AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS
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NEWSLETTER November 2014 (In place of Indian Summer Newsletter) (As published 11/10/14)
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AIPG NORTHEAST SECTION NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2014
EDITION NO. 137
PUBLISHED BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
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2013 NEAIPG Executive Committee Directory .................................... 5 2013 Executive Committee Meeting Schedule .................................... 7 2013 Index of Advertisers ............................................................ 8-9 Presidential Ramblings……………………………………....……………...11 Section Minutes May 2014 ............................................................. 21 Section Minutes July 2014 ............................................................. 35 Scholarship Update………………………………………… ..……..……...40 Piggyback Mailing..…………..………………...…………….……..……...67 25 Years Ago ............................................................................... 55 In the News …………….………….……………………...……….…..…. 68 National Parks.............................................................................. 78 Angelo Tagliacozzo Scholarship Fund—List of Contributors ................ 84 NEAIPG 2013 Publication Schedule ................................................. 86
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NEWSLETTER EDITOR
PUBLISHER & ADVERTISING MANAGER
Mike Greenman Aquifer Drilling & Testing Inc. 75 E. 2nd Street Mineola, NY 11501 516-616-6026 (Office) 516-616-6194 (Fax) neaipg.editor@gmail.com
Dick Young Consulting Geologist 179 Intervale Road Parsippany, NJ 07054 973-335-2289(Office) 973-335-9799 (Fax) RYoungNJ@aol.com
The Newsletter of the Northeast Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists is digitally published four times annually at www.issuu.com/neaipg/docs. Design and layout by Mike Greenman and Dick Young. Section Members are alerted to each issue by e-mail. Many thanks are extended to all who helped in compiling this issue.
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2014 NEAIPG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT Jeff Frederick, CPG-10989 The Louis Berger Group, Inc. 565 Taxter Rd., Suite 510 Elmsford, NY 10523 Office: (914) 798-3762 Email: jeff.frederick@louisbrger.com SECRETARY William (Tom) West, CPG-08935 Haley & Aldrich of New York 200 Town Centre Drive, Suite 2 Rochester, NY 14263-4264 Office: (585) 321-4201 Fax: (585) 321-8201 E-mail: twest@haleyaldrich.com TREASURER Robert P. Blauvelt, CPG-06508 GEI Consultants 1 Greenwood Ave, Suite 210 Montclair, NJ 07042 Direct Dial: 973-873-7127 Cell: 973-803-0167 Fax: 973-509-9625 rblauvelt@geiconsultants.com MEMBERS Dennis McGrath, CPG-08578 The Louis Berger Group, Inc. 565 Taxter Road, Suite 510 Elmsford, NY 10523 Office: 914-798-3716 Fax: 914-592-1734 E-mail: dmcgrath@louisberger.com Jessica McEachern, MEM-0395 37 Spencer Street W Farmingdale, NY 11735 Office: (516) 694-5212 E-mail: geode78@verizon.net Luke E. Mahier, CPG –8948 Parsons Brinckerhoff One Penn Plaza New York, NY 10119 Office: 212-465-5255 E-mail: mahier@pbworld.com Jean M. Neubeck, CPG 11438 Alpha Geoscience 679 Plank Rod. Clifton Park, NY 12065 Office: 518-348-6995, FAX: 518-348-6966 E-mail: www.alphageoscience.com
Laurie Scheuing, CPG-9898 46 Homestead Rd Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-5808 Office: (518) 695-9445 Fax: E-mail: lescheuing@aol.com Christopher Proce, MEM-2459 Roux Associates, Inc. 209 Shafter St. Islandia, NY 11749 Office: (631) 630-2382 Fax: (631)-232-9898 E-mail: cproce@rouxinc.com PAST—PRESIDENT Mike Greenman, CPG-10442 Aquifer Drilling & Testing, Inc. 75 E. 2nd St. Mineola, NY 11501 Office: 516-616-6026 Fax: 516-616-6194 mgreenman@aquiferdilling.com SCREENING BOARD CHAIRMAN Charles A. Rich, CPG-04433 CA Rich Consultants, Inc. 17 Dupont Street Plainview, NY 11803-1602 Office: (516) 576-8844 Fax: (516) 576-0093 E-mail: crich@carichinc.com NEWSLETTER EDITOR Mike Greenman, CPG-10442 890 Grant Pl. N. Bellmore, NY 11710 Cell: (917) 359-9308 Fax: (516) 616-6194 E-mail: amgreenman@optonline.net DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS EDITOR Curtis A. Kraemer, CPG-06019 CB & I 1633 Broadway, 30th Floor New York, NY 10019 Office: (212) 290-6102 E-mail: curtkraemer@cbi.com PUBLISHER & ADVERTISING MANAGER Richard H. Young, CPG-03356 Consulting Geologist, LLC 179 Intervale Road Parsippany, NJ 07054 Office: 973-335-2289 Fax: 973-335-9799 E-mail: ryoungnj@aol.com WEBMASTER Mike Greenman, CPG-10442 890 Grant Place North Bellmore, NY 11710 E-mail amgreenman@optonline.net
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2013 NORTHEAST SECTION SUBCOMMITTEES Advertising Sales: Dick Young Advisory Board Delegate: Open Financial Planning and Treasury: Bob Blauvelt, Curt Kraemer, Dick Young
Legislative Liaison and Registration: Tom West (NY), Russell
Slayback (CT), Sam Gowan, Tim Stone, Dorothy Richter (NH), Laurie Scheuing (NY)
Membership: Open Nominating: Bob Blauvelt Public Affairs: Dennis McGrath Scholarship: Sam Gowan, Dean Herrick, Len Rexrode, Craig Werle, Arnie Schiffman, Tom West, Dennis McGrath
Section Directory: Curt Kraemer, Dick Young Section Meetings: Open Section Newsletter: Mike Greenman, Editor; Dick Young, Publisher Screening Board: Charles Rich (Chairman), Don Bruehl, Carol Graff, William Penn, Daniel Toder, Andrews Tolman
