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Address: P.O. Box 1274, Silver City, NM 88062 e-Mail: waterbug@zianet.com'>
While working at the Soil and Water Testing Lab (we didn't do Air back
then), Nancy started taking classes in Civil engineering and eventually
left to pursue a graduate degree. She earned her M.S. in C.E. with
a Hydrology/Hydraulics emphasis in 1982. A federal job measuring
the snowpack around Lake Tahoe sounded too good to resist, so she and her
husband Ralph moved to Reno, Nevada, where they enjoyed eating cheap food
at the casinos and skiing at 14 zillion resort areas, and had their truck
stolen (twice!). When the Snow Survey office closed in Reno, Nancy
transferred to a hydrology
position with ARS in Boise, Idaho.
Then, after five years of freezing in the "banana
belt" of Idaho, they moved south to warmer climes - spending the next three
years in Melbourne, Australia. There, Nancy earned her 5 minutes
of fame as senior author of the textbook, "Stream Hydrology," while employed
by the University of Melbourne on a 3-year stint. Ralph found his
way into a dream job teaching
science to elementary school kids, and upon returning to the States,
went on for a M.S. in teaching.
Because everything interesting in Australia
looked just like New Mexico (red rocks, long vistas, lizards, mountains),
they returned "home" to Silver City. They've now lived in Silver
for over seven years (the longest they've lived anywhere - egad, is this
like putting down roots?), and share an old Victorian house with a mellow
dog and a naughty cat. Nancy worked with a
local engineering consulting firm for about 5 years, earning her P.E.,
and is now free-lancing as "AquaTech". Ralph earned his degree and
will start on his fifth year teaching science and 6th grade in Lordsburg
this fall. They also do volunteer work and love having the Gila in
their backyard where they recreate as often as possible. Nancy is
still trying to learn how to shoot a bow after 30 years in archery.
Nancy adds, "I especially want to thank my friends at the lab who were so supportive while I was getting cancer treatments. I wasn't very good about showing my appreciation, but please know that your caring meant a lot to me. And for your info., I recently went back for an "oscopy" thing 20 years after diagnosis - and it was OK. Life is good. I'd love to hear from you."