Wi.iji fr. .': j.M GARY A. KOCUREK, CHAIRMAN Department of Geological Sciences WILLIAM L. FISHER, DIRECTOR Foundation and John A.and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences ALICE RENTZ ManagingEditor AMANDA R. MASTERSON Editor JAMIE H. COGGIN Layout and Design Photographs by JOSEPH JAWORSKI except as noted. No State-appropriatedfunds were used to publish this Newsletter.

FrontCover: Thenew Jackson Geological Sciences Building,as seen from the DarrellK. Royal -Texas MemorialStadium.

Back Cover: The plaque celebrating JohnandKatherine Jackson's contributions. Thisplaque canbe found outside ofthefront door ofthe newaddition. Inside Cover: Eastern Takla Makran Desert,China. NASAphotograph STS66-159-024. Photographprovidedby William Muehlberger.

The University of Texas at Austin Department of Geological Sciences Geology Foundation John A. andKatherineG. Jackson SchoolofGeosciences 2003 Newsletter Volume 53

Table of Contents

Department ofGeological Sciences News Report from the Director 1 Letter from the Chairman 2 Graduate Studies Committee and Staff Listing 3 Faculty Personal Notes 6 Faculty Awards and Honors 13 InMemoriam: John A.Jackson 14 Eulogy for John A. Jackson, by Larry R. Faulkner 16 Eulogy for John A. Jackson, by William L.Fisher 17 Jackson School Vision Committee Appointed by President 18 Dedication of the John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Geological Sciences Building 19 Special Facilities Dedicated 20 Priorities in the Geosciences 22 Exploration Program— 2003 Update: The L. Decker Dawson Exploration Geophysics Training Center 23 Dawson Inducted into Hall of Honor 24 Fisher Recogni2ed 24 T-Rex Arrives at UT 25 James N. Connelly Receives Knebel Award 25 InMemoriam: Gus K. Eifler 26 Robert K. "Bob" Goldhammer 26 Mary E. "Peg" Gregory .28 Raquel Vieira de Savariego 28 Birdena T Schroeder 29 Staff Awards and Honors 30 Endowed Lecturers 31 Visiting Speakers 32 Speakers — Faculty and Staff in the Department of Geological Sciences 35 Student Speakers — Technical Sessions 36 Other Talks by Graduate Students 38 Student Awards and Activities Summer Field Camp 2002 - GEO 660 39 — Field Excursion to Western Australia GEO 381R 40 Student Awards and Honors 42 Placement Office Update 43 Student Officers for Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 43 AAPG Student Chapter at The University of Texas at Austin 44 Graduate Student Executive Committee 45 Maria Knebl Receives Department of Homeland Security Fellowship 45 Research and Teaching Assistants — 2002—2003 46 Graduate Fellowships, Scholarships, and Awards 47 Graduate Degrees in Geological Sciences Conferred by — The University of Texas at Austin 2002-2003 51 Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards 54 Undergraduate in Sciences Conferred by Degrees Geological — The University of Texas at Austin 2002-2003 55

Other Geosciences Units of The University Bureau of Economic Geology 56 Institute for Geophysics 58 Environmental Science Institute 59 Walter Geology Library 60 Donors of Books and Materials — Walter Geology Library: 2002—2003 61 Texas Memorial Museum 61 Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory 62

Geology FoundationNews Richard R. Bloomer, HonoraryLife Member 64 L. Decker Dawson, Honorary Life Member 65 Geology Foundation Advisory Council News 66 Geology Foundation Advisory Council 69 Gifts to the Geology Foundation,June 1, 2002, through May 31, 2003 72 Geology Foundation Endowed Accounts 75

Memorials 88

Notes from the Alumni 92

JoinUs Report from theDirector

This year marksthe50th anniversary ofthe GeologyFoundation, one of the first foundations ofThe University and the first and only oneoriginally at the departmentallevel.Itwas establishedby theBoard of Regents in October 1953.Since its creation, theFoundation has served to enhanceandimprove training and research in thegeologicalsciences in aremarkablemanner.Its contributionmakes the geological sciences at The University ofTexas atAustin unique. The originalstatedpurpose of the GeologyFoundationwas simple— to fosterand to promote the growth,progress, and development ofgeologicaleducation, research,and graduatestudy. Thatpurpose is the same 50 yearslater. In1953, the Departmentof Geology consisted of14 active faculty, 18 part-time teachingfellows, and 21 studentassistants. By law, eachfacultymembertaughtat least9 semester hoursper semester. The annualoperatingbudget was $123,000,andin 1953, theDepartment graduated 71 8.5./B.A. students, 26 M.A. students, and 3 Ph.D. students. The Bureau of Economic Geology had fewer than 10 scientists and abudget comparable to thatof theDepartment.The Institute for Geophysics didnot exist. Shortly after formation, theFoundationhadtotal assets of $1010, but at the first meetingof theFoundation's AdvisoryCouncil in the fall of1955, theCouncil set anambitiousgoal ofgenerating$90,000per yearin support of thegeosciences at The University to come from expendablegifts and distributions from endowments, or equal to 75 percent of the then operating budget of the Department. In today's dollars that income goal was about $60,000. Now, 50 years later, the GeologyFoundation generates about $3 million fromendowment distributionsand receives annualexpendable gifts onthe order of $400,000 per year, nearlysix times the original, ambitiousgoal. Although a numberofpeoplewere involved the ideaof a GeologyFoundation, it is fair to say that thecentralplayers wereMr. LeonidasT "Slim"Barrow, then Chairman of the BoardofHumble Oil and Refining Company, and Dr.SamuelP. Ellison,Jr., thenChairmanof theDepartment of Geology.Sam wasrecruited fromthepetroleumindustryin 1948 and becameChairman oftheDepartment in 1952. He was to serve as ExecutiveSecretary or Directorof theFoundationuntil 1970. The initialmembersof the GeologyFoundationAdvisoryCouncil were 15 prominentindustry people.Mr.Barrowdid not serve the firstyear— he joinedthe nextyear—but the ExecutiveVice PresidentofHumbleOil andRefining Company, MorganJ. Davis, was the first Chairman,and the firstCouncil alsoincludedMr. WallaceE.Pratt,HumblesChiefGeologist,and oneof themost prominentpetroleum geologistsofalltime. Theinitialmembers ofthe AdvisoryCouncil, inadditiontoDavis andPratt,brought togethersuch importantcorporate executives asEverettDeGolyer,Chairman ofDeGolyer andMacNaughton,W. DowHamm,VicePresidentofAtlanticRefining Company, G.Moses "Mose" Knebel,Manager ofExplorationDivision,StandardOilCompany ofNewJersey, LeonardF. McCollum,President of ContinentalOilCompany, O.ScottPetty, Sr.,PresidentofPettyGeophysical EngineeringCompany,SheridanA. Thompson,VicePresident ofMagnoliaPetroleumCompany,and Charles E. Yager,President of SouthlandRoyaltyCompany. Prominentindependents onthe first Councilwere Wayne F. Bowman, RobertL.Cannon, George H. Coates, Guy E. "Squire" Green,John A.Kay,andEdgar W. Owen. Morgan Davis served as Chairmanfor the first 7 years ofthe Council;Squire Greensucceededhimfor a 3-year term, and TomBarrow served for 5 years following. The Council stuck to the goalof raising funds. During the first year, they raised $70,000 in gifts and endowments; within 10 years Foundationendowmentsreached $500,000,and 10 years after that, endowmentsexceededthe million- dollarmark.By 1976, assets amounted to $1.5 million, and by 1979, $2 million.In thelate 1970's andearly1980's, the Council, chaired byJoseph C. Walter, Jr., and laterDonR.Boyd, saw Foundationassets enlargedsignificantly.The combinationof relativelyhighoilprices, the,program of Regental matching of major gifts, and the generosity of members and friends gave a major boost to theFoundation, sothatby 1984 themarketvalueof theFoundationassets stood at an impressive $10million.Over thepast couple of decades,under the directionofWilliam L.Fisher, Foundation assets have soared,reachinga peakof $57 millionin 2000, and in the face of abrutalmarket inthe past 2 years,now standing at $53 million. In2001, John A. Jackson,a memberof the AdvisoryCouncilsince 1975, entered the Foundationpicturein abig wayby contributing, with his wife,Katie, $25 million to the Foundationto support the new Jackson Schoolof Geosciences.In 2002, Jack indicatedhis intent to leave the residue of his estate to theFoundation, which according to his financial advisor, was thenvalued at between$150 and $200million.Sadly,Mr. JacksondiedonMarch 21, 2003, amonthbeforethededicationoftheexpandedGeologicalSciences building he andKatie made possible through their generous donation.Probate Court filings in June 2003 and the report of the Executorof Mr.Jackson's estate indicate thatthe GeologyFoundationwillreceive in excess of $250 million, whichwith current assets willexceed $300million. From that first vision and the stated goals of 50 years ago, the Geology Foundation is today without peer in resources, and The University andthe University geosciencecommunity owe the membersand leaders oftheFoundation AdvisoryCouncila great debt. Throughthe 50-year historyof the GeologyFoundation, 145 distinguishedgeoscientists fromindustry, government, and academia have served on its AdvisoryCouncil; 45 currently serve. The Council has always met twice a year,andCouncil membershave always participatedat theirownexpense. A special category of membershipis HonoraryLifeMembership with electionby the Advisory Council. Mr. Leonidas T.Barrowwas the firstmember elected,and only26 have followedhim to date. The Foundation was originallycreated to support theDepartment of Geology.In 2001, theFoundation Charter wasrevisedfor the Foundation to be in support of the Jackson Schoolof Geosciences, including the Departmentof GeologicalSciences, the Bureau of EconomicGeology, and theInstitute for Geophysics.The GeologyFoundationand its Advisory Council havehad aproud and impressive recordover the past 50 years.The lateJack Jackson saidit was thebest board,byfar, thathehadever servedon.That feelingis shared by many of his colleagues.And The University andthe University geoscience community— faculty, research scientists, andstaff— have been andwill foreverbe the great beneficiaries.From that earlyvision, whichwemight call the Barrowvision, to the future, whichwe can call theJackson vision, the Geology Foundationis a spectacular institution. Itis for us, thebeneficiaries, to realize these visions.

Director, Geology Foundation and John A. andKatherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences

Geology Newsletter 2003 1 Letter from the Chairman

This was a year that saw profound accomplishment and tragic loss. In April, the John A. and Katherine G.Jackson Geological Sciences Building was dedicated. This event, marked by a day-long symposium, the formal dedication,and dinner, coincided with the 50th Anniversaryof the Geology Foundation. Dedicationof the Walter Library, Boyd Auditorium,Barrow Family Conference Room,John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Conference Room, and Dawson Geophysical Center also occurred. In concert with the dedication,the old section of the building was renovated by the University.Inaddition,great effort was put intothe revamping of the numerousdisplays throughout the entirebuilding. The old rock storage area(the "cage") was completely renovated and the old cabinetsreplacedby high-density, sliding storageunits. The entireJackson Building is now one of fresh, well-lighted, uncluttered space for teaching and research. Our continuing goal is for this building to showcase our science, the work done here, and to be a place whereboth the UT community and the public findthings of interestand education. Sadly, Jack Jackson did not live tosee the culmination of this part of his dream. His death occurred onemonthearlier,but the spirit of his vision is profoundly manifested. A month after the dedication,the Departmentwas struck by a tragic loss. One of our vans driving across West Texasfor our Field Camp course (GEO 660) overturnedin a single-vehicle accident.Dr. RobertK. Goldhammerand Raquel Vieira de Savariego, a Brazilianexchangestudent, were killed. A teaching assistantand two additional students wereinjured. All who knew Bob recognizedhim as a dynamic individual,innovativeresearcher, and gifted teacher. OurDepartment,the UT community,and colleagues, friends,and family of Bob and Raquel wereunited for a memorial serviceon campus onMay 31. In this year, the Department has continued to evolve within the Jackson School. Thegraduate programhas expandedas we seek the best students and offer them competitivesupport. Within theJacksonbequest, the Department is emergingas a yet stronger research body through our ability to provide matching funds for post-docs, equipment,and research support. James Gardner from TheUniversityof Alaska at Fairbanks willbe joiningus inthe Fall as an associate professor, filling a slot in the geochemistry/petrology program. John McCray from theColoradoSchool ofMines willjoin the faculty as well in the Fall as an associate professor in the area of geohydrology.Ron Steelefrom the Universityof Wyoming joins the faculty as the Davis Chair in Petroleum Geology. This positionis a replacement for Bill Galloway, who has retiredfrom the Departmentthis year. In addition,DougSmith ends "phased-retirement" to begin official emeritus status. We wishBill and Doug the best in new adventures,and wewelcome the new faculty aboard.

Gary Kocurek

2 Geolog?Newsletter 2003 Graduate Studies Committee and Staff Listing

Robert J. Ferguson Stephen E. Laubach Graduate Studies Assistant Professor and Bill R. Payne Senior Research Scientist and Centennial Teaching Fellow John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Committee Research Fellow, Bureau of Economic Geology A. Austin, William L. Fisher James Jr. Professor; Senior Scientist, Leonidas T. Barrow Research Centennial Chair in Mineral Resources; Leon E. Long Institute for Geophysics Director, Geology Foundation; Professor; The Second Mr. and and Director of the John A. and Mrs. Charles E. Yager Professor; and Jay L. Banner Katherine G. Jackson School UT Distinguished Teaching Professor Associate Professor; Chevron Centennial of Geosciences Fellow in Geology; and Director, F. Jerry Lucia Environmental Science Institute Clifford A. Frohlich Senior Research Fellow, Lecturer and Associate Director, Bureau of Economic Geology Christopher J. Bell Institute for Geophysics Assistant Professor and John A. Wilson William P. Mann Fellow in VertebratePaleontology William E. Galloway Senior Research Scientist, Professor and Morgan J. Davis Institute for Geophysics Philip C. Bennett Centennial Chair in Petroleum Geology Professor and Chevron Randall A. Marrett Centennial Professor in Geology Robert K. Goldhammer Associate Professor; Joyce Bowman Assistant Professor and Elf Aquitane Payne Centennial Teaching Fellow; and Donald D. Blankenship Petroleum Faculty Fellow in Elf Aquitane Petroleum Faculty Fellow Research Scientist, Geological Sciences in Geological Sciences Institute for Geophysics Stephen P. Grand Earle F. Mcßride Richard T. Buffler Professor and Dave P. Carlton Professor and J. Nalle Gregory Chair Professor and Senior Research Scientist, Centennial Professor in Geophysics in Sedimentary Geology Institute for Geophysics Bob A. Hardage Sharon Mosher William D. Carlson Senior Research Scientist, Professor and William Stamps Farish Professor and Peter T. Flawn Bureau of Economic Geology Chair in Geology Centennial Chair in Geology Martin P. A. Jackson Yosio Nakamura Mark P. Cloos Senior Research Scientist and Professor and Senior Research Scientist, Professor and Getty Oil Company John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Institute for Geophysics Centennial Chair in Geological Sciences Research Fellow, Bureau of Economic Geology Timothy B. Rowe N. James Connelly Charles Professor and J. Nalle Gregory Regents Assistant Professor; William T. Stokes Kerans Professor in Geological Sciences Centennial Teaching Fellow in Senior Research Scientist and John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Geological Sciences; Scanlon and Associate Chairman, Research Fellow, Bridget R. Department of Geological Sciences Bureau of Economic Geology Senior Research Scientist and John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Gary Kocurek Research Fellow, Lan W. D. Dalziel A. Bureau of Economic Geology Professor and Senior Research Scientist, Professor; John E. "Brick" Elliott Institute for Geophysics Centennial Endowed Professor in Geological Sciences; and Chairman, Mrinal K. Sen Department of Geological Sciences Lecturer; Senior Research Scientist; Alan R. Dutton and John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Research Scientist, Richard Kyle Research Fellow, Institute for Bureau of Economic Geology J. Geophysics Professor and The Third Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Yager Professor

Geology Newsletter 2003 3 John M. Sharp,Jr. William R. Muehlberger Professor and Dave P. Carlton Professors Emeriti Peter T. Flawn Centennial Chair Centennial Professor in Geology Emeritus in Geology Milo M. Backus Thomas H. Shipley Shell Companies Foundation Amos Salvador Senior Research Scientist and Distinguished Chair Emeritus Morgan J. Davis Centennial Professor John A. and Katherine G. Jackson in Geophysics Emeritus in Petroleum Geology Research Fellow, Institute for Geophysics Daniel S. Barker John A. Wilson Fred M. Bullard Professor Emeritus Douglas Smith in Geological Sciences Professor and Albert W. and Keith Young Alice M. Weeks Centennial J. Nalle Gregory Professor Emeritus in Professor in Geological Sciences Robert E. Boyer Sedimentary Geology Peter T. Flawn Centennial Chair Emeritus in Geological Sciences James T. Sprinkle Professor and The First Mr. and L. Frank Brown, Jr Lecturers and Mrs. Charles E. Yager Professor Research Stephen E. Libby A. Stern Clabaugh Scientists M. Emeritus Assistant Professor and Fred Bullard Professor Geology in Geological Sciences Foundation Advisory Council Centennial William H. Asquith in Sciences Teaching Fellow Geological Lecturer Peter T. Flawn Leonidas T. Barrow Chair Emeritus Paul L. Stoffa Matthew W. Colbert Professor; Companies in Mineral Resources and President Shell Foundation Emeritus Research Associate Distinguished Chair in Geophysics; and Director, Institute for Geophysics Robert L. Folk Nathan R. Daczko Robert H. Tatham Dave P. Carlton Centennial Professor Lecturer and Post-Doctoral Fellow Emeritus in Geology Professor and Shell Companies FoundationCentennial Chair Dennis P. Dunn in Geophysics Edward C. Jonas Specialist

Scott W. Tinker Lynton S. Land Shirley P. Dutton Professor; Edwin Allday Centennial Edwin Allday Centennial Chair Emeritus Lecturer and Senior Research Scientist, Chair in Subsurface Geology;and in Subsurface Geology Bureau of Economic Geology Director, Bureau of Economic Geology Warm Langston, Jr. Wulf A. Gose Willem C. van Rensburg J. The First Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Yager Research Scientist and Senior Lecturer Professor and J. H. Herring Centennial Professor Emeritus Professor in Petroleum Engineering Mark A. Helper Ernest L. Lundelius, Clark R. Wilson Jr. Senior Lecturer John A. Wilson Professor Emeritus in Professor and Wallace E. Pratt Vertebrate Paleontology Professor in Geophysics Todd B. Housh Research Scientist Arthur E. Maxwell Lesli J. Wood Research Scientist, Julian M. Humphries Bureau of Economic Geology John C. Maxwell Research Scientist Associate William Stamps Farish Chair Emeritus in Geology Zong-Liang Yang Richard A. Ketcham Assistant Professor andJohn A. Wilson Research Scientist Fellow in Vertebrate Paleontology

4 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Staci L. Loewy Effie L. Jarrett Miriam L. Pashby Lecturer and Post-Doctoral Fellow Senior Systems Analyst Administrative Associate

Robert G. Loucks Joseph Jaworski Willa L. Porter Lecturer and Senior Research Scientist, Photographer Administrative Assistant Bureau of Economic Geology Lansdown Lawrence E. Mack JohnM. John R. Ready Research Scientist Associate Senior Procurement Officer Research Scientist Assistant Barbara J. Mahler J. Tyler Lehman Alice Rentz Adjunct Assistant Professor Senior Systems Analyst and Coordinator AdministrativeAssociate of Computational Resources Kathryn A. Manser Debra Sue Trinque Research Scientist Associate Kathryn A. Manser Senior Administrative Associate Research Scientist Associate Fred W. McDowell Renee A. Waters Research Scientist and Senior Lecturer Kathryn B. Oheim Academic Advisor Technical Staff Assistant Kitty L. Milliken Research Scientist and Lecturer Rachel A. Racicot Geology Research Scientist Assistant Foundation Guo-Yue Niu Research Associate Gregory L. Thompson Technical Staff Assistant Douglas E. Ratcliff Associate Director Pamela R. Owen Dennis R. Trombatore Lecturer and Research Scientist Koch Associate, Texas Memorial Museum Librarian, Walter Geology Library Mary E. Senior Administrative Associate Thomas J. Serenko W. Philip Watson Adjunct Assistant Professor Senior Systems Analyst Soheila Omrani Administrative Associate

Visiting Scholars Administrative Debra Sue Trinque Staff Senior Administrative Associate James Underwood William I. Woods Environmental Executive Assistant Science Institute Technical Staff Philip A. Guerrero Graduate Program Coordinator Nelson A. Guda Ryan R. Biggs Program Coordinator Technical Staff Assistant Angela Jowers Administrative Assistant T. Bruce Hall Roger O. Gary Program Coordinator Technical Staff Assistant Kathryn L. McWilliams Administrative Assistant Eric W. James Jeffrey S. Horowitz Research Scientist Associate Computer Illustrator

GeologyNewsletter 2003 5 Faculty Personal Notes

ForBillCarlson,thisaca- traditional August kayaking GaryKocurektodeterminethe during the past year. Yong- demic year brought the trip in the SanJuanIslands. sourceofSaharansandbyfin- Joon Park (Ph.D.) willreturn completion of several long- gerprinting the of the Oil Jim Connelly had an ages to KoreanNational termprojects.ThenewJackson unbalanced teaching load abundant zircon within the Company, Claudia Rassi in Building was finished this academic year, teaching sand.Jim and his group pre- (Ph.D.)joinedChevronTexaco December, culminating more introductory-level Physical sentedresults oftheirresearch in San Ramon, Adrian C. than 2 years of effort on the Geology and graduate-level at annualmeetings inDenver Badescu (Ph.D.) joinedBPin design/build team. Also, Isotope Geology in Fall (GSA), Vancouver, Canada Houston,andTerryL.Ramsey nearly 3 years after its incep- 2002. He also helped teach (GAC), and Nice, France (Ph.D.) is an independent tion,theinitiativeto fundand Field Geology (betterknown (EUG-AGU-EGU), and at inEast Texas.Christopher L. electron commission a new as "660") for approximately a West Greenland workshop Edwards (M.S.) is employ- microprobe and a new envi- 10days.HeusedtimeinSpring inCopenhagen,Denmark. ed with ExxonMobil in ronmental SEM came Alfred Gomez to 2003 continue research acti- BillFisher again spent a Houston, D. fruition, with both instru- (M.S.) is working for a small — vities with his graduate goodpartoftheyeardirecting mentsnowfullyfunctional students and Post-Doctoral the School and the independent in Midland, credit Milliken Jackson goes to Kitty FellowStaciLoewyinPrecam- Geology Foundation. Bill Budiyono (M.S.) returned to for theinstallations Indonesia, making go brian tectonics, continental taught two graduate courses, ConocoPhillips in smoothly. Doctoral student reconstructions, isotope Reservoir Geology with Rinie Mekarsari(M.S.) joined Chris McFarlane finished a systematics, and method ScottW. TinkerandSequence the ChinaNationalOil Com- dissertation, co- landmark development. Field work Stratigraphy. He also taught pany-Indonesia, andHasan supervised by Connelly, to Jim this past year included West a new course onEnergy and Sarikaya (M.S.)returned the and is movingon to a re- Greenlandandthesouthwest- EnvironmentwithProfessors TurkeyNationalOilCompany. search at Australian position ernUSA, collecting samples Larry W Lake andMukul M. Bill continues to give National University. Bill's for geochronologyalong the Sharmaof theDepartmentof severalinvited lectures each for international yearning way.He continuedtodevelop, Petroleum and Geosystems year andis active in the AGI by travel was fulfilled brief with John Lansdown and Engineering. The course is a and AAPG Foundations, the of field work in the spells ToddHoush,laser ablation— science/engineering elective National Research Council, Alps, thekeynoteaddressat a inductively coupled plasma for non-majors. the National Academy of meeting ofthe Metamorphic mass spectrometry toprovide Bill is currently super- Engineering, wherehe was Studies Group of the Geo- U-Pb ages for zircons and vising10 graduate students' chairmanofSection11,Petro- logicalSocietyinLondon,and other U-bearing minerals. dissertations and theses and leum,Mining, andGeological a talk at the Goldschmidt Within 60 seconds, the age another 7. Engineering,andtheNational ConferenceinDavos,Switzer- co-supervising ofa zirconcannowbe deter- He has agreed to mentor 6 PetroleumCouncilas amem- land.The advent inJanuary minedby drilling a laser pit new students enteringin the ber of the new natural gas of a new NSF grant for as small as 40 microns in fall of 2003. Most students study for the Secretary of studies of garnet diffusion diameter.While it will not are doing stratigraphic and Energy. launchedanewresearchdirec- replace the precision of our geological investigations Peter T.Flawn,as Presi- tionthatpromises tokeephim conventionalU-Pb geochro- with integrated data sets, dent Emeritus, continues busy for the next 3 years. The nology laboratory, its rapid including 3Dseismic,inTexas, his service on a number of college graduation of Bill's acquisition time offers excit- Utah,Colorado,Arizona,and University commissions, elder son (Ben) provided the ing new prospects for theGulf ofMexico,aswellas boards, and committees. He perfect excuse for a short reconnaissance dating and Venezuela,Mexico, Trinidad, is a director of Southwest vacationin the Napa Valley, provenance studies. For ex- NewZealand, andIndonesia. Research Institute as wellas in addition to the now- ample, Jim is working with Nine students graduated severalcorporationsandpart-

6 GeologyNevosktter 2003 nerships.Inearly2002,acruise before continuing north to Bob had two papers out Bob said, "okay," but modi- around South Americapro- do some more sampling at thisyear.One wasco-authored fied it to 'FromSediments to videdanopportunity to travel Viterbo. withL.A. Taylor on his own Nannobacteria: the Collapse the AmazonRiver.InAugust, In August, just to do tiny bit of the famous Mar- ofaCareer"and theorganizer the Bureau of Economic something different, Marge tian meteorite ALHB4OOI REJECTED THE TITLE!! Geologypublished hismanu- andBob flew to St. John's, and, yes, it is full ofwonder- Hubrisunprecedented!So the script, Texas Geologist and the Newfoundland, for a week ful nannobacteria (what did finaltitle is "FromSediments bureau of Economic Geology in the far northeast ofNorth you expect?). Thepaper is in to Nannobacteria: From 1949-1970. America.Bobsays,"St.John's the August 2002 issue of Ecstasy to Agony." Bob Folk's summer be- is a verypicturesque citywith MeteoriticsandPlanetaryScience. BillGalloway writes, gan with field work in Italy; the best geological museum The other was a paper with "The big news for me is, of his accomplice was Cecilia Ihaveeverseen.We drove out EmmaRasbury on the beach course, the reality that this sands of Vulcano, and Donoso, a microbiology se- theBurinpeninsula to Grand Sicily, academicyear is mylast as a nior fromSouthwest Texas Bank, took a smallboat trip their nannobacterial altera- professor. After 17 years, I tion,which in at San Marcos. They worked to see whales;weather was cameout spring decided to ease into retire- for a couple of weeks on the crispandclear;Newfoundland 2003 TerraNova. Their work ment. Iwill continue part- evaporiticponds atthefar west is highlyrecommended!" onhumanarterialplaque with time at UTIG as principal endofSicily,betweenMarsala the MayoClinicpeopleis still on the Gulf InOctoberthey went to a investigator and Their "boss"was bumping up against medical Basin Trapani. Folkfamilyreunionatthe farm Depositional Synthesis critics whowantmorebiologi- CourtneyTurk,aformerTexas at Swan Pond, Martinsburg, Project, which is moving caltestsdone.Bobis finishing th M.S. student under Brenda West Virginia (a "Folk"pos- intoits Bth8 year." up anarticleforthegeological Kirkland, who was working session since 1830), then Bill's academicyear was community that hopefully for herPh.D. atPermStateon Bob gave apaper onMartian otherwise mostly rather chemistry of the willbe easiertogetinto print organic mi- nannolife at a space meeting routine. He taught the usual by an end-run around dog- crobes inthe saltflats (which in Houston, and to Denver courses: terrigenous clastic had been worked matic old fuddy-duddies. by the GSA to give a talk onnanno- depositional systems, petro- th Phoenicians,Bth8 Century8.C.). bacteriaincherts.One ofthe Incaseyouarewondering, leum geoscience, and basin Courtneyhad CeciliaandBob slides he showed was of a Bob escaped the big move analysis seminar. As a last measuring carbonate alkalin- chalcedony sample he found to the new addition, and his hurrah, he enlisted Dr. Lesli ity, whichBob understood while stalking the cornfields office looks about the same Wood, of theBEG, to orga- for the first The did time. areais of the farmin West Virginia asit inthe19605.His1924 nize a field trip to Trinidad picturesque with windmills, when about 10 years old; brassLeitzmicroscope stillhas for the basinanalysis seminar the tuna-slaughtering islands ithas a lovely colony ofnan- pride of place, rock samples students. They spent a week just offshore, and lots of nobacteriainit. are all over (his ophicalcite inAprilexaminingexoticgeo- Marsala wine.Bob learned a desk is nowbeautifully ex- InDecember they drove logic features such as mud recipe for scallopini di vitello posed,however),andartwork viaClarksville,Texas;Ouachita volcanoes and tar lakes, as aliaMarsala.The four ofthem covers the walls.He still goes Mountains of Southwest wellas world-class sedimen- rented a small house on the to workeveryday andthanks Oklahoma; Hot Springs, tary outcrops,mostly located shore,andofcourseCourtney the Department for not yet sea-cliffs. the Arkansas to Birmingham, along Along way, andher amoreJay fellinlove throwing him out. islandcul- Alabama, to see their daugh- they got to sample (withSicily).Onthewayhome all, ter and This summer Hemust close by report- ture and cuisine. In four the family. theystopped togo up to ing a looming scandal. Bob Trinidad experts spent time Etna, theyaretaking the twogrand- summit of Mt. which to daughters to northern Italy has beeninvited give the with their group,leading the was reasonablyactive;butthey tointroducethemtoLaDolce openingkeynote address to group to their favorite out- missed thegreateruptionlater Vita. AndinMarch they took anInternationalCongress on crops and reviewing the in the summer. Cecilia and a bus to Laredo and saw the EnvironmentalGeochemistry complex geology of the east- Bob then visited Oplontis, a ern South Texas brush country (WHAT?! Yousay?).Japanese Caribbean. Roman villa near Pompeii, awashinflowers. suggested the title "From It was a busy year for which had amazingfrescoes, Sediments toNannobacteria." presentations,including talks

Geology Newsletter 2005 7 at the Gulf Coast Section, in theUnitedStates, Canada, via Vancouver for the Geo- fossil geothermal system in SEPMResearchConference,a andMexico to make research logical AssociationofCanada Tertiary volcanics. They also jointlysponsoredSouthTexas presentations.In view of the meeting to make a presenta- toured the active Berlin geo- GeologicalSociety/GCSSEPM Society's emphasis onsup- tion withRich Ketcham on thermal field and a number conference,theGCAGS con- porting student chapters, an innovative approach to ofyoungervolcaniccenters. Austin,andAAPG ferencein presentations were designed fluid inclusion investiga- Richcontinues as Gradu- in Salt Lake City. The high- be ofparticular interest tionsaffordedby "cat-scan to to our ateAdvisor and Chair of the light was,ofcourse,his AAPG university audiences,although forrocks"facility. Graduate Admissions and Distinguished Lecture tour presentations werealso made Rich and his graduate Support Committee, par- at through Southeast Asia. The to professional groups students continue to conduct ticularly dealing with issues included and trip stops in In- mine other mineral in- research on diverse topics concerning changes to the donesia,Malaysia, Burnei, dustry sites. within the broad field of graduate program within Thailand, Viet Nam, China, Rich made 17 presen- economic geology. January the Jackson School of Geo- Taiwan, Korea, and Japan. tations, roughly divided brought the opportunity, sciences.He alsocontinues to met Bill severaloldfriendsand between "The Economic thanks to alumnus Dan serve as Editor-in-Chief for former the students along way Geology ofMicrobes:Relation Gorski, for a mixedgraduate Ore Geology Reviews, a major andexperiencedakaleidoscope betweenMineral Resources and undergraduate student international economicgeol- ofcultures,food,hospitalities, and Bacterial Processes" and group to tour the interest- ogy journal. andarchitecturesthatlefthim "The Pliocene oxidized Giant Porphyry- ing zinc deposits at LeonLong continued a thrilled and exhausted for skarn Deposits, Sierra Coahuila. Copper-gold Mojada, 35-year tradition,whichis to weeks after his return. Bill District, Ertsberg Papua, CompaniaPenoles was a very co-teachtwo lecture sections reports, "Happily, my wife, Indonesia:Exploration, Pro- generous host,including also of GEO 303, the big intro- Rosemary,was abletoaccom- duction, and a tour Research in a arranging for of the ductory course. He teamed pany meonmuchof the trip. ChallengingEnvironment." Naica deposit in Chihuahua, with Libby Stern in the fall And amazingly, Inever had the Rich taught the upper highlightedby spectacular semester and with Steve a flight delay, divertedpiece division volcanology writing- "cristal cave" with selenite Grandin the spring,both of of luggage, or missed con- component elective in the crystalsup to 3 feetacross and them also being long-time nection." 15 feettall! spring, continuing to hold colleaguesinthatcourse.Leon Rich Kyle reports a par- thespacecreatedbytheretire- Mac McGuire completed was surprised and pleased to ticularlybusy year.He taught ment ofDanBarker. Chris his thesisoncarbonatereplace- receivea departmental award the undergraduate course on Newhall of theU.S. Geologi- ment zinc-lead-silverdeposits for Outstanding Teaching in Texas geology and mineral cal Survey helped out with at Hecla, Montana, which anIntroductoryClass.He also resources and the graduate a series of lectures as the shouldbe ofinterest to past facilitated the course that is dur- economicgeologycourse Oualline Lecturer; alumnus GEO 660 students as it has analogous to GEO 303 but ingfall The semester. graduate Grant Heinken of Los been amid-summermapping pitched at the professional course particularlybenefited Alamos National Lab also projectfor severalyears.Alison level.Designedespecially for fromtheinvolvementof Tom provided a guestlecture.Rich Mote continues her studies incoming graduate students, Serenko, who of is Manager and Sharon Mosher taught on the gold deposits at it provides an overview of Exploration and Mining for the Regional Studies inMin- Cripple Creek,Colorado, and the enormous range of sub- Southern Clay Products in eral Resources Geology Fabienne Grellet-Tinner is ject material that comprises Gonzales.Tomiscurrentlyan graduate course that culmi- workingonthesilverdeposits geologicalscience. During Adjunct Assistant Professor nated in a 3-week trip to at Shafter,Texas'largestmetal Intersession,Leon taught the of in Department Geologi- Western Australia. This fab- producer (and site for the the field course for non- calSciences. ulous trip provided an excep- sci-fimovie,AndromedaStrain!). majors (many of these stu- Rich concluded his tour tional educational oppor- New studentLuisRivera and dents about to become pub- as the Society of Economic tunity for 11 UT graduate Rich traveled to ElSalvador licschoolteachers),anditwas Geologists' Thayer Lindsley students to visit many classic overSpring Break to set up a totallydelightfulclass. visiting lecturer during fall geologic sites (see separate a research project on a gold A lot of time and energy semester,travelingto 12 sites article,p. 40). Rich returned deposit associated with a gointobeingthedepartment's

8 GeologyNewsletter 2003 undergraduateadvisor,whose Donna is stillrecovering southern part of the plate encepolicyandscientificlead- dutiesincludeallocatingschol- fromher strokeof early2002, boundary, the Hjort Trench. ership development.She also arship money (thanks to the soEarle stayedclose to home Inaddition,Sharon has three startedas amemberofNSF's Foundation) and talking to again this year.He continues other graduate students, a Advisory Committee for the students making critical deci- to study the origin of quartz Master's student working in GeoscienceDirectorate. a sions about life career.And and calcite cements in sand- the LlanoUplift and one in BillMuehlbergerreports there are numerous commit- stone. Giant, "cannonball" the Big Maria Mountains of that NASA's problems have tees,invitedlecturestogroups calcite-cementedconcretionsin California, and a new Ph.D. eliminated the need for Bill withinand UT,lead- fluvial sandstones inKansas student a a- beyond starting project to briefShuttlecrews for the of field a reach 6 in diameter. the faultofNew ing trips, revising meters long Alpine past year.So, instead,he has revising isotopic paper, his introduc- Carbon dataindi- Zealand. gone to various meetings th tory textbook (11 edition), cate that most of the carbon Outside of the Depart- concerning the training of work the lab— all that thecalcite derivedfrom in in was ment, Sharon had the astronauts, past (Apollo 15 usual stuff. methane from leaking the enjoyableexperienceof serv- at theRioGrandeGorgenear Last July,Leon and Mary subsurface. ing ontheTexas StateSchool Taos,NM) and future (man- spent a nostalgic 3 weeks in This summer was dedi- Board's Task Force onEarth ned exploration of Moon/ South America, roaming catedtolab research,cleaning Sciences. The task force was Mars, Colorado School of downthe spine of the Andes his office,preparinglabexer- composed of members of Mines). In additionhe has asfar asSantiago,accompany- cises,genealogicalresearch,and academia, industry, and given talks using handheld ingBill Sill (who co-taught organizinghis sock drawer. middle and high school pictures taken by the astro- GEO for to to 303 a decade) a Sharon Mosher had a educators.Overthe courseof nauts illustrate the many world western met madeofthem heritage sitein great year teachingTectonics the year, the group all uses thatcanbe Argentina rich in dinosaur to bothgraduate and senior overthe state, hearingpublic (Austin Geological Society; remains,visitingold friendsin undergraduate students with opinion and evaluatingEarth Scolia; InternationalSpace SaoPaulo, and much more. CliffFrohlich,AdvancedStruc- Science content inTexasmid- StationEducatorsConference, Earle Mcßride taught ture, Earth,Wind&Fire with dleandhighschools.The task Waco; WorldSpaceCongress, his usualcourses inthe fall— Liang Yang, and Mineral force recently finalizedits Houston;GraduateTectonics Sedimentary Rocks (team- Resources with Rich Kyle. report with a number ofim- class,UT Austin). taught with the late Bob The latter culminated with mediate and longer term A Hedberg Conference recommendations and Goldhammer) and the gra- a 3-week fieldtrip to Western will ontheAncestralRockies(Vail, duate course for new teach- Australia organizedbyAnnette meet with the schoolboard CO) was a high point of the ingassistants.Inthespringhe George of the University of to ask for implementation summer, followedbyanother again team-taught Sediment- Western Australia(see article, in the early fall. Sharon also highpoint— a2-weekvacation chairedamulti-societysteering aryRocks withGoldhammer p. 40) as a reciprocal trip for to the SanJuan Islands, WA. committeethat is and team-taught anewgradu- the one Sharon organized developing While touring theislands they an ate course,AdvanceReservoir for themto the southwestern electronic journal aggre- ran across Bill Carlson and Characterization:Terrigenous U.S.in2000.The tripwas one gation for the geosciences, wife doing the same thing! Clastics. This course, taught of the best — geology fas- called GeoScienceWorld. A Theislands are fantastic,and jointly with Kitty Milliken, cinating, students interested comprehensivebusiness,eco- Bill and Sally can highly rec- Bob Loucks, and Shirley and cheerful, and weather nomic, and technical plan ommend them for a restful Dutton, focused on the use perfect.Ontheresearchfront, willbe completed by this fall, vacation! andlaunchof theaggregation ofpetrographic techniques the Australia-Pacific plate Late fall, Sally and Bill to help porosity is expectedby mid-2004. In understand boundary and Macquarie spent 2 weeks on a tour of and Island the fall, Sharon finished her permeability evolution project continuedwith Morocco. Delightful! Spec- duties as Past President of in sandstones and how to two Ph.D. students and two tacular buildings, people, GSA but becameChair-Elect avoidreservoir quality prob- postdoctoral scientists. Tip andscenery!Go seeit!Annual of the Council of Scientific lems.The course had about Meckel finished his Ph.D. meetings ofAAPG and GSA Society Presidents, a group equal numbers of geologists in the spring investigating also filled Bill's time. Now andpetroleum engineers. incipient subduction on the thatis veryinvolvedwith sci-

Geology Newsletter 2003 9 that Billis a Trustee of the energy: production, reserves, Georgio Caramana (Italy), department, the main ad- GeologicalSocietyofAmerica, geographic distribution, etc., botanistDale Kruse (Texas ministrative challenges were hehas dutiesrelatedto it(raise data scatteredin A&M), and Art and Peggy chairing the hydrogeolog- now many - money!) thattake time. publications, not allof which Palmer (SUNY Oneonta)in icalsearchcommitteeandco- Last but not least, Billis arereadilyavailable."Readers attendance,Hereas inCuatro chairing(withBridgetScanlon, involvedinhelpingcompile a will be able to disagree with Cienegas, the variability of BEG) the Jackson School the dis- the water On new geologic map of Big possible scenarios thesehydrogeologicalsys- initiativecommittee. Bend NationalPark. In the cussedinthe studyand come tems continues to challenge the former, wehavemade an upwiththeirownpredictions us. Marcus reports that the offer to anoutstanding scien- 50 years since theMaxwellet — al.map and report came out, all the basic information isotopic data so far analyzed tist at the associateprofessor there has been considerable needed will be available to supports a volcanogenic leveland wehave oral agree- newmappingbyUT students himor her. origin of the extremely deep ments. We hope that the mega-sinkholes. Art stayed paperwork will through andtheirstudents (those who Jack Sharp reports that go for week Oliver smoothly and that the went intoteaching).Bill'stask 2002-2003 has been interest- on a as an lecturer and made suite of newsletter have another is to get that materialcom- ing andchallenging. Itstarted a will piled, determine the holes, in May and June whenJack superb presentations. hydrogeologist's report next and get them filled.This is a returnedtoAustraliatoattend Inthe fall,Aussie visitors year.On the latter, the water project supported by the a conference at the top end and guest lecturers included initiativeis also veryexciting; we have the opportunity to BureauofEconomicGeology, (Darwin) and spent time at Jennifer McKay(Universityof the National Park Service, Flinders UniversityandCSIRO South Australia) and Craig be number one hydrogeo- and theUSGS.Billhas started working with colleagues,in- Simmons (FlindersUniversity) logical institution in the amappingproject around the cluding the brainstorming as the fall OliverLecturer. worldif weproceedproperly. GlennSpringsLaccolith(really session withCraig Simmons CraigandJack continue their With respect to hydro- a fatsill) and— south toMariscal and NevilleRobinsonon the collaborationon free convec- geological alumni, Jack Mountain thebottomof the top 10 future research needs tion inporous media. notes thatbothJoannaCrowe BigBend.A fascinatingarea. inhydrogeology. Jack willbe Onthe servicefront,Jack (MA., 1994) andMattUliana Ashe didlastyear,Amos happy to share that withyou finished his third year on (M.S., 1995, Ph.D,2000) are Salvador devoted all his if so requested. The trend GSA's nominations commit- both teaching at Southwest time to completing the study towardsstudy inMexico and tee; hereportsitis a pleasure Texas State University inSan onEnergyin the 21st Century — the border region continues. to recommend from so Marcos and George Tsoflias the estimation of what the In September, the graduate many talented scientists for (Ph.D., 1999) finally joined demand/consumption of class,PhysicalHydrogeology, committeeserviceandofficer the faculty at the University energy will be and how will and the undergraduate class, positions inthe organization. of Kansas. William Asquith itbesupplied. Thelastsection GroundwaterHydrology, had He also completed his first finished his Ph.D. on L- of the study includes several a 4-day field trip to Cuatro year on the Texas Utilities moment statistics applica- possible scenarios based on Cienegas along with some of Environmental Steering tions inhydrology in record diverse combinationsof the Dean Hendrickson's biology Committee (Chip Groat, time and continues full time basic informationdeveloped students.This is a fascinating Ph.D.,1970,alsoservesonthe withthe USGSin Austin.Fi- in previous sections of the areawithintriguingemerging committee)whichgives fresh nally, Bob Kent has retired study.Amosbelievesthat"the hydrogeological, biological, insights into industrial con- again. Bob has funded the main value of the study may and economicproblems. We cerns. TXU's environmental completetranslationofDarcy's perhaps be that it assembles haven't yet defined out the record has been superb, and JLesfontainespubliques de laville withina single cover a large appropriate research studies they have supported the re- de Dijon by Patricia Bobeck volume of detailedhistorical because the basic data are search of 6 of our graduate (MA.,1985).This wasahuge statistical data on human notavailable.InJanuary,2003, students over the years. He undertaking. We also thank population,energy consump- thesecondtrip toZacatonwas continues on AlH's examina- Bob for the nearly 16 years that able to his tion, and information on a success withJack, UT grad tion committee and several we were use students Gary, Chris land for field current knowledge about Marcus state and international advi- (now sold) our Caran, Havens, possible future sources of and Robin sory committees. In the methodclassespumping tests.

10 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Researchmanuscripts were the modern region. The new analytical graduatestudents,visitedwith published on "Heterogeneity— student to have access to equipmentinthe department coworker Tom Guensburg of fluvial systems control modern field equipment, promises to provide many up in frigid Rockford, on density driven flow and something we have been challenges, perhaps most of Illinois, over the first part transport" in Environmental struggling with for at least them enjoyable. He antici- ofSpringBreak,wroteashort andEngineeringGeoscience (with 20 years. Plans for the pates other studies oncrustal joint paper withTom on the Mingjuan Shi and Bill forthcoming year include rocks and processes in the timing of peak Ordovician Galloway) and three are in preparation of anissue dedi- Southwest,buthehas alotto echinoderm diversity for a press:"Groundwatersystems cated to urbanhydrogeology learnabout them.Adviceand meeting in San Juan, feeding the springs of West for theJournalof , a publications from friends will Argentina, this summer, Texas" (with Radu Boghici, visit to Prague for the fall alwaysbemorethan welcome, and helped set up new ex- M.S.,1997, and MattUliana), lAHmeeting,return fieldtrips whether on geology, picto- hibits for the dedication of "Effects of urbanization to Cuatro Cienegas,Zacaton, graphs, mushrooms, hiking the new Jackson Building on systems" and Trans-Pecos Texas,and trails, conservation.... inlateApril. G. K. spent the (with Jason Krothe, M.S., writing. Jim Sprinkle had a fairly spring lobbying for two 2002,JohnMather,BeaGarcia- On the personal front, busyyearofteaching,research, major clients in the Texas Fresca, and Craig Stewart); Jack andhis wife,Carol,were and travel. He taught junior- Legislature in a very tough session; and "Abnormally-pressured relieved when son-in-law level Paleobiology, a sub- not enough money available for the State's beds as barriers to diffusive John Dyer returned safely stantial writing component was solute sedimen- needs, and there were transportin from flying A-lOs in Iraq. course, to27 Geologymajors many tary basins" (with Alicia He and Katie are next in the fall, along with the many bad bills that would Wilson andTomFenstemaker, scheduled to a station in Nomenclature and Techni- just not die. B.S, 1996, and M.S., 2000). Korea. Katie was employed ques course to 6 graduate After finals,Jim spent the Researchcontinuesin the ar- with OTO Engineering in students, and also presented nextmonthgettingready for of the Edwards , eas Springfield, Massachusetts, two lectures inLeonLong's summer field work and urbanizationeffects (Beaand forthelast2years.SonDavid Modern Geological Sciences the Argentina talk, and then have submitted another Jack is tying beautiful flies and course for 16 graduate stu- in earlyJune drove out with article inurban on recharge takes Jack fly fishing now dents. In late October, he G. K.in separate vehicles to areas), flow and transport in (nice switch). The "baby," was co-authoron a talk with the Grand Canyon North fracturedrocks, hydrogeology Susan, is now looking at Colin Sumrall at GSA in Rim, where she had a sum- of the Trans-Pecos, thermo- colleges. White bass fishing Denver on ourknowledge of mer job as a NationalPark haline free convection (Jack wasgreat, goosehunting was Ordovician rhombiferan Naturalist-Interpreter.Jim justreceivedanACS-PRFgrant fair, duck season was lousy, diversity. Over the Christmas then borrowed the Jeepand tocontinuethisresearch),and and Australian wines are vacation, Jim worked on drovefurtherNW to western coastal /subsidence. gettingevenbetter. making prints and plates Utah and centralNevada for He is also considering new DougSmithreports that withgraduate student Chris about10 days of field work research directionsinvolving Schneider for Schneider, the Ordovician, he is looking forward to the in droveback the assessment of brackish and to the NorthRim switch Emeritus status and to split- Sprinkle, Ryder Pennsyl- to water resources and the use ting timebetweenAustinand vanian echinoid systematics vehiclesagain withG. X,and of decision support theory Durango, Colorado.He and paper, which will soon be then drove back home to in managinggroundwater all the collected feel each place has so submitted to the Journalof Austin with resources. Jean many attractions that it is Paleontology forpublication. samples inthe sedan. This May, Jack taught difficult to choose between During the spring, Jim After another month of field the hydrogeological them, so they hope to post- taught the freshman-level frantic work back at school methods with the class proj- pone the choice. Doug will Plate Tectonics and Earth trying to get another major ect returning toPadreIsland. continue to study processes History course to 70 under- manuscript finished,it was ToddHalihan (Ph.D., 2000) in the Earth's interior,partly graduates in thenewJackson off in early August to the was a guest instructor. This by analysis of mantle frag- Building, read several theses Ordovician conference and reinforced need for class the ments fromthe FourCorners anddissertationsfor finishing fieldtripinArgentina.

