Fellows of the Geological Society of America

Christopher Iloba Chalokwu (born December 30, 1952) is a United States citizen born in Nigeria. An academic with entrepreneurial vision, Chalokwu has an abiding interest in education reform and the educational achievement of under-represented groups. Chalokwu holds a PhD. in geology and geochemistry. Chalokwu is a respected contributor to geological societies based in North America and Africa, such as the Geological Society of America and the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society. Chalokwu was the first full tenured black professor of Auburn University, as well as the founding Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Benedict College. Chalokwu currently serves as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Geochemistry and Physical Science at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. Chalokwu founded Medical Assay Laboratory, Inc and serves as the Laboratory Director, as well as founding its subsidiary, Medical Assay Phlebotomy.

Jack Gordon Souther (April 25, 1924 – June 1, 2014) was an American-born Canadian geologist, volcanologist, professor and engineer. He contributed significantly to the early understanding of recent volcanic activity in the Canadian Cordillera. Many of his publications continue to be regarded as classics in their field, even now several decades after they were written.

Ali Mehmet Celâl Şengör (born 24 March 1955) is a Turkish geologist. He is currently on the faculty at Istanbul Technical University, Department of Geological Engineering. After graduating from Robert College, he received his BS (1978), MS (1979) degrees and PhD degree from the State University of New York, Albany in 1982. He also writes a weekly popular science columns in the center-left daily Cumhuriyet. He is married and has one child named Asım Şengör.

William Henry Mathews (1919–2003) was a Canadian geologist, volcanologist, engineer, and professor. He is considered a pioneer in the study of subglacial eruptions and volcano-ice interactions in North America. Many of his publications continue to be regarded as classics in their field.

Carol Gardipe (also known as Carol Metcalf Gardipe; born 1929; Penobscot/Passamaquoddy) is an award-winning geologist, whose career has included positions with the United States Geological Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and roles in higher education as a professor and administrator.

Ian Stuart Edward Carmichael, FRS (29 March 1930 –26 August 2011) was a British-born American igneous petrologist and volcanologist who established extensive quantitative methods for research in the thermodynamics of magmas.

William J. "Bill" Breed (August 3, 1928 - January 22, 2013) was an American geologist, paleontologist, naturalist and author in Northern Arizona. He was a renowned expert on the geology of the Grand Canyon.

Angeline Myra Keen (1905–1986) was an American malacologist and invertebrate paleontologist. She was an expert on the evolution of marine mollusks. With a PhD in psychology. Keen went from being a volunteer, identifying shells at Stanford, and having no formal training in biology or geology, to being one of the world's foremost malacologists. She was called the "First Lady of Malacology".

Bangalore Puttaiya Radhakrishna (or B P Radhakrishna, also popularly known as BPR; 1918–2012), was one of the leading geologists of India. He was often referred to as 'the doyen of Indian geology'. He was a resident of Bangalore and regularly wrote the editorial in the Journal of the Geological Society of India published by the Geological Society of India.

Mary Lou Zoback (née Chetlain) (born July 5, 1952) is an American geophysicist who led the world stress map project of the International Lithosphere Program. Zoback is currently a member of the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.