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The Georgia Mineral Society, Inc. 4138 Steve Reynolds Boulevard Norcross, GA 30093-3059 |
GMS Past Speakers
The Georgia Mineral Society is fortunate to have many educational and entertaining speakers. Every month brings another interesting and fun topic to members, visitors, and guests! Please click a year below to see past speakers:
Kim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
12th Annual, 2nd Hybrid, Auction Meeting
February
Ryan Roney, Curator Tellus Science Museum
"Mineral Evolution"
March
Kim Cochran, GMS Curator
"Fossilization"
April
Ryan Currier, Igneous Petrologist, University of West Georgia
"Crystal Optics: All the Colors of the Rainbow"
May
Juergen Poppelreuter, GMS Show Chair & President
55th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Jack Arbiser, GMS Member
"Collecting Minerals and Fossils is Israel"
July
Jose Santamaria, Executive Director Emeritus, Tellus Science Museum and Micromount Section Co-chair
"52 Million Years in Western Wyoming"
August
Diana & Juergen Poppelreuter, GMS Members
"Rockin’ the Wild West"
September
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair, Diana Poppelreuter assisting, and Kim Cochran Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction plus SFMS Annual Meeting
October
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Aaron Leatherwood, GMS Member
"Salt Tectonics"
December
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair and VP of Programs
Annual Holiday Party
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Aaron Leatherwood, GMS Member
Hominid Evolution
February
Cam Muskelly, GMS Member
Georgia Through Time
March
Jose Santamaria, Executive Director Tellus Science Museum
Microminerals in Your Back Yard
April
Dr. Morrison Nolan, GMS Member
Re-evaluating Brooksella
May
Juergen Poppelreuter, GMS Show Chair & President
54th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Jesse Cooper, William Holland School of Lapidary Arts
"The Hidden Gem of the North Georgia Mountains: William Holland"
July
Lori Carter, GMS Sand Princess
"Fossils and Sand"
August
Sue Gorday, GMS Member
"Amber – fossil, organic gem, historic artifact - and clever (and not so clever) counterfeits"
September
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair, Diana Poppelreuter assisting, and Kim Cochran Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction
October
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Aaron & Jason Leatherwood, GMS Field Trip Leads
"Overview of the GMS Epic Field Trip"
December
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair and VP of Programs
Annual Holiday Party
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Kim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
11th Annual, 1st Hybrid, Auction Meeting
February
Ryan Roney, Curator, Tellus Science Museum
"Your Contribution to Science"
March
Charles Carter, GMS Field Trip Chair
"How to Clean Quartz (and other stuff)"
April
Jane Stone, GMS Member
"Mysteries of the Cooper River"
May
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair & President
53rd Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and occasional rock licker guy
"Rocks and Minerals that are Hazardous to your Health"
July
Julian Gray, GMS Micromount Section Co-chair
"Classic American Mineral Localities"
August
Tom Faller, GMS Mineral Section Chair
"Sites in Plain Sight: Rock Shops in Georgia"
September
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair, Diana Poppelreuter assisting, and Kim Cochran Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction
October
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Lawrence Parker, GMS Member
"2021 Trip to Wyoming"
December
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair and VP of Programs
Annual Holiday Party
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Kim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
10th Annual, 1st Virtual, Auction Meeting
February
Julian C. Gray, GMS Member
"The World of Micro-Mineral Collecting"
March
Lori Carter, GMS Member
"Urban Stalactites"
April
Prescott Atkinson, Vice president of the Alabama Paleontological Society
"Paleozoic Footprints in Walker County, Alabama - Saving the Union Chapel Mine"
May
Kirsten Kelley, GMS Member
"Opals of the World: An Educational Show and Tell of Rough and Finished Opal"
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
Virtual Auction Meeting (Annual Picnic rescheduled to September)
July
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair & President
52nd Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
August
Mick Whitelaw
The Gray Fossil Site in Gray, Tennessee
September
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair, Diana Poppelreuter assisting, and Kim Cochran Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction
October
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Dennis Buchanan, GMS SFMS Rep, Diana Poppelreuter, SFMS GA State Director
AFMS Junior Programs
December
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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Kim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
9th Annual Auction Meeting
February
Lawrence Parker, GMS Member and David Bruce, GMS President
"Rockhound Road Trip: California or Bust"
March
Dion Stewart, GMS Member and Professor of Geology at Georgia State University
"Beautiful, Exotic Places on Earth & the Geology Behind Them"
April
Cancelled Due to COVID-19
May
Cancelled Due to COVID-19
June
Cancelled Due to COVID-19
July
Dion Stewart, GMS Member and Professor of Geology at Georgia State University
"A short walk through setting up your "bathroom" for testing unknown minerals"
August
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and SFMS State Director for Georgia
Southeast Federation Functions and How they Relate to Members
September
Dr. Bob Madden, GMS Member
"Mineral Collecting in Madagascar"
October
Charles Carter, Diana Poppelreuter, and Tavenner Hall, GMS Members
Show and Tell
November
Ryan Roney, Curator, Tellus Science Museum
"Spanning the World of Building an Exhibit"
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Rockin' Around Guy
Holiday Rock Quiz
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Kim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
8th Annual Auction Meeting
February
Thom Hopen, MS, and President of the International Sand Collectors Society. Retired from ATF, Forensic Chemist, Arson and Explosive Section
"Blotting Sand"
March
Dion Stewart, GMS Member and Professor of Geology at Georgia State University
Last Minute Mineral Quiz
April
William Size, GMS Member and Professor Emeritus of Environmental Sciences at Emory University
"A Geologist in the Sanctuary: Recent Excavation in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on the Island of Samothrace, Greece"
May
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair & President
51st Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Terrilyn Price, GMS Special Events Chair, Diana Poppelreuter assisting, and Kim Cochran Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Ben Bentkowski, Professional Geologist and President of the Atlanta Geological Society
"Walking in Hutton's Footsteps"
August
Ryan Roney, Curator, Tellus Science Museum
“Hunting for Echinoderms in South America”
September
Cam Muskelly and Mere Jones, GMS Members
“Social Paleontology and the MyFossil Platform”
October
Terrilyn Price
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
John Long, PE PG, Director of Mining & Geology, Carbonates NA, IMERYS
“An Overview of underground Marble Mining”
December
Terrilyn Price, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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Kim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
7th Annual Auction Meeting
February
Dion Stewart, GMS Member and Professor of Geology at Georgia State University
“A Photo Tour of my 20 years of Research on Volcanoes & Magma Generation”
March
Bill Montante, GMS Member
