David Alan Brew ’52
David Alan Brew ’52 of Los Altos, California, passed away on November 7, 2017, just two weeks shy of his 87th birthday, November 22. A native of Ithaca, New York, David graduated from Ithaca High School in 1948, from Dartmouth in 1952 with a degree in geology and from Stanford University in 1964 with a Ph.D. in geology. At Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Dartmouth Outing Club. He was fully employed or in emeritus status with the U.S. Geological Survey since July 1952, except for his graduate years at Stanford and the University of Vienna as a Fulbright scholar. He was a lifelong field geologist, mapping and studying a great variety of geologic situations in Colorado, Utah, the Alps, the Himalayas, and especially southeast Alaska. His geologic studies resulted in authorship or coauthorship of more than 200 peer-reviewed published maps, articles and books. He held multiple positions in the U.S. Department of the Interior, including the leadership of the scientific team that produced the first large-scale environmental impact statement, describing the likely outcomes of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. He is survived by his wife, Sally; daughter Betsy ’81 and her husband, Bob VanWetter ’81; daughter Perrin ’83 and her husband, Brian Stewart ’81; daughter Kate ’87 and her husband, Jeff; daughter Emily ’89 and her wife, Miel; and five granddaughters and three grandsons. David was an active Dartmouth alumnus and his family has strong Dartmouth ties, including his four daughters, two sons-in-law and brother Douglas ’57.
