PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND PRACTICES - COLUMN 155


paints numbers or other symbols on an outcrop prior taking pictures.


I recognize that outcrop samples can be very important for a variety of rea- sons. Likewise, students and others need to practice coring for research projects. However, there are less outcrop-destruc- tive alternatives available. Outcrops, particularly the ones frequently visited, tend to have a lot of broken pieces at the bottom that can be broken up and collected. Large boulders can be brought to campus for coring practice in the same way that boulders for hand-drilling contests are collected by those schools having teams competing in mining task contests (like rodeo or woodsman’s com- petitions, mining competitions are a spe- cialized sport in which only a few schools participate). Numbers and symbols can be written on paper and temporarily taped to the outcrop for the purpose of taking pictures.


In summary, leave a clean outcrop that retains its distinctive features for the geoscientists and students who will visit it in the future.


Stolen CPG Certificate Numbers


I received the second case in about a year where someone was using the CPG certification number of an AIPG CPG without the knowledge of the certifica- tion holder. In both cases the individual who stole the certification number was in a state at some distance from the residence of the certification holder. Both cases were brought to AIPG’s attention by someone who was checking the cre- dentials of the person falsely claiming to be a CPG. AIPG headquarters can easily check the membership database


by CPG number and confirm that the certification number has been stolen from the real holder. I’m informed of the situation and send the real CPG the information we have about the individual who stole the certification number. In both cases, the real CPG knew nothing about the theft of their certification number. Beyond informing the real CPG and the person bringing the theft to AIPG’s attention, there’s little AIPG can do. Depending on the information provided and the nature of the misuse of the certification number, it may be possible to inform appropri- ate regulatory authorities. But this also requires the person bringing the matter to our attention being willing to work with the regulator. If you become aware that someone else is using your AIPG membership number, please let Vickie Hill at AIPG headquarters know about it and contact me. If nothing else, AIPG will do what it can to protect your name and professional reputation.


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