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Simpson Springs Mountain in the Marathon Basin, West Texas Department News

Chairman'sReport

by William L. Fisher and John M. Sharp, Jr.

The restructuringofthepetroleumindustrysince the boom days of the early1980's and the dramatic fall in oilprices inJanuaryof this year affect the whole of the geological sciences either directly or indirectly. Our alumni and colleagues feel the impact and so does this Department,this University and this State. The down side of cycles, especially when as precipitous as the current one, createimmediate problemsand probably have long-term negative implications as well. Yet we sense a real andbasic commitment to education and researchinTexas,andweare determinedtosee that the University plays a stabilizing role, and that this Department will continue to train and prepare geological scientists appropriatelyfor the future. The faculty stays active;research output is up and many have been receiving awards and professional recognition through the year. Several members of the IanDalziel facultyhave been veryactive in the professionalaffairs of AAPG, GSA, AGU, SEG, SEPM, and other scientific societies. from the University of California at Santa Barbara. The number of undergraduatemajors continues to Nick's arrival was delayed for asemesterbecause of a decline.We reachedahighof825inspringof1982. This severe biking accident. Fortunately, his recovery was springmajors were down to 290 andby our bestguess complete and he joinedus in full stride last January. will not exceed 250 in the fall of 1986. Our graduate Nick's research interests are in the application of programremains steadyat about 200 (80 pursuingthe isotope geology to regional tectonics. PhD degree and 120 the Master's degree). The drop in Dr.Warm Langstonretires effective August 31, 1986 undergraduateenrollmenthas had mixed effects. We to become the First Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Yager are able to teach at a more personallevel and get to Professor Emeritus.Professor E. L. Lundelius assumes know thestudentsbetter. Ontheother hand,werequire the directorship of the Vertebrate Paleontology fewer teaching assistants. The teaching assistantship Laboratory,andreduces his faculty responsibilities to has traditionallybeen our most importantmechanism half time.Dr.TimothyRowe,avertebratepaleontologist for student support. with his doctorate from University of California at This pastyear, we added three new facultymembers. Berkeley will jointhe facultyinSeptember, 1986. LanDalzieljoinedus fromColumbiaUniversity.Lanisan Several—new staff members joined the Department internationallyrecognizedexpert on tectonics.He has this year Jim Carpetas as electronics technician,Jeff a joint appointmentas full professor and as senior Horowitz as draftsman,SusannaMoses as thin-section research scientist in the Institute for Geophysics. Lan technician, and Gloria Villalpando as front-office taughtacourseinregionaltectonics andspentresearch secretary.MelissaSmithjoined theGeologyFoundation time in South America this year.Martin Lagoeis our staff. new micropaleontologist.Martinreceived hisPhD from Several new appointments, reappointments, or Stanford andmostrecently worked with ARCO.He fills changes in appointments in endowed positions the void in micropaleontologyleft when Sam Ellison occurred in thepast year.These are DanBarker to the retired. Incidentally,Martin's wife, Heather is a Texas- Bullard Professorship,BillFisher to theBarrow Chair, Ex with a degreeinpetroleumland management.The LyntonLand totheGulf Professorship,Jack Sharpand third addition,Nick Walker, recently received his PhD JimSprinkle toYagerProfessorships,DougSmith tothe 2 September 1986

Weeks Professorship,and Keith Young to the Gregory Professorship. Other Departmental activities went well this past year.TheVisiting SpeakersProgram under Mark Cloos' supervision (see section on speakers)was wellrun and wellattended.Warm Langston'stalk onflyingdinosaurs andDaveRaup'sextinctiontalkwerethebest attended, indicatingthecontinuingfascinationwith dinosaurs for both those withinand outside the Department.A wide variety of quality speakers was offered. Professor DeFord continued his guidance in Technical Sessions for the 33rd year.We also benefited from a month-long seminar series given by Dr. Halfdan Carstens from Norway.Helecturedunderthe aegisoftheEdwin Allday CentennialLectureshipinGeologicalSciences. InApril, Dr.Roger Walker of McMaster University presented a shortcourse on shelfsandstones fundedby theJudd H. and Cynthia S. Oualline Centennial Lectureship in PetroleumGeology. past Geologyandhydrologystudents attheWaste IsolationPilotProject Our major problems this year involved tight during spring, 1986 field trip University budgets and student employment. Our normaloperationsand equipmentbudgetcontinues to fall with respect to inflation,and our purchase of a badly needed new van was cancelled due to current budgetrestrictions.Onthe otherhand,theDepartment succeeded in purchasing andinstalling an inductively coupled plasmaspectrometer which greatlyincreases our research capabilities.The tight University budget capabilities.This will require an infusion of external alsocaused thecancellation ofourbuilding remodeling, research funds and continued acquisition of state-of- includingthe sth floor,recentlyvacatedby theBureau the-art equipment. With the support of friends and of Economic Geology. The hiring of our graduate and alumni,andan aggressiveresearcheffort bythe faculty, undergraduatestudents droppedoff significantly from these goals can bemet. last year.Nevertheless, there are jobs available (one The Department's programs do not need drastic studentreceivedsevenjoboffers),althoughcompetition redirection,but we will have to modify our academic is fierce. Well-trained geophysicists and hydrogeologists offerings and research directions to meet new were generallysuccessful in their job searches. challenges and opportunities. We intend to produce The support of our alumni, chiefly through the that "newbreed" ofgeologist and geophysicist who can Geology Foundation,has been vital. The formation of attack the importantproblems of the future. the equipmentmaintenance and purchasing endowed accountswillinthefuturebeofgreatassistance toboth teaching and research. We also look forward to the filling of several of our endowed chairs in the next several years.We enjoyed the opportunityto chat with many friends and alumni at the meetings of AAPG, SEPM, SEG, GCAGS and GSA. Note that next year's national meeting of the GSA will be in San Antonio Economic Geology (FarishChair Emeritus JohnC.Maxwellis the technical Bureauof program chairman). We hopemany of you willjoinus there or at one of the other meetings. Great challenges and opportunities await the The BureauofEconomic Geologycontinues adiverse Department in the next few years. Our goals are to and healthyresearch program. maintain and develop the best possible faculty; to In its 1985 calendar annual report, available on maintain the best possible undergraduate teaching request, 15 different energyresearch programs, eight program; and to recruit the best possible graduate varied environmentalprojects, four mineral investiga- students with a continuing emphasis on PhD-level tions, four mapping projects, and five miscellaneous research. We also need to improve our research geological studies were reported. For the most part, GeologicalSciences Newsletter 3

research efforts were funded by contracts with: four agencies, contractors State four Federal and three Geophysics industrial/institutionalgroups. Institutefor The Bureau increased its annual budget, even in a climate of restricted research support.It continued to recruit qualified scientists. Two newly-graduatedresearchers joinedthe Bureau During the past year,Antarctic studies andsatellite this year. StephenLaubach is a structural geologist altimetryhavebeenadded to the spectrum of research holdingaPhD from theUniversity of Illinois.Elisabeth activities at the Institute. At the same time strong Kosters recently received her PhD in marine science programs are being maintained in paleogeography- from Louisiana State University, where she studied paleoceanography, tectonic history of continental deltaic systems,especially peatdeposits.Followingthe basinsandshelvesandthepastdepthoftheoceanfloor, 1985 Newsletter Dr. Jay Raney, a University of Texas paleomagnetism, earthquake seismology, reflection structural geologist, and Dr.Richard Major, a Brown seismology and ocean-bottom seismometry. The University carbonate petrologist, joined the research Institute continues to be an active participant in the staff. International Ocean DrillingProgram. Several Bureau personnel received recognition by Institute scientists have been involved in two professional societies.BillFisher servedas President of programs in Antarctica, both funded by the National AAPG. Shirley Dutton is a 1986 AAPG Distinguished Science Foundation. The first involves a study of the Lecturer, and FrankBrown was named Distinguished tectonic evolution of West Antarctica andits geologic Lecturer for the Petroleum Exploration Society of relationship to East Antarctica, the second a study of Australia. Bob Morton is General Chairman for the tectonic processes atconvergentplateboundaries,such midyear SEPM 1987 meeting. All were especially as the Scotia Ridge of Antarctica and southernmost delighted when James Doss of our support staff South America.Major progresshas been made inboth received a1985 UT Excellence Award. projects, and should lead to long-term Institute This year saw an increase in distinguished visitors involvement in studies of the evolution of the southern and guestlecturers;onlyforeign visitors are listed: rim of the Pacific, Southern Ocean evolution, and PhillipPlayford, Departmentof Mines,Australia,on tectonic processes of Cordilleran mountain chain Modern and Ancient Carbonate DepositionalSystems. development. Janos Urai, University of Utrecht research laborato- Complementing the Institute's Antarctic field ries, Netherlands, on Water Simulated Creep in Rock research are new satellite altimetry studies being Salts. conducted in collaboration with the Center for Space D. H. Welte, Director, Institut Erdolund Organische Research andApplications. Satellite altimetrypermits Geochemie, Germany, on 3-D Basin Modeling of vast amounts of information about previously unex- Hydrocarbon Generation andMigration. plored southern oceans tobe collected. These data are Public knowledge of the Bureau's new location was being appliedto two major categoriesof research. The markedly increased. There were more visitors in 1985 first is to construct detailed geoid height maps. This who purchasedpublicationsonsite thanhadvisitedour requiressetting upand maintaining the altimeter data old home in the Geology Building prior to the move. base, developing techniques for correcting altimeter Such public awareness was also shown bymany larger data (e.g., ionospheric and tropospheric corrections, donations of coreand samplesinto thenew repository. tidesandinversebarometer effect, seastatecorrection), The Bureau began performing its daily work in an improvingradial orbit accuracy,developingtechniques entirelynewmode this yearas aresultofowning anew for editingandreducing the noiseinthe altimeter data VAX 11/780 computer.Many internalcommunications anddevelopingalgorithms for gridding andinterpolat- were transmitted via mail and bulleting software ing the data, as well as techniques to analyzehigher programs. Most researchers write first drafts of densitydata.Thesecondgoalis tousesatellitealtimeter manuscripts in word processing, and the re-keying of data in conjunction with bathymetric data to under- processedmanuscripts has markedlydecreased. Large stand the physics of the oceanic lithosphereand thus data holdingslike core andpublications were stored in develop techniques to predict geoid height from readily retrievable data banks. Also, scientists stored seafloor topographyandvice versa.Besidesitsscientific their extensive data banks and computed unique application, this work is of great interest to the Navy. graphics for publication. Particularlypleasingarefindingsrevealed inarecent compilation of statistics concerning the Institute's growthsince 1982. Thisyear threePh.D.and12 Masters degrees will be awarded through the Department of Geological Sciences involving studies done in the 4 September 1986

Institute. This is more than double the numbers awarded in past years. Likewise, the publication rate has increased substantially. 1982-85 publication FlawnHonored averagesof 27 articles publishedand 20 in press per year are contrasted with current rates of 59 and 47, at Retirement Dinner respectively. Student training cruises aboard the R/V FRED H. MOOREcontinue tobeapopularelectiveamonggeology andgeophysicsstudents.More participantsareelecting to pursue the on-shore component of processing and interpreting the data they helped collect. Industry sponsorship(Amoco,Conoco,Mobil,UnionExploration Partners) has made it possible to offer more training cruises per year, thereby increasing opportunities for student participation.The Institute is also pursuing ways to make our"floating field camp"program, which is unique in the academic community, accessible to students from other universities. TheInstitute'shopesfor upgradingseismic technology aboardR/VFREDH.MOOREwererecentlyanswered in large measure through the donation, by Chevron Geosciences Company,of seismic equipmentfrom the R/VHOLLISHEDBERG's seismic recordingsystem and streamer by Chevron Geosciences Company. R/V HEDBERG was the geophysical flagship of Gulf Research and DevelopmentCompanyuntil its merger into Chevron.The newequipment consistsofa96-trace, 3.2 km seismic streamer with 33-1/3 m or 16-2/3 m active groups, and a 112-channel GUS 4200 digital recordingsystem.TheGUSsystemrecords seismic data at 1,2, or 4ms ratesin 8,16, or 32second recordblocks infullydemultiplexedSEGD dataformat.Demultiplex- ing is the first step in seismic data processing that reorders thedatamatrixintoatrace-sequentialformat. Priscilla and PeteFlawn Doingthis stepin realtime atsea considerablyreduces processing time and expense. The Chevron donationhas stimulated otherefforts to improveseismic technologyinorder tobeable to tackle A retirement dinner for University President more sophisticated geophysical projects. These will Emeritus PeterT.Flawn was heldonThursdayevening, include construction of multiple airgun arrays for October 31, 1985, atLa Mansion HotelinAustin. Those improved sound source output and the addition of gatheredto honorDr.andMrs.Flawn includedmanyof compasses to the seismic array for three-dimensional Pete's friends from the geological community around seismic studies.. When these and other updates in Austin,staff at the Bureau of Economic Geology and equipment are complete,R/V MOORE will be closer to Institute for Geophysics, faculty members from the current seismic standards in industryand, therefore,a Department, andmembers of the Geology Foundation better all-aroundplatform for education andresearch. Advisory Council. This special group realizes perhaps Apistoncoringsysteminstalled earlierthis yearfurther morethanmost exactlywhatPete's contributions to UT extendsher geological/geophysicalcapabilityfor future have meantnot only to the University as a whole,but work. also tothe teachingandresearchgroupsrepresentedin the generalfieldofgeology.Dr.WilliamL.Fisher saluted Pete this way:"InFebruary,1979, Peter Flawn was the unanimous choice of the Board of Regents to become the 22ndPresident ofTheUniversityofTexasatAustin. Weallknewhe wouldsucceed. After all,heknew Texas, its institutions,andits politics in adeep,fundamental way.Hisresearch at theBureaugavehim standingasan Geological Sciences Newsletter 5

Alumni Events

Meetings of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies were held in Austin in October, 1985. On October 17 a group of 80 ex-students, faculty, and Bureau of Economic Geology staff gathered at the Hyatt-Regency for the annualUT alumniluncheon. Dr. William L. Fisher,Chairmanof the Department,gave a brief summary of eventsin geologyatUT.Dr.Robert E. Boyer,Deanof theCollegeofNaturalSciences,alsogave anoverview ofCollegeprograms andgeneraloutlook for the University for the near future. Orlando was the site ofthe1985 GeologicalSocietyof RayWoods and Amos Salvador expressgood wishes toPete America convention. As usual, a large group of Flawn uponhis retirement participants gatheredfor theUT alumnicocktail party on Monday, October 28. The GSA Convention in 1986 willbe heldinSanAntonio,soan especiallylargecrowd international teaching scholar of substance. His in the ofTexas-exes can be expected.The cocktail party will geological public gave sciences and affairs him the beheld from 7 to 9 p.m.in the Garden Terrace at the perspective classroom, critical ofthe andhis longstring Hyatton Monday, November 10. appointments equipped of administrative him for the The Department's Open House and Barbecue were large complex institutions. His deep management of held on Saturday,November 2, 1985. Visitors viewed a in University gave special roots the him a sense of number of poster sessions which had been given by quality. academic faculty and students from the Department at several he really "But we hadno idea how successful would recentprofessionalmeetings.Inaddition,Dr.WilliamR. Perhaps he years be. did not either. But the 1979 Muehlbergerpreparedan interesting exhibit outlining through the time University 1985 marked that this his work on the AAPG's tectonic map project. surge to excellence, made its critical but even more Attendance at thealumnibreakfast inAtlantaduring importantly,it was the time the basis for getting to the the American Association of Petroleum Geologists faculty topwas laid.The and staff, theRegents,andthe meeting on June 17, 1986 was down somewhat from many University constituencies of the know it and feel previousyears.Approximately 60personsattended the it. The surge and potential apply to the geological breakfast, and about 100 participated in the cocktail the rest the University, sciences as well as of and for party the previous evening.Due to the meetingdate in Flawn, them we have a geologist,Peter to thank." June, several students and faculty receiving awards Oualline, Geology Mr.Judd chairman of the Founda- were unable to attend. Dr.Milo Backus was presented Advisory cited many tion Council, Pete's accomplish- the Houston Oil and Minerals Corporation Faculty directing University ments in The of Texas at Austin Excellence Award inrecognition ofhis manycontribu- towardexcellence:"Pete's dream was tohaveexcellence— in every area and function of the University and he achieved that dream. He can now go on to other endeavors knowing that his dream of excellence was achieved and so structured that it will go on and on throughtheages.Petehasgonefurther than writinghis achievements in indelible ink, further than chiseling themin stone;he hasengraved themingold which will not oxidize or tarnish,and will live on forever." Pete continues to live in Austin andhis ties with the University include his present title as President Emeritus and the L.T. Barrow Chair Emeritus.

Bill Muehlberger explainsexhibit toFred Wiegand and family at annual openhouse 6 September1986

Facultyand Staff

Professors

MiloM.Backus, Dave P. Carlton Centennial Professor in Geophysics; PhD, MIT: Seismic exploration with emphasis on analysis; processing and signature refinement of seismic data. Daniel S. Barker, Fred M. Bullard Professor in Geological Sciences; PhD Princeton: igneous and metamorphic petrology; experimental phase rela- Ex-students John Suter,Steve Seni, and Joe Sullivan enjoy lunch tionsoffeldspars andfeldspathoids;origin ofgranite together meeting at GCAGS and alkalic rocks;geochemistry. Robert E.Boyer,Robert E.BoyerCentennial Professor in Geology; Dean, College of Natural Sciences;joint tions to the geophysics program.Dr.Backus,who also appointment:College of Education;PhD, Michigan: 1982, faculty won this honor in is the first member to Structural geology;analysis of space photographs; gift $2,000 receive this award twice. A cash of remotesensing; earth science education. accompaniesthe award.Dr.Robert L.Folk,who was in L.Frank Brown,Jr.,Senior Research Scientist,Bureau Italy conducting field research, was announced the of Economic Geology; PhD, Wisconsin: Upper winner of— the Carolyn G. andG.MosesKnebelTeaching Paleozoic stratigraphy; depositional systems; envi- Award the second time he has received that honor. ronmentalgeology. $1,500 He received a gift as therecipientof the Knebel Richard T. Buffler (on leave), Research Scientist, Award. The recipient is determined by vote of Institute for Geophysics; PhD, California, Berkeley: undergraduate and graduate students in the Depart- Marinegeologyandgeophysicsandseismic stratigra- ment. phy. Petrography The winnersof thestudent Award were Lan W. D. Dalziel, Senior Research Scientist,Institute also announced, although neither recipient could be for Geophysics; PhD, Edinburgh: Regional geology; present. Graduate recipient is William Agee, who plate tectonics and mountainbuilding. received acashprizeof$1,000;undergraduaterecipient William Fisher,Leonidas Barrow Chair inMineral $250. L. T. is L. Scott Kelly, a senior, who received More Resources; Chairman, Department of Geological information about thePetrographyAwardrecipientsis Sciences; Director, Geology Foundation; Director, givenin the Student Awards section of theNewsletter. Bureau of Economic Geology; PhD, Kansas: Energy andmineralresources. RobertL.Folk,Dave P.Carlton CentennialProfessor in Geology;PhD, Perm State:Petrographyand origin of recent sediments,Tertiarysandstonesof Gulf Coast; Cretaceous and Paleozoic limestones of Gulf Coast andcentralTexas;sedimentaryproperties inrelation to geomorphology. WilliamE.Galloway,JohnE."Brick" Elliott Centennial Professor in Geological Sciences; PhD, Texas: Sedimentation; mineral fuels; seismic stratigraphy, sedimentary petrography. Edward C. Jonas, joint appointment; College of Education;PhD, Illinois: Electron and X-ray diffrac- tion of clay minerals; pyroclastic sediments and uranium deposits. LyntonS.Land,GulfOilCompanyCentennialProfessor in Geology; PhD, Lehigh: Isotope geochemistry, LeonLongvisits withNannette andHaroldIllichat GCAGSalumni diagenesis,low-temperatureaqueousgeochemistry. luncheonin Austin Leon E. Long, Second Mr. and Mrs. Charles E.Yager Geological Sciences Newsletter 7

Professor; Graduate Advisor; PhD, Columbia: Adjunct Professors Geochemistry, isotopic age and stable isotopic studies. RalphO.Kehle,PhD,Minnesota:Theoretical structural Ernest L.Lundelius,Jr., John A. Wilson Professor in geology; active fault systems; geophysics; computer Vertebrate Paleontology; PhD, Chicago: Vertebrate applications;petroleumgeology. paleontology;Pleistocene faunas. William M.Rust, PhD, Rice: Geophysics. ToshimatsuMatsumoto,Research Scientist, Institute Alan J. Scott, PhD, Illinois: Process sedimentology; for Geophysics; PhD, Tokyo University: Earthquake depositionalsystems; basin analysis. seismology, earthquake engineering, geophysics, L. Jan Turk, PhD, Stanford: Hydrology, groundwater acoustic emissions. quality; environmental and engineeringgeology. Arthur E.Maxwell,Director, Institute for Geophysics; PhD, University of California Scripps Institute of Oceanography:Marine geophysicsand oceanography. Associate Professors EarleF.Mcßride, Wilton E.Scott CentennialProfessor; PhD, Johns Hopkins: Sedimentary processes and sedimentary petrology. William D. Carlson,Joyce Bowman Payne Centennial William R.Muehlberger,William Stamps Farish Chair TeachingFellow;PhD,UCLA:Structuralgeology;field study in Geology;PhD, Caltech: Tectonics,lunar geology. and theoretical of mobile belts. Yosio Nakamura, Research Scientist, Institute for Gary Kocurek, John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Geophysics;PhD,PermState:Geophysics,seismology, Centennial TeachingFellow in Geological Sciences I; PhD, Sedimentology— depositionalenvir- lunar andplanetaryphysics, andacousticemissions. Wisconsin: AmosSalvador,AlexanderDeussenProfessorinEnergy onmentsand eolian processes. Kyle, Resources;PhD,Stanford: Stratigraphy; originof the J. Richard GeologyFoundation Advisory Council Gulf of Mexico;petroleumgeology. Centennial Teaching Fellow in Geological Sciences; John G. Sclater, Shell CompaniesFoundation Distin- PhD, Western Ontario: Metallogeny; strata-bound in rocks; guished Chair in Geophysics; Senior Research mineraldeposits sedimentary andvolcanic studies; minerals; Scientist and Associate Director, Institute for fluid inclusion industrial mineral exploration. Geophysics;PhD, Cambridge (England):Crustalheat William flow; sedimentarybasin evolution. SharonMosher, T.Stokes Centennial Teaching JohnM.Sharp,Jr.,ThirdMr.andMrs.CharlesE. Yager Fellow; PhD, Illinois:Deformation mechanisms and Professor; PhD, Illinois: Hydrogeology; relation of theory and results of pressure solution; strain emphasis metamorphic groundwater to ore genesis and hydrocarbon analysis, mapping with on migration. terrains. DouglasSmith, AlbertW.andAliceM.Weeks Centennial Clark R. Wilson, John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Professor inGeological Sciences;PhD, Caltech: Field, Centennial TeachingFellow in GeologicalSciences II; PhD, University Scripps chemical and experimentalstudiesofigneous rocks; of California Institute of geochemistry. Oceanography: Geophysical time series; analysis of geophysical James T.Sprinkle,First Mr.and Mrs.Charles E. Yager multidimensional data field. Professor; PhD, Harvard: Primitive echinoderms, blastoids,Paleozoic stratigraphy andpaleontologyof the RockyMountains. PaulL.Stoffa,Wallace E.PrattProfessor inGeophysics; Assistant Professors Senior Research Scientist,Institute for Geophysics; PhD, Columbia: Multi-ship, multi-channel seismic Mark P. Cloos, William T. Stokes Centennial Teaching surveys for crustal studies. Fellow, PhD, UCLA: Structural geology: field and Willem C. J. van Rensburg, George H. Fancher theoretical studyof mobile belts. Professor in Petroleum Engineering; joint appoint- Martin B. Lagoe, PhD, Stanford: Micropaleontology ment:Department of Petroleum Engineering; PhD, (foraminifera) and stratigraphy. Wisconsin: International minerals and energy Timothy Rowe, PhD, California, Berkeley:Vertebrate economics and policy issues; coal characterization paleontology,lower vertebrates. and utilization. Nicholas W. Walker, PhD, California, Santa Barbara: Keith Young,J.Nalle GregoryProfessorin Sedimentary Isotope geochemistry, petrography and petrology, Geology;PhD, Wisconsin:Mesozoic stratigraphy and geologic mapping, mineralogy. paleontologyoftheGulf Coast of theUSandMexico; John K. Warren, Bill R. Payne Centennial Teaching detailed mapping of the area of the Balcones Fellow,PhD,Flinders(Australia):Originofevaporites escarpment;geologyof the environment of man. and carbonates; paleohydrology of saline lakes. 8 September1986

Senior Lecturers Paleontology of lower vertebrates. John C. Maxwell, William Stamps Farish Chair Gose, Scientist, Department Wulf A. Research of Emeritus; PhD, Princeton: Structuralgeology. Geological Sciences; PhD, SMU: Paleomagnetism; John A. Wilson,PhD, Michigan: Vertebrate biostratig- history structural of Central America. raphyof the Tertiaryof the Gulf Coastal Plain, west McDowell, Department Fred W. Research Scientist, of Texas, and Mexico. Geological Sciences; PhD, Columbia: Geochemistry; geochronology. Classified Staff William D.Sill,PhD,Harvard: Vertebrate paleontology ofTriassic reptiles. Joyce E. Best, Administrative Associate, Geology Foundation office. Lecturers Rosemary Brant, Senior Office Assistant, third-floor Charles R. Denham, Research Scientist, Institute for faculty. Geophysics;PhD, Stanford: Geophysical time-series Jim C. Carpetas, Electronics Technician, trouble repair equipment. analysis; magnetostratigraphy and history of shooting and of electrical Roxye geomagnetism. Day, Office Assistant, second-floor faculty. Hoops, Analytical Chemist, Cliff A. Frohlich, Research Scientist, Institute for G. Karl rock and mineral analysis instrumental Geophysics; PhD, Cornell: Influence of structure on bystandardmethods, chemical earthquakelocations in subduction zones. analysis for trace elements. Kuper, Mark A. Helper, PhD, UT Austin: Metamorphic JoAnn Senior Procurement Officer. petrology, tectonics. Betty J. Kurtz, Senior Office Assistant, second-floor W. Paul Mann, Research Associate, Institute for faculty. Geophysics; PhD, SUNY: Caribbean plate-boundary RudolphW.Melchoir,InstrumentMaker,construction problems and structural tectonics. of speciallaboratoryand field equipment. Frederick W. Taylor, Research Scientist, Institute for SusannaR.Moses,— LaboratoryResearchAssistant,thin Geophysics; PhD, Cornell: Isostatic uplift, geomor- sections petrographic and electron microprobe; phology,and geologic mapping. ore microscopy sample preparation; polished mounts. Professors Emeriti R. Ann Page, Administrative Assistant, graduate advisor's office. Virgil Barnes,PhD, E. Wisconsin: Stratigraphy; geologic Donna L.Precht, Student DevelopmentSpecialist 11, tektites; compilation mapping, directing of Geologic undergraduate advisor's office. Atlas of Texas. Edwina L. Rawlins, Senior Office Assistant and Fred M.Bullard,PhD, Michigan:Volcanology. Placement Coordinator,Department office. Stephen E. Clabaugh, Fred M. Bullard Professor Melissa G. Smith, Senior Office Assistant, Geology Emeritus;PhD,Harvard:Metamorphicpetrologyand Foundation office. volcanic rocks of Texas and Mexico. David M. Stephens,Photographer, photographyand Ronald K. DeFord, MS, Colorado School of Mines: photographic consultant. Stratigraphy of southwestern U.S. and northern JohnThorne,Electronics Technician,design andrepair Mexico;history of geology. of electronic equipment. Ellison, Samuel P. Jr., Alexander Deussen Professor GloriaVillalpando,SeniorOffice Assistant,Department Emeritus; PhD, — Fuels, Missouri:Resource geology office. micropaleontol- coal,oil andgas; subsurface geology; Marianne Walk, Administrative Assistant, Project biostratigraphy — ogy and foraminifera and SEER. conodonts. William I.Woods, Executive Assistant. Peter T. Flawn, President Emeritus and Leonidas T. Barrow Chair in Mineral Resources Emeritus; PhD, Yale: Economic geology; environmental geology; geology and public affairs. Claude W. Horton, Sr., PhD, Texas: Underwater Staff Member Presents Paper acoustics; magnetotelluricfluctuations;geophysical time series. Ms. Rosemary Brant, Senior Office Assistant in the F. EarlIngerson,PhD, Yale:Geochemistry of sedimen- Department (third floor), travelled to Montreal, taryrocks;studies oftheMartian surface;hydrother- Canada, in July to present the results of her Master's mal studies. thesis atameetingof the59thAnnualConventionof the WarmLangston,Jr.,FirstMr.andMrs.Charles E.Yager American AssociationofTeachers ofFrench.Her paper Professor Emeritus; PhD, California, Berkeley: was entitled "Truffaut's Creative Obsession." GeologicalSciences Newsletter 9

Henry of the Bureau of Economic Geology and Dan Faculty News Briefs Parker ofBaylor. In the spring semester, Dan was on leave with a faculty research assignment. With complete freedom Inthe fall term,Milo Backus taught the undergrad- from teachingand committee obligations, he packeda uate course ingeophysical data processing, and team lot of travelandwritingintofive months.InJanuary,he taughtagraduate course entitled"PracticalInversion" flew toNewZealand for amonth,tosee somegeologyon with Professor Clark Wilson. An optimistic outlook his own, but mostly to attend the International (long-term) for theuse of"generalizedlinearinversion" Volcanological Congress and associated field trips to in prestack seismic interpretation was presented by Cenozoic volcanic rocks onboth the North and South Milo in his talk on'TheFourth Dimension" at the 1985 Islands. The meeting drew more than 500 geologists SEG meetingin October.Milo is presenting an invited from 34 countries. Many of those from the northern paper at the September 1986 SEG-EAEG (European hemisphere were attractedby the promiseof escaping Association of ExplorationGeophysicists) in a Rome winter, as well as by the spectacular geology. Dan workshop on "Inversion and Deconvolution" entitled returned toAustinviaabrief trip throughsoutheastern "Noise, Bias, and Imagination in Deconvolution and Australia and six days at Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. Inversion". Several of Milo's students are currently Seeing veryyoung volcanic rocks in New Zealand and investigatingand/orusing"generalizedlinear inversion" Hawaii wasarevelation;hehadnot fullycomprehended in their thesis research. We feel that this is a rapidly how incomplete the stratigraphic record must be for developing practicalinterpretationapproach. volcanicrocksthat are morethan afew thousand years In the 1986 spring term, Milo taught the graduate old, nor how nonlinear a time-versus-thickness course in geophysics data processing, and the under- relationship can be (for example, the 1886 Tarawera graduate course in geophysical interpretation.Guest eruptioninNewZealand depositedlocal accumulations lecturers Peter Vail,Mike Curtis,Roice Nelson, Halfdan of ash 450 feet thick in four hours!). Carstens,Frank Brown, Tom Shipley and Dale Sawyer, In May, Dan attended the annual meeting of the provided some very stimulating contributions to the Geological Association of Canada in Ottowa, as an course. A high-density 3D data set from the Gulf of invited speaker in a session on carbonatites, and Mexico,contributed to the University by Amoco, New participatedinpremeetingand postmeeting field trips Orleans,wasused for thefirst time in theinterpretation tosomeof themanyCanadiancarbonatite occurrences. lab.Thestudentsare now workingwith"time slice" data Carbonatites (igneous rocks containingmorethan 50% images in their interpretationwork. carbonate minerals)arecurrentlyatopicof widespread Duringthespring term,Milo presentedshortcourses interest, andDan completeda review article on their on "Reflection Amplitude vs. Offset" as part of the emplacement mechanisms and another paper on Continuing Education programs of the Houston and carbonatite lava and tuff in southwestern Uganda. Dallas Geophysical Societies,and presentedapaperby Other manuscripts readied for peerreview include one Todd andBackus at theannualmeetingof thePermian on mineralogicallypeculiar lava flows on the island of GeophysicalSociety.He also workedas an organizeron Lipariand the long-awaited (atleast by Dan) opus on the SEG Research Workshop on "Near Surface Effects" quartz monzonite and associated iron deposits in held inHyannis,Massachusetts inJuly,1986. southwesternUtah.Publicationof alltheresults of this TracyStark completedhis PhDprograminMay,1986! spring's research leave mayconsume more trees than We will miss Tracy, but will continue to build on the the 1980 eruptionof Mount St. Helens. contributions he made during the course of his Dan's summer plans include teachingintroductory dissertation.PaysonTodd and ChrisFinnreceived their physical geology and preparing a new senior elective MAdegreesinMay.TracyandPaysonare atExxon,and course in volcanology. Chris is continuing in the graduate program. VirgilBarnes continues onmodified service withthe Project SEER (an industry-sponsored research BureauofEconomic GeologyasDirector of theGeologic program) beganits fourth year in July.Chris Finn and Atlas of Texas Project and of the 1:500,000 scale Dan Huston will be presenting some of their Project Geologic Mapof Texas Project.Progress on both these SEER research results at the SEG meeting in Houston two projects has slowed because of the press of other this fall. cartographic work.In themeantime,Virgil isbeingkept In thefall semester,DanBarker taughtundergradu- busy withthe revisionof atlas sheets thathave goneout ate mineralogy-optical crystallography and graduate ofprint and isfindingtime to do additionalresearch on igneouspetrology,and prepared for afield trip in the tektites. Trans-Pecosigneousprovince,toprecedethe Geological Virgiland his wife,Milla,participatedin the Orlando Society ofAmerica annual meetinginSan Antonio this meeting of the Geological Society of America in November, to be jointly led with Jon Price and Chris November and following the meeting cased Sanibel 10 September 1986

Island for future reference. They were fortunate in the Chinese Petroleum Company. While in southeast timing as Hurricane Juan stirredup the Gulf,casting a Asia, he plans to teach in the seismic stratigraphy myriad of beautiful shells onto the beach, but school in Jakarta, Indonesia for the AAPG. unfortunately, with their occupants stillin them. Frank's greatest thrills during the year were to During JuneVirgil andMilla attendedthe American recertify his pilot's license and to move to Lake Association ofPetroleumGeologists meetinginAtlanta. Georgetown.His greatestsatisfaction was to attend his Afterwards it was back to Sanibel again,but this time 40th high school reunion in Oklahoma and find that with VirgilIIand Louise and their families. every classmatehas agedexcept him! age 11, This spring grandson DavidBarnes Seeman, Fred Bullard commented, when asked about his wonthe top earthsciences awardin thecityofNashville activities for the past year that, "It hadbeen busy,but with his project on mapping the distribution of far too short a year— where have the days gone!"Fred radioactivity in strata within the city.Lastyear he won spends some time at his University office (no regular a$50.00bond onhisenergyproject.Whoknows?Maybe — hours) keeping up with current volcanic activity see he willbe aTexas-Exfrom theDepartmentofGeological Sciences! FacultyPublications in this issue.Fredcontinues to be invited to speak to various groups.He was selected to Bob Boyer anticipates a tight budget year for the initiatethe VisitingScholars Program at Westlake High University and notes, "the importance of geology and School in Austin in February. He is also listed as a the petroleumindustry to the favorable economy of speaker on the Ex-Student's Association Update '86 Texas for many years is now being appreciated in Program. This is a program sponsored by the Ex- retrospect. The long-term importance of higher Student's Association and the Departmentof Continu- education to our State must be understood if our ing Education, sometimes known as the Alumni economyis to prosper.This message should be carried University,in whichparents andex-students returnto to the decision makers for the 1987 Legislative session. the campus and are "students" for a brief time. The The economic return of State dollars invested for program this year will be held inmid-June. support of apremierinstitution of higher education is Fred's travels during the year include a trip to manyfold through research grants, attraction of Oklahoma in November so Evelyncould visit the farm industry, and a flourishing economy with promising where Fred grew up. Fred's father homesteaded the employment opportunities for the educated young land when the Kickapoo Indian Reservation was peopleof Texas, who can then become the leaders in opened for settlement. This was the last Indian their communities and the State." reservation in which the settlers made a "run" and Bob washonored to be named the GCAGS represen- staked their claim.Those who sneakedin ahead of the tativefor a term on AAPG'sAdvisoryCounciland looks official openingof the "run" were known as "sooners". forward to that assignment.He and Betty travelled to Fred says his father was not a"sooner". In addition to the New England states last summer on a "marble visiting thehomestead (whichisstillinthefamily),Fred huntingexpedition."Marbles (thekindkids playwith,or and Evelyn visited the two high schools which Fred used to) have become a subjectof much research. "We attended and the University of Oklahoma where he get a newsletter and the marble collectors have an graduated. Fred and Evelyn were in California with annualconvention (which will soon rivalattendance at Fred's daughter for Thanksgiving andin January they AAPG if the price of oil keeps dropping)," Bob joined other members of the family for a reunion in comments.Theonlydownsideis that peopleaccuseBob Hawaii. The Kona Coast of the BigIsland is lovely! of "losing his marbles," which may be truer than he Fred says their summer plansare stilltentative,but wouldliketobelieve.Inanyevent,Bob suggeststhat you they are looking forward to the Annual Meetingof the send him old marbles you nolonger want.They will be AAPG in Atlantain mid-June, andthe second reunion put to good use. ofthe GeologyClass of1947 inColorado Springsinmid- Duringthe fall of1985, Frank Brown taught seismic July.Theywill also spend some time at Fred's summer stratigraphywithhelpfromMiloBackus andcompleted homein Taos,New Mexico. a Bureau report on the Virgil and Wolfcamp series in BillCarlson reports an active andproductive year, north-central Texas.InSeptemberFrank taughtaone- centered on continuing his experimentson subsolidus day course in seismic stratigraphy at the annual pyroxene phaseequilibria. In addition to his usuallab meeting of the Mid-Continent AAPG in Amarillo. He activities in Austin, he made several trips to the taught in the AAPG seismic stratigraphy schools in Experimental Petrology Laboratory at the Johnson Houston inNovember andSan Diego in May,as wellas Space Center in Houston to use the high-pressure— in similar in-house company schools. apparatus there. The recent work has paid off Bill Frank andhis wife,Keith,planto spendtwo weeksof received word in May that the National Science vacationin Taiwan in August whileFrankconsults for Foundation will continue fundingofhis pyroxenework GeologicalSciences Newsletter 11

for the nextthree years. Summer plansincludehelping backarc areas of one of the world's most interesting to teach the 1986 summer field course in Taos, New actively convergent plate margins. Considering the Mexico, as well as field trips to Mexico and Colorado. present difficulty in obtaining employment in the Two of Bill's students working on diffusion-related geosciences,Mark is happy to report that Erik is now problems in garnet amphibolitesfrom the Llano Uplift working for Chevron in Midland. Leslie is with finished (or nearlyso!) and departedfor greener ($) Geochemical Surveys in Denver,and Clint is with Sun pastures:SteveRobertson isdoinggeologicalconsulting Explorationin Dallas. inMinnesota,while SusanHarris worksonrad-waste in Mark completedthree papers withRonald Shreve at Washington. New students are working in the Llano UCLA on quantitativemodeling of subduction zones. region and in Chihuahua,Mexico. One of them will come out this fall in the Journal of On the home front, things haven't changed as GeophysicalResearch. Theyreceived funding from the radicallyasin pastyears;allnewadditionstothefamily National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue and have been canine or feline! expand the research for two more years. Mark also received funding from NSF to examine mineralized Steve Clabaughandhis wife,Pat,leada ratherquiet, veinsin thenorthernFranciscan to understand further rustic life at their retirement home on the Pedernales how subducted sediments dewater.Now he just needs arm of Lake Travis, except during frequent visits of another student who is interested in fluid inclusions. children and grandchildren(five of them now).Steve InOctober, Mark presented apaper on quantitative has a gardenand small orchard, and he raises hybrid modelingofsubductionzonesat thenationalmeeting of amaryllisfromseed.Steve's father andhisbrother both the GeologicalSociety of Americain Orlando,Florida, diedearlierthisyear,in Steve'shome townofCarthage, andinMarch,on strainpatterns inFranciscanmelange and he made numerous trips to east Texas when they blocksat theCordilleranSection meetinginLos Angeles. became seriouslyill. His onlyrecent geological activity He also gave invited lectures at the University of was a review of the book, "The Great American Wisconsin at Madison, the Lunar and Planetary Sapphire",an account of the Yogo Sapphire depositin Institute in Houston, and at Northern Arizona Montana that Steve described in a U.S. Geological University in Flagstaff. Karen Herrington and Erik Survey letter 40 years ago. Davidsenpresentedpaperson theirMAresearch at the Orlando meetingand Trevor Dumitru spoke at the Los Angelesmeeting.Trevorisusingfission-track analysisof Mark Cloos continued as the William T. Stokes apatiteto determine the thermal history of the Great Centennial Teaching Fellow during the 1985-86 Valley forearc basin in California. Following the Los academic year. He taught a new course, Physical Angeles meeting,Trevor gave an expandedtalk on his Geology, in the fall semester and undergraduate research at Chevron Research inLa Habra. InMay,he Structural Geology and his graduate course on Plate spokeon computer modelingof the thermalhistoryof Margins in thespringsemester.Four ofMark's students convergentplatemargins at the AmericanGeophysical completedtheirMAthesesduringthe year.Threeof the UnionmeetinginBaltimore.Trevor'sworkisparticularly students did field-based studies in the Franciscan noteworthyin that it may actuallyhelp find oil. subduction complex of California. Karen Herrington worked on the petrology of an eclogite block which provided newconstraints on the tectonometamorphic evolution of the Franciscan. Erik Davidsen did the structure andpetrologyofgreenstoneblocks encasedin mud-matrixmelangenear San Simeon and concluded they are fragments of seamountsdismemberedduring subduction. BothKaren andErik madeextensiveuseof the Department's magnificent new JEOL Superprobe 733 for quantitative analysis of minerals. Leslie Mashburn did a fluid inclusion study of mineralized veins in melangeand slope basin sediments near San Simeon.This studywas thefirst ofits kindandprovides new insight into how subducted sediments dewater. Clint Cagle (co-supervised with Jaime Austin of the Institute for Geophysics) did a seismic stratigraphic analysisoftheTongasubduction systemusingreflection profilesfrom Mobil and the USGS.This study puts new constraints on the geologic history of the fore-and Ronald K. DeFord 12 September1986

