I received a BS degree in geology from NC State University in 1975 and worked for about 40 years as ... View MoreI received a BS degree in geology from NC State University in 1975 and worked for about 40 years as a soil scientist, in various capacities, in government at the federal and county levels, and in the private sector, retiring in 2016. I have Scottish ancestry and have visited the castle owned by Clan Mac Fhearchair (pronounced Mahc Earrachair in Scottish Gaelic), which is anglecised to Farquharson, which my ancestors were associated with.