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Group at Top of the World "Open Bar," Beartooth
Pass. Kneeling, l to r: Rich Leishman, Woody Lutz, Chuck Malick, Dave
Houseknecht, John Miller, Bill Schweller. Standing, l to r: Art Montana,
Joe Drahuschak, Jesse Costolo, John Hill, Lance Anderson, Dave Froehlich, Barry
Voight, Fred Schriefer, John Roth, Bob Hershey, Mel Podwysocki, Skip Colflesh,
Bill Franz, Larry Meyers, Mary Karandosovski McGuire (behind Mark's hat), Mark
Jacobson, Brian Beard. Thanks to Hank Reif for the photo and identifications.
Field Camp 1972
Students In 1972 the Geological Sciences Major included options in Geophysics, Geochemistry-Mineralogy-Petrology, and Geology. Geology and G-M-P required Geol 470, Introduction to Field Geology, during the academic terms and summer Geol 472, Field Geology. A pre-camp cross-country excursion was available as Geol 471. Thanks to Hank Reif for the names of those attending.
| Lance C Anderson | Brian Beard | Skip Colflesh |
| J(esse) Houston Costolo, III | Joseph M (Joe) Drahuschak, Jr. | Bill Franz |
| David J (Dave) Froehlich | Robert M (Bob) Hershey | John H Hill |
| David W (Dave) Houseknecht | Mark Jacobson | Mary Karandosovski McGuire |
| Richard G (Rich) Leishman | Sherwood S (Woody) Lutz | Charles A (Chuck) Malick |
| Larry Meyers | John J Miller, Jr. | Henry E (Hank) Reif, Jr. |
| Robert W Reynolds | John E Roth | |
| Fred E Schriefer | William J (Bill) Schweller | W T Williams |
Faculty
(thanks to Hank Rief)
Deane Smith (cross-country),
Barry Voight,
Art (Boettcher) Montana,
Derrill Kerrick (Dillon project)
TA
Mel Podwysocki (MS68, PhD74)
Where They Stayed
YBRA, Red Lodge, Montana
Main Projects
Elk Basin, Beartooth front,
Heart Mountain
detachment, Dillon metamorphics in the Ruby Range
From the YBRA Annual Meeting Minutes, courtesy of Russ & Linda Dutcher: "Penn State will have 26 students in camp off and on for 5 weeks beginning July 11. Their group will be led by Art Boettcher with 4 other faculty members."
Click here to see another group photo AND recollections of the 1972 field camp
Click on the thumbnails to enlarge: (thanks to Hank Reif and Skip Colflesh for the photos)