"Judith, the Big Sky with Dinosaurs: The magical discovery tour of the Cretaceous Judith River Formation of Montana, 2010-2014"
April
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Really Cool Guy
Rock Quiz
May
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair & President
50th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Mary R., GMS Special Events Chair and Kim Cochran, Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Chet Karwoski, Oconee Minerals
"The Diamond Hill Quartz Mine"
August
Ellen Price
Martin Marietta Quarries
September
Bill Phillips, GMS Member
"Geological Aspects of Native American Sites in the Southeast"
October
Terrilyn Price
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Jose Santamaria, GMS member and Executive Director of Tellus Science Museum
"Gold Rush in Georgia"
December
Terrilyn Price, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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Kim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
6th Annual Auction Meeting
February
Professor Dion Stewart, GMS member and professor at Georgia Perimeter College
“Color & Clarity Treatment of Gemstones”
March
Cameron Muskelly, GMS member
“A New Dawn: The Proliferation of the Triassic Fauna post Permian/Triassic Extinction”
April
Kim Cochran, GMS member and Birthday Guy
Birthstones: History, Mineralogy, and Gemology
May
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair & President
49th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Mary R., GMS Special Events Chair and Kim Cochran, Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Bill Montante, GMS member
"Anatomy of a Meteor Impact – The Ries Crater"
August
Bob & Dori Madden, Rome Gem & Mineral Society and GMS Members
Mineral Collecting in Namibia
September
Jame A. Riley
The Viburnum Trend - Paragenesis of the Mines of SE Missouri's Eastern Lead Belt
October
Mary R., Tom Batcha, Kim Cochran
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Cameron Muskelly, GMS member
The Beginnings of the Science of Geology
December
Mary R., GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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Kim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
5th Annual Auction Meeting
February
Julian Gray, GMS member and Executive Director of the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Hillsboro, Oregon
“The Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals, Hillsboro, Oregon, and Other Stuff Related to Oregon, Mostly Geologic in Nature”
March
Jose Santamaria, GMS member and Executive Director of Tellus Science Museum
“Minerals and Fossils of Tellus: The Back Story”
April
Professor Dion Stewart, GMS member and professor at Georgia Perimeter College
“An Interactive Picture Tour of My Favorite Agates & Jaspers”
May
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair & President
48th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Tom Batcha, GMS Special Events Chair and Kim Cochran, Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Bill Montante, GMS Member
"There's gold in them thar circuit boards!!!"
August
Bill Morgan
"Crawfordsville Crinoids" and book signing
September
Tom Batcha, GMS Vice President of Programs
"Fossils of Middle Georgia"
October
Tom Batcha, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Bob Jarrett, GMS Member
ICELAND: On “Expedition” with the Smithsonian
December
Annual Holiday Party
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Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
4th Annual Auction Meeting
February
Martha Brown, GMS Member
"Amber: What it is, what it's not, and how to determine real vs imitation"
March
John Iacullo, GMS Member
"Gold: How many karats (if any at all) and how to know"
April
Anita Westlake, GMS Member
"The ABC's of Geology"
May
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair
47th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations Plus 80th Birthday Open House Preparations
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Lori Carter, GMS Webmaster & Sand Section Chair
Dial M for Mineral: A Geological Whodunnit Game
August
Cameron Muskelly, GMS Junior Member
Dinosaur Paleobiology
September
Kate Pittman, GMS Member
Geology and Geo-technology of a Nuclear Waste Repository in Bedded Salt
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Charles Carter, GMS Field Trip Chair
How to Clean Quartz
December
Annual Holiday Party
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Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
3rd Annual Auction Meeting
February
Dave Babulski, GMS Micromount Section Chair
"Topaz Mountain, Utah"
March
Kim Cochran, GMS Curator etc. and overall knowledegable guy
"Hazards of Rockhounding"
April
Anita Westlake, GMS President
"Famous Geologists"
May
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair
46th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Dr. Robert Lauf, GMS member and author of numerous mineral books
"The Tourmaline Group"
August
Leon Cole, Expert Carving Artist
Presentation about his carvings and exhibit of some of his amazing work
September
Bill Montante
Paleo-experiences and trilobites
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Cameron Muskelly, GMS Junior member
Dinosaur Paleobiology
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
2nd Annual Auction Meeting
February
Mary Gurney, GMS Treasurer and Roxanne Lopez, Junior Section Chair
"Field Trip Bonanza! 9 days of field trips offered by Valdosta State University during the Georgia Science Teachers™ Conference"
March
Dr. Bill Witherspoon, Geologist-Instructor, Fernbank Science Center and co-author of Roadside Geology of Georgia"
"Geology on the Edge"
April
Bob Jarrett, GMS Member and PhD candidate
"X-Ray Diffraction Fundamentals and Olduvai Gorge: Course 50.5 (not even 101)"
May
Tom Batcha, GMS Show Chair
45th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Dr. Pamela J. W. Gore, Professor of Geology, Georgia Perimeter College and co-author of the book:
"Roadside Geology of Georgia""
August
Phil Herren, GMS member and expert metalsmith
"Metalworking!"
September
Bill Waggener, GMS President
"Rocks to Dirt! Chemistry at Work"
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Dennis Buchanan, GMS Member
"Fluorescent Minerals"
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
1st Annual Auction Meeting
February
Lee Lemke, Georgia Mining Association
"The Mining Industry in Georgia and the Current Legislation Issues Relating to Mining"
March
Arvid Pasto, author of numerous mineral books
"Fluorite"
April
Bill Waggener, GMS President
"Sharing our Knowledge: Demonstration of Presenting a Program for 5 to 7 year old Children"
May
Tom Batcha, GMS Show Chair
44th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Charles Carter, GMS Member
"How to Clean Quartz"
August
Julian Gray, GMS Member and Curator, Tellus Science Museum
"New Techniques for Photographing Minerals"
September
Bob and Olga Jarrett, GMS Members
"Geology of Belize: Study of River, Coastal, and South Water Caye Sands"
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Jose Santamaria, GMS Member and Executive Director, Tellus Science Museum
"A Brief Survey on the Paleontology of Georgia"
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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George Libby, GMS Field Trip Chair
"George's Michigan Adventures"
February
Martha Brown, GMS Fossil Section Chair
"How do you like your eggs? (Dinosaur)"
First meeting in the building on Steve Reynolds Boulevard!
March
Bob and Olga Jarrett, GMS Members
"Rocks from the sky, Rocks from the water: A geological tour of two regions of Turkey: Kapadokya and Pamukkale"
April
John Iacullo, GMS Member
"Lost Wax Casting"
May
Tom Batcha, GMS Show Chair
44th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Tectonic Kind of Guy
"I Feel The Earth Move: Earthquakes"
August
Tom Batcha, GMS Member
"What are Geodes? The Differences Between Geodes, Thundereggs, and Nodules"
September
Martha Brown, GMS Member and one of the few people around when Graves Mountain was still a volcano, well at least she feels that way sometimes...
