CANDIDATE FOR AIPG NATIONAL EDITOR
Candidate for AIPG National Editor
John L. Berry, CPG-4032 Austin, Texas
I feel greatly honored and very sur- prised to be nominated to stand for the office of AIPG National Editor. I have been a member of AIPG for nearly 40 years and an Associate Editor of TPG for the last 15 years. AIPG, and particularly TPG, has been important to me as my prime external source of information on ethical professional behavior (thank you, David Abbott), on government actions affecting the practice of geology, and on activities in areas of the profession beyond my own field of resource explo- ration.
I value AIPG as an instrument for increasing professionalism in the prac- tice of geology, for developing a body of thought and experience governing ethical practice, for developing a sense of cohesion and professional pride among practicing geological scientists, and as a national voice for geology as a profes- sion. All of these functions become more important as the diversity of geological practice increases and as state registra- tion of geologists spreads, fragmenting the profession intellectually and orga- nizationally. Increasing specialization makes it more difficult to communicate with each other technically, and lack of institutional cohesion makes it difficult for us collectively to pull our weight in society. Therefore, as editor of TPG, if elected, I will focus on content that promotes professionalism, deepens dis- cussion of ethical issues, and clearly communicates significant information in as wide a variety of technical areas as possible.
I intend to work hard on increasing the impact of eNews, and broadening its circulation to “influencers of opinion.” I regard this publication also as a promis- ing way to reach younger people as well as non-geologists.
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AIPG provides its members with many benefits, including international reciprocity agreements, participation in the IUGS’s Task Group on Global Geoscience Professionalism (TG-GGP), and networking opportunities, as well as more than a score of other services, such as group insurance, technical con- ferences and free resume posting. There is room, I think, to be more assiduous in bringing these benefits to the attention of members in more detail through the medium of TPG and eNews.
Our profession affects public health, safety, and welfare in almost every way: ensuring clean water, facilitating environmental protection and clean-up, and addressing both geologic hazards and the hazards associated with produc- ing essential fuels and minerals. I will attempt to assist in increasing AIPG out- reach to the public by clearly portraying the breadth and depth of our importance to society. I will also continue the focus on outreach to the students and young professionals who represent our future.
My interest in geology became seri- ous when, at the age of 15, I purchased a secondhand copy of Arthur Holmes’ 1947 textbook “Principles of Physical Geology” at a school fête. Within the next few months I was able to use it to understand the rocks and landforms of North Wales and northern Finland. This experience, the promise of adventure, and the opportunity to serve others by discovering essential resources steered me to geology as a career. My first job, while a graduate student, was on Ice Station T-3. After receiving my MS from Columbia I took a position with Anglo- American Corporation exploring for cop- per in Zambia. Here we were confronted with weathering profiles that extended to depths of 150m or more, and with evi- dence of very rapid climatic oscillations
in the late Proterozoic, from hot desert to ice-bound ocean. My subsequent career has been spent almost entirely in mining and hydrocarbon exploration in major companies and as a consultant, with a heavy bias towards exploration research.
I respectfully ask for you to vote for me as editor, and promise to do my very best to ensure that AIPG’s publications do the best job possible of keeping you, our members, informed of what is going on in the Institute and the profession, and of keeping the world beyond us aware of the value of our profession to the nation and of the central role of AIPG within it.
VOTE VOTE VOTE Letter to the Editor
Dear American Institute of Professional Geologists:
I would like to thank you for the subscription to The Professional Geologists. I am honored to be rec- ognized by the American Institute of Professional Geologists. It is a great privilege to teach geology and sci- ence to fifth graders. I feel they are receptive to the ever changing earth around them and excited about proj- ects that relate to them personally. The continued knowledge I will gain and share with students from this subscription is immeasurable. Thank you again for your support of teaching about Earth science.
Sincerely, Ann Anderson,
2015 NAGT winner (National Association of Geoscience Teachers)
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