a Consulting Professor in both the Departments of Geological and Environmental Sciences and Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, shares with us what inspires his gifts of time and resources to the Foundation. What inspires you to give so freely of your time […]

Jack Shroder, GSAF Trustee, Research Coordinator at the Center for Afghanistan Studies, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Nebraska Omaha, shares how his desire to see the geosciences prosper inspires his service to the Foundation. What inspires you to give so freely of your time serving as a GSAF Trustee? The flip answer is […]

Jeff Oslund, Vice-Chair of the GSA Foundation Board of Trustees and retired manager of Geoscience Career Development and Recruiting at Anadarko Petroleum, shares with us his belief in GSA as a comprehensive society capable of connecting geoscientists of different backgrounds to address the issues facing our world today. What inspires you to give so freely […]

Judy Totman Parrish, GSA Foundation Trustee and Professor Emerita at the University of Idaho, shares with us why she gives so generously of her time and resources to the Society. What inspires you to give so freely of your time serving as a GSAF Trustee? The GSA Foundation is a fully functioning and effective foundation […]