Geology Newsletter 2003 11 Scott W. Tinker, Allday Scott had a busy travel (GCAGS) meeting was held Clark Wilson's teaching Chair ofSubsurfaceGeology, schedule this year, with trips inAustin this year,and Scott activities during the 2002- Director of the Bureau of to Mexico,Norway,Venezu- served as TechnicalProgram -2003 academic year included Economic Geology (BEG), ela, Brazil, Sweden, Canada, Chairman. The meeting— was Computational Methods in andStateGeologist of Texas, and all over Texas and the a success byall counts well GeologicalSciencesduringthe enjoyed his third year at UT. UnitedStates.He served as a attended, excellent exhibits,— Fallsemester,and twocourses, Scott co-taught with Bill Society of PetroleumEngi- strong technical program Geophysics for Geological Fisher a graduate class on neersDistinguishedLecturer, and provided a significant Sciences Majors and Data Reservoir Geology in the with tours cut shortbythewar returnto the AustinGeologi- Processing,during the Spring fall withapproximately 20 in Iraq and the outbreak of calSociety(AGS).Scottserved semester. He gave an invited students representing more SARS in the Far East. He as PresidentofAGS thisyear, lecture on Earth rotation than 10 countriesand 5 conti- presented variousversions of and the GCAGS convention variations at the Heiskanen nents!He sits onseveralgrad- invitedand keynote talks on was a bigpartof the effort. Symposium at Ohio State uate student committees "Technology for the Com- Scott serves on several UniversityinOctober.Travel and graduated his first M.S. ing Gas Economy," "3-D AASGandAmericanAssocia- also included trips to the student,TedPlayton,thisyear. Modeling of Aquifers and tionofPetroleumGeologists AmericanGeophysicalUnion Francisco,and Scott sits on the Steering Hydrocarbon Reservoirs," (AAPG) committees.Heis an MeetinginSan andExecutiveCommitteesof "CarbonateSequence Stratig- American Geological Insti- to the Spring AGU meeting, raphy," and "The Status of jointly with the European the Jackson School, and he tute Foundation Trustee, a has been activelyinvolvedin the BEG" at various society memberof the TrinityUni- Geophysical Society,inNice, the formationof the School. meetings, conferences, and versity Board of Visitors, a France. Clark is organizing The BEG, a component of universities. member of the Board of two sessions at the Interna- tional ofGeodesyand theJacksonSchool,continues Scott spent many days in Advisors for ißeservoir.com, Union to maintainbroad funding Washington, D.C., with the and is the SEPM Vice Chair Geophysics Assembly in distributedevenlyacrossState, AssociationofAmericanState for the annualAAPG/SEPM Sapporo, Japan,inJuly 2003, and is forward to Federal, and private sources. Geologists (AASG), with the meeting to be heldinDallas looking It has been a particularly PetroleumTechnologyTrans- in2004. his first visit to Japan. Life continues to be regulated by challengingyear,withFederal ferCouncil(PTTC), and with Scott published short teenage daughters Kirsten and State economiesinreces- the Department ofEnergy papersinGeotimes, theAAPG and Sissel, and commuting sion, but it appears that the (DOE).He chairedaNational Explorer,andTheBusinessBriefing, will Research Council toandfromcampusbybicycle Bureau come through Workshop and he co-led a week-long is still the routine. in good shape. The BEG on Natural Gas, which was AAPG Field Seminar to the Advisory Committeecontin- wellattended. Areportonthe Guadalupe and Franklin ues to meet twice a year for workshop will come out in Mountains inNewMexico. technical presentations and late summer. It was a full year and a status reports and has been The Gulf Coast Associa- fun year. a greatresourceto theBEG. tion of Geological Societies

12 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Faculty Awards and Honors

CHRISTOPHERJ. BELL, John A. Wilson Fellow in Vertebrate Mark A. HelperHelper, Senior Paleontology, was awarded anEl Paso CorporateFoundation Lecturer, was awarded the Faculty Achievement Award. Thisaward is given"toteaching Houston Oil and Minerals faculty members who have demonstratedsignificant and Corporation Faculty Excellence meritorious achievement in teaching. The foundation Award at the Department of recognizes dedicated educators withexceptional devotion Geological Sciences Awards to the quality of instruction, high academic standards and a Ceremony on May 1, 2003. This remarkablededication to students." award is given "to recognize faculty excellence in any area." CONNELLY, William StokesCentennial Teaching JAMES N. T. The recipient was selected Fellow in Geological Sciences, was awarded the G. Moses by the Geology Foundation and Knebel Award the Carolyn G. Distinguished Teaching at Executive Committee based of Awards Department Geological Sciences Ceremony on on the nominations of faculty May1, 2003. This award is for outstanding teaching, and the and students. recipient is selected by graduate students and undergraduate majors.It carriesa $1,500 monetaryaward from the Geology Foundation. Dr. Connelly has won this award twice before, LeonLEON E. LONG,Long the Second Mr. and in 1997 and again in 2001. Mrs. Charles E. Yager Professor, the FredM.BullardProfessor in Geological WILLIAM L. FISHER, Leonidas T. Barrow Chair in Mineral Sciences, and a UT Distinguished Resources,Director of theGeology Foundation,and Director Teaching Professor, was given a new of the Jackson School of Geosciences,receiveda Presidential award for Outstanding Teaching in Citation from Larry Faulkner, President of UT-Austin. The an Introductory Class. This award Presidential Citation recognizes "the extraordinary was presented at the Department contributions of individuals whopersonify the University's of Geological Sciences Awards commitmentto the task of transforming lives." In addition, Ceremony held May 1, 2003. This he was by given an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering the award wascreated torecognizeexcellence in teachingat the Colorado School of Mines. This degree was granted to introductory level, especially in courses designed for non- recognize Dr. Fisher's "extraordinary contributions in geology majors. Nominationsare requestedfrom students, resources assessment, energy research and development faculty, and staff, and the winner is chosen by the Geology policy, and environmental resources."He was also elected a Foundation Executive Committee. It comes with a $1000 Fellow of the for the Advancement American Association of monetary awardgiven by the Geology Foundation. Sciences for "distinguished, unselfish service in geology as teacher, researcher, advisor, councilor, board member, and EARLE F. MCBRIDE, J. Nalle Gregory Chair in Sedimentary officer of regional and national academic institutions, Geology, and KITTY MILLIKEN, Lecturer and Research agencies, societies, and academies." He was also named a Scientist, weregiven the Bronze Award by The University of lifetime National Associate of the National Academies in TexasDivision of InstructionalInnovationandAssessmentfor honor "of extraordinary service to the National Academies a CD they created called "Sandstone Petrology: A Tutorial in its role as advisor to the Nation in matters of science, Petrographic Image Atlas." Their award honors their engineering,and health." The American Geological Institute "accomplishments on behalf of enhancing teaching and has also established the William L. Fisher Congressional learningfor their students." GeoscienceFellowship, the first endowed fellowship. The endowment "commemorates Fisher's important geoscience SHARON MOSHER, Professor and William Stamps Farish contributionsand thekeyrolehehasplayedin thedevelopment Chair in Geology, will receive the Geological Society of ofgeopolicy decisions at the national level." America (GSA) Distinguished Service Award at their GSA's meeting in Seattle, Washington. This award "recognizes WILLIAM E.GALLOWAY, MorganJ. Davis Centennial Chair individuals for exceptionalserviceto theSociety." in Petroleum Geology, receivedanHonoraryMembership in the Gulf Coast Associationof Geological Societies (GCAGS). TIMOTHY B. ROWE, J. Nalle Gregory Regents Professor in Geological Sciences, was given the Gold Award by The ROBERT K.GOLDHAMMER, Elf AquitanePetroleum Faculty University of Texas Division of Instructional Innovation Fellow in Geological Sciences, won the College of Natural and Assessment for "DigiMorph.org — A Digital Library Sciences Teaching Excellence Award.This award is given to of Vertebrate Morphology." This award celebrates his "increaserecognitionoftheCollege's manyexceptional faculty "accomplishments on behalf of enhancing teaching and who are committed to teaching at either the undergraduate learningfor his students." or graduate level."

GeologyNewsletter 2003 13 In Memoriam: John A. Jackson

Mr. Jackson pictured with a photograph ofhislate wife, Katie. Photograph byDick Clintsman. Courtesy of Presbyterian HealthcareFoundation.

A. (Jack) Jackson was bornAugust 11, 1913, in fromhigh school in1932 inHatch, New Mexico, where he JohnLufkin, Texas, and diedinDallas onMarch 21, 2003, lived with relatives.After workingin the oil fields ofEast ofpulmonary and heart failure. His wife and life partner, Texas for several years, he entered the University of Texas, Katherine(Katie) G. Jackson, diedMarch 10, 2001. Austin, but he was soon advised by Dean Arno Nowotny Jack Jackson lost his father whenhe was 3, after which to attend TempleJunior College for 2 years and then return he and his mother moved to Dallas. During his childhood, totheUniversity.InTemplein1936, hemetKatherine(Katie) he attended schools inDallas and Temple and graduated Graeter, who later becamehis wife and life's partner. After

14 GeologyNewsletter 2003 2years, hereturned to theUniversityofTexas,Austin, where At The University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Jackson and he received a B.A. in geology with double minors in his wifewere extraordinarilygenerous supporters, especially mathematics and anthropologyin 1940. At UT, he was an to the Ex-Students Association, the Geology Foundation, ardent and accomplished softball and baseball pitcher and the College of Natural Sciences. Mr. Jackson was an and participated on championship teams. Honorary Life Member of the Advisory Council of the Followinggraduation, Mr. Jackson began executive Geology Foundation, of whichhe was an active and vital training with the Arkansas Fuel Oil Company in Shreveport member since 1975. In the Foundation, the Jacksons en- but was to leave to join the U.S. Navy shortly after dowed the Jackson Centennial Teaching Fellowship in the outbreak of World War 11. Within a few months, he was GeologicalSciences, the JacksonFellowship in Geohydrol- placed on special orders by The President of the United ogy, and the Jackson ExplorationGeophysicsFund, along States under the War Services Act to work with the U.S. with numerous gifts in support of other Foundation GeologicalSurvey in the Arkansas bauxite fields, the only programs.In 2000, they provideda gift of $15 million to source of desperately needed aluminum ore then under expand the existing Geology Building.In appreciation, U.S. control. The University Board of Regents named the previous After the war, Mr. Jackson workedin South Texas for Geology Buildingthe John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Arkansas Fuel, but he soonmoved to Dallas to become GeologicalSciences Building.Katie died March 10, 2001, an independent geologicalconsultant. Later, he formeda just before the groundbreakingfor the new building on partnership withEllisonMiles of Dallas. Mr. Jackson was a April 17, 2001. The building was occupied by the highly observant geologist who carried a geologic Department and was formally dedicatedon April 25, 2003. depositionalconcept he developedin the bauxite fields in On July 10, 2001, The University of Texas at Austin Arkansas to Paleozoicrocks of Wise CountyinNorth Texas. PresidentLarry R. Faulkner announced that Mr. Jackson His perceptivepractice of the science of geology,a trait was providinga gift of $25 millionto the GeologyFounda- common to great oil and gas explorationists,allowedhim to tion of The University of Texas at Austin to support a discover the great BoonsvilleFieldin Wise County, one of School of Geosciences that the Board of Regents estab- the largest natural gas fields in the Nation. The discovery lished and designatedthe John A. and Katherine G. Jackson was featured in the business section of the December 17, School of Geosciences.And finally, in a letter to President 1956,issueof TimeMagazineunder the headlineof "AWord Faulkner dated February 27, 2002, Mr. Jackson indicated to the Wise." This success allowedMr. Jackson to form his intent to leave the residue of his estate, then valued his own company andbecome its sole owner. He named it by his financial advisor at between $150 million and Katie Petroleum, inhonor of his wife.He leftthe oiland gas $200 million, to the GeologyFoundationin support of the discovery business in 1960 to spend more time withKatie John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences. and beganfocusing his professional energies on oil and It constituted the largest gift to a single public univer- gas management,real estate, investments, and philanthropy. sity in U.S. history. Based on probate court filings in June, The Jacksons were always generous with their 2003, theultimate totalofMr. Jackson's gift toThe Geology resources, especiallyin the areas of health and education, Foundationwillbe wellin excess of $250million. the two areas that most enrich the human condition. At Mr.Jackson wasaLifeMemberoftheChancellor'sCoun- TexasLutheran Collegein Sequin, whereMrs. Jacksonlong cil and a member of the UT Austin College of Natural Sci- served as a Regent, they provided support for scholarship ences Hall ofHonor.In 2002, he was named a Distinguished programs and funds for the construction of an auditorium Alumnus of The University of Texas at Austin by the Texas bearing their names. InDallas, they donated land and Ex-Students Association. He was a long-time member of the supported construction projects for the Presbyterian American Association of PetroleumGeologists and the Hospital. They werealso major contributors to municipal AmericanInstitute ofProfessional Geologistsand was cer- libraries inDecatur and Bridgeport,Texas. Mr. Jackson tifiedbyboth. The tracks he leftat The University of Texas provided substantial gifts to Austin College and to a at Austin and thegeosciences aredeep and willlast forever. variety of civic endeavors inDallas. We are not likely to ever againsee the likes of Jack Jackson.

GeologyNewsletter 2003 15 Eulogy for John A. Jackson "B§ JLM^h

The followringeulogywas givenbyUTPresidentLarryR.Faulknerat the funeral servicefor Mr. John A. Jackson onMarch 26,2003, inDallas,Texas. Itis aprivilegeindeedto speakonthisoccasion.AlthoughIknewJackJacksonfor onlyabout 3 years,we enjoyeda friendshipof considerabledepthand substance.Of course,itbeganbecause ofhis greatlove for TheUniversityof Texas,butinthe endthere wasmuch more to it thanthat.Jack spent formativeyears of hisyouthinShreveport,andIdidtoo.Hewasverynearlymyfather's age,andhesharedmanyofmyfather's values andloves, includingactiveparticipationinbaseballinthe Shreveport area about the sametime. Jack andIhadsomecommonroots,andwespokealanguagetogether.Itwas agoodandsatisfyingfriendship forbothof us,Ibelieve;but muchshorterthaneitherof us wouldhave preferred. Jack andIlastvisitedontheSundaymorningbeforehe died.He wassittingupinachairbythe window. His eyes werebright,andheoftenflashed that sideways smile.We coveredlots of ground.There wassome of Shreveport,andtherewassome ofbauxiteinArkansas, andtherewas gas inWise County;butthere was some of the future, too. Jack was alwaysinterestedinthe future,becauseheknew he couldmakeitbetter than ever.We looked towardthe dedicationof the Jackson School of Geosciences next month andspoke abouthowhe wouldtryto bethere. When Ileft, Ishookhis hand and said, "Goodbye,Partner."He smiled andsaid "We arepartners." It was a moment Inoticedas it passed-notbecause Ithought it wouldbe the last goodbye,but because the greatresonanceof a goodfriendship wasright thereinthe exchange. Jack lived by a few simple principles. He lovedKatie first and forever.He believedin friendship. Hewantedtohelphis community.HebelievedintheEarthandinhisunderstandingofits abilitytoprovide. Jack was proudof whathe was ableto buildfromhis geologicalknowledge.He spoke inour lastvisit, withgreat satisfaction, of his workto support the country's needs duringthe SecondWorld War. He was especiallyproudof the geologicalinsight that made possiblethe remarkable productioninWise County. And he often spoke withpride about the qualityof his colleagueson the Geology FoundationAdvisory CouncilatTheUniversityof Texas.Helovedbeingapartofthatgroup overthe years,andhespokeofitoften, withnevera hint of recognitionthathehimself"was amongits luminaries. Rarelydo anyofus find such agenuineandgenerous friend. Othershave spokeneloquentlyaboutJack's myriad contributionsto hiscommunity.Characteristically,- Jack -lookedtowardthefuture inpracticallyallof that"work.Solid to the endwashis faith that if we work at it the worldto comewillbe better thanthatof the presentandpast.Mostof us speak ofhis enormous contributionsas "philanthropy,"butJack thoughtof themas"investment."Itis naturalthathe would,given his attitudetowardthe future.Hebelievedhe wassupplyinglastingcapitalto educate,tosupport discovery, and to preservehealthfor generationsto come.And indeedhe was. Jack lovedTheUniversityofTexas becauseitopenednewhorizons forhimpersonallyandprofessionally. He never forgotindividuals who taught him andguidedhis personal development,andhe revered the Universityfor givinghim aprofessionalunderstandingof geology,uponwhichhebuiltlifelongsuccess and personalsatisfaction. He wantedfuture Texans to havethe same experiences,andhe andKatie supported manydifferent initiatives at TheUniversityand for the Ex-Students' Association. The crownjewelis theJackson School of Geosciences, whichbrings togetheralarge,powerfularray of scientists andstudents,whofocus onthe Earth.Itis our fundamentalheritage,Jack thought.Itis ourhome. We candrawfromit,but wemust also serveas its stewards.Jack believedthat,here too, the futurecan be better than the presentor past. He wanted The Universityof Texas to assume and to sustain a global leadershipinthegeosciences.Hesawtheconsequencesintermsofricherexperiencesforindividualstudents and abrighter,healthierprospect for Texas andthe world.Hisphilanthropy- his investment-is of a scale and characterto makethatvisionpractical,andwe at TheUniversityare committedtoit.It'stherightidea, and generationswillpraiseJack for it. "We arepartners,"Jack said.Andhe saysitnowto all ofus.Throughouthislife, andespeciallyat theend, he wasbuildingapartnership with allthose generationsyet to come, inDallas,inTexas, andbeyond. Jack andKatie usedtobe fondof saying, "Let's get the showonthe road."Andtheydid. MayGodbless theirsouls togetherandgivethempeace.

16 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Eulogy for John A. Jackson

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This eulogy was given by Dr. William Fisher at the As a geologistIalwayslikedJack's storyabouthisburiedhills funeral service ofMr. John A. Jackson in Dallas, Texas, theory.DuringtheWar under aWar ServiceAppointmentin March 26, 2003. whichJack took greatpride,he wasliftedfromtheNavyand IhadthepleasureandthehonorofknowingJohnA.Jackson assignedt0 thegeologicalsurveyworkingthebauxitefields of Bauxite is the ofaluminum, andit wasinshort asaprofessionalcolleagueandasa very goodfriendfor nearly Arkansas. ore andcritically neededduringthe jobwas to 30years.Duringthat time Iheardmanystories, for Jack wasa War.Jack's monitor thednlling andindicatewhencore was t0 becut" He storytellerfirstclass. WhenIwouldgive hima callorcomefor startedmakin ma s'as allg°odgeologistsdo,anddiscovered a visitJack wouldnearly alwaysstart off with"tellme some- 8 P thatthe bauxitethat weatheredfromnephelinesyenite was thing,"butbeforeIsaid verymuchJack was off witha story. - washeddowntheslo c off ofthe syeniteknobs- In tellinghis stories Jack toldmuch of his life not just P hishistory, as colorful as that was,but inhearing the stories A decadelater whenhe surveyed Wise County for Colonel onegot the flavor and character of the man and whathe Hughes, Jack noted that the main potential gas reservoirs wantedto accomplish inlife andafter. were conglomerates,andhe found, that like thebauxitede- osits> theconglomerateswere onthe flanks and inthe struc- Iwouldlike to share some ofmyfavoritestories,knowingthat P tural lows- In those days and evensometimes today no one Icannot beginto tellthemlikeJack. woulddrilloff structure. Jack discoveredthe giantBoonsville Now,Ido not think Iever heard speak illofsomeone, Jack gag field way whde Qthers in are& w£re Mll[ngdry eventhe foolshe,likeanyone else,occasionallyhad to suffer. _ hoks This stQry teUs jugt howobservant jack was andhow Hewouldcharacterizethemto be sure, butalwayswithagood _ creadvehe wag markg ofa greatoilfinder.This wasa serious is anexample. doseofhumor.This geologicalcredentialofwhichJack wasjustlyproud.ButJack There was a fellow with the unlikelybutrealname of Arch was equallyobservantabout land,people,andtheinstitutions Dindigger.Jacktoldofthe time in the50'swhenhewasdoing around him.He hadhis degree in geologyof whichhe was someleaseevaluationforMr.JaySimmonsdownindeepSouth fiercelyproud. Andhe practiced the science withelan, like Texas.Mr.Simmonsdecidedhe wantedsomecollaboration to thepro he was. scientificappraisalsohe Arch.Arch waswhat Jack's retained wagstrQng in beUef tfsomethingwasimportant then was commonlycalleda doodlebugger-doingworkthat >ck tQ yQU) yQuh&dbenerhandle k yomsdiOnsomeofmy visits wasnot all thatscientific.Nonetheless tookhim to the _ Jack J&ck wQuldUke tQ gQ Qut for lunch the cM{ lunches ar£ go lease and lethim withhis device whileJack foundsome kgendBut another favorite wag hamburgers at Wendy's. I shade BeforelongDindiggercame andwaited. backscratched recaUQn Qne j Jack tQ gQ Qn and mke a geat and { wasa a an andcrying.His device boardfromwhich stringheld wQuldQrder burgerg; whkh jdid_ AbouthalfwayintQ the whichwhenhewalkedaroundthedevicetoldhim ' acidbottle burgerJackcommentedthatitjust wasnot up toWendy s par. whereoil wasunderground. askedhimwhat was wrong. _ Jack jhad tQ admit tQ him { hadordered the wrong Qne He Archsaidhehadbrokenhis string and wouldhavetogo back „ sakL «j knQW j need nQt teU yQU who Qrdered ±c to Dallas to get another the string had to bea pre- > because burgers Qn next tQ Wendy s. scribedlength. toldhimnotto worry,he was anoldNavy Jack a man and could tie a knot and keep the string the original We willtellandtradeJackJacksonstories for longtime.But we wiU always rememberhimfor the many unique and re- length.ButhemadeArch turntheotherway.Archcompleted markablethings hedid. his surveyandtheyreturnedto Dallas. Thisbig-hearted,trulyunselfish, generous man was surelyone Jack wouldlaughhardenoughto cry whenhe told the story a " s say glver'but an andquotedArch as saying "minestring is broke." of kind He would alwaY he was not a investor, and so he was. His gifts or his investments were one speaks Another ofmy favorites ofthelove and devotion Wdbutlargdyfocused[n areag ofeducationandheakh hadfor Katie, for they were true lifepartners. This was _ Jack twQareag>ckbelieyed absolutelyessentialt0 improvingtne about 1960 andJack wasup in Wise County sitting about a i condition dozen wells at a time and out in thefield for 2 or3 weeks at a >ck tracks aredeepandlasting,andno placemore time. One weekend, as Jack told it, he camehome to Dallas Jackson's so than withthegeosciences athis almamater.Healways andthoughtKatie wouldbe pleasedto seehim.But whenhe said that the resources of theEarth had been good to him and arrivedshe waspeevedandtoldhimshe wishedshehadmar- whathehadbeenable to accomplish.They were,andhe was riedashoe clerkbecausehe wouldhave aplaceclosebyandbe t0 snareX aU11'Cforever. homeregularlyandatadecenthour.Jacksaidheimmediately exchangedhisleasesforaroyaltyonfuture gasproductionfrom Andso,Jack, myfriend, thank youfor allyou were,for what theleases,neversat onanother well,andnever spent another you meant to us, and for all you did.Go withGod,be with night apart fromKatie untilher death 2 yearsago. Katie, andrest inpeace.

Geology Newsletter 2003 17 Jackson School Vision Committee Appointed by President

InMay2003,PresidentLarry R.Faulknerappointed adistinguished groupof geoscientistsfromindustry, government, andacademia to a special Jackson School Vision Committee. TheCommittee, to be chaired by Dr. Peter T. Flawn, includes members of the Geology Foundation Advisory Council as well as other academic leaders.

Inhisletter to theCommittee,thePresident noted that"TheJohn A.andKatherine G.Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texasat Austin is the beneficiary of a very largegift to endow the School.Income from this endowment will providea means to build a premier program in the geosciences.Inorder toassist The University to developaplan forthe mosteffective useof theendowment income, weareestablishingaJackson SchoolVision Committee.Itis my pleasure to invite youto serve as a member of this Committee."

The Vision Committee will meet during the fall of 2003, with a final report due to the President and University officials early in 2004. The Committee includes:

Chairman TheHonorable Dr.PamelaMatson, CharlesG.Groat, Chester Naramore Dean, Dr.Peter T.Flawn, Director, School of Earth Sciences, President Emeritus, U.S.Geological Survey The Universityof Texas at Austin Dr.John P.Grotzinger, Dr.Marcia McNutt, Schrock Professor President and Members of Earth, Atmospheric ChiefExecutive Officer, Professor Jesse H.Ausubel, & Planetary Sciences, Monterrey BayAquarium Director, Program for the Departmentof Earth, ResearchInstitute Human Environment, Atmospheric, and Planetary The Rockefeller University Sciences,Massachusetts Dr.Charles R.Williamson, InstituteofTechnology Chairman of the Board and Dr.Thomas D.Barrow, ChiefExecutive Officer, President, Thomson-Barrow Dr.Heinrich D.Holland, UnocalCorporation Corporation HarryC. Dudley Professor, Departmentof Earth and Dr.J.FreemanGilbert, Planetary Sciences, Advisor to Research Professor Emeritus, Harvard University the Committee ScrippsInstitution of Oceanography, Dr.GeorgeM.Hornberger, Dr.Frank Press, Universityof California Ernest H. Em Professor of Washington AdvisoryGroup atSan Diego Environmental Sciences, and former President, Departmentof Environmental The National Sciences,University of Virginia Academy of Sciences

18 Geolog?Newsletter 2003 Building Dedication of the John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Geological Sciences

At 11:30 a.m. on April 25, 2003, several hundred peoplegatheredunder andnearatent onthe East Mall to hear UT President Larry R. Faulkner officially dedicate the John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Geological Sciences Building. Brief remarks were also made by Dr. William L. Fisher, Director of the Jackson School, Dr. Peter T. Flawn, President Emeritus of The University of Texas at Austin, and Mr. James T. Langham, Jr. of Dallas, a long-time of Mr. Jim Langham speaksat theluncheon heldafter UTPresidentLarryFaulkner (left)speaks with friend and associate Jackson. the officialbuilding dedicationon April25,2003. Anna LouiseGraeter (middle)Jack Jackson's The dedicationof the Jackson Building wasmade Larry is seated. th UTPresident Faulkner sister-in-law, andJim Langham(right)at the onthe occasionof the 50 anniversaryof the Geology Photographby BobNagy. luncheon to celebrate the Jackson Building Foundation andcoupling of the two events wasat the dedication, April 25, Photographby Nagy. 2003. Bob expressedwish of Mr. Jackson. Although his health wasfailing,Mr.Jacksonhadeveryintentionofattending the dedication and the Foundation anniversary celebration.His death onMarch 21, 2003, lefta major voidin the affairs, but Jack's spirit abounded.It wasa day he would have enjoyed. Concluding the formal dedication, President Faulkner read from the plaque that is mounted at the mainentrance to the Jackson Building and which is reproducedon the back cover of this Newsletter. The older part of the building, first occupied in UTPresident LarryFaulknerspeaks at the luncheon dedication, 25, 1967, has been newly painted and refurbished. The following the Jackson Building April 2003. Photographby BobNagy. President EmeritusPeter Flawn (left), current new addition, possibleby a $15 UTPresidentLarryFaulkner (middle),and made million gift from Jackson SchoolDirector William Fisher(right)at Mr. andMrs. Jackson2 yearsearlier, is animpressive theluncheon thatfollowed the building dedication, edifice of brick, limestone, and classic red tile roof.It April 25,2003. PhotographbyBobNagy. consistsof state-of-the-artclassrooms,faculty-student office and research clusters, and conference rooms. Part of the 6th floor of the new addition houses the PresidentFaulkner Geology Foundation and the headquartersof the speaks at the School of Geosciences. Jackson Building Jackson Within this suite is dedication, an office modeledafter and utilizing the furniture of April25,2003. Mr. Jackson's Dallas office, a library that houses Photograph professional library geological byBobNagy. Mr. Jackson's and reports on Wise County, and a display of materials from collection. the Jackson Left to right:Dr. Scott Tinker,Dr. William Fisher, The Jackson Building, in its entirety, consists of Flawn, Jim Langham President EmeritusPeter Dean ofthe College speaks at nearly 230,000 square feet of classrooms, offices, ofNatural Sciences MaryAnn Rankin, AnnaLouise the Graeter, Jackson Building and laboratoriesandis occupiedchiefly by faculty and Jim Langham, andPresidentLarryFaulkner dedication, Geological picturedat the dedication oftheJohn A.andKatherineG. students of the Department of Sciences. Jackson Geological Sciences Building, April25,2003. April25,2003. Geology Library, Photograph It alsohouses the Walter oneof the Photograph byDavidM. Stephens. byBobNagy. finestgeological librariesin the Nation.

PresidentLarryFaulkner (left) speaks withPresident Emeritus Peter Flawn(right) attheJackson Building UT PresidentLarryFaulkneraddresses the crowdat the Jackson Building dedicationon April25,2003. dedication, April25,2003. PhotographbyBob Nagy.

Geology Newsletter 2003 19 Special Facilities Dedicated

On the eveningof April 24, 2003,prior to the dedicationof theJohnA. andKatherineG. JacksonGeological Sciences BuildingonApril 25, 2003, five special facilitiesin theJackson Building werededicatedby UT President LarryR.Faulkner. After the dedication,BillFisherled a walking tour of the facilities.

BARROW FAMILY CONFERENCE ROOM The newlyremodeledandenlarged Barrow FamilyConferenceRoomwas madepossibleby a generous gift fromDr. ThomasD.Barrow. The Barrow family is among themost prominent of friends to the geosciences at The University. Mr.Leonidas T. Barrow receiveda B.A. in geology (1921) and an M.A. in geology (1923). His wife, Laura Thomson Barrow,receiveda B.A.in geology (1923). Both areDistinguished Graduates of the Department.Dr. Thomas D.Barrow receivedan M.A. in geology(1948) andis also aDistinguished Graduate.Mr. Kenneth T.Barrow studied for the Ph.D. in the Department. Mr. Leonidas T.Barrow was one of the principaloriginators of the GeologyFoundation, Left to right: UTPresidentLarryFaulkner, Tom Barrow, Janice Barrow, andKen Barrowat the dedication of theBarrow FamilyConferenceRoom, April 24,2003. serving on the Advisory Council from 1956 to 1963; he was electedanHonorary LifeMember in 1963, and servedinthat roleuntil his deathin 1978. Dr.ThomasD.Barrowhas beena memberof the Advisory Councilsince 1965, served as Chairman (1965 to 1970), and was electedHonorary Life Member in1985. KennethT. Barrow has served on the Advisory Council since2000. The Barrows constitute a uniquethree-generation family as Advisory Council members.

DON R.BOYD AUDITORIUM The main auditorium and lecture hall in the JacksonGeologicalSciences Buildingwas named for Mr.Don R.Boyd. Donreceiveda B.S. in geology(1958) and was aDistinguishedGraduate of the Department.He joinedthe Advisory Council of the GeologyFoundationin 1976, served as Chairman(1980 to 1983), and was electedHonor- ary LifeMember in 1985, serving untilhis death in 2000. Anaccomplishedpetroleum geologist and businessman, Mr.Boyd, withhis wife,Patricia, establishedthe Don R. andPatriciaKiddBoyd Lectureship inPetroleum Exploration,and his family has establishedthe Don R. BoydEndowed Fund inhis memory. PresidentLarry Faulkner(farleft)pictured with the Boydfamilyat the dedication ofthe DonR. Boyd Auditorium on April24,2003. Mr.Boyd's widow,Patricia, ispictured third from theleft. Photograph byBob Nagy.

20 GeologyNewsletter 2003 L. DECKER DAWSON EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS TRAINING CENTER The L.Decker DawsonExplorationGeophysics TrainingCenter comprises the geophysics wing of theJackson GeologicalSciences Building. Decker Dawson is a prominent geophysicist and businessman and founder of Dawson GeophysicalCompany in Midland. He served as elected President of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Inrecent years, Mr.Dawson has spearheadedthe explorationgeophysics initiative in the Jackson School and has generously supportedthat effort.He has been amember of the Geology L. DeckerDawson (left) andPresident LarryFaulkner(right) FoundationAdvisory Council since 1977 and has just completedhis at the dedication of the L.DeckerDawson Exploration Geophysics Training Center,April 24,2003. 2-year term as Chairman.He was elected to HonoraryLife Membership of the PhotographbyBob Nagy. Geology Foundation Advisory Council inApril 2003.

JOHN A. AND KATHERINE G. JACKSON CONFERENCE ROOM The John A. and Katherine G. JacksonConference Room in the Jackson GeologicalSciences Building is themain conferenceroom for the GeologyFoundationand JacksonSchool of Geosciences. Mr.Jackson andhislate wife,Katherine, werelong-time generous supporters of the Geology Foundationand The University, having creatednumerousendowmentsin the Foundationand providing funding for the newJacksonGeologicalSciences Building. Mr. Jacksonbequeathedthe residual of his estateto the Foundation, constituting the largest giftin the history of The University. Mr. Jackson was a 1940 graduate of theDepartment. He was a prominent geologistandoilmanand discoveredthegiant Boonsville gas fieldin Wise County, Texas.Hehadbeena memberof the GeologyFoundationAdvisory Council since 1975 and was elected HonoraryLife Memberin 1998. He was aDistinguished Alumnus of Leftto right:PresidentLarryFaulkner, CarolLangham, Jim Langham, and The University. Mr. Jacksondiedin 2003. AnnaLouise Graeterat the dedication ofthe JohnA. andKatherine G. Jackson Conference Room,April24,2003. PhotographbyBobNagy. JOSEPH C. WALTER, JR. AND ELIZABETH C. WALTER GEOLOGY LIBRARY Originallydedicatedin 1982, the Walter Library has undergone extensiveremodelingand enlargementas apart of the construction of the Jackson GeologicalSciences Building,thanks to a generous giftprovided by Mrs. ElizabethC. Walter Keeney, Mr. JosephC. (Rusty) Walter, 111, andMrs. Carole WalterLooke. The Walter Library holds 120,000 volumes, 47,000 maps, and thousands of paper andelectronic journals, making itoneof the bestgeologicallibrariesin theNation. Mr. Joseph C. Walter, Jr. joined the Advisory Council of the Geology Foundation in 1975, served as Chairman from 1977 to 1980, and was electedHonorary Life Memberin1981, serving until his deathin 1997. Mr. JosephC. (Rusty) Walter, 111is a current memberof the Advisory Council.

Left toright: ElizabethWalter Keeney, HughKeeney, College ofNatural Sciences DeanMary AnnRankin, andUTPresidentLarryFaulkner at the dedication of therenovated JosephC. Walter, Jr. and ElizabethC. Walter GeologyLibrary,April 24,2003. PhotographbyBobNagy.

GeologyNewsletter 2005 21 Priorities in the Geosciences

Tocommemorate thededicationof theJohnA.and KatherineG.JacksonGeologicalSciencesBuilding and the50 th Anniversaryofthe GeologyFoundation, the JacksonSchoolheldaday-longspecialsymposiumin theDonR.BoydAuditoriumoftheJacksonBuilding. Animpressivearrayofscientists andeducationleaders gavetheirperspectivesonlong-termtrendsin the geosciences andthe societyin which welive.

Stephens. The symposium, entitled"Priorities in the Katherine L.Olsenspeakingon"EarthSciences,Societyand Sustainability"atthe Prioritiesinthe Geosciences Symposium,April25,2003. PhotographbyDavidM. Geosciences," was chairedbyDr.WilliamL.Fisher, BarrowChairandSchoolDirector, withintroductions byDrs.MaryAnnRankin, DeanoftheCollegeof NaturalSciences, GaryKocurek,Chairmanofthe DepartmentofGeologicalSciences, Scott W. Tinker, DirectoroftheBureauofEconomicGeology,and Earle (left)presents plaque (right) Symposium,April25, Photographby Stephens. F.Mcßride, GregoryChairandProfessor, Departmentof WilliamFisher a toPresidentEmeritusPeterFlawn afterhistalkatthePrioritiesintheGeosciences 2003. DavidM. GeologicalSciences.Symposiumspeakersincluded:

Dr.PeterT.Flawn,PresidentEmeritus, TheUniversityofTexas at Austinand LeonidasT.BarrowChairEmeritus, on "TheGeosciencesandthe21stCentury EnvironmentalCanon" TheHonorableKathieL.Olsen,Deputy ScienceAdvisorto thePresidentand speaking Agenda" Symposium,April25,Photographby Stephens. AssociateDirector,Office ofScienceand JohnMontford "ThePromiseofTexas:UnfinishedAn atPrioritiestheintheGeosciences 2003.DavidM. TechnologyPolicy,ExecutiveOffice of on ThePresident, on"EarthScience, Society, andSustainability" Dr.HeinrichD.Holland,HarryC.Dudley Professor,DepartmentofEarthand PlanetarySciences,HarvardUniversity, on"Geology-2053" Heinrich"Dick"Holland(left)recieves plaquefromWilliamFisher(right)afterspeakingatthePrioritiesintheGeosciencesSymposiumheld April25,2003. ITheHonorableJohnT.Montford, a Affairs, Southwest, President-External SBC speaking Symposium April25, Photographby Stephens. I Jesse Ausubel "Decarbonization: The Next100 Years" the Priorities theGeosciences held 2003. David H. on at in on M. formerTexasStateSenator, andformer Chancellor,TexasTechUniversity,on"ThePromise ofTexas:AnUnfinishedAgenda" ProfessorJesseH.Ausubel,Director,Programfor the HumanEnvironment,TheRockefellerUniversity, on"Decarbonization:TheNext100 Years" Dr.CharlesR.Williamson,Chairmanofthe Board andChiefExecutiveOfficer,UnocalCorporation, on"OilandGas SupplySideChallenges- AnExplorationandProductionPerspective" TheHonorableCharlesG.Groat,Director, U.S.GeologicalSurvey, on"TheGeosciencesin RealTime:ToPonderor Predict?"

Papers fromthe Symposiumwillbepublishedas (left)presents plaque Chip (right)during Symposium April25, Photographby Stephens. proceedingsin the fallof 2003. WilliamFisher a to Goat thePrioritiesintheGeosciences held 2003. DavidM. Supply Challenges- Symposium Photgraphby Stephens. Charles"Chuck"Williamsonlectureson"OilandGas Side AnExplorationandProductionPerspective"atthePrioritiesintheGeosciences heldApril25,2003. DavidM.

22 GeologyNewsletter 2003 - EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS PROGRAM 2003 Update: The L. Decker Dawson Exploration Geophysics Training Center by Robert H. Tatham problems.This is in addition to industry access to studentsand the research resultsof graduatestudentsandfaculty andthe other The dedicationof the L.DeckerDawsonExplorationGeophysics activities of the Forum. TrainingCenterin thenew John A.andKatherine G.Jackson Oneparticular aspectof the Forum is an annualtechnical GeologicalSciencesBuildingrepresentsa significantbenchmark symposium addressing a current technicalissue. The symposium inthe evolutionofthe ExplorationGeophysicsInitiative. The provides industry feedback, cooperation with other academicinstitutions, initiative,establishedby theGeologyFoundation,continues to anddirection for graduate student researchprojects.This year's advancea focusedprograminexplorationgeophysicswith symposium, held at the Thompson Conference Center on campus, focusedon "SeismicAttributes, Statisticaland Deterministic." involvementof elementsof the JacksonSchoolof Geosciences Earlier symposiaincluded the kick-off forthe ExplorationGeophysics andthepetroleumindustry. Program in 1999 and addressed"The Future of Exploration Geophysics: Meeting theNeeds of Industry andAcademia."The second considered The "ExplorationGeophysics Initiative," establishedby the the topic of "Seismic Estimationof Reservoir Seals," one of theleast Geology Foundation in 1998, continues to gain momentum as it has determined factorsin evaluatingexplorationdrillingrisk, and the third evolvedinto a focused program with petroleum industryinvolvement and symposium considered"New Directions in AVO," with active participation a truly cooperativeprogramwithin the Jackson School of Geosciences. by about70 scientists.Next year's symposium, set for February 16-17, The moveinto the new wing of the John A. andKatherineG. Jackson 2004, at the ThompsonConference Center, will focus oninterpretive GeologicalSciences Building and theL. Decker DawsonExploration successes of multicomponent seismic methods. Geophysics Training Center is a significant benchmarkin the evolution Students continueto join theprogramatboththeundergraduate and of theExploration Geophysics Initiative. the graduate level.Graduate student research and summerinternships The DawsonCenter in the newJacksonBuilding consistsof asuite with industry area routine featureof our graduate students'experience. of faculty office spacethat brings allthe geophysics faculty, including The Exploration Geophysics Fellowship continues tobe a major visiting geophysicists from the UT Institute for Geophysics and the incentive for recruiting new graduate students. For the 2003-2004 Bureau of EconomicGeology, togetherin a cooperativeworking academic year, the fellowshipwas awardedto two students, Sharon environment. A suite of studentoffices andstudent work areasprovides Goehring from ElizabethState University andEric Lyons of UT-Austin. a spectacularsettingfor graduate students tointeractandconducttheir Otherawardeeshave includedJasonGumble, a graduate of Colorado thesis anddissertationresearch.The 3D seismic interpretationlab has School of Mines, MattMorris, a graduate of the University of Missouri— been relocatedto thenewbuilding, andaccess to 3D seismic datais Rollaand Patricia Yu, of the University of Californiaat Berkeley. This providedto the 3D seismic interpretationlab,the student work area, fellowship of $20,000 plus $2,000 for discretionary research and travel, and the faculty office suite. is provided by the Geology Foundation and awardedto a first-year Two faculty members, Robert H. Tatham and RobertJ. Ferguson, graduate student. continue tobededicatedfull timeto the ExplorationGeophysics Program. One very tangible activity in the Exploration Geophysics Program PaulL. Stoffa continues tobe actively involved with Exploration is the 3DSeismicInterpretationLab,mentioned above.Establishedwith Geophysics and Senior Researchers at the UT InstituteforGeophysics GeologyFoundationsupportand relocatedto the DawsonCenterin the are actively involved in the teaching program.With the establishment new JacksonGeological Sciences Building, the lab consists of six state- of the JacksonSchool, cooperation with researchersat both the of-the-artinterpretation workstations. The focus of thelabis ahigh-speed UT Institute forGeophysics and the Bureauof EconomicGeologyhas (1 gigabyteper second) storage area networkattachedto aserver with increased, particularly in the area of advising graduate students. a full terabyte of storage.This allows studentsnearly instantaneous An important aspectof the ExplorationGeophysicsprogramis the access to numerous3D seismic datasets fromany oneof the interpretive EDGER Forum at UT-Austin. The EDGER Forum (Forum for Exploration workstations. and DevelopmentGeophysics Educationand Research at UT-Austin) The lab not only supportsstudentsstudying explorationgeophysics continues to bea successful vehiclefor industry involvementin the but alsois opento all soft-rock geology students. Essentially all Forum. Supportfrom industry is used to recruit andsupport graduate petroleum geologists will,at somepointin their careers, find themselves studentsand their researchas well as some faculty researchand in front of an interactiveworkstationexamining3D seismic data.This activitiesthat benefitall themembersof theForum— such as the annual lab is designed to support thosestudents.In fact,most of thestudents technical symposium. The Forum focuses support on students who will routinely working in thelab arepetroleum geology studentsutilizing ultimately be employableby industry. One technical project supported for 3D seismic datain theirthesis research.We anticipatethat this trend will thebenefitof allmembersis the developmentof adatabaseorganizing continue, and this laboratory will ultimately include petroleum engineering publications of successfulinterpretation examplesusing multicomponent students as well.Such integration of disciplines working with3D seismic seismic data. This database,availableonthe Web, is currently being data is consistent with the industry trendof employingmultidisciplinary used by sponsors ofthe EDGER Forum. Technicalsupport for thisdata work teams in nearly allaspects of explorationanddevelopment. includes undergraduate work-study students who will eithergo directly The move to the new wing of the JacksonBuilding andthe dedica- to work in the industry or continue their graduate studies in exploration tion of theDawson Center truly represent milestones in the development geophysics. of the Exploration Geophysics program atUT-Austin. As newstudents Overall,theEDGER Forum provides anopen platform for interaction join the program, and as cooperativeresearch within the Jackson School betweenindustry participants, betweengraduate students and the and with the petroleum industry continues, the programwillcontinue industry, and betweenacademic groups working oncommon research to grow.

Geology Newsletter 2005 23 Dawson Inducted into Hall of Honor

On April 10, 2003, Mr. L. Decker Dawson, Chairman of the Geology Foundation Advisory Council, was inducted into the College of Natural Sciences Hall of Honor. Decker wasrecognizedforhiscontributions totheprofessionandbusiness ofexploration geophysics,for his contributions to the Geology Foundation,and for his championing of the exploration geophysics initiative in the Jackson School. Decker joins previous geoscientists Thomas D. Barrow,John F. Bookout, Jr., DonR. Boyd, Robert E. Boyer,Roland K.Blumberg, Peter T. Flawn,William E. Gipson,John A. Jackson,JamesR.Moffett,andJosephC.Walter,Jr.intheHallof Honor.AllexceptRoland areor were current or former members of the GeologyFoundation AdvisoryCouncil.

Fisher Recognized

William L. Fisher, Leonidas T. Barrow Chair in Mineral Coast Geology. The Medal was established to honor Resources, Director of the Jackson School of Don R. Boyd, Honorary Life Member and Past Chairman Geosciences, and Director of the Geology Foundation, of the GeologyFoundation Advisory Council. It is the receivedseveral awards during the year. highest honor of GCAGS and is awarded for excellence in Gulf Coast geological research, professional On September 18, 2002, Fisher was presented a leadership, and oil and gas exploration. Presidential Citation by President Larry R. Faulkner. Also receiving the citation at the ceremony in Raney The American Geological Institute has announced the Hall was GeorgeA. Kozmetsky, former Dean of the establishment of the William L. Fisher Congressional McCombs School of Business, and H. Bryce Jordan, Geoscience Fellowship. Although more than 30 scien- former President of UT Austin and Pennsylvania tific and engineeringsocieties sponsor congressional State University. fellows, this is the first endowedfellowship. A goal of $2 million is set, 75 percent of which has already been The Presidential Citation program was revived by realized. The endowment "commemoratesFisher's PresidentFaulkner 2 years ago to recognize the important geoscience contributions and the key role he extraordinary contributions of individuals who personify has played in the development of geopolicy decisions The University's commitment to the task of transforming at the national level." lives. The University does not award honorary degrees, and these citations are designed to salute people whose On February 15, 2003, at the annual meetingof the service exemplifies the values shared by The University American Association for the Advancement of Science, community. The citation reflects a distinguished career Bill Fisher was electedFellow of the Association for and service to The University of Texas at Austin that "distinguished,unselfish service in geology as teacher, has madea profound and positivedifference in the researcher, advisor, councilor, board member, and achievementof The University's mission. officer of regional and national academic institutions, agencies, societies, and academies." Previous recipients include Peter T. Flawn, John J. McKetta, Jr., Harry J. Middleton, Elspeth D. Rostow, In November of 2002, Fisher was named a lifetime and Larry E. Temple. National Associate of the National Academies, "In recognition of extraordinary service to the National At the December 2002 graduation ceremonyin Golden, Academiesin its role as advisor to the Nation in matters Colorado, Bill Fisher receivedan honorarydoctorate in of science, engineering,and health." Over the years engineering(D. Eng.) from the Colorado School of Fisher has served on numerous committees, boards, Mines for his "extraordinarycontributions in resources and commissions of the National Research Council, assessment, energy research and development policy, including Chair of the Board on Mineral and Energy and environmental resources." Resources and Chair of the Board on Earth Sciences and In October2002, at the annual meeting of the Gulf Coast Resources. He was elected to the National Academy of Association of Geological Societiesin Austin, Fisher was Engineeringin 1994, and served as Chair of Section II awarded the Don R. Boyd Medal for Excellencein Gulf in 2001-2002.

24 GeologyNewsletter 2003 T-Rex Arrivesat UT

This is the 3-axis Vibroseis "T-Rex," delivered to UT during the Fall semester of 2002. It is the centerpiece of an NSF-sponsored national facility being developed by geophysics faculty member Clark Wilson and Civil Engineering faculty Ken Stokoe and Ellen Rathje. T-Rex, and other instruments, will constitute a field system for near-surface seismic wave studies. When complete in the Fall of 2004, the $3 million facility will be used for geophysics and engineeringresearch in field areas in Texas The3-axis Vibroseis 'T-Rex"being delivered,Fall2002. and throughout the United States. PhotographprovidedbyClark Wilson.

James N. Connelly Recieves Knebel Award by Robert H.Tatham

JimConnelly is this year's winner of the G. Moses and CarolynG. Knebel Distinguished TeachingAward in the Department of Geological Sciences. This awardfor outstanding teaching comes with a $1,500 check from the Geology Foundation and a framedplaque. The winner is selectedeach spring by a vote of undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Geological Sciences, the only Department award chosen in this manner. Jim's recognition as an outstanding teacher by the students themselves is nothing new— he was honored as the recipient of the Knebel Award inboth 1996 and 2001. Dr. Connelly joined the Department of Geological Sciences in the fall of 1994 as an Assistant Professor, and advanced to Associate Professor in 1999. Before joiningThe University of Texas at Austin, Jim served2 years as a post- doctoral researcher at MemorialUniversity in St. John's, Newfoundland. He completed his Ph.D. at MemorialUniversityin 1991. Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Jim completedhis B.S. in Geology at Carleton Universityin Ottawa, Ontario, in 1983 and his M.S. at Queen's University,Kingston, Ontario in 1986. Followinghis M.S. studies, Jim served for 2 years as a Project Geologist at the Geological Survey Branch of the NewfoundlandDepartment of Mines and Energy before commencing his Ph.D. JamesN. "Jim" Connelly studies at MemorialUniversity in 1988. Jim has been a regular teacher of the undergraduatePhysical Geology (GEO 401) course, which rarely has enrollmentof less than 100 students. This course both includes geologyundergraduatemajors and serves as a general science requirement for many other UT undergrads. Some of these general science students do become geologymajors, a tribute to Jim's dedicationin teaching this course. Jim has also been a regular teacher in the 6-week geologyfield camp (GEO 660) required of undergraduate geologymajors. This course places the professor in continuous daily contact with the students. Jim's enthusiasm for teaching and the students has certainly been an asset to the students' education. At the graduate level, Dr. Connelly regularlyteaches Isotope Geology (GEO 388L) and directs graduate student research inisotope geology and geochemistry. Jim's research is focused on isotopic analysis of older rocks, espe- cially Precambrianrocks, from around the world, including Antarctica, Chile/Peru, northern Labrador, Sweden, and west Greenland.His analyses are particularly focused on geochronologyand age-dating ancient rocks. Jim also operates the U-PB geochronologylaboratory at The University of Texas at Austin, a world-class facility used by Jim, his students, and other researchers working on age datingPrecambrian rocks. This lab serves as a focus for his teachingof graduate students and provides a context for his superb undergraduate teaching. We are pleased to enjoy Jim Connelly's presence as part of our faculty and to honor the students' recognition (for the third time) of Jim's teaching contributions to the Department of GeologicalSciences through the Knebel Distinguished TeachingAward.

Geology Newsletter 2003 25 In Memoriam Gus K. Eifler

Gus K.Eifler, Jr.passed awayApril 18, 2003, in Austin,Texas,at the ageof 95.He was born inTaylor, Texas, on February 14,1908. Gus moved to Austin whenhe was achild, graduating from Austin High School in 1925. He received his B.A.in geology in 1929 and his M.A.in 1930from the University of Texas. He was amember of Sigma Gamma Epsilon,Phi Beta Kappa,Sigma Xi, and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.Heserved in theUnited StatesAir Forceduring World War IIasa Captain.He was consideredan expert on the NordenBomb Site and wasa bombing instructor. He received his Ph.D.in geology from in 1941, where he was also a teaching fellow. He wasa professor of geology at The University of Texasfor many years,until he left to begina private geological consultingfirm. Helater worked for theBureau of Economic Gus K. Eifler. Photographprovidedby EarleMcBride. Geology, and contributed to the Geologic Atlas of Texas.He held memberships in AAPG, the Geological Society of America, and theAmerican GeophysicalUnion. His other memberships included the Headliner's Club, the Coronet Club of Austin,and theBachelor's Club of Austin,where he served as president. He was also a member of theFirst Baptist Church anda charter member of theMen's SundaySchool class.He is survivedby his sons Clayton and wifeLynane;and Gus and wife Jane;andby grandchildren Campbell,Kevin and wife Cathryn,Robert, Kris andScan; and great-grandchild Kaycie.

