AASP Primary Records Program

Where are They Now Series
Judy Lentin
AASP Newsletter 25(4): p. 15, 1992.

COLIN McGREGOR

Although a lot of years have gone by since that proto-AASP meeting in Tulsa, some things have not changed much in my life: same job (Geological survey where for 35 years I have "managed" to avoid becoming a manager): same city (Ottawa); same house at the edge of the green belt; and the same wife of 33 years ( and I hope, 33 more). Our children (Robin, Bonnie, and Ian) have grown up and are having children, and, to our surprise, are all living within 10km of us. But some things have changed: the grey beard (then brown-kept after my first Arctic Islands field work the year after AASP started; a couple of crooked fingers (bicycle accidents); revival of a childhood hobby (collecting "Big Little Books" of the '30's and the '40's ); singing bass in the church choir; and a general disinclination to work at the pace I used to 25 years ago.

The AASP was a prominent part of my life back then-as it probably was for most of the original 32: Vice Presdient, Councillor (twice) Awards Committee, Nominating Committee, International Affaris Committee, ICP representative. And, many of use remember well the wrangling over the various drafts of the AASP constitution. My formal involvement was ceased, but I still have high regard for people I worked with in those years to help ease (or sometimes add to!) AASP's growing pains.

Since Tulsa 1967, my job was take me to Western Europe (several times), North Africa, Turkey, the USSR, China, Bolivia (1year), and the Australia ( 1 year). Travel is still fun, but I like it better if there were not meeting to go to, no presentations to make, and not committees to chair. I discovered the Himalayas two years ago, spent 3 weeks trekking around Annapurna, and plant to go back in 1993, maybe to Kanchenjunga or the Everst base camp. No plans (or "encouragement's") to retire yet-at least until Jan Jansonius and I finish Palynology and Stratigraphy-but it's looking more and more attractive.