"A Short History of Graves Mountain"
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Bill Waggener
"Introduction to Fossils: Activating Strategy for 6th Grade Students"
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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George Libby, GMS Field Trip Chair
"Where in the World was George Sandiego: George's Collecting Adventures in the Wild, Wild, West"
February
Dr. Robert Lauf, Author of numerous mineral books
"Radioactive Minerals"
Georgia Mineral Society's 75th Birthday!
March
Tom Batcha, GMS Newsletter Editor
"Iron Ore Processing in the mid-1800's in Bartow County, Georgia"
April
Anita Westlake, GMS Mineral Section Chair and President of the Meteorite Association of Georgia
"Great Stories In Meteorite History"
May
Dr. Dave Babulski, GMS Micromount Section Chair
"What are Crystals and Why do they Look That Way?"
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Kim Cochran, GMS Member plus Interesting and Handsome Guy
"The Interesting and Handsome Kyanite"
August
Anita Westlake, GMS Member and Owner of Creepy Amber
"What's Creepier Than a Spider In Amber? One That's Waving a Banner!"
September
Marcella Woods, GMS Member
Rock, Mineral, and Fossil Sale
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
GMS Members
Rock Swap
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Rock Guy
"Rocks! Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask"
March
Anita Westlake, GMS Member and Happy Lappy
"Cabochons: From Slab to Cab"
April
Julian Gray, GMS Member and Curator, Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum
"Curiouser and Curiouser: Mineral Oddities at the Tucson Show"
May
Kim Cochran, GMS Show Chair
42nd Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
John Iacullo or his twin brother Jay, GMS Member
"The Art Of Making Jewelry: Lost Wax Casting"
August
Bob Jarrett, GMS Member and Hill Climber
"Geology Field Camp ‘09: Getting Over the Next Hill, When You’re Over the Hill"
September
Dr. Pamela J. W. Gore, Professor of Geology, Georgia Perimeter College and co-author of the upcoming book:
"Roadside Geology of Georgia""
Rescheduled to November
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Dr. Pamela J. W. Gore, Professor of Geology, Georgia Perimeter College and co-author of the upcoming book:
"Roadside Geology of Georgia""
Rescheduled from September
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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Dave Gheesling, Co-founder of the Meteorite Association of Georgia
"Meteorites! A Wild Ride"
February
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Quizzical Guy
"Fossil Quiz!"
March
Julian Gray, GMS Member and Curator, Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum
"American Mineral Treasures: A Report on the Tucson 2008 Show"
April
Dr. Dave Babulski, GMS Micromount Section Chair
"What is Mineral Micromounting?"
May
John Trimble, GMS Member and Avid Mineral Collector
"Collecting, Managing & Protecting Your Specimens"
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Plate Spinning Guy
"Plate Tectonics"
August
Anita Westlake, GMS Member and Amber Sleuth
"Amber: Ancient Myths, Modern Fakes"
September
Dr. Henderson, Associate Professor of Geology at Oxford College of Emory University
"The Influence of Geology on the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War"
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Dr. Bill Size, Emory University
"Medical Geology – from Global to Self"
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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Tom Robinson from the Elberton Granite Company
"Natural Stone Alliance"
February
Patrick Perus, President of POLYCOR US and owner of Georgia Marble
"History of Georgia Marble and the Industry in General"
March
Jose Santamaria, GMS Member and Executive Director, Weinman Mineral Museum
"A New Museum in the Neighborhood - Tellus: Northwest Georgia Science Museum"
April
Kim Cochran, GMS President and Golden Guy
"THAR’S GOLD IN DEM DARE HILLS!"
May
Anita Westlake and John Iacullo, GMS Members and General Rabble Rousers
"It’s Not Just for Show Business Anymore!"
July
Secret Speaker
"Secret Stuff"
August
Tom Batcha, GMS Newsletter Editor
"Fossils in Georgia"
September
Jay Gorday, GMS Member and Spirited Volunteer
“The Volunteer Spirit: Sharing our Hobby with Schools and Fernbank”
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Olga Jarrett, GMS Member and Associate Professor, Georgia State University
"Geology of Georgia Learning Stations"
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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Amber Daniels, GMS Member and Former Junior Member
"The Effects of Some Medicinal Plants on Cancer Cells"
February
Dr. Tim Chowns, Professor of Geology, State University of West Georgia
"The Origin of Agates and Geodes"
March
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Gem of a Guy
"Gem Identification"
April
Jose Santamaria, GMS Member and Executive Director, Weinman Mineral Museum
"Specimens Under Storage"
May
Jay Gorday, GMS Show Chair
39th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Julian Gray, GMS Member
"Geology and Mineralogy of Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia"
August
Julian Gray, GMS Member
"Mineral Identification"
September
Bill Montante, GMS Member, Amateur Paleontologist, and Trilobite Expert
"Dinosaurs in our Backyard"
October
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Dr. Tony Martin, Emory University
"On Frozen Ground: Polar Dinosaurs and Other Critters in the Cretaceous of Australia”
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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Dr. Dave Babulski, GMS Micromount Section Chair
"Introduction to Mineral Art"
February
Dr. Pamela Gore, Geology Professor, Georgia Perimeter College
"Fossils and Fossil Formations of the Southeast"
March
Julian Gray, GMS Member
"Geo-hazards: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis"
April
Jim Haege, GMS Member
"NaCl Sodium Chloride: The Importance of Salt in the History of Mankind"
May
Jay Gorday, GMS Show Chair
38th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Jay Gorday and Olin Banks, GMS Members
"Faceting Demonstration"
August
Doug Daniels, GMS President
"Causes of Color in Minerals"
September
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Fossilly Guy
"The Fossil Timeline: An Overview"
October
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Hal Povenmire, author of Fireballs, Meteors and Meteorites
"Georgiaites - Georgia Tektites”
December
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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Marcella Woods, GMS Member
"Field Trips from the Past"
February
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Collecting Guy
"Collecting Rocks, Minerals and Fossils"
March
Dr. Bill Size, GMS Member and Geology Professor, Emory University
"Crystal Symmetry: Bad Habits or Good Form"
April
Jose Santamaria, GMS Member and Director and Curator, Weinman Mineral Museum
"Mineral History of Graves Mountain"
May
Jay Gorday, GMS Show Chair
37th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Historical Guy
"The History of Geology"
August
Sir Paul Howard, Australia
"The Formation and Inclusions in Australian and New Zealand Agates"
September
Jay Gorday, GMS May Show Chair
"How to Put Together a Competitive or Non-competitive Display Case"
October
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Terry Everett, Program Coordinator, Weinman Mineral Museum
"Caves and Caving”
December
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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Christine Bean, GMS member and Geologist in the Education Department of Fernbank Natural History Museum
"Tiniest Giants – Discovering Dinosaur Eggs"
February
Bill Montante, GMS Member, Amateur Paleontologist, and Trilobite Expert
"500 Million Year Old Soft-bodied Fossil Preservation Discovered in North Georgia"
March
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Mineral ID Guy
"Mineral Identification"
April
Dr. Bill Size, GMS Member and Geology Professor, Emory University
"Volcanoes of Costa Rica"
May
Jay Gorday, GMS Show Chair
36th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
Anita Westlake, GMS Education Chair
"GMS Speakers Bureau"
June
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Karl Everett, GMS member, and Senior Environmental Manager with Oglebay Norton Company
"Innovative Reclamation Alternatives for Mining Operations"
August
Julian Gray, GMS Mineral Section Chair and President of the Southeast Chapter of Friends of Mineralogy
"Barite from the Cartersville Mining District, Bartow County, Georgia"
September
Jay Gorday, GMS May Show Chair
"How to Put Together a Display Case"
October
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Charlie Seabolt
"Rocking in the West”
December
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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Julian Gray, GMS member and Ph. D. candidate in Geology, Georgia State University
"Mineralogy in South Greenland: A Travelogue"
February
Anita Westlake, GMS Member
"Fused Glass"
March
Karl Everett, GMS member, professional geologist, and Manager Environmental Health and Safety with Global Stone Corporation
"Mineral Collecting, Geology, and Mining in Northern Minnesota"
April
Dr. Bill Size, GMS Member and Geology Professor, Emory University
"Were Vikings Rockhounds? Geologic Excursions in Norway"
May
35th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Charles Carter, GMS member, and Vice President of Cobb County Gem and Mineral Society
"Removing Iron Stains with Oxalic Acid"
August
Glenn Whitehead and Lori Carter, The Fredrick Group, Inc.
