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The Clarion — February 15,2005
Dr. Reynolds co-leads volcanology trip to Guatemala
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by Tom Cowan
Staff Writer
Last month Brevard geol
ogy professor Dr. Jim Reynolds
visited Guatemala’s, volcanoes
with a group of volcanology stu
dents from Arizona State Univer
sity (ASU).
Dr, Reynolds co-led the trip
with his long time friend and
Dartmouth colleague Dr. Stan
Williams. Dr. Williams, a volca
nologist at ASU, is known for
his book “Surviving Galeras”,
which recounts the 1993 disas
ter at Col6mbia’s Galeras vol
cano where six geologists were
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killed in an eruption. Despite
sustaining serious injuries from
this event. Dr. Williams contin
ues to teach and lead trips to
Central America with help from
friends such as Dr. Reynolds
and ASU researcher Amanda
Clark.
The group of 15 traveled
through the Sierra Madre
Cuchimatanes range, a massive
volcanic range near
Huehuetenango. They traveled
roads as high as high as ten
thousand feet and crossed the
tectonic plate boundary be
tween the Caribbean and North
American plates. They also
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Reynolds point out that the
Brevard area is rich with geo
logic interests including Pisgah
Forest and the Brevard Fault.
They also pointed out the eclec
tic nature of geology and its in
fluence on business, wilderness
studies, art, society, and history.
Reynolds said that almost
nobody goes to college to be a
geologist, but once they take a
class in geology they develop
an interest. If Brevard offered
the geology major, retention of
students would be higher. The
geology minor program is very
active at Brevard, including trips
to South America, Iceland,
Greece, Guatemala, and Italy.
It may be too late for Mot
ley to benefit if the major is ac
cepted, but he says “It would be
really cool to help create a major
and graduate with it.”
served as the Alumni Chair
of the college’s comprehensive
capital campaign, and has been
an Alumni Member of the
College’s Board since 2003.
Jones, who graduated in
1964, then pursued a bachelor’s
degree in chemical engineering
from N.C. State University and a
bachelor s degree in mechanical
engineering from Washington
University in St. Louis, Mo.
Jones retired in 2001 as a
business consultant for Polaris
and has since served as board
member for Whitewater Cove
Children’s Home; elder and min
istry team member at Brevard-
Davidson River Presbyterian
Church; and acting assistant
climbed to the McKenny crater
of the Pacaya volcano, which
has frequently erupting since
1962. Staying at a safer distance,
the group visited two erupting
volcanoes, Fuego and
Santiaguito. Santiaguito, which
has been active since 1922, is
shown erupting in the picture to
the —. Researcher, Amanda
Clark measured the volcano’s
energy output by measuring the
height of the ash plumes during
eruption.
The trip lasted from Janu
ary 2-16. Other geological sites
the group visited included the
Motagua Fault line, the giant
crater lake of Atitim, and the vil
lage of Panabaj, where buildings
and village inhabitants remain
buried by a massive mudslide
that inundated the town on Oc
tober 5 of last year.
Dr. Reynolds says “I look
forward to taking Brevard Col
lege students to Guatemala for
geology 270 in 2008.” For more
information on Dr. Reynolds in
ternational trips go to http://
www2.brevard.edu/revnolih/.
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CAB dates
by Christina Dennis
Staff Writer
The Campus Activity Board
(CAB) has a number of events
lined up for the next few months.
CAB is planning Spring
Fest which will take place Satur-
day, April 22. There is a possi
bility of collaborating with the
Earth Day festivities to make it
as big as possible.
Students can make a point
to contact Catherine Johns at
JohnsC@Brevard.edu or any
other CAB member.