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INTRODUCING THE 2021 - 2022 MBGS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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President – Chris Christensen, Michigan Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
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Vice President – Adedoyin S. Adeyiloa, Central Michigan University
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Secretary – John Yellich, Michigan Geological Survey
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Treasurer – Peter Rose Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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Business Manager – Peter Rose, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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Past President – Jennifer Trout, Western Michigan University
Professional Membership Dues
MBGS has monthly meetings typically on the 2nd Wednesday
of each month from September - May
MBGS ANNOUNCES THE 2021-2022 EZ MANOS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
MBGS is pleased to announce the 2022 EZ MANOS scholarship recipients. Madeleline Tan an Undergrad Student from the University of Michigan, who is working on “Seismic Receiver function analysis of the Michigan Basin” and Mathew Bell a Graduate Student from Western Michigan University who is working on “Dam Failure – Hydrogeologic Consequences and Effects on the Tittabawassee and Tobacco Rivers and the groundwater systems in Southern Gladwin County, Michigan”. Abstracts from the winners are included in the newsletter. We look forward to hearing updates from the students on the projects at a future MBGS meeting. More information can be found on MBGS’s Scholarship Page
MBGS MEMBERSHIP DUES – Deadline Extended to May 1, 2022
MBGS continues to strive to provide a platform for geologist and environmental professionals to connect and offer learning and field trip opportunities. For 2021-2022, our annual dues are $35. Student Membership is free. Email any one of our officers if you are a student and would like to be a member. We now offer the option to renew your professional membership via PayPal. Please refer to the renewal notices that are included in the newsletter. Student Membership is free
MBGS continues to strive to provide a platform for geologist and environmental professionals to connect and offer learning and field trip opportunities. For 2021-2022, our annual dues will increase to $35 for members. Student memberships are free, but they
need to fill out the Student Membership Registration Form (above). Renewal notices are included in the newsletter.
OTHER NEWS: MBGS HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON USB FLASH DRIVES (8GB).
MBGS Publications ‐ There are two (2) new publications available! See details on the Publications page
MBGS On-line Store - Shop for shirts, hats, bags and other items. Check it out at: http://www.cafepress.com/mbgs
Michigan Basin Geological Society Historical Publications Disk 7
Six out-of-print Field Guidebooks from 1962, 1969, 1977, 1980, 1985 & 1988, $15
Note: This CD is for sale. If you are interested in one of them please contact Publication Sales.
Prices include postage, handling and any applicable sales tax.
Orders for publications should be prepaid in U.S. Funds and addressed to:
MBGS — Publications
P.O. Box 14044
Lansing, MI 48901
CONTENTS
Silurian Rocks of the Southern Lake Michigan Area, 1962, James H. Fisher, Chairman, MBGS Annual Field Conference
Studies of the Precambrian of the Michigan Basin, by Harold B. Stonehouse, 1969
The Geology of the Marquette District: A Field Guide, by F. W. Cambray, 1977
Ordovician and Silurian Geology of the N. Peninsula of Michigan, 1980, R. B. Votaw, 40 pp., illus., maps
Special Paper #4: Ordovician and Silurian Rocks of the Michigan Basin and its Margins, 1985 K. R. Cercone and J.M. Budai (eds.), 96 pp., illus.
Upper Keweenawan Rift-Fill Sequence, Mid-Continent Rift System, Michigan, 1988, P. A. Daniels and R. D. Elmore, M. S. Wollensak, ed., 150 pp., illus., maps