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| Chris Whitney-Smith | President: As president, Chris ensures that the Club is able to work for its members and community as you've come to expect from this great society. CHRIS: ”Everyday I get the opportunity to offer help and support for gem and mineral enthusiasts through innovative networking, marketing and leadership opportunities! Plus our Club is an AMAZING community!" The MSA is Arizona’s Oldest Mineral Society and crystallized his passion for service with earth science organizations in finding ways to inspire others to explore worlds that most people never knew existed and to mentor all ages in the beauties and mysteries of the Mineral Kingdom. Chris had privilege to help MSA spearhead the “Wulfenite is Love” campaign with Dr. Alex Schauss that helped make Wulfenite the Official Arizona State Mineral in 2017, and proved that Wulfenite is Loved. We live in a golden age of exploration with clubs such as MSA and resources like Mindat.org and Google Earth at our fingertips! Here’s to the adventure of the hunt, the thrill of a new discovery and meeting new friends. |
BOARD OF GOVERNORS Term Ending
Stan Celestian 2024
Julia Galvan 2024
Bob Holm 2025
Tess Garvey 2025
Dr. Mike Williams 2026
Carlie Murphy 2026
COMMITTEES Person Email
Editor, Newsletter - Joseph Philpott
Associate Editor, Newsletter - Cameron Reichert
Chair, Bulletin - Chris Whitney-Smith
Curator, Mineral Collection - Chris Whitney-Smith EMAIL
Chair, Field Trip Committee - Stan Celestian EMAIL
Chair, Programs - Chris Whitney-Smith
Chair, Membership - Julia Galvan EMAIL
Chair, Junior MSA/FRA - OPEN EMAIL
Webmaster - Anna-Lena Seedhill EMAIL
Chair, Awards Committee - Chris Whitney-Smith
Coordinator, Education & Outreach - Lynne Dyer EMAIL
Coordinator, Social and Refreshment - Carlie Murphy EMAIL
Coordinator, Hospitality - Bob Holms EMAIL
Chair & Associate Videographer - Steve Kaminski EMAIL
MSA Program Preservation Video Archive (PPVA) Committee: Chris Whitney-Smith, Dr. Shirley Fiske, Steve Kaminski
2024 Phoenix Heritage Mineral Show Co-Chairs - Les Presmyk & Chris Whitney-Smith
Curator, 2035 Centennial - Chris Whitney-Smith EMAIL
PRESIDENTS1935-1950 Arthur L. Flagg 1951 Milford (Ben) Benham 1951-1952 E. R. Blakey 1952-1954 Floyd Getsinger 1955-1956 Katherine (Katy) Trapnell 1957-1958 Bill Reed 1959 Moulton Smith 1960-1962 Fred Burr 1963 Harold Lamb 1964 Bob Jones 1965 Bill Reed 1966-1967 Walter Peck 1968-1969 Cy Hartman 1970-1971 Leo Langland 1972-1973 Perry Stufflebeam 1974 Marion Sterner 1975 Bob Goodrich 1976-1977 Dr. Ray Grant 1978 Marc Watson 1979-1982 Al Toberman 1983-1984 Alice Smith 1985 Jeff Scovil 1986 Joe McIntosh 1987-1988 Sarah Foster 1989-1990 Les Presmyk 1991 Jeff Scovil 1992-1993 Dr. Shirley Fiske 1994 Paul Flores 1995 Dr. Shirley Fiske 1996-1997 Gilbert Flores 1998-1999 Lois Splendoria 2000 Dr. Shirley Fiske 2001-2002 Tom Horton 2003-2004 Gilbert Flores 2005 Dr. Shirley Fiske 2006 Gilbert Flores 2007 Betty Deming 2008 Ed Nichols 2009 Lois Splendoria 2010-2011 Roger Deming 2012-2013 Dr. Raymond W. Grant 2014 - Present Chris Whitney-Smith | MILESTONE - LIFE MEMBERSMary Bishop Shirley Croegaert Don Cross Betty Deming Lynne Dyer Terry Dyer Dr. Shirley Fiske Richard Flagg Marjorie Flagg Gilbert Flores Jr. Paul Flores Robert Goodrich Nancy Goodrich Cynthia Grant Dr. Raymond W. Grant Lee Herk Joanne Hesterman Bob Jones Dr. Jeff Langland Wilma Michel Lois Nelson Sarah Pavlik Ed Posser Les Presmyk Bill Robertson Judy Robertson Edward Schaffer Jeff Scovil Lt. CMDR Gary Sonnenberg Lois Splendoria Les Wagner Dave Bishop Walter Jonson Catherine Johnson | FLAGG LEGACY - LIFE MEMBERS2013 Glenn Cook 2013 Linda Cook 2013 Alice Held 2013 Gordon Miner 2013 Marjorie Miner 2013 John Rusinek 2013 Terry Ullery 2014 Richard Brundige 2014 Shirley Cote 2014 Doug Duffy 2014 Theodore Kappel 2014 Robert Lagodny 2014 Tony Occhiuzzi 2014 Dr. Alexander Schauss 2015 Bob Evans 2015 Katy Mendelson 2015 Maria Nichols 2015 Hon. Joe A. Ruiz 2015 Brian Schwenk 2015 Cody Schwenk 2015 Dr. Mike Williams 2016 Gene Groves 2016 Larae Groves 2016 Diane Lockwood 2016 Dr. Nathan Scholten 2016 Jim Simpson 2016 William W. Warren 2016 Dr. John Weide 2016 Gary Weyandt 2016 Genie Howell 2016 Pierre Cantou 2017 John Tibbits 2017 Ron Witter 2017 Dr. Bob Blake 2017 Stacey Somero 2017 Barb Schischa 2017 James Robb 2017 Cherie Robb 2017 Joe Philpott Sr. 2017 Dan Janko 2018 Ken Moffitt 2018 Michael Anderson 2018 Jack Kepper 2018 David Tibbits 2019 James Armstrong 2024 Wolfgang Mueller |
HONORARY - LIFE MEMBER2012 John Weber 2013 John Houzenga 2013 Patti Polk 2013 Hon. Rose Mofford 2014 Dr. Carleton B. Moore 2014 Phil Richardson 2014 Ed Nichols 2015 Ron Ginn 2015 Chris Whitney-Smith 2015 Dana Slaughter 2016 Bob Holm | ROCKHOUND OF THE YEAR2013 Lois Splendoria 2014 Joseph Philpott Jr. 2015 Lynne Dyer 2016 Dr. Nathan Scholten 2017 Don Boushelle 2017 Maggie Lyons (Junior) 2018 Steve Kaminski 2018 David Tibbits (Junior) 2019 Bob Holm 2019 Wyatt Busby (Junior) 2020 Anna-Lena Seedhill 2020 Colton Kalina (Junior) 2021 Stan Celestian 2021 Elyse Campbell (Junior) 2022 Chris Whitney-Smith 2022 Hannah Brodhagen (Junior) 2023 Carlie Murphy 2023 Nathanael Brodhagen (Junior) |