Dr. Robert H. Rutford

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  Antartic peak named for Robert Rutford, UTD professor, former president
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  Rutford served as UTD president from 1982 to 1994.He currently is Excellence in Education Foundation Professor of Geology in the Geosciences Department, where he teaches part-time.He will officially retire from the university at the end of the current semester.
  
  The name Mt. Rutford was approved recently by the U.S. national naming authority, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, part of USGS.The mountain is not the first Antarctic feature to receive Rutford's name.
  
  An ice stream he discovered on the continent, which measures 130 miles by 30 to 40 miles, also bears his name.The mile-thick, fast flowing Rutford Ice Stream drains part of the West Antarctic ice sheet into the sea.In addition, Rutford Avenue on the UTD campus recognizes the many contributions he made to the university as both president and a faculty member.
  
  Rutford's research interests have been in the area of glacial geology and geomorphology, primarily in Antarctica.He first visited the continent in 1959 to conduct research for his Ph.D. dissertation while a student at the University of Minnesota, and has returned some 20 times since.
  
  He has authored or co-authored many scientific papers about Antarctica.His accomplishments include serving as director of the Division of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation for NSF sponsored research in both the Arctic and Antarctic, and chairing the Polar Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences.
  
  Chief among the many honors bestowed upon Rutford over the years are a distinguished service award from the National Science Foundation and the Antarctic Service Medal.

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  Present: Dr R H Rutford, President; Professor A C Rocha-Campos, Past-President; Dr F J Davey, Dr J Valencia, Professor A D M Walker, Dr R Schlich, Vice-Presidents; Dr P D Clarkson, Executive Secretary.
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  On behalf of the SCAR Executive Committee, Dr R H Rutford, President of SCAR, expressed his thanks to Dr Muthunayagam and Dr Pandey for inviting the SCAR Executive to hold its meeting in Goa, and to Dr Arabinda Mitra who had organized the meetings and made all the necessary arrangements.
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  The Membership of the group will be: from SCAR: R H Rutford (Chairman), A C Rocha-Campos, J Valencia; and from COMNAP: E Chiang, H Gernandt, A Modig.
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  Dr Rutford represented SCAR at the dedication of the International Arctic Research Centre at the University of Fairbanks, United States, 27 August 1999. The presence of SCAR was acknowledged in the addresses.
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  Present: SCAR: R H Rutford, A C Rocha-Campos, F J Davey, J Valencia, A D M Walker, R Schlich, P D Clarkson
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  Dr Robert Rutford, President of SCAR, spoke briefly on the report of the first meeting of the ad hoc Group on SCAR Organization and Strategy, explaining that it had examined process rather than substance.
  
  2. ATCM Open Ended Discussion Groups
  
  2.1 State of the Antarctic Environment Report Dr Rutford outlined the SCAR proposal to hold a half-day workshop during the first week of XXV SCAR in Tokyo, probably on Wednesday afternoon.
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  After further discussion it was agreed that the membership would be: from SCAR: R H Rutford, A C Rocha-Campos, J Valencia; from COMNAP: E Chiang, H Gernandt, A Modig.
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  Dr Rutford noted that the United States Annual Report to SCAR was posted on the World Wide Web and was in a format that could be used by other SCAR Members. He felt that a single report with cross-referencing would be a useful development.
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  Dr Rutford described the process of developing scientific programmes through SCAR. From this description, it was difficult to see how SCAR will know better than or earlier than national managers of forthcoming programmes, except in cases where SCAR is providing a forward look in major international programmes.
  
  4.2 SCAR/COMNAP Consultation Mechanisms It was suggested that SCAR and COMNAP should have a joint discussion forum on science plans to be held on Saturday morning at the end of the first week of XXVI SCAR. There should be two persons from each SCAR Working Group and/or Group of Specialists. Dr Rutford suggested that an exchange of agendas between SCAR and COMNAP groups would be useful step by informing both groups of the topics that will be discussed, and to enhance communication between them.
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  Dr Rutford gave a brief description of the workshop to be held in Cambridge, United Kingdom, 26&endash;28 September 1999. A copy of the structure for the workshop and the list of invitees was tabled. The anticipated output from the workshop is a preliminary science plan for the investigation of sub-glacial lakes in the Antarctic.
  
