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REQUEST FOR VOLUNTEERS

AIPG Booth Volunteers Needed at GSA Regional Section Meeting

AIPG will be exhibiting at the GSA Rocky Mountain & Cordilleran Joint Section meeting in Flagstaff, Arizona. AIPG Headquarters is looking for volunteers to help staff our display booth. If you are attending the GSA conference, please email AIPG Headquarters at aipg@aipg.org or use the online Volunteer Sign Up link (provided below). Stop by the AIPG booth to visit and volunteer. The booth and information to hand out will be set up and ready. A couple of hours of your time is very much appreciated and needed. GSA Exhibit days are as follows:

May 15-17: GSA Rocky Mountain & Cordilleran Joint Section Meeting, Flagstaff, Arizona - Volunteer Sign UP

This provides us with an excellent opportunity for public outreach. This is a great chance to build our membership and talk about the benefits of AIPG. Our volunteers help AIPG accomplish goals that we could not reach without your help.

Thank you for your assistance and support!

Dorothy Combs
Membership Services
American Institute of Professional Geologists
303-412-6205 ext. 106
aipg@aipg.org

Foundation of the American Institute of Professional Geologist
In Appreciation of Generous Supporters in 2017

The Foundation of the American Institute of Professional Geologists is thankful for the many donations received during 2017, including monetary donations, donated gifts-in-kind for the silent auction, and funds collected from bid winners at the silent auction at the AIPG annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. The silent auction generated interest in the Foundation and resulted in more than $7800 in funds to the Foundation. We are very appreciative of these contributions and the interest in the Foundation. The Foundation is proud to be able to serve AIPG and the geosciences by providing financial support for scholarship programs and other endeavors in support of AIPG and the geosciences. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions are tax deductible.

We thank all our donors for their generous support of the Foundation. All contributions, no matter the amount, are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Click here for list of donors.

Barbara Murphy, CPG
Chairperson, Foundation of the AIPG

NEW! AIPG Coffee Mugs

AIPG White Ceramic Mug - 11 oz. with your choice of designs and handle color. Colorful AIPG logo on reverse side of each.
Available Designs: Drill Rig, Ore Car, Colored Map, Brunton Compass, Gneiss Quote

Available Colors: Orange, Pink, Black, Yellow, Green, Blue, Red, White

White handle: Member Price $17.00 | Non-Member $18.50
Color handle: Member Price $18.50 | Non-Member $22.00

* Prices include shipping.

Order from the AIPG Store online or call the office at 303-412-6205.

Foundation of the AIPG
Spring Campaign for Donations to Support AIPG Student Scholarships

The Foundation of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (Foundation) supports a variety of programs of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), including student scholarships and educational programs for undergraduate and graduate level students majoring in the geosciences.

Applications for the scholarships have been received at AIPG headquarters and are being reviewed by the Education Committee. In anticipation of awarding scholarships in May 2018, the Foundation is making a request for donations to increase the support level we may offer to student scholarships. We are also seeking donations for additional support of workshops and similar programs for students and Young Professionals at the national annual meeting and other events.

Please consider a donation to the Foundation. We ask you to consider supporting the Foundation with a monetary contribution to be used for any of the Foundation programs. The Foundation relies on the support of generous donors. Any amount is appreciated. The Foundation is proud to be able to serve AIPG and the geosciences by providing financial support for these programs.

Information about donations is on the Foundation web page of the AIPG web site http://aipg.org/foundation. You may donate on-line or send your donation check by mail to:
Foundation of the AIPG
1333 W. 120th Avenue, Suite 211
Westminster, CO 80234-2710

If you have any questions or comments about the Foundation, please contact me for additional information.

Barbara Murphy CPG
Chairperson, Foundation of the American Institute of Professional Geologists
480-659-7131 office phone
bmurphy@clearcreekassociates.com

The Foundation of the American Institute of Professional Geologists is a 501(c) (3) organization.
Contributions are tax deductible.

AGI Announcements

Critical Issues Program: 2017 in Review

As the second month of 2018 draws to a close, we thought it’d be a good time to look back over 2017 in the Critical Issues program. We are always working on ways to bring you more useful, expert, impartial geoscience information or opportunities to discuss geoscience issues, and 2017 was our busiest year yet. Below are a few highlights from last year; we invite you to click through to delve further into anything of interest, discover something new, and join us as we move forward into 2018.