Stl Robert K. "Bob" Goldhammer

Dr. Robert K.Goldhammer died along with Raquel Vieira de Savariego, an undergraduate exchange student from Brazil, when the vehicle they were riding in overturned on Interstate 10 between Fort Stockton and Balmorhea. Two students and a Teaching Assistant who were injured are recovering. Professor Goldhammer, an Assistant Instructor,3 Teaching Assistants, and 23 undergraduate students were headed to their first night stop near El Paso. Bob was going to teach the first 8 days of exercises of GEO 660, the 6-week summer field geology course, which is held in West Texas and New Mexico before headingto locations farther north. Bob Goldhammer received a B.S. in Geology from Colgate in 1979, an M.S. in Geology from the University of Oklahoma in 1982, and a Ph.D. from Johns RobertK. "Bob"Goldhammer Hopkins University in 1987. His dissertation involved extensive field work in the Middle Triassiccarbonate platform of northern Italy. This work led to two mile- stone papers on glacioeustaticcontrols on cyclic carbonate sedimentation. Bob was first employed as a Research Geologist in stratigraphic prediction at Shell Development from 1987 to 1988. He generated a novel sequence stratigraphic analysis of the Permian Basin. He moved to Exxon Production Research, where from 1988 to 1995 he was a specialist in carbonate facies and sequence stratigraphy. His research projects at Exxon took him to

26 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Turkey, Texas, Oklahoma, the Canadian Rockies, Colorado, Belize, the Persian Gulf, Utah, New Mexico,Nevada, France, Alaska, Mexico,Guatemala, and Papua New Guinea. He was a lead instructor in the famous Exxon Training School,with legendary field courses in West Texas, northeast Mexico,and the Bahamas. From 1995 to 1996, he was a Research Scientist at the UT Bureau of Economic Geology, where he worked on Andean foreland basins in Argentina.He left UT to become a consulting geologist on hydrocarbon plays in Mesozoic carbonate sections around the world. From 1996 to 1998, his list of clients was long. His consulting work usually included seminars and workshops on carbonate sequence stratigraphy. Bob joinedone of his clients,Texaco International Exploration, as an explorationist from 1998 to 2000. His primary assignment was a regional synthesis of offshore Angola and Congo.In this position,he integrateda massive amount of regional seismic and well data with gravity and magneticsurveys to show the dynamic interplay of sedimentation and salt tectonism since the Cretaceous. Most of Bob Goldhammer's voluminous work in industry is unpublished,but he did find ways to present some of his ideas. He was quick to share credit and had an army of colleaguesin both industry and academia who were his co-authors. R.K.Goldhammer was the lead author on 12 major papers and co-author on 8 others. A 1993 paper in the Journal of SedimentaryResearch on cyclic sedimentation in the Ordovician of West Texas was selected for the "Outstanding Paper Award" from SEPM. Bob was an unusually active participant at professional meetings. He organized symposia and gave more than 50 presenta- tions, mostly at AAPG events. In 1997, he received the "Outstanding Poster Award" at the national AAPG meeting for a presentation on carbonate sedimentation during ice-house and green-house conditions. Bob was a dynamic lecturer,and AAPG selected him as a Distinguished Lecturer for 1994-95. By 2000, he had given invited scientific lectures at 26 institutions. He was the leader or co-leader of 10 field trips to Italy, West Texas, and northeast Mexico for professional societies, and he led 4 field trips for industry groups. Bob joinedUT's Department of Geological Sciences as an Assistant Professor in January 2001. At the undergraduate level he taught the carbonate half of GEO 416M, Sedimentary Rocks, a core class required for all undergraduate majors. He also taught GEO 660, Geological Field Camp, in 2001 and 2002 and was headingout with the group in 2003 when he died. At the graduate level, he taught two courses: Carbonate Petrography, Facies and Diagenesis in the Fall semester and Carbonate and Evaporite Stratigraphy in the Spring semester. For both classes he personally presidedover a Friday afternoon laboratorythat lasted for hours. This lab was centered on a large collection of rock samples, polished slabs, and thin sections that he had assembled from around the world and on exercises he had created during his years teaching short courses in industry. Bob Goldhammer received rave teachingevaluations for his undergraduate courses. Many undergraduates simply wrote, "Great job," "Great teacher," or "Awesome teacher," on their evaluations. At the graduate level the praise was even greater. Students wrote, "This class is the best I've ever had. I was lucky to have such a great teacher," and "Goldhammer's classes have been by far the most valuable and enlightening of my educational career," and "This class was easily the best class I've ever taken in my whole geologyeducation." At the end of his first full year of teaching Bob Goldhammer won the Knebel Teaching Award, an award based solely upon a vote of the students. He won the College of Natural Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award,which is based upon class evaluations and nomination by the Chairman at the end of this, his second full year of teaching. After joining the faculty, Bob created an industry-supported consortium to which six companies had subscribed and two others were about to join. He called the endeavor "Mesozoic Margins," and the program had four themes. Major field projects with students were underway in Mexico on the interplay of salt movement with sedimentation in the La Popa Basin and the effect of carbonate-evaporite layering on the structural evolution of the Sierra Madre foldbelt. More general projects were underway on stratigraphic controls on fractured reservoirs and structural controls on stratigraphic architecture. In the last 2 years, Bob published one major research paper and had another one in review. He wrote two of the major chapters in the Encyclopediaof Sediments and SedimentaryRocks that is due to be released later in 2003. He gave 11 invited lectures to professional organizations and was author or co-author of 18 presentations at meetings, 6 of which were with his students. Those who saw Bob at the 2003 annual meeting of the AAPG in Salt Lake City report that his three talks on different subjects were outstanding, and the posters with four of his students each drew large crowds. During his short time at the University, Bob led students on four field trips to Mexico, two to the Arbuckles in Oklahoma, one to West Texas,and one to Italy. He also arrangedfor students to go to see modern carbonate sedimentation in Belize. He worked

GeologyNewsletter 2005 27 very closely with an exceptional group of graduate students. Barbara Tillotson and Tina Foster completed their M.S. theses under Bob's supervision. Matt Davis,Jose Delgado,Matt Campbell, and John Hooker have M.S. theses in progress. Rob Forkner, Younis Altobi, and Ned Frost are Ph.D. candidates in progress. Faculty and friends of Bob have pledged to help these students complete their work. At the Memorial Ceremony held May 31 on the UT campus in Bob and Raquel's honor, more than 300 people attended. Friends and students of Bob recounted his exploits. Many recalled his vitality,keen wit, and humor. He had a special ability to motivate peopleand was a gifted guitar player.He is remembered as a teacher - the geologist's geologist. Bob Goldhammer leaves behind his beloved wife of 10 years,Ursula "Uschi" Hammes, a fellow geologist he met while leading a field trip in The Dolomites, Italy;a daughter, Nora, 4; and a son,Max, 1. 9/z SMemoriam: Mary E. "Peg" Gregory

Mary E. "Peg" Gregory died September 13, 2002,in San Angelo, Texas, at the age of 95. She was born on February 18, 1907, in San Angelo. She graduated from the University of Texas and attended art school in New York City. She returned to San Angelo and assumed responsibility for her family's business,Concho Drug Company, a chain of five area drug stores. She married J. Nalle Gregory in 1952. She was a member of the Wells Fargo Leading Ladies and the Twentieth Century Club, and both she and her husband were long-time supporters of the University of Texas and the Texas Exes Alumni Association. She also enjoyed playingbridge and traveling.They had no children. 9/z '^Memoriam: Raquel Vieira de Savariego

Raquel Vieira de Savariego died May 26, 2003, in a highwayaccident west of Fort Stockton,Texas, en route to begin our annual 6-week geology field course. She was traveling with her classmates and teaching staff, which included Dr. Robert (Bob) Goldhammer, to participate in this much-anticipated, keystone course. Bob was also killed in the accident. Raquel was born on July 3, 1977, in Brazil, whereshe attended the Mackenzie American High School and the Institutes of Mathematics and Statistics and of Astronomy, Geophysics and Meteorology,both at the University Sao Paulo. She was working on her Bachelor's degree in Geophysics when she was selected RaquelVieira de Savariego. to spend the Spring 2003 term at The University of Texas at Austin as an exchange Photo provided byJames Connelly. student.Before coming to Austin,she helped fellow students with computing and worked for a term at the Institute of Energy and Nuclear Research using isotopic tracers in the treatment of polluted water. Raquel loved to travel,see new places,and meet new people. It was this spirit that brought her to Austin to broaden her academic experiences in geophysics, sedimentology, petroleum geology,hydrology, and groundwater geology. Although Raquel was in Austin only one term, it was clear from those who spoke at a Memorial Service for Raqueland Bob that she had made many good friends during her time here. She also impressed our faculty with her genuine enthusiasm for learning and discovery. She is survived by her parents, Nilton Savariego and Sonia Vieira de Savariego, her two sisters Ana Claudia Savariego Cox and Laura Vieira de Savariego, and their husbands Steve Cox and Danial Sinoco. Raquel will be missed by all who knew her.

28 Geolog?Newsletter 2003 3tl (^Memoriam: Birdena Titterington Schroeder By Joyce Best, Betty Kurtz, and Amanda Masterson

Birdena Titterington Schroeder died on May 7, 2003, after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence C.Schroeder. She is survived byher devoted son,Scott Schroeder, of Austin; her sister, Isabel Hannemann,of El Reno, Oklahoma; her brother, Richard Eldon Titterington,of Yukon, Oklahoma; extended family members, and a host of friends and colleagues. She will be greatly missed. Born in El Reno, Oklahoma,Birdena moved to Austin in 1959 and married Clarence C.Schroeder. A long-time University of Texas employee, Birdena worked in the Development Office for a year and then in the Department of Birdena Schroeder. PhotographprovidedbyDavidM. Stephens. Geological Sciences for 22 years, retiring as Executive Assistant in 1982. No one who spent time in the Department during the years Birdena was there will forget her. She was always a championof the students, helping geology students by giving them priority status for Department jobsrather than hiring from outside the Department. Students and faculty alike were recipients of her generous and caring spirit. There were many times when Birdena was an immediate responder during times of personal or family crisis for faculty, staff,and students. She had the gift of being able to mobilize resources and assistance quickly when necessary, and frequently used that gift to assist anyone in need. Many former employees of the Department who were hired and trained by Birdena remember her as a wonderful mentor and friend who was generous with her knowledge and experience.Years later, many of the people she hired acknowledge that she was the person who taught them the skills needed to succeed in the workplace. Stories abound about how Birdena motivated staff members and coordinated work efforts so that the job always got done without computers! In recentyears Birdena was Executive Secretary of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies (GCAGS) and co-owner with Bob Boyer of Earth Enterprises, Inc. She traveled extensively to GCAGS conventions, attending meetings and overseeing sales and distribution of geological society publications. In 1996 GCAGS recognizedher tireless work by presenting her with a Special Commendation Award, and in 2002, the GCAGS Transactions volume was dedicated to her and Bob Boyer jointly for their devoted work for GCAGS and the Austin Geological Society. To many people, Birdena was GCAGS. Birdena had many friends outside of geological circles as well. She was a faithful member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Austin, and was greatly involved over the years in many facets of church life. Birdena's other volunteer activities included being an election judge for Precinct 406 of the Democratic Party and servingin various capacitiesin the Texas Extension Homemakers' Association (TEHA), the Travis County 4-H program, and Austin Independent School District Partners in Education. A gifted storyteller, Birdena delighted in telling tales of her adventures at home and abroad. She loved to travel and greatly enjoyed her weeks-long trip with Scott to Australia and New Zealand. She treasured her friends and geological colleagues, and she always had a smile and a story. Her contributions to the Department of Geological Sciences at UT and to her many friends and associates will always be a testimony to an unforgettablefriend.

Geology Newsletter 2005 29 Staff Awards and Honors

Roger Gary, TechnicalAssistant 111, received the Distinguished Service Award at the Department Awards Ceremonyheld May l, 2003, in the Don R. Boyd Roger Auditorium. The award is given by the Department Gary for the most outstanding contribution to the facilities or operations of the Department throughout the previous year.The winner is evaluated based on nominations from faculty, staff, and students,and is chosen by the Geology Foundation Executive Committee. Roger is not only in charge of the fleet of field vehicles,he is both the Department machinist and woodworker.

Larry Lucas,Facilities Maintenance Manager, Mack Joseph and George Cogswell, Professional Librarian in the General Libraries, both received the Thelma Lynn Guion Geology Library Staff Award. This award is given to recognize excellent performance by staff members of the Joseph C. Walter, Jr. and Elizabeth C. Walter Geology Library.

We would alsolike to congratulate Larry Mack Kitty Milliken and Kitty Miliiken,both of whom received The University of Texas at Austin Service Award for 15 years of service;and William "Bill" Woods, who received his Service Award for 25 years of service. They were all recognized at the Department Awards Ceremony on May 1, 2003, where they received a certificate for the number of years of their UT service.

William "Bill" Woods

George Cogswell(right) receives the Thelma Lynn Guion GeologyLibrary Dennis Trombatore (left)presents JosephLucas (right) withthe ThelmaLynn StaffAwardfrom Dennis Trombatore (left). GuionGeoiogy LibraryStaffAward.

30 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Endowed Lecturers Fall 2002 SPRING 2003

John Grotzinger Knut Bjorlykke DepartmentofEarth, Atmospheric, Departmentof Geology andPlanetary Sciences University of Oslo Massachusetts Institute of Technology Oslo,Norway Cambridge,Massachusetts DonR. andPatricia KiddBqyd Don X andPatriciaKiddBqyd lectureship inPetroleumExploration lectureshipin PetroleumExploration "Sandstone— Diagenesis andReservoir "Is the HUQFPetroleumSystem in Quality Examples from the North Sea FredRead South Oman Related to Extinction at and Haltenbanken,Offshore Norway: thePrecambrian-CambrianBoundary?" Part 1" December 6, 2002 March 24, 2003 "Sediment Compaction— and FluidFlowin Warren Hamilton SedimentaryBasins ExperimentalData, Departmentof Geophysics Observations, and Modeling" Colorado School of Mines March 25, 2003 Golden, Colorado "RelationshipsbetweenDiagenesis and Christopher EdwinAlldaylectureshipin Soil/rock— Mechanics in Sedimentary Basins Newhall Consequences for theDistribution of Geological Sciences Arthur Palmer "An AlternativeEarth: Stress, FluidFlow and Seismic Velocities" Earth The UpperMantle March 26, 2003 Department of Sciences Closed State of New York Circulation of Plate Tectonics" "Sandstone Diagenesis andReservoir University — Oneonta 19, 2002 Quality Examples from theNorth Sea at November Oneonta, New York "Early Earth" andHaltenbanken, Offshore Norway: Part2" L. November 20, 2002 March 27, 2003 Fred andFrances J. Oliver Lectureship in Texas and Water Resources of Extension Hydrology "Modes "Origin and Morphology of of Continental Crust" Christopher Newhall Limestone Caves" November 21, 2002 U.S. Geological Survey January 16, 2003 Seattle, Washington "Hydrogeologyof Karst Terrains" H. andCynthia OuallineCentennial Craig Simmons Judd January 17, 2003 School of Chemistry, lectureshipin GeologicalSciences "Riftingand Eruptions in the Physics and EarthSciences Read Flinders University Lake Kivu-Virunga Area, Fred Adelaide, Australia January 2002 to Present" Department of Geological Sciences FredL. andFrancesJ. Oliverlectureship April1, 2003 Virginia Polytechnic Institute in TexasHydrology and Water Resources "Unrest at Iwo-Jima Caldera, Volcano Blacksburg, Virginia 'Variable Density in Groundwater Islands,Japan: Why No Eruption (Yet)?" JuddH.andCynthia Oualline Centennial Flow: Approaches,Resolutions April1, 2003 lectureship in GeologicalSciences andFuture Challenges" "ALong-Dormant VolcanoAwakens: "Phanerozoic SequenceStratigraphic Greenhouse, October 3, 2002 The Case of Mount Pinatubo,Philippines" Signature of Global April2, 2003 Transitional andIcehouse Worlds as "Muddy Aftermath of thePinatubo Recorded in Carbonate Platforms" Eruption:Record-SettingErosion January 27, 2003 and Sediment Yields" "Low LatitudeSequenceDevelopment April3, 2003 DuringTransition into Carboniferous Icehouse" January 28, 2003 John Grotzinger. Photograph byJeffrey Horowitz.

Warren B. Hamilton CraigSimmons (right)accepts a certificate fromJohn Sharp(left). ArthurPalmer KnutBjorlykke

GeologyNewsletter 2003 31 Visiting Speakers

Fall 2002 Susan Hovorka Bridget Scanlon Bureau of Economic Geology Bureau of Economic Geology The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin William Cochran Austin, Texas - Austin, Texas Department of Astronomy "Rechargeto theBFZEdwardsAquifer "VariationsinFlow andTransport The University of Texas at Austin The Issues andthe Unknowns" inThickDesert VadoseZones in Austin, Texas September 6, 2002 Response toPaleoclimatic "Extra-solarPlanetary Systems" Forcing(0-90 kyr)" November 15, 2002 Brent Iverson October 18, 2002 Department of Chemistry Nathan Daczko and Biochemistry Beverley Shade Institute for Geophysics The University of Texas at Austin Department of Geology The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas and Geophysics Austin, Texas "Biological Weapons andBioterrorism" University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minnesota "Introductionto MacquarieIsland: September 13, 2002 People,PenguinsandPlateBoundaries" "SandstoneKarst inEast-Central September 25, 2002 Minnesota:Morphology and Timothy F. Lawton Preliminary Water Chemistry" Department Geological Sciences of November 15, 2002 Gregor Eberli New Mexico State University Rosenstiel School of Marine Las Cruces, New Mexico and Atmospheric Science "PhanerozoicAssembly and Brian Smith University of Miami TectonicEvolutionof Mexico" Barton Springs Edwards Miami, Florida Aquifer Conservation District October 14, 2002 "Worn-outParadigmsin Austin, Texas Carbonate Geology" "OfWelds andHalokinetic "Caves to Modeling: Sequences:SaltTectonics The Barton SpringsSegment November 14, 2002 the LaPopaBasin, of Mexico" of theEdwardsAquifer" October 15, 2002 John W. Holt November 22, 2002 Institute for Geophysics Adrian Lenardic The University of Texas at Austin Manfred Strecker Austin, Texas Department Institute of Earth Sciences Rice University University of Potsdam "AirborneGeophysics at UT: Houston, Texas FromAntarctica toTexasviaMars" Potsdam, Germany "TheEssence of aCraton" October 11, 2002 "SeismotectonicRangeFront October 31, 2002 Segmentationand Mountain BeltGrowthalong theNorthern William Holt Eric Matzner PamirMountains, Kyrgzstan Department of Geosciences (India-Eurasia CollisionZone)" MFG, Incorporated State University of New York December 5, 2002 at Stony Brook Austin, Texas Stony Brook, New York "Ultra-violetInducedFluorescence to "ContinentalDynamics: EvaluatePetroleumHydrocarbons" Jess Weaver WhatHave We Learnedfrom September 27, 2002 U.S. Geological Survey SpaceGeodesy and Seismology?" Austin, Texas October 22, 2002 Robert Reed "HydrologicInvestigationsand DataCollections of theUSGS" "CentralAsia: Continuum Bureau of Economic Geology ofBlock Tectonics?" The University of Texas at Austin November 1, 2002 Austin, Texas October 23, 2002 "AvoidingImagingProblems associated Keith Wheeler with Carbonate Minerals onSEM-based P.B.W. Incorporated CathodoluminescenceSystems" Austin, Texas September 16, 2002 "GroundwaterModeling for Advance Dewatering/Depressurization Studies at Lignite MinesinTexas" November 8, 2002

32 Geolog?Newsletter 2005 James Wollenben Timothy Brown Wendy Gordon Advanced Micromagnetics Timothy L. Brown, L.L.P. Department of Integrative Biology Austin, Texas Austin, Texas The University of Texas at Austin "AdvancedApplicationsofMicromag- "TexasWater Laws" Austin, Texas neticsintheLocation ofHydrocarbons" February 14, 2003 "ClimateChange, Hydrology, andthe October 25, 2002 IntercomparisonofEcological Models" April 25, Joanna Crowe 2003 Department of Geography Southwest Texas State University Bob Hardage SPRING 2003 San Marcos, Texas Bureau of Economic Geology "BedformsinMountainStreams" The University of Texas at Austin Raymond Austin, Texas Abma February 7, 2003 BP "MulticomponentSeismicTechnology; Houston, Texas The NextRevolutionin OurProfession" Dugan "Methods ofAdaptive Subtraction" Brandon May 1, 2003 College of Earth and April 17, 2003 Mineral Sciences Pennsylvania State University Grant Heiken Thomas Ahlbrandt State College, Pennsylvania Los Alamos National Laboratory U.S. Geological Survey "Sedimentation,FluidFlow, and Los Alamos, New Mexico Denver, Colorado Stabilityof theU.S. Mid-Atlantic "LowerBronzeAgeEruptionof Thera" AAPG Distinguished Lecturer ContinentalSlope" April 15, 2003 24, "Assessment ofGlobalOil, Gas March 2003 "Volcanoes andMegacities" andNGLResources based on April15, 2003 theTotalPetroleumConcept" Alan Dutton April 14, 2003 Bureau of Economic Geology Xavier The University of Texas at Austin Janson Austin, Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Jean Bahr University Austin "Convergence The of Texas at Department of Geology betweenHydropressured Austin, Texas and Geophysics andGeopressuredZones of the Wilcox "Architecture andSeismicExpression University of Wisconsin Group, CentralTexasGulf Coast" ofMiocene Carbonate Barrier-Lagoon at Madison February 28, 2003 Madison, Wisconsin Systems (ErmenekPlatform, Turkey and Zhujang Platform, SouthChina Sea)" "Groundwateras an EcosystemResource" Raul Esperante April28, 2003 Geosciences Research Institute February 4, 2003 Loma Linda, California Stefan Kollet "PreservationofBaleenWhalesin Department of Geosciences Patricia Bobeck Tuffaceous andDiatomaceousDeposits University of Nebraska of thePisco Formation, SouthernPeru" Geotechnical Translations Lincoln, Nebraska Austin, Texas January 21, 2003 "StreamDepletionPredictions in "Henry Darcy's PublicFountains Heterogeneous Stream-Aquifer intheCity ofDijon" John Ferguson Systems: Narrowing theGap February 21, 2003 Department of Geosciences betweenTheory andObservation" The University of Texas at Dallas March 5, 2003 Lars Borg Dallas, Texas Department of Earth and "Summerof Applied Jean Krecja Planetary GeophysicalExperience" Sciences Department of Integrative Biology University New of Mexico February 27, 2003 The University of Texas at Austin Albuquerque, New Mexico Austin, Texas "TheRoleofIsotopic Geochemistry Studies inNASA's IntegratedSolar James Gardner "The Use of Troglobite(Aquifer SystemExplorationStrategy: Department of Geology AdaptedOrganism)DNA to Determine An ExamplefromMars" and Geophysics the Evolution(Isolationor Connection) University of Alaska at Fairbanks of GroundwaterFlow Systems" January 28, 2003 Fairbanks, Alaska April11, 2003 "Volcanoes inaCapsule:Experimental Charles Brewster Constraints on Magma Dynamics" Independent Geologist February 18, 2003 Austin, Texas "The Geology oftheMatagordaIsland, 519 Field,Offshore Texas" February 10, 2003 GeologyNewsletter 2003 33 John Lassiter Paul Murray Peter Rose Max-Planck-Institut fur Chemie Bureau of Economic Geology Rose and Associates, L.L.P. Mainz, Germany The University of Texas at Austin Houston, Texas "EvidenceforRecycledCrust inMantle Austin, Texas "Ethics in the Petroleum Plumesand the Effect ofRecycled Crust "Interpreting Multicomponent Industry" ontheEarth's Chemical MassBalance: Seismic DataintheGulfofMexico February 12, 2003 Do We Really NeedaLayeredMantle?" forShallow SedimentaryProperties: A CaseHistory and Methodology" February 27, 2003 Alison Rust April 3, 2003 Department of Geological Sciences Jerry Lucia University of Oregon Bureau of Economic Geology Lincoln Pratson Eugene, Oregon The University of Texas at Austin Nicholas School of the "FlowandDegassingin Austin, Texas Environment and Earth Sciences VolcanicConduits" "YoungCarbonateFabrics,Lithification, Duke University January 21, 2003 Porosity,andPermeability" Durham, North Carolina Sands, March 17, "Massive 'Sandwich'Deposits, 2003 andTransitionalFlowsbetween Paul Sava DebrisFlows andTurbidity Currents: Geophysics Department John McCray Preliminary Results fromanExperimental Stanford University Department of Geology and Study" Stanford, California Geological Engineering April 4, 2003 "Wave-EquationVelocityAnalysis" Colorado School of Mines March 20, 2003 Golden, Colorado Joseph Pyle "ModelingContaminant Transport Mrinal Sen fromSite to RegionalScales:Fateof Department of Earth and HouseholdWastewaterPollutants in Environmental Sciences Institute for Geophysics theBlueRiver Watershed, Colorado" Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute The University of Texas at Austin Troy, New York Austin, Texas March 27, 2003 "Confessions ofan AccessoryMineral "AVO inFractured and Assemblage:Refining Metamorphic AnisotropicMedia" GrowthHistories withMulti-method February 13, 2003 InvestigationofMonazite andXenotime" February 25, 2003 Carlos Torres-Verdin Department of Petroleum Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas "Joint StochasticInversionof WellLogs and3DSeismic Data" May 1, 2003

Arthur Weglein Geosciences Department University of Houston Houston, Texas "A Perspectiveon theEvolutionofPro- cessing SeismicPrimariesandMultiples for aComplexMultidimensionalEarth" March 4, 2003

Ana York collects alarge coredonation from RussellJohnson. The fascinating specimen fromthe Edwards Formation will beusedin thenew exhibitat TMM. Photograph providedbyAnnMolineux.

34 GeologyNewsletter 2003 - SpeakersFaculty DepartmentGeological

FALL 2002 Robert K. Goldhammer Staff Timothy B.ofRowe Sciences "TheInfluenceof Syndepositionalandthe Paleontology" in "Forensic Daniel S. Barker Salt Tectonics onCarbonatePlatform September 10, 2002 Development andStratalArchitecture" "Cenozoic Trans-Pecos Magmatism and Its Tectonic Setting(s)" September 9, 2002 John M. Sharp - October 9, 2002 "TheEdwards Aquifer ADryRun" Staci L.Loewy October 4, 2002 Christopher J. Bell "Global PbIsotopic Signatures: "Whiskey's forDrinking, "What WereThey Thinking?" PossibleImplicationsfor Water's for Fighting" Mantle Reservoirs" September 3, 2002 October 18, 2002 October 16, 2002 Mark P. Cloos Kitty L.Millikenand SPRING 2003 "Batholiths andOreDeposits" Choh September 4, 2002 Suk'Joo W. Colbert "The SandstoneImage Atlas Project Matthew Explained andDemonstrated" "ABriefHistory of the Tapirs: R.L.Folk Evolutionary Patterns and — September 30, 2002 Processes" "Lee the Antichrist onAustralian TV February 11,2003 NannobacterialResearch: Australia, "Micro-scaleDistributionofKaolinite: Finland,and theBroken Spoke" Implications forMassBalance in Ferguson Diagenesis" Robert J. November11, 2002 Sandstone November 4, 2002 "Seismic DepthImaging in HeterogeneousAnisotropic Media WilliamE. Galloway WilliamR» Muehlberger usingFourier Integral Operators" "Cenozoic Deep-WaterReservoir February 25, 2002 Systems:Lessons of theNorthern "RememberingApollo 17 onthe th GulfofMexicoBasin" 30 Anniversaryof the LastManned Richard A. Ketcham October7, 2002 Mission tothe Moon" December 4, 2002 "Gold,Pores,Fabrics and Porphyroblasts: New Capabilities andResults intheCTLab" February 13, 2003

Geology Newsletter 2003 - 35 - Student Speakers Technical Services

RinieMekarsari FALL 2002 AmyE.Hobbs M.S.Candidate M.S.Candidate "Seismic stratigraphyand geological "Sedimentbudget for theBartonSprings Jorge Barrios-Rivera historyofPlio-Pleistocenedeposits segment of the Edwards Aquifer" Ph.D. Candidate of northernGreenCanyon, November 26, 2002 Gulf ofMexico" "Highresolutionstratigraphic analysis frompost-stack and pre-stack reflectiv- September 17, 2002 ity data:applicationsto reservoir SallyL.Holl delineationin amature gas basin" M.S.Candidate Yong'Joon Park September 24, 2002 "The sensitivity ofland surfacemodel Ph.D. Candidate simulationsto biasreduction of radiation "Seismic lithologyand depositional forcingfrom the ECMWF reanalysis" Budiyono faciesarchitecture inTexas GulfCoast September12, 2002 M.S.Candidate basin;AVO: Alink betweenrock and seismic" "Reservoir characterization of Forel October 8, 2002 Field, west Natuna basin,Indonesia" Adam W. Krawiec September 5, 2002 M.S.Candidate "Linking theNagssugtoqidianand Ted E.Playton Choh Rinkianorogenies: A 1000-km-wide M.S.Candidate Suk'Joo S. deep crustal collisional zone?" "Tectonic ofa Ph.D. Candidate 26, 2002 deformation November Late Wolfcampian carbonate ramp "Geologiccharacterizationof andresulting slopedeposits" Pennsylvanianalgalbuildups: September 12, 2002 Constituents, guildconcepts, Christopher R.McFarlane anddepositionalenvironments" Ph.D. Candidate October 10, 2002 "Geothermometryand geochronology Brook C-D- Riley in a high-temperaturecontact aureole: Ph.D. Candidate accurate granulite Towardsmore P-T-t heating LanceN.Christian paths" "Laramideexhumationand in M.S.Candidate southeastern Arizona:Low-temperature September19, 2002 thermalhistory and implicationsfor "Geochemical characterization of zircon fissiontrack systematics" Austin-areastreams: An investigation November 12, 2002 into the effects ofurbanization James B.McGuire using strontium isotopes" M.S.Candidate September 17, 2002 "The Bryant Mining District, Robert D.Rogers BeaverheadCounty, MT:Relating Ph.D.Candidate Pb-Zn-Ag mineralizationwithLaramide D. "Geologicconstraints the late Meredith Guhl deformation,metamorphismand on M.S.Candidate intrusion" Mesozoic tectonic evolutionof the Chortisblock ofnorthern "Aninvestigation ofthe origin September 5, 2002 Central America" and evolutionof theTodiltoSea" October 1, 2002 November 7, 2002 Timothy A.Meckel Ph.D. Candidate Hasan Sarikaya Christopher Hare "Underthrustingat the Hjort Trench, M.S.Candidate M.S.Candidate Australia-Pacificplateboundary: seismic modeling clustering Incipientsubduction?" "Forward "Analysis offracture using as a toolfor clastic reservoir November 21, the continuous wavelettransform: 2002 architecture delineation" Anexamplefrom theMarbleFalls November 5, 2002 Limestone" October24, 2002

36 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Barbara A. Tillotson Annette S. Engel EdwardD. Lane M.S.Candidate Ph.D. Candidate M.S.Candidate "Bedandfacies scaleselectivity of late- "Metabolicdiversity,sulfur cycling, "Gd/Dy ratioin garnets from the Llano stage dolomitization:Lower Ordovician and the role of microorganisms to Upliftin CentralTexas: A single-phase ElPaso Group,FranklinMountains, cave formation" geobarometer?" West Texas" January 30, 2003 April 3, 2003 November 5, 2002 Ryan C. Ewing Hongbo Lv Chengshu Wang M.S.Candidate Ph.D. Candidate Ph.D.Candidate "Frompatterns to prediction: "Globalandlocalcontrols on "Seismic waveforminversion for Self-organization,complexity, depositionalcyclicity: the estimation of elastic properties and the formationof dunefields" Canterbury basin,NewZealand" of gas hydrates" April 29, 2003 April 8, 2003 October 17, 2002 Mochammad Fachmi Amy A.McCole Xinxia Wu M.D.Candidate M.S.Candidate Ph.D.Candidate "Quantitativeseismic geomorphology "An isotopic study of water sources "Upper Miocene depositionalhistory ofBelanakand Gabusfields, and seasonal water uptake of andpaleogeographicevolutionof west Natuna basin,Indonesia" the Ashe Juniper" the central Gulf ofMexico Basin" April10, 2003 March 18, 2003 December 3, 2002 Tina R.Foster Julymar M.Morantes SPRING 2003 M.S.Candidate M.S.Candidate "Lower Cretaceous carbonateplatform "Quartz cementation modeling and H. Asquith evolution withina divergent margin reservoir qualityof theCretaceous William setting: the CupidoFormationof sandstones in the Carito field,north Ph.D.Candidate NE Mexico" Monagas, Venezuela" "Modelingof runoff-producing March 27, 2003 April JO, 2003 rainfallhyetographsin Texas usingL-momentstatistics" February 18, 2003 Roy W. Fuller Holly A.Nance M.S.Candidate M.S.Candidate Amy M.Balanoff "Timing ofmetamorphismand "The cranialosteologyofthe deformationofHeimefrontfjella, Cordyliformes withcomments M.S.Candidate East Antarctica" onAngolosaurusskoogi" "Osteological descriptionof anelephant March 27, 2003 April 3, 2003 bird (Aepyornis) embryo using high res- olution computed tomography, witha discussion ongrowth rates in Aepyornis" Krishnavikas Gudipati Laura I.Net February 27, 2003 M.S.Candidate M.S.Candidate "InterferometricSAR for "Diagenesisand reservoir qualityof Jose F.Delgado long-termsubsidence monitoring" the eolianNugget/NavajoSandstone" March 6, 2003 April 17, 2003 M.S.Candidate "Stratigraphicevolution andfacies analysis of aPaleocenereefmound: MarthaA. Jaimes Terry L.Ramsey La PopaBasin,Northeast Mexico" M.S.Candidate Ph.D.Candidate April 22, 2003 "Tectonicorigin ofthe "Forecasting U.S. crude oilprices Cariaco basin, Venezuela" from1945 to 1972" Christopher L.Edwards February 27, 2003 March 20, 2003 M.S.Candidate "An integratedevaluation of a mature Lower Miocene siliciclastic gas fieldincorporating 3D seismic, northwesternGulfofMexico shelf February 6, 2003 GeologyNewsletter 2003 37 Dennis R.Ruez VanessaL.Svihla Diego J. van Berkel Ph.D. Candidate M.S.Candidate M.S.Candidate "Effects of climate change onfossil "Structural and petrographicanalysis of "Sedimentologicalcharacterization mammal assemblages,with an the Big MariaMountains, Mariafold and stratigraphicrelationshipbetween evaluationof paleoecologicalmethods" and thrust belt, southeastern California" eolianand alluvial deposits: Weber February 20, 2003 April 29,2003 Sandstoneand MaroonFormation, northwesternColorado" March 6, 2003 ChristieL. Schneider Eric Tuitjer Ph.D. Candidate M.S.Candidate Songul Yildiz "Seaurchin surprise:Pennsylvanian "Shelf margin retrogradationduring EchinoidLagerstattenfromTexas" thePlio-Pleistocene {Globoquadrina M.S.Candidate April 24, 2003 altospira)biostratigraphicinterval, "Sequencestratigraphyand northern GulfofMexico" depositionalsystems of April 22, 2003 MatagordaBay,Gulf ofMexico" Jason A. Stine April 17, 2003 M.S.Candidate "SensitivityofAVO reflectivity in aporous medium" March 18, 2003

Other Talks by Graduate Students Fall 2002 SPRING 2003 Dennis P.Dunn Leonel Gomez TinaR.Foster Ph.D. Candidate Ph.D. Candidate M.S. Candidate "Laramideexhumationand heatingin "Fractures galore in the "High resolution sequence stratigraphy southeastern Arizona: Low-tempera- SierraMadre Oriental,Mexico" of the Lower Cretaceous Cupido ture thermalhistory and implications November 27, 2002 platform,SierraMadre Oriental for zircon fission track systematics" (northeastern Mexico)" November 12, 2002 MeredithD.Guhl March 3, 2003 (M.S. Candidate) Jacob Dunston AstridMakowitz Ph.D. Candidate and Ph.D. Candidate "Post-Late Triassic structural John T.Paterson "Quantification of brittledeformation emplacementof the Golconda (Ph.D. Candidate) inburialcompaction,Frio and Allochthon: Implicationsfor "Iceland:A report from the Mount Simon FormationSandstones" Mid-Mesozoiccontraction inNevada" recent GSA GeoTrip" February 3, 2003 September 11, 2002 October 2, 2002 Jason A. Stine Robert M.Forkner James V. Jones M.S. Candidate Ph.D. Candidate Ph.D. Candidate "AVO sensitivity in porous media" "Paleoenvironmentalvariability "The Proterozoic record of February 27, 2003 across the K-T boundary in the the Sangrede Cristoand AlbertaForelandBasin, as interpreted Wet Mountains, southern Colorado" Chengshu Wang deposits from fluvial and paleosols, September 18, 2002 Ph.D. Candidate RedDeerRiver,Alberta,Canada" "Velocity estimation of seismic data September 23, 2002 by nonlinearinversion and characterizationof gas hydrate deposits offshore Oregon" February 13, 2003

38 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Summer Field Camp 2002*- GEO 660 Mark Helper

Aneager group of 24 students departedAustin on May 20, 2002, for 6 weeksof fieldprojects andtravelthroughsome of the most spectaculargeologyin the west. As in yearspast, the class was staffed by a diverse group of faculty who, over periods of5 days to 4weeks, joinedthe group to teachtheirspecialties, andby anexperiencedgroup of five TAs who taught for 3- or 6-week periods. With minor exceptions,the camp this year traveledthe same route asgroups ofthe last5 years,beginningin West Texasand concluding with aproject in southwestMontana.This year, Dr.Banner brought the group from Austin to Carlsbad,NM, where they spent three daysstudying thePermiangeologyof theGuadalupeMountains before moving onto Alamogordofor a brieflook at mixedcarbonate/ clastic sedimentationand bioherms in the Sacramento Mountains and dune fields at White Sands National Monument. The group continued northward as Drs. Banner and Galloway took the group to Ghost Ranch, near Abiquiu,NM, for a 2-day project that focusedonaeoleansediments of theEntrada andTodiltoFormations.The group then spent 5 days at Ft.Lewis College, Durango, CO, whereprojects withDrs. Mcßride and Helperexamined San Juan Basin fluvial-deltaic sediments, paleosols, redbeds,Pennsylvaniancyclicaldeposition/tectonism,and glacialgeomorphology. A 2-day drive northward took the class through calderas of theSan Juan Mountains, monoclinesof the Colorado Plateau, Dinosaur National Monument, the UintaMountains, and severalof thebasins anduplifts of Wyoming before arriving at Greybull, WY, onthe western flank ofthe BigHornMountains.Here, withDrs. Marrett and Helper, students spent 4 days mapping portions of Sheep Mountain and Goose Egg Anticlines and examinedthe thick-skinnedstructuralstyleof theBigHorn Mountains on a 1-day trip throughthe range.A short trip to the west brought the group to Yellowstoneand Grand Parks, where, Students andstaffnearthe Cathedral Group, Grand TetonNationalPark, Wyoming. TetonNational while camped at ColterBay, All photographsprovided byMark Helper. theyexaminedthe geology of Yellowstonecalderaand the neotectonic and glacialhistory of theJackson Holeregion. From theparks, the group movednorthwestwardfor a 3-day thrust beltmapping project, based out of Western Montana College in Dillon, MT Here students mapped complex thrust and folded thrust geometries in the SevierBeltalongtheBigHoleRiver.Nextthe class traveled to Lewis and ClarkCaverns State Park,near Three Forks, MT, their base for a 3-day mapping project of a displace- ment transfer zone in theSevier fold-thrustbelt.A single day trip ledbyDr.Marrettthroughthe BigBeltMountains near Helena examined large- and small-scale geometries of deformation in a spectacular thrust belt cross section farthernorth. Fieldworkculminatedwith a finalproject in the high Students returnfrom measuringsection at Sultan Creek, nearSilverton, Colorado. PioneerMountains, west ofMelrose,MT, that focusedon thegeologyof the Hecla mining district, once thestate's largest silver district. While primitive camping, students documented,mappedand reportedonrelationships among deformation, metamorphism,mineralization, plutonism, and ore genesis during a 4-day exercise withDrs. Connelly andHelper.A3-daydrivehomeallowedstops ontheSnake River Plain near IdahoFalls, ID, and on the Colorado Plateau at Price andArchesNationalMonument inUtah. Further details and photos from this and previous years' classes can be found at the 660 web site at www.geo.utexas.edu/courses/660.

'SummerField Camp '03 was inprogress when the 'Newsletter wentto press, and an articleabout it willbe in nextyear's Newsletter. The Mappingthe "RabbitEar,"SheepMountain, near Greybull, field camp was shortened to 4 weeks after the tragic accident. Wyoming.

Geology Newsletter 2003 39 - Field Excursion to Western Australia Geo 381R

GEO 381R, Regional Studies of Mineral Resources Geology, continues to provideopportunities forgraduatestudents to experienceinternationalfieldwork.The students spend Spring Semester studying the geology and mineral resources of a region to be visited. After introductory lectures, each student selects a topic of interest on the regional geology and resources and prepares a contributionfor a guidebook. The group meets for final presentations and preparation to visit the region on which the trip has focused. RichKyle and SharonMosher taught this year's offering that culminated in a 3-week trip to Western Australia. This fabulous trip provided an exceptional educational opportunity for 12 UT graduate students with diverse interests GEO 381R field tripgroupprepared to goon the undergroundtourat the Kambalda, to study many classic geologic sites. Western Australia. Photograph bySharonMosher. Western Australia offers an excellent 381R destination,as it has varied geologic Pool at Shark Bay. The next morning provided an evenmore intimate experience environments and is one of the world's with stromatolitesand relatedsediments at Carbla Point. major mineral producers. The Geology After a night in Carnavon anda dust storm alongthe coast, the group turned Foundation providedscholarships to help toward the interior to begin a several-day tour of the HamersleyBasin, known for cover the internationalairfare for the its extensivebandediron formations thatsupply much of the world'siron for the students. Other costs were kept low by steelindustry. The origin of these unusualsedimentaryrocks remains controversial camping for most of the trip. butcommonlyis tied to the evolutionof theearlyEarthatmosphere,hydrosphere, This trip representeda return visit for and biosphere. Extensive exposures of the Hamersley Group were providedby a trip thatSharonorganizedfor a group of traverses near Woongarra Pool, the gorges in Karinjini National Park, and on University of Western Australia graduate Mt. Nameless (Jarndunmunha). The group later toured the commercialiron students and faculty 3 years ago. Annette concentrations developedfrom the BIFs at BHP's Mt. Whaleback mine near Georgeorganizedand ledmost ofthe trip, Newman whichproduces about 80 million tonnes of iron ore per year. along with other UWA colleagues and The next major site was theMarbleBar andNorthPoleregions of the Archean localauthorities.The tripbeganandended Pilbara Craton. The region represents one of the world's oldest greenstone- in Perth and consisted of a 6,800-km granite terranes with classic structural styles of particular current interest are the clockwise traverse through a large part silica-andbarite-richchemicalsedimentson whichmuch researchcontinues in the of Western Australia. search for earlylife on Earth. These include the controversialstromatolites in Following a day fortravelrecoveryand dolostones at the North Pole dome that are arguably the Earth's oldest biogenic trip organization,the caravanheadednorth structures. MartinVan Kranendonkof the GeologicalSurvey of Western Australia along the Western Australia coast to and Malcolm Walter, Director of the Australian Centre for Astrobiology,and Kalbarri with the first stop to look at the graduate students from Macquarie University shared their extensive knowledge OrdovicianTumblagooda sandstone and of thegeologyof theregion and ontheearlylifeissues. Travels throughtheoutback its trace fossils at Red Bluff.The next day on the primitive "tracks" to view these features providedconsiderable challenges started with similar exposures along the for therentalminivan andthe skills of the driver! Z-bend of theMurchison Riverin Kalbarri The group headedsouth to Newman, whereRich departedfor the Geological NationalPark, followedby along drive to Association of Canada meeting in Vancouver and Annette returned to Perth arrive near dusk at low tide at the world- for teaching obligations.Warrick Crowe of the University of Western Australia famous modern stromatolites at Hamelin guided thegroup for theremainderof the tour.The caravancontinuedwitha long

40 Geolog?Newsletter 2003 drivesouth toKalgoorlie,one oftheworld's most famous gold mining regions within the Archean Yilgarn Craton, for a several- day visit. Kevin Cassidy of Geoscience Australiagave us an excellent overview of the YilgarnCratonand took us on a field excursion to see the Mt. Hunt komatiite- felsicvolcanicsequence; wewere fortunate to have several other geologists join us, including Bruce Groenewald from the WesternAustraliaSurveyandChris Swager from alocal mining company. In contrast to the well-exposedPilbara Craton, the Yilgarnis best exposed in the mines or drillcore.We visitedthegoldmine superpit in Kalgoorlie and had a fascinating underground mine tour of a komatiite- hostednickel-sulfidedepositin Kambalda. We also viewedcore at the mine and at theGeologicalSurveyofWestern Australia core library.A visit to the Mining Hall of Fame was gaveus agoodhistoricalperspec- tive on miningin Western Australia. The group next drove to thesouthern coast to see some superb exposures of the Grenville-ageAlbany-Fraserbelt. Warwick Crowe led us along white sand beaches and rocky coves to spectacular structures in multiply foldedpelites at Hopetown and high-grade gneisses at Bremer Bay. Domal stromatolites in the SharkBay intertidal zoneatCarbla Point, Western Australia. As we headed towardPerth along the Photographby Rich Kyle. southerncoast, we visitedtheGreenbushes pegmatite mine, a major tantalum pro- ducerandhigh-gradelithiumresource.On our last day we drove to Perth with abrief tourist stop at Margaret River. The trip to Western Australia was a great geoadventure and learning experience, and we are grateful for the support of the School of Earth Si- GeographicalSciences at theUniversity of Western Australia, particularlyAnnette George, who converted our diverse interests into a working travel plan. Discussions are already underwayabout destinations for the next international field excursion.

Mt. Whaleback open pitiron mineatNewman, Western Australia. PhotographbyRich Kyle.

GeologyNewsletter 2003 41 Student Awards and Honors The followingstudents werepresented awardsat theannualDepartmentof GeologicalSciencesAwards Ceremony,heldMay 1, 2003,inthe Don R.BoydAuditorium. Graduate Student Executive Committee (GSEC) Student Service Award (A plaque from the Geology Foundation) Selected by GSEC.Awardedforoutstandingservice bya Geologygraduatestudentto the graduatestudentcommunity. BrookC.D.Riley

Technical Sessions Best Speaker Awards (A plaqueand $200 monetary award from Robbie Gries and the Geology Foundation)

Selectedbasedon studentevaluations.Awardedfor RyanEwing (left)presentsBrook Riley(right) with the GSEC Service Award. superiororal presentationsinTechnicalSessions. Christopher Hare (M.S., fall 2002) "Analysisof fractureclusteringusingthecontinuous wavelet transform:AnexamplefromtheMarbleFallsLimestone" Barbara A. Tillotson (M.S., fall2002) "Bedandfaciesscaleselectivityof late-stagedolomitization: LowerOrdovician El PasoGroup, FranklinMountains, West Texas" Christopher R. McFarlane (Ph.D., fall 2002) "Geothermometryandgeochronologyinahigh-temperature contactaureole:Towardsmore accurategranuliteP-T-t paths" Timothy A. Meckel (Ph.D., fall 2002) "Underthrustingat theHjort Trench, Australia-Pacificplateboundary:Incipientsubduction?" Holly A. Nance (Ph.D., spring 2003) JohnathanBumgamer(left) receives the EstwingHammer Awardfrom MarkHelper(right). "Thecranial osteologyof theCordyliformes withcommentson Angolosaurusskoogf R. L. Folk and E. F. Mcßride Annette S. Engel (Ph.D., spring 2003) Petrography "Metabolicdiversity,sulfur cycling, and the Awards role of microorganismsto caveformation" (A plaque and a $1000monetary award for graduates and a $250 monetary award for undergraduates from the Geology Foundation) Outstanding Teaching Awardedfor superiorperformancein petrographicidentification Assistant Award andinterpretationin an annualcontest. LauraI. Net (graduate) (A plaque and $750monetary award from the Geology Foundation) Wesley D. Crawford (undergraduate) Selectedby theGeologyFoundationExecutiveCommittee, basedonfacultynominations.Awardedforoutstanding Estwing Hammer Award performancebya teachingassistant,one in lower-divisioncourses,one inupper-division Awardedannuallysince1996 to an undergraduatestudent who orgraduatecourses. has demonstratedoutstandingskillsinfieldgeology,as judgedby performancein GEO420K and GEO660.Selections aremade HollyA.Nance bythe fieldcamp directorandundergraduateadvisor.Ageologic FabienneGrellet-Tinner rock pick is donatedeach yearby the EstwingCorporation. JohnathanR. Bumgarner

42 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Placement Office Update

The 2002-2003 academic year was an eventful one for the Geological Sciences Placement Office. Ninety-six students used the services, coordinated by Miriam Pashby, in the Fall and Spring semesters. Of these 96 students, 37 were candidates for B.S. or B.A. degrees, 29 for M.S. or M.A. degrees, and 30 for the Ph.D. degree.

Fourteen organizations used the services of the Placement Office. Schlumberger interviewed StudentOfficersforFall 2002andSpring2003 in our Department during the Spring, and representatives from Amerada-Hess Corporation, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, bp, ChevronTexaco, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil Exploration, ExxonMobil Production and Graduate Student Research, Marathon Oil, Occidental Oil, Executive Committee Pioneer Natural Resources, Schlumberger, Shell Oil, TotalFinaElf U.S.A., Inc., and Chair: Ryan C. Ewing Corporation visited the Department URS Vice-Chair: Holly A. Nance during the Fall. Treasurer: Elizabeth A. Roller A survey was taken by the Placement Office Secretary: Timothy L. Pierce wherein 45 responses were returned out of At-Large Members: Christopher L. Edwards 76 mailed for Fall recruiting. According to this Brook C. D. Riley 16 full-time and 24 survey, positions summer Dennis R. Ruez jobs/internships were offered to undergraduates and graduate students by various companies this Barbara A. Tillotson past year. The following salaries were offered by the companies interviewing through this office: American Association Petroleum Geologists Full-time job salaries: of Student Chapter 8.5./B.A. - $3,400 - $3,500/month - - Campbell M.S./M.A. $5,300 $5 / 400/month President! Matthew A. - - Ph.D. $6,000 $6 / 050/month Vice President: BrianMoore Treasurer: Rachel K. Wells Secretary: SusanYoung Summer job/internship salaries: GraduateLiaison (BEG): Cem O.Kilic (UTIG): - GraduateLiaison Matthew G. Morris $4 450/month Undergraduate 8.5./B.A. - / - Liaison: Dax McDavis M.S./M.A. $3,300 $5,270/month RecruitmentCommittee: Nathan Bryant Ph.D. - $4,250 - $5,200/ month Matthew H.Davis Dale D. Glover

Geology Newsletter 2003 43 AAPGStudent Chapter at The University of Texas at Austin It has been another busy year search as well as to network with potential employers at for the AAPG student chapter the Expo. This was followed several weeks later with a here at UT. We have continued strong showing at the GCAGS (Gulf Coast Association our commitment to the stu- of Geological Societies) annul meeting and conference dents to better enrich their held in Austin from October 30 through November 1. knowledge and understand- Our student chapter committed over 30 volunteers to ing of the petroleum industry. help theconference run smoothly. This also gave many Membership has remained members a chance to experience a society conference strong and continued to place for the first time. ourchapter hereat theJackson School of Geosciences as one In the Spring semester, we had the opportunity to hear of the largest student chapters from two excellentspeakers aboutthepetroleum industry. in theworld. Dr. Peter Rose, a local consultant in Austin, gave us a short seminar on "Ethics in the Petroleum Industry," New additional havebeenmade an important topic, especially in the post-Enron era of to the studentchapter as well. A the industry. Also in the spring, Dr. Thomas Ahlbrandt listserve was created allowing from the USGS gave a talk on global assessment of members to send announce- oil and gas reserves. ments via e-mail to each other. Additionally, student chapter To wrap up the school year, many of our members T-shirts were designed by VP were able to make it out to Salt Lake City,Utah, for the Brian Moore and were made AAPG Annualconvention on May 11 through 14. Some available to members. members were able to present the results of their research, and all members were able to enjoy both Our chapter was kept busy the academic and social aspects of the conference. this year witha variety ofevents to help better our knowledge of This year for the AAPG student chapter proved to be the industry. Several members a great success and next year should be even better. were able to attend the AAPG We encourage all who are interested in petroleum Student Expo at Rice University geology and the petroleum industry to check us out in Houston on October 20-21. next year. Remember, the student chapter is only as This gave them the chance good as its members. Keep up the good work! to show off their student re-

44 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Graduate Student Executive Committee This year the Graduate This spring GSEC also be possible without the dent of GSEC last year Student Executive hosted 35 prospective help and commitment of she created the template Committee (GSEC) M.S. and Ph.D. students all the graduate students. for successful Prospec- followed its tradition of over two fun and infor- tive Student Weekends Theyear wound down being the voice of the mative weekends. and restructured GSEC with a relaxing Geology School graduate Prospective students to once again be an Jackson Night at aRound Rock students and supporting toured the Geology integral part not only Express baseball game graduate student activi- Department, Bureau of of graduate student life and a few final Bever- ties. The Fall 2002 Economic Geology, the but also as a part of ages in the Park. And semester flew by in a Institute for Geophysics, the School. this year Final Bedlam Jackson haze of Beverages in the and the Vertebrate was resurrected; it rose GSEC would like to Park and holiday parties. Paleontology Lab. from the ashes like a thank the Geology The Spring2003 semes- After the intense day great phoenix, bringing Foundation for its ter began with a survey of tours and meetings geo-comedy to a generous support, as soliciting graduate with potential advisors higher plane. well as Conoco for its student ideas for changes the prospective students contribution to the thesis in the School. were treated to This year's student Jackson BBQ binding fund. Finally, The results were given and live music, spon- service award was GSEC would like to to the School sored by GSEC. These presented to Brook Jackson extend thanks to all who Steering Committee and weekends are an integral Riley for her continued helped with the prospec- will be incorporated aspect for attracting the commitment to the tive student activities into the vision for the highest quality graduate School's gradu- Jackson and other GSEC events School. students and would ate students. As presi- Jackson not throughout the year.

MarlaKneblRecievesDepartment ofHomeland SecurityFellowship MariaR. Knebl, a first-year graduatestudentsupervisedby Dr.Liang Yang, waschosen as one of approximately100 graduate students toreceivea Fellowshipfromthe DepartmentofHomelandSecurity (DHS).TheDHS collaboratedwiththeOakRidge Institutefor Science and Educationto administer this new fellowship.It was createdto supportgraduatestudent researchinthe field of natural hazardsand otherissues of nationalemergency.The fellowship coverstuition as wellas providinga stipendthatis renewableforup to 3 years. Maria wasborn and raisedin NewHaven, Connecticut,and receiveda B.S.degreein Geology,as wellasa seconddegreein Music, from BostonCollege inMassachusetts.She then wentonto receive a Master's inMusic Education fromThe Universityof Texasat Austin. Her proposalis titled"Derivation ofa FloodPotentialProduct UsingGIS and HydrologicalModeling:An Investigation of theSan AntonioSummer Flood of 2002." This researchfocuseson modeling therainfall-runoff relationshipin theSan Antonio RiverBasin anddevelopinga methodby whichto quantify floodinginthis area. Maria Knebl. Photograph providedbyLiang Yang.

