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The American Association of Petroleum Geologists The American Association of Petroleum The Association also publishes special • Disseminating information relating Geologists was founded in 1917 during scientific publications and research data, to the geology and associated the infancy of the petroleum industry. provides student scholarships, presents technology of petroleum, natural Today the Association has approximately highly regarded education programs and gas, other subsurface fluids, and 30,000 members worldwide. Through its schools for professional geologists, and mineral resources headquarters staff, AAPG provides many offers a program of distinguished lecturers • Inspiring and maintaining a high membership services and strives to to organizations and communities. standard of professional conduct on the facilitate advancement of knowledge in AAPG was founded, and continues, as part of its members petroleum geology through publications a scientific organization dedicated to • Providing the public with means and education programs. • Advancing the science of geology, of recognition of adequately trained The monthly AAPG Bulletin is widely especially as it relates to petroleum, and professionally responsible considered a leading scientific journal in natural gas, other subsurface fluids, and petroleum geologists petroleum geology. The AAPG Explorer, a mineral resources • Advancing the professional well-being monthly tabloid, is the Association’s • Promoting technology for exploring of its members vehicle for timely information and for, finding, and producing these materials AAPG does not “speak” for the oil insights into the industry in general. The in an economically and environmentally industry, but for its individual AAPG Web site, located at www.aapg.org, sound manner members—explorationists who seek provides association and professional • Fostering the spirit of scientific and find hydrocarbon resources. information. research throughout its membership

Founders of AAPG

William F. Absher E. DeGolyer L.L. Hutchison Forest R. Rees Walter J. Allen Alexander Deussen C.E. Hyde Robert J. Riggs J.M. Armstrong W.E. Dodge Harry R. Johnson Charles H. Row F.L. Aurin L.G. Donnelly William Kennedy Paul Ruedemann R.F. Baker N.F. Drake Grady Kirby J.M. Sands John G. Bartram H.D. Easton Charles T. Kirk E.W. Scudder Mowry Bates Charles R. Eckes William C. Kite C.L. Severy C. Max Bauer A.E. Fath Marvin Lee C.W. Shannon Albert L. Beekly Otto A. Fischer Raymond Leibensperger Walter M. Small Walter R. Berger F. Julius Fohs J. Whitney Lewis Carl D. Smith W. Grant Blanchard Thomas J. Galbraith Harve Loomis L.B. Snider Ed Bloesch James H. Gardner Hugh J. Mackay L.C. Snider James P. Bowen D.L. Garrett Alex W. McCoy W.C. Spooner Robert Wesley Brown Robert E. Garrett Edgar W. McCrary Dean M. Stacy Alan Bruyer H.B. Goodrich A. Stafford McCullough Charles H. Taylor Frank Bryan Charles N. Gould H. Harper McKee J. Elmer Thomas H.A. Buehler Frank C. Greene M.G. Mehl L.E. Trout George E. Burton Dorsey Hager George H. Meyers Johan A. Udden Frank Buttram Chester A. Hammil William J. Millard Herbert N. Uri W.R. Calvert Burton Hartley V.E. Monnett M.M. Valerius Everett Carpenter Huntsman Haworth Raymond C. Moore W.A.J.M. van Water Albert S. Clinkscales R.S. Hazeltine Francis P. Mulky schoot van der Gracht R.A. Conkling K.C. Heald M.J. Munn V.V. Waite Clifton S. Corbett Bryan Hendon Jerry B. Newby Lucian Walker G.H. Cox John M. Herald D.W. Ohern K.D. White E.J. Cragoe Earle P. Hindes E.C. Parker Earl V. Whitwell A.F. Crider Charles W. Honess Irving Perrine A.J. Williams C.L. Cumming Joseph S. Hook G.C. Potter E.G. Woodruf Edward Hardin Davis J.V. Howell Sidney Powers W.E. Wrather L.R. Dawson Richard Hughes Wallace E. Pratt Harry F. Wright Charles E. Decker V.H. Hughes Sylvan S. Price

These names are taken from the bronze plaque in the AAPG Headquarters building, Tulsa, Oklahoma, dedicated on March 20, 1953, to the Founders of the Association—Lawrence Tenney Stevens, sculptor.

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President milestones and reviewed progress various functions through oversight toward accomplishing them with and suggestions by experienced The fiscal-year 2005–2006 Executive the executive director. AAPG members. Geosciences Committee (EC) consisted of Pete Rose, • Continue performance audits of Director Jim Blankenship is to be president; Steve Veal, vice president; directorates—Having completed commended for his receptiveness Lee Billingsley, president-elect; the first tactical operations report and cooperation in optimizing Clint Moore, treasurer; Mike Party, during the previous fiscal year on interactions with the Tactical secretary; Ernie Mancini, editor; and the Global Development (now Operations Committee. Don Clarke, House of Delegates chair. Conventions) directorate, the • Staff organization and The EC convened nine times: Tulsa; second tactical operations report effectiveness—In September Telegraph, Texas; Paris; Jackson Hole, on the Geosciences directorate, was 2005 the EC directed that the Wyoming; Houston; Galveston, Texas; carried out under the leadership of sections/regions coordinator Houston; Midland, Texas; and Tulsa) and President-Elect Lee Billingsley. These function be moved from the conferred via teleconference three times. tactical operations reports have Global Development Directorate Executive Director Rick Fritz participated proven to be effective ways to to become a direct report to the in all EC meetings; his directors and staff improve the performance of AAPG’s executive director to emphasize its made invited appearances from time to time for purposes of reporting on the business of their directorates. Statement of Income and Expenses Fiscal Year 2005–2006 Goals At the start of the fiscal year, the president General Fund General Fund Budget and EC established 11 goals. I have FY 2004-05 FY 2005-06 FY 2005-06 attempted to explain them briefly here and Operating Income to assess our progress on each goal. Dues $ 1,757,836.00 $ 1,766,734.00 $ 1,738,000.00 1. Digest/Consolidate/Institutionalize BULLETIN Subscriptions 294,801.00 312,540.00 300,000.00 2004–2005 Management-Systems Advertising Income 1,200,783.00 1,458,291.00 1,291,862.00 Improvements. During the previous Sales of Publications 891,347.00 912,765.00 886,904.00 year AAPG headquarters adopted Interest and Dividends 478,316.00 549,933.00 401,000.00 new information management, Education and Misc. Service Fees 1,993,276.00 1,376,492.00 2,188,966.00 accounting, and budgeting procedures, Conferences and Meetings 4,805,681.00 6,233,606.00 5,180,998.00 the iMIS/Great Plains system and Page Contributions 29,676.00 30,270.00 70,000.00 zero-based budgeting. Fiscal year Gain (Loss) on Datapages 4,937.00 -66,757.00 85.00 2005–2006 was the first year in Gain (Loss) on International Pavilion -359.00 64,460.00 -30,000.00 which these new procedures were Grant Income 390,873.00 416,677.00 402,034.00 used throughout the year. I’m pleased Miscellaneous 228,275.00 436,125.00 329,570.00 to report that both procedures were fully operational by June 2006, and TOTAL OPERATING INCOME: 12,075,442.00 13,491,136.00 12,759,419.00 contributed substantially to our ability Operating Expenses to better manage AAPG’s business, reflecting great credit on Tulsa staffers Salaries $ 2,614,658.00 $ 2,928,075.00 $ 2,719,795.00 David Lange and Bryan Haws. The Employee Benefits 1,054,964.00 800,940.00 1,172,666.00 routine use of these management Publishing Cost of BULLETIN 232,577.00 200,284.00 452,085.00 tools by Tulsa staff may require one Publishing Cost of EXPLORER 211,437.00 248,500.00 234,000.00 more year of familiarization before Cost of Special Publications Sold 355,273.00 356,761.00 342,320.00 their full value is realized. General Office Expense 692,691.00 665,169.00 597,657.00 Postage and Shipping 639,138.00 562,466.00 523,102.00 Assessment of 2005–2006 progress: Building Expense 318,052.00 230,712.00 280,000.00 95% accomplished. Professional Fees 1,740,206.00 1,227,121.00 1,480,987.00 2. Transform Tulsa. This goal had multiple Staff Travel 132,467.00 227,340.00 174,381.00 components as follows: Professional Travel 431,845.00 613,289.00 492,602.00 • Active, continuing oversight of Conferences and Meetings 2,454,330.00 3,669,746.00 2,870,597.00 Executive Director’s performance— Depreciation 252,063.00 195,691.00 228,723.00 The president and president-elect AGI Dues 63,758.00 68,726.00 67,522.00 conducted extensive quarterly Meeting Presence / Display 44,053.00 27,703.00 60,222.00 performance reviews with Miscellaneous Grants and Awards 296,252.00 347,790.00 327,711.00 Executive Director Rick Fritz, and Miscellaneous 338,018.00 708,275.00 448,242.00 retained Hermann Eben to serve TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES: 11,871,782.00 13,078,588.00 12,472,612.00 as management consultant and coach. Lee Billingsley and I Income (loss) from Operations $ 203,660.00 $ 412,548.00 $ 286,807.00 formulated clear goals and

1968 Annual Report importance and effective function. The staff needs to focus on being empowered to maintain annual Herman Eben began assisting the proactive rather than reactive, concentrating oversight on all AAPG committees, executive director in matching on becoming an initiative-taking, advising the EC at the beginning of natural strengths of Tulsa staff performance-based culture manifesting the fourth quarter as to committee members to their specific job a clear service orientation. This process performance and suggestions for assignments, and coaching will probably take several years and improvements, so the incoming headquarters staff with respect to more staff turnover to reach the president can make necessary their responsiveness, initiative, desired level, but real progress was appointments by the beginning of organization, and effectiveness. made this year. Executive Director his or her term. Complaints from members about Rick Fritz is to be complimented for headquarters staff declined his endorsement and execution of this Assessment of 2005–2006 progress: noticeably throughout the year. program, which will need continued 60% accomplished. This is a work in During 2005–2006, there were emphasis and follow-through over the progress, which is being continued with several staff departures as well as next few years. high priority in fiscal year 2006–2007 by new hires, who filled existing and President Lee Billingsley. The EC needs newly created positions (which 3. Revitalize Committees. AAPG’s to have a more efficient way to accurately hopefully alleviated some chronic committee structure, though essential monitor committee performance and understaffing situations). Staff to the Association’s health and coordinate the work of committees: The turnover was about 12%. Annual progress, is sprawling, uneven, and Super Committee model is likely to performance reviews were inadequately supervised. Following provide the solution. It will probably take strengthened and tied more closely are the steps your EC took in fiscal several years to institutionalize a to salary administration. As policy, year 2005–2006: functioning system for committee bonuses were focused on high • Reorganization of committees—The management, but a good start has been performers, rather than being EC revised and reorganized 48 made and progress continues. spread out evenly among staff. standing and ad hoc committees down to 36, and created a prototype 4. Renew and Strengthen Headquarters • Headquarters location report— “Super Committee” (Membership) Relationships with Sections and Responding to frequent questions coordinated by Dan Smith. Regions. Our constituent sections and from members (and statements in • Motivation and organization of regions are the grass roots of AAPG. AAPG’s strategic plan), the EC chairs—The EC appointed new During fiscal years 2000–2004, established an ad hoc committee to chairs to many existing committees, headquarters services provided to investigate the optimum location for trying to select leaders who were both sections and regions were AAPG’s headquarters, identify key motivated and well organized, and neglected and some relationships considerations involved in possible being sure that each committee’s were damaged. The EC took these moves to other cities, and charge was clear and agreed to. remedial steps in fiscal year recommend appropriate actions. We identified committee liaison 2005–2006: This committee was chaired by Past contacts on both the EC as well • Sections/regions coordinator under President Marlan Downey, assisted as from the Committee Oversight executive director’s supervision— by Don O’Nesky and Doug Ratcliff. Committee (formerly known as We now have a new coordinator, They reported to the EC on June 1, the Committee on Committees), Carol McGowen, in this post, and the recommending that headquarters chaired by Bob Lindblom. We executive director shares the EC’s remain in Tulsa for the foreseeable arranged three training sessions high priority given to this function. future. The EC accepted their taught by Hermann Eben, to train We continue to search for effective report, which was summarized in committee chairs and vice chairs in ways in which Tulsa headquarters the July 2006 Explorer, with thanks. systematic goal setting, scheduling, can assist the sections and regions. • Dedicated clerical support for the monitoring, and completing tasks; Complaints about headquarters president—In the past, AAPG has not i.e., how to make a committee work. services from sections and regions provided full clerical support for its • Balancing of committee leaders are greatly reduced. presidents, instead relying on the membership—We encouraged • Regular conference calls—The largess of their employers to provide active recruitment of young executive director instituted the policy such support. This has become an AAPG members, minorities, and of regular bimonthly conference imposition and a problem, especially international members, as well calls with presidents and other as five of the past six presidents have as reassignments of previous leaders of sections and continued been self-employed or worked for committee members after one or the monthly teleconferences that were small companies. Early in the fiscal two three-year terms. This area initiated last year with the presidents year, agreement was reached whereby needs continued and focused of the regions. AAPG paid for Elizabeth Sherry to oversight in the next few years. • Galveston Leadership Conference— increase her work time for the • Liaison with Tulsa headquarters— We held the largest ever Annual president, and Janice Scott was We made sure headquarters staff Leadership Conference in Galveston made available on a priority basis to members were directly involved in February, attended by AAPG assist the president. This policy is in committee plans and projects sections and regions leaders. This expected to continue in the future. on a day-to-day basis, thus conference featured training in (1) public relations techniques, Assessment of 2005–2006 progress: tying committee activities to and (2) committee leadership. In 70% accomplished. Meaningful progress AAPG services. the afternoon, eight breakout was made in adjusting headquarters • Committee Oversight Committee— sessions addressed “hot topics” in culture, but performance is still uneven. This important committee was Association affairs. Sunday morning

Annual Report 1969 featured reports by officers, divisions, Here’s how your EC addressed of Delegates and membership key committees, forthcoming this problem: approved, a new AAPG officer, conventions, and leaders of the • International presidential tours— vice president (regions), to facilitate breakout sessions. I recommend As AAPG president, I visited interaction between the regions that future leadership conferences 15 countries, spoke before and Tulsa headquarters. This will be held proximal to air-travel 19 professional societies and guarantee international members an centers where large numbers of 17 student groups, and took part active voice on the AAPG Executive AAPG members live, rather than in 18 business meetings. In all Committee, thus correcting a previous the Tulsa area. these activities, I urged international deficiency in AAPG governance. • Presidential visits—As president, petroleum geoscientists to join • Graduated dues initiative—A I visited all six sections at least twice, AAPG, and sought counsel on how common complaint is that overseas usually giving one or more talks. to encourage such international geoscientists living in emerging I was able to build relationships with membership. countries cannot afford AAPG annual section officers, gain valuable insight • Proposals for organizational dues. To address this, the ad hoc into past or existing problems, and memberships—I delivered formal Committee on Graduated Dues was begin to improve communications. proposals to Russian geoscience established, with responsibility to My visits to the regions are covered groups, Petronas/Caligari (Malaysia), review possible schemes that do not in item 5 following. PetroChina, and ONGC (India) for violate U.S. tax codes for nonprofit • Need for more nominations—The sponsorship of their professional associations, and to recommend a Advisory Council and Executive staffs to join AAPG. Early responses course of action to the House of Committee request more to these initiatives are encouraging, Delegates and EC by November 15, nominations for officer candidates but purposeful follow-through 2006, in time for development of and for honors and awards from from the executive director and Bylaws amendments that address the leaders and members of Membership Department will be this problem. John Brooks, Istvan AAPG’s sections and regions. needed over the next several years if Berczi, and John Dolson helped • Value of AAPG membership—Both my early initiatives are to bear fruit. accomplish this initiative. the EC and the executive director • Annual regional conferences—We • Facilitating application for believe that many AAPG members are actively encouraging annual membership—Headquarters continue to be unaware of the conferences in each region, and arranged for online translation of many valuable services provided all six regions conducted such AAPG applications into Chinese, to members. Tulsa headquarters conferences in 2005–2006. The Arabic, Russian and Spanish, and and AAPG leaders need to European Region was particularly is setting up membership communicate more effectively active under the leadership of application review boards in China, with the membership on this President John Brooks. India, Malaysia, and Russia, where important point. • Monthly teleconferences with committees can review • Vice president redirected to vice region presidents—Executive applications, arrange for sponsors, president (sections) on EC—As part Director Rick Fritz instituted and facilitate the recruitment of of the approval by the membership monthly teleconferences with new AAPG members. John Dolson and House of Delegates of a new the region presidents, discussing deserves great credit for his AAPG officer (vice president regions), issues, improving headquarters efforts to bring about such the previous vice president’s office services, and assisting with developments. became vice president (sections), emerging plans. • Successful GEO Conference in with the primary responsibility of • First international office in Bahrain—Cosponsored with the overseeing ongoing relationships London—Following the leadership Dhahran Geological Society between Tulsa headquarters and the of Vice President Steve Veal, and and European Association of six U.S. sections. The intent is to encouraged by European Region Geoscientists and Engineers, AAPG improve and expand the services President John Brooks, AAPG managed, for the first time, the GEO provided by Tulsa headquarters to established its first international 2006 Conference in Bahrain, which the sections. office, in affiliation with Imperial was very successful as a geotechnical College, University of London, in conference, commercial exhibition, Assessment of 2005–2006 progress: June 2006. This office will be a and financial venture. AAPG’s Middle 60% accomplished. We have turned a sales point for AAPG publications, East Region and the conference distressing deficiency around, but more facilitator for AAPG conferences leadership, headed by Abdulla Al work needs to be done. AAPG and short courses, and liaison Naim, are to be commended for this headquarters needs to proactively look with the European Region and its outstanding event. for additional ways to assist the sections, affairs. Counterpart offices are and strengthen those relationships. being evaluated in Moscow, Assessment of 2005–2006 progress: Bahrain, and Kuala Lumpur, 50% accomplished. Our international 5. Increase International Membership. contingent on development focus had languished during the prior As E&P increasingly becomes a global of attractive short courses, three years, but we have now made a industry and the United States workshops, and conferences purposeful new start. However, much (and the American workforce) being developed that such offices remains to be done in this critical arena if becomes increasingly mature, AAPG can sponsor. AAPG is to prosper as a global association. must solicit additional International • New vice president regions on the The executive director and the EC must members. My expressed goal was EC—The EC recommended, and by now follow through if we are to maintain 1000 new International members. overwhelming majorities, the House momentum. We did not realize my goal of

1970 Annual Report 1000 new international members, but we and the new Datapages program were to $11 million. The 2005–2006 EC should see such new membership in fiscal reduced by about $300,000, for a net unanimously pledged contributions to year 2006–2007, given appropriate follow- improvement of $700,000. Additional the campaign, and the Foundation has through by Tulsa headquarters and the grants from the AAPG Foundation are organized its members in a capital 2006–2007 EC. anticipated in the future. All these campaign, which will be active over the income increases should result in next several years. Past AAPG Executive 6. Increase and Diversify AAPG’s Annual permanent improvements to AAPG’s net Director Fred Dix laid the groundwork Income. Of AAPG’s 2004–2005 $12 annual income well in excess of the with the Weeks family for this historic gift million income, 95% was provided original $500,000 goal. We continue to and Executive Director Fritz deserves great by seven sources: conferences and need more (and more successful credit for his vision, energy, and follow- meetings (40%), education and research) conferences, however, and our through in developing the fundraising service fees (16%), dues (15%), Education Department must become a campaign for the Foundation. I applaud advertising (10%), publications sales vibrant and recognized profit center. the Foundation Trustees for their hard work (7%), interest and dividends (4%), in organizing the campaign. and grants (3%). My goal was to 7. Establish Government Affairs Office. diversify our income sources, and The 2004–2005 EC, together with 9. Practical Strategic Plan. Past increase, on a permanent basis, the leadership of the Division of President Dan Smith initiated the AAPG’s annual income by $500,000, Professional Affairs, established development of a strategic plan for by focusing on the following steps: GEO-DC, AAPG’s representative in the AAPG in 2003, and the Advisory • New joint conferences for AAPG nation’s capital. By end of quarter 1, Council expended much work participation—Thanks to the fiscal year 2005–2006, the Board of over several years in constructing, agreement made by AAPG Past Governors was constituted and refining, and finalizing the present plan. President Steve Sonnenberg, functioning, and a new director During 2005–2006, Smith, Advisory AAPG profited significantly from (Don Juckett) had been hired. Don Council chair Pat Gratton, and I went NAPE and Summer NAPE. AAPG has contributed productively, through the plan, tightening it, also managed APPEX London, intelligently, and frequently, with timely eliminating duplications, and, after was secretariat for GEO Bahrain, advisories and regular commentary review by the Advisory Council, passed and participated as a partnering to AAPG members. He has facilitated it on to Don Lewis for final editing. society in IPTC. useful input by AAPG and its members This strategic plan was used by • AAPG-sponsored research into government legislation and headquarteers staff, with help from conferences—More (and more decision-making. Don is participating Hermann Eben, as the basis for writing appealing) Hedberg Conferences. on behalf of AAPG in the preparation a business plan, which implements the • Increased AAPG Foundation grants: of the National Petroleum Council’s goals of the strategic plan, assigning Recent new major contributions 2006–2007 report on Global Oil specific tasks to different headquarters to the AAPG Foundation should and Gas Supply and Demand to the directorates and departments for result in additional grants for Secretary of Energy, and he is execution. This final step should AAPG projects. facilitating an important multidisciplinary focus headquarters staff on tasks, • Reduced expenses—Thanks to an conference, co-sponsored by AAPG which carry out the goals of the historic decision by AAPG Past and Society of Petroleum Engineers, on strategic plan. President Pat Gratton’s Executive reserves and resources in June 2007, Committee we enjoyed a significant in Washington, D.C. Assessment of 2005–2006 progress: reduction in expenses related to 100% accomplished. Future executive Assessment of 2005–2006 progress: directors must exercise vigilance to reduced postage resulting from 100% accomplished. AAPG members can Bulletin digitization, and a new assure that headquarters continues to be very proud of the accomplishments of focus on goals specified by the strategic lower cost Datapages program. this initiative and the enhanced profile it • Annual meeting revenues increases— plan, and future Advisory Councils should gives to petroleum geoscience in the expect to review it every two or three Improved programs, planning, and nation’s capital. improved involvement of staff with years to update it and evaluate AAPG section leaders. 8. Obtain New Contributions. The management’s adherence to its goals. If • Revitalized education program— 2005–2006 EC endorsed the future Advisory Councils find that AAPG’s AAPG’s education program had reallocation of some of the executive management is drifting away from the languished over the previous five director’s time to encourage a new strategic plan’s goals and priorities, two years. We hired a new geosciences campaign to solicit new contributions possible causes should be investigated: director (Jim Blankenship) in fiscal to the AAPG Foundation. The goal (1) Some of the strategic plan’s goals year 2004–2005, and this year was $4 million to be raised in the are no longer applicable; or (2) the EC rebuilt the Education Committee, fiscal year. The EC also encouraged should be advised that AAPG management under new chair Donna Anderson. the Foundation to recruit a new staff must be refocused on the strategic plan Our Education Department must person to manage this contribution priorities and goals. campaign. become vital and diverse, provid- 10. Revitalization of the Divisions. AAPG’s ing course offerings that appeal to Assessment of 2005–2006 progress: three divisions (DEG, DPA, EMD) our international constituencies. 100% (++) accomplished. The first represent special-interest groups Assessment of 2005–2006 progress: contribution was from the late Austin whose focus is beneficial to their 100% (+) accomplished. Income from Weeks and his widow, Marta, who very members and to the Association. new joint conferences and annual generously gave $10 million to the During fiscal year 2005–2006, we meetings increased about $400,000, Foundation. Subsequent commitments undertook the following steps to and expenses from Bulletin digitization increased this year’s total contributions reinvigorate these important groups:

Annual Report 1971 • Division workshop (Dallas, August participation in the Offshore fiscal year anticipating annual operating 2005)—Officers of all three divisions Technology Conference, we also revenues of $12,759,419 and annual met to clarify their goals and how to joined with SPE in cosponsoring operating expenses of $12,472,612, thus reach them. the first counterpart, International an expected surplus of $286,807. This • Leadership training—Division leaders Petroleum Technology Conference does not include any anticipated gain or were invited to attend three offerings (IPTC). We began working on a loss in AAPG’s investment portfolio, of Hermann Eben’s training course cosponsored multidisciplinary which started the fiscal year valued at on How to Make a Committee Work. conference on reserves and $12,534,775. • Regular teleconferences with resources to be held in Washington After final audit, we realized during the executive director: Regular D.C. in June 2007. SPE joined a fiscal year 2005–2006 annual operating teleconferences with the three joint industry group started by revenues of ($13,491,136) and annual AAPG division presidents and SPEE and AAPG on training of operating expenses of ($13,078,588) officers were conducted by Divisions professionals engaged in reserves for a surplus of ($412,548). AAPG’s manager, Norma Miller-Newby, to evaluation and they cosponsored, investment portfolio ended the fiscal discuss issues, solutions, emerging with GSA and AAPG, the 2006 year valued at ($13,835,903), thus opportunities, and policy. Anchorage meeting. In general, our recording a gain of ($563,270). This • Membership retention—Division association with SPE has been very gain does not recognize that we paid leaders were encouraged to successful and rewarding. off all of a $2,000,000 loan covering a undertake new initiatives, • SEG—We interact with SEG primarily shortfall in our Defined Benefits Pension recruitment, and wider publicity as cosponsor of IPTC. Repeated Plan, paid off from appreciation in as ways to stabilize and reverse efforts made during 2005–2006 our investment portfolio. I commend recent declines in membership. to explore and evaluate joint annual Treasurer Clint Moore for his skillful and Such declines were arrested. meetings and international vigilant oversight of AAPG’s money. • Focus on pertinent tasks—Division meetings with SEG have not been officers were encouraged to actively received enthusiastically. Unanticipated Events engage their division memberships • EAGE—They are our principal Four unanticipated events were and leaders in new projects that competition in Europe and the noteworthy during 2005–2006: focused on chief interest areas, such Middle East. We cultivate constructive 1. AAPG undertook two legal actions, as field trip safety manual (DEG); interaction with them, and cosponsor one to protect its copyrights from GEO-DC, license-exam preparation events where possible. Two unauthorized infringement, the and reserve-evaluator training (DPA); successful examples in 2005–2006 second to recover deposits from its timely publications on energy mineral were IPTC (operated by SPE) and onsite operator for the September development (EMD). GEO (operated by AAPG). They will 2005 International Conference in sponsor a technical session at our Paris. Negotiations appear to be Assessment of 2005–2006 progress: annual meeting in Long Beach. proceeding favorably in the first 60% accomplished. Our three divisions • AAPL—We cosponsored two very matter; in the second matter, litigation were blessed in 2005–2006 with active successful Houston events appears likely. Favorable outcomes are and enlightened presidents: Steve Tischer operated by the AAPL (NAPE and expected in both matters. (DEG), Deborah Sacrey (DPA), and Peter Summer NAPE), and have invited 2. The joint AAPG/SPE reserves Warwick (EMD). Fiscal year 2006–2007 their participation in the evaluator initiative was strengthened elected leaders are expected to maintain International Pavilion. by the decision of SPE to join the the positive momentum their predecessors • GSL—The Geological Society project. The DPA is representing AAPG were able to establish. of London is a cosponsor of in this very worthwhile effort; Dan 11. Promote Joint Events with Sister APPEX London, and we have a Tearpock is AAPG’s leader, supported Societies. My intent was to proactively mutual working agreement to by President Deborah Sacrey and the encourage, explore, and promote market publications. DPA Executive Committee. joint events with our primary sister • GSA—They cosponsor some annual 3. In February, AAPG headquarters societies (SEPM, Society of Petroleum sectional meetings, such as Pacific received a number of member Engineers [SPE], Society of Coast, and we have agreements to complaints (as well as some Exploration Geophysicists [SEG], market publications. commentary from television and European Association of Geoscientists • SPEE—The SPEE together with AAPG print media) about our decision to and Engineers [EAGE], American initiated the current project aimed recognize author Michael Crichton Association of Professional Landmen at establishing training standards for for his novels, State of Fear (2004) [AAPL], Geological Society of America geoscientists and engineers engaged and Jurassic Park (1991), with the [GSA], Geological Society of London in evaluation of oil and gas reserves. Journalism Award. Most of the [GSL], and Society of Petroleum Assessment of 2005–2006 progress: complaints and media commentary Evaluation Engineers [SPEE]), and to 60% accomplished. Future AAPG leaders were directed at State of Fear, for be alert for opportunities to interact should encourage AAPG’s expanded its condemnation of scare tactics with other professional associations. involvement in future joint events, employed by the environmental At the end of the fiscal year, we had conferences, and publication projects. lobby. Executive Director Fritz issued experienced a mixed bag of results: an excellent public justification of • SEPM—We continued successful the award, while acknowledging interaction, especially in AAPG’s Financial Performance that the award itself was poorly annual meetings and some Fiscal year 2005–2006 was a good named. At its April 12 meeting, the sectional meetings. year financially for AAPG (see Statement EC changed the name of the award • SPE—In addition to longtime of Income and Expenses). We began the to Geosciences in the Media Award.