Fall Geoscience Policy Internship
The deadline to apply for the Fall 2018 Geoscience Policy Internship is April 15! The Goescience Policy Program seeks an outstanding geoscience or engineering student or recent graduates (Bachelor's or Master's level) with a strong interest in federal science policy. The intern will hone their writing and web publishing skills, while gaining first-hand policy experience on Capitol Hill and improving their understanding of the legislative process. This is a full-time, paid position based at AGI headquarters in Alexandria, VA.

Prepared by: Michelle Barreto, Geoscience Policy Associate; Anna Normand, Geoscience Policy Associate; Maeve Boland, Geoscience Policy Director; Cecilia Lopez-Gamundi, Geoscience Policy Intern.
Compiled March 8, 2018.
TO SUBSCRIBE PLEASE VISIT: crm.americangeosciences.org/civicrm/mailing/subscribe

@AGI_Policy

AIPG National Awards and Section Leadership Awards

The AIPG National Awards and Section Leadership Awards will be presented at the AIPG National Annual Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado on September 10, 2018 at the Colorado Springs Marriott.

Ben H. Parker Memorial Medal – Barbara H. Murphy – CPG-6203, Scottsdale, Arizona

John T. Galey, Sr., Memorial Public Service Award – Thomas A. Herbert- CPG-2551, Tallahassee, Florida

Martin Van Couvering Memorial Award – Dennis Pennington – CPG-4401, Ambler, Pennsylvania

Award of Honorary Membership – Ronald J. Wallace – CPG-8153, Roswell, Georgia

Section Leadership Award:

            Dennis McGrath, CPG-08578 – Northeast Section
            Troy Bernier, SA-3872 – Florida Section
            Robert Blauvelt, CPG-06508 – Northeast Section
            Michael Hultgren, CPG-09292 – Minnesota Section
            Shanna Schmitt, CPG-11781 – Minnesota Section
            Tom Van Arsdale, CPG-11073 – Colorado Section
            Ramona Cornea, CPG-08983 – Illinois/Indiana Section
            Brent Smith, CPG-11130 – Ohio Section

AIPG Quarterly Journal - TPG

TPG April/May/June 2018 - Student Themed Issue Available Online. All past issues are available on the website - http://aipg.org/TPGPublic.

AIPG Member attends signing ceremony for Critical Minerals Assessment Project

Mike Rooney, AIPG CPG-11740, attended and represented AIPG at Secretary Zinke’s signing ceremony for the new Critical Minerals Assessment project. The links below give access to a photo (Mike is the tall gentlemen on the left) and the announcement.

https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/styles/featured_image/public/press-release/thumbnail-images/secretaryzinkesocriticalmineralstamiheilemann.jpg?itok=UfJmFlWR

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-zinke-signs-order-begin-process-creating-first-ever-national-survey-critical

2018 AIPG National Executive Committee

Back Row: Christine Lilek, Nancy Wolverson, Jim Burnell, Adam Heft, John Berry, John Stewart, and Jeff Frederick.
Front Row: Mehmet Pehlivan, Doug Bartlett, Keri Nutter, Brandy Barnes, and Anne Murray.

President - Doug Bartlett, AZ; President-Elect - Keri Nutter, AK; Past President - Adam Heft, MI; Vice President - Jeffrey J. Frederick, Northeast; Secretary - Anne Murray, FL; Treasurer - Jim Burnell, CO; Editor - John Berry, TX; Young Professional Member - Brandy Barnes, FL; Advisory Board Representatives: Christine Lilek, WI; Mehmet Pehlivan, CA; John Stewart, Carolinas; and Nancy Wolverson, NV.

NEW! Oil Rig and Earth is Our Coloring Book T-Shirts

The AIPG Store has two new shirts available - order online - $17 for AIPG Members or $19 for Non-Members (includes S&H).

Keeping track of CPD hours

The Texas Board of Professional Geologists’ (TBPG) summer newsletter contained a note, “Continuing Education is Simple.” If is if you “keep your records of continuing education current, as you may be selected for audit. … It's a lot easier to keep your records current than to scramble to update them after you receive the audit notice!” The easiest way to keep a current CPD record is to create and use a simple tabular record in OneNote™ or Evernote™. OneNote is part of Microsoft Office and Evernote is a free program. Both work on PCs and Macs, on your smart phone, your tablets, etc. The programs automatically synchronize the data between all your devices that you setup the program to work on, your home computer, your office computer, etc. As you complete a CPD activity, record it in a simple table with columns for date, hours, and activity description. If you have this basic data, completing a CPD reporting form for any organization requiring CPD is easy. You have the basic data. As you get in the habit of using one of these programs, which are great for lots of things, you’ll realize that you are recording more and more CPD activities. These programs are also great for keeping lists of your prescriptions, your travel cards (motel/hotel, car rental, airline, etc.), simple reminders of ideas or to-do lists. Keeping an up-to-date activity log will make filling out the CPD reporting log for a CPD audit easy when you receive an audit notice; it will be nothing like an IRS audit.

