About the Foundation

ABOUT THE DIBBLEE GEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION

The Dibblee Geological Foundation was created as a non-profit California
education organization by those who admire the quality and quantity of Tom Dibblee's geologic mapping. The Foundation's mission is straightforward and simple: To help preserve the scientific, technical, educational and economic values of Dibblee's life work through timely publication. The Foundation consists of a group of volunteer directors and a staff of two, dedicated to publishing as many maps as possible.

In June of 2002 the mission of the Dibblee Geological Foundation was adopted by the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum and in response created the Dibblee Geology Center. The initial goal of the Dibblee Geology Center at the Museum is to complete the publication of all of Tom Dibblee’s maps in a timely manner. The Dibblee Geology Center also handles map sales. The new mission of the Dibblee Geological Foundation is to continue to promote the great life works of Tom Dibblee and the art of field geologic mapping and to insure the Museum completes the publication of the Dibblee maps in the appropriate manner.

The Dibblee maps are printed in full color, with an attractive, consistent color scheme, and generally at a uniform scale (1:24,000), using USGS topographic base maps. The maps are available at low cost and contain only observable, understandable and reliable geological information of benefit to the broadest range of users.

Left to right: Karl Hutterer (Museum Executive Director), Harold Syms, Don Clarke, Tom Dibblee(deceased), Peter Weigand(deceased), John Powell, Dick Brown, and John Minch.

Geologic Mapping of California / Founder Thomas W. Dibblee Jr.
President John R. Powell Vice President(s) Arthur R.(Dick) Brown Donald D. Clarke Secretary/Treasurer Harold Syms Editor John Minch Sr. Graphic Designer / Webmaster Jason Minch	e-mail addresses dibbleemaps@gmail.com jmainc@earthlink.net generationgraphics@cox.net
Directors		Ex Officio Directors
Thomas P. Anderson Tanya M. Atwater Jim Blakley Earl E. Brabb John C. Crowell Frank Denison W. Gary Ernst Richard E. Faggioli Clarence A. Hall, Jr.	Karl Hutterer Bill Kennett Siegfried J. Muessig Hollis W. Record Eugene F. Reid James E. Slosson Arthur O. Spaulding Harold Sullwold William B. Travers	President Pacific Section AAPG President Pacific Section SEPM President Coast Geological Society President South Coast Geological Society President AEG Southern California Section President LA Basin Geological Society
The Thomas Wilson Dibblee, Jr. Geological Foundation awards the Dibblee Medal annually to a field geologist who has made outstanding contributions to the science of geology by the quantity and quality of his geological field mapping and published his work for the benefit of others. The Dibblee Medal is a sterling silver medallion with a likeness of Tom Dibblee on one side and a sketch map of California on the other. Dibblee Medal Winners 1994 Lehi Hintze 1995 Peter Rowley 1996 Jack Vedder 1997 Parke D. Snavely, Jr. 1998 Clarence A. Hall 1999 E. Bart Ekren 2000 Thomas A. Steven 2001 William P. Brosge 2002 R. Gordon Gastil 2003 Dr. Thomas L. Trowbridge Grose 2004 Mr. George H. Billingsley

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