Denison Geoscientists Present Research At National Geology
Conference Posted: November 14, 2001 Denison University
Professor of Geology Kennard B. Bork and Professor Emeritus of
Geology Robert J. Malcuit were each invited to present their
research at the 113th annual meeting of the Geology Society of
America (GSA). The meeting was held Nov. 1-10 at the J. B. Hynes
Veterans Memorial Conference Center in Boston and was attended
by some 6,000 geoscientists from around the world. Bork
discussed "Holes in the Biographer's Net: The Case of William G.
Tight," a look into the life of famous geomorphologist and
Denison faculty member William G. Tight. An early decoder of
glacial drainage histories in the midwest, Tight pioneered work
on the Teays system. Glacial Lake Tight honors his memory. In
1901 he accepted the presidency of the young University of New
Mexico. Exceptionally popular among students and faculty, Tight
fell afoul of complex political currents and was dismissed by
the Regents in 1909. Key elements of h