Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois - ESCONI

Events for April 2013

Sat 4/13	ESCONI Mineralogy Meeting 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, - Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) - Topic:
Fri, 4/19	ESCONI Field Trip St Paul Indiana - Click here for details
Sat 4/20	ESCONI Paleontology Meeting 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, - Tech Ed Building (TEC), Room 1038B (Map) Topic:
Fri 4/26	ESCONI Board Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Tech Ed Build. TEC 1038B  (Map)
Sat 4/27	Archaeology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, - Tech Ed Building (TEC), Room 1038B (Map) Topic: Eric Schmidt will present, "Archaeology in Ancient Rome-What the coins tell us about the ancient civilization." Eric will bring several examples of ancient coinage as part of the meeting. They will span from 400 BC thru the fall of the Roman Empire. In addition, Eric will be giving away a couple of authentic Ancient Roman coins. You need to be at the meeting for your chance to get one of these nearly 2,000 year old pieces of history! Hope to see you there!

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Excerpts from the original historical document (NewsletterHistory.pdf)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:  Jeff Lord

LIBRARIAN:  Andrew Jansen

CURATOR:  Randall Bultman 

HISTORIAN:  Judy Dedina

FIELD TRIP:  Open

Assistant Field Trip Chairman: John Catalani

Assistant Field Trip Chairman: Dave Carlson

EDITOR:  Don Cronauer

Assistant Editor: John Good

CIRCULATION:  Ken Bensen

PAST PRESIDENT:  Jim Fairchild

MEMBERSHIP:  Eileen Mizerk

LIAISON REP: John Good 

ALTERNATE LIASON: Karen Nordquist

WEB ADMINISTRATOR: Dianna Lord

Study Groups and Activities: (Non-Board Positions

ARCHAEOLOGY STUDY GROUP CHAIR: Eric Schmidt

JUNIOR STUDY GROUP: Open

LAPIDARY STUDY GROUP CHAIR: Open

MINERALOGY & MICROMOUNT STUDY GROUP CHAIR: Kathy Dedina

PALEONTOLOGY STUDY GROUP CHAIR: John Good

SHOW CHAIRMAN: Mark Kuntz

 

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.

Check our Calendar for upcoming events!