14TH ANNUAL USF GEOLOGY
ALUMNI SOCIETY BANQUET
Supporting the Dr. Richard A. Davis, Jr.
Endowed Fellowship in Geology
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Traditions Hall, University of South Florida
Gibbons Alumni Center, Tampa, FL
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PROGRAM
RECEPTION
WELCOME
Eileen Rodríguez, Event Chair
USF Geology Alumni Society
DINNER
STATE OF THE USF SCHOOL OF GEOSCIENCES
Jeff Ryan, Chair
USF School of Geosciences
PRESENTATION OF UNDERGRADUATE AWARD
Withlacoochee Rockhounds
OVERVIEW OF FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
Eileen Rodríguez
USF Geology Alumni Society
PRESENTATION OF FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
Richard A. “Skip” Davis, Jr.
Emeritus Professor
USF School of Geosciences
INTRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF
GAS AWARD TO BOB BRETNALL
Tom Scott, Charter GAS Award Recipient
Bruce Nocita, Nominator
CLOSING REMARKS
Bruce Nocita
2012-2014 Chair
USF Geology Alumni Society
NETWORKING
USF GEOLOGY ALUMNI SOCIETY | 3
USF GEOLOGY ALUMNI SOCIETY
2013 ANNUAL REPORT
2012-2014
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair
Bruce Nocita
Vice Chair
Mike Wightman
Secretary
Matt Wissler
Financial/Membership/
GAS Banquet Chair
Eileen Rodríguez
Communications Chair
Jon Hull
FEBRUARY 9
APRIL 11
RESUME WORKSHOP
The annual resume workshop was held by Dr. Bruce Nocita with assistance from Matt Wissler. A total of 17
students participated in the workshop which was held in the Marcin Museum.
APRIL 22
Commencement Chairs
Ann Sava
Expo Chair
Mike Wightman
Rockbreaker Chair
Jon Hull
Directors
Judy McIlrath, Talia Paolillo and
Tom Scott
Mailing Address:
USF GEOLOGY
ALUMNI SOCIETY
University of South Florida
30446 USF Holly Drive
Tampa, FL 33620-3044
Contact
SPRING USF GEOLOGY INTERNSHIP SYMPOSIUM
The spring Symposium was held at the Tampa SWFWMD office. Two USF Geology Professional Science
Masters degree candidates discussed the results of their professional science masters project: Kristina
(Stadtherr) Mallams (SWFWMD: Ron Basso, P.G.): “Borehole Geophysical Investigation of Regional
Observational and Monitoring Program Groundwater Well Nos. 45.5 and 41” and Marty Solomon (USGS: Dr.
Joe Hughes) "Geochemical Modeling to Assess the Mobilization of Arsenic by Aquifer Storage and Recovery
within Different Redox Zones of the Upper Floridan Aquifer” were the two presenters. Over twenty five
alums, faculty, students, and friends attended.
APRIL 25
Symposium Chair
Dave Dewitt
13TH ANNUAL GAS BANQUET
The annual banquet was held at Traditions Hall located at the Gibbons Alumni Center on USF's Tampa
Campus. The event netted $36,759 for the Dr. Richard A. Davis, Jr. Endowed Fellowship in Geology. One
hundred and sixty five alums, faculty, students, and friends attended. The GAS awarded two fellowships,
one for a Ph.D. student and one for a Masters student, for a total of $3,000 at this event. The annual Geology
Alumni Society Award was presented to Len Vacher. There were 12 sponsored tables at this event, including
both corporate and personal sponsorships from alumni and faculty. Over forty students were sponsored at
the banquet.
GEOLOGY EXPO AND SPRING ROCKBREAKER SOCIAL
The biennial Geology EXPO was held at the USF GeoPark. Ten local contractors and over 60 alumni, faculty,
students and friends participated in the event. The semi-annual Rockbreaker was held at the campus Beef
O’ Bradys following the Geology EXPO to encourage interaction between students and Alumni.
MAY 3
SPRING GEOLOGY COMMENCEMENT RECEPTION
Three students graduated in the Spring semester and were honored at the Spring reception. Each
graduate was given a complimentary one-year membership to the Alumni Association to encourage future
participation in the Geology Alumni Society and a Graduation Pack.
