1982 Student Professional Paper: Undergraduate Division: Slab Slides of the Alaska Earthquake of 1964

George Wayne Skladal, Jr., the son of George and Elizabeth Lee Skladal, was born on April 6, 1959 in Sagamihara, Japan. As his father pursued a career as an officer in the Army, Mr. Skladal's family traveled and lived throughout the United States. In 1967, the Skladal family finally settled down in Anchorage, Alaska, where Mr. Skladal's father is now employed by the State of Alaska in the Department of Commerce and Economic Development. His mother is a patient and understanding elementary school teacher for the Anchorage Borough School District. While attending East High School in Anchorage, Mr. Skladal twice represented Alaska in the International Science and Engineering Fair with a project titled “The Coanda Effect.” Mr. Skladal entered Texas A&M University in September, 1977 and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Geology, with a specialization in Engineering Geology, in August, 1982. While at Texas A&M, he was an active student member of the Association of Engineering Geologists. He also worked as a Sports Supervisor for the Intramural Department. In the summer of 1980, Mr. Skladal was employed by Alaska Legal Services to research, investigate, and document potential claims subject to the statute of limitations 28USC2415. This statute dealt with invalid rights-of-way on individual Nature land allotments and restricted townsite lots in the State of Alaska. During the summer of 1981, he was a soils technician for the geotechnical firm of John Lambe and Associates. Mr. Skladal has returned to Alaska to make Anchorage his home and intends to pursue a career as an engineering geologist.