Life was— a little hectic this past year for Ronald K. giving18 externallectures during the year. DeFord an alleged ruptured disc brought on back Bill alsopresentedtestimony concerningthe impact surgeryinMarch of'Bs,which onlymade the condition of lower oil prices to the U.S. Senate Committee on worse! Atrip totheMayo ClinicinRochester,Minnesota Energy and Natural Resources, the U.S. House inJune gave assurancethatRonaldwouldrecover.And Committees on Budget, Energy and Commerce, and so he has! After a semester of conducting business by Small Business,theTexasHouse Committee on Energy, phone andseeingstudents at home,in January Ronald andthe Governors'EnergySummit.Billwas appointed returned to supervising Technical Sessions, editing to the Advisory Committee of the Gas Research abstractsand havingoffice hours.AlthoughRonaldand Instituteand isservingonthe Coordinating Committee Marionmissed theAAPGconventionlast year,theydid of the National Petroleum Council's current study of participatein the GCAGS meetinghere inAustin, and U.S.Oil and Gas Outlook. Duringthe yearhe presented attendedthe 1986 AAPG Convention in Atlanta. papersto the National Academy of Sciences Minerals andEnergy Board and the Energy EngineeringBoard SamuelP.Ellison,Jr. taught afive-day short course and chaired the Academy's Committee on Offshore on "AppliedPetroleumGeology"inJakarta,Indonesia in HydrocarbonResource Estimation. mid-September of 1985 for employees of various In MayBillreceived the HonoraryDegree D.Sc. from Indonesian oil companies.The conodont bibliography his undergraduate school,Southern IllinoisUniversity, has nowbeenupdated toJanuary,1986. Thenumber of and also during the year, received the Public Service conodont paperscominginto thelibraryhas increased Award of the American Institute of Professional becomingincreasingly to keepup andit is more difficult Geologists. with the conodont bibliography. Bill directs the Geology Foundation and particularly The manuscripton "Conodont LagConcentrates"has enjoys that opportunityto work with the Department been accepted for publication at Southampton Exes and the AdvisoryCouncil. University in England. Three of the former micro- paleontology students are underway with developing In January Bob Folk celebrated one-third of a Master's theses.Oneisalmost complete.Sam'sofficehas century of teaching at UT after recovering from a been moved to Geology Building 321 where there is voodoo-tainted sandstonefinalexamputativelyheldin water, a fume hood, two outside windows andenough Haiti. For the first time since 1967 he did not teach a room that Harold Billman (retiree from Union Oil freshman physicalgeologycourse, giving his collection Company) also has a desk and a microscope for his of nearly 3000 color slides a deserved rest. With the foraminiferastudies. welcomefreeing up of time,he was finally able to do Themanuscript on"Tesnus,Mississippian,Conodonts some research,and inAprilhe was officiallydeclared a of the Marathon Basin" is nearing completion and a scientist after his first experience on the microprobe revisit to the Dimple Formation conodonts of west chasingSR values across a bacteriodiagenetic nodule. Texasis representedby astackof slides on Sam's desk. Bob spent July,1985,in Italyworkingon the Triassic The travelling this year has been limited to avisit to Portoro limestone around the scenic peninsula of Atlantato seeDottyandSam'seldest son,David,andhis Portovenere near La Spezia. Marge went along, and wonderful family, including a granddaughter just 18 Steve, Jenny, andthe two granddaughters joinedthem months old.Thehighlight of theyear was inApril,1986, for a couple of weeks also, touristing between when for a few hours all three of the Ellison boys and Riomaggiore,Roma,Milano andVeneziawhileBob toiled their fine familieswere togetherinAustin.It wasagood diligently in the rock quarries.Earle Mcßride joined gathering for grandmother, Dotty, and grandfather, them for afew days to samplepesto and grappa delle Sam. cinqueterre,andogle the structures. JoeGreenbergwas Future travelsarepending,butmost ofthe travel will there as Bob's scientific colleague, andSharon Mosher, be in the United States. Mark Helperandtheirbaby,Sara,andSharon's student, Karen Carter, gave splendid help— and a few feisty BillFisher continues todevotehis efforts to chairing dialogues— on the complexities of the structural the Departmentand directingthe Bureauof Economic geology. Bob believes they also found Italy most Geology. With a lot of outside commitments this year, enjoyable,at least for several weeks. Joeclaims tohave Bill got excellent backup from Deputy Director, Ed become a great pasta cook. It was fun,though Marge Bingler, at the Bureau and Associate Chairman, Jack succumbed to an embroidered tablecloth in Carrara Sharp,in the Department. where they went to study the marble quarries. They Bill served as AAPG President during— the year and made new discoveries on overturned tectonic veins delivered his presidential address The Aggressive (manuscript submitted to Geology), big anhydrite Pursuit ofMarginalResources— at theAnnual Meeting psuedomorph dolomitization fronts, and ptygmatic in Atlanta. He maintained a busy speaking schedule folds.Marge andBob then touristedvia traininNorway, Geological SciencesNewsletter 13

where theywent from Oslo to Bergenandthen toFlom students, Penny Bockoven (Sullivan), Ellen Naiman for the Sogne fjord trip back down to Bergen.Norway (Tye), andKurt Rudolphspent a weekend there with certainlyhas beautiful scenery and gorgeousblondes! spouses. Bob's favorite pasta dish has become penne They came home via short stays in Denmark and the imperiale(pasta tubes with large shrimp, prezzemolo, Netherlands. garlic and red-hot pepper),a recipe he imitated from Except for one talk at Oklahoma University,— this was OsteriaLaMedusaatPortovenere.Threequartersof the Bob's Louisiana year for lectures at LSU (Baton eaters think it is wonderful,the other quarter think it Rouge),Northeast Louisiana(Monroe) andUNO (New is offal. Bob's classes stillhave field trips to the Broken Orleans). Ex-italianesses Pam Tiezzi Darwin and Spoke, although students today are more apt to be Victoria Purcell were in the audience for the Portoro squaresand leaden-footed. The last twoPh.D. students, talk.Short trips were taken toWilliamstown,Mass.,and Steve Johansen and Steve Cather,finished up inMay; New Braunfels, Tool, SanMarcos and Salado, Texas. both worked on sandstones inNew Mexico. Their guide in1980 inShanghai,Mr.Mci,visited them for several days and they showed him central Texas. This has been Bill Galloway's first full year of Steve andJennyare in their final yearin Saudi Arabia, teaching as a "full-time" preoccupation.— All in all a and planto return to the U.S.A. inlate summer. reasonablematch withhis expectations busy,butnice Bob'spersonalresearch continuestobeconcentrated to have the opportunityto get to work with andknow on the Portoro limestone. InAugust, 1985, withLesley more of the students. Bendig's assistance, they discovered incredible pseudo During the fallBillput in an abbreviated stint as an cross-beddingstructures inbaroque dolomite crystals, AAPG DistinguishedLecturer. The regional nature of but the SEM became incapacitatedbefore this work his topic,and limited traveltime availablekepthis tour could be completed. Over Christmas, amazing revela- generally in or close to Texas. Nevertheless, the talk tions began to be brought forth through the use of a providedthe chanceto organizeand air some thoughts white card and reflected light, revealing details of and conclusions about Gulf Coast Cenozoic deposition. talks, presented bacterial degradation of organic matter and other Another ofhis which was at theGCAGS heretofore occultpetrographic features.Work continues ConventioninAustin,wasselectedfor theA.I.Levorsen only on thepetrographyof potteryfrom TelYin'aminIsrael, Award. Ironically, that was the talk for which he with the discovery that Canaanite cooking pots hadever forgotten toprepareslide copyuntilthe week contained crushed sparrycalcite asgrit,andhugewine before the presentation. Thanks to some real time bowls ("kraters")had olivine. savingby theBureau's draftingfolks,Billhad aslide set The work with H. liebowitz on the Tel Yin'am iron inhand the day before the presentation.The fact that smelterywasfeaturedintheEncyclopediaBrittanica's theywerethe fewest,simplestandmoststraightforward Annual Review of Archeology;this iron smelter is the illustrations for a talk that he had used in a longtime onlyonesofar described from theMiddle East,andthe may have actually contributed to the selection by the oldest known anywhere in the world by some eight judges! centuries.Itisimportantinpaleotechnology asitlies at Research horizons have continued to expand with the transition between Bronze and Iron ages in 13th development of a cooperativebasin analysis program CenturyBC Palestine. with the EarthResources Foundationof theUniversity Thepaper on bacterial origin ofItalian travertines, of Sydney. Following a brief one-week set-up trip in written with Hank Chafetz, won the award for February, Bill will return to Sydney with graduate Outstanding Paper of 1984 from the Journal of student, Shawn Reynolds, for two months during the Sedimentary Petrology.Interest inbacterial diagenesis summer (their winter, unfortunately). The initial continues at afever pitch,and studentFranzHiebert is programisfunded for twoyears,andwill hopefullylead carrying the campaign into the realm of black shales. to additional opportunitiesfor student exchange and In the summer of 1986, Bob plans to return to Italy research. Bill's other students continue to work on via Iceland withstudent James Miller who will work on problems ofsubmarine canyon andcontinentalmargin the varied dolomitization processes in the Portoro, evolution in the Cenozoic sequences of the northwest particularly the dolomitization fronts that occurred Gulf. Thesis support for the Gulf Coast program has after metamorphismandfaulting.KarenCarter will act been providedby grants from NSF and ARCO. as chaperoneandcontinue her workunderMosher on So, with acompleteset of coursenotes at the ready, the various stages of plastic and brittle deformation. Bill looks forward to whatever his second year of Theyplan abrief visit to Metapontoon thesouth coast teachingmight bring. to workwithJoeCarter'steamonthe archeologicalsites in MagnaGraecia. WulfGose pursued three different researchprojects. Bob andMarge still enjoy their cabin on Bee Creek In cooperation with Richard Kyle, he finished his almost every weekend. In the spring three former paleomagnetic study of the anhydrite cap rock of the 14 September1986

Winnfieldsalt dome.Theseuniquedataprovidethefirst wereperformed quitea while ago.One has to do with direct age determination for the accretion of the time-temperaturerelationsin the originof tektites.The anhydrite;itaccumulated from 157 to150ma at arate other concernsthepeculiarandsuddenlossofwaterby of6.7m/ma. Preliminaryresultshavebeen publishedin sodium silicate glasses by quenching.The samplespuff 1985 and a moredetailed account has been submitted up in a froth with such vigor that the platinum foil for inclusion in a book on salt dome dynamics. envelope is broken open and turned inside out. The Wulf obtained some surprisingresults from the Late phenomenonhas been dubbed the "Popcorn Effort." Jurassic Taman and Early Cretaceous Pimienta Nobodyhas been able to explainit, which is the main Formations of the southern Sierra Madre Oriental, reasonit has notbeen described inprint sooner. Mexico. These data and similar data from Lower WhenTomBridgewas doinghis Ph.D.dissertationon Jurassic rocks by ayoungGerman scientist implythat the contact zoneof the intrusioninMarbleCanyon,he thesouthern Sierrawas folded inBarremian time(125 discovered a new mineral,which he proposed to call ma) and is, therefore, not a Laramide structure as ingersonite. The mineral was a new polymorph (" ") generallyassumed. dicalcium silicate (Ca2Si04). Together with Jack Wilson and two students,Annie About the same time, Cliff Frondel (Harvard) WaltonandJimWestgate,Wulf is continuinghis efforts suggested the same name for a new phosphate to use magnetostratigraphy to correlate mammalian pegmatite mineralfrom Brazil.Texas,Marble Canyon, stratigraphy withthe magnetic polarity time scale and and his own student promptedEarl to give the green thus the marinerecord.The current focus is onUpper light to Tom.Later,when Bridgestarted to describe the Eocene strata from west Texas and the Gulf Coast. mineral for publication, he discovered that it had Thanks aredue to theBureau ofEconomic Geology for disintegrated into a fine powder; it was metastable drilling a110-foot core whichwillgreatlyfacilitateand under atmospheric conditions, so was not a real improvethe qualityof the work. mineral! By thattime Cliffhaddescribed thephosphate Two other students as well as visitors from UT under another name and publishedthe description. Arlington and TexasA&Mused Wulfs lab insupportof Ina recent letter from Peter J. Dunn,amineralogist their research. Wulf presented lectures to the Travis withthe Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D. C,he County ArcheologicalSociety and the Department of mentions a new and veryrare mineral from Longban, Geology,UTArlington, andgavepapersat themeetings Sweden. It is a calcium-magnesium antimonate and oftheGulfCoast AssociationofGeologicalSocieties and appears to have structure similar to those of romeite theAmericanGeophysicalUnion.InAugust,he willvisit and microlite. He and Donald Peacor of the University the University of Nuevo Leon in Linares, Mexico. of Michigan are determining the properties of the BecausehisSpanishisrather poor,he wasasked togive mineral for description in an article in the American his talk inGerman!Hehopesto use this visitto establish Mineralogist. some cooperativeresearch projects. The authorshavesent aproposaltothe Commission onNewMinerals andMineralNames,of theInternation- Earl Ingerson continues to carry on the editorial al MineralogistAssociation,tonamethenewmineralin responsibilitieslistedinthepreviousNewsletter. For the Earl's honor,but the Commission has not acted on the thirty-seventh volume in Pergamon's Series of Mono- proposalyet. graphs inEarth Sciences, which Earl initiated in 1958, It is aninterestingcoincidence that Earl's ancestors andfor which heisstillEditor-in-Chief,atranslation of came to the U.S. before the Revolution from southern theRussianBook byYermakov andDolgov, Thermobar- Sweden notfarfrom Longban,andhe wentthroughthe ogeochemistry, has been suggested. The son of one of district on afield trip to northern Sweden, back when Earl's closest Russian friends, Dimitri Nikolaiovick the I.U.G.S. met inCopenhagenin 1960. Khitarov, has begun translating the volume, but the In the spring Earl was elected Vice President of the publisherinsists that thebookbebroughtup-to-dateby UniversityChapterofSigmaXifor the comingacademic the authors,so it will notbe publishedthis year! year. Earlhasbeen electedas the first,and only,honorary lifemember ofthe GeochemicalSocietyand iscurrently LastyearEdJonas satisfied along-standingambition the only honorary life fellow of the International to go to Brazil.Besides teaching acourse for Petrobras Association of Geochemistryand Cosmochemistry. at the School of Mines in Ouro Preto, he travelled in The Association recently initiated a new Pergamon other parts of Minas Gerias to buy mineral and gem publication, Applied Geochemistry, as its official specimens for the Barron Collection. On the wayhome journal. The first three numbers,consisting entirely of he took a trip up theAmazon andrecommends this as invited papers,will becombined as theF.EarlIngerson an experienceeverygeologist should have. Festschrift (1986). After his return from Brazil,Ed and Martha went to Earlis writing two papers,the researches for which California to visit Bart andJaneBartholomewat their Geological Sciences Newsletter 15

home near Lake Tahoe. What a lovelyplace to study "users" school at New Mexico Tech. glacial geomorphology! There was a light snow the day Research onthe salt domecaprock mineralization is before theJonas'arrival,andfrost eachmorning, while progressingat afast pace.Threegraduatestudents are back inAustin the temperatures soaredinto the 90s. now involved in varied aspects of the project.Several ButAustinhasotherattractions,such asgrandchildren, papers withresearchcolleagueshavebeenpublishedor cows and chickens,andthe house restoration project. are in press, including three for a book on "Salt The old house is moving along towards completionin Dynamics"tobepublishedinearly1987.RichandSteve about two years, to keepup with the 20-year schedule Seni of the Bureau of Economic Geology are editing a Edhad set originally. guidebookto some Houston area salt domes for afield In the fall semester Ed taught the gem and mineral trip tobeconductedinassociationwiththe 1986annual course to a record- and capacity-sized group of meeting of the Geological Society of America in San students.Inthespringhe taughtphysicalgeology.Then Antonio. Rich is the Society of Economic Geologists in the summer he went on a mineral and agate program chairman for that meeting andhasbeen busy collecting-buyingtrip to Chihuahua. coordinating plans for field trips, ore deposits special symposia,and general geologysessions.Final Gary Kocurek has declared this year one of economic planninginvolves a trip to Boulder, Colorado, for the "reviewing other people's work rather than your own." GSA Joint Technical Program Committee meeting. Thislargelystems frombeingeditor for an SEPMSpecial Rich made research presentations on salt dome Publication on "Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic Eolian mineralization at two universities this year. Tentative Systems of the Western 5.,"plus havingfour students U. plans to present two on arefinishingtheses.Hehas,however,alsomanaged are talks mineralization in who sedimentaryterranes at Seventh Symposium to write some of his own work and do some research. the of the International Association on Most of the research has centered on the dynamics of the Genesis of Ore DepositsinLulea,Sweden inlatesummer. Thismeeting modern sand dunes, and he spent partof the summer will afford the opportunity to visit some of the classic in the deserts of California and Mexico. The four ore depositsof theFennoscandian Shield andtocollect graduating students are Jamie Nielson (Ph.D), Mark samples for the departmentalore deposits collection. Chandler (M.A.), Karen Havholm (M.A.), and Julia Linda,BrockandBrett are allfine.Theyenjoyedatrip Knight (M.A.).Jamie is off to ayearof law school,Mark to New Mexico andColorado in the summer,butBrock to aPh.D.pursuit at Columbia,Juliato a Ph.D.program and Brett still think that the best mineralcollecting inNew Mexico,and Karen willbrave aPh.D. hereatU.T. localityis Dad's office! and in the desert. Gary enjoyed team-teaching two undergraduate classes in depositionalsystems withEarleMcßride, and soloed a graduate course on fluid flow and bedform dynamics. Garyreceived tenure this year and is feeling somewhat more permanent. Dianna K. left the aerospace industry to become a self-employed consultant in toxin management,and has staked out abuilding in downtown Round Rock about five blocks from home. At home, Garycontinues his war on fire ants and, shamefully, continues remodeling the old Victorian house. Out on the ranch, fivecalves wereborn,thefence washedoutthree times, and ten young cypress trees planted onthe creek are probablysomewhere in the Gulf of Mexico by now.

Rich Kyle reports a particularly busy year. In addition to the usual teaching responsibilitiesfor ore deposits and mineral resources courses, he accepted in the role of Undergraduate Advisor beginning Martin Lagoe January. Thanks to support providedby an Advisory Council Teaching Fellowship, he attended two mini- courses designed to promote interaction among In August, 1985, Martin Lagoemade the transition professionals dealingwithcurrent ore depositsgeology from ARCOExplorationCompanyinDenver,Colorado, research problems: a Society of Economic Geologists to the Departmentof GeologicalSciences at UTAustin. courseonepithermalore depositsandafluidinclusions Since then he has been busy getting settled into the 16 September1986

department and setting up courses. "Introduction to instrumentation which is necessary to stay abreast of Micropaleontology" (GEO385K) wastaught duringthe (maybe evenpush back abit?) the times is critical to fall semester and"Introduction to Geology"(GEO 303) advance our science. during the spring. Courses in preparation for the The high point of the year in November was an coming year include "Paleoceanography," "Subsurface invitationto teachfor twoweeks attheChengduCollege Stratigraphy" and"Advanced Micropaleontology." of Geology in China. Aaron was deposited with Martin's research projects are currentlycentered on grandparents and Lyntonand Judy flew to Shanghai, the foraminifera and depositionalhistory of Cenozoic where, after somesightseeing, some luggage loss, and rocks along the west coast of North America.Current frequent communication lapses they were deposited projectsincludestudies oflateCenozoic foraminifera in (hurriedly!!and with not muchEnglish)on atrain.Two the glaciomarine rocks of the Gulf of Alaska; Miocene and one-half daysunescorted on atrain which crosses stratigraphy andtectonics of the Cuyama,SantaMaria most of habitatedChina was a real eye-openerand an and Santa Barbara Basins in California; a paleo- experience not to be forgotten. Hour after hour of environmental studyof Eocene foraminifera intheSan "manicured" fields in thecountryside,androadspacked Emigdio Mountains,California; andstudies of planktic withpeople,bicycles,trucks andeveryotherconceivable foraminifera andchronostratigraphyof late Cenozoic means of conveyance in the cities, emphasized the rocks intheVenturaandLos AngelesBasins,California. magnitude of the population problem. Yet the abject Groundwork ispresentlyunderwayfor a project onthe povertyand trash characteristic of"democractic" third foraminifera and depositionalhistory of the Midway- world nations such as Mexico,India and Egypt, were Wilcox interval in northeastern Mexico and south conspicuouslyabsent.The peopleseemedcontent,even Texas. downrighthappy,despitetheuniformly lowstandardof Fieldwork this summer will concentrate on the living compared to the U.S. The government-imposed Eocene of theSan Emigdio Mountains andthe Miocene absence of the "upper-class"precludesthe"lower-class" of the CuyamaBasin. Preparationsare beingmade for in China's society.One wonders if democratic societies possible field collectingin northeasternMexico. can evolve to eliminate poverty without government- Professional activities were manyand varied during imposed loss of personal freedom characteristic of the past year. Martin attended the Pacific Section socialist systems. AAPG-SEPM meeting in April and the national AAPG Our Chinese hosts were extremely friendly and meeting in June. In September he participated in the cordial, and we came away with many pleasant North Pacific planning meetingfor the Ocean Drilling memoriesofpeople,food, temples,mountains,pandas, Project(NORPAC).This meetinginitiatedproposalsfor Chinese tigers, interesting rocks, and a society with deep-sea drilling in the North Pacific Ocean. John tremendous potential— for thefuture.Werecommend the Armentrout andMartinsubmitteda proposalfor three experienceto all and take the train! holesacross the Yakutatcontinentalmargin in theGulf of Alaska. Other professional activities include Warm and Marietta Langston plan an eventful chairmanship of the Guest ActivityCommittee for the summer and fall. First they will attend the First Symposium Dinosaur in 1987 SEPMmid-yearmeetingin Austin;membershipon International on Tracks theSEPM future projects committee and participation Albuquerque,this tobe combined withavisit withtheir in the GSA Penrose Conference on the Miocene horse-raising daughter, Karen.From New Mexico they Reconstruction of Southern California. Martin is also will go directlyto Alberta,Canada, to participateinan organizing a symposium, sponsored by the North international symposium on dinosaurian systematics. American MicropaleontologySection of SEPM, on This legof the trip will include nostalgic visits to many paleobathmetryfor the Austin SEPM meeting. of Warm's old stomping grounds where he collected dinosaurs for the NationalMuseum of Canada in the Lynton and Judy Land survived Aaron's entry into 1950's and early'60s. The meeting will be held at the kindergarten and graduationto first gradedespite the new TyrellMuseumofPaleontologyat Drumheller.The 7:10 school bus. On some days, Lyntonevenbeat Bob Alberta governmentspent 30million dollars developing Folk to theoffice! The new electron probe continues to this museum devoted exclusivelyto paleontology! be ajoyto operate,seeming tounearth new wonders in June will see the Langstons at the premier perfor- each new group of rocks studied. The ICP-AES mance inWashington of the newIMAXmovie, "OnThe (Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spec- Wing," which wasproducedby theSmithsonian Air and trometer) system was installed latein thespring,butit SpaceMuseumandJohnson's WaxCompany. Thegiant will be several months before its impact is felt. TexasPterosaur that wasrecreatedbyPaulMacCready Depressed oil prices make job-hunting for students with paleontological guidance from Warm is the much more difficult,and research funds more difficult centerpiece of this production.The filming is simply to maintain.Butresearchfundingfor themore complex magnificent!The Washington openingis followed three Geological Sciences Newsletter 17

dayslaterbyanother openinginNewYorkand thereare waysto testwhether thesesurprising resultscanbe not several others coming up in the fall. onlyconsistent but correct. In August, Warm will participatein a colloquium on Last summer,Leon gave a paper on his preliminary Mesozoic crocodiles at the National Paleontological findings at a specialtyconference in France, then went Convention in Boulder, Colorado. September holds a traveling with wife,Mary,through Spain,Morocco,and trip to England for a conference on extinctions. No Portugal just for fun.He also presentedtwo papers at doubt this trip too willinclude alargemeasureof sight- the GSA meetinginOrlando and got published along- seeingandvisitingnow that Warm has nomore official standing manuscript (on good cleangranite,not dirt). responsibilitiesat UT. Thefirsthalf ofsummer1986 wasafrenzy.Thedayafter The flyingreplicaof theTexasPterodactyl wasflown finalexamswereoverhebegantoteach theintersession successfully some twenty times in January through field course for non-majors. Three days after that Aprilduringthe filming of "On TheWing". Great plans finished,he went off to the Galapagos Islands and the were made for its only public flight on Armed Forces highAndesofEcuadorfor two weeks,teachingageology Day atAndrews Air Force Baseoutside of Washington. course to a group of high school students from the Warm was among the guests who, sad to relate, Austin Academy of Science. (The Galapagos are as witnessed the second extinction of the pterosaurs as exotic and incredible as everyone says they are.) The the model went out of control and crashed. It was dayafter arrivalback home,he rushed off to Colorado almost like losing a member of the family. However, in to teach the field course for a week, then off to addition to the performance in "On The Wing", the Cambridge,England, for a week togive another paper pterosaur and Warm were featured on the ABC News inaconference,thenback toColorado for thefinalweek program, 20/20, in April. of Geo 660. Warm is lookingforward to his retirement in August Familynews:Mary, who teaches biologyat the Austin after which he is delighted tohave the titleof the First Academy,won thehighhonor ofTexasStateTeacher of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Yager Professor Emeritus. the Year for1985-86.With this camealittlebitofmoney and a great deal of publicityincluding TV, newspaper, Leon Long found himself, as in previous years, and magazineinterviews,trips all around the state to managing the triple-headed program consisting of give speeches, and political input to local and state teaching, research and administration. During the fall Boards of Education. Mary is by far the more famous semester he taught the graduate course in isotope person! geology, and in the spring it was both the advanced seminar course in isotope geology and the large introductorycourse (Geo 303) co-taught with Martin Lagoe. Also in the spring, Leon began his fourth year as graduate advisor. The graduate scene has changed considerably in those years. At first, there were overwhelmingnumbers of applicants to the graduate program, but 1986 has seen a significant decline in numbers, primarily because fewer undergraduates around the country are majoring in geology. Never beforehadLeon (and manyothers inthe department) workedso hardat recruitment and this timearound,at least, it appearsthat the department will maintain its customarynumber ofexcellent incoming master's and PhD aspirants. As for research, Leon never fails to get looks of incredulitywhen the tells peoplethat heis"dating dirt", but that's whathe is doing! At leastfrom the criterion ofconsistency,his application of the Rb-Sr method to Ernest Lundelius datingclaymineralsisworkingbeautifully.Currentlyhe is analyzing a paleosolfrom the Llano Uplift which, ErnestLundelius visitedmuseums inNew York and dependingupon whereitis sampled,is anywhere from Washington in connection with various research 30 to90 millionyearsold.Such antiquityis no surprise, projects. In September, the production of fossil but the idea that soil could have sat on the earth's vertebrates from excavations in downtown Austin surface for solongwithout beingerodedcauses Leon to continued with the discovery of the partialskull of an have his ownscientific incredulity.He's trying to devise extinct bison on First Street. 18 September1986

Ernie taught Geology 405, "Life Through Time", and in conjunction with several students and with Geology 392K, "Vertebrate Biostratigraphy", Geology colleagues,LyntonLand and GaryKocurek. Oneproject 397, "Vertebrate Paleontology-Birds and Mammals", involves impregnating modern sands from different and Geology391, "Seminar on Taphonomy". environments to determine depositional fabric and porosity,and relate these to burial diagenetic events. Relaxed retirement still seems to elude John During a visit to the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado, Maxwell.Thelast yearhasincludedseveralprofessional Earle realized one long-term wish tobe ina sand dune trips, and out of the U.S. both in fieldduring a mildsandstorminorder toobserveeolian Duringthe earlyfall John andMarian went toBrazil processes.He reportsthathe didn'tlearnmuchbecause for three months,where he taughta coupleofgraduate he had to keep his eyes closed! Another project on schoolrun byPetrobras atOuro Petro.It coursesinthe Italian stream sands, done in collaboration with Duke wasvery hard workbut enjoyablebecause the students Picard (Utah), wasfinished recently— theyhave others wereof topquality, andthe Maxwells felt very much at still in progress. among the Brazilian people.Theyspent the final home The Marathon region of west Texas continues to weekinRio,visiting the research laboratoryandgiving seduce Earle, in spite of the fact that he is allergic to a couple of lectures, and also visiting staff at the everything that grows out there. Students are working headquarters.The results obtainedby these downtown on problems in the flysch units and on the Caballos facilities in the last few years are quite impressive. Novaculite.Earle and graduate student,TimDiggs,led After returning from Brazil,John prepareda paper a field trip to the Marathon region in May for the lead-off atasymposium at theGeological for the lecture PermianBasin Section of the SEPM. Institute of the University of Florence, in honor of Earle served as co-convenor of a conference on the year Giovanni Merla, who died about a ago.Professor timing ofsiliciclastic diagenesis that was sponsoredby Merla is widely regarded as the father of modern theGulfCoastSectionof theSEPMFoundationandheld tectonic and stratigraphic geology of the Apennines, in Austin in December. He continues to serve as andJohnhad worked withhim over two separateone- chairmanof severalcommittees for thenational SEPM. year stays in Italy.The symposium occupied the third TheSEPM awarded himHonoraryMembershipinJune. week of March, and afterwards he andMarian spent a Earle andDonnaattended the International Associ- delightful week in Sicily, enjoying the beautiful ation of Sedimentologists Congress in Canberra, springtimeandthumbing their noses atKhadafy across Australia,in August. at congress the Straits ofMessina. Attendance the was less than anticipated,forobviousreasons.Earle hadthe Then John's major occupationwaspreparingfor the opportunity to do some field work in central and upcoming GSA annual convention in San Antonio, in eastern Australia and, prior to the congress, in New year, November this as chairman of the technical Zealand. committee.He hascontinued to serveas aconsultant to the Advisory Committee onReactor Safeguards of the If the International Geological Congress is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Recentlyhe became a Olympics of geology, the International Volcanological member of an advisory panel to the Gas Research Congress is the same for volcanology. Thanks to Institute on the exploration of abiogenic methane, considerable support from the University and the specifically withrespect to the explorationof the Siljan GeologyFoundation,FredMcDowell wasable toattend Ringprospect in Sweden. this year's Congress in New Zealand during February, In June the Maxwells went to DePaulUniversity for along with approximately 500 volcanologists and John's 50th reunion. In late summer they went to Red igneous petrologists from throughout the world. Lodge, Montana,for another 50th anniversarycelebra- Participationin both pre- and post-meetingfield trips tion, that of the Yellowstone Bighorn Research as wellas the Congressitselfprovided20 days of direct Association, where John had taught field geology for contact with manyeminent scientists, some of whom many years while at Princeton University. were previouslyknown to Fred through their publica- He stillfindsmuch todo at theDepartment,including tions only. Along with its rich array of tourist serving as amember of the FacultySearch Committee, attractions, New Zealand has a variety of youthful lecturing occasionally, and advising a few graduate volcanic features thatprovidemodelsforclassic studies students. He is also trying to pryhis last two students of relationships that are unique or that are less well out of the woodwork to finish their advanced degrees. exposed elsewhere. Consequently,New Zealand is the scene ofsome veryexciting currentresearch,especially Earle Mcßride is continuinghis work on sandstone in the area of physicalvolcanology.More importantly diagenesis and is trying to determine when and how there are enormous opportunitiesfor new research,a sandbecomessandstone,inaddition todeterminingthe fact that no doubtkept many at the Congressscheming evolution of poresin the sands.Projects areunderway to justify a return visit. On his way back from New GeologicalSciences Newsletter 19

Zealand, Fred visited the excellent geochronologic weeks then returned home to finish up some more facilities at the Australian National University and papers,abook chapterandwriteagrant.On apersonal spent twodaystouringtheVolcanoNational Parkonthe note, Sharon found out what happens to people who isle ofHawaii. never wearhardhats,how satisfying itis toknow where Presentations by Fred and graduate student,David you'llbelivinginayearor sixmonths,andhowfun(and Wark, at the Congress providedwelcome exposurefor exasperating!)a two-year-oldcan be! studyof the magmatic historyof westernMexico.That Bill Muehlbergeragain split his time between the project is still undergoing a transition from empha- Tectonic MapofNorthAmerica (full-timefallsemester) sis on basic reconnaissance mapping to utilization andteaching (full-time spring semester).This year has of sophisticated analytical tools, attempting to been almost a repeatof last year (i.e. extensivetravel, understand magmatic evolution on a regional scale some progress on completing the map, and ultimate more fully.In the past year,through aliaison with Los deadlines slidingslowlyinto the future). Alamos National Laboratories, David Wark has The mock-up of the southhalfof theTectonicMapof obtained some intriguing isotopic analyses that just North America was displayed at the AAPG annual begin to scratch the surface.More convenientaccess to meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. Critiques by those at the an appropriatemass spectrometer willbe requiredto meeting were welcome because they will sharpen up exploit this and other isotopic systems adequately. several critical areas. Summer travel will mainly Consequently,Fred is participating eagerly in Depart- concern meetings with major compilers for their mental attempts to obtain outsidefunding for such an (final?)input and comments so that final drafting can instrument. Since the University has approved get underway. construction ofasupportingclean chemicallaboratory, Graduate students' projects in west Texas have he anticipatesdevoting significant timein the coming produced a flood of new data as well as significant year to collaboration with Nick Walker and others in improvementsof our understanding of that complex outfitting this facility, in developing and learning region.Eightof them(past and present) wrotearticles chemical procedures,and inbeginning to use themon for the West Texas Geological Society Field Trip the volcanicrocks of western Mexico. Guidebook (WTGS publication 85-81). Their topics SharonMosher feels like she spent the fall teaching ranged from superimposedLaramide andbasin-ridge andthe springcatchingupon everythingelse.Inthe fall, structures in Big Bend National Park, extensional alongwiththe graduateadvanced structure,shetaught (strike-slip related) tectonics in Salt Basin, and a Muehlberger's undergraduate course which traces the number of careful studies in various segments of the evolution of the continents from the Archean to the Marathon overthrust belt. present.She discovered that mostofwhat shehadbeen Bill also manages to keep busy by beingon several taught in school was very outdated and now often national committees, associate editor of GSA Bulletin, untrue, so that she had to relearn everything before and offering geologicaladvice to the astronauts. each lecture.It was a verybroadeningexperience,and thestudentsseemedto learnalot.Thecourse contained During the 1985-1986 school year, what time Amos a substantial writing component and she also found Salvador did not spend preparing and revising class teaching the students how to write enjoyable. After notes and teachingwas principallydevoted to writing teaching thatcourse and reviewinggrants for GSA for and editingmaterialfor thevolume onthe geologyof the asecondyear,she feelslike this year was adifficult one, Gulf ofMexico Basinfor theGSA'sprojectknown as the but the amount she learned made it worthwhile. Decade of North America Geology (DNAG), and on She and her advanced graduate class from the mattersrelatedto the International Subcommission on previous spring spent the first few months of the fall Stratigraphic Classification (ISSC) of which Amos is gettingreadyfor their GSA posteronplanarfabrics and chairman. Mostofthesummerof1985 hespent working strain in shear zones. The poster was very successful on the DNAG volume. and always crowded. "I was really proud of my TheISSC andtheDNAG volume willcontinueto take students." In the spring she compiled her and her most of Amos' nonteachingtime during the next year. students'NarragansettBasin datafortheproposednew Rhode Island statemapand presentedit at Northeast- John Sclater is continuing his research on the ern GSA. Otherwise the spring was spent finishing up tectonic history and subsidence of continental basins some papers, teaching,and supervising students. She andshelves.He hasrescued thedepartmentalclaytable was able to do some reconnaisance field work of the from the structural laboratory where it was used for westTexasPrecambrian upliftsand oftheBrevardzone storingrocks. His students are now using it to do clay in theSouthern Appalachians,andtook overas director modelling experiments in cooperation with Martha of field camp.In the summer she taught in Taos for six Withjack of ARCO.The gearing system built initially by 20 September1986

Ralph Kehle when he was a professor at UT and the spring'sfour-day field trip for "GeologyandHydrology", abilitytouse the tableinahermeticallysealedroomhas including the ceremonial viewing of the Comanche turnedthis equipmentintoone of themostadvanced of Springs pupfish, was a great success, although the itskind in the world. To the surprise of everyone, the studentshaven't yet learned to love the greasy french stretchingexperimentsonthe clayappearto duplicate fries served in Coyanosa or Dell City. remarkablywell faultingin the real world. Administratively, the procuring of the ICPS and Otherresearch areas whichJohn has been pursuing working with BillFisher in the front office were quite— are the relationbetweendepthand agein the seafloor satisfying.Jack alsoservedonnumerouscommittees and worldwide paleogeographic and paleodepth (Departmental and University), is on the Advisory studies. In the first area, an attempt is beingmade to Council of the International Association of Hydrogeol- find outifbroad deviations from thepredictedrelation ogists,theAmericanInstituteofHydrologyRegistration between depth and age, such as the swell produced Board,and willbe program chairmanfor theHydrogeol- around Hawaii, are related to convection in the upper ogy Division at next fall's GSA annual meetingin San mantle.Inthesecond topic, the objective is to produce Antonio. Jack is vice-president of the Hydrogeology worldwide paleogeographicand paleodepthhistoryof Division. the ocean floor from the Jurassic breakup of Pangaea Finally, after years of delay, Jack went "under the until present. The work which will concentrate on knife"lastfall.Theleftknee isbetterthan before,butthe studying seawaysand the influence of past depths on handball game isn't! paleo sedimentation in the oceans is a cooperative As an addednote, Jack, Carol,Katie (11) andDavid project with Chris Scotese of the Institute for (8), are proud to announce the addition of Susan Geophysics. Chris appeared on the Planet Earth Elizabeth (born May 20, 1986), to the family. program on TV last year illustrating his computer Bill Sill reports that he hasn't done much travelling graphic methods of reconstructing the past history of this year, putting most of his time and effort into the ocean floor. teaching. In his "later years", he's becoming more quality teaching he Jack Sharpnotesthat advisingtentotwelvegraduate concerned about the of his than students,teaching four courses,occasional consulting, used to be. Billis alsoworking paleo-correlationandfield and serving as Associate Chairman have kept him on the hopping.Nevertheless,hehasenjoyedhimselfimmense- representationof anewly discovered overthrust in the Uplift, ly.TwoofJack's students finished — DanBodner (M.A.) northeast sector of theLlano which work could have implicationsfor petroleumexploration.Bill joined Woodward-Clyde Consultants in San Francisco major supervising candidate at the andPaul Blanchard (Ph.D.) took Jack's old slot at the continues one PhD Mexico,whois workingin the UniversityofMissouri. This continues the strongTexas- UniversidadNacional de south of the volcanic belt. Missouri connection started by Sam Ellison. The most Cretaceous Sill willleave home this year.Bill exciting part of Jack's research is finding thermal The lastof the kids looking to the "emptynest" syndrome. anomalies alongthe Wilcox growth-fault trend which is forward may be caused by deep upwellingbasinal fluids. This DougSmith enjoyedthe pleasantcontrastsprovided alongwithstudiesofpossiblefreeconnection intheGulf byresearch and teaching.His researchcontinuedto be Coast sediments, theevolution ofgeopressures,and the focused on samples from the mantle, brought to the hydrogeologic effects of salt domes are presenting a surface in explosive volcanic eruptions. Since the clearer picture of the hydrodynamicevolution of the samplesare mostlyfromAfrica andother exoticlocales, Gulf of Mexico. Other student projects include the opportunitiesfor field work are limited. Instead, most hydrogeologyofalluvialbasins ofwest Texas(including researchtimewasspentinfront ofacomputer terminal groundwater management and geochemistry issues), orin thenew electronprobelab.The electronprobehas water quality along the Edwards Aquifer "bad-water worked beautifully,but the lab room has no windows— line", and flow system delineation in the Hickory and is full of whirring and chattering instruments Sandstone (north of the Llano). Jack is also eagerly certainly not an appealing geologic environment. He awaitingfull operationalstatus oftheICPSsothat trace introduced a new undergraduate course this year elements can be used to expand these hydrogeologic which helpedto compensatefor thelonglabhours. The studies. course, titled "Evolution of Geologic Provinces," is Jack taught"Hydrogeology"(graduate),"Groundwat- centered around a field trip duringspringbreak. This er Hydrology" (senior), "Geology and Hydrology" year, New Mexico was trip destination, and geomor- (graduate), and "Groundwater Field Methods" (field phology the principalemphasis, but mines, reefs, and class) last year.These courses, along with complemen- rifts were also visited. Weather was beautiful, and tary geology and engineeringcourses providea sound Halley'sComet wasvisiblefrom the warm environment instructional basis for the hydrogeologyprogram. The of a sleepingbag.Trips infuture years may go to more Geological Sciences Newsletter 21

exoticlocations,limitedonlyby timeandbudgets.Doug wonders ifalumni-facultytrips wouldbe afeasible way for grads tokeepintouch withdepartmentactivities.He plansasuitablyexotic tripfor himself inthe summer— to Western Australiafor a conference andfield trip to the new diamond localities.