AUGUST 10
SUMMER GEOLOGY COMMENCEMENT RECEPTION
Five students graduated in the Summer semester and were honored at the Summer reception. Each
graduate was given a complimentary one-year membership to the Alumni Association to encourage future
participation in the Geology Alumni Society.
OCTOBER 14-16
EXXON-MOBIL RECRUITING VISIT
USF Geology Alumni Dr. Dorien McGee and Dr. Alain Volentik conducted a recruiting visit to meet with
geology department undergraduate and graduate students. The three day event included a colloquium
detailing the current status of oil exploration careers and a short course on seismic stratigraphy.
OCTOBER 18
FALL ROCKBREAKER SOCIAL
Geology students, faculty, and alumni attended a happy hour social at Marshall Center to honor the newly
retired Mary Haney. This event also welcomed returning students and encouraged the interaction between
students and alumni, so students can be made aware of the employment and mentoring programs that are
available and so alumni can be made aware of the caliber of students available for employment.
OCTOBER 25
GAS WINS THE USF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION STAR AWARD!
Board members Dr. Bruce Nocita and Matt Wissler and School of Geosciences Associate Chair Dr. Steven
Reader attended the USF Alumni Association’s Award Ceremony at Traditions Hall. USF GAS won the STAR
award excellence in all categories including Communications, Programming, Membership, Student Support,
and Group Organization!
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NOVEMBER 25
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FALL USF GEOLOGY INTERNSHIP SYMPOSIUM
The fall Symposium was held at the Tampa SWFWMD office. Two USF Geology Professional Science Masters
degree candidates discussed the results of their professional science masters project: Andrew Raysin (USGS:
Dr. Joe Hughes): “Capture Fraction Analysis of the Hillsborough River Basin” and Jerry Mallams (SWFWMD:
Eric DeHaven, P.G.) "Evaluation, Documentation, and Recommendations Associated with the District’s Slug
Test Methods" were the two presenters. Over thirty alums, faculty, students, and friends attended.
DECEMBER 14
FALL GEOLOGY COMMENCEMENT RECEPTION
Over 25 students graduated in the Fall semester and were honored at the Fall graduation reception. For the
first time the reception was held at Marshall Center due to the large number of graduates. Each graduate was
given a complimentary one-year membership to the Alumni Association to encourage future participation
in the Geology Alumni Society.
CHOOSE USF GEOLOGY ALUMNI SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP OR
FIELD SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND HTTP://USF.EDU/UA/GEOLOGY
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LIFETIME GIFTS TO THE ENDOWED FELLOWSHIP
AS OF 12/31/13
$100,000+ Level
Mary Ann and Richard A. Davis, Jr.
$10,000+ Level
Richard Spechler
SDII Global Corporation
$5,000+ Level
Ann and Robert E. Bretnall, Jr.
Eileen Rodríguez and Steve Camp
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
Geoview, Inc.
Sheila Gobes-Ryan and Jeff Ryan
Golder and Associates, Inc.
HSW Engineering, Inc.
Jon Hull
Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure
S&ME, Inc. (formerly QORE)
Terra Environmental Services, Inc.
Mary and Len Vacher
Michael J. Wightman
$2,500+ Level
Laura and Charles Connor
Judy McIlrath
MCD of Central Florida, Inc.
Nestle Waters North America, Inc.
Rare Earth Sciences, Inc.
Pat and Gene Shinn
Subsurface Evaluations, Inc.
Michael Taraszki
Xiaojun Li and Ping Wang
$1,000+ Level
AMEC (formerly BCI)
Meg Andronaco and Don Thompson
Laurie and James Booker
Brame Geoscience
CardnoEntrix
Megan and Michael Hamilton
HSA Engineering, Inc.
Sarah Kruse and Thomas Juster
Sara and Leon Mandell
Silvia and Bogdan Onac
PBS&J
Petra Exploration & Production Company,
Inc.
Thomas M. Scott
Withlacoochee Rock Hounds, Inc.
