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USD FACULTY WAGE GAP
Position: Chair of the Earth Sciences department/Professor
Salary: $82,889.21
Education:
• Ph D, Geological Sciences, Harvard University, 1988
• MS, Geology, Brigham Young University, 1984
• BS, Geology, Brigham Young University, 1983
Awards and Honors:
• South Dakota Regents Award for Research, University of South Dakota, 2001
Professor
Earth Sciences Faculty

Tim Heaton
Position: Instructor
Salary: $38,013.58
Education:
• MS, Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies, Coastal Carolina University, 2010
• BS, Geology, Guilford College, 2008
Position: Instructor
Salary: $39,194.52
Education:
• MS, Geology, Idaho State University, 1995
• BS, Secondary Education, General Science, Idaho State University, 1990
• BS, Forest Resources, University of Washington, 1978
Awards and Honors:
• Outstanding Chairperson, Marion Soil and Water Conservation District, 2001
• Certificate of Recognition, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and US Environmental Protection Agency, 1996

Jeanne Fromm
Associate Professor

Mark Sweeney

Brennan Jordan
Position: Associate Professor
Salary: $66,129.29
Education:
• Ph D, Geology, Washington State University, 2004
• MS, Geosciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1999
• BS, Geology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1997
Awards and Honors:
• Gladys W. Cole Memorial Research Award, Geological Society of America, 2009
Position: Associate Professor
Salary: $66,750.38
Education:
• Ph D, Geology, Oregon State University, 2002
• MS, Geology, Idaho State University, 1994
• BA, Geology, Hofstra University, 1990Northern Arizona University, 1990
Instructor