2014 Executive Committee Meeting Schedule: January 6 March 3 May 15, Spring meeting (TBA) July 7 September 8 October 16, Fall Meeting (TBA) December 1 Meetings are typically held from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at the offices of Louis Berger Group, Elmsford, New York or via teleconference. Meetings are open to all members—hope to see you there!
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2014 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
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Alpha Analytical .................................................................... 69 Aquifer Drilling & Testing, Inc ..................... Inside Front Cover...2 Arcadis ................................................................................ 29 Atlantic Screen & Mfg., Inc .................................................... 54 Boyd Artesian Well Co., Inc ................................................... 52 Brinkerhoff Environmental Services, Inc ................................. 32 Cascade Drilling…………………………………………………………………...13 Church, Stephen B., Co ......................................................... 73 Clearwater Drilling, Inc. ........................................................ 38 Complete Environmental Testing, Inc. .................................... 67 ConeTec, Inc ....................................................................... 45 Connecticut Test Borings, LLC ................................................ 67 Conrad Geoscience Corporation ............................................. 32 CSG Environmental Consultants ............................................. 36 Delta Well & Pump, Co., Inc .................................................... 6 Directional Technologies, Inc ................................................. 44 Diversified Geophysics, Inc ........................ Inside Rear Cover...87 Drilex Environmental, Inc ........................................................ 3 EAI, Inc ............................................................................... 51 Eastern Analytical, Inc .......................................................... 20 EcoTest Labs,Inc .................................................................. 52 EnviRent ............................................................................. 47 Environmental Assessment & Remediations ............................ 52 Enviroscan ........................................................................... 30 EWMA ................................................................................. 47 Expedition Drilling, Inc .......................................................... 31 Gannett Fleming .................................................................. 24 GEI Consultants, Inc. ............................................................ 71 General Borings, Inc ............................................................. 38 Geo-Cleanse International, Inc. ............................................. 13 GEOD Corporation ................................................................ 14 Geomatrix Consultants .......................................................... 54 Geophysical Applications, Inc................................................. 43 GEOSPHERE Environmental Management, Inc. ........................ 74 GeoVision ............................................................................ 27 Hager Geoscience, Inc .......................................................... 23
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Click here! Hager-Richter GeoScience, Inc ............................................... 58 Haley & Aldrich ..................................................................... 34 Hatch Mott MacDonald .......................................................... 64 Hetager Drilling, Inc. ............................................................. 21 Jonathan Paul Associates, Inc. ............................................... 82 Layne Christensen Company .................................................. 77 Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc. ........ Outside Rear Cover...88 Lincoln Applied Geology, Inc. ................................................. 57 McLane Environmental, LLC ................................................... 20 MC Environmental, LLC.......................................................... 53 Maine Test Borings. .............................................................. 54 Morris Industries, Inc. ........................................................... 18 NAEVA Geophysics, Inc. ........................................................ 61 New England Boring Contractors of CT., Inc. ........................... 24 Pennsylvania Drilling Company ............................................... 62 Probe Support Services ......................................................... 10 Quality Inspection Services, Inc.............................................. 17 Quantitative Hydrogeology, Inc .............................................. 81 Regenesis ............................................................................ 75 ReRem ................................................................................ 77 Rich, C. A., Consultants, Inc.................... Outside Rear Cover...88 Rinbrand Well Drilling Co., Inc................................................ 69 Roux Associates, Inc ............................................................. 11 SGS Environmental Services, Inc. ........................................... 