South Dakota Section
American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)

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This page last updated on January 2, 2024


 

SD Section Officers through March 2024

Name Office
Tim Cowman - Office Phone: 605-677-5227 President
J. Foster Sawyer - Office Phone: (605) 394-2461 President-Elect
Gary Haag - Phone: (605) 280-5073 Secretary/Treasurer
Linda Watts Past President
Tom Durkin - Office Phone: (605) 394-1975 Section Screening Chairman and Website Editor

Photos of Annual Meetings, Award Ceremonies, Field Trips, etc.: (click for Field Trip "photo montage" page)


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Presentation of 2023 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to Dr. Nuri Uzunlar


2023 Summer Field Trip

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September 9, 2023 Field Trip: The Geology of Custer State Park and a portion of Wind Cave National Park, Black Hills, SD



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SD Section members Sarah Chadima and Foster Sawyer host AIPG booth at 2023 Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference


2022 Summer Field Trip

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July 31, 2022 Field Trip: Geology and Paleontology of the Western Interior Seaway near Chamberlain, SD



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SD Section members Gary Haag and Foster Sawyer host AIPG booth at 2022 Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference



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Presentation of 2020 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to Mr. Thomas V. Durkin


 2019 Summer Field Trip - Sept. 14, 2019 (9:00am - 5:00pm) - Cancelled
Geology of South Dakota Badlands National Park
: Meet at Ben Reifel Visitor Center at 9:00am. Organizer: Linda Watts



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Presentation of 2019 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to Dr. Rachel C. Benton


Aug. 4, 2018 Summer Field Trip: "Granite, Glaciers & Floods: A short tour of the geology of northeastern South Dakota" cancelled to to scheduling conflicts.


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a.  Presentation of 2018 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to Janet M. Carter (and press release)
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March 28, 2018 SD Section AIPG Annual Meeting group photo, Pierre, SD


2017 Summer Field Trip

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August 19, 2017 Field Trip along the shores of Lewis and Clark Lake near Yankton, SD.



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Presentation of 2017 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to Gary H. Haag


2016 AIPG Honors & Awards Program - SD Section awardees: Tom Durkin and Foster Sawyer (pages 7, 8, and 15.)


Summer 2016 Field Trip
      
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June 4, 2016 Field Trip via
canoe/kayak along the Niobrara River in Nebraska



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Presentation of 2016 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to Dr. Arden D. Davis


2015 Summer Field Trip
             
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September 12, 2015 Field Trip focused on the Deadwood Formation in the Black Hills, SD and “Frac Sand” Potential. Click here for Field Guide and Driving Route.


 
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Presentation of 2015 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to Dr. Richard Hammond, and recognition of Gary H. Haag's 2014 Section Leadership Award, at 2015 SD Section Annual Meeting



Presentation of 2014 AIPG Section Leadership Award to Gary H. Haag, CPG-7667, South Dakota Section


 
a.  Presentation of 2014 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to Dr. Colin J. Paterson
b.  Annual Meeting Agenda - March 19, 2014 


 
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a.  5/10/13 Press Release: Presentation of 2013 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to Mr. Mark T. Anderson
b.  Annual Meeting Agenda - April 18, 2013


AIPG 2012 National Meeting in Rapid City
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a.       Presentation of 2012 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to Dr. Mark Fahrenbach
b - s.   2012 National Meeting photos


Summer 2011 Field Trip
                      
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August 20, 2011 Field Trip to Bear Butte.  (Thanks for Larry Stetler for organizing it!)


2011 Annual Meeting
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a. Presentation of 2011 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to Dr. Ed Duke  


 Summer 2010 Field Trip
           
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August 7, 2010 Field Trip conducted on a section of the Missouri River.  (Thanks for Derric Iles for organizing it!)


2010 Annual Meeting
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a.  April 22, 2010 Annual Breakfast Meeting in Rapid City, SD (meeting agenda)
b.  Presentation of 2010 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to Dr. Perry Rahn 
c.   Presentation of Outstanding Service Award to Gary Haag


2009 Summer Field Trip
     
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August 22, 2009 summer field trip focused on the hydrogeology of the east-central Black Hills.
 (Thanks for Foster Sawyer and Perry Rahn for organizing it!)


2009 Annual Meeting
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  March 21, 2009 Presentation of 2009 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to Dr. Jack Redden
b.  March 18, 2009 Annual Luncheon Meeting in Ft. Pierre, SD (meeting agenda)


2008 Summer Field Trip
                 
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August 15, 2008 Tour of Sanford Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory at Homestake.  (Thanks for Jack Redden for organizing it!)


2008 Annual Meeting
  
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March 26, 2008 Annual Luncheon Meeting in Pierre, SD and Presentation of 2008 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to Dr. Alvis Lisenbee


2007 Summer Field Trip
             
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Summer 2007 Field Trip to pegmatite and gold-bearing quartz vein mines.  (Thanks for Perry Rahn for organizing it!)


2007 Annual Meeting
 
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March 14, 2007 Annual Luncheon Meeting, Pierre SD.  Meeting Agenda


2006 Annual Meeting
   
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March 15, 2006 Annual Luncheon Meeting in Pierre, SD.  Meeting Agenda


Summer 2005 Field Trip Details (August 5 & 6, 2005) - Pleistocene geology of northeastern South Dakota.

               
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Summer 2005 Field Trip Photos.  (Thanks to Mike Meyer and Pat Emmons for helping organize the trip and to Jay Gilbertson for leading it!)


2005 Annual Meeting
   
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March 17, 2005 Annual Luncheon Meeting in Pierre, SD



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2004 "J. P. Gries Geologist of the Year" award winner - John Foster Sawyer


Summer 2004 Field Trip to Mt. Rushmore and Mammoth Site.  (Thanks to Tom Durkin for organizing it!)


2003 Summer Field Trip
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Summer 2003 Field Trip to Jewel Cave and Pegmatite Mines.  (Thanks to Mark Nelson, Perry Rahn, and Gary Haag for helping to organize it!)


2001 Summer Field Trip
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Summer 2001 Field Trip to the Badlands!  Click here for Trip Summary(Thanks to Tom Durkin for organizing it and to Mark Fahrenbach for leading it!)


2000 Fall Field Trip
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October 2000 Field Trip to Homestake Mine.  Photos taken at 7,400 foot level of mine.  (Thanks to Mark Nelson for organizing it!)


For more information or to submit material for this website, contact Tom Durkin.