$500+ Level
Leah and Julian P. Caballero
Michelle and John Clark
Roger A. (Tony) Countryman II
Helen and David DeWitt
Lyle Gallivan
Jim Goetz
Virginia and Terry W. Griffin
Linda and Steve Hardesty
Peter Harries
Fredrika and Jonathan Klay
Jan and Bernard Kuhn
Pamela and Andrew Lawn
Dasheng Lei
Joseph May
Tamara and William McBride
Pamela and David Moore
Peak Exploration Company
Diana Roman & Jonathan Wynn
Streamline Environmental, Inc.
Michael Starks
Amy Swancar
Kenneth Trout
$250+ Level
Anonymous
Anonymous
Thea Barnes
Amanda and Churchill Barton
Ron Basso
Noreen Buster
Todd Chavez
Eric DeHaven
Nicole Elko
Gabrielle Enos
Gary Foster
Sharon Gilberg
Joseph C. Gould
Thomas Griggs
Gary Guerrieri
Karen and David Harro
Loretta & Michael Holtkamp
Hydro-Logic Associates, Inc.
SanTai and Craig Hutchinson
Cathleen Jonas
Judy Fouts and Gregg Jones
Renu and Suresh Khator
Sandra Kinnaman
Malcolm Pirnie
Leslie and John Parker
Angela Spieler and David Pogorilich
Quietearth Consultants, Inc.
Lisa Robbins and Charles Evans
Schreuder, Inc.
Solana Environmental Associates, Inc.
Tara Spieler
Lisa and Jim Spratt
Darren Spurgeon
Zhigin Chen and Yucong Tao
Mary Ann and Sam Upchurch
$100+ Level
Said & Samira Abusada
Advanced Environmental Technologies,
LLC
American Water Resources Assoc., Inc.
Cathy Böhlke
Mark Bordelon
Robert Brinkmann
Bruder Stephens, Inc.
Charles Buckalew
Certified Foundations, Inc.
Kyle Champion
Todd Chavez
Jim Chen
Diedra Ciriello
Annie and Martin Clasen
Coastal Education & Research Foundation,
Inc.
Kathy and Clinton Dawes
Phyllis and Robert Dean
Jim Dozier
Judy and Fred Eilers
Michael Emilio
Enviro Design Products, Inc.
Envirosupply & Service, Inc.
Nana Faulkner
John Folsom Ferguson
Charles Finkl
Cathleen Reas and James Foster
Amanda Shearer Fullerton and Tod
Fullerton
Anne and Jeffrey Gartner
Geologic and Environmental Testing, Inc.
Sue and James Griffith
Gary Guerrieri
Robin Hallbourg
Ronald Herrygers
Joseph Hughes
Bill Hutchings
Rebecca and David Inglin
Pliny Jewell IV
Ian Jones
Janet and Craig Kovach
Laurie and Don Larsen
Bill LaFrenze
Patricia and Donald Lee
Randy Lentell
Gordon Leslie, Jr.
Paul Locascio
Denise and George Lorton
Cheryl and William Mack
Rocco Malservisi
Kimberly and Thomas McKenna
Patricia Metz
Lisann and John Morris
Gwendolyn and Robert Morton
Eric Oches
Maureen and James Palmer
Suzanne Patrick
Cristina and Thomas Pichler
Misty and Michael Puls
Veronica and Paul Putzier
Mark Rains
Holly Reed
Denise & Christopher Reich
Patricia Riggs
Katie and Bruce Rodgers
Susan and Douglas Rosen
Glen Rubis
USF GEOLOGY ALUMNI SOCIETY | 5
LIFETIME GIFTS TO THE ENDOWED FELLOWSHIP
AS OF 12/31/13
Asbury and Delores Sallenger
Ann Sava
SDI Environmental Services, Inc.
Wayne Shoemaker
Miriam and David Stamps
Richard Stebnisky
Janet George and Mark Stewart
Richard Walther
Jeffrey Waag
Paul Whetmore
Helen and Henry Woodard
Also
Jean and Melvin Anderson
Arcadis
Brian Armstrong
Patrick L. Barnard
Mary Beck
Terrance Bengtsson
Bio Rem USA, Inc.