42 SJB Services, Inc. ................................................................. 36 Soil Mechanics Drilling Corporation ......................................... 41 Soiltesting, Inc ..................................................................... 58 Sonic Drilling…………………………….……………………………..……….…34 StoneHill Environmental, Inc .................................................. 23 Stothoff, Samuel, Company, Inc ............................................. 64 Summit Drilling Co., Inc ........................................................ 66 TAM International ................................................................. 81 Tectonic Engineering............................................................. 79 Terracon .............................................................................. 70 TRC Environmental Corporation…………………………………………….16 Zebra Environmental ............................................................ 48
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Presidential Ramblings Jeff Frederick, CPG There has been much in the news this summer related to geology and the environmental practice. Earthquakes and volcanoes, drought and energy… not to mention the ongoing environmental issues that keep so many of us busy. It would seem that the demand for actively practicing professional geologists is on the rise! Drought The ongoing drought in California has been in the news constantly this summer, while the run-up to the current crisis has been slowly building for years. Unfortunately, it often takes a (Ramblings continued on page 12)
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full-blown crisis to force action in the face of the inevitable. In July of this year, California finally got serious and banned the frivolous wasting of water: no more letting your sprinklers “over-water” lawns, which means any run-off onto paved surfaces might get you a ticket; and no more washing cars with a hose that does not have a nozzle. Ha! In the face of historic lows in most of the reservoirs that supply S. California with drinking water, many view these modest restrictions as too little, too late. Some localities, such as Santa Cruz, are taking the crisis more seriously, with outright water rationing, bans on the filling of hot tubs, and hefty fines. State-wide water use has only declined 7.5% since last year, while Santa Cruz reports a 26% decrease (July-July) from 2013 (The Economist). http://www.economist.com/news/unitedstates/21618891-californians-find-novel-ways-cope-droughtpainting-lawn-green This morning, it is reported that the Governor of California has signed three new laws that will allow regulators to monitor and manage the use of groundwater. The bill was opposed by central valley agricultural interests, who rely heavily on groundwater, but the crisis has reached a tipping point that is forcing everyone to re-think the current approach. https://water.tallyfox.com/mosaic/text/law-regulatinggroundwater-supply-signed (Ramblings continued on page 15)
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Here in the Northeast, we have had a relatively dry summer (albeit relatively cool) that has kept local water supply drillers busy deepening residential supply wells. Luckily, we still have the option of going deeper, Californians may not be as fortunate.
Energy
The on-going shale gas boom continues to be a hot topic in both the financial world and the energy/environment sphere. Aside from the ongoing debate regarding fracking, the actual commercial viability of several shale-gas plays is being questioned at every level. As the talking heads on the news discuss the “US Energy Revolution” and how America will be oil Independent in [pick a number] years, it might be wise to look at the internals of the major US companies. The US Energy Information Administration released the following analysis of the cash flow of 127 major energy companies. The resultant graph shows that the gap between cash outlays and cash from operations has widened from just $18 billion in 2010 to ~$120 billion today. The gap is currently being closed by taking on a larger debt load, and by selling assets (i.e. shale gas leases). Shell Global CEO Ben van Beurden was quoted recently, “Some of our exploration bets have simply not worked out.” He goes on: It was bad management policy to commit close to $80 billion in capital on its North American portfolio and still lose money. Now, he said, it’s time to cut the loss and slash exploration and production investments by 20 percent for 2014. Shell’s profitability has been impacted by losses in U.S. shale basins in the Lower 48, and expects to incur substantial losses this year. Source: http://oilprice.com/Energy/ Natural-Gas/Shells-American-Woes-Highlight-Difficulty-ofCracking-Shale.html (Ramblings continued on page 16) -15-
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So, a growing gap between income and outlays is being filled by increased debt and divestiture. If you trust that a company as large a Shell Global, with acres of office space devoted to the best and brightest in their field, knows the difference between a potentially profitable play and a loser then there is a message hidden in their actions. Closer to home, we can listen to the CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp, Aubrey McClendon. In a shareholder conference call, McClendon was quoted as saying, "I can assure you that buying leases for x and selling them for 5x or 10x is a lot more profitable than trying to produce gas at $5 or $6 per million cubic feet." According to Arthur Berman, a respected
