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FY2019 GSA ANNUAL REPORT
Serving Geoscience and the Profession
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The mission of the Geological Society GSAF was thrilled to kick off the
of America Foundation is to develop and Death Valley Rendezvous, the first in
provide funds to support the goals and what we hope will become a series of one
programs of the Geological Society of to two trips per year, with 25 participants
America. These funds are distributed from coast to coast. Some attendees were
according to the needs of the Society and longtime friends of the Foundation, and
in a manner consistent with the desire of some we were meeting for the first time;
the donors. some were students, some current profes-
The responsibilities of the Foundation sional geologists across disciplines, others
are twofold: (1) to support GSA programs, retired from long careers, and some were
and (2) to preserve the Foundation’s assets family members of geologists attending.
for the future. The trip held interest for all, from a fasci-
nating spectrum of geology to a presenta-
2018–2019 Highlights tion on the local ecology with a Nature
Conservancy naturalist. Trip leader
Darrel Cowan led lively, rich discussions
VENTURING INTO DEATH VALLEY at each site. One of the students, a Wright-
WITH GSAF Troxel Research Grant recipient, gave an
Camaraderie over happy hour after evening presentation on his research
dusty days in the field, friendships forged focused on a nearby site.
under hot desert sun, new personal and Feedback from participants was so
professional connections—although these positive, and the slots filled so quickly,
things may not be what lured attendees to that we are encouraged to hold similar
GSAF’s first-ever Rendezvous in April Rendezvous trips in the future. Keep on
2019, they are the kinds of experiences the lookout to see where our next desti-
had and connections made after a six-day nation will be.
trip based in Shoshone, California, USA.