This photo was taken by Prof Emeritus Jim Collinson: pictured are alumnus Don Boyd ‘50 (left) and Prof Collinson (right) looking at Proterozoic stromatolites in the Snowy Range west of Laramie. Don was Emeritus Professor at the University of Wyoming and was at OSU’s field camp in 1949 with many other illustrious alumni.
A major $500,000 gift was recently given to the Friends of Orton Hall fund, which supports our student research. This gift was from Don Boyd (BS Geology, 1949), who recently passed away at the age of 92. Don was a paleontologist and geologist who spent his career as a faculty member at the University of Wyoming. For more about Don, see the obituary written by alum Jory Pacht last month. SES wishes to express our deepest appreciation of this gift. These funds will continue to support SES students advance their careers!