UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 12
November 21, 1996
State geologist receives top award

     Robert R. Jordan, director of the Delaware Geological Survey
at the University and Delaware state geologist, was chosen by the
American Geological Institute (AGI) to receive the Ian Campbell
Medal, its most prestigious award.
     Jordan received the award last month at the annual meeting
of the Geological Society of America, an affiliated member of
AGI, in Denver.
     The AGI medal is awarded to a person who exemplifies the
accomplishments and widespread influence of its geoscientist
namesake.
     "Bob Jordan, whom we honor, has much in common with Ian
Campbell," William L. Fisher, former director of the Bureau of
Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin, said. "The
character and career of both men show a keen dedication to
geology as a science and profession. Both reveal men fiercely
loyal to the integrity of geology."
     Jordan, a member of the UD community since 1958, is author
or coauthor of more than 100 publications, mainly dealing with
stratigraphy, sedimentary petrology, the Atlantic Coastal Plain
and applied geology.
     "In his nearly four decades at Delaware, Bob Jordan
has...developed an effective and scientifically respected state
geological survey," Fisher added. "He has brought to teaching
those indispensable qualities of intellect, dedication and
inspiration. His indefatigable work for several of our national
geological societies is as distinguished as it is pervasive."
     Jordan represents the state of Delaware for several federal
agencies, including the Outer Continental Shelf Policy Committee
of the Department of the Interior. He sits on three dozen boards,
commissions and committees for local, state and federal agencies
and national scientific and professional organizations.
     AGI is a nonprofit federation of 29 geoscientific and
professional associations that represent more than 80,000
geologists, geophysicists and other Earth scientists.
                                                  -Jennifer Bevan