SUMMER 2003 •
VOLUME 8, NUMBER 1
SPECIAL ISSUE: REAPING THE REWARDS OF
THE PLAN FOR MOUNT HOLYOKE 2003
Plan
goal: Involve alumnae in the life and work of the College
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FRED LEBLANC
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Petroleum geologist Elizabeth "Betty"
Wilson '72 teaching during January Term |
For petroleum geologist
and former College trustee Elizabeth "Betty" Wilson '72, January
Term in 2001 and 2002 was a gas--and oil, and hydrogen. Wilson
returned to campus to teach students about oil and gas exploration
and energy-related issues such as the search for clean, economic,
renewable energy. She also taught laboratory sessions on how to
examine rocks and discussed the processes involved in locating
oil and gas, drilling wells, and marketing petroleum. Wilson hopes
that other alumnae will take time out, particularly during J-Term,
to talk about their professions and share their experiences. "It's
a way for students to connect with the larger world," she said.
Wilson has spent
twenty-five years working in the field of petroleum geology and
is president of Methane Resources Group, a company she founded
in 1981. She has expanded her J-Term course into a full-semester
course and teaches it at the University of Maine at Orono, where
she is also an adjunct professor of geology. "I felt like it was
time to give back the knowledge and experience I've obtained and
share it with students," she said. Geology major Katharine Sayre
'02 was pleased with Wilson's decision to take a hiatus from the
corporate world for a stint in academia. "Because Ms. Wilson is
a practicing geologist, she adds a unique perspective to learning
geology. [It's] different than a purely academic one. This class
introduced me to the applicable, practical side of geologic exploration."
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