Posted by Alumni from Americangeosciences
December 18, 2020
Carolyn Olson, PresidentDavid R. Wunsch, President ElectDennis J. Anderson, TreasurerAnna C. Shaughnessy, SecretaryJonathan D. Arthur, Member at LargeSusan M. Sullivan, Member at LargePaul Weimer, Member at LargeRodney C. Ewing, Past President Carolyn Olson has had a distinguished career in government with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Geological Survey specializing in soil geomorphology, hydrology, and paleoclimate. She is Past-President and Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America, and was a senior policy scientist in the Office of the Chief Economist at USDA where she worked on science policy and guidance in climate change. She is a Coordinating Lead Author for the Fourth National Climate Assessment and served on numerous federal interagency committees and on the boards of several AGI member organizations. Dr. Olson is active in several geoscience societies including the American Geophysical Union and the American Association for the Advancement of... learn more