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When Mary brought a bunch of geology students to Alaska in 2007, she snagged a couple of us local Carls as tour guides. I had been gone from Carleton about…

Congratulations Mary! I remember your dedication to teaching and to supporting students. I also recall your omni presence in the department (along with Eiler, Ed, Tim, and Shelby). Those were…

Congratulations to you, Mary, on your retirement! And thank you for your many years of inspirational teaching and field trips for so so many students! I have such fond memories…

Mary, what a treat it was to get the opportunity to tour Iceland as your junior partner and learn about the island and its geology from you, not to mention…

I have been lucky to be a student, colleague, neighbor and friend of Mary for a long time. We also co-hosted two Alumni Adventure trips to Iceland. In the early…

Mary was quietly, genially indispensable during the 30 years we overlapped at Carleton. Like others, I have many fond memories of her: as a colleague in environmental studies, as President…

Mary, Congratulations on your incredible career. I imagine when you came to Carleton those many decades ago you had no idea how the institution and its people would change your…

Heartfelt congratulations on your retirement, Mary. The innumerable lessons I learned from you resonate throughout my life as I attempt in small ways to learn and teach by your example.…

Dear Mary, I am very sorry not to be in Minnesota right now since I would love to join the celebration of your career. I think it would be hard…

Mary, before I met you, becoming a geology major hadn’t even crossed my mind. But then I traveled to Tasmania with you and was amazed to learn about how much…