Geology Newsletter 2003 45 - Research and Teaching Assistants 2002-2003 Makowitz, Astrid Carter, Sasha P. Nordfjord, Sylvia Cooke, Mary J. Rogers, Robert D. Davis, Matthew G. Sena, Armando R. Dodd, Daniel J. Shi, Mingjuan Dunston, Jacob Tillotson, Barbara A. Edwards, Christopher L. Wang, Changshu Ekdale, Eric G. Wu, Xinxia Escalona, Alejandro Xun, Hao Forkner, Robert M. Franzosa, Jonathan W. ResearchAssistants, Frost, Edmunt L. Department of Garcia-Fresca, Beatriz Geological Sciences Garner, Terence Balanoff, Amy M. George, Christian O. Beveridge, Carrie A. Gibbons, Timothy D. Bumgarner, Johnathan R. Grellet-Tinner, Fabienne M. Christian, Lance Gudipati, Krishnavikas Research Assistants, Dodd, Daniel J. Guhl, Meredith D. Bureauof Economic Geology Escalona, Alejandro Gumble, Jason Banerjee, Serene Ewing, Ryan C. Hare, Christopher Briceno, Romulo P. Franzosa, Jonathan W. Hemphill, Lloyd H. Castellanos, Hugo A. Gao, Wei Jass, Christopher N. Combs, Deanna M. Garcia-Fresca, Beatriz Jones, James V. Dorn, Erin L. Gudipati, Krishnavikas Knebl, Maria R. Fachmi, Mochammad Guilfoyle, Amber L. Kumar, Chandan Gomez-Torres, Leonel A. Gumble, Jason E. Lane, Edward D. Hooker, John N. Jass, Christopher N. Levine, Jamie S. Kier, Katherine S. Kumar, Chandan Mabin, Katrina E. Kilic, Cem O. Lane, Edward D. Macrini, Thomas E. Kimball, Jesse B. Mabin, Katrina E. McCole, Amy A. Liv, Xuejiao McFarlane, Christopher R. McGuire, James B. Lundley, Adrien L. Mickler, Patrick J. Mickler, Patrick J. Mize, Kristine L. Morris, Matthew G. Mote, Alison S. Montoya, Patricia Paterson, John T. Nance, Holly A. Nunez-Lopez, Vanessa Roller, Elizabeth A. Paterson, John T. Park, Yong-Joon Ruez, Dennis R. Perri, John J. Playton, Ted E. Shi, Mingjuan Pierce, Timothy L. Roller, Elizabeth A. Simmons, Nathan A. Riley, Brook C. D. Sukhavasi, Nandakishore V. Stine, Jason A. Rogers, Steven A. Sullivan, Scan M. Thompson, Clark Roller, Elizabeth A. Sun, Yanping Tuitjer, Eric Schneider, Christie L. Valentine, D. Shane Vaidya,Varada V. Stevens, Joel D. Van Berkel, Diego J. Wagner, Jonathan R. Stine, Jason A. Xv, Liying Walker, Jud B. Svihla, Vanessa L. Yang, Haiyan E. Wallace, Tania C. Triche, Nina E. Wertz, Karah L. Tuitjer, Eric Research Assistants, Wilbur, Bryan C. Wagner, Jonathan R. Institute for Geophysics Wu, Xinxia Walker, Jud B. Ahmed, Imtiaz Zeng, Qianru Wallace, Tania C. Carter, Sasha P. Wheatley, Patrick V. Chakroborty, Samarjit TeachingAssistants, White, Tina M. Combellas, Ricardo Departmentof Wilbur, Bryan C. Escalona, Alejandro GeologicalSciences Filina, Irina Bailey, Danielle M. Kumar, Chandan Baldwin, Austin K. Kumar, Dhananjay Berg, Christopher A. Lv, Hongbo Campbell, Matthew A.

46 GeologyNewsletter 2005 GraduateFellowships,Scholarships,andAwards2002-2003

AAPG Meeting Support - Wayne Franklin Dorothy Ogden Various Donors Bowman Endowed Carsey Memorial HugoA. Castellanos Spring2003 Presidential Scholarship Scholarship Fund ArturoJ.Contreras Spring2003 Annette S. Engel Fall2002 Eric G. Ekdale Summer 2003 Summer2003 Christian 0.George Summer 2003 AFMS Scholarship RyanC.Ewing Fall2002 ChristopherN.Jass Summer 2003 Foundation HollyA. Nance Spring2003 JamesV.Jones,111 Spring2003 British Petroleum/Amoco DennisR.Ruez,Jr. Spring2003 AdamW. Krawiec Spring2003 Scholarship Patrick V.Wheatley Summer2003 Adrian C.Badescu Fall2002 BryanC. Wilbur Summer 2003 Mary and Ben Anderson RyanC.Ewing Fall2002 Endowment for Graduate JamieS. Levine Summer2003 ChevronTexaco Fund Studies in Geology ChristopherL.Edwards Spring2003 A, M, Robert M.Forkner Summer2003 Ki-Weon Sco Summer2003 Charl Broquet Memorial Endowed Meredith D.Guhl Summer 2003 TimothyA. Meckel Spring2003 Thomas R.Banks Presidential Scholarship John J.Perri Summer 2003 Memorial Scholarship LuisA.Rivera Fall2002 RobertD. Rogers Summer2003 Jonathan W.Franzosa Fall2002 JasonA. Stine Summer2003 JamesV.Jones111 Fall2002 Jesse L.BrundrettMemorial Barbara A.Tiilotson Spring2003 AdamW. Krawiec Fall2002 Endowed Presidential Eric Tuitjer Summer2003 JamieS.Levine Spring2003 Scholarship Fund TimothyA. Meckel Fall2002 GaberielS.Bever Fall2002 ConocoPhillips Petroleum John J. Perri Spring2003 Spring2003 Company Scholarship DennisR.Ruez,Jr. Spring2003 ImtiazAhmed Spring2003 Christie LSchneider Spring2003 Hal H.Bybee MemorialFund AustinK.Baldwin Fall2002 T, Johnathan R. Bumgarner Summer2003 TimothyL.Pierce Fall2002 Leonidas Barrow KrishnavikasGudipati Summer2003 Spring2003 Centennial Chair in LuisA.Rivera Fall2002 Mineral Resources Dave P. Carlton TarekA. S.ElShayeb Fall2002 Centennial Professorship ConocoPhillips Mochammad Fachmi Fall2002 in Geophysics Professional Spring2003 LanceChristian Fall2002 Development Fund F. M. Summer2003 Grellet-Tinner Suzanne Pierce Spring2003 EricTuitjer Fall2002 NathanSimmons Fall2002 Laura Thomson Barrow Graduate Fellowship JamieS.Levine Spring2003 Amy A. McCole Summer 2003 SylviaNordfjord Summer 2003 VanessaLSvihla Summer 2003 TinaM.White Spring2003 Summer 2003

GeologyNewsletter 2003 47 Joseph S. Cullinan Peter T.Flawn Centennial John A. and Katherine G. Memorial Scholarship Chair in Geology Jackson Endowed Fund in Geological Sciences ChristopherA. Berg Summer2003 ImtiazAhmed Spring2003 Laura I.Net Fall2002 WilliamH.Asquith Fall2002 Diego J.VanBerkel Spring2003 Geology Foundation DanielleM. Bailey Fall2002 Designated Fund Spring2003 Robert H. Cuyler Endowed Erick Leuro Fall2002 AustinK.Baldwin Spring2003 PresidentialScholarship Christopher A. Berg Fall2002 Spring2003 Matthew A. Campbell Fall2002 Getty Oil Company GaberielS.Bever Fall2002 MaryJ. Fall2002 Cooke Centennial Chair in Carrie A.Beveridge Fall2002 Geological Sciences Spring2003 Morgan J.Davis KarahL.Wertz Fall2002 MatthewA. Campbell Fall2002 Centennial Chair in Spring2003 Petroleum Geology Graduate Fellowship in SashaP.Carter Fall2002 MingjuanShi Fall2002 Exploration Geophysics Spring2003 Spring2003 PatriciaYu Fall2002 LanceN.Christian Spring2003 Spring2003 MaryJ. Cooke Fa112002 Ronald K.DeFordField Summer2003 Spring2003 Scholarship Fund MatthewH.Davis Fall2002 JoseF. Delgado Fall2002 J. Nalle Gregory Chair Spring2003 TarekA.S. ElShayeb Fall2002 in Sedimentary Geology JoseF.Delgado Spring2003 D.JacksonDodd,111 Fall2002 Summer 2003 TarekA. S.ElShayeb Fall2002 RyanC.Ewing Spring2003 Spring2003 MarcusO.Gary Fall2002 JacobF.Dunston Fall2002 J. Nalle Gregory Regents ChristopherL Edwards Fall2002 LeonelA. Gomez Summer2003 Professorship in NicoM. Hauwert Fall2002 MelissaC.Edwards Fall2002 LloydH.Hemphill Summer2003 Geological Sciences Spring2003 Steven A.Rogers Summer 2003 David LDufeau Fall2002 Eric G.Ekdale Spring2003 BryanC. Wilbur Spring2003 Spring2003 RyanC.Ewing Fall2002 RobertM. Forkner Fall2002 MichaelBruce Duchin HoustonGeological Spring2003 Society Scholarship Jonathan W. Franzosa Spring2003 Centennial Memorial EdmundLFrost,111 Fall2002 Endowed Presidential MatthewG.Morris Fall2002 Spring2003 Spring2003 Scholarship BeatrizGarcia-Fresca Fall2002 BarbaraA.Tillotson Spring2003 F.EarlIngerson Graduate TerenceT.Garner Fall2002 Spring2003 Assistance ElPaso Corporate Research Christian0. George Fall2002 Foundation Scholarship Fund in Geochemistry Spring2003 DennisP.Dunn Fall2002 John J,Perri Fall2002 TimothyD.Gibbons Fall2002 ChristopherR. McFarlane Fall2002 Spring2003 Summer E. "Brick" Elliot 2003 F. M. Grellet-Tinner Fall2002 John LuisA.Rivera Spring2003 Spring2003 Centennial Endowed KrishnavikasGudipati Fall2002 Professorship in Spring2003 Geological Sciences D.Shane Valentine Fall2002

48 GeologyNewsletter 2003 MeredithD.Guhl Spring2003 JasonA.Stine Spring2003 Pennzoil and Pogo JasonE.Gumble Fall2002 Vanessa LSvihla Fall2002 Producing Companies LloydH.Hemphill Fall2002 Spring2003 William E. Gipson Spring2003 NinaE.Triche Fall2002 Scholarships ChristopherN.Jass Spring2003 Spring2003 AustinK.Baldwin Spring2003 JamesV.Jones,111 Fall2002 EricTuitjer Fall2002 Maria R.Knebl Fall2002 Jonathan R. Wagner Fall2002 Carrie A.Beveridge Spring2003 LanceN.Christian Spring2003 AdamW.Krawiec Fall2002 Spring2003 Spring2003 Judson B. Walker Fall2002 Chandan Kumar Fall 2002 Spring2003 Louis and Elizabeth Spring2003 Tania C. Wallace Fall2002 Scherck Geology EdwardD.Lane Fall2002 Spring2003 Scholarship Spring2003 PatrickV. Wheatley Fall2002 ErickLeuro Summer2003 JamieS.Levine Fall2002 Spring2003 Spring2003 TinaM.White Fall2002 Walter Benona Sharp Katrina E.Mabin Spring2003 Spring2003 Scholarship Bryan Memorial ThomasE. Macrini Spring2003 C. Wilbur Fall2002 Geological Amy A. McCole Fall2002 Spring2003 in Sciences Spring2003 PatriciaYu Fall2002 R.Combellas Bigott Spring2003 Matthew A. Campbell Spring2003 JamesB.McGuire Spring2003 Spring2003 JoseF.Delgado Spring2003 TimothyA. Meckel Fall2002 Patricia Montoya Spring2003 A. G. AlejandroEscalona Spring2003 John and Katherine MochammadFachmi Spring2003 AlisonS.Mote Fall2002 Jackson Fellowship TinaR.Foster Spring2003 Spring2003 in Geohydrology HollyA.Nance Fall2002 Martha A.Jaimes Spring2003 Danielle M.Bailey Summer 2003 HongboLu Spring2003 Spring2003 MelissaC.Edwards Fall2003 Astrid Makowitz Spring2003 John T.Paterson Fall2002 TerenceT. Garner Summer2003 Spring2003 JulymarM. Morantes Spring2003 AmyE.Hobbs Spring2003 LauraI.Net Spring2003 John J, Perri Fall2002 KatherineS. Kier Summer2003 BarbaraA.Tillotson Spring2003 Spring2003 XinxiaWu Spring2003 Suzanne A.Pierce Fall2002 Marshall, Spring2003 George W. Jr. TimothyL Pierce Fall2002 Memorial Endowed John andElizabeth M. Spring2003 Presidential Scholarship Teagle Scholarship Brook C.D.Riley Fall2002 VanessaLSvihla Fall2002 in Petroleum Geology Spring2003 Spring2003 Mary J. Cooke Fall2002 LuisA.Rivera Fall2002 JoseF.Delgado Summer2003 Spring2003 WilliamR.Muehlberger Chandan Kumar Fall2002 Steven A. Rogers Fall2002 Field Geology Songul Yildiz Fall2002 Spring2003 Scholarship Fund ElizabethA. Roller Fall2002 Christopher A.Berg Summer2003 Glenn and Martha Vargas Spring2003 TimothyL Pierce Spring2002 Endowed Presidential ChristieLSchneider Fall2002 LuisA.Rivera Summer2003 Scholarship Spring2003 F. M.Grellet-Tinner Fall2002 Joel D.Stevens Fall2002 Spring2003

Geology Newsletter 2003 49 Albert W. and AliceM. Colorado Scientific HoustonGeological Weeks Fund in Geology Society Grant Society Outstanding John J. Perri Fall2002 LauraI.Net Student Award LuisA.Rivera Fall2002 AnnetteSummer ChengshuWang Fall2002 Department of Homeland Security HoustonGeological ArnoP. (Dutch) MariaR.Knebl Society Scholarship Wendler Professional Matthew6. Morris Development Fund Energy and Mineral ChristopherA. Berg Fall2002 Resources Graduate Max Planck Society SashaP. Carter Fall2002 Studies Program Fellowship RobertM. Forkner Summer2003 Scholarship KarahL.Wertz ChristopherN.Jass Fall2002 RashidulHassan JamesV.Jones,111 Spring2003 NationalPark HongboLu Fall2002 PatrickJ. Mickler Fall2002 GeologicalSociety of Services Grant SylviaNordfjord Fall2002 America (GSA) Grant DennisR.Ruez RobertD.Rogers Spring2003 Karah L.Wertz ChristieL Schneider Fall2002 Kristin M.White National Science KristinM.White Spring2003 Foundation Doctoral Gulf Coast Association DissertationProgram FrancisL.Whitney of Geological Societies ThomasE. Macrini Endowed Presidential (GCAGS) Grant Scholarship TinaR.Foster National Science HollyA.Nance Fall2002 TaniaC. Wallace Foundation GKrl2 Spring2003 Fellowship (ESI) Gulf Coast Section MatthewG.Morris Society of Economic Scholarships, Paleontologists and National Speleological Fellowships, and Mineralogists (SEPM) Society Grant Grants from Foundation Grant Annette Summer Other Agencies AstridMakowitz LauraI.Net SIPES Foundation Award Elshayeb American Association Tarek Geologists of Petroleum Academy of (AAPG) Texas Grant Science, LauraI.Net Graduate Student Research Award ChristopherN.Jass

50 GeologyNewsletter 2003 - GraduateDegreesinGeologicalSciencesConferredbytheUnivesrityofTexasatAustin 2002-2003

ROBERTLEEKOCH MASTER OF DOCTOR OF 8.5.,2000 - SCIENCE PHILOSOPHY University of Missouri Rolla AUGUST2002 (3) AUGUST 2002(1) CharacterizationoftheCunninghamsandin the Southeast-BradleySpringerunit ofthe DANIEL JOSEPHKRAUSE DONNALOUISECATHRO GoldenTrend identificationof adeltaic 8.5., 1990 system 8.A., 1994 University of Adelaide Supervisor: WilliamL.Fisher State Universityof York- Buffalo New CommitteeMembers:Raymond Sorenson, Three-dimensionalstrata!developmentofa EvaluationofDNA-labeledclayparticles William E. Galloway foruseas a groundwatertracer carbonate-siliciclasticsedimentaryregime, NorthernCarnarvon Basin,Northwest Supervisor: PhilipC. Bennett Australia JASONNOELKROTHE CommitteeMembers:LibbyStern, Supervisors: WilliamL.Fisher, 8.5., GeologicalSciences, 2000 BarbaraJ. Mahler JamesA. Austin, Jr. IndianaUniversity THOMASEUGENEMISKELLY.JR. Committee Members: WilliamE. Galloway, Effects of urbanizationon RichardT. Buffler,CraigS. Fulthorpe, hydrogeologicalsystems:the 8.A., Physics, 8.5., 1996; Geology,1996 Garry Karner physical effects of utility trenches University of Pennsylvania Supervisor:John M. Sharp, Jr. at Millersville CommitteeMembers: PhilipC. Bennett, Structuralframeworkanddepositional Christopher S. Davies systems of a complexriftandstrike-slip MASTER OF platemargin:blocksCI-104 and105, SCIENCE PATRICIAMONTOYA IvoryCoast, West Africa DECEMBER2002(8) Supervisor: WilliamE. Galloway 8.5.,1995 Universidad Simon Bolivar CommitteeMembers: WilliamL.Fisher, WilliamP. Mann BUDIYONO Characterizationofa fracturedsandstone 8.5., Geology,1998 reservoirfromcore to 3D seismicanalysis NORMANVANBROEKHOVEN Institut TeknologiBandung in the Tacata FieldEasternMaturin Basin, Venezuela 8.A., 1988 Forelfieldreservoircharacterizationand Basin, Supervisor: William Fisher FairleighDickinson University fieldassessment, WestNatuna L. Indonesia CommitteeMembers:RandallA.Marrett, a aquifer: Rechargein semi-aridbasin Ryan Supervisor: WilliamL.Fisher RobertH.Tatham FlatandLoboFlat, Trans-Pecos, Texas CommitteeMembers: WilliamE. Galloway, Supervisor: John M. Sharp, Jr. RobertH.Tatham THETNAIG CommitteeMembers:RandallA.Marrett, 8.5., 1997 Philip C.Bennett,Bridget R. Scanlon, CHRISTOPHERMATTHEWHARE University of Main,Orono Barry J. Hibbs 8.5., Geosciences,2000 Mappinghydraulicconductivityofthe University of Tulsa OgallalaAquiferinTexas Supervisors: Alan R.Dutton, Analysis offracture the clusteringusing John M. Sharp, Jr. wavelettransform:an examplefromthe MarbleFallsLimestone CommitteeMember: WilliamE. Galloway Supervisor: Randall A.Marrett CommitteeMembers: Jon E. Olson, John M. Sharp, Jr.

GeologyNewsletter 2003 51 THANDARPHYU DENNISPATRICKDUNN CLAUDIARASSI 8.5.,1997 8.5., 1977 M.S.,1995 University of Maine -Orono PennsylvaniaState University Universityof Vienna Transientmodelingofcontaminanttransport M.S.,1980 Influence ofreservoircharacterand indualporositymediawith fractureskins Arizona State University architectureon hydrocarbondistributionand Supervisors:John M. Sharp, Jr., Xenolithmineralogyandgeologyofthe productionintheMiocene ofStarfak and Neville I.Robinson Prairie CreekLamproiteProvince,Arkansas TigerShoalFields,offshoreLouisiana Supervisor: CommitteeMember:PhilipC. Bennett Supervisor:DouglasSmith WilliamL.Fisher CommitteeMembers: WilliamE. Galloway, CommitteeMembers: WilliamD. Carlson, HASANSARIKAYA Fred W. McDowell, RichardKyle, ScottW. Tinker, BobA.Hardage, LesliJ. Wood 8.5., 1998 StephenBergman,TomMcCandless MiddleEast TechnicalUniversity Forwardseismicmodelingofa tidalbar- LANCHRISTOPHERJONES incisedvalleycomplexto delineatereservoir 8.5.,1987 architecture:SegoSandstoneoutcropsof Universityof Western Ontario MASTER OF SCIENCE EasternUtah M.S.,1991 MAY 2003 (8) Supervisors: WilliamL.Fisher, University of South Florida LesliJ.Wood Geochemicalevolutionofgroundwaterinthe DAVIDLAURENCE OUFEAU CommitteeMember:RobertH.Tatham PleistoceneLimestoneAquiferofBarbados 8.5.,Geology,1998 Supervisor:Jay Banner TheUniversity of Texas at Austin Committee Members:LeonardVacher, The cranialanatomyof the theropoddinosaur DOCTOR OF RichardP. Major,Lynton S. Land, Shuvuuladeserti(Coelurosauria: LibbyStern, Bridget R.Scanlon Alvarezauridae),anditsbearingupon PHILOSOPHY Coelurosaurianphytogeny DECEMBER2002(7) STACILYNNLOEWY Supervisor:TimothyB. Rowe 8.A.,1991 CommitteeMembers:ChristopherJ. Bell, AORIAN CONSTANTINBAOESCU State University of New York- Buffalo Mark AllenNorell M.S., 8.5.,Geology,1995 1995 CHRISTOPHER LANEEDWARDS Universityof Bucharest PennsylvaniaState University 8.5.,2001 The Arequipa-AntofallaBasement, a tectonic M.S.,1998 Ohio University University of Cincinnati tracerin thereconstructionofßodinia Supervisor:JamesN. Connelly Anintegratedevaluationofamature ReservoircharacterizationoftheMiocene lowerMiocenesiliciclasticgasfield StarfakandTigerShoalFields, offshore CommitteeMembers: lan W.D. Dalziel, incorporating3-D seismic, northwestern Louisiana,through ofsequence SharonMosher, Randall W. VanSchmus, integration Gulf ofMexico shelf stratigraphy,3-D seismic, andwell-logdata SamuelMukasa Supervisor:WilliamL.Fisher Supervisor: WilliamL.Fisher ERICMATZEL CommitteeMembers: WilliamE. Galloway, CommitteeMembers: WilliamE. Galloway, RobertG.Loucks RobertH.Tatham, LesliJ.Wood, 8.5., Geological Sciences,1989 Bob A.Hardage The University of Texas at Austin TINARAYNAFOSTER The anisotropicseismicstructure of B.S, 2001 ROBERTLAWRENCEBURGER theEarth'smantle:investigation TexasTech University 8.5., 1993 usingfull waveforminversion YaleUniversity Supervisor:StephenP. Grand The evolutionofaLowerCretaceous carbonateplatformwithina divergent M.S.,1996 CommitteeMembers:PaulL.Stoffa, Frohlich, Smith, marginsetting: theCupidoFormation, DartmouthCollege CliffordA. Douglas Clark Wilson northeasternMexico Mid-Pleistocenetopresentstratigraphic Supervisor:RobertK. Goldhammer responsesina tectonically-driven CommitteeMembers:Charles Kerans, depositionalsetting:EelRiverBasin, Scott W. Tinker northernCalifornia Supervisors: WilliamE. Galloway, James A.Austin, CraigS. Fulthorpe CommitteeMembers:WilliamL.Fisher, lanW.D.Dalziel

52 GeologyNewsletter 2003 ALFRED DEANGOMEZ BARBARA TILLOTSON TIMOTHYASHWORTHMECKEL B.S, 1995 8.5.,GeologicalSciences,1997 8.A., 1995 University of NewMexico IndianaUniversity Colby College Core studyandsequencestratigraphic Bedandfades scaleselectivityduring M.S., 1998 analysisoftheDesmoinesianBarkerCreek late-stagedolomitization:lowerOrdovician Universityof MontanaatMissoula 1998 zone,TableMesa andRattlesnakeFields, ElPasoGroup,Franklin Mountains, Tectonicsof the Hjort region ofthe San JuanCounty, NewMexico West Texas MacquarieRidgeComplex,Southernmost Supervisors: WilliamL.Fisher, Supervisor:RobertK. Goldhammer Australian-Pacificplateboundary, Richard T.Buffler CommitteeMembers: WilliamL.Fisher, SouthwestPacific Ocean CommitteeMember:BrendaKirkland F. Jerry Lucia, Kitty L.Milliken Supervisors:Sharon Mosher,MillardF. Coffin CommitteeMembers: lan W.D. Dalziel, JAMESBRITTOHMCGUIRE JamesN. Connelly, WilliamP. Mann, 8.5., 2000 Phil Symonds Duke University DOCTOR OF High-temperaturecarbonatereplacement TERRYRAMSEY mineralization,metamorphism,deformation, PHILOSOPHY 8.5., Petroleum Engineering,1964 andintrusionin theBryantDistrict, MAY 2003 (4) ColoradoSchool of Mines BeaverheadCounty, Montana M.S., 1971 Supervisor: RichardKyle WILLIAM HAROLD ASQUITH University of Tulsa CommitteeMembers: JamesN. Connelly, ForecastingU.S. crudeoilprices Mark A.Helper 8.5.,Chemical Engineering,1992 The University of Texas at Austin from1945 to 1972 Supervisor: WilliamL.Fisher RINIE MEKARSARI M.S., Engineering,1994 The University of Texas at Austin CommitteeMembers: WilliamE. Galloway, 8.5.,1998 WillemC. Van Rensburg, JamesS. Dyer, GadjahMada University Modelingofrunoff-producing Krishan A.Malik Seismicstratigraphyandgeologicalhistory rainfallhyetographsinTexas using ofPlio-Pleistocenedepositsof eastern L-momentstatistics Green Canyon,Gulf ofMexico Supervisor:John M. Sharp, Jr. Supervisor: WilliamL.Fisher CommitteeMembers:DavidThompson, Wilson, Committee Members: WilliamE. Galloway, Zong-LiangYang,Clark RobertH.Tatham David R.Maidment TEDERICPLAYTON CHRISTOPHERMCFARLANE 8.5., 8.5., 1998 1995 ColoradoSchool of Mines University of Toronto TectonicdeformationofaLate Wolfcampian M.S.,1997 carbonaterampandresultingchannelization, University of Calgary VictorioFlexure, West Texas Diffusion, closure temperatures,and Supervisors:Charles Kerans, accessorymineralpetrogenesesina ScottW. Tinker high-temperatureaureole:refiningthe CommitteeMember:RobertK. Goldhammer integrationofP-Tand T Supervisors: James N. Connelly, WilliamD. Carlson CommitteeMembers:Mark Cloos, BarbaraL. Dutrow, B.RonaldFrost

Geology Newsletter 2003 53 Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards

MillardB. Arick Memorial WayneFranklinBowmanEndowed JohnC. andMarianB.Maxwell FundinPetroleumGeology PresidentialScholarship Undergraduate ScholarshipFund Luis A. Crespo Fall 2002 Alka K.Tripathy Fall 2002 ChristopherL. Gordon Summer 2003 Spring2003 AustinGemand JohnH.andLujzaMcCammon MineralSocietyAward BrahmanEnergyCompany EndowedScholarship Luis A. Crespo Fall 2002 ScholarshipFund Johnathan R. Bumgarner Fall 2002 Paul B. Kirby Fall 2002 Nicholas K.Sommer Summer2003 Spring 2003 John S.Larkin Fall 2002 Molly S. Purcell Fall 2002 Amy D. Wagner Fall 2002 HalP.BybeeMemorialFund Spring 2003 Justin T. Hall Fall 2002 ThomasR.Banks Mr. andMrs.L.F.McCollum MemorialScholarship DorothyOgdenCarsey Scholarship in Geology John D. Deans Fall 2002 MemorialScholarship Fund John F. Bacon Fall 2002 Spring2003 FayolaD.Farquhar Fall 2002 IsaiahCisneros Fall 2002 Brandon W. Ferrall Fall 2002 Thomas P. Eiting Summer2003 Lisa R. Hatzky Fall 2002 Spring 2003 Brandon W. Ferrall Summer2003 MichaelN.Michaelides Spring 2003 Ben D. Herber Fall 2002 Lisa R. Hatzky Summer2003 Spring2003 Tamara N.Kahn Spring2003 Michaux ScholarshipFund Drennan S. Hough Fall 2002 Joseph T. Bentley Summer 2003 Spring2003 AprilP. Kreller Fall 2002 W. KenleyClark Memorial Spring2003 EndowedPresidentialScholarship JoanA.MiddletonEndowed Sassan Mouri Fall 2002 Christopher L. Gordon Fall 2002 Scholarship inGeology Spring2003 Spring2003 John F. Bacon Fall 2002 Petros K. Papazis Fall 2002 Spring 2003 ConocoPhillips Petroleum CarrolC.Miller Endowed JulieA.Pecarina Fall 2002 CompanyScholarship PresidentialScholarship Spring 2003 DanielE. Jones Summer2003 Jason L. Clayton Fall 2002 DominiqueK. Schmid Fall 2002 DavidA. Keeler Summer2003 Spring 2003 Spring2003 YuslizaMohd Sufian Fall 2002 Spring2003 J.NalleGregory Chair WesOgdenMemorialScholarship Adolphus F. Wilson Fall 2002 inSedimentaryGeology JaimeFernandez Fall 2002 Spring2003 Wesley D. Crawford, Jr. Spring 2003 Francois M. Lux Fall 2002

BloomerFundfor KarlFrederickHagemeierJr. LouisandElizabethScherck MotivatedStudents MemorialEndowedPresidential Geology Scholarship Kevin E.Burns Spring 2003 Scholarship Paul B. Kirby Fall 2002 Summer2003 Thomas P. Eiting Fall 2002 Christopher J. Rhea Summer 2003 Ron L.Dildine, Jr. Fall 2002 Spring2003 Anthony C. Rodriguez Fall 2002 KimberlyD. Huebel Fall 2002 Spring2003 BillD.HollandEndowed F.W.SimondsEndowedPresidential Paul M. Mehring Fall 2002 PresidentialScholarship Scholarship Christopher J. Rhea Fall 2002 inGeological Sciences DavidA.Keeler Fall 2002 Spring 2003 BenjaminD. Dameron Fall 2002 Spring 2003 Raymond F. Schiltz Spring 2003 Spring2003 Summer 2003 Sprint 2003 Scholarship RachelK. Wells Spring 2003 Michael A. Winston Summer 2003 ErinE.Fonken Spring 2003

54 GeologyNewsletter 2003 John andElizabethM.Teagle DavidS.ThayerMemorial Patrick T. Fortson Summer 2003 Scholarship inPetroleumGeology Scholarship Fund Lindsey D. Hammer Spring 2003 Adriana C. Adame Spring2003 JaimeFernandez Summer2003 Summer 2003 Rachel E. Autentieth Spring 2003 ChristopherL. Gordon Summer 2003 LisaR. Hatzky Summer2003 BenD. Beckham Spring 2003 Nicholas K.Sommer Summer 2003 Kelly J. lacono Summer 2003 AndrewP. Chodur Spring2003 JohnS. Larkin Spring 2003 Crawford, Francois M. Lux Spring2003 Wesley D. Jr. Spring2003 UddenMemorialScholarshipFund Luis A. Crespo Fall2002 Steven C. Mahr Summer 2003 RonL. Dildine,Jr. Spring2003 Yann A.Curtis Fall2002 JulieA. Pecarina Summer 2003 Josue J. Gallegos Spring 2003 BenjaminD. Dameron Summer2003 Ashley G. Price Summer2003 Hunter A. Danque Summer2003 Grant A. Price Summer 2003 JaimeFernandez Spring2003 GlennandMarthaVargas JenniferN.Rawlings Spring 2003 Summer2003 Gemological Scholarship LindsayM. Reeve Summer 2003 Patrick T. Fortson Spring 2003 inGeologicalSciences ToddB. Willis Summer2003 April P. Kreller Summer2003 Kelly J. lacono Summer2003 Francois M. Lux Fall2002 MichaelN. Michaelides Fall 2002 AddisonA. andMaryE.Wilkinson EricLyons Fall2002 EndowedPresidentialScholarship Spring2003 AlbertW. andAliceM.WeeksFund inGeologicalSciences Joseph Mehring Fall2002 L. inGeology Hunter A.Danque Spring 2003 MichaelN. Michaelides Summer2003 Joseph T. Bentley Summer 2003 Brian T. Moore Fall2002 JenniferL.Bird Summer 2003 Christopher J. Rhea Spring2003 Charles E.YagerUndergraduate KevinE.Burns Summer 2003 DietrichB. Sanders Spring2003 FieldScholarshipFund Jason L. Clayton Summer 2003 YuslizaMohd Sufian Summer2003 Jason L. Clayton Summer2003 RonL.Dildine,Jr. Summer 2003 Thomas R. Sylvia, Jr. Spring2003 Alka K. Tripathy Summer 2003 ThomasP. Eiting Summer 2003 Sarah E. Zanoff Spring 2003 - UndergraduateDegreesinGeologicalSciencesConferredbytheUniversityofTexasatAustin 2002-2003

Bachelor of Arts Paul Butler Kirby -Highest Honors Bachelor of Arts August 2002 (2) Darren Daniel Lovvorn May 2003 (4) ElizabethLacy Baldinger Jamie Booth Musselman Justin T. Hall Meagan Lee McMeans Jayne Belinda Hayden Bachelorof Science Andrew Dax McDavid Bachelor of Science December 2002(12) Kristina M. Shevory August 2002 (5) Nathan AlexanderBryant Megan Sue Avants JohnathanR. Bumgarner Bachelor of Science RafaelEnriqueHerrera Luis Arturo Crespo May 2003 (6) Annie Elizabeth Hoffman YannAllun Curtis James Scan Abies Ryan Matthew Jonathan Wells Snatic Deutsch Charles Larry Hurst- Chris MichaelUrbina Robert LawrenceDixon- John StuartLarkin SpecialHonors Hallie Kay Garret Honors Francois Mathias Lux Eric Lyons Bachelor of Arts - Brian Timothy Moore- December 2002(6) Joseph LeoMehring Special Honors Petros K. Papazis SpecialHonors Peter BenjaminAbel Anthony C. Rodriguez Brian C. Bernstein DavidPeter Rodriguez Jason A. Hedlund Melissa Seay-Morales

Geology Newsletter 2003 55 Bureau ofEconomic Geology by Sylvia Jennette

Director Scott W. Tinker continues—to set high standards for himself and the staff at theBureau of Economic Geology and there's a lot to show for it.

Publications Houston Research Center Bureau researchers published 36 peer-reviewed The Bureau now manages a world-class core and articles and another 40 nonrefereed articles during sample repository inHouston,Texas, which waspart of the year. They attended more than 25 conferences a major donation to UTby BP America. The Houston and symposiums, presenting more than 120 talks. Research Center (HRC) contains approximately Bureau booths were staffed by researchers at more 450,000 boxes of samples and cores. Efforts are under than 12 of these venues. wayto establish an endowment of$10 millionto operate the facility in future years. In addition to providing a site for core research by members of the oil and gas Awards industry and scientists studying subsurface issues, Stephen C. Ruppel received the prestigious theHRC willbe a venuefor establishingK-12outreach Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Award for the best paper programs.Bey Dejarnett and Laura Zahm were hired published inthe AAPGBulletin in 2001.CharlieKerans to curate materials, develop programs, and provide toured the Middle East as an American Association geological services and support to clients at the facility. of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) International Distinguished Lecturer. Douglas C. Ratcliff received Research Highlights the Distinguished Service Award from the Gulf — Coast Association of Geological Societies (GCAGS). Lidar The utility of the Bureau's airborne lidar Scott W. Tinker was named the Edwin Allday Chair and land-based ILRIS laser scanning and mapping in Subsurface Geology in the UT Department of technology is growing in both academic and industry Geological Sciences and received a Distinguished circles. The ability to acquire detailed terrain data Service Awardfrom theWest TexasGeologicalSociety. over large areas is revolutionizingmany field studies of Bob A. Hardage received the Multi-Component surficial features and active environments, such as the Technology Pioneer award from Input/Output. Shinichi southern California coast, where Bureau researchers Sakurai won the 2002 Best Poster Award from the are working with scientists at the Scripps Institution of Society of Professional Well Log Analysts for his Oceanography. Land-based lidar technology is being poster at the 2002 AnnualSymposium inOiso,Japan. usedfor outcrop characterization projects inCalifornia, Texas, Colorado, Utah, Ireland, Canada, Chile, Azerbaijan,and Saudi Arabia. New - Researchers Carbon Sequestration The Bureau is at the Several newresearchers joinedthe Bureau this year: forefront ofresearch, technology transfer, and outreach B. geophysicist Sergey Fomel, carbonate researcher ongeologic sequestrationofCO2 in theU.S.Gulf Coast Xavier Janson, hydrogeology researcher Jean-Philippe region. These efforts include completing a national Nicot,geophysicistFlorenceBonnaffe,andITspecialist survey of geologic sequestration opportunities,

Luciano Correa. field-testing of CO2 sequestrationin high-permeability

56 GeologyNewsletter 2003 sandstone,and leadinga regionalconsortiumto develop International Research a Gulf Coast center for carbon management. Research continues in the Neogene basins of Industrial Associates - Two new Industrial Mexico's Gulf Coast province. Sponsored by Pemex, Associates (IA) programs were launched in 2002: these efforts leading new understanding of the Deep-Marine Depositional MarginsIndustrial Alliance are to stratigraphic framework and (DM2 ), headed by Lesli Wood, and Environmental basic and structural hydrocarbon exploration potential of multiple basins. Quality Research (EQR), led by Bridget Scanlon. Integrated teams are studying the Laguna Madre— The Bureau nowhas six very successful consortium- offshore areaand the of the Burgos funded lAs: Applied Geodynamics Laboratory (AGL), Tuxpan Miocene Basin that straddles the border.The Bureau Exploration Geophysics Laboratory (EGL), Fracture U.S./Mexico is also engaged in a reservoircharacterization study of Research and Application Consortium (FRAC), Pemex's giant Poza Rica field, the largest deepwater Reservoir Characterization Research Laboratory carbonate the world. (RCRL),EQR,andDM2. reservoirin

BureauResearch ScientistAssociate Jerome Bellian explainshis environmental research tomiddle schoolstudents visitingthe Bureau. Photograph providedby SigridClift.

Geology Newsletter 2003 57 Institute for Geophysics KatherineEllins

of active (convergent) continental margins, submarine Role the institute fans, and ultimately the oceanic crust. UTIG re- for Geophysics in searchers and graduate students enrolled in the De- partment of Geological Sciences (DGS) have been Scientific Ocean Drilling centrally involved in planning for the lODP "Seismogenic Zone" initiative by acquiring, analyz- ing, and interpreting a 3-D seismic survey of a por- The Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) and its pre- tion of the Nankai accretionary prism off southeast- decessor, the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP), to- ern Japan; this survey was designed to map struc- gether comprise the longest-running, most successful, tures of a classic convergent continent margin en collaborative international project in the Earth sci- route to attempting to understand earthquake genesis ences, spanning 35 years. Scientific ocean drilling on margins of this type around the world. Chikyu has confirmed the theory of plate tectonics, docu- and the other lODP drilling platforms will be building mented a huge frozen methane (gas hydrate) reser- on the process-oriented focus that marks the latter voir beneath the seafloor— a potential source of fu- phase of ODP. The recent ODP Leg 204, dedicated ture energy— discovered extensive microbial popula- to the study of gas hydrate formation and migration tions beneath the deep seafloor that may represent off the Oregon Coast, benefited from another imaging the origin of life on Earth, delineated vast sand de- effort led by UTIG scientists, a high-resolution 3D posits in deep water with proven hydrocarbon eco- seismic survey to map hydrate occurrence and dis- nomic potential, described asteroid impact events, im- tribution. ODP drilling during Legs 170 (1996) and proved our understanding of Cenozoic sea-level 205 (2002) was also based largely on data ac- fluctuations and changes in global ice volume, pro- quired, processed, and interpreted by UTIG scien- vided ultra-high resolution climate records, devel- tists and collaborators. A more recent UTIG-led seis- oped an astronomically tuned geologic time scale, mic survey of offshore Nicaragua will be the basis and helped to calibrate the timing of ice-sheet devel- for a drilling proposal, which is expected to be sub- opment in Antarctica and the Arctic. Since its incep- mitted during 2003. tion, UTIG has played an important role in both UTIG scientists and DGS graduate students DSDP and ODP. have been involved in DSDP and ODP through their On October 1, 2003, the Integrated Ocean Drill- participation on drilling legs, through service on in- ing Program (IODP) will succeed ODP. For the first ternational advisory panels and committees of the time, lODP will use multiple drilling platforms to ad- U.S. Science Support Program, and through the col- dress important themes in ocean drilling research lection of geophysical data to characterize drill sites that require investigation of Earth regions and plan- of all kinds. UTIG scientists will continue to play etary processes that previously were inaccessible central roles in lODP in managing the program, in and today remain poorly understood (see the lODP carrying out the science ashore and at sea, and in Initial Science Plan at http://www.isas-office.jp/pdf/ related data acquisition and processing efforts. lODP_lnit_Sci_Plan.final.pdf). UTIG scientists have Future scientific ocean drilling will also provide been leaders in ODP and lODP planning; they will scientists and students at The University of Texas at continue to play central roles in managing lODP, in Austin, as well as other institutions of higher educa- carrying out its science, and in related geophysical tion throughout the State of Texas, with unprec- data acquisition and processing efforts. For example, edented opportunities for research, scholarship and until the end of 2003 UTIG's Director Paul Stoffa is education, national and international scientific col- the interim President of lODP Management Interna- laboration, collaboration with industry on technology tional, Inc., the corporate entity that will manage development and projects, joint industry-academic lODP. Senior Scientist James Austin is serving as workshops, and activities that meet K-16 challenges the interim Director of lODP. in mathematics and science education and that Geophysical techniques that image the subsur- strengthen diversity in the geosciences. lODP scien- face in order both to define drilling objectives and tific results will also be useful to professionals place drilling activities in a regional geologic context throughout Texas, including exploration geologists, will be more important than ever in lODP. For the engineers, risk assessors, and emergency manage- first time, lODP will have at its disposal Japan's ment planners. riser-equipped vessel Chikyu to probe deeply into

58 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Environmental Science Institute byBruce Hall The mission of the competition team at Kealing undergraduates in scientific Environmental Science Middle School in Austin. research in order to encourage Institute (ESI) is to integrate Fellow Dennis Ruez helped more students to pursue careers research faculty and students coach the team for this year's in science. Students from in Earth, life, physical, and tournaments. Kealing won around the state of Texas will social sciences to form the state title this year. come to Austin each summer interdisciplinary programs to work on interdisciplinary that focus on environmental Outreach Lecture Series field and laboratory projects. science research, education, The ESI has expanded the In Fall 2003, the Fund for the and outreach. The geological Outreach Lecture Series that Improvement of Postsecondary sciences play a key role in is designed for the public in Education will sponsor a this integrative process. general and for K-12 science University of Texas and student The ESI has implemented teachers in particular. The exchange program with two several new programs this year. Outreach Lectures are now Brazilian universities. The webcast live on the Internet. exchange program will provide GK-12 Program Lectures from the past year U.S. and Brazilian students The National Science include: Biological Weapons with one-semester fellowships Foundation has awarded the andBioterrorism by Dr. Brent to study and learn from the ESI a grant to fund 10 graduate Iverson, The Edwards perspective and experiences Fellows to partner with K-12 Aquifer.-Will There Be Water of the other nation. teachers. These Fellows work For Texas? by Dr. John Sharp, with teachers and their classes Beyond Our Solar System: New Research Projects to enhance science, technology, The Search for Extrasolar Several new ESI research engineering, and mathematics Planetary Systems by Dr. projects have recently been education by developing new William Cochran, / Spy... undertaken by Geological inquiry-based learning activities. Seeing Our Environment in a Sciences faculty and graduate New Light: The Technology of students. These include the ESI has developeda series of Remote Sensing by Dr. Kelley following projects directed workshops for K-12 educators Crews-Meyer,Life on a Human- by Dr. Zong-Liang Yang: that develop concepts of DominatedEarth: The Challenges 1) Parameterization of Snow hydrogeology and environ- Ahead by Dr. G. David Tilman, Cover Fraction in Climate and mental impact and expand the and Global Death and Weather Prediction Models, educators' content knowledge Construction:Earthquakes funded by NASA's Global while providing new class- on an UrbanPlanet Water Cycles Program; room and field activities. by Dr. Roger Bilham. 2) Understanding and The workshops have expand- Simulation of the Effects of ed on topics presented in the Student Symposium Vegetation on North American ESl's Outreach Lecture Series. At the Graduate Fellows Monsoon Precipitation, funded Principal investigators for the Symposium, nine graduate by NOAA's Office for Global project are Drs. Ken Dunton of Fellows presented initial Change; and 3) Improving the Marine Science Institute, results of ESI-supported the Representation of Land in Jay Banner, lan Dalziel, and research during the previous Climate Models by Application Katherine Ellins of the Jackson summer. The studies included of EOS Observations, funded School for Geosciences, and soil erosion modeling in by NASA's Earth Observing James Barufaldi of the Mexico, aquatic turtle Satellite Program. Dr. Libby Department of Curriculum and habitats in Mexico, tree gaps Stern is directing a new Instruction. Geological Sciences in rainforests of Costa Rica, project, in collaboration with graduate students who have karst and aquifer formation researchers at Texas A&M, been awarded GK-12 fellowships in Mexico, water uptake in to investigate the role of this year include: Johnathan ashe juniper, and groundwater woody plants in the water Bumgarner, Dennis Ruez, Matt exchange in Nueces Bay. cycle, funded by NSF's Morris, and Nedra Alexander. Hydrological Sciences Water Fellows are working in Student Funding Cycle Research Program. classrooms in the Austin, Round Rock, Leander, Opportunities The ESl's offices are housed on Flour Bluff, and Port Aransas The National Science the fifth floor of the new wing Independent School Districts. Foundation recently funded of the Jackson Building. You ESl's new Research Experience can visit the ESI there, or at An example GK-12 activity for Undergraduates Program, www.geo.utexas.edu. is the Science Olympiad which is aimed at involving

Geology Newsletter 2003 59 GeologyLibrary Walter Dennis Trombatore

Wow! Not an immortal word, andmany morepeople fromaround willpick up where Jim left off. perhaps,butapleasingone, and the campus, and the good work of Vickie was the night supervisor at one most often uttered by new the architects, designers, and theEngineeringLibrary for several visitors to our reopened space in contractors, this project could years, and she is settling innicely, GEO 4.202. Culminating in the not have been accomplished. so please welcome her. Anne dedication ceremony on April 25, Finally, a great big THANKS! to Nguyen, who has worked here 2003, the long process of Bill Carlson, who shepherded this her entire undergraduate career, remodelingand adding on to the project through one agonizing graduated in May with a double WalterLibraryis finally completed. meeting after another.We think the major in neurobiology and The books are back from their results are worth the wait (and the psychology, and will be leaving us uncomfortable storage in the dust,and thenoise,and thehassle!) soon, which makes us all sad. Collections Deposit Library, the and we hope you can come visit Anne hopes to be off to medical maps are back from their sojourn soon, or at least browse some of school in a year, so we'llbe seeing to PCL, the staff have all returned the before and after photos on her in the cardiologist's office from PCL, Life Sciences Library, our web site: http://www.lib. eventually! Thanks, Anne, don't and the tiny office on the old utexas.edu/geo/ (see About the forget to send cookies! hallway where they went to wait Library). In other news, Dennis out the dust and confusion. The Not all the news is good, Trombatore continues to serve on daily lugging of cartons of books however. The General Libraries the Geoßef Advisory Committee, back and forth in the Department has been pinched suddenly and and the Walter Library's collection vehicle is now also a distant hard by the mid-year reduction continues to be a regular contri- memory.Toparaphrase,"OLibrary, in funding and the downturn butor of citations to add to the What Changes Hast Thou Seen!" in funding for the next biennium. database.The AmericanGeological To begin, many, many thanks We are anticipating reductions Institute, producer of Geoßef, has to Elizabeth Walter Keeney,Joseph in staffing and acquisitions now formalized this arrangement C. (Rusty) Walter 111, and Carole funding, but the details are not by having an Austin-basedindexer Looke, for the WalterFamily's very finalized yet. Indications are work attheWalterLibrarypart-time, generous $1.2 million donation to that the tight situation will be a adding citations to the database cover the costs of remodeling continuing one, with both State from our holdings. Meanwhile,the the old facility to match the new appropriations and endow- ARCO library gift review is only entrance and reading room con- ment fund earnings trending about 75% complete; there weretoo structed as part of the Jackson downward for the near term. many construction meetings to Building. This long-looked-for Certainly our endowments help finish it this year! We've added renovation has provided the library take some of the sting out of hundreds of volumes this year, and not only with many years of our materials acquisitions budget we are pleased to have the space growth space but also with the woes, though staffing reductions, now to shelve it all. kind of fundamental change that if they are severe, could affect The second installment of our will sustain thefacility for decades. services. Any changes in service historic texts digitization project, Thanks as well to thelegion of hours will beposted onour website "Virtual Landscapes of Texas," General Libraries staff, particular- and on our voice mail message. grant proposal to the Texas State ly Kay Sewell, George Cogswell, In staff news, JimMcCulloch Library's TexTreasures program Joe Lucas and his teams, and the retired on the day the new facility was funded, with supplemental great folks from Transportation opened, January 31, and we wish support from the Walter Fund, and and General Construction who him health and happiness in his those materials should begin to dismantled the entire library, new life. Thanks, Jim, for all your appear on the web, accompanying removed it, and returned it intact. contributions! Our new Library our Dumble Survey materials, later Without the contributions of these Assistant 111 is Vickie Drake, who this year.

60 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Donors of Texas Memorial Museum Conserving the Recent to help decipher the past while preparingfor Books and the future: a year of progressat the Non-vertebrate Paleontology Lab. By Ann Molinoux

Materials- Paleontology collections often encompass a Recent comparative collection, and part of this year's effort went to curation of two worldwide Recent collections: the mainly Walter terrestrial mollusc collection of J. D. Singley and H. G. Askew, and the extensivemarine mollusc collection of Jean Andrews. Much work by graduate student Jackson Dodd Geology and volunteers Bill Drummond andHolley Tondre has resulted in the identification, conservation, and addition to the database of over 15,000 specimens from the Library: Andrews collection alone. Moving into the past, graduate student Nina Triche worked among the Cretaceous 2002 -2003 rudists, those truly bizarre bivalves. Those varieties with thin aragonitic shells may often produce ideal reservoir rocks and are of great interest to oil companies. Nina began the Robert Blodgett process of creating a distinct rudist taxonomic collection, pulling specimens from all parts of Richard Buffler the repository, conserving the specimens, and adding their data into the database. In the fall the NPL staff presented a compelling talk about the collection to the International Rudist Mark Cloos Congress in Rovinj, Croatia. Result? Their next meeting in 2005 will be held here in Austin! Patricia W. Dickerson Striving to improve efficiency with limited staff is always a top priority. This year graduate student Dave Dufeau andhigh school volunteer Christina Skelton mapped all our Joan Echols repository areas, and now we are busy linking those GIS maps to our database. The net result William L. Fisher willbe easier access for students new to the collections. Viewers will be able to see what collection, even what individual specimen, is located in which drawer, and where that drawer Robert L. Folk can be found within the large repository. Considering that we have over 4 million specimens William E. Galloway and 7000 drawers, this system will revolutionize searches for loan specimens andimprove Phyliss monitoring of collections that have potential problems or special needs. Specimens from Hasson the Jurassic Kimmeridge clay and the Cretaceous Buda limestone are notable examples.The J. Richard Kyle first suffers from severe pyrite disintegration ("Pyrite disease"), and the latter is prone to Warm Langston efflorescence ("Byne's Disease"), probably helpedby the high clay content in this limestone. Dave Dufeau can attest to long hours providing remedial care to the crumbling specimens. Leon Long In March we presented a poster of the completed "IMPACT: Texas" (our educational Ernest Lundelius,Jr. CD addressing tektites and meteorites) at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, and feedback has been extremelypositive. Hard work by students Melissa Gunter and Tim E. F. Mcßride Gibbons was crucial to the success of this project. The on-line database component is now Fred McDowell functional, although still in test phase;it will be our first database to be accessible via the Web. Exciting developments have evolved from the modeling of the Odessa meteorite impact for Kitty Milliken that CD. David Littlefield and his graduate student PaulBauman in TICAM (Texas Institute William Muehlberger of Computational and Applied Mathematics) have found that as the model becomes more sophisticated and more closely reproduces the structures observed at Odessa it is clear that the Republic of Tunisia historically estimated size, impact speed, and angle of impact will all have to be rethought. Ministry of Agriculture Good basic geology from the 1940's WPA (Works Progress Administration) project Amos Salvador organized by E. H. Sellards of the BEG (Bureau of Economic Geology) and overseen by Glen Evans, coupled with modern models and supercomputing ability,produce surprising results. Schlumberger The Keith and Ann Young Fundfor the Curation of Non-vertebrate Collections is now Thomas Serenko endowed and currently standing at over $30,000. If we reach our next goal of $50,000 by the end of 2003, we should be well on the way to being able to support a graduate student John M. Sharp for the summer of 2005, whenthe International Rudist Congress will be meeting here. Sociedad Geologica This meeting will be dedicated to the work of Keith Young, andit will be fitting to be able to support a student by then. Thank you for your generous support, and special thanks to Mexicana Don Sheffield, who made sure that we made the minimum level for endowment. James Sprinkle Over the course of the year, 162 visitors provided diversion into Cretaceous micro- morph ammonites and oysters, Tertiary echinoids and gastropods, Paleozoic echinoids and Libby Stern brachiopods, and meteorites and minerals. NPL staff were kept busy by searches for the very Sarah B. White best specimens to display in the new Natural Wonders exhibit currently at TMM (Texas Memorial Museum), displays for the new Jackson School, and the upcoming new Hall of Clark Wilson Geology exhibit, which opens at TMM in January 2004. Outreach has included talks to Charles M. Woodruff, Jr. numerous local organizations around the state, displays at several Gem and Mineral Shows and educational events, and hosting group visits to NPL, in addition to regular professional Keith Young presentations.

Geology Newsletter 2003 61 Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory T^jtH^PJ^TtTK WPtTV !^^^PtW9V^9

New exhibits and fieldwork in the Triassic and Quaternary highlight recent activities that have kept the Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory on its toes over the last months. We are proud to report that the grand opening of the Austin Nature and Science Center's "Dino Pit" occurred in May, with Austin's Mayor Garcia and Mayor-Elect Wynn cutting the ribbon. This project raised $1 million in philanthropic I donations that were contributed entire- I ly by the Austin community. The funds I allowed us to mold and then make I concrete casts of real Texas fossils. The I casts were installed- in children's fossil I discovery sites -sand pits in which the I fossils are buried at the beautifulAustin I Nature andScience Center.