1972 Annual Report 4. An initiative by members Lee Gerhard, them with the help of management Billingsley in every significant Bill Pollard, and Ray Thomasson to consultant Hermann Eben and conference and decision and provide four pocket-card summaries the continued encouragement of mentored him so he was as well of the evidence for anthropogenic successive Executive Committees. prepared as possible to succeed me, global warming to AAPG members I commend Fritz for continuing to just as Pat Gratton did with me. I aroused considerable resistance from recognize and honor the need to strongly urge that future presidents AAPG’s Publications Committee. At defer to the elected leadership, and adopt these policies of continuity the end of the 2005–2006 term, trust that service to the president and mentorship, which benefit AAPG established a Web site and EC will continue to improve. headquarters staff, the EC, and the discussion forum for members 2. AAPG is a professional association, general membership. to opine as to (1) the proposed not a political one. As circumstances 4. As expected, membership continued climate cards, and (2) updating change, pressures for new directions to decline, mostly by retirement and AAPG’s position paper on global and policies will arise in response. mortality. This trend can only be climate change. Probably no scientific They can be addressed through the countered by active recruitment, and issue has raised such intense and mechanisms and venues afforded by active measures are underway to diverse interest within AAPG since the the Constitution, Bylaws, House of address and reverse the decline early days of plate-tectonics theory. Delegates, Advisory Council, Executive next year. We must focus individual Stay tuned! Committee, AAPG’s sections and attention on (1) young entry-level regions, the Explorer, and various geoscientists, which can be done Final Thoughts electronic vehicles, including the through company member It has been a privilege, an honor, and AAPG Web site. Annual elections representatives, as well as local (mostly) a pleasure to serve the also provide ways in which the societies; and (2) international membership as AAPG’s 89th president Association can evolve in new campaigns directed at large IOC in fiscal year 2005–2006. AAPG is a directions. Inevitably, such an and NOC employers. This will wonderful professional organization, organization will contain constituencies require excellent organization, with a distinguished history, outstanding having different viewpoints, and these dedication, personal effort, and follow members and leaders, and dedicated, naturally will sometimes give rise to through by individual members. It is skilled employees. It provides bountiful what delicately may be termed critically important that we succeed in value to its members, and it is important “politics.” This is all very well and this endeavor. in their professional lives. I thank all good, but what all members should In closing, let me thank again AAPG members for the opportunity to serve actively discourage is partisanship, members who allowed me to represent them, and all Tulsa headquarters staff which inevitably divides rather than them, and recognize two people who for their cheerful work in serving the unites, and discourages otherwise helped me immeasurably in carrying out membership, and responding to a interested members from participating my duties in fiscal year 2005–2006: demanding, sometimes impatient CEO. actively in AAPG affairs. AAPG must Elizabeth Sherry, my longtime officer My sincere affection for the organization not allow partisan politics—either U.S. manager, whose efficiency, and its people does not, however, prevent or international—to be played out in its conscientiousness, and sound judgment me from offering some suggestions for evolving policies or elections. I was underpinned the function of my improving it: pleased to see that during fiscal year presidency; and my wife Alice, whose 2005–2006, members for the most 1. Being AAPG president is a challenging, patience, support, and encouragement part conducted debates about more-than-full-time job. Several of my sustained my efforts, and whose proposed legislation in a professional contemporaries and predecessors presence improved, enlivened, and manner, and the natural influence of have observed, “It shouldn’t have illuminated many official events with AAPG’s two biggest affiliated societies to be this hard.” So why is it so grace and charm. demanding? It is partly a vestige of (Houston and Denver) was the 1980s and 1990s regime, one commendably restrained. The in which the Tulsa headquarters Association seems to be moving away Peter R. Rose, President staff (1) reacted to officer requests from past sectarian partisanship; rather than proactively anticipating I hope that trend will continue. them and (2) provided only general 3. For purposes of improved continuity, Treasurer background for decisions, thereby then-president Pat Gratton in fiscal For the past two years the annual putting officers in investigatory year 2004–2005 rejuvenated Past operating budget of the Association has or preparatory roles rather than in President Ray Thomasson’s policy of been about $12 million, with the fiscal decision-making roles. But it also involving president-elect candidates 2005–2006 budgetary expenditures reflects the current regime, which has in EC meetings (except for executive- approved at $12,422,262. not been (3) organized as efficiently session situations), and I continued At the close of the fiscal year ending as it might be to process the many the practice in 2005–2006. This June 30, 2005, we incurred a net directives and requests coming from results in a three-year rolling continuity operating gain of $203,658, before an the elected leadership; (4) in part (president, president-elect, and additional corporate gain of $530,686 in this may reflect some chronic president-elect candidates), which the value of the $13+ MM investment understaffing, but it indicates as well in turn leads to maintained policies portfolio. When considering the investment (5) the need for improved delegation, and initiatives, and reduced disruptions portfolio gain, as well as other oversight, and accountability by senior with the accession of each incoming nonoperational gains and losses, AAPG’s AAPG managerial staff. To their credit, new administration. In addition, for audited consolidated fund balance Rick Fritz and his directors are aware purposes of continuity, I made it a increased by $207,088 for fiscal year of these problems, and are addressing point to involve President-Elect Lee 2004–2005. The operating gain was

Annual Report 1973 primarily the result of two financially initiated and adopted. This new financial stability for the many future successful meetings in Cancun and methodology was developed by staff years of AAPG. May God bless the Calgary, as well as successful cost and our auditor, with treasurer oversight members and staff of AAPG. containment on operating expenses, and Executive Committee approval. It derived partly as a result of our first-ever specifically assigns direct cost expenses Dwight “Clint” Moore, Treasurer zero-base budgeting (ZBB) effort. to each department including such ZBB was successfully applied for the items as rent, utilities, insurance, first time during my term, with its inherent depreciation, and professional and legal cost-vs.-benefit analysis applied to every fees, which were built into the previous Editor program, service, and committee. In general overhead calculation. In addition, addition, working closely with the dues revenue budget allocations are AAPG Bulletin auditors and legal counsel, I recommended, now being made to the Explorer and The number and quality of manuscripts and the Executive Committee approved, Bulletin, since they are directly provided submitted to the Bulletin continue to a charter for the establishment of an to every member for their dues. increase. In calendar year 2005, 197 AAPG Audit Committee to perform the I would encourage you to take time to manuscripts were submitted compared duties similar to a traditional for-profit review the Statement of Income and to 142 in 2004. Of the papers received corporate audit committee. With the Expenses published in this issue of the in 2005, 61.9% were accepted for future expectations of Sarbanes-Oxley Bulletin. This chart provides a comparison publication with revisions. The trend in styled laws and regulations being applied of the two successful fiscal years the reduction of the number of days to the nonprofit corporate world of 2004–2005 and 2005–2006, both of required to review and act on a AAPG, the Audit Committee which appear, at this writing, to have manuscript continues, and this trend commissioned the outside auditors generated a surplus. appears to be a significant contributing to review (1) our internal control system I want to thank my fellow members factor in the number of papers received and processes, (2) the functionality of for the honor of serving as your for consideration of publication. The the accounting and financial systems, treasurer the last two years, and average number of days from submittal and (3) the monitoring and compliance especially for their willingness to elect to decision rendered was 83 days in 2005. with all legal and regulatory requirements. me, despite my nomination as a In calendar year 2005, 75 papers were The new Audit Committee statutorily petition candidate. My two years have published. Papers published were comprises the treasurer, vice president, been a tremendously rewarding authored by geoscientists around the and president-elect, and meets with the experience and one that I will cherish world and included 53 (71%) regional outside auditors at least twice per year to for the remainder of my life. My special studies and 22 (29%) topical commission and review their work. thanks also go to Rick Fritz, David Lange, (non-geographical) studies. Of the At the time of this writing in mid-July Bryan Haws, auditor Paul Hartog, and regional studies, 22 (41%) of the papers 2006, fiscal year 2005–2006 has just the entire financial team for their addressed subjects from areas in the ended, and is projected to close with a capable assistance throughout my term. United States, 7 (13%) from the similar operating gain to fiscal year I want to also thank my fellow Asia/Pacific area, 7 (13%) from Europe, 2004–2005, having substantially Executive Committee members and 6 (11%) from Latin America, 5 (10%) reduced the impact of the annual especially Pat Gratton, Valary Schulz, from the Middle East, five (10%) from pension expense, and as a result of and Don Clarke, as well as my CPA Africa, and 1 (2%) from Canada. These financially successful conventions in Paris spouse Diana Moore; all of whose papers covered a broad array of topics of and Houston. However, a dispute has advice, counsel, support, and friendship interest to petroleum geoscientists and recently arisen with our ground operator were invaluable. I trust that during my emphasized reservoir characterization, for the Paris convention, which has two years as treasurer we succeeded sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology, delayed the return of more than in building a stronger foundation of structural geology/tectonics, seismic $250,000. Unfortunately, we are having to initiate legal proceedings to seek recovery of our funds. If unreturned, this amount would significantly reduce our gain for the year. Upon my recommendation, the Executive Committee also approved the complete payoff of the $2 million bank loan, taken in September 2004 to fund our employee pension fund. Our investment growth rate and the Investment Committee’s asset reallocation strategy created an optimal opportunity to utilize value and capital appreciation in the investment portfolio and pay off the three-year loan early in June 2006. Thanks to the improved capabilities of the new iMIS Management Information/Great Plains Financial Accounting system, a more precise overhead allocation methodology was

1974 Annual Report interpretation, basin analysis and 10. Special Publication: Field Safety in In the last 10 years, there has been a modeling, and petroleum Uncontrolled Environments, by growing consultative relationship among systems/hydrocarbon generation and S. Oliveri and K. Bohacs House of Delegates, AC, and Executive migration. Emphasis has been placed on Committee. As a result, the AC reviewed publishing more contributions to the E&P and commented on initiatives originated Notes section of the Bulletin. In this Ernest A. Mancini, Editor in the House of Delegates and Executive regard, two theme volumes will be Committee, and sought House of published in 2006: one on the Delegates and Executive Committee Maracaibo Basin and one on hydrothermal comment on AC proposals. dolomitization of carbonate reservoirs. Several of these initiatives were In addition, general geologic papers that Advisory Council significant, notably the following: have a high potential to assist petroleum An annual report of the Advisory • The Executive Committee sought our geologists with finding and producing Council (AC) is not always produced reactions and suggestions on the more oil and gas were published as because most business of the AC is expanded vice president’s proposal (aka contributions to the Geologic Notes reported elsewhere (see notes below). the two vice-president bylaws changes, section, and papers addressing current However, recent developments in the or the sections vice president and technical methodologies that have Council justify a report to members of regions vice president). The AC voted potential application to reducing petroleum the Association. unanimous support for this initiative exploration risk, to enhancing hydrocarbon Thanks to initiatives developed in the at the February 10, 2006, meeting recovery, and to reducing field operation House of Delegates over the last in Galveston. and reservoir production costs were 10 years, the AC comprises only elected • Interaction with the Executive included in the Geohorizons section of individuals: three past presidents of the Committee also led to revision of the the Bulletin. Association, three current presidents of honors and awards lineup wherein the divisions, seven councilors from sections, Halbouty Human Needs Award was three councilors from regions, and the reshaped as the Halbouty Outstanding AAPG Special Publications immediate past chair of the House of Leadership Award, becoming the The Publications Department released Delegates. In addition, three elected Association’s second highest award. 10 volumes in calendar year 2005. representatives from regions with less • The Executive Committee, with 1. Studies in Geology 50: Regional to than 750 Active members, and the chair substantive help from Executive Wellbore Analog for Fluvial-Deltaic of the House of Delegates, the president Director Rick Fritz, late in the fiscal year Reservoir Modeling: The Ferron of AAPG, and the executive director of renamed the Journalism Award as the Sandstone of Utah, edited by AAPG serve as observers. Observers may Geosciences in the Media Award. This Thomas C. Chidsey Jr., Roy D. not vote, but may participate otherwise action should make identification of Adams, and Thomas H. Morris (propose, discuss, etc.). appropriate nominees easier. 2. Studies in Geology 52: Jonah Field: The principal function of the AC is to Case Study of a Tight-Gas Fluvial develop nominees for officer candidates In 2005, the House of Delegates Reservoir, edited by J. W. Robinson and (most) nominees for honors and reviewed past-president membership in and Keith W. Shanley awards. The resulting lists of nominees the AC, questioning the advisability of three-year terms of past presidents. In 3. Studies in Geology 53: Seismic are forwarded to the Executive Committee addition, they reviewed AC executive Interpretation of Contractional for their approval, rejection, or session needs and suggested employing Fault-Related Folds, edited by rearrangement. The honors and awards an outside parliamentarian for such J. Shaw, C. Connors, and J. Suppe list was generated at the August 6–7, 2005, AC meeting in Dallas, and the executive sessions (those conducted in 4. Studies in Geology 54: Energy: officer candidates list at the April 7, 2006, secrecy and without minutes—see A Historical Perspective and 21st meeting in Houston. See elsewhere in AAPG Bulletin, 2005, v. 89, no. 12, Century Forecast, by A. Salvador this annual report for those results. p. 1688–1689). 5. Memoir 85: Faults, Fluid Flow, and An additional function of the AC is to Responding to these suggestions, I led Petroleum Traps, edited by R. Sorkhabi report to the Executive Committee on all the AC to alternate action. Accordingly, and Y. Tsuji matters involving ethics and discipline the AC adopted guideline changes 6. Memoir 86: Global Resource referred to the AC. However, there were providing for election from “surviving” Estimates from Total Petroleum no such matters in the July 1, 2005–June AC members of chair-elects and for Systems, by T. S. Ahlbrandt, 30, 2006 period covered in this report. honors and awards and officer candidates. R. R. Charpentier, T. R. Klett, Another function of the AC is to Beginning this process caused the election J. W. Schmoker, C. S. Schenk, and consider long-range plans of the of Paul Babcock as chair-elect of the G. F. Ulmishek Association. To this end, the AC has Honors and Awards Committee, rising to 7. Methods in Exploration 16: Basic spent considerable time in developing chair the Honors and Awards Committee Well Log Analysis, by G. Asquith and the strategic plan over the last three in the next year, a position I would D. Krygowski with S. Henderson years. This culminated with a “final” have ordinarily held by tradition. In this and N. Hurley review on April 7, 2006, and subsequent change we gave greater “ownership” of 8. Hedberg 2: Evaluating Fault and forwarding to the Executive Committee AC leadership to non–past presidents, Cap Rock Seals, edited by P. Boult (the strategic plan is a “living” document emphasized the AC democratic and J. Kaldi and requires periodic review and development, shortened the leadership 9. Special Publication: Discoverers alteration). The strategic plan has proved responsibilities of the past presidents of the 20th Century, edited by useful to the broad leadership of AAPG (and thus made recruitment of C. A. Sternbach, M. W. Downey, and as an important guide and focus, but it is president-elect candidates theoretically G. M. Friedman subject to change. easier), still retained the past president’s

Annual Report 1975 wisdom, and encouraged greater Dan Smith, Pete Rose, Don Lewis, $2,315,780 resulted in a net surplus for leadership development within the AC. Don Clarke, Valary Schulz, and Lee Avary, the year of $1,197,650. Hopefully, this provides a win-win solution. who served as recording secretary. Total contributions to the Foundation in Similarly, I appointed past president However, without exception, the 2005–2006 were $10,651,305. and AC member Steve Sonnenberg performance and attitude of all AC members Total disbursements for grants and to act as parliamentarian during AC were constructive and much appreciated. program services were $1,130,000, meetings. During his chairing of the Staff assistance is critical to most compared to $691,115 in the prior year. Honors and Awards Committee meeting AAPG entities. In this regard, the AC Major programs during the past year within the AC meeting, I acted as his benefited from help provided by included the following: Distinguished parliamentarian. Although I am aware Rick Fritz, Regina Gill, Janice Scott, Lecture and Visiting Geologists programs, of charges of past abuse of executive and Donna Riggs. $197,776; AAPG Bulletin, $159,916; session, I observed none of importance Grants-in-Aid, $180,500; and the L. during my term as chair of the AC. The Patrick J. F. Gratton, Chair Austin Weeks Undergraduate Grant parliamentarian did advise the chair of program, $36,000. minor out-of-order situations, however, The Grants-in-Aid program continues to and these were corrected immediately. grow with 56 fully funded grants and Strong statements were issued at the 5 additional grants established but not beginning of each AC meeting for Foundation yet fully funded. Biographies of those members and observers to comply with The major objectives of the Foundation honored or memorialized through the Robert’s Rules of Order, and the group are to provide funding for programs to grants are included on the AAPG was advised during executive session to encourage better understanding and Foundation Web site. make substantiated statements pro and advancement of the geosciences, and for Robert W. Esser was the eighth recipient con but to avoid negative personal projects that support the education, of the AAPG Foundation Chairman’s comments or “hearsay” charges. training, and career enhancement for Award for longtime outstanding support The AC is working to solve our biggest earth scientists. of the Foundation. The award was problem, but we need your help. As the result of a favorable stock market, presented at the Trustee Associates Specifically, the Association is not receiving the investment portfolio of the meeting in San Antonio, Texas. enough nominations for president-elect Foundation increased by $11,952,700 to Foundation Trustee Associate and treasurer. Some of the actions the AC $30,821,700 during the past fiscal year. membership totaled 266 at year’s end. has taken should stimulate “applications” for Including fixed assets, primarily the AAPG The Foundation appreciates the very these and other jobs, but the responsibility headquarters buildings, total assets of active support of the Trustee Associates. rests on all of us to recruit good the Foundation were $34,738,500. Their support has been and continues to prospective senior leaders for AAPG. For the fiscal year 2005–2006, the be, an important factor in the growth of This report only treats the highlights of Foundation had total gross revenues of the Foundation. the 2005–2006 AC since we conducted $1,253,280. Total expenditures of a large amount of minor business in $1,241,400 resulted in a surplus of addition to that reported here. Special $11,880. Considering net realized and thanks are due Steve Sonnenberg, unrealized capital gains of a positive Jack C. Threet, Chair

Reports of the Divisions

Division of period ended December 31, 2005 (2nd of the 2005–2006 DEG budget using quarter), indicated a net gain of $28,924. zero-based budgeting. Environmental The net gain for the 2nd quarter is, in The DEG Executive Committee is very Geosciences part, the result of a $22,000 grant from grateful the 2005–2006 year was The May 30, 2006, number for total the AAPG Foundation to defray publication proclaimed the “Year of the Divisions” membership of the Division of costs of Environmental Geosciences and and allowed the three divisions the Environmental Geosciences (DEG) is an increase in dues collection during this opportunity to apply for AAPG Foundation 1433. Of that, 1308 members are quarter. Third-quarter results that end grants. A Divisions workshop was held in currently up-to-date with their dues. March 31, 2006, are not available at the August 2005 where division Executive The statement of income, expense, and time of this writing. Committee members identified prospective change in fund balance as reported by The fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, causes to which worthy Foundation grant the AAPG Accounting Department for the began with our division continuing to requests could be prepared and submitted. period ended September 30, 2005 reduce the net loss from moving the During September 2005, I attended (1st quarter), indicated a loss of $360. publication of Environmental the Eastern Section meeting in The statement of income, expense, and Geosciences from Blackwell Publishing Morgantown, West Virginia, and the change in fund balance as reported by to AAPG. The AAPG Executive Rocky Mountain Section meeting in the AAPG Accounting Department for the Committee requested a reevaluation Jackson Hole, Wyoming. At both these

1976 Annual Report section meetings I made presentations portfolios embossed with the EMD Convention, energy-related geospatial about the state of our Division and the logo to distribute to new EMD information and remote sensing, the many opportunities available to volunteers members. Because of these efforts and EMD program at the 2006 AAPG Annual to help us become a more vibrant increased interest in unconventional Convention, and oil shales, appeared in division. At the Eastern Section meeting, resources, EMD has added 50 new the August, November, February, and I presented a technical project that dealt members in the last few months. May issues of the AAPG Explorer. with in-situ remediation of chromate in Creties Jenkins, EMD vice president, is groundwater. The student presentations credited with bringing in most of these Meetings at the Eastern Section meeting were new members. Douglas Patchen, EMD Eastern Section impressive. Regrettably, I was not able to • Explorer Ads—In an effort to increase councilor, planned technical sessions on attend the Mid-Continent Section meeting, EMD exposure to potential members, coalbed methane and CO2 sequestration but the DEG was well represented by EMD ads (on cost-only basis) are at the AAPG Eastern Section meeting in our Mid-Continent Advisory Board placed in the AAPG Explorer for the Morgantown, West Virginia, September member, Marvin Carlson. Of course, months that EMD does not have a 18–20, 2005. The EMD president the Gulf Coast Association of Geological featured article in the Division column. participated in the AAPG Leadership Societies (GCAGS) meeting was cancelled • Community Home Page—EMD Technical Session. because of the immense devastation started a new feature on the Laura Wray, EMD Rocky Mountain created by Hurricane Katrina. I was not EMD members-only Web site (http:// Section councilor, spoke on behalf of able to attend the AAPG International emd.aapg.org/members_only/) called EMD at the AAPG divisions luncheon Convention in Paris because it coincided the Community Home Page, which held at the AAPG Rocky Mountain with section meetings in September. links to discussion forums on EMD Section meeting in Jackson Hole, I thank Don Clarke, Peter Lloyd, and business and the EMD technical fields. Wyoming, September 24–26, 2005. Steve Veal for their efforts in emphasizing In addition, Creties Jenkins spoke DEG programs while performing all their Publications about EMD at the AAPG divisions other duties during the Paris meeting. Progress was made on the revised luncheon held at the AAPG Rocky second edition of the Atlas of Coal Mountain Section meeting in Billings, Steve Tischer, President Geology (AAPG Studies in Geology 45), Montana, June 11–13, 2006. co-sponsored with The Society for EMD sponsored a shale gas workshop Organic Petrology. Alexander Papp is the at the Southwest Section meeting in Energy Minerals Division EMD editor. This effort is supported by a Midland, Texas, May 22–24, 2005. William Ambrose, EMD president-elect, The Energy Minerals Division (EMD) $6000 grant from the AAPG Foundation. and coauthors, also presented a technical strives to be the premier organization for Reviews are under way and a graphics paper on CO enhanced oil recovery professional development in the technical editor has been hired. 2 and sequestration at the Midland meeting. fields of coal, coalbed methane, energy Preparations for a special volume Andrea Reynolds, EMD 2006 vice chair, economics and technology, gas hydrates, of papers resulting from a Hedberg Frank Walles, EMD technical program chair, gas shales, geospatial information and Conference titled “Gas Hydrates: Energy Jennifer Burton and Amy Sullivan, EMD remote sensing, geothermal, oil sands, oil Resource Potential and Associated field trip and short course cochairs, and shale, and uranium. EMD provides Geologic Hazards” are under way. This Mike Wiley, EMD awards chair, did a benefits to all AAPG members through effort is supported by a $12,000 grant magnificent job planning the EMD publications and sponsorship at from the AAPG Foundation. Art Johnson program at the 2006 AAPG Annual professional meetings (e.g., oral and and Tim Collett are the editors. Convention in Houston. EMD sponsored poster sessions, short courses, field Work continued on development of a or cosponsored sessions were well trips, and luncheons). Basic information CD-ROM publication titled Geospatial attended. The EMD awards luncheon on each of the technical fields is provided Technology Applications for Exploration featured a talk titled “Perfecting the in the public area of the EMD Web site and Production of Petroleum. Search for Unconventional Resource (http://emd.aapg.org/). Samuel Limerick is the editor. Planning continued on a joint EMD/ Plays” by Peter Dea, which sold out. EMD Year in Review Division of Environmental Geosciences EMD sponsored three pre-meeting short courses: “EOR and the Expanding Field of • AAPG All-Division Workshop— (DEG) publication on CO2 sequestration. Executive Committee members from Matthias Grobe and Jack Pashin served Carbon Dioxide Flooding,” “Introduction each of the three AAPG divisions as EMD committee chairmen. A call for to GIS for Petroleum Exploration and met in Dallas on August 5, 2005, papers has been announced. Additionally, Development,” and “Core Workshop: for discussions on increasing and EMD cosponsored with DEG two focus Core Analysis for Exploration and Development of Sorbed Gas Reservoir maintaining division membership, issues on CO2 sequestration in the DEG making EMD indispensable, division journal Environmental Geosciences. Systems,” and a post-meeting field trip advertisement branding, and division EMD continued to cosponsor the “Environments of Deposition of Texas funding from the AAPG Foundation. scientific quarterly journal Natural Lignites: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly.” • EMD Membership Initiative—EMD Resources Research with the Thanks to all for a very successful meeting. leadership compiled a set of International Association of Mathematical I greatly appreciate the cooperation PowerPoint slides that describe the Geologists. Douglas Peters served on the that I received from the entire EMD various areas of interest under the editorial board as the EMD representative. leadership (Executive Committee, EMD umbrella. EMD members will be EMD plans to publish a series of councilors, and committee chairs). Their able to access these slides on the comprehensive energy mineral commodity dedication and willingness to serve made EMD Web site for presentations to reports in Natural Resources Research. this an enjoyable year. encourage professionals and students EMD columns that highlighted the to join EMD. EMD purchased notebook EMD program at the 2005 AAPG Annual Peter D. Warwick, President

