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.mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Robert Edward Folinsbee</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1917-04-16</span>)</span>April 16, 1917<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Edmonton,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmonton, Alberta">Edmonton, Alberta</a>, Canada</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">May 1, 2008<span style="display:none">(2008-05-01)</span> (aged 91)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Alberta" title="University of Alberta">University of Alberta</a><br /><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Canada" title="Order of Canada">Order of Canada</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><b>Scientific career</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fields</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Geologist" title="Geologist">Geologist</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Institutions</th><td class="infobox-data">University of Alberta</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Robert Edward Folinsbee</b> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Canada" title="Order of Canada">OC</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Canada" title="Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada">FRSC</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"></span></span> (April 16, 1917 – May 1, 2008) was a Canadian <a href="/wiki/Geologist" title="Geologist">geologist</a>, whose work involved <a href="/wiki/Geochronology" title="Geochronology">geochronology</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ore" title="Ore">ore deposits</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Meteorites" class="mw-redirect" title="Meteorites">meteorites</a>. </p><p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Edmonton,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmonton, Alberta">Edmonton, Alberta</a>, he received a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">Bachelor of Science</a> degree in 1938 from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Alberta" title="University of Alberta">University of Alberta</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Science" title="Master of Science">Master of Science</a> degree in 1940 and a <a href="/wiki/Ph.D." class="mw-redirect" title="Ph.D.">Ph.D.</a> in 1942 from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a>. During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, he served with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">Royal Canadian Air Force</a> as a pilot. </p><p>In 1946, he joined the University of Alberta as an assistant professor. He became an associate professor in 1950 and a full professor in 1955. He retired in 1978 and was appointed professor emeritus. From 1955 to 1969, he was the chairman of the Department of Geology. </p><p>He was president of the <a href="/wiki/Geological_Society_of_America" title="Geological Society of America">Geological Society of America</a> (1975–1976)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Society_of_Canada" title="Royal Society of Canada">Royal Society of Canada</a> (1977–1978). </p><p>In 1973, he was made an Officer of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Canada" title="Order of Canada">Order of Canada</a>. In 1967, he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's <a href="/wiki/Willet_G._Miller_Medal" title="Willet G. Miller Medal">Willet G. Miller Medal</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>His earliest papers focused mainly on mineralogy and regional geology published by the Geological Survey of Canada. His later publications reflected his interests in the fields of geochronology, ore deposits, and meteorites.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>The asteroid (187679) Folinsbee is named in his honour. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Folinsbee&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Eckel, Edwin, 1982, GSA Memoir 155, The Geological Society of America — Life History of a Learned Society: Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America Memoir 155, 168 p., <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8137-1155-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-8137-1155-X">0-8137-1155-X</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMorton,_R._D.2008" class="citation journal cs1">Morton, R. 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Winchell">Alexander Winchell</a> (1891)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grove_Karl_Gilbert" title="Grove Karl Gilbert">Grove Karl Gilbert</a> (1892)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_William_Dawson" title="John William Dawson">John William Dawson</a> (1893)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Chrowder_Chamberlin" title="Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin">Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin</a> (1894)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Shaler" title="Nathaniel Shaler">Nathaniel Shaler</a> (1895)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_LeConte" title="Joseph LeConte">Joseph LeConte</a> (1896)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Orton_Sr." title="Edward Orton Sr.">Edward Orton Sr.</a> (1897)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._J._Stevenson_(geologist)" title="J. J. Stevenson (geologist)">J. J. Stevenson</a> (1898)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Kendall_Emerson" title="Benjamin Kendall Emerson">Benjamin Kendall Emerson</a> (1899)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mercer_Dawson" title="George Mercer Dawson">George Mercer Dawson</a> (1900)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1901–1925</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Doolittle_Walcott" title="Charles Doolittle Walcott">Charles Doolittle Walcott</a> (1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton_Horace_Winchell" title="Newton Horace Winchell">Newton Horace Winchell</a> (1902)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Franklin_Emmons" title="Samuel Franklin Emmons">Samuel Franklin Emmons</a> (1903)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Casper_Branner" title="John Casper Branner">John Casper Branner</a> (1904)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raphael_Pumpelly" title="Raphael Pumpelly">Raphael