Janis Driver Treworgy
Janis D. Treworgy | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 6, 1954 |
| Died | April 7, 2015 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Principia College (BA, 1975) University of Illinois (MA, 1983) University of Illinois (PhD, 1985) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sedimentary Geology |
Janis Driver Treworgy (February 6, 1954 – April 7, 2015) was an American academic and sedimentary geologist.
Early life and education
[edit]Treworgy was born on February 6, 1954, in Santa Monica, California. She received her Bachelor of Science from Principia College in 1975.[1] She went to the University of Illinois and received her Masters in 1983 and her PhD in 1985.[1]
Career
[edit]Treworgy was a Paleozoic stratigrapher and sedimentary geologist for 25 years.[2] She made significant contributions towards the creation of a highly detailed network of structural cross sections of the Paleozoic succession in the Illinois Basin.[1]
Treworgy cofounded the Countryside School of Champaign, a K-8 independent school, where she served as the first president of the board from 1992-1995, and a board member until 1999.[1][2] She also functioned as the Head of School before an official position was created, in addition to filling other roles at the school.[3]
Treworgy was involved with the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) since the mid-1990s. She developed the Illinois state curriculum materials for NAGT, later being involved with the organization at a national level and serving as the Central Section secretary/treasurer, 1st vice president, 2nd vice president, and president; and as president helped NAGT transition the Journal of Geoscience Education to an online publication, begin publication of In the Trenches, and establish Geo2YC.[2]
In 2000, Treworgy became a teacher at Principia College. Around that time a mammoth tooth was accidentally unearthed on campus by workman and she led a team to excavate the full mammoth skeleton found in the area, which was a significant find in the central United States.[4][5][6] She also led trips for students to study classic geological features around the United States.[7] Treworgy was the chair of the Department of Geology at Principia College and a member of the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS).[1] Her research primarily focused on the Illinois Basin particularly the stratigraphy, depositional environments, and tectonic history.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Treworgy was married to Colin Treworgy for forty years and they had two children.[1] They lived in Grafton, Illinois.[2]
She died on April 7, 2015.[1][2]
Publications
[edit]- Treworgy, Janis Driver (1985). Stratigraphy and depositional settings of the Chesterian (Mississippian) Fraileys/Big Clifty and Haney Formations in the Illinois Basin (Thesis). ProQuest 303343597.
- Partnering to improve undergraduate teaching: NAGT and AGU join forces (Jun 2012)
- Paradigms and proboscideans in the southern Great Lakes region, USA (Apr 2010)
- Mammoth (Mammuthus sp.) excavation on a college campus in Western Illinois, USA (Jul 2007)
- Role of Large Scale Fluid-Flow in Subsurface Arsenic Enrichment (May 2007)
- Depositional facies and sequence stratigraphy of a Lower Carboniferous bryozoan-crinoidal carbonate ramp in the Illinois Basin, mid-continent USA (Jan 1998)
- Reservoir development in bryozoan bafflestone facies of the Ullin (Warsaw) Limestone (Middle Mississippian) in the Illinois basin (Aug 1994)
- Illinois Basin--Tectonically Influenced Ramp During Chesterian (Jan 1986)
- Coal resources of Illinois, Colchester (No. 2), Dekoven, and Jamestown coals
- Depositional history of the Mississippian Ullin and Fort Payne Formations in the Illinois Basin
- Coal resources of Illinois, Davis, Murphysboro, and Seelyville coals
- Stratigraphy and depositional settings of the Chesterian (Mississippian) Fraileys/Big Clifty and Haney formations in the Illinois Basin
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Kolata, Dennis R. (August 2015). "Memorial To Janis Driver Treworgy" (PDF). Memorials. 44. Geological Society of America: 17–19.
- ^ a b c d e In Memoriam - Janis Treworgy. Science Education Resource Center. May 8, 2015.
- ^ In Memoriam. Countryside School. 04/20/2015.
- ^ Celebrating a Mammoth Project (Literally). Principia. March 2, 2013.
- ^ Bassett, Kathie. "Mammoth party: Scientists reflect on historic find". Shaw Local.
- ^ "College students excavate campus mammoth". UPI. 7 January 2005.
- ^ Geology Students Head West. Principia. August 1, 2013.