Jim Sprinkle finished up as the department's undergraduate advisor last fall, and completedhis job as SEPM editor of the GCAGS-SEPM Transactions volume for the 1985 meetinghere in Austin. He also finished a two-year term on the Paleontological Society's Schuchert Award Committee, but was immediatelyappointedto the Strimple AwardCommit- tee, thus proving that committee assignments never end. Jim taught "Paleobiology" (to the smallest group of juniors since 1971) and the graduate "Paleobiogeo- graphy"in the fall,"Plate Tectonics andEarth History" Nicholas Walker andaresearch courseinthe spring,andthree weeksof field camp in the early summer before going off to do severalweeks offield work in the centralandnorthern Canyon of the Snake River for the Hell's Canyon Rockies. During the year he published two short Geological Society. taxonomic papers (one with two undergraduate students in the Department), a book review, and an JohnWarren'sbookwillbeoutin early1987 and will article evaluating programs in one of the Macintosh be entitled,Fades AnalysisinEvaporiticSettings:Its computermagazines. Jimreports that heis stilllooking Importance in Hydrocarbon Accumulations. John for atext-orienteddatabase to use onhis Macintosh for notesitis not the best of times to be expecting a best taxonomyandclassification offossil echinoderms,sort seller with a text that deals with oil and gas related of like having a complete and up-to-date Treatise topics. Student numbers inhis undergraduate class in volume on two or three computer disks. depositionalprocesses(Geo4l6M)reflect thedownturn in theindustry.Inhisfirst classinfall,1982,there were Nicholas Walker joined the faculty in Januaryafter 320students;lastspringhehad 65studentsinthesame recuperating from injuries incurred in a bicycle class. accident in July. Spring semester was spent teaching Last year was a fruitful one in terms of research. undergraduate "Mineralogy and Petrology" and the Threenewprojects were started,one ofthemstemming seemingly endless task of ordering equipment and from a very positive interaction with the Lacustrine suppliesfor thegeochronology"clean" laboratorywhich Studies Group of Chevron Research in La Habra, is expected to be operational during early spring California,where John has twice been aguestlecturer semester of 1987. With the addition of this lab, the at in-house symposia. By this interaction he learned Departmentwill have available U/Pb geochronological that in lacustrine settings there is a real hole in our capabilities inaddition tothe K/Ar andRb/Sr facilities understanding of the depositional interrelationships alreadyestablished. between the siliciclastic apron andthe evaporiticbasin InMarch Nickpresentedaninvitedpaperentitled"U- center. Outside of deltaic sequences,there is no good Pb zircon ages from the southeast San Gabriel understandingofhow poroussandstonesare deposited Mountains, California: Evidence for Cretaceous inlakes andplayas.Yet major lacustrine reservoirs are metamorphism, plutonism, and mylonitic deformation to be found in the Red Wash Field of the Green River predating the Vincent Thrust" at the Cordilleran Basin, Cabinda in offshore Angola, and many of the sectional meeting of the GSA inLos Angeles. onshorefields inChina.Togainan understandingof this InAprilhe was awarded agrant from theUniversity interaction,John has set up a thesis project with PhD Research Institute to investigate the age, origin, and candidate Mike Rosen to study the relationships thermalhistoryoflateMesozoicplutonsofnortheastern between siliciclastics and evaporites in a number of Oregon. This summer willbe spent conducting field playas in southern California. Two other projects investigations funded by this grant, in addition to started in the last 12 months werestudies on the con- completingother field projects innortheastern Oregon trols on dolomitization in two well-known sequences. and west-centralIdaho andleadingafield tripinHell's Master's candidate Matt Parsleyhas begun astudy on 22 September1986

dolomite distribution in the back-reef strata of the Keith Youngtaught "Physical Geology" and"Stratig- Guadalupesand JoeRamageis aboutto beginstudying raphy" duringthis year.Inaddition,havingbeen at UT San Andres dolomitesin the PaloDuro Basin. since 1948, he decided to tryhis hand at teaching the Thanks to Tenneco funding, John has also been "Geology of Texas." This exercise impressed him with working with Master's candidate John Worrall on the how little he knew about that subject. controls of dolomite occurrence in the Smackover in In October he andCM. Woodruff, Jr. led afield trip HattersPondField,Alabama.This is aninterestingfield throughtheAustinChalk ofthe typearea.Itrained and as it contains evidence of at least three stages of rained, and may have been the wettest field trip ever dolomitization;an earlysabkha dolomite, alate mixing attended. zonedolomite andastillburial stage ferroan dolomite. What with a successful field trip and meeting in Initialresults of these studies willbe presentedat the Tubingen in the late summer of 1985, Keith was 1986 GSA meetingin San Antonio. encouraged to go to Europe again, this time to study This fall John will beon a one-semestersabbatical at Late Jurassic andEarly Cretaceous ammonites at the the University of Copenhagen where he has been British Museum during part of June,1986. This was appointed Visiting Professor in Nordic Petroleum prompted byfinallygetting together a largenumber of Geology.His family will accompanyhimand theyare all ammonites from rocks of those agesin the subsurface lookingforward to a five-month stay inDenmark. of Texas andLouisiana,collected byRoyT. Hazzard,F. E. Lozo, W. S. Atkins, and Tuve Swain, among others. Clark Wilson spent the fall semester teaching his These will constitute his next major project. After usual courses, "Exploration Geophysics" and "Linear Keith's sojourn at the British Museum of Natural Systems," and, in addition, co-taught a new graduate History, Keith and Ann saw something of the British course oninversetheory.Duringthespringsemesterhe Isles. taught "Structure of the Earth," worked with Li Zhian, visiting scholarfromPekingNormalUniversity,onearth rotation problems; and worked with Project SEER students on seismic-reflection exploration methods. Faculty Bicycleriding to school has been restricted due to the Publications transportationrequirementsof daughter,Kirsten,who Price, J. G., C. D. Henry,D. S.Barker and J. N. Rubin, during 1985. funding arrived the summer of Research 1985, Magma mixing Dynamics appearedin in a zoned alkalic intrusion: from theNASACrustal Program Geological Society America, Abstracts with March, 1986, and will support graduate students of Programs,17, p.693. workingon problems throughthecoming earthrotation Barker, S.,C. Henry, McDowell,1986, year. D. D. andF.W. Pine Canyon caldera, Big Bend National Park, Texas: a Not much new with Jack andMargeWilson. Ithas mildlyperalkalinerhyolite and quartztrachyte—suite: been arather quietyear.Last Januarytheyreturned to Abstracts, International Volcanic Congress New Maui to escape the "Austin Disease." Ann and Dick Zealand,p. 28. Bloomer were neighbors for awhile.Thepacepickedup Barker,D.S., 1986, Carbonatite emplacementmecha-— this spring when theyvisited their three grandsons in nisms:areview: GeologicalAssociationofCanada CaliforniainMay.Theyalsovisited Carroll AnnHodges MineralogicalAssociationofCanada,Programwith (BA '58) at her home in Woodside, California. Carroll Abstracts,11, p.43. Ann worked at the Vertebrate PaleontologyLab during Bullard,Fred M.,1986,Book Review.Arc Volcanism, her undergraduate days. (She became the 75,000th Developments in Volcanology, 2. Edited by S. graduate of UT and gave the commencement address Aramaki and I.Kushiro. Selected papers from the that year,1958. She is now Assistant Chief Geologist, InternationalSymposiumon "Arc"Volcanism heldin Western Region, USGS.) Carroll Ann just happenedto Tokyo andHakone andsponsoredby theVolcanolog- have theingredients,so Jack made the margaritas. Her ical Society ofJapan andthe International Associa- horse was deprivedof the treatbecause ofyouth! (See tion of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's photounder Carroll Ann's item in Alumni News). Interior, August 31-September 5, 1981. Elsevier In June Jack and Marge attended Marge's 50th Science Publishers B. V, Amsterdam-Oxford-New reunion at theUniversity of Michiganin Ann Arbor. In York— Tokyo, 1983, 634 p.BookReview:Lithos,v.19, July theyattended the reunion with geologists of 1947 p.83-84,ElsevierSciencePublishers,B. V.Amsterdam. inColorado. Jack is stillat theVertebrate Paleontology Carlson,W. D., 1986, Vanadium pentoxideas a high- Lab looking at old bones,cataloguing, and keeping off temperaturesolvent forphase equilibrium studiesin the streets.Bothcontinue tohave goodhealth andenjoy CaO-MgO-AlO-SiO,Contributions to Mineralogyand Lake Travis. Petrology,v. 92,p. 89-92. GeologicalSciences Newsletter 23

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of fluvial depositionalsystems and their resource Preliminary paleomagnetic investigations of the potential:Society ofEconomic Paleontologistsand Winnfield salt dome cap rock,Louisiana,in T.Ewing, Mineralogists Short CourseNo. 19, p.127-143. cd., Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Galloway, W. E., 1985,Depositionalframework of the Transactions,v. 34, p. 97-106. lower Miocene (Fleming) episode, northwest Gulf Gose,Wulf A.,andJ.RichardKyle,1986,Paleomagnetic Coast Basin: Gulf Coast Association of Geological analysis of the anhydrite cap rock of the Winnfield Societies Transactions,v.35,p. 67-74. salt dome, Louisiana:Eos (Transactions, American Galloway,W.E., 1985, Submarine canyonsystem in the Geophysical Union),v. 67,p. 265. Frio Formation of south Texas: Gulf Coast Associa- Posey,Harry H., Malcolm P. R.Light,J. 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Coulbourn, and others, Initial Preliminary paleomagnetic investigations of the Reports,DeepSeaDrillingProject, Leg87: Washing- Winnfield salt domecap rock,Louisiana: American ton (US Government PrintingOffice),p. 587-603. Association ofPetroleumGeologistsBulletin,v. 69,p. Fisher,R.S. andL.S. Land,1986, Diagenetic history of 1422. Eocene Wilcox sandstones, south-central Texas: Gose,Wulf A,J.RichardKyle,andMarkß. Ulrich,1985, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,v. 50, p.551-561. Geological SciencesNewsletter 25

Long, Jr., 1985, LeonE., andWm.N.Agee, Rb-Sr dating Chihuahua,Mexico:-Abstracts,International Volca- of a paleosol,Llano Uplift, Texas:Abstract Volume, nological Congress New Zealand, p. 342. International Conference on Isotopes in The Sedi- Mosher, S., 1985, Book Review: The Techniques of mentary Cycle, Overnai, France, July. Also in Modern Structural Geology: Volume 1, Strain Geological Society of America, Abstracts With Analysis; Geology, v. 13, p. 896. Programs, v. 17, p. 646. Mosher,S.,1985,Effects ofAlleghanianaccretion ofthe McMurry,Jude,LeonE.Long, andAlcides N.Sial,1985, BostonPlatform on the western NarragansettBasin, REEandRb-Srevidencefor punctuatedfractionation Rhode Island. Geological Society of America, inthe DonaInes pluton,northeastBrazil:Geological Abstracts withPrograms, v. 17, p. 60. SocietyofAmerica, Abstracts With Programs, v. 17, Mosher,S.,R. J. Burks,D.A.Bristol,K.E. Carter, C. A. p. 660. Evans,G.G.Gray,and C.S. Kazmer, 1985,Difference Long, Leon E., Alcides N. Sial, Hanna Nekvasil, and inplanarfabrics developedinshear zones: Morphol- Glicia S. Borba, 1986, Origin of granite at Cabo de ogy, geometry, and strain conditions, Geological Santo Agostinho, northeast Brazil: Contribution, SocietyofAmerica,AbstractswithPrograms,v. 17,p. Mineralogy andPetrology, v. 92, p.341-350. 670. Long, Leon E., 1986, Rb-Sr ages of a paleosol, Llano Mosher, S., 1985, Alleghanian structures in the Uplift, Texas: Terra Cognita,v. 6, p.207. southern Narragansett Basin, Rhode Island: A Maxwell,J. C,1985, What is thelithosphere?Parity,v. preliminary geologicandstructural map, Geological 1, p.4-15 (in Japanese). Society ofAmerica,Abstracts withPrograms, v. 18, Mcßride, E. R, 1985, Influence of basin history on p.56. reservoir quality ofsandstones:Upper Cretaceous of Dickerson,P. W. and W.R. Muehlberger,editors,1985, Northern Mexico, inB. F. Perkins and G. B.Martin Structure and tectonics of Trans-Pecos Texas: West (eds.), Proceedings of the 4th Research Conference, Texas GeologicalSocietyFieldConferences,Publica- Gulf Coast Section, Society ofEconomic Paleontolo- tions 85-81, 278 p. gists andMineralogists,p. 119-128. Muehlberger,W. R. and R. W. Merritt,1985, Notes on Mcßride, E. R, 1985, Review of Geology and energy pull-apartgrabens near BoquillasCanyon,BigBend resources, Uinta Basin of Utah (M.D. Picard, cd.), National Park, Texas: p.169-172 in P. W.Dickerson, UtahGeologicalAssociation,SaltLakeCity,338p.,in andW. R.Muehlberger,eds. See above citation. Journal ofSedimentaryPetrology,v. 55,p. 787-788. Muehlberger,W.R.,1985,Continentalrifting: Geological Society ofAmerica,Abstracts withPrograms, v. 17, Mcßride, E. R, 1985, Timing diagenetic events in p.670-671. sandstone andshales:successesandproblems(abs.): Tauvers,P.R.andW.R.Muehlberger,1986,The onshore Gulf CoastSection, Society ofEconomic Paleontolo- part of the Brunswick Magnetic Anomaly— the gists and Mineralogists Foundation, Program 6th Alleghanian suture?: (abs.) Eos, v. 67,p. 376. AnnualResearchConference,Austin,Texas,p.22-23. Muehlberger, R. Swanson,E.F.and F.W.McDowell,1985, Geology and W. and C. A. Wood, 1986, AAPG geochronologyof theTomochic caldera, Chihuahua, Astrogeology Calendar. Selected space shuttle captions. Mexico:GeologicalSocietyofAmericaBulletin,v.96, photographs and their p. 1477-1482. Sclater, J. G., L. Meinke, A. Bennett, and C. Murphy, Barker, D.S.,C.H.Henry,andRW.McDowell,1986,Pine 1985, The depthof the ocean through th<:Neogene, Canyon caldera, BigBend National Park, Texas: A TheMiocene Ocean,inJ. P. Kennett,cd., Geological mildlyperalkalinerhyolite andquartztrachytesuite: Society ofAmericaMemoir 163, p.1-19. Abstracts, International Volcanological Congress- Sclater, J. G., and L. Wixon, 1985, The relationship New Zealand, p. 28. between depth, heat flow and age in the Western Spruill,R. X.,R.L. Mauger,andR W. McDowell,1986, North Atlantic, in P. Vogt and B. Tucholke, cd., Geochemistryandpetrogenesisof intraplateperal- Geology of North America, v.M, TheWestern North kalineash-flow rhyolites,centralChihuahua,Mexico:— Atlantic Region,Geological Society ofAmerica. Abstracts,International VolcanologicalCongress Hellinger,S. J., K.M. Shedlock,J.G. Sclater,andH. Ye, New Zealand, p.209. 1985, The Cenozoic evolution of the North China McDowell,F.W.andD.A.Wark,1986,Patterns oftiming Basin, Tectonics, 4, p. 343-358. and chemistry across Cretaceous and Tertiary Jensek, J.,R.YonHerzen,J.P.Rehault,D.L.Williams,and magmatic arcsinnorthwestern Mexico:Implications J. G. Sclater, 1985, Heat flow and lithospheric for regionaltectonic setting:Abstracts,International thinning in the Ligurian Basin (N. andW. Mediterra- VolcanologicalCongress-New Zeland, p.334. nean). GeophysicalResearchLetters, 12, p. 693-696. Wark,D.A.andRW.McDowell,1986, Stratigraphic and Sclater, J. G., S. J.Hellinger andM. Shorey, 1986, An tectonic relations of mid-Tertiary volcanic rocks, analysis oftheimportanceofextensioninaccounting 26 September 1986

for the post Carboniferous subsidence of the North Warren, J. X., 1986, Source rock potentialof shallow Sea Basin, University of Texas, Institute for water evaporitic settings: Journal of Sedimentary Geophysics, Contribution No. 44, 38 p. Petrology,v. 56,p.442-454. Blanchard,P. E.,andJ. M.Sharp,Jr., 1985, Fluidflow Smith,D. and C.Wilson,1985, Garnet-olivine equilibra- and heat transport in compacting sedimentary tion during cooling in the mantle: American basins:GeologicalSocietyofAmerica,Abstracts with Mineralogist, v. 70,p. 30-39. Programs,v. 17, p. 525. Wilson, C, and D. Smith, 1985, A numerical study of Bodner,D.P.,P.E.Blanchard,andJ.M.Sharp,Jr.,1985, mineral zoning formed during the coolingof finite VariationsinGulfCoastheat flow createdbyground- volumegrains: Journalof GeophysicalResearch, 90, water flow: Gulf Coast Association of Geological p. 10351-10358. Societies Transactions, v.35,p. 19-27. Vicente,R.andC.Wilson,1986,Polar motionestimates Nielson, P. D., and J. M. Sharp, Jr., 1985, Tectonic from linear combinations of independent series, controlson thehydrogeologyof theSaltBasin,Trans- AstronomischeNachrichten,307, p.137-147. PecosTexas:WestTexasGeologicalSocietyGuidebook Wilson, C, 1986, The Abel-Fourier method of Hankel 85-81, p. 231-235. transformation: Applications to seismic data: Blanchard,P.E.,andJ.M.Sharp,Jr.,1986, Geothermics GeophysicalProspecting, 34. and hydrodynamics of the northwestern Gulf of Hinnov, L., and C. Wilson, 1985, The role of water Mexico:(abs.) Eos, v. 67, p. 273. storage in the excitation of earth's wobble: Trans- Sharp,J. M.,Jr.,and P.E. Blanchard,1986,Fluid flow actions, American GeophysicalUnion, 66. mechanisms in an aggrading/compacting system, Vicente,R.andC.Wilson,1985, Combination of recent northwest Gulf ofMexico:(abs.) American Associa- polarmotion observations,inProceedings,Interna- tion ofPetroleum Geologists Bulletin,p. 647. tional Conference on Earth Rotation and the Wilson,C.R. andD.Smith,1985, Anumerical studyof Terrestrial Reference Frame, Ivan L. Mueller, cd., mineral zoning formed during the cooling of finite Ohio State University. volume grains.Journal of GeophysicalResearch, v. Wilson,C,andL.Hinnov,1985,Waterstorageeffects on 90,p. 10351-10358. the earth's rotation,in Proceedings, International Smith,D. andF. R.Boyd, 1986, Mechanical mixing of Conference on Earth Rotation and the Terrestrial minerals inhigh-T peridotitexenoliths.Eos, v. 67, p. Reference Frame, Ivan I.Mueller, cd., Ohio State 394. University. Sprinkle, James, 1985, New edrioasteroid from the Li,Z. and C.A.Wilson, 1986,Dampedoscillator model Middle Cambrian of western Utah, University of of the 50-day oscillation in length of days, Trans- Kansas Paleontological Contribution,Paper 116, p. actions, American Geophysical Union 67,p. 259. 1-4. Nazarian, S., K. Stokoe, J. Shen, and C. Wilson, 1986, Sprinkle,James, LindaHenry,F.S.Zimmer,L.S.Kelley Nearsurfaceprofilingofgeotechnicalsites bysurface andJean Whiteley,1985,NewPleurocystites from the wave method: SocietyofExplorationGeophysidsts Bromide Formation of Oklahoma. Journal of Annual Meeting, Expanded Abstracts, Houston, Paleontology,v. 59,p. 1476-1480. Texas. Sprinkle,James, 1986, Macintosh meets the IRS, The Wilson,C,Learningabout theearth fromitsrotational MACazine,v.3,p. 25-31. changes; Discovery Magazine, The University of Sprinkle,James, 1986, Book Review:Atlas of Inverte- Texas at Austin,1986. brate Macrofossils,Edited byJ. W. Murray (1985) in Geology, v. 14, p. 270. Walker, N.W. andD.J.May,1986,U-Pb zirconagesfrom the southeast San Gabriel Mountains, California: Endowed Centennial Lecturers Evidence for Cretaceous metamorphism,plutonism, and mylonitic deformation predating the Vincent During the spring semester, 1986, two distinguished Thrust, invited abstract: Geological Society of visitorsoccupiedendowedCentennialLectureships.Dr. America, Abstracts with Programs, Cordilleran Halfdan Carstens,VicePresident ofExploration for the Norwegian Company (NOPEC) Section, v. 18, p.195. Petroleum Exploration was the first Edwin Allday Lecturer in Geological Vance,J. A,N.W. Walker, andJ. M.Mattison,1986, U/ Sciences. Dr. Roger C. Walker, Professor of Geology at Pb agesofearlyCascadeplutonsin Washington state: McMaster University was thefirst holder of theJudd H. America, Geological Society of Abstracts with and Cynthia S. Oualline Centennial Lectureship in Programs, 18, p. CordilleranSection, v. 194. Petroleum Geology. Warren, J. X., 1986, Evaporites, a review: Geotimes, Dr.Carstens,withdegreesfrom theUniversityofOslo, February. gave a month-long seminar on the geological and Geological Sciences Newsletter 27

geophysical interpretation of the North Sea. The Michael J. Holdaway, Southern Methodist University, seminar was amply illustrated with many excellent "Natureandconditionsofregionalmetamorphismof seismiclines. pelitic rocks in west-central Maine." Walker, Professor who holds a PhD from Oxford, Herbert Huppert, Department of AppliedMathematics presentedaweek-longshortcourseonshelfsandstones. and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge University, Dr. Walker is one of the world's top sedimentologists "Intrusion of fluid dynamics into geology." who has lectured extensivelyfor AAPG andfor alarge David R. AAPG Lecturer, number of oil companies worldwide. His specialty is Kingston, Distinguished "Worldwide basic classification and oil-play predic- clastic sediments and environments, especially shelf and deep-water deposits. tion." A total of seven endowed lectureships have been Charles Kreitler, Bureau of Economic Geology,"Hydro- established in theDepartmentand theywillcontinueto geology ofsedimentarybasins:PaloDurobasin as an be used to bring distinguished scientists to the example." Departmentfor extended visitingperiods. JamesLuhr,Franklin andMarshallCollege,"ElChichon volcano,Chiapas,Mexico:Primary igneousanhydrite, high-sulfur magmas, and mineralized magmatic systems." Visiting Speakers J. Casey Moore, University of California-Santa Cruz, "Mechanisms ofaccretion,small-scale fabric develop- Academic Year 1985-86 ment, and fluid flux in sediment dominated accretionaryprisms." Atilla Aydin, Purdue University, "Wrench tectonics." DavidM.Raup,UniversityofChicago, "Massextinctions." R.A.Berner,YaleUniversity,"Organicmatter deposition and pyrite formation overPhanerozoic time." MarkH.Reed,UniversityofOregon,"Hotsprings andore formation: Numericalmodels of reactions in boiling F.R.Boyd,GeophysicalLaboratory,CarnegieInstitution geothermal and epithermalsystems." of Washington, "Diamonds and the African litho- sphere." TimothyRowe, University of California-Berkeley, 'The role of fossils in phylogenetic analysis: Test cases Clement H. Bruce, AAPG SpecialLecturer, "Smectite — using recent and fossil tetrapods." diagenesis Its relation to structural development and hydrocarbon accumulation." Harrison H. Schmitt,Former Astronaut,NASA,"Trip to the moon; current space challenges." CharlesE.Chapin,AAPGDistinguishedLecturer,'Two- stage Laramide orogeny in southwestern United PaulSereno,ColumbiaUniversity,"Dinosaur phylogeny: States: Tectonics and sedimentation." Biogeographic and ontogenetic implications." George E. Claypool, USGS-Denver, "Oil-source rock J.C.Stormer, RiceUniversity,"Eruptingbatholiths: The correlation and burial historyreconstruction in the nature of the magmatic sources of giant silicic ash- Great Basin." "Formation of methane hydrate in flow eruptions." continental slope sediments, west coast of Central Glenn Storrs, Yale University, "The anatomy and America." relationships of Corosaurus alcovensis (Reptilia: Patrick Domenico, Texas A&M University, "Local and Nothosauria) and the Triassic Alcova Limestone of regional scale studies of fluid of displacement in central Wyoming." geologic formations." R. C.Surdam, AAPGDistinguishedLecturer,"Predictive John Edmund,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, modelsfor sandstonediagenesis." "The geochemistryof the weatheringenvironmentof Dimitri A. Sverjensky, Johns Hopkins University, the Orinoco Basin." "Solutions and reactions that formed stratabound Anthony W. England, Astronaut, NASA, "Space flight Pb-Zn-Cu deposits in carbonates, sandstones, and experienceaboard Space Lab 2." redbeds." W.G. Ernst, UCLA, "Precambrian crustal evolution." Peter Vail, Exxon Company Houston, "Sequence stratigraphy and tectonic sea-level controls." Mike Fracasso,Bureau ofEconomic Geology, "Origin of reptiles:Limnoscelis paludis,cladism,and temporal Roger Walker,McMaster University, "Shelf sandstones." tenestrae." G. J. Wasserburg, California Institute of Technology, Kazuya Fujita, Michigan State University, "Seismicity "Isotopiccompositionofneodymiumin seawaterand and tectonics of northeastern Asia and implications incontinents." for platemotions." Bruce H. Wilkinson,University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 28 September 1986

Janice L. Smith, "Metamorphism and structure of the Little Llano River region, uplift." "Global records from common limestones: Secular Llano variation in the compositionof Phanerozoic atmos- Tracy J. Stark, "System wavelet calibration and the pheres, oceans andmarine carbonates." extraction of velocity information from deep-water John Young, Chief of the Astronaut Office, NASA, seismic-reflection data." "Space:Past,present, future." CharlesP. Todd, "Seismic offset-dependentreflectivity." Peter A. Ziegler, AAPG— Distinguished Lecturer, James V. Vanderhill, "Lithostratigraphy, vertebrate "Evolutionof theArctic North Atlanticrift system." biostratigraphy, and magnetostratigraphy of Plio- Pleistocene sediments in the MesillaBasin, southern New Mexico." JayN.Vogt,"Dolomitization and anhydrite diagenesisof the Permian San Andres Formation." Student Speakers Anne H. Walton, "Biostratigraphy andmagnetostratig- raphy Technical Sessions of thelower andmiddle members of theDevil's Graveyard Formation, Trans-Pecos Texas." Fall1985

PaulE.Blanchard, "Fluid flow incompactingsedimen- Spring1986 tary basins." Daniel P. Bodner,"Growth faults as fluid pathways." KatharineL.Coley,"Folded thrusts of theWarwick hills, Marathon, west Texas." Clinton D. Cagle, "Seismic stratigraphy of the central Tonga arc." William P.Corso, "Geologic history of earlyCretaceous carbonate platformedges, easternGulf Mark A.Chandler,"Patterns of fluid flow heterogeneity ofMexico." in eolian sandstone sequences." Carol A. Evans, "Microstructures and sense of shear, Brevardzone, Appalachians." Susan L. Cook, "Geology and geochronology of the southern Palomas area, Chihuahua,Mexico." Christopher J. Finn, 'The estimation of 3-D dip and curvature from reflection seismic data." ErikK.Davidsen,"Petrologyandstructureofgreenstone blocks encased in mud-matrix melange of the GrahamE.Fogg,"A geostatisticalmethodof estimating Franciscancomplex near San Simeon,California." aquifer or reservoirinterconnectedness." Trevor A.Dumitru,'Thermalhistoryof theGreat Valley Joseph S. Greenberg, "Diagenesis of the James Reef forearc basinanditsimplicationsforthe tectonics of Member, Pearsall (lower Cretaceous) Formation, the California plate margin." Fairwayfield, east Texas." JosephO.Ebeniro,"Analysis andinterpretationof very TimothyJ.Jackson,"DiagenesisofWilcoxmudstone and long offset seismic data in the Gulf of Mexico— A its relationship to sandstonecements." realistic approach." Steven A.Kautz,"Claymodelling anditsimplicationfor Karen G. Havholm, "Draa dynamics— A study of a extensional tectonics." modern draa, Algodones dune field, California." Kirt A. Kempter, "Geology and geochronology of the Daniel C. Huston,"Interpretationof seismic signaland Tomochic caldera area." noise through line intersection analysis." John I. LaFave, "Groundwater flow delineation, Susan Ide,"Stratigraphicand structural relationships northeasternJeffDavis andReevesCounties,Texas." of geochemical suites amongmid-Tertiary volcanics, Karen J.Meador,"Shelf tobasin correlations off eastern Chihuahua,Mexico." Canada:Building aseismic stratigraphicframework Woohan, Kirn, "Optimum beamwidth for Gaussian in the northern New Foundland Basin." beams in three-dimensional problems." Donald E. Miser,"Microstructures indolomite." Douglas A. McGookey, "The Queen Formation of the J.Todd Mitchell,"Submarine cementation and organic OzonaarchareaofCrockettCounty,Texas:Structure binding of a Holocene hardground: North Jamaica." and depositional systems." SusanN.Witebsky,"Paleobiologyandstratigraphyofthe Jamie A. Nielson, "Surface processes, migration HaymondBoulder Beds, Marathon, Texas." behavior,and depositsof eolian bedforms." John G. Worrall, "Deposition and diagenesis of the MiriamL.Renkin,"Therelationship between depthand Jurassic Smackover Formation,Hatter's Pond Field, age in the North Pacific Ocean." southwest Alabama." GeologicalSciences Newsletter 29

Earl IngersonHonored By AFestschrift

Professor Emeritus Earl Ingerson's long-standing scientific organizations. contribution togeochemistryis beinghonored bytheF. Earl Ingerson is also noted for his numerous Earl Ingerson Festschrift. The Festschrift is being successful graduate students who profited by his published as Volume Iof Applied Geochemistry, the counsel during their years at UT. These students journaloftheInternationalAssociationofGeochemistry include: and Cosmochemistry. In this first volume, there is a AlfredEdwardBence,MA,1964,Geothermetric studyof tribute to Professor Ingerson written by Michael quartzdepositsintheOuachitaMountains,Arkansas. Fleischen.The volume,editedbyBrianHitchon,consists ThomasE.Bridge,PhD,1966, Contact metamorphismin of invited papers. siliceous limestone and dolomiteinMarble Canyon Earl joined the Geophysical Laboratory of the and geology of related intrusion,Culberson County, CarnegieInstitution in 1935 after receivinghis PhD at Trans-Pecos Texas. Yale. He later joined the U. S. Geological Survey and served as Chief of the Geochemistry and Petrology UelS. Clanton, Jr.,PhD, 1968, Sorption andrelease of Branch and in 1955 he received the Geological Society strontium-89andcesium-137byRecentsediments of of America's Day Medal for his geochemical contribu- the Guadalupe River of Texas. tions. In 1958 Earl came to the Department and also Lawrence Paul Cook, MA,1969,Phase relations in the served as Associate Dean of the UT Graduate School system NaCl-SiO2-H20. from 1961-1964. Paul Henry Eisenbraun, MA, 1977, An electron While at UT Earlhas taken an active interest in the microscopeinvestigation of chalcopyrite exsolution International Association of Geochemistry and Cosmo- from sphalerite. chemistry. Earl helped, at while UT, to found both Ronald M. Geiger, MA, 1965, Mountains, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta International Quitman and intrusion,Hudspeth County, Texas. GeologyReview. The Festschrift thus honors Professor Ingerson's longhistory of contributions to the field of Roger William Kolvoord, PhD, 1975, Spectrometric geochemistry and his role in founding its major study of solutions at elevated temperature and pressure. John Peter Laux, 111, MA, 1969, Mineralization associated with the Quitman Mountains intrusion. Robert AlanLevich,MA,1973, Geologyandore deposits of theSierradeSantaMariaDome,Velardena mining district,Durango,Mexico. DonnieF.Parker,Jr.,MA,1971, StratigraphyofTertiary volcanic rocks, Trans-Pecos Texas. Frederick J.Pearson,Jr.,PhD, 1966,Ground-water ages andflow ratesby the carbon-14 method. Craig TurnerRightmire,MA,1967, Aradiocarbon study of the age of origin of caliche deposits. CharlesM.Schlaudt,MA,1960,Temperaturesofmineral associations with quartz from liquidinclusions. Michael Alexis Smith, PhD, 1975, Geology and trace element geochemistryof the FortDavis area, Trans- Pecos Texas. Sivaborvorn,Vichai,MA,1974, Re-studyofhydrocarbon distribution around the Hilbig Oil Field, Bastrop County, Texas. Robert Wershaw,PhD, 1963, Oxygen isotopefractiona- EarlIngerson tion in the system quartz water. 30 September 1986

Walter GeologyLibrary News Space continues to be a persistent and difficult problem, and coupled with preservationof older and heavily used materials, is an increasing concern. For both space and preservation considerations, some Dennis Trombatore began his duties as the new suitable older materialhas been identified for transfer Geology Librarian on July 1, 1985.Dennis has a BA in to microfilm. This is not appropriate in all cases, Philosophy and an MA in Library Science, both from however, and new technologies such as compact discs LouisianaStateUniversity.Previouslyhehad worked at will ultimately beneeded to preservematerials on site theUniversityof Georgia, where he wascoordinator of in a usable form. Conversion of large quantities of collection development for the Science Library and material willbe slow and expensive. physical sciences bibliographer. Severalprojectshave been initiatedtoease crowding, In other personnel news, Jim McCulloch, Library improve comfort, and increase reader space in the AssistantIinthe GeologyLibrary,received aUniversity Geology Library. Over 100 feet of shelving have been Excellence AwardinMay.The awardcarries a$500.00 added,andolderunusedduplicatematerialshave been honorarium,andis given annuallyto only50University sent to storage or withdrawn. Lighting,reduced some staff members for outstanding performance.Under the yearsago,hasbeenrestored to fullstrengthinthe stack direction of Virginia Phillips, Assistant Director for areas. Branch Library Services, Jim was responsible for Aspart ofageneralrefurbishment ofpublicspacesin continuityof serviceduring the year-longrecruitment the GeologyBuilding, the library wasrepaintedfor the periodfor anew librarian. Congratulations to Jim,and first time since the building opened.This has greatly thanks to those who supportedhis nomination. improvedthe appearanceof the entire area, especially in the back room. Several projects begunover ayearago are complete. The back room,long a crowded storagearea, has been cleaned out and is being converted to reader space, a microforms area, and a staff work areafor processing gifts. In October of 1985, thirty new map drawers were added to the map cases, a twentypercent increase in flat-mapstoragespace,andshifting to incorporatethis new space is in process. A dual-lens, image-rotation microfiche reader wasalsopurchasedto accommodate the growing number of USGS Open-File Reports available on microfiche. A lighted tilt-top drafting table and several wire rolled-mapfiles were purchased with Tobin funds for the map collection inMarch of 1986. When the Bureau of Economic Geology moved to Balcones Research Center, changes in procedures and services were made to accommodate the Bureau Staff andReadingRoom.BureauReadingRoom/DataCenter , Supervisor, Jeff Thurwachter,and the Geology Library Dennis Trombatore geology librarian, congratulates Jim staff have worked together to develop and improve McCulloch receiptof UT Excellence Award on services between the two units. In March, Jeff Thurwachter andDennis Trombatore The GeologyLibrarybookcollectionisnowcompletely visited the Geologic Information Library of Dallas to coded for automated circulation, and a recent count tour the facility anddiscussed cooperativeagreements showedthe collectionnumbers over 73,000 items,over and exchanges. They plan to visit other geologic 32,000 geologic mapsin the Tobin International Map libraries in the area in the coming year. Collection, and nearly 5,500 microforms. Several significant gifts were receivedthis yearfrom More than 1500 volumes, 1200 maps and 500 thefamily ofMr.WesleyGish of Austin,the family ofMr. microforms are added yearly. This year heavily-used J. H. Tatsch of Fredricksburg, Mr. Anatoly Kaplan of mapsonreserve werecodedfor thefirst time,andplans Houston, and Dr. Peter Flawn. These gifts included are being made to code more map materials for professional journals, texts, theses, maps and atlases, automated circulation. welllogs, wellcompletioncards, and a varietyof other Geological Sciences Newsletter 31

materials, primarily in English, Spanish and Russian. These gifts alonenumbered nearly100 cartons. In addition, faculty,graduate students, alumni and friends have, as usual, been generous with their donations of materials. Allgifts arecarefullyreviewedforpossibleaddition to the Geology Library. Frequently, when the material duplicateslibraryholdings,itisoffered toother geologic libraries. First choice is given to the Bureau's Reading Room. This year,largenumbers of well logsand completion cardswenttotheBureaualongwithbooks andjournals. Other large donations went to Abilene Christian University,theGeologicalInformationLibraryofDallas, and the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon in Linares,Mexico. ongoing Linares is to be an destination for some Wendy Macpherson,graduatestudent,discusses operationofICPS duplicate materials, and they have begun to send withKarl Hoops,analyticalchemist current geological information from Mexico in exchange.Other exchangesor gifts have been as close as UT Arlingtonand as far as the British Museum. quantities. Finally,the currentUniversity-wide fiscalrestrictions significant TheICPS also allows the analysis have had asignificant effect onoverall library staffing, of many elements which can onlybe determined with proceduresandservices.Decliningfederally-subsidized extremedifficulty by other methods. services, declining dollar value abroad, 4-7 percent The new ICPS will greatly benefit the disciplines of increases in the cost of library materials, and most economic geology,geochemistry,hydrogeologyand all important,theStatebudget shortfall,have combined to areas of petrology. As an example, analysis of impact all areas of the General Libraries. microscopic samples of cations, in sediment cements, While some sacrifices will be necessary during this coupledwith analysis of the stable isotopes of carbon difficult period, the continued support of the Geology and oxygen, willpermit accurate testing of models of Foundation through the Walter, Tobin, Whitney, and cementation diagenesis and gangue mineralization. Books for Geology endowment funds, as well as the Again, our thanks to our industrial supporters. We exchange program of Bureau of Economic Geology inviteour alumnitovisit ournew acquisitioninits snug Geology publications, help make it possible to maintain the new home in 510. Graduate student Wendy strength of our collections and services in the Geology Macpherson and technician Karl Hoops have been Library. instrumental in getting the ICPS operational.

