2011 President Rik Smoody

Rik Smoody has a MS in EE, from the days when Computer Science did not have its own department. He is a software architect and peripatetic consultant. Rik has worked for Tektronix, Sony, John Deere, AggFlow, and numerous other clients. He is a Polymath, or at least Polyscience: also a punster. Geology is one of many scientific interests. He has a commitment to education without ceilings.

2011 - RIK SMOODY

Rik reported that his President’s Field Trip was blessed with good weather, excellent speakers and gorgeous views of Mt. Rainer’s glaciers, dams and the featured topic of aggradation. The guide used for the trip, Pat Pringle’s “Roadside Geology of Mount Rainer National Park and Vicinity,” is highly recommended for anyone wanting to take a self-guided tour.

2017 President Rik Smoody

2017 - Rik Smoody

Rik took a second term as president in 2017, and due to his interest in many disciplines of science, he decided to plan a president’s field trip to the path of totality for the 2017 total solar eclipse. The location of the camp was at a member’s home in Mill City, near Detroit Lake. This location also afforded opportunities for day trips to the Opal Creek and McKenzie Pass areas.

-Carol Hasenberg, 2024