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May 23, 2000
Susan Beasy Latto, Director of Public
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Professor John Green, Department of Geology 218 726-7208
UMD Professor Emeritus Honored
for Contributions to the Study of Lake Superior
John Green, Professor Emeritus, UMD
Department of Geological Sciences, was awarded the Goldich Medal at the 46th
annual meeting of the Institute on Lake Superior Geology held in Thunder Bay,
Ontario, Canada May 8 -12. The prestigious award is given annually to a geologist
for outstanding contributions to the geology of the Lake Superior region.
Professor Green has been carrying out geologic mapping and research on the
Lake Superior area since 1962. His work has focused on understanding the origins
of the ancient volcanic rocks of the area.
The Institute is an international organization involving geoscientists from
government, academe, and industry in Ontario, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan
who are professionally concerned with the geology and resources of the Lake
Superior Region.
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