Annual Report 1977 Reports of the Regions and Sections

European Region beforehand at the Department of Trade Apart from the tour and Mallorca, the and Industry in London, but perhaps also European Region had, and has, a major This year we attempted to structure because he is the quintessential activist, role in APPEX (chair is Steve Veal), the and organize ourselves into an archetypal full of ideas, a listener, and always willing international deal fair held in London in region of the AAPG. to act. March. Mike Lakin, Charles Speh, and To function efficiently we identified that Many things emerged from speaking to Richard Hardman, together with IHS the region needed to be incorporated the members in the countries we visited: colleagues, notably Pete Stark and many and to have insurance and a bank more visibility for the Region, recognition others, come together very effectively. account plus office premises from of the potential in the Region, and in The European Region also participated which to operate. Russia its desire to be a single country in the Leadership meeting in Galveston in Next, we needed to complete the within the European Region. February and at the annual convention boundaries of the region and to ensure In Houston in April 2006, the Asia-Pacific in April 2006. In addition, it organized that events were being planned within and European regions proposed that a reserves reporting event in London Europe. We also recognized the need to Russia be combined within its de facto in February at the Energy Institute’s ensure that the organization could identify boundaries within the European IP Week. with the region (as with sections) and Region. This was passed by the In June, I was invited to join have staff who could facilitate our needs. Executive Committee and is in effect, Lee Billingsley and Rick Fritz on a visit We also wanted a way to communicate and we are trying to grow membership to Norway, Russia, and the European with our members in Europe so that in and relationships. John Dolson, AAPG Association of Exploration Geophysicists each country we could encourage activity, vice president fiscal year 2006–2007, (EAEG) conference in Vienna, which hopefully doubling membership in has been a tower of strength and included a meeting at OPEC headquarters. five years. advice in achieving better understanding In Norway, we sailed with members in A corollary of all this was to make a and cooperation with our Russian the Oslo fjord and in Russia, organized business plan for both the region and the counterparts. by John Dolson (TNK-BP) and Christian office. We also wanted to ensure effective The organization undertook a recruitment Bukovics (Shell), met with representatives representation on AAPG committees and campaign for a sections and regions of many Russian institutions and with to have plans for succession. manager, on which board I sat, and local representatives of the Society of To date we have come a long way. The Carol McGowen commenced work on Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) and the European Region council met (physically) July 10—a warm welcome! Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), every three months, most recently in Separate vice presidents for sections who have already set up offices in Budapest, Hungary, and this enabled the and for regions have been proposed to Moscow and elsewhere in Russia. This council to act more as a team. These the membership, (with a concomitant was most useful, and we are optimistic regular gatherings will continue in different change to the Bylaws), by the Executive for a conference in Russia and countries of Europe. Committee, and voting is in progress. participation in the Athens meeting. Incorporation has proved to be a This change alone demonstrates that In Vienna, we attended the EAEG lengthy process. Necessary for the office, AAPG is genuine in its intent to attract annual meeting and met with their it has still (as of August 8) not been members worldwide. council under Gareth Williams, and again finalized. Insurance for events and the In terms of meetings, the Region held showed our willingness to cooperate necessary bank account within the a carbonate conference in Mallorca, with them in meetings within Europe United Kingdom will follow; meanwhile, Spain, in April 2006, which was highly and indeed also with SEG and SPE, who our account is held at headquarters. successful, combining presentations with were present. Our intention is that the office will be fieldwork. There were 131 attendees An interesting meeting was held at based in Imperial College London and from 25 different countries, and the OPEC, where Rick Fritz presented the that initially we shall recruit a part-time poster sessions provided a particularly latest AAPG data initiatives. administrator who will be trained by the important overview for the regional Thanks to the initiative and drive Association. Steve Veal, AAPG vice setting of the themes. displayed by Carol Lucas and president 2005–2006 fiscal year, will Work is currently going on to create Sigrunn Johnsen, the European Region manage the office, which will have a an effective regional and international put out its first newsletter in June, and role for both AAPG headquarters and for conference in Athens in November initially we anticipate an edition every the Region. The Region is grateful to 2007, which will include contributions three months. Steve for putting together the necessary from both the Middle East and There are only five members of the business plans. The London AAPG Africa regions. European Council: Mike Lakin (vice office will be fully operational by Geir Lunde and his team are extremely president), Istvan Berzci (president-elect), December 31, 2006. active, and we have been fortunate in Francois Roure (treasurer), Stuart Harker During November 2005, I was engaging Bruce Lemmon (ex- AAPG (Advisory Committee), and Sigrunn fortunate to be asked to accompany employee) to assist in putting this, and Johnsen (past president); it would be hard Pete Rose on a seven-country tour of our Mallorca event, together. to find a more engaging and inclusive Europe: Norway, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Subregional meetings are currently group to work with and they make my job Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and Austria. under consideration, and we encourage as president extremely satisfying. Perhaps I found the tour enjoyable members to arrange meetings For all of us on the European Region because I came to know Pete well themselves in their various countries. Council, this has been a busy and quite

1978 Annual Report rewarding year. Many outcomes and Among others, the Santa Barbara different states with no members residing results are not yet fully visible, but the Channel cross sections was a particularly in the Jackson area. General cochairs council is committed to establishing the ambitious project, initiated several years Jerry Walker and Sandra Mark and their Region as a viable and successful entity ago by Tom Hopps, who steadfastly saw committee chairs did an exceptional job within the organization for the benefit of it through to completion. Both black and of coordinating and planning this very AAPG’s European members. white and color editions are available successful meeting from long distance. or planned. The 2006 RMS meeting was held June John R. V. Brooks, President 10–13 in Billings, Montana, with the Proposals or Items to Be Considered Montana Geological Society as host. The Insurance is a major issue to be theme, “Undaunted Exploration of the addressed by the AAPG and its sections. Rockies,” was inspired by the bicentennial Coverage must be extended to local celebration of Lewis and Clark’s exploration affiliated societies. In the Pacific Section, of the northern Rockies and their trek Pacific Section we have seven such affiliated societies through the Billings area. Attendance was The Pacific Section held its annual that are in urgent need of insurance. We 546. The convention committee, led by convention in May 2006 in Anchorage, are ready and willing to work alongside Dave Ballard, put together an exceptional Alaska. Nearly 1000 people attended AAPG to explore the issue and obtain slate of technical presentations, a variety and/or exhibited at the event. Successful this much-needed coverage. of relevant short courses and field trips, collaboration with the Cordilleran Section and entertainment functions inspired by of the Geological Society of America the Lewis and Clark spirit. Joan Barminski, President and the Western Region of SPE enabled A “More Rocks in Your Head” workshop this conference to attract a diverse was held in conjunction with the audience. Working with our sister conference, sponsored by AAPG and the societies once again proved fruitful; Rocky Mountain Section RMS. More than 20 elementary and middle school teachers from southeast convention chair Greg Wilson’s efforts The AAPG Rocky Mountain Section (RMS) Montana enjoyed the presentation and were extraordinary and led to a dynamic consists of a diverse membership received ideas and materials to augment and productive meeting. representing 11 affiliated geologic societies their teaching of the earth sciences in The Section has been growing its throughout the Rocky Mountain region. our schools. foundation, and we once again granted Current membership is 3017 total. Martin Van Couvering Scholarships, Officers are Steve Schamel, president; Rocky Mountain Section–AAPG Foundation this year to eight students from the John Robinson, president-elect; The Rocky Mountain Section Foundation University of Alaska Anchorage and Kim Parsons, secretary/treasurer; and is run by a board of dedicated volunteers Fairbanks. The students were given Tom Ann Casey, secretary/treasurer-elect. whose mission is to provide financial funds to attend the conference and support through grants and gifts to related field trips, and were also Teacher of the Year geological societies, schools, colleges recognized at the all-convention luncheon. The Section sponsors an annual Earth and organizations promoting the geologic The Teacher of the Year Award was Science Teacher of the Year (TOTY) sciences. Since August 2005, the won by Scott Kluever, a 7th grade to honor outstanding earth science Foundation has made six grants totaling science teacher in Anchorage, Alaska. educators in our secondary schools. $14,500. The Foundation board recently He will be considered for the AAPG The Section encourages participation lost their president and longtime member Foundation Teacher of the Year award and requests nominees from affiliated Bill Roberts, who passed away on June this fall. societies. Our 2005–2006 TOTY, 20. Billy was an active member of the Recognition was conferred upon nominated by the Montana Geological AAPG and the Montana Geological these deserving individuals: Honorary Society, was Jim Schulz from Helena, Society. His leadership and friendship Life Membership, Arlen Ehm, David Hite, Montana. We are very proud that Schulz will be missed by all of us. and Dalton Lockman; Distinguished was selected as the AAPG Foundation’s Service Award, Mike Clark; Distinguished National Teacher of the Year, and Educator, Rainer Newberry; H. Victor Rob Diedrich, President received this prestigious award at the Church Memorial Award, Paul Lillis; AAPG Annual Convention in Houston. and A. I. Levorsen Memorial Award, Jacob Covault. The Section also presented two Annual Section Meetings Southwest Section Corporate Awards, one to BP Exploration The RMS has a tradition of hosting The AAPG Southwest Section (SWS) (Alaska) and one to ConocoPhillips Alaska. successful annual meetings, and last held its 48th annual convention May We continued to publish the Pacific year was no exception. The 2005 RMS 22–24, 2006, in Midland, Texas, as a joint Petroleum Geologist bimonthly newsletter meeting was held in September in cooperative between sister SWS societies, under the direction of editor Karen Blake. Jackson, Wyoming and was cohosted the San Angelo Geological Society Our Web site at www.psaapg.org was by the Nevada Geological Society, the (SAGS) and the West Texas Geological improved and updated, with more to Wyoming Geological Association, and Society (WTGS). The convention was come. An archiving effort has been the Idaho Association of Professional chaired by Bruce Swartz of the SAGS initiated to capture documents and Geologists. Attendance was about 700, and co-chaired by J. Michael Party and information that are important for and was highlighted by a superb technical Paula L. Mitchell with the WTGS. These organization maintenance. program, memorable field excursions individuals’ convention responsibilities Several important publications were including a visit to the prolific Jonah included much more than their titles issued this year under the guidance of field, and a sold-out Bakken workshop. indicate. The Convention Committee Publications chairman Larry Knauer. Committee chairs hailed from four was composed of treasurer,

Annual Report 1979 Dexter L. Harmon; exhibit chair, 60 elementary, middle school, and high conventions (Wichita Falls, April 22–24, J. P. F. “Pat” Welch; technical program school teachers attended. Response 2007 and Abilene 2008), the financing chair, Emily L. Stoudt; Web master, from the teachers was outstanding. Gregg of the publication of the WTGS fall Lance Klenk; event coordinator and golf Norman, who chaired the Continuing symposium proceedings, the previously tournament chair, Ronald O. Johnson; Education Committee in 2005, originated mentioned awarding of scholarships, event coordinator, William C. Stephens; the idea for the SWS to fund the program. and the successful election of a new PBS-SEPM field trip chair, Steven L. Shaw; At the sections meeting during the slate of officers. We also have approved audio visual chair, Harvin L. Broughton; 2005 AAPG Annual Convention held in nominations for the 2007 SWS awards spouse events chair, Jane Finch; publicity Calgary, then-SWS President Bill Stephens and are finalizing the various committee chair, Lenny Wood; and judges chair, presented the SWS initiative, as an replacements for the coming fiscal year. Anita S. Jones. The total registration was example for the AAPG to fund these Officers for 2006–2007 are president, more than 461 people, including a events at section meetings. Craig Reynolds (Wichita Falls); sellout of 38 exhibitor booths. The SWS Scholarship and Grants vice president, Bob Hough (Dallas); Events included a preconvention field Committee, chaired by Pepper Nichols, president-elect, Jeff Jones (Albany); trip entitled “Geology, History and Water awarded seven scholarships totaling secretary, Brian Brister (Wichita Falls); Resources in the Concho Basin and $6250 to graduate students working on treasurer, Mike Raines (Midland); Edwards Plateau, West Texas,” led by topics related to the geological provinces AAPG Advisory Council representative, Stephen L. Shaw. Additionally, there was located within the SWS. Additionally, an Tom Mairs (Dallas); and past president, a free (SWS sponsored) short course ad hoc Membership Committee was Randy Pharis (Fort Worth). The outgoing entitled “Shale Gas Workshop.” Instructors created to aid in increasing participation Board of Directors of the SWS consists of were Dan Jarvie, Brian Cardott, Jim and membership in the SWS, AAPG, Vice President G. Randy Keller (El Paso); Hickey, Galen Threadgold, Mark Larsen, DPA, and our local societies. Secretary Paul H. Pause (Midland); and Sandeep Janwadkar, and Doug Walser. During the opening ceremony of the Treasurer Debra Osborne (Midland). The eight-hour course had more than SWS convention in Midland, Texas, Total assets for the SWS stand at 157 attendees. awards were presented for lifetime $69,942.32, including outstanding loans The all-convention luncheon talk was and professional achievement. The to WTGS and our 2006 Convention entitled “The Role that Astronomy Plays in A. I. Levorsen Award for best oral Committee. Pending revenues from Global Warming,” by Gene Hardy, director presentation at the 2005 meeting was the 2006 Midland/San Angelo convention of Midland’s Blakemore Planetarium. The made to Daniel M. Jarvie. The A. L. “Al” have not been incorporated into DPA luncheon speaker was J. Michael Party, Cox Award for best poster presentation at these figures. whose talk was entitled “An Overview of the 2005 meeting was presented to Mark For the future, it has been recommended U.S. Shale Gas Plays.” Income from the Vining. The section’s Monroe G. Cheney that the SWS sponsor a student job expo convention will be split between the SWS Award for significant contributions to at our annual convention (or select and the two host societies. petroleum geology in the region was conventions) as a means of attracting new One of the new initiatives of the SWS presented to Robert A. Hardage, and talent and creating a positive environment includes a financial mechanism to help J. Michael Party received the John Emery for recruiting younger members. sponsor up to two “More Rocks in Your Adams Distinguished Service Award. The Head” workshops per year through our Section’s Distinguished Educator Award local societies. The North Texas Geological was presented to Harold R. Beaver. Society held the first of these programs We have continued to run the SWS on November 12, 2005, and more than business through preparations for future Craig Reynolds, President

Reports of the Committees

100th Anniversary an initiative to broaden committee made a difference as well as video membership by adding international interviews of key AAPG personalities, The 100th Anniversary Committee’s region representatives. We plan to identify senior members, Powers’ medalists, and mission is to develop plans and options and contact key standing committees past presidents. In the future, the videos to celebrate AAPG’s 100th Anniversary that are closely related to our mission could be digitally linked to the AAPG (2017) in a grand fashion honoring such as Publications, Foundation, Web site. Our committee’s request was AAPG’s history, anticipating the future, Membership, Young Professionals, and responsible for the inaugural videotaping and in line with AAPG’s Strategic Plan History of Petroleum Geology. of the opening ceremony at the 2006 and standing committees. AAPG Annual Convention in Houston. This committee, formed in 2004, is Summary of Initiatives under Consideration AAPG could compile all AAPG member considering plans to celebrate AAPG’s The celebration could be titled “The names from the beginning of AAPG 100th Anniversary. The committee has Creative Century and the Legacy of history. This roster could be displayed met three times at annual conventions Discovery” and could include stories of electronically or in a long banner at and AAPG conferences. Plans include inspiration from 100 members who anniversary events.

1980 Annual Report Possible publications include the In 2005, following the AAPG Annual This is my second year serving as chair following: Convention in Calgary, the name of the of the COC. It is a pleasure and privilege • “Lessons from History,” a series of Committee on Committees (CoC) was to serve in this office, and it continues to 100 pre- and post- drill analyses at changed to the Committee Oversight be a challenging but rewarding experience. the field, play, and basin scale. These Committee (COC). This was the result of I look forward to working with members would be practical books that, like the discussions between President Pete Rose on any expanded tasks and assigned “Treatise,” would be well used by and the chair and vice chairs of CoC. responsibilities the committee undertakes members engaged in the search for The COC currently has 17 members; in the coming year. energy. Bob Lindblom serves as chair and • A reprint series of key papers and Ed Heath, Mark Wilson, and Pete Gray Bob Lindblom, Chair breakthroughs in exploration thinking, serve as vice chairs. During the year two with editorial comments regarding members resigned, Robbie Gries and Committee members: Katherine Lee historical significance: “100 Great Nahum Schneidermann. We thank them Avary, George Bole, Stew Chuber, Robert Ideas in the Search for Energy.” for their work and dedication to the COC. Countryman, Edward Dolly, Patrick Gratton, A yearlong series of celebrations in In discussions with President-Elect Peter Gray, Edward Heath, John Hogg, 2017 could include an event on the Lee Billingsley we plan to add 2–3 new Terry Hollrah, Donald Lewis, Bob Lindblom, actual date of the anniversary, Thursday, members to the committee. The William Morgan, Kay Pitts, Valary Schulz, February 10, 2017; a major celebration members serve three-year terms with Stephen Sonnenberg, and Mark Wilson. at the 2017 AAPG Annual Convention optional reappointment for additional (location to be determined); special three-year terms. publications within AAPG; and programs I had the privilege and pleasure to of significant public outreach. attend the annual AAPG Leadership Computer Applications Conference held February 10–12, 2006. and Internet Charles Sternbach, Chair The COC met on February 10 with four members in attendance. I presented a The mission of the AAPG Computer Applications and Internet Committee is Committee members: brief summary of the results of that to suggest ways to improve the value of Charles A. Sternbach, chair, meeting to the conference on February the AAPG Web site to visitors, especially Ted Beaumont, vice chair, Jeff Lund, 12, including committee activities during members of AAPG. The committee Jane McColloch, Ed Dolly, Mike Party, the past year and ongoing plans for concentrates on suggestions related to and Bill Stephens. 2006–2007. The COC met at the AAPG Annual (1) content and organization of the Web Convention in Houston on April 10, 2006 site; (2) presentation standards and with 16 members attending. AAPG quality; (3) functional enhancements, Committee Oversight President Rose and President-Elect especially those that improve inter- and intracommittee communications; (4) The AAPG Executive Committee Billingsley also attended. assisting the AAPG staff in long-range authorized the formation of a Committee The meeting included a review of the planning for the use of the Web site on Committees (CoC) in 1991, and minutes of the 2005 CoC meeting in and the Internet; and (5) developing and Paul Strunk was its first chair. Calgary; the CoC annual report recommending organizational and The original purpose of the CoC was (2004–2005) prepared by chair, decision-making infrastructure. to “recommend to the president-elect a Bob Lindblom; and the Leadership slate of candidates for standing, special, Conference held in Galveston in The function of the Computer and ad hoc committees; Association February (referenced above). It also Applications and Internet Committee is representatives to other permanent included submission of completed to assist the AAPG staff in long-range groups; and all other appointments on liaison forms from attending members; planning in computer applications, which the Executive Committee, the a discussion on suggestions for revision Web site design, and the Internet. president, or president-elect request advice.” of the liaison form; and a review of The committee recommends that Although the purpose has changed member terms relative to reappointment presenters at the annual convention somewhat over the past 15 years by or leaving the committee. The Executive submit their posters to AAPG in digital direction and counsel from the various Committee (EC) reduced the number of form. There should be an easy way for presidents and Executive Committees in AAPG committees to 32 standing, 5 ad the posters to be submitted. The submittal place during this time, the CoC continues hoc, and 7 subcommittees (6 under the should be voluntary since some to serve the president and president-elect Membership Committee and one under companies are willing to show work, as to concerns relevant to the various the Publications Committee). but not to make it available in “print.” committees of AAPG. Rose discussed his vision of all AAPG An example of a naming convention for Members of the committee are committees and the importance of the the submitted poster might be assigned as liaisons to specific AAPG COC liaison committee evaluations to “Program_Number-Lead_Author_panel_#.” committees. Following the contact and the president and president-elect in their The committee recommends the discussion with the chairs and vice chairs deliberations on performance, viability, option of an online submittal of posters. of these committees, an evaluation form and needs of the various committees. The poster authors should be strongly with several questions relative to that Billingsley requested early receipt of the encouraged to submit the poster as a committee’s meetings, special needs, evaluation forms prior to the EC meetings PDF formatted file. However, concern any requested help, and its performance of June 30 and July 1, 2006. (Note: The was expressed that some presenters is filled out by the CoC member and evaluation forms, collected at Houston may not have access or the computer submitted to the CoC chair. They are and received following that meeting, power to handle large Acrobat files. In that reviewed, assembled, and then submitted were delivered to the president-elect case another commonly used format such to the president and president-elect. before June 30.) as PostScript or JPEG could be used.

Annual Report 1981 The committee recommends that titles business plans to pay for the initiative, that support the science-base business and possibly abstracts of our current and how to best help the membership decisions made across the exploration, AAPG Bulletin and special publications in getting access to the GIS data. development, and production business be made available to non-AAPG members stages; (2) showcase the state-of-the-art on the AAPG Web site. This would allow Hannes E. Leetaru, Chair technology and concepts used in the oil better marketing of AAPG publications and gas industry to academia; and and broaden our membership appeal. Committee members: Scott Beaty, (3) cooperate with other societies to The title should have a link to allow the Peter Brennan, Betsy Campen, David support joint lectures and bring local user to automatically buy the publication Cook, Steve Gustison, Inda Immega, societies into a common forum. or article by using a checkout cart. Jim McDonald, Bill Osten, Ann Payne, Several other geological societies already Mike Party, and Michael Unger. The committee nominates and selects offer this type of service. Members could distinguished speakers for fall and spring of course use the Member’s Only site to lecture tours. The committee currently get articles from the Bulletin. Distinguished Lecture consists of 20 dedicated professionals, During the AAPG Annual Convention in The function of the Committee on representing 8 oil and gas companies; Houston, staff made a presentation on Distinguished Lecture is to provide 1 consultant; 9 academic institutions; and the GIS initiative. The committee discussed lecturers to speak on important and timely 2 state and governmental offices. Based and made recommendations on how the topics in their expertise. The committee’s on the success of the 2005–2006 GIS data should be displayed, possible key strategies are to (1) identify topics season (Table 1) and the breadth of

Table 1. 2005–2006 AAPG Distinguished Lectures

North America Distinguished Lectures International Distinguished Lectures

Janok P. Bhattacharya Carlo Doglioni University of Houston, Texas Universiti Sapienza di Roma, Italy (1) “Applying Deltaic and Shallow Marine Outcrop Analogs to the Subsurface” Eastern and Central Europe Tour (2) “Martian River Deltas and the Origin of Life” “Global Tectonic Asymmetries and Applications to Europe”

Peter B. Flemings Mateu Esteban Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania REPSOL-YPF, Spain “Overpressure, Hydrocarbon Migration, Seafloor Venting and Slope Stability: Western Europe Tour The Dynamic Flow Regime beneath the Seafloor” “Burial of Carbonate Reservoirs”—The Rest of the Story

Stephen R. Larter Henry W. Posamentier University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Calgary, Canada European Tour Allan P. Bennison Funded Distinguished Lecture (1) “Imaging Elements of Depositional Systems from Shelf to Deep Basin “From Deep Water Exploration to Tar Sand Production: Using 3-D Seismic Data Bugs, Biodegradation, and the Origin of Heavy Oil” (2) “Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, and Geomorphology of Deep-Water Deposits Based on Analysis of 3-D Seismic Data: Reducing the Risk Rebecca Latimer of Lithology Prediction” Chevron Energy Technology Co., Houston, Texas AAPG-SEG Inter-Society Distinguished Lecturer “Uses, Abuses, and Examples of Seismic-Derived Acoustic Impedance Data: What Does the Interpreter Need to Know?”

James Markello ExxonMobil Upstream Research Center, Houston, Texas Haas-Pratt Funded Distinguished Lecture (1) “Carbonate Analogs through Time (CATT) Hypothesis—A Systematic and Predictive Look at Phanerozoic Carbonate Reservoirs” (2) “Integrated Research for Carbonate Reservoirs—It is the Business Question that Mandates the Multidisciplinary Integration”

Kitty Milliken University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, Texas J. Ben Carsey Funded Distinguished Lecturer (1) “Linked Mechanical and Chemical Processes in the Diagenesis of Sandstones” (2) “Reservoir Quality Assessment: Petrography as a Tool for Deciphering Kinetically-Dominated Systems and the Need for Petrographic Education”

Mark G. Rowan Rowan Consulting Inc., Boulder, Colorado (1) “Collisional Fold-and-Thrust Belts Detached on Salt” (2) “Salt-Sediment Interaction during Diapir Growth”

1982 Annual Report speakers for 2006–2007 (Table 2), the As was explained in a previous annual The total attendance for the domestic committee continues to maintain a high report, AAPG and SEG rotate responsibility and international program was 6015, caliber and balanced roster of lectures for the AAPG-SEG Intersociety which was less attendance than the that demonstrate a breadth of science Distinguished Lecturer. In 2005–2006, previous year due to at least four fewer to wide audiences. AAPG coordinated the tour for Distinguished Lecturers. Hisham Al-Qassab The estimated cost for the 2005–2006 Rebecca Latimer; as the selected speaker, had been selected to tour the Middle domestic and international tours is she visited 18 groups (17 North America East; however, he had to cancel due to $282,348 (approximately $72,646 and 1 international). William A. Fahmy unavoidable conflicts. James Markello, more than previous year). This included was selected to be the 2006–2007 ExxonMobil, has been selected to $55,065 for direct travel and $227,284 AAPG-SEG Intersociety Distinguished replace him during 2006–2007. (an increase of approximately $71,000) Lecturer, which SEG will administer. The The 2006–2007 domestic tours promise in operations expenses. Income from title of his talk is “DHI/AVO Best Practices to be equally successful (Table 2). To host societies, approximately $55,064, Methodology and Applications.” Both the date, 141 requests have been received will partially defray these expenses, SEG sections and AAPG geological societies for the slate of eight speakers to tour with the AAPG Foundation using its will participate in this tour. The slate of throughout North America. As usual, this Distinguished Lecture fund to subsidize domestic Distinguished Lecturers for number suggests that each speaker will the remainder of the incurred expenses. 2006–2007 returns to a total of eight. have a very hectic schedule as he or she The seven 2005–2006 domestic The international Distinguished Lecture endeavors to broaden AAPG’s impact on Distinguished Lecturers provided a total program was reduced to only three our discipline. of 113 visits, 54 in the eastern section speakers due to budget constraints and At the Houston convention, and 59 in the western part of North reduced personnel within the Education President-Elect Lee Billingsley charged America, reaching an audience of Department; Carlo Doglioni visited the Distinguished Lecture Committee 5715 (49 geological societies and Eastern Europe and spoke before an (DLC) with a new program referred to as 64 universities). audience of 300. Distinguished Instructors. He asked the

Table 2. 2006–2007 AAPG Distinguished Lectures

North America Distinguished Lectures International Distinguished Lecture

Steven L. Bachtel James R. Markello ConocoPhillips, Houston, Texas ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co., Houston “Seismic Stratigraphy of the Miocene-Pliocene Segitiga Platform, East Natuna Middle East Tour, January 15 to February 9, 2007 Sea Indonesia: The Origin, Growth, and Demise of an Isolated Carbonate ExxonMobil generously offered to be financially responsible for tour. Platform” (1) “The Carbonate Analogs through Time (CATT) Hypothesis—A Systematic and Predictive Look at Phanerozoic Carbonate Reservoirs” Stephen Creaney (2) “Integrated Research for Carbonate Reservoirs—It is the Business ExxonMobil Exploration Company, Houston, Texas Question that Mandates the Multidisciplinary Integration” J. Ben Carsey Funded Distinguished Lecturer “Global Petroleum Evaluation—The Role of Integrated Regional Analysis” Craig Shipp Timothy Dixon Shell International E&P, Houston, Texas University of Miami, Miami, Florida Asia/Pacific, September 2006 and another tour during March/April 2007 (1) “Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans: Subsidence Measurements Roy M. Huffington Funded Distinguished Lecturer from Space” (1) “Significance and Recognition of Mass-Transport Deposits in (2) “Crustal Deformation near the San Andreas Fault: Estimating Elastic Deep-Water Environments Parameters of the Upper Crust with Space Geodesy” (2) “Where Offshore Drilling Meets Shallow Geology: Impact of Near-Surface Depositional Systems on Deep-Water Operations” Michael R. Hudec Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas International Distinguished Instructor (1) “Advance Mechanisms of Allochthonous Salt Sheets: Implications for Predicting Subsalt Pore Pressure” Vitor Dos Santos Abreu III (2) “Evolution of Suprasalt Minibasins in the Deep-Water Gulf of Mexico” ExxonMobil Exploration Co., Houston, Texas Latin America, November/December 2006 Jacob B. Lowenstern Dean A. McGee International Distinguished Lecturer U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California “Sequence Stratigraphy for Petroleum Exploration” “Intrusion, Deformation and Degassing at the Yellowstone Caldera” Jean-Laurent Mallet Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Géologie, Nancy, France Allan P. Bennison Funded Distinguished Lecturer “Integrated Earth Modeling: From Seismic Interpretation to Flow Simulation in Reservoirs” Marian Warren Encana, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Haas-Pratt Funded Distinguished Lecturer (1) “An Exploration Case History: How We Made a High-Impact Gas Discovery in a Maturing Basin (Western Canada) (2) “Extensional Faulting, Paleodrainage Patterns and Impact on Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality and Distribution during Foreland Basin Subsidence: A Case Study from the Cretaceous of Alberta

