Regents’ Professor Darrell Kaufman was recently elected as a fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA). Fellows are recognized for having a record of distinguished contributions to the geosciences and the GSA such as publications, applied research and teaching. Kaufman was nominated for leadership in international synthesis of Arctic climate, research on the glacial and climate history of Alaska and his applications of amino acid biogeochemistry (story credit: NAU Spotlight). Kaufman joins several other GSA fellows in SES, including Michael Ort, Nancy Riggs, Michael Smith, and Paul Umhoefer.