Graduate studentsJohn Franzosa (left)and Ted Macrini (right) excavate a beautiful, completephytosaur skull in the scenic Petrified Forest beds ofnorthern Arizona,summer2002. Photograph provided by Tim Rowe.

Our crewofUT graduate andundergraduate students wasjoined bya groupfromYale University'sPeabody MuseumofNatural History, tohelp excavate a 30-foot-long phytosaur skeleton from the scenic Petrified Forestbedsofnorthern Arizona, summer 2002. Photograph provided by TimRowe.

62 Geolog?Newsletter 2003 The life-sizedDino Pit casts include the famous "Onion Creek in the process, and they are enjoying the chance to learn Mosasaur," which is 30 feet long and was discovered by a UT first-hand how to build a major new exhibit of fossils. Geology undergraduate back in the 19305. The Shoal Creek Many of the specimens that were cast for the Dino Plesiosaur, collectedby VPL staff in 1987, is also included, along Pitwill be on display in the newTMM exhibit. The exhibit with mammoth and mastodon bones excavated from Quaternary is scheduled to open on January 2, 2004. When it does, terraces of the Colorado River by Dr. Ernie Lundelius, Jr., and a UTstudents and the rest of the Austin communitycansee VPL crew in 1985. Kids (and adults) visiting the site encounter the "real things" on display at the TMM, and then they sand-filled pits, and with hand shovels and whiskbroomsthey can can visit the Dino Pit to rediscover the specimens for re-excavate the realistic replicas of these famous Texas fossils. themselves.We anticipatethat this combinationof exhibits Since its opening in May, the Dino Pit has been absolutely choked will make Austin the dinosaur capital of Texas. with kidsand their parents,as they discoverfor themselvesfossils Our community and exhibitwork havetaken most of from the Texas Permian, Cretaceous, and Cenozoic. The only our time,but acrew fromVPL was able tospendabout a complaintso far hasbeenthe heat,something wethrew in for free, month intheTriassic ChinleFormationof Arizona recently. to make the whole experiencemore authentic. Our work there is aimed at complementing our existing The Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratoryis also in the midst of collections of Texas Triassic vertebratescollected fromthe the first major renovation in decades of the exhibition halls of the Dockum sediments by TMMstaff overthe years. Our field Texas Memorial Museum. Hundreds of newfossils, both vertebrate site is on the beautiful Colorado Plateau, adjacent to and non-vertebrate,are being mounted for display. Also slated for PetrifiedForest NationalPark, and the grounds are littered the exhibit will be many of TMM's exquisite gems and meteorites. with bone. A field crew from Yale University joined us for The newexhibitwill occupytheentire ground floor of the Museum's severaldays to helpcollectagreatbonanzaof phytosaurs, campus exhibit hall. metoposaurs, and some exciting small vertebrates. VPL's master craftsman BobRainey is supervising newwelded Dr. Chris Bell also led a team to CathedralCave, in mounts for allspecimens,anddesignerJohn Maisano has developed centralNevada,to excavate an unbelievably rich deposit an exciting new design and "look" for the hall. To say that the new of Quaternaryvertebrates. Preliminary washing and pick- exhibitis ahuge job is a real understatement. On our platefor this ing of the first few bags of collected matrix indicate week is the task of moving a specimen of the giant Cretaceous fish that tens of thousands of important specimens will be Xiphactinus, which is 14 feet long and weighs in the neighborhood recoveredduring thecourse ofthis work.We lookforward of 2,000 lbs.Lastmonth, Boband crewhung a mounted plesiosaur to returning next season to both sites, and to some skeletonfrom the ceiling, and many other big, heavy, and delicate comparatively relaxingfieldwork after the frantic push to jobsremaintobe completed.Several graduate students are involved open the newexhibits is past.

A rare, complete interclavicle ofa giant metoposauroidamphibian, from the Triassic Chinle Formation ofArizona, summer2002. Photograph provided byTim Rowe.

Geology Newsletter 2003 63 RichardR.Bloomer, Honorary Life Member

exploration on the Eastern Shelf of the Permian Basin ever since. Dick was one of the first geologists to recognize that many of the shallow oil fields on the Eastern Shelf were producing from channel sandstones. He correlated these sandstones basinward and discovered that they were the source of reservoir sandstone deltas and submarine canyon fans. This model not only was the basis for many discoveries, but Dick's concept was also the basis of his AAPG Distinguished Lectureship. Dick Bloomer is a native of Virginia,receivinghis B.S. and M.A. degrees ingeology from the University of Virginia. He was offered a teaching fellowship at the University of Texas,Austin, for the fall 1941 semester,but instead he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, piloting bombers over the Hump. He returned to UTin 1946 to join the faculty as a geology instructor. In 1948 Dick married his life partner, RichardR. "Dick"Bloomer. Anne Egdorf, then a geology student in one of Dick's Photograph providedby DickBloomer. classes, and he completedhis Ph.D. in 1949. Dick was active in the Abilene Geological Society, where he was President and received Honorary Life Membership, and also in the Southwest Section of AAPG, where he was President and the first recipient of the Cheney Science At the spring meeting of the Award. Dr. Bloomer served as Secretary of the AAPG in Geology FoundationAdvisory 1985 to 1987 and was elected Honorary Member in 1988. Council,Dr.Richard R.Bloomer Dick Bloomer joined the GeologyFoundation Advisory was elected by his peers as Council in 1982. He served two 2-year terms, one as Vice Honorary Life Member. Of the Chairman and one as Chairman from 1997 to 2001. In the 148 members who have served Foundation,Dick established the Bloomer Fund for Motivated on the AdvisoryCouncil,only Students.Recallinghis freshman year in college where he 25 have previously been elected to received poor grades but was motivated to succeed and Honorary Life Membership. improve,Dick wanted to help students in similar situations. Dick Bloomer is a prominent Recipients through the years have come to be known as independentgeologist who along "Late Bloomers." withhis late wife,Anne, discovered Dick joins,with thoroughmerit, the distinguishedranks their first oilfield in 1954.Dick of the Geology Foundation Advisory Council Honorary Life has been successfully involved in Members.

64 GeologyNewsletter 2003 L.DeckerDawson,HonoraryLifeMember

Decker Dawson is a prominent businessman, founder, and president of Dawson Geophysical Company, a major geophysicalexploration company, headquartered inMidland. He has served as President of the Society of ExplorationGeophysicists and in 1997 received the prestigious Enterprise Award from the Society. Decker is also Past President and Honorary Life Member of the Permian Basin Geophysical Society, as well as a Director, Past Chairman, and Honorary Life Member of the International Association of Geophysical Contractors. In 1997, he was inducted into the Midland Petroleum Museum Hall of Fame, and in 2003 he was inducted into the College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin,Hall of Honor. Mr.Dawson is a long-time supporter of and counselor to the Geology Foundation and the Jackson School of L. DeckerDawson. Geosciences. He joined the Advisory Council of the Photograph providedbyDecker Dawson. Foundation in 1977 and served 2 years as Vice Chairman and 2 years as Chairman from 1999 to 2003. Decker is the primeleader on the Council in developing ourprogram inExploration Geophysics,havingrecently established the endowed L. Decker Dawson Fund in At the spring meeting of the ExplorationGeophysics, with substantial personal Geology Foundation AdvisoryCouncil, contributions. In2003, the geophysics wingof the new Mr. L. Decker Dawson was elected Jackson GeologicalSciences Building was officially by his peers as Honorary Life dedicated as the L.Decker Dawson Exploration Member. Of the 148 members who Geophysics Training Center. have served on the Advisory Council, Decker joins, with thoroughmerit, the distinguished only 25 have previously been elected ranks of the Geology Foundation Advisory Council to Honorary Life Membership. Honorary Life Members.

Geology Newsletter 2003 65 The 94 th meeting of the Geology Foundation Advisory Council tookplaceinAustin on April 25-26, 2003, aspart of the dedicationof

News Geology Foundation Advisory Council theJohn A. and KatherineG.Jackson Geological Sciences Buildingand the celebrationofthe 50th Anniversary of the GeologyFoundation. The Foundationandits AdvisoryCouncil was formedby The Universityof TexasBoard ofRegents in1953 to enhance and enrich geologicaleducation,training, andresearch at The University,makingit one of the veryfirst foundations ofThe University andthe first and onlyone originally at the departmentallevel. Shortlyafter formation, the Foundationhad totalassets of $1,010 and no endowments. Today,Foundationassets have a bookvalue of nearly$40 millionanda marketvalue,evenwith the substantialmarketdownturnin recent years, wellin excess of$50 million,andmore than 120 specificallyendowedaccounts. A specialsymposium on "Prioritiesin the Geosciences"was heldin theDonR.Boyd Auditorium on April25, 2003, to markboth

Leftto right: Weyman Crawford, Charles Weiner, Charles Williamson, andFred Oliverduring the coffeebreakat the Fall Advisory Council Meeting, October25,2002.

66 GeologyNewsletter 2003 thebuilding dedicationandthe 50 th anniversary. At aFriday eveningreceptionand dinnerbefore the Saturdaymeeting ofthe Advisory Council, members ofthe Council,Jackson School members, andinvitedguests heard from UTPresidentLarry R.Faulkner.Thebalance of theprogram was a retrospectivelook at the Foundationoverthepast 50 years by FlawnChairEmeritus, formerDean, and formerFoundationDirectorBob Boyer, and a prospective look at the Foundation and Schoolby Allday Chair and Bureau of EconomicGeologyDirectorScottTinker. The Foundationis governedby the Executive Committee, chairedbyFoundation DirectorBillFisher,and consisting of James C. Patterson,incoming AdvisoryCouncil Chairman (left), withL. DeckerDawson,outgoing AdvisoryCouncil Chairman (right), DepartmentofGeologicalSciencesChairGaryKocurek, at the SpringAdvisory CouncilMeeting, April26,2003. Bureau ofEconomicGeology DirectorScottTinker,and Institute for Geophysics DirectorPaulStoffa. The prominent part of the Geology Foundationis its Advisory Council,currently consisting of 41membersand7 honorary lifemembers, drawn fromthe energy and environmentalindustries, government, and academia. The Council supports andcounsels the FoundationDirector and the ExecutiveCommittee.The outgoingChairmanof the Council, havingserved two terms, is Mr.L.DeckerDawson, Chairmanof Dawson Geophysical Company inMidland;on September 1, 2003, he willbe succeededby the current ViceChairmanasincomingChairman, Mr.James C. Patterson, retired fromConoco inHouston.Theincoming ViceChairmanis Mr.FredL.Oliver,Presidentof PVT,Inc.,inDallas. A committeeof the Council,chairedbyRussell G.SlaybackChairman of Legette,Brashears &Graham, Inc.,Trumbull,Connecticut,serves Dan Smith, newAdvisoryCouncil Member. PhotographprovidedbyDan Smith. as an advisorycommitteeto the Bureauof EconomicGeology. The AdvisoryCouncilmeets twice ayear,regularlyinthe springandfall. Elected to HonoraryLifeMembership during the spring2003 meeting wereMr.L.Decker Dawson andDr. RichardR.Bloomer,Independent Geologists inAbilene and LagoVista,respectively.Electionto HonoraryLife Membership is by the sitting members ofthe Foundation. Of the 148 distinguishedgeoscientiststhathave orare serving on the AdvisoryCouncil,only27have beenelectedto HonoraryLife Membership. Congratulations toDecker andDick.

Geolog?Newsletter 2003 67 Joining the Advisory CouncilinSeptember 2003 areMr. WilliamD. "Dusty"Marshall,Vice President,U.S. Exploration,AmeradaHess CorporationinHouston,Mr.DanielL.Smith,Executive Vice President, Exploration, SandalwoodOil& Gas,Inc. inHouston,and Mr. Bryan Wagner, Ownerand President, Wagner OilCompanyinFortWorth. During the2002-2003academicyear,twonewaccounts were establishedin the GeologyFoundation.The ArthurE.MaxwellGraduate Fellowship inGeophysics was endowedby a major donationfrom Dr. A. Austin,Jr., to establishthis fellowship for the benefit of William D. "Dusty" Marshall, James newAdvisoryCouncilMember. the Institute for Geophysics and to support full-timegraduate students Photographprovidedby DustyMarshall. in aprogramleading to a graduatedegree whoareconductingresearch at the Institute for Geophysics. This Fund was establishedinhonor of Dr.Maxwellinrecognition ofhis distinguishedcareer inoceanography andhis leadership indevelopingthe Institute for Geophysics. The Keith and Ann YoungEndowedFund for the Curation of Non-vertebrate Collections was endowedinthe Foundationthanks to the hardwork of Dr. AnnMolineux and donations from former students, faculty,

and friends of the Youngs. This Fund was establishedto honor the extensive workof KeithYoung,EmeritusProfessor of Geologyin the Department ofGeologicalSciences, and for his care andmanagement oflarge collections ofresearchspecimens and documents.This Fund is to beused to supportgraduate student research as research assistants for curation within the Non-vertebrateCollectionsheldinthe Texas MemorialMuseum. Contributions fromcompanies for the2002-2003 academicyear Bryan Wagner,new AdvisoryCouncilMember. Photograph providedby Bryan Wagner. totaled$238,491.Companies includingbp Amoco, ChevronTexaco, ConocoPhillips,ElPaso Corporate Foundation,andMarathonprovided $84,000 in support for graduate students. ConocoPhillips contributed $4,000 towardundergraduate summer fieldcourse scholarships. Support for other programs, such as EDGERForum, MesozoicMargins, and various other programs, totaled $150,491 and includedcontributions fromAnadarko, bp Amoco, ChevronTexaco,ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, OccidentalOilandGas,PioneerNaturalResources,Shell,and Statoil. Total contributionsfromcompanies, ex-students,and friends were $426,196 inmuch-appreciated expendablefunds during theJune1, 2002, throughMay31, 2003,timeperiod. The Foundationalsoreceivedincome in the form of scholarships from theDorothyB.Banks CharitableTrust, administeredby the San Antonio Area Foundation,in the amount of $104,363 for this pastacademicyear.

68 GeologyNewsletter 2003 GeologY Foundation Advisory Council

Dr. Peter T. Flawn Dr. David S. Birsa Chairman 3718 Bridle Path ChevronTexaco Austin, Mr. C. Patterson TX 78703-2005 Building D-2124 James Telephone (512) 480-0044 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road 12331 Arrow Street Broken Fax (512) 435-6126 San Ramon, CA 94583-2324 Houston, TX 77024-4962 E-mail [email protected] Telephone(925) 842-2025 (713) Telephone 827-0611 Fax (925) 842-2061 Mr. William E. Gipson E-mail [email protected] Gas Investments Gas Fund, Inc. Mr. ThomasM. Burke ViceChairman GM Farms Consultant Drive, Mr. Fred L.Oliver 2001 Kirby Suite 1110 8519 Manhattan Drive President Houston, TX 77019-6081 Houston, TX 77096-1316 (713) (713) PVT, Inc. Telephone 227-1003 Telephone 667-8564 Fax (713) 227-1540 4625 Greenville Avenue Mr. A. T. (Toby)Carleton Suite 205 Mr. James R. Moffett President Dallas, TX 75206-5044 Chairman & CEO Tocor Exploration Telephone (214) 739-2895 Freeport-McMoßan Copper & Gold, 414 West Texas Aye., #308 Fax (214) 987-3776 Inc. P. O. Box 293 E-mail [email protected] P. O. Box 51777 Midland, TX 79702-0293 New Orleans, LA 70151-1777 Telephone (432) 685-1209 Telephone (504) 582-1618 Fax (432) 685-1229 Honorary Fax (504) 582-1661 E-mail [email protected] Life E-mail [email protected] Members Mr. Weyman W. Crawford 10026 Sugar Hill Drive Dr. Thomas D. Barrow Houston, TX 77042-1540 5847 San Felipe Members Telephone (713) 782-0595 Suite 3830 Mr. Houston, TX 77057-3011 Dr. Ronald A. Bain DoddW. DeCamp Telephone (713) 789-0090 9406 Fenchurch Drive Vice President for Exploration Fax (713) 789-0192 Spring, TX 77379-6651 ConocoPhillips E-mail [email protected] Telephone (281) 370-5494 3088 Oasis Building Fax (281) 370-5494 600 North Dairy Ashford Dr. Richard R. Bloomer E-mail [email protected] Houston, TX 77079 Lakeshore Ranch Telephone (281) 293-3778 17800 Inspiration Circle Mr.Kenneth T. Barrow Fax (281) 293-2386 Lago Vista, TX 78645-9706 5847 San Felipe E-mail [email protected] (512) 267-2846 Suite 3830 Telephone Dr. Rodger E. Denison Fax (512) 267-0915 Houston, TX 77057-3011 E-mail [email protected] Telephone (713) 789-0090 15141 Kingstree Drive Fax (713) 789-0192 Dallas, TX 75248-5210 Dr. Robert E. Boyer E-mail [email protected] Telephone (972) 239-9709 7644 Parkview Circle Fax (972) 233-2678 Austin, TX 78731-1160 Ms. Annell R. Bay E-mail [email protected] (512) Vice President Telephone 345-2886 Mr. A. Fax (512) 795-9350 World Wide Exploration George Donnelly,Jr. E-mail [email protected] Kerr-McGee Oil and Gas The Eastland Oil Company 16666 Northchase Drive P. O. Box 3488 Mr. L. Decker Dawson Houston, TX 77060 Midland, TX 79702-3488 Chairman Telephone (281) 618-6000 Telephone (915) 683-6293 Dawson Geophysical Co. Fax (281) 618-7510 Fax (915) 683-6295 508 West Wall E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected] Suite 800 Mr. Thomas E. Fanning Midland, TX 79701-5010 Telephone (915) 684-3000 20 Tiburon Drive Fax (915) 684-3030 Austin, TX 78738-1556 E-mail [email protected] Telephone (512) 261-4285 Fax (512) 261-9620 E-mail [email protected]

GeologyNewsletter 2003 69 Mr. James W. Farnsworth Mr.Mark S. Leonard Mr. Don B. Sheffield Vice President Director 3741 Chevy Chase Drive Gulf of Mexico-Deepwater Shell Deepwater Services Houston, TX 77019-3011 BP Amoco Shell International EP Inc. Telephone(713) 672-1671 501 Westlake Park Boulevard 200 North Dairy Ashford Fax (713) 672-9420 Houston, TX 77079-2696 Houston, TX 77079 E-mail [email protected] Telephone (281) 366-4777 Telephone(281) 544-3199 Fax (281) 366-7985 Fax (281) 544-4228 Mr. Russell G. Slayback E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected] Chairman Legette, Brashears & Graham, Inc. Mr.James A. Gibbs Dr. Susan A.Longacre 126 Monroe Turnpike Five States Energy Company, L.L.C. 11721 Joan of Arc Drive Trumbull, CT 06611 1220 One Energy Square Houston, TX 77024-2637 Telephone(203) 452-3100 4925 Greenville Avenue Telephone(713) 464-6095 Fax (203) 452-3111 Dallas, TX 75206-4026 Fax (713) 954-6919 E-mail [email protected] Telephone (214) 363-3008 E-mail [email protected] Fax (214) 363-5734 Mr. Daniel L. Smith E-mail [email protected] Mr. William D. "Dusty" Marshall Executive Vice President for Vice President, U.S. Exploration Exploration Mr. GeraldM. Gilbert Amerada Hess Corporation SandalwoodOil & Gas, Inc. 10815 Bridlewood One Allen Center 1220 Augusta Drive, Suite 400 Houston, TX 77024-5414 500 Dallas Street, Level 2 Houston, TX 77057 Telephone (713) 972-6382 Houston, TX 77002 Telephone(713) 759-6095 Fax (713) 757-9034 Telephone(713) 609-5800 Fax (713) 658-1822 E-mail [email protected] Fax (713) 609-5646 E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected] Ms. Robbie R. Gries Dr. David A. Stephenson President Mr. Jack H. Mayfield,Jr. Vice President Priority Oil & Gas LLC Chief Executive Officer S. S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc. P. O. Box 27798 Mayfield I, Ltd. PMB-520, 970 West Broadway Denver, CO 80227-0798 P. O. Box 570365 Jackson, WY 83001-9475 Telephone(303) 296-3435 Houston, TX 77257-0365 Telephone(307) 734-4432 Fax (303) 296-3436 Telephone (713) 355-3408 Fax (307) 734-4436 E-mail [email protected] Fax (713) 355-3429 E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected] Dr. CharlesG. Groat Mr. William T. Stokes,Jr. Director Mr.Robert G.Piotrowski Consultant U.S. GeologicalSurvey 16711 Darby House Street 7703 Southwestern Blvd. Mail Stop 100 Cypress, TX 77429 Dallas, TX 75225-7929 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Telephone (281) 225-6711 Telephone(214) 369-4788 Reston, VA 20192 E-mail [email protected] Telephone(703) 648-7411 Mr. David B. Story Fax (703) 648-4454 Dr. WilliamE. Preeg ExxonMobil Production Co. E-mail [email protected] 203 Hurst Creek 800 Bell, Room 30730 Austin, TX 78734 Houston, TX 77002 Dr. Paul R. Gucwa Telephone (512) 331-3710 Telephone(713) 656-9987 842 Plainwood Drive Fax (512) 331-3373 Fax (713) 656-3733 Houston, TX 77079-4227 E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected] Telephone (281) 496-0548 E-mail [email protected] Mr. William F. Reynolds Mr.Bryan C. Wagner J. C. & W. F. Reynolds Oil Producers Wagner Oil Company Mr. DougHall 719 Scott Avenue, Suite 700 301 Commerce Street, Suite 3400 President Wichita Falls, TX 76301-2611 Fort Worth, TX 76102 The W. D. Hall Company Telephone (940) 723-6657 Telephone (817) 335-2222 P. O. Box 161656 Fax (940) 322-9034 Fax (817) 882-9731 Austin, TX 78716-1656 E-mail [email protected] Telephone(512) 306-8444 Mr. Stephen L. Shaw Walter, Fax (512) 306-0471 Senior Geological Advisor Mr. Joseph C. HI E-mail [email protected] Mid-Continent Division President and CEO Burlington Resources Walter Oil and Gas Corporation Mr. David S. "Scotty" Holland 3300 North A Street, Building 6 1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 320 1 River Way Midland, TX 79705 Houston, TX 77002-5215 Suite 1700 Telephone(915) 688-6871 Telephone (713) 659-1221 Houston, TX 77056-1904 Fax (915) 688-6015 Fax (713) 756-1199 Telephone (713) 552-1074 E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected] Fax (713) 552-1095 E-mail [email protected]

70 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Mr. CharlesG. Weiner Members, Dr. Mary Ann Rankin Chairman Ex-Officio Dean, College of Natural Sciences Crude, Texas Inc. Dr. Larry R. Faulkner The University of Texas at Austin P. O. Box 56586 1 University Station, G2500 President Houston, TX 77256-6586 Austin, TX 78712-0548 University Texas Austin Telephone (713) 599-9900 The of at Telephone (512) 232-1041 Main Building, P. O. Box T (713) (512) Fax 599-9910 Austin, Texas 78713-8902 Fax 471-4998 E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected] Telephone (512) 471-1232 Mr.AddisonA. Wilkinson Fax (512) 471-8102 Dr. William L. Fisher 128 Shannon Road E-mail [email protected] Director, Geology Foundation Lafayette, LA 70503-3511 Mr. D. Ray The University of Texas at Austin (337) 984-6312 Johnnie P. O. Box B Telephone Vice Fax (337) 984-6312 President for Development Austin, TX 78713-8902 The University of Texas at Austin E-mail [email protected] Telephone(512) 471-5600 P. O. Box 7458 Fax (512) Austin, TX 78713 471-5585 Dr.Charles R. Williamson E-mail [email protected] Chief Executive Officer Telephone (512) 475-9609 Fax (512) 471-3673 Unocal Corporation As of September 1, 2003 2141 Rosecrans Avenue E-mail [email protected] Suite 4000 El Segundo, CA 90245-4746 Telephone (310) 726-7693 Fax (310) 726-7609 E-mail [email protected] Mr. PhillipE. Wyche 126 Firebird Street Austin, TX 78734-3808 Telephone(512) 261-4721 Fax (512) 261-4722

Members ofthe Basin Analysis seminar examine amud volcano in southern Trinidad. Hasley Vincent (left)ofthe Trinidad Petroleum Ministrylooks on as co-leaderDr. Lesli Wood (thirdfrom the left) discusses fluid processes. Photograph provided byWilliam E. Galloway.

Geology Newsletter 2003 71 June 1, 2002, through May 31, 2003 yibbott,PatrickL. Cazier,EdwardC,111 Gayle,HenryB.andMargaretW Abbott,Mr.andMrs.PeytonO. Cernosek,H.D. Gell,ChristianneM. Akselrod,MiriamRose Clabaugh,StephenE. Germiat,StevenJ.andKayA. Allan,ElaineMarieandChrisE.Campbell Clanton,UelS.,Jr. andLillieE. Gibbs,James A. Allday, DorisF. Compton,SteveK. Gibson,FredM. Amaral,EugeneJ. Cooper,JohnD.andNancyH. Gilbert,EdwinF. Amsbury,Dr.andMrs.DavidL. Cornish,Frank Gillis,GretchenM.andScottH.Fricke Anderson,NancyJ. Corrigan,JeffreyD.andMolly Ging,Keith Anonymous Crawford,Mr.andMrs.WeymanW Gips,Mr. andMrs.Jerry Atkins,JohnE. Cuthill,DarcyandG.Kary Gipson,WilliamE. Austin,JamesA.,Jr. Gordon,Mr.andMrs.James E. Avakian,ArtenJ. LJean,Mr. andMrs.HenryC. Graebner,MarkJ. DeFord,MarionWier Grasso,VolkerC. ijaker,CarolS. DeLancey,CharlesJ.andEleanorM. Gray,CharlesD.andNoraH. Barrow,ThomasD.andJaniceH. Denison,RodgerE. Greenberg,RedgeL.andLindaR. Beaver,RalphJ.,Jr. Denson,J.Lane,111,The Reverend Gries,RobbieR. Bell,ChristopherJ. DePaul,GilbertJ.andSuzanne W Groat,CharlesG.andBarbaraF. Bjorklund,ThomasK. Dickerson,PatriciaW Guess,RoyH.,Jr. Blodgett,RobertH. Diggs,Tim Guzman,JoseI. Bloomer,CarolL. Dkon,WilliamR. Bookout,Mr.andMrs.JohnF.Jr. Dobbs,StevenL. -Tiaenggi,WalterT. Bostwick,DouglasL. Donnan,GaryT.andJenniferK. Haertlein,Albert Bowen,D.Andrew Donnelly,GeorgeA.,Jr. Halbouty,JamesJ. andDorseyR. Boyce,WilliamM.andSusieBlackburn Dorland,Williamand Halloran,MaureenA. Braithwaite,Philip andBarbara SarahPenniston-Dorland Hamman,HenryR. Brewer,Mr.andMrs.HerbertL. Doty,GeneC.andMariaB. Handford,C.Robertson Bridge,Mr.andMrs.ThomasE. Duchin,RalphC.andSallyP. Haring,LouisH.,Jr. Brigham,Mr.andMrs.BenM.11l Dunbar,Don,Jr. Haun,KeithI.andKatherineS. Brunson,WallaceE.,Sr. Duncan,LaurieS. Hawes,LaurenceH.,Jr.andJoyce Bryant,LeonardC.andMildredE. Dunlap,DallasB. Hill,JaniceL.andJohnD.Garing Buchanan,AnnE. Dupre,WilliamR. Hixon,SumnerB. Buchanan,Mrs.Julius A. Duran,WilliamK.andLisaM. Hood,James W andEvaM. Buffler,RichardT Hood,JenniferG. Bybee,RobertW andElizabeth jEllert,Ruben Hooper,BenP. Byerley,LeonG.,Jr. Emmet,PeterA. Houser,RichardT.andAudreyH. Byrne,JamesR. andAntoinetteR. Everett,H.Rizer Hudson,WilliamP.C. Huffington,TerryL. v^age,WarrenJ.,Jr. andSusanK. jPanning,ThomasE.andAnnaJ. Hummel,GaryA.andKatherineH. Cahoon,FrankKell Feibeknan,IrmaM. Huston,DanielC.andHollyH. Calderon-Macias,Carlos andErikaEspinosa Fisher,WilliamL.andMarilee Callender,DeanL.andMarilynJ. Fowler,Jesse C.andBeatriceMladenka /ackson,Mr. andMrs.J.R.,Jr. Camp,RodneyJ.andMarthaO. Fox,HewittB. Jackson,JohnA. Carleton,AlfredT.(Toby) andCorinne Friddle,Annabelleß. Jackson,RussellW Carlson,WilliamD.andSusanLingle Fulthorpe,CraigS. Janssen,James C.andLindaM. Carr,Sis W Jensen,BridgetL. Cassell,DwightE.andLindaS. Cjambini,lacopoJ. John,Mr. andMrs.CharlesB. Caughey,CharlesA Garza-Hernandez,Abelardo Johns,RonaldA.

72 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Johnson,CharlesG. Muehlberger,WilliamR. andSallyJ. Sharp,JohnM.,Jr. Jones,Mrs.GeneF.Keyser Mullarkey,MaureenT. Shaw, StephenL.andNancyK. Jones,JonnyR.,Jr. Sheffield,DonB. 1\agihara,SeiichiandSusan Shomette,DavidB.andJanetL. iveeney,Mrs.ElizabethC.Walter Nelson,GA.andRuthV. Slayback,RussellG.andJudithA. Kent,RobertT.andSuzie Newcomb,JohnH. Smart,MarriottW andJohnA. Kier,RobertS. Nicot,Jean-Philippe Smith,SchaunM.andMelindaR. Kirchner,DavidL.andKathleenD. Noble,PaulaJ. Smyth,BrianM. Koch,MaryandHerbert Noe,DavidC.andDeniseDobbs Spiegelberg,Frederick Norman,Mr. andMrs. IsaacW,Jr. Sprinkle,JamesT. andG.K. i_^aguros,George A.andVirginiaA. Stimac,James A. Land,LyntonS.andJudithC. Lang O'Brien,BobR. St.John,BillandNancy Lawton,JeffreyL.andKarenI.Christensen Oden,Mr.andMrs.Josh W Stoffa, PaulL.andDonnaJ. Lawton,TimothyF.andDiana S. Olander,A.M. andRose Stowbridge,MichaelJ. Lee,LouisH. Oliver,FredL. Sumner,DorothyCarsey Lehman,DavidH. Owens,KennethI.andAgnes Sumrall,ColinD.andLindaC.Kah Locklin,AlienC.andNancy Surko,Mr.andMrs.JohnJ. Long,Leon Pickens, WilliamR.,11landMaryAnn Swift,SandraL. Longman,MarkW Preston,JohnW andNancyF. Sylvia,Dennis A. Looke,CaroleWalter Price,PaulaJ.andFredT. Symons, ChristinaM. Looney,R.Michael Pugh,A.Leo,Jr. andDeloresJ. Lovell,StephenE. Pustka,DavidA.andNancyE. 1hompson,GeorgeM. Lundelius,ErnestL.,Jr.andJudith Travis,EveretteJ.andMaryEllen JAagsdale,James A. Trombatore,DennisR. Maler,MichaelO. Reagan,M.Allen,Jr.andSue Ann Tucker,Mr.andMrs.DelosR. Mankin,CharlesJ. Reaser,DonaldF.andBetteF. TuohyJohnD. Marrett,RandallA. Reedy,RobertDaleandHelenL. Turner,ClydeW Marshall,SabinW andMaryF. Reiss,BernardW andEdwardS. Turner,NeilL.andRosemaryV Martinez,LouisM.andMinervaM. Reynolds,WE MayfieldJackH.Jr. Richards,Rev CoryandAmyR. L7dden,R.Andrew Maynard,WilliamE.,11l Richardson,H.GeneandCarolJ. Underwood,JamesR.,Jr.andMargaretA. Mcßroom,RobertL.,Sr. Roach,Jess P.andMaxine Underwood,LarryS. McCarty,Mr.andMrs. RobertB. Rose,Dr. andMrs.PeterR. McCravey,Leroy Ross,LucyO. |/anGestel,Jean-Paul McDowell,FredW andKarinE. Ross,RayM.andJoanB. VerHoeve,MarkW andJanice McQueen,JereldE.andJoy Rowley,PeterD. Versfelt,JosephW Mcßae, AsaD.andMonaM. Ruby,AnnJ. Vest,Harry A.andZoe Meade,C.Wade Vickers,R.B.Jr. Means,JohnA.andBurnieceF. Jabins,FloydR,Jr.andJaniceL. Mear,CharlesE.andTonicK. Sagasta,Paul W agner,BryanC. Miller,Mr. andMrs.WayneD. Sanders,JackS.andLindaJ. Walker, MarkC. andKathleenC. Mills,HerbertG.andMarthaBybee Schiebout,Judith A. Walston,Virgil A.,Jr.andSuzanne Mitchell,GeorgeP. Schulenberg,JohnT.andJanetB. Walter, JosephC,111(Rusty) Molineux,lanJ.andM.Ann Schwar2bach,JerryW andTriciaL. Ward,Mr.andMrs.Bernie H.,Jr. Monroe,Jane A.andScott W Scott,RobertW Ward, WilliamC. andKathleenA. Moonjule Scaly,George,Jr. Warner,RalphH.andMarilynR. Morris,Cathy Sewell,GeorgeB. Warren,L.Coy

Geology Newsletter 2003 73 Weimer,Paul Business,Society,andEstateContributors TheGrahamFamilyFoundation Weiner,CharlesG.andAnitaK. HahnandClay Weise,BonnieR. AFMSScholarshipFoundation,Inc. HalliburtonFoundation,Inc. White,JamieV.andSheriF. EdwinAlldayEstate HoustonGeologicalSociety White,JoanP. AmericanAssociationof Hunter 3D,Inc. White,LeslieP.andDianneG. PetroleumGeologists IBMInternationalFoundation White,StevenL. AmericanFederationof ImagineResources,LLC Whiteman, CharlesD.,Jr. MineralogicalSocieties JasonGeosystemsB.V. Wik,BruceD. AnadarkoPetroleumCorporation RobertS.KierConsulting Wiley,MichaelA. AustinGemandMineralSociety J.D.andV.L.LangstonFoundation Wilkinson,AddisonA.andBetty AustinGeoModeling MarathonOilCompanyFoundation Williams,LarryE.andjeaneneC. Bankof AmericaFoundation MarathonOilCorporation Wilson,Dr.andMrs.JamesLee,Sr. DorothyB.BanksCharitableTrust Mayfieldl,Ltd. Wilson,JohnA. BPAmericaProductionCompany MerrillLynch&Co.Foundation,Inc. Winans,MelissaC. BPAmoco Oil MineralAcquisitionPartners,Inc. Winter,Johannes A. BPCorporationNorthAmerica,Inc. OccidentalOilandGasCorporation Woodruff, CharlesM.,Jr. BPFoundation PearsonEducation Woods,ArnoldM. TheBrownFoundation,Inc. PearsonRoyaltyAccounting Woods,MaryC. BurlingtonResourcesFoundation PermianResources,Inc. Worrel, CharlesJ.,Jr.andEvaK. WL.andFlorenceCalvertMemorial PioneerNaturalResourcesUSA,Inc. Wright,JohnB. ScholarshipFund PriorityOil& Gas,LLC ChevronTexaco R&TRobertsonFoundation 1oung,KeithandAnn ChevronTexacoE&PTechnologyCo. SanAntonioAreaFoundation Young,Susan W CityofDecatur SeismicExchange,Inc. ColtexPetroleum,Inc. ShellE&PTechnologyCompany CommunitiesFoundationof Texas ShellOilCompanyFoundation WalterE.andDonnaE. ConocoPhillips StatOil Zachos,Mr. andMrs.LouisG. TheEastlandOilCompany Strata-Search,LLC Zonana,KevinL.andDebbieM. TheEducationalAdvancementFoundation TesnusEnergyCompany,Inc. ElPaso CorporateFoundation UnocalCorporation ExxonMobilCorporation WalterOil&GasCorporation ExxonMobilFoundation WesternGeco FredericksburgRockhounds WilkinsonFamily Foundation Geocosm WilliamsCompanies TheGeologicalSocietyofAmerica WorrelExploration,Inc.

74 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Geology Foundation Endowed Accounts values as of May 31, 2003

Book Value Market Value

Edwin Allday Centennial $893,963 $1,546,862 Chair in Subsurface Geology Income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

Edwin Allday Lectureship $205,743 $304,036 in Geological Sciences Provides for guest lectures in geological sciences

Mary and Ben Anderson Endowment $45,435 $66,757 for Graduate Studies in Geology Supports graduate students and graduate programs ingeology

Millard B. Arick Memorial Fund in $13,920 $14,601 Petroleum Geology Supports students to further interest in finding and producing more oil in Texas

Virgil E. and Mildred L. Barnes $47,445 $46,918 Distinguished Lecture Series in Geology Provides for guest lectures in geological sciences

Col. E. M. Barron Trust Account $140,106 $267,792 Supports the Barron Mineral Collection

Leonidas T. Barrow Centennial $1,160,254 $2,321,233 Chair in Mineral Resources Development of programs of excellence in mineral resources; income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

Laura Thomson Barrow $284,793 $450,231 Graduate Fellowship Supports graduate students specializing in natural resources; special consideration for female students and students concentrating in field-oriented studies

Geology Newsletter 2003 75 Book Value Market Value

Barrow Periodical Fund $239,708 $291,400 Purchase periodicals for the Walter Geology Library

Bloomer Fund for Motivated Students $143,301 $234,916 Financial aid for students not qualified for scholarships

Leslie Bowling Professorship $283,736 $390,487 To attract persons from industry and government for short-term appointments of the faculty

Wayne Franklin Bowman Endowed $127,590 $256,994 Presidential Scholarship Unrestricted geology scholarships

Don R.Boyd Endowed Fund $44,929 $42,284 Enhance geological training and research

Don R. and Patricia Kidd Boyd $64,719 $113,809 Lectureship in Petroleum Exploration Provides for guest lecturer in petroleum exploration

Brahman Energy Company Scholarship Fund $22,133 $45,377 Senior field course scholarship

Charl A. M. Broquet Memorial $14,776 $14,094 Endowed Scholarship Fund Graduate student scholarship

Jesse L. Brundrett Memorial Endowed $54,115 $85,164 Presidential Scholarship Graduate student scholarship

Fred M. Bullard Professorship in $383,442 $438,730 Geological Sciences Excellence in teaching, income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

76 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Book Value Market Value

Fred M. Bullard Student Research Fund $28,413 $25,413 Supports student research in volcanology, geothermal energy, and related fields of study

Thomas and Ray Burke $259,211 $258,729 Student Job Program Jobs for students in geologic work related to faculty research

Hal H. Bybee Memorial Fund $141,434 $191,342 Student field support or support of students researching geologic issues related to public policy

Hal P. Bybee Memorial Fund $668,186 $1,273,474 Faculty use for research, travel, study, etc.

L. W. Callender Memorial Fund $64,033 $134,943 Department use, unrestricted

Dave P. Carlton Centennial $745,648 $1,444,599 Professorship in Geology Income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

Dave P. Carlton Centennial $580,450 $1,196,914 Professorship in Geophysics Income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

Dorothy Ogden Carsey $234,075 $342,733 Memorial Scholarship Fund Geology scholarships, any level, special consideration to micropaleontology students

J. Ben Carsey, Sr. $208,538 $279,948 Special Maintenance Fund Maintains teaching and research equipment

Chevron Centennial $292,062 $558,801 Professorship in Geology Income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

Geology Newsletter 2003 77 Book Value Market Value

S. E. Clabaugh Fund $53,077 $88,383 in Hard-Rock Geology Supports research in hard-rock geology

W. Kenley Clark Memorial $55,568 $107,774 Endowed Presidential Scholarship Geology scholarships, any level

Joseph S. Cullinan Memorial Scholarship $49,501 $105,238 in Geological Sciences Scholarship in petroleum or field geology

Robert H. Cuyler Endowed $76,756 $144,993 Presidential Scholarship Undergraduate (upper-division) and graduate scholarships

Morgan J. Davis Centennial $977,728 $1,835,857 Chair in Petroleum Geology Income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

L. Decker Dawson Fund in $1,025,881 $929,166 Exploration Geophysics Supports activities in exploration geophysics

Ronald K. DeFord $240,489 $448,436 Field Scholarship Fund Field studies for graduate students

Alexander Deussen Professorship $287,096 $450,606 in Energy Resources Development of programs of excellence in energy resource, income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

Michael Bruce Duchin $62,236 $105,098 Centennial Memorial Endowed Presidential Scholarship Scholarship for Master's candidate with preference toward general geology

78 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Book Value Market Value

Elf Aquitane Petroleum Faculty $215,690 $347,204 Fellowship in Geological Sciences Income supplements salary and supports research of junior faculty member

John E. "Brick" Elliott Centennial Endowed $360,543 $751,761 Professorship in Geological Sciences Income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

Samuel P. Ellison,Jr. Fund $112,386 $202,549 For Department Newsletter and support of faculty-alumni functions

Energy and Mineral Resources Fund $34,433 $71,791 Supports programs and students in energy and mineral resources

William Stamps Farish $489,309 $963,486 Chair in Geology Income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

Peter T. Flawn Centennial $845,977 $1,616,015 Chair in Geology Income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

R. L. Folk / E. F. Mcßride PetrographyFund $37,863 $35,275 Supports petrography program and annual awards to students

Robert L. Folk Excellence Fund $86,171 $89,740 in Geological Sciences To support excellence in geological sciences

Geology Foundation Advisory Council $118,459 $199,850 Centennial Teaching Fellowship Income supplements salary and supports research of junior faculty member

Geology Foundation Excellence Fund $114,059 $167,492 Unrestricted funds for any purpose of the Foundation

GeologYNewsletter 2003 79 Book Value Market Value

Getty Oil Company Centennial $1,003,073 $2,008,819 Chair in Geological Sciences Income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

Graduate Fellowship in Exploration Geophysics $530,359 $485,717 Provides one graduate fellowship in exploration geophysics

Miss Effie Graves Scholarship Fund $31,918 $71,927 Geological sciences student scholarships

Guy E. Green Endowed $38,744 $77,584 Presidential Scholarship Geology scholarships, any level

J. Nalle Gregory Chair $774,630 $1,376,057 in Sedimentary Geology Development of program of excellence in sedimentary geology, income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

J. Nalle Gregory Regents $338,665 $544,199 Professorship in Geological Sciences Income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

Thelma Lynn Guion Geology Library Staff Award $17,705 $20,297 For recognition of excellence by Geology Library staff

Karl Frederick Hagemeier, Jr. Memorial $48,494 $78,718 Endowed Presidential Scholarship General geology scholarships, any level, with preference to students from Brazoria or Kerr counties

George S. Heyer Memorial Fund $108,119 $239,084 Any purpose of the Foundation

Bill D. Holland Endowed Presidential $44,171 $45,464 Scholarship in Geological Sciences Scholarship for a Texas student who plans to pursue a career in the oil and gas industry

80 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Book Value Market Value

Houston Oil and Minerals Corporation $62,227 $124,457 Faculty Excellence Awards In recognition of outstanding service and special contributions to the teaching and research programs

F. Earl Ingerson Graduate Research $63,285 $95,905 Assistance Fund in Geochemistry Research assistance to graduate students in geochemistry

John A. and Katherine G. Jackson $178,148 $311,723 Centennial Teaching Fellowship in Geological Sciences Income supplements salary and supports research of junior faculty member

John A. and Katherine G. Jackson $10,002,171 $10,074,227 Endowed Fund Supports the Jackson School of Geological Sciences John A. and Katherine G. Jackson $26,079 $23,981 Exploration Geophysics Fund Supports Department's activities in the area of exploration geophysics

John A. and Katherine G. Jackson $289,582 $359,919 Fellowship in Geohydrology Graduate fellowship in geohydrology

G. Moses and Carolyn G. Knebel $107,314 $211,481 Teaching Fund Promotes teaching excellence in geological sciences

Martin B. Lagoe Student Research Fund $35,512 $39,630 for Micropaleontology Supports students studying in the area of micropaleontology

Clara Jones Langston Centennial $27,793 $52,749 Lectureship in Vertebrate Paleontology Provides for guest lectures in vertebrate paleontology

Geology Newsletter 2003 81 Book Value Market Value

J. Donald Langston $337,551 $481,325 Special Operations Fund Purchases teaching and research equipment

Warm and Marietta LangstonResearch $128,519 $250,337 Fund in Vertebrate Paleontology Faculty research in vertebrate paleontology

Jack K. Larsen-Mesa Petroleum Company $171,329 $339,714 Fund in Sedimentary Geology Supports student fieldwork in sedimentary geology

Howard R. Lowe Vertebrate $40,013 $78,039 Paleontology Endowment Supports student fieldwork in vertebrate paleontology

J. Hoover Mackin Memorial $30,892 $59,232 Scholarship Fund Graduate geology scholarship

George W. Marshall,Jr. Memorial $42,579 $62,037 Endowed Presidential Scholarship Graduate scholarship in general geology

Arthur E. Maxwell Graduate Fellowship $102,800 $105,512 in Geophysics Graduate scholarship for students working at the Institute for Geophysics

John C. and Marian B.Maxwell $120,247 $113,600 Undergraduate Scholarship Fund Supports aspiring undergraduates in Geological Sciences

Jack H.Mayfield, Jr. Fund for $489,696 $750,523 Excellence in Geological Sciences For innovative projects in geoscience instruction and research and for unrestricted support for continuing programs of teaching and research

82 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Book Value Market Value

John H. and Lujza McCammon $14,356 $29,606 Endowed Scholarship Upper-division undergraduate scholarship

Mr.and Mrs. L.F. McCollum $29,304 $55,281 Scholarship in Geology Geology scholarship, any level

Michaux Scholarship Fund $14,139 $27,831 Geology scholarship, any level

Joan A. Middleton Endowed $11,337 $12,802 Scholarship in Geology Geology scholarship to students, especially hydrogeology students

Carroll C. Miller Endowed $38,584 $78,439 Presidential Scholarship Geology scholarship to students pursuing careers in energy industries,preference to students from South Texas

William R. Muehlberger Field Geology $119,081 $151,889 Scholarship Fund Supports field studies at graduate or undergraduate levels

Wes Ogden Memorial Scholarship in Geophysics $14,568 $22,859 Geophysics scholarship to students pursuing careers in energy industries

Fred L. and Frances J. Oliver $79,414 $133,848 Lectureship in Texas Hydrology and Water Resources Provides for guest lectures in water resources

Judd H. and Cynthia Oualline $104,678 $163,662 Centennial Lectureship in Geological Sciences Provides for guest lectures in geological sciences

GeologyNewsletter 2005 83 Book Value Market Value

Judd H. and Cynthia Oualline $96,907 $152,516 Centennial Lectureship in Petroleum Geology Provides for guest lectures in petroleum geology

Judd H. Oualline Endowment Fund $23,734 $44,234 For special needs of the Department

Ed Owen-George Coates Fund $132,075 $266,416 Publication of geological research by faculty and graduate students

James C. Patterson Fund for Excellence $123,950 $113,095 in the Geophysical Sciences Supports excellence in the geophysical sciences

Bill R. Payne Centennial Teaching $115,694 $203,676 Fellowship Income supplements salary and supports research of junior faculty member

Joyce Bowman Payne Centennial $112,369 $190,963 Teaching Fellowship Income supplements salary and supports research of junior faculty member

Pennzoil and Pogo Producing $210,697 $341,210 Companies-William E. Gipson Scholarships Scholarships for UT graduates seeking Master's degrees at UT

O. Scott Petty Geophysical Fund $237,320 $442,403 Development of program of excellence in geophysics

Wallace E. Pratt $233,759 $445,580 Professorship in Geophysics Development of program of excellence in geophysics, income supplements salary and research of recipient

84 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Book Value Market Value

Louis and Elizabeth Scherck Geology Scholarship $121,743 $208,177 Undergraduate (upper division) and graduate scholarship

Wilton E.Scott $309,731 $630,525 Centennial Professorship Income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

Walter Benona Sharp Memorial $48,627 $104,135 Scholarship in Geological Sciences Scholarship in petroleum or field geology

Shell Companies Foundation $1,266,404 $2,274,219 Centennial Chair in Geophysics Income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

Shell Companies Foundation $1,077,881 $1,996,377 Distinguished Chair in Geophysics Income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

F. W. Simonds Endowed Presidential Scholarship $34,184 $75,406 Scholarship to undergraduate (upper division) and graduate students

William T. Stokes $180,936 $336,824 Centennial Teaching Fellowship in Geological Sciences Income supplements salary and supports research of junior faculty member

Structural Geology $131,359 $211,136 and Tectonics Fund Supports faculty and student research in structure and tectonics

Harlan Tod Sutherland $54,663 $86,159 Memorial Scholarship Fund Supports summer research for graduate students

Geology Newsletter 2003 85 Book Value MarketValue

John and Elizabeth M. Teagle Scholarship $766,902 $1,236,241 in Petroleum Geology Scholarship to students with interest in petroleum geology

David S. Thayer Memorial Scholarship Fund $34,169 $70,228 Senior field course scholarship

Tobin International $95,875 $205,306 Geological Map Collection Fund For purchase of maps and photos, storage and viewing facilities for these items

Udden Memorial Scholarship Fund $23,402 $36,507 Geology scholarship, any level

Glenn and Martha Vargas $42,394 $61,149 Endowed Presidential Scholarship Graduate-level scholarship in geological sciences

Glenn and Martha Vargas Endowment $78,321 $123,029 for Gems and Gem Minerals Instruction For course-related materials and instruction on gems and gem minerals

Glenn and Martha Vargas Fund for $65,144 $61,975 Gem and Mineral Curation For curating and maintaining the gem and mineral collections of the Department

Glenn and Martha Vargas Gemological $20,259 $34,249 Scholarship in Geological Sciences Scholarship for students interested in gemology or mineralogy

Joseph C, Jr. and Elizabeth C. Walter $765,847 $1,039,033 Geology Library Fund Acquisition of books, maps, and other library materials

Albert W. and Alice M. Weeks $228,731 $405,283 Centennial Professorship in Geological Sciences Income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

86 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Book Value Market Value

Albert W and Alice M. Weeks $228,731 $405,283 Fund in Geology Scholarship in geological sciences, any level

E. A. Wendlandt Fund $10,574 $20,089 Purchase of books and journals in German or English translations

Arno P. (Dutch) Wendler $133,410 $259,044 Professional Development Fund Supports graduate student presentations at professional meetings

Francis L. Whitney Endowed $55,678 $112,497 Presidential Scholarship Geology scholarship, any level, paleontology and stratigraphy preferred

Francis L. Whitney Memorial Book Fund $55,941 $81,338 For purchase of paleontological books for library

Addison A. and Mary E. Wilkinson Endowed $65,564 $70,007 Presidential Scholarship in Geological Sciences Geology scholarship for graduate and undergraduate students

John A. Wilson Professorship $211,677 $368,163 in Vertebrate Paleontology Development of program of excellence in vertebrate paleontology, income supplements salary and supports research of recipient

Charles E. Yager Undergraduate $64,058 $127,206 Field Scholarship Fund Supports students taking GEO 660

The First, Second, Third Mr. and Mrs. $526,885 $1,111,164 Charles E. Yager Professorships Three professorships in any discipline for faculty who participate in field instruction

Keith and Ann Young Endowment for the $30,520 $30,520 Non-Vertebrate Paleontology Collection Supports graduate students working with the non-vertebrate paleontology collection

Geology Newsletter 2003 87 Memorials

JamesWesleyAdams diedJuly 23,2003, She was born in McDade, Texas, on a ham radio operator, and a pianist. in Conroe, Texas, at the age of 78. October 10, 1922. She graduated from He is survived by his wife Irene; He was born in England, Arkansas, on the University of Texas in 1944 with a their children Barbara and her husband May 31, 1925. He graduatedfrom the degree in geology.She then moved to Allen Paksima, Diane,Beth and University of Texas with a B.A. degree New Orleans to work for Humble Oil. Brian as well as three granddaughters in geology, and while he attended the She married Ray Wyatt Williams and Brook, Luisa, and Bethany. In University he was a member of Phi returned toTexas to work for several addition,he is survived by his Gamma Delta fraternity. During his different water agencies, such as the brother Jack and wife Connie and senior year he was chosen as the Texas Water Development Board. brother-in-law Alex Yokubatis, as Best Athlete in the fraternity division. She was regarded by some as well as many nieces and nephews. During the Korean War he served in "the Mother of the Texas Water Plan." HascalBrussBillingsley,66,died the Navy and retired after 20 years of She then went to work for Camp, December 17, 2002. He was born on service as a Lieutenant Commander. Dresser and McKee until her retire- August 8, 1936. He graduated from Wes worked as a geophysicist with ment in 1983. After she retired Highland Park High School in Dallas, Wimberley, Texas, Exxon from 1948 until he retired in in she still Texas,in 1954. He then went on to 1987. He was a member of the River remained active in natural resource receive his B.S. in geology from Plantation Country Club and also managementand started a project to the University of Texas in 1958. volunteered with Meals on Wheels. monitor water quality on the Blanco He joined the Navy shortly after He was a member of First United River. She married Harvey O. Banks graduation and attained the rank Methodist Church of Conroe, where in 1994, and moved with him to of Lieutenant. After he left the Navy, he participated in the Beacon Sunday California. She returned to Austin he earned an M.B.A. from Southern School Class and the Tuesday Morning in 1996. She will be remembered for Methodist University in 1962. He first Men's Bible Study. He is survived by her wit and intellect,and was a proud worked for Metropolitan Federal his wife of 53 years, Beth Adams; Longhorn,Democrat, and patriot. Savings and Loan in Dallas, and then by sons Davis and wife Teresaand She is survived her daughter, he went on to become the President William and wife Leslie; daughter Tracy Williams Perez and her husband of the Denison Savings and Loan in Beth Ann Wilson;grandchildren Jenna David; her three sons of the heart, Denison,Texas, then the President and Molly Adams, Ashley, Alicia and William C. Goodwin and wife Roxann, of New Braunfels Savings and Loan. Susan, Allison Wilson and Thomas, Jesse James T. Goodwin and wife He later went to work for the and Andrea Adams; brother Earl; and John B. Goodwin and wife,Allison; State of Texas and then the Resolution and several nieces and nephews. as well as her grandchildren Nick, Trust Corporation.He was the Vice BarbaraCairnsBackus died December 10, Tamara,Morgan, Sarah,Peter, Eli, President of Frontier Investment 2002, in Dallas, Texas, at the age Tara, Stephanie, Mark, and Andrew. ManagementCompany in Dallas of 70. She was born in Melrose, She is also survived by her two at the time of his death. He was a Massachusetts,on January 29,1932. sisters, Margaret Ewing and Martha member of the Salesmanship Club She married Milo M. Backus in 1952. Pils,and her sister-in-law,Mattie Ott. of Dallas, and enjoyed volunteering They were married for over 50 years. RaymondV."Barney"Barron died at the Byron Nelson Tournament each She is survived by her husband; December 8, 2002, in Houston, Texas. year. He loved to play golf, and he won daughter Colleen and her husband He was a veteran of World War II and many tournaments through the years, Gary Nabhan;daughter Marcia; remained active in the U.S.Power as well as being the only person to son Kurt and his wife Lisa;daughter Squadron,where he taught Junior win both the Junior and Senior Kathleen and her husband Kevin Navigation for 25 years. He was also Club Championships as a member Priller,as well as eight grandchildren. serving as treasurer when he became at Northwood Club. He is survived She is preceded in death by son ill. He received his education from by his mother Mary; sister Joan Stephen, who died in 1986. The University of Texas as well as Bowman;nephew Bruss Bowman; JeanMarie OttWilliamsBanksdied the University of South Dakota. He niece Cindy Bowman Thimmesch; April 10, 2003, at the age of 81. then became a petroleum geologist. former wife Susan Mowrey,and He was a computer enthusiast, many relatives and friends.

