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Rick Abegg
BS
,
Earth Science
Team Leader, Chevron
Raymond Ban
B.S.
,
Meteorology
,
1973
Consultant, Ban & Associates LLC
Edmond Scott Billingsley
B.S.
,
Geosciences
,
1981
Vice President of Geology and GIS, Pennsylvania General Energy Company, LLC
Andrea J. Bleistein
B.S.
,
Meteorology
,
2004
Project Manager, National Weather Service
Randall Cygan
M.S.
,
Geochemistry and Mineralogy
,
1980
Ph.D.
,
Geochemistry and Mineralogy
,
1983
Geochemist, Sandia National Laboratories (retired) and Texas A&M University
Vincent Hock Jr.
M.S.
,
Metallurgy
,
1978
Senior Scientist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jacqueline Huntoon
Ph.D.
,
Geology
,
1990
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Michigan Technological University
Jennie Karalewich
BS
,
Geography
Lead Redistricting Specialist, US Census Bureau
Marla Korpar
B.S.
,
Environmental Systems Engineering
,
2013
Independent Contractor and Environmental Engineer, AmeriCorps VISTA
Theresa Kotanchek
B.S.
,
Ceramic Science and Engineering
,
1984
M.S.
,
Ceramic Science
,
1987
Ph.D.
,
Materials Science
,
1991
CEO, Evolved Analytics
Robert Kraft
B.S.
,
Geography
,
1989
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
,
Geographic Information Systems
,
2016
GEOINT Officer and Systems Engineer, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Susan Lechtanski
BS
,
Geography
,
1997
Marketing Director, Penn State
Joel Myers
B.S.
,
Meteorology
,
1961
M.S.
,
Meteorology
,
1963
Ph.D.
,
Meteorology
,
1971
Founder, Chairman, and President, AccuWeather, Inc.
Cheryl Nelson
B.S.
,
Meteorology
,
2002
TV Host and Freelance Meteorologist, WTKR-TV
Bernadette Woods Placky
BS
,
Meteorology
,
1999
Meteorologist, Climate Central
Joel Reed
B.S.
,
Ceramic Science and Engineering
,
1982
Principal Consultant, Mereo
Reggie Spiller
MS
,
Geology
,
1979
CEO, Azimuth Energy
Timothy Watson
MS
,
Geosciences
BS
,
Geosciences
Geoscientist, Noble Energy