  5.2 Potential Future Workshops Dr Rutford envisaged that there will undoubtedly be a workshop on drilling technology and another on the logistics of the project.

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  Mountain peak in Antarctica gets named after Robert Rutford
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  Mountain peak in Antarctica gets named after Robert Rutford
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  Rutford, former president of University of Texas in Dallas, is currently the resident professor of geology there.He is an old hand in Antarctic exploration with more than 20 visits there
  
  Mount Rutford is the highest peak on the Craddock massif in Antarctica and is 14,688 feet tall.The US Board on Geographic Names (USBGN), and a branch of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) named the mountain peak after Rutford for his contribution in Antarctic research.
  
  "I'm proud of it," Rutford said."I think it's very nice, but it came as a surprise because (the USBGN) already named the Rutford Ice Stream after me I had a long history (in the area), and they just decided they would give me a place of honor, I guess."
  
  "When I first started, (Antarctica) was a very, very difficult place to work (in)," Rutford said.

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  Dr. Robert H. Rutford Named President Emeritus of UT Dallas
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  AUSTIN - Dr. Robert H. Rutford, the former president of The University of Texas at Dallas, was named president emeritus of that institution on Wednesday (July 11) by The University of Texas System Board of Regents.
  
  Rutford served as president of UT Dallas from 1982 to 1994.He held the endowed Excellence in Education Foundation professorship of geology in the Department of Geosciences until his retirement last spring.Rutford's research interests have been in the area of glacial geology and geomorphology, primarily in Antarctica.Chief among the many honors bestowed upon Rutford over the years are a distinguished service award from the National Science Foundation and the Antarctic Service Medal.
  
  He received bachelor's and master's degrees in geography and a Ph.D. in geology from the University of Minnesota.In 1993, the University of Minnesota Board of Regents honored Rutford with its Outstanding Achievement Award and the University of Minnesota "M" Club awarded him a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.
  
  Under Rutford's presidency, UT Dallas expanded to include a lower division of freshman and sophomore students and the first on-campus student housing was developed.In addition, Rutford provided direction and support for the founding of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science.
  
  Rutford, a renowned scientist and explorer in Antarctica, has been recognized with the naming of the Rutford Ice Stream and Mt. Rutford, both in Antarctica, in his honor.Additionally, Rutford Avenue on the UT Dallas campus bears his name in recognition of his accomplishments in developing UT Dallas as an outstanding center of excellence in teaching, research and service to the Metroplex and to the state of Texas.

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  Robert H. Rutford
  
  SCAR President

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  Mountain peak in Antarctica gets named after Robert Rutford by Kris Molle — last modified 2007-03-20 10:23
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  Rutford, former president of University of Texas in Dallas, is currently the resident professor of geology there.He is an old hand in Antarctic exploration with more than 20 visits there

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  Address to all XXVII SCAR participants by President Bob Rutford

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  Antarctic Peak named for Robert Rutford
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  The newly-christened Mt. Rutford was named in honor of Dr. Robert Rutford, a former president of UT Dallas and one of the world's foremost authorities on Antarctica.
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  Rutford served as UT Dallas president from 1982 to 1994. He currently is Excellence in Education Foundation Professor of Geology in the Geosciences Department, where he teaches part-time. He will officially retire from the university at the end of the current semester.
  
  The name Mt. Rutford was approved on Monday by the U.S. national naming authority, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, part of USGS.
  
  The Ellsworth Mountains were discovered from the air in 1935, but until last December, the summit now known as Rutford had never been ascended. On December 9, 2006, and again the following day, members of a multi-national expedition lead by an Australian climber and researcher scaled the peak, planted a global positioning satellite device and retrieved it. The GPS survey showed Rutford to be 4,477 meters, or 14,688 feet, high.
  