88 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Mac Dell Burke died December 6, 2002, geologyfrom the University of Texas that same year. He later attended the at the age of 78. She was born in in 1940. He then went on to serve as University of Texas at Austin. He went Karnes County, Texas.She was a a Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps on to work for Yard Manufacturing Co. member of Westbury Baptist Church during World War 11. He was called for 14 years,and was a manager of and taughtSunday School and Bible to the ministry in 1948 while working Tecco Electronics. He then was a School for many years. She was for the Trinity University Guidance real estate agentfor 15 years with married to Thomas Burke, a member Center as a vocational counselor. He Ebby Halliday, then a Keller-Williams of the Geology Foundation Advisory graduated in 1951 with an M.A. in agent for the last 7 years. He was a Council,for 52 years. Her family was Educational Psychology from the charter member of Chapel Hill United the joy of her life. She is also survived University of California, as well as a Methodist Church as well as a by her children John and wife Sharon; B.D. from the Starr King School for the member of American Legion Post Steven and wife Nancy, and Susan Ministry. He came to the Little Church #379, S.S. StephensHopkins Chapter. and husband Craig Jerden;her in San Antonio as associate pastor in He was a member of the Quarter grandchildren Christen, Jeremy, and 1963, and became pastor in 1968. Century Ham Club and a 50-yearham Justin Burke, Dylan Logan and Reade He married Cleo Edwards in 1972 radio operator. He is survived by his Burke and Lauren and Kelly Jerden; as and they served togetheruntil wife Betty, daughters Julie and Dan well as her brother Wilburn Anderson ill health forced him to retire. In 1988 Elrod and Christi and Brian Sullivan; and many nephews and nieces. he and Cleo received a citation from four grandchildren,Melanie and Milton Wood Crusius died April 15,2003, Mayor Henry Cisneros and the City Shannon Sullivan,Brent Elrod and at the age of 80. He was born in of San Antonio for exemplary service; Bryan Elrod and wife Brandy; two Mobile,Alabama, on May9, 1922. He as well as being honored by Charisma great-grandchildren, Brady and Briley served as a gunner's mate first class Magazine as one of the Outstanding Elrod;his brother Dick, and several in the U.S. Navy during World War II Pastors in America. He is survived nieces and nephews. from 1940-45, during which time he by his wife Cleo; daughter Connie JamesH."Jim" Helland,80,died Decem- was honored with the Victory Medal, Jean Miller and her husband Robert; ber 25, 2002, in San Antonio,Texas. Pacific Theatre and American Theatre grandsons J.R. and J.W. Miller; He was born on March 6, 1922. He Ribbons. Milton graduated in 1949 and several nephews and nieces. served in the U.S. Army from 1943 from the University of Texas, where Dorothy Ellison ByJohna. wnson until 1946 as a First Lieutenant, he was elected to the earth science DorothyM."Dottie"Ellisondied with combat at Saipan and Okinawa honorary fraternity, Sigma Gamma on February 4, 2003, at age 88. and was in the occupation force Epsilon. He worked as a geophysicist Dottie was Sam Ellison's wife and in Japan.He received his degreein and technical writer for Exxon for hence she was "ex officio" hostess for geology from the University of Texas, 30 years,and he wrote a book and the Department of Geology while Sam where he also was a member and several papers on Texas geology. was Chairman (1952 -1962). Dottie house manager of Kappa Sigma He served in many capacities in the took her position seriously. She fraternity. After graduation, he worked Baptist Church and was a BoyScout hosted get-togethersin their back for Stanolind in both South Texas and leader for many years. He is survived yard for graduate students, faculty, Calgary, Canada. He then moved by his sons Dr. Timothy Wood and and faculty spouses. She was warm to Beeville,Texas, in 1950 with wife Elizabeth,John Bryan and wife and friendly and loved a good joke. his wife, Patty Ford. In Beeville,he Lori and grandchildren Emily, Micah, She brought a feeling of family to started his own oil and gas exploration Blake, Austin,Rachel, and Patrick. the Department. business. He moved to San Antonio ReverendDavidW.Edmundsdiedin EarlEugeneGranbery,78,died in 1957, where he was active September 2002 in San Antonio, November 23, 2002, in Dallas, in Republican Party politics. Texas. He was born in Kansas City, Texas. He was born in Dallas on He became the first Republican Missouri, and attended schools in December 21, 1924. He graduated elected as a Bexar County Commis- Colorado and Kansas before graduat- from Woodrow Wilson High School sioner since Reconstruction, in 1964. ing high school in Dallas, Texas. He in Dallas in 1943 and volunteered He enjoyed golfing and skiing. He was graduatedwith honors with a B.A. in for service in the Merchant Marines a member of the American Associa-

Geology Newsletter 2003 89 tion of Petroleum Geologists, the Tracy Moore, as well as several Soon after their marriage, they San Antonio Country Club, the South nieces and nephews. moved to San Antonio. They had Texas Geological Society, the Texas WyattThomasNorman,Jr., 81,diedin one son, 0. Scott Petty, Jr. Cavaliers, Order of the Alamo, Argyle Corpus Christi, Texas, on October 25, She was active with many charities Club, and German Club.In addition he 2002. He was born December 29, throughout her life, including served as president of the San Antonio 1920,in Dallas, Texas, then the Chancellor's Council of Club, Country vice president of moved to Rusk, Texas, where The University of Texas at Austin, Dad's Association at UT Austin, he graduated from Rusk High School. the Battle of Flowers Association, and member of the Board of the He received a degreein geology from San Antonio Art Institute,San Antonio Petroleum Club. He is survived by the University of Texas in 1947. Conservation Society, Southwest his wife Patty; his children Hans During his college years, he served Foundation for Biomedical Research, and wife Catherine, Sally Helland, in World War IIand then returned San Antonio Art League,The Charity Jeff, Suzanne Tate and husband and to complete his degree. He also was Ball Association,McNay Art Museum, Teresa Wakely; grandchildren William a member of the honorary service the San Antonio Symphony, and and Sarah Helland, Wolfgang .and organization The Silver Spurs and Trinity University Associates. Hallie Kuntz, and Patricia,Hannah, a past president and member of She was also a member of the Danielle, and Alexandra Wakely; Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. After San Antonio Country Club, Christ sister Frances Watts; brother graduating, Wyatt worked for Episcopal Church, Club Giraud, Richard Helland and wife Julie, Pure Oil Company in Mississippi and The Argyle.She was a member and many nieces and nephews. as a scout, then went to work for of Delta Delta Delta sorority for StevePaulKrolczyk,Jr.,46,died ReynoldsMetals Corporation in over 75 years. September 8, 2002, in La Porte, Houston. He went to work for She is survived by her son Scott and Texas. Steve was a native Houstonian Trunkline Gas Company in 1957, his wife Eleanor, her grandchildren and graduated from St. Pius X high requiring a move to Corpus Christi, Joan Louise Petty, Scott James Petty, school.He received his B.S. degree Texas. He then became an indepen- Susan Harris Petty Arnim,Richard in geological sciences from The dent oil operator in 1962. He received Oliver Weed, and Tim A. Weed, as University of Texas at Austin in 1981. the "Outstanding Landman Award" well as nine great-grandchildren. He was the laboratory manager from the Corpus Christi Association Robert Pinson died in December 2002, for Coastal Flow Measurement in of Professional Landmen in 1985. in Dallas, Texas. He served in the Houston, Texas, for the past 14 years. He was active in the Corpus Christi U.S. Army during World War II Shortly before his death, he also Town Club and the First Presbyterian and graduated from the University earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the Church as well as his coffee club at of Texas with a B.A.in geologyin University of Houston, Clear Lake. the Hilltop Cafe. He is survived by 1941. He was an usher and member He is survived by his partner, Lene his wife, Frances Bliss, sons Wyatt 111 of Wilshire Baptist Church for over Hem, his mother, Callye Krolczyk, and Kevin and his wife Debbie, his 50 years. He was also a member brothers Joseph and Mark, and sisters granddaughter Kelly, one niece, four of Delta Sigma Phi SMU and UT- Francis and Leda Krolczyk and Susan nephews, and two sisters-in-law. at Austin, as well as a member of Sigma Bordelon and her husband Bruce. MaryEdwinaHarrisPettydiedMay 28, Delta Chi fraternity. He published MajorEdwinW.Moore,81,died 2003,in San Antonio, Texas. Born Bankers Digestfor over 40 years. He November 5, 2002, in San Antonio, June 27, 1899, in Dallas, Texas, she is survived by his wife of 55 years, Texas. He attended the University was the daughter of Jouett Carson Rosemary Fanning Pinson; daughter of Texas in 1941 and then went on Harris and Mary Wickens Harris. Cecelia Pinson;sons Robert Pinson to serve 24 years in the United States She was raised in Austin, Texas, and wife Debra and James Pinson military, in the Sixth Marine Corps and graduated from the University and wife Dorothy; grandson Battalion and then the U.S. Air of Texas at Austin in 1921 with Christopher; sister Marjorie Force. He is survived by his daughter a B.A. She met her husband, and husband Ken Larkin; and Catherine Moore; son James Moore 0. Scott Petty,at the University, and numerous nephews and nieces. and his wife Nancyand granddaughter they were married on July 19,1921.

90 Geolog?Newsletter 2005 Tom Schneider,75, died inMidland, in Palacios, Texas, on March 19, 1912. Association,and the Paleozoic Texas, on June 17, 2003. Tom was He was married to his hometown Society. His other hobbies included born on September 19, 1928, in sweetheart, Mary Nancy Sisson,for cooking and quail hunting. He is Austin, Texas. He graduated from 62 years. He received his B.S. in survived by his wife; son William the University of Texas with a B.S. geology from the University of Texas Clinton Sojoumer 111 and wife Jana; degreein geology in 1950 and then in 1940. He also attended Southwest- two daughters Sherry and husband received his Master's degree from ern University and the University of Ronnie Clark and Cindy and husband UT in 1951. While working on his Houston, earning a second degree in Gene Brady; five grandchildren; Master's, he did extensive fieldwork Education. He had a 38-year career in mother Rita Sojoumer; brother Jim in Culberson County, which led to his exploration geophysics and geology, Sojoumer; and aunt Novella Rash. later discovery of the second largest retiring from Exxon in 1977. He Bert L. Stovall died September 29, depositof sulfur in the United States. was active in the Houston Geological 2002, in Casper, Wyoming, at the age He married Patricia Comer in 1956. Society, AAPG, and SEG. He was of 79. He was born July 25, 1923, He started as a geologist in the oil a member of Grace Presbyterian in Amarillo,Texas. The family then business with Lario Oil and Gas, Church, and was Intercessory Prayer moved to Wilmington, California, then went on to work for Texas Pacific group leader,as well as an elder, where he graduated from high school. Coal and Oil Company. He became mentor, and teacher. He is survived After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he an independent oil operator and by his daughter Nancy and husband enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served geologist in 1956, eventually Warren Brandau; sister-in-law Maxine as a petty officer second class,and founding Topat Oil. Ray; brother-in-law Rev. Carroll B. was honorably discharged in 1942. Tom was a member of the West Texas Ray; grandchildren David Hyde, Amy He attended the University of Texas Geological Society, the Society of Hines and husband Stephen Hines, and graduatedin 1948 with a degree Independent Professional Earth Lisa Hyde and husband David Hyde, in geology, the first person in his Scientists, and the American Associa- Kenneth Brandau and wife Andrea, family to graduate from college. After tion of Petroleum Geologists. and Jean Brandau; and five great- graduation he moved to Houston He was a founding member of the grandchildren Justus Hyde, Rebecca to work as a scout for Pure Oil Permian Basin Section of SEPMin Hyde, Diana Brandau,Sarah Hines, Company, and later became a 1954. Tom was a former member and Emily Hines; as well as two landman for Shell Oil Company. of the Geology Foundation Advisory nephews and four nieces. He moved to Casper, Wyoming, Council. He also belonged to the William"Bill"Sojoumer,Jr.,died with Shell in 1962. He formed a lease Midland Petroleum Club, the Texas January 21, 2003, in Abilene, Texas, brokerage company in Casper in 1968 Exes,and The Midland Exchange Club. at the age of 72. He was born in and worked at it until the age of 78. He was a member of the Texas Cross Plains, Texas, in 1930 and His survivors include his wife of Longhom Foundation (as a Lifetime then moved with his family to South 54 years,Martha Ann Savage; Member) and of St. Ann's Catholic Texas, where he lived for much of his brother John;daughter Sherry Church. He was an avid sports fan and his early life. His family then moved Lynn Crawford; sons Scott and Gary; collector. He is survived by his wife, toAbilene in 1944 and he graduated six grandchildren; and two great- Patricia;sons Patrick and wife from Abilene High School in 1947. grandchildren. Lea, Brian, Jesse Thomas and his As the son of an oilman, he began We have learned of the death wife Ana; daughters Maggie Snow workingin the oil fields with his of these alumni but have no and her husband Billy; MollyClark father as soon as he was old enough. additional information: and her husband Reb; and Laura; He married Barbara Ann Fielder William Barnhill (8.A., 1950) grandchildren Kelsi Schneider, in 1952. He earned a B.S. degreein PaulD. Beaird, Jr. (8.A., 1957) Danielle Snow, and Seth, Duncan, geology from the University of Texas Milton Thomas Colley (8.A., 1951) and Cooper Clark; a twin brother in 1956. He took over the family Edward and his wife Gerri, and business,Sojoumer Oil Company, Thomas Blackman Curlee (8.5., 1950) by many nieces and nephews. in 1963. He was a member of the DavidKolbe Curtice (8.A., 1953) HarryHensel Sisson died April 25,2003, Oil Well Drillers Association, the Geneva Risinger Oswald (8.A., 1937) at the age of 91.He was born West Central Texas Oil and Gas Hugh Gilham White, 111 (8.5., 1952)

GeologyNewsletter 2005 91 Notes from the Alumni

PeytonO.Abbot (8.5., 1950) is retired StephenR.Allen (M.A., 1997) is a exceptmy eyesight.My wifePeggy is in and livinginPueblo,Colorado. developerwithAT&TWireless Group bedwithM.S. Son in SouthDakota, in Austin, Texas,and writes, "I continue doing fine.Daughter in Wimberley EdwinV.Acker (8.5., 1956) is retired to live in Austin, whereIworkas an doingokay." and livingin Tilden, Texas,and writes, Oracle DatabaseDeveloper for the "Bey andIare stillenjoying spending our AT&T"Wireless Group. Outsideof work, RaymondH."Pat" Anderson (8.5., kids' inheritancebothhere atthe ranch I'm aDeepEddy 'Rat',aBartonSprings 1956) is retiredfrom Texaco,Inc. and and at Rockport." Edwinmay be reached 'PolarBear', anAlamoDrafthouse livinginRichmond,Texas,and writes, at [email protected]. Theatrefilm fan, and aHancock golf "Joanne andIcontinue to have good coursebogeyman.Ican be contacted health andtravel as often as we can. JimW. Adams (8.5., 1951) is retired at [email protected] Ilook forward everyyear to the and livinginMidland, Texas,and writes, [email protected]." geologyNewsletter -can't believeit's "The mountains get harderand harder been50 yearssince attendingUT." to climb, so Igot anew knee.See you NancyJenswold Anderson (8.A., onthe outcrops!"Jim canbereached at 1950) is retiredand livingin Cedar TomAnderson (M.A., 1967; Ph.D., [email protected]. Hill, Texas,and canbereached at 1969) is aProfessor ofGeologywiththe [email protected]. Department of Geologyand Planetary ElaineMarie Allan(8.5., 1983) is retired She writes, "Fifty-two and ahalf years Science at the University ofPittsburgh and livinginAustin, Texas,and writes, after myUT-Austin graduation,Ifinally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and writes "DaughterErika now 17 andgraduating visitedBigBend.A recent trip to the "workingveryhardto.put together highschool; son Adamis 7. Myhobby Big BendNationalPark filledme with GSA special paper on northern now is helping the publicschoolsand the awe and mademe wish againthat Mexicostudies.Hello to all." AustinPublic Library.Want to help too? women students in 1950 hadbeen Call me at (512) 322-9663, tell meyour allowedto take the6-weeksummer field EdgarP. Armstrong(8.5., 1951) is favoritethings to dooryour hobbies and course.Lucky women students of today!" retiredand livinginHouston, Texas,and I'lllet you knowhow the kids/library can be reached at [email protected] couldbenefitfromknowingyou!" PaulD.Anderson(attended 1939) is Edgar writes "still retiredand-happy Elaine may alsobe reachedat apartner in W. D. Anderson and Sons stillmarried to the same wife still [email protected]. inMidland, Texas and writes "allokay trying to keep up with old friends. Also have four seasontickets to Longhorn football games withmy wife, son, anddaughter-in-law.Mygrandson, abaseballpitcher,hopes to becomea C. Elmo Brown (8.A., 1976) was given the American Longhorn too." Association ofPetroleum Geologists (AAPG) Public Service Award. SaraAvant-Stanley(8.5., 1978) is living Woodlands, Texas, Frizzell (8.5., 1950) was presented with the in The and writes, Jack Q. "Myoldest daughter,Blair,graduated American Association of PetroleumGeologists (AAPG) fromhighschoolinMay 2003. She John Emery Adams Award. plans to major in geology,which would a 1973) make her third-generationgeologist. Robert A. Levich (M.A., received the American Institute of She would hergrandfather,Joseph (AIPG) join Professional Geologists Presidential Certificate of Merit. B.Avant, andmother in formingtheir own rock block. We are enjoying (Ph.D., 1974) Donald F. Reaser won the Outstanding beingbackin the U.S.after 6 years in Teacher Award from The University of Texas at Arlington Indonesiaas well asbeingbackin Texas Collegeof Science. after a 24-year absence."Sara can be reached at [email protected]. Dan Smith (8.5., 1958) served as President of the American Association ofPetroleumGeologists (AAPG). AlanaHavemanAvery(8.5., 1989) lives in Piano,Texas,and writes, "After 7 years Paul Weimer (Ph.D., 1989) was selected as the in theoilindustry and 3 years teaching SEG Distinguished Short Course Instructor and highschool,Inow stay home.Emilyis in electedTreasurer of AAPG. kindergartenandAnna willbe 2 inJune. Larryis still teachingEnglish andIam

92 GeologyNewsletter 2003 enjoyingbeing at homewith thegirls. her new UT-Ex husband...andwehave William T.Biskamp(8.5., 1954) is We've beenback inTexas for 5 years and another grandson, aUT freshman, retiredand livingin Dallas, Texas, Ithink aboutmyUT yearsoften."Alana who willmajorinmath.Our ties toUT, and writes, "MonaandIare still canbe reached at [email protected]. thank goodness,continue. We would sellingrealestate. Seven and ahalf bedelightedto see, hear from, andhave grandkids."You can reachWilliam CarolSwenumsonBaker(8.5., 1984) visits from our friends." Walter canbe at [email protected]. is a geophysicistwithExxonMobil reachedat [email protected]. UpstreamTechnical Computingin KeithBjork (8.5., 1984) is anorthopedic Houston,Texas,and writes, "As always, James B. (8.5., 1961) andKathryneG. surgeon in Amarillo, Texas,and writes, work andour 2 boys ages 13 and7 (8.A., 1961) Bennett write from "Where are all my fellowSwiss travel keep usbusier than ever.Lifeis good!" Houston,Texas, whereJames is the companions from 1983?" Keith can President ofB &.S Exploration,Inc. be reached at [email protected]. William W. Ballard (Ph.D., 1961) is the and letusknow, "Thank you for Chairmanand CEO ofBallardPetroleum producing a quality publication. We TomBjorklund (M.A.,1962) is a Holdings,L.L.C. in Billings,Montana, enjoy readingit everyyear. We are still Research Scientistat the University of andwrites, "MerilynandIare celebrat- developingdrillingprospects in North Houston,in Houston, Texas,and writes, ing our 50^ weddinganniversary this Louisiana and South Arkansas and "Dataand interpretations frommy year. Twosons (bothgeophysicists)are getting involvedinsome 3-D acquisition. dissertationare now accessible onthe in the business,and a daughteris a Kathryne remains active oncommittees AAPG's SearchandDiscovery website speechpathologistin Gillette, in the HoustonGeologicalAuxiliary (http://www.searchanddiscovery.net/ Wyoming. We have fivegrand- as well as in community organizations. documents/whittier/index.htm).A more children." William canbe reached at Our familyis fine,andwe wish the comprehensiveversion is available from [email protected]. same for everyone." the AAPGbookstore ona CD.Just the start ofthe explorationrevivalofthe Thomas D.Barrow(M.A.,1948) is the MarkJ.Berlinger (8.A., 1982; M.A., Los Angeles basin!" Tom canbe reached president ofT BarX inHouston,Texas. 1984) is a Health, Safety,Security at [email protected]. He is an HonoraryLife Memberof the andEnvironmentalManager with GeologyFoundationAdvisory Council. BP Chemicals in Charleston, South Barbara SmithBlaisdell (8.5., 1978) is Carolina, and writes, "Alaska was great, ahomemakerinThe Woodlands, Texas, RobertE. Beatty(8.A.,1950; 8.5., 1954) butwe'renow enjoying sunny-hot and writes "have two teenagers to keep is retiredand livingin SanAntonio, Charleston.5-year-oldClairehates the aneye on before they fly thenest! Texas. fire ants, but loves thebeach."Mark Husband works forExxonMobil on canbereached at [email protected]. MiddleEast projects."Barbara can RalphJ.Beaver,Jr. (8.5., 1958) is the be reached [email protected]. PresidentofBevex Corporationin Fort RobertBierbauer (8.A., 1958) is retired Worth, Texas,and writes "still doing and livingin Houston,Texas. AsaLeeBlankenship,Jr. (8.A., 1950; whatwe did - factoring.If youcome M.A., 1952) is retiredand livingin to Fort Worth, come see us." Don G.Bilbrey (8.5., 1953; M.A., 1957) Houston,Texas,and writes, "Thanks is retiredand livingin New Orleans, for the Newsletter.My new phonenumber Mauro RobertoBecker (Ph.D., 1996) is Louisiana, and canbe reached at is (713)778-5838, Iinvite allLonghorns aReservoir CharacterizationGeologist [email protected] writes, to call." withPetrobrasE&JPRio Unitin Rio de "I took a 'geologicalfieldtrip' inMay, Janeiro,Brazil, andcan bereached at 2002, drivingalone fromNewOrleans RobertH.Blodgett (Ph.D., 1990) is a [email protected]. to Seattle and back.Isaw a lot of Professor ofGeology at Austin Commu- spectacular redrock country in Colorado nity Collegein Austin,Texas,and can LynnS. Beeler (8.5., 1962) is a substitute andUtahand snow-coveredmountains bereached at [email protected] teacherinThe Colony, Texas,and can in Idaho and Washington.Also,I via his websiteat www.austin.cc.edu/ bereached at [email protected]. stopped two days in Yellowstone on rblodget. Lynn writes "became a grandfather for the returntrip. Idrove 6600miles in the first time recently. Considering 13 drivingdays,so youcan see my JeffreyBlohm(8.5., 1976) is an retirement." health is good." instructor and coursewaredeveloper for Boeing inTucson,Arizona, and Walter EdwinBelt, Jr. (8.5., 1943) is Sevin Bilir(M.A., 1992) is a writes "retiredas a Lieutenant retiredand livingin Flatonia,Texas, Hydrogeologistwith Weiss Associates ColonelfromUSAF in 1999 with and writes, "VirginiaandIcontinue in Emeryville,California.Sevin can 22Vi years ofservice. Nowwork at a full active life inspite of our 79 and be reached at [email protected] Davis MonthanAFB.Stillenjoy 81years andlook forward to our or [email protected]. collectingminerals, especiallycrystals. 60th weddinganniversary in October. Tucson's GemShow everyyear is A granddaughterreceivedherM.A. at fantastic."Jeffrey may be reached UTlast yearand livesin Austin with at [email protected].

Geology Newsletter 2003 93 PatriciaBobeck(M.A., 1985) lives in The first datawas publishedinMarch." RobertF. Brandt(8.5., 1957) is an Austin, Texas,and writes, "InNovember Lars maybe reached at [email protected]. adjunct faculty member at Houston 2002, after 10 years managinghazardous Community Collegein Houston,Texas, waste with theTexas Commissionon SilverioBosch(8.5., 1974;M.A., 1975) andcanbe reached at [email protected]. EnvironmentalQuality, Imoved over is anexplorationgeologistin Corpus Robertwrites, "semi-retiredbutstillseem to Bureau ofRadiationControlat the Christi, Texas,and writes, "continuing to to be workingas hardas ever.Teaching Texas DepartmentofHealth to manage explorein the South Texas Wilcox trend. physical geologyand environmental thegeologicalassessments program, The challenges aremany,but the geology science as distancelearningvia the whichinvolves researchingandevaluat- is always fun.Matt (15), Eric (13), and internet at Houston Community ing geologicaland hydrologicalimpacts Lisa(40+) also provide many challenges, College.Upside:Icando most of ofuranium in-situ mining andmilling, but thelove andgoodtimes are my workat home." byproduct waste disposalandradioactive worthit." Silverio can bereached waste processing and storage.The job at [email protected]. KenBrook(8.5., 1967) is the president gives me the opportunity to learnabout ofDesert Ventures,Inc. in Reno, radioactivewaste issues andsuch timely DouglasLBostwick (M.A.,1953) Nevada,and canbe reached at concepts as 'dirty bombs.'Radioactivity is retiredand livingin Albuquerque, [email protected]. Ken writes, hasinterestedmesince IreadMadame NewMexico,and writes, "verymuch "After a verylongdryspell,mineral Curie'sbiography as a teenager, and this likingliving in Albuquerqueagain for explorationis at last on the rise. job gives me the opportunity to learn the past 3 years.Igraduated from high Havehad to expandinto geothermal all aboutit. My English translationof school here in 1947.Long time ago." andeven a small gas play." Henry Darcy's PublicFountainsof the City ofDijon willhopefullybe published AndrewBowen(8.5., 1991) is working C. DouglasBrown(8.5., 1984) is the inlate 2003. This is thebook in which in the MarketingDepartment ofDell presidentofBXP,Ltd. in Dallas, Texas, Henry Darcydescribes his experiments Computer inAustin, Texas,and writes, and writes "actively involvedin acquisi- on water movement through sand and "made a switchto the technology tion anddevelopmentofoil andgas establisheswhatwe callDarcy's Law. industry in 1998, but still haverocks all properties along theGulf Coast. Two Igave a short presentationabout the over my house,alongwith many fond boys, ages 3 and 6, keep usbusy allthe translation at the History of Geology memories."Andrew can bereached time."Douglascan be reached at session at GSA in October2002 and at [email protected]. [email protected]. havebeen invitedto give a similar presentationat theDarcySymposiumof SouthernW. Bower(8.5., 1950) is C. Elmo Brown(8.A., 1976) is the the AmericanSociety ofCivil Engineers retiredand livingin Luling,Texas, owner ofTREK GeologicConsulting, to be heldinPhiladelphia inJune 2003. and writes, "Ann andIare still Inc. inDenver, Colorado,and writes This May, Iwilltravelto France to enjoying retirement." "stillbalancing a career in the oil and document andphotographDarcy's water gas industry withtravel (the last trip supply system and conductresearchon DougBowling(8.5., 1990; M.A., 1995) was a hikingvacation to the wildsof other points ofinterest around Dijon, is a GeoscientistwithExxonMobilin Patagonia), withservice to thegeologic not to mention sample the mustardand Houston,Texas. He canbereached at profession(mostly through theRocky drink alittle ofthe famous Burgundy Dougß[email protected]. MountainAssociationof Geologists), wine.My sonDennis is doingwell as a He wrote to say "Congratulationsto and withvolunteeringin the local highschoolsophomore.OnNew Year's theUTGeosciences! Thankyou Mr. community (including giving presenta- Day 2003 hehadthe honorof playing andMrs.Jackson!Thank you BillFisher tions in thelocalschools and teaching the trumpet and marching withhishigh andDr.Kocurek!What a ridethiswill a week or two of science camp each schoolbandin the RoseBowlParadein be! Iamnow workingas aSecundeeat summer at DinosaurRidge onthe west Pasadena,California.I'm stilldesperately ExxonMobilon the Chad Development side ofDenver).The AmericanAssocia- seekingAnna Chappell,dear friend and Project." tion ofPetroleumGeologistshas roommate. Any news wouldbe very recognizedthis effort by selectingme welcomeand anaddress wouldbe even Walter A.Boyd,Jr. (8.5., 1953) is retired as the 2003 awardwinner of the AAPG better!Thank you!" Patriciacan be andliving inHouston,Texas,andsaid PublicService Award.ThoughIam reached at [email protected]. his "2002 travel was curtailedbyhealth honoredby this citation, it is thesmiles, and war."Walter can be reached at honest questions, andlittle thank-you LarsE.Borg(M.A., 1989; Ph.D., 1995) is [email protected] via www.p3B.com. notes Ireceive fromour younger an AssociateResearch Professor withthe scientists that reallymake my day." InstituteofMeteoriticsat the University PhilipBraithwaite(M.A., 1958) is retired ofNew Mexico in Albuquerque,New andliving inDallas, Texas,and writes Kathy Brown (8.5., 1985) is an Mexico,and writes, "Life in New Mexico "still enjoyingretirement and meetings EnvironmentalRegulator and Inspector is good.Our daughter is 2 and continues ofthe LittlefieldSociety in Austin. withthe State ofWyoming inLander, to grow andamazeus.Ihave finished Lookingforward to the openhouse Wyoming, and canbe reached at building the facilities atUNM to permit ofthe new geologybuilding." [email protected]. Kathy writes isotopic dating of planetary materials. "lovin' life in the Wild West with geologyeverywhereyou look!"

94 GeologyNewsletter 2003 Wallace E.Brunson (8.5., 1942; M.A., managed a wonderfulcruise last fall. can bereachedat [email protected]. 1954) is retiredand livingin Houston, Jack's battlewithParkinson'sdisease Jim writes, "I continue to study Texas,and writes, "Another yearof is makingit verydifficultfor him to carbonatesof the Bahamas, Caribbean, retirement andkeepingan office with accomplishmany ofhis favorite activities. andMicronesia.Iam part of aresearch Big'6' Drilling Co. Ido readfirst reports We enjoy the Newsletter as always." team thathas just receivedfunding from andcompletionsonwellsin theNorth Totalfinaelf to the tune of $360K, for MidlandBasin, just to keepup. Betty Frank Kell Cahoon (8.5., 1957) is an 3 years, to study paleosolandkarst andIwillpass our 61st anniversary independentoiloperator in Midland, developmentin theBahamas, and in Sept., 2003." Texas,and letusknow "weare enjoying other islands.Inmid-April,Iwill our childrenandgrandchildren." become a grandfather.Yikes!Iwas J.E.WoodyBryant (8.5., 1943; pleased to be nominatedas aGSA M.A., 1948) is an independentgeologist Todd Callaway(8.5., 1997) is a Store FellowbyBob Folk." inFredericksburg,Texas, and writes Manager for RecreationalEquipment, "stillgeologizing." Inc. (REI) in Fremont, California, A.T. "Toby"Carleton (8.5., 1951; and canbe reached at M.A., 1952) is a geologistand rancher LeonardC. Bryant(8.A., 1957) is an [email protected]. inMidland, Texas,and writes "still independentgeologistin Helotes,Texas, Toddwrites, "After leavingUT, my workingbut Idon'tseem to get asmuch and writes, "I amstill recovering from wifeNichole (B.A.Education,1998) accomplishedasIonce did.Familyis two backsurgeries in2002 that cured andIwere marriedin April1999 and well.CorinneandIareblessedwith- paralysisin my legs.Ihopeto be able Ihave beenmoving around the country threechildren andfive grandkids all to travel come summer." withREI.We havelived inSaltLake ofwhomare keepers."He is amember City, ColoradoSprings, andnow we ofthe GeologyFoundationAdvisory BenBuongiorino (M.A., 1955) is the arein the BayArea.We are working Council. presidentof GoodDay Energy, Inc. ourwaybackto Texas.Hook 'em!" in Houston,Texas,and writes "still MarvinT. Carlsen (8.5., 1952) is retired enjoying the challengeof oilandgas Dean Callender(8.5., 1956; M.A., 1958) andlivingin Midland,Texas,and writes, exploration."Ben canbe reached at is theSenior Vice PresidentofÜBS "Duringlate 2002 and early2003, my [email protected]. Paine Webber in Houston,Texas, wifeandIhave beenhamperedwith and can be reached at deancallender@ healthproblems.Me withCOPD RobertBurger (Ph.D., 2002) is the houston.rr.com.Dean writes, "Our (Chronic ObstructivePulmonaryDisease) Assistant ProgramDirector with decliningsupplyof oilandgas and higher andmy wifewithgallbladderproblems. Joint OceanographicInstitutions prices shouldencourage the perceptive So we wereunable to domuch, such as in Washington, D.C. to makesome serious investments in take exciting trips.Will save our energy explorationfor a change." for futureescapades.Best wishesto T. J. "Jeff" Burnett, Jr. (8.5., 1949) is allGeo staffand Exes!" retiredand livingin Houston,Texas, DonaldM.Campbell(8.A., 1955) is and wrote to tell us the sadnews that retiredandlivingin Abingdon,Mary- Mary Carr (Ph.D., 1994) is aResearch helosthis wifeCathe(UT, 1948) in land,and writes "stillworking inspecial Assistant Professor at the Colorado June of 2001. Jeff canbe reached at educationin BelAir,Maryland.Ihave School ofMinesin Golden,Colorado, [email protected]. to keepbusy.Gladto be near my and canbe reached at [email protected]. 10-year-oldgranddaughter.Ido miss Mary writes, "Iamhappily workingpart SaraBurns (attended 1993-1995) is my traveling.Toobad whenIgot my time, atColoradoSchoolofMines with a TeacherwithLos AngelesUnified millionmiles it wasbefore most of the Slope andBasin Consortium.Iam SchoolDistrictinLos Angeles, the airlinebonuses.Hope to visit Texas focusedon building3-D geological California, andcan be reached at thisyear."Donaldcanbereached modelsfrom outcrop datausing [email protected]. at [email protected]. GOCAD andothersimilar modeling packages. On the homefront Ijust GaryLee Byrd (8.5., 1984) is a Roofing Richard A.Campbell(M.A., 1959) hadmy thirdchildin6 years.Itis Contractor in Rockwall, Texas,and is a geologist withCamexOperating fun and challengingto balancekids writes "still fossilhunting.Son Jessie Company in Lafayette,- Louisiana, and andwork,but so far itis working." (19) is a freshmanat Texas A&M,son writes "still at IT sons Kevinand Zachary (17) is a senior and willattend Eric are running Camex,withmy RichardF. Carroll(8.5., 1980) is a UT-Austin, daughterGeorgia(10) is help of course. CarlaandIare fine, Senior ExplorationGeologistOnshore in the sth5th grade andloveshorses." regards to our friends." IwithDominionExplorationand Production,Inc. inHouston, Texas. SusanKiefner Cage(8.A., 1950) JimCarew(M.A., 1969; Ph.D., 1978) Richard writes, "I'm stillworkingSouth andWarrenJ. "Jack" Cage,Jr. is aProfessor ofGeology in theDepart- Texas andreally enjoyingboth thework (8.5., 1950) are bothretiredand living ment of Geology andEnvironmental and thepeopleIworkwith.Outsideof in Georgetown,Texas. They write, Geosciences at the Collegeof Charleston work,I'm doingCubScouts andKik "Thanks to accompanying friends, we in Charleston,South Carolina, and SoolWon, aKorean martialart, with

Geology Newsletter 2005 95 myboys lan(9) and Austin(8). Occasion- EdCazier(M.A.,1984) is theCom- out the Aggie jokes thatI've compiled allyIcan also find the time to have a mercialLead for bp's WesternGas over the years:www.meanjoecool.com/ beer withanold friend, because very business in Houston,Texas,and writes, agjokes.htm.Peace andbe cool." Mike few of my friends are young anymore." "I finished myMBA at Rice University canbereached at [email protected] He canbe reached at (alongwithHarrisCander,Ph.D., 1992) or [email protected] or via www.meanjoecool.com. [email protected]. inMay 2002, and have no completed- the his web site transformationto the dark side away Walter WilsonCarter,Jr. (8.A.,1949) is fromthe rocks, and into the financial TomClark (M.A., 1972) is aSenior thePresidentof CentralGas Utilities in data.Iam the CommercialLead for HydrologistwithMinnesota Pollution St.Joseph,Missouri, and canbe reached bp's Western Gas business in Wyoming, ControlAgency in St. Paul, Minnesota, [email protected]. and writes, "We persevere these at Colorado, andNew-Mexico.Congratula- in tions to DaveNoe Colorado- State uncertain times. Grandchild#2 due Jack C. Cartwright(8.5., 1951;M.A., Geologist for one week whomanaged in August. Familyandfaith keep 1955) ownshis ownbusiness in Midland, to rename the state mineralto us strong."Tom can be reachedat Texas,andwrites, "BarbaraandIare madmaxiteduring his tenure." [email protected]. blessedwitha greatfamilyand are still in goodhealth.My time is spent in Kirk Chatawanich(M.S., 2001) is a James LClaughton(8.5., 1971) is managingmy business affairsand GeologistwithAnadarkoPetroleum anindependentgeologistin Corpus giving time andeffort to various Corporation in The Woodlands, Christi, Texas,and can be reached volunteer activities."Jack can be Texas,andcan bereached at at [email protected]. reached at [email protected]. [email protected]. GuyCleveland (8.5., 1981) writes, Dave Casey(8.5., 1960) is semi-retired CarlottaChernoff (8.5., 1992; M.A., "I amcurrently thebusiness develop- and livinginNew Orleans, Louisiana, 1995) is aGeologist withConocoPhillips ment manager for IndoorAir Quality and writes "movedto New Orleans, too in Houston,Texas, and writes, "Since andMold for ProfessionalService bored inMandeville.Live 10 blocksfrom finishing myPh.D. in Geosciences at the Industries(PSI)andDB manager for the FrenchQuarter, andRaye andIare University ofArizonalast summer, Ihave ourNew YorkCity office for environ- reallyenjoying it, even renovation of beenworkingwith the BrazilDeepwater mentalservices." Guy can be reached 100-year-old elevatedsidehallsingle ExplorationTeam at ConocoPhillipsin at [email protected] home.Got a spare bedroomand Houston." Carlotta canbe reachedat via www.psiusa.com. patience.Stillmuddlingin the oil [email protected]. business." KeltonCloud (8.5., 1973) is aConsult- CalvinA.Chimene (8.5., 1950) is the ingGeologistin Granbury, Texas,and DwightE. Cassell(8.5., 1954; M.A., President ofthe Laahnz Corporation in writes "stillprospecting for gas in several 1958) is a consultant for oilproduction Houston, Texas,andwrites, "My latest areas, mostlyin EastTexas and the Gulf in Austin,Texas,and canbe reached bookM;y Confidential Houston Stories, Coast.Hopethe 'Horns makeit to the at [email protected]. Dwight writes willbe onthe marketshortly.I'm now FinalFour (both teams)." Keltoncan [email protected]. "workingto maintain, addto marginal workingon my first geologicnovel in be reached at productionwithlongtime partners my spare time.Retirementsure is fun." whokeep mebusy lookingfor one more Calvin can becontactedvia his website Joel Coffman(8.5., 1984) is a Senior location.Travel whenopportunities arise at www.chimene.com. RegisteredGeologistwithNapa County, to team up with friends.FollowedFolk's California,and can be reachedat footsteps to Viterbo,Italy, whereLuigi JosephC. Clark(8.5., 1957) is a [email protected] writes, is fondlyremembered.Go there! VisitingProfessor at IndianaUniversity "Still hereinNapa as thelead environ- And ifyou're in Austin, stop by." ofPennsylvaniaas well as anAdjunct mentalregulatorforNapa County. ResearchScientist with theUSGS in Susan andIare doing fine as are Amber Charles A. "Chuck" Caughey(8.5., Indiana, Pennsylvania, and writes, (inSan Diego)and Shaina(at Howard 1969;M.A., 1973) is theManager ofNew "After 39 yearsof teachingat UCSB PayneUniversity in Brownwood). Ventures with ConocoPhillips inJakarta, and lUP,Ihave decidedto become Hoping there is a finalreturn to the Indonesia,andwrites "nowsettlinginto emeritus in 2004. Continuinggeology LoneStar State in thecards for us in anew job managing New Venturesin mapping in California CoastRanges; the not so distant future, beenhere for Indonesiafor ConocoPhillips,following the LomaPrietaearthquakeprofessional 14years now and it's time to comeback two mergers last year: acquisition of Gulf paper (with co-worker)is about to home.These left-wingers arekillingmy Indonesiaby Conoco, then Conoco's appear, finally." Joseph canbereached sensibilitiesand starting to wear thin merger withPhillips.Mergers are no at [email protected]. onthisole West Texas farmboy.Got fun,but Indonesiaremains a goodexpat myTexas GeoScientistlicense andnow assignment and a verygoodplaceto look Mike Clark(8.A.,1989) is aGIS need to put it to work.Hope all from for oil and gas."Chuck canbe reached ProgrammerAnalyst withtheTexas the classesof '82 and '83 are doing well!" at [email protected]. LegislativeCouncilin Austin,Texas, and writes "stillgainfully employed! Check

96 Geolog?Newsletter 2003 Kitty Coley(8.5., 1979;M.A., 1987) is a Jack Wilson, arespected scholar; Julius Dasch (M.A., 1959) is retiredand consultant in Austin, Texas,and writes Keith Young, a genuinelyfriendly livingin Washington, D.C., and can be "still travelingthe worldwithNational humanbeing;and lastbut far from reachedat [email protected] Geographicand SmithsonianInstitute least,RobertLouis Folk,theonly writes, "Iretired fromNASA at the end lecturing ontheir adultstudy tours. true genius Ihave ever knowninmy of 2002. I've completed- aMacmillan- Highlights are trips to Chile, Antarctica, lifetimeinacademe.To oneand all, Gale Encyclopedia Water: Science and and the Amazon.Broughthome the thankyou!"Augustus can be reached Issues, to bepublishedinJune. Itwas 4th important member ofour family, at [email protected]. fun to becomereacquaintedwith a stray dogfromdeepin Mexico. HarveyBlatt,whois in Israel." Also just spent two weekswith 4 BillC. Cotner(8.5., 1953) is arancher familymembers- backpacking in inMidland, Texas. MaryQ.Davis (8.5., 1948) is retired ANWAR fabulous!" Kitty can and livinginTyler, Texas,and writes,- be reached at [email protected]. RaymondW.Cozby,111(8.A.,1983) is "I've beenretired for some time now the VicePresident andTrustOfficer stillenjoying life with friends, children, James W.Collins (8.5., 1956) is an with RegionsBank TrustDepartment and grandchildren."Mary canbe independentoiland gas operator in inTyler, Texas,and canbe reached reached at [email protected]. Corpus Christi, Texas,and writes, - at [email protected]. "Iwillhave anew paper out thisyear WilliamH.Davis (8.5., 1941) is 'The Geology ofCorpus ChristiBay.'" R.WilsonCozby,Jr. (8.A.,1958; 8.5., retired andlivingin San Antonio, 1961) is a PediatricDentistin Austin, - Texas,and lets usknowhe is Steve Compton(8.5., 1981) is the Texas,and writes-"newhome in Austin "busymowing the grass." Vice PresidentofExplorationwith loveTexas sports evenhave season Tri-C Resources inHouston, Texas,and tickets to table tennis. Still part time DavidAllenDeßalko (MA.,1991) is writes, "All is well with job and family." practice inTyler.The new Geobuilding the President ofLogic Approach,Inc. is reallynice." Wilson can be reached in Austin,Texas, and writes, "My wife C.LenardCooley(8.A., 1950) is retired at [email protected]. Diana andIare expecting our first andliving inLake Charles,Louisiana. child (aboy!) in late August 2003. Wow! John C. Crowell(8.5., 1939) is retired It's exciting for us. Althoughhe will Casey (8.5., 1988) andSusan Schwarz and livingin SantaBarbara, California, be anAustinite, he is Harvard Cornett(8.5., 1986) write from and writes, "Ihave now retiredin bound...meanwhile,DianaandI Houston,Texas,where Casey is a earnest from geologicalwriting withthe operate our company in South Austin softwareconsultant and Susan is a publicationGeologicalSociety of America (aplaceInever went to while at UT). substituteteacher. They write that they Special Publication 367: Evolutionof Ridge Stop by andvisit, or visit "arebothtrying to fitin more golftime Basin, Southern California: An"Interplay www.logicapproach.com." amongst taxiing the boys to sporting ofSedimentationand Tectonics. Davidmaybe reached at events. If in the area,pleasecallor [email protected]. comeby as webothstill like to cook and ThomasM.Culbertson(M.A.,1948) entertain!And maybewe can sneak out is retiredand livingin San Antonio, Michelle MallienDebus(8.5., 1990) is and playa fewholes?!" Casey canbe Texas,and writes, "RegionalClean the Vice Presidentof OakrockExplora- reached at [email protected] Air and WaterAssociationis 15 years tionin San Antonio, Texas,and writes, andSusan canbe reached at oldnow, and is still growing. It meets "Rick andIare doingwell.We are busy [email protected]. in San Antonio." running our independentoilcompany, prospectinginSouth Texas.We spend Augustus S. Cotera,Jr. (8.5., 1952; HughW. Curfman (8.A., 1948) is most ofour summers in Wisconsin with M.A., 1956; Ph.D., 1962) is aProfessor retired andlivingin Lafayette, our threechildren, Kathleen(10), Allison Emeritusof Geologyat Northern Louisiana, and writes "enjoyhearing (7), andJohn(3). Sarais a sophomore ArizonaUniversity in Flagstaff, Arizona, news of the'oldies'stillaround, at Tulane."Michelle canbe reached and writes, "As oneapproachesthe class of '48 especially." at [email protected]. winter of life, abitof indulgent reflectionis permitted.The Geology Harris P. "Koop"Darcy (8.5., 1951) is Carlos Deere (8.5., 1950) is retiredand students ofthe fifties were fortunate in anindependentgeologist in Houston, livingin Bellville,Texas,and writes, being taughtby an outstandingcadre of Texas,and writes, "Visit or write to the "Iregret to informyou thatI'm about dedicatedteachers, to wit: Fred Bullard, Institute for CreationResearch, P.O.Box to hit the wallin my screenwriting a true gentleman;Steve Clabaugh, an 2667, ElCajon, CA, 92021-0667 for their endeavors.Icansee itin the distance. organization man; ProfessorDeFord, catalog.Theyhave a great report onthe If Idon't work harder than I've been alegendaryinspiration;SamEllison, geologyof the Grand Canyon. Also doing,the wallwillhit me sohard passionateenthusiasmfor life; EdJonas, visit or write to The CreationEvidence Iwon'tknow whetherI'm coming the quietman;BillMuehlberger,ano- Museum, P.O.Box 309, GlenRose,TX, or going, sinkingor swimming, up nonsensebut caring individual;Jim 76048. Theyhave some greatinfo on or down, or somewherein between." Wilson, professionalcompetence; dinosaurs."

