Robert J. and Ruth A. Weimer
Robert J. and Ruth A. Weimer Student Research Grant
This fund was initiated with a generous donation by Robert and Ruth Weimer, to help fund student research in areas of sedimentary geology. Robert J. Weimer, geologist and educator, was born in Glendo, Wyoming in 1926. After service in the U.S. Navy, Bob attended the University of Wyoming, receiving a BA in Geology in 1948 and a MA in 1949; and, at Stanford University, receiving a Ph.D. in 1953. In his early years, he worked in the petroleum industry at Union Oil Co. and in consulting. He joined the faculty at Colorado School of Mines (CSM) in 1957 and taught there until his retirement as Getty Professor of Geology in 1983. Although officially "retired" he remained as active as ever until his passing. He has received many honors and awards, most notable the Sidney Powers Medal from the AAPG (1984), AIPG Parker Medal (1986), the CSM Brown Medal (1990) and the SEPM Twenhofel Medal (1995). Additionally, in 1996, he received the Distinguished Educator Award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists for being "a geologist and master educator, for creating and communicating new ideas that have advanced the science of geology and its integration with other disciplines."