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Our students, faculty members, and alumni can stay in touch with happenings in the department and with each other through this page.

Students and faculty share a few laughs and good conversations while making geology-themed pizzas together ( Back, L to R: Shannon Dillon, Mik Redovian, Avalon Bunge, Maggie McGuire, Prof. Rich April. Front, L to R: Prof. Martin Wong, Josh Lasker, Josh Solomon)

2025 Student Awards

We are happy to announce this year's recipients of our departmental awards:

AwardWinners
Norma Vergo PrizeWilliam Aspinwall '25
Award for ExcellenceVivian Adelman '25 
Stella Miao '25
Robert M. Linsley PrizeMadison Cammarata '26 
Riley Taylor '26
Kevin Williams Memorial FellowshipsLindsay Kosnick '27
Avery Mathews '27

Image Galleries

Students in the department interact with faculty members outside of the classrooms and labs as well. Through department-organized gatherings and field trips, and "CUGS" - the Colgate University Geological Society (student club), they develop a true sense of community. 

View image galleries from department activities. 

Alumni News

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To send updates for the next newsletter or to request a copy of an old newsletter, contact: Sarah Hughes

Students, faculty members, and alumni celebrated the life and teaching career of late geology professor Bruce Selleck with a service at Memorial Chapel followed by a reception at the Colgate Inn.
Students, faculty members, and alumni celebrated the life and teaching career of late geology professor Bruce Selleck with a service at Memorial Chapel followed by a reception at the Colgate Inn.

Tributes from Geology Alumni 1961-2017

In 2019, Jon Powell '74 asked geology alumni to share their thoughts about the lasting impacts of the geology department and faculty on them, to create a booklet of testimonials, which he presented to Jim McLelland (the Chief) in December of that year.

View the Testimonial Booklet

CU ExxonMobile Alumni
Colgate Geology alums gathered for lunch on ExxonMobil's campus north of Houston (L to Rt: Jay Barr '04, Heide Mairs '82, Jeffrey Palmer '80, Susannah Boote '13, Pamela Tiezzi Darwin '81, Barry Caspar '84, Robert Ylagan '90).

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