The Digital Mapping Laboratory Dedicated to Ted Reid

Ted Reid, native of Blackfoot, Idaho, entered the ISU Department of Geology in 1990 after many years as a successful financial consultant. He received a B.S. in Geology in 1994 and an M.S. in Geology in 1996.

Ted had a strong interest in computer applications in geology, particularly in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and even as a student was a departmental leader in applying GIS to several geologic disciplines.

He compiled GIS databases for general geologic use, wrote several GIS laboratory exercises for majors, and incorporated GIS analysis into his M.S. thesis research. Despite many ideas for greater expansion into GIS, Ted passed away in 1997.

In 2000, a new Digital Mapping and Research Laboratory was created. The Geology faculty and staff chose to honor Ted’s academic and personal achievements by dedicating it to him.

Ted's family gathered in the Digital Mapping Laboratory at Thanksgiving dinner held in his honor and to present his parents with a plaque.

Ted's parents receiving plaque in his honor.