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Barbara Tewksbury, Stephen Harper Kirner Professor of Geology, was named president-elect of the  American Geological Institute. AGI is a nonprofit federation of 40 geoscientific and professional associations that represent more than 100,000 geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the geoscience profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in mankind's use of resources and interaction with the environment. Tewksbury will be president of AGI during 2003-04.

A member of the Hamilton College faculty since 1978, Tewksbury earned her Ph.D. in geology from the University of Colorado.  Specializing in structural and planetary geology and plate tectonics, Tewksbury has published papers for many journals including the Journal of Structural Geology, Geological Society of America Bulletin, and Journal of Geoscience Education. She has received many grants from the National Science Foundation to run workshops to promote reform in geoscience education and to instruct geoscience faculty in effective and innovative teaching methods in the geosciences. Most recently, she was awarded a $4.2 million grant (shared with three other institutions) from the NSF for  five-year project, titled "On the Cutting Edge," which is designed to improve the quality of undergraduate geoscience education.   The American Association of Colleges and Universities selected Tewksbury's introductory geology course as one of four courses to be taught nationally in 2002 as a model course that links the teaching of science to human issues.   She is a former New York State Professor of the Year, selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.  Tewksbury's current research involves investigation of deformation in Proterozoic metamorphic rocks of the Grenville Province in northern New York State.

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