Roger G. Walker, FRSC, MMR is a geologist and an award-winning emeritus professor at

McMaster University McMaster University (McMaster or Mac) is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Ga ...

. Walker obtained his D.Phil. from

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. He was a postdoctoral fellow at

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hem ...

. For 32 years, he taught at McMaster University. In 1998, Walker left McMaster to be a consultant in

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.The Basal Colorado Sandstone- September 10, 2002
In 2013, Walker achieved the title of Master Model Railroader from the

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Honours

* made a Fellow of the

Royal Society of Canada The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; french: Société royale du Canada, SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada (French: ''Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada''), is the senior national, bil ...

* made an honorary member of

Society of Sedimentary Geology The Society for Sedimentary Geology is an international not-for-profit, scientific society based in Oklahoma. It is commonly referred to by its acronym SEPM, which refers to its former name, the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists. ...

Awards

* 1975, awarded the Past Presidents' Medal by the

Geological Association of Canada The Geological Association of Canada (GAC) is a learned society that promotes and develops the Geology, geological sciences in Canada. The organization holds conferences, meetings and exhibitions for the discussion of geological problems and the ...

* 1990, awarded the R. J. W. Douglas Medal by the

Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists The Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG) is a professional geological society in Canada. The CSPG works to advance the science of geology, foster professional development of members and promote community awareness of the profession. The ...

* 1999, awarded the

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by the Geological Association of Canada * awarded the

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by the Society of Sedimentary Geology * awarded the

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by the

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* awarded the Distinguished Educator Award by the

American Association of Petroleum Geologists The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) is one of the world's largest professional geological societies with more than 40,000 members across 129 countries as of 2021. The AAPG works to "advance the science of geology, especially as ...

References

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