Richard H. Jahns (1915-1983) was an engineering geologist who had a diverse and distinguished career in academia, consulting, and government. The Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lectureship was established in 1988 by the Engineering Geology Division and the Association of Engineering Geologists, jointly, to commemorate him and to promote student awareness of engineering geology through a series of annual lectures at academic institutions.

DISTINGUISHED LECTURERS

2009 - Edmund Medley

2008 - John J. Clague

2007 - John E. Moylan

2006 - Jerry D. Higgins

2005 - Richard M. Iverson

2004 - Jeffrey R. Keaton

2003 - Chester Skip Watts

2002 - Perry H. Rahn

2001 - Robert J. Watters

2000 - Allen W. Hatheway

1999 - Mavis D. Kent

1998 - Thomas L. Holzer

1997 - Don U. Deere

1996 - J. David Rogers

1995 - Robert S. Yeats

1994 - James F. Quinlan

1993 - Roy J. Shlemon

1992 - Barry Voight

1991 - Ellis L. Krinitizsky

1990 - Robert L. Schuster

1989 - James E. Slosson