Kay and Stephen Bolivar
Costanza Bonadonna
Becky L. Bortnick
Shawn Carswell
Doreen Chan
Linda and James Cross
Michael Decker
Daris Virgin Dew
Ingrid and Jaime Feliciano
Lee Florea
Norma and William Fox
Joseph Fredricks
Anne and Jeffrey Gartner
Linda and James Gibeaut
Brian Goodwin
Anthony Grasso
James Guida
Arthur M. Guilford
Mark Hafen
Jackie Hand
Mary Ann and James Haney
Henry Harrison
Kathleen Heide
Tiffany Hepner
Michelle Hoffman
Robert Hogue II
Barbara Hunt
Integrated Water Solutions
Lynn and Kevin Keller
Julia Kerstyn
Elizabeth and Robert Kick
Jonathan Kim
James Kirby
Sandra and William Klaus
David Kryszak
Randy LaFrenze
Patricia and Jay Lawrence, Jr.
Randy Lentell
Michael Lucas
Jerry Mallums
Joyce and Richard Mansell
Jean and T. Jay McAllister
Dorien McGee
Gustavo A. Morales
Mark Nuckles
Marianne O’Neal-Caldwell and Ken
Caldwell
Robert Peterson
Jack Rink
Felix Rizk
Javier Rodríguez
Joann and Paul Safko
Alyssa St. John
Barbara Savage
Guilio Scarzella
Michael Schackne
Louis Solebello, Jr.
Mark Stewart
Marilyn Suiter
Mary Terry
Judy and Terry Thompson
Sheryl Levine-Turpen and James Turpen
US Biosystems Inc.
Jennifer Weller
Matthew Weiss
Jack Wilhoit
Susan and Tom Wissler
Kristin E. Yale
WITHLACOOCHEE ROCKHOUNDS SCHOLARSHIP
RACHEL POWELL, 2014 RECIPIENT
Rachel Powell was born and raised in Tampa, FL. As a child, she
enjoyed spending time outdoors and was actively involved in
sports. She always loved nature. However, being raised under
peculiar circumstances, Rachel had no formal education prior to
college. She became adept at using computers, spending many
hours designing webpages and computer graphics for small
businesses, musicians, artists, and herself. She incorporated her
love for nature into her artwork, and modeled many 3D landscapes
of fantasy worlds and mountain ranges. However, it wasn’t until
after she began pursuing her B.A. in Computer Animation that she
realized her true passion.
While in art school, she purchased “The Demon-Haunted World:
Science as a Candle in the Dark” by Carl Sagan at a used bookstore.
She was enchanted; she found herself drawn to science. She began
borrowing scientific literature from the library, purchasing monthly
Scientific American magazines, and sifting through textbooks
for pleasure. She spent more time studying science than art! Her
family quickly caught on to her newfound love and obsession,
and encouraged her to pursue a career in science. By then, she
was more than halfway done with her art education. She decided
to finish what she started, and returned to community college to
complete her A.A. in Fine Arts.
She took a year off of school to reevaluate
her life. She still loved the outdoors and
spending time with nature. She thought,
“As long as I can spend time with nature,
I will be alright!” So what could be better
than studying the Earth? After a bit of
deliberation and research, she chose to
major in Geology; in spite of ongoing health
problems—including cancer and chronic
fatigue—she completed her B.S. in Geology
in the fall of 2013 with a perfect GPA.
Rachel is interested in environmental
stewardship, and intends to further her
education through non-traditional means
and field research. She is actively searching
for employment and internship opportunities
that will not only improve her understanding
of the Earth as a geologic system, but also
contribute to her understanding of the Earth
as an ecosystem. She would like to use her
skills as a geologist to protect and care for
the environment through conservation,
mitigation, and/or responsible management.
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FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT
RICHARD A. DAVIS, JR., ENDOWED FELLOWSHIP AWARDEE
The proceeds from our banquets grow the Richard A. Davis Endowed Fellowship fund of the USF Foundation. Interest from the endowment
supports annual awards to outstanding graduate students. The Department’s Graduate Committee selects the awardees from nominations
submitted by the faculty. The policy of the committee established in 2004 is that students can’t win the award in successive years.