Annual Report 1983 DLC to generate specific lecturers who International subcommittee: John has a decided niche. Other goals are could present anywhere from a one-half- Armentrout, Paul Crevello, Herman active engagement of committee day workshop to a two-day short course. Darman, Barry A. Goldstein, Alfredo members and liaison with other AAPG The DLC spent considerable time at the Guzman, Ahmed Hameda, Peter W. standing committees. meeting discussing various lecturers Homewood, Nosa Omorodion, Frank J. At the AAPG Annual Convention in and/or topics for this new offering. He Picha, William Sassi, Gabor Tari, and Houston in April 2006, the Education encouraged the DLC to offer at least one Stanley Wharton. Committee members split into four domestic and one international Africa subcommittee: Nosa Omorodion breakout sessions to discuss the following Distinguished Instructor to the groups. (chair) and Deborah E. Ajakaiye topics: finding the AAPG niches, course AAPG appreciates the support (president of the African region). proposal procedures, compiling committee demonstrated by the Distinguished Asia/Pacific subcommittee: Herman expertise areas, and creating opportunities Lecturers’ companies and universities in Darman (chair), Michael McWalter for instructor recognition. One outcome providing the resources required to (Papua, New Guinea), Barry A. Goldstein included a Web-based proposal review develop superior slides and/or graphics (Australia). process for new courses. for presentations and for the extended European subcommittee: William Sassi In terms of finding the AAPG niches, periods of time away from the office for (chair), George Krastev Ajdanlijsky the group agreed that traditionally strong the tours. (Bulgaria), Knut O. Bjorlykke (Norway), areas for AAPG include field seminars, Where available, the Distinguished Helena Dobrova (Switzerland), Carlo depositional systems, and tectonics/ Lecture Committee continues to offer Doglioni (Italy), Vlastimila Dvorakova structure, whereas less strong areas the graphics on the Web site as PDF (Czech Republic), Andras Galacz include crossover topics such as files, which can be downloaded for (Hungary), Jan Golonka (Poland), Andrew investment/science, production seismic/ review and to benefit those who did not Hurst (Scotland), Vanessa Kertznus petrophysics, and knowledge management/ have the opportunity to attend the (Scotland), Victor Mocanu (Romania), data control. The committee will continue lectures. The slides are offered following Wolfgang Nachtmann (Austria), Jeroen M. discussion of these and other topics at the Distinguished Lecture tours, Peters (Netherlands), Fancoise Roure an October mid-year meeting to be held depending on the willingness of the (France). in Dallas. Distinguished Lecturers. Latin America subcommittee: Stanley In fiscal year 2005–2006, AAPG We are pleased that significant support Wharton (chair), Felipe Audemard successfully conducted 16 field seminars from the AAPG Foundation has continued (Venezuela), Alfredo Guzman (Mexico), and 9 stand-alone short courses. For the as a result of major contributions to the Nilo Azambuja Filho (Brazil), Carlos last three years, AAPG has held an annual Distinguished Lecture fund establishing Jorge Abreu (Brazil, president Latin Winter Education Conference that Named Lectures, such as the Allan P. America region). consists of a “smorgasbord” of 12 practical Bennison International Distinguished Middle East subcommittee: Ahmed application short courses held over one Lecturer; the Haas-Pratt Distinguished (Qasim) Hameda (chair) and AbdulKader week in Houston. The conference in Lecturer, funded by Merrill W. Haas; M. Al-Afifi (president of the Middle East February 2006 received very high marks the Roy M. Huffington International Region). from the more than 150 participants. Distinguished Lecturer, funded by Terry AAPG has added a Fall Education Huffington in honor of her father; the Conference focused on deep-water Dean A. McGee International Distinguished Education exploration and exploitation in Lecturer, funded by Kerr-McGee Corp.; and September 2006, also in Houston. J. Ben Carsey (a bequest from J. Ben The function of the Committee on Annual field seminars continue to Carsey Jr., in memory of his father, Education is to stimulate and guide a attract participants as well as generate a past AAPG president). viable education program by setting demand for new offerings. For example, The committee gratefully acknowledges goals, guidelines, and directions that a structural geology field seminar based the AAPG Foundation’s generous support satisfy changing needs in continuing in Jackson, Wyoming was added in and encourages AAPG members to education; by recommending subjects 2006. In the past two years, AAPG has support the Foundation’s Distinguished for the changing needs in continuing offered field courses in southeast Asia, Lecture fund, which will ensure the education; by recommending subjects Italy, and Spain, as part of the continued success of this program for for the Association’s catalog of short globalization effort. The AAPG Training future generations of geologists. courses, schools, field seminars, training Partners program for in-house and society seminars, course note series, and related courses conducted two programs: one education activities; by recommending for Samson and one for the Illinois Gregor Eberli, Chair speakers and program leaders and their Geological Society. Additional Training fees; and by advising AAPG leadership Partners programs are in the works for Executive Committee Liaison: Ernest on education matters, reviewing proposals fiscal year 2006–2007. Mancini. relating to continuing education. Several proposals were approved for Committee members: John B. Anderson, The Education Committee has a new 2006–2007, including one for an Mark Cooper, (vice chair), Rebecca Dodge leadership team charged with invigorating integrated structural geology and seismic (EMD representative), Shirley P. Dutton, the Education program of AAPG by finding interpretation seminar by John Shaw of Rob Gawthorpe, Katherine Giles, G. Michael our niches in light of the increased Harvard, building on the AAPG seismic Grammer, Richard H. Groshong Jr., demand and competition for providing atlas entitled “Seismic Interpretation of Peter H. Hennings, Jean C.C. Hsieh, professional training and by finding ways Contractional Fault-Related Folds.” AAPG Charles Kerans, Lee F. Krystinik, David K. to serve an increasingly global AAPG is working with Steve Oliveri and Larue, Michael D. Lewan, Steve May, Mark membership. One of our goals is to colleagues at ExxonMobil to create and Sonnenfeld, Carl Steffensen, Lori L. Summa, complement and broaden our continuing offer a new course on field safety and Bruce Trudgill. education program in areas that AAPG leadership, building on the recent joint

1984 Annual Report AAPG/ExxonMobil publication, Field went on a hot air balloon ride over the Strong focus was to find a dues Safety in Uncontrolled Environments. valley and others played golf during structure that was equitable, easy to Furthermore, AAPG is exploring scheduled optional time. manage, and geographically neutral. co-sponsorship of courses with sister This was the most popular GeoTour A session conducted at the Galveston societies such as the Society of Petroleum ever scheduled by AAPG and should be Leadership Conference on February 11, Engineer and Society for Exploration offered again. 2006, heard SPE Executive Director Geophysicists, to meet demand for Mark Rubin present that society’s multidisciplinary continuing education. Geologic Field Trip to Trinidad and Tobago experience with dues structure. After This tour was well organized, questions and answers, I gave a brief publicized, and promoted by the trip Donna Anderson and Laura Wray, report on the GDC progress followed by leader and AAPG staff but was cancelled Co-Chairs a survey filled out by 81 attending. due to lack of registration. The trip may Julia Ericsson and Skip Rhodes, Among other items, the survey revealed be offered again, possibly in conjunction Co-Vice Chairs strong support for GD based on ability with a future AAPG meeting in the area. to pay. Committee members: Donna S. On April 8, 2006, after circulation Geologic Field Trip to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska Anderson (co-chair), Richard W. Ball, among committee members and staff, the This two-phase trip, planned for June Arthur L. Bishop, Jim D. Blagg, Diane K. committee met to review survey results 2007, is well into the planning stages. Brownlee, Gary P. Citron, Robert T. Clarke, and a comparison between AAPG, SEG, The plan is to sponsor two back-to-back James P. DiSiena, John C. Dolson, Martin and SPE dues-membership numbers. trips with participants having the option K. Dubois, Julia B. Ericsson (co-vice chair), The committee voted to have different to do either one or both. On June 30, Lawrence A. Febo, Anthony J. Grindrod, scenarios compared; e.g., all digital 2006, plans were being confirmed for William B. Hansen, Ben D. Hare, William J. memberships at lower rates, vs. the leadership of the southern Alaska Haskett, Terry J. Hutter, Priyanka Johri, John establishing several tiers depending part, from Seward to Fairbanks. Gil Mull, C. Lorenz, Susan Smith Nash, Jeffrey A. upon digital, vs. conventional services who mapped geology for 25 years in the Nunn, Eugene G. “Skip” Rhodes (co-vice and income-based dues. Brooks Range, will lead the trip from chair), Gloria D. Sprague, Lori L. Summa, The GDC at the end of the fiscal year Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay. MaryBeth Wegner, John S. Wickham, and was still a work in progress with the Terry Britt, vice chair, will become Laura L. Wray (co-chair). next meeting scheduled for August committee chair for 2006–2007. 2006. Clearly much progress was made and the committee is within sight of a GeoTours (ad hoc) Will Green, Chair recommendation to the EC for consideration. The function of the Committee on Thanks to wide representation on the GeoTours is to design, promote, and Committee members: Terence L. Britt, committee from knowledgeable recommend multiday field trips that Paul H. Dudley Jr., Patrick J. Gooding, members, the deliberations and integrate earth science, culture, and Willard R. Green (chair), Charles G. Mull, discussions were concise and useful. sociality for AAPG members and spouses and Glenwood W. Specht. interested in an overview rather than detailed learning. GeoTours should be Patrick J. F. Gratton, Chair an entertaining and/or recreational as Graduated Dues well as a learning experience. Committee members: Patrick J. F. (ad hoc) Gratton, chair; Don Clarke and Lee The GeoTours Committee proposed The mission of the Graduate Dues Billingsley, vice chairs; Dan Smith, and developed, with assistance from Committee is to investigate, model, and Warren Workman, Jeff Lund, Chuck AAPG staff, two new GeoTours for assess various graduated dues schemes Caughey, Larry Jones, Istvan Berczi, 2006 and is planning a third new tour based upon age, years of membership, Bob Lindblom, Stew Chuber, and for 2007. services received, and ability to pay and observers Pete Rose and Rick Fritz. report to the Executive Committee and Special thanks to Bob Mummery, Geologic Tour through the Napa-Sonoma the House of Delegates no later than alternate for Warren Workman. Wine Country Region October 15, 2006. Brent Miyazaki and Laurie McClenahan led 25 AAPG members and guests on The ad hoc Graduated Dues Group Insurance an immensely enjoyed 3.5–day (June Committee (GDC) was established by 10–14, 2006) “Wine Country” GeoTour. the Executive Committee (EC) in early The function of the Committee on “Base camp” for the tour was the very 2006. The mission involves investigating, Group Insurance is to maintain a comfortable Lodge at Sonoma Resort modeling, and assessing various graduated liaison with the administrator of the and Spa. The group had tastings at six dues schemes based upon age, years of Association’s group insurance programs, well-known wineries. service, services received, and ability to to audit the administrator’s annual Between tastings, the group traveled to pay. As chair of the Advisory Council, report and to supervise management of the mountains north of Napa to visit the I was also chair of the GDC. dividends that accrue. The committee Geysers Geothermal area. We heard Considerable research was undertaken reviews existing programs and requests explanations of the facility and the geology by Business Director David E. Lange and new insurance plans to meet changing of the steam reservoir by geologists/ me. Detailed comparisons were made needs of the membership. engineers with Calpine, the principal among the AAPG, Society of Exploration The GeoCare Insurance Benefits operator in the field. At Calistoga we Geophysicists (SEG), and Society of Program continues to be one of the viewed the petrified forest of ancient Petroleum Engineers (SPE) for dues and most important services provided to the coastal redwood trees. Several participants membership growth. AAPG membership. The committee

Annual Report 1985 members representing the program Investments Participating members of the continue to evaluate and add new Headquarters Pension Fund Committee: member organizations to the Group The Investments Committee is to Rick Fritz, Jim Blankenship, Bryan Haws, Plan. Adding new members helps to oversee the investment funds David Lange, Larry Nation, and maintain competitive pricing and (Operating Fund) of the Association Anne Payne. increases benefits to the members. and its divisions. The committee Including the AAPG, the following sets investment policies, determines societies are also members of the Group investment allocations, selects appropriate Membership Plan: Society of Petroleum Engineers mutual funds, and uses financial planning Coordination services to accomplish plans and set (SPE), American Association of Recognizing the importance of Professional Landmen, Association goals. The treasurer serves as an ex-officio member and no other member of the increasing membership numbers of Environmental and Engineering (especially among younger geoscientists) Geologists, American Institute of Executive Committee may serve on the Investments Committee. and providing our existing membership Professional Geologists, Council of with various valuable services, the Petroleum Accountants Societies, The Operating Fund was established Executive Committee this year directed Environmental and Engineering in 1974 to provide AAPG with financial that AAPG restructure Membership Geophysical Society, Geological Society resources to weather adverse financial Committee functions into a super of Washington, Society of Exploration periods. The committee is charged with committee called the Membership Geophysicists, and SEPM (Society for the responsibility of prudent investment Coordination Committee chaired by Sedimentary Geology). of the funds. The Executive Committee Dan Smith. The committee has the task Association Group Insurance has sole discretion to use or dispose of of oversight, coordination, and liaison with Administrators (AGIA) of Carpinteria, the funds in the Operating Fund as headquarters and the Executive California, is the program administrator circumstances require. In 2002, the Committee. through which all claims are filed and Investments Committee created an Six subcommittees with vice chairs processed. Creekmore Livingston Inc. of investment policy that sets forth the were established as follows: Punta Gorda, Florida, is the broker liaison investment structure for managing the • Planning Subcommittee: vice chair, for AAPG. New York Life Insurance Co., Operating Fund assets. The policy is Jeff Lund (Houston). Task: data, Monumental Life Insurance Co., and reviewed annually and adjustments are analysis, planning. Aetna Insurance Co. are the underwriters made to the various asset allocation classes. • Recruitment Subcommittee: vice chair, for the Group Insurance Plans. After paying $2,450,301 in expenses Jeannie Mallick (Houston). Task: The GeoCare Program now offers 11 and disbursements throughout the fiscal identify, organize, and energize plans for the benefit of our membership: year, the market value of the Operating company contacts and follow-through. 10-Year Level Term Life Insurance, Term Fund on June 30, 2006, was • Young Professionals Subcommittee: Life Insurance, First-to-Die Term Life $13,857,343. This represents a 4.4% vice chair, Matt Boyd (Houston). Insurance, High-Limit Accident Insurance, increase of $584,832 over the previous Task: AAPG programs aimed at Disability Income, Comprehensive year’s market value. younger members. HealthCare, Health Savings Account Of that total, 1% was invested in • Membership Survey Subcommittee: Qualified Insurance, Dental Insurance, short-term cash accounts, 68% in vice chair, Dave Rensink (Houston). Catastrophic Major Medical, In-Hospital equities, 19% in fixed income funds, Task: design, conduct, and analysis of Insurance, and Cancer Insurance. We and 12% in other assets. The member surveys. also have an Association-sponsored Investments Committee retains Larry • Career Services Subcommittee: vice Medicare Supplement Plan and Long-Term Thompson & Associates, Inc. to assist chair, Pat Gordon (Houston). Task: Care Insurance. with our financial planning process. develop, direct, and publicize evolving As of May 30, 2006, GeoCare member The Investments Committee held programs relating to AAPG Career plan Certificates in Force total 11,840 meetings in Tulsa on Oct. 24, 2005, and Services. with a Total Annual Premium of April 24, 2006. Minutes from those • Diversity Subcommittee: vice chair, $16,364,144. With the addition SPE, the meetings are posted to the Investments Gonzalo Enciso (Houston). Task: total Certificates in Force number Committee Web page. identify and solicit membership and 15,544 with a Total Annual Premium of At the October and April meetings, the participation in AAPG by minority $22,951,335. Through the first four committee (1) received the Executive geoscientists, including students. months of 2006, nearly 19,000 medical Director’s report on the Association; All leaders are in Houston, which was related claims were processed by AGIA (2) discussed the overall market’s no accident. What we learn and perfect Insurance Services and over $5,750,000 performance; (3) reviewed and balanced in Houston will be passed on to other was paid to the members enrolled in the asset allocations; (4) reviewed the E&P communities in North America, and medical group programs. operating fund’s portfolio performance; then internationally during the coming Complete information on all of the (5) received an update/review of the years. Each subcommittee functions as insurance plans provided can be found GeoVe$t pension fund; (6) prepaid autonomously as possible and reports on the AAPG Web site under $750,000 toward a $2,000,000 loan; from each of these follow. The Planning Services/GeoCare Insurance or at and (7) discussed other business. and Recruiting Subcommittee reports www.geocarebenefits.com. George R. Bole, Chair are combined. Terry L. Hollrah, Chair The Executive Committee also Committee members: George Bole, John established a separate ad hoc committee, Committee members: Kay Pitts Brock, Ed Heath, Sherman Hollabaugh, Graduated Dues Committee, led by (vice-chair), Ted Beaumont, Ron Young, Terry Hollrah, Dick Howell, Jim McGhay, Pat Gratton, which is composed of Randi Martinsen, Jane Crouch, Terry O’Hare, Pierce Pratt, Rod Tillman, and members from the Executive Committee, Nancy Carter, and Burt Nelson. Clint Moore (Executive Committee liaison). Advisory Council, and House of

1986 Annual Report Table 1. Membership by Year No. of No. of Year Members Year Members

1917 94 1962 15,043 1918 176 1963 14,931 1919 348 1964 15,202 1920 542 1965 15,126 1921 621 1966 15,346 1922 767 1967 15,205 1923 901 1968 15,163 1924 1,080 1969 15,189 1925 1,253 1970 14,794 1926 1,504 1971 14,860 1927 1,670 1972 15,332 1928 1,952 1973 15,654 1929 2,126 1974 16,148 1930 2,292 1975 17,083 subcommittees met individually reward the members who work toward 1931 2,562 1976 18,026 several times. this achievement. 1932 2,558 1977 18,787 The Membership Workshop in For each new Active member or the 1933 2,336 1978 20,106 November was well attended. During reinstatement of a former Active 1934 2,043 1979 22,144 this all-day session, the following topics member, the recruiter is given one point; 1935 1,973 1980 25,414 included (1) important issues, (2) status, for transfers to Active the recruiter is 1936 2,169 1981 29,259 (3) membership classifications, given one-half point. Point records are 1937 2,331 1982 34,449 (4) membership requirements, (5) dues maintained by the Membership 1938 2,646 1983 38,733 structure, and (6) marketing strategy. Department and upon reaching five 1939 2,951 1984 41,034 A six-page report was sent to the points, the recruiter may redeem the 1940 3,240 1985 42,577 Executive Committee, Advisory Council, points or continue building points 1941 3,474 1986 42,232 and House of Delegates. These data toward a bigger reward. The reward 1942 3,717 1987 39,824 were used in formulating certain value minimum is $35 and increases as 1943 3,923 1988 37,183 proposed bylaw changes. The bottom more points are accumulated. The 1944 4,109 1989 35,564 line: The consensus of those at the rewards are beautiful one-of-a-kind 1945 4,326 1990 34,038 workshop was approximately 10% mineral and fossil specimens; or, as an 1946 4,676 1991 33,115 staying with the status quo, 60% some alternative, the recruiter may request an 1947 5,039 1992 32,448 modifications, and 30% significant changes. AAPG Bookstore voucher of equal value. 1948 5,530 1993 31,619 This is not a contest—it is an on-going 1949 6,160 1994 31,030 The Corporate Membership Program program. The reward program has 1950 7,052 1995 30,433 combines the benefits of individual been in effect for about 15 months 1951 7,892 1996 29,947 membership with corporate access to and has 187 participants. 1952 8,804 1997 29,904 AAPG’s entire digital publications library, 1953 9,778 1998 29,971 including all special publications (such as 1954 10,759 1999 29,852 Memoirs and Studies in Geology). Dan L. Smith, Chair 1955 11,673 2000 29,013 Members receive electronic access to 1956 12,535 2001 29,067 the Bulletin and the copies of the Membership Planning and Recruitment 1957 13,434 2002 29,405 Explorer are sent (in bulk) to the The primary focus of the Planning and 1958 14,207 2003 30,049 company address for interoffice the Recruitment subcommittees has been 1959 14,832 2004 30,183 distribution. Memberships (and digital the review and the communication of 1960 15,420 2005 28,910 subscriptions) are contracted for a the current demographic make-up of 1961 15,566 2006 29,203 three-year term and invoiced accordingly. AAPG and projection of trends. The Membership Marketing Plan is Jeff Lund presented a summary to being developed by staff and will the entire Membership Coordination differentiate AAPG services and Committee at the 2006 AAPG Annual Delegates. This committee is working membership benefits for various age Convention in Houston. He also with the Membership Coordination groups that coincide with the natural delivered a paper to the convention Committee and will report its career levels of our members. entitled “AAPG Membership Dynamics” recommendations to the Executive Membership Enhancement and as the leadoff talk in a special session. Committee in October 2006. Development (MED) continues as an Both presentations are available on the The Membership Coordination important aspect of the Membership AAPG Membership Web site. Committee, including the six Committee’s goal. Of specific concern The major project of 2005–2006 is subcommittees, staff representatives, is the decrease seen in Active ongoing: The Houston Geological Society and other interested persons met three membership numbers. The MED (HGS)/AAPG Membership Recruiting times during the year: (1) at a workshop subcommittee established a Initiative was described in detail to the in November 2005, (2) during the Recruitment Reward and Recognition entire Membership Coordination leadership conference in February, Program whose goal is to build and Committee at the AAPG Annual and (3) during the annual convention strengthen AAPG by increasing Active Convention in a presentation given by in April. In addition, most of the memberships and to recognize and Andrea Reynolds.

Annual Report 1987 All vice chairs of the Membership Robert D. Cowdery, Kalyanbrata Datta, Committee members: Jeffrey K. Barndt, Coordination Committee are now active Bruce A. Falkenstein, Christianne M. Gell, Phebe M. Blaylock, Susan M. Cunningham, members of the HGS/AAPG and Edward B. Picou Jr. Jared B. Haight, Christopher P. M. Heath, Membership Recruiting Initiative, and Sankar K. Muhuri, and Richard Steinmetz. regular meetings have been held since Membership Young Professionals fall 2005. The initiative has two major The mission of the Young Professionals efforts under way: Subcommittee is to foster a challenging Membership Survey • Compiling a current membership and successful career in the energy The function of the Survey roster from the combined HGS and business for recent college graduates Subcommittee is to prepare, conduct, AAPG databases, for the largest and early career geoscientists and to and report tri-annually, an All-Member concentrations of geoscientists build an understanding of the value of Comprehensive Survey of member (companies and other employers) a lasting relationship between AAPG attitudes, to assist and guide AAPG in Houston. and young professional members. leadership and management in • Recruiting “agents” at each of these Accomplishing this mission will require planning and implementing future organizations to recruit new members open communication with students AAPG programs, products, and services. on a face-to-face basis using newly about careers in earth science; identifying The primary purpose and focus of this prepared marketing material. and serving early career needs of young committee is the preparation, distribution, geoscientists; and offering opportunities The basis of the recruiting is a target list compilation, and reporting of this for networking, career guidance, learning, for each company prepared by comparing All-Member Comprehensive Survey, and enhancing professional competence. the HGS and AAPG lists and thereby every three years, with the next two identifying geoscientists who belong to editions due mid-2006 and 2009 one but not both organizations. The Fiscal year 2005–2006 was a respectively. The committee shall consider mechanical preparation of the recruiting challenging year for the Young its future survey development on the list is the focus of Andrea Reynolds’ work Professionals Subcommittee as we tried format developed in the 2003 (described above) and has been a major to identify and develop ideas on the best All-Member Comprehensive Survey, but undertaking. It has the potential to identify ways to fulfill our mission. Our biggest may add or consolidate topic areas as hundreds if not thousands of potential accomplishment was proposing necessary. A secondary role for the new members for both the local society “Introduction to Mudlogging,” a short committee is to assist other AAPG and AAPG. course taught this year at the AAPG entities in performing targeted member The select individuals or “agents” Annual Convention. We identified the surveys, as requested by those entities, identified in each company will be need for a course on mudlogging as a or as directed by the AAPG president provided recruiting material targeted by necessary skill early career geoscience and/or Executive Committee. the age group (defined in targeted professionals need to understand. We marketing) concept of AAPG. partnered with the Mudlogging Co. as The 2003 survey was used as the Upon completion and evaluation, the they are an ideal candidate vendor in basis for the 2006 survey. Some of the methods employed will be communicated this endeavor because they were willing sections were kept with little modification throughout AAPG. to sponsor the course at no cost to the because they dealt with background The forward plan is as follows: participants. The course reached a information such as location, employment, • July 27—Deadline for updating capacity of 100 attendees four weeks and age, or with member satisfaction company-specific member lists for before the convention and looks to be with services provided by AAPG. We large companies in Houston another well attended and received deemed it worthwhile to track possible • August 22—“Agent-Fest” social event in course along with our Packaging and changes in attitude. That may be significant Houston to distribute recruiting material Selling Your Prospect course. Special since we hope to survey more of the • Fall 2006—Potential Town Hall thanks to Kara Benett and the AAPG members outside of the United States meeting in Houston focusing on Education Department for addressing with the 2006 survey than did the 2003 member recruitment all the logistical considerations. survey. (Only 11% of the respondents • Fall 2006—Campaign to ask HGS and The next big endeavor for the Young to the last survey resided outside of the AAPG leaders to emphasize the need Professionals Subcommittee is the United States. Nearly 37% of those who for members to update their personal marketing of our Young Professionals responded lived in the Gulf Coast.) In and company information and data Forum. Our forum is located on the general, questions that received little on local society and AAPG Web sites AAPG Web site and is intended to allow response or overwhelming response • December 2006—Results of the communication and collaboration to one side were either modified HGS/AAPG Membership Recruiting internationally among young professionals, or eliminated. Initiative to be summarized, analyzed, students, members of the AAPG, and The section on customer service and communicated prospective members of the AAPG on provided by AAPG headquarters was issues related to early career geoscientists. dropped in its entirety because 59% of Jeff W. Lund, Vice Chair of Planning A key for getting the forum to work is the respondents had never contacted Jeannie Ann Mallick, Vice Chair of Recruiting participation. This forum has many AAPG headquarters, and an additional prospective uses but the committee 26% said they had only contacted Tulsa Planning Committee members: feels one of the most important uses once or twice. Thus, less than 15% of Mohammad O. Al-Amouidi, Martha L. initially will be to bring together individuals the respondents had any meaningful Broussard, Robert D. Cowdery, Edward facilitating mentor-type relationships and contact with headquarters. The D. Dolly, John L. Forman, David H. Hawk, discussion groups. percentage of those who chose not to John F. Karlo, and Nosa Omorodion. respond to the survey probably had even Recruiting Committee members: less contact with headquarters on Adekunle Adesida, Donald D. Clarke, Matt W. Boyd, Vice Chair average than those who did respond.