GeologyNewsletter 2003 97 Charles J.DeLancey(8.5., 1940; M.A., GeneC. Doty(8.5., 1954) is retiredand GeologyLecturer at Austin Community 1942) is retiredand livinginHouston, livinginLas Vegas,Nevada,andwrites, College inAustin, Texas,and writes, Texas and writes, "This is the year I "Kids,grandkids okay,Mopsy andI "I'm workingin Austin as a freelance definitelyfeelolder.But ithas beena well.Ourbest to oneand all." science writer andadjunct professor wonderfullife fullof fondmemories. at Austin Community College.My Ourdaughter,Meg,diedMay 9, 2002, LarryDoyle(8.5., 1950) is the President husband,Drew, andIwelcomeda such a shock." ofHydroGeologyInternationalin babydaughter,Emily,in February San Antonio, Texas,and writes "still 2003." Laurie canbereached at Reverend JohnLane Denson consultingin groundwaterand hoping [email protected]. (8.A.,1949; M.A., 1950) is an Episcopal to eventually- return to our natural clergymaninNashville,Tennessee, habitat foreign.Wrapped up my DavidE.Dunn(Ph.D., 1964) is aDean and writes thatheis "editing,writing, MedinaRiver geomorphresearchand Emeritus withThe University ofTexas at publishingCovenant, anoccasional lookingfor an interesting follow-up Dallas in Dallas, Texas,and writes, paper commentaryon church and problem.Taught a semester atUTSA." "I am workingwithBillMuehlbergerand society; playing trumpet in the Monday Larrycan be reachedvia his websiteat otherGSAFoundationTrustees to secure Night JazzBand;and supplying inarea www.hydrogeologyinternational.io.com. more fundingfor GSA's studentresearch churches. Recently rediscoveredmy copy grants. SharonMosher andIare trying of The Geology of Texas,Volume One, Part RobertE.Doyle(8.5., 1955) is the to persuade theTexas EducationAgency Two (Stratigraphy), Bulletin3232, Bureau owner and presidentof American to reinstate highschoolearth science ofEconomicGeology.The framedstate Energy InvestmentGroup in Houston, for core science credit."David can be geologymap accompanying the volume Texas.He canbe reached at reached at [email protected]. hasmade a splendidaddition to the [email protected], decor inour entry way.Iwonderhow "We are currentlyinvolved in drilling BobbyG.DuPree (8.5., 1954) is retired our understandingofTexas geology horizontalwellboresin olderoil and and livingin Huntsville,Texas,and has changed in the 71yearssince that gas wellsto increase bothproductivity writes, "Lerla andIdoingwe11...enjoying publication.Perhaps someone at the and reserves." 16 grandchildrenand1great-grand- new facility would write a paper on child.I'm stilldeeplyinvolvedin Prison that subject?"He maybe reached at DanielD.Droll (8.5., 1949) is retired Ministry here in the Huntsvillearea. [email protected]. andlivinginMcAllen, Texas,and writes Recently went ona camping trip with "havebeen retired for anumber ofyears my three sonsin an area just southeast PatriciaWoodDickerson (8.A., 1970; and amgettingrealgoodat it." ofLlano,Texas. Theyreferredto it as Ph.D., 1995) is a Visiting Research their"Packsaddle" camping site. Brought Fellow at theDepartmentof Geological RalphC. Duchin(M.A., 1955) is an back alotof rocks, fossils,and good Sciences at The University ofTexas at independentgeologist in Tucson, memories ofbygone fieldtrips at UT!" Austin,in Austin, Texas, and writes Arizona, and writes thathe is "still "savoringa richblendof new and involvedwith oiland gas, but to a SteveDworkin(Ph.D., 1991) is a familiar professionalpursuits: leading limitedextent." Professor in the Departmentof Geology natural history tours for the Smithsonian at BaylorUniversity in Waco, Texas. and conductingreferenceresearch for Don Dunbar, Jr. (8.5., 1951) is an Steve writes, "Ihave decidedto devote AGI in the geology library at UT-Austin. IndependentGeologistandaGeneral my bodacious skills to a study ofthe Mappingin theBigBendon an NPS/ PartnerwithDunbar Oil& Gas, Ltd. Cretaceous-Tertiaryboundary in Big USGS/BEG project andcontinuing to inCorsicana, Texas,and canbe reached BendPark,Texas.Ourresults makeme collaborate withNASA onplanetary at [email protected] writes, wonderjust whatall the fuss is about, exploration.Reveling inresearch and "Inote thepassing ofJack G. Elamand anyhow.Firstly, evenour fancyBaylor publishingagain! Activein IGCP task his wife, Pat, of natural causes after measuring devices ain'tyet seen none forces (most stimulatingmeeting and longillnesses, at home inMidland on of thatridiumeverybody else is whoopin' fieldtrips in New Zealand this year!) the same day,Feb. 27, 2003.Jack and an' hollerin' 'bout.How comenone of and compiling anatlas of orogens. Pat were foundersand wheelhorse thatbolidedustlandedin Texas?AndB, DancingArgentine tango around workers forPermianBasin Graduate Ibeen out to West Texas sixtimes and the world.Greatfun!" Center,Midland.Number 3 son, ain't yet seena deaddinosaur bone. DavidDunbar (8.5., 2002) is now And thirdly,who says allthe dinosaurs JaneOrmondDinkins (8.5., 1938) is withTotalFinaElf,Houston, father of reallydidgo extinct, anyhow? Them retiredandlivingin Houston,Texas. twinboys born10/17/02. Iamstill paleontologyfellersnow tellus that in Corsicana,happilyreadingdrilling birds, turtles, and pocket gophers are DavidDippel(8.5., 1997) is an environ- reports ondevelopmentwell prospects allproper dinosaurs and noneof mentalconsultant in Austin, Texas,and pulledoff of dusty shelvesby the price themvarmints went extinct onus writes, "Istillenjoy environmental spike and 3-D seismic." (and themare allgood eatin'!)" consulting and wouldlove to hear from myold classmates."David can Laurie Schuur Duncan (M.A., 1997; bereached at [email protected]. Ph.D., 2001) is aScience Writer and a

98 GeologyNewsletta2003 ConnieMayesDyer (8.A., 1958) is close to 100 LeakingUnderground DavidEvans (8.5., 1988) is aManager livingin Houston,Texas,and writes, StorageTank (LUST) projects. Last ofPetroleumServices withATC "ByronandIarebothingoodhealth springItestifiedbefore a Congressional EnvironmentalinManchester, New and enjoying life.As a 15-year board committee on behalfof the National Hampshire,and canbe reachedat memberofThe MethodistHospital, GroundWater Associationon impacts evans6o@atc_enviro.com. David I'mmore familiarwithhealthcare ofMTBE to groundwater,and it is writes "surviving secondwinter in issues than withgeologicalconcepts, likelythat Iwilltestify againduring this New Hampshire, too muchsnow, and but Icanstill help mygranddaughters legislativesession. Isuremiss the mildAustin wintertime. withEarth Science!" Connie canbe Environmentalconsulting continues Our daughter Katie willbe starting at reached at [email protected]. Wellesley College in the fall, having to keep mebusy in thenortheast.The been acceptedbyearlyadmission. UST remediationbusiness haskept me (8.5., 1948) years, FredA.Ealand is retired We'rereallyproud of her. She is employedfor 13+ whowouldhave and livinginHouston, Texas, writes, thought?!Baby number2 duein April, and currently a candidatefor aPresidential year to my th My await a "Another celebrate 80 . Scholars Award (100 givenper year), andLinda andI significant wifeDottie andIare stillin goodhealth. change in lifestyle." has a NationalMeritLetterof Commen- Kids and grandkids all doingokay dation, and won aDelawareLegislative consideringeconomic downturn. (8.A., 1937; 8.5., 1937) essay award.Verybrightkid,butshe did RizerEverett Hope the younggeoscientists can keep is retiredand writes thathe "visitsand choose averyexpensiveschoolthatdoes finding the needed new reserves." exchangesof emails andletter with not awardany merit scholarships! We'll friends andfamily. Have attended be workinguntilwe're80 to pay the KatherineM.Eckenrod (8.5., 1980) meetings ofthe AmericanAssociationof tuitionbills! She hada great 2-week trip is the PrincipalGeologist withEnviron- PetroleumGeologistsandtheGulf Coast to KenyainMarch with a schoolgroup, mentalConsultingin Austin, Texas,and Associationof GeologicalSocieties." and willbe going to Nicaragua inJune writes, "Congratulationto the University Rizer canbe reached at [email protected]. to helpwith the construction of a Texas on the addition!" of Jackson medicalclinic. willbe ahighschool John RobertH.Fakundiny (M.A., 1967; sophomorein the fall.He's our computer RubenEllert(8.5., 1950) is retiredand Ph.D., 1970) is Geologist for wizard,takingseveral programming theState livingin Corpus Christi, Texas, and theNew York StateGeologicalSurvey classes as a freshman.He's also the writes "still enjoying goodhealth and andthe Chiefof theState Museum in fastestcross country runner onthe team, retirement."Rubencan be reached at Albany,NewYork,and canbereached withthe top time for our team in every [email protected]. at [email protected]. race thisyear (reallybugging the senior captainof the team). Herecently ArthurBeverly 111(8.5., 1955; Morgan (8.5., 1959) is Elliott receivedhis second-degree blackbeltin Irma Feibelman M.A., 1958) is retiredandlivingin retiredand livingin CanyonLake, Texas, karate.Dave is stillanenvironmental HiltonHead,South Carolina, andcan andcan be reached at [email protected]. manager at DuPont, but spends muchof bereachedat [email protected]. his time workingwithRTDF, ITRC, and Arthur writes, "active in patriotic, Tommy Foster(8.5., 1984) is aReservoir theNationalResearch Council, as well as historical,and civic organizations." Navigation Supervisor Baker Hughes various Europeanenvironmentalgroups. with INTEQinPortof Spain, Trinidad, Usuallyoneof usis aboutto leave just and (Ph.D., 1985) can [email protected]. PatriciaMench Ellis is a when the otheris gettingback." bereachedat Hydrologistwith theState ofDelaware Tommy writes, "I aminto my15th year in Newark,Delaware,and writes, "I'm withBaker Hughes, Inc.My current JoeElo (8.5., 1956) is retiredand living stillahydrologistwiththe Delaware dutiesof Navigation Supervisor in FortWorth, Texas,and writes, "UT Reservoir DepartmentofNaturalResources and inTrinidadand Tobagoinclude working Geologyhas a new buildingandFort EnvironmentalControl, now dealing with placing theirhorizontalwells in Worth has abeautifulnewModernArt BP withbothundergroundand aboveground the reservoir at theoptimum locations. Museum.Best wishesto allconnected storage tanks.I'm stillactive in the We madesome greathorizontalwellslast withUT Geologyand the great job crusade to get MTBE eliminatedfrom they'redoing." year, includingBP's best net revenue well gasoline. It'sbeendetectedin about in theworld(45 mboed). Sherry andI 25% ofDelaware'spublic wells, and an andour two boys live in Corpus Christi, PeteEmmet (M.A., 1983) is a consulting increasing numberof domestic wells. Texas. Robbie is attendingTexas geophysicistin Cypress, Texas, andcan Foster I'mstill co-editor ofa newsletterdeal- A&MCorpus Christi. He is a freshman be reached at [email protected] ing withMTBE,a technicaladvisor of majoring inphysics anddoingvery well. writes, "Startedconsultingin 2002 and LUSTLine (anEPA-funded newsletter), is attendingCalallen HighSchool. havebeen crazybusy ever since! Using Justin amember oftheInterstate Technology He is also a freshman anddoing very well that structuralgeologybackground to on involved RegulatoryCouncil workgroup refinegeophysical workstationinterpre- preparing for college.Sherry is MTBE (finishedup a guidance document' in the women'sministry at church and tations. Lots ofbasin analyses.Still have andstarting to prepare training sessions), is veryexcitedabouther role as a the 'ranchette' and treasure thoseopen andother assortedMTBE activities in servant to the Lord." spaces. Best to allUTbuds." additionto being a project manager for

Geology Newsletter 2005 99 HewittB.Fox(8.A., 1947; 8.5., 1948; couple ofyears."Jim canbe reached L."Rusty" Goetz-Markley(M.A., 1977) M.A., 1948) is anindependentpetroleum at [email protected]. is theGlobalTechnicalScoutand explorationand productiongeologistin PrincipalGeologist of NewGlobal Corpus Christi, Texas, andcan be James A.Gibbs (attended 1959) is Ventures with ConocoPhillipsin reached [email protected]. theChairman ofFiveStates Energy Houston,Texas. Rusty canbereached Hewitt writes, "I ambeginning to Company, L.L.C. in Dallas, Texas. at [email protected] complete55 years ofsearchingfor oil Heis amemberof theGeologyFounda- writes "survived the first yearofthe and gas withaprospect covering over tion Advisory Council. merger.Job movedbackintoUpstream 50,000 acres in the RockyMountains Explorationbutstayedin Houston." at thebest time for amajor discovery!" Fred M.Gibson(8.A.,1951) does statistical workfor the IRSin W. LeonardGoode(8.A., 1953) is a JackQ.FrizzeU(8.5., 1950) is the Austin, Texas,and writes that he consulting geologist inMidland, Texas. President ofEnrich OilCorporation is "stillsemi-retired." in Abilene,Texas,and writes "actively RobertR Goodrich (8.A.,1973) is a exploringfor oil and gas in west, east, LeslieW. Giddens,Jr. (8.5., 1954; M.A., ReclamationManager withIMC and southTexas.Still operating a family- 1957) is a consulting geologistin Corpus Phosphates inMulberry,Florida, and owned company; wifePat, sons Allan Christi, Texas,and writes, "The year writes, "I amcontinuing to applymy andLane involved.Ireceivedthe 2002 was a devastatingyear for the Les degrees fromUT-ArlingtoninBiology, JohnEmery AdamsAward at the andFrances Giddensfamily.InFebruary, 1968 andUT-AustinGeology, 1973, to March 2nd SouthwestSectionFort 2002, Iwas diagnosedto have multiple the science ofreclamationforlands Worth AAPGmeeting." Jack and myelomacancer and inMay, 2002, minedfor phosphate.Iservedas an be reached at [email protected]. Frances was diagnosedto havelung ArmyInfantry PlatoonLeader in cancer. My wife of48 years passed Vietnamwiththe9 th and101st DonaldW.Frye (8.A.,1955) is a awaySeptember 17th after a shortbut AirborneDivisions." geophysicalconsultant in Houston, difficult illness. Iam makingprogress Texas,and writes he's "stillhaving with themultiple myeloma treatments. James E. "Jim" Gordon(M.A., 1951) is fun exploring Gulf Coastonshore." InFebruary,2003, Ihadthe autologous retiredandliving in Wrightsboro, Texas. bloodstem cellcollectiondoneat M.D. Abelardo Garza-Hernandez(8.5., 1975) Anderson CancerClinic.Iamcontinu- Roy W. Graves,Jr. (Ph.D., 1949) is is a consultinggeologist andlandman ingwith my oil and gas consultingwork, retiredand livingin Tulsa, Oklahoma, in Chihuahua,Mexico,and canbe mainlyinSouthTexas. The newprices and writes,"Ihavemovedfrom the reached at [email protected]. ofoil andgas are creatinga lotmore Southern California CoachellaValley drilling opportunities.Itis always to thewoodedhills ofTulsa, Oklahoma. JamesM.Geron(8.5., 1960) is the goodto hearfrom oldfriendsfrom This move was sort of like coming ManagingDirectorofRBCDam UT and the oilindustry!" home again.Best greetings to all." Rausher inDallas, Texas,and writes, "Ihave beenactive in the securities PaulGiraudin,Jr. (8.5., 1948) is retired C.D."Digger"Gray(8.5., 1957) is business for 41 yearsand looking andlivingin Corpus Christi, Texas,and retiredandlivingin Kerrville,Texas, forward to retirement to my ranch in can bereached at [email protected]. and writes "stillhibernating in Kerrville. the nextyear.Iraise registeredLong- VisitedGeologyBuildingin December horns andwouldlove to provide a StephenGlahn(8.5., 1980) is a geologist to see theJackson addition.Impressive, Bevo someday."James can be reached in Arlington,Texas, and writes "still even onaSaturday with nobodyaround. at [email protected]. prospecting in 7-B, also fightingthe Willmake OpenHouse when staff are in RRC squeeze play."Stephen canbe theirnew digs. Far cry from1957!" JimJamshid Gharib (8.5., 1994) is a reached at [email protected]. graduate student at the Universityof Will Green(M.A., 1955) is anindepen- Hawaiiat Manoaand writes, "I com- GeorgetteCovo BrowderGoble dent consultantin Midland,Texas, pletedmyMaster'sin chemical ocean- (8.A., 1944) is livingin Waco, Texas, and writes he's "currently participating ography in 1999 ('Methane Dynamics and writes, "I amnot associatedwith inDevonian re-entry project in Lea in HydrothermalPlumes over a Superfast any geologyproject butdo enjoy County, NewMexico. Currently SpreadingCenter, 28-32S EastPacific readingabout the latestdevelopments serving asPresident ofthe Board of Rise'), got marriedto MarcyKidwell in the field.Thankyou for your Trustees for MidlandCollege." (originally fromBoerne, Texas) in 2000, excellentpublication." we just had aboyonJune 3, 2002, CharlesJ. Greene (8.5., 1975) is a namedKamranEliotGharib.Iam Charles A.Goebel(8.5., 1980) is the Senior Geologistwith theUnderground hopingto finishmyPh.D. (Active President and CEO of SantaRita Injection ControlProgram at the Texas SerpentineMud Volcanismin the Energy in Piano,Texas,and can be CommissiononEnvironmentalQuality Mariana Forearc:Implicationsfor reached at [email protected] in Austin,Texas, and writes, "What's SubductionProcesses') and moveback or viahis web site up - I'mstillalive(barely) and wellin to the mainlandwithin the next www.santaritaenergy.com. Austin.Isold out and movednorthof

100 GeologyNewsletter 2003 theriver.Toxic fluvial depin Barton's. RobertW. Hare(8.5., 1979) is a Sensing Sciences Group at Los Alamos Austin keeps growing,butithas some geologist inFortWorth, Texas. NationalLaboratory.I'm working soulleft. Meanwhile,I'm just watchin' onaerosolretrievals andatmospheric the river flow.Later." Louis H.Hairing, Jr. (8.5., 1938) is the correction of multispectralsatelliteimage President ofHaring Energy Company data.My wifeKristin andIhave anew Robbie Gries (M.A., 1970) is the in San Antonio, Texas,and writes "still baby,Eleanor, born April20, 2002." PresidentofPriority Oiland Gas here at age 86. Travelingsome butnot Brad canbe reachedat [email protected]. L.L.C. in Denver, Colorado,and writes- asmuch asusual. Participatingina few "great to be drilling gas wells again drillingdeals annually.Having a good AlisonTeaganHenning(8.5., 1994; we'redoing35-40 inNorthwestKansas. time enjoying my childrenand grand- M.A., 1997) is a graduate studentat Continue-to pullout prospects and dust children." Rice University in Houston, Texas,and themoff working as a geologistagain writes, "I amworkingonmyPh.D. at is great (instead ofanAAPG full-time Wiley B.Harle (8.5., 1950) is retired Rice andhoping to finishin Dec. 2003. volunteer!). Robbie canbe reached at and livingin Houston,Texas,and My husbandTod andIare also expecting [email protected] is amemberofthe writes that he doesn't "knowhowI our first childinMarch, so it should be GeologyFoundationAdvisory Council. ever found time to work." anexcitingyear!" Alison canbe reached at [email protected]. Bryan A.Griffin(8.5., 1996) is an actor LaurenceH.Hawes (8.5., 1951) is retired living inHouston,Texas,and can be and livinginMidland, Texas,and writes, ReidHensarling(M.A., 1981) is an reached at [email protected]. "We have curtailedour travel since 9/11. AssociateRector withAllSaints' Bryanwrites "doingcommunity theatre Plan to dothe Lewis and ClarkTrailthis EpiscopalChurch inLakeland,Florida, in Houston and currently workingin summer. We havebeen enjoyinghaving and writes, "My family andIhavemoved the Alamo movie." children and grandsonvisiting herein from Tennessee toFlorida.We hopeour Midland.You are doinga great job on time in Floridawillbe productiveand ChipGroat (Ph.D., 1970) is the Director the Newsletter, thanks." Laurence can prosperous. There is muchgeologyto ofthe U.S. GeologicalSurvey in Reston, be reached at [email protected]. see in the state ofFlorida.The weather Virginia, and writes that heis "still certainly is wonderful." havingfun."He is also amemberof the HughHay-Roe (M.A., 1952; Ph.D., 1958) GeologyFoundationAdvisory Council. is theSenior Vice PresidentofBPZ Harold T.Henslee(8.5., 1950) is a semi- Energy, Inc. inHouston, Texas,and retiredindependentconsultinggeologist Roy H.Guess (8.A., 1939; M.A., 1940) writes "still exploringand developing - in Amarillo,Texas,and writes, "Still is aConsultant in Casper, Wyoming, oil andgas projects inSouth America trying to find a few good oil orgas and writes, "Wildcatprospects are very there's plentyleft yet. Finished15 years prospects butnot workingashard as difficultto get drilled(even thoughI ongeo-writingin "The Geologic Iused to. Lookingforward to football have one verygoodone) so Ihave started Column" for AGl's Geotimesmagazine." season and trips to Austin. Otherwise working on the'stock market.'Iwork Hughcanbereached at [email protected]. everythingis okay." primarilyon 'nanotechnology'and lookingafarinto the future perhaps EdwardF.Haye(8.5., 1951) is the Jonathan"Jon" Herwig(M.A., 1982) 'fuel cells' willbecomeworthwhile." PresidentofBenchmarkExploration is the VicePresident andSenior Roy may be reached at [email protected]. in Houston,Texas.Edward writes, MarketingManager, Pacific in "WillattendAAPG convention in Honolulu,Hawaii, and canbe reached JamesJ.Halbouty(8.A., 1942; M.A., SaltLake City inMay and seemy at [email protected] writes, 1943) is retiredand livinginHouston, daughter, Paula, who livesin Sandy." "Recentlymovedover to CH2MHILL Texas,and writes, "Being at UT during (largestU.S. AE)as VicePresidentfor the years 1939-1943 seems sweeter as William MichaelHazlip (8.A., 1983) is marketingDoD entities in the Pacific. the years rollby. Wife Dorsey andI the Manager ofBusiness Development Stilllivingin windwardOahu,but are doingfairly wellhealthwise. of ChesapeakeEnergy Corporation in focusingondevelopingbusiness Regards to all former classmates." Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and canbe opportunitiesinJapan,Korea, China, reached at [email protected] andbehind. Aloha from Bobbieand me." MarcHarder (8.5., 1983) is aSenior or viahis company's website GeologistwithDuPont in Charlotte, www.chkenergy.com. ChristophHeubeck(M.A., 1988) North Carolina, and writes thathe has is aProfessor with the Institutfuer been in the "environmentalconsulting Arch H.Heim(8.5., 1950) is retired Geologische Wissenschaften in Berlin, field since 1989." Marc can be reached and living inNelson,Missouri. Germany. at [email protected]. BradHenderson(8.5., 1986) is a Charlie Hewitt(8.5., 1988; M.A., 1990) Jennifer ThompsonHare (8.5., 1986) TechnicalStaffMember withLos Alamos and Suzanne MechlerHewitt(8.5., is a SeniorGeophysicist withZonge NationalLaboratoryinLos Alamos,New- 1989) livein Dallas,Texas, whereCharlie Engineering andResearch in Tucson, Mexico, and writes,"I ama technical is aProductManager withTXUEnergy Arizona. staffmember in the Space andRemote Services andSuzanne is ahomemaker.

Geology Newsletter 2003 101 Charlie writes, "SuzanneandIare BenP.Hooper (8.5., 1980) is an in Puerto Vallarta,Mexico.Stillinvolved doing great.The girls, Margaret, 7, and ExplorationManager withJoyResources in helpingpromote wellsin the upper Elizabeth,4, keep us busy.Recently, in Houston,Texas,and can bereached Texas Gulf Coast." Ed canbereached Suzanne had fun sharingher love at [email protected] writes, at [email protected]. of geologywiththe first graders at "I am still workingfor the Young and Margaret's school. They werelearning Josey families(great Texas Exes).We GaryHummel(M.A., 1982) is a about rocks andsoil.As for me, Ikeep all miss Jack Josey, butheleft alegacy GeologistwithWestportResources busy at TXU.Deregulationhas made that we are veryproud of.Debbieand in Houston, Texas,"working offshore theelectric business aninteresting daughtersMary (15) andKelly(13) are Gulf ofMexico." Gary canbe reached place to workthese days.If youare all great. Iamlookingforward to at [email protected]. ever in the area,lookusup!"Both my two girls' going to Texas." Charlie andSuzanne may bereached BrianButlerHunt(8.5., 1996; M.S., at [email protected]. Eleanor M. "Ellie" Hoover (8.5., 2000) is aHydrogeologistat Barton 1956) is a consultant inConroe, Texas, Springs / EdwardsAquiferConservation Charles H.Hightower(8.5., 1956) and writes, "RememberingtheU.T. District in Austin, Texas,and can be is anindependentpetroleumgeologist GeologicalSociety ofsome decades reached at [email protected]. in Lafayette, Louisiana. past (1955-56). Only four of us showed up for theelectionofofficers meeting. ElvinM.Hurlbut,Jr. (8.5., 1943) is NolanHirsch(8.5., 1944) is the As you mightguess allfour ofus were retiredand livingin Tyler, Texas,and president ofMVC,Inc. in Midland, elected to office.I, EllieMachaHoover, writes "had to euthanize our last cat Texas,and writes he's "stilltrying to was the-secretary. The others were- Rex (incurable kidneydisease).Nowpetless. findoil orgas, but not quiteas hard. White President,Les White- Vice Virginia andIstillkeeping the doctors 3/4 days at the office. Having ahard time President andBillWard Treasurer. in business.Keepup the goodwork adjusting, Suepassedaway inMay of As programchairman,Les wasmoderator withthe Newsletter." last year.Children and grandchildren of the'Origin ofthe Moon' debate also keep mebusy." betweenDr.Folk andDr. Muehlberger. JanieBell Hurley(8.5., 1978) is livingin Alargeand enthusiastic crowd filled Dallas, Texas,and writes, "I'm stillin DaveHixon (M.A., 1959) is semi-retired the auditoriumin the oldGeology Dallas...husbandSteve is withHuntOil and living in Friendswood,Texas. Building for the 'bigdebate.' Company. Ispent a fun holidayweekend It was an exciting andfun event. withDonnaBalm (8.5., 1978) at Possum David S. "Scotty" Holland Who won? Who knows?!" KingdomLake last year.Other quality (8.5., 1957) is retiredandlivingin time is spent hiking the Ozarksin Houston, Texas,and canbe reached LawrenceE.Hoover(8.5., 1948) northwestArkansas.Regards to all at [email protected]. He is the Presidentof GuarantyPetroleum my oldbuddies!" writes "active withmy son's exploration Corporationin Corpus Christi, Texas. company - TrendExplorationL.L.C. DavidHutchison(8.5., 1979) is a Had our 50th weddinganniversary in Charles "Skip"Hoskin(Ph.D., 1962) chiropractor in Newport, California, July.Travelingand enjoyinglife." He is retiredand locatedinhis vegetable and writes, "Hieveryone,Ihaven't is amember ofthe GeologyFoundation gardenin Kingston, Washington(he can workedin theindustry since 1984,but AdvisoryCouncil. also be found "reclininginhis Lazyßoy"). changingcareers workedout during Hewrites, "Istillworkwith sediment, the leantimes. Iamstill single,playing William C. Holland (8.5., 1981) is but nowIcallit dirtandIgrow veggies golf threetimes a week,and lovinglife the PrincipalGeologistwithHolland andberries in it." Skip can bereached to the fullest."David canbe reached at Exploration,Inc. in Houston,Texas, at [email protected]. [email protected]. and writes "enjoyinggeology,findingoil and gas. Hello to themembersof thebat William P. C. Hudson(8.5., 1975) is the James F.Hyde(8.5., 1956) is the owner mobile660 fieldcamp. Family is doing CEO of the Domus Groupin of Taos ValleyConstructionCompany well.Childrenare now 18 and11years Brownsville, Texas,and writes, "Strong in Taos,New Mexico, and can bereached old. Whatarush! Imustbe gettingold growth in theborderregion continues. at [email protected] writes he's and don't feel- itbecauseof the thrill It's great to live in a subtropical "enjoyingfantastic health in this clean of geology time flies.Keepfollowing paradise." His websiteis mountain air. Our company builds the dream.God bless!" www.paseodelaresaca.net. retirement homes inTaos andAngel Fire.Love to hearfrom 'old'classmates." H.W. "Bill" Hollingshead,Jr. Ed W. Hughston(MA.,1950) is an (8.5., 1957) is retired(but doing alittle independentpetroleum geologistin Taos, LoganIrvin(8.5., 1979) works for consulting) inMidland, Texas,andwrites NewMexico, and writes "not much ClaytonWilliams Energy, Inc. in "still enjoy our placein Pagosa Springs, changed.StilllivinginTaos (24 years) Midland,Texas. Colorado, the fishing particularly." withtime atour farmnorth ofDallas, our mountain place insouthern J. R.Jackson(MA., 1940) is retired Colorado,and at least amonth per year and living in Houston,Texas,and

102 GeologyNewsletter 2005 writes, "Three- grandsonsenrolled at bustsbut $38 oiland $7 gas at 85 years PaulKirby(8.A., 2002) is livingin Texas A&M onegraduatedthis year. this lastboommay getmeby.Have aUT Austin, Texas,and canbe reached at Unfortunatelynone enrolledin landman anda Texas Techgeologistthat [email protected]. geologicalsciences. Lifeis now Imayhave to explain whatabust is." primarily amaintenance program." DavidL.Kirchner(8.5., 1973) is EdwinN.Kasper,Jr. (8.5., 1951) is PresidentofBasin &Range LanceJackson(8.5., 1979) is the retiredand livinginHouston,Texas, Hydrogeologists,Inc. in Phoenix, Offshore Manager of theJ.M.Huber and writes, "I amlooking forwardto Arizona,and writes thatheis "aliveand CorporationinKingwood,Texas. beingin Austinthis coming June for wellinsunny and dry Arizona, where I Lance writes, "still drillingandpro- theTexas Exes AlumniCollege on havebeenworkingand living since 1983. ducing in the GulfofMexico.The June 17-20. Dynamic programs,great Iammarried toKathyDoyleKirchner, a lastseveralyearshavebeenverygood food treats,and visiting with old friends retiredgeologistand graduateof Arizona to us.Ihave hadthe goodfortune of makes it alotoffun. Best wishes to all!" StateUniversity, who now does fund beingsurroundedby verycompetent raising for schools andperforms the people.Theyalways seem tokeep me KevinM.Kelly(8.5., 1982) is the lion's (andlionesses') share ofraising our out of trouble." DirectorofBusiness Developmentwith two sons, Kory(12) andKody (10). I, theMarine BioproductsEngineering Kathy, andthe boys are veryactive in the Russell W. Jackson(8.5., 1976) is a Center at theUniversity ofHawaii Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Youth Soccer, geologist withTylerOiland Gas, Inc. in Honolulu,Hawaii, andcanbe andLittleLeagueBaseball.Kodyclaims inTyler, Texas,and writes "always fun reached [email protected] or that his lotinlife is to play professional to seeExes at oilindustry conventions, via www.marbec.org. baseballin the majorleagues,while etc.If inTyler,lookusup. We have a Kory is stillconsidering his many career smallboomgoing onhere." Russell can EdKennedy,Jr. (8.5., 1948; M.A., 1949) options. Kory haspromisedhis parents bereachedat [email protected]. is a consulting geologistinMidland, and grandparents,and swornby his Texas,andwrites "continue to specialize honest words that, whenhe becomes CharlesG.Johnson (8.5., 1983) is a in theDelawareBasin ofSoutheast anofficialhuman teenager, he willnot geologistwithMcGowanWorking NewMexico andWest Texas."Ed can allowThe Aliens to suck out hisbrains Partners, Inc., inJackson, Mississippi. be reachedat [email protected]. andmakehim all weird, and, like, you know.Icurrentlyservevoluntarilyas CharlesE.Jones (8.5., 1951) is retired Bob Kent(8.5., 1972) is livinginBoise, vice chairof theArizonaWater Protec- andlivingin Houston,Texas,and Idaho, and writes, "After 30 years of tion FundCommission(a state agency), writes "do not play golfany longer, studying groundwaterboth contamina- president ofAZ-ELM, ArizonaEnviron- just read and workcrosswordpuzzles." tion andsupply,Ihave semi-retiredto mentalLeadershipThrough Mentoring Boise,Idaho.Iplanoncontinuing to (aprivate,non-profit organization),and Ms. Gene F. Keyser Jones (8.5., 1948) workfor USAIDon projects in the chairmanof the ArizonaHydrological is retiredandlivingin Midland,Texas, MiddleEast, and Ihave a few clients Society's continuing education commit- and writes, "Besidesthe learning curve that Icontinue to workfor. Iplanon tee. Ienjoy taking the Scouts camping, ofbeinga widow, settling anestate, and spending most ofmy time flyfishingin hiking,backpacking,and exploringthe keepingup withoil andgas interests, the northwest."Bob can be reached at incredibleand well-exposedgeologyof 'retired'seems to mean 'busier thanever' [email protected]. Arizona.Recently, Ihelpedtake the with familyand friends, new and old. Cub Scouts camping at MountLemmon Lotsof losses andcaregiving, andIwill GeorgeL.Keptra (8.5., 1952) is retired nearTucson, and to see the Kartchner look forwardto the Newsletter!How andlivingin Piano, Texas,and writes, Caverns nearBenson, Arizona.The gratefulIam to be healthy and happy." "After a shortillness my wifepassedaway Scouts really enjoyedspelunkingand on9/1/02. My children wantedme observingthemany colorful speleothems, J.PhilJones (8.5., 1964) workswith to move closer to them,soImovedto whichwere formedin theEscabrosa RegulatoryAffairs in theFort Worth Piano." Limestonein the WhetstoneMountain. Basinfor Devon Energy Operating If youhave not been there yet, it's worth Company,L.P. inEdmond, Oregon, Don Kerr,Jr. (8.5., 1960) is the a trip. Our familymaintains a comfort- and writes "verybusy attempting to stay President of Kerr Construction ablehomein Phoenix(i.e., thehouse ahead of16 drillingrigs operationin the Services inHouston, Texas. has a verycold air conditioning system), Barnettshaleof the Fort WorthBasin. and welcomesvisitors, even when Securingpermits to drilland all the RobertJ.Killian(8.5., 1977) is an ambientair temperatures arehovering otherregulatorycomplianceissues ExplorationGeologistwithAlcornTexas in thelow 100s. It's a dang goodthing associatedwiththis levelof activity is Properties,Inc., in Houston,Texas, that the world'slargest nuclearpower rewarding and tiring.My regards to all." and writes "stillbusy working3-D data plantis located nearby!" volumes onTKS in the Gulf Coast. E.A.Karper(8.5., 1941) is the owner of Being a singleparent to active 10- and ThomasM. Kirkpatrick (8.5., 1984) KarperCompany in Graham, Texas,and 13-year-oldskeepsmebusy inmy is aProject Manager and Geologistwith writes "beenthrough 2 or 3 booms and 'spare' time."Robert canbe reached ShawEnvironmentaland Infrastructure, at [email protected].

Geology Newsletter 2005 103 Inc. in Knoxville,Tennessee, and writes San Antonio,Texas, and writes "started H.Louis Lee(8.A., 1954;M.A., 1958) is "survived bankruptcyofITcorporation abusiness last year performingindoor aConsultingGeologistin Austin,Texas, and having success withShaw Environ- air qualitytesting for mold.Good thing and writes "continuingto consult on mentaland stilllearning.Moved to a Imajoredin geology.Justkidding!" 3D seismic projects onthe TexasGulf big, old, country farmhousewith my Coast.The last5 years havebeenvery wife and threekids andenjoying it." Laurel Lacher(8.5., 1987) is a consult- busy andthe current highproductprices Thomasmay bereachedat ant in Tucson, Arizona, andwrites, are arealboostfor our business." [email protected]. "After 6 years with theWhiteMountain ApacheTribe,I've finallyhungout my StephenC. Leslie (8.5., 1995) lives in BrianKnight (M.S., 2001) lives in own shingleand joinedtheranks of the Honolulu,Hawaii, and writes, "After Ruckersville, Virginia. self-employed.Back in Tucson,enjoying 5 years offun in the sunin Hawaii,I've theperks ofcity life.Traveled to India, accepted a jobwith ChevronTexacoin RickKolb (MA., 1981) is thePrincipal Sri Lanka,and Argentina in2002. Californiaas a geophysicist.Dropbyand GeologistwithMACTEC Engineering Lifeis good!"Laurelcanbe reached visit if you'rein the San FranciscoBay and ConsultinginRaleigh,North at [email protected]. Area.Cheers!" Stephen can bereached Carolina, and writes, "Law Engineering at [email protected]. mergedwithMACTEC in 2002, and George Laguros(M.A., 1987) is a the new company has 100 offices across Senior Geophysicist withMarathon Oil RobertA.Levich (M.A.,1973) is an the U.S. Iamaprincipal andproject Company in Houston, Texas,and can InternationalProgramManager and manager and workwithlocal and be reached at [email protected]. PhysicalScientist with theU.S. Depart- nationalclients onenvironmental George writes, "16years withMarathon. ment of Energy in Las Vegas,Nevada, projects. Ihave nowbeen inRaleigh Where has the time gone?Family is well. and canbe reached at 13 years,andbothof my childrenhave BetweenMichael's (13)Frenchhorn and [email protected]. left the nest. However,Ihave two step- Daniel's (10) piano,thehousesounds childrenat home, so it is not yet quiet. like a concert hall...well,sort of." DavidLevin (8.A.,1978) is the owner Ispend my spare time playingsoccer, andpresidentofPower Petroleumin motorcycling,andtraveling."Rick James L.Lamb, Jr. (8.5., 1956) is anoil San Antonio, Texas,and canbe reached [email protected]. canbe reached at and gas producerin Austin, Texas,and at [email protected] David writes, can bereached at [email protected]. "Hello CasitaAlta crew Walter,Judy, LisKonnecke (M.S., 1997) is aSenior Tommy, John, Jeff. It is 25 years since InfieldData Processor for WesternGeco LeonM.Lampert(8.5., 1951;M.A., 660 and counting, geologyand oil and writes "working on seismic vessels 1953) is an independentgeologistin prospecting stillablast!Miss my dad, and recently moved to Albuquerque, Dallas, Texas,and writes, "Iclosedmy geologyandUT alumMaxLevin." NewMexico."Lis canbe reached at Corpus Christioffice in September2002 [email protected]. butstill have aDallas office.Am WalterS.Light,Jr. (8.5., 1977) is the thankful for the highoil/gas prices PresidentandExplorationGeologist ErwinK.Krause (8.5., 1949; M.A., inMarch 2003 and hopethey will ofThunder Exploration,Inc. in 1954) is retiredandlivinginHouston, continue beforethe inevitabledrop. Houston,Texas,and can be reached Texas, and writes, "At age 78, Ifinally We are enjoying the success of the at [email protected]. snorkeledover Chankanaab and Palancar UTbasketballand baseballteams." Reefs in Cozumel in 2002.Then Ivisited TimLignoul(8.5., 1982) is anattorney New YorkCity after anabsence of BillLayton (8.5., 1981) is aPetroleum in SantaMonica, California, and writes, 70 years.Followedthis with ahip GeologistwithBurk Royalty Company "I amcontinuing my position as outside replacementand anotherheartattack." in SanAntonio, Texas, and writes environmentalcounsel for Verizon "exploringonshoreTexas Gulf Coast. Wireless in the West Area. My geology Karen CarterKrogh(MA., 1985; Ph.D., Jessica finishing freshmanyearof degreeis animportantpart of my 1990) livesin Apex,North Carolina, and college...Jordan finishing freshmanyear success." Timcan be reached at writes, "Kenzie went off to kindergarten in highschool.K.C. andIare doing [email protected]. August, 2002. Ispend amajor part well...The Phantomrules the corn-cob of every week at her schooltutoring, batmobilers...66o, 1981!'" Bill canbe Tung-Hung ThomasLin(M.A., 1984) working in the library, helpingin the reached at [email protected]. is aSenior Staff Geophysicistwith computer lab, assisting in theclassroom, OceanEnergy, Inc. in Sugar Land, and doingscience enrichmentprojects. Joel LeCalvez(Ph.D., 2002) is a geologist Texas,and canbe reached at In my (not)spare time Ihave earned withSchlumberger inCollege Station, [email protected]. my blackbelt inSanshinkaiKarate." Texas,and writes "workingfor Karen maybe reached at Schlumbergeronvarious types of EugeneLipstate (8.5., 1949) is retired [email protected]. projectsboth offshoreand on land, and livingin Lafayette, Louisiana, and nationallyandinternationally."Joel can can be reachedat [email protected]. J. Scott Kuykendall(8.A.,1975) is the bereached at [email protected]. Eugene writes, "Our oldestgrand- owner of ClearanceTestingServices in daughter is finishingher freshmanyear

104 GeologyNewsletter 2003 inMay, 2003 at The University ofTexas. Will drill 20-22 wellsin 2003. Enjoy RobertL.Mcßroom (8.A., 1951) is Shereallylikes Austinand school. hookingup withgraduateschool a consultingpetroleumgeologistin Happy to hear that theJackson gift to group for UT footballgames." Wichita Falls,Texas,and writes, the geology schoolis keepingus afloat." "finallyhit the 'BigOne' in EastTexas! ErnestL.Lundelius (8.5., 1950) is a A 'whispering' interest,but at leastit's Nancy E. GreenLister(8.A., 1955) is a Professor Emeritus at The University of an interest insomething.Still hunting housewifein Houston,Texas, and writes, Texas at Austinand writes, "I amstill for oil inNorthTexas andsouthern "Rayhas not retiredsois busy asusual. workingon some researchprojects, one Utah." Robertcanbereached at We go hunting,fishing, and takeother dealing withthe Pleistocene faunas of [email protected]. trips whenwe can. We'rereally enjoying Australiaandone withRussellGraham ourprecious littlegrandchildren.Best of theDenverMuseum onthe DanMcConnell(8.5., 1995) is aSenior wishes to all." Nancy canbe reached FAUNMAP databaseofNorthAmerican Geologistwith Fugro GeoServices,Inc. at [email protected]. mammalsof thelast5 million years. inHouston, Texas,and canbe Iamalso enjoying watchingmy three reached at [email protected] or ErwinR. "E.R."Lochte, Jr. (8.5., 1956) grandchildrengrow.One actually [email protected] writes, is apetroleumgeologistinSan Antonio, shows some interest in geologyand "Lastsummer,Ihadthe mostremarkable Texas. paleontology!"He canbe reached and amazing experienceofbeinginvited at [email protected]. to join thescientificcrew onLegII JimLockley (8.5., 1978) is Principal of a Departmentof Energy / Minerals GeophysicistwithElPasoProduction ChristopherDavidMarshall (8.5., 1997) Management Servicesponsored inHouston,Texas, andcan be reached is ahighschoolscience teacher and investigationof natural gas hydrates in at either [email protected] coach withThe ColonyHighSchool the deepwaterGulf ofMexico using the [email protected]. in The Colony,Texas, and writes, mannedsubmersible'Johnson Sea-Link.' "Greetings to allUTDOGS!! I've Two of my photosfrom thatfantastic AllenC. Locklin (8.5., 1954) is an recently gottenmarried to a wonderful cruise are scheduledto be publishedinan independentexplorationgeologist in younglady,Cindy. We bothwork in article in the April2003 The Leading Edge.- Tyler, Texas,and writes "nowoffice at educationin the Dallas area. She in The article is aboutmy current interest home and have everythinginone pile. counseling,and myselfin the classroom. how to imagethe base ofgas hydrate Of my 5 grandchildren, Macy Shaver, Ihopeeveryone is doingwell, andI stability in deepwater sediments and is a freshmanat UT(hooray)two, look forward to seeing thenewbuilding the identificationofgas hydrate traps." Lindseyand ClaireShaver are at Texas the next time Iget down to Austin. Tech. Son's two,Alyson(13) andRuss HOOK 'EM!" Christopher may be MattMcCullough(M.A., 1990) is a (11), not thereyet but a chance they'll reached at [email protected]. Senior GeologistwithMarathon Oil go toUT.Theirmom did(Lisa). inHouston,Texas,and canbereached Can'tcomplain.At 73 Istill compete SabinW.Marshall(8.5., 1952) is retired at [email protected]. in trackand fieldfor seniors." and livingin Houston,Texas,and writes "enjoyedanother geologist at the 50th T. A. "Mac" McGilvery(Ph.D., 1996) Donald R.Longenecker(8.A., 1949) reunion oftheClass of 1952 in Austin is a StratigraphicAdvisor with is livingin Wilson, Wyoming, and last year.Took a 3-weekarchaeology ConocoPhillipsin Anchorage,Alaska, writes "continue to enjoy livingin the tour ofSpain lastMay." and writes, "Things are going great. mountains, Jackson Holearea, even Karen, Andrew, andImoved to with thehuge influx ofpopulation." DaveMartens (8.5., 1984) is theDeputy Anchoragein December2002. The AssistantDirector for UNOCAL in North Slopegeologyis very interesting. E.W. "Bill"Longmire (8.5., 1950) Bangkok,Thailand, and writes, "My A classic exampleofthe linkbetween is livingin Carrollton, Texas,and writes family andIhave started our tenth year tectonics and sedimentation.Alaska is "readingand playingwith grandkids. in Bangkok.Work is still exciting as an interesting placeto live.We are Spend a lotoftime rating golfcourses I'm nowmanaging a cross-functional stillgetting used to the idea ofmoose for USGA. The oldbones are creaking, teamresponsible for some ofthe gas eating all of our beddingplantsin butenjoying life." fieldUNOCAL operates in the Gulf of the frontyard!" Mac canbe reached Thailand.Sports keep myfamilyand me [email protected]. R.MichaelLooney (8.5., 1971; M.A., busy in our leisuretime."Dave canbe 1977) is the presidentand owner of reached at [email protected]. Richard W.McGlathery (8.5., 1976) Cymraec ExplorationInc. in Houston, is aGeologist withPanhandleRoyalty Texas,andcanbe reachedat James Mayer(Ph.D., 1995) is a Geology Co.in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [email protected]. Professor at the StateUniversity ofWest Michael writes, "FormedCymraec Georgia inCarrollton, Georgia, and BillJ.McGrew (8.5., 1954; M.A., 1955) 3 years ago to generate prospects from canbe reached at [email protected]. is retiredand livinginColumbia, nearly 150,000 miles of 2-D and 2000 Tennessee,- and writes "everythingthe miles of3-D data inTexasRailroad William E.Maynard,111(8.5., 1951) same traveling andlooking at geology." districts1-6. Having some goodluck. is retiredandliving inBastrop,Texas.

Geology Newsletter 2003 105 Wayne EugeneMclntosh (8.5., 1956) Anne SmithMiller(8.A., 1983) is the R.McKayMoore (8.A., 1952) is an is a Consulting EngineeringGeologist ProjectManager withthe Texas Com- independentinShreveport, Louisiana. inRio Rancho,NewMexico,and canbe mission onEnvironmentalQualityin reached at [email protected] Austin,Texas, and writes, "HEY to Charles Mots(8.5., 1960) is retired writes "enjoy the Newsletter, staying my oldGeopals!" Anne canbe and livinginNewBraunfels, Texas, busy consultingandvisiting kids and reached at [email protected]. and writes that hestilltakesthe grandkidsscattered about the country. "occasional trip to the east coast." Enjoyour new motorhome,whichmakes MichaelR.Miller(8.5., 1980) is a travelingand visiting easy.If any 'old' geologistin Austin, Texas,andwrites MaureenMullarkey(8.5., 1981) is the friends wouldlikefor us to visit we "basicallybeen 'tirarela carretta.'As ChiefFinancial Officer forInternational onlyneed electricand water hookups or an ex-presidentof GDS, Isend special GameTechnologyin Reno,Nevada, informationonthe nearest RVpark." greetings to all scum." Michael canbe and writes, "While Nevada is homeI reachedat [email protected]. stillmiss Texas and all mygeo-palsfrom CharlesMcKemie (8.5., 1979) is aGlobal theclass of1981."Maureen canbe Manager in Plant ServicewithDow WayneD.Miller(M.A.,1957) is a reachedat [email protected]. Automotivein Auburn Hills,Michigan, consulting geologistin Midland, Texas, and writes "goinginto my and writes "continue to keep busy SusanHallamMurosko (M.A., 1982) 18thyear ofservice now withthe Dow consulting.ThoughtbynowIwould is an Engineering Geologist and ChemicalCompany. Manage a global be slowingdown, but reallyenjoy the EnvironmentalConsultant in group ofengineers whowork closely oilbusiness. Presently, finally, getting Sykesville, Maryland. in partnershipwithour automotive one ofmy developmentprospects drilled. assemblyplant customers."Charles Have completedone re-entry with two G.AllanNelson(8.5., 1947) is a maybe reached at [email protected]. more to go plus at least oneor two consultantinDenver, Colorado,and new drills.Family all doingwell." writes "still go downstairsto coffee Thomas E.McKenna (Ph.D., 1997) withthe onlyother 1947 classmate is aHydrogeologistwith the Delaware KarenI.Mohr (Ph.D., 2000) is an in the Rockies,John Osmond.Also GeologicalSurvey of theUniversity of AssistantProfessor in the Department still do well-sitting,I'm only81years Delawarein Newark,Delaware, and can ofEarthandAtmosphericSciences at old(almost)." be reached at [email protected]/dgs the University ofAlbany,SUNY, in orvia www.udel.edu/dgs. Albany, New York. DavidC.Noe (M.A.,1984) is the Chiefof Engineering Geology withthe W. N."Mac" McKinney, Jr. (8.A., WaylandP. Moody (8.5., 1954) is retired ColoradoGeologicalSurvey in Denver, I960; M.A., 1963) is a consultantin and livinginFort Worth,- Texas,and Colorado,and writes "closingin on my Spring, Texas,andcan be reachedat writes "taking it easy winters in Ph.D. degree,writing alot, publishing [email protected] Fort Worthand summers in LakeCity, a few articles, and doinga lotof public writes, "Ihate to say itbut thesehigh Colorado.Allis well.Hook'em'Horns." speakingaboutthe value ofgeology gas pricesare reallyhelping my royalty to everydaylife.Who could ask for checks.I'm up to 12 gas wells now JuleJacobsonMoon(8.A., 1940; M.A., more?"Davidcan be reachedat andhoping for more." 1941) is retiredandlivinginFairhope, [email protected] or via his website Alabama, and writes "enjoyingretire- http://geosurvey.state.co.us. Mike McLeod(8.5., 1986) is a geologist ment on beautifulMobile Bay and in Concord,California. engaging in various volunteer activities. IsaacW.Norman(8.5., 1948) is Istill miss wonderfulTexas." retiredand living in Taylor,Texas. Jerald E.McQueen (8.5., 1961; M.A., 1963) is the SeniorVice Presidentof JohnL.Moore (8.A.,1982) is the GeorgeE.Nowotny,Jr. (8.5., 1955) MedallionOilCompanyin Houston, PrincipalGeologist ofSolidPower is retiredand livingin IndianWells, Texas. Jerald canbe reachedat Solutions in Houston,Texas, and can California, and writes "fully retired [email protected]. bereachedat [email protected]. andat age 70 enjoying thebeautiful weatherof thesouthern California A.D.Mcßae (8.5., 1942) is retired JulieSchieblMoore(8.A., 1981) is an desert,playing golf 4 to 5 days a week." andliving inDallas, Texas,and writes Operations Manager in Santa Barbara, "veryreluctantlymade the movein California, and canbe reached at JohnF. O'Donohoe(8.5., 1950) is 2002 to aretirement facility in Dallas [email protected] writes, thePresidentand CEO of Coastline after 15 lovelyyears in theTexas "livingwhere the mountains meet the Exploration,Inc. in Houston,Texas. 'HillCountry' at HorseshoeBay." water inlovely SantaBarbara.Cur- rently managing a telecommunication A.M. "Red" Olander(8.5., 1948) JoeN.Meadows (8.A.,1962) is aJustice company, back to ridinghorses and is retiredand livingin Austin,Texas, ofthe Peace in Waco, Texas,and writes, still doingyoga.Lotsof Texanshere in andwrites "recently soldmy cattle - "If you are in Waco, come by the Paradise, andreally coolgeologytoo." spendingmore time enjoyingmy courthouseandvisit."Joe may be family and living in Austin." reachedat [email protected].

106 GeologyNewsletter 2005 BillOliver(8.5., 1968;M.A., 1970) is happyandhealthy.Lifeis good."His for oil andgas continues. Still working a consultantwithPetroquestEnergy e-mailis [email protected]. withmy three sons doingall we can to inLafayette,Louisiana, and canbe increase our dailyproduction.Cannot reachedat [email protected]. WilliamR. "Bob"Pickens (8.5., 1957; believe theprices for our product.Best M.A., 1959) is retiredand livingin wishes to former classmatesandbusiness DonaldE. Outlaw(8.A.,1940; M.A., Columbus, Texas,and canbe reached associates."Gerald canbe reached at 1947) is retiredandlivingin Newark, at [email protected] writes, "After [email protected]. Delaware,and writes "enjoy- reading 3 yearsofeffort, failed to sellthe locals theNewsletter.Iamactive Floridain ona groundwater conservation district, PhilPitzer (8.5., 1954) is an oiloperator winter and Poconos in the summer." Ihave 're-retired' to our grandhillto inBreckenridge,Texas,and canbe focus onlandreclamation/ restoration reached at [email protected] KennethI.Owens(8.A., 1954) is retired projects and resolvingproblems with writes, "Have- moved to my Caddo Creek andlivingin Austin, Texas,andwrites, existing interpretationof mid-Pliocene Ranch betweenit andmyBreckenridge "As Icompose this, Austinis shutdown andEarlyPleistocenegeologyof office Ifindmy days still quitebusy. as aresult ofa sleetstorm onFeb.24, Colorado County and surrounding Myson Greghas developedinto three 2003. UTbaseballis doing welland area. Anyone interestedin participating times abettergeologist than Iam!!" hopefully willhave wonanother in aregionalproject of this focus?" nationaltitleby the time this Newsletter MichaelP. Plamondon(M.A., 1974) is published.Tutoredstudents, JohnD.Pigott (8.5., 1974;M.A., 1977) is the VicePresidentof GlobalCustomer ages 12 and 14, are makingprogress." is anAssociateProfessor of Geology Services withIHS Energy in Englewood, and Geophysicsat The University of Colorado,and canbe reached at Robert M. "Bob" Owens(8.5., 1951) OklahomainNorman, Oklahoma,and [email protected]. is an independentin Houston, Texas. writes "spent 2 monthslast summer meditatingin the jungles ofThailand, CraigPollard(8.5., 1981) works with MatthewJ. Parsley(M.A., 1988) is the caught malaria, but moreimportantly, UPExplorationCinco Natural PresidentofParsley Resources,Inc. in caught 'life. Was ordained aDeacon Resourcesin Austin,Texas. Midland,Texas,and canbe reached in theRomanCatholic Church last at [email protected]. November and nowunderstand Nick Pollard(8.5., 1984) is aGeologist that geologyis but oneportal." with C.W. Resources, Inc. in Longview, Jennifer Perry (M.S., 2001) is a geologist John canbe reached at Texas,and writes "goingon 5 years withERM-Southwest, Incorporated, [email protected] viahis web site at working at C.W. Resources.Still in Houston,Texas. http://geosciences.ou.edu// mpi/. generatingand drillingin East Texas. Spuddinganother saltdomewellin StephenG.Petmecky (8.5., 1985) is the JamesN.Piper (8.A., 1988;M.A., 1997) April, hopeto have sanity intact at owner ofCapitalCity Remodelingin is aresearchscientist withApplied T.D." Nick canbereached at Austin, Texas,and writes, "Business is Research Labs and a divingsafetyofficer [email protected]. great,celebrating 15th year, as well as in Austin, Texas. He writes, "In April 50th birthday(February) and 20 years 2003 Iwillget the chance to fulfill a J.DanPowell(Ph.D., 1961) is a Consult- ofmarriage (August). WifeKaren in lifelongdream.Iwillbe attendingthe ant in GrandJunction, Colorado,and 18th year as AISD Spanish teacher.Son U.S.NavyDive School(as a civilian). canbe reached at [email protected]. Carl(15) playingbaseballat Crockett Wish meluck because Iwillbe 21 years Danwrites, "Dorothy is fine.Ikeep HighSchool.DaughterSarah(14) is first older than thenext oldeststudent in trying to retire, but it's not going to chair tubaplayerat Covington Middle my class!" James canbereached at happenif THEYkeep drillingaround School." [email protected]. here!"

