1. Paula Jo Lemonds, P.G., P.E. HDR Engineering plemonds@hdrinc.com
SAGE 2YC Supporting and Advancing Geoscience Education in Two-Year Colleges Best Practices for Preparing Two-year College Students for a Geoscience Career and Transfer Saturday, June 1, JJ Pickle Research Campus
Paula Jo Lemonds, P.G., P.E.
HDR Engineering

2. …Attitudes Necessary for Successful Geoscience Career
Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes Necessary for Successful Geoscience Career
…Attitudes Necessary for Successful Geoscience Career
Crises
Pressing problems
Preparation
Prevention
Planning
Relationship building
Needless interruptions
Unimportant calls, meetings,
Other people’s minor issues
Trivia, busywork
Time wasters
Excessive TV, Internet, relaxation
Urgent
Not Urgent
Not Important I II
III IV
Important
“Succeeding at HDR is all about making yourself indispensable. Find the tasks that need to be done but that no one else is willing to do, and volunteer to get them done. If you take ownership of them and do them well, within 6 months we won’t remember how we got along without you.”
- Bill Brinker, HDR Engineering

3. Advice to Students Interested in Geoscience Career
Work hard knowing that quality is important
Realize that no one owes you anything – No Entitlement
Do what you love; Love what you do!
Join a professional organization!
AEG, GSA, AWRA, AAPG, SEPM, HGS, GCAGS…you get the picture