2008 ISGS Annual Report - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Brent E. Lemke and Alison B. Lecouris hold the Special Achievement by a
Team Awards they received from Chief Bill Shilts. Daniel O. Nelson, the third
member of the team, was not present for the photograph.
Special Achievement by a Team
The NAD83 Conversion Team, Daniel O. Nelson, Alison B.
Lecouris, and Brent E. Lemke, were recognized for their outstanding
contributions in converting ISGS data from the Lambert projection
to the North American Datum of 1983.
Outstanding New Staff Member
Two new staff members were honored this
year. Yongqi Lu was recognized for his
outstanding contributions to the ISGS through
the development of
innovative technologies
for air pollutant control,
such as mercury and
CO 2 emissions, from
coal-fired power plants.
Jason F. Thomason
Staff Recognition
Jason F. Thomason
was honored for his outstanding
contributions Yongqi Lu
to three-dimensional
mapping of the glacial lithostratigraphy for the
Great Lakes Geological Mapping Coalition in
northeastern Illinois.
Map Posters Reach Wide Audience
At the request of ESRI co-founder and president J. Dangermond,
Illinois State Geological Survey geologist Barbara J. Stiff provided a
digital copy of a poster showing the use of ESRI products. The poster
was originally presented at the 2005 Geological Society of America
workshop, Three-dimensional Geological Mapping for Groundwater
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Barbara J. Stiff
Applications, during the 2005 ESRI International
Users Conference. Stiff was contacted
because one of her two award-winning posters
(ESRI best poster award) was on display at the
ESRI Redlands headquarters. Several of Stiff’s
posters and maps have been submitted to the
Library of Congress as part of the ESRI archive,
including the poster featuring the stacked
sequence of Illinois maps that became part of
ISGS Illinois Map 10.
Master’s Degree Earned
Congratulations are
extended to Geoffrey E. Pociask of the Illinois
State Geological Survey Wetlands Geology
Section on the completion of his master of science
degree in geography from the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Pociask’s
thesis is titled “An Evaluation of Bendway
Weirs: Effects on Stream Channel Migration
and Cross-sectional Geometry.”
Completing Terms in
Professional Associations
Beverly L. Herzog completed her two-year
term as Chair of the Association of Ground
Water Scientists and Engineers (AGWSE) and Vice President of the
National Ground Water
Association (NGWA) at
the Ground Water Expo
in Orlando, Florida,
on December 6, 2007.
NGWA has more than
14,000 members, most
from North America, and
AGWSE is its largest
division, with more than
9,000 members. In addition
to the AGWSE and
NGWA boards, Herzog
served on the board of
the National Ground Water
Research and Educa-
Beverly L. Herzog receives a plaque from Vicki
Kretsinger, Past Chair of the Association of
Ground Water Scientists and Engineers
(AGWSE). Herzog was recognized for her service
to the National Ground Water Association
(NGWA) and the AGWSE.
Geoffrey E. Pociask
tion Foundation and more
than 15 committees or
work groups, several
of which she chaired.
Past Chair AGWSE
Vicki Kretsinger noted
that “. . . Bev has been
instrumental in the step-by-step approaches taken to build relationships
that are leading to more specific requests for financial support
to accomplish nationwide monitoring and groundwater resources
evaluation goals. We have continued to persuade congressional staff
members of the importance of groundwater . . . . The AGWSE Board
greatly appreciates her tireless efforts and continued contributions as
a Board member, then Secretary, and Chair.”