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Local Geologist Leads National Meeting
Contact: Cathy Hanks: (540) 552-0444
chanks@daa.com
Date: 05.14.10
Blacksburg, VA: Mike Lawless, CPG, of Draper Aden Associates and National President of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), recently travelled to Alaska to meet with the Alaska Section of AIPG in Anchorage and Fairbanks. The Section has agreed to host the AIPG Annual Meeting in 2013, the 50th anniversary of the Institute.Lawless, Environmental Division Manager and a senior associate is currently on the Board of Directors for Draper Aden Associates. He has been with the firm for 14 years. He is a registered professional geologist in three states and holds a BS and MS in Geology.
The American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), founded in 1963, is the largest association dedicated to promoting geology as a profession. It presently has more than 5,500 members in the U.S. and abroad, organized into 36 regional Sections. AIPG emphasizes competence, integrity and ethics. AIPG is an advocate for the profession and communicates regularly to federal and state legislators and agencies on matters pertaining to the geosciences.