AIPG-TX Vice-President- Eastern Texas Publishes: “Anecdotes of a Lifetime: Memoirs of a Professional Geologist”

For those of you who haven’t heard or received the announcement, over the past 8 months, Michael D. Campbell, P.G., P.H., CPG has been working on his memoirs. He said, “It’s better now than never.” Titled: “Anecdotes of a Lifetime: Memoirs of a Professional Geologist,” the book is now available. He said that his primary objective was to make a print and digital record for his grandchildren and their grandchildren of the life of their grandfather, his family, friends, and professional associates who lived in the mid-late 20th Century and worked well into the 21st Century as a Professional Geologist.

It is in hardback and paperback on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble, and is available in Kindle with E-Book, which takes advantage of the numerous cited footnote references of hyperlinks, which relates “the rest of the story.” It contains 17 chapters of 443 pages, 229 footnotes of hyperlinks, 274 photographs, 12 graphics, and an Index of characters and major topics.

Click on the link below for more information on the book and the author, see:

https://i2massociates.com/downloads/AnecdotesRelease2023.pdf

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The Next Generation of Geoscience Societies: Views from Early- and Mid-Career Geoscientists and Leadership – 2023

Dr. Jonathan Arthur, PG, has served as the Executive Director of the American Geosciences Institute since August 2021.  He served as the Director of the Florida Geological Survey from 2009-2021  emphasizing the need for student and professional courses and webinars on business strategy, fiscal planning, communications, applied geoscience, data access, innovation, and survey sustainability. He also serves on the Water Science Technology Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Dr. Arthur has served the geoscience community in leadership posts as President of the Association of American State Geologists (AASG) and President of the Florida Association of Professional Geologists (FAPG). As a former member of the AGI Board of Directors, he served on various committees, including the Strategic Outlook Committee. He has received recognition for research, leadership, and public service from geoscience organizations including the AASG, the Geological Society of America (GSA) and the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG). He earned his Ph.D.in Geology from Florida State University.

Although you may have missed his lecture, here is a PDF containing his talking points:

https://cdn.ymaws.com/aipg.org/resource/resmgr/documents/members_only/2023next-generation_arthur.pdf

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