Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois - ESCONI

Purpose of ESCONI

The aim of the Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois (ESCONI) is to promote an interest in the earth sciences, among these are geology, paleontology, mineralogy, archaeology, micro-mounting and the lapidary arts.

History of ESCONI

ESCONI (Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois) was founded on November 11, 1949 with an initial meeting of 13 people interested in Earth Sciences. William Allaway was the 1st President of ESCONI.

The purpose of ESCONI:  The aim of the Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois is to promote an interest in the earth sciences, among these are geology, paleontology, mineralogy, micromounting, and the lapidary arts.

The ESCONI Bulletin, Earth Science News, has been published 11 times per year continuously since January 1950.

Excerpts from the original historical document (NewsletterHistory.pdf)

On November 11, 1949.  Thirteen People, each interested in some phase of

Board Members

PRESIDENT:  Karen Nordquist

1ST. VICE PRESIDENT:  Rob Sula

2ND. VICE PRESIDENT:  Irene Broede

RECORDING SECRETARY:  William Vinikour

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY:  Jim Fairchild

TREASURER:  John Good

PUBLICITY:  Don Cronauer

LIBRARIAN:  Andrew Jansen

CURATOR:  Randall Bultman 

HISTORIAN:  Judy Dedina

FIELD TRIP:  Richard Rock & John Catalani

EDITOR:  Don Cronauer

CIRCULATION:  Howard Svoboda

PAST PRESIDENT:  Jim Fairchild

MEMBERSHIP:  Eileen Mizerk

LIAISON REP: John Good & Karen Nordquist

ARCHAEOLOGY STUDY GROUP CHAIR: Bryan Nugent

LAPIDARY STUDY GROUP CHAIR: Sheila Bergmann

MINERALOGY & MICROMOUNT STUDY GROUP CHAIR: Kathy Dedina

PALEONTOLOGY STUDY GROUP CHAIR: John Good

SHOW CHAIRMAN: Mark Kuntz

WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR: Dianna Lord

General Information

Membership is open to all people interested in the earth sciences.

Annual family dues are $20. $50 for three years.  This covers all members of the family.  To become a member, complete this Membership Form.

To learn more about ESCONI, come to a General Meeting or Study Group Meeting, write an e-mail to the web master diannal20@yahoo.com or write a letter to ESCONI; Box 321, Downers Grove, IL 60515.

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