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Beartooth Plateau
Beartooth Plateau. Credit: Phil Norbeck

Field Camp 1974

Students In 1974 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.  Most of these names are from the database of 1975 Geological Sciences alumni that, hopefully, is a proxy for 1974 field camp, although some may have attended a year earlier or a year later.  Some of these alumni, in addition, may have been geophysics option, so would not have attended field camp.  Thanks to Nicholas Susak and Mike Canich for additional names.

Ed Boyle Ruth M Brennesholtz Jeffrey A Bruneau
Rick Campbell Michael Canich (MS 76) Joe Donovan
James D Fritz William Jay Hoover Randy P Jones
Jim T Kovach Michael E Moore Robert C Popovich
Jayne Rava R Randolph Say Jim Schad
Vincent A Scovazzo Steven G Singer Nicholas J Susak
Richard L Unger Debbie vanVleet James C Walter
Arlene G Weiner Jack A Winkelman William E Wertz

Faculty (thanks to Nicholas Susak)
   Roger Cuffey and Charles Thornton (cross-country  trip), Duff Gold,
Rob Scholten, Art Rose (Stillwater), Wayne Burnham, Art (Boettcher) Montana

Where they stayed (thanks to Nicholas Susak)
   YBRA, Red Lodge, Montana; Little Sheep Creek Campground, Lima, Montana; Western Montana College, Dillon

Main projects (thanks to Nicholas Susak and Art Montana)
   Elk Basin, Beartooth front, air photo mapping of the Lima area, Dillon metamorphics (Ruby Range), Stillwater, Precambrian basement in the Christensen Quad near Dillon

From the YBRA Annual Meeting Minutes, courtesy of Russ & Linda Dutcher: "25 students are attending."

Nicholas Susak says there were at least two other students -- Archie and "Contour" Al -- and that Wayne Burnham (Department Chair) led the convoy home.  Actually, Art Montana also went back with the group.

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Thermopolis

University of Western Montana, Dillon