American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)
This page last updated on October 16, 2024
South Dakota Section
American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)
This page last updated on October 16, 2024
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SD Section Officers through March 2026 |
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| Name | Office |
| J. Foster Sawyer - Phone: (605) 415-4566 | President |
| Pending - Office Phone: ____________ | President-Elect |
| Gary Haag - Phone: (605) 280-5073 | Secretary/Treasurer |
| Tim Cowman - Office Phone: 605-677-5227 | Past President |
| Tom Durkin - Office Phone: (605) 394-1975 | Section Screening Chairman and Website Editor |
Photo of representatives from the SD Section and six other organizations who collaborated on 8 x 4 foot geologic interpretive sign erected along Highway 16 in the Black Hills
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Photos of Annual Meetings, Award Ceremonies, Field Trips,
etc.: (click for
Field Trip
"photo montage" page)
(click on Award Photos for details)
2024 Summer Field Trip
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September 7, 2024 Field Trip:
Geology of the
Paleozoic and Mesozoic strata Southern Black Hills
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Presentation of 2024 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to
Mr. Brian Fagnan
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SD Section members Gary Haag and Tim Cowman host AIPG booth at
2024 Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference
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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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Presentation of 2018 J.P. Gries Geologist of the Year Award to
Janet M. Carter
(and press release)
b. March 28, 2018 SD Section AIPG Annual Meeting group photo,
Pierre, SD
2017 Summer Field Trip
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AIPG Field Trip Photo Guide
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
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
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Presentation of 2014 J.P. Gries
Geologist of the Year Award to Dr. Colin J. Paterson
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Annual
Meeting Agenda - March 19, 2014
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5/10/13 Press Release:
Presentation of 2013 J.P. Gries
Geologist of the Year Award to Mr. Mark T. Anderson
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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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b.
Annual Meeting Agenda (March 16, 2011)
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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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a. 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.
