Dickinson College Geology Department Celebrates 50th Anniversary

On December 9, 2007, the Geology department recognized the 50th anniversary of the inception of the major.  In a special faculty meeting, Prof. Bill Vernon witnessed the historic vote.  This spring the Department marked this auspicious occasion with a weekend celebration.  Festivities were held the weekend of April 11-13.

The anniversary celebration turned out to be a smashing success. The weather was gorgeous for the afternoon field trip. We had roughly sixty people join us for dinner Saturday night and Professors Emeriti Potter and Vernon gave a talk that covered the history of the department (slide show posted below). Anyone who took photos during the weekend is encouraged to send them to deanr@dickinson.edu and we'll try post them for everyone as they come in.

A newsletter will be sent out shortly detailing the evolution of the department and providing updates on the Geology Alumni. It will be posted here as soon as it's completed.

Alumni: Please take a minute to fill out our Alumni Survey to update your information for inclusion in the newsletter.

Schedule of Events:

Friday evening April 11

• Welcome Reception in Kaufman Hall (5 – 7pm)
• Tours of Building

Saturday April 12

• Morning Field trip to old Cumberland Valley field trip sites and some new ones –(Appropriate for kids) Saturday 12 April 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., meet in the Kaufman parking lot at 10:00 a.m.
• Afternoon free to roam campus and catch up with friends and faculty
• 5:00 pm - Pre-dinner “Wine (Beer) and Cheese” reception in Kaufman Hall
• Building tours
• 6:30pm – 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner in Bosler Atrium
• Keynote address: “50 years of Dickinson Geology”

Download the talk's slide show.

Dowload a zipped folder of pictures from the event.