energy consultant in Texas who has spent years studying the industry, Chesapeake and its lesser competitors resemble a Ponzi scheme, overhyping the promise of shale gas in an effort to recoup their huge investments in leases and drilling. Source: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/thebig-fracking-bubble-the-scam-behind-the-gas-boom20120301
For those interested further, the N.Y. Times has amassed a rather large collection of documents that have been leaked from industry insiders. Read what geologists, analysts, and executives really think about many of these highly touted shale gas plays. In the words of a Conoco Philips Geologist regarding the current hype surrounding shale gas “[This play may be] the world’s largest uneconomic field”. Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/us/natural-gasdrilling-down-documents-4.html That is all for now, please send your thoughts or comments to info@ne-aipg.org. (End)
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NE SECTION – AIPG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Thursday, May 15, 2014 Stony Brook Educational and Cultural Center 111 Main Street Stony Brook, New York Attending: Dennis McGrath, Jeff Frederick, Jessica McEachern, Jean Neubeck, Bill Flick, Tom West, Dick Young, Chris Proce Call to Order: 13:50 hours Secretary’s Report: Three sets of meeting minutes had (Minutes continued on page 22)
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circulated early by email, including the December 2013 and the January and March 2014 meeting minutes. The December 2013, January 2014 and March 2014 meeting minutes were reviewed and minor edits recommended. A motion was made, seconded and there was not further discussion and the three older meeting minutes were approved for publication in the newsletter. Treasurer’s Report: The April 2014 Treasurer’s report for the Section and the Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geologic Scholarship (ATMGS) fund were discussed. Note, the bankcard fees which were included in the April Treasurer’s report had been discussed during the January 2014 Ex Com meeting; see January 2014 meeting minutes. (Minutes continued on page 25)
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Correspondence: The Section received several correspondence related to the ATMGS including three (3) new “thank you” letters from recipients of the 2013-2014 scholarship awards, and a nice response from Mrs. Rhoda Tagliacozzo and her daughter. Dennis McGrath had circulated the letters by email today (5/15/2014). The response from Mrs. Tagliacozzo was in response to an update that Dick Young had recently provided to Rhoda on how the ATMGS has been doing. Dennis had asked Dick to update the compendium of scholarship history and thought that perhaps a new ATMGS fund drive for additional contributions was appropriate. Old Business Newsletter Publishing Schedule/Deadlines: Based on the update provided by Dick Young, the advertising revenue for the 2014 newsletter is currently on track and consistent with past annual advertising amounts. Mike Greenman had recently provided Dick with a draft of the Holiday newsletter. According to Dick, his review of the Holiday newsletter is underway, and that Mike intends to incorporate revisions and issue the Holiday newsletter upon Mike’s return from vacation in late May. Dick indicated that he has been vigilant and had been urging Mike to get the publication schedule which was extremely late back on track. Dick has recommended that Mike needs to be more aggressive and pursuing publishing the two overdue newsletters out to the members as quickly as possible (note: The Holiday 2013 newsletter was finally published on June 1, 2014 and the Spring 2014 newsletter remains outstanding and not yet published). Also, Curt Kramer issued the 2013 Directory of Members (DOM) electronically, and is pursuing the preparation of the 2014 DOM and hopes to have a draft of (Minutes continued on page 26) -25-
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the 2014 DOM to Dick Young for review right after Memorial Day, and to publish the 2014 DOM in early June 2014. As Dick noted, the NE-AIPG newsletter has never been this delayed, and Dick has been aggressively trying to get the newsletter back on the publishing deadline schedule. Jeff Fredrick indicated that the NE Section was going to have to try and provide support and identify a new volunteer newsletter editor(s) to take over the responsibility from Mike Greenman. Jeff indicated that preparing the content for the newsletter is one of the largest responsibilities for the newsletter editor. Chris Proce asked about editor responsibilities and W. Thomas West provided him with a summary of the responsibility from past newsletter editor, Bill Prehoda. Chris indicated a willingness to work with Mike to transition the newsletter editor responsibility after the Spring 2014 newsletter had been published and distributed. . Section Website: The Section website contains archived newsletters and also approved and finalized meeting minutes. Mike Greenman had been responsible for maintain the Section’s webpage; however, similar to the newsletter, Mike has not been managing/updating the website. Jeff Fredrick indicated that getting the website updated and finding a volunteer to manage the site is another priority for the Ex Com.