1988 Annual Report This survey was initially conceived to of the form the survey takes, at least one members, using the registry. be a Web-based survey with paper as reminder and a link to the online survey In addition, and only with each an option on request rather than a paper site should be sent electronically before member’s authorization, potential survey as was the 2003 survey. The the end of the response period. employers might also be able to advantages of a Web-based survey are access the database to look for those lower cost, ability to reach a large members with the requisite skills audience quickly, and possible increased David G. Rensink, Vice Chair and/or experience that they are participation outside the United States. seeking. The registry would be I received several comments from Committee members: Kathleen C. voluntary at each level of disclosure. members outside the United Sates that Bennett, John E. Jordan Jr., Sharon M. 2. Internet Accessible Member Resume the delivery of the 2003 survey Sartain, and Linda R. Sternbach. Posting Service—Using this potential enclosed in the Explorer did not reach exclusive AAPG service, any AAPG them in sufficient time to allow for a Membership Career Services member would be able to post his timely response. The mission of the Career Services resume on the AAPG Web site for Because of their background and Subcommittee is to consider, develop, potential employers to access, with or execution of the 2003 survey, Anderson plan, launch, and direct a portfolio of without one’s name, and this would Marketing Services was selected as the career-oriented services and programs be entirely controlled by AAPG. At the survey company for the 2006 survey. Their that will establish AAPG as every present time, members may post turnkey cost estimate was also reasonable. member’s career partner for life, which resumes, browse through job The questions and the proposed cost is in accordance with our Constitution’s openings, or even receive e-mail for a Web-based survey with paper as stated purpose to advance the notices of job openings through an option was submitted to the AAPG professional well being of its members. WorldWideWorker.com, a Web site Executive Committee for approval. The The Subcommittee is to develop that AAPG is cooperating with to response I received was that the programs and services in the following “provide the best possible searchable Executive Committee wanted to consider core partner areas: (1) Internet database of petroleum industry jobs a paper survey with a Web option similar accessible member registry of skills, around the globe”. If you are interest- to our voting system, and they wanted to experiences, and competencies; ed in using the current system, go to review the questions and suggest (2) Internet accessible member resume the AAPG Web site; under About possible edits or new questions. Thus far, posting service; (3) Internet accessible AAPG click on Careers, then click on I have received comments on the job availability/clearinghouse posting the WorldWideWorker.com icon. If questions from Pete Rose, Will Green, service. Other potential core areas, such you use this current system, please and Larry Jones. Another suggestion was as in-house career counseling services, provide AAPG with some feedback as to let the company that handles the may be considered and adopted for to how well you think it works. ballot handle the solicitation and the future consideration after these three 3. Internet Accessible Job Availability/ acquisition of the data, and Anderson core areas have been developed and Clearinghouse Posting Service— Marketing Services handle the analysis. are on track toward launch. This Using this potential, exclusive AAPG We will do what is requested by the committee’s programs and services are service, any legitimate employer could Executive Committee, but Anderson to be designed to be user friendly to post a job listing, and members could Marketing Services can handle the current member’s, as well as attractive search the opportunities, with links solicitation, data acquisition (paper or to potential members, because they to make contact, either directly or Web-based), and analysis without the should establish a strong commitment of anonymously. It would be the intent of need to involve another company. We mutual need, by establishing AAPG as this service to be the posting service have received a proposal from every member’s career partner for life. of choice for many of the available David Anderson that reflects his cost The Career Services Subcommittee is jobs in our profession. Currently, the estimate of the range of possibilities. developing programs and services in four WorldWideWorker.com Web site link is The charge of this committee stated core partner areas. available on the AAPG Web site for job that the results of the 2006 survey 1. Internet Accessible Member Registry availability. The subcommittee chair would be delivered by the end of June. of Skills, Experiences, and has logged in to this site. Geological Obviously, that will not be accomplished. Competencies—Preliminary openings are routinely e-mailed We believe that polling as wide a spreadsheet lists of proposed skills, (average one per week) to me, but spectrum of the AAPG membership as experiences, and competencies for most current openings are in Asia, the possible is the primary goal of the survey. nine different categories: basins, Middle East, and Africa (currently 36 Only 1461 members responded to the countries, environmental-hydro- total listings for geoscientists). Even last survey. This represents 5.14% governmental-academic, formations, with a resume posted on their Web of the number of surveys distributed, geological skills, geophysical skills, site, no direct contacts have occurred and was considered statistically geoscience software, play types, from employers. Other Web site significant of the group sampled. By and recovery types. Members that services (Monster.com, etc.) offer this virtue of the large number of AAPG wish to participate will be able to job posting service too, but AAPG’s members residing in the area, the Gulf enter their personal professional data site would presumably become the Coast will always have a large influence corresponding to these categories preferred provider for our profession. on any member survey, but the results into a member registry database on There is at present no way for of this survey will be of more use to the the AAPG Web site. All members employers to pull up member registry leadership and management of AAPG if with various technical, geographical, categories to search for specific the responses more closely represent economic, or other categorized candidates. The plan for the future is the geographic distribution of the interests, will be able to search to create our own job clearinghouse membership. To this end and regardless for and identify other like-minded on the AAPG Web site, which can be

Annual Report 1989 used by fellow geoscientists as well 2006 Meeting Summary Committee members: Allyson Anderson as employers (if authorized by a member). We had an enthusiastic kickoff at the (vice chair), Marjorie A. Chan (chair), 4. In-House Career Counseling Service— AAPG convention with a diverse and Robbie Gries (senior adviser), Don Clarke The professional counselor/ devoted group, from students and young (AAPG liaison), and 18 other department coordinator would professionals, to AAPG veterans. At the committee members. have oversight of all four core areas. Houston meeting, we hosted a free, joint Depending on the success of these AAPG-AWG (Association for Women initial service systems, AAPG might Geoscientists) workshop: “Women in the add an in-staff career coordinator, both Petroleum Industry: Developing Future to coordinate these services, as well Female Leaders Today.” Participation was as provide career counseling to capped at 175, and was fully attended. Public Outreach members. If any AAPG member is From the responses, an upcoming group The function of the Committee on Public aware of any presently available of young people clearly has the potential Outreach is to develop means of counseling service or has any to be a huge asset to industry if we can informing the public about geology in experience with these services, your continue to provide support and general and petroleum geology in input would be sincerely appreciated. encouragement for women and keep particular, and to report successful them engaged. We are indebted to projects to AAPG’s affiliated societies. Patrick T. Gordon, Vice Chair Jack Threet of the AAPG Foundation who The Public Outreach Committee personally helped support our initial reviewed the practice of public outreach Committee members: Paul W. Britt, PROWESS effort to ensure funds to as a means to decide how to best serve Marilyn T. Cisar, Sherrie R. Cronin, sponsor broad participation. AAPG going forward. Strategic public Donald A. O’Nesky, Robert T. Sellars Jr., Several subcommittees were formed: outreach involves the following steps: and Douglas N. Valleau. Awards/Nominating Subcommittee, • Develop a list of stakeholders or Retention Subcommittee, Web Page publics—individuals or groups who can Subcommittee, Development/ affect or are affected by the organization Membership Diversity Partnerships Subcommittee, and Future • Determine the concerns of the publics Going forward, we will put an emphasis Workshops Subcommittee. • Identify and manage the organization’s on obtaining support from heads of response to concerns major and independent companies to • Develop communications objectives retrain women who are planning to Action Plans (communication, retention of message, reenter the workforce. We will try to • Educate young professionals about acceptance of message, agreement find the correct venue and perhaps AAPG (a “newcomers” reception for with message, complementary have a weekend workshop with CEO’s the Long Beach 2007 is proposed). two-way behavior) of companies. This will be quite an • Raise visibility of women by involving • Plan programs to achieve objectives undertaking and may take some time; more women in AAPG committees • Implement programs however, I hope 2006–2007 will show and nominating appropriate women • Evaluate programs great strides in this area. for AAPG awards. If successful, the Public Outreach • Gather data and statistics to help Committee can enhance public Gonzalo Enciso, Vice Chair evaluate issues of retention. knowledge of petroleum geology; • Develop an AAPG Web site on women make AAPG the leading voice on Committee members: Conrad K. Allen, in industry. petroleum geology issues as they Robbie R. Gries, Jean C. Hsieh, Claudia • Build partnerships with other earth relate to the general public; and advance Rassi, John Randall, and Reginal Spiller. science groups addressing similar issues. the profession, the organization, and • Plan other workshops or sessions to the members. encourage women. The Public Outreach Committee plan Professional Women in We have plans to request AAPG for 2005–2006 included the following: Earth Sciences (ad hoc) Foundation support for a survey on the • Identify public concerns issue of retention of women in industry. • Rank concerns Recognizing that AAPG is a prominent (Note: Some international women • Determine AAPG responses for each and inclusive membership organization indicated to AWG that they wished they of the top three concerns with the potential to be very influential, had such a networking group in their • Define audiences for each concern the mission of this committee is to country. Because of tax rules, AWG • Develop appropriate messages about encourage women in earth science and cannot have international chapters. each concern for each audience industry, with emphasis on retention, However, because AAPG is an • Develop relationships with appropriate education, outreach, support, and international organization and is looking outreach partners developing leadership. at different affiliate options, there may be The committee recognizes that any In recognition of the importance of opportunities in the future for more public outreach effort requires overcoming encouraging women in earth science women networking within AAPG. This several challenges: and industry, an ad hoc committee was can possibly be handled through the • Competing for attention formed to take an activist approach to House of Delegates Resolutions • Overcoming perceptions of improving the climate for women in the Committee chaired by Sigrunn Johnsen organizational bias petroleum industry. This committee was of Oslo.) • Reaching consensus among AAPG named the Professional Women in Earth members on outreach issues Sciences Committee (PROWESS). The • Retaining volunteers who are stretched first meeting was at the AAPG Annual to their limits Convention in Houston. Marjorie A. Chan, Chair • Sustaining the effort

1990 Annual Report This year the committee has considered Publication Pipeline Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas are still whom “the public” should include and surveying the extent of their damage. which issues AAPG can address credibly The mission of the AAPG Publication and effectively. We have designated Pipeline Committee is to improve liaisons to relevant AAPG committees geoscience education in other countries Storage Space Is Getting Critical and several other organizations, including by providing used geoscience books As in years past, the J. A. Green the American Geological Institute (AGI), and periodicals at no cost to libraries Development Corp. has generously Coalition on the Public Understanding that request them. provided free storage for our donated of Science, the National Park Service, books. Because of our success in and the Petroleum Technology attracting donations, our space in their Transfer Council. Geoscientists Helping Geoscientists warehouse is filling up. Although Committee members are developing a The AAPG Publication Pipeline J. A. Green continues to find space for us, poster, which is intended for school-age Committee collects, inventories, boxes, unless we start moving more donations children, to show the journey of a drop stores, and sends, free of charge to the overseas, there is a very real concern we of oil from reservoir to end-user. We also recipients, donated geoscience periodicals will exceed our capacity at the warehouse. are evaluating opportunities to and books to university libraries and other libraries abroad that are in need of communicate about careers in petroleum Challenges them for use by the students, faculty, and geology and petroleum resources. AAPG Currently our biggest challenge is arranging researchers. We arrange shipment of the will be featured in a page of the Earth shipments at a pace sufficient to equal our publications through the help of Science Week calendar to be distributed intake of donations. Despite the general companies and organizations operating by AGI. The Earth Science Week poster desire for publications, making contacts internationally. also will be distributed in the August with universities overseas and arranging To date the committee has shipped issue of the AAPG Explorer. shipments is a slow process. Care must be more than 27 tons of publications to Climate change is the topic of greatest taken to ensure that these books and universities that need them. Our most interest to AAPG members and the journals pass hurdles of customs and local urgent problems are identifying public. We await feedback from the distribution to reach their intended universities that need the publications, membership about “A Geological View of recipients. This process is helped by finding contacts within the universities to Climate Change and Global Warming” working with and through our AAPG work with the AAPG Publication Pipeline by Bill Pollard, Ray Thomasson, and regional organizations and affiliates. in arranging receipt of publications, as Lee Gerhard, and revision of the AAPG This year special emphasis will be put well as locating companies and/or position paper on climate change by the on getting the word out that Publication organizations willing to underwrite DPA Government Affairs Committee so Pipeline publications are available free shipment costs. that our outreach efforts are consistent of charge to those who need them. In with the views of the membership and addition, we will continue to contact any publicly stated policy. We hope to Donations to the Publication Pipeline and corporate partners and government be ready to tackle this issue at our Distributions Overseas organizations to solicit funds to ship mid-year meeting, tentatively scheduled In fiscal year 2005–2006, the publications to universities that need them. for October. Publication Pipeline accepted donations Membership of the committee has of geoscience publications, which had a Inventory and Web Page changed significantly in the last year; half cumulative weight of 8500 lb, from 38 of the committee members are new to Taking inventory of donations is a individuals and organizations. We now continuous and time-consuming process. Public Outreach, and a broader spectrum have about 52,000 lb of publications in of AAPG membership, including younger We prefer that an inventory be provided storage, of which 70% is inventoried. by the donors, but this last year several members, is now participating. I am In addition, the committee entered into grateful to all the members of the large donations were accepted without an a multi-donation arrangement with inventory. Anadarko and Samson have committee for their efforts, and to Clint ExxonMobil to accept used publications Moore, Executive Committee liaison, and made grants to help pay for the inventory from their library management system. of donated material, but more help is Larry Nation, AAPG Communications The first shipment consisting of 700 Director, for their support. needed. A partial inventory of our holdings boxes was used to make up a can be viewed and downloaded from the USGS-sponsored donation of books to Publication Pipeline Web page at universities in Afghanistan. www.aapg.org/committees/pubs_pipeline. Gretchen Gillis, Chair Also in 2005–2006, the committee shipped more than 11 tons of books to universities that needed them, including The Pipeline Needs Your Help Committee members: Thomas S. shipments to universities in Afghanistan We request aid from the membership Ahlbrandt, Bennett L. Bearden, Bonner and Indonesia as well as Texas Southern in five ways: B. Bowden, Erling A. Brostuen, Charles University. Additional shipments are in 1. Please help us identify universities E. Brown II, Elizabeth B. Campen, progress or planned to Bangladesh, overseas in need of publications. Jessica J. Cavens, Donald D. Clarke, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Iraq, Papua Consider acting as an ambassador Timothy N. Diggs, Thomas W. Dignes, New Guinea, and Mongolia. for our cause. Gretchen M. Gillis (chair), Karen S. In addition, the committee took a 2. Recommend to your company that Glaser, Richard G. Green, David H. Hawk, proactive approach to contact universities they sponsor a shipment of publica- William F. Lawson, Thomas R. Moore, in the U.S. Gulf Coast that were hit hard tions overseas to needy universities in Joaquin Naar, Rachel H. Paez, William by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, offering the host country of your operations. D. Pollard, Eric M. Radjef, Philip L. Ryall, assistance to their storm-damaged Experience shows that sponsorship Donna C. Willette, and Laura C. Zahm. libraries. Many of the universities in is a win-win activity for all involved.

Annual Report 1991 3. We need the help of individuals to The new AAPG digital publications also Catacosinos, Edward B. Coalson, Scott P. join us on the committee. Help is include the first three volumes of a new Cooper, William D. DeMis, John D. especially needed in Houston to work compilation series. This series (“Getting Doveton, Janell D. Edman, Ashton F. with us in handling donations and Started In…”) is intended to provide Embry III, Carmen M. Fraticelli, Dengliang arranging distributions. easily digestible, concise, and affordable Gao, Donald L. Gautier, Gretchen M. Gillis, 4. If you decide to dispose of your compilations of introductory and Steven M. Goolsby, Carolyn A. Green, library, please keep us in mind. influential papers that can be used by James W. Handschy, Robert C. Hulse, Overseas universities often need geologists who need to ramp up rapidly Andrew Hurst, Barry J. Katz, John C. Lorenz both books and periodicals. on specific topics for new projects. The (chair), F. Jerry Lucia, Astrid Makowitz, 5. We do need funding. AAPG provided compilations can also be used as core Vernon M. Moore, Terrilyn M. Olson, Jack us with a $4000 budget this last year material for academic classes in these C. Pashin, Douglas C. Peters, Francois M. but to be most effective we need at subjects. The first three issues of this Roure, David J. Sivils, Raymond P. least $22,000 a year. Donations can series are compilations of papers on Sorenson, Russell E. Stands-Over-Bull, be made to the AAPG Foundation deep-water slope channels, carbonate Denise M. Stone, Laird B. Thompson, marked for the Publication Pipeline, reservoirs, and coalbed methane. Qingming Yang, and Scott S. Young. either endowment or operating funds. Seven hardcopy titles are in the pipeline and due for release in the near Frederick M. “Rick” Wall, Chair future, including works on the Carpathian Research and Caspian areas, injectite reservoirs, The function of the Committee on Committee members: Adekunle Adesida, giant hydrocarbon reservoirs, petrophysical Research is to monitor activities in David M. Angstadt, Michael J. Bryarly, evaluation techniques, stochastic modeling, geoscience research that relate to the Martin M. Cassidy, John S. Dudar, Joseph and an atlas of deep-water outcrops. exploration and production of petroleum T. Forrest Jr., Robbie R. Gries, Claren Kidd, Seven digital publications are also and other energy minerals; to promote Kehinde O. Ladipo, Jasper A. Nwachukwu, being prepared to cover three more of the interchange of research ideas Nahum Schneidermann, E. Charlotte the Getting Started series (deltas, salt through conferences and symposia; to Sullivan, Frederick M. Wall (chair), Gerrit tectonics, and strike-slip tectonics), as assist other AAPG committees with Wind, and Pinar O. Yilmaz. well as volumes in thrust tectonics, matters pertaining to research activities; historical geology, petroleum geology and to initiate, sponsor, and/or teaching material, and the petroleum cooperate with organizations in gathering Publications geology of turbidite systems. data and preparing reports on subjects The mission of the Publications To maintain the stream of timely of high interest to geoscientists. Committee is to assist the Association’s publications, the Publications Committee The committee consists of two Elected Editor by soliciting important focuses considerable effort on feeding subcommittees, Hedberg Conference and topics for publication and assessing the beginning of the pipeline throughout Academic Geoscience Survey, and two suitability, market appeal, and timeliness the year. The committee and AAPG research groups, Reservoir Deformation of proposals for AAPG’s special headquarters Publications Department and Unconventional Petroleum Systems. publications and the Bulletin. are currently overseeing five approved Among the most important activities of projects and have five more under the Research Committee is development The Publications Committee was ably review and consideration. and sponsorship of AAPG’s Hedberg chaired by Bill DeMis for most of fiscal Potential authors and editors are Conferences and Research Symposia. year 2005–2006. During this time, encouraged to submit their ideas to the Hedberg Conferences held since the the AAPG Publications Department Publications Committee (either through last report include “Mobil Shale Basins,” released 14 titles, including two special AAPG headquarters or by direct contact Trinidad, June 4–7, 2006. publications (Discoverers of the 20th with committee members) at any time. Hedberg Conferences approved and Century: Perfecting the Search and Field Ideas for publications must eventually be planned at the time of the preparation of Safety in Uncontrolled Environments: A fleshed out with a formal proposal that is this report are Processed-based Guidebook), a memoir reviewed by the committee. To be able • “Heavy Oil in Deepwaters—Origin, (Memoir 86, Global Resource Estimates to provide valuable color figures and Prediction, and Production” to be held from Total Petroleum Systems), the expanded page counts at prices that are in Veracruz, Mexico, in October 2006; proceedings of a Hedberg conference competitive and reasonable, we have general co-chairs are J. Antonio (Hedberg Series 2, Evaluating Fault increasingly asked authors/editors to Escalera and Nahum Schneiderman. and Cap Rock Seals), and ten digital consider hybrid publications, where • “Understanding World Oil Resources” publications. The latter include the digital many or most of the increasingly popular to be held in Colorado Springs, reprinting of the geological publications color figures that would otherwise be Colorado in November 2006; general of several affiliated societies (the Fort expensive to print (and sometimes some chair is Richard Nehring. Worth and Oklahoma City geological of the papers and appendices), are • “Basin Modeling Perspectives: societies) and of several previously included on a CD that accompanies the Innovative Developments and Novel published AAPG hardcopy volumes hardcopy volume. Where page counts Applications” to be held in the (Studies in Geology 52, Jonah Field; are long but authors/editors prefer a Netherlands in May 2007; key contact Memoir 83, Permo-Carboniferous hardcopy format, they are encouraged is Hanneke Verweij. Carbonate Platforms and Reefs). Digital to find corporate support. • “Heavy Oil and Bitumen in Foreland republication of previously published Basins—from Processes to Products” to but out-of-print or hard-to-get volumes John Lorenz, Chair be held in September 2007 in Calgary, has made this popular material available Alberta; key contact is John Suter. to the membership again, and at Committee members: Donna S. • “Mature Field Studies—Adding Value affordable prices. Anderson, Stacy C. Atchley, Paul A. through Integration” to be held in

1992 Annual Report Europe; date undesignated; co-chairs Resource Evaluation conference organizer, Richard Nehring, is are Alastair Brown and Michael Mellen. a CORE member as are other members The spectrum of research conferences The function of the Committee on of the organizing committee, including is being expanded with the Resource Evaluation is to provide Earl Ritchie Jr., Thomas Ahlbrandt, encouragement of the AAPG input to and facilitate U.S. Government Richard Bishhop, and Pete Stark. The Executive Committee. Conferences of agencies and other appropriate Hedberg Conference will be held in one, two, or three days will be agencies in performing assessments Colorado Springs, Colorado, in encouraged under the headings of and monitoring the status of United November 2006. The National Emerging Research Workshops, Joint States and international hydrocarbon Petroleum Council has expressed strong Society Workshops, and Annual resources. The committee may publish interest in this conference as well and is Research Symposia (at the annual resource estimates only if they are fully supporting the activity. meeting). The Emerging Research documented with appropriate maps, Fourth, CORE has formally accepted a Workshops will focus on “blue-sky” statistics, and explanation of request by the U.S. Geological Survey topics and will be limited to one day methodology. to review the USGS reserve growth with one objective of determining if methodology and make recommendations the topic merits a full five-day The Committee on Resource Evaluation regarding their methodology and Hedberg Conference. (CORE) met in Houston on February 9, process. A subcommittee of ten CORE AAPG has signed Memorandums of 2006, and again at the AAPG Annual members was formed to commence the Understanding with the Society of Convention in Houston on April 9, 2006. review under the guidance of Rusty Exploration Geophysicists, Society of CORE has been very active this year in Riese and Ben Hare. The subcommittee Petroleum Engineers, and European four areas. commenced the review in June 2006. Association of Geoscientists and Engineers First, the CORE committee is actively for joint sponsorship of technical participating in the United Nations Thomas S. Ahlbrandt, Chair conferences. Several topics are under Framework Classification (UNFC) effort Earl Ritchie Jr. and Ben D. Hare, discussion for presentation during 2006 undertaken to harmonize reserve and Vice Chairs and 2007. Each will be jointly announced resource terminology. Ken Mallon, who is by the participating societies. a member of CORE and liaison to the Committee members: Thomas Stuart At the annual meeting, the committee Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Oil Ahlbrandt (chair), C. W. Lance Cook, John again discussed the costs associated with and Gas Reserves Committee serves as B. Curtis, James J. Emme, Jeffrey F. Eppink, Hedberg Conferences. The AAPG the formal representative on this United William L. Fisher, Robert D. Gunn, Ben D. Executive Committee has worked with Nations committee. Creties Jenkins Hare (vice chair), Naresh Kumar, Paul R. AAPG headquarters staff to reallocate serves as further support of this effort La Pointe, Raymond C. Leonard, Kenneth overhead charges for all programs. The and sits as an AAPG representative on M. Mallon, Charles J. Mankin, Richard D. burden is still upon conference organizers this committee. The UNFC is focused on Nehring, Brenda Pierce, Earl J. Ritchie Jr. to prudently evaluate expenses and to writing guidelines and specifications for (vice chair), Wolfgang E. Schollnberger, seek sponsorship to keep the programs the previously UN-adopted classification Robert W. Stancil, and M. Ray Thomasson. cost effective and affordable. system (July 2004). CORE has been A report was made on the activities of supportive of collaborative efforts with the Reservoir Deformation Group at the the SPE and the World Petroleum Sections annual meeting. No report was made by Council in writing petroleum resource During fiscal year 2005–2006, the the Unconventional Petroleum Systems definitions in 2000 and has been Executive Committee transformed the Group. The committee restated its goal to involved in drafting the guidelines for the former AAPG Domestic Sections ad encourage increasing the number of UNFC document, which will significantly hoc committee into the AAPG Sections research groups. affect how reserves and resources are Committee and charged the new There was no 2005–2006 report on reported on a globally accepted system. chairman with increasing the size and mix the status of academic geoscience Second, the CORE subcommittee of the committee commensurate with departments. This survey effort will be report entitled “Review of Hydrocarbon its new standing. Our strategy in this restarted for 2006–2007. Resource Assessment Methodology regard was to obtain a mix that included Used by the Minerals Management representatives of all sections and a John M. Armentrout, Chair Service for the U.S. Outer Continental blend of section leaders and younger Shelf,” authored by Rusty Riese, Earl AAPG members who would assume Ritchie, Jack Schuenemeyer, Bob Stancil, leadership roles in the near future. Committee members: Edward Denman, John Ritter, Chris Schenk, and Naresh In addition, we planned to gradually John Dolson, Bernard Duval, Brett Kumar, was formally approved by CORE increase the size of the committee over Edwards, Remi Eschard, Jim Garrison, on February 9, and formally passed to a three-year growth period, such that Jose Guzman, Mitch Harris, Peter the AAPG Executive Committee and one-third of the committee would roll Hennings, John Hogg, Barry Katz, Minerals Management Service (MMS) off each year as their three-year terms Lee Kristinik, Stephen Laubach, Susan for review and comment. The MMS expired. Thus, the final committee for Longacre, David McGee, Larry Meckel, responded to recommendations made 2005–2006 was small in numbers, Don Medwedeff, Dag Nummedal, Ken in the report initially by Pulak Ray on but fit our model quite well. Peters, Henry Posamentier, Brad February 9, and later by Gary Lore at the Committee members conversed with Prather, Andy Pulham, Dave Sanders, April 9 meeting. each other throughout the year through Eugene Shinn, Roger Slatt, Mark Third, CORE sponsored, and many of e-mail and met face-to-face once, at the Stephenson, Bruce Trudgill, Montserrat its members are on, the organizing annual convention in Houston on April 10. Valencia, John Wagner, Joann Welton, committee of a Hedberg Conference The immediate concern was to and Leslie Wood. entitled “Understanding World Oil.” The determine the role of this new standing

Annual Report 1993 committee, and to do so their initial task and representatives from all sections. Student Chapter Membership was to examine the charge and the This process was started this year. (as of 07/01/06) accomplishments of the two ad hoc • The committee should compile a Student members, 3788; student committees that preceded them prior to complete sections meeting model chapters, 145; U.S. (new/reactivated) 76 developing their own mission statement. with input from all sections. (4); international (new/reactivated) 69 (4). Other items of interest to the committee • The committee should review, and included perhaps revise, recommendations Programs, Sponsors, Awards, and • determining how each of the sections from the 1999 Summit on Sections. Recipients is organized; • The committee should develop a The following sponsored the Student • the level of communication and relationship with the new staff sections Chapter program: Student membership cooperation between section leaders coordinator, describing the needs of fees, Halliburton; student reception, and affiliated societies within the the sections and requesting assistance ExxonMobil; student presentation section, as well as between section to meet those needs. awards, Shell E&P; student travel leaders and AAPG headquarters; • The committee should request from stipends (20), Shell E&P; outstanding • the level of participation of national the AAPG attorney a ruling concerning student chapter awards, Schlumberger; officers and candidates in annual the legal and business relationship student field trip, Eby Petrography & section meetings; between AAPG and the various Consulting, Chevron, Core Laboratories, • the role that division councilors play in sections. Are the sections completely Devon Energy Corp., Nexen Petroleum the sections, including participation on independent business organizations, USA, Occidental Petroleum Corp., and technical program committees for or are they possibly more integrated Pioneer Natural Resources. annual section meetings. with AAPG, similar to the Society of An anonymous donor provided $25 At the Houston meeting, these and Petroleum Engineers model? Once AAPG Bookstore gift certificates for all other items were discussed, including the decision has been received, it student presenters. SEPM cosponsored committee input into the role and duties should be applied consistently among both the Student Reception and Student of a new headquarters staff person who all sections. Field Trip. Halliburton sponsored many will act as a liaison between headquarters memberships: 687, N. America; 1541, and the sections. Douglas G. Patchen, Chair international students; 8054 total annual A draft version of a mission statement James S. McGhay, Vice Chair student memberships. The Book Gift was developed to assist the sections in Program was $250 per eligible chapter whatever ways are necessary to improve Committee members: Ben N. Abbott, with 10 chapters. L. Austin Weeks the quality of service to their membership. Eugene L. Ames III, Joan R. Barminski, Undergraduate Grants were $500 for Much of this can be achieved by James S. McGhay (vice chair), Douglas G. selected recipient and $500 for chapter improving (1) the internal organizational Patchen (chair), Barry E. Wawak, and (37 chapters). structure of the sections, and (2) external Cynthia L. Welch. AAPG provided two free books to all connections among sections through student chapters: Guiding Your Career better lines of communication. Student Chapter as a Professional Geologist, edited by Improving communication between The mission of the Student Chapter Pete Rose and Steve Sonnenberg; and section leaders and the various levels of Committee (SCC) is to support the Heritage of the Petroleum Geologist, AAPG was determined to be a critical establishment and ongoing efforts of published by the AAPG Division of issue that needs to be addressed further. AAPG student chapters at academic Professional Affairs. The committee suggested that periodic institutions. To this end, the SCC will act Members from four student chapters section summits, perhaps a sections as the primary liaison between AAPG worked in the AAPG General Store representatives session at AAPG and its student and faculty members. during the Houston convention, earning Leadership Conferences, and Within AAPG, the SCC will be a leader in $25.11 per man-hour worked for their developing a key contact list of the establishing programs that will promote chapters: Stephen F. Austin State various section leaders all may serve to student membership, facilitate student University, $2165.74; Louisiana State get the sections to communicate involvement in the greater organization, University $866.30; University of among themselves and with headquarters and provide students with exposure to Houston, $502.20; Baylor University, and division councilors. research and careers in the petroleum, $200.88. The committee also suggested that a energy mineral, and environmental The following awards were given: common and consistent model could sciences. The SCC will strive to maintain First place 2006 student oral be developed for section meetings, an active, diverse membership that presentation: $1500, Simon Higgins; within which national officers, division represents a broad disciplinary and $1500, gift to student’s school, presidents, and officer candidates would geographic distribution of professionals, University of Cardiff be given the opportunity to be heard. thereby providing a valuable resource to Second place 2006 student oral The consensus of the committee was students as they transition from presentation: $1000, Markus Mohr; that every section meeting should academics to professional careers. $1000, gift to student’s school, provide a common platform for national Aachen University officers and officer candidates. Committee Membership Third place 2006 student oral Committee members suggested that in The committee increased its presentation: $500, Beate L. S. Leren; the year to follow, the next committee membership from 12 to 21 members, $500, gift to student’s school, Bergen should consider the following: further diversifying the group by age University • The chairman and vice chairman need and geographic location. Six to eight First place 2006 student poster to fully populate the committee over members will be added this year, presentation: $1500, Ovidiu Lazar, the next two years, considering both with an emphasis on increasing $1500, gift to student’s school, Indiana experienced and younger members international representation. University

