Carol Gardipe

Carol Gardipe (also known as Carol Metcalf Gardipe; born 1929; Penobscot/Passamaquoddy) is an award-winning geologist, whose career has included positions with the United States Geological Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and roles in higher education as a professor and administrator.

Gardipe attended the University of Wyoming, Laramie, and Colby College, Maine, where received a BA in geology and taught. She worked in Washington DC, and on field mapping teams in the southwest for the USGS. Gardipe attended graduate school at the University of New Mexico studying geography and natural resources. While there, she directed the Native American Program at the College of Engineering (NAPCOE) for two years, the first program in the country for American Indian Engineers, and worked with the National Research Council Committee on Minorities in Engineering. In 1977, she was one of the seven founders of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) along with Arnold Anderson, Al Qëyawayma, George Thomas, Jerry Elliot, and Jim Shorty.

Awards and recognition

Gardipe is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. In 2004, she received the Ely S. Parker Award, the highest honor of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society.