Vacant Officer Position: Jeff Frederick summarized the need for identifying new volunteers to become active in the NE -AIPG executive committee. Dennis McGrath was beginning preparation of the executive committee ballot and (Minutes continued on page 28)
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would need to identify several positions that remained vacant. Jeff and Dennis both noted that they have had some discussions with several new members who have shown interest in serving on the executive committee board.
New Business Publication Schedule: The backlog in the publication of the newsletter is discussed further, including updating the publication schedule for the 2014 newsletter.
2014 Directory of Members (DOM): Len Rexrode makes a request for at least the Directory of Members to be published in hard copy. Len indicated that he sees value for looking up members in a handy hard-copy version of the DOM, and noted that there was true value for advertisers because the hard copy of the DOM likely remains on an individual’s office desk or shelf. Dick Young noted that the switch from paper to electronic version of the DOM occurred in 2010, and Dick produced a few hard copies of 2011 DOM for a select group of members. Dick noted that the production of the DOM in hard copy is just not cost effective. Lenny requested an executive member vote for subsidizing the publication of a hard copy of the DOM, and if this idea was rejected, Lenny wanted to know if Aquifer Drilling and Testing (ADT) could produce “complimentary copies” of the DOM on behalf of ADT. In response, Dick noted that the publication costs are driven by both color printing costs, bulk mail, and that the Section was able to produce high quality and confirm (Minutes continued on page 33) -28-
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LITTLE THINGS YOU CAN DO What’s going on out there? Let your colleagues know what you are working on, or your new position with the company or new company. Become active in your section. Attend one of our Spring and/or fall meetings. Join our executive board. We always have openings and not much is asked of your time. Think about
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distribution of the DOM by electronic distribution. In addition, Dick noted that the advertising rates had not increased in a decade and remained the same rates as what was offered in 2004. Dick agreed to complete further research into the costs for producing/ distribution the DOM in hard copy, and if reasonable, was amenable to a possible limited run of hard copy prints of the DOM for advertisers. Lenny indicated that he just wanted to have his firms’ ad in front of their “potential” clients – aka AIPG members.
Fall Meeting: Jean Neubeck indicated that she was recommending considering the New York State Museum open house for the Fall Meeting. Jean agreed to reach out to NYSCPG and HMPGA to discuss the possibility of another joint meeting.
Section Awards: Len Rexrode reminded that the NE Section has not given out the local Slayback Section award since it was last awarded to Dick Young almost a decade ago. Len indicated that there were several executive section officers and past-officers that have contributed a great deal to the Section and that the executive board should give some thought to possible recipients. Adjournment: A motion was made, seconded and there was no further discussion; the Spring 2014 meeting adjourned at 1515 hours, followed by the Geologic Field Trip of the David Weld Sanctuary. (Minutes continued on page 35)
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NE SECTION – AIPG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, July 7, 2014 Conference Call Attending: Bob Blauvelt, Dennis McGrath, Luke Mahier, Laurie Scheuing, Jeff Frederick, Jessica McEachern, Jean Neubeck, Dick Young, Chris Proce Call to Order: 4:12 pm Secretary’s Report: Comments on the May 2014 meeting minutes were deferred until the September 2014 meeting. Treasurer’s Report: The current (through June 30th) Treasurer’s report was reviewed and discussed and anticipated line items were on or below budget including the Spring meeting. In addition, the funds associated with the Angelo Scholarship were all distributed and portfolio is continuing good performance. Correspondence: There was a call for support of national meeting and budgeted amount of $1,000 was discussed and approved. NE GSA meeting (March 2015) announcement was noted and D. McGrath and J. Neubeck identified (Minutes continued on page 37)
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interest in attending and potentially develop flyer to advertise Angelo Scholarship. Old Business Vacant Office Positions: Dennis McGrath reported on the upcoming anticipated ExCom elections. There will be an open call until July 31st for nominations for the open positions. The election committee includes M. Greenman, D. McGrath and J. Neubeck. There is anticipation that there will be three (3) AtLarge positions on the ExCom open in addition to the President and President Elect. The Ex Com acknowledged the need to find candidates to fill these open officer positions. New Business Fall Meeting: Venues for Fall meeting were discussed and due to the recent NYS licensure bill announcement it was agreed that a meeting in Albany, NY was appropriate. J. Neubeck was following up with other organizations (NYSCPG, HMPGA, etc.) to develop a joint meeting and also evaluate the ability of the NYSCPG lobbyist to provide a summary of the bill. NYS Museum was identified as the venue for the meeting. Short Course: Bob Blauvelt provided additional details on the short course that the Section is working to present jointly (Minutes continued on page 39)
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with USGS. Short course was tentatively schedule before September. An additional GIS-Geophysical short course for environmental professionals was tentatively scheduled after Labor Day and included a ½ day in the field and ½ day in the classroom. This format was successful in the past. Publication Schedule: It was identified that the publication schedule was very far behind, but plans were made to get publication back on track and C. Proce volunteered to act as Newsletter Editor and restore schedule. M. Greenman was scheduled to finish Spring 2014 NL in July followed by Indian Summer, Holiday, and potentially special advertiser NLs for the remainder of 2014. 2014 Directory of Members: Draft DOM was underway by Curt Kramer and publication was anticipated to occur in July/August. There was an evaluation of generating printed versions of 2014 DOM, but it was shown to be cost prohibited for the Section to fund. J. Frederick to determine if National approval would be needed for advertisers to print their own directory. Adjournment – Motion made, seconded – no discussion. Motion for adjournment passed and the meeting adjourned.