"New Cataloging Software"
September
Mini Auction
October
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Jim Haege, GMS Member
"How NOT to Become a Mineral Dealer”
December
Annual Holiday Party
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Dr. William Size, GMS Member and Geology Professor, Emory University
"Geo-excursions in New Zealand"
February
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Questioning Guy
"Fossil Quiz"
March
Christine Bean, GMS member and Geologist in the Education Department of Fernbank Natural History Museum
"Patagonian Dinosaurs (and other adventures in Argentina!)"
April
Jay Iacullo and his Alter-ego John, GMS Gem Section Chair
"Worked Gold"
May
Dr. Dave Babulski, GMS Micromount Section Chair and Artist
"Mineral Photography and Art"
June
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Olin Banks, GMS member
"An Introduction to the Workshops at William Holland and Wildacres"
August
Anita Westlake, GMS Member
"Geo-Hazards, or, I feel the Earth Move Under My Feet"
September
Christine Bean, GMS member and Geologist in the Education Department of Fernbank Natural History Museum
"Savage Ancient Seas"
October
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Show Guy
"What Goes into Putting on a Successful Gem and Mineral Show”
December
Annual Holiday Party
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Holly Camp, GMS Member
"Emeralds"
February
Olin Banks, GMS Member
"An Introduction to Faceting"
March
Dr. William Size, GMS Member and Geology Professor, Emory University
"Analysis of Pre-Columbian Jade Artifacts from Central America"
April
Dr. Stephen Henderson, Geology Professor, at Oxford College of Emory University
"The influence of geology on the Chattanooga and Atlanta Campaigns of the American Civil War"
May
Dr. Burt Carter - Paleontologist and Professor of Geology, Georgia Southwestern State University
"Playing GOD: Modeling Mass Extinction in the Modern Shelf Fauna"
June
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Jim Flora, GMS Field Trip Chair
"A Wonderful Trip to Tucson, Arizona"
August
Dr. Dave Babulski, GMS Micromount Section Chair
"Quartz-Tourmaline Veins in the Lithonia Gneiss near Duluth, Georgia: A Georgia Mineral Heritage Project"
September
Bill and Joan Waggener, GMS Members
"The Maine Coast in June"
October
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Jay Gorday, GMS Member
"How to Put Together a Display Case"
December
Annual Holiday Party
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Dr. Chester Karwoski
"Collecting Georgia Specimens"
February
Dr. Anthony J. Martin
"Dinosaur Fossils and the Scientific Method"
March
Gene Harris, GMS Member
"Pendant Making: Start to Finish"
April
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Cataloging Guy
"Cataloging Your Collection"
May
Olin Banks, GMS Member
"What It Means to be a Member of SFMS"
June
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Jim Flora, GMS Field Trip Chair
"A Wonderful Trip to Tucson, Arizona"
August
Dr. Tony Martin
"GEO Georgia: Georgia's Geologic Diversity"
September
Carolyn and Doug Daniels , GMS Members
"Coon Creek: World Class Fossils"
October
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Dr. Bill Witherspoon
"Moving Mountains: How our Appalachians came to be!"
December
Annual Holiday Party
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Kimberley S. Hunter
"Weathering Rates of Silicate Minerals"
February
Jose Santamaria
"The State of Mining in Georgia"
March
Dr. Seth E. Rose
"An Overview of the Acid Mine Problem With Special Reference to Sediment Contamination"
April
Dr. Phillipe Van Cappelien
"The Chemical Nature of the Mineral-Water Interface: What Controls the Reactivity of Minerals in the Earth's Crust"
May
31st Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations and Story Time
June
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Jerry Armstrong
"Meteorites, the Story They Have to Tell Us"
August
Jeane Litchfield, Gemologist
"Unusual Stuff"
September
Jonathan Icenhower, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Georgia Institute of Technology
"Pegmatites: The Godzilla of Rocks (ie, size DOES matter!)"
