WATER RESOURCES CAREER PROFILES

On the following pages the careers of water resources professionals are profiled to help students and others understand the variety and nature of employment possibilities in the field of water resources. All of these people have been recommended as outstanding examples of professionals. Examples of senior-level and entry-level career paths are given as well as examples of those in private consulting, government agency and academic employment. Each person profiled was asked to respond to the same questions to describe the nature of their work, the things they liked most about their position, and the things they found most challenging. In addition, each person profiled was asked to give advice based upon their perspective to students trying to decide the career path is best suited to their interests and skills. We hope that these individual career perspectives will be useful and we welcome your comments and suggestions for improvements.

	Karl W. J. Williard Assistant Professor of Forest Hydrology Southern Illinois University
	G. Nicholas Textor Vice President Consoer Townsend Envirodyne Engineers
	Ken Lanfear Coordinator of the Gateway to the Earth Program U. S. Geological Survey