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ANGELO TAGLIACOZZO MEMORIAL GEOLOGICAL SCHOLARSHIP 2013 – 2014 ACADEMIC YEAR FINAL STATUS REPORT Dennis G. McGrath, CPG Chair, Scholarship Committee This year’s scholarship committee (Sam Gowan, Dean Herrick, Len Rexrode, Craig Werle, Tom West, Bob Blauvelt, and I) completed the review and evaluation of 24 scholarship applications received in December 2013. Evaluation criteria include financial need, academic qualifications, career goals, achievements (e.g., awards, projects, publications, senior thesis, etc.), and the faculty recommendation letter. Financial need and academic qualifications were weighed more heavily than the other factors in accordance with the weighting scheme that has been used now for the past five years. The committee then convened via teleconference to discuss the overall ratings, recommend an award pool, and select the award recipients. This was a year for setting new records! We had the highest number of applicants (24); made the highest individual award ($5,000); gave the highest number of awards (10); and had the highest award pool ($22,000). The previous highs were 23 applicants; a $4,000 individual award; seven individual awards; and a $17,000 award pool. The academic qualifications presented by the applicants were again outstanding, and many of the financial needs were compelling. The results of the evaluations among the seven committee members were very consistent this year, and the composite results reflected that consistency. The award amount for this year was chosen after considering quality of the applicants, performance of the trust fund over the past year, and the overall financial health of the NE Section. During the Executive Committee meeting on March 3, 2014, the commit(Scholarship continued on page 42) -40-
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presented the Board of Trustees with a recommendation to award a total of $22,000 to ten applicants. The Board of Trustees approved the recommendation. The NE-AIPG is proud to announce the ten recipients for the 2013-2014 academic year. The name of each recipient, the college or university they attend, and the award amounts are listed below: Sophie Gregg
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Abigail Alice Bradford University of Maine Ghyllian Conley
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A QUOTE “I went into geology because I like being outdoors, and because everybody in geology seemed, well, they all seemed like free spirits or renegades or something. You know, climbing mountains and hiking deserts and stuff.” ― Kathy B. Steele, Rocks That Float
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Brian Thornton
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Jone Naujokaityte
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Franco Braiotta
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Yvette Kim
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Checks were mailed to each of the recipients. Each of the applicants that did not receive an award was sent an acknowledgement letter. Those that will maintain their eligibility for next year were encouraged to apply again. All applicants receive a one-year student membership in AIPG. Lastly, I want to thank each member of the scholarship committee for their time and effort evaluating the 24 applications and selecting the ten scholarship recipients. One of the most gratifying aspects of awarding the Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Scholarship every year is learning how much the award means to the recipients. Below are excerpts taken from thank you messages received from recent scholarship recipients or their faculty sponsor.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for awarding Sophie Gregg $5,000 for the Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Scholarship. She called our secretary this afternoon crying, she was so happy. She said no one has EVER been that nice to her. Right now she has a sick child at home. Despite continuing hardships, she is persistent about pursuing her geology degree, and continues to do well in our classes. Her GPA after last semester was 3.57. Robert Badger Professor and Chair Department of Geology SUNY Potsdam
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Thank you very much for your generous contribution to my education. Your gift has allowed me to work less and reestablish school as my main focus. I cannot tell you what this means to me in pursuit of my goals. Abigail Alice Bradford University of Maine $2,500 Scholarship
I wanted to thank you for selecting me to be one of this year’s recipients of the Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship. Your contribution will be a great help in paying for the time I’ve spent pursuing a degree in Geological Sciences. Geology has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. I am honored to be considered for this award and so very appreciative. I’d love to help in the future to get the word out about this scholarship, so please contact me when the time comes to help! Ghyllian Conley University of Rhode Island $2,500 Scholarship
I am writing to thank you for your generous $1,000 Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship. Though this academic year began weak financially, this award puts me more at ease. You will be happy to know that I already put the money towards paying off my student loans. This funds my education and helps me greatly in focusing more on my studies and academic goals. Yvette Kim Northeastern University $1,000 Scholarship
