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INTRODUCING THE 2020 - 2021 MBGS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

President – Chris Christensen, Michigan Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
Vice President – Vacant
Secretary – John Yellich, Michigan Geological Survey
Treasurer – Mike Pozinak, Arcadis
Business Manager – Peter Rose, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Past President – Jennifer Trout, Western Michigan University

MBGS is looking for candidates for MBGS officer positions: VP, treasurer, secretary and Field Trip Director. Please contact an executive committee member if interested or if you have suggestions for good candidates.

Passing of Dr. Paul A. Catacosinos (see below)

MBGS E.Z. MANOS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE

The entire US has been impacted this year and we regret any inconvenience, but scholarship funding for students is important to MBGS. The Michigan Basin Geological Society will award two scholarships of up to $500 to students conducting graduate or undergraduate research in geology related to Michigan. The scholarships will be awarded at an upcoming MBGS meeting and winner(s) will be notified In December 2020. Candidates should complete and submit the Michigan Basin Geological Society scholarship application form by October 16, 2020 and email completed form to John Yellich and insert MBGS scholarship application in the RE: subject line.

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.."thanks for the MBGS $500 scholarship, this allowed me to collect and analyze 4 more samples which were critical to my thesis work..." past scholarship recipient

OTHER NEWS: MBGS HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON USB FLASH DRIVES (8GB).

2020‐2021 Membership Dues It is time to submit the 2020‐2021 MBGS membership dues. Annual membership is $35 for members and $10 for students. Please fill out the appropriate membership form (included in newsletter) and mail in with payment.

MBGS Publications ‐ There are two (2) new publications available! See details on the Publications page and in the newsletter on page 7

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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