KATHERINE BRUTSCHÉ, 2014 RECIPIENT
Katherine (Katie) Brutsché was born and raised in Herndon,
Virginia. In the fall of 2003, she started her undergraduate degree
at Virginia Tech as an Engineering major, but after two years of
engineering classes, she decided it wasn’t for her, and moved
on to take her first geology classes. She loved it, and knew that
geology was the right place for her. During the summer of 2007,
she interned with the USGS in Reston, VA where she participated
in research on fluvial geomorphology and mass wasting along the
Roanoke River. That experience along with her sedimentology/
stratigraphy course led to her desire to continue her studies in
geomorphology and sedimentology. Following graduation from
Virginia Tech in Fall 2007, with a B.S. in Geosciences, she attended
a course on beach processes at George Mason University, and
knew that coastal research was her passion.
In the fall of 2009, she began her Master’s degree at USF under the
guidance of Dr. Ping Wang in the Coastal Research Lab. During
her time as a Master’s student, she was able to participate in
many research projects including physical monitoring of Pinellas
County beaches, the impacts of the Nor’Ida storm to Delaware’s
coast in November 2009, and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in
2010, as well as her thesis research on an artificial nearshore berm
placed in Fort Myers Beach. Outside of research, she served as
the GGSO Vice President in 2010, and became very active in the
American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA).
She completed her Master’s degree in the summer of 2011.
Currently a Ph.D. candidate at USF, Katie is continuing her work
with Dr. Wang on artificial nearshore berm nourishments. In
addition to ongoing research in Fort Myers Beach, her dissertation
studies also include research on nearshore berms placed in Perdido
Key and Egmont Key. Since starting her Ph.D., she also began
working closely with scientists and engineers at the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers on documenting nearshore berm morphologic
and sedimentologic evolution, as well as creating better predictive
tools and numerical models for berm movement. In addition to
her research, she has become the ASBPA Student Involvement
Committee co-chair, which strives to get more students involved
in coastal science. She plans to complete her Ph.D. in the summer
of 2014.
She is honored to be receiving the Richard A. Davis, Jr. Endowed
Fellowship in Geology, and would like to thank the Geology Alumni
Society for their selection. She would also like to thank Dr. Ping
Wang and her family and friends for their continued support.
PRIOR FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS
2001 BANQUET $250
2002 BANQUET $900 2003 BANQUET $1,200 2004 BANQUET $2,000 2005 BANQUET
$2,500 2006 BANQUET $2,500 2007 BANQUET $2,500 2008 BANQUET $2,500 2009 BANQUET $2,500 2010 BANQUET $2,500 2011 BANQUET $2,500 2012 BANQUET $2,500 2013 BANQUET $3,000
JIM PALMER (PH.D.)
IVAN SAVOV (PH.D.); MATT WISSLER (M.S.)
LEE FLOREA (PH.D.); ROY PRICE (M.S.)
J. RICHARD BOWERSOX; MARIANNE O’NEAL-CALDWELL (PH.D.);
JUDY HARDEN; KEVIN MCCARTHY; DAVID TIDWELL; JENNIFER WELLER (M.S.)
LEE FLOREA (PH.D.); DON SEALE (M.S.)
ROY PRICE (PH.D.); MATT WEISS (M.S.)
MIKEL DIEZ (PH.D.); KALI PACE-GRACZYK (M.S.)
DORIEN MCGEE (PH.D.); TANYA BECK (M.S.)
ALAIN VOLENTIK (PH.D.); MIKE MEYER (M.S.)
AUREL PERSOIU (PH.D.); ADAM SPRINGER (M.S.)
TIFFANY ROBERTS (PH.D.); MICHAEL LUCAS (M.S.)
LEAH COURTLAND (PH.D.); JAMES WILSON (M.S.)
MEL RODGERS (PH.D.); DENISE DAVIS (M.S.)