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I am honored and humbled to have been awarded the Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship. This award means more to me than the average student, as an international student with a limited means of financial support. This financial grant allowed me the opportunity to finish my studies in Earth and Environmental sciences at Brooklyn College and graduate with a 3.9 GPA. I am proud to inform you that I have been accepted as a PhD candidate in Earth and Environmental sciences at the CUNY Graduate center with a full tuition scholarship as well as a partial fellowship to cover my living expenses. I can assure you that I will be an inspiration to other awardees of the Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship and that you will be proud of my past and future accomplishments in the field of geology and environmental sciences. Anna Paltseva CUNY - Brooklyn College $2,500 Scholarship
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A QUOTE “No Geologist worth anything is permanently bound to a desk or laboratory, but the charming notion that true science can only be based on unbiased observation of nature in the raw is mythology. Creative work, in geology and anywhere else, is interaction and synthesis: halfbaked ideas from a bar room, rocks in the field, chains of thought from lonely walks, numbers squeezed from rocks in a laboratory, numbers from a calculator riveted to a desk, fancy equipment usually malfunctioning on expensive ships, cheap equipment in the human cranium, arguments before a road cut.” ― Stephen Jay Gould, An Urchin in the Storm: Essays about Books and Ideas
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25 YEARS AGO IN THE NEWSLETTER The following is the Presidential Ramblings of Charles Dimmick that appeared in the Indian Summer Newsletter of 1989. It appears here in its entirety. It is as true now as it was 25 years ago. In this issue I want to take a short look at the matter of the proper interfacing between our geological profession and the many other professions which touch or in some cases overlap our own. Examples of such professions include engineering, soil science, chemistry, biology, surveying and in some cases, law. There are some members of these other professions who seem to resent geologists working in areas that overlap their own disciplines. There are also some geologists who fail to recognize that certain studies may be carried out equally well by a member of another profession. Perhaps the great(25 Years Ago continued on page 56)
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est problem is the failure on both sides to recognize that in some situations certain kinds of work are best carried out by cooperation between or among members of two or more different disciplines. One complicating factor in this interaction between disciplines is the variation in legal status of various professions, a variation which is not even consistent from one state to another, or in some cases from one town to another. Engineers, architects and surveyors, for example, are almost always registered or licensed in the state in which they practice while geologists, soil scientists and chemists are much less likely to be registered of licensed, and biologists and ecologists are almost never licensed. While I do not want at this point to go into the general pros and cons of state registration, it is, nevertheless, true that in a territorial dispute between disciplines, the registered engineer has an edge over the non-registered geologist. Not all geologists are created equal, and not all engineers are created equal. When I stated that there are some studies which might be carried out by either a geologist or a member of another profession (such as engineering), I should have mentioned that a lot depends on the background of the individual engineer. Take, for example, the area of hydrology. Groundwater hydrology is carried out primarily by geologists while surface water hydrology is traditionally the domain of the civil engineer, although it may also be practiced by some geologists, especially engineering geologists. A course in hydrology and/or in fluid mechanics is part of the background of practically every civil engineer. Does this mean that any civil engineer is qualified to do flood routing or storm water retention design? Not by a long shot. Take the case of two well qualified civil engineers that I have known for years: the first is one of the best surface water hydrologists (25 Years Ago continued on page 57) -56-
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professionals in three or more disciplines. Some of the most unsatisfying projects have required the same interaction. The difference between satisfaction and frustration has hinged on the willingness of all parties to cooperate and the recognition by each that professionals of another discipline may have something of value to offer to the problem at hand. It also helps when each participant has at least some knowledge of the other fields involved. There is a saying that a little courtesy won’t kill you. When professionals of two or more different disciplines meet, this could be expanded to say that courtesy and cooperation can make everybody’s job easier. Also in the newsletter: Editor, Russ Slayback , discussed the fact that the Northeast Section was going to host a National meeting for the first time in 1993, in Central New England. There were several criteria which the host city must meet before the Executive Board could decide on a site. At the time the Northeast Section was the fastest growing in the country and this was an opportunity to show off. Russ volunteered to chair the committee. Newly appointed Executive Director Bill Knight visited a Northeast Section board meeting in Trenton. He discussed current issues facing geologists, which included state registration and employment in the petroleum geology sector. Other topics of interest were international reciprocity, a consultant referral service, promotion of geology at the university level, insurance problems, legal defense funds, national exams and continuing education requirements.
