Dear GSW council, Here is the result of the Audit, performed by Mark Fuhrmann and Joe Kanney. All the best, Ester. Ester Sztein, PhD Assistant Director, Board on International Scientific Organizations Deputy Director, Board on Research Data and Information The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Email: esztein@nas.edu<mailto:esztein@nas.edu> http://national-academies.org/biso President, Geological Society of Washington From: Fuhrmann, Mark Sent: Friday, October 23, 2020 1:26 PM To: Sztein, Ester <ESztein@nas.edu<mailto:ESztein@nas.edu>> Cc: Carl-Henry Geschwind <geschwind@fastmail.com<mailto:geschwind@fastmail.com>>; Kanney, Joseph <Joseph.Kanney@nrc.gov<mailto:Joseph.Kanney@nrc.gov>> Subject: Audit of FY-2019 GSW financial statement Dear Ester: We have examined the accompanying financial statement for GSW FY-2019 against the relevant account statements and invoices and find it to be in order. Among the records we reviewed were the following: Income statements to the various funds from MSA Batch Reports Pay Pal fees MSA fees Meeting hall fees Insurance fees Bradley lecture travel costs Speaker's dinner costs Awards Opening and Closing Wells Fargo Balances All were found to be accurately reflected in the GSW spreadsheets. Respectfully submitted Mark Fuhrmann Mark Fuhrmann, Ph.D. Geochemist Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop TWF 10 A-12 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 mark.fuhrmann@nrc.gov<mailto:mark.fuhrmann@nrc.gov> Phone: 301-415-0879