RobertW. Pettigrew(8.5., 1952; MA, Gene Pisasale(M.A., 1980) is aSenior JohnWilliamPreston (8.5., 1970) is a 1954) is retiredand livingin Spring InvestmentOfficer with Wilmington GeophysicistwithHurd Enterprises, Branch, Texas,and writes "enjoying Trust in Wilmington,Delaware.Gene Ltd. in Houston,Texas, and writes - retirement in between contract work, writes, "Having gotten my foundation "stillpickingsquiggles for the Hurds gardening,andoilpainting. Retired in thepetroleumindustry,Imade abig startingmy eighthyear as theironly 10years and have yet to findthegolf change and entered- the investment employeein Houston.Refer to my office course."Robertcan be reached at industry in 1986 and have now come as Hurd's World Headquarters,Houston. [email protected]. full circle, working as anequity analyst Onlydomesticexploration- west of covering the energy/petrochemical theSabine andsouth ofthe RedRivers Nestor D.Phillips,II(M.A., 1991) industries." Gene can bereached at and most ofthat pretty close to the is aSenior GeologistwithDominion gpisasale@ wilmingtontrust.com. RioGrande." Johncanbe reached Explorationin Houston,Texas,and at [email protected]. writes "stillworkingSouthTexas GeraldS.Pitts (8.5., 1954) is aConsult- explorationforDominionin Houston; ant withPitts Energy Co. in Midland, JohnProctor(8.A., 1950; 8.5., 1955) Gabriella,Donovan,andVickie are all Texas,and writes,"The thrillof exploring is retiredandliving inNew Braunfels,

Geology Newsletter 2003 107 Texas, and writes, "Last fall we went on after 38 years of graduateand under- James V. "Jim" Richards (8.5., 1956) a cruise fromMontrealto New York. graduate teachingandthe University. is a consultinggeologistin Houston, The highlightsof thecruise were tea at Inspring 2002, Iwas one of two recip- Texas,and writes "hopeto have three Chateau Frontera,AlexanderGraham ients of 2001-02OutstandingTeacher prospects drilledthis year.Still active Bell'shome, and the SaguenayFjord." Award in theUTA College of Science. also as a consultinggeologistfor Genesis Recentlypublishedabook on the ProducingCo. in Houston.Traveledto AugustLeoPugh (8.5., 1952) is retired Geology of theDallas-Fort WorthMetroplex." Greece, Egypt,andHawaiilast year. and livingin GalenaPark, Texas,and Still enjoying playing in theLonghorn writes, "Leo reports in fromHouston, StephanieWiseReed(8.5., 2000) is a AlumniBand,served asM.C. for my Texas, wherehe is enjoyingretirement. Hydrologistand EngineeringSpecialist 50-year highschoolreunion inElPaso." Doing some flower plantingand with theSurface Mining andReclama- Jim can bereached at [email protected]. babysitting with3 grandchildren. tionDepartmentof theRailroad Sendshellos to allhis oldfriends Commissionof Texasin Austin, R. CoryRichards (8.5., 1985) is the from the old GeologyBuilding." Texas,and canbereached at President of Cortez Oiland Gas, Inc. [email protected] in Piano, Texas,andwrites "promoted Cathy Rashin(8.5., 1979) is anherbalist her workwebsite www.rrc.state.tx.us. to President ofCortez in2002. Family and owner ofEarthCurrentGarden in happy in Piano, a wonderfulplaceto Red Rock, Texas,and writes, "Since JeffReid(MA., 1973) is a senior live. Alwayslooking for good drilling 1999 Ihaveprimarilybeen focusingon geologistwith theNorthCarolina prospects." Cory canbe reached at my business, EarthCurrent Garden. GeologicalSurvey in Raleigh,North [email protected]. Iamnow anHerbalist andFlower Carolina, andcan bereached at Essence Practitioner.Love thoseplants!" [email protected]. H.G. "Gene"Richardson (8.5., 1958) is retired andlivingin SanAntonio, DonaldF.Reaser (Ph.D., 1974) is a W. F.Reynolds (M.A., 1953) is Texas, and writes "stillkickingrocks Professor of Geologyat The University ManagingPartner inJ. C. &_ W. F. from Central to West Texas,never ofTexas at Arlingtonin Arlington, ReynoldsOilProducersin Wichita know whatinteresting things you Texas,and writes, "Iwillberetiring on Falls, Texas.He is amemberofthe will turnup!" Gene can bereached August 31, 2003, fromUT-Arlington Geology FoundationAdvisory Council. at [email protected].

WadeC. Ridley(8.5., 1953; M.A., 1955) is an independentgeologist inTyler, Texas,and canbe reached at cridley@ cox-internet.com. Wade writes that heis "just keepingbodyandsoul together, enjoying grandkids and watching Longhorn teams. Just 'chillin'.'"

Edwin C. Robinson(8.5., 1950) is retiredand livingin Carlsbad,Califor- nia, and writes "plenty to do with keepingup with6 children, 13 grand- children, genealogyresearch, and golf."Edwin canbe reached at [email protected].

RonS. Robinson (8.5., 1958) is the Ownerof ColdwellBanker Robinson Real Estate inElDorado,Arkansas, and writes, "I walkedthe '40' acres 2/24/03, the daybeforeAustin's great icestorm. Visited the geologicalbuilding,saw the progress that the JohnJackson gifthas wrought. Highlightof the visit was a chance to visitwith some undergrads. Inaword?Sharp-sharp-sharp. For 'old times sake,' sat in ona lecture, 'TheFuture is Now.'" Ron can be reached at [email protected] or via www.robinsonrealestate.net. Mike Moore (B.S., 1980)gains perspectiveon thrustfaulting. 1980 GEO660,Colorado. PhotographprovidedbyMichael Miller.

108 Geolog?Newsletter 2003 WilliamB.Rodan (8.5., 1942) is retired upperclassman,Iwas includedbecause WhenIcameback in February1966 to and livingin Metairie,Louisiana,- and Iwas the onlyone who came froma workonaPh.D., the focus ofgradschool writes "tryingto survive shouldnot familyof genuine (if marginallytalented) music had shiftedfromweekendblasts have retiredbut the oilbusiness has country musicians. After 1957, Tom to lessrambunctiousget-togethers.But been decliningin SouthernLouisiana." Freeman was aregular,playingbanjo capableguitar-pickers, such as JimStitt ("banjer")and singing his deep-rooted and WillReid, were always ready to PeterR.Rose (8.5., 1957;M.A., 1959; Ozark country songs. Alotof grad holler, and they were kind to welcome Ph.D., 1968)- sends us a story about students andfacultyhadEasterncultural an older,butkindredspirit likemeback "Hollers" Musical Traditions- in roots;theythought our music wasrustic, into the fold.Things were abitmore UT Geoscience, 1955 1970: ethnic, or socially significant.Tom and civilizednow, andonlyalittlelesslively. Iwere just singing our native stuff. However,reworkedlyrics set to well- Iguess it wasDon Winston whocoined - Winston and Grant didn't discriminate knownmelodies, taking offon promi- the term "Holler" actuallythey were a - combinationmusicalstampede and they just joinedin to whateverwas nent departmentalevents andsuscepti- going neighborhooddogs personalities,now weekendblowout.At first, attendance down.So did blefaculty became the and awakenedchildren. frameworkofFinalBedlam.Charley Bell was limitedto grad studentsand upper was a favoritetarget, as was DeFord. classmen whocouldpick and/or sing, Our first facultyregular wasBob Folk, Mr. Most ofthe newer and younger faculty and whoalso enjoyed an occasional whocame to playbanjo and sing, not just remainedpuzzled aboutthe whole socialblast.Later on, a few courageous to drink.His favorite was Kitty Wells, thing.But in any case, "Down in the or unconventionalfacultybegan and we couldalllook forward to Bob Mine" continued as our favorite anthem. showing up,even going so far as gettingchoked up at least oncea night, to sponsor periodic"hollers."Thathad in the middleof one ofhis tragic Kitty WhenBob Folk elected to retire in 1989, to be a consideredandinfrequentunder- Wellsnumbers.Later on, JohnSnyder we got the oldhollerbandtogether taking,because cleaningup afterwards tookpart, singing so intenselyhis face again in-San Antonio:Don,Dick, Page, was an all-dayjob thatno sane faculty would turnpurple andbreakout in myself and, ofcourse,Bob Folk.We wifeshouldhavehad to get up for. beads ofsweat, and wewere allafraid playedseveral ofour oldnumbersfor the was going a new faculty A certain semi-officialcachetwas he to have stroke. crowdofgradstudents and whohad gatheredto honorBob.But it bestowedin 1956 whenSamEllison The original"hollerband" that played wasn'tthe same - they didn'tidentify asked the mainringleadersto perform for the AdvisoryCouncil included withour roughharmoniesandundisci- at an annualdinner ofthe Advisory Winston(guitar),Grant (mandolin), - plinedrhythms we wereplayingto Council.Inretrospect, Idon't know Twiss (tub-bass), Folk (banjo),andRose a different uncomprehending who was more shocked- the conserva- (guitarandharmonica). Idon't recall and - generation. And maybewe needed tive, prosperous, andrespectable folks now whattunes weplayed three or more practice. of the AC, or the "HollerBand," at our four fast-moving country songs, delivered chutzpa!Sam just beamed;maybethat with enthusiasticbut undisciplined Alotofthose old pickers and singers - wasbecause weleft himspeechless.By harmony and overpower rhythm.But and their sponsors - are gone now: the time IfinallydepartedUT for the we concluded withMerle Travis' Dick Grant, Dave Amsbury, Charley second time,in the summer of1968, "Down in theMine," aKentuckycoal- Bell,RonaldDeFord,Sam Ellison, hollers had becomealmostinstitutional- mining ballad.Eachchorus endedwith Jim Stitt,andWill Reid,Godrest their ized(and certainly more sanitized), amournful, high-pitched,sustained souls.But everyonce in a while,a few andmusicaltake-offshadbecome "waydownin themine." The of theoldhard-coreUThollererswillget thebackbone of the "FinalBedlam," structure of the chorus naturally lent together,roll into "Down in theMine," theannual concluding event even in itselfto a sequenced,tiered-harmony andIcan feel the spirits of those ProfessorDeFord's GraduateSeminar. conclusion,buildingonthe threemain departedjoiningin, then collapsing chord, Thehard-coreparticipants duringthe tones of thesubdominant then in laughterasBobFolk or his substitute yieldingfinally to anending fourth-tier, formativeyearswere Winstonandhis tonic chord. adds that unforgettable officemate,Dick Grant, who together On the finalchorus, welearned to string high tenor part to the finalchorus. this out, andbring in a final high occupied a series of marginalrent-houses fourth Lucy O.Ross (8.5., 1950) is the President tenor voice a full octave above the initial- inthemore disreputableneighborhoods ofDeltex RoyaltyandLMARoyalties, tier baritone. voice was ofnorth andsouthAustin, wherethey That high always Limited, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Bob Folk's; as a concluding act, itnever frequentlygeneratedandbottledcases failed bringthe RollinsM.Roth (8.5., 1958) is a offairlymediocrehome-brewedbeer. to housedown. ProductionForemaninBreckenridge, Alot ofthosebottling sessions just left for theNational Grant Museum Texas,andletsus knowthat heis "still naturallydevelopedinto hollers.Other around 1958. Page and Charleyand working full time - no plans to retire." gradstudents who joined in included Jimhaddepartedfor Kansas and PageTwiss, and enthusiasticsingers such Oklahoma abouta year earlier.Ijoined PeterD.Rowley(Ph.D., 1968) is a as CharleyMankin,JimUnderwood, Shellin mid-year1959. As far as I geologicalconsultant in NewHarmony, andDave Amsbury. At first, there were know, Winston continued to sponsor Utah, and writes, "I amstill busy with also a fewhangers-onwho came just to "hollers"untilhe finally leftAustin my new business, GeologicMapping, Inc. Mostlymapping quadrangles marvel, sing, and drink- along.My first for Missoulain about1963. for hollerwas in 1955 even thoughjust an

GeologyNewsletter 2003 109 state geologicalsurveys, studyingground- Jack S.Sanders (8.5., 1957) is retiredand California, andwrites, "We are enjoying water resources for water districts, etc. livingin Dallas, Texas,and writes,"still goodhealth and lifenear SanDiego Living in scenic ruralUtah withmy staying verticalandenjoying traveling. withgrandkids near. Also tripsto the wife,lots of horses, dogs,and cats." Passing outcrops and landforms are a northwestto visit the rest of the family." never-endingsource of interest (old ones Miltmay bereached at [email protected]. EvanAmyRoyal(8.A.,2002) is an and new ones)."Jack maybe reached at AccountingClerkwith theTexas [email protected]. TedSchulenberg (M.A., 1958) is retired MemorialMuseum at The University of andlivingin Kerrville,Texas, and writes, Texas at Austinin Austin,Texas,and JamesW. Sansom,Jr. (8.5., 1963) is a "Ihaverather reluctantlyconcluded that reminds us "don'tforgetallthe big consultinggeologist in Liberty Hill, thenext noteworthyitem relating to my changesgoing onat theTexasMemorial Texas.James writes, "GCAGS andAEG/ activities willbe thatof my demise.It Museum." Evan canbe reached at AIPGmeetings in 2002 were enjoyable. gives me considerablepleasureto report [email protected] via the Seeing old friends atthese meetings was thereforethat Ihave no news to report." websitewww.texasmemorialmuseum.org. abonus.Texas BoardofProfessional Tedcan be reached at [email protected]. Geoscientists is receiving applications MaryDaltonRuckman (8.A., 1936; forlicensing geologists,geophysicists, Frederick E.Schultz (8.5., 1947) is M.A., 1938) is a housewifeinKarnes andsoil scientists. Iencourage geologists retiredandlivinginOjai, California, City, Texas. to applybefore grandfatherperiod and writes "livingin thehome my wife, ends 8/31/03." Lois, designedand builtin the Ojai JimmieNortonRussell (8.A., 1952; Valley.Belongto theSenior Men's M.A., 1954) is anEducationAssistant 111 WillM.Satterfield (8.5., 1985;M.A., GolfClub at Soule Park inOjai, and in Austin,Texas, and writes "continuing, 1988) is a geologistwithOccidental theRetiredProfessional andBusiness ninthyear,in publicschooleducation; Petroleum of Qatar in Houston,Texas, Men's Club." teaching emotionally disturbedmiddle and can bereached at will- and highschoolstudentsin the Round [email protected]. RubinA. Schultz,Jr. (8.5., 1961) Rock, Texas,IndependentSchool is aDistrictMaintenance Manager District." ElsieC. Schiemenz(8.A., 1943) is with theTexas Department of retiredandlivingin Mobile,Alabama, Transportationin Corpus Christi, FloydSabins (8.5., 1952) is retiredand and writes "stilltravelingand still Texas,and canbe reached at living in Fullerton, California,and enjoying it!" Elsie can be reached [email protected]. writes, "Volunteer work occupies at [email protected]. Rubin writes, "not a lotnew, still increasing amounts oftime.Iam workingwithTxDOT inCorpus Christi PresidentofFullertonPublic Library GeorgeW.Schneider,Jr. (8.5., 1958) and enjoying grandkids and trips to Foundationand aDirector of our is retiredandlivingin Madisonville, Maui,Hawaii.Enjoy the Newsletter." HomeownerAssociationand Orange Louisiana, and writes "enjoying County FlyFisherClub.Ido manage 'Northshorelife' andreturning to DonaldSchuy (8.A., 1996) is fly fishing trips to Alaskaand the Austinin the spring for trackmeets living in Cincinnati, Ohio. Caribbean."Floyd can bereached at and the fallfor footballgames." [email protected]. JerrySchwartzbach(8.A., 1983) is LouisSchneider (8.5., 1960) is the Vice theMedicalDirector ofthe East Texas PhilipK.Sampler (8.5., 1951) is retired President ofEdisonChouest Offshore MedicalCenterRehabilitationHospital and livinginRichardson,Texas, and in Houston,Texas,and can be reached inTyler, Texas,and writes "goingto the writes, "If you canbelieveit, Ihave gone at [email protected]. GalapagosIslands,Ecuador, andMachu backto school. We have an Emeritus Picchu, Peru.Obtainedmyairplane program at RichlandCollegehere in TomSchneider (8.5., 1950; M.A., 1951) instrument ratingin 2002. Dallas andIam takingseveral computer is a consultantinMidland, Texas,and Raising 4 children withmy wife courses to boneup oncomputer skills. writes "enjoyinglife and helpingmy son of15 years."Jerry can be reachedat At 74 years young, itis surprising that the learn thebusiness." Tom canbe reached [email protected] via his website, oldbraincan stillfunction to a certain at [email protected]. www.orthopedicspecialists.com. degree!Not onlyhave Istartedback, so has my wifeLuci.She never didget to PaulE.Schnurr (M.A., 1955) is retired ChristyM.Schweikhardt (8.5., 1983) finishher degree,so shehasgone back to andlivingin Concord, California, and is In-HouseCounselfor H.C.C. Richlandand plans to transfer to UTD writes, "Time marcheson.Irecognize InsuranceHolding,Inc. in Houston, whenshe finishes there.She is amember a few ofthe Professors Emeritiin the Texas,and writes, "Job changelast ofAlphaAlphaXi,PhiThetaKappa, and DepartmentNewsletter andsome of the year. Ileft the law firm and enjoy has aGP averageof 4.0.That's aheck of oldclassmates, but they are becoming thelife of in-housecounsel." a deal for a 71-year-old!Have a great life fewereveryyear. Wonderfulof the Christy can bereached at everyone!Itis hard to believeithas been Jacksons to donatethenew building." [email protected]. 52 yearssince Ileft theold campus." Philipmay bereached at MiltScholl (8.5., 1947;M.A., 1948) is Eugene PatrickScott (8.5., 1957) is a [email protected]. retiredandliving in Chula Vista, petroleumgeologist in Corpus Christi, Texas.

110 GeologyNewsletter 2003 George Scaly(M.A., 1953) is aManaging Texas, andwrites, "Nowhave seven to enjoy our travels.Last year we visited Partnerof Scaly LandCompany in grandchildren.The latest is one year Germany twice.IstudiedGerman for Houston,Texas. He writes, "Long andred-headedand atrue doll." aboutthreeyears so couldcommunicate retired fromExxon.Active onUT alittle.InApril 2003 we touredCosta MedicalBranch DevelopmentBoard. William T. "Bill"Sherman (8.5., 1951) Rica.It wasa fantastic trip.The Am a directorof ScalyandSmith is self-employedandlivingin Houston, volcanoes werein the clouds, but we Foundationin Galveston,which Texas. saw rainforestswithmany birds, flowers, activelysupports UTMB andthe John andexotic creatures. Johncontinues to ScalyHospital.Looking forward to ElgeanC. Shield(8.5., 1953) is the workpart time. He likes to stay in touch visiting the campus soonto see the Presidentof ShieldDevelopment with the oilbusiness."Marriottcan be Jackson GeologicalSciences Building." Corporation inCold Spring, Texas,and reached at [email protected]. writes "stilllivingonLakeLivingston KennethO.Seewald(attended 1961) is nearHouston andlookingfor the oil Tommy T.Smiley (8.5., 1951) is retired anindependentgeologistin Denver, business.Where didit go?" Elgean andliving inSan Antonio,Texas,and Colorado and writes, "MaryandIare can be reached at [email protected]. writes "stay busyuntilApril15th doing diggingout fromtheblizzardof '03 that income tax. After that we do some dumpedthe heaviestsnowfall onDenver SamuelJ. Sims(M.A., 1957) is a traveling." since 1913. Hope to see you at the AAPG consultinggeologistin Bethlehem, Conventionin SaltLake City." Kenneth Pennsylvania,and canbe reached CharlesSmith (8.5., 1978) is aSenior canbereached at [email protected]. at [email protected]. Samuelwrites, Geologist withInteraInc. in Austin, "Nothing new to report here. Texas,and canbe reached at GregSengelmann(8.5., 1982) is a Icontinue doingconsultingwork in [email protected]. SeniorHydrogeologistwithAES the commercialandchemical stone Regulatory Servicesin Austin, Texas. industry andthink about retiring CharlesE.Smith (8.5., 1954) lives sometime." in Dallas,Texas,and writes, "This fall GeorgeB.Sewell(8.5., 1954) is Iwent to Washington,D.C., for a retiredandlivingin Denver, Colorado, SamSinger (8.5., 1961) is aSenior RepublicanSenatorialdinner. While and writes "stillsailing, travelingand PetroleumEngineer withSproule thereIvisitedmy grandfather's manor rememberingthebig ones that got away." AssociatesInc. in Houston, Texas. housenearFrederick, Maryland.On Samwrites "continuing to consult. ordersofAbrahamLincoln in 1864, William W. "Bill" Sharp (8.5., 1950; The oilpatch gets smallereveryday." GeneralMeade relievedGeneralHooker M.A., 1951) is a consultant andinvestor onmy grandfather'sfront porchand inDallas, Texas. DavidW. Sipperly(M.A.,1967) is a marched on to win the battle of Vice PresidentandLand Manager Gettysburg and the CivilWar." F. CarltonSheffield (8.5., 1963) is withFenderExplorationandProduction retiredand livinginMagnolia,Texas,and Company inTyler, Texas,and writes, CorbinSmith(8.A., 1993) is an writes, "Still enjoying our retirement and "IhaverelocatedfromSaratoga Springs, EnvironmentalCoordinator for Citgo RVing. We shouldbe travelingthrough NY, to Sour Lake, TX,via Denver over Refining and Chemical Company in Utah andhopefully attendingthe AAPG thepast threeyears.My wife,Judy,and Corpus Christi, Texas, and writes, inSaltLake City.See you all there." Inow live close to her momand dad. "Ihopethe other two geologists that Apleasurefor bothof us.Iampleased Igraduatedwithare doinggood SteveShelburne (8.5., 1985) is living to be workingwith a strong technical (NickHazel andDarcy Brooks). For in Austin, Texas,and writes, "We have geologicalteam,at FenderExploration thepast two years Ihave workedfor beenbusy caring for our new 9'month- andProductionCo.,exploringfor oil CitgoRefiningand ChemicalCompany oldtwins, Derek and Sophia. They andgas inEast Texas andon the Gulf in Corpus Christi...not anything have alreadybeen camping withus and Coast. My training ingeologyandlaw below grade- everythingIdois cyclingwithus(via a trailer) in theDavis atUThas servedmewellwhereverIhave up-in-the-air."Corbin canbe reached Mountains." Steve canbe reached at chosen to live."David canbe reached at [email protected]. [email protected]. at [email protected]. DanL.Smith(8.5., 1958) is the Gay (8.A.,1957) andJerry (8.5., 1957) William P.Slater(8.A., 1950) is an ExecutiveVice PresidentofExploration Shelby are intentionally unemployed independentgeologist in CanyonLake, for SandalwoodOiland Gas, Inc. in andlivinginAmarillo, Texas. Jerry Texas, and writes, "Startingover after Houston,Texas,and writes, "I continue writes, "GayandIare enjoying being gettingeagle eyes via cataract removals. with my explorationprogram with intentionally unemployed with allthe EvenWest Texas explorationprospects SandalwoodOiland Gas, Inc.Iam benefits associatedwiththat position. lookbetter." havinggreat fun as presidentof the Wishing allof you well!" AmericanAssociationofPetroleum Marriott Wieckhoff Smart (8.5., 1957) Geologists(AAPG)." He is anew William K.Sheldon(8.A., 1948) is is retired andlivingin Centennial, memberof the GeologyFoundation retiredand living in San Antonio, Colorado,and writes, "We continue Advisory Council.

Geology Newsletter 2003 111 EdwinLSmith(8.5., 1951) is an writes, "2002 brought thebirth ofour He writes, "I got marriedin October to independentgeologist in WichitaFalls, son, Carter Price.Looking forwardat Lee Delattre,who was a geologistwith Texas, and writes "have beenin oiland fuelcells and fuel processing these days me at Texaco." gas explorationover 50 years.Have two at ChevronTexaco.Iwouldlove to chat children andfive grandchildren.Enjoy witholdGeobuddies.Jeremy, where Burgess Stengl (8.5., 1985) is theEast keepingup with oldclassmates, football are you?"Johncan bereached at Texas EnvironmentalManager with team, andUTnews." [email protected]. OlympicWaste inTyler, Texas,and writes, "Last year was verybusy for HarryL.Smith (8.5., 1951; M.A., 1956) DebraHurrySonnier(M.A., 1985) me asIswitchedin June 2002 from is retiredand living inBoerne, Texas,and is a smallbusiness owner in Houston, Schaumburg&Polk Consulting writes, "Mydaughter is nowEditorof Texas,andcan be reachedat Engineers to OlympicWaste, a subsidiary theBlanco County Newsand will soonbe [email protected]. ofAllied Waste. Alliedowns Olympic a yearin that position.My son andhis Waste, BFI,Trinity Waste, and others wifelivein Houston alongwith their Steve Speer(M.A., 1983) is aGeneral across the country.Iam the environmen- 3-year-old son.They haverecently Partner with Speerex/GenesisLtd. talmanager for four EastTexas landfills, moved into anew home." Harry can in Roswell,NewMexico,and can be 2 northernLouisianalandfills, and five be reached at [email protected] reached at [email protected] hauling companies.Allof my sites are writes, "The Lordhasblessedthe within two hours ofhome (stillinTyler), PaulK.Smith(8.5., 1984) is a yoga previouscouple ofyears in many ways soImake many day trips.My cell and fitnessinstructor withLake Austin and nowIwillbe exploringfor O &G phonehasbecome avaluable toolwhile SpaResort in Austin, Texas.Paul can in SoutheasternNew Mexicoandother traveling.My duties includecreating be reachedat [email protected] areas whilewatchingmodernprocesses budgets for cellconstruction as well as all or via http://hometown.aol.com/ in Charleston,SouthCarolina.We complianceissues ateach site. Ioversee bluegeckoyoga. are movingin the summer of2003 but landfillconstruction projects and try to willcontinue doingthe same old thing keep all the sites in compliancewith TraciTrauba Smith (8.5., 1985) is via the internet, cellphones, etc. StateandFederalrulesand regulations. the OfficeManager for BirdsongReal The advancesin communication This is especiallyinteresting at my two Estate in LakeJackson, Texas,and can ability are amazing!" Louisiana landfills.InallIamhavinga be reachedat [email protected]. greattime andkeepingverybusy!The William M.Spindler(MA., 1977) familyis stillalive and well.Angelawill BrianSmyth (8.5., 1976) is apartner is aGeophysicistwithGulf ofMexico be finishingher secondyear teaching in NorthwindExplorationin Houston, Explorationfor ExxonMobil second grade at Owens Elementaryin Texas. ExplorationCo.in Houston, Texas. TylerinJune 2003. Sharagraduated fromUTAustin in August 2002, andis FredC. Smyth(8.5., 1947) is living SamRenick Stanard (attended 1951) is teachingfourth grade at Becker Elemen- in Dallas, Texas. retiredand livingin SanAntonio, Texas. tary in the Manor ISD(just outside Austin). Susanis a varsitycheerleader Fred Snyder (8.5., 1982) is theOwner of TheodoreStanzel(8.5., 1956) is the at WhitehouseHighSchool(justoutside MananaExport inJalisco,Mexico,and President ofVictor StanzelCo. in Tyler) andwillbe drivingby the time you writes, "After 8 yearswe are still enjoying Schulenburg, Texas,and writes, read this, so watchout East Texas! the many challengesof owning and "stayinginvolvedindaily affairs of She's adjusting to the smaller town, but running abusiness inMexico.Meg and VictorStanzel Co. toy manufacturing stillmisses Austin. Sheplans to go to Imade thedecisionto quit our day-jobs business and charitableand educational UT whenshe graduates.Kyle turns 5 in to come downhereand raise our kids activities of theStanzelFamily August and willbe attendingkindergar- (Branham, 12, andMiranda, 8) ina Foundation,Inc."Theodore can ten at OwensElementarywith-Mom differentenvironmentand to bebi- be reached at [email protected]. in the fall.We love East Texas the lingualand bi-cultural.Ithasbeenan dogwood trees are inbloom as are the interesting experiencewhichwe plan ColleenStapleton(M.A., 1991) azaleas.Spring is a great time, except for to continue for a couplemore years. is livingin Decatur, Georgia. thepinepollen.We seem to keep getting Open invitation to any and allof our old wetter and morehumidas wemove: friends to comevisit ushere inour small Frederick LStead(M.A., 1950) is semi- Midland, Austin,Tyler. If youare ever town at 7500 feetin the SierraMadre.- retiredand livingin Addison,Texas, in the area,lookus up.My office is in We've gotplenty ofroom for guests and writes "still active in naturalgas Kilgore,andItravelfrom Shreveport to and as theysay 'mi casa es sucasa'." Fred explorationin the northeasternU.S. MountPleasant every week.My email may be reached at [email protected] Greatgas prices and market."Frederick is [email protected] care orvia his web site at canbe reachedat [email protected]. and have a goodyear!" www.mananaexport.com. TheodoreR. Steinke (M.A., 1996) William Thomas Stokes,Jr. (8.5., 1950) John Soderman(8.5., 1985) is is a geologistwithResourceSolutions, is retiredandlivingin Dallas, Texas,and withBusiness Developmentwith L.L.C. in Denver, Colorado, andcan writes, "Ihave enjoyedverymuchbeing ChevronTexacoin Houston,Texas,and bereached at [email protected]. onthe Advisory Councilofthe College

112 GeologyNewsletter 2003 ofNatural Sciences and onthe Geology Dick Teel(8.5., 1941) is a geological JoeTondu(M.A., 1976) is thePresident FoundationwithBillFisher."He is a systems consultantwithIHS Energy in ofTondu Corporationin Houston, memberof the GeologyFoundation Houston, Texas,and writes, "still - Texas,andcanbe reached at Advisory Council. working and enjoy work.Still hunt [email protected] viahis bearin CanadaandSouth Africa last web site, www.tonducorp.com. WinstonL."Skip" Stokes (8.5., 1957) year,Canada again this yearinMay." is retiredand livinginThe Woodlands, Dick canbe reached at EveretteJ. Travis (M.A., 1951) is retired Texas,andwrites "fullyretirednow! [email protected] the and livinginBuchananDam, Texas, Kathryn andIare excitedaboutour trip web site www.ihsenergy.com. and writes "have- foundthe perfect toLondon andParis witha sidecruise placeto live Lake- Buchananin toRome, Spain, Portugal,andMorocco. EileneTheilig(8.5., 1976) is theGalileo Llano County and amspending Six grandchildrenalsokeep us going." Project Manager withJet Propulsion most of my days enjoyingit!" LaboratoryinPasadena, California, and MikeStowbridge(8.5., 1982) is a writes, "It's beenanother challenging Arthur J. "Art" Tschoepe (8.5., 1951) geologistwithGeosite, Inc. in San year as the Galileo spacecraft flew deeper is an independentgeologist and oil Angelo,Texas,and writes, "Iwas moved into Jupiter's magnetospherethan ithad operator in Leakey,Texas, andwrites and inspiredreadingJulie Bonner's letter ever beenbefore.The mission is winding "working and enjoying my wonderful in the last Newsletter.I'mpretty beatup downafter a 13-year odysseyand willend family.Iwas the Presidentof the too, butnothinglike that.You are the whenthe spacecraftimpacts Jupiter in LeakeyLions Club in 2002-03." bestof us all, Julie." September.What a trip it'sbeen." Eilene can be reachedat [email protected]. James J. "Jeff" Tucker (8.5., 1948) RobertE.Stowers, II(8.A.,1986) is an is retiredandlivingin Ridgeland, EnvironmentalComplianceCoordinator EricElonThompson,Jr. (8.5., 1950) Mississippi. in Houston,Texas,and writes "just is a consulting geologistin Billings, finished relocating59 pipelines beneath Montana. JohnD.Tuohy(8.5., 1939) is retired the HoustonShip Channelinprepara- andlivingin Canyon Lake, Texas, tion of its wideningand deepening. Karen Bergeron Thompson(8.5., 1992) and writes "retiredhappily in theHill Still inSpring, Texas."Robertcan be is a self-employedconference planner Country.Keep up with theindustry's reached at [email protected]. andstay-at-home momin Helena, foreign operations,whereIspent all Montana, and can bereached at my oilfieldtime, throughsonThomas JohnL.Stripling(8.A., 1940) is retired [email protected]. who is withBP-Amocoin Algeria. and livinginFort Worth, Texas,and Don't seemuch- ofthe other39ersin the writes, "MarjorieandIare still'explor- T.J.Thompson(8.5., 1957) is the Newsletter are the others getting old?" ing' the Gulf-Coastal Region about Owner ofToroExplorationCompany twice ayear mostly hunting for fish inRockwall, Texas,and writes, NeilLTurner (Ph.D., 1970) is a and shells.Still lovereceiving the geology "Thanks for- your great jobwith the ConsultingPetroleumGeologist in Newsletter to see what's current." Newsletter keepup the goodwork!" Fulshear, Texas, and writes "continuing to workon carbonate reservoirs, now ChristopherSwezey(M.A., 1991; Ph.D., WilliamE.Tipton(8.5., 1949; M.A., concentrating onsome specific basins." 1997) is aResearch Geologist withthe 1951) is retiredand livinginRidgeway, U.S. GeologicalSurvey in Reston, Colorado,and writes, "Beingan JamesR.Underwood,Jr. (8.5., 1948; Virginia,and canbe reached at octogenarianis great as longas there's M.A., 1956; Ph.D., 1962) is aProfessor [email protected]. enoughbailingwire to holdthe oldbod Emeritus at Kansas State University and together - no complaints!My new hobby livingin Austin, Texas.He writes, Dennis A.Sylvia(Ph.D., 2002) is a is gardenrailroading!Sortof restricted "MargaretAnn andIgready enjoy the Land Management Plannerwith the to insideefforts with winter snowhere. stimulating environment Austin affords, U.S. ForestServicein ThorneBay, Stillpainting good- prices not so good!" and most importantly,the joys of living Alaska, andcan bereached at William canbe reached at close to our threedaughtersand their [email protected]. [email protected] via his families (two in Pianoand one in web site, www.billtipton.com. Austin),including 5 grandchildren. ChristinaMassellSymons (M.A., 1997) Mars continues to dominatemy is a post doc withthe Institute for David N.Tolces (8.5., 1985) is an professionalactivities."James can Geophysics at UT-Austin in Austin, attorney at Goren, Cherof, Doodyand be reached at [email protected]. Texas,andcanbe reachedat Ezrol,PA. inFort Lauderdale,Florida, [email protected] writes, and writes, "Happilymarried for 7 years Charles B.Upton (8.A., 1957) is retired "Ifinished myPh.D. at Scripps Institu- inJune. We have two children, Rachel and livingin SanAntonio, Texas,and tion of Oceanographyin the fall of2002, (4) and Ryan(1). Iache for some good can be reached at [email protected]. marriedLt. TimSymons inNovember, TexMexandLonghornspirit!" David Charles writes, "Ikeep being amazed andnow split time betweenAustin canbereached at [email protected]. at howmuch thelocal geologyaffects and Chesapeake,Virginia." the floraand fauna."

Geology Newsletter 2003 113 Jean-Paul VanGestel(Ph.D., 2000) is a TomWaggoner (8.A.,1957) is semi- Bill(8.5., 1955; M.A., 1957) and Geophysicist withbp inHouston,Texas, retiredandlivingin Spicewood,Texas, Kathy (8.A., 1957) Ward arelivingin and writes, "I am currently working and writes "enjoyingthe 'goldenyears' - Boerne,Texas, whereKathyis aScience onBrazildeepwater explorationand spend summers inMontana and winters CurriculumSpecialist at Our Ladyofthe enjoying that alot.For morepersonal in Spicewood.Best regards to all." LakeUniversity in SanAntonio, Texas, information, please check andBillis retiredfrom theUniversity www.vangestel.com."Jean-Paulmay Frank "Trey" Wagner (8.5., 1996) is a ofNewOrleans. They write, "Kathyis also be reached at [email protected]. Ph.D. Candidateat theUniversityof stillworking onNSF-funded programs Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, and writes for science teachermentoring.Bill just Joe Vaughan(8.A., 1954) doesoil and "stillworking onmyPh.D.herein returned fromSpain lookingat UK gas explorationfor Energy Production Tucson. Saw some of my oldprofs from rudist-coralbuildups.We both enjoyed Corporation in Dallas, Texas,and writes UTlast fall at GSAandAGU." Trey can lunch withSteve Clabaugh, Jim "sureis alotharder to find hydrocarbons be reached at [email protected]. Underwood,Les White, andRex todaycomparedto 1956 when Istarted. White. Really miss fieldworkwith RRC records showwells drilledand J.DudgeonWalker,Jr. (8.5., 1951;M.A., DaveAmsbury. Also willmiss Bob completed as Texas onshore gas wells 1951) is retiredand livingin Houston, Goldhammer."Bill andKathy can averaged6.5 BCF gas recovery;for Texas,and writes, "Things are the same be reachedat [email protected]. wells drilledin 2000 the averageis aslast year! Which is good.Living in 1BCF recovery." Houston,Texas. Trying to stay as active DanielL.Ward (8.A., 1949;M.A., aspossible,indoorsand outdoors,but 1950) is retiredand livingin VanN.Veenstra (8.5., 1974) is the am slowingdown. Wife Shirley, three GrandJunction, Colorado. Operations GeologyManager for children, and now 11grandchildren.Still ExxonMobilin Houston,Texas, trying to write down,or record inaudio, RalphH.Warner (M.A., 1961) is retired and canbe reached at history andold stories andtraditions." andlivinginKingwood,Texas,and [email protected]. - writes "stilltrying to maintain stability Van writes, "notmuch change MarkC. Walker (8.A.,1981) is a lawyer whilelivingin a worldofconstant stillin Houston, stillinvolvedwith in ElPaso, Texas,andcan be reached change.Grandchildrenmature into ExxonMobil's drillingoperations at [email protected] writes, young adultsas grandparentsjust around theglobe." "Myson, Lee (8) andIare exploring become more senior citizens. Best lava flows and maars in Southern wishes to UT GeologyDepartment." Mark VerHoeve (M.A.,1982) is an NewMexico." ExplorationManager, International, KarlWarning(8.5., 1971; M.A., 1977) for EOGResourcesin Houston, Texas. VirgilA.Walston (8.5., 1960) is is a websitemineral auctioneer inLucas, retiredand living in Moulton, Texas. Texas,and writes, "Ourhighschool Charles Vertrees, Jr. (8.5., 1951) is senior daughter,Tracy, hasbeen accepted living "Rusty" Walter, (8.5., 1980) retiredand inDallas,- Texas,and J. C. 111 at UTAustin, U. ofNorthTexas, and writes "still inDallas youngest daughter is the presidentofWalterOiland Gas has appliedto Trinity University. now in Montanabutplenty of Corporation in Houston,Texas.He is Where willshe go? Stay tuned.My babysittingwith grandkidsof oldest amember of theGeologyFoundation passionfor mineralshasledme from daughter.Nancy hadknee replacement Advisory Council. petroleumgeology to anew, just but willbe playinggolf againsoon." starting, career.Wish meluck and David HenryWalz (MA., 1974) is an check us out."Karl canbe reached at Harry A.Vest (M.A.,1959) is retired AssistantProfessor of Geology atJ. [email protected] orvia his web site, and livingin Houston,Texas,and writes Sargeant Reynolds CommunityCollege www.mineralauctions.com. "nothingnew here,stillgo to home in Richmond, Virginia, and can be footballgames." Harry canbe reached reached at [email protected]. David L CoyWarren(8.5., 1948) is retiredand at [email protected]. writes, "Toddy andIstill are teaching. writes "retired,but still invest in my step- Jonathan is finishing his Ph.D. in son's deals.We havebeenvery lucky." R.B.Vickers(8.5., 1947) is retiredand African ArchaeologyatUniversity of livingin Abilene, Texas,and writes, Florida andKris worksin the Depart- JohnAllenWatson(8.5., 1956) is retired "Timespeeds on, nochanges for me." ment ofMusic at theUniversity of and livingin Austin,Texas, and writes, North Carolinaat ChapelHill. "Dr. CarlBaugh, director, Creation A.H."AT Wadsworth,Jr. (8.5., 1941; ToddyandIenjoy travelingduring EvidenceMuseum, presents the alternate M.A., 1941) is a consultinggeologist the summers and canoeing any time view of geologictheory inhis weeklyTV in Houston,Texas,and writes, "After we can.PEACE to all." programCreation in the 21st Century, 62 years Iamstillat it.Not quiteas busy Tuesdays,6:30 pm onTrinity Broadcast- but stillworking.We appreciateold BernieWard (8.A., 1955) lives inTyler, ingNetwork.Example:the Biblical classmateJohnJackson's great contri- Texas,and writes "enjoyedreceiving precept givenby Jeremiah 5:22 estab- bution. He willmakeUT#1in Hawaiianletterfrom Thais Bullard,and lishes that thebeaches (basicallysand), geosciences." updateoftheestablishmentof theFredM. since theNoahicFlood, have servedas a BullardFund for StudentResearch."

114 GeologyNewsletter 2005 boundarywhichthe sea water cannot thememories. It was truly a special [email protected] writes, pass. Research has shownthat indeed moment. Isaw theaddition to the "staying in pretty goodhealth.Watch a thecoastline is slowly straightening, buildinginMarch. Itwas coming along lotof TVnews.In touch with children whereasall transgression-regression nicely.Congratulations to the faculty, bye-mail,son in Phoenix,daughters in activityoccurred duringthe Noahic staff, and students. Youmake usproud." Austin and Cuero, Texas." Flood,when enormous tsunamis covered thehighestmountains ina great slurry RexH. White, Jr. (8.5., 1956; M.A., MichaelA.Wiley (8.5., 1957;M.A., ofsedimenteverywhere." 1960) is anattorney and counselorat 1963; Ph.D., 1970) is a consultant in lawin Austin,Texas, and writes, "Still CanyonLake, Texas.Michael writes, JoeWatzlavick (8.5., 1941) lives in in the activepractice of oiland gas law, "New tricks for olddogs!Now writing Bellaire, Texas,and writes "wouldlike RailroadCommissionwork, and environmentalremediationsoftware for to see some oldschoolmates.HiGuys!" litigation. Need to retire butdid not plan ArcMap.Talk aboutalearning curve. well.BrendaandIhave three beautiful Hope to see many oldfriends- at AAPG- GeraldE. Weber (M.A.,1968) is a grandchildren;1grandson,2 beautiful in SLC.In the area?Call comeby self-employedconsultant geologist in granddaughters.Hi to Les White, Bill beer is alwayscold." SantaCruz, California, and writes Ward, andJimUnderwood."Rex can "stillworkingpart time as a consul- be reachedat [email protected]. AddisonA.Wilkinson(8.5., 1956) is tant. Teachingpart time. Littlehas retiredand living in Lafayette,Louisiana, changed." Geraldcan bereached at SteveWhite (8.5., 1978) is self-employed and writes, "I got anew hiplast fall and [email protected]. inTyler, Texas,andwrites "stillin Tyler everything workswellenoughnow to and enjoying the temporarilyhighoil resume golf.What arelief."Heis a Paul Weimer(Ph.D., 1989) is living prices." Steve can be reachedat member ofthe Geology Foundation inBoulder, Colorado,and writes, [email protected]. AdvisoryCouncil. "Iwillgive the2004SEG Distinguished InstructorShortCourse titled'Petroleum Fred L.Whitney(8.5., 1943) is retired James RichardWilliams (8.5., 1950) GeologyofDeep-WaterSettings,'1-day andlivingin Kerrville,Texas, and writes is retiredand livinginBallard,Texas, short coursein 25 cities, 6 continents." "nowcelebrating60 years since UT and writes, "stillkicking, butnot as graduationand marriage to my dear high.Ouitau andIcelebrated55 years Charles Weiner (8.A., 1948) is a wifeRachel.Greetingsto old of marriagelastFebruary.Three children geologistwithTexas Crude in classmatesand friends." and eightgrandchildrendoing fine.Still Houston,Texas, andcan be reached in EmeraldBay." at [email protected] writes, James C. Whitten (8.5., 1956) is an "From Chicago to Kauai theoffspring independentgeologistin Midland, Texas, JeffersonWilliams (8.A.,1988) is the are doingwell.Laurelbought a cottage and writes "stillsemi-active in the oil owner of SupersonicGeophysical, onGalvestonIsland and to our delight business andenjoying the fruits of L.L.C. in Los Angeles,California, Tevia is expecting#2 McLauren in priorlabor." and can bereached at August. Anita hasbeen reelected [email protected] via Commanderof WeinerForce X." Frederick W. Wiegand, Jr. (8.5., 1969) his web site, www.acousticpulse.com. Heis amemberofthe Geology is the presidentofWiegand Consulting FoundationAdvisoryCouncil. inLockhart, Texas, andcan be reached JohnB."Jack" Williams (8.5., 1943) at [email protected] writes, is retiredandlivingin Houston,Texas. Bonnie R.Weise(8.5., 1974; M.A., 1979) "The Wiegand brothers are growing is aSenior ExplorationistwithVenus up. Spendingtime ranching. Working RobertR.Williams (8.5., 1954) is retired Exploration,Inc. inSan Antonio, part-time onsilver mines near Sabinas and livingin Dallas,Texas, and writes Texas,and canbe reachedat Hidalgo,N.L., Mexico.Crawledup the that heis "enjoying familyvisits and [email protected]. mountain cliffs to see theCaves of travel with my wifeRobin." Bustamante."You may also contact Fred LeslieWhite (8.5., 1956) is livingin via his web site at www.geocities.com/ Doug Wilson (8.5., 1980) is the Austin, Texas,and writes, "Boy!Last year fred_wiegand. ExplorationManager of the Eastern wentby so fast it makes the Newsletter Gulf ofMexico for AnadarkoPetroleum seemlike a quarterly. It wasbriefbut MaryElizabeth Sheldon Wier (8.A., in The Woodlands, Texas,and writes, good.Dianne andIare wellandhealthy 1943) livesin SanAntonio, Texas,and "Beckyis busy withPTO andGirl and thekids and grandkids are doing writes, "Ihave 1husband, 4 children, Scouts. Rachel is playing soccer and good.There was a wonderfultrip to 9 grandchildren,and havereached 80. violin.Icelebratedmy 10th yearin SolitariowithBillWard, DaveAmsbury Istill go to the wives luncheon of the fire departmentby takingan (now deceased), Walt Haenggi, andBill geologists andstillsee Charles Worrell, EMT-B class.Finding oiland gas in Muehlberger.And there was oneof those LouHaring, and some others around." the deepwater is still... interesting." extraordinary,reminiscent luncheons withSteve Clabaughand ahandfulof Morris S. Wiginton (8.5., 1959) is Jennifer Wilson (8.5., 1995; M.S., 2001) his fifties-vintage students. We lingered retiredand living in The Woodlands, is aHydrologistwiththe U.S.Geological around the tablefor along time savoring Texas,and canbe reached at Survey in Austin, Texas,

Geology Newsletter 2003 115 and writes, "I finally got an officewith amstillgoing strong. Consideringthe "transferred to GrandJunction with the a windowat work!Looking forwardto a uncertainty with OPEC, we are seeing a USGS in 2001. Actuallylickedona few samplingtrip near the Freemont Glacier, sudden interest indomestic oilproduc- rocks for professionalreasons thislast Wyoming, this year.Igot ahouse witha tion. Ihave apackage of 7 Wyoming year.Bess (B.A.1988, Fine Arts, UT) and wonderfulman,Wil. And I'mskating oil drillingprospects onthemarketfor Ihavereally enjoyedthe smalltown life, on arollerderby team. We wonthe- anyone interestedin finding oil." and all that the mountains and western leaguechampionshiplast season Coloradohave to offer." Kirby may be Go Hellcats!" Jennifer may bereached LeroyA.Woollett (M.A., 1951) is retired reached at [email protected]. viahttp://tx.usgs.gov/index.html. and livinginHouston, Texas,and writes, "Manyoldfriends makeretirement JohnC. Yeager(M.A., 1960) is an William FeathergailWilson (8.5., I960; easier."Leroy canbe reached at independentgeologist in Lafayette, M.A., 1962) is thepresidentofStrata [email protected]. Louisiana. GeologicalServices, Inc. inBandera, Texas,and writes thathe is an"OGCI DanM.Worrall (Ph.D., 1979) is a William C. Young (8.5., 1961) is retired instructor, mapping Texas HillCountry Technical Consultant in Regional and livingin Hemphill,Texas, and writes Cretaceousaquifers,performingwater Geologywith ShellInternational "stillenjoying traveling,golf,bridge, availabilitystudies, workingonpublic E&.P, Inc. in Houston, Texas,andcan and fishing." Williamcan be reached water wells, agriculturalandscience be reached at [email protected]. at [email protected]. columnistfor the BanderaReview, semi-retired."William can be reached Charles Worrel (8.5., 1951) is the FrancisScottZimmer (8.5., 1986) is a at [email protected]. Presidentof Worrel Exploration,Inc. Senior PublicHealth Sanitarianwith in San Antonio, Texas,and writes, the Oneida County HealthDepartment, IrwinT. Winter (8.5., 1953) is retired "Hello to all my classmates fromthe EnvironmentalDivision,in Utica,New (but "busy -can't say no!") and living 1947-48 class. Especiallythe Brady York,and writes, "Higeo-buddies,all inFort Worth, Texas,and writes, Bunch from the summer of1947 camp. is well, butcold andsnowy, herein "Afterhalf a century is anyone else We shouldconsider another reunion CentralNewYork.Icontinue to work out thereleft fromtheclass of '53? in Austin.Preferably at one ofthe for the OneidaCounty HealthDepart- If so, let'shear!" Irwincan bereached downtownhotels and include the ment in the Lead,Nuisance &Indoor at [email protected]. BullockMuseum." Charles canbe Air Programs.The bigpush for the reachedat [email protected]. present is bioterrorism.Melanie is BradWolaver (8.5., 1995) is a continuing withher puppetperfor- Hydrogeologist withGeoscience in GailFisher Worrell (8.5., 1982) is an mances andstorytellings(see the web Claremont, California, and writes, EnvironmentalAdvisor at ExxonMobil sites). Ourhomeis finallyours,paid "ClimbedMount Whitneylast summer. in Austin, Texas,and can be reachedat and in the clear!A new memberofour Living in Pasadena, California, in the [email protected] householdis a dalmationpup named shadows of the SanGabrielMountains. writes, "I am workingfor ExxonMobil Cuchulain (after an Irish knight of Thinking of movingback to Austin, doingenvironmentalcompliance legendandlore).Happy to see the though!Love to hearfromyou all." and permitting for thedownstream. upgrades and additionto the Geology Brad can bereached at Married to Danny Worrell (8.5., 1980) Building.Hope all is wellfor everyone. [email protected]. and have two beautiful daughters." Dropme alinesometime!"Francis may bereached at [email protected] James A.Wollenben (Ph.D., 1966) Jesse W. Wright,Jr. (8.5., 1950) is retired viawww.thepuppets.comor is the PrincipalGeologist ofAdvanced and livinginSan Antonio,Texas, and www.co.oneida.ny.us/oneidacty/gov/ Micromagnetics in Austin, Texas, and canbe reached at [email protected]. dept/health/envirhealthyprog.htm. writes, "MargaritaandIare still in Austin celebratingour 20th year in JohnB.Wright (M.A., 1956) is retired KevinZonana (8.5., 1982) is a Technical town. Iamstillusing high-resolution and living inNew Orleans, Louisiana. Writer withLandmark Graphics in magnetic data to find oiland gas. Austin,Texas,and can bereached Giveus a callwhen you are in Austin." PhilWyche (8.5., 1951) is retiredand at [email protected]. living in Austin, Texas,and serves onthe ThomasC. Woodward (Ph.D., 1955) is GeologyFoundationAdvisory Council. theOwnerof EvergreenEnterprises in Casper, Wyoming, and canbereached Kirby Wynn (8.5., 1992) is theStudies at [email protected] writes, Chiefwiththe U.S.GeologicalSurvey in "I graduatedin 1955 withaPh.D. and GrandJunction, Colorado, and writes

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