The TBPG’s note also states, “Interestingly, many of our licensees don't realize just how many things can count toward continuing education. We don't require formal (and expensive courses). You can include things like professional society meetings that have a technical presentation, online courses and tutorials, teaching a course or short course, and we allow up to 5 hours of self-study per year. For your ethics, TBPG has an online ethics presentation on our website, and we count review/study of ANY rules or regulations to which you are subject as part of your profession. For example, if you need to review the regulations for underground storage tanks for your job, put that on your continuing education program activity log and count it as your 1 hour of ethics for the year!” Although the Texas CPD requirements differ from AIPG’s, the TBPG’s note is right. Keep a current log as you do things and watch the CPD activity hours add up.

An article on AIPG’s revised CPD program will be in the Jul/Aug/Sep Professional Geologist.

David

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David M. Abbott, Jr., CPG
Consulting Geologist LLC
dmageol@msn.com

AIPG Continuing Professonal Development (CPD) Program - Revised
AIPG CPD Program Files

Participants in the old AIPG CPD program - click on link below to open and retrieve your records.

AIPG Members - click here to open your record or to create a record to track your continuing education and professional development activities.

Your login is your email.

Your password is your AIPG number (example: CPG-0000 or MEM-0000).

Geoscience in Your State
How does geoscience affect your state?

The AGI Geoscience Policy team created State Geoscience Information factsheets to inform geoscientists and decision makers on how geoscience impacts their state. These factsheets highlight geoscience areas including, employment, water, minerals, energy and hazards in each state. They also demonstrate how federal research agencies, such as the National Science Foundation, U.S. Geological Survey, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration contribute beneficial geoscience information to each state.

We currently have factsheets for the states highlighted in green.

Check back again soon, as we are in the process of loading more factsheets to our site.

If you have any questions on our state factsheets, please contact us at govt@americangeosciences.org

https://www.americangeosciences.org/policy/factsheet/states

AIPG Membership Milestones

The following members have received in recognition of their membership milestones, pins, and certificate. Your dedication to AIPG throughout the years is truly appreciated. It has ensured the growth and success of the Institute. Please join AIPG Headquarters in thanking these members for their continuous support. (Your membership milestone year is through the completed year. For the 2017 milestones it is through 2016, for example the 50 year milestone is for members that joined in 1966. Click here to see the list of AIPG Membership Milestones for 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 years.

NEW! Brunton Compass and Ore Car T-Shirt

The AIPG Store has a new shirt available with the Brunton Compass on the front - online store
$17 for AIPG Members or $19 for Non-Members (includes S&H).

AIPG Members Save 7%

Geoscience Policy Monthly Review

The Monthly Review is part of a continuing effort to improve communications about the role of geoscience in policy.
Current and archived monthly reviews are available online. Subscribe to receive the Monthly Review directly.

AIPG Mentors and Mentees Program

Wanting to become a mentor or mentee? Log into you account and select "My Information" and place a checkmark in the Mentor or Mentee box or email us at aipg@aipg.org.
Students are encouraged to update their profile to include specialty codes since the majority of students have the specialty codes empty. Login and click on "My Information" to update.

NOTE: If you selected "Do Not Publish Info Online" on your profile your name will not show up in the search. You will need to update your profile under "My Information" to remove the check mark.

The Membership Directory is not to be disturbed or copied. It is intended to be a networking source for AIPG members only. AIPG Bylaws, Code of Ethics, and Policies apply to using the online directory.

Volunteer to Become an AIPG Associate Editor

Articles submitted for The Professional Geologist are reviewed by at least two associated editors before printed. AIPG Members that are interested in becoming an Associate Editor can fill out the required questionnaire. The questionnaire is in pdf format and can be filled out using the Adobe Reader hand tool. After you have filled out the questionnaire save it and email it to aipg@aipg.org.

Associate Editor Questionnaire

American Institute of Professional Geologists
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Westminster CO 80234-2710
303-412-6205