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GEOLOGY ALUMNI SOCIETY AWARD
BOB BRETNALL, 2014 RECIPIENT
Robert Edward Bretnall, Jr. was born September 1955 in Aguadilla,
Puerto Rico. As with all military brats, moving from place-toplace every three to four years was a way of life; Robert lived in
Mississippi, Massachusetts, Florida, the Azores, and Georgia by the
time he completed the sixth grade. Robert and his family were
able to settle down in June 1967 in St. Petersburg, Florida where his
parents bought the home they still live in today.
During his junior year in high school, Robert’s name was bobbed to
Bob, but he is still Robert to most of his family. After graduating
from high school in June 1973, Bob worked at low-wage, easyto-do jobs in the restaurant and hospitality trade and dabbled
in gaining a formal education by attending a few courses at St.
Petersburg Junior College. He was eventually employed by a
general contractor, where he gained an appreciation for hard work
using his hands, and for planning.
Life for Bob improved greatly when he married his high school
sweet-heart and soul-mate, Annie, in March 1975. With Annie’s
and his family’s encouragement, Bob decided higher education
was better than building condominiums, so he began his college
“career” in September 1979 as a Biology major at the Tampa
campus of USF. He made it successfully through three quarters,
where he was staggered by a “C” in a general genetics course.
Pondering his choice of majors, Bob took an introduction to
oceanography course taught from a geological point of view,
and soon after switched his major to geology and loved it (well
most of it). He was particularly interested in hydrogeology and
applied geophysics taught by Dr. Mark Stewart, soon conducting
surface geophysics studies for local consulting firms, with his
trusty side-kick Steve Camp providing assistance. Occasionally,
the two of them would be press-ganged into helping a graduate
student or other professor with their research. Dr. Stewart was
also instrumental in having Bob and Mark Culbreth author the
groundwater section of the May 1982 “Proceedings: Tampa Bay
Area Scientific Information Symposium.” After graduating from
USF in April 1983 with a BA from the College of Natural Sciences,
Bob immediately entered the geology graduate program at USF,
where he completed his studies and thesis. His thesis was funded
by the SWFWMD and titled “Electromagnetic Signature of the SaltWater/Fresh-Water Transition Zone, West-Central Florida.” Bob is
still waiting to hear from someone about the movie rights.
While
contemplating
the writing portion of
his thesis, he was bitten
by the career-money
bug.
Somebody was
actually going to pay
him a good salary to
do what he enjoyed:
planning and executing
major hydrogeological
studies. He began his
full-time
professional
career in September
1985 at ERM-South, Inc.
in Tampa, FL. With the
threat of having to start over, Bob finally completed writing and
defending his thesis and graduated with a MS degree in April 1988.
He has worked for a couple other environmental consulting firms in
the Tampa Bay area including Groundwater Technology, Inc. and
Atlanta Testing & Engineering, Inc./QORE Property Sciences, Inc.
and obtained his Florida professional geologist license in February
1990. Bob has been employed by HSW Engineering, Inc. since
September 2000, and has been in Gainesville, FL with HSW since
April 2003.
Along the way, Bob was encouraged by his loving wife to widen his
horizons, to get a hobby, or do something different. In conspiracy
with Eileen Rodriguez, Bob was convinced to attend a meeting
arranged by Dr. Len Vacher. Little did Bob know that by November
1997 he would be the President of the newly formed USF Geology
Alumni Society. Bob served as President through May 2000, and
during that time, oversaw the initiation of the RAD Jr Endowment,
annual alumni banquet, equipment exposition (remember digging
up the university president’s TV cable outside the alumni center
with a drill rig?), career fair, and ice-breaker/rockbreaker. Bob and
Dr. Chuck Conner were also instrumental in obtaining the property
currently used as the Geopark.
Bob began teaching as an adjunct professor at Santa Fe College in
Gainesville, Florida in January 2008 and continues to do so today.
His popular course, Earth and Space Science, has matured from a
strictly lecture course, to one in which open discussion is promoted.