October
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Ethical Guy
"Field Trip Ethics and Safety"
December
Annual Holiday Party
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Dr. William Size, GMS Member and Geology Professor, Emory University
"Geology of the Top of the World"
March
Dr. Tony Martin
"Petrified Forest, Arizona"
April
Julian C. Gray, GMS Member
"Micromounting"
May
30th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Dr. Timothy M. Chowns
"Subsurface Geology of the Georgia Coastal Plain: The African Connection"
August
Paul Howard
"Australian Agates"
September
Dr. Robin McDowell
"A Billion Years of Georgia Geology"
October
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Doug Daniels, GMS Member
"Views of Down-Under: The Morefield Mine, Amelia County, Virginia"
December
Annual Holiday Party
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2024
JanuaryKim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
12th Annual, 2nd Hybrid, Auction Meeting
February
Ryan Roney, Curator Tellus Science Museum
"Mineral Evolution"
March
Kim Cochran, GMS Curator
"Fossilization"
April
Ryan Currier, Igneous Petrologist, University of West Georgia
"Crystal Optics: All the Colors of the Rainbow"
May
Juergen Poppelreuter, GMS Show Chair & President
55th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Jack Arbiser, GMS Member
"Collecting Minerals and Fossils is Israel"
July
Jose Santamaria, Executive Director Emeritus, Tellus Science Museum and Micromount Section Co-chair
"52 Million Years in Western Wyoming"
August
Diana & Juergen Poppelreuter, GMS Members
"Rockin’ the Wild West"
September
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair, Diana Poppelreuter assisting, and Kim Cochran Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction plus SFMS Annual Meeting
October
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Aaron Leatherwood, GMS Member
"Salt Tectonics"
December
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair and VP of Programs
Annual Holiday Party
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2023
JanuaryAaron Leatherwood, GMS Member
Hominid Evolution
February
Cam Muskelly, GMS Member
Georgia Through Time
March
Jose Santamaria, Executive Director Tellus Science Museum
Microminerals in Your Back Yard
April
Dr. Morrison Nolan, GMS Member
Re-evaluating Brooksella
May
Juergen Poppelreuter, GMS Show Chair & President
54th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Jesse Cooper, William Holland School of Lapidary Arts
"The Hidden Gem of the North Georgia Mountains: William Holland"
July
Lori Carter, GMS Sand Princess
"Fossils and Sand"
August
Sue Gorday, GMS Member
"Amber – fossil, organic gem, historic artifact - and clever (and not so clever) counterfeits"
September
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair, Diana Poppelreuter assisting, and Kim Cochran Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction
October
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Aaron & Jason Leatherwood, GMS Field Trip Leads
"Overview of the GMS Epic Field Trip"
December
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair and VP of Programs
Annual Holiday Party
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2022
JanuaryKim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
11th Annual, 1st Hybrid, Auction Meeting
February
Ryan Roney, Curator, Tellus Science Museum
"Your Contribution to Science"
March
Charles Carter, GMS Field Trip Chair
"How to Clean Quartz (and other stuff)"
April
Jane Stone, GMS Member
"Mysteries of the Cooper River"
May
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair & President
53rd Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and occasional rock licker guy
"Rocks and Minerals that are Hazardous to your Health"
July
Julian Gray, GMS Micromount Section Co-chair
"Classic American Mineral Localities"
August
Tom Faller, GMS Mineral Section Chair
"Sites in Plain Sight: Rock Shops in Georgia"
September
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair, Diana Poppelreuter assisting, and Kim Cochran Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction
October
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Lawrence Parker, GMS Member
"2021 Trip to Wyoming"
December
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair and VP of Programs
Annual Holiday Party
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2021
JanuaryKim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
10th Annual, 1st Virtual, Auction Meeting
February
Julian C. Gray, GMS Member
"The World of Micro-Mineral Collecting"
March
Lori Carter, GMS Member
"Urban Stalactites"
April
Prescott Atkinson, Vice president of the Alabama Paleontological Society
"Paleozoic Footprints in Walker County, Alabama - Saving the Union Chapel Mine"
May
Kirsten Kelley, GMS Member
"Opals of the World: An Educational Show and Tell of Rough and Finished Opal"
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
Virtual Auction Meeting (Annual Picnic rescheduled to September)
July
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair & President
52nd Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
August
Mick Whitelaw
The Gray Fossil Site in Gray, Tennessee
September
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair, Diana Poppelreuter assisting, and Kim Cochran Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction
October
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Dennis Buchanan, GMS SFMS Rep, Diana Poppelreuter, SFMS GA State Director
AFMS Junior Programs
December
Jane Stone, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2020
JanuaryKim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
9th Annual Auction Meeting
February
Lawrence Parker, GMS Member and David Bruce, GMS President
"Rockhound Road Trip: California or Bust"
March
Dion Stewart, GMS Member and Professor of Geology at Georgia State University
"Beautiful, Exotic Places on Earth & the Geology Behind Them"
April
Cancelled Due to COVID-19
May
Cancelled Due to COVID-19
June
Cancelled Due to COVID-19
July
Dion Stewart, GMS Member and Professor of Geology at Georgia State University
"A short walk through setting up your "bathroom" for testing unknown minerals"
August
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and SFMS State Director for Georgia
Southeast Federation Functions and How they Relate to Members
September
Dr. Bob Madden, GMS Member
"Mineral Collecting in Madagascar"
October
Charles Carter, Diana Poppelreuter, and Tavenner Hall, GMS Members
Show and Tell
November
Ryan Roney, Curator, Tellus Science Museum
"Spanning the World of Building an Exhibit"
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Rockin' Around Guy
Holiday Rock Quiz
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2019
JanuaryKim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
8th Annual Auction Meeting
February
Thom Hopen, MS, and President of the International Sand Collectors Society. Retired from ATF, Forensic Chemist, Arson and Explosive Section
"Blotting Sand"
March
Dion Stewart, GMS Member and Professor of Geology at Georgia State University
Last Minute Mineral Quiz
April
William Size, GMS Member and Professor Emeritus of Environmental Sciences at Emory University
"A Geologist in the Sanctuary: Recent Excavation in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on the Island of Samothrace, Greece"
May
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair & President
51st Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Terrilyn Price, GMS Special Events Chair, Diana Poppelreuter assisting, and Kim Cochran Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Ben Bentkowski, Professional Geologist and President of the Atlanta Geological Society
"Walking in Hutton's Footsteps"
August
Ryan Roney, Curator, Tellus Science Museum
“Hunting for Echinoderms in South America”
September
Cam Muskelly and Mere Jones, GMS Members
“Social Paleontology and the MyFossil Platform”
October
Terrilyn Price
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
John Long, PE PG, Director of Mining & Geology, Carbonates NA, IMERYS
“An Overview of underground Marble Mining”
December
Terrilyn Price, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2018
JanuaryKim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
7th Annual Auction Meeting
February
Dion Stewart, GMS Member and Professor of Geology at Georgia State University
“A Photo Tour of my 20 years of Research on Volcanoes & Magma Generation”
March
Bill Montante, GMS Member
"Judith, the Big Sky with Dinosaurs: The magical discovery tour of the Cretaceous Judith River Formation of Montana, 2010-2014"
April
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Really Cool Guy
Rock Quiz
May
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair & President
50th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Mary R., GMS Special Events Chair and Kim Cochran, Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Chet Karwoski, Oconee Minerals
"The Diamond Hill Quartz Mine"
August
Ellen Price
Martin Marietta Quarries
September
Bill Phillips, GMS Member
"Geological Aspects of Native American Sites in the Southeast"
October
Terrilyn Price
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Jose Santamaria, GMS member and Executive Director of Tellus Science Museum
"Gold Rush in Georgia"
December
Terrilyn Price, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2017
JanuaryKim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
6th Annual Auction Meeting
February
Professor Dion Stewart, GMS member and professor at Georgia Perimeter College
“Color & Clarity Treatment of Gemstones”
March
Cameron Muskelly, GMS member
“A New Dawn: The Proliferation of the Triassic Fauna post Permian/Triassic Extinction”
April
Kim Cochran, GMS member and Birthday Guy
Birthstones: History, Mineralogy, and Gemology
May
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair & President
49th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Mary R., GMS Special Events Chair and Kim Cochran, Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Bill Montante, GMS member
"Anatomy of a Meteor Impact – The Ries Crater"
August
Bob & Dori Madden, Rome Gem & Mineral Society and GMS Members
Mineral Collecting in Namibia
September
Jame A. Riley
The Viburnum Trend - Paragenesis of the Mines of SE Missouri's Eastern Lead Belt
October
Mary R., Tom Batcha, Kim Cochran
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Cameron Muskelly, GMS member
The Beginnings of the Science of Geology
December
Mary R., GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2016
JanuaryKim Cochran, GMS Auctioneer
5th Annual Auction Meeting
February
Julian Gray, GMS member and Executive Director of the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Hillsboro, Oregon
“The Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals, Hillsboro, Oregon, and Other Stuff Related to Oregon, Mostly Geologic in Nature”
March
Jose Santamaria, GMS member and Executive Director of Tellus Science Museum
“Minerals and Fossils of Tellus: The Back Story”
April
Professor Dion Stewart, GMS member and professor at Georgia Perimeter College
“An Interactive Picture Tour of My Favorite Agates & Jaspers”
May
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair & President
48th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Tom Batcha, GMS Special Events Chair and Kim Cochran, Auctioneer
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Bill Montante, GMS Member
"There's gold in them thar circuit boards!!!"
