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Presidents
of the
Colorado Scientific Society

Dwight Raymond Crandell
(1923 -  )

President of the Colorado Scientific Society
(1960)

Dwight Raymond Crandell
1923-

President 1960.  Honorary member 1981

• Geologist, geomorphologist

• Recognized expert in late Quaternary eruptive histories of volcanoes and their hazards.  Geology of Quaternary and Cretaceous rocks of central South Dakota.  Surficial geology and volcanic deposits of parts of Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii

• Graduate of Knox College (AB) and Yale Univeristy (MS and PhD)

• Meritorious Service Award and Distinguished Service Award, U.S. Department of Interior.  U.S. Geological Survey geologist for 35 years

• Avid stamp collector and dealer

• Combines photography with foreign travel

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