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Over its pages, his curriculum vitae takes you on the journey through his storied educational and working career. Right at the top, his Ivy League credentials jump out at you, 鈥淏.S. Yale University.鈥� It only gets more interesting from there with 鈥淏.Sc.Hons., University of Adelaide, South Australia,鈥� 鈥淧h.D. University of California, Santa Barbara,鈥� and it begs the question, 鈥淗ow鈥檇 he make his way to Idaho State?鈥�

 

鈥淢y Ph.D. was on the Pocatello formation in the mountains east of Pocatello,鈥� Link said. 鈥淚 knew the local geology, and ISU was the perfect place to get a job.鈥�

 

And for more than 40 years, the Gate City and the Geosciences Department have been Link's home base. While at Idaho State, his research has focused on geologic field mapping and sedimentary geology. His research led to him being an author or co-author on more than 125 published papers and 30 geologic maps. He鈥檚 also been an author, co-author, or editor on 11 books, the most recent of which is the 2021 edition of the 鈥淩oadside Geology of Idaho.鈥�  

 

鈥淚n 2012, I completed a new Geologic Map of Idaho with the Idaho Geological Survey, and it will probably be my most lasting research product,鈥� Link said. 鈥淭he map will be used by anyone interested in the geology of Idaho.鈥�

 

He鈥檚 taught thousands of Bengals over those decades through community classes like 鈥淩ocks, Rails, and Trails鈥� (based on a book of the same name he wrote with Chilton Phoenix) up to graduate-level courses. For over 100 master鈥檚 degree students, Link was their major thesis advisor.  

 

鈥淭he long-term personal and professional relationships with my students have been the most rewarding part of my career,鈥� Link said. 鈥淒uring the field research, we would spend time hiking and camping together. There鈥檚 a lot of one-on-one time, and a bond gets established. In addition, I鈥檝e been able to keep in touch with most of my graduate students for more than 40 years and many of them came to Pocatello for the Department鈥檚 Alumni Reunion last September.鈥�

 

鈥淒r. Link has mentored generations of graduate students who have gone on to successful careers around the world and made lasting contributions to the scientific record,鈥� said Scott Snyder, Dean of the College of Science and Engineering. 鈥淗e has inspired students and colleagues alike through his passion for the geosciences.鈥�

 

Outside of ISU, Link has been involved in groups across the Pocatello community and Gem State, including Centennial Rotary Club, Idaho State Historical Society Board of Trustees, Idaho International Choral Festival, to name a few. He was also instrumental in the formation of the Portneuf Greenway Foundation. 

 

鈥淭he Greenway was a much-needed project that was just waiting to happen,鈥� Link said. 鈥淭he Portneuf Greenway has and will continue to benefit Pocatello into the future.鈥�

 

鈥淧aul has always been extremely energetic,鈥� said David Rodgers, Associate Vice President for 色花堂app at ISU and Link's colleague for more than 30 years. 鈥淗e鈥檚 donated his time and effort in so many different ways.鈥� 

 

鈥淧aul has not only shaped the academic research and degree programs within ISU鈥檚 Geosciences Department but also helped to define who we are as a community,鈥� said Ben Crosby, Geosciences Department Chair. 鈥淭hese halls have served as a second home to Paul, and those that walk them as faculty or students are like family to him. Without doubt, this legacy of departmental commitment lives on, helping define who we are, what we do, and why we do it.鈥�

 

Even though he officially retired in 2020, Link has continued to be a fixture on Idaho State's Pocatello campus, just in a more limited capacity as Professor Emeritus. He has been teaching 鈥淗istorical Geography of Idaho鈥� 鈥� the successor to 鈥淩ocks, Rails, and Trails鈥� 鈥� and researching the sources of sand in the Snake River in Hells Canyon. 

 

鈥淭he Geosciences Department has grown from four faculty when I arrived in 1980 to ten now, and is a premier research and teaching component of ISU,鈥� Link said. 鈥淭he ISU community is a great place to be, and the Geosciences Department is a fantastic place to work. Exciting things are going on, and working with the students helps to keep you young.鈥�

 

鈥淧aul has permanently influenced the course of the College of Science and Engineering and all of ISU,鈥� Snyder said. 鈥淗is support was key to the establishment of the Lost River Field Station, a treasure that provides hands-on education for geology students from across the nation in an unsurpassed natural setting. We will miss Paul as a faculty member and thank him for his continued support of ISU.鈥�

 

Thursday, Dec. 9, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the ISU Geosciences Department will be hosting an open house to celebrate Link's work and accomplishments. The open house will be in the Salmon River Suite in the Pond Student Union Building.  

 

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