PREVIOUS GAS AWARD WINNERS
2002 2003 2004
2005
2006
2007
TOM SCOTT
JIM TERRY
DAVE MOORE
WALT SCHMIDT
CRAIG HUTCHINSON
MARY HANEY
2008
2009 2010 2011
2012
2013
SAM UPCHURCH
SKIP DAVIS
CHRIS LANGEVIN
ERIK BOICE
BILL HARRISON
LEN VACHER
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USF GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT GRADUATE DEGREES
Ph.D.
2013
Courtland, Leah
Paul, Shubhabrata
Rodgers, Melanie*
Puscas, Cristina
Saballos Perez, Jose
Armando
2012
Cardenas, Andres
Kiyosugi, Koji
O’Neal Caldwell, Marianne*
Hutchings, William
Lehto, Heather
Roberts, Tiffany*
2011
Bedaso, Zelalem
Persoiu, Aurel*
2010
Guha, Swagata
Lazareva, Olesya
McGee, Dorien*
Pearson, Sophie
Roberts-Ashby, Tina
Sliko, Jennifer
Stringer, Christina
2009
Volentik, Alain*
2008
Diez, Mikel*
Fratesi, Beth
Hill, Melissa
Price, Roy*
2006
Bowersox, Richard*
Elko, Nicole
Florea, Lee A.*
Hughes, Joseph
2004
Savov, Ivan*
2003
Schneider, James
2002
Trout, Ken
1998
Langevin, Christian D.
1996
Yates, Kimberly K.
1995
Juster, Thomas C.
Wang, Ping
Honorary Doctorates:
Garald G. Parker, May 1988
Eugene A. Shinn, May 1988
M.S.
Thesis Track
2013
Brownell, Andrew
Davis, Denise*
Kiflu, Henok
Sampson, Jacqueline
Wilson, Jessica
2012
Leonard, Michelle
Joseph, Michael
West, Amie
Hutchings, Jack
2011
Brutsché, Katherine
Collins, Nathan
Lucas, Michael*
Voytenko, Denis
2010
Bancroft, Stuart
Bumpus, Peter
Callihan, Sean
Funderburk, James
Gooch, Brad
Kilgore, Wayne
Lindsey, Meghan
Meyer, Michael*
Springer, Adam
2009
Bellino, Jason
Chelladurai, Jennifer
Dippold, Angela
McKnight, Julie
Pechenik, Natalie
Sumrall, Jonathan
2008
Beck, Tanya*
Hintz, Amanda
Horwitz, Mark
Powell, Katherine
Roberts, Tiffany
Shubhabrata, Paul
Spencer, John
Tutak, Fatin
2007
Jimenez, Ana
Kittridge, Michael
LaRoche, Jason
Lehto, Heather
Murphy, Kathryn
Pace-Graczyk, Kali*
Petriello, John
Sava, L. Ann
Spencer, John
2006
Anderson, Joshua
DaSilva, Ashley
Harris, Arnell
Knorr, Paul
Krivanek, Joe
MacNeil, Ric
Weiss, Matthew*
2005
Guha, Swagata
Hutchings, William
Krock, Jennifer
McIlrath (Harden), Judy*
Seale, Don
Soto, Limaris
Tidwell, David*
White, Jeremy
2004
Greenwood, William
Guggino, Steve
Guha, Swagata
Lazareva, Olesya
McCarthy, Kevin*
Martin, Kristin
Saint John, Alyssa
Tiling, Ginger
Weller, Jennifer*
Walther, Richard
Wilhoit, Jack
2003
Chan, Doreen
Price, Roy*
Scarzella, Guilio
Van Cleave, Andy
Wissler, Matt*
2002
Bryant, Chris
Moore, Kelly
North, Loren
2001
Thompson, Michele
Nawrocki, Kerri
Meadows, Darren
Tournabene, Livio
2000
Albury, Carl
Boice, Erik
Bortnick, Becky
Buster, Noreen
Hepner, Tiffany
Scruggs, Steve
1999
Becker, May Ling
Elko, Nicole A.
Ozanne, Colin R.
Savov, Ivan P.
1998
Andrews, Samantha
Barnard, Patrick L.
Emilio, Michael C.
Goddard, Michele
Hand, Jacqueline
Hilderbrand, Douglas
Kugler, Noah
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