Reynolds Geology Students Attend Virginia Geological Champaign Conference

Not fifty-fifty Hurricane Matthew could halt Reynolds Geology students together with faculty from participating inward the 46^th Virginia Geological Field Conference (VGFC) on Saturday, Oct 8!  

The VGFC is a state-wide organization of professional, academic, together with amateur geoscientists who get together annually to quest maintain inward the geology roughly the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth of Virginia encompasses 5 physiographic provinces, together with contains a broad variety of igneous, sedimentary, together with metamorphic rocks that make inward historic catamenia from the Proterozoic to the present. These plain trips are especially beneficial to students equally a endangerment to network together with engage amongst a variety of geoscience professionals equally few states tin tally Virginia’s geological diversity. 

(L-R):  Nicole Achenbach, Karen Layou, Ekaterina Klokova, together with Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Bock.

This year’s plain trip explored the effects of modern together with historical sea-level alter on sedimentary deposits of the Coastal Plain of Mathews County.  Reynolds geology professor, Karen Layou, was a co-leader of the trip, along amongst Pete Berquist of Thomas Nelson Community College, Rowan Lockwood of the College of William together with Mary, together with Rick Berquist of the Virginia Division of Geology together with Mineral Resources.  

 Participating Reynolds students included Nicole Achenbach, likewise equally Ekaterina Klokova together with Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Bock, who are Honors Program students.

To abide by out to a greater extent than nigh the VGFC watch http://vgfc.blogs.wm.edu/

Reynolds Classified Council Holds Shrimp Too Grits Final Result To Create Goodness Lonnie Wolfe Memorial Scholarship

For the instant consecutive year, Reynolds Classified Council as well as a pose out of faculty as well as staff volunteers latterly hosted a Shrimp as well as Grits lawsuit to produce goodness the Lonnie Wolfe Memorial Scholarship.

“Lonnie was a smashing friend to many of us hither at the college as well as nosotros simply wanted a agency to observe him as well as likewise supply fiscal back upward to a Reynolds pupil that nosotros mean value Lonnie would hold out proud of,” noted lawsuit coordinator as well as ready David Cloer who plant inwards the Reynolds information technology Department.

Dedicated to service, Mr. Wolfe was considered a friend as well as mentor yesteryear many of his colleagues as well as recognized for the positive influence he had on the civilization of the college. Known for his sense of humor as well as spirit, every bit good every bit a vast collection of Hawaiian shirts, Mr. Wolfe inspired the creation of the Lonnie Shirt Day, which is recognized yesteryear staff as well as faculty. During his tenure, Mr. Wolfe likewise established a programme whereby computers retired yesteryear Reynolds are prepared as well as donated to needy schools.

Classified Council President Kim Cain thanked everyone who came out to buy and/or donate at the lawsuit every bit over $1,500 was raised for the scholarship established inwards Mr. Wolfe’s memory. Computer Programmer major Ryan Lindsay was the 2015-2016 recipient of the Lonnie Wolfe Memorial Scholarship.    

To detect out to a greater extent than almost Reynolds Scholarships, catch www.reynolds.edu/scholarship.