[meteorite-list] Tucson 05 Retrospective

From: Dave Mouat <dmouat_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Feb 16 11:55:30 2005
Message-ID: <42137850.A2EED28A_at_dri.edu>

Dear Listees

I think the bigger point in all this nonsense is for the "List" referred to in
"Greetings List" to accept another person's statement that we should consider
the Dean's statement. Not the Dean's statement to me (i.e., Dave), Big Steve,
or any one else, but to the writer of that email (names appearing after the word
"Cordially").
The logic in asking us to accept his/their word that the Dean has somehow
castigated the good Dr. Ehlmann and that we should accept that as gospel is
strange to say the least. Whoops, I forgot to add "in retrospect".

Dave

tracy latimer wrote:

> "Gentlemen",
> Are you hinting you would like to be considered for the Harvey Award at some
> point?
>
> Sour grapes,
> Tracy Latimer
>
> >Greetings List;
> >
> > Well, imagine our surprise when we read the thread below. I had a
> >personal conversation with the Dean of the TCU geology department in which
> >he informed me that among other things, Dr. Ehlmann was "barely a geologist
> >and not a very good one at that". He also called him, "an old man just
> >waiting to retire," just a menial curator of a meteorite collection doing
> >no real research". He said more but I don't necessarily agree with
> >everything he Dean said. But it matters not much since in my view this
> >award has very little meaning attached to it because of the group handing
> >it out. Was there some sort of election or nomination procedure involved or
> >posted somewhere? How does this little favoritism scheme and showering of
> >affection work for a group who even his colleague has bad mouthed him this
> >way. Did you include the Dean's viewpoint ? Or did you gather together
> >willy nilly to keep misconduct and racism a fertile nesting ground in
> >planetary science?
> >
> >Cordially,
> >S. Ray DeRusse and Bill Cutler
> >www.bccmeteorites.com
>
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