Chip Groat retires as State Geologist of Louisiana, again!

Charles G. Groat has retired from his third stint as State Geologist of Louisiana, a position he filled from 1978 to 1990, in 1992, and from 2017 to 2021. Chip did his undergrad at Rochester, Masters at UMass, and his PhD at UT Austin. Starting in the late 1980s, for example, Chip was hands-on in development of current arrangements for geological mapping. Chip served as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey from 1998 to 2005, and he also has held multiple additional senior positions, such as with UT Austin, LSU, and AGI. He was AASG President Elect in 1986-87, President in 1987-88, and Past President in 1988-89. He has been an AASG Honorary Member since 1993, and he was the Ian Campbell Medalist in 1998. Chip’s astounding record of service is appreciated by all.