Inductively Coupled GeologyFoundation Plasma Spectrometer Advisory CouncilNews

Thanks to the generosityof the Geology Foundation, Two newmembers will jointhe Geology Foundation and special contributions by Exxon,Arco, Marathon, AdvisoryCouncil in September,1986. Appointmentsto Conoco, Mobil, Sohio, Texaco and Union, the Depart- the Council were approvedby the Board of Regents in ment was able to procure an Inductively Coupled May,after beingrecommended byvoteof the Advisory Plasma Spectrometer (ICPS). The University provided Council earlyin the spring. matching funds of $66,000. The ICPS is used for Dr. David S. Birsa received his PhD from Texas in chemical analyses of aqueous solutions,waters, brines 1977. He received the BS degree in 1972 and the MS orminerals (dissolved,for instance,in H3PO4).The new degreein1974,both fromOhio StateUniversity.In1977 JY7O can analyze simultaneously for over 40 trace he workedas anexplorationgeologist forChevron USA elements at trace levels or can quickly screen a wide Inc. in Denver, then in 1978 began working as a range of elements to determine if they occur in geophysicist for Chevron in the Rocky Mountain 32 September 1986

Chevron Oil Field Research Company in La Habra, California in May,1985. Dr. Birsa is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, and the Northern California GeologicalSociety. Mr. David S. "Scotty"Holland received his BS degree in geology from UT in 1957. From 1957 to 1966 he worked as a geologist for Marathon Oil Company in Midland. In 1966 he began working for Pennzoil Company in Midland as senior explorationgeologist, and hascontinued working for Pennzoilsince that time in Lafayettebriefly,and then inHouston since 1971. At present he is president and chief executive ofPennzoil Exploration and Production Company, group vice president of oil and gas operations and director of Pennzoil Company, chairman of Pennzoil Far East Company,and director of Proven Properties,Inc. Mr. Holland holds membership in the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, West Texas Geological Society, Houston Geophysical Society, David S.Birsa Houston GeologicalSociety,Permian Basin SEPM, and chairs the General Committee of ExplorationAffairs for the AmericanPetroleumInstitute. Inaddition to other civic responsibilities,Mr.Holland is amember the Visiting the Division.From1980 to 1983 he was district supervisor, of Committee for Geology Department Wasatch Plateau District. InMarch of 1983 he became at Abilene Christian University,a member explorationcoordinator,Sudan, for Chevron Overseas of the Board of Development at Hardin-Simmons in was named a Distinguished Petroleum in San Francisco. He began working at his University, and 1983 Alumnus at HardinSimmons. present position as manager, geology division, at Mr.FrankW.Mcßee andMr.JamesR.Moffett resigned their positions as Council members during the past year.Mr. Mcßee, who has served since 1982, found it necessary to resign due to increased business commit- ments. Mr. Moffett resigned to begin serving on the University Development Board, which directs fund- raising for a broad range of projects at UT Austin. He had servedon the Council since 1972, and withhis wife established the Robert E.Boyer Centennial Professor- ship in Geologyin 1972. ThreeCouncilmembers, Mr.Fred L.Oliver,Dr.Philip Oxley,andMr.D. Gale Reese declined renominationto another term on the Council and completed their service on August 31, 1986.Mr. Reese had served since 1983. Mr. OliverjoinedtheCouncilin1977 andlastyear with his wife established the Fred L. and Frances J. Oliver Lectureship in Texas Hydrology and Water Resources. These five gentlemen deserve recognition andthanks for theirroles inpromotingtheDepartment through their service on the AdvisoryCouncil. The Council lost a valued and respectedmember in March with the death of Mr.Jack Larsen. Mr. Larsen served as chairman of the Council from 1983 to 1985, and provided the initial endowment for the Mesa Petroleum CompanyFund in SedimentaryGeology.He hadservedon the Council since 1972.He will begreatly David S. "Scotty" Holland missed. GeologicalSciences Newsletter 33

Geology Foundation Advisory Road #113,Kailua-Kona,HI 96740 Mr. Howard R. Lowe, Consultant,2784 Pondilla Way Council West, Coupeville,WA 98239 Effective September,1986 Mr.KenG.Martin,Chairman,MartinEnergyCompany, Holiday Square, Suite 106, 201 HolidayBoulevard, Chairman Covington,LA 70433 Mr. Harry A. Miller, Jr., Independent, 600 First Mr. Judd H. Oualline, Consultant,214 BlalockRoad, National Bank Building,Midland,TX 79701 Houston,TX 77024 Mr.Michael B.Morris, Consultant,3108 Reba Drive, Houston,TX 77019 Vice Chairman Mr.ScottPetty,Jr.,711Navarro Street,Suite 235,San Mr. William E. Gipson, President, Pogo Producing Antonio,TX 78205 Company,P. 0. Box 2054, Houston,TX 77001 Mr. GeorgeB.Pichel,Manager ofExploration Affairs, Union OilCompanyofCalifornia,P.O.Box 7600,Los Members Angeles,CA 90051 Mr.W.F.Reynolds,J.C.& WF.Reynolds OilProducers, Mr. Charles W. Alcorn,Jr., President,Alcorn Develop- 700 First Wichita National Bank Building, ment Company, P.O.Box 3187, Victoria, TX 77901 Wichita Falls, 76301 Mr.EugeneL.Ames,Jr.,President,Venus OilCompany, TX Mr.GeorgeW.Schneider,Jr.,Independent,#10Cicero, 2100 NBC Building, San Antonio, TX 78205 Austin,TX 78746 Dr.DavidS.Birsa,Manager,GeologyDivision,Chevron Mr.F.Augustus Seamans, Vice President,Texaco,Inc., Oil Company, 446, FieldResearch P.0.Box LaHabra, Houston, CA 90631 P.O. Box 52332, TX 77052 Mr.Don B.Sheffield,President,Geosource,Inc., 2700 Dr.Richard R.Bloomer,Bloomer and Associates,Inc., Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2000, Houston,TX 77056 132 Building, Street, Abilene, Devonian 310 N. Willis Steer, TX 79603 Mr. Robert K. Executive Vice President and Director, Exploration Inc., O. 146, Mr. Thomas M. Burke, Esso P. Box Vice President-Onshore Houston, Exploration, Gulf Coast, Transco Exploration TX 77001 Mr. William T. Stokes, Vice President and General Company,Houston,TX 77251 Manager, King Ranch Oil & Gas, Inc., 211 N. Ervay Mr.Weyman W.Crawford,ExecutiveVicePresident,Elf Building, Suite 1008,Dallas, TX 75201 Aquitaine Petroleum, 1000 Louisiana, Suite 3800, Mr.Arthur J.Wessely, Chairman of the Board& Chief Houston,TX 77002 Executive Officer,WesselyEnergyCorporation,2001 Mr.L.DeckerDawson,President,DawsonGeophysical Bryan Tower,Dallas,TX 75201 Company, 208 S. Marienfeld,Midland,TX 79701 Mr. Phillip E. Wyche, Consultant, P.O. Box 161300, Dr.RodgerE.Denison,Mobil Research and Develop- Austin, TX 78716 ment Corporation, Box 819047,Dallas, TX 75381 Mr. George A. Donnelly,Jr.,President, TheEastland Honorary LifeMembers Oil Company,P. O.Box 3488, Midland,TX 79701 Dr.ThomasD. Barrow,Consultant,1010 Lamar, Suite Mr.JamesH.Frasher,President,TeledyneExploration 400,Houston,TX 77002 Company,P. O.Box 36269, Houston,TX 77036 Mr.DonR.Boyd, Independent,1720 The Six Hundred Dr.JosephN.Gittelman,GeneralManager,Geophysics, Building, Corpus Christi,TX 78473 ShellOilCompany,P.O.Box2463,Houston,TX 77001 Mr. J. Ben Carsey, 1061 San Jacinto Building, 911 Mr. George M. Harwell, Executive Vice President, Walker Street, Houston, TX 77001 Bayleaf, Ltd., 1100 Milam Building, Suite 3135, Dr. Samuel P. Ellison,Jr. 5948 Highland Hills Drive, Houston,TX 77002 Austin,TX 78731 Mr.LarryR.Hensarling,Co-Owner and President,Tee Mr. John L.Loftis,Jr., 11919 Broken Bough, Houston, Oil,Inc.,P.O. Box 52343, Lafayette, LA 70505 TX 77024 Mr. David S. "Scotty" Holland, President, Pennzoil Mr. O. ScottPetty, 711Navarro Street, Suite 235, San ExploratonandProductionCompany,P.O.Box 2967, Antonio,TX 78205 Houston, TX 77252 Mr. Edd R. Turner, 900 West Main Street, Kerrville, Mr.Charles J.Hooper,Independent,3355 W.Alabama, TX 78028 Suite 840,Houston,TX 77098 Mr.JosephC.Walter,Jr.,Walter Oil&GasCorporation, Mr. John A. Jackson, President^ Katie Petroleum Suite 240, The Main Building, 1212 Main Street, Company, 12221 Merit Dr., Suite 460, Dallas, Houston, TX 77002 TX 75251 Mr. Charles E. Yager, 3801 Potomac, Fort Worth, Mr. J.Donald Langston, Consultant,78-7039 Kam111 TX 76107 34 September1986

Current Geology Foundation Endowment Accounts Fund Goal Endowment (June 1, 1985-May 31,1986) Dave P. Carlton Centennial ProfessorshipinGeology Unspec. $420,740 Current Income supplements salary of Fund Goal Endowment recipient Edwin Allday Centennial Chair Dave P.Carlton Centennial inSubsurface Geology $500,000 $500,000 ProfessorshipinGeophysics Unspec. $436,694 Income supplements salary of Income supplements salary of recipient recipient Edwin Allday Lectureship Dorothy Ogden Carsey Memorial inGeological Sciences $200,000 $ 23,543 Scholarship Fund Unspec. $ 76,820 To providefor guest lecturers in Geology scholarships, any level; geological sciences special consideration to AlternativeEnergyResearch micropaleontology students and DevelopmentFund Unspec. $ 94,000 S. E. Clabaugh FundinHard-Rock For study ofenergy sources other Geology Unspec. $ 21,577 than petroleum To support research in hard-rock E. M.BarronTrust Unspec. $ 99,877 geology For support ofthe Barron Mineral W. Kenley Clark MemorialEndowed Collection Presidential Scholarship Unspec. $ 42,300 Leonidas T. BarrowCentennial Chair Geology scholarships,anylevel inMineralResources Unspec. $778,901 Robert H. Cuyler Endowed Developmentof programof Presidential Scholarship Unspec. $ 42,239 excellence inmineral resources; Undergraduate (upper division) income supplements salary of and graduate scholarships recipient Morgan J. Davis Centennial Bloomer Fund forMotivated Students Unspec. $ 41,477 Professorship inPetroleum Geology Unspec. $506,535 Financial aid for students not Income supplementssalary of qualified for scholarships recipient Leslie BowlingProfessorship $100,000 $100,000 Ronald K. DeFordField Scholarship To attractpersons from industry Fund Unspec. $133,814 and government for short-term Field studies for graduate students appointments on the faculty AlexanderDeussen Professorship in Wayne F. BowmanEndowed Energy Resources Unspec. $113,255 $ Presidential Scholarship Unspec. 90,494 Development of programof Unrestricted geology scholarships excellence in energyresources; any level income supplements salary of DonR. and Patricia Kidd Boyd recipient LectureshipinPetroleum MichaelBruce Duchin Centennial $ $ Exploration 40,000 40,000 MemorialEndowed Presidential To provide for guest lecturers in Scholarship Unspec. $ 27,300 petroleum exploration Scholarship for Master's candidate Robert E.Boyer Centennial withpreferencetoward general Professorship inGeology Unspec. $117,061* geology Income supplements salary of ElfAquitaine PetroleumFaculty recipient Fellowship inGeological Sciences $100,000 $ 62,500 Brahman Energy Scholarship Unspec. $ 15,095 Income supplements salary of junior Senior field course scholarships faculty member Fred M. BullardProfessorship $100,000 $100,000 JohnE. "Brick" ElliottCentennial Excellence in teaching, income ProfessorshipinGeological supplements salary of recipient Sciences Unspec. $238,541 Hal H. Bybee Memorial Fund Unspec. $ 15,830 Income supplements salary of Student field support, or support recipient of students researchinggeologic Samuel P. Ellison Jr. Endowment issues related to public policy Fund $100,000 $ 62,491 HalP. Bybee MemorialFund $500,000 $336,223 For DepartmentNewsletter and Faculty use— research,travel, support of faculty-alumni functions study, etc. Energyand MineralResources Fund $100,000 $ 23,176 L.W. Callender Memorial Fund Unspec. $ 50,200 Support ofprograms and students in Departmentaluse, unrestricted energy and mineral resources William Stamps Farish Chair in * Does not include stock beingheld atbook valueof $252,000. Geology Unspec. $325,500 GeologicalSciences Newsletter 35

Current Current Fund Goal Endowment Fund Goal Endowment

Income supplementssalary of F. EarlIngerson Graduate Research recipient Assistance Fund inGeochemistry Unspec. $ 10,275 Peter T. Flawn Centennial Chair in Research assistance tograduate Geology Unspec. $520,269 students in geochemistry Income supplementssalary of John A. and Katherine G. Jackson recipient Centennial TeachingFellowship in Geology Foundation Advisory Council Geological Sciences Unspec. $107,000 Centennial TeachingFellowship in Income supplements salary ofjunior Geological Sciences $ 50,000 $ 50,000 faculty member Income supplementssalary of junior Carolyn G. and G. MosesKnebel faculty member Teaching Awards Unspec. $ 71,399 Geology Foundation Advisory Council Annual Distinguished Teacher Award, Special MaintenanceFund $250,000 $ 31,640 InnovativeImprovement andNew Maintain teachingand research CourseDevelopment equipment Clara Jones Langston Centennial GeologyFoundation Advisory Council Lectureship in Vertebrate $ $ Special Operations Fund $250,000 $ 18,500 Paleontology 20,000 20,000 provide guest Purchase teachingand research To for lecturers in equipment vertebrate paleontology Getty Oil Company Chair Warm &MariettaLangston Research Centennial $ inGeological Sciences Unspec. $532,000 Fundin Vertebrate Paleontology Unspec. 85,664 Income supplements salary of Faculty research in vertebrate recipient paleontology Miss Effie Graves MemorialFund Unspec. $ HowardR. Lowe Vertebrate 23,033 $ Departmentneeds (facultysupport, PaleontologyEndowment Unspec. 24,363 student aid, special equipment,etc.) Support ofstudent field work in vertebratepaleontology Guy E. Green EndowedPresidential Scholarship Unspec. $ 27,178 J. Hoover MackinMemorial $ Geology scholarships,anylevel Scholarship Fund 20,000 19,115 Graduate geology scholarships J. Nalle Gregory Professorship in Sedimentary Geology Unspec. $107,786 John H. & Lujza P. McCammon $ Developmentof programof Endowed Scholarships Unspec. 10,250 excellence insedimentary geology; Upper-divisionundergraduate income supplements salary of scholarships recipient Mr. & Mrs. L. F.McCollum Endowed Unspec. $ 12,574 GulfOil Foundation Centennial Scholarships Professorshipin Geology $200,000 $200,000 Geology scholarships,anylevel Income supplements salary of MesaPetroleum Co.Fund in recipient Sedimentary Geology Unspec. $109,318 George S.Heyer Memorial Fund Unspec. $ 84,570 Support ofthe Department program Any purpose ofthe Foundation insedimentary geology $ William C. Hogg Memorial Scholarship Frank W. Michaux Scholarship Fund Unspec. 10,266 Fund Geology scholarships,any level General Information: Carroll C. Miller Endowed The totalHogg endowment (inthe sumof$235,918)forallofthescholarships Presidential Scholarship Unspec. $ 29,673 (a six) one account: is total of is carried in Common Trust Fund the income Geology scholarships to students credited toone expendableaccount and distributed from there atthe end of the fiscalyearto each ofthe sixscholarship accounts.Geology holdstwo ofthe pursuing careers in energyindustries; six accounts. preference to students from south Hogg-Cullinan Unspec. $ 39,320 Texas Scholarship in petroleumor field geol- FredL. and Frances J. Oliver ogyin honor of JosephS. Cullinan LectureshipinTexas Hydrology & $ $ Hogg-Sharp Unspec. $ 39,320 Water Resources 25,000 25,000 Scholarship in petroleumor field geol- To providefor guest lecturers in ogyin honor of Walter Benona Sharp water resources $ Houston Oil & Minerals Corporation Judd H. Oualline Endowment Fund Unspec. 11,001 Faculty Excellence Awards $ 40,000 $ 40,000 For special needs ofthe Department Inrecognition ofoutstanding service Judd H. and Cynthia S.Oualline and special contributions to the Centennial Lectureshipin teaching and research programs Geological Sciences Unspec. $ 24,000 36 September 1986

Current Current Fund Goal Endowment Fund Goal Endowment

To providefor guest lecturers ingeo- robinInternational Geological Map logical sciences Collection $100,000 $ 69,752 Judd H. and Cynthia S. Oualline For purchase of maps andphotos, Centennial Lectureshipin storage and viewing facilities for Petroleum Geology Unspec. $ 26,658 these items To provide for guest lecturers in JddenMemorial Scholarship Fund Unspec. $ 10,115 petroleum geology Geology scholarships at any level Ed Owen-George Coates Fund Unspec. $103,522 Various Donors (General) Unspec. $ 17,500 Publication of geologic research Unrestricted funds for furtherance of related to Texas by faculty and basic geological education,research, graduate students graduate study, field work, travel, Bill R. Payne Centennial Teaching Foundationoperation, salaries, etc. Fellowshipin GeologicalSciences Unspec. $ 57,900 oseph C. Walter,Jr. &Elizabeth C. Income supplements salary of junior Walter GeologyLibrary Fund Unspec. $514,115 faculty Acquisitionof books,maps and other Joyce BowmanPayne Centennial library materials Teaching Fellowship inGeological dbert W. & Alice M.Weeks Sciences Unspec. $ 52,900 CentennialProfessorship in Income supplementssalary of junior Geological Sciences Unspec. $130,321 faculty Income supplements salary of Pennzoil andPogo— Producing recipient Companies William E.Gipson 5. A. Wendlandt Fund Unspec. $ 6,720* Scholarships Unspec. $ 50,000 Purchase of books and journalsin Scholarships for UT graduates German orEnglish translations seeking Masters degrees UT at Lrno P. (Dutch) Wendler Professional O. ScottPetty GeophysicalFund Unspec. $118,613 DevelopmentFund Unspec. $ 75,180 Development of program of Support of graduate student presentations excellence in geophysics at professional meetings Wallace E. PrattProfessorship in Geophysics Unspec. $134,379 'rancis L.Whitney Endowed Presidential Scholarship $ Development of program of Unspec. 39,354 Geology scholarships,any excellence in geophysics;income level, supplements salary of recipient paleontology and stratigraphy preferred Wilton E.Scott Centennial Professorship Unspec. $208,000 "'rancis L.Whitney Memorial BookFund $ Income supplements salary of Unspec. 11,116 Purchase of paleontologicalbooks recipient for library The Shell CompaniesFoundation Distinguished Chair inGeophysics $750,000 $450,000 tohn A. Wilson Professorship in Income supplements salary of VertebratePaleontology Unspec. $101,257 recipient Development of programof excellence in vertebrate paleontology; The Shell Companies Foundation income supplements salary of Centennial Chair inGeophysics $750,000 $450,000 recipient Income supplements salary of recipient Charles E. YagerUndergraduate Field Scholarship Fund Unspec. $ 42,013 Frederick W. Simonds Endowed Support of students taking Geology Presidential Scholarship Unspec. $ 25,380 660 Scholarships to undergraduate (upper division) and graduate lr.& Mrs. Charles E. Yager students Professorships Unspec. $339,501 Tnree professorshipsin any discipline William T. Stokes Centennial Teaching for faculty whoparticipate in field instruction Fellowship inGeological Sciences $100,000 $100,000 Income supplements salary of junior faculty David S.Thayer Memorial Scholarship Fund Unspec. $ 26,160 'Both expenditures and eocpendable balance are recorded in the Geology Senior field coursescholarships Library Fund; no separaterecord maintained. GeologicalSciences Newsletter 37

Gifts to the GeologyFoundation To all the donors listed below we want to express our deepest appreciationfor their generous support.

Contributorsto the GeologyFoundation June 1, 1985-May 31, 1986

Patrick L. Abbott Mrs. Marybelle H. Clark Willard R. Green Robert L. Layden Floyd J. Adcock Wilbur R. Cleaves Redge L. Greenberg David H. Lehman Charles W. Alcorn,Jr. Russell E. Clemons Robbie Gries Max Levin Eugene J. Amaral Robert Cobb Thomas W. Grimshaw Paul S. Lewis Eugene L. Ames, Jr. George B. Coffin Richard H. Groshong,Jr. Sandra J. Lindquist Ben M. Anderson Jack Colle Robert 0. Gross Eugene Lipstate D. Russell Andress H. Grady Collier, Jr. Paul R. Gucwa Mr. & Mrs. Allen C. Locklin Gerald L. Atkinson Jerry H. Collins Mrs. James A. Haertlein Kenneth J. Loep Byron A. Bachschmid Michael D. Conger Ward M. Haggard, Jr. John L. Loftis, Jr. Milo M. Backus Carroll E. Cook W. R. Hakes Susan A. Longacre Donna Faye Balm John D. Cooper James J. Halbouty Mark W. Longman Dr. & Mrs. Virgil E.Barnes Duncan Corbett Bryan M. Hale Dr. & Mrs. Ernest L. Lundelius,Jr. Dr. Thomas D. Barrow Weyman W. Crawford E. J. Hale Reynaldo E. Macedo Mr.& Mrs. Jerald H. Bartley Robert W Crebbs R. B. Hale George W. Marshall, Jr. Gerald S. Barton Stephen P. Cumella W. Douglas Hall Sabin W. Marshall W. H. Bauer Larry J. Darnall Weldon W. Hammond, Jr. Dr. & Mrs.James L. Martin Mr.& Mrs. Fred H. Becker Ross M. Davis Richard E.Hart Mr. & Mrs. DavidF. Martineau Mary E. S. Bell Mrs. Veta M. Davis Robert S. Harvill Louis M. Martinez R. E.Bennett L. Decker Dawson Hugh Hay-Roe Dr. & Mrs. LonMcCarley Allen J. Bertagne William D. DeMis Janice L. Hill Jeremiah F.McCarthy Earl H.Bescher, Jr. Rodger E.Denison Sumner B. Hixon Leonard F. McCollum William D. Blankenship Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert J. DePaul Bill D. Holland Duncan McConnell Dr. and Mrs. Richard R.Bloomer William H. Devine Richard T. Holt Dr. & Mrs. Fred McDowell Daniel P. Bodner George A. Donnelly, Jr. Lawrence E. Hoover Edward McFarlan, Jr. Murry E. Body Matthew L. Doolen Richard T. Houser J. W. McKenny Louis F. Bonner Gene C. Doty Betty G. Houston W. N.McKinney, Jr. John F.Bookout,Jr. William E. Dougherty Douglas J. Howard John F.McKnight Clinton Booth James D. Doyle Richard S.Howell Asa D. Mcßae Douglas L. Bostwick Gerald K. Ebanks Don F. Hugus, Jr. John A.Means Don R.Boyd John E.Edwards F. EarlIngerson Peter K. Megaw Philip Braithwaite Gus K. Eifler, Jr. Carl B. Irwin Laurence S. Melzer William A.Bramlette Arthur B. Elliott, Jr. J. R. Jackson, Jr. Mario L. Messina Herbert L. Brewer Mrs. Ruth P.Elliott John A.Jackson Harry A.Miller, Jr. Thomas E.Bridge Dr. & Mrs. Samuel P.Ellison, Jr. Joseph G. Jacquot Wayne D. Miller D. Kenneth Brook Dr. & Mrs. A.Gordon Everett 0. L. James, Jr. Mrs. Herbert G. Mills Wallace E.Brunson Mr.& Mrs. Rizer Everett Bridget Lois Jensen Richard A.Mills LeonardC. Bryant Laura B.Evins Kenneth R. Johnson Robert J. Moffatt Ray A. Burke Robert H. Fakundiny Charles R. Jones Sidney S. Moran T. J. Burnett, Jr. Dorman N. Farmer Luther G. Jones AnnMoorhead Arthur Busbey & Janet Nilsson John J.Farrelly Edward A. Karper Mrs. E. G. Moorhead Ronald A. Butterworth Irma Jo Feibelman Kenneth F. Keller DuaneE. Moredock Mrs. Hal H. Bybee Murray Felsher Robert T. Kent Frank S. Morrill Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Bybee Mrs. Dorothy Y.Fisher Howard W. Kiatta David W. Morrow Leon G. Byerley,Jr. Dr. & Mrs. William L. Fisher Hon. Joe M. Kilgore Mrs. Thad M. Neal Mr. & Mrs. Warren J. Cage,Jr. James H. Frasher Mrs. G. M. Knebel G. Allan Nelson Frank K. Cahoon W D. Frazell Jan H. Knox David C. Noe Bruce Calder, Jr. Mark D. Froneberger Leo W Konz Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Nordquist Dean L. Callender Robert B. Games Jennifer L. Kraft Susan Stone Norman Mr.& Mrs. Rodney J. Camp lacopo Gambini Pamela J. Kramer Harold D. Orr W H. Cardwell Thurman Geddie A. E.Kurie Jeffry D. Ottmann Capt. Paul S. Cariker William E. Gipson Dave Krause JuddH. Oualline J.Ben Carsey Grover Gonzales Ted B. Lacaff, Jr. Gaston H. Parrish Mr.& Mrs. Jack C. Cartwright Richard E. Grant Harry S. Lain Ben M. Patterson Dwight E.Cassell Volker C. Grasso Dr. & Mrs. Lynton S.Land William Y. Perm Charles A. Caughey C. Devearle Gray J. Donald Langston George W. Petering Guy A. Chamot Robert W. Grayson Dr. & Mrs. Warm Langston, Jr. Benjamin J.Petrusek Walter Chatham,Jr. Mrs. Guy E. Green Steward A.Laufer 0. Scott Petty 38 September1986

Scott Petty,Jr. Robert E. Stowers Industrial and SocietyContributors DonaldF. Pierini LeonardJ. Svajda to the Foundation William A. Poe James B. Tartt Morris E. Pollock C. B. Thames,Jr. June 1, 1985-May 31, 1986 John W. Preston Bert C. Timm Vicki I. Price Donald H. Torgerson A.Leo Pugh, Jr. EveretteJ. Travis Wilbur A. Ratcliff Delos R. Tucker M. Allen Reagan, Jr. Edd R. Turner Edwin Allday Estate John Lloyd Development Co. Chris Reed Leroy J. Tydlaska Amoco Foundation Marathon Oil Foundation, Inc. W. F.Reynolds Robert D. Valerius Amoco Production Co. Intl. Marrock Petroleum Exploration Alexander W. Ritchie R. B. Vickers,Jr. Apache Foundation Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Assn. Jess P. Roach Bryan Wagner Atlantic Richfield Company MobilFoundation,Inc. Clem H. Roberts Joseph C. Walter, 111 Booth Energy Company Olin Corp. Charitable Trust James E. Rogers B. H. Ward,Jr. Burlington NorthernFoundation Pennzoil Company Lowell T. Rogers Katherine Hubby Weiner CCT & Company Phillips Petroleum Fdn., Inc. W Wayne Roye Arthur J. Wessely Celanese Matching Grants PogoProducing Company Mrs. Maurice E. Ruby, Jr. James A. Wheeler Chevron USA,Inc. R & T RobertsonFoundation Jack S. Sanders Steven L. White Conoco, Inc. Schlumberger-Doll Research 0. E. Schellhase Peter N. Wiggins, 111 Henry L. Doherty Educational Shell Companies Fdn., Inc. Judith A.Schiebout Roscoe C. Wilber, Jr. Foundation Shell Western Expl. &Prod., Inc. John T. Schulenberg John B. Williams Dresser Foundation, Inc. StandardOil Co. of Ohio F. A.Seamans Jerry Bob Willman ElfAquitaine Petroleum SunExploration& Production Clyde R. Seewald Homer C. Wilson EnserchExploration,Inc. SunRefining & Marketing Co. Don B. Sheffield James W. Wilson Exxon EducationFoundation Teledyne Charitable Trust Robert S. Singer Dr. & Mrs. John A. Wilson Fondren Foundation Foundation Harry H. Sisson Melissa Winans Geostructure, Inc. Tenneco, Inc. Marriott W Smart Kristina I. Witt Halliburton Foundation,Inc. Texaco, Inc. A. Richard Smith Robert L. Wood,Jr. Hickory Underground Water Texaco Philanthropic Bruce D. Smith James T. Woodman Conservation District Foundation,Inc. Daniel L. Smith ArnoldM. Woods Houston Gem & Mineral Society Texas Gas Transmission Corp. Joe E.Smith Mary C. Woods Houston GeologicalSociety Texas Oil & Gas Corp. Paul K. Smith Raymond D. Woods J. M. Huber Corporation Union Oil Co. of California Fdn. Schaun M. Smith Kenneth E. Woodyard InternationalBusiness Machines Union Pacific Foundation Weldon H. Smith Charles F. Word Internorth Foundation Zinn Petroleum Company John L. Snider William E. Workman KatieFoundation Howard J. Speer Mr.& Mrs. Charles J. Worrel Louisiana Land &Exploration Frederick Spiegelberg John B. Wright Co. Fdn. Dr. & Mrs. James Sprinkle Phillip E. Wyche Bill E. St. John Charles E. Yager,111 Herbert M. Stanley,Jr. Milan K. Yager Robert K. Steer H. E. Yates Sheree L. Stewart Susan W Young William T. Stokes William C. Young, 111 Donors ofBooks andSpecialItems Michael Stowbridge Robert Zinn to the Departmentof Geological Sciences

June 1, 1985-May 31, 1986

Amoco, Inc. Edward C. Jonas Rolland B. Bartholomew AnutolyKaplan Robert E. Boyer Herman Loeb Fred M. Bullard Earle F. Mcßride lan Dalziel Holland C. McCarver Ronald K. DeFord William R. Muehlberger Laura Elliot Mario S. Riglos Samuel P.Ellison, Jr. Amos Salvador William L. Fisher John M. Sharp, Jr. Peter T. Flawn Roman Smoluchowski Robert L. Folk J. H. Tatsch Estate Wesley Gish Estate Louita Dodson Wilson Tom Grimshaw Clark Wilson ,Chairman, gift Dr.JohnM.Sharp Associate accepts fromMr. Myrtle Ingerson Charles Woodruff, Jr. MichaelWagley of SunOil International Oil Scouts Keith Young Geological Sciences Newsletter 39

New Endowments InThe StudentNews

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Graduate DegreesinGeology InOctober, 1985, Mr. William E. Gipson of Houston Conferredby established an endowment Geology in the Foundation THEUNIVERSITY OF TEXASAT AUSTIN designated—as the Pennzoil and Pogo Producing 1985-86 Companies William E. GipsonScholarships.ItisMr. Gipson's intent that income from the endowment be used to provide scholarships for UniversityofTexas at Master of Arts, December 1985 (16) Austin graduates who arecontinuing at UT to receive Masters degrees. It is further specified that such Barron, Barbara R. students should be United States citizens. Current 8.5., Geology, 1983, TheUniversity of Texas at $50,000. endowment ofthe scholarshipfundis Thefirst Austin scholarship will be fall, awarded in 1986. Diffusion Rate Estimates from Pyroxene,Garnet Twonew endowments relatingto equipmentneeds of Ridge,Arizona. theDepartmentwereapprovedby theAdvisoryCouncil Supervisor:Douglas Smith and Clark R. Wilson inNovember, 1985. The Geology Foundation Advisory Committee Member: William D. Carlson Council SpecialMaintenance Fund was established to provide maintenance funds and technical support for Bodner, DanielP. existingequipmentin theDepartment.The University's A.8., Geology,1982, Vassar College budget allotment for these needs covers only a small Heat Variations Caused by Groundwater Flow in percentageof therepairs that are actuallyneeded. Itis Growth Faults of the South Texas Gulf Coast the Advisory Council's hopethat this fund willgrow to Basin. anendowment of$250,000 inordertoprovideadequate Supervisor:John M. Sharp income for maintenance. The Geology Foundation Committee Members: William Galloway,LyntonS. Advisory Council Special Operations Fund also has a Land $250,000, goal of designatedto provideincome for the Carballo,Jose D. purchase of new equipment.The addition of these two 8.5., Chemistry, 1976, Universityof Florida funds is attempt provide an to a consistent means of Holocene Dolomitization of SupratidalSediments, fundingthese needs without beingtotallydependenton Sugarloaf Key,Florida. the University's budget. The endowment in the Supervisor:Lynton S.Land Maintenance Fund $31,000; now stands at the Committee Members: Alan J. Scott,Robert L. Folk OperationsFund endowment is now $18,500. Last year the W. Kenley Clark Memorial Fund was Carter, KarenE. established by Mr. Clark's wife, Marybelle, with the 8.A., Geology, 1982, Albion College purpose undesignated. At Mrs. Clark's request, the Deformation andMetamorphism of the Red Moun- BoardofRegentsonApril11,1986 approveddesignating tain Area,LlanoCounty, Texas. the fund the W. Kenley Clark Memorial Endowed Supervisor:Sharon Mosher Presidential Scholarship. Endowed Presidential Committee Members: William D. Carlson, William R. Scholarshipsprovideawards of$2,000 peryearfor the Muehlberger recipients.Current balance in the Clark endowment is Conlon, $42,300. Scan T. 8.A., Geology, 1980, Dartmouth College Including these newly-established funds, the total Volcanic Geology of the General Trias-Tutuaca Geology Foundation, including endowment in the Area, Chihuahua, pledgedgifts, is almost $11.5 million. Mexico. Supervisor: Fred W.McDowell Committee Members: Douglas Smith, Christopher Henry Davis, Scott D. 8.5.,Geology, 1982, Universityof Michigan-Ann Arbor Investigations of Natural andInduced Saismicityin 40 September 1986

the TexasPanhandle. stone (Cretaceous), West Central San Juan Supervisor: Wayne D.Pennington Basin,New Mexico. Committee Members: Mark Cloos, Clifford Frohlich Supervisor:Alan J. Scott Committee Members: Earle F.Mcßride, William Elliott,Laura A. Galloway 8.5., Geology,1982, Oklahoma State University DepositionalFacies and Stratigraphy of the Lower McCartney,Merle G. San Andres Formation (Permian), Southeast 8.A., Geology, 1981,University of Colorado-Boulder New Mexico. DepositionalFacies, Petrology, andDiagenesis of Supervisor: JohnK. Warren the Frontier Formation, Whiskey Buttes Gas Committee Members:Robert L.Folk, DonBebout Unit,Wyoming. Supervisor: Earle F. Mcßride Fly, SterlingHarper111 Committee Members: RobertL. Folk,John K. 8.5., Geology,1980, University at The of Texas Warren Austin Shallow MarineEnvironments of the Laborcita For- McCrary,MeganM. mation (Wolfeampian),Sacramento Mountains, 8.5., Geology, 1982, Stanford University New Mexico. DepositionalHistory and Petrography of the Supervisor: Alan J. Scott Todilto Formation (Jurassic), NewMexico and Committee Members: John K.Warren, DonBebout Colorado. Supervisor:John K.Warren Gabay, Steven H. Committee Members: Gary Kocurek,Robert L. Folk 8.A., Geology, 1979, Queens College-CUNY Velocity Refinement Within a GeneralizedInverse Smith,Nathaniel G. Framework 8.A., Geology, 1977, The University of Texas at Supervisor: Clark R.Wilson Austin Committee Members:Milo M. Backus, Wayne D. Stratigraphy, Petrography and Geochemistry of Pennington Upper Devonian Black Shales, GatagaDistrict, North Central British Columbia. Guzman-Speziale,Marco Supervisor:Robert LFolk Ingeniero Geofisico,1980,Universidad Nacional Committee Members: J. Richard Kyle,Edward C. Autonoma de Mexico Jonas The TripleJunction of the North America, Cocos, and Caribbean Plates,Seismicity andTectonics. Doctor of Philosophy,December 1985 (4) Supervisor: ToshimatsuMatsumoto Committee Members: Clark R.Wilson, Wayne D. Anderson,James H. Pennington 8.5., Geology, 1976,Louisiana State University Herrington,Karen L. DepositionalFacies and Carbonate Diagenesis of 8.5., Geology, 1982, The University of Texas at the DownslopeReefs in the NiskuFormation (U. Austin Devonian) of Central Alberta. Metamorphism,Deformation Alteration of an Eclo- Supervisor:Lynton S. Land gite Block from the Franciscan Subduction Com- Committee Members: Robert L. Folk,J. Richard plex,Central California. Kyle,JudyLand,Robert G.Loucks Supervisor:Mark Cloos Burbach, GeorgeVanNess Committee Members: John C.Maxwell, William D. 8.A., Geology, 1979, HopeCollege Carlson M.A., Geology, 1983, The Universityof Texas at Hinnov,Linda A. Austin 8.A., Music, 1979,Princeton University Intermediate and DeepSeismicity and Lateral Effects of Water Storage on the Earth's Wobble. Structure of Subducted Lithospherein the Supervisor:Clark R.Wilson Circum-Pacific Region. Committee Members: YosioNakamura, Clifford A. Supervisor: Wayne Pennington Frohlich Committee Members: Clifford A. Frohlich,John G. Sclater, Charles R. Denham, Richard L. Carlson Hurry,Debra H. 8.5., Geology, 1977, College of William and Mary Burks, Rachel J. Genetic Stratigraphy of the Basal Cliff House Sand- 8.5., Earth Sciences,1978, Universityof New Geological Sciences Newsletter 41

Orleans Dynamicsof aModern Draa, AlgodonesDune M.A.,Geology, 1981, The Universityof Texas at Field,California. Austin Supervisor: GaryKocurek Incremental andFinite Strains within Ductile Committee Members: John K. Warren, NormanK. Shear Zones,Narragansett Basin,Rhode Island. Wagner Supervisor: Sharon Mosher Kirn,Woo Han Committee Members: William D. Carlson,Douglas 8.5., Geology, 1973, Seoul National University Smith, Martin Jackson,Carol Simpson Gaussian Beam Synthetic Body-Wave Seismograms Dreier,RaNayeB. UsingIPGT Method with Optimum Beamwidths. 8.A., Geology, 1978, Carleton College Supervisors:Wayne D.Pennington and Jan D. The Blackstone Series:Evidence for Precambrian Garmany Avalonian andPermian Alleghanian Tectonism Committee Member: Clark R. Wilson in Southeastern New England. Mashburn,Leslie Supervisor: Sharon Mosher E. 8.8.A., 1977, University Carolina-Chapel Committee Members: John C.Maxwell,WilliamD. of North Carlson,Christopher Scotese, Dennis S. Wood Hill Mineralized Veins in the Franciscan Melange and Cambria Slab Trench-Slope Basin,near San Master of Arts, May1986 (11) Simeon, California: A FluidInclusion Analysis with Implications for Dewatering Subducting Cast,Martha E. and Accreted Sediments. 8.5., Geology, 1981, The Universityof Texas at Supervisor: Mark Cloos Austin Committee Members: John M. Sharp,Lynton S. Petrography andProvenance of the Eocene Sims- Land boro Formation,Central Texas. Renkin,Miriam L. Supervisor:Robert L.Folk 8.A., Geology, 1983, Universityof North Carolina- Committee Members: Earle F.Mcßride, Edward C. Chapel Hill Jonas Age, Depth, and Residual Depth Anomalies in the Davidsen,Erik K. North Pacific: Implicationsfor ThermalModels Upper 8.5., Geology, 1983, The University of Texas at of the Lithosphere and Mantle. Austin Supervisor: John G. Sclater Petrology and Structure of GreenstoneBlocks Committee Members: Clark R. Wilson,Christopher Encased inFranciscan Mud-Matrix Melange Scotese near San Simeon,California. Todd,Charles P. Supervisor:Mark Cloos 8.A., Geology, 1981, Rice University Committee Members: William D. Carlson,Daniel S. Isolation,Display and Interpretationof Offset Barker DependentPhenomena in Seismic Reflection Finn,ChristopherJ. Data Using Offset to Depth (ODR) Range Partial 8.5., Geology, 1983,University ofMiami Stacking. Estimation of Three Dimensional Dip and Curva- Supervisor:Milo M.Backus ture from Reflection Seismic Data. Committee Members: Clark R. Wilson,Charles R. Supervisor:Milo M.Backus Denham Committee Members: Clark R. Wilson,Charles R. Wong, HenryK. Denham 8.5., Geology, 1981,University of California-Los Harris, Susan F. Angeles 8.A., Geology, 1982, Guilford College Petrology and Provenance of the Eocene Wilcox Kinetics of Diffusion-Controlled Reactions in Group, North-East Texas. Garnet Amphibolite,Llano County, Texas. Supervisor:Robert L.Folk Supervisor:William D. Carlson Committee Members: Earle F.Mcßride, William L. Committee Members: Sharon Mosher, Daniel S. Fisher Barker Worrel, ElizabethA. Havholm,Karen G. 8.5., Geology, 1982, Trinity University 8.A., Geology, 1976, College of Wooster Paleoecology andBiostratigraphy of Wells 1, 2, and 42 September 1986

4, Vermilion Area,Block 265,Offshore Louisiana. Conoco Scholarships Supervisors: SamuelP. Ellison and James T. Sprin- Susan Atkinson 1985-86 kle Gilbert Gabaldon 1985-86 Committee Member:Keith Young Carlos Salinas 1985-86 Robert H. CuylerEndowed Presidential Doctor ofPhilosophy,May1986 (1) Scholarships Gregory L.Barta 1985-86 Nielson,Jamie A. Ellis S.Belfer 1985-86 1981, University 8.5., Geology, ofMinnesota Diamond Shamrock Scholarships The Surface Processes, Internal Structure, andNet Deposits of Eolian Dunes and Sand Sheets. Paul Carpenter Summer 1986 Supervisor: GaryKocurek Scott Simmons Summer 1986 Committee Members:Robert L. Folk,Alan J. Scott, Enserch Scholarships Ralph Norman Wagner, Hunter Mark Carpenter Spring 1986 Scott Kelley Spring 1986 Terry Moody Spring 1986 UndergraduateScholarships Scott Simmons Spring 1986 Exxon Education Foundation Scholarships SiprianoGonzales 1985-86 ARCO ExplorationCompany Scholarships Vickie Nelson 1985-86 Susan Atkinson Summer 1986 Fund forMotivated Students Debra Bozeman Summer 1986 Gilbert Gabaldon Summer 1986 Denise Apperson Fall1985 Sipriano Gonzales,Jr. Summer 1986 Guy E.Green Endowed Presidential Scholarship Vickie Nelson Summer 1986 Carlos Salinas Summer 1986 Thomas A. Williams 1985-86 John H. andLuzjaP. McCammon Scholarships Wayne F.Bowman Endowed Presidential Scholarships Vincent Kluth Spring 1986 Michael McLeod 1985-86 MonicaM. Farek 1985-86 Bradley G.Henderson 1985-86 Michael Vecchio Spring 1986 L.F. McCollum Scholarship Brahman EnergyScholarships Francis Zimmer Spring 1986 Marc Haws Summer 1986 Eric Jerome Summer 1986 Frank W. Michaux Scholarship RichardNeely Summer 1986 Eric Schroeder Spring 1986 Brad Wilkinson Summer 1986 Carroll C.Miller Endowed Presidential Scholarship Wayne Z.Burkhead Memorial Scholarships Brad I. Wilkinson 1985-86 Eric Boardman 1985-86 John Eaton Fall1985 Mobil Oil Scholarships Vincent Kluth Fall1985 Namho Baag 1985-86 RandallLarkin 1985-86 Debra Bozeman 1985-86 MichaelMaler Fall1985 Rosa Linda Carrillo Fall 1985 Cynthia Fong 1985-86 Chevron Scholarships Scan Boerner Fall1985 Pennzoil Scholarships Bradley Henderson Summer 1986 Kathleen Brown Fall 1985 Carla Matherne Summer 1986 John Kleinschmidt Fall 1985 Michael McLeod Summer 1986 Scott Simmons Fall 1985 J. C. Ray Fall1985 Ted Stout Fall 1985 Margaret Townsley Summer 1986 David Tolces Fall 1985 Thomas Williams Summer 1986 Michael Vecchio Fall1985 Geological Sciences Newsletter 43

F. W. Simonds Endowed Presidential Scholarship Margaret K.Townsley 1985-86 Sun Oil CompanyScholarships Renee Daulong 1985-86 NancyEilbacher 1985-86 Marcia Henize Summer 1986 Laurel Lacher 1985-86 TeenaMoore Fall1985 Jennifer Thompson Spring 1986 David S. ThayerMemorial Scholarships LeighDvorak Summer 1986 GaryFoster Summer 1986 James Null Summer 1986 Terrell Rippstein Summer 1986 UddenMemorial Scholarships John Kleinschmidt Spring 1986 Presentation ofAmoco geophysics fellowship check James Null Spring 1986 Jaime Ondrusek 1985-86 Union Pacific Foundation Scholarships NancyEilbacher Summer 1986 Marcia Henize Summer 1986 Amoco Foundation Inc.Fellowships Terry Moody Summer 1986 Trevor Dumitru Spring 1986 Richard Neely Summer 1986 John A.Dunbar Fall1985 Thompson Jennifer Summer 1986 DavidA. Wark 1985-86 Various Donors Scholarships Denise Apperson Spring 1986 Arco ExplorationCo.Fellowships Monica Farek Summer 1986 Karen Carter Summer 1986 F. L. Whitney Endowed Presidential Scholarship Janet Coleman Summer 1986 William A. Weaver 1985-86 George Coltrin Spring 1986 William V. Conover Spring 1986 Charles E.YagerUndergraduateField Scholarships Scott Davis 1985-86 David Baukus Summer 1986 Christopher J. Finn 1985-86 Casey Cornett Summer 1986 Bruce Gates Summer 1986 John Howard Summer 1986 Joseph G.Greenberg 1985-86 Scott Kelley Summer 1986 Richard E. Paige Spring 1986 John Kleinschmidt Summer 1986 Robert T. Parks Summer 1986 Dave P. Carlton Professorship Grants R. BarryReiss Summer 1986 Thomas Swartz Summer 1986 Steven M. Cather Spring 1986 Karen Carter Spring 1986 Steve Johansen Spring 1986

Dorothy Ogden CarseyMemorial Scholarship Janet L. Bader 1985-86 Graduate Scholarships Chevron Fellowships Paul E. Blanchard FaU1985 Donald E. Miser Fall1985 American ChemicalSociety Conoco Fellowship DanP.Bodner Fall 1985 Amy Wilkerson Spring 1986 44 September1986