  The mountain is not the first Antarctic feature to receive Rutford's name. An ice stream he discovered on the continent, which measures 130 miles by 30 to 40 miles, also bears his name. The mile-thick, fast flowing Rutford Ice Stream drains part of the West Antarctic ice sheet into the sea. In addition, Rutford Avenue on the UT Dallas campus recognizes the many contributions he made to the university as both president and a faculty member.
  
  Rutford's research interests have been in the area of glacial geology and geomorphology, primarily in Antarctica. He first visited the continent in 1959 to conduct research for his Ph.D. dissertation while a student at the University of Minnesota, and has returned some 20 times since.
  
  He has authored or co-authored many scientific papers about Antarctica. His accomplishments include serving as director of the Division of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation for NSF sponsored research in both the Arctic and Antarctic, and chairing the Polar Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences.
  
  From 1998 to 2002, he served as president of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, also known as the International Antarctic Committee, a non-government, multidisciplinary group made up of scientists from throughout the world committed to coordinating and promoting scientific research on the continent. In addition to protecting the continent's environment, the group lends independent technical assistance to the International Antarctic Treaty. The committee is based at the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge.
  
  Chief among the many honors bestowed upon Rutford over the years are a distinguished service award from the National Science Foundation and the Antarctic Service Medal.

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  Professor Robert Rutford from the University of Texas feels that one of the most important results of the joint expedition is that the Empty Quarter seems to be opening up for all to see."That in itself, for many of us, was an opportunity to look at and see things that we were surprised at."His field of geomorphology - the study of land-forms - includes sand dunes on which he is a noted authority.
  
  "The classical descriptions of sand dunes in the English-speaking world," he explained, "do not include many of the forms in the Al-Rub Al Khali."He said there were entirely new land form types in the area that had simply not been described."We saw features that are just waiting to be described and contribute to our understanding of the earth."
  
  He echoed Professor Laboon who said that the two-week trip opened new areas of interdisciplinary cooperation - for example, hydrogeology, archaeology, paleontology, botany and wildlife - that will certainly produce interesting results in the long term.
  
  Professor Rutford touched on tourism possibilities in the area and felt that the trip had presented ideas for the development of a sustainable tourist industry in the area, though that is still in the future.

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  Published on: 10/27/2004    Last Visited: 11/9/2004  

  Former UTD President Dr. Robert Rutford
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  RICHARDSON, Texas (Oct. 27, 2004) , Dr. Robert H. Rutford, a former president of The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and one of the world,s foremost authorities on Antarctica, has been presented an award by the Polish Academy of Sciences for his ,outstanding contribution to the development of scientific cooperation with Polish researchers, studying the southernmost continent.
  
  Professor Andrzej Legocki, president of the academy, presented the award, a commemorative medal, to Rutford in ceremonies in Warsaw on Sept. 30.
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  Dr. Robert H. Rutford
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  During Rutford,s trip to Europe, he also attended the annual meeting of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), popularly known as the International Antarctic Committee, in Germany, where he was voted an honorary member of the organization.SCAR is a non-government, multidisciplinary group made up of scientists from around the world committed to coordinating and promoting scientific research in Antarctica, protecting the continent,s environment and lending independent technical assistance to the International Antarctic Treaty.During the early 2000,s, Rutford served as president of SCAR, which won the 2002 Prince of Asturias Award in the International Cooperation category under his leadership.
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  Rutford served as UTD president from 1982 to 1994 and currently holds the Excellence in Education Foundation Chair at the university.
  
  Rutford, 71, has made nearly 20 trips to Antarctica and plans to go again in late November or early December.An ice stream that he discovered on the continent, which measures 130 miles by 30 to 40 miles, bears his name.Rutford first went to Antarctica in 1959 to conduct research for his Ph.D. dissertation.
  
  Rutford received a distinguished service award from the National Science Foundation in 1977 , the highest award the foundation gives -- and was awarded the Antarctic Service Medal.He has been an author and a co-author of many published papers about Antarctica.

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