1994 Annual Report Second place 2006 student poster on a series of initiatives for the Houston, Texas Expo presentation: $1000, Kerrie Deller, 2006–2007 year. These initiatives The eighth annual AAPG/SEG Student $1000, gift to student’s school, University include the following: Expo was held October 6–8, 2005, in of Adelaide South Australia • Growing committee membership, Houston. This expo continues to be a Third place 2006 student poster establishing an expanded leadership great success and a key geoscience presentation: $500, Hugo Castellanos, structure, and devising a plan for student-recruiting event. More than $500, gift to student’s school, University succession of committee leadership 150 students and 22 sponsoring of Texas at Austin • Establishing a subcommittee to companies were present. The Expo was Outstanding student chapters for 2005: address issues pertaining to held for the second year at the Westin United States, $1000, University of Texas communication with and support of Galleria and featured an icebreaker, at El Paso; international, $1000, Institute international chapters more than 80 poster displays, two field of Technology, Bandung Indonesia • Beginning a direct contact initiative trips, sponsor exhibits, and recruiter Jim Hartman Service to Students with all U.S. chapters interviews. A drilling rig tour, led by Award: R. LaRell Nielson, • Heavily promoting student Anadarko, and a coastal trip, led by Stephen F. Austin State University presentation competitions at the Julia Smith-Wellner of Rice University, annual convention, with special were back by popular demand. emphasis on faculty contacts Unfortunately, Spindletop was inoperable Highlights • Implementing a mentoring program due to the recent hurricanes in eastern The Student Chapter program was for new and reactivating chapters Texas, and the field trip was cancelled. highlighted at several events during the • Continuing collaboration with all The Student Expo was underwritten Houston convention. student-oriented committees to promote entirely by generous donations from More than 450 students, faculty, and AAPG programs and increase corporate sponsors. We are grateful to industry representatives attended the student and faculty membership our sponsors for their financial support, AAPG/SEPM student reception, sponsored and more importantly for providing by ExxonMobil. Representatives from the Bill Houston, Chair students with employment opportunities. AAPG Visiting Geoscientist program also attended to network with faculty. Committee members: Richard W. Ball, Norman, Oklahoma Expo The annual student field trip was fully Justin B. Bellamy, Dan A. Billman, Jeffrey The March 9–11, 2006, Sixth Annual subscribed with 35 students attending. D. Bush, Robert T. Clarke, Gloria D. Spring Break Student Expo in Norman, This was a pre-meeting, one-day tour of Cummins, Michael M. Deal, Joseph D. Oklahoma was again held at the Sarkeys Quaternary depositional systems of the Dischinger, Rebecca Dodge, Frank G. Energy Center on the University of east Texas coast and shelf. Student Ethridge, William E. Hottman, William S. Oklahoma campus. The School of Geology registration for this trip was held to $25 Houston (chair), Karyn L.n Kasprzak, Peter and Geophysics was host, and each year due to generous corporate support. MacKenzie, Andrea Adams Reynolds, the numbers attending increase. This year Thirteen students participated in the Susan A. Waters, Joseph R. Watson, 146 students from 25 different states, AAPG student poster competition. Rhonda A. Welch, and Gary E. Yoder. representing 41 different universities and 29 Ten students participated in the AAPG companies participated. Four short courses student oral competition, which was were taught by Oklahoma University faculty conducted under a new format this year. and alumni. Professor Roger Slatt taught The student-only oral session was Student Expo “Petroleum Geology of Deepwater discontinued, with the student Annual student-recruiting events were (Turbidite) Depositional Systems;” presentations now dispersed among the held last year in four cities: Morgantown, Professor Charles Gilbert led the Wichita regular technical sessions. Judges’ scores West Virginia; Houston, Texas; Laramie, Mountains field trip, alumnus Mike Pollok showed that the student presentations Wyoming; and Norman, Oklahoma. The taught “The Potential for Big Bucks—An were often on par with their professional purpose of these events is to connect Independent Geologist’s Perspective, ” and counterparts. geoscience students with potential alumnus Bob Davis taught “Schlumberger In Houston, 13.2% of accepted energy industry employers. The students Geosciences—A Technology Overview.” In abstracts were submitted by students. benefit by presenting their work, addition to teaching the course, For the student competitions, 11 networking, and interviewing with Schlumberger alone interviewed more of 23 presentations came from non- multiple employers at a central location. than 60 students. Students presented 50 U.S. universities. The companies enjoy cost-efficient posters in geological and geophysical The inaugural Jim Hartman Service to recruiting from a large and diverse group categories. The short courses and field trip, Students Award was presented in of motivated and talented students. The the icebreaker, the Saturday lunch, and the Houston. The award is named for one events are particularly important to closing awards ceremony were all of the leading figures in establishing the students attending universities where subsidized by generous sponsorships from AAPG Student Chapter program more energy companies do not actively recruit. five of the participating companies. than 25 years ago. Results from all of the Expos continued A student programs brochure was to be positive. We anticipate that distributed to all student chapters increasing demand for future young Morgantown, West Virginia Expo twice last year. The pamphlet contained professionals in combination with the The third Student Job Quest (SJQ), information on important reporting increase in commodity price will bolster September 17–18, 2005, was held in and abstract deadlines, student chapter the hiring rate and contribute to successful conjunction with the Eastern Section of benefits, and contact information for future recruiting events. Career AAPG. Twenty-six students attended and many student-oriented AAPG programs. workshops were also held at both the eleven submitted abstracts and presented The SCC continues to administer AAPG and SEG conventions to offer posters for the poster competition. Five annual programs, while also embarking advice and tips to students. companies sponsored the Job Quest,

Annual Report 1995 and four interviewed students during the a positive image of a geoscience Committee members: Adebayo Ol. main program. We very much appreciate professional; and encourage geoscience Akinpelu, Charles A. Caughey (chair), all who helped to make the Student Job career options for young scientists of Robert D. Cowdery, Rebecca Dodge, Quest a success. high caliber. These goals will be Patrick J. F. Gratton, Richard G. Green, achieved through direct student contact John R. Hogg, John Kaldi, Peter M. Lloyd, during college and university visits by Roger M. Slatt, and Stephen M. Testa. Laramie, Wyoming Expo active professional geoscientists. The University of Wyoming Department of Geology and Geophysics was host to With assistance from AAPG officers and the fourth annual Rocky Mountain staff, the Visiting Geoscientist Program Rendezvous of Geosciences Students (VGP) progressed toward goals to and Employers on October 22–24, 2005. reenergize the program set last year by AAPG and the Rocky Mountain Section the committee: Youth Educational of the AAPG (RMS-AAPG) sponsored 1. Program visibility was enhanced by Activities the event, endorsed by several other articles in the AAPG Explorer and The Youth Educational Activities professional geoscience organizations. preparation of a colorful and attractive Committee serves the membership in Twenty-two companies and ninety-one one-page brochure. the coordination on a national level of students participated. A roundtable 2. Contacts were made with AAPG the many K-12 programs of individual discussion of the petroleum industry and affiliated societies and the international AAPG members, affiliated societies, and careers presented by the recruiters was regions to engage local AAPG sections. It originates and manages attended by all companies, students, and representatives in arranging VGP visits. programs on the national and geology faculty. 3. The committee is working to recruit international level such as the Earth At the AAPG/SEG Student Expo and new Visiting Geoscientists and to Science Teacher of Year Award and career sessions at the AAPG and SEG diversify the program to include more Teachers Days at the national and meetings, workshops were aimed at representation by early to mid-career sectional meetings. It assists and helping students and recent graduates professionals, those working in coordinates earth science and energy learn employment-seeking skills. The environmental and other geoscience activities and programs of national sessions featured a short presentation on disciplines outside of mainstream E&P, youth organizations such as the Boy how to attain a full-time job or internship, and members in other countries and Scouts, Girl Scouts, and 4H. It serves followed by a panel of industry who are available for visits there. We as a liaison to other earth science representatives and an audience of are seeing results, with reversal of a organizations in joint activities relating recruiters answering students’ questions downward trend in Visiting to earth science and energy on a on employment tactics. The workshops Geoscientist visits (67 visits, up from 48 national and international level. Its were very well attended. last year), and some success in recruiting overall mission is to provide a central new blood as Visiting Geoscientists. organization to help the AAPG Deanna Tavernier, AAPG/SEG Student Expo 4. Visiting Geoscientist visits were membership provide an appreciation Niki Chapin, Spring Break Student Expo broadened to more universities, of the geoscience profession and its Katharine Lee Avary, Student Job Quest including several new states in the professionals to K-12 students Randi Martinsen, Rocky Mountain United States and several more and teachers. Rendezvous countries abroad. 5. A fresh talk on geoscience careers In 2006, the Youth Educational was compiled from lectures recently Activities Committee (YEA) continued Committee members: Kathleen Aikin, presented in the United States and supporting traditional education and William R. Almon IV, Katharine L. Avary, abroad and is posted on the AAPG youth group activities while developing Amanda G. Beardsley, George R. Bole, Web site for customization and/or a new core program to enhance AAPG Martha Lou Broussard, Jenny Cole, use by Visiting Geoscientists member support of K-12 earth science John A. Dewey Jr., Francesca Fazzari, 6. The VGP Committee has been and energy education. Scouting, school P. Kevin Hae Hae, Alison T. Henning, coordinating with the Student Chapters groups, and museums all benefited from Lauren A. Hubbard, Randi S. Martinsen, Committee, the Student Focus YEA members and affiliates. The AAPG Charles R. Noll Jr., Tamalyn Peltier, Coordinating Committee, and the Foundation Teacher of the Year (TOTY) Joy M. Roth, Deanna C. Tavernier, Distinguished Lecture Program to program selected a winner from a Julia S. Wellner, Tony Williams, achieve synergies and avoid duplicated growing candidate pool. The committee Beth Yuvancic-Strickland. efforts. Global dialogues are now has focused on enabling the huge under way to better utilize VGP visits resource among AAPG professionals to support student participation in to further enhance support of students, AAPG activities and Student Chapters. teachers, and other child-oriented public venues. Visiting Geoscientist This is just a start; efforts continue on The committee met formally twice in Program all of these issues to build and diversify 2005–2006, first via teleconference in The function of the Committee on the the VGP and to link it more effectively January 2006, and then at a full Visiting Geoscientist Program (VGP) is with other student programs. An initiative committee meeting during the Houston to provide college and university also was launched to provide a means of Annual Convention in April 2006. The students worldwide with a balanced recognition for the stalwart volunteers committee maintained a healthy picture of geosciences in the petroleum, who are making Visiting Geoscientist visits. enrollment with 3 vice-chairs energy minerals, and environmental (Laura Zahm, Education Support; industries; provide information about Ron Hart, Youth Groups and Families; careers in the geosciences; provide Chuck Caughey, Chair and Elizabeth Humbert, Member

1996 Annual Report Resources) and approximately 12 deserving of recognition. Specific YEA funding an individual who will concentrate additional active members. effort will increase local and national on implementing the various initiatives the Youth Group support built on participation in TOTY. committee has identified as critical, but that previous success with the Boy Scouts. The new YEA core program will exceed the capacity for volunteer effort. YEA members followed up on attempt to meet the enormous need YEA has identified tasks to meet each implementation of the new Boy Scout for enhanced student and family of the objectives, and will scope the geology merit badge, participation in the understanding of earth science and associated costs before submitting the Jamboree, and writing new field guides energy issues by “activating” the equally Foundation proposal. As with the for camp locations. large resource represented by the Handbook, the emphasis will be on Initial contact with Girl Scouts suggests AAPG membership. enabling AAPG members to provide new opportunities that help meet a YEA A new focus is the Members’ effective enrichment and outreach. objective for targeting girls. Handbook. The intent is to create a Other YEA members have helped single resource for AAPG members who Bob Krantz, Chair create new public education resources want to provide earth science enrichment for Colorado museums and parks. In and outreach for students, schools, and addition, in Colorado, new rules require youth groups. This will include description elementary school teachers to take a of enrichment content, methods, and Committee members: Jim W. Adams, science course—a great opportunity for philosophies, framed in the context of Paul E. Belanger, Charles E. Brown II, the YEA to influence science education “modern” education, which means Elizabeth B. Campen, Michael S. Clark, and include resource issues. emphasizing inquiry and discovery as Robert D. Cowdery, Denise M. Cox, Joan Also, in the education support area, well as dealing with standardized science E. Crockett, Norbert E. Cygan, Thaddeus YEA administered another installment of frameworks and testing. S. Dyman, Gerald E. Harrington, Ronald the AAPG Foundation TOTY. Although The second major AAPG initiative L. Hart, Sara E. Humbert, Inda P. Immega, only three AAPG sections nominated addresses the need for full-time support Robert W. Krantz (chair), Donald W. Lewis, candidates, the winner, James Schultz of for K-12 activities. YEA submitted a Peter MacKenzie, James O. Puckette, Montana, is an outstanding educator well proposal to the AAPG Foundation for Donna C. Willette, and Laura C. Zahm.

Annual Report 1997 Association Awards

Sidney Powers 1999 – Norman H. Foster Howard R. Gould, 1979 2000 – Gerald M. Friedman Claus Heinrich Graf, 1996* Memorial Award 2001 – Robert M. Sneider Patrick J. F. Gratton, 2002 The Sidney Powers Memorial Award is a 2002 – James L. Wilson Willard R. Green, 1998 gold medal given in recognition of distin- 2003 – Peter R. Vail Robbie Rice Gries, 1998 guished and outstanding contributions to, 2004 – Lawrence W. Funkhouser Walter P. Grün, 2003 or achievements in, petroleum geology. 2005 – Kenneth W. Glennie Robert D. Gunn, 1983 2006 – Robert M. Mitchum, Jr. Frank W. Harrison, Jr., 1986 1945 – Wallace E. Pratt James Austin Hartman, 1992 1947 – Alexander Deussen John D. Haun, 1984 1948 – A. I. Levorsen Honorary Members Christopher P. M. Heath, 2005 1950 – Everette L. DeGolyer William B. Heroy, Jr., 2001 1951 – Max Steineke Honorary membership is bestowed Melvin J. Hill, 1979 1952 – K. C. Heald upon persons who have distinguished G. Warfield “Skip” Hobbs, 2005 1953 – Frederic H. Lahee themselves by their service and Myron K. Horn, 1997 1954 – George Martin Lees devotion to the science and profession James R. Jackson, Jr., 1982 1956 – William Embry Wrather of petroleum geology and the Robert R. Jordan, 1993 1957 – J. P. D. Hull Association. John R. Kerns, 1993 1958 – Paul Weaver Robert E. Klabzuba, 1992 1959 – Raymond C. Moore 2006 Recipients Hans H. Krause, 1998* 1960 – Henry V. Howe Richard S. Bishop Susan M. Landon, 2000 1961 – Clarence L. Moody Terry L. Hollrah Rufus J. LeBlanc, 1981 1962 – Lewis G. Weeks John W. Rold Roberto A. Leigh, 1996* 1963 – Hollis D. Hedberg Harrison Hagan Schmitt Robert G. Lindblom, 1999 1964 – Edgar W. Owen John P. Lockridge, 1987 1965 – Victor Elvert Monnett Mahmoud Abdul-Baqi, 2003 Charles J. Mankin, 2000 1966 – William B. Heroy, Sr. John J. Amoruso, 1987 Anibal R. Martinez, 1983* 1967 – Carey Croneis Albert W. Bally, 1986 John A. Masters, 1996 1968 – Maurice Ewing George R. Bole, 1999 Fred Franke Meissner, 2001 1969 – Ira H. Cram, Sr. Louis C. Bortz, 1988 Marcio Rocha Mello, 1998* 1970 – Frank R. CLark James “Jim” Brooks, 1993* Daniel F. Merriam, 1996 1971 – Frank A. Morgan John R. V. Brooks, 1997* Richard F. Meyer, 1987 1972 – Morgan J. Davis, Sr. Martha Lou Broussard, 2004 Harry A. Miller, Jr., 1985 1973 – Gordon I. Atwater John M. Browning, 1985 Marcus E. Milling, 1998 1974 – G. Moses Knebel Daniel A. Busch, 1978 Robert M. Mitchum, Jr., 2000 1975 – Dean A. McGee David G. Campbell, 1995 Raul Mosmann, 2002 1976 – W. Dow Hamm A. T. “Toby” Carleton, 2000 William R. Muehlberger, 1995 1977 – Michel T. Halbouty Paul A. Catacosinos, 2000 D. Keith Murray, 1988 1978 – Kenneth H. Crandall Stewart Chuber, 2004 Roelof J. Murris, 1995* 1979 – William Hirst Curry, Jr. James M. Coleman, 2002 Arne R. Nielsen, 1992 1980 – Kenneth K. Landes Robert D. Cowdery, 1987 Douglas G. Patchen, 2004 1981 – Mason L. Hill Brenda K. Cunningham, 2001 Alain Perrodon, 1995* 1982 – Daniel A. Busch Edward K. David, 2005 James A. Peterson, 1996 1983 – Grover E. Murray Herbert G. Davis, 1986 M. Dane Picard, 1994 1984 – Robert J. Weimer Gerard J. Demaison, 1995 George B. Pichel, 1991 1985 – J. Ben Carsey Li Desheng, 1994* Edward B. Picou, Jr., 2002 1986 – Merrill W. Haas Wallace de Witt, Jr., 1999 Max G. Pitcher, 1994 1987 – James E. Wilson Bernard C. Duval, 1995* Lewis S. “Stan” Pittman, 2001 1988 – Rufus J. LeBlanc, Sr. William L. Fisher, 1990 David G. Roberts, 2001 1989 – Hugh Neumann Frenzel Peter T. Flawn, 1983 Peter R. Rose, 2002 1990 – John T. Galey Gerald Manfred Friedman, 1990 Edward C. Roy, Jr., 1993 1991 – John E. Kilkenny Lawrence W. Funkhouser, 1984 Wolfgang Schlager, 1999* 1992 – Sherman A. Wengerd Lee C. Gerhard, 1997 Nahum Schneidermann, 1994 1993 – Robert R. Berg James A. Gibbs, 1995 John W. Shelton, 1990 1994 – William L. Fisher Ned (E. E.) Gilbert, 2001 Roger M. Slatt, 2003 1995 – John D. Haun Robert N. Ginsburg, 1991 Carl J. Smith, 2001 1996 – Bernold M. Hanson William E. Gipson, 1991 Bill St. John, 1988 1997 – Robert D. Gunn Kenneth W. Glennie, 2003 Donald Sherwood Stone, 1994 1998 – Albert W. Bally August Goldstein, Jr., 1981 Paul M. Strunk, 1999 *Distinguished Achievement Awardee

1998 Annual Report John A. Taylor, 1982 Carroll E. Dobbin, 1957 A. I. Levorsen, 1957 M. Ray Thomasson, 2003 Charles F. Dodge III, 1999 James O. Lewis, 1986 Bernard P. Tissot, 1987 Robert H. Dott, Sr., 1962 Ray C. Lewis, 1993 Don F. Tobin, 1998 E. T. Dumble, 1926 Theodore A. Link, 1962 Harrison Lee Townes, 1997 John E. “Brick” Elliott, 1970 E. R. Lloyd, 1950 Marion Orville Turner, 1984 Samuel P. Ellison, 1982 John David Love, 1995 Peter R. Vail, 1991 Elmer W. Ellsworth, 1972 Leonard F. McCollum, 1974 Arthur M. Van Tyne, 1996 W. H. Emmons, 1946 Dean A. McGee, 1989 Koenraad Weber, 2004 Maurice Ewing, 1968 Duncan A. McNaughton, 1988 Robert J. Weimer, 1982 Norman L. Falcon, 1973 Robert E. Megill, 1993 James E. Wilson, Jr., 1977 John L. Ferguson, 1969 Maurice G. Mehl, 1961 James Lee Wilson, 1987 Norman H. Foster, 1993 Lee Hillard Meltzer, 1983 Larry D. Woodfork, 1990 Hugh N. Frenzel, 1982 W. C. Mendenhall, 1935 Donald L. Zieglar, 1986 H. B. Fuqua, 1983 Willis G. Meyer, 1984 John T. Galley, 1980 Ralph LeRoy Miller, 1988 Deceased Honorary Members with John E. Galley, 1983 H. D. Miser, 1948 Year of Election or Year of Award G. C. Gester, 1949 V. E. Monnett, 1955 John Emery Adams, 1966 George R. Gibson, 1973 Clarence L. Moody, 1956 Gordon I. Atwater, 1969 H. B. Goodrich, 1929 Graham B. Moody, 1962 Fritz L. Aurin, 1960 C. N. Gould, 1943 John D. Moody, 1972 Andrew D. Baillie, 1990 Cecil H. Green, 1993 Raymond C. Moore, 1957 Thomas D. Barber, 1997 George C. Grow Jr., 1988 Robert B. Moran, 1959 Leonidas T. Barrow, 1959 Eduardo J. Guzmán, 1972 Frank A. Morgan, 1961 N. Wood Bass, 1961 Michel T. Halbouty, 1969 Harold T. Morley, 1968 Ted L. Bear, 1988 Dollie R. Hall, 1963 Grover E. Murray, 1970 B. Warren Beebe, 1966 W. Dow Hamm, 1967 Jerry Bowers Newby, 1967 Alfred H. Bell, 1962 Marcus A. Hanna, 1962 Gordon B. Oakeshott, 1981 Allan Parnell Bennison, 1999 Bernold M. Hanson, 1984 W. W. Orcutt, 1926 Robert R. Berg, 1985 Charles J. Hares, 1959 Ezequiel Ordonez, 1935 D. L. Blackstone, Jr., 1990 G. D. Harris, 1935 Edgar W. Owen, 1960 Richard R. Bloomer, 1987 T. S. Harrison, 1956 Ben H. Parker, 1966 Leslie Bowling, 1975 Merrill W. Haas, 1979 John M. Parker, 1987 Don R. Boyd, 1989 Roy T. Hazzard, 1959 Thomas Hughes Philpott, 1993 Carl C. Branson, 1973 John C. Hazzard, 1973 Wallace E. Pratt, 1957 Jules Braunstein, 1980 Kenneth C. Heald, 1957 R. D. Reed, 1939 George S. Buchanan, 1965 Hollis D. Hedberg, 1967 Eugene F. “Bud” Reid, 1991 H. P. Bybee, 1956 Thomas A. Hendricks, 1971 John L. Rich, 1954 M. R. Campbell, 1934 William B. Heroy, 1957 John T. Rouse, 1971 Carlos Walter M. Campos, 1992 Mason L. Hill, 1966 Eric A. Rudd, 1992* Joe Cannon, 1994 R. T. Hill, 1926 R. Dana Russell, 1976 Everett Carpenter, 1958 John M. Hills, 1980 R. D. Salisbury, 1919 J. Ben Carsey, 1966 William J. Hilseweck, 1969 E. F. Schramm, 1956 Arlo E. Childs, 1970 Harold W. Hoots, 1974 Charles Schuchert, 1934 H. Victor Church, 1987 Henry V. Howe, 1967 E. H. Sellards, 1946 Frank R. Clark, 1958 J. V. Howell, 1956 C. L. Severy, 1958 Leslie M. Clark, 1976 M. King Hubbert, 1974 Laurence L. Sloss, 1981 Robey H. Clark, 1985 J. P. D. Hull, 1951 G. O. Smith, 1920 George V. Cohee, 1963 George S. Hume, 1954 Robert M. Sneider, 1994 Frank B. Conselman, 1970 V. C. Illing, 1960 William C. Spooner, 1958 Kenneth H. Crandall, 1972 James R. Jackson, Jr., 1982 Hans Stille, 1937 Ira H. Cram, Sr., 1964 H. R. Johnson, 1953 J. A. Taff, 1934 Carey Croneis, 1965 Percy E. (Peter) Kent, 1976 Charles H. Taylor, 1961 William H. Curry, Jr., 1973 John E. Kilkenny, 1972 W. Taylor Thom, Jr., 1958 Doris S. M. Curtis, 1983 Robert E. King, 1970 Arthur C. Trowbridge, 1958 N. H. Darton, 1938 Robert M. Kleinpell, 1973 Daniel Trumpy, 1964 Morgan J. Davis, Sr., 1964 Hugh Douglas Klemme, 1991 Edd R. Turner, 1982 Ralph E. Davis, 1960 G. Moses Knebel, 1965 W. H. Twenhofel, 1946 L. Courtney Decius, 1975 Samuel H. Knight, 1959 J. A. Udden, 1927 C. E. Decker, 1927 Edward Koester, 1971 E. O. Ulrich, 1936 Ronald K. DeFord, 1965 Frank E. Kottlowski, 1985 Martin Van Couvering, 1967 Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr., 1996 Hans G. Kugler, 1968 W. A. J. M. van der Gracht, 1936 E. L. DeGolyer, 1944 F. H. Lahee, 1947 F. M. Van Tuyl, 1949 Alex Deussen, 1953 Kenneth K. Landes, 1962 Walter A.Ver Wiebe, 1955 Parke A. Dickey, 1989 A. C. Lawson, 1937 H. H. von Hofer, 1924 Fred A. Dix, 1986 M. M. Leighton, 1950 William A. Waldschmidt, 1979 *Distinguished Achievement Awardee

