The purpose of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' Development Council is to assist the dean and the college's Office of Development and Alumni Relations staff in identifying and developing fund raising goals and initiatives. The committee helps increase alumni giving and pledging and provides alumni volunteers as needed for fund raising events and initiatives.
Development Council Members
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James Bryja Senior VP, NAPP & PRB (retired), Alpha Natural Resources |
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Mark Clemens President and Chief Executive Officer, Carrier Energy Partners |
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Donald Cordier Managing Director (retired), RBC Capital Markets |
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Timothy Donohue Vice President, e-Learning and Knowledge Solutions, International Human Resources Development Corporation (IHRDC) |
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John Dutton Professor Emeritus of Meteorology and Dean Emeritus, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences; Chairman and President, Prescient Weather |
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Jorge Fandino Senior Petroleum Engineer, Aucerna |
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Beth Hancock Division Quality Manager and Six Sigma Black Belt , Parker Hannifin |
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Anthony Hutchinson Government and Industry Relations, Freddie Mac |
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Lee Kump John Leone Dean, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Penn State |
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Ronald Latanision Senior Fellow, Exponent, Inc. |
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Zi-Kui Liu Dorothy Pate Enright Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Penn State |
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Michael Loudin Geoscience Project Manager (retired), ExxonMobil |
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Joel Reed (Chair) Principal Consultant, Mereo LLC |
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Paul Robertson Principal (retired), Spaulding & Slye Investments |
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Courtney Wade Associate, Jackson Walker LLP |
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Timothy Watson Geoscience Supervisor, Permian Business Unit, Noble Energy |
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Ruth Ann Wood Senior Manager – Technical Shared Services, Fluid Technology & Asset Protection (FTAP), Pall Corporation |