Top Ten Reasons to Join the Colorado Scientific Society (CSS)
- High-quality earth science talks every month from September through May
- Annual Emmons Distinguished Lecture
(e.g., Paul Hoffman, John Dewey, Bill Dickinson, Gene Shoemaker, Clark Burchfiel, Preston Cloud, Aaron Waters, C.B. Hunt, Fred Vine, Peter Misch, Clarence Allen, W.W. Rubey, Bert Balley, John Crowell, and Hoover Mackin) - Annual Student Night
(Students receive cash awards for best papers presented) - Interesting geological and/or paleontological field trips
- Oldest scientific society in the Rocky Mountain Region,
founded in 1882. - Great cross-section of Front Range geologists and interested people with whom to network
- Past-presidents list reads like a “Who’s Who in Colorado Geology”
(e.g., Emmons, Hewett, Lee, Tweto, Eckel, Twenhofel, Weimer, Pillmore, Ross, Hansen, Bryant, Grose, & Rold) - Scholarship support for area students
- It’s cheap
(only $25 per year, $5 for students)
Even More Reasons…!
- Some prominent members have included–G.K. Gilbert, J. Gilluly, Whitman Cross, R.A.F. Penrose, Arthur Lakes, E.E. McKee, D.W. Brunton (yes, the very same Brunton) Add your name to the list for only $20!
- 21 minerals have been named after CSS members
- 154 fossils have been named after CSS members
- More than $100,000 in scholarships given to local students
- Outreach includes placing of geologic signs at local spots
Renewing Members
If you are uncertain of your member status or whether you owe dues, contact CSS Treasurer Jim Paces by e-mail at jpaces.css@gmail.com.
As you pay your dues, please consider making an additional donation to our General Fund (supporting our meetings, newsletter, field trips, and website), one of our Memorial Funds (which support our student research grants), or the Endowment Fund (which we use to defray operating costs). Your entire contribution goes towards generating interest for the grants or our programs. Our Treasurer will send out an acknowledgement receipt to all those members who made a donation to the Society for tax reporting purposes. Your contribution is 100% tax deductible since the Society is a tax-exempt, non-profit, Section 501(c)(3) organization.
MEMORIAL FUNDS: These funds support earth-science research grants to graduate students throughout the nation:
Ogden Tweto Memorial Fund
Steven Oriel Memorial Fund
Edwin Eckel Memorial Fund
Bill Pierce-Heart Mountain Fund
George Snyder Memorial Fund
Bruce Bryant Memorial Fund
Chuck Pillmore Memorial Fund
ENDOWMENT FUND: This fund is used to support the Society’s monthly meetings and newsletter, field trips, family night, annual Emmons Lecture, and special activities.
Start or renew your membership with the Online CSS Membership Payment Form.
Or print and mail in the Colorado Scientific Society Membership Form (PDF)
