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Geologist Guy Wall ’18 Works With Woodberry Students
Woodberry alumnus Guy Wall ’18 was back on campus at the start of the school year, joining Lewis Affronti’s environmental science class as a guest lecturer. It was a moment of coming full circle for Guy: he took that same class when he was a student at Woodberry. He went on to earn a BS in geology at Sewanee: the University of the South, where he was president of the Sewanee Water Campaign and Recipient of Sewanee's Allen Farmer Award for leadership in the natural sciences.
“Coming back to Woodberry to teach with Lewis has been incredibly rewarding,” said Guy. “Having been a student here, it’s been interesting to be on the other side of the fence. I’ve enjoyed working with the boys, and also seeing how the faculty do what they do. It’s been fun catching up with my former teachers and showing them how I’ve been able to apply the tools that they taught me.”
“I always start the year doing a geology unit,” said Lewis. “I thought it would be cool to bring in a geologist who can talk about and demonstrate the real world application of what they are studying. We also both went to Sewanee, and even though my focus is forestry and his is geology, we share similar approaches to our work and the importance of understanding our environment.”
After graduating from Sewanee, Guy moved out west to Reno, Nevada. He works as a hydrogeologic consultant, specializing in groundwater, especially as it pertains to the mining industry. During his visit to Woodberry, he took the class to the Rapidan River, where he had students analyzing the various rocks.
“Mr. Wall taught us how to do a cross section of a rock,” said Charlie McKay ’25. “We learned a little more about the campus environment, and also about the work he does as a geologist. It was nice to make the connection between what we were doing in the classroom and how that might have some relevance in the real world.”
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