PERSONAL DATA:

Born October 22, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Good health: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) tall; 155 lbs (70 kg)
Married to Susanne L. Fritsche
Two children: Wendy S. Gist and Eric E. Fritsche

ADDRESS:

Dept. of Geological Sciences
California State University
Northridge, CA 91330-8266, U.S.A.
Dept. Office Telephone: 1-818-677-3541
email: a.eugene.fritsche@csun.edu

EDUCATION:

A.B. in Geology, 1958, University of California, Los Angeles

Ph.D. in Geology, 1969, University of California, Los Angeles

• Dissertation: Miocene Geology of the Central Sierra Madre Mountains, Santa Barbara County, California (Clarence A. Hall, Jr., chair)

EXPERIENCE:

• 1958-59 - Teaching Assistant in Geology, University of California, Los Angeles
• 1959 - Summer Field Geology Camp Manager, University of California, Los Angeles
• 1963-70 -Assistant Professor of Geology, California State University, Northridge
• 1970-77 - Associate Professor of Geology, California State University, Northridge
• 1977-2000 - Professor of Geology, California State University, Northridge
• 1981-87, 98-2000 - Chair, Dept. of Geological Sciences, California State University, Northridge
• 1983, 85-86, 88, 90, 92, 94-98 - Visiting Professor, Louisiana State University, Summer Field Geology Camp
• 2000-present - Professor Emeritus of Geology, California State University, Northridge

HONORS:

• A.B. Degree in Geology granted With Honors
• National Science Foundation Cooperative Graduate Fellow, 1959-61 and 1962-63
• University of California Fellow in Geology, 1961-62
• Elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi
• Runner-up for Best Paper Award, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Pacific Section Convention, 1973
• Leadership Award of the Pacific Section, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, 1979
• Honorary Membership in the Pacific Section, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, 1982
• Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award, California State University, Northridge, 1987 and 1989
• Special Teaching Award, Pacific Section, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1992
• Performance Salary Step Increase Award, California State University, Northridge, 1996 (an advance of two steps on the salary schedule)
• Distinguished Teaching Award, California State University, Northridge, 1997
• Invited Presenter at the Clarence Hall Symposium on the Geologic Development of the Southwestern U.S., 1997, University of California White Mountain Research Station
• George Lefevre Distinguished Faculty Research Award of the CSUN Chapter of Sigma Xi, 1998
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Pacific Section, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), 2001

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Memberships:

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Association of Petroleum Geologists
• Geological Society of America (Fellow)
• International Association of Sedimentologists
• National Association of Geoscience Teachers
• Paleontological Society
• SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)
• Sigma Xi, National and California State University, Northridge Chapter
• Southern California Academy of Sciences

Offices Held:

• Secretary, Pacific Section, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, 1972-73
• Co-chairman and Field Trip Leader, Annual Fall Field Trip, Pacific Section, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, 1973
• President, Pacific Section, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, 1975-76
• Vice Chairperson, Pacific Coast Section, Paleontological Society, 1977-78
• Chairperson, Pacific Coast Section, Paleontological Society, 1978-79
• Chairman and Field Trip Leader, Annual Fall Field Trip, Pacific Section, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, 1978
• Member, Committee on Academic Liaison, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1979-88
• Delegate for Los Angeles Basin Geological Society to House of Society Delegates, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1982-88
• Member, Honorary Member Selection Committee, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, 1982-84
• President-Elect, Sigma Xi Chapter, California State University, Northridge, 1984-85
• President, Sigma Xi Chapter, California State University, Northridge, 1985-86
• Co-convener of a Penrose Conference on "Miocene Reconstruction of Southern California", 1986
• Field Trips Chairman for 1987 National Meeting in Los Angeles, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
• Field Trips Chairman and Field Trip Leader for 1988 Pacific Section Meeting in Santa Barbara, American Association of Petroleum Geologists
• Field Trips Chairman, Field Trip Leader, and SEPM Technical Program Chairman for 1993 Pacific Section Meeting in Long Beach, American Association of Petroleum Geologists
• Field Trip Leader for 1994 Pacific Section, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Fall Field Trip
• SEPM Technical Program Chairman and Field Trip Leader for 1996 National Meeting in San Diego, American Association of Petroleum Geologists
• Member, Nominating Committee, Sigma Xi Chapter, California State University, Northridge, 1993-1996
• Secretary, Sigma Xi Chapter, California State University, Northridge, 1996-1998
• Newsletter Editor, Pacific Section, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), 1996-2000
• SEPM Technical Program Chairman, Pacific Section Meeting in Long Beach, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2000
• Field Trip Leader, Far Western Section Meeting at Northridge, National Association of Geoscience Teachers, 2000
• Technical Program Chairman, Workshop Leader, and Field Trip Leader, Joint Meeting of the Pacific Section, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, and the Cordillern Section, Geological Society of America, in Universal City, 2001