Pumpelly</a> (1905)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Russell" title="Israel Russell">Israel Russell</a> (1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_R._Van_Hise" title="Charles R. Van Hise">Charles R. Van Hise</a> (1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Calvin_(geologist)" title="Samuel Calvin (geologist)">Samuel Calvin</a> (1908)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grove_Karl_Gilbert" title="Grove Karl Gilbert">Grove Karl Gilbert</a> (1909)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Hague" title="Arnold Hague">Arnold Hague</a> (1910)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Morris_Davis" title="William Morris Davis">William Morris Davis</a> (1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herman_LeRoy_Fairchild" title="Herman LeRoy Fairchild">Herman LeRoy Fairchild</a> (1912)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eugene_Allen_Smith" title="Eugene Allen Smith">Eugene Allen Smith</a> (1913)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Ferdinand_Becker" title="George Ferdinand Becker">George Ferdinand Becker</a> (1914)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Philemon_Coleman" title="Arthur Philemon Coleman">Arthur Philemon Coleman</a> (1915)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mason_Clarke" title="John Mason Clarke">John M. Clarke</a> (1916)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Dawson_Adams" title="Frank Dawson Adams">Frank Dawson Adams</a> (1917)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Whitman_Cross" title="Charles Whitman Cross">Charles Whitman Cross</a> (1918)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Campbell_Merriam" title="John Campbell Merriam">John Campbell Merriam</a> (1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_C._White" title="Israel C. White">Israel C. White</a> (1920)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Furman_Kemp" title="James Furman Kemp">James Furman Kemp</a> (1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Schuchert" title="Charles Schuchert">Charles Schuchert</a> (1922)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_White_(geologist)" title="David White (geologist)">David White</a> (1923)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waldemar_Lindgren" title="Waldemar Lindgren">Waldemar Lindgren</a> (1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Berryman_Scott" title="William Berryman Scott">William Berryman Scott</a> (1925)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1926–1950</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lawson" title="Andrew Lawson">Andrew Lawson</a> (1926)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Keith_(geologist)" title="Arthur Keith (geologist)">Arthur Keith</a> (1927)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bailey_Willis" title="Bailey Willis">Bailey Willis</a> (1928)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heinrich_Ries" title="Heinrich Ries">Heinrich Ries</a> (1929)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._A._F._Penrose_Jr." title="R. A. F. Penrose Jr.">R. A. F. Penrose Jr.</a> (1930)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Church_Lane" title="Alfred Church Lane">Alfred Church Lane</a> (1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reginald_Aldworth_Daly" title="Reginald Aldworth Daly">Reginald Aldworth Daly</a> (1932)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Kenneth_Leith" title="Charles Kenneth Leith">Charles Kenneth Leith</a> (1933)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Collins" title="William Henry Collins">William Henry Collins</a> (1934)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevin_M._Fenneman" title="Nevin M. Fenneman">Nevin M. Fenneman</a> (1935)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Curran_Mendenhall" title="Walter Curran Mendenhall">Walter Curran Mendenhall</a> (1936)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Palache" title="Charles Palache">Charles Palache</a> (1937)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Louis_Day" title="Arthur Louis Day">Arthur Louis Day</a> (1938)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Wayland_Vaughan" title="T. Wayland Vaughan">T. Wayland Vaughan</a> (1939)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eliot_Blackwelder" title="Eliot Blackwelder">Eliot Blackwelder</a> (1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_P._Berkey" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles P. Berkey">Charles P. Berkey</a> (1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Wilson_Johnson" title="Douglas Wilson Johnson">Douglas W. Johnson</a> (1942)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._L._Bruce" class="mw-redirect" title="E. L. Bruce">E. L. Bruce</a> (1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adolph_Knopf" title="Adolph Knopf">Adolph Knopf</a> (1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_W._Berry" title="Edward W. Berry">Edward W. Berry</a> (1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_L._Bowen" title="Norman L. Bowen">Norman L. Bowen</a> (1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arville_Irving_Levorsen" title="Arville Irving Levorsen">Arville Irving Levorsen</a> (1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Gilluly" title="James Gilluly">James Gilluly</a> (1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester_R._Longwell" class="mw-redirect" title="Chester R. Longwell">Chester R. Longwell</a> (1949)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Walden_Rubey" title="William Walden Rubey">William Walden Rubey</a> (1950)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1951–1975</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chester_Stock" title="Chester Stock">Chester Stock</a> (1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Lovering" title="Thomas S. Lovering">Thomas S. Lovering</a> (1952)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendell_P._Woodring" title="Wendell P. Woodring">Wendell P. Woodring</a> (1953)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernst_Cloos" title="Ernst Cloos">Ernst Cloos</a> (1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Hermann_Bucher" title="Walter Hermann Bucher">Walter Hermann Bucher</a> (1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Sherwood_Hume" title="George Sherwood Hume">George Sherwood Hume</a> (1956)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_J._Russell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard J. Russell (page does not exist)">Richard J. Russell</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Cecil_Moore" title="Raymond Cecil Moore">Raymond Cecil Moore</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marland_P._Billings" title="Marland P. Billings">Marland P. Billings</a> (1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollis_Dow_Hedberg" title="Hollis Dow Hedberg">Hollis Dow Hedberg</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Brennan_Nolan" title="Thomas Brennan Nolan">Thomas Brennan Nolan</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._King_Hubbert" title="M. King Hubbert">M. King Hubbert</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Hammond_Hess" title="Harry Hammond Hess">Harry Hammond Hess</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Birch_(geophysicist)" title="Francis Birch (geophysicist)">Francis Birch</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmot_Hyde_Bradley" title="Wilmot Hyde Bradley">Wilmot Hyde Bradley</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Legget" title="Robert Legget">Robert Legget</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konrad_Bates_Krauskopf" title="Konrad Bates Krauskopf">Konrad Bates Krauskopf</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ian_Campbell_(geologist)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ian Campbell (geologist) (page does not exist)">Ian Campbell</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morgan_J._Davis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Morgan J. Davis (page does not exist)">Morgan J. Davis</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Rodgers_(geologist)" title="John Rodgers (geologist)">John Rodgers</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_H._Jahns&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard H. Jahns (page does not exist)">Richard H. Jahns</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luna_Leopold" title="Luna Leopold">Luna Leopold</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_C._Maxwell_(geologist)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John C. Maxwell (geologist) (page does not exist)">John C. Maxwell</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Allen_(geologist)" title="Clarence Allen (geologist)">Clarence Allen</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julian_Goldsmith" title="Julian Goldsmith">Julian Goldsmith</a> (1975)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Robert Folinsbee</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Drake" title="Charles L. Drake">Charles L. Drake</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_T._Flawn" title="Peter T. Flawn">Peter T. Flawn</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Silver" title="Leon Silver">Leon Silver</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurence_L._Sloss" title="Laurence L. Sloss">Laurence L. Sloss</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Howard_R._Gould&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Howard R. Gould (page does not exist)">Howard R. Gould</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digby_McLaren" title="Digby McLaren">Digby McLaren</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_A._Bailly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paul A. Bailly (page does not exist)">Paul A. Bailly</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Gordon_Wolman" title="M. Gordon Wolman">M. Gordon Wolman</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brian_J._Skinner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brian J. Skinner (page does not exist)">Brian J. Skinner</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._G._Ernst" title="W. G. Ernst">W. G. Ernst</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Oliver_(scientist)" title="Jack Oliver (scientist)">Jack Oliver</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_W._Bally" title="Albert W. Bally">Albert W. Bally</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph_Bromery" title="Randolph Bromery">Randolph Bromery</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_A._Price" title="Raymond A. Price">Raymond A. Price</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Malkin_Curtis" title="Doris Malkin Curtis">Doris Malkin Curtis</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/E-An_Zen" title="E-An Zen">E-An Zen</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_D._Hatcher_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Robert D. Hatcher Jr.">Robert D. Hatcher Jr.</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_R._Dickinson" title="William R. Dickinson">William R. Dickinson</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_A._Stephenson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David A. Stephenson (page does not exist)">David A. Stephenson</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eldridge_M._Moores" title="Eldridge M. Moores">Eldridge M. Moores</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_A._Thompson_(geologist)" title="George A. Thompson (geologist)">George A. Thompson</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victor_R._Baker&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Victor R. Baker (page does not exist)">Victor R. 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Thomas</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_G._Wells&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stephen G. Wells (page does not exist)">Stephen G. Wells</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_M._Sharp" title="John M. Sharp">John M. Sharp</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Judith_Totman_Parrish&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Judith Totman Parrish (page does not exist)">Judith Totman Parrish</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jean_M._Bahr" class="mw-redirect" title="Jean M. Bahr">Jean M. Bahr</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joaquin_Ruiz_(geologist)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joaquin Ruiz (geologist) (page does not exist)">Joaquin Ruiz</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Geissman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Geissman (page does not exist)">John Geissman</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_H._Davis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George H. 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