August
Bill Morgan
"Crawfordsville Crinoids" and book signing
September
Tom Batcha, GMS Vice President of Programs
"Fossils of Middle Georgia"
October
Tom Batcha, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Bob Jarrett, GMS Member
ICELAND: On “Expedition” with the Smithsonian
December
Annual Holiday Party
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2015
JanuaryKim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
4th Annual Auction Meeting
February
Martha Brown, GMS Member
"Amber: What it is, what it's not, and how to determine real vs imitation"
March
John Iacullo, GMS Member
"Gold: How many karats (if any at all) and how to know"
April
Anita Westlake, GMS Member
"The ABC's of Geology"
May
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair
47th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations Plus 80th Birthday Open House Preparations
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Lori Carter, GMS Webmaster & Sand Section Chair
Dial M for Mineral: A Geological Whodunnit Game
August
Cameron Muskelly, GMS Junior Member
Dinosaur Paleobiology
September
Kate Pittman, GMS Member
Geology and Geo-technology of a Nuclear Waste Repository in Bedded Salt
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Charles Carter, GMS Field Trip Chair
How to Clean Quartz
December
Annual Holiday Party
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2014
JanuaryKim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
3rd Annual Auction Meeting
February
Dave Babulski, GMS Micromount Section Chair
"Topaz Mountain, Utah"
March
Kim Cochran, GMS Curator etc. and overall knowledegable guy
"Hazards of Rockhounding"
April
Anita Westlake, GMS President
"Famous Geologists"
May
Shelley Stubbs, GMS Show Chair
46th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Dr. Robert Lauf, GMS member and author of numerous mineral books
"The Tourmaline Group"
August
Leon Cole, Expert Carving Artist
Presentation about his carvings and exhibit of some of his amazing work
September
Bill Montante
Paleo-experiences and trilobites
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Cameron Muskelly, GMS Junior member
Dinosaur Paleobiology
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2013
JanuaryKim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
2nd Annual Auction Meeting
February
Mary Gurney, GMS Treasurer and Roxanne Lopez, Junior Section Chair
"Field Trip Bonanza! 9 days of field trips offered by Valdosta State University during the Georgia Science Teachers™ Conference"
March
Dr. Bill Witherspoon, Geologist-Instructor, Fernbank Science Center and co-author of Roadside Geology of Georgia"
"Geology on the Edge"
April
Bob Jarrett, GMS Member and PhD candidate
"X-Ray Diffraction Fundamentals and Olduvai Gorge: Course 50.5 (not even 101)"
May
Tom Batcha, GMS Show Chair
45th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Dr. Pamela J. W. Gore, Professor of Geology, Georgia Perimeter College and co-author of the book:
"Roadside Geology of Georgia""
August
Phil Herren, GMS member and expert metalsmith
"Metalworking!"
September
Bill Waggener, GMS President
"Rocks to Dirt! Chemistry at Work"
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Dennis Buchanan, GMS Member
"Fluorescent Minerals"
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2012
JanuaryKim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
1st Annual Auction Meeting
February
Lee Lemke, Georgia Mining Association
"The Mining Industry in Georgia and the Current Legislation Issues Relating to Mining"
March
Arvid Pasto, author of numerous mineral books
"Fluorite"
April
Bill Waggener, GMS President
"Sharing our Knowledge: Demonstration of Presenting a Program for 5 to 7 year old Children"
May
Tom Batcha, GMS Show Chair
44th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Charles Carter, GMS Member
"How to Clean Quartz"
August
Julian Gray, GMS Member and Curator, Tellus Science Museum
"New Techniques for Photographing Minerals"
September
Bob and Olga Jarrett, GMS Members
"Geology of Belize: Study of River, Coastal, and South Water Caye Sands"
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Jose Santamaria, GMS Member and Executive Director, Tellus Science Museum
"A Brief Survey on the Paleontology of Georgia"
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2011
JanuaryGeorge Libby, GMS Field Trip Chair
"George's Michigan Adventures"
February
Martha Brown, GMS Fossil Section Chair
"How do you like your eggs? (Dinosaur)"
First meeting in the building on Steve Reynolds Boulevard!
March
Bob and Olga Jarrett, GMS Members
"Rocks from the sky, Rocks from the water: A geological tour of two regions of Turkey: Kapadokya and Pamukkale"
April
John Iacullo, GMS Member
"Lost Wax Casting"
May
Tom Batcha, GMS Show Chair
44th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Tectonic Kind of Guy
"I Feel The Earth Move: Earthquakes"
August
Tom Batcha, GMS Member
"What are Geodes? The Differences Between Geodes, Thundereggs, and Nodules"
September
Martha Brown, GMS Member and one of the few people around when Graves Mountain was still a volcano, well at least she feels that way sometimes...