Ronald K.DeFord Field Scholarships Hogg/Cullinan Scholarships Gerardo Aguirre Summer 1986 Jamie Nielson Fall 1985 Arten J. Avakian Fall 1985 Timothy J. Jackson Fall 1985 Jonathan G.Blount Fall 1985 Hogg/Sharp Scholarship Karen Carter Summer 1986 Mark Gordon Summer 1986 James Vanderhill Fall 1985 Franz K.Hiebert FaU 1985 Houston Geological Society Scholarship Matthew Summer Parsley 1986 Jeffrey N.Rubin 1985-86 Jeff Pittman Summer 1986 Shawn Reynolds Summer 1986 Lloyd Robert Roback Summer 1986 Grant for Hydrology Research Michael R.Rosen Fall 1985 Robert S. Morton 1985-86 Michael Sweet Summer 1986 Paulo Vasconcellos Summer 1986 Howard R.Lowe Vertebrate Paleontology David Wark Summer 1986 Scholarships Philip Weatherill Summer 1986 James A.Perkins Summer 1986 Jeffrey G. Alexander DeussenProfessorship inEnergy Pittman Summer 1986 Resources Grant Robert S. Rosenberg Summer 1986 AnthonyRunkel Summer 1986 Kupecz Julie Summer 1986 SleshiTebedge Spring 1986 Michael B.Duchin Memorial Endowed Presidential O. Scott PettyGeophysicalFund Scholarship Scholarship Marco Guzman 1985-86 Stephen Robertson 1985-86 PhillipsPetroleum Co. Fellowship John E."Brick" ElliottProfessorship Grants Mark R.Farr 1985-86 NancyJ. Banta Fall1985 Shawn Reynolds Spring 1986 Pogo Producing Company Scholarship Deborah Travis Summer 1986 Erik Davidsen Fall1985 Exxon USA FoundationScholarships Shell OilFoundation Scholarships Scott H.Adamek Fall1985 Erik Davidsen Summer 1986 NancyBarber 1985-86 John A.Dunbar Fall1985 JeffreyD. Beckman Summer 1986 Jennifer Glasford Spring 1986 Paul Blanchard Summer 1986 Marco Guzman Summer 1986 Andrew Czebieniak 1985-86 Karen Havholm Summer 1986 George Laguros 1985-86 Ronald A.Johns Fall1985 JurgenOberst Summer 1986 Woohan Kirn FaU1985 Jeff Pittman Summer 1986 Karen J.Meador Fall1985 BrianReck Summer 1986 Miriam L. Renkin Fall1985 PaulWeimer Summer 1986 Michael L. Sweet FaU1985 James Westgate Summer 1986 Peter R. Tauvers Fall1985 John G. WorraU Fall 1985 Anne H. Walton Fall1985 Tenneco OilCompany Scholarships David Wark Summer 1986 Spring James W. Westgate Fall 1985 Paul Blanchard 1986 Harris S. Cander 1985-86 William Stamps Farish Chair Grants Julianne P.Mahler Fall 1985 Katharine A.Coley Spring 1986 James K.Miller 1985-86 Richard Erdlac Spring 1986 Charles Stone Spring 1986 Peter R. Tauvers Fall 1985 John G. Worrall 1985-86 Geology Foundation Advisory Council Centennial TexacoInc. Fellowships TeachingFellowship Grant Julie Kupecz Spring 1986 Karen Carter Summer 1986 Gwendolyn Macpherson 1985-86 GeologicalSciences Newsletter 45

ResearchAssistants Academic Year 1985-86

ProjectSEER Departmental

ReginaldBeardsley Jonathan G.Blount Nikolaos Bernitsas Mark A.Chandler Steven Dobbs Erik K. Davidsen Alfredo I.Garcia TimothyN.Diggs Mark J.Graebner Trevor A.Dumitru Daniel C. Huston James F Durrett Jeffrey A. Sauve Julie B.Knight Arthur V. Seay John W. Kuehne James L.Simmons Lawrence E.Mack Tracy J. Stark Leslie E.Mashburn Robert D.Walters Deborah S.Pfeiffer Wendy Macpherson is congratulated by Dr. SusanLongacre BeckyL. Wood Peter R. Tauvers and W. L.Fisher uponreceiptofthe Texaco Sleshi Tebedge Fellowship for 1985-86 JayVogt John C. Wilson

Texas Oil& Gas Corp. LeadershipAward Mark Chandler 1985-86 Bureau of Economic Institute for Geophysics Geology Union Oil Co. of California Scholarship George V. Burbach Alfred I. Garcia Fall1985 Nancy J. Banta William Corso Harris S. Cander Joseph 0.Ebeniro William FDingus LisaM. Gahagan Arno P. (Dutch) Wendler Professional Development Mary AnneDuncan Steve A.Kautz Awards HenryE. Eby Woo HanKirn Paul E.Blanchard Fall 1985 Richard J. Erdlac Catherine L. Mayes David A. Bristol Fall 1985 Bruce C. Gates Karen J. Meador Karen E. Carter Fall 1985 John C. Gholston P. Jurgen Oberst Katharine L. Coley Summer 1986 Patricia L.Granger Miriam L. Renkin JeffreyD. Corrigan Fall 1985 Gay N. Gutierrez David B.Rosenthal ErikK. Davidsen Fall 1985 Susan F. Harris Malcolm I.Ross Trevor A. Dumitru Summer 1986 Karen L.Herrington Jiri Savrda Richard J.Erdlac Summer 1986 Susan Ide Mark D. Shorey Carol A. Evans Fall 1985 Julie A. Kupecz Paul Weimer Karen L. Herrington Fall 1985 Peter K. Krynine Hugh V. Winkler Donald E. Miser Fall 1985 Julianne P.Mahler MichaelRosen Summer 1986 Javier Meneses-Rocha JeffreyN. Rubin Fall 1985 James K.Miller Peter R. Tauvers Summer 1986 Richard Paige Keith Thompson Summer 1986 Rodulfo C.Prieto James B. Vanderhill Fall 1985 JosephR. Ramage James R. Reistroffer Second YagerProfessorship Grants JeffreyN. Rubin Kathy Bland Summer 1986 Allan R. Standen Charles Stone Summer 1986 Charles D. Stone 46 September 1986

TeachingAssistants award of $1,000 as winner of the petrography competition. L. Scott Kelleyis the undergraduate recipientof the Scott H.Adamek Julianne P.Mahler Petrography Award. He received the BS degree in Nancy J.Banta Jerry A.McNeish August,1986, aftercompleting thesenior fieldcoursein Scott D. Birmingham James K.Miller June. He is interest in paleontology and worked as KathrynL. Bland Donald E.Miser student assistant forseveral semesters.He hasbeen the Jonathan G. Blount Robert S. Morton recipientof theL.F.McCollum,Enserch,and CharlesE. David A.Bristol Daniel J.Neuberger Yager departmentalscholarships while at UT. A cash Karen E. Carter James A.Perkins awardof $250 wasgrantedto Scott for the Undergrad- Gianni 0. Chieruzzi Jeffrey G.Pittman uate PetrographyAward. Coley Prikryl Katharine L. James D. Outstanding Student Award, Houston Geological Donald G. Coltrin Shawn A. Reynolds Society:Ms.Denise Apperson,asenior fromFortWorth, William B.Copeland Michael R.Rosen was presented the Houston Geological Society's Jeffrey Corrigan Rosenberg D. Robert S. OutstandingStudent Award ataspecialpresentationin Timothy N. Diggs Sally A.Rothwell Houston in May. Originally a biology major, Denise Trevor A.Dumitru Anthony C.Runkel discovered geophysics and will graduate with a BS in James F.Durrett Gerald S. Shaw geophysics in 1987. In addition to working as a Joseph Spencer 0.Ebeniro Alice W. laboratory assistant in the Department, she tutors HenryE. Eby Keith B.Sullivan students in calculus and physics.During 1985-86 she Mark E. Erwin Michael L.Sweet was the recipientof an award from theBloomer Fund Carol A.Evans Heidi M. Tomich forMotivated Students. Shehas been awarded the Guy Barbara A.Gaskell Richard S. Toomey E.GreenEndowedPresidentialScholarshipfor1986-87, Steven J. Germiat Deborah S. Travis and plans to enter graduate school the next year.The Mark B. Gordon Bruce N. Turbeville Outstanding Student Award carried a grant of $150. Franz K. Hiebert Paulo M. Vasconcelos Susan Ide Timothy G. Walter Ronald A. Johns PhilipM. Weatherill Kirt A. Kempter James W. Westgate John I.LaFave Amy Wilkerson Thomas B.Layman Susan N. Witebsky James B.Lippert John G. Worrall

Student Awards

PetrographyAwards:Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to participate each year in competition for the PetrographyAwards which were established in the early1970's by an anonymous ex- student.Awrittenexaminationis takenbyeachstudent todetermine who is mostknowledgeable.The graduate winner is Bill Agee,whose home is inElPaso. Billis a Master's candidate supervised by Richard Kyle. His thesis topicis "Genetic Modelingof Metalliferous Fluids for Metallic Sulfide Deposits in Salt Dome CapRocks, Denise Apperson Gulf Coast."Bill has spent two semesters as a teaching assistant in the Department, and worked for one semester as a research assistant. He received a cash GeologicalSciencesNewsletter 47

In Memoriam

RobertL.Begeman(BA'42),aprominentgeologistin whereheworkedinSpainandLibya.From1966 to1970 San Antonio, died of cancer on Saturday, October 5, Tom was Associate Professor of Geology at StephenF. 1986. He was 65. Austin State University, working summers for the Mr.Begemangraduated from theUniversity ofTexas Bureau as a photogeologist. He resumed overseas in1942 with abachelor's degree in petroleumgeology. explorationin 1970 with Ashland ExplorationCom- He was an activemember of manygeological societies, pany,supervisingoperationsinLibyaandTurkey while among them the South Texas Geological Society, the developing comprehensive regional geologic studies, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, andthe primarilyofnorthandwest Africa,Indonesia,Australia, American Association of Petroleum Geologists. In and the Persian Gulf. In 1973 he became manager of September of 1985, he was named "Outstanding international explorationfor Moncrief Oil Interests, Geologist" by the South Texas GeologicalSociety. Fort Worth, concentrating his efforts mainly in north Mr. Begeman started his career in the oil industry and west Africa andIndonesia. With Moncrief he also with Stanolind Oil and Gas Company. He went on to originateddrillingprospects inthe Powder RiverBasin, become chief geologistwithRock HillOilCompany,and southwest Texas, and the Fort Worth basin. His later vice-president of exploration with Tesoro explorationtalentsled to major field discoveries in the Petroleum Corporation in San Antonio. He later northern Sinai, the Gulf of Suez, and to numerous resigned from Tesoro to pursue a career as an southwest Texas and Fort Worth basin gas field independentgeologist. discoveries. In 1977 he began a consulting practice in At the timeofhisdeath,he waspresidentofthe Louis Fort Worth and in 1979 formed Banter Exploration. Company in San Antonio,an oil and gas company he From1978 through1980 Tom wasAdjunct Professor of formed in 1977. Geology at the University ofTexas at Arlington, where Mr. Begeman is survived by his wife, Patricia, a he taught graduate courses inpetroleumgeology. daughter and son-in-law,MaryPat andMichaelBolner Tom's versatility as a geologist is reflected in his of San Antonio,a son,Michael,of Austin,asister,Jean publications,whichinclude papersingeochemistryand BegemanBergmark,of Atlanta,andtwo grandchildren, mineralogy, guidebooks for the Bureau of Economic Jeffrey and EmilyBolner, of San Antonio. Geology,geologicalmapsfor theAtlas Projectpublished by the Bureau,petroleumdevelopment reports for the Bulletin of the AAPGand the book,Layman's Guide to Oil and Gas Investments. Those who knew Tom will remember him for his specialhumor,his adventurousspirit,keen intellect,his driveforknowledge,andforhisintegrityin allthings.We will miss the quiet competence of this rare friend. Tomissurvivedbyhis wife,Jean,andchildren,Cindy, Thomas, Titus,Elizabeth, Adam, and Sarah. ThomasE.Brown (BS'56,MA '58,PhD '63) was born September 15, 1932 and diedJanuary 11, 1986 inFort Worth, after a five-year battle with abrain tumor. byBurke Burkart Tomserved asaMarine InfantrymaninKoreabefore his university studies,which began at Arlington State (nowUniversityofTexasatArlington) and continued at the University of Texas where he received the B.S. (1956),M.A.(1958) andPh.D.(1963) degreesingeology. In1958, prior to returning for the Ph.D. degree,Tom Jesse L.Brundrett (BA '53, MA '55) of Tyler,Texas, joined American Overseas Petroleum in Turkey. Tom died on October 17, 1985. wasemployedbytheBureauofEconomic Geologywhile Mr. Brundrett was a certified petroleum geologist workingtoward thePh.D. degree.In 1963 and1964 he who began his career in 1954 with Humble Oil and was with the U.S.G.S. in Denver as geochemist- Refining Company (now ExxonCompany USA) in the mineralogist and rejoinedAmerican Overseas in 1964, Tyler office, andretired in February, 1985, as Geologic 48 September1986

Advisor, havingservedover 30 years in the company. Mr. Brundrett was a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the East Texas Geological Society, and the University of Texas Ex- Student's Association. He was also a member of the Executive Board,East TexasArea Council,BoyScouts of America, and he held the Silver Beaver. Mr. Brundrettis survivedby his wife, Ina,of Tyler,a daughter and son-in-law, Lyn and Larry Maddox of Austin; a son and daughter-in-law, Lee and Joannie Brundrett of Dallas; a brother, R. A. Brundrett of Skidmore, Texas; a sister, Lois Holmes of Woodsboro, Texas; and two grandsons,Lawrence Maddox,Jr. and Kenneth Maddox of Austin.

BerteR. Haigh John Leyson Dellinger, Jr. (att. '50-51) of The Woodlands,Texas,died at his home inApril1986, after a short illness. Mr.Dellinger wasborn in St.Paul,Minnesota,in1925. After completinghis bachelor's degreerequirementsat Dartmouth College, he continued his post-graduate BerteRolphHaigh,a veterangeologist whoplayeda work at the University of Texas.He was a veteran of major roleinthedevelopmentofUniversityLandsinthe World War11, and served with distinction as a forward PermianBasinformore than50years,diedFebruary24, observerinthe 254thForwardField Artilleryof theU.S. 1986, inMidland,Texas.He was 96.He was survivedby 9th Army. Following the Battle of the Bulge, Mr. his wife, Caroline. Dellinger'sartilleryunitmadethefirst wartimecrossing BerteR.Haighwasborn inLos Angeles,California,on of the Rhine River at Remagen since the Napoleonic January 15, 1890; the son of John Ralph Haigh. That wars. year, Wyoming and Idaho joined the Union; the Mr.Dellinger was a geologistwithChevron Company population of the United States was 62,000,000; and for25 years.He spentmostof that timeinNew Orleans, Benjamin Harrison was president. where, in addition to other community service, he He moved in and out of Los Angeles two or three worked as a member of the school board for the times, staying there longenoughto acquire asister on improvementof theschoolsofJefferson Parrish.At the July 18, 1894. timeof his death, he was an independentgeologist in Berte was orphanedat ayoungage;his father diedin Houston.Mr.Dellinger was amember of the Episcopal 1898, and his mother in 1899. Berte continued to live Church, Theta Chi fraternity, Society of Professional with his grandparents on a farm in Buena Park, Well Log Analysts, and American Association of California, until 1902. He completedgrammar school Petroleum Geologists. He was also an avid sailor, there whilelearningmanythingsaboutfarming,such as craftsman and reader. cow milking and hay cutting. Mr.Dellingeris survived by his wife,Virginia,of The From 1902 to 1908 Berte lived with relatives in Woodlands; his mother, Mrs. J. L. Dellinger; his sister, Elsinore,California,where,inhis own words,he wasall RosemaryDellinger Garner andhusband,William, allof around chore-boy. He also worked as an electrician's Austin; and his six children, Dr. Vivian Dellinger helper,asagarageassistant,andpeddledpapers.When McWilliams and husband, Joe, of Loganview, Georgia; thegreatfire andearthquakedevastatedSanFrancisco, Nancy Dellinger Spence and husband, Brian, of Berte had his best days as newsboy hawking extras. Littleton, Colorado: Patricia Dellinger Roberts and Duringthe formative years ofhis youth,hehad time to husband,Sidney, Mr. John L. Dellinger, 111, and wife, attend highschool for onlyfive months. Vicki, Mr.RaymondDellinger andMr.James Dellinger, Berte returned to Los Angeles in 1908 and stayed all of New Orleans,Louisiana;four grandchildren; and until1921,workinginautomotiverepairandoperations two stepchildren. while specializingin carburetor expert maintenance. GeologicalSciences Newsletter 49

Duringthose years he also droveracingcars!! was $150.00 per month. Berteservedin theInfantry in theCalifornia National Mr.Haigh wasapioneer.He wasagoodrifle shotand Guard from 1910 to 1916, and in the Coast Artillery in carried arms agreat deal of the time when doing field 1916 and 1917. He was called to active duty on the work in the 1920s and 19305. (See photograph.) The Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona, and Calexico, guns were notfor hunting. After all,whenhe arrived in California, after the famous Mexican outlaw, Pancho El Paso, Pancho Villa had dared cross the border five Villa,made his attack on Columbus,New Mexico. yearsearlier,andMexican outlawshadraided theBrite His unit was federalized in1917 during World War I ranchinnorthernPresidioCounty,Texas,on Christmas andBerte wastransferred to France.Hewasinthefront Day,1917.Inaddition,hijackersroamed themountains linesin theMeuse-ArgonneOffensive,September25-29, along the unpavedroads in Culberson and Hudspeth 1918, wherehe receivedabad doseofphosgenegas.He Counties, between Toyah and Finlay, murdering and was sent home as an invalid, and was discharged on robbing alldefenseless victims.Law enforcement in the June 12, 1919. (The doctors gave him 10 years to live.) Trans-Pecosrural countrywaspracticallynon-existent. Not heeding the opinionof those all-knowingmedical In 1928 he went back to his first love,TexasMines,to experts,helived toservein the HomeGuard inMidland become a Professor of Geology andEngineering.Berte during World War 11, and then some. enjoyed his extra duty as part-time athletic director InOctober 1921,BerteenrolledintheTexasSchoolof andassistantbasketballcoachalmost asmuch,ormore, Mines inEl Paso, Texas,now known as The University than his teaching.Uponhis death,theflag wasflown at ofTexasatElPaso,under aGovernmentRehabilitation half mast at UT ElPaso. Program. In 1934 he transferred to University Lands in San Inspiteofhaving atotaloffivemonths ofhigh school, Angelo,Texas. he graduated in 1925, with a degree in extractive In 1937 Berte moved the University's field office to metallurgyand a minor in geology. Midland,Texas, which was morein the center of the oil Most of youreaders have seen the bigMon the west activity. He was promoted to Supervising Geologist of side of Mount Franklin in El Paso. Berte was there, University Lands, Geology. sloppingthe whitewash on the originalM. In 1941 Berte found time to marryhis sweetheart, After graduationBertespent one yearas a metallur- Caroline Saver,inElPaso. gicalengineer at VirginiaMines in Sierra County, New In 1954 after the death of Dr. Hal Bybee,Berte was Mexico.Since the companynever met a payroll, Berte initially appointed Acting Geologist in Charge of gave notice and returned to ElPaso. UniversityLands,and laterbecame Geologist inCharge. He was about to accept an offer from PotosiMining In 1962 Berte was placed on modified service with Company for employment inChihuahua City, Mexico, ordersfromDr.Dolly,UTViceChancellor,andtheBoard when he was saved by a counter offer from Dixie Oil ofRegentsoftheUniversityofTexasto writetheofficial Company for apositionin San Angelo,Texas. The pay history of University Lands. Harward Fisher, a UT graduate, was promotedto Geologist in Charge. Mr.Haighcompletedhisbook priorto hisdeath titled, "Land, Oil and Education." An unbound copy was received by his widow one hour after his death. Fortunately, a few weeks earlier, Berte was able to examineand approvethe final version at theprinters. Duringhis employmentwithUniversityLands, Berte saw the University Permanent Fund grow from a few million dollars to more than 2.3 billion dollars, mostly from oil and gas lease bonuses and royalties. That endowment was the underpinning which catapulted TheUniversityofTexas and TexasA&MUniversityinto institutionsof thefirst class.He alsosaw thenumber of oil and gas wells on the lands increase to more than 8,600. He developedor assisted in developingmany oiland gas leasing techniques which were later adopted by manypublic agenciesin this countryas wellasbysome BerteR.Haigh and GentryKiddonthe Miller Brothers'ranch foreign nations. inCulberson County, Texas in 1926 He also pioneered innovations which stimulated explorationonUniversityLands.He alwayspushedfor the adoption of new techniques for secondary and 50 September 1986

tertiaryrecovery.The Block 31Devonianfield inCrane member of the Scout Operators Council, which County,placedunder ahighpressuremiscible flood in organizedMidland's first scout check. 1949, with the full cooperationand encouragementof Berte helpedcharter thePermian Basin OilPioneers University Lands, was the first tertiary enhanced inMidland. Hisrecordingsof the recollections oftheold recovery project of such a nature in the world. That timers, dating from the SantaRita discovery,will be an overwhelming success fully validated Berte's foresight. invaluable contribution to the history of the Permian Atlantic hoped to recover an additional 70 million Basin. barrels of oil.That horizon,to date, has produced 194 Bertewaspersonalfriends with manyof theold-time, million barrels andis still going strong. internationally-known geologists such as Dr. Beedee, Berte also pioneered a wide open permit system Wallace Pratt, HalBybee,PhilKing,Russell Lloydand which allowed geological and geophysical exploration John Adams. He had a special relationship with all by all interested parties on the lands. (These permits engineeringand geologyprofessors at UTEP, especially require that all results be certified and furnished to with John Hills,Doc Quinn,SpeedyNelson,Bill Strain University Lands.) Berte always adhered to hismotto: andCap.Kidd.Hecherishedhis friendshipswithRonald "Play ball with the oil industry and the returns will DeFord,SamEllison,PeteFlawn andKeithYoungat the amount to billions." UniversityofTexas.Probably,hisbestfriendwasCharlie Inhis position,he was always entrusted with agreat Vertrees. deal ofconfidential information,theuse ofwhich would Berte also was well acquainted with several Texas have temptedlessermen; but such an act would never governors,most members of theBoard ofRegents,and have occurred to a man of his integrity. all Land Commissioners for the last five decades. He In the 19505,Berte framed the first waterpolicy ever treasured his friendships with numerous major oil adoptedby the Regentsfor UniversityLands. The plan company presidents and an inordinate number of gave first preference to the water needs of the independents. municipalities in the generalarea.Under the mandate, Mr.Haigh accumulated manyhonors duringhis life- he negotiateda multi-million dollar contract with the time, someof whichincluded: 1923,Wilson Scholarship city of Midland for subsurface water rights in the atTexasSchoolofMines;1953,LifeMembershipinWest westernportionofthePaulDavisfieldinMartinCounty. Texas Geological Society; 1955, Outstanding Ex- That policy still continues and has proven beneficial Student, University of Texas at El Paso; 1962, Life bothtoseveralcities inwaterstarved westTexasas well Membership, Midland Bowling Association (Berte as to the PermanentFund. carried a 200 average into his sixties); 1964, Life Berte's membershipsrevealhis widespreadand far- Membership, American Geophysical Union; 1972, ranging interest in science and education. He was a Inducted into the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum prominent member of the West Texas Geological Hall ofFame. At his induction,it was said,"He was the Society, serving as President in 1938, and designing right man, at the right place,at the right time." He was (with HiltonKaderli) the Society's logo whichis still in an honorarylifemember of the Santa Rita Club. use today.He was also chairman of the committee for Berte was co-founder of the CaptainKidd Memorial the American Association of Petroleum Geologists— Foundation at UTEP, which financed and built the whichsponsoredaregionalmeetingin1939 inElPaso seismic observatory on the University of Texas at El a first for WTGS.He waschairman of the filmhistorical Paso campus. That observatory was one of the first to committee for more than20 years.Heledtwofield trips detect minor earthquakesin the Permian Basin as far and chairedmanyother field trip committees.The city east as the Central Basin Platform and the Delaware ofElPaso routinelyconsulted Bertewhen searchingfor Basin. water. Berte waschief technical advisor to SamuelD.Myers, He was alsoamember oftheAAPGandtheAmerican who authored two outstanding volumes on the Institute of Professional Geologists, both of whom "Permian Basin Petroleum Empireof the Southwest,"a certified him as a professional geologist. Other publication authorized bythe George T.Abell Founda- organizations in which he participated included the tion for the benefit of Midland's Petroleum Museum. American GeophysicalUnion,the Geological Society of Berte is given lavish credit in those volumes. America, the Society of Petroleum Engineers of the Berte had a tremendous sense of humor and told AIME and the SEPM. manystories onhimself. He delighted inreminding me Berte wasactiveinthePresbyterianChurch.He chose that he was 60 yearsofage when he hiredme, yet when to be cremated because he "did not wish to take any Iretired, after 30 years, he was still working. more room on this crowded planet." He was a past Berte prided himself in his command of English, presidentoftheKiwanis Club andcontinued toserve in spelling,mathematics,writing,engineeringandgeology. variouscivic functions until hisdeath.Hewas amember He did his own income taxes. The IRS questioned his of the Fraternal Lodge1111, AF&AM at ElPaso and a deductions one year, but pity the poor IRS. Berte Geological Sciences Newsletter 51

respondedwith afootlocker full of paperwork, andthe as Geologistin Charge.AlthoughBerte wasnot aUTAustin graduate IRS capitulatedon the very first day! (he attended two terms of summer school in 1924), his close association withDr. Bybee and others the faculty promptedmany A favorite. There wereonly two vehiclesregisteredin on visits to the Geology Building. He was always a close friend of the TerrellCounty, Texas,when he wasdoing surface work Department, and attendedmany UT Austin alumni functions. inthat county.Berte drovepast somemesquitebushes andhit one-half of the county's vehicles head on. When Berte was a motorcycle messenger in France during World War I,he told me that his commanding officer stated:"Berte,theAllies areinmore danger than Jack E.Hughes (BA '48) died September 6, 1985, in the Germans, when you are on that cycle." Houston,Texas. WhiledoingminingworkalongtheArizona-California Anativeof Groesbeck,Texas,and aHouston resident border,Bertecould save40mileseach daybystraddling since 1963,Mr.Hughesretiredin1985 asgeologist from the rails and thumping across the Southern Pacific Enstar Petroleum. He was a member of the Memorial railroadbridge over the ColoradoRiver.Berte said,"We Drive United Methodist Church in Houston, the knew the trainschedules,andwerealways preparedto American Association ofPetroleumGeologists, andwas jump in the river." a U.S. Army Veteran from World War 11, earning the Due to his early training as a race car driver, Berte Bronze Star, the World War II Occupation Medal, the in a flamboyant manner at times. One day, in drove Eame Theater Ribbon with five Bronze Stars, the Austin,duringthe heavy traffic hour,it my honor was American Theater Ribbon,and the VictoryMedal. to cross the eight lanes of Congress Avenue with him He is survived by his wife, Jo, daughters, Carolyn against light, whilepushing a red another car. Hughes and Georgia Leigh Hughes, sons, Jack Eugene When offered a free cocktail, Berte said his Scotch Hughes, Jr., Charles Gantt Hughes, and wife Kay Lyn ancestry obliged him to accept. He called coffee, Hughes, all of Houston; brother, William C. Hughes of "Arbuckles."Berte had the spirit andthe motivation to Scotia, New York, grandson, Travis Olson Hughes, overcome his many misfortunes. A sickly childhood, Houston;aunts,Mrs.EvaChiles of Waxahachie,Texas, orphanedat an earlyage,compelledto supporthimself andNomahShelton of Dallas,Texas. during his teenageyears, denied high school, a World War Iinvalid,weresomesetbacks which onlyservedto bringouthis stubborn will to survive. In this day and time, the social groups would have placedthe youngster on welfare,but Iam convinced that Berte would have also overcome that handicap. Hedwig T. Kniker (BA 16,MA 17) passed awayin One reason for Berte's longlife was his partner and San Antonio onOctober 12, 1985. She worked with Dr. constant companion, Caroline. They shared life's J.A.Udden inpaleontologicalresearch at theBureauof pleasures.Theytraveled,theyknew where to dine,they Economic Geology until 1920. She was employed by knew where to get the best accommodations,and they Texaco and Phillips Petroleumuntil 1931, when she were always ready to try a new restaurant, achangeof opened her own consulting office in San Antonio, pace,or anewlyorganized tour.They would drive 100 providing paleontological and stratigraphicalservices miles out of the way to try a new restaurant or a for clientsexploringforoiland gasinsouthTexas.From differenthotel. Thefact thatCaroline wasstrucktotally 1945 to 1949 she was employed by the United deaf one night, in her sleep, early in their marriage, Geophysical Company and the Corporacion de never dampenedtheir love or enthusiasm for living. Fomento de la Produccion in Punta Arenas, Chile. In The1920'sand1930's spawnedaremarkablenumber 1950MissKniker retiredfromprofessionalpractice.For of world-known petroleumgeologists. They found oil. many years shebelonged to the American Association Thosemenwereleaders,notonlyintheirprofession,but ofPetroleum Geologists, SocietyofEconomic Paleontol- in civics andpolitics.Low oilpricesonlyincreased their ogistsandMineralogists,andtheSouthTexasGeological determination toprosper.Theywatchedthe price ofoil Society. dive to10centsperbarrelafter the Yatesfield discovery, MissKniker wasaloyalsupporterofTheUniversityof and afterwards, sweated through 12 lean years of Texasat Austin.InJune,1986, theUTBoard ofRegents hardshipand depressionbefore the pricerose to that accepted a bequest of $134,626 from Miss Kniker's magic figure of one dollar!! estateto expand theexistingset of17 bells inthe Main What about the class of '86? BuildingTower on theUTcampus toafull carillonof56 bells.The Board alsovoted to name the Tower carillon Editor's Note: The memorial on BerteHaigh was written byJames B. the Kniker Carillon in memoryofMiss Kniker. Zimmerman (MA'50),who washiredby HalP.Bybee andBerteHaigh. Hespent 30yearswith theUniversityLands office inMidland,15 years 52 September1986

asnow-covered schoolyardnear Memmingen,Germany onlyto be capturedby a crowd ofsecond graders and averyold man with avery old gun.He spent the next 15 months in a prison camp at Barth, in northwest Germany. Jack returned from the war as aconfirmed patriot,but with a great compassion for allpeopleno matterhow wrongor misguidedtheymight be.Despite a quick temper he never learned to hate, a rare attribute. Uponhis returnto the States, Jack went to Pleasant Hill,Louisiana, to call on the widowof his best friend and fellow pilot,George Rains. Jack and Jean got on well,and in due course, were marriedand blessed with two sons andtwo daughters.His wife, Jean GillLarsen, andchildren,LyndaLarsenBilleaud,MartinGillLarsen, Jack Kirby Larsen, Jr., and Janet Larsen Billeaud,all survive him along with seven grandchildren. Jack was trulydevoted tohis family.Heoften toldmeofhisfamily and the joysof their triumphs andthe agonies of their tragedies. Jack K. Larsen, Sr. Jack returned to Shell Oil Company for an enjoyable and rewarding23-yearcareer duringan excitingperiod of expandingexplorationalong theGulf Coast.He was Jack K. Larsen, Sr.(BA '40) died suddenlyin Maui, among the first of severalechelons of geologists hired Hawaii on March 25, 1986. He and his wife, Jean, and superbly trained by Shell after World War 11. The accompaniedby their youngestdaughter,JanetLarsen combination ofhis determination tosucceed andgood Billeaud,were onthe firstlegofabusiness/pleasuretrip work habits that demanded the best from himself and to Australia and various ports-of-call in the Western others movedJack to thefront rank ofaselectcadre of Pacific. He was 66 years old. His large family and a several hundred. His honesty and enthusiasm always virtual army of friends have lost an unusually warm, earned him the respect and trust of his superiors,his considerate, lovable and generous friend. Petroleum subordinates,and his competitors. geology and the petroleum industry have lost a In1964, while servingasShell's chiefof operationsin courageous, brilliant, and successful explorer. The the regional office in New Orleans, Jack resigned to University of Texas at Austin has lost a quietly accept apositionas explorationmanager for Southern supportivebooster.The nation has lost a patriot. NaturalGas Company inHouston.Duringhisfive years Jack thought ofhimselfas acountryboy.He wasborn with Southern Natural,Jack was especially effective in inasmall, ruralTexas towninHarris Countyon July 8, successfullyprogressingtheir explorationinto the Gulf 1919. Heneverforgot thetoughtimesof theDepression. of Mexico through the discovery of several important Atonepointhe,hisolder brother,andhisfatherloaded fields. all their possessionsinto one wagon and moved to the In 1969 Jack left Southern Natural to become EagleLakevicinityofColoradoCounty. Theirroutetook explorationvice presidentfor therapidly growingMesa them downHouston's Main Street. Jack said the wagon PetroleumCompanyof Amarillo,Texas.Later he would trip across Houston only took half an hour. Times do become group vice president and the executive vice change. president for Mesa.Mesa's T. Boone Pickens describes After finishing high school at Eagle Lake, Jack Jack's tenureas follows: "When Jack Larsen arrived in attended the UniversityofTexas at Austin,graduating Amarillo in 1969, Mesa was a small exploration in geology in 1940.He felt fortunate to land ajob as a companywithassets ofless than $80million.Bythe time roustabout at 48

enthusiastic explorers who carried out successful Duringthelate 19705,Mr.Mettsbecameinterestedin explorationefforts inCanada, theNorthSea,Australia, the University of Texas Undergraduate Student and numerous petroleum provinces in the United Geological Society. He not only provided financial States. assistance for the group, but also accompaniedthem After retiring from Mesa in 1984 Jack was busyas a occasionally on field trips. In recognition of his consultant and as a family man. He and Jean spent assistance,the student group dedicated oneof its field much of the last two yearsvisiting their children and trip guidebooksin his honor. beingvisited in Amarillo. Jack loved TheUniversityofTexas at Austin and was very proud when, in 1972, he was appointedto the GeologyFoundationof theUniversity.Later,in1983-85, he would serve as the chairman of the Foundation's Robert C. Redfield (MA '40) died on January 30, AdvisoryCouncil.DonBoydtells how Jack found a way 1986, inDallas,Texas.At the timeofhis death,Bob was to honor Mesa Petroleum Company and also support returningtohis home in Austinfrom Taiwan where he and serve the Geology Foundation."In early1980, the hadbeen working as a consultinggeologist. Board of Regents approved the Mesa Petroleum Most of Bob's career wasspent withthe U.S. Bureau CompanyFund in Sedimentary Geologyafter receiving of Reclamation as a geologist andengineer responsible a substantial gift from Jack to start the fund After ... for the siting, designing, foundation treatment and Jack'sdeaththeAdvisoryCouncil .votedunanimously .. construction of dams in Texas,Oklahoma, Kansas and to change the name of the fund he had so carefully New Mexico.Someof themajor damsinTexasincluded nurtured to the Jack K. Larsen-Mesa Petroleum the following: Sanford on the Canadian River, Twin CompanyFund in SedimentaryGeology."It fitting, is a Buttes on the Concho, and Choke Canyon on the closing statementon the life of a fine, dear man who Nueces.DamsinOklahomaincludedMcGeeCreek,Foss, achieved so much while simply trying to do the right Fort Cobb, Lake Thunderbird and Lake of the thing and to do right by everybody.And he did. Arbuckles.Bob also worked on the CheneyDam on the Iwant to thank Jean Larsen, others in Jack's family Ninnescah RiverinKansasandtheBrantleyDam onthe a helped preparethis and number ofhisfriends who me Pecos River in karst terrainin New Mexico. memorial. Bob retired from Reclamation in1975. Never one to by RobeyH. Clark be idle, he continued his career in engineeringgeology as a consultant to Harza Engineering on projects in South America,NorthAfricaandSpain.Duringthepast severalyears,BobwasretainedbySINOTECHEngineer- ingofTaiwan,RepublicofChina,asaconsultant during design and construction of a largeconcrete dam and hydropowercomplex in Taipei. His professionalaffiliations included the Association Dean Metts (BA '32), a well-known geologist and of Engineering Geologists, Geological Society of rancher,died after abriefillnessinThreeRivers,Texas, America, Austin Geological Society, New Mexico on November 16, 1985. He was 76. Geological Society and the Panhandle Geological Mr.Metts was a retired geologist and rancher, and Society. spent 20 years with Humble Oil Corporation and the Bob'stechnical expertiseand sound practicaladvice ChamplinCorporation. were highly regardedby his colleagues.His knowledge Mr.Metts was amember of manygeologicalsocieties, and insight into many things were rare, and fellow among them SigmaGamma EpsilonHonoraryGeologic workers accompanyinghim on field excursions could Fraternity, American Association of Petroleum Geolo- alwayslook forward to his interestingdiscourse onthe gists,theAmerican GeologicalInstitute,and theSociety physicaland geologicaspectsof the terrain,fauna and ofIndependentProfessionalEarthScientists.He served flora,architecture, culture and history. as presidentof the South Louisiana Geological Society Bobis survivedbyhis wife,Mary Jean,ofAustin,who from 1938 to 1939, and aspresidentof theNew Orleans also graduated from the Universityof Texas at Austin GeologicalSociety from 1944 to 1945. in 1938 with a Bachelor's degreein geology.He is also Mr.Metts wasalso amember oftheBoardofDirectors survived by a daughter,Sara Ann,of Houston,Texas. ofthe SanPatricioElectric Cooperative,Inc. at the time Bob will be missed by his familyand friends. of his death,a position which he held for 29 years.He wasalsoa memberof theChurchof theGoodShepherd, Episcopal,in George West, Texas. by Rizer Everettand Joe Jackson 54 September 1986

Constance Elizabeth Wollman (BS '49, MA '52) of We have been advised of the deaths of the following Austin,died of an apparent heart attack on February persons,but have no further information: 27, 1986. Dr.Wollmanreceivedbachelor'sandmaster's degrees in geology and a doctorate in botany, all from The Cleo EugeneBuck, Jr.(BS '54), deceased April4,1986. University of Texas. She taught at San Antonio Junior College and later worked at the Texas State Health Departmentasavirologist.Mostrecentlysheworkedas Charles Hurst Sample (BA '30), deceased September a realtor. 23, 1985. Dr. Wollman's many interests included ballet and Persian catbreeding.She spoke four languagesfluently, and wrote a book ofpoems, a novel, and several short stories. Helen(Patterson)Withers (BA'40),deceasedJune 25, Over manyyearsDr.Wollman had accumulated and 1984. identified acollection ofmore than 200,000 Precambri- an fossils.

