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McNutt to Hold Griswold Chair Marcia K. McNutt, a noted geophysicist with extensive experience in oceanographic research, has been named the Griswold Professor in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. The Griswold Professorship was established in 1987 with a bequest from Earle A. Griswold who died in 1986. Mr. Griswold, who received the SB degree in biology from MIT in 1923, was a member of the Corporation Development Committee from 1970 to 1976 and an honorary member from then until his death. Professor McNuttÕs appointment was announced by Provost Mark S. Wrighton. Professor McNutt holds the BA in physics from Colorado College (1973) and the PhD in earth sciences from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, Calif. (1978). She has made 10 oceanographic expeditions from Scripps, Woods Hole, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory and Oregon State University. She was co-chief scientist on the Crossgrain 2 expedition to the Marquesas Islands in 1987. In connection with her ocean research, she completed special US Navy and Seal Team training courses in underwater demolition and explosives handling. In 1988, Professor McNutt received the American Geophysical UnionÕs Macelwane Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to geophysical research by young scientists. She has also been elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union and presently chairs the committee which oversees the publication of all the UnionÕs journals. Professor McNutt has been a National Science Foundation visiting professor at Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory and a Bunting fellow at Radcliffe College and, in 1985, received the Graduate Student Council Award for teaching.