"A Short History of Graves Mountain"
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Bill Waggener
"Introduction to Fossils: Activating Strategy for 6th Grade Students"
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2010
JanuaryGeorge Libby, GMS Field Trip Chair
"Where in the World was George Sandiego: George's Collecting Adventures in the Wild, Wild, West"
February
Dr. Robert Lauf, Author of numerous mineral books
"Radioactive Minerals"
Georgia Mineral Society's 75th Birthday!
March
Tom Batcha, GMS Newsletter Editor
"Iron Ore Processing in the mid-1800's in Bartow County, Georgia"
April
Anita Westlake, GMS Mineral Section Chair and President of the Meteorite Association of Georgia
"Great Stories In Meteorite History"
May
Dr. Dave Babulski, GMS Micromount Section Chair
"What are Crystals and Why do they Look That Way?"
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Kim Cochran, GMS Member plus Interesting and Handsome Guy
"The Interesting and Handsome Kyanite"
August
Anita Westlake, GMS Member and Owner of Creepy Amber
"What's Creepier Than a Spider In Amber? One That's Waving a Banner!"
September
Marcella Woods, GMS Member
Rock, Mineral, and Fossil Sale
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
GMS Members
Rock Swap
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2009
FebruaryKim Cochran, GMS Member and Rock Guy
"Rocks! Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask"
March
Anita Westlake, GMS Member and Happy Lappy
"Cabochons: From Slab to Cab"
April
Julian Gray, GMS Member and Curator, Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum
"Curiouser and Curiouser: Mineral Oddities at the Tucson Show"
May
Kim Cochran, GMS Show Chair
42nd Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
John Iacullo or his twin brother Jay, GMS Member
"The Art Of Making Jewelry: Lost Wax Casting"
August
Bob Jarrett, GMS Member and Hill Climber
"Geology Field Camp ‘09: Getting Over the Next Hill, When You’re Over the Hill"
September
Dr. Pamela J. W. Gore, Professor of Geology, Georgia Perimeter College and co-author of the upcoming book:
"Roadside Geology of Georgia""
Rescheduled to November
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Dr. Pamela J. W. Gore, Professor of Geology, Georgia Perimeter College and co-author of the upcoming book:
"Roadside Geology of Georgia""
Rescheduled from September
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2008
JanuaryDave Gheesling, Co-founder of the Meteorite Association of Georgia
"Meteorites! A Wild Ride"
February
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Quizzical Guy
"Fossil Quiz!"
March
Julian Gray, GMS Member and Curator, Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum
"American Mineral Treasures: A Report on the Tucson 2008 Show"
April
Dr. Dave Babulski, GMS Micromount Section Chair
"What is Mineral Micromounting?"
May
John Trimble, GMS Member and Avid Mineral Collector
"Collecting, Managing & Protecting Your Specimens"
June
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Plate Spinning Guy
"Plate Tectonics"
August
Anita Westlake, GMS Member and Amber Sleuth
"Amber: Ancient Myths, Modern Fakes"
September
Dr. Henderson, Associate Professor of Geology at Oxford College of Emory University
"The Influence of Geology on the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War"
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Dr. Bill Size, Emory University
"Medical Geology – from Global to Self"
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2007
JanuaryTom Robinson from the Elberton Granite Company
"Natural Stone Alliance"
February
Patrick Perus, President of POLYCOR US and owner of Georgia Marble
"History of Georgia Marble and the Industry in General"
March
Jose Santamaria, GMS Member and Executive Director, Weinman Mineral Museum
"A New Museum in the Neighborhood - Tellus: Northwest Georgia Science Museum"
April
Kim Cochran, GMS President and Golden Guy
"THAR’S GOLD IN DEM DARE HILLS!"
May
Anita Westlake and John Iacullo, GMS Members and General Rabble Rousers
"It’s Not Just for Show Business Anymore!"
July
Secret Speaker
"Secret Stuff"
August
Tom Batcha, GMS Newsletter Editor
"Fossils in Georgia"
September
Jay Gorday, GMS Member and Spirited Volunteer
“The Volunteer Spirit: Sharing our Hobby with Schools and Fernbank”
October
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Olga Jarrett, GMS Member and Associate Professor, Georgia State University
"Geology of Georgia Learning Stations"
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2006
JanuaryAmber Daniels, GMS Member and Former Junior Member
"The Effects of Some Medicinal Plants on Cancer Cells"
February
Dr. Tim Chowns, Professor of Geology, State University of West Georgia
"The Origin of Agates and Geodes"
March
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Gem of a Guy
"Gem Identification"
April
Jose Santamaria, GMS Member and Executive Director, Weinman Mineral Museum
"Specimens Under Storage"
May
Jay Gorday, GMS Show Chair
39th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Julian Gray, GMS Member
"Geology and Mineralogy of Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia"
August
Julian Gray, GMS Member
"Mineral Identification"
September
Bill Montante, GMS Member, Amateur Paleontologist, and Trilobite Expert
"Dinosaurs in our Backyard"
October
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Dr. Tony Martin, Emory University
"On Frozen Ground: Polar Dinosaurs and Other Critters in the Cretaceous of Australia”
December
Kim Cochran, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2005
JanuaryDr. Dave Babulski, GMS Micromount Section Chair
"Introduction to Mineral Art"
February
Dr. Pamela Gore, Geology Professor, Georgia Perimeter College
"Fossils and Fossil Formations of the Southeast"
March
Julian Gray, GMS Member
"Geo-hazards: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis"
April
Jim Haege, GMS Member
"NaCl Sodium Chloride: The Importance of Salt in the History of Mankind"
May
Jay Gorday, GMS Show Chair
38th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Jay Gorday and Olin Banks, GMS Members
"Faceting Demonstration"
August
Doug Daniels, GMS President
"Causes of Color in Minerals"
September
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Fossilly Guy
"The Fossil Timeline: An Overview"
October
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Hal Povenmire, author of Fireballs, Meteors and Meteorites
"Georgiaites - Georgia Tektites”
December
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2004
JanuaryMarcella Woods, GMS Member
"Field Trips from the Past"
February
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Collecting Guy
"Collecting Rocks, Minerals and Fossils"
March
Dr. Bill Size, GMS Member and Geology Professor, Emory University
"Crystal Symmetry: Bad Habits or Good Form"
April
Jose Santamaria, GMS Member and Director and Curator, Weinman Mineral Museum
"Mineral History of Graves Mountain"
May
Jay Gorday, GMS Show Chair
37th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Historical Guy
"The History of Geology"
August
Sir Paul Howard, Australia
"The Formation and Inclusions in Australian and New Zealand Agates"
September
Jay Gorday, GMS May Show Chair
"How to Put Together a Competitive or Non-competitive Display Case"
October
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Terry Everett, Program Coordinator, Weinman Mineral Museum
"Caves and Caving”
December
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2003
JanuaryChristine Bean, GMS member and Geologist in the Education Department of Fernbank Natural History Museum
"Tiniest Giants – Discovering Dinosaur Eggs"
February
Bill Montante, GMS Member, Amateur Paleontologist, and Trilobite Expert
"500 Million Year Old Soft-bodied Fossil Preservation Discovered in North Georgia"
March
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Mineral ID Guy
"Mineral Identification"
April
Dr. Bill Size, GMS Member and Geology Professor, Emory University
"Volcanoes of Costa Rica"
May
Jay Gorday, GMS Show Chair
36th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
Anita Westlake, GMS Education Chair
"GMS Speakers Bureau"
June
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Karl Everett, GMS member, and Senior Environmental Manager with Oglebay Norton Company
"Innovative Reclamation Alternatives for Mining Operations"
August
Julian Gray, GMS Mineral Section Chair and President of the Southeast Chapter of Friends of Mineralogy
"Barite from the Cartersville Mining District, Bartow County, Georgia"
September
Jay Gorday, GMS May Show Chair
"How to Put Together a Display Case"
October
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Charlie Seabolt
"Rocking in the West”
December
Bill Waggener, GMS Special Events Chair
Annual Holiday Party
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2002
JanuaryJulian Gray, GMS member and Ph. D. candidate in Geology, Georgia State University
"Mineralogy in South Greenland: A Travelogue"
February
Anita Westlake, GMS Member
"Fused Glass"
March
Karl Everett, GMS member, professional geologist, and Manager Environmental Health and Safety with Global Stone Corporation
"Mineral Collecting, Geology, and Mining in Northern Minnesota"
April
Dr. Bill Size, GMS Member and Geology Professor, Emory University
"Were Vikings Rockhounds? Geologic Excursions in Norway"
May
35th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Charles Carter, GMS member, and Vice President of Cobb County Gem and Mineral Society
"Removing Iron Stains with Oxalic Acid"
August
Glenn Whitehead and Lori Carter, The Fredrick Group, Inc.