Eachyear our record ofdeaths ofDepartmentAlumni is incomplete because we are uninformed about the events.Weurge eachofyou who receives confirmedinformation ofthis unpleasantnews topleaserelay the details to us. The Editors Geological Sciences Newsletter 55

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"The Candelaria Kids,"August, 1954,Ruidosa Hot Springs

Patrick L. Abbott (MA '65, PhD '73) is EliseDonnellAkin(BA'47), vice presidentof Florida. "Completed my15th yearwith the Professor and Chairman of Geological Photakin,Inc.,residesinWichita Falls."We company. Ido getbacktoHoustonoften to Sciences at San Diego StateUniversity in have two camera stores in Wichita Falls visit family and friends." California. "Our enrollment of majors andArlington.Also have13 grandchildren HenryJ. Alvarez(BS'59) livesinAustinwhere seemstoparallelthepriceofabarrelofoil. and one on the way.We're enthusiastic he is employed by the Texas Water Now is the time for us to rebuild our square dancers and enjoy traveling." DevelopmentBoard."Continuing to assess general education program. Am looking E.GayleAlbrecht (BS'60) is vicepresidentfor the groundwater resources of Texas. forwardto theGSA annualmeetinginSan the Esenjay Petroleum Corporation in Congratulations on another fine Newslet- Antonio this November. See you there." Corpus Christi. ter." EdwinV. Acker (BS '56) is a consultant and Charles W. Alcorn,Jr. (BA '52) and his wife Jeff Ambrose (MA '82) is a geologist with the rancher in Tilden, Texas. "Bey and Iwill Dorothy live in Victoria, where he has Tennessee Gas Pipeline in Houston. becomegrandparents again inSeptember. diversified business interests. His latest David L. Amsbury (PhD '57), geologist with Don't we all love these oil and cattle venture is overseas oil interests in the NASA Johnson Space Center, resides in prices." Philippines and Indonesia. Houston. "Ihave looked at 30,000 photos SamuelC. Adair,Jr. (BS '56) is a geophysical Elaine MarieAllan(BS '83) isa geologistwith ofearth from space, and worked with the advisor for Exxon in Houston. "We are Underground ResourceManagement,Inc., shuttlecrews to get more andbetterones. really enjoying living at Walden-On-Lake in Austin.Elaine writes,"Ihavea one-year- AnnandIbecame grandparents ofa little Conroe." old daughter and amlookingfortoo-large- girl, Meagan." Baxter Adams, Jr. (BS '51, MA '53), self to-swallow non-crumbling, relativelyinert Bill Anderson (BA '67, MA '75) is a senior employed, resides in Medina, but still rock and mineral samples for her developmentgeologistwithPhillips Petro- maintains anofficeinHouston. "Iamliving collection." leum Company in Houston. on aranchnearKerrville andprospecting Fred Altman (BS '42), account executive at James H. Anderson (PhD '85) resides in as the economic climate permits." Paine Webber, resides in Ft. Lauderdale, Bellaire, Texas, where he is a research 56 September1986

specialist at ExxonProduction Research, married Rodney Baker last year. cists in New Orleans; Fred with Shell "Debbie andIare expectinganother baby Ernest T.Baker,Jr. (BS '55) resides in Austin Offshore, Inc. and Teresa with Amoco inSeptember." and continues in his position as senior Production Company. PaytonV.Anderson (BS '45), apartner inW.D. staff geologist with the U.S. Geological Lynn S. Beeler (BS '62), senior programmer Anderson and Sons inMidland,is activein Survey. with Computer Language Research, Inc., oil and gas exploration in most areas W.F. (Bill) Baker (BS '51) has retired and is livesinCarrollton,Texas. "Ihavebeenbusy except the west coast. He and his wife, now enjoying life on Lake Palestine, developing sales tax programs for the Evelyn, have six grandchildren. Their golfing, fishing and watchingthe wildlife. personalcomputers. Enjoyplaying soccer main interests aretraveling and golf. Donna Balm (BS '78) is a graduate student with mydaughter.My sonis attendingUT Aria Jo (Payne) Anderton (MA '71) is a workingonherPhD atCambridgeUniver- in Austin." housewife,mother and student againand sity inEngland. "Iam activein the London Walter E.Belt,Jr.(BS '43)islandmanagerfor lives in Lubbock. She reports "I will be Geological Society, and enjoying life in Triad Energy Corporationin Houston. playing a recital from the Peace Tower Britain,but still wearingmy cowboyboots James I.(Jay) Bennett, CPL (BS '52) is an Carillion at the Houses of Parliament in andholding on tomy Texas roots." independentlease broker in Alief, Texas. Ottawa, Canada, in July." She and her James M.Balogh(BS'72) reports,"Ithasbeen "Henrietta and Ilove to travel. Our husband,Norman, havethree sons. abusyyear!Transco bought Exchange Oil children havegraduatedfrom college and Douglas RussellAndress(BS '80) states that, and Gas from Georgia Pacific, Char got are now married. We have four grand- "After working as a senior geophysicist laid off from her job, and June 11, 1986, children." withthe Chevron/GulfCompany four and our first child,Brigitte Arianna, wasborn. Charmaine C.Bentley(BS '77) is ahousewife a halfyearsinHouston,New Orleans and No tellingwhatelse willhappeninthe next and student and lives in Elk City, Okla- San Ramon, California, Itook a new job six months!" homa. "Thought Iwould find an area with Sun Oil Company, and am happily Bill R. Banowsky (BS '82) lives in Corpus relatively secure,butthe 'bust' is shutting and enthusiastically working offshore Christi and is ageologist for Exxon. down education in Oklahoma." G.O.M. as a staff geophysicist in Dallas, Ben Barrow (BS '51) is recently retired. He is Robert L. Bentley (BS '54) is operations Texas." looking forward to the completion of his manager for Harvard Energy in Calgary, Carl E.Andrews(BS '58) livesinDallas where new home in Utopia,Texas. Alberta, Canada. "Happy to report my heis a real estatebroker. Thomas D. Barrow (MA '48) resides in daughter graduated from Carleton Uni- Edgar P. Armstrong (BS '51) is a district Houston. Tom continues as an active versity withabachelor's degreeinHonor's engineer manager for the Internal participant in the affairs of the Geology English." RevenueService in Houston. FoundationAdvisoryCouncilasanHonor- Allen J. Bertagne (MA '80), geophysical James M.Armstrong (BS '78) is employedby aryLife Member. consultant with AJB Explorationlives in the First SavingsAssociation ofEastTexas RobertBartels (BS '85) is employedby Raba- Lakewood, Colorado. He reports "Have asanaccountant. Hewrites,"Ireallyenjoy Kistner Consultants, Inc.,in SanAntonio. been consulting for the oil industry and living inHouston,and a specialhelloto all He hasbeenworkingas afield geologist in spent last summerinthe SpanishPyrenees my old friends." the areas of engineering geology, hydro- supervising aseismic crew.Spend halfmy Tom F. Armstrong (BA '75), president of geology and environmental aspects. time inHouston and halfinDenver.Ilove Armstrong Energy in Dallas,has recently Jerald H. (Jerry) Bartley (BS '37, MA '38), the variety and get a kick out of the founded Armstrong Operating Inc., for owner of Remote Sensing Exploration pressure. It's almost like workingfor Milo explorationprograms in the Hardeman U.S.A. in Midland,writes,"I'm too busy to Backus again!" Basin of north-central Texas. retire, rattling around in all the major EarlH.Bescher(BS '40)livesinKingwoodand Larry M. Asbury (BS '59, MA '61) is a vice basins of U.S.A. via satellite imagery. All is enjoyinghis retirement from Exxon."I president of international explorationfor the family in good shape, trust you and am still activeinhelping qualified profes- the Atlantic Richfield Company, in Los yours are the same.Looking forward to sionals in their career development." Angeles. "While oil prices have certainly the class of '37 reunion, and also to MortonBigger,Jr. (BS'47) lives inShreveport put adamper onourbusiness,thereis still receiving the annualNewsletter." wherehe is the president of the Atakora some action in the international arena." Joe Beard (BS '42) is apetroleumgeologist in Corporation. He and his wife, Jackie, like southern Wichita Falls. DonG. Bilbrey (BS '53, MA'57) has recently California verymuch. R.E. Beatty, Jr. (BA '51, BS '53) is an retired asmanagerofthe Gulf Oil Corpo- EdwardR. Atwill(MA '60) residesinNeskow- independentgeologicalconsultant in San rationin New Orleans. He says 'The first in, Oregon, where he is the owner of the Antonio. six months of retirementhavebeen great Neskowin Marketplace.He left the corpo- RalphJ.Beaver(BS '58) ispresidentofBevex and the current plight ofthe oilindustry ratelife two years ago to enter the retail Corporation in Ft. Worth. He sends his makes it doubly so.Ihope,for the sake of business which he finds challenging and regards to the class of'58. the oil statesandindustry personnel that rewarding. Gray E.Bebout(BS '81, MA'84) residesinLos this slump doesn't last too long." Sara S. Avant-Stanley (BS '78) is a radio Angeles where he continues his doctoral Shelley Billings (BS '84) is a geologist with announcerwithstationWMISin Natchez, studies in the Department of Earth and Core Laboratories in Dallas. Mississippi. SpaceSciences at UCLA. CeceliaBinig (BS '80) set a Sohio-Gulf Coast Walter B. Ayers, Jr. (PhD '84), research Will Beck (MA'55),is anexplorationmanager Divisionrecord forthe longestconsecutive associate with the University of Texas with BHP Petroleum (Americas), Inc. in offshore wellsite duties— 26 days! "I was Bureau of Economic Geology, lives in Midland. "In January, 1985, Broken Hill supervising the conventionalcores,exam- Austin. Proprietary, the largest company in ining samples, and evaluating the E- Byron Bachschmid (BS '83) is a geologist at Australia, purchased all of the stock of logging and velocity surveyonPensacola J.W. Humbard in Midland. "I am working EnergyReserves Group,Inc.InJuly,ERG's Blk 948. EdCazier (MA '84) is attempting southeastern New Mexico geology, and name was changed to BHP Petroleum to set the new record." Delaware basin to shelf stratigraphy." (Americas), Inc. with responsibility for GaleBishop (PhD '71) is a geologyprofessor A.C. Baker (BS '51) is an independent explorationin all of the western hemis- at GeorgiaSouthernCollegeinStatesboro, geologist in Wichita Falls. phere." Georgia. Gale is "still studying fossil Carol Swenumson Baker (BS '84) is a Fred H. (BS '83) and Teresa Harkrader decapods and am active in research geophysicist for Exxon in Houston. She Becker (BS '83) are workingas geophysi- projects. The family is super, everyone is GeologicalSciences Newsletter 57

healthy and happy." Had fun visiting friends during the WTGS Texas, Texas Panhandle and the North Norman G.Bishop (BA'57), vice presidentof spring field trip in Big Bend." Slope ofAlaska. ZiaTechnology,Inc.has movedtoRuidoso, Clint Booth (MA '56) is president (owner) of Mark M. Briggs (BS '85) lives in Austin and New Mexico, where he will pursue his Booth Energy Company inDallas. "Things works for Maxim Engineers as a soil company's plansto build amini-steel mill. look badbut wemade it through the '60's analyst. His favorite pastime activity is driving and we'll make it through this." BuddyBrock (BS'56)isafarmandinvestment around the mountainsto seethebeautiful Silverio Bosch(BS '74, MA'75) is anindepen- manager in Ganado, Texas. "Sorry to see sights. dentgeologist inCorpus Christi."Lisa and the oil patch going through such hard 1 William T. Biskamp (BS '54) is manager, Ienjoyedgreat trips toobserve 'geology in times. Don't know whereIwentwrong,but minerals forPlacid Oil CompanyinDallas. Antigua and St. Lucia, West Indies." have my thirdkid going to Texas A&M." "Not much change fromlast year." DavidW. Bower (BS '85), research consultant Richmond L.Bronaugh(MA '50) retired from Frank Bissett (BS '82) is a petroleum withSkipper Lay and Associates,resides Baylor University Geology Department consultant forGeonomics inAustin,andis in Austin. after teaching 30 years,and is now living currently gathering data for oil and gas DonR.Boyd(BS'58)is presidentofGulf Coast in British Columbia, Canada. evaluations,as wellasperforminggeologic Exploration Company in Corpus Christi. Ken Brook (BS '67) is president of Desert and discounted cash flow analysis for He reports"It wasgreatto see somanyold Ventures, Inc. in Reno, Nevada. "Despite clientsinTexas.His thesisisinprogressfor friends and to have the opportunity to the so-so price ofprecious metals,we are his MAinenergy andmineral resources at make new onesduringthepast year when having a busy year." UT Austin. Iwas a candidate for president-elect of Gerald R. Brooks(BS '58) is a vice president Keith Bjork (BS '84) is a medical student at AAPG.Eventhough Ilost theelection,the with Marlin Exploration inShreveport. Texas Tech School of Medicine. many new andrenewed friendships made C.DouglasBrown(BS '84)is completingwork Thomas K.Bjorklund(MA '62) is workingfor it all worthwhile." on his master's degree at SMU in Dallas. AmocoProduction Company asa division WaltV.Boyle (BS'54, MA'55) isanexploration His summersarespent workingforSun Oil explorationgeologist in Englewood,Colo- geologist for Shell Western Exploration Company in Corpus Christi. rado.He isstudying Chinese andhopesto and Production, Inc. in Houston. "Pros- Charles Elmo Brown (BA '76, MA '79) is visit China soon. pecting in the Permian Basin." employed as anexplorationgeologist with Fredrick S.Blackmar (BS '55) is owner of C- Richard G. Bozanich(MA '78) is coordinator, Placid Oil Company in Denver. "For those A EnterprisesinCorpus Christi. He is"still planningand studies,forAmoco Corpora- familiar with our house remodelling teaching golf and repairing clubs. Son, tioninChicago. 'The winters upheretake adventure, it's finally finished, but Kathy Phil, won'Rookie of the Year' on the PGA some getting used to. Doris and Iare says never again." tour." expecting our third childin September." Gib Brown (BS '76) continues his work as a HarveyBlatt(MA '58) resides inNorman and David O. Bozeman (BS '51) has retired after consultant inAmarillo. Hewrites"Jeanette continues in his position as professor of working 29 years with Sohio Petroleum and Ihave three children now and enjoy geology at OU. He reports "no significant Company inHouston. "Itook earlyretire- living in Amarillo, away from those view- changes from last year other than age, ment butIstillplanto do someconsulting obstructing trees in Austin." soonto be geologic in magnitude." work." Wallace E. Branson(BS '42, MA '54) is living RobertH.Blodgett (PhDcandidate)willbe an Bryan Bracken (MA '82) is pursuing a PhD in Houston. "Although retired,Ikeep two instructorintheDepartmentofGeologyat degree in the Departmentof Geology and offices as an 'independent' and work up Dickinson College, Carlisle,Pennsylvania, Geophysics at the University of Utah in deals to give to friends." beginning this August. Salt LakeCity. J.E. Woody Bryant (BS '43, MA '48) is a Jeffrey A. Blohm (BS '76) is in the U.S. Air Arthur V. Bradshaw (BS '42) is retired and consulting geologist in Dallas. He reports Force stationed atDavis MonthanAFB,in livesinSmithville,Texas. "After 31yearsin "Businessis slow so Iwill spendmost ofmy Tucson. southLouisiana,Ihavecome to Texas for time working on drilling prospects in DanBlunk (BA'70) isapsychiatristinElPaso. my next 31 years." south Texas." Patricia Bobeck (MA '85) resides in Austin PhilipBraithwaite (MA '58) isamanager with Leonard C.Bryant (BS '57) is anindependent and foundedGeotechnical Translations in Mobil in Dallas. "Changed directions at geologist in Helotes,Texas. 1985.Shehas recentlycompleted Chinese work from Alaska to deep-water sands Julius A. Buchanan (BS '41) is retired and scientific andcultural consultingwork for andamenjoyingthe newchallenge.Bobbie lives in Tyler. He writes, "I keep very busy Emerald Exploration, Inc. The work is working on her thesis for a master's doing volunteer work." involvedpresenting seminars on "How to degree." Thais Jeanne Bullard (MA '51) spends her do Business in China" and preparing a William A.Bramlette (MA '34)is retired from winters on Kona Coast, Hawaii, but her brochure and other publications in Chi- Exxonand living in Houston. permanent home is in Taos, New Mexico. nese. Pat's company specializes in the Tamara AndersonBraun(BS'82) is employed Phil Bullock (BS '83) is working for Under- translation of foreign language geologic as a geologist withHillin Oil in Houston. ground Resource Management in Austin. and geophysical articles, simultaneous Tom Breedlove (BS '54) lives in Lafayette, Phil assisted with the summer, 1986 interpretingservices,andresearchingand Louisiana, where he is a geologist with course, Hydrogeological Field Methods, locating scientific information. Marathon Oil. taught by Jack Sharp. DavidBocanegra(BS '79) works asa geophys- Herbert L.Brewer (BS '47), vicepresident of Terrie Buratti (BA '84) works as a research icist for Diamond Shamrock inDallas. exploration with Triton Energy inDallas, analyst for SouthwestEnergyConsultants Murray E. Body (BA '31) is retired as is still doing a lot of travelling. "Our in Austin. president of Oasis Oil Company of Libya, operations inFrance continued to expand Claude M. Burnett (BS '51) is a consulting and enjoying life in Ft. Lauderdale, andIhavebeento Parisanumberoftimes geologist in Dallas. Florida. this year." T.J. (Jeff)Burnett,Jr.(BS '48)isthe ownerof Louis F.Bonner(BS'32) isenjoyingretirement AnneLow Brigham(BS '84), a geologist with theT.J.Burnett &SonInsuranceCompany in Houston. Hunt Petroleum Corporation in Dallas, is in Houston. JohnL.Boone(BS'73, MA '79) is employed as currently workingon the developmentof JamesD.Burke (BS '38) is retired andlives in a petroleumgeologist withEverest Miner- fields in northern Louisiana. Corpus Christi. als Corporation in Corpus Christi. "I am BenM.Brigham(BS '83) residesinDallas and Arthur Busbey (BS '75, MA '77) and Janet surviving the current oil and gas slump. works as a geophysicist. "Working west Busbey Nilsson (BS '77) live in Ft. Worth 58 September1986

Jenny, is a graduate student at the University ofHouston." Royce P. Carr (BA '74, BS '76), exploration manager forHintonProduction Company, lives in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. He reports "Oursecond sonwasbornlast October.We arebuilding a newhome and enjoyinglife here." RalphV. Carson, Jr. (BS '55) is a coordinator of accounting policies for Conoco in Wilmington, Delaware. "Sure will be interesting to see where oil prices are when thisNewsletter is published." RobertD. Carter (BS '48,MA '48)has recently retired and moved to Austin. He writes "Finally got that granddaughter we wantedand we'reburning upthe highway to Houston to seeher." DwightE.Cassell (BS '54, MA '57) is explora- tion managerfor Tri-Power Petroleum in Houston.Dwightreports,"LindaandIhad a great trip to Peru and Chile to get a better look at Mr. Halley's comet. Both daughters graduated from UT thisspring. Hanging inthere andwaiting forthe boom to come back." Charles A. Caughey (BS '69, MA '73) is employed as exploration manager for Some studentsinF.L.Whitney's1935-36paleontologyclass ontheir waytoafossil hunt Inexco Oil Company in Houston. DonaldE.Caussey(BS '51) isa vicepresident with Pennzoil inDenver. RalphS.Chamness (BS '57) is chiefgeologist where Art is an assistant professor of San Antonio.He does a lot oftraveling to with Texasgulf Chemicals Company. geology at TCU and Janet is continuing Southand CentralAmericaand wouldlike Ralphandhis wife, Madge, arenow living graduate work. They send "ahearty hello to hear from friends who live in those in Greenville,North Carolina. to y^ll in the department. We wish we areas. Guy A. Chamot (PhD '69) is an international could get down to visit moreoften,but we Luis Canales (MA '84) is employed with Geo- consultant with offices in Washington, aresobusy. Our friends aretruly welcome Tech in Corpus Christi. D.C. to visit us anytime." Alvin Candela (BS '41) lives inGalveston and William D. Chandler(BS '51) lives inMidland Ron Butterworth (MA '70) is an exploration is semi-retired. He reports, "With the where he is a division manager with manager for Pennzoil inHouston. recent mergersandbankruptcies,itseems American Quasar Petroleum Company. RobertW. Bybee (BA '41),president ofBybee like only yesterday that domestic oil sold Jenny Burgen Chapman (MA '84) is a International Inc., resides inHouston. He for $24/30 a barrel. Then the major oil hydrogeologistwithEnvironmentalEvalu- writes, "enjoying golfing, fishing, hunting companies went to the Middle East to ation Group inSanta Fe,New Mexico. and retirement fromExxon." explorefor cheap oil. As ofthis date $30/ GeorgeDonChastain(BA '75) is anindepen- GaryLeeByrd (BS'84) is aroofingcontractor barrel oil is selling for $10. Is supply and dent consulting petroleum geologist in in Dallas. demand the factor or 'economies'? The RoundRock, Texas. William M. Byrd (BA '54, BS '56, MA '58) Arabs will find out in due time." Walter Chatham,Jr.(BA'48, MA '50) is retired continues to work with Exxon as a J.D. Carballo(MA '85) resides inHouston and and lives in Mineral Springs, Texas. He computer applications geologist in is employed as an explorationgeologist says, "Hello again to everyone." Houston. with Marathon Oil Company. Tom H. Chesnut (BS '59) is sales manager for Jim Byrne(PhD '75) isageologicalconsultant W. Henry Cardwell (BA '38) does consulting Texas Industries, Inc., living in Arlington inHouston. workinHouston andlooksforward to the and reports,"I am still selling lightweight Warren J.and Susan K.Cage(BS '50,BA '50) Newsletter everyyear. aggregate for old TXI and have received are enjoying their retirement living in the A.T. (Toby) Carleton (BS '52, MA '53), vice my 20-year pin. Texas hill country nearBoerne. Susan is president ofPogo Producing Company in C.A. Chimene (BS '50) resides in Houston active in wildflower cataloguing, Jack Midland, is getting ready for the next wherehe is the president of The Laahnz plays golf and they bothlook forward to boom. Corporation. the Newsletter. MarvinT. Carlsen (BS '52) resides inMidland Joe Christie (BS '58), president of Christie Frank K. Cahoon (BS '57) is a director for where he is a semi-retired geologist- EnergyCompanyin Austin,writes,"active- Colony Energy Corporation in Midland. mudlogger. He reports "The downturnin ly expanding pipeline operations of our "Paula and Ihave a granddaughter." oil-well drilling has left me doing mostly company." Joe has been appointed by Donald G. Campbell(BS '59) resides inTulsa yard andhouse renovations. Best wishes GovernorWhite aschairman forthe Texas andisa senior vicepresidentwithReading to the staff,alumni andprofessors atUT." Commission onEconomyandEfficiencyin &BatesPetroleum Company."Stillsearch- SteveCarlson(MA '84) employedbyUnionOil State Government. ing for reserves and doing weekend Company as a geophysicist lives in Rubie Vaughan Christner (BA '29) is self ranching in theserough and tough times." Houston. "I've just finished a training employedandresides inShamrock,Texas. Donald M.Campbell(BA'54)is a geophysicist program indataprocessingand sweating Stephen E. (BS '40, MA '41) and Patricia S. with Inter-American Geodetic Survey in out the state of the industry. My wife, Clabaugh (MA '62) reside in Spicewood, GeologicalSciences Newsletter 59

Texas. Steve is professor emeritus in the WeymanW. Crawford(BS'50)lives inHouston He and his wife have a baby boy named Department of GeologicalSciences at UT andisan executivevicepresident withElf Matthew. Austin. "Pat and Icontinue to enjoy Aquitaine Petroleum. DonaldF. Dean(BS '83) works as aresearch retirement onthebanks ofthePedernales. William E. (Bill) Crawford (BS '62) is scientist at the University of Texas Gardening, swimming,stonemasonryand employed by Hunt Oil Company in Dallas InstituteforGeophysics.He ishappy living visits ofchildren and grandchildren keep as ageophysicist."Doing wellandhappy to in Austin and "having a great job." usbusy and happy." bebackwithHunt afterafive-yearhiatus. Leslie A. Dedeke,Jr., (BS '55) continues to Joseph C. Clark (BS '57, MA '59) is visiting Greetings to '62 classmates and best work as an area geophysicist in Houston professor ofgeology atIndianaUniversity wishestothe facultyformoregreat years." for Union Exploration Partners LTD. ' ofPennsylvania.He has presentedpapers SteveCumella (BS '77,MA '81) is a geologist GarryO.Dent(MA 75) ispresidentofCavalry to the Pittsburgh and Monterey Bay withChevron in Denver. ExplorationCorporation inHouston. GeologicalSocieties andalso continueshis RussellW. Cumley (BA '31, MA'31) resides in David Dwight Dernick (BS '80) has set up a work on the California Coast Ranges. Austin and is retired. district office for Dernick Resources, Inc. W.G. Clarkson,Jr.(BA'37) is semi-retiredand JohnM.Curchin(MA '85)is a geophysicistfor in Oklahoma City where he is the vice resides in Midland. UNOCAL in Lafayette. "My thesis will be president ofexploration. RobertC. Cobb(BS'77,MA'80) isgeologist111 published in a special issue of JGR." William H. (Bill) Devine (BS '48) does for the StandardOil Production Company Hugh W. Curfman (BS '48) is working as an consulting work for McCord Exploration inDallas. "I'mworkingtheAnadarkoBasin independent geologist in Lafayette. He inHouston. of southwest Oklahoma. Everything is writes,'Things arequietathome with our PatriciaWood(BA '70) andEdDickerson(BA going along fine." fifth child at SMU. The birth of our new '58,MA '66)send"greetingsfrom Midland." Kyle S. Cockerham (BS '83) works as a grandchild shouldliven things alittle." Ed is a consulting geophysicist who geologist in Salinas, California. Thomas B. Curlee (BS '50), a consultant in developeda shallow seismic system which George Coffin (BS '59) is a technical service OklahomaCity,likes"tokeep in touchwith is seeing increasing action inmany areas engineer in Houston. old friends and classmates at UT." ofthe U.S.Pat's consulting business is off H. Grady Collier,Jr. (BS '49) is an indepen- DavidK. Curtice (BS '53) isretired andliving to a positive start instructural research, dent geologist in New Orleans. "I am very in San Antonio. hazardous-waste-disposal-sitestudies happy to have received an honorary life Harris P. (Koop) Darcy (BS '51) is an and international exploration. membershipintheNew OrleansGeological independent geologist in Houston. 'The Jane Ormond Dinkins (BS '38) is retired and Society.Ihavebeenelectedvice president EnergyExploration,Inc. No. 1Asher well lives in Houston. "Still raising red angus of the Society of Independent Earth in Israel is 21,428' T.D. Psalm 27:14, cattle on our farm at Chappell Hill." Scientists, as well as vice president for Proverbs 25:25. Hallelujah!!!" George A. Donnelly, Jr. (BS '40) is president their foundation." Larry J. Darnall (BS '58) is president of ofThe Eastland Oil Company. Hestilllives Bryan D. Collins (BS '50) resides in San Darnall Petroleum, Inc. in Dallas and inMidland and keepslooking for gas and Antonio where he continues to enjoy reports, "Struggling along like everyone oil despite all the doom and gloom. retired life. "We areplanning a trip 'down else but there's always asilver lining." MatthewL.Doolen(BS'81),a seniorgeologist under' this winter whichis summertime in MichaelJ.Darr (BS '81) isagraduate student withExxonin Midland,reports,"trying to Australia." NAUinFlagstaff,Arizona.Helikes Arizona hang on andhope for animprovementin James W. Collins (BS '56), president of C.K. butmisses the hill country. oilpricessoon.Our one-year-oldsonkeeps Resources in Corpus Christi, reports, RickDauzat(BS '80) works for EssoExplora- us busy." "Daughter graduated from UT this May, tion as a petroleum geologist in the JamesDoyle(BS '73,MA'76) resides inDallas must be getting old." Europe-AfricaDivision. Rick is currently whereheis a geologist with StandardOil Carlton Cook (BS '78) is employed by South working the areas of Tanzania, Uganda, Production Company. Louisiana Venture, Inc. in Lafayette. Zaire and Mozambique.Nextyear he will Robert E. Doyle, Jr. (BS '55, MA '57) is John D. Cooper (MA '64, PhD '70) is a be transferringtoNew Jerseyto thenewly president of American Energy Reserve professorofgeologicalsciences at Califor- formed organization, Exxon Company, Consultants in Houston. "Formed Ameri- nia State University, Fullerton. John has International. canEnergysevenyearsago and amin the been verybusyand reports,"Icoauthored George A. Davis (BS '59) is the president of business ofbuyingdevelopedandundeve- a geology text,A Trip Through Time, and Geophysical Consulting Company in loped oil and gas properties. Would amlookingforwardtothe lASCongress in Houston. welcome theopportunity to visit with any Australia whereIwill presenttwopapers. George H. Davis (MA '66) resides in Tucson ofthe geology alumni." The children are growing up fast and are where heis viceprovost of the University John G. Drake (BS '74) is an independent active in many sports. Hope to see old of Arizona. George reports, "With my geologist in Corpus Christi. John was friends in Austin in'87." hectic schedule Istill plan to teach. My elected president of the Corpus Christi MaryBethCooper(BA '67, MA'69) resides in three sons aregrowingup fast and doing GeologicalSociety for the 1986-87 year. Denver where she is the president of fine." DanielDavidDroll(BS '49), generalmanager Cooper Smith, Inc. MaryQ.Davis(BS '48) isamcd lab technician for Shaffer DeMexico,lives in MexicoCity Frank G. Cornish (MA '75) is a district at the Mother Frances Hospitalin Tyler, but maintains his home base in McAllen. exploration geologist in Corpus Christi Texas. "Will take early retirement this year." with TXO and says, "holding ontomy job Richard A. (Skip) Davis, Jr. (MA '61) is a Thomas V. Dubois (BS '77) is an independent until the next boom." His children are professor of geology at the University of geologist in Corpus Christi. seven and five years old. South Florida inTampa.Skip reports,"My RalphC.Duchin(MA'55)works asa geologist Bill C. Cotner (BS '53) is owner of Meadco first year in13 as agardenvariety faculty withZinn Petroleum CompanyinHouston. Properties inMidland. member has been lots of fun. Will be in CarolynKirschnerDufurrena (MA '79) does Jerry Covington (BS '43) is a geologist in Australia forthreemonths andwill attend consulting for small mining concerns, Midland. "Still looking for oil, gas and the lAS." looking for goldin Winnemucca,Nevada. sulfur. Best regards to allmyclassmates." Wm. H. Davis (BS '41) is retired and lives in William E. Dunaway (MA '62) is trying to R.Wilson Cozby, Jr. (BS '61) says, "Allis well. San Antonio. weather the economic crunch in King- Son,Drew, is a freshman at UT." Wilson is BradDawson(BS '82) lives in Houston andis wood,Texas,as anindependentgeologist. a pediatric dentist inTyler. a geologist withDawsonExploration,Inc. Don Dunbar, Jr. (BS '51) lives in Midland 60 September1986

where he has been an independent everyone and says, "Visitors are most Letter in Washington, D.C. Murray's petroleumgeologist for the past 30years. welcome." consulting business continues to thrive, "Mysonis workingwithme while finishing Arthur B. Elliott, Jr. (BS '55, MA '58) is a and his newsletter is in its sixth yearof his MS at UTPB. We explore the Permian geological advisor for Mobil in Dallas. publication. "Wife, Natalie, will be an Basin and have participated in wells in "Back workingon the lower48 after three elementary school principal; daughter, AlabamaandMississippi.Daughter,Heath- yearssupervising Mobil's regionalgeology Elyann, will enter Washington University er, graduates this year from Duke with a section in London. Wife and daughter in St. Louis this fall; son, Harry, is at the BSin Geology." enjoyingreacquainting ourselves with old UniversityofMaryland,andJoshisin high Robert B. Dunbar (BS '75) is an associate and new friends in the USA." school." professor of geology and geophysics at AbR.Ellis,Jr.(BS'50), adistrict development Nancy Null Ferstler (BS '79) resides in Rice University in Houston.He willbe on geologist with StandardOil,hasmovedhis Houstonwhere she is employed withJohn sabbatical at Victoria University in New offices from Midland to Dallas. 'This big H.Young, Inc. as an explorationgeologist. Zealand during 1986-87. city living takes a little getting used to." Johnnie E. Fish (MA '70) is working with the DavidE.Dunn(PhD '64) is deanofthe college Ross Ensley (BS '76) is an exploration U.S. Geological Survey inMiami,Florida. of natural sciences and mathematics at geophysicist withEssoExplorationInc.in DorothyYates Fisher (BA '27) is retired and UT Dallas. "Gretchen and Iare now well Houston."Esso planstomove our offices to lives inRosenberg,Texas."I aminterested settledin Dallas. My job remains fun and New Jersey and Iam looking forward to inanythingaboutUTAustin especiallythe the challenge ofhelping get our engineer- the change ofscenery.On the homefront, geology department." ingprogramstartedis reallyexciting." my wife and sons aredoing well." SterlingH. (Chip) Fly 111and D'nese Young Joe A. Durham (BA '57) is president and Albert (Al)W.Erxleben(MA'74) isa division Fly (BS '80, MA '85) are geologists in owner of General Sound Company. He geologist for Tenneco Oil in Houston. Midland. Chip is employed with Cities reports,"Ifinally gotSarah to moveto the "Explorationof the Texas Gulf Coast and Service O&G and D'nese with J.W. Hum- country,Parker, Texas,so Icommute to East Texas Basin is more challenging and bard & Associates. They are proud to ourbusinessinRichardson.Leisuretimeis fun thaneverbefore.These times truly test announce the birth of their second son, spent dove andturkey hunting with some our resolve and our abilities." Seth. sidetripstoLakeProctorfor ducks.Really James P. Evans 111(MA '65) resides in New RichardR.Foster (BS '50) resides inMidland enjoy the Newsletter.11 Orleans where he is the president of the whereheisareal estateagent.He reports, ShirleyPetersonDutton(MA'77), aresearch Orleans ExplorationCompany. "After 35 years in the oil business, Iam associate at the Bureau of Economic Rizer Everett(BA '37, BS'37) is a consulting nowselling andinvestinginreal estate.In Geology,hasbeen invited toparticipatein geologist in Austin. "In the spring of '85 Midland thereis more actioninreal estate the 1986-87 Distinguished Lecture Pro- Hildegard andIvisited family membersin than thereis inoil." gram of the American Association of Washington, D.C. at the height of the Hewitt B. Fox(BA '47, BS '48, MA '48) is an Petroleum Geologists. She will speak cherryblossom season,also visited family independent oil and gas operator in before scientific societies and universities and friendsin CaliforniaandNew Mexico. Corpus Christiandis "planning tojointhe throughout the United States andCanada Took our granddaughters to Epcot and 1947 graduates at Colorado Springs in onthe topic,"Diagenesis of Pennsylvanian Disney World in Florida. Served as chair- July." Arkosic Sandstones, Anadarko Basin." man ofregistration for GCAGS. InMarch Elizabeth A. (Jennings) Fox (BA '61) says Shirley is also working on her doctoral we met with the Stanvac planning com- that, "After workingforthe GeneralLand degree in geology at the University of mittee to initiate plans for the October Office ofTexas for six years,and living in Texas at Austin. reunionofemployees whohaveworkedin Austin since graduating from UT, my Fred A. Ealand (BA '45, BS '48) lives in Indonesia. Iurge all geology graduates to family moved to Corpus Christi. We miss Houston and works as an exploration give financial support to the Geology Austin, and news about the Southwest geologist for Exxon."Youngest daughter Foundation and to submit your news Conference,but Corpus is a friendly city, Carol was married in April. I'll probably items for the Geological Sciences News- and we are happy here." retire before the year is over." letter." DanFrantzen(MA '58) lives in Lafayetteand Billy M.Easley(BS '48) is presidentofEasley Norman Ewbank (BS '43) resides in Midland is president of StonePetroleum Corpora- Oil & Gas, Inc. in Corpus Christi and and is retired. He reports, "Retirement is tion. He writes,"The stage is being set for writes,"Still riding the ups and downs in (YAWN) great. Anyone out there want to the next domestic oil and gas shortage the oil business. Would like to hear from hire a good second-hand geologist?" that will lead the nation into the next old friends." Stuart Fagin (PhD '83) is employed with crisis and the industry into the next JoanEchols (MA '59)is associate professorof Exxonas aresearch geologist inHouston. boom." earthsciences atEast Texas StateUniver- George H.Falk (BS '57) lives in Sequin and is Glen Frantzen(BA'73) continues to work as sity in Commerce.She reports, 'This has self employed.He reports, "still doing fine a general manager for Pool-Intairdril in been a tough year with budget cuts, and but it wouldn't makeme mad ifoilprices Quito, Ecuador. Glen and Elsa are the getting older. Hope all my former class- wouldgo up again." proud parents of a baby girl, Jessica. He mates had a good year.Greetings to all." Dorman N. Farmer (BS '50), a geologist in writes,"Pleasestopby andseeus ifyouare JohnE.Edwards (MA '74) isvice presidentof Abilene, writes, "1986 has brought many ever in Quito." Sweet-Edwards & Associates in Kelso, economic woes;howeverit is going to get James C. Freeman (BS '43) works as an Washington. "Sweet-Edwardscontinues to better. Iwas presentedwith a grandson independent geologist in Corpus Christi. provideground water consulting services andgranddaughterthis yearand everyone Todd B.Freeman (BS '78) resides inHouston in the northwest." is fine so Icouldn't ask for more." where he is a consultant for Exploration CharlesR. (BS '78) andLynda Coons Ehlers William A.Faubion(BS'50)continues towork Services. Todd says, "hang in there." (BS '80) reside in Dallas where they are as a geologist in Houston. Tom Freeman (PhD '62) is the chairman of both employed by Placid Oil. Charles is a IrmaMorganFeilbelman (BS '59)is manager geology at the University ofMissouri. Tom senior exploration geologist; Lynda is a ofthe software quality departmentat the reports, "spend my time with faculty district geologist, Williston Basin district. Johnson Space Center in Houston. development,alumni relations and fund Gus K. Eifler, Jr. (BA '29, MA '30) is a Murray Felsher (PhD '71) is president of raising.Peg teaching third graders,Tom a consultant with offices at the M Bank Associated Technical Consultants and geologist and Rob an attorney." Tower in Austin. Gus sends greetings to publisher of Washington Remote Sensing AnnabelleBannahanFriddle (BA'45,MA'50) GeologicalSciences Newsletter 61

resides in Aztec, New Mexico, where she geologist with Arco-Dubai, says, "The programmanagerforRadianCorporation, stays busy with skiing, golfing and art patch is reallydrying up.They'renot even lives in Austin. work. drilling water wells over here anymore." Robert O. Gross (BS '63, MA '65) is vice Donald W. Frye (BS '55) is employed as His son, James Sebastian, was born last president and chief geologist for Lear manager of geophysical dataprocessing year. Petroleum in Dallas. and acquisition for Tenneco Oil Company Paul B. Gold (MA '84) is an exploration Mehmet Gurel (MA '56) is president of the inHouston. geologist for Exxonin Denver. inspectioncommittee,GeneralDirectorate Henry L. Fulghum (MA '50) is a consulting Eugene M. Goltz (BS '49) lives in Abilene ofPetroleumAffairs inAnkara,Turkey."In geologistinJackson,Mississippi."Explora- wherehe is apetroleum geologist. our principle, present is the key for the tionis currentlyveryslow andIwillbe glad W. Leonard Goode (BS '53) is a consulting past, and Ican say the present plus the when the economy of the oil business geologistinMidlandand sendsbest wishes pastbethe keyforthe future.Sobea good improves." to everyone. geologist and have a prosperous future. Warren P. Fuller (BS '40, MA '48) is self PhilGoodson (BA '84) is a geologistin Austin. Best wishes and good luck to all my employed andlives inMenloPark,Califor- Greg Goodwin (BS '83) resides in Spokane, friends." nia. Washington. MarcoGuzman-Speziale(MA'85)iscurrently James B.Furrh, Jr. (BS '50), an independent Charles T. (Chuck) Govin, Jr. (MA '73), a working on his PhD in physics at New oil producerin Jackson, does drilling in manager with the Wisconsin Electric MexicoState University. Mississippi and Alabama. His three sons Power Company in Milwaukee, is getting Karl Hagemeier (BS '49) is a petroleum have graduated from college. He and his further away from geology but learning explorationconsultant in Houston. He wife spend most of their time at their moreabout the energybusiness. continues tolook for oil and gas inSouth condo inDestin, Florida. Ronald Graner (BS '58) is an operations Louisiana and in the Gulf Coast of Texas. RobertB.Games (BS'49,MA'51),retired after geologist with the Soil Conservation "Times remind me of the late 50's when 29 years as a geologicalengineer for Inter Servicein Nashville. explorationdollars vanished. They will North,is now anindependent consultant RichardE.Grant (PhD'58) continuestowork return! DaughterJeannie graduated with in Midland. as a senior geologist at the Smithsonian hersecond degree fromUTHealthScience G.H. Galny (BS '48) resides inHouston andis Institutionin Washington, D.C. He "gave a Center inSan Antonio.Sheplans to work "just enjoying retirement with a little talk onPermian brachiopodsat the First as a physical therapist in the Austin travel and sunshine." International Congress in Brest, France, Independent School District." lacopo Gambini (BS '58) resides in Friends- last September. Istill do research in the W.R. Hakes (BA '40) has retired and lives in wood,Texas,and is employedby General Glass Mts.and everyspringgive lectures at Colorado City, Texas. Pipe Service out of Bogota. He is getting SulRoss". RichardB.Hale(BS '36, MA '68)is retired and used toliving in the Houston area again C. DeVearle Gray (BS '57) is senior vice lives in Austin. "I do a lot of travelling, after 25 yearsin South America. president-explorationfor Moore McCor- really enjoy the Orient." L.E. (Ed) Garner (BS '62, MA '73) is a mack Energy in Dallas. "With the oil Bill F. Halepeska(BS '52), a self-employed consulting geologist in Austin. business so slow Ihave more time to do consulting geologist, makes his home in LeroyGatlin(BS'48,MA'51) isanindependent otherthings. Enjoy readingthe Newsletter Midland. Bill likes the independentstatus petroleum geologist inOklahoma City.He and catching up on old friends." but says, "Itcould get veryquietin the oil writes, "What the Arab giveth, the Arab RobertW. Grayson(BS '48) is a consultant in patch." taketh away.Iwas talking about a family Austin. SusanHallam (MA'82)is ageologistwithArco Xmas present we purchased for $1400. I Willard R. Green(MA '55) is an independent Oil & Gas in Piano. was reminded that was equalto 100 bbls. consulting geologist in Midland where he C. Clyde Hamblin (BS '50) is anindependent of oil. Ouch!" continuesthe search foroil andgas.Will is petroleum landman and producer in Thurman Geddie (BA '45) is a geologist and thepresidentoftheWest Texas Geological Midland. "Plans for extensive travel are enjoys living in Austin. Society. curtailed somewhat by falling oil prices, Clem E. George (BA '47, MA '48) resides in CharlesJ.(Chuck) Greene(BS '75) resides in but still hangingin there." Midland and is self employed. He is Austin and is a geologist with the Texas HenryRoydenHamman(BS '59, MA'62) is an "praying for onemore boom." Water Commission. Hestill enjoyshis work independentin Houston and is "actively FredMarionGibson (BA'51) residesinAustin and takes courses at UT now and then, looking for prospects in preparation for and is a seasonal employee with the and likes sailing beautiful Lake Travis the turnaround." Internal RevenueService. while sipping a cool one. WeldonW. Hammond(BS '60,MA'69,PhD'84), Leslie W. Giddens, Jr. (BS '54, MA '57), JeremyT. Greene (MA '83) is a geophysicist associate professor ofhydrogeology atUT independentgeologist inCorpus Christi,is withArco Oil &Gas inHouston.He andhis San Antonio, reports, "The wonderful "drilling oil and gas prospects in south wife,Lynn, are expecting their first baby world of hydrogeology just keeps on Texas." this year. gettingbetter.Dodged thebullet onemore Louis deA Gimbrede (MA '51) enjoys retire- CharlesR.(Dick) Grice(BS '46),a consultant time and got my Captain's eagles in the ment as professor emeritus from the in Midland, reports, "Ann and Iare still Navy. Looking forward to seeing old University of Southwestern Louisiana in actively searching for oil and gas." friends at the 1986 GSA convention." Lafayette. "Planning a visit to central Robbie Gries (MA '70), a consulting geologist JohnH.Hansen(BS '78) is apartner-manager Texas soon and hopetosee old friends." in Lakewood, Colorado, writes, "The with Hansen Oil Corporation in Shreve- JerryR. Gips(BA '70), presidentofTourma- excitement of finding oil under the San port. line Oil Company, resides in Houston. Juanvolcanics cannowonly be surpassed Louis H. Haring, Jr. (BS '38) resides in San PaulGiraudin (BS '48) is retired andlives in byfinding alarge field and we're working Antonio where he is president of the Corpus Christi. on that. The year has been good profes- Haring Energy Company. "Seeking pros- StephenL. Glahn (BS '80), geologist and co- sionallyand atrip to Francemadetheyear pects and drillingafew wells each year." ownerofGRR Inc.inDallas,reports,"Still fun personally. Hope we can all hang in Jess L. Harkness (BS '60), stock broker and lookingforoil andgasbutraisingfundsfor there through this rough time." cattle rancher, lives in Corpus Christi. newwells istough. Our daughter,Heather, ArielDaleGriffin (BS '57) resides inHouston Travis O. Harkness (attended '34-36) has is one year old." where heis a geophysicist. retiredfromthe oilbusiness andmakeshis Charles Goebel (BS '80), employed as a Thomas W. Grimshaw (MA '70, PhD '76), homeinKaufman,Texas. "Inowmanufac- 62 September 1986

ture a tractorhydraulic grubbing tool,the Benchmark Exploration in Houston. He await a return of the stability of the oil Brush Boss, for pulling Mesquites, roots reports, "still trying to make it as an industry." and all." independentgeologist." Charles W. Henslee (BS '51) is a district Wiley B. Harle (BS '50) is semi-retired and John E. Hearn (BS '52), an independent explorationgeologist inHouston with the living in Houston. He still teaches earth consultantinHouston,writes,"Iam trying Diamond Shamrock Corporation. sciences to junior high students and to wait out the drop in prices until they CharlesH.Hightower,Jr.(BS '56)worksas an writes,"Iwish Ihad some ofDr. Stafford's turn around." independent geologist in Lafayette. slides he used in Geology I." Kris K. Helton(BS '78) resides inDenver and Janice Lorraine Hill (BS '79) isemployedas a David H. Harrington (BS '51, MA '53) is a is a senior project geologist with Energy geophysicist with Chevron in Aurora, consulting geologist in Houston. Fuels Nuclear,Inc. Colorado. "Whether Ilike it or not, I'll Cleason L. Harris (BA '51) resides in New ArchH. Heim (BS '50) isa staff member with probably get the summer off. The next Orleans where he is a geological consul- Schlumberger inRidgefield, Connecticut. year will be spent retooling my career, tant. JamesH.Helland(BS '43),presidentofInland maybe evengoing back toschool." J.R.(Dick) Harris(BS '53,MA '57) works as a Ocean Inc. in San Antonio, reports,"Just L.A.Hinnov(MA '85) is anastronomerat the consultant in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. about the time Iwas going to turn the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, Thomas E. Harris (BS '57) is employed as a business overtoHans R.F.Helland111,both D.C. This fallshe willcontinue herdoctoral geologist withAmerican Shoreline,Inc. in gas and oilprices fellandnow we areboth studies at Johns Hopkins in the Depart- Corpus Christi. working seven days a week and welcome ment of Earth andPlanetary Sciences. RichardE. Hart(BS '74) works for the Ladd anyone who has a drilling deal." Michael M. Hinze (BA '73) is employed by Petroleum Corporation as anexploration JohnD. Henderson(BS '37) resides inDallas Tenneco Oil as a division landman inSan geologist in Houston. "I am thoroughly where he keeps busy with real estate Antonio. enjoying the opportunity to explore the investments. Nolan Hirsch (BS '44), an independent expanded Yegua Formation in Wharton Leo Hendricks (PhD '42) is retired and is geologistinMidland,writes,"Like everyone "happy to and Jackson Counties. Special thanks to bebackin Abileneafter13 years else Ihopethe down turninoilpricesis a Dr. Alan Scott for planting the seeds of in New Mexico." short one." Kurt Henize (BS '78), a Hixon depositional processes inour minds." geophysicist with Dave (MA '59) resides inFriendswood, Western Geophysical reports, am MonicaHartmann (BS '82) is employed as a in Englewood,Colo- Texas. Dave "I job hunting, geologist in Dallas with the Deminex U.S. rado,has "returned from a two-year stint barely avoided foreclosure on my home Oil Company. inPeoplesRepublicofChina. Still recover- and with a son in college, hope you'll H. Lee Harvard (BA '55) resides in Roswell, ing from the culture shock of re-entering accept a token donation." New Mexico,and ispresident and CEO of this decadent andbourgeois society. Also Ann Hoadley-Leist(BS '79) resides in Austin the HarvardPetroleum Corporation.He is wondering whathappenedtothe industry, and writes, "Hello to old geomates and it's happy that his company remains healthy still good overseas." thoseinvolvedin the oilbiz.Ihopeyou're after rolling 17partnershipsinto aprivate master limited partnership.His son, Jeff, received his BS in petroleumengineering fromUTin1984.Another sonisa senior at SMU and will spend the summer at Oxford. Robert S. Harvill,Jr. (BS '50), a geophysicist withExxoninHouston,planstoretire this summer."After35yearsIamreadyfor golf and travel." G.M. Harwell, Jr. (BS '57, MA '59) is vice presidentofBayleaf,Ltd.inHouston."Bad times present a different set ofopportun- ities. Those who canchange,redirect their resources and capitalizeonthe opportun- ities at hand, willprosper." Eric K. Hass (BS '78) resides in Houston where he is employed with Mobil as an exploration geologist. Laurence H. Hawes (BS '51), a senior geolog- ical supervisor with Arco Oil & Gas in Midland, plans to retire this year. "Like Carroll Ann Hodges introduces her horse to Jack and manyofus,Ihaveseen the ups and downs Marge Wilson during their recent visit to California in our beloved industry. The oil and gas business is resilient and will come back again. Iwish old and new grads the very E.R. (Bob) Henningsen (BS '57) is an hanging inthere.Iamstillathomefulltime best." associate professorofphysical sciences at and caring forlittle ones.Ihopeto readin Hugh Hay-Roe (MA '52, PhD '58) is a consul- Tarleton State University, Stephenville, the Newsletter about the 1970 graduates. tant in Kingwood, Texas. 'The textbook I Texas. Bob reports, "still enjoy teaching Are you guys still out there?" coauthored was finally published in and myfamily is doingwell." Steven L. Hochstein (BS '81) resides in February.Marriage ofour sonhas ledme ReidHensarling (MA '81) is a geologist with Houston. torealizewhythe human gestationperiod Tee Oil Company in Lafayette."We have CarrollAnnHodges (BA'58) isassistant chief is nine months: it's to give not-so-old expandedour geologicalhorizons beyond geologist, western region, with the U.S. geezerstimeto get usedtotheideaofbeing southwestLouisiana into southeast Texas Geological Survey in Menlo Park. A married toagrandmother." andPennsylvania. We hopeto be success- management role "in a fiscally distressed Edward F. Haye (BS '51) is president of ful in these new frontiers and likewise outfit has its less rewarding aspects. GeologicalSciences Newsletter 63

