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Marilyn Suiter

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Marilyn Suiter
Alma materFranklin and Marshall
Wesleyan University
AwardsGeological Society of America Bromery Award
AAAS fellow
Scientific career
InstitutionsAmerican Geosciences Institute
National Science Foundation

Marilyn J. Suiter is a geologist whose professional career has spanned teaching, working the oil and gas industry and public services. In her leadership roles at both the American Geosciences Institute and the National Science Foundation, Suiter has worked over decades to increase the ethnic diversity of the geosciences.

Background

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Suiter started her undergraduate studies at Franklin & Marshall College as a Physics major and switched to geosciences because she found the interdisciplinary nature of geology more challenging and satisfying.[1][2] After earning her BS degree, Suiter taught sciences for grades 5–12 in the Philadelphia public school system (1970-1977).[3] She worked for the United States Geological Survey for four years before starting her MS studies at Wesleyan University.[3] After earning her MS in earth science in 1981, Suiter worked in the oil and gas industry for Cities Service Oil and Gas in the early 1980s.[2][3]

During the oil price crash of the mid 1980s, Suiter decided to leave the oil and gas industry. From 1987 to 1997, Suiter held several positions within the American Geosciences Institute,[2] including director of Special Education Programs, director of Education and Human Resources, and director of Human Resources and Career Development.[4] At the American Geosciences Institute, Suiter also led the Minority Participation Program, which was created to address the lack of ethnic diversity in the geosciences and which awards scholarships to under-represented American geoscience students every year.[4][5]

Since Suiter started working for the National Science Foundation in 1998, she has led several programs within NSF that foster geosciences education and diversity. Suiter currently serves as a program director in NSF's Division of Human Resource Development.[6]

Service to the Discipline of Geosciences

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Over her career, Suiter has served on numerous committees and panels of the Association for Women Geoscientists, the American Geosciences Institute, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Geophysical Union, the National Science Foundation, the American Institute of Physics, the Association for Women in Science, the National Science Teaching Association, the National Association of Black Geologists and Geophysicists, and the American Educational Research Association.[7][8]

Suiter's conference presentations and peer-reviewed papers address issues of geosciences education as well as diversity and inclusion within the geosciences. These include:

  • Suiter, Marilyn J. (1991-03-01). "Understanding #7: Helping Pre-college Students Explore Career Options in Earth-Systems Science". Science Activities. 28 (1): 34–36. doi:10.1080/00368121.1991.9958092. ISSN 0036-8121.
  • Suiter, Marilyn (1991-03-01). "The Association of Woman Geoscientists and Geoscience Education". Journal of Geological Education. 39 (2): 106–108. doi:10.5408/0022-1368-39.2.106. ISSN 0022-1368.
  • Suiter, Marilyn J.; Patino, Lina C. (2012). "Geoscience Workforce for 21st Century Challenges". AAPG Datapages: 623–627.

Honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Career Profile: Marilyn Suiter, Geologist". awg.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Geological Society of America - Honors & Awards". www.geosociety.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  3. ^ a b c "Geotimes March 1998 - About People". www.geotimes.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  4. ^ a b "Geotimes February 1999 - People and Places". www.geotimes.org. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  5. ^ "American Geological Institute's Minority Participation Program". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  6. ^ "Division of Human Resource Development (EHR/HRD) Staff | NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  7. ^ a b c "Geological Society of America - 2018 Distinguished Service Award - Nazrul Khandaker, Judith Totman Parrish, and Marilyn J. Suiter". www.geosociety.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  8. ^ a b "Geotimes February 1999 - People and Places". www.geotimes.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  9. ^ "Geological Society of America - Honors & Awards". www.geosociety.org. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  10. ^ "Elected Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  11. ^ "Awards and Scholarships". awg.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  12. ^ "GSA Fellowship". www.geosociety.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.