My husband, Thomas Meixner was enthusiastic in his work with students, colleagues, and the community in which he served, to promote the importance of water issues and the impact that education about and work in hydrogeochemistry can have on our community and world.
I am proud to join the Meixner Memorial Foundation in supporting a Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona who will supervise a 1-year Master’s program, preparing students with a rigorous integrated curriculum, to be work ready when they graduate.
My intention is to honor Tom’s work and legacy by working with the University of Arizona and the Foundation Board and supporters to promote the program, and fundraise to establish a fund which will support a supplemental salary in perpetuity for a Professor of Practice. Additionally, it is our aspiration to provide students with scholarships and field equipment. My hope is that our enterprise will have a positive impact on the hydrogeological community, the University of Arizona, and our world, as we urgently consider water issues present and future. I think Tom would wholeheartedly bolster this effort and I am grateful for this opportunity to remember him by continuing visionary education and work in the field of hydrogeology and at the University of Arizona which he loved.