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The Northeast Spring meeting in 1989 was held on May 24 in Cromwell, Connecticut. At the meeting members met with earth science teachers who were invited to attend. A discussion was held on how to encourage enrollment in earth science class and to generate interest in the subject. Problems included the idea that geology did not pay well and that schools made earth science optional while biology and chemistry were required. The discussion was followed by a visit to Dinosaur State Park. At the dinner which followed, Connecticut State Geologist Hugo Thomas, who gave a presentation on his department’s progress with a Geographic Information System. The fall meeting was scheduled for New York City. The Newsletter featured an update on New Hampshire registration. The registration was passed into law that April and although it didn’t establish registration it formed a committee to established the mechanism to expand the Board of Natural Scientists which currently included only Soil Scientists. In NEWS OF MEMBERS George Banino was managing the environmental permitting of a major cement facility Ted Clark of DGC was working on several quarry/mining hydrological projects. Tom Johnson of DGC was project manager for a central New York Superfund landfill project. He was also involved in groundwater remediation projects in New Jersey. Nicholas Valkenburg of Geraghty and Miller was recently made Vice President. He continued to manage the corporate (25 Years Ago continued on page 63) -60-
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Burning asphalt was generating some smoke, but Oliveira said the wind dispersed the fumes over unpopulated areas and it didn't pose a health risk at the moment. Kilauea volcano has been erupting continuously since 1983. Most lava from this eruption has flowed south. But the lava has flowed to the northeast over the past two years.
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ANGELO TAGLIACOZZO MEMORIAL GEOLOGICAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS SINCE 1987 (List Updated Through July 2012)
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BENEFACTORS ($500+) BLAUVELT, ROBERT P. DIMMICK, CHARLES WM. EMERSON, MARK HERRICK, DEAN H. HIGGINS, JONATHAN B.
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Memorandum To: From: Date: Re:
Dennis McGrath, Chairman, ATMG Scholarship, Northeast Section, AIPG
I’m Taking the Pledge: YOU CAN COUNT ON ME IN 2014!
Dear Dennis, Just a quick note to let you know that I’m 100% with you when it comes to achieving the Section’s goal of 100% participation in support of the Scholarship Perpetual Trust Fund during 2014, the 27th Anniversary of the Scholarship! I agree with your encouragement that each and every Section Member make a contribution in accordance with their ability . . . and this is one time when I don’t want to be the odd person out! YOU
CAN COUNT ON ME IN 2014!
For 2014, I’m considering pledging . . . A - Buck - A – Day or a buck a Week! Now, I know that it could be more, . . . and you know that it could be less! But we all know that times are great (. . . or times are tough), depending upon whom we believe! That’s the way it always has been, and that’s the way it always will be, so I’m not going to delay any longer: YOU CAN COUNT ON ME IN 2014 Yes, my personal budget is tight, but I figure that, somehow, I can set aside $1 each day/week this year to give back to the profession that has given me so much. And I just wanted to tell you that I am delighted to know that every one of those hard-earned dollars that I contribute will be INVESTED in the Scholarship Perpetual Trust Fund, so that my contribution today can keep on giving, year after year! And that makes me feel like my contribution really means something, both now and in the long term! I have thought it over, & I know how important 100% participation is for Section pride! So, Dennis, YOU CAN
COUNT ON ME IN 2014
Professionally yours,
Times are really ( GREAT poor), so I am pledging:
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(Hey, something is better than nothing!)
I’ll make it easy on you; I have enclosed my check, made out to:
“Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship Trust Fund”.
Please invoice me for my 2012 pledge by 10/31/14. I’ll pay by 12/1/14.
Signed: Name Printed: Address: PS: I’m not even going to give a buck now, because I am really looking forward to speaking with your telemarketing team every night during dinner and on Sunday mornings, until I finally cave in and contribute, so that the Section can achieve 100% participation. It’s just my thing.
I’m mailing this Pledge to:
NE/AIPG Geological Scholarship Trust Fund, c/o Dennis McGrath, The Louis Berger Group, Inc., 565 Taxter Road, Suite 510, Elmsford, NY 10523.