This October, Gustavus Geology alumni, past and current faculty, and some current students enjoyed meeting each other at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA) in Minneapolis. Pictured here are the folks in the room at 8pm. Attendees included (back row) Dan Foley ’09, Todd Kohorst ’07, Jessica Hill ’08, Todd Kremmin ’12, Bill Simpkins (long-time dept friend), Brian Goldner ’06, Jim Welsh (faculty 1979-present), Evan Christianson ’05, Michael Schlegel ’95, Andy Leaf ’05, John Leaf ’09, Nick Alverson ’12, Joe Carlson (emeritus faculty), Jake Bruihler ’13, (front row) Julia Steenberg (Anderson) ’06, Julie Bartley (faculty 2009-present), Laura Triplett (faculty 2007-present), Jim Aiken ’84 or ’86 (“sort of”, he writes), Andi Eglinton ’12, Rachel Oien ’13, Monica Gowan ’84. Other attendees not pictured: Andy McGrath ’95, Mike Fienen ’89 (“sort of”, he writes), Joel Pederson ’90, Mark Johnson (faculty 1985-2003), Randy Hunt ’85.
At the meeting, our current faculty presented a talk and posters, and three Gustavus students also presented posters about their research.