However,being ACG provides fascinating CarltonW. Hornbeck(BS'55), anindependent geologist forExxonU.S.A.inMidland,says, insights to the operations of the Survey petroleum geologist from Round Rock, "Houses are a good buy in Midland, andthe opportunitytotravelandhob-nob Texas,writes,"Business isalmost as tough fortunatelymine is not for sale." with state geologists like Charlie Mankin. as the sixties. Istill enjoy the Newsletter." Eric H. Jager (MA '41) resides in Wichita, Enjoyed having Marge and Jack Wilson Joseph Hornberger, Jr. (BA '29, MA '31) Kansas, whereheis a consulting geologist. dropby and giving my bar the Margarita resides in Houston where he is "retired "Haveworked petroleum geology forforty test." from engineering and geologicalservices." years, but still enjoykeeping up with the F. A. Hoeninghaus, Jr. (BS '49) is enjoying Claude W. Horton, Sr. (former faculty) is latestscientific methods." retirement in Houston after working 36 professor emeritus of GeologicalSciences OtisL.James,Jr. (MA '52)is selfemployed as yearsfor Exxon.Fredis "looking forward and Physics, UT Austin and lives in a geologist and oilproducerinGainesville, to the Newsletter." Granger. Claude reports, "I am an asso- Texas. He reports, "No changes, still Charles Wayne Holcomb (BS '37) reports ciate editor for Underwater Sound, looking for oil and gas in northTexas." from Columbus, "A decade of retirement Journal of the Acoustical Society of BethAnnJanssen (BS'84)is enrolledat Texas has passed,butIamstill up and at 'em— America. Iam the chairman of two PhD A&M andexpects toreceive her MBAnext taint easy." committees in physics, otherwise, life is summer. "Next time I'm at the Dixie LarryHolcomb (BS '75) isaregionalgeologist uneventful." Chicken, I'llraise my Lone Star in a toast in Houston withBHP Petroleum Inc. Charles M. Hoskin (PhD '62) resides in to allmy great friends fromUT." DavidS. (Scotty) Holland(BS '57) resides in Kingston,Washington, andis"jobhunting." M. H. "Pete" Janszen (BA '50, MA '53) is Houston and is president and chief Jon W. House (BS '57) is a self-employed retired, but "still hanging around!" inSan executive of Pennzoil Exploration and geologist in Ruidoso,New Mexico. Marcos. Production Company. "Assumed present G. B. (BUI)Howard IV(BS '82) is a geologist Bridget Jensen (BS '85) is a student at positionin 1984.Neverthought Iwouldbe with Midland Production Corporation in Caltech in Pasadena,California. the one to restrict budgets. Keeping Houston. Les Jeske (BS '84), a reservoir analyst with fingers crossed for an upturn for our Ed Hughston (MA '50) is an independentin Norward Energy ServicesLtd. in Calgary, industry. Jacque and Iare enjoying our Taos,New Mexico.Ed enjoys visiting with Alberta, comments, "really enjoy it up three grandchildren." Dr. Bullard, who is a frequent visitor to here, but wish the winters were a little William C. Holland (BS '81) is employed by Taos. warmer." TennecoOil as anexplorationgeologist in Richard C. Hulbert, Jr. (MA '79) is a PhD Charles B. John (BS '51) is employed as a Lafayette. He and his wife, Shelly, do candidate at the University of Florida in supervisorygeologist withthe U.S.Depart- woodworkingprojectsandhave openeda Gainesville. He is pursuing a degree in ment of the Interior in Tulsa. "I want to small craft business. Bill still likes to go zoology. echo a testimonyby Robert Cobb (BS '77, bird hunting with his two chocolate labs StevenD. Hulke (MA '78) resides in Midland MA '80) in the 1984 Newsletter, 'the good which he trained himself. He is proud of and is employed as a senior exploration Lord has been gracious to one such as the UT girls basketball team. geologist with Hunt Oil Company. me.'" W. F. (Kirk)Holland (MA '73), assistant vice Emmett A. Humble (BA '49, MA '51) is John W. Johns (BS '77) is a consulting president of Radian Corporation in president of Esso Exploration, Inc. in geologist inHouston. Austin,hasfinished aone-yearassignment Houston. He plans to retire this fall and L. Chris Johnson (BA '70) is employed by inSacramento. "Our small officetherehas spend more time with the grandchildren. Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation as an growntoover 150 in threelocations onthe Jack Hunter (MA '48) is retired and lives in exploration manager in Shreveport. westcoast.EnjoyedCalifornia,butthere's Lacombe, Louisiana. JohnE.Johnston,111 (MA'77) ischief, energy noplace like Texas." W.ClayHunter(PhD'79) resides inDenver.He and mineral resources, at the Louisiana Clifford K. Holloway (BS '50), a consulting reports,"caught in the sharpdownturn in Geological Survey in Baton Rouge. He geologist inAmarillo,writes,'The slump in petroleum. Iam looking at a transition, writes, "I'm happy as a clam raising oil has taken its toll on the Anadarko perhaps to waste management or engi- nephews, dogs andhell." Basin, primarily a gas basin. People not neeringapplications." Charles E.Jones (BS '51) resides inHouston. affecteddon't realize aBTU is aBTU. The ElvinMillardHurlbut,Jr.(BS '43)has retired He is retired but is "playing golf almost screw will turn." from the Johnson Space Center and lives every day." Elena Kowalsky Holloway (BA '72) owns a in Tyler. "Virginia and Iare fine, enjoying Charles R. Jones (BS '50), a geological bakery in Laredo. "What a switch from retirement very much, and looking for- consultant in Midland, writes, "If our geology to running a very successful ward toreceiving the Newsletter." economic climate doesn't change soonto bakery. Ilove cake decorating and the Joe A. Hybner (BA '52) is an independent the plus side with stability, it could be challenge to be creative." geologist in Corpus Christi. punting timeforthe bulkofthe petroleum C.Lee Holt (BS '48, MA '50) isa consultant in JudyGaylordIngham (BS '81) is employed as industry." hydrogeology inPort Aransas. Lee spends a production geologist with Mobil Oil in J. Phil Jones (BS '64), president of Classic his spare time sculpturing in wood and Denver. Judy is also working on her ExplorationTrades,Inc.inOklahoma City, clay. His wife, Pat, placed second in the master's degree in Mineral Economics at sends "best wishes to the great state of Texas writers' competition with her book the Colorado School of Mines in Golden. Texas on her 150th. Keep up the good on her Jordanian experiences. CarlB.Irwin(BS '39) is retired andresides in work." EdwardC.D.Hooper(BS '82) is employed as San Antonio. Luther Jones (BS '59) continues in his duties ageologist withHalboutyEnergyCompany Grover J. Isbell (BS '41) is an independent as supply manager at Kelly AFB in San in Houston. geologist in Oklahoma City. Antonio and writes that he enjoys the Eleanor M. Hoover (BS '56) is employed by J. R. Jackson, Jr. (MA '40) is president of Newsletter "from cover to cover." Exxon as a geological associate, for the NorjacEnterprises,Inc.inHouston where Richard D. Jons (BS '56) is an independent Gulf Coast division, in Houston. he is "actively consulting for Petroleum geologist in Midland. Richard A. Hoover (PhD '68) is a geological Information and National Ocean Indus- Alan Joyce (BS '74) resides in Lakewood, scientist with Exxon Corporation in tries Association." Colorado, where he is an independent Houston. Russell W.Jackson(BS '76) lives inTylerand geologist. PaulHorn(BS '47) is anexplorationmanager is an independentgeologist. StephenC. Jumper (BS '84) lives in Midland and resides in Dallas. S. Lance Jackson (BS '79), a supervisory where he is employed as a geophysicist 64 September1986

with Dawson Geophysical. and gas prospects." Computer Professionals Company in Kenneth M. Kaihlanen (BS '84), a geologist Don Kerr, Jr. (BS '60) resides in Houston Houston. He reports, "Doing computer with LBJ Oil and Gas, Inc. in Austin, is where he is the president of Kerr Con- workfor so manyoil companiesis almost "currently seeking qualified investors to struction Services, Inc. like being a geologist.Every nowand then participate in joint venture drilling Gene F.Keyser(BA'48) is retired andlives in Ihave the pleasure ofseeingpeople who programs." Midland. "With five children and nine werein my geology classes; Ilove talking Frank C.Kallina (BS '39) is retired and lives grandchildren to visit, Idon't feelretired. over old times with them." in San Antonio. He and his wife will Ilookforward tonewsofoldfriendsin the ErwinK.Krause (BS '49,MA '54) writes from celebrate their 45th weddinganniversary Newsletter." Houston where he is retired, "tradedmy this year.They have nine grandchildren. Howard W. Kiatta (BS '58), an independent microscope for a passport and lots of Frank is a "born again Christian serving geologist in Houston, is "originating an visas." the Lord and witnessingtomany." exploration venture in the Texas Gulf J. David Krause (BS '53) resides in Denton James D. Kallina (BS '53) is presidentofJDK Coast with Joe Walter and others." wherehe owns the Dave Krause Pontiac- IncorporatedinStafford,Texas. Robert S. Kier (PhD '72) has been promoted Toyota-Dodge dealership. He reports, Mark ClevelandKasmarek (BS '82) ahydrol- toprincipalscientist with Camp Dresser & "Son, Kurt, is the managerof our dealer- ogist with the U.S. Geological Survey, McKee Inc. "Iam now responsiblefor all shipin Sherman. Bessie and Icelebrated reports, "Attended U.S.G.S. courses in science work in the Austin office. Nancy our 35th weddinganniversary,seems like Denver and Austin. Alsorunning asurface and Iare expecting our third child— this onlyyesterday thatwe met in Austin. Life water field trip and performing flood should keep us young for a few more is getting better everyday. Come see us." discharge measurements." years." AndrewE.Kurie (MA'56) has recentlyretired Edwin N. Kasper,Jr. (BS '51) is enjoyinghis RobertJ.Killian (BS '77) hasjoinedGulf Tide as a consultant andresides in Marathon, work as senior geologist/petroleum engi- Oil Company as manager of geology in Texas.Hecontinues his interest inmining. neer forCanadianImperialBank Group in Houston. LeonM.Lampert (BS '51, MA '53) is the vice Houston."Carole andIwelcomed our first Victor L. King, Jr. (MA '57) is employed by president of Dalport Oil Corporation in grandchild, Thomas Grant, in March. We ShellCalifornia ProductionInc.as asenior Corpus Christi. "Trying to generate pros- are looking forward to attending the staff petroleum engineer. He writes, "We pects in south Texas and southeastern Alumni College Update '86." enjoy the small town life of Bakersfield New Mexico. Daughter, Gail, is living in Steven G. Katz (PhD '75) is senior scientist with its close proximity tothe mountains Minneapolis;Wayne is an attorney in Ft. with Owens-Corning Fiberglass Technical andbeach." Worth and Ellen is a landman (land- Center in Granville, Ohio. "I recently DavidL. Kirchner (BS '73) is vice-president/ person) with Conoco inCasper. Business changedjob assignments, moving further general manager of Water Resources is bound to be better in 1987." away from geology but enjoying the new Associates, Inc., in Phoenix. "I am still Kent D. Lantz (BS '84) is employed as a challenge.Iam nowin the manufacturing enjoyinglife in Phoenix,and conducting hydrogeologist with Intera, Technologies process research area, which is heavyin waterresourcesinvestigations asaprivate Inc.in Carlsbad,New Mexico. computers and automation, an area IVe consultant. Carl Teinert (BS '72) is RobertK.Lattimore (BS '56,MA '62), working beendabbling in for severalyears.Hito all managing our Austin office." for ChevronOverseas Petroleum Inc.as a the gangin Austin." Thomas Kirkpatrick (BS '84) is pursuing a geophysicist in San Ramon, California, Daniel N. Keeler (BS '80) is ageologist with master's degreeingeologyat theUniversity writes,"roster of Texas-exes a little thin Texas Gas Transmission Corporation in ofHouston.Heworks asabartender inhis out here." Houston. spare time and says, "It's either get that Jeff Lawton (MA '82) resides in Ventura, KevinM.Kelly (BS'82) is aresearchassistant degree or sell shoes." California, where he is a petroleum andPhD candidate in the Departmentof Don L. Kirksey (BS '60)Ts enjoying his 20th geophysicist with Conoco Inc. Oceanographyat theUniversity ofHawaii. year with Tenneco Oil Company asgeolog- BobLayden (attended '42-'4B) lives in Dallas Edward R. Kennedy, Sr. (BS '48, MA '49) ical manager in Oklahoma City. Don and has retired, after 37 years, from Sun resides in Midland where he is a consul- continues toenjoy the challenge ofthe oil Exploration & Production Company. He tant. business. says "Iworked all over the southern U.S. Johnny Kennedy (BS '85) is a graduate Teresa Klump (BS '85) resides in Austin. and itwas great." student at the University of Texas at Robert G. Knabe (MA '54) is a consultant in H.Louis Lee(BS '54,MA '58)isapartnerinthe Dallas. Houston. PanterraPetroleum Company inHouston. Bob Kent (BS '72), vice president of Under- Earl B. Knott (BS '47) is retired and lives in He reports,"just trying toride out the big ground Resource Management in Austin, Sequin, Texas. slump.There arestill lotsof waysto make reports,"began astudyofthegroundwater JanHouston Knox(BA '70) is employed as a moneyin the oilbusiness— the problemis resourcesof southeast Zimbabwe,but the geologist with the Texas Water Develop- finding them." majority ofour work is still in Texas." ment Board in Austin. Joseph W. Lee (BS '50) is employed by the LeonA.Kent(BA'40, MA'51) isa geophysical Bill Kohn (BS '50) is working as a life Property Tax Service Company in Dallas consultant in Houston where he does a insurance agent in Dallas. He writes, as a geologist. little consulting and plays lots of golf. "made enough money to invest in the oil DavidLehman(PhD'74), employedbyExxon AllanR.Keown (BS '58),ownerofA.R.Keown business,nowpremiumsand oilpricesare in Corpus Christi, sends regards and & Associates inElPaso,writes, "Stillgoing down, seemslike I'm headedin the wrong always enjoys hearing from old friends at strongin the forgerydetection business. I direction." the department. thoroughly enjoy reading about all my Jennifer Kraft (MA '84) is an operations David Lemke (BS '82) is a geophysicist with classmates and their accomplishments. I geologist with Conoco, Inc. in Lafayette. Amerada Hess Corporation in Houston. wonder what percent remain in geology Pamela Jean Kramer (BA '84) is a graduate HelmutA. Lenert (BS '38) resides in Shreve- after graduation? You are to be compli- student/researchassistant in the School portandisa "non-operatingproducerand mented on the Newsletter— superbly of Architecture at UT Austin. Her future royalty owner." done." plans include "a December wedding to G. WarrenLeve(MA '52) is presidentofGWL, George L.Keprta (BS '52), asenior geologist Terry Cole and working for an environ- Inc. hydrogeologists in Jacksonville, with Rutherford Oil Corporation in mental and developmentfirm." Florida. "We finallygot into the petroleum Houston,is "still searching for drillable oil Warren Krams (BS '59) is owner of the business. We arefinding loads of it in the Geological Sciences Newsletter 65

groundwater leaking from underground Houston. "Happy Sesquicentennial to all. California in Brea and is "pleased to be storage tanks at gas stations throughout Chip is at the UniversityofHouston,Gregg able to work on Gulf Coast diagenetic Florida. (Could use somegoodhydrogeol- is a freshman at UT,and David is in high problems as well as thosein more exotic ogists—send resume)." school. Ray and Iattend the games and places like Thailand." Robert A. Levich (MA '73) has just accepted enjoy seeing the campus and Geology PamelaE.Luttrell(BA'73,MA'76) is a senior a transfer from the U.S. Department of Building. Best wishes to all ofyou." staffgeologist with MobilOil Corporation Energy at ArgonneNationalLaboratoryin George Livesay (BS '79) is working as a in Dallas and writes, "All is well. I'm Illinois to theU.S.DepartmentofEnergyat geophysicist with Union Oil Company of currently assessing opportunities in Las Vegas, Nevada. His family will move California inMidland. China. Iam not sure which is more from Spokane, Washington, where they E. R. Lochte, Jr. (BS '56) is an independent complex— the geology of Asia or the remained while hewas workinginIllinois, petroleum geologist in San Antonio. politics of oil companies." to Las Vegas this summer. Robert is Allan C. Locklin (BS '54) is president of Vance M.Lynch (BS '51) reports hehas "just working in the Nuclear Waste Isolation Locklin Oil Company inTyler."Nancy and beenpromotedtoavice-presidentposition Program. Iestablished a medical research founda- at Unocal's Research Center in Brea, David M.Levin (BA '78) lives in SanAntonio tion forVitiligowhichisapigmentlossskin California, so I will be moving back to and is president and owner of DML disorder. TheNationalVitiligoFoundation, California after a four-year stint in my Exploration, Inc.He writes, "Have estab- Inc. has information available and need- home state ofTexas." lished enoughproductiontokeepmebusy less to say we would appreciate any James I. Lyons (BS '71, MA '75) is an with development drilling through 1986. donations. Our son, Chris, and his wife exploration geologist with Chevron Believe strongly that this period in the have returned from Djakarta. We are Resources in Reno, Nevada. "I'm still in industry provides incredible growth enjoyingour three granddaughtersby our mineral explorationinspiteofthepresent opportunity andpotentialfor alert,young daughter,Lee Ann, whosehusband,Scott, slump and focusing on gold as are most independents." is a geologist." people these days." DanaL.Lewis (BS'81)is a seniorgeophysicist Kenneth J. Loep (BS '60), president of Reynaldo E. Macedo(MA '69) is exploration with Esso Exploration,Inc. inHouston. American National Petroleum Company supervisor, Europe,for MobilExploration Michael J. Lewis, Jr. (BS '83) is a student inHouston, writes,"Iris andIcontinue to and Producing Servicesin Dallas. He, his engineer at SouthwestResearch Institute enjoythe bigcitylife andwill celebrateour wife, and three sons, are doing fine in in San Antonio. He is also a Master of 28th wedding anniversary in August." Dallas. "Greetingstothe geologicalfaculty, Science candidate at UT Austin, Depart- John L.Loftis,Jr. (BS '40) resides inHouston staff, as well as the MA's of the class of ment of CivilEngineering. wherehe is anindependent geologist. 1969!" Dean Leyerly (BS '50) resides inMidland and Kevin Logan (BS '83) is employed by the Marcie D. Machenberg (MA '82) is a data has retired, after 35 years with Hughes Houston Oil FieldsCompany as ageologist processingadministrator andhas started Tool Company. "Enjoying the good life. in Houston. GOFER GOLD Company in Telluride, Margyand the daughters are fine and our Alan Lohse (PhD '52), a consultant in Hot Colorado. She offers goldpanning excur- grandson keepsus young." Springs, Arkansas, sayshe is "sufficiently sions and geology tours to tourists and Walter S. light,Jr. (BS '77), vicepresidentof busy withprospectingandlanduseplans." locals. She still maintains her job at the Lightning Oil Company in Houston, is an He is vice chairman, state chapter,of the Visitor'sInformation Centerand continues explorationgeologist. He reports,"Pulling Society of Mining Engineers of AIME. toenjoy Telluride's beauty andlifestyle. together the final pieces of the puzzle for John Michael Long (MA '78) is a district Gabriel Macias (BA '82) works for the a Smackover test insouthTexas. Going to manager with Placid Oil Company in San Railroad Commission of Texas as an China this summer on a technical Antonio. engineering technician and field inspector exchange program." SusanA.Longacre(BS '64,PhD '68) isa senior inHouston.He has co-publishedarecrea- John F. Ligon (BS '81) is an exploration research consultant with Texaco's tional map titled, "South Central Texas," manager inHouston with SandalwoodOil Houston Research Center. 'The research inspiredby 320K. & Gas, Inc. lab is a great place to be involved in Bruno Maldonado(BS '82)isemployedbySun Tung-Hung Thomas Lin(MA'84) is employed applied and somebasic research. We have Exploration and Production as a staff with Bridwell Oil Company as a geophys- gotten out into the field several times this geophysicistinDallas.He reports,"Explor- icist in Wichita Falls. year,and that's all to the good." ingforoil andgasprospects intheArkoma Roy C. Lindholm (MA '63) is a geology E. William Longmire (BS '50) is retired and Basin— Oklahoma, the Marietta and Ard- professor at The George Washington lives in Carrollton, Texas. He says, "This moreBasins,as well asthe eastern partof University in Washington, D.C. "On July retirement isgreat— golf,trout fishingand the Anadarko Basin." first Itake overas department chairman. more golf." Karl A. Maley (BS '56) is an attorney and Ishall remember the day as 'black Stephen E. Lovell (BS '82) is a graduate resides in Smithville, Texas, with his wife Tuesday.' Betty is a reading specialist in student in the Department of Geology at and two daughters. Fairfax County and daughter, Krissy, is Texas A&M. VaughnC.Maley (BA '26) retired fromExxon getting ready for college." Carol MacDonald Lucas (BS '74) is a staff Corporation and lives at Manor Park, a A.L.Linehan(BS'50)is aconsultantinHilltop geologist withTransco Exploration Com- retirement center in Midland, where he Lakes,Texas. He writes, "Consulting work pany in Houston. She reports, "Still doing works with the management as an ex- iszero.Ifthiscontinues, I'llchangemytitle regional geology in the Gulf of Mexico officio boardmember.When time permits to retired, which is a good word for an using seismic stratigraphic techniques. he plays golf and travels. unemployed consultant." Expecting our second child in the fall. W. Archer Maley (BS '25) is enjoying retire- EugeneLipstate (BS '49),anexploration vice Chuck and Justin are fine." ment in Smithville, Texas. He and Sylva president with Northwest Oil Company, Lester E. Ludwick (BS '50) retired from El just celebrated their 60th wedding anni- lives in Lafayette. "Where, oh where,has Paso Natural Gas Company's Reservoir versary. the oil business gone? Lafayette has Engineering Department. Les plans to Jack Mangum (BS '59) is arepresentativefor become a city of doom and gloom. Hope keep active by doing some consulting Government Small Business in San there willbe an up cycle and we canlook work. Antonio. upon these times andlaugh." PaulD. Lundegard (PhD '85) is employed as Robert Denys Manson (BS '76) resides in Nancy Green Lister (BS '55) resides in a research geologist with Union Oil of Corpus Christi where he isvice president 66 September 1986

Thomas B.McCarthy(BS '77) is employed by Champlin Petroleum Company as a staff geologist inHouston. Michael B. (BS '80) and Janet Christesson McCleery(BS '78) live in Midland where Mike is a geologist with J.M. Huber Corporationand Janethas the privilege of staying home and caring for their young son. Leonard F. McCollum (BS '24), retired chairman of Continental Oil Company, resides inHouston. Megan M. McCrary (MA '85) works as a geologist for StandardAlaska Production Company in Anchorage. "Prudhoe Bay is definitelythe 'cadillac ofoilfields andhas spoiled me." Carew McFall (BS '50, MA '52) is self- employedinLosAltosHills,California,and says, "I'm happy tobe in metals explora- tion and have a goodhome and wife. My best to UT classmates." Edward McFarlan, Jr. (MA '48) resides in Houston whereheis employed as a senior Department exesdirect LagovenExplorationinCaracas,Venezuela geologicalscientist with ExxonCompany U.S.A."Mycurrent workonthe application of new concepts provides a rewarding challenge." Bill J. McGrew (BS '54, MA '55) resides in Mena, Arkansas, where heis a cattleman and part-time consultant. Wayne E.Mclntosh (BS '56) retired from the for CrescentPetroleum Corporation.He is we'veseen alot of football games. Would Corps of Engineers andis nowconsulting "pluggingaway,unfortunatelythe plugging like to visit with old classmates at the in Dallas. is usually happening tomy latest drilling Alumni Center next fall. See you there." Charles Edward McKemie (BS '79) is an prospect. Mom was right, Ishould have PaulA.Martinez(BS'84), a graduate student exploration consultant in Dallas. been a doctor." at Stanford University, iscurrently work- William R. McKinley (BS '78) is a project George W. Marshall, Jr. (BA '48) is enjoying ing on three-dimensional computer simu- director at Conoco, Inc. in Houston. retirement inHouston andsays, "Regards transport (Mac) '60, '63) ' lations involving erosion, and W.N. McKinney,Jr. (BS MA is to all and thank you for the Newsletter.1 depositionofsediment alonglinear clastic employed asoffshore manager with Sonat SabinW.Marshall(BS '52) residesinHouston shorelines. Emphasis is the simulation of Exploration in Houston and writes, "I'm whereheis a geology manager with Texas deltaic and barrier bar systems. just finishing myterm as presidentof the Gas Transmission Corporation. He writes, MichaelJ.Mattalino(BS'81)isanexploration Houston GeologicalSociety. Ithas been a "One daughter is married, another at geologist inHouston. great learning experience but it's goodto home in high school." Lamar B.Maxwell(BS '60, MA'61) resides in see the year coming to an end." Bethea Allen Martin (BS '36) is a petroleum Devers,Texas, where heis apartner with L.A.McLaurin(BS '58)isininternational sales consultant in Houston and writes, "Oil MaxwellBrothers. with Polaris Equipment, Inc. inHouston. industry belttightening opens newoppor- Paul RandolphMayo (BS '50) is an indepen- David A. McMahon, Jr. (BS '74, MA '77) is tunities in the consulting areas. The dent geologist in Abilene and writes,"My pursuing a PhD in geology at Texas A&M international scene is still the best and family and I are in good health. Better University. most fun." times are coming, the Feds and OPEC are Jude McMurry(MA '82) is a graduatestudent Jeffrey G. Martin(BS '84) is the president of setting us up for a semi-boom." at Texas Tech. "Letme wait till next year Martin Energy Company in Mandeville, Donald L. McAlpin (BS '57) is employed by - maybeby then the news willbebetter!" Louisiana. BellHelicopterTextron as an engineering JeraldE.McQueen(BS '61, MA '63) is thevice DavidF.Martineau(BS '60) is anexploration specialistinFt. Worth andspendsmost of president of Medallion Oil Company in manager withPitts Oil CompanyinDallas. his time "working on theV-22 project and Houston. "President Reagan's insistence on free being a grandpa." A.D. Mcßae (BS '42) is retired and has marketprinciplesinamarket whichis not John McAnulty (BS '78) is a geologist in temporarily relocated from New Orleans free,strikes meas uninformedresponseor Houston and is currently consulting for to Dallas. "Retirement exceeds expecta- short-term politicalopportunism,orboth. KritiExploration. tions." The world oil market is not free but Robert L. Mcßroom (BS '51) is a consulting William J.Meek (BS '55) resides in Arlington controlled by government-owned oil geologistin Wichita Falls. "Well,it's backto where he is the owner of W.J. Meek producerswith predatorypricing practi- beer andpretzels." Insurance Agency. "Just returned from ces.This puts anintolerableburden onour Wm. E.Mcßroom (BS '40) is retired andliving the sunnyBahamas,what gorgeouscorals oilindustry and the future of geologists." in Vernon, Texas. He writes, "No news is out there. Still busy with the insurance Louis M. Martinez (BS '54) is employed by goodnews." agency and gasolineretail sales. Will retire ApacheCorporation as a senior explora- Mack McCarter (BS '84) is an exploration fromthe NavalReserveinJulybutremain tion geologist in Houston.He reports,"My geologist with McCarter Energy in active in U.S. Naval Academyrecruiting. sonis a member ofthe Longhorn bandso Houston. Good luck to all until next year." GeologicalSciences Newsletter 67

PeterMegaw(BA '76, MA'79) a consultant in ing primarily on water geochemistry where he is executive vice president for the U.S. and Mexico reports, "Almost relatedtohazardous wastesandlitigation Bishop Petroleum Inc. finished with myPhD at the University of support. Susan Stone Norman (BS '76), a consulting Arizona in Tucson. Best of luck to those DuaneE. Moredock(BS '58) isself-employed geologistinDuncanville,Texas,announces remaining ingeology." as a consulting geologist in Denver. the birth of her daughter, Jenna Clare, BobMerrill(PhD '74)is a geologyprofessor at Marian Morris (BS '81) is a production born last May. California State University in Fresno. geophysicist in Houston. A.P. Noyles,Jr. (BS '55, MA '57) is the owner "CurrentlyworkingwithPliocenetidal flat, MichaelB.Morris (BS '47), a consultant and of Pete Noyes, Inc. & PNI Production in tidal channel and seaway deposits on boardmember,writes,"There isverylittle Metairie,Louisiana. western margin of San Joaquin Valley. good news in the oil business anywhere JohnF. O'Donohoe (BS '50) is president and EnjoyedseeingmanyUTexesat SEPMlast and especially in Houston." CEO of Coastline Exploration, Inc. in summerin Golden, Colorado." Susan J. Deutsch Morris (BS '70) is self- Houston. Mario L. Messina (BS '59, MA '62) is chief employed as a consulting geologist and A.M. Olander (BS '48), exploration scientist executiveofficer for MessinaInc.inDallas. paleontologist inHouston. Susan was the withExxonCompany U.S.A.headquarters He reports, "Despite falling oil prices we presidentofGulf Coast Section SEPM this staffinHouston, willretire inAugustafter seemtobe holding our own worldwide." past year and says "It was a challenge." 38 years. "My career has been both Charles A.Micheli (BS '52),retired andliving DavidW. Morrow (MA '70,PhD '73) resides in challenging and fun." in Daytona Beach, Florida, says he is Calgary, Alberta, where he is a research Bill Oliver (BS '68, MA '70) lives inLafayette "resting easy and playing a lot of golf." scientist at the Institute of Sedimentary where heis an independent geologist. HarryA. Miller,Jr. (BS '41), an independent and Petroleum Geology. David hopes to David M. Orchard (MA '79), senior geologist geologist inMidland,is "takingmylicks in see old friends at SEPMinNorthCarolina with BHP Petroleum Americas Inc. in '86." where he "will entertain you with fables Denver, is happy to announcethe birthof Richard A. Mills (BS '50) resides in Houston concerning dolomitization." Ellen Elizabethborn in March. and is the vice president of Felmont Oil John Murphy (BS '85) is an environmental John S.Orr (BS '59) is employed as a division Corporation.His son, Joe, and daughter, inspector for the cityof Austin and says, explorationmanager with Ladd Petrole- Linda, both graduated from UT Austin. "I'm gladIdidn't go into oil." umin Billings, Montana. Robert J. Moffatt (BS '41), a petroleum Pat J. Murphy (BS '53) is employed by the R. William Orr (MA '64) is chairman of the consultant in Shreveport, writes, "Now Neumin Production Company as a staff department of geology at Ball State enjoyingabumper crop ofgrandchildren geologist in Pt. Lavaca,Texas. University, Muncie, Indiana. - eight at last count.Turned inmy ticket Robert Murray (MA '85) lives in Las Vegas John Osmond (BS '47) resides in Englewood, on the Titanic in order to get into the oil whereheis ahydrogeologistwith Fenix& Colorado, wherehe is a consulting geolo- and gas business -should have kept the Scisson,Inc. gist. ticket. Have considered taking an Arab Robert T. Muzny, Jr. (BA '71) is an environ- Jeff Ottmann (BS '77), staff geologist with home to lunch toseeif that will help." mental specialist with the U.S. Army Exxon Company U.S.A. in Houston, James R. Moffett (BS '61) resides in New Engineer District inGalveston and enjoys reports, "Baby No. 1 is on the way and Orleans whereheis chairman and CEO of attendingUTsports events whenpossible. should arrive about the time the News- Freeport-McMoßanInc.Hewrites,"Louisi- Heide J. Nast (BS '79) is aPhD candidatein letter is published. You will have to wait ana, like Texas, is reeling in the path of geography at McGill University in Mont- until next year to find out whatit is." volatile oil prices,but we're ready tolook real,Quebec.She writes,'Presentresearch Robert D. Ottman (BS '51), a Gulf Coast ahead tothe 'newera.Hopeeveryoneis as is in small-scale mining and development division geologist with ExxoninHouston, creative now as they werein the early70's ofclay minerals for the buildingmaterials writes, "Hard to believe Igraduated 35 when we overcame the Arab embargo; if industry in developing countries." yearsago.Timepasses quickly whenyou're so, we'llhaveplenty of placestoapply all MaryKarenNelis (MA '84) is employed as a having fun." the goodtalent and training thatbeganat geologist withResearchPlanning Institute Philip M.Oviatt(BA'78) lives inHouston and UT. Tell the newstudentswe'relooking for in Boulder. is employed with Champlin Petroleum anew generation of ideas." AllanNelson(BS '47) maintainshis consulting Company as an explorationgeophysicist. Wayland P. Moody (BS '54), an operations office in Denver and is happy to report Donald E. Owen (MA '51) is a professor of engineer with Northwest Resources in 'The class of '47 will have its second geology at Indiana State University in Dallas, "willbe married to a grandmother reunion this summer at the Clarion Hotel Terre Haute. very soon." in Colorado Springs." RobertM. Owens (BS '51) resides inHouston Charles Gardley Moon (BS '40, MA '42, PhD W.B. Newberry (MA '52) resides in Austin wherehe is an independent geologist. '50)hasretired fromExxonandislivingin where he is a partner and president of Laurence Page (BS '84) is pursuing his Houston. Kugler-Newberry Operations. doctoral studies at MIT in Cambridge, R.McKay Moore(BS '52) is an independent David Nilsson (BS '61) is employed in the Massachusetts. He remarks, "I am doing geologist in Shreveport. math department at UT Austin. research in the Arctic Swedish Caledo- Ross Moore(BS '48) is a geologist inMidland. Dave Noe (MA '84), research geologist with nides." Sara F. Moore(BA '79) lives in Dallas where RPI, Inc. in Austin, will be reorganizing HowardW. Parker (BS '49), retired andliving she is a district geologist with Wessely their operations and moving them to inAustin with wife,Jane,is catchingupon Energy. Houston and Boulder. He comments, "I golf, tennis and traveling. TerryLeeMoore(BS'80) isa staffgeophysicist alwayscontourbetter in that thin moun- Gaston H. Parrish (BA '20) has retired and with Cities Service Oil & Gas Corporation tain air." lives in Corpus Christi. He writes, "Time in Midland and says, "Beverly and Iare RonNordquist(MA'72), employedbyTenneco marches on.Halley's Comet has appeared extremelybusy at our respectiveoffices. I Oil as a senior geological specialist in twice in my lifetime. As a small boy in am having awonderful time coaching my Denver,is "still doing structural explora- Victoria, in 1910, on a clear night onehad daughter's Softball team. Our son, Cyrus, tionwork inthe RockyMountainForeland a spectacularview ofthe elongatedcomet enjoysridinghis rockinghorse.Up with oil Basins." Ron's two-year-old daughter in allits beauty and awesome sight. Iwas prices!" "seems tobe a perpetual-motionmachine afraid the world was coming to anend as Robert E. Moran (PhD '74) is a consulting at times!" did many others." hydrogeologistinGolden,Colorado,work- Isaac W. Norman (BS '48) resides in Houston J.F. Patterson, Jr. (BS '52) is a consultant in 68 September 1986