Annual Report 1999 Robert F. Walters, 1987 out-standing achievement in exploration William R. Moran Theron Wasson, 1960 for petroleum or mineral resources, Anthony Reso Paul Weaver, 1956 by members who have shown a 1986 – Allan P. Bennison Lewis George Weeks, 1967 consistent pattern of exploratory success, Louis C. Bortz Sherman A. Wengerd, 1977 and with an intended emphasis on Charles F. Dodge III David White, 1919 recent discovery. Myron K. Horn I. C. White, 1926 2002 – Richard W. Beardsley Roscoe E. Shutt W. G. Woolnough, 1941 2003 – William J. Barrett 1987 – A. T. “Toby” Carleton W. E. Wrather, 1943 2004 – Clayton H. Riddell James A. Gibbs 2005 – John P. Lockridge John W. Harbaugh 2006 – Richard L. “Dick” Findley Daniel F. Merriam Michel T. Halbouty Bill St. John Memorial Human Larry D. Woodfork Distinguished Service 1988 – James M. Forgotson, Jr. Needs Award Award Gerald Manfred Friedman The Michel T. Halbouty Human Needs Robert R. Johnston Award is given each year by the The Distinguished Service Award is a Robert R. Jordan Association as an exceptionally high walnut plaque that is presented annually John R. Kerns honor to an individual for the most to those who have distinguished Jack P. Martin outstanding application of geology to themselves in service to AAPG. John A. Masters the benefit of human needs, and to 1989 – George R. Bole recognize scientific excellence. 1971 – August Goldstein, Jr. Martha Lou Broussard 1972 – Howard R. Gould Clemont H. Bruce 1972 – Wallace E. Pratt 1973 – John D. Haun David G. Campbell 1973 – Hollis Dow Hedberg Leslie Bowling Lee C. Gerhard 1974 – Cecil H. Green 1974 – John T. Galey Scott J. Lysinger 1975 – Michel T. Halbouty 1975 – Jules Braunstein William H. Matthews III 1976 – Lewis G. Weeks Robert J. Weimer 1990 – James A. Helwig 1977 – Martin Van Couvering 1976 – James R. Jackson, Jr. Michael E. “Mike” Hriskevich 1978 – Vincent E. McKelvey 1977 – George V. Cohee Lewis S. “Stan” Pittman 1979 – M. Gordon Frey Samuel P. Ellison, Jr. William H. Roberts III 1980 – Creighton A. Burk 1978 – Robert H. Dott, Sr. Edward C. Roy, Jr. 1981 – Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. Frank Gouin Nahum Schneidermann 1982 – David M. Evans 1979 – George Copernicus Grow, Jr. Richard Steinmetz 1983 – Harrison H. Schmitt Thomas C. Hiestand 1991 – Dudley W. Bolyard 1984 – Dean A. McGee John C. Maher Robbie Rice Gries 1985 – Leonard F. McCollum 1980 – John E. Galley George C. Hardin, Jr. 1986 – Eugene F. Reid John W. Shelton Jerome J. C. Ingels 1987 – Richard P. Sheldon 1981 – Bernold M. Hanson Edward D. Pittman 1988 – Victor E. Oppenheim Frank E. Kottlowski Robert M. Sneider 1989 – Guillermo P. Salas Guerra Ralph L. Miller Don F. Tobin 1990 – Hans D. Knipping Marion Orville Turner 1992 – Edward A. Beaumont 1991 – Roy M. Huffington 1982 – Donald W. Axford Steven H. Harris 1992 – Donald F. Todd Garth W. Caylor Christopher P. M. Heath 1993 – Gordon B. Oakeshott William L. Fisher Robert G. Lindblom 1994 – George P. Mitchell Herbert G. Davis James A. Peterson 1995 – Gabriel Dengo Robert L. Fuchs Phillip E. Playford* 1996 – Farouk El-Baz Robert J. Gutru 1993 – Paul A. Catacosinos 1997 – Raymond A. Price Richard F. Meyer John C. “Jack” Dunlap 1998 – Robert S. Yeats 1983 – Don R. Boyd Mateu Esteban* 1999 – Philip J. Currie Fred A. Dix, Jr. Gay L. Harmann Larré 2000 – Thomas L. Wright James O. Lewis Hugh M. Looney 2001 – Robert Calvin Milici D. Keith Murray Lucien Montadert* 2002 – John A. Reinemund George B. Pichel Wolfgang Schlager* 2003 – Rex Monahan Donald L. Zieglar George D. Severson 2004 – Hugh Davies 1984 – Dudley Harold Cardwell Paul M. Strunk 2005 – No Recipient Robert H. Dott, Jr. Thomas L. Wright 2006 – No Recipient John P. Lockridge 1994 – Charles S. Hutchison* Eric A. Rudd Murray Johnstone* Grant Steele R. Pratjatna Koesoemadinata* Outstanding Explorer 1985 – Thomas D. Barber Susan Longacre Norman H. Foster Edward McFarlan, Jr. Award George S. Galbraith G. A. S. Nayoan* The Outstanding Explorer Award is given James A. Hartman Khalid Ngah* in recognition of distinguished and James S. MacDonald James P. Rogers *Special Commendation Awardee

2000 Annual Report John D. Sistrunk, Jr. Robert L. Countryman Ernest A. Mancini Carl J. Smith Ben D. Hare 2001 – John W. Harbaugh Arthur M. Van Tyne Jean R. Lemmon Clyde H. Moore 1995 – Richard S. Bishop Tom Mairs Charles R. Stelck Brenda K. Cunningham Wolfgang E. Schollnberger 2002 – Zuhair Al-Shaieb Edward K. David 2002 – Thomas S. Ahlbrandt William R. Muehlberger Samuel Arthur Friedman Jeffrey Aldrich Paul E. Potter Kenneth Jinghwa Hsu* Donald D. Clarke 2003 – Albert V. Carozzi Susan M. Landon John R. Hogg Frank G. Ethridge A. John Martin* 2003 – Norbert E. Cygan 2004 – Knut O. Bjorlykke Charles R. (Chuck) Noll Donald W. Lewis William E. Galloway M. Ray Thomasson Steven L. Veal Andrew D. Miall Peter A. Ziegler* Paul Weimer Edward C. Roy, Jr. 1996 – Pablo Cruz-Helu* 2004 – Royce P. Carr 2005 – Aureal T. Cross Ashton F. Embry Pete G. Gray Fred Franke Meissner George Eynon Jeanne E. Harris Paul Weimer Jeffrey C. Greenawalt Barry J. Katz 2006 – G. Randy Keller Gary E. Henry Lowell K. Lischer Brian E. Lock Gustavas Warfield Hobbs IV Deborah K. Sacrey Roger M. Slatt Maria Antonieta Lorente* 2005 – Adebaya Akinpelu John Edward Warme Rafael Sanchez-Montes de Oca* Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr. Peter R. Rose Thomas E. Ewing Roger M. Slatt Richard G. Green Special Awards Carlos Maria Urien* Gerald E. Harrington Special Awards are given when, in the 1997 – Lee T. Billingsley R. Randy Ray Executive Committee’s judgment, per- Stewart Chuber Charles Alan Sternbach sons are deserving of recognition for Walter P. Grün* Jack C. Threet some outstanding accomplishment which Terry L. Hollrah Scott W. Tinker does not otherwise qualify for existing Frank Horvath* 2006 – Martin D. Hewitt honors or awards. Neil F. Hurley John George Kaldi* 1973 – Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt (for John George Kaldi Susan M. Morrice lunar exploration) Larry C. Knauer Emiliano Mutti* 1974 – Marcel and Conrad Schlumberger Jeffrey W. Lund David G. Roberts* (posthumously) (for development Dan L. Smith of electrical logging) Anthony Tankard 1990 – John F. Bookout (for excellence 1998 – Kevin T. Biddle Grover E. Murray in exploration leadership) Patrick J. F. Gratton Memorial Distinguished 1991 – Norman H. Foster and Edward A. C. Dennis Irwin, Jr. Beaumont (for work on the David A. L. Jenkins Educator Award Treatise of Petroleum Geology) Brian D. Keith The Grover E. Murray Memorial 1995 – James Wood Clarke (for English Hans H. Krause Distinguished Educator Award (formerly translation/publication of Celso Fernando Lucchesi* Distinguished Educator Award) is given geological information from Raul Mosmann* to recognize distinguished and outstand- Soviet Union and Russia) F. Pierce Pratt ing contributions to geological education 1996 – Wesley G. Bruer (for adding Edward G. Purdy* including, but not limited to, teaching Oregon to the list of producing 1999 – Abdulla H. Al-Naim* and counseling of students at the states with the 1979 discovery Jean Dercourt* university level. Funded by Dr. and of the 70 bcf Mist gas field) Richard Hardman* Mrs. Grover Murray, this award can also 1996 – Norman D. Newell (for Ed W. Heath be given for education of the public and paleoecological studies of James A. Noel management of educational programs. Permian Reef complex of W. Roy D. Nurmi 1995 – James Lee Wilson Texas and organic evolution) Douglas Gene Patchen 1996 – Gerald M. Friedman 1997 – Marsha A. Barber (for Edward B. Picou, Jr. L.L. Sloss development of K-12 curricula and Stephen A. Sonnenberg Robert J. Weimer teacher training to improve public 2000 – Edward D. Dolly 1997 – George B. Asquith understanding of energy issues) Peter M. Lloyd* Robert Louis Folk 1997 – Eugene M. Shoemaker (for J. Michael Party Harold G. Reading transforming meteor impacts into Robert T. Sellars, Jr. 1998 – Gerard V. Middleton an accepted geologic process Robert C. Shoup Lloyd C. Pray with implications for terrestrial Dietrich Welte* 1999 – D. L. Blackstone, Jr. geology and evolution) Pinar Oya Yilmaz Peter R. Vail 1997 – Paul G. Benedum, Jr. (for 2001 – Elizabeth B. Campen Roger G. Walker leadership of the Claude Chuck Caughey 2000 – Robert R. Berg Worthington Benedum Ian Derek Collins John D. Haun Foundation) *Special Commendation Awardee

Annual Report 2001 1997 – Robert E. Megill (for showing 1971 – Dewey F. Bartlett contributions to the Association but petroleum geologists how 1972 – William T. Pecora have been unrecognized. to express their ideas and 1973 – Ian Campbell 1997 – Elliott H. Powers cope with their science through 1974 – Dean A. McGee 1999 – Elizabeth Anne Elliott the use of petroleum economics) 1975 – Lee C. Lamar 1998 – Fred A. Dix, Jr. (for dedicated 2000 – Willam C. Gussow 1976 – No Recipient leadership of the AAPG from Frank P. Sonnenberg 1973 to 1996) 1977 – William J. Sherry 2001 – No Recipient 1999 – Isaac J. Crumbly (for leadership in 1978 – George T. Abell 2002 – Craig Ferris creating a technical workforce for 1979 – A. V. Jones, Jr. 2003 – Rushdi Said the nation’s energy industry) 1980 – G. Frederick Shepherd Robert M. Sanford 1999 – Sarah G. Stanley (for leadership 1981 – Wilson M. Laird 2004 – No Recipient in the development of public 1982 – Wallace W. Hagan 2005 – Philip W. Choquette centers for workstation training) Richard A. Jahns 2006 – Frank Royse, Jr. 2000 – Arthur R. Green (for visionary 1983 – Daniel N. Miller, Jr. work to develop integrated John B. Patton Wallace E. Pratt geoscience and commitment to 1984 – John Wesley Rold deliver these products to the Joseph J. Simmons III Memorial Award geoscience community) 1985 – James A. Barlow The Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Award 2000 – William T. Smith (for outstanding 1986 – Robert D. Gunn (formerly a category of the President’s achievement as a working Cliff J. Nolte Award) is to honor and reward the petroleum geologist and oil 1987 – Jack G. Elam author(s) of the best AAPG Bulletin article industry executive) Fred L. Smith, Jr. published each calendar year. The cash award is $1500. 2001 – Kenneth Dale Owen and David L. 1988 – Charles J. Mankin Rice (for their efforts in restoring 1989 – John A. Taylor 1982 – Roelof J. Murris the 19th century New Harmony James W. Vanderbeek 1983 – James K. Crouch scientific community in Indiana) 1990 – Cyril J. Perusek 1984 – William E. Galloway 2001 – Richard Warren (for his 1991 – John David Love David K. Hobda commitment to the oil industry 1992 – John H. Gray Kinji Magara while facing personal affliction 1985 – Carr P. Dishroon, Jr. with fortitude) 1993 – Virgil E. Barnes Charles W. Spencer Dave Russell Kingston 2001 – J. C. “Jay” Gallagher (posthu- Philip A. Williams 1994 – William Kennon McWilliams, Jr. mously) (for the successful evo- 1986 – Tod P. Harding lution of the International Pavilion) Thomas Walsh Rollins 1995 – Norbert E. Cygan 1987 – Tod P. Harding 2002 – Emmanuel Tamesis (for 1988 – Shankar Mitra contributions to the education Gerald G. L. Henderson 1989 – Bernard P. Tissot of geologists and for achieve- 1996 – Alan L. DeGood Regis Pelet ments in Philippine petroleum Robert G. H. Raynolds Philippe Ungerer exploration) E. Gerald Rolf 1990 – Charles D. Winker 2003 – Waverly Person (for contributions 1997 – Samuel T. Pees Richard T. Buffler to the field of earthquake studies 1998 – Mary Elizabeth Dowse and establishment of the National David G. Rensink 1991 – David Richard Dawson Boote Earthquake Information Center) 1999 – James E. Brooks Robert Bruce Kirk 2004 – Dietrich H. Welte (for contribu- John Robert Dewey 1992 – David Trowbridge Lawrence tions in petroleum geochemistry Randy A. Foutch Mark A. Doyle and numerical modeling of 2000 – John Harris Marshall, Jr. Tom Aigner petroleum systems) Alvin L. Schultz 1993 – Gerard J. Demaison 2005 – John W. Gibson, Jr. (for his 2001 – Patty Holyfield Bradley J. Huizinga contribution to AAPG’s legacy H. Leighton Steward 1994 – Kevin T. Biddle on ethics) John S. Wold Wolfgang Schlager 2006 – Jorge Ferrer (for efforts to improve 2002 – M. Lee Allison Kurt W. Rudolph international communications) Lawrence H. Skelton Terry L. Bush Roy H. Gabrielsen (for leadership 2003 – Charles E. Brown II 1995 – Carlos A. Dengo Michael C. Corey of academic and industrial 2004 – John C. Dolson 1996 – Charles Kerans petroleum research) 2005 – John W. Hickenlooper F. Jerry Lucia 2006 – Edward C. Roy, Jr. Rainer K. Senger 1997 – F. Jerry Lucia Public Service Award 1998 – Ulisses Thibes Mello The Public Service Award is a walnut Pioneer Award Garry D. Karner plaque bearing the recipient’s name, the The Pioneer Award is an oak plaque 1999 – John W. Robinson date, and citation. It is given to recognize bearing the recipient’s name, date Peter J. McCabe contributions of members to public and place to be given, and year of 2000 – Karla E Tucker affairs and to encourage geologists to membership. It is given to long-standing Paul M. “Mitch” Harris take a more active part in public affairs. members who have made significant Richard C. Nolen-Hoeksema

2002 Annual Report 2001 – Robert G. Loucks Peter R. Vail J. C. “Cam” Sproule 2002 – John S. Bridge John B. Sangree Robert S. Tye 1980 – Bulletin Memorial Award 2003 – Roger J. Barnaby Brian D. Evamy The J. C. “Cam” Sproule Memorial Stephen C. Ruppel Jean Haremboure Award is to honor and reward the 2004 – Donald S. Stone Peter Kamerling younger authors of papers on petroleum 2005 – Hongliu Zeng William A. Knapp geology. It is awarded to a member of Charles Kerans Felix A. Molloy the Association, 35 years of age or Paul H. Rowlands 2006 – Keith W. Shanley younger at the time of submittal, whose Special Publication Robert M. Cluff paper, published in any publication of Peter A. Scholle John W. Robinson the Association or an affiliated society, 1981 – Bulletin division, or section, is sufficiently Michael A. Arthur outstanding and is judged to be the Seymour O. Schlanger best contribution to petroleum geology Robert H. Dott, Sr., Special Publication by a person of those qualifications Memorial Award Peter A. Scholle during that year. The cash award 1982 – Special Publication is $500. The Robert H. Dott, Sr., Memorial Robert J. Cordell Award (formerly the President’s Award) William H. Roberts, III 1974 – Aston F. Embry III is to honor and reward the author/ 1983 – Michel T. Halbouty 1975 – Clifton F. “Cliff” Jordan, Jr. editor of the best Special Publication 1984 – George B. Asquith 1976 – Paul Hoffman dealing with geology published by the 1985 – Albert W. Bally 1977 – W. R. Moore Association. The cash award is $500. 1986 – Gerard Demaison 1978 – Myron W. Payne 1945 – William E. Wallace Roelof J. Murris 1979 – Peter A. Scholle 1946 – Horace G. Richards 1987 – Orville Roger Berg 1980 – Richard S.Bishop 1947 – Robert F. Walters Donald G. Woolverton 1981 – Tim T. Schowalter 1948 – L. L. Sloss 1988 – James A. Peterson 1982 – Douglas W. Waples W. M. Laird 1989 – Albert W. Bally 1983 – Marc B. Edwards 1949 – Sherman A. Wengerd 1990 – Peter A. Ziegler 1984 – Judith Totman Parrish 1950 – F. M. Swain 1991 – Anthony J. Tankard 1985 – Martin P. A. Jackson Frank Reedy, Jr. Hugh R. Balkwill Steven J. Seni 1951 – Walter B. Spangler 1992 – John C. Van Wagoner 1986 – Martha O. Withjack Jahn J. Peterson Robert M. Mitchum, Jr. Daryl Jill D. Pollock 1952 – Raymond Siever Kirt M. Campion 1987 – Stephan Alan Graham 1953 – Donald F. Towse Victor David Rahmanian Loretta Ann Williams 1954 – Charles C. Bates 1993 – Kevin Thomas Biddle 1988 – Shankar Mitra 1955 – Paul V. Smith, Jr. 1994 – Roger W. Macqueen 1989 – David W. Houseknecht 1956 – J. Law Dale A. Leckie 1990 – Richard John Hubbard Robert H. Dott, Jr. 1995 – Diana Morton-Thompson 1991 – Donald A. Medwedeff 1957 – Robert H. Parker Arnold M. Woods 1992 – Paul Weimer 1958 – John C. Ludwick 1996 – Leslie B. Magoon 1993 – Bradford E. Prather William R. Walton Wallace G. Dow 1994 – Bradford E. Prather 1959 – John M. Andrichuk 1997 – Anthony Tankard 1995 – Robert D. Walters 1960 – Robert L. Folk Ramiro Suárez Soruco 1996 – Isabel Patricia Montañez 1961 – Richard W. Fetzner Herman J. A. Welsink 1997 – Laurel B. Alexander 1962 – J. G. C. M. Fuller 1998 – Martin P. A. Jackson Peter B. Flemings 1963 – P. G. Temple David G. Roberts 1998 – Scott W. Tinker L. J. Perry Sigmund Snelson 1999 – Andrew David Hindle 1964 – James M. Forgotson, Jr. 1999 – Ronald C. Surdam 2000 – Sebastián Galeazzi 1965 – Harry V. Spooner, Jr. 2000 – Ben E. Law 2001 – Antony Reynolds 1966 – Dietrich H. Welte Gregory F. Ulmishek 2002 – Lesli J. Wood 1967 – No Recipient Vyacheslav I. Slavin 2003 – No recipient 1968 – Ghansham D. Sharma 2001 – John F. Jordan 2004 – Tobias H. D. Payenberg 1969 – Leo F. LaPorte Richard A. Schatzinger 2005 – No Recipient 1970 – Ernst Cloos 2002 – Marcio R. Mello 2006 – No Recipient 1971 – Peter Lehner Barry J. Katz 1972 – Hollis D. Hedberg 2003 – Marlan W. Downey 1973 – Mason L. Hill William A. Morgan 1974 – Rufus J. LeBlanc Jack C. Threet George C. Matson 1975 – Ronald E. Wilcox 2004 – Alan R. Huffman Tod P. Harding Glenn L. Bowers Memorial Award Donald R. “Don” Seely 2005 – Peter A. Scholle The George C. Matson Award is made 1976 – Daniel A. Busch Dana S. Ulmer-Scholle to the speaker presenting before the 1977 – Edgar W. Owen 2006 – G. Michael Grammer annual convention of the American 1978 – Tod P. Harding Gregor P. Eberli Association of Petroleum Geologists 1979 – Robert M. Mitchum, Jr. Paul M. “Mitch” Harris that paper which is judged to be best.

Annual Report 2003 Papers are judged by the Matson Jules Braunstein 2005 – Mark Allen Award Committee on the basis of Eric J-P. Blanc both scientific quality of content and Memorial Award Clare Davies excellence in presentation. The name of The Jules Braunstein Memorial Award Adrian Heafford the Matson Award winner is engraved recognizes the author(s) of the best Robert A. Scott on a large, beautiful silver cup provided AAPG poster session paper presented at Stephen J. Vincent by the Matson family. The recipient also the annual convention. Funded by the 2006 – Hege Marit Nordgård Bolås receives a plaque on which an Gulf Coast Association of Geological Christian Hermanrud engraved miniature replica of the silver Societies to honor Mr. Braunstein, who Gunn Mari Grimsmo Teige cup is displayed. Anyone named as recommended and arranged for the first Matson Award winner at three annual poster session at the 1976 AAPG Annual Journalism Award conventions is given permanent Meeting, it is an attractive engraved walnut possession of the large silver trophy. plaque and a cash award of $500. The Journalism Award is given to any suitable person in recognition of 1957 – John A. Masters 1984 – Dale S. Sawyer notable journalistic achievement in 1958 – James W. Gwinn 1985 – Richardson B. Allen communications by any medium that 1959 – Daniel A. Busch Jeffrey Feehan contributes to public understanding 1960 – Harold W. Owens Jeff Gernand of geology and the technology of oil 1961 – Horace D. Thomas Miguel Giraut and gas exploration. The award is a 1962 – Eric A. Rudd Bruce H. Nickelsen walnut plaque bearing the words, “For notable journalistic achievement 1963 – John Drummond Moody 1986 – John R. Suter in communications contributing to 1964 – William R. Muehlberger Henry R. Berryhill public understanding of geology.” 1965 – Gordon I. Atwater 1987 – Alan Ronald Daly The recipient need not be a member 1966 – Lloyd C. Pray Janell Diane Edman of the Association. 1967 – Max G. Pitcher 1988 – John C. Lorenz 1968 – Charles A. Biggs, Jr. Sharon J. Finley 1972 – James A. Clark 1969 – Arthur A. Meyerhoff David I. Norman 1970 – Douglas J. Shearman 1973 – No Recipient 1989 – Alan C. Kendall 1971 – H. O. Woodbury 1974 – Max B. Skelton Gill M. Harwood 1972 – H. E. Cook 1975 – William D. Smith 1990 – L. M. “Mike” Grace R. P. Nixon 1976 – No Recipient Paul Edwin Potter 1973 – Leigh C. Price 1977 – Philip H. Abelson R. Gordon Pirie 1974 – N. A. Anstey 1978 – No Recipient 1991 – Kate S. Weissenburger 1975 – Leigh C. Price 1979 – No Recipient 1976 – Curtis C. Humphris, Jr. 1992 – Erik R. Lundin 1980 – Walter Sullivan 1977 – Stephen G. Franks 1993 – Jesús Maguregui Solaguren 1981 – No Recipient 1978 – Colin Barker 1994 – Rob B. Leslie 1982 – John McPhee 1979 – Philip H. H. Nelson 1995 – John R. Sutter 1983 – Ron Redfern 1980 – Robert G. Todd Kevin M. Bohacs 1984 – James A. Michener Peter R. Vail 1996 – Cynthia L. Blankenship 1985 – No Recipient 1981 – Roger K. McLimans Douglas A. Stauber 1986 – David Attenborough 1982 – Colin Barker David S. Epps Richard Gore 1983 – Clemont H. Bruce Chuck Guderjahn 1987 – John McPhee 1984 – Thomas J. Schull John D. Oldroyd 1988 – No Recipient 1985 – Ralph S. Kerr 1997 – James C. Niemann 1989 – Horst Heise 1986 – Lisa M. Pratt 1998 – Hege Mait Nordgård Bo˚las Stephen Schwochow 1987 – James Francis Dolan Christian Hermanrud 1990 – William Rintoul 1988 – Jon F. Blickwede, Sr. Eirik Vik 1991 – Robert T. Bakker 1989 – Ian E. Hutcheon Britta Paasch 1992 – Richard F. “Rick” Williamson 1990 – Martin P. A. Jackson 1999 – Eloise Doherty Daniel Yergin 1991 – Michael D. Lewan Stephen E. Laubach 1993 – Stephen Jay Gould 1992 – John Richard Underhill 2000 – Brad E. Prather 1994 – John R. Horner 1993 – P. Joe Hamilton Joseph R. Straccia 1995 – Wallace R. Hansen 1994 – Steven G. Henry 2002 – Martin K. Dubois 1996 – Lee C. Gerhard 1995 – Kenneth J. Thies Alan P. Byrnes Linda Davis Harrar 1996 – James P. DiSiena W. Lynn Watney 1997 – Donald L. Baars 1997 – Mark B. Allen 2003 – Vitor Dos Santos Abreu John Paul Pitts 1998 – Joachim E. Amthor Thomas David De Brock 1998 – Walter Alvarez 1999 – Martha Oliver Withjack Kendall Meyers 1999 – Sarah Andrews 2000 – Wafik Beydoun Dag Nummedal 2000 – Walter Youngquist 2002 – Henry W. Posamentier Steven L. Pierce 2001 – Mountain Press 2003 – Mark Cooper William A. Spears 2002 – No Recipient Richard G. Harris 2004 – Alan P. Byrnes 2003 – Ron Redfern 2004 – Frank J. Peel Martin K. Dubois Simon Winchester 2005 – Marian J. Warren Evan K. Franseen 2004 – Halfdan Carstens 2006 – Michael R. Hudec W. Lynn Watney Halka Chronic

