Jill K. Murray
5401 Overton Ridge Blvd. #814
Fort Worth, Texas 76132
Home Phone: (817) 361-8868
Work Phone: (817) 921-7270
E-mail: jkmurray@delta.is.tcu.edu

Objectives:

I hope to find a geology-intensive job with a growing company. I have a strong geology background and feel that I am well-grounded in most subdisciplines of the field. I would also like to utilize my Spanish skills in my future employment. I consider myself a dependable, energetic worker, and I am a quick learner.

Education:

Texas Christian University--Fort Worth, Texas
Master of Science, May 1999 (expected graduation)
Major: Geology
GPA: 3.8 on a 4.0 scale
Master of Science Thesis in Progress: Geologic Mapping of the Southern Flank of the Rosillos Laccolith, Brewster County, Texas

University of Missouri-Columbia--Columbia, Missouri
Bachelor of Science, August 1997
Major: Geology
Minor: Spanish
GPA: 3.33 on a 4.0 scale

Field Camp--University of Missouri
Branson Field Laboratory in the Wind River Mountains near Lander, Wyoming--Summer 1997.

Raytown High School-- Kansas City, Missouri
Graduated June 1993
GPA: 4.0 on a 4.0 scale
Graduated 1st in a class of 282.


Graduate Courses Taken In Geology:


Undergraduate Courses Taken In Geology:

  • Principles of Geology
  • Environmental Geology
  • Historical Geology
  • Paleontology
  • Mineralogy
  • Optical Mineralogy
  • Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
  • Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
  • Hydrogeology
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Structural Geology
  • Field Camp

Computer Skills:

Software:
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Canvas, Multispec, Dimple, NIH Image, Deltagraph, Page Spinner, Claris Works, WordPerfect, Telnet, Netscape, Excel, dBase, DataViz FileView, ArcView, Systat


Harware:
Macintosh OS, MS/DOS, MS Windows 95, Mirror 600 Color Scanner, Adara Starlight I Color Scanner, Matrix ProColor Slide Maker


Organizations and Affiliations:

  • American Association of Petroleum Geologists (student member)
  • Geological Society of America (student member)
  • Sigma Gamma Epsilon (National Earth Sciences Honor Society)
  • President of the Epsilon Delta Chapter of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, 1998
  • Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
  • Golden Key National Honor Society
  • Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
  • Kappa Alpha Theta (sorority)


Honors and Awards:
  • TCU Tuition Award and Stipend, 1997-99
  • University of Missouri Curators Scholar, 1993-97
  • University of Missouri Dean's List, 1993-1997
  • Camp Branson Field Camp Scholarship, 1997
  • James G. Mitchell Scholarship in Geology, 1995-1997
  • Missouri Bright Flight Scholar, 1993-1997
  • University of Missouri Honors College member, 1993-1997
  • Richard G. Boyd Scholarship in Geology, 1995-1996
  • Rhodes Clay Scholarship for literary attainment, 1994
  • National Merit Commended Scholar, 1993
  • Edwards Academic Achievement Award, 1993
  • Missouri Public Service Award, 1993
  • University of Missouri Alumni Association Scholarship, 1993

Work Experience:

Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas

Department of Geology Teaching Assistant (1997-present)

Duties: Teaching introductory geology labs, devising tests/quizzes, assisting on field trips, teaching lecture class in professor's absence, advising students on an individual basis on aspects of both lab and lecture, grading exams for both lab and lecture.


Independent Tutor, Columbia, Missouri

University of Missouri Spanish/Geology classes (various times throughout 1994-1997)

Duties: Helping students perpare for tests, editing papers, typing, helping with the reading of Spanish essays/stories, practicing conversational Spanish for oral tests, etc.


Afterthoughts Jewelry, Columbia, Missouri

Key closer/sales associate (Summer 1996)

Duties: Opening/closing store, data entry of sales into computer, counting out money drawers, preparing deposit slips, managing part-time workers, display design, ear piercing, general sales


Transcripts, references, and a more detailed employment background can be provided upon request.

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