"New Cataloging Software"
September
Mini Auction
October
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Jim Haege, GMS Member
"How NOT to Become a Mineral Dealer”
December
Annual Holiday Party
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2001
JanuaryDr. William Size, GMS Member and Geology Professor, Emory University
"Geo-excursions in New Zealand"
February
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Questioning Guy
"Fossil Quiz"
March
Christine Bean, GMS member and Geologist in the Education Department of Fernbank Natural History Museum
"Patagonian Dinosaurs (and other adventures in Argentina!)"
April
Jay Iacullo and his Alter-ego John, GMS Gem Section Chair
"Worked Gold"
May
Dr. Dave Babulski, GMS Micromount Section Chair and Artist
"Mineral Photography and Art"
June
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Olin Banks, GMS member
"An Introduction to the Workshops at William Holland and Wildacres"
August
Anita Westlake, GMS Member
"Geo-Hazards, or, I feel the Earth Move Under My Feet"
September
Christine Bean, GMS member and Geologist in the Education Department of Fernbank Natural History Museum
"Savage Ancient Seas"
October
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Show Guy
"What Goes into Putting on a Successful Gem and Mineral Show”
December
Annual Holiday Party
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2000
JanuaryHolly Camp, GMS Member
"Emeralds"
February
Olin Banks, GMS Member
"An Introduction to Faceting"
March
Dr. William Size, GMS Member and Geology Professor, Emory University
"Analysis of Pre-Columbian Jade Artifacts from Central America"
April
Dr. Stephen Henderson, Geology Professor, at Oxford College of Emory University
"The influence of geology on the Chattanooga and Atlanta Campaigns of the American Civil War"
May
Dr. Burt Carter - Paleontologist and Professor of Geology, Georgia Southwestern State University
"Playing GOD: Modeling Mass Extinction in the Modern Shelf Fauna"
June
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Jim Flora, GMS Field Trip Chair
"A Wonderful Trip to Tucson, Arizona"
August
Dr. Dave Babulski, GMS Micromount Section Chair
"Quartz-Tourmaline Veins in the Lithonia Gneiss near Duluth, Georgia: A Georgia Mineral Heritage Project"
September
Bill and Joan Waggener, GMS Members
"The Maine Coast in June"
October
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Jay Gorday, GMS Member
"How to Put Together a Display Case"
December
Annual Holiday Party
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1999
JanuaryDr. Chester Karwoski
"Collecting Georgia Specimens"
February
Dr. Anthony J. Martin
"Dinosaur Fossils and the Scientific Method"
March
Gene Harris, GMS Member
"Pendant Making: Start to Finish"
April
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Cataloging Guy
"Cataloging Your Collection"
May
Olin Banks, GMS Member
"What It Means to be a Member of SFMS"
June
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Jim Flora, GMS Field Trip Chair
"A Wonderful Trip to Tucson, Arizona"
August
Dr. Tony Martin
"GEO Georgia: Georgia's Geologic Diversity"
September
Carolyn and Doug Daniels , GMS Members
"Coon Creek: World Class Fossils"
October
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Dr. Bill Witherspoon
"Moving Mountains: How our Appalachians came to be!"
December
Annual Holiday Party
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1998
JanuaryKimberley S. Hunter
"Weathering Rates of Silicate Minerals"
February
Jose Santamaria
"The State of Mining in Georgia"
March
Dr. Seth E. Rose
"An Overview of the Acid Mine Problem With Special Reference to Sediment Contamination"
April
Dr. Phillipe Van Cappelien
"The Chemical Nature of the Mineral-Water Interface: What Controls the Reactivity of Minerals in the Earth's Crust"
May
31st Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations and Story Time
June
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Jerry Armstrong
"Meteorites, the Story They Have to Tell Us"
August
Jeane Litchfield, Gemologist
"Unusual Stuff"
September
Jonathan Icenhower, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Georgia Institute of Technology
"Pegmatites: The Godzilla of Rocks (ie, size DOES matter!)"
October
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Kim Cochran, GMS Member and Ethical Guy
"Field Trip Ethics and Safety"
December
Annual Holiday Party
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1997
FebruaryDr. William Size, GMS Member and Geology Professor, Emory University
"Geology of the Top of the World"
March
Dr. Tony Martin
"Petrified Forest, Arizona"
April
Julian C. Gray, GMS Member
"Micromounting"
May
30th Annual Mother's Day Weekend Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show Preparations
June
Annual Picnic and Auction
July
Dr. Timothy M. Chowns
"Subsurface Geology of the Georgia Coastal Plain: The African Connection"
August
Paul Howard
"Australian Agates"
September
Dr. Robin McDowell
"A Billion Years of Georgia Geology"
October
Annual Banquet and Awards Meeting
November
Doug Daniels, GMS Member
"Views of Down-Under: The Morefield Mine, Amelia County, Virginia"
December
Annual Holiday Party
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