Doris Malkin Curtis

After completing her studies at Erasmus Hall High School, she attended Brooklyn College, where she received her bachelor's degree in Geology (1933).

At the beginning of March 1991, Doris was invited to the Indiana University as a guest speaker for geology in addition to Women's History Month.

This was when she started to experience her first symptoms of being unwell leading her to cut her speaking tour short and return to Huston, where she was later diagnosed with acute leukemia on March 12 of 1991.

[4] In August later that year, her life was celebrated by the staff of the Geological Society of America as her ashes were placed beneath the branches of a spruce tree, which represented the ever-growing impact she made on those she came across.

Doris Malkin Curtis did not have biological children, but this never stopped her involvement and dedication to her nieces and friends offspring.

[7] She began her career by working in the petroleum industry with small independent companies in 1939, she wanted to be able to measure various depths of the earth and study the characteristics of multiple subsurfaces.

After teaching for two years, she left to become an associate research geologist for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography where she made contributions to the study of biofacies.

Although it was strange for a woman to have a senior position in the field of geology during this time, her passion and talent contributed to the high-quality education she provided to her students.

Curtis was adamant on many social justice issues, she was a member of the League of Women Voters which eventually earned her the position of president.

[8] Doris was also a member and leader of the Environmental Quality Committee, she addressed how the company could limit their pollution and impact on the environment.

[8] In 1975 Doris was transferred back to work at Huston, where she was granted the roll of staff geologist of their International Ventures Group.