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December 5, 2001

CAMPANA TO CHAIR GROUND WATER SCIENTIST/ENGINEER GROUP

Dr. Michael E. Campana, University of New Mexico professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and director of the UNM Water Resources Program, will be named to serve a two-year term as chair of the 12,000-member Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers (AGWSE), the largest such organization in the world, at its annual meeting in Nashville Dec. 7-9.

Campana is concluding terms as associate editor and book editor of the association's flagship journal, the Journal of Ground Water. He also serves on the board of directors of the 16,000-member parent organization, the National Ground Water Association - unique because its members represent all aspects of the ground water industry - scientists, engineers, well drillers, equipment manufacturers and suppliers.

"I'm honored to serve as the AGWSE Chair and look forward to serving the entire NGWA as a member of its board," Campana said. "NGWA is quite an organization. I am anxious to work with all members to have our viewpoints represented in Washington and to increase international activities and membership"

Campana is also on the boards of the Universities Council on Water Resources and the American Institute of Hydrology.

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