Other Activities:

• Co-chairman for Technical Sessions at: one meeting of the Paleontological Society; three meetings of the Cordilleran Section, G.S.A.; one meeting of the Pacific Section, A.A.P.G.; three meetings of the Pacific Section, S.E.P.M.; and two meetings of the National S.E.P.M.

Invited Lecturer at the following:

• California State University, Northridge Faculty Retreat
• Bakersfield College Paleontology Seminar
• San Joaquin Geological Society Short Course
• Los Angeles Basin Geological Society
• San Joaquin Geological Society
• Coast Geological Society
• South Coast Geological Society
• University of California, Los Angeles Geology Seminar Series
• University of California, Santa Barbara Geology Seminar Series
• San Diego State University Seminar Series
• California State University, Fullerton Geology Seminar Series
• California State University, Long Beach Geology Seminar Series
• California State University, Los Angeles Geology Seminar Series
• California Lutheran College Geology Seminar Series
• Pomona College Geology Seminar Series
• Far Western Section Meeting, National Association of Geology Teachers
• Yunnan Institute of Geography, Kunming, Yunnan Province
• Sichuan Teacher's University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province
• Southwest China Teacher's University, Beibei Chongqing, Sichuan Province
• Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province
• Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
• Shaanxi Teacher's University, Xian, Shaanxi Province
• Yellow River Conservancy Commission, Xian, Shaanxi Province
• Peace Officers Association of Los Angeles County
• The South Bay Flyfishers

UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Courses taught:

• Physical Geology and Laboratory
• Physical Science II (Geology and Astronomy)
• General Geology (Physical and Historical)
• Earth Science for Elementary School Teachers and Laboratory
• Introductory Field Geology
• Advanced Field Geology
• Structural Geology and Laboratory
• Sedimentary Petrology and Laboratory
• Sedimentary Environments with Field Component
• Advanced Stratigraphic Analysis with Field Component
• Fundamentals of Paleogeographic Reconstruction (a short course)
• Seminar in Sedimentology

Educational materials created:

• Laboratory Manual for Structural Geology (in house)
• Laboratory Manual for Sedimentary Petrology (in house)
• Student Tutorial for Physical Geology (Macintosh HyperCard Program)
  • This program was presented at GSA and NAGT workshops in Denver, Seattle, and San Francisco and was used at several universities.
• Student Tutorial for Earth Science for Elementary School Teachers (a web site)
  • This web site (http://www.csun.edu/~hcgeo007/300notes.html) was developed with the help of several student and teaching assistants and is still in use at CSUN.
• Course Workbook for Fundamentals of Paleogeographic Reconstruction
  • This short course (workshop) was taught several times at CSUN and most recently was presented as a workshop at the 2001 Joint Pacific Section AAPG/Cordilleran Section GSA meeting in Universal City.

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

• Service to Boy Scouting as Cubmaster, Assistant Scoutmaster, and Scoutmaster, 1975-1982. Scouter of the Year Award, 1979, and Award of Merit, 1980, for service to Scouting in the Mulholland District, Great Western Council.
• Member of the choir and a men's quartet at the First United Methodist Church of Reseda, and have served as co-instructor for the High School Church School class.
• Have made 13 presentations on "Earthquakes: Cause and Preparedness" in Elementary School classes, at P.T.A. meetings, at Rotary Clubs, and at the First United Methodist Church of Reseda.
• Have served as a field trip leader on four trips for High School Magnet Science classes and on three trips for Earth Science teachers in the San Fernando Valley area.

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