Bellaire, Texas. MorrisE.Pollock (BA '62) resides inPhoenix, geologist with Arco Resources Technology JosephE. Patterson(MA '83) is employed by Arizona, where he is the president of in Piano. Mobil Oil Corporation, Rocky Mountain Marrock Petroleum Exploration, Inc. Charles B. Renaud (BS '49, MA '50), an inde- Group, as a production geologist in "Youngest songraduated fromBaylor this pendentgeologist inMidland,writes,"Just Denver. year, daughter working on her PhD in like Darwinsaid,survivalis the key.That's Jacob L. Patton (BA '32, MA '32), a self- Spanish at the University of Indiana. whatwe aretrying todo out here in west employed consultant, lives in Tyler with Retrench and survive is the name of the Texas. Those of us with 30 years in the his wife, Edith, and will celebrate their game in the oilbusiness." industry havehadplentyofpracticein the 50th wedding anniversary this year. J. Eric Pressler (BS '68) is a staff geologist survivalgame." TomS.Patty(MA'68) is a consultant/director with North Central Oil Corporation in James V. (Jim) Richards (BS '56) resides in of Austin Operations for Erlin, Hime Houston. Houston where he is employed as a Associates and writes, "Work includes RonR.Pressler (BS '76) livesin Houston and consultant with Genesis Petroleum. "Most petrographicstudies ofconcrete, cements is employed withAmerada Hess Corpora- of us see a brilliant future for the oil and allied construction.materials. JoAnn tion, southern states, as a senior profes- finders who can weather the storm. Our and Ihave spent 26 years in Austin and sional geologist. Christmas storechain has grown to four, our two older children are married; our Luke Primrose (BS '83) is an advanced with the flagship operationin Austin." youngest is almost out of high school. We engineering technician with Marathon Frank M. Richardson (BS '57), president of have one grandson." InternationalOil Company in Houston. "I Era Consulting Company in Houston, Bill R. Payne (BA '40), retired and living in inviteoldfriendstoseeus inPearland,and reports, "Despite the bad economy,Era Houston, reports,"Havingbeen a widower we canprayfor higheroilprices together. hadits best yearever in'85. Jean and the for almost four years, Iplan to remarry Regards to Dr. Jonas." children all doing super." before thepresentNewsletteris published." JohnL.Proctor(BA'50),apetroleumengineer Harold Gene Richardson (BS '57) is an Jack L. Penick (BS '42), president of Penick in Dallas, writes, "My oldest daughter will advisory marketing representative for Energy in Houston, is semi-retired and enter UT this fall." IBM Corporation in San Antonio and likes "working and playing at my own A. Leo Pugh (BS '52), vice president of Gulf writes, "Can'tbelieveit is almost 30 years convenience." Coast Geo Datain Houston, says,"Family since graduation. Still enjoy hard-rock Charles S.Percy(BS '43),retired andliving in is doing well and one sonis out ofcollege geology as a hobby." Austin,reports,"Badhealth still giving me now." Bernd C. Richter (MA '83) is a research trouble. Just recently cracked a pelvic Victoria J. Pursell (MA '85) works as a scientist associate with the Bureau of bone, lucky it didn't break. Austin is geologist in Exxon's production depart- Economic Geology in Austin. getting too big— hard to get on campus ment — offshore division inNew Orleans. BrianRichter(BS '78), apartner withChurch anymore." StanPyndus (BS '50), vicepresidentofRange Richter Energy in Denver, 'Svelcomed a Stephen G. Petmecky (BS '85) is employed Oil Corporation in Houston, reports,"still baby girl,Amy,to our family last year." with Martech, Inc.inMorgan City, Louisi- drilling in south Texas." GaryRichter(BS '79) is employed as aproject ana, where heis involvedin all phasesof James F. Quinlan (PhD '78), a research geologist with Columbia GasDevelopment oil field diving operations. geologist with the National Park Servicein in Houston. Ben J. Petrusek (BA '42) is retired and Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, presented a Wade C. Ridley (BS '53, MA '55), presidentof enjoying good health in Metairie, Louisi- paper at the International Symposium in Ridley Oil Corporation in Tyler, is still ana. Turkey and wasalso aninvitedspeakerin "trying to work east Texas during these ScottPetty,Jr. (BS '60, MS'61)is chairman of Italy. He had a quadruple bypass in periloustimes. Elder son,Tom,workswith the boardof Pioneer Flour Mills and was January, 1984. me as a landman; younger son, Clark, recently appointed to the executive Walter K. Rainbolt, Jr. (BA '57) is the completes his M.D.in May.Mary andIjust committee of the Chancellor's Council of president ofDynamic Exploration,Inc. in getting older— hopefully wiser." the UT System. Lafayette. Frank Wm. Rife, Jr. (BS '50) is retired and VanA.Petty,Jr.(BS'40, MA '41)residesinSan Clyde M. Rascoe (BS '49) resides in San living in Irving, Texas. Antonio where he is an independent Angelo,Texas,wherehe isthepresidentof Raymond A. Riley(BS '40) residesin Houston geologist.'The Newslettergets better every Merit Oil Company. wherehe is retired. year. Always look forward to reading W. A. (Al) Ratcliff (BS '50) lives in Houston Alexander (Zan) W. Ritchie (MA '69), asso- about my old classmates." and "got caught in abiglayoff so decided ciate professor of geology at College of Phil M. Pitzer (BS '54) is an oil operator in to retire. Plan to move to the Lake Charleston in South Carolina, reports, Breckenridge,Texas.Hestates,'Ten dollar Livingston area and do somefishing. Best "Still working onfaults inHonduras, with oil says it all!" regards to all my friends." Ric Finch and checking geothermal sites Jack Phillips(BS '49), whoretiredfrom Cities M.AllenReagan(BA '50),retired andliving in with Bob Fakundiny and Grant Heiken. Service Companyseveralyearsago,livesin Houston, writes, "doing a lot of hunting Hope to see everyone in San Antonio Houston. He notes, "After 33 years with and fishing inplaces like New Zealand." regardless of light travel budgets." Cities Service Co. amdoingconsulting and Mrs.RobertCrim Redfield(BA'37) resides in Virgil H. Roan (BS '49) manages the Roan lots of hunting and fishing." Austin. Royalty Company, Inc.in Ardmore, Okla- Mike Plamondon (MA '75) is employed with Chris Reed (BS '74) is a partner with Reed& homa. He and Madeline have two grand- Meridian Oil as asenior staff geologist in Strawn Exploration in Tyler. He is cele- children. Englewood, Colorado. brating his fourth year in business as an JackS. Roberts,Jr.(BS '60), vicepresident of William A. Poe (BS '48), a senior exploration independentoperator."My family is doing Great Southern Life Insurance Company geologist inHouston,reports,"Hada good well in the deeppineys ofeast Texas." in Houston, says, 'The world of financial time in Austin during the GCAGS conven- Scott C. Reeve (BS '70)) works for Shell management continues to be dynamic, tion seeingalot ofold friends. Bestregards Offshore as a staff geologist in New challenging and interesting." to allin the department." Orleans. JohnD. Roberts (BS '73) is aregion technical Nick Pollard(BS '84) is a graduate student at H. Clay Reichert (BA '38), an exploration services manager withNLMcCullough in the University of Houston where he is geologist inLafayette, says, "When the rig Houston. working toward a master's degree in count goes down, Iwork a little harder." Susan M. Roberts (BS '85) is a graduate geology. JefferyC.Reid (MA '73) is a senior research student at the University of Southern GeologicalSciences Newsletter 69

California in Los Angeles. with the Texas Railroad Commission and Corpus Christiwhereheisanindependent Roland S. (Rock) Robertson (BS '55, MA '56) resides in Austin. "Stayingbusy reviewing consulting geologist and says, "Nothing resides in Corpus Christi where he is a surface coal mining applications. Fortu- newtoreport.Haven'tbeenbackto Africa consultant with First Rock, Inc. He still nately, my work has not slowed down like andhaven't seenany lions locally either." enjoys the oilbusiness "in spite ofits ups in the oilbusiness." Earl W. Shahan (BS '56) is an exploration and downs. Children and grandchildren Napoleon Otero San Vicente (Att. 63-65) manager with Exxon Company U.S.A. keep us busy." resides inCoahuila,Mexico, and works as "Have been back in Corpus Christi for a Dianne Marie Robin (BS '82), a senior an independent field geologist with year and love it. The fishing has been geologist with ExxonCompany U.S.A. in Servicios Geologicos y Agronomicos, S.A. great." Houston,is "workingthe upperTexas Gulf "For multiple reasons Iremember all of William (Bill) W. Sharp (BS '50, MA '51), Coast formations,particularly Upper Frio you with the highest appreciation.Ihope consulting geologist/investor in Dallas, in Friendswood and Clear Lake fields. some day you will visit me in this pretty reports, "graduated to the 'golden years' Weekends arespent with the Sports Car and vast region. Please accept my best and they are the best. Nice to have been Club of America." wishes andbest regards." selected in this year's edition ofWho's Who RonS.Robinson(BS'58), partnerin Robinson- VickeyPrice Sare (MA '81), anareageologist, in the South and Southwest. Oldest BuchananinElDorado,Arkansas,reports California Onshore, with Arco Oil & Gas daughter is finishing lawschool;youngest his "Son, Jeff, graduated from LSU in Company inBakersfield,says,"Hello to all is a pre-medstudent." Russian studies and is now an officer in my dear friends in Austin. Ihave moved Stephen L. Shaw (BS '71, MA '74) lives in the Navy.Daughter, Adrienne,is a gradu- intothe trenches forthe duration. Visitors Midland and is employed with Meridian atestudent in theology inNashville. Paige are welcome and encouraged." Oil as a senior staff geologist. His wife, is a senior at LSU. Real estate and cattle Jack R. Schmid (BS '51), vice president and Nancy, teachesnursing at MidlandCollege business holding up fine." general manager of Saab Oil & Gas Inc., and their two children "keep everyone HarlanH. Roepke(PhD '70) is aprofessor of lives in Dallas. busy." geology at Ball StateUniversity inMuncie, GeorgeW.Schneider(BS '57), anindependent Don B. Sheffield (BS '58), president of Indiana. "Judy is the associate dean of geologist enjoys living in Austin "because Geosource, resides in Houston. Applied Sciences, and Ihave gotten of the University, climate, people and F. Carlton Sheffield (BS '63), a division involvedinlocalenvironmentalconsulting multitude of golf courses." exploration manager for Tenneco Explo- projects. The kids are doing well in Tom Schneider (BS '50, MA '51) resides in ration & Production, writes, "still in college." Midland where heis self-employed. Lafayette. Many of our old friends have Martin Romanak (BS '84) is a part-time Paul E. Schnurr (MA '55) is a consulting left, so ifyouare coming our way,stop in employee withPursuitEnergy Corporation geologist in Concord, California. Paul for plenty of good Cajun food." and also enrolled atUTArlington, working reports, "Even with bad times in the oil Robert A.Sheldon(BS'37) isretired andliving towards a master's degree in geology. industry, there isenough doing tokeeplife in Austin. His summer address is Pyramid RobertBrooksRoss (BS'50), anexplorationist interesting." Court, Route 1, Livermore, Colorado. "I with Partner Oil Company in Houston, Milt Scholl (BS '47, MA '48), a junior high had extensivesurgerylast year and doing writes,"Havenumerouslow-moderate risk school teacher inChula Vista, California, fine now." prospects in lower Tuscaloosa Trend of writes, "Welcomed our firstgrandchildren Wm. K. Sheldon(BA '48), chief geologist with Mississippi. Need investors." this year.Freda andIarelooking forward T-C Oil Company in San Antonio, writes, Rollins M.Roth (BS '58) isemployed byDelta to Expo '86 in August." "more grandchildren due inMay.Too bad Oil & Gas Company as a production Clarence C. Schroeder (BA '40) is retired and wecan'ttie theprice ofcrude to somekids' superintendent in Breckenridge,Texas. living in San Antonio,"still trying to stop reproductive capacity." Peter D.Rowley(PhD'68), ageologist withthe old father time from moving so fast and Wm. T. (Bill) Sherman(BS '51), selfemployed, U.S. GeologicalSurvey in Denver, expects recapture those elusive younger years." is "still showing and selling in Houston in "to go to Antarctica during the '86-'B7 Fredrick E.Schultz(BS '47) isamanager and the oilbusiness." winter." assistant to the president with Pauley RobertL.Sherrill (BS '80)is a seniorgeologist W. Wayne Roye (BS '51) is an independent Petroleum Inc. in Los Angeles. "Moved with Jones & Neuse, Inc. in Austin. "Van petroleum geologist inMidland. from Houston to California where Lois and I finally built our house in the hill AnnJoyceRuby(BA '48) residesin Austin and supervisedthe building of our retirement country near Hamilton Pool. We are writes,— "Someone in the family is into home that she designed." expecting our first child inSeptember." rocks my husband and son are in the RubinA.Schultz,Jr. (BS'61)isamaintenance ElgeanC. Shield (BS '53), president and CEO rock crushing business. Traveled to superintendent with the Department of of Shield Development Corporation in Austria and Germany and saw the dolo- Highways in Corpus Christi. Houston, continues to search for oil and mitesofnorthernItaly.Would love to hear Jerry W. Schwarzbach (BA '83), a medical gas in the Gulf Coast. "Son, Mark, is a from old classmates." student at Baylor College of Medicine in geology studentatUT andwill enter theoil John S. Runge (BS '50) is a consulting Houston, will "probably pursue a career in business next year at a time of great geologist in Casper, Wyoming. pediatrics." opportunity." Carolyn Rutland (MA '79) is an assistant T.J. (Jerry) Schwarzbach (BS '58, MA '61) Charles Sicking (PhD '80) lives in Piano, professor of geology at Western Michgan resides in Shreveport where he is a Texas, wherehe is a research geophysicist University in Kalamazoo. She is "working consulting geologist. with ARCO. on geochemistry ofvolcanic andplutonic ChristyM.Schwiekhardt (BS '83) is anexplo A. E. (Slim) Simmons (BS '51) retired from rocks in southwestern Montana." ration geologist in Houston and is Union Texas andresides in Midland.Slim P. Martin Sander (MA'84) joined the Univer- employed by American International reports, "Still do some consulting but sity of Zurich in the spring of 1985,andis Energy Corporation. there's not much action out there." working towards a PhD in Vertebrate Eugene P. Scott (BS '56), an independent Kathy (Fernalld) Simpson (BS '82), a geolo Paleontology. petroleum geologist in Corpus Christi, is gist with Sonat ExplorationCompany in Jack S. Sanders (BS '57), a petroleum "looking for another big one." Houston, was married last year. geologist inDallas,reports,"It'sgreat tobe John E. Scale (BS '41) is a consultant in SamuelJ.Sims (MA'57)resides in Bethlehem, back inTexas after many moves." Houston. Pennsylvania, andreports "Since Iretired James W. Sansom, Jr. (BS '63) is a geologist Louis Sebring, Jr. (BS '41, MA '47) resides in from Bethlehem SteelCorporation,Inow 70 September 1986

do consulting work with the limestone my kind might become extinct." LakeTravis and Tex-Mex food." industry." Michael Blake Smith (BS '84) works as a Frederick L. Stead (MA '50) is a consulting R. Sam Singer (BS '61) is managerofreserves geophysicist with Unocal, Corporation in geologist in Dallas. and acquisitionsfor PennzoilExploration Houston. Walter Stein(BA '52, MA '52),anindependent and Production Company in Houston.He Paul K. Smith (BS '84), a waterpark area in Dallas,writes, "still huntingoil in north reports that "life could be better if the manager for Fame City Water Works in Texas." priceofoilwouldsitstill.Industryistaking Houston,writes,"Ijustbought asurfboard Sheree Lynn Stewart (BA '84), employed by it on the nose. We need to find more and am going to spend allmy days offat HDR Techserv as an environmentalscien- elephants." the beach." tist in Santa Barbara, California, is Harry Sisson (BS '40) isa consulting geophys- Schaun M. Smith (BS '79) is a graduate "engaged in research for environmental icist atHarry H. Sisson, Inc. in Houston. student at Louisiana Tech University. impact assessments associated with Fred A. Skidmore, Jr. (BS '56), president of "Havebeen teachingaphysical geology lab municipal waste incinerators and cogen- Controlled Stimulation andProductionin and this summer willbe an instructor on erationplants.Enjoy hiking and exploring Dallas, has "developed techniques to the field camp in Colorado. Melinda and the mountains around the San Andreas vertically drain methane from coal beds Zack aredoing fine." fault zone." ahead of mining coal, rendering the mine Brian M. Smyth (BS '76) is employed as a Preston A. Stofer (BA '57),vice president of safer,and also developing another source geologist with Northwind Exploration in SurfaceOilfield SupplyinRockport,Texas, of income by selling the produced Houston. says "Ouch, no need to comment on methane." E.D. Sneed(MA'55) resides inHouston where business on the Gulf Coast." DianaSlagle(BS '84)isemployedwith theU.S. heisthe explorationmanager,Gulf Coast William T. Stokes (BS '50), vicepresidentfor Geological Survey as a hydrologic techni- and Offshore Region, for Marathon Oil King Ranch Oil & Gas, Inc. in Dallas, is cian in Austin. Company. "gratified to observe the quality of the William P. Slater (BA '50), an independent John L. Snider (MA '55), a hydrologist in faculty and the students at UT in the fromNew Braunfels, writes,"workingwest Pineville, Louisiana, plans to retire this geology department, and it has been a Texas from the hill country on the year. great pleasure serving on the Geology prettiest lake in Texas." William C. Sojourner, Jr. (BS '54) is the Foundation.Our son,Brad,is a student at MarriottWieckhoff Smart (BS '57) is supervi- president of Sojourner Drilling Corpora- UT; son,Bill,is a landmanfor Enserch. Fifi sor of Cyprus Minerals Company's library tion in Abilene. and I areplanning a trip to Scotland to information center inEnglewood, Colora- Stephen W. Speer (MA '83), geologist with play golf on the Scottish golf courses." do. "Cyprus is an exciting company and Yates Petroleum Corporation in Artesia, Winston L. (Skip) Stokes (BA '57) is a land intends to be a survivor in the mining New Mexico,reports,"Therese and Ihave manager for Tenneco Oil Company in industry. Since the company diversified twobeautiful little girls andlife's been A- Houston. "Am assigned to the division into coal, industrial minerals, copper, okso far. Will be leadingan AAPG fieldtrip acquisition department as it is currently moly and gold,myjobhas been great fun." this spring andlookingforward to visiting cheaper to buy production than it is to TommyT. Smiley (BS '51), programmanager Austin." drill. Daughteris married and workingfor for Defense Mapping Agency in St. Louis, Fred Spindle (BS '49), vice president of Exxon." Missouri, will be "retiring this year and explorationwith MarathonOil Company DavidB.Story(BS '78), a frontierproduction looking forward to spending winters in in Houston, writes, "When Istarted there manager for Exxon Company U.S.A. in south Texas." werehard times and the system survived. NewOrleans, is "findingthe inlandportion Anne Smith(BA'83) isa geologicalconsultant Asfor me, Ithink I'll call the dogs, setthe ofthe eastern U.S. a challenging explora- for Austin Oil and MineralCompany. She slips and retire. Iwish all of you and the tion experience." is taking a hydrology course at UT and University well." Michael W. Strickler (BS '78) resides in lives in"the boomingmetropolis ofBuda, William Spindler (MA '77) is employed as an Houston where he is a manager for Texas." areasupervisorwith South AlaskaExplo- Trafalgar House Oil & Gas. A.RichardSmith (BS '64) isdirector ofenergy ration in Houston. Carroll Stroman(BS '58) lives inSweetwater, and mineral resources for Olin Corpora- Scott Dunbar Spradlin (BS '75, MA '80), Texas, where heis the ownerand CEO of tion in Houston and writes, "What goes explorationgeologist with Exxon's Gulf Bitter Creek Farm whichis aresidence for down must come vp— atleast Ihope the Atlantic Division, "moved to the Exxon mentally retardedadults.He also consults oil business will. Funeral homes are less Ghetto (Kingwood) and love it. Has for Covenant Growers Inc., a sheltered cyclic but not nearly as much fun." anyone seen or heard from Jon Herwig?" work program for developmentally Bruce Dixie Smith (BS '58), partner with Richard Stancliffe (MA '84) is an associate disabled. Fulbright & Jaworski in Houston, is geological engineer with Shell Western Eric M. Stroud (BA '81) is a partner with "practicing admiralty law, however, my Exploration and Production in New Herbert Minerals in Fort Worth. geologyeducationhasbeen agreat benefit, Orleans. Hal Stubblefield (BS '54), vice president of particularly in handling offshore drilling Johnny F. Stanford (BS '49) resides in Austin exploration for Mosbacher Energy Com- cases." where heis an independentgeologist. pany in Houston, reports, "still operating Charles Smith (BS '78) is a geology graduate AnnMarie Stanley(BA '44), vice president in and taking deals." studentat StephenF. Austin StateUniver- the geological department with Miles Paul D. Suddath (BS '76) is an independent sity in Nacogdoches. Production Company in Dallas, is hoping geologist in Abilene. Charles E. Smith (BS '54) resides in Dallas "oil prices will stabilize." DanielF. Sullivan (BS '42) is retired andlives whereheis a consultantand also worksin Theodore E. Stanzel(BS '56) will retire this in Hallettsville, Texas. real estate. year as seniorareamanager fromTransco Mark Suneson(MA '84),explorationgeologist Daniel L. Smith (BS '58), executive vice ExplorationCompany in Houston. with Enserch Exploration in Denver, president and exploration manager for AnnSt. Clair (MA '79), employed by Radian reports, "A rock-solid marriage began on Texoil Company, lives in Houston. Corporation in Austin, writes,"It'sbeen a 3-29-86 whenImarried Susan Cook, who HarryL.Smith(BS'51, MA'56), anoiloperator busy year in Sacramento. The hazardous is completing her master's degree in inBoerne,Texas,says,"Due to thepresent waste/groundwaterbusiness has kept us geology at UT." climate in the oilbusiness Iam beginning at a dead run. Although California was EricSwanson(MA'74,PhD'77) is anassociate to feel a little dinosaurish. In a few years great, it's hard to beat the hill country, professor of geology at UT San Antonio. GeologicalSciences Newsletter 71

"Had a second child, aboy, born this past Florida in Gainesville,beginning in Sep- growing cacti and playing with my home year.Looking forward to seeing everyone tember.Hewillspend thissummertouring computer. Jeanne and Ihave decided to at the GSA meeting." Europe. stay inHouston for the time being." Cindy (BS '71) and Tom Swinbank (BS '71) DonaldH. Torgerson(BS'52) lives inLittleton, L.J. Tydlaska (BA '49, MA '51), senior are consulting geologists in Georgetown, Colorado, and will retire "100% this year." geological associate with Amoco Produc- Texas. Elsworth Tonn (BS '55) is presidentofRanger tion Company inNew Orleans, writes,"no James B. Tartt (BS '48), executive sales Oil Company in Houston. special news. Wish you all well and keep representative for IMCO Services in Jack W. Trantham (BS '51) is anindependent turning out the good geologists as you Houston, appreciates the University and geologist and reports,"Not much goodto have through the past years." often thinks of the "great years spent say about the oil and gas industry right Robert ChanTysor (BA '52) is employed as a there." now, but it's still the best business andit geologistwithFrioExplorationinHouston. George W. Taylor (BA '49), aretired geologist will comebackstrongagain.Come andsee Martin S. Ullrich (BS '74) an independent fromExxonCompany U.S.A.andnowthe me in Tyler." geologistinHoustonis"waiting foroiltogo owner of L&MCafe inGeorgetown,Texas C. Brian Trask (MA '72), associate geologist up.Wife,Julie,andkidsare fine. Missedold reports,"Alongwith 25 otherinternational with the Illinois State Geological Survey, UTExesat thelast convention,hopeto see geologists went to the Tarrum Basin of resides in Champaign. someofyou at thefootball games this fall." western China as guests of the People's EveretteJ.Travis (MA'5l), retired and living RobertD. Valerius (BS '59) resides in Corpus Republic of China. It was the most in Buchanan Dam, Texas, writes, "Just Christi where he is an independent interesting trip of my life." confirmed what I was taught about the geologist. Leslie Armour Taylor (BS '41) is retired and geology of Hawaii." Amy Wharton Vanderhill (BS '83) completed resides in Austin. Rex Travis (BA '48),owner of Rex Travis,Inc. her master's degree atTexas A&MUniver- Dick Teel(BS '39), seniorgeological associate in Bellaire, Texas,is presently "struggling sity and is now employed by Mobil Oil with Amoco Production Company in to survive in this depressed oil environ- Corporation in Dallas. Her thesis topic: Houston, will be "goingback to Africa for ment, however, I am optimistic for the "DepositionalEnvironment of the Middle my fifth safari and to hunt and fish on future.Keepup the goodwork inpublish- Pennsylvanian Granite Wash: Lambert 1, LakeKaribe. Will be taking35-mm pictures ing the Newsletter.'" Uryhor, and Sundance Fields, Northern also." RobertF. Travis (BS '57),explorationmanager Palo Duro Basin, Oldham County, Texas." C.B. (Tim) Thames, Jr. (BS '53, MA '57), an for Royal Oil & Gas in Corpus Christi, Don Vasco(BS'81)isa graduatestudentin the attorney and petroleum consultant in reports,"Iamproudto havemy daughter, department of geology and geophysics, Bismark, North Dakota, reports, "Drilled Debbie, studyinggeology atUT. Iwill surely University of California Berkeley, and is one wellin 1985 thatopens several years see moreof the campus now." "looking for post-doctoral work or a of development to come. Last daughter, RoyW. Tronrud (BS'40) residesin Richardson, university teachingjob." Katy, in college at Moorehead State, Texas, where he is retired from the Sun Tracy Lee Vaught (BS '77), owner of Back- Minnesota. Best wishes to all at UT." Company. He is"playing golfand traveling street Cafe inHouston, writes, "Iam glad Laura A. Thomas (BA'85) is a student at UT around." Igot out of the oilbusiness. Running the Dallas and is employed by Homart Devel- StevenR. Trudeau (BS '70) is employed with Backstreet is lots more fun than making opment Company. Sun Exploration and Production Com- maps.Bringyourbusinesscard andI'llbuy Susan L.Thompson (MA '85) is employedby pany in the reserves acquisitions depart- you a drink— youdeserve it." Arco Oil & Gas Company as a geologist in ment.His activities "haveincreased inthe David Wilkes Vernon (BS '79) is a geologist Midland. evaluation and recommendations of with Vernon Resources Inc. in Dallas. T.J. Thompson (BS '57), an independent in purchasing oil and gas companies and Charles D. (BA '23) and Eloise F. Vertrees Dallas, sends"bestregards to all. Lastyear producing fields. My geologic background (BA '22) reside inMidlandand celebrated I commented how good it was to read andexposure tosandstone and carbonate their 62nd wedding anniversary on April about my rich ex-classmates;my, what a reservoirs throughout the U.S.A. have seventh. short year it has been." been substantially expanded. The work R. B. Vickers (BS '47), an independent Jerry T. Thornhill (BS '60), a geologist with includes a goodblend ofgeology, produc- geologist in Abilene, reports, "Petroleum USEPA, Robert S. Kerr Environmental tion engineeringand exploration." industry doldrums at present are known Research Laboratory in Ada, Oklahoma, Ching-Chang James Tsai (PhD '81) is a to all of us.My family andIare alive and reports, "Doing research on mechanical geophysicist in Houston with Texaco well, observing and occasionally partici- integrity of injection wells. Also have a U.S.A. patingin therapidly passing scene. Kudos project with Charles Kreitler at the Arthur J. Tschoepe (BS '50), independent to Al Nelson for gathering together the Bureauof Economic Geology. Hope to get geologist and oil operator in Corpus 1947 bunch." to Austin during the life ofthe project." Christi, writes, "Sixth daughter attending Ricardo VLllasenor (BA '75) is president of Guy Tidmore (BS '82) resides inAustin where UT and six grandchildren keep us busy Geophysics International Corporation in he is employed by the Texas Water between wells." Dallas. "Electrotellurics is a new field in Commission as a geologist.Hewrites,"Still JohnD. Tuohy (BS '39) is retired andresides geophysics that is considered to be the playing with groundwater and hazardous at Canyon Lake, Texas. "Getting pretty most important technological break- waste." well drilled into this retirement routine, throughin the historyofexploration.This Laura Elliott Tillman (BS '82, MA '85) is a but trying tokeepup a two-acreyard can wasattainedthroughrecent discoveriesin development geologist with Chevron be a problem. Family doing well with the plasma physics. A specific frequency U.S.A. in Denver. addition of a grandson in October '85." spectrum in the electric field present at Bert C. Timm (MA '41), vice president of EddR. Turner(BA'43), aretiredconsultant in the earth's surface contains information Consolidate Fuel Supply in Richardson, Kerrville, completedhis termas president regarding the type of lithologies, their Texas,reports,"Oilat $12 andgas at $2 got of the American Geological Institute in depth, thickness and mineral content, to us,sowe arenowmarketingbutit's not 1985.InMay,he was elected toa two-year including hydrocarbons and water, down as much fun as exploring." term on the Kerrville city council. to depths of more than 40,000 feet. This David N. Tolces (BS '85), a geologist for John T. Twining (BS '48) reports, "I retired new and exciting field is drastically Underground Resource Management in from Shell Oil Company on December 1, revolutionizing the explorationindustry Austin, willbe attending theUniversity of 1985, andamreallyenjoyingmyhobbies of andlowering the cost ofmineral resource 72 September1986

exploitation." Marilyn and Ibecame grandparents with Linda are doing fine. KennethD. Vogel (MA '85) is anexploration the birth of our first granddaughter, William CarltonWeaver(BA '32), anindepen- geologist with ExxonCompany U.S.A. in Ashley. We look forward to better days." dent oilproducer in Corpus Christi,is still Houston. KarlWarning (BS '71, MA '77), a development "drilling a few wells and hoping for more Marjorie Vogelsang (BA '37) is retired and geologist for Enserch Exploration in improvements in the energyproblem." lives inRosenberg, Texas. McKinney, Texas, "finally made the fall AlbertW. Weeks (PhD '41) is retired fromSun William Vrana(BA '39),petroleumgeologistin barbecue and it was great seeing the Oil Company and resides in Wynnewood, Corpus Christi, is "still rolling with the department folks again." Pennsylvania. punches. No doubt the roller coaster Ken A. Warren (BA '34) resides in Dallas Bonnie R. Weise (BS '74, MA '79) is a aspect ofthe oilindustry casts a shadow where he is an investor and petroleum geological consultant inSan Antonio. over the future ofour country and all of advisor. He and his wife,Emma, took a Lloyd C. Wells (BS '54) resides in Arlington, us." springcruise aboard the Cunard Princess, Virginia, andreports,"inthe fourthyear of Andrew HaroldWadman (BS '84)is employed with stops in Cozumel, Cayman Islands, retirement and love every minute of it. as a processing geophysicist in Houston Montego,Panama,CostaRica andAcapul- Traveled abit last year and it's goodtobe withDigicon, Inc. co. home again. Best wishes to all." A. H. Wadsworth,Jr. (BS '41, MA '41), owner Leslie Leland Warren (BS '85), geological Norman N. West (BA '50), ownerof Norman of Wadsworth Oil Company in Houston, technician with Pringle Petroleum in West & Associates,resides in Houston. has "movedfrom downtowninto thesame Houston, was married on March 1, 1986. Barry Wethington (BS '85) is a geologist with amount of space but at 32% of the cost. Joel S. Watkins (PhD '61) will be "moving to Cawley Gillispie & Associates in Fort That tells you a lot about Houston's Aggieland this summer." He is joining the Worth. present economy.Trying to stayaliveuntil Texas A&Mgeophysics andoceanography RobertH. Weyman (BA '82) is employed as a OPEC breaks our ability to produce oil, faculty as the Earl F. Cook Professor of geologistwithRayHolifield &Associatesin then they willjump the price higher than Geosciences. Irving, Texas. ever." Bill D. Watson (BS '58) h,as taken early James A. Wheeler (BA '47), consulting RichardB. Waitt (BS '66, MA '70), geologist in retirement fromNLSperry-Sunin Dewalt, geologist in Houston, is still "active in Vancouver, Washington, with the U.S. Texas, and says, "getting things done explorationand feel fortunate to be able Geological Survey "attended the volca- aroundthe house thatI'vebeenputtingoff to cover my overhead during these doom nologic congresses in Italy and New for ten years." and gloom days we are experiencing." Zealand and willbe working inIceland the John Allen Watson (BS '56) is a hydrologist Richard O.Whitaker (BS '50) is chiefgeophys- summer of '86. Wife, Cynthia, daughter, with the Texas Water Commission in icist with Cabot PetroleumCorporationin Kristin, andIenjoy the Pacific northwest Austin. Johnexpresses his concernforthe Houston. and its volcanoes." recent activity of creationists. He writes; DavidJ. White (BS '41) lives in Austin andis Lloyd O. Waldron, Jr. (BS '55) is retired and "The 1986 International Conference on enjoyingretirementverymuch.He travels lives inShreveport. Creationism: The Age ofthe Earth willbe occasionally but spendsmost of his time Mark C. Walker (BA '81), attorney with held at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, doing volunteer work.Inhis spare time he Grambling & MounceLawFirminElPaso, Pennsylvania,August4-9. Theimpact that reads or works in his garden. practiceslitigation, "withfocus in the area creation science willhaveongeology inthe Hugh G. White 111 (BS '53 BA '54), a of products liability, insurance, business, future is evident from the following consulting geologist in Midland, has sent school law, water and natural resource abstract of apaper to be presentedin the us a joke that is reflective of our times. rights." conference by David R. McQueen: An "How do you get a geologist out ofa tree? Richard W. A. Walker (BA '51) resides at The Outline for 6000 Years of Earth History You just cut the rope." Hugh is sure there Woodlands, Texas, and took early retire- 'The geology ofthe southernAppalachians will be better days ahead and he is not ment from Mitchell Energy. He reports, is better explainedwithin creation week giving up. "Sibyl andIwillhave eight extrayearsof (c.4100 8.C.)/floodyear(2500 8.C.)/post StevenL. White (BS '78) is a consultant in fishing, traveling, golf and visiting grand- flood, residual catastrophism model of Tyler, Texas,but is "looking for something children." earthhistorythanonerequiring billions of steadier in the Dallas area." J. C. (Rusty) Walter 111 (BS '80), executive years. Six new divisions of historical Curt Whited (BS '75) resides inHouston and vice president of Walter Oil & Gas Corpo- geology areproposed,includinggeological has worked for the past five years as a ration, lives in Houston. evidence for three phases of the flood development geologist. Currently unem- Bernie Ward (BA '55) is an independent year.' Anotherby StevenA. Austin & John ployed,hehas returned to school to learn petroleum geologist in Tyler, Texas. Morris: Tight Folds and Clastic Dikes as computer programmingskills. ■ "Geologyisstill funbut not real profitable Evidence for RapidDepositionandDefor- Charles D. Whiteman, Jr. (BS '58) resides in lately." mation 'Tight folds ina 10,000-foot strata Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he is a Bill (BS '55, MA '57) andKathyWard (BA '57) sequence in southern California indicate hydrologist with the U.S. Geological reside in New Orleans where Bill is a the Miocene sandstone remained non- Survey. professorattheUniversityofNewOrleans. lithified untilfoldedin thelatePleistocene. F. L.Whitney (BS '43) lives in London,Texas, They arelooking forward to"visiting our Likewise dikes of non-lithified Cambrian and writes, "The little Mrs. and I are soninhis dissertation field,a remote area sandstone from the base ofa 10,000-foot celebrating our tenth year ofretirement. ofnorthwestAustralia,and fromthere on sequence in the Colorado Rockies were It's great." to the Karst Institutein Guilin,China." intruded during formation of the Creta- MarianI. Whitney (BA '30, MA '31, PhD '37) Dan L. Ward (BA '49), a retired consulting ceous Laramide structure.Both requirea enjoys retirement in Shepherd, Michigan. geologist in Grand Junction, Colorado, short time between depositionand defor- "In March 1985, the Journal ofGeological plays golf, hunts and fishes. "The western mation.'" Education published my paper entitled slopeoftheRockies is a greatplace tolive." John E. Watson (BA '72), CEO for Horizon Yardangs,alongwith a coverillustration of HerbWare (BS '84) is a geologistwith M.Brad Gold in Evergreen, Colorado, spent three ayardang.In October Igave apaperat the Bennett Inc. in Midland. weeks in China, in November, discussing annual meeting of GSA entitled: 'Broad Ralph H. Warner (MA '61), a consultant in mineral explorationconcessions. Horizon's influences of topography and planetary Humble,Texas, writes, "oilbusinessisn't so first child was born in March, 1000 TPD rotation inestablishingthe eolianpattern much fun any more.On the positive side, gold mine in central Nevada. John and in the western desert of Egypt.'" Geological Sciences Newsletter 73

RobertJ. Whitson (BS '85) is employed as a Homer C. Wilson (BS '42) retired in 1983 in reports, "I'm writing from Cairo, where I junior geologist withBullen &Dominique Dallas. He "finalty saw the Great Rift and have been on temporary assignment for Inc. in Lafayette,Louisiana. the wild animals inKenya with the Flying twomonths. Will beon wells- inTunisia and James C. Whitten (BS '56), an independent Longhorns. Nancy and Icelebrated our the Congo later this year Conoco doesn't geologist in Midland, writes, "The oil 43rd wedding anniversary in Nairobi in seemtohaveheard about theslowdownin business is not as goodas it was,butit is February. Dallas continues to be our the oil industry. Next year will be even still great." choice as home base." busier withlotsofwells,learningcomputer Matthew K. Wickham (BA '85) resides in Louita DodsonWilson (BA'40) resides in Del operations and studying French and Austin where he is a geologist with Hall Rio, Texas, and reports, "Writing, grand- Arabic. Tell Luigi Ihave some stamps for Southwest Water Consultants. mothering, traveling and working with his collection." Fred Wiegand (BS '69), presidentofWiegand various women's organizations to erase Ray D. Woods (BA '31, MA '34), retired and Brothers Drilling Company, Inc. in Lock- the type of discrimination which prevent- living in Austin, "Continue to do a lot of hart,Texas, is now working as a drilling ed women geological students from travelingwhile Istill can." superintendent for Santa Fe Drilling earning the BS degree at UT years ago. JohnFrankWoodward,Jr. (MA '51), rancher Anaco,Venezuela. He spent two weeks as They werepermittedto earnthe BA only, and consulting geologist in Alpine, was Major, U.S. Army Reserves, Corps of thus limiting their job opportunities." married to AvisFault. John is doing fine ' Engineers in Washington, D.C. He andhis RandolphE.Wilson(BS 7O)is anindependent and enjoyshearingfrom old friends at UT. family are doing fine. oil and gas producer in Dallas. ThomasJ. Worbington (BS'51) retiredinMay Robert B. Wightman (MA '53) is an explora- William FeathergailWilson (BS '60, MA '62), 1983, after 32years in theoilbusiness. We tion scientist in Houston and reports, vicepresident for Placid Oil Company in "built a home on the lakein Jacksonville, "After 33 exciting years withExxon,Iwill Dallas, writes, "My explorationgoalshave Texas, and have done some traveling. retire this summer, and I'm looking shifted toarenasofAfrica and the deeper Thanks for the Newsletter." forward to new opportunities that this waters of the Gulf of Mexico." Charles F. Word (BS '37) resides in Conroe state of life affords." W W. Wilson, Jr.(BS '40) is anindependentoil where there is "no change in our status Richard A. Wiley (BS '42) retired from operator in Abilene. except no more foreign travel, and will Amerada HessCorporation after40 years Wynant S. Wilson (BS '53) is president of nowexplorethe good oldU.S.A." service in Lafayette,Louisiana. Wynant S. Wilson,Inc. inAbilene and says, David Laurence Work (BS '84) is a graduate James L.Williams II(BS '81), seniorgeologist "Famous last words: if Ieverget through student at Texas A&M University. in Corpus Christi, is still "employed and this decline, Iam going to retire." Charles E. Workman (MA '61) teaches math hope to stay that way, thanks to a UT Melissa C. Winans (PhD '85) is collection and science at Monterey High School in degree." manager in the vertebrate paleontology California. Hereports,"Verydifficult to get James Richard Williams (BS '50) is semi- lab at the Balcones Research Center in students interested in scientific careers retired in Bullard, Texas, but keeps Austin. "Thanks to anNSF grant whichwe since theysimply don'twantthe challenge abreast ofthe oilbusiness by doing some received inMarch, Iam nowworking full of years of technical courses." consulting innorthTexas. time. We hope to make alot of improve- Charles J. Worrel (BA '47), owner of Worrel John B. (Jack) Williams (BS '43) is an ments to the collection over the three Exploration, Inc. in San Antonio, writes, independent petroleum geologist in years ofthe grant." "Al Nelson andIare organizing a reunion Houston. C.RobertWinkler,Jr. (BS'50), apartner with forthe class of1947 atthe Clarion Hotelin Mark Williams (BS '50), a consultant in Richards & Winkler inMidland, continues Colorado Springs on July 17-20." Wellington, Texas,writes,"Fromamember todevelopqualityprospectsin westTexas Gail Fisher Worrell (BS '82)is a geologist with ofAAPG, thanks, Bill Fisher." that are commercial at today's oil prices. ExxonCompany U.S.A. in Midland. MerylD.Williams (BA'43) is semi-retired and Richard Hart Winston (BA '80), director of Jim F. Womack (BS '54) is a partner with lives in Ardmore, Oklahoma. manufacturing, Boulle in Dallas, was Tower ExplorationCompany in Houston. Robert R. Williams (BS '54), chief geologist married to Judith Hammonds in Phil Wyche (BS '51) has retired from the Gulf with Euratex Corporation in Fort Worth, November, 1984. Oil Corporation and resides in Austin. reports, "Younger daughter, Susan, is a I.T. Winter (BS '53) is an industrial engineer Bob Wynne (BS '57) resides in Fort Worth. senior in geology at UT. Robin and Iare with Bell Helicopter in Fort Worth. Charles (Lee) Yager (BS '82) received his enjoyingbeing grandparents. Planning to KurtJ. Wiseman (BS '76) resides in Houston MBAdegree fromTexas ChristianUniver- be around for the nextboom." where he is president ofGeo-Wise, Inc. sity and is a credit analyst with InterFirst ClaytonH. Wilson(BS '83, MA '85)isanexplo- Kristina Witt-Laßue (BS '83) is a geologist Bank inFort Worth. Lee was married on ration geologist with Exxon Company assistant with the Texas Water Commis- May 31, 1986. U.S.A.inHouston."Despitethese economic sion in Austin. Harvey E. Yates (BS '35, MA '36) is chairman times, Exxonhas beengood to us.When I Ed Wolcott (BS '47), president of EDCO ofthe board for HarveyE. Yates Company visit EPR Company, the faces are so Petroleum in Dallas, is "trying to find in Roswell, New Mexico. familiar that I feelI'm visiting the fourth cheap oil and doing some consulting." Thomas A. Yoakum (BS '57) is employed by floor of the Geology Building. Iam Robert L. Wood,Jr. (BA '56) is president of SunExploration&DevelopmentCompany presently working in the Gulf of Mexico. Occidental CrudeSales,Inc.and executive in Dallas, and reports, "The lines are Lorri and Ihave recently become foster vice president of Occidental Oil & Gas thinning out, butI'm still hanging in and parents and IVe joined a volunteer fire Corporation in Houston. He reports, working the Frio and Vicksburg in south department, which is exciting work. I'm "Personally, allis well,butbusinesswise,all Texas." probably the last Wilson to come through is not well. Oversupply of crude and Susan Wygant Young(MA '85) is an explora- the geology department for this genera- pessimism about the next few years by tion and development geologist with tion, andI'dlike to say congratulations to forecasters makes for tough going." Conoco, Inc. in New Orleans. my brother, Doug, for making it through James T. Woodman (MA'74) is a geophysicist William C. Young111 (BS'61) isvice president two major layoffs and thanks to my dad, in Pessac, France. ofproduction for Challenger Minerals Inc. Feather, for talking me into becoming a Arnold Woods (MA'81),project geologist with in Houston. geologist." Conoco Inc. in Ponca City, Oklahoma, We are anxious to keep your current address on our mailing list and, therefore, solicit your cooperationinadvisingus if youmove. 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Contents Department News 1

Chairman's Report 1

Bureau of Economic Geology 2

Institute for Geophysics 3

Flawn Honored at Retirement Dinner 4

Alumni Events 5

Faculty and Staff 6

Faculty News Briefs 9

Faculty Publications 22

Visiting Speakers 27

Student Speakers 28

Earl Ingerson Honored 29

Walter Geology Library News 30

Geology Foundation Advisory Council 31

Geology Foundation Endowment Accounts 34

Gifts to Geology Foundation 37

New Endowments ". 39

Student News 39

Graduate Degrees 39

Undergraduate Scholarships 42

Graduate Scholarships 43

Student Awards 46

In Memoriam 47

Alumni News 55