2004 Annual Report 2005 – Bill Bryson 1991 – James W. Castle 1991 – Andrew J. Davidoff 2006 – Michael Crichton 1992 – Lisa K. Goetz 1992 – Harry H. Roberts J. Gary Tyler Douglas J. Cook Roger L. Macarevich Mark K. Sheedlo David L. Brewster 1993 – Wayne Carew A. I. Levorsen Memorial Jagadeesh R. Sonnad Glenn L. Krum 1993 – Robert E. Davis Paul F. Ostendorf Award 1994 – Stephen F. Nowacxewski 1994 – John A. Rhodes The A. I. Levorsen Memorial Award was 1995 – Nicholas B. Harris 1995 – Mary J. Broussard established as the result of contributions 1996 – James A. Drahovzal Brian E. Lock from many individuals and societies who 1997 – Robert Marc Bustin 1996 – David J. Hall wished to contribute a lasting memorial to C. R. Clarkson 1997 – Brad A. Robison A. I. Levorsen. A plaque is given at the 1998 – T. Joshua Stark Roco Detomo, Jr. regional meetings of the sections of the Lawrence H. Wickstrom R. David Garner American Association of Petroleum 1999 – David G. Morse Arie Speksnijder Geologists for the best paper, with 2000 – John R. Hogg Michael J. Styzen particular emphasis on creative thinking 2001 – James A. Drahovzal 1998 – Thomas E. Ewing toward new ideas in exploration. The Lawrence H. Wickstrom 1999 – William C. Dawson papers are judged by committees Timothy R. Carr William R. Almon established for each meeting and John A. Rupp 2000 – Fuping Zhu are presented through the local A. I. Beverly Seyler Richard L. Gibson, Jr. Levorsen Memorial Award Committee. Scott W. White Joel S. Watkins Only the authors presenting winning 2002 – Albert S. Wylie, Jr. Sung H. Yuh papers are recipients of the Levorsen 2003 – Langhorne B. (Taury) Smith 2001 – Kevin B. Hill Award. Their names are shown below Richard Nyahay 2002 – Steven T. Knapp in bold type, with their co-authors listed 2004 – Langhorne B. (Taury) Smith 2003 – William A. Ambrose in regular type. Richard Nyahay Juan Alvarado 2005 – J. Fred Read Mario Aranda L. F. Brown, Jr. Eastern Section J. C. Flores 1972 – Sigmund Snelson Gulf Coast Section Khaled Fouad 1973 – C. F. Upshaw 1966 – B. J. Sloane, Jr. Edgar Guevara 1974 – Douglas G. Patchen 1967 – Hunter Yarborough, Jr. Ulises Hernandez Richard Smosna 1968 – John D. Myers David C. Jennette H. Buchanan 1969 – James K. Rogers Gerardo Lopez 1975 – B. Charlotte Schreiber 1970 – John J. Amoruso Eduardo Macias R. Catalano 1971 – Hunter Yarborough, Jr. Shinichi Sakurai E. Schreiber 1972 – Robert R. Berg F. Sanchez 1976 – G. R. Keller 1973 – James M. Coleman Daniel Velez R. K. Soderberg L. D. Wright Tim Wawrzyniec M. L. Ammerman 1974 – Donald H. Kupfer 2004 – Roger A. Young A. E. Bland 1975 – John D. Myers Robert D. LoPiccolo 1977 – No Recipient 1976 – Arthur R. Troell 2005 – No Recipient 1978 – Richard Smosna J. D. Robinson Douglas G. Patchen 1977 – David K. Davies 1979 – Mark W. Presley William R. Almon 1980 – Robert M. Cluff 1978 – Charles T. Siemers Mid-Continent Section (Biennial Meetings) 1981 – A. B. Watts 1979 – Robert R. Berg 1967 – Philip C. Withrow M. S. Steckler 1980 – Ernest A. Mancini 1969 – Thomas R. Cambridge 1982 – Vance P. Wiram 1981 – Edward C. Roy, Jr. 1971 – Terrence J. Donovan 1983 – Howard R. Schwalb Mark Eidelbach 1973 – Thomas W. Amsden 1984 – Robert A. Sedivy Nancy Trumbly 1975 – W. J. Ebanks, Jr. Ralph Burwood 1982 – Thomas E. Ewing 1977 – D. W. Stearns Gary A. Cole S. Christopher Caran 1979 – Donald C. Swanson Richard J. Drozd 1983 – John W. Cagle 1981 – David W. Houseknecht Henry I. Halpern M. Ali Khan Anthony T. Iannacchione 1985 – Helen M. Sestak 1984 – Gary L. Kinsland Mark A. Kuhn 1986 – Karen Rose Cercone 1985 – William E. Galloway Albert P. Matteo 1987 – Brian D. Keith 1986 – Shirley P. Dutton David J. Steyaert 1988 – Richard Smosna 1987 – Shirley P. Dutton John F. Zaengle J. M. Conrad Robert J. Finley 1983 – David Gagliardo T. C. Maxwell Karen L. Herrington 1985 – J. Reed Lyday 1989 – Dennis R. Swager 1988 – Ian Lerche 1987 – David W. Houseknecht Neil F. Hurley John J. O’Brien Lori A. Hathon 1990 – Bruce V. Sanford 1989 – Peter J. Hutchinson 1989 – Edward D. Pittman A. C. Grant 1990 – Michael P. Prescott Laura L. Wray

Annual Report 2005 1991 – William A. Miller 1998 – Michael F. Ponek 1992 – Arnold Wood Gregory L. Brown A. G. Mathews 1993 – Eric H. Johnson Emily M. Hundley-Goff 1999 – Brian J. Casey 1994 – No Recipient Steven L. Veal 2000 – Dalton F. Lockman 1995 – Thomas A. Ryer 1993 – Robert J. Weimer Philip Cerveny Paul B. Anderson 1995 – R. Nowell Donovan Dana Coffield 1996 – Michael L. Hendricks 1997 – Jerry G. McCaskill, Jr. Russell Davies 1997 – Lawrence A. McPeek 1999 – Kenneth S. Johnson Graham Dudley George E. Newman 2001 – Michael Bruemmer Richard Fox M. Ray Thomasson Monica Turner-Williams Rop Knipe 1998 – No Recipient Wan Yang Robert Krantz 1999 – Kurt N. Constenius 2003 – Allen K. Chamberlain Stephen Lewis 2000 – Laird B. Thompson 2005 – Raymond P. Sorenson 2001 – Michael J. Richey Peter H. Hennings 2002 – H. W. Swan 2001 – No Recipient 2003 – Morgan D. Sullivan 2002 – David R. Pyles Pacific Section 2004 – Michael S. Clarke 2003 – No Recipient 1968 – David W. Scholl Dale Julander 2004 – Robert A. Lamarre David M. Hopkins Tom Zalan Stephen K. Ruhl H. Gary Greene 2005 – Jacob A. Covault 2005 – Glenn Ulrich Edwin E. Buffington Stephen A. Graham Roland De Bruyn 1969 – Robert F. Dill William R. Normack Mark Finkelstein 1970 – John W. Harbaugh 1971 – No Recipient 1972 – M. Keith Scribner Rocky Mountain Section Southwest Section Stanford Eschner 1966 – Lloyd C. Pray 1968 – Donald C. Swanson 1973 – No Recipient Philip W. Choquette 1969 – Karl W. Klement 1974 – John A. Minch 1967 – Frank A. Exum 1970 – Edward R. Tegland 1975 – David R. Butler John C. Harms 1971 – Daniel A. Busch 1976 – D. L. Zieglar 1968 – No Recipient 1972 – Orville L. Bandy John H. Spotts 1969 – James E. Fassett 1973 – John J. Amoruso 1977 – David W. Scholl 1970 – No Recipient 1974 – Ralph L. Horak Alan K. Cooper 1971 – Richard W. Volk 1975 – No Recipient 1978 – William R. Dickinson 1972 – Robert J. Weimer 1976 – Robert R. Berg Alan K. Cooper 1973 – Esther R. Jamieson Magathan M. H. Mitchell 1978 – William R. Dickinson Lyle A. Hale 1977 – Clayton S. Valder, Jr. Raymond V. Ingersoll 1974 – Fred Meissner 1978 – Stephen E. Collings 1979 – C. Elizabeth Koch 1975 – Donald E. Owen 1979 – James O. Lewis 1980 – Lee F. Krystinik 1976 – John P. Lockridge 1980 – David Austin Jones 1981 – No Recipient 1977 – William E. Galloway Jack H. Kelsey 1982 – Margaret A. Keller 1978 – Randi S. Martinsen 1981 – Naresh Kumar 1983 – Richard P. Thomas R. W. Tillman Jack Dolph Foster 1984 – John N. Thomson 1979 – Henry W. Roehler 1982 – Craig D. Caldwell Richard G. Blake 1980 – Norman H. Foster John P. Hobson, Jr. Richard W. Boyd Edward D. Dolly Donald F. Toomey 1985 – Ronald C. Crane 1981 – Charles W. Spencer 1983 – S. J. Mazzullo 1986 – R. E. Chamberlain Ben E. Law 1984 – Dean C. Hamilton Victor M. Madrid 1982 – Mark W. Longman 1985 – Robert Berg 1987 – No Recipient Thomas G. Fertal John T. Leethem 1988 – James C. Ingle, Jr. James S. Glennie 1986 – S. J. Mazzullo 1989 – Donald D. Miller 1983 – James R. Steidtmann Alastair M. Reid, II Thomas E. Covington Linda C. McGee Sue Tomlinson Reid John G. McPherson Larry Middleton 1987 – Edwin Pinero 1990 – No Recipient 1984 – Gary C. Mitchell Ronald D. Kreisa 1991 – John M. Lohmar 1985 – Robbie R. Gries 1988 – Terence L. Britt Scott R. Morgan 1986 – Thomas A. Ryer 1989 – John L. Thoma 1992 – Donald A. Medwedeff Edmund R. Gustason 1990 – Louis J. Mazzullo Joseph T. C. Lin Sarah K. Odland 1991 – Arthur W. Cleaves Timothy R. Carr 1987 – Alan K. Chamberlain 1992 – J. F. “Rick” Sarg John M. Stafford 1988 – Jerry L. Clayton 1993 – David Childers 1993 – Robert A. Horton, Jr. J. David King Mark W. Shuster 1994 – Michael D. Campbell Joel S. Leventhal 1994 – Salvatore J. Mazzullo Walter E. Reed Carlos M. Lubeck 1995 – John M. Armentrout 1995 – Ronald C. Crane Ted A. Daws 1996 – George B. Asquith 1996 – No Recipient 1989 – Edmund R. Gustason 1997 – Donald C. Swanson 1997 – Joseph A. Nahama 1990 – John C. Lorenz 1998 – Greg A. Norman Rod Nahama 1991 – Michael L. Hendricks 1999 – Louis J. Mazzullo

2006 Annual Report 2000 – Shirley P. Dutton 2004 – José Alejandro Luquez 2003 – Tore M. Loseth Mark D. Barton 2005 – Marek Kacewicz Ole J. Martinsen William A. Flanders Jan C. Rivenaes Helena H. Zirczy Kristian Soegaard 2001 – Bob A. Hardage John Thurmond 2002 – Ron F. Broadhead Ziad Beydoun 2004 – Richard H. Fillon 2003 – Russel K. Davies Harry H. Roberts Jimmy D. Thomas Memorial Award 2005 – Denis Marchal 2004 – Eugene Rankey The Ziad Beydoun Memorial Award Jean-Marc Daniel 2005 – Daniel M. Jarvie (formerly the Best International Poster Misael Alvear Ronald J. Hill Award) is given to the author(s) of Richard M. Pollastro the best AAPG poster session paper 2006 – Robert G. Loucks presented at the AAPG International Stephen C. Ruppel Conference. 1991 – A. Ewan Campbell Teacher of the Gabriel Dengo Jan Stafleu 1992 – John M. Armentrout Year Award Memorial Award Lei-KuangLeu The Teacher of the Year Award is given The Gabriel Dengo Memorial Award Jorge J. Faz to a K–12 teacher for “Excellence in (formerly the Best International Paper Award) 1993 – Richard Wrigley the Teaching of Natural Resources in is given to the speaker presenting, before 1994 – Zainuddin Yusoff the Earth Sciences.” Nominations are the AAPG International Conference, the 1995 – Claude Guyot submitted by AAPG Affiliated Societies paper judged to be the best, as Andre Coajou and Sections, with the final selection determined by a judging committee, A. Ribeiro made by a subcommittee of the AAPG based on both scientific quality of content 1996 – Leon J. Aden Youth Education Activities Committee. and excellence in presentation. Robert E. Bierley Funded by the AAPG Foundation, the 1997 – Rémi Eschard winning teacher’s school is given 1991 – Frank J. Picha Olivier Lerat $2,500 for the teacher’s use in the 1992 – P. Joe Hamilton Didier Granjeon classroom, and the teacher also 1993 – Chris Clayton Brigitte Doligez receives $2,500 cash, plus an expense 1994 – John Van Wagoner Guy Desaubliaux paid trip to the next AAPG Annual 1995 – Martin Schoell François Lafont Meeting to receive the award. 1998 – Stanley T. Paxton 1996 – John O’Leary Gary C. Stone 1996 – Jane Justus Frazier 1997 – Peter R. Rose Barbara L. Faulkner 1997 – No Recipient 1998 – Kevin M. Bohacs 1999 – Joseph M. Finneran 1998 – No Recipient 1999 – Rob J. Knipe Yatindranath Keith Bally 1999 – Herbert L. Turner 2000 – Alfredo E. Prelat 2000 – Richard Hillis 2000 – Peggy Lubchenco 2001 – No Recipient 2001 – No Recipient 2001 – John McKinney 2002 – Robert F. Marten 2002 – Philip D. Heppard 2002 – Kevin Leineweber James A. Keggin Daniel Ebrom 2003 – Amy J. John 2003 – Roy C. Davies Michael Mueller 2004 – Michael Fillipow Ron Boyd Leon Thomsen 2005 – Marilyn Bachman John Howell Toby Harrold 2006 – James G. Schulz

Annual Report 2007 AAPG Executive Committees

Term President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer Editor 1917–18 J. Elmer Thomas* Alexander Deussen* Maurice G. Mehl* Charles H. Taylor* 1918–19 Alexander Deussen* I. C. White* William E. Wrather* Charles H. Taylor 1919–20 I. C. White* Irving Perrine* Charles E. Decker* Charles H. Taylor 1920–21 Wallace E. Pratt* Alex W. McCoy* Charles E. Decker Raymond C. Moore* 1921–22 George C. Matson* George C. Gester* Charles E. Decker Raymond C. Moore 1922–23 William E. Wrather* Max W. Ball* Charles E. Decker Raymond C. Moore 1923–24 Max W. Ball* Frank W. DeWolf* Charles E. Decker Raymond C. Moore 1924–25 James H. Gardner* Earl G. Gaylord* Charles E. Decker Raymond C. Moore 1925–26 E. L. DeGolyer* R. S. McFarland* Charles E. Decker Raymond C. Moore 1926–27 Alex W. McCoy* C. R. McCollom* Fritz L. Aurin* John L. Rich* 1927–28 George C. Gester* Luther H. White* David Donoghue* John L. Rich 1928–29 R. S. McFarland* John E. Elliott* David Donoghue John L. Rich 1929–30 J. Y. Snyder* Fred H. Kay* A. Rodger Denison* Frederic H. Lahee* 1930–31 Sidney Powers* Ralph D. Reed* Marvin Lee* Frederic H. Lahee 1931–32 L. P. Garrett* L. Courtney Decius* Frank R. Clark* Frederic H. Lahee 1932–33 Frederic H. Lahee* Robert J. Riggs* William B. Heroy, Sr.* Ralph D. Reed* 1933–34 Frank R. Clark* George Sawtelle* William B. Heroy, Sr. Luther C. Snider* 1934–35 William B. Heroy, Sr.* E. B. Hopkins* Monroe G. Cheney* Luther C. Snider 1935–36 A. I. Levorsen* Frank A. Morgan* E. C. Moncrief* Luther C. Snider 1936–37 Ralph D. Reed* C. E. Dobbin* Charles H. Row* Luther C. Snider 1937–38 Herbert B. Fuqua* Clarence E. Moody* Ira H. Cram, Sr.* W. A. Ver Wiebe* 1938–39 Donald C. Barton* Harold W. Hoots* Ira H. Cram, Sr. W. A. Ver Wiebe 1939–40 Henry A. Ley* L. M. Neumann* Edgar W. Owen* W. A. Ver Wiebe 1940–41 Luther C. Snider* John M. Vetter* Edgar W. Owen W. A. Ver Wiebe 1941–42 Edgar W. Owen* Earl B. Noble* E. O. Markham* W. A. Ver Wiebe 1942–43 Fritz L. Aurin* Paul Weaver* E. O. Markham W. A. Ver Wiebe 1943–44 A. Rodger Denison* Robert W. Clark* Robert E. Rettger* Carey Croneis* 1944–45 Ira H. Cram, Sr.* Warren B. Weeks* Robert E. Rettger Gayle Scott* 1945–46 Monroe G. Cheney* M. Gordon Gulley* Edward A. Koester* Gayle Scott 1946–47 Earl B. Noble* D. Perry Olcott* Edward A. Koester Gayle Scott 1947–48 C. E. Dobbin* George S. Buchanan* J. V. Howell* Clarence L. Moody* 1948–49 Paul Weaver* Roy M. Barnes* J. V. Howell Clarence L. Moody 1949–50 C. W. Tomlinson* Theodore A. Link* Henry N. Toler* Alfred H. Bell* 1950–51 Clarence L. Moody* John E. Adams* Henry N. Toler Alfred H. Bell 1951–52 Frank A. Morgan* Lewis G. Weeks* Robert H. Dott, Sr.* Kenneth K. Landes* 1952–53 Morgan J. Davis, Sr.* John G. Bartram* John W. Clark* Kenneth K. Landes 1953–54 John E. Adams* Leslie M. Clark* Elliott H. Powers* Armand J. Eardley* 1954–55 Edward A. Koester* Graham B. Moody* Elliott H. Powers Armand J. Eardley 1955–56 G. Moses Knebel* Horace D. Thomas* W. A. Waldschmidt* William C. Krumbein* 1956–57 Theodore A. Link* Ben H. Parker* W. A. Waldschmidt William C. Krumbein 1957–58 Graham B. Moody* B. Warren Beebe* William J. Hilseweck* Sherman A. Wengerd* 1958–59 George S. Buchanan* Gordon I. Atwater* Harold T. Morley* Sherman A. Wengerd 1959–60 Lewis G. Weeks* Alfred H. Bell* Harold T. Morley Grover E. Murray* 1960–61 Ben H. Parker* Frank B. Conselman* George V. Cohee* Grover E. Murray 1961–62 Mason L. Hill* J. Ben Carsey* George V. Cohee Grover E. Murray 1962–63 Robert E. Rettger* Orlo E. Childs* Robert E. King* Grover E. Murray 1963–64 John C. Sproule* Thomas H. Philpott* Robert E. King John C. Hazard* 1964–65 Grover E. Murray* William H. Curry, Jr.* George C. Hardin, Jr.* John C. Hazard 1965–66 Orlo E. Childs* John M. Parker* George C. Hardin, Jr. John C. Hazard 1966–67 Michel T. Halbouty* Daniel A. Busch John D. Moody* John C. Hazard 1967–68 J. Ben Carsey* Eduardo J. Guzman* John D. Moody John D. Haun 1968–69 Frank B. Conselman* John E. Kilkenny* James M. Forgotson, Jr. John D. Haun 1969–70 Kenneth H. Crandall* Willis G. Meyer* James M. Forgotson, Jr. John D. Haun

Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary 1970–71 William H. Curry, Jr.* J. M. Browning Sherman A. Wengerd* James R. Jackson, Jr. 1971–72 Sherman A. Wengerd* John A. Taylor James E. Wilson, Jr. Ted L. Bear* *Deceased

2008 Annual Report Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary 1972–73 James E. Wilson, Jr. Samuel P. Ellison, Jr.* Daniel A. Busch Ted L. Bear 1973–74 Daniel A. Busch August Goldstein, Jr. Merrill W. Haas* Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson* 1974–75 Merrill W. Haas* Duncan A. McNaughton* John E. Kilkenny* Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson 1975–76 John E. Kilkenny* Frank C. Crawford* John D. Moody* Robey H. Clark* 1976–77 John D. Moody* Ralph L. Miller* Edd R. Turner* Robey H. Clark 1977–78 Edd R. Turner* Edwin P. Kerr Robert D. Gunn John J. Amoruso 1978–79 Robert D. Gunn Thomas D. Barber* John D. Haun John J. Amoruso 1979–80 John D. Haun D. Keith Murray Robey H. Clark* Donald R. Boyd* 1980–81 Robey H. Clark* Eugene F. Reid Frank W. Harrison, Jr. Donald R. Boyd 1981–82 Frank W. Harrison, Jr. John L. Severson* John M. Parker* James A. Hartman 1982–83 John M. Parker* John P. Lockridge John J. Amoruso James A. Hartman 1983–84 John J. Amoruso Robert D. Cowdery Ted L. Bear* James A. Gibbs 1984–85 Ted L. Bear* Gerald M. Friedman William L. Fisher James A. Gibbs 1985–86 William L. Fisher Clemont H. Bruce* Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson* Richard R. Bloomer* 1986–87 Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson* James M. Forgotson, Jr. Lawrence W. Funkhouser Richard R. Bloomer 1987–88 Lawrence W. Funkhouser Jerome J. C. Ingels Norman H. Foster* Michael E. Hriskevich 1988–89 Norman H. Foster* John W. Shelton James O. Lewis, Jr. Michael E. Hriskevich 1989–90 James O. Lewis, Jr. John W. Harbaugh James A. Gibbs Arthur M. Van Tyne 1990–91 James A. Gibbs David G. Campbell Robert J. Weimer Arthur M. Van Tyne 1991–92 Robert J. Weimer Donald W. Axford Harrison L. Townes Richard S. Bishop 1992–93 Harrison L. Townes Donald L. Ziegler Don F. Tobin Richard S. Bishop 1993–94 Don F. Tobin Robert G. Lindblom A. T. “Toby” Carleton G. Warfield Hobbs 1994–95 A. T. “Toby” Carleton Stewart Chuber Eugene F. “Bud” Reid* G. Warfield Hobbs 1995–96 E. F. “Bud” Reid* Stephen A. Sonnenberg Robert D. Cowdery Robbie Gries 1996–97 Robert D. Cowdery David A. L. Jenkins Edward K. David Robbie Gries 1997–98 Edward K. David Roy D. Nurmi Richard S. Bishop Elizabeth B. Campen 1998–99 Richard S. Bishop Martha Lou Broussard M. Ray Thomasson Elizabeth B. Campen 1999–00 M. Ray Thomasson Carl J. Smith Marlan W. Downey Charles R. Noll 2000–01 Marlan W. Downey Ronald A. Nelson Robbie Rice Gries Charles R. Noll 2001–02 Robbie R. Gries Donald W. Lewis Daniel L. Smith Charles J. Mankin 2002–03 Dan L. Smith Peter M. Lloyd Stephen A. Sonnenberg Charles J. Mankin 2003–04 Stephen A. Sonnenberg Erik P. Mason Patrick J. F. Gratton Robert L. Countryman 2004–05 Patrick J. F. Gratton Neil F. Hurley Peter R. Rose Robert L. Countryman 2005–06 Peter R. Rose Steven L. Veal Lee T. Billingsley J. Michael Party 2006–07 Lee T. Billingsley John C. Dolson Willard R. Green J. Michael Party

Term Treasurer Editor Chairman, House of Delegates 1970–71 William B. Heroy, Jr. John D. Haun George R. Gibson* 1971–72 William B. Heroy, Jr. Frank E. Kottlowski* George C. Hardin, Jr.* 1972–73 Fred A. Dix, Jr.* Frank E. Kottlowski Herbert G. Davis 1973–74 Edd R. Turner, Jr.* Frank E. Kottlowski Robert J. Gutru 1974–75 George C. Grow, Jr.* Frank E. Kottlowski Hugh N. Frenzel* 1975–76 George C. Grow, Jr. John W. Shelton Robert N. Hacker* 1976–77 George S. Galbraith* John W. Shelton John W. James* 1977–78 George S. Galbraith John W. Shelton Harry A. Miller, Jr. 1978–79 George B. Pichel John W. Shelton J. Miller Goodger 1979–80 George B. Pichel Myron K. Horn Louis C. Bortz 1980–81 John S. Runge Myron K. Horn H. Victor Church* 1981–82 John S. Runge Myron K. Horn David G. Campbell 1982–83 Norman H. Foster* Myron K. Horn William H. Roberts, III* 1983–84 Norman H. Foster Richard Steinmetz Bruce O. Tohill 1984–85 John R. Kerns Richard Steinmetz A. T. (Toby) Carleton 1985–86 John R. Kerns James A. Helwig Larry D. Woodfork 1986–87 Anthony Reso James A. Helwig John L. Stout 1987–88 Anthony Reso James A. Helwig Martha Lou Broussard 1988–89 Paul M. Strunk James A. Helwig George A. Hillis 1989–90 Paul M. Strunk Susan A. Longacre Brenda K. Cunningham 1990–91 Edward K. David Susan A. Longacre John C. Osmond 1991–92 Edward K. David Susan A. Longacre Willard R. Green 1992–93 Susan M. Landon Susan A. Longacre Kenneth O. Seewald 1993–94 Susan M. Landon Kevin T. Biddle Gerald A. Cooley* 1994–95 Lee T. Billingsley Kevin T. Biddle Ed W. Heath *Deceased

Annual Report 2009 Term Treasurer Editor Chairman, House of Delegates 1995–96 Lee T. Billingsley Kevin T. Biddle Thomas Ahlbrandt 1996–97 Steven L. Veal Kevin T. Biddle Patrick J. F. Gratton 1997–98 Steven L. Veal Neil F. Hurley Daniel L. Smith 1998–99 Terry L. Hollrah Neil F. Hurley Tom Mairs 1999–00 Terry L. Hollrah Neil F. Hurley John R. Hogg 2000–01 Edward B. Picou, Jr. Neil F. Hurley Lowell K. Lischer 2001–02 Edward B. Picou, Jr. John C. Lorenz Edward D. Dolly 2002–03 Paul Weimer John C. Lorenz Terry L. Hollrah 2003–04 Paul Weimer John C. Lorenz George Eynon 2004–05 Dwight “Clint” Moore Ernest A. Mancini Valary L. Schulz 2005–06 Dwight “Clint” Moore Ernest A. Mancini Don D. Clarke 2006–07 Randi S. Martinsen Ernest A. Mancini Larry L. Jones *Deceased Energy Minerals Division Executive Committees

Term President Vice President Secretary -Treasurer 1977–78 Loyd A. Carlson Warren H. Westphal Ruffin I. Rackley 1978–79 Warren H. Westphal Frederick R. Scheerer Ruffin I. Rackley 1979–80 Frederick R. Scheerer John A. Pederson Robert L. Fuchs 1980–81 John A. Pederson Samuel A. Friedman Robert L. Fuchs 1981–82 Robert L. Fuchs J. Henri N. Wennekers Norbert E. Cygan 1982–83 Ruffin I. Rackley Charles W. Berge Norbert E. Cygan 1983–84 Charles W. Berge Norbert E. Cygan Edward C. Beaumont 1984–85 Norbert E. Cygan Philip C. Goodell Edward C. Beaumont 1985–86 Philip C. Goodell D. Keith Murray O. Jay Gatten 1986–87 D. Keith Murray Frank E. Kottlowski* O. Jay Gatten 1987–88 Frank E. Kottlowski* Jeremy B. Platt Sandra C. Feldman 1988–89 Jeremy B. Platt Donald F. Towse Sandra C. Feldman 1989–90 Donald F. Towse Samuel A. Friedman Sandra C. Feldman 1990–91 Samuel A. Friedman Douglas C. Peters Sandra C. Feldman 1991–92 Douglas C. Peters Carl J. Smith Frank D. Pruett 1992–93 Carl J. Smith John W. Gabelman Frank D. Pruett 1993–94 John W. Gabelman Charles G. “Chip” Groat Frank D. Pruett 1994–95 Charles G. “Chip” Groat Gayle H. ”Scott“ McColloch Frank D. Pruett 1995–96 Gayle H. “Scott” McColloch, Jr. Carroll F. Knutson Peter J. McCabe 1996–97 Carroll F. Knutson Margaret Anne Rogers Peter J. McCabe

Term President Vice President Secretary Treasurer 1997–98 Margaret Anne Rogers Lawrence L. Brady Samuel A. Friedman Carroll F. Knutson

Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer 1998–99 Lawrence L. Brady Jack C. Pashin Thomas E. Ewing Brian J. Cardott James C. Hower 1999–00 Thomas E. Ewing Andrew R. Scott Ronald L. Grubbs Brian J. Cardott Michael A. Wiley 2000–01 Ronald L. Grubbs Brian J. Cardott Andrew R. Scott Alexander R. Papp Michael A. Wiley 2001–02 Andrew R. Scott Chacko J. John Rebecca L. Dodge Alexander R. Papp Michael A. Wiley 2002–03 Rebecca L. Dodge Alexander R. Papp Chacko J. John Walter B. Ayers, Jr. Michael A. Wiley 2003–04 Chacko J. John Peter D. Warwick Brian J. Cardott Elizabeth B. Campen Michael A. Wiley 2004–05 Brian J. Cardott Elizabeth B. Campen Peter Warwick Samuel H. Limerick Michael A. Wiley 2005–06 Peter Warwick Creties Jenkins William A. Aubrose Samuel H. Limerick K. David Newell 2006–07 William A. Ambrose Jack C. Pashin Douglas G. Patchen Elizabeth B. Campen K. David Newell *Deceased Division of Professional Affairs Executive Committees

Term President Vice President Secretary -Treasurer 1968–69 W. Dow Hamm* Frank B. Conselman* Willis G. Meyer 1969–70 George R. Gibson* John T. Rouse* Ted L. Bear 1970–71 James O. Lewis, Jr. John D. Sistrunk, Jr. Bernold M. Hanson* 1971–72 James O. Lewis, Jr. John D. Sistrunk, Jr. Bernold M. Hanson*

2010 Annual Report Term President Vice President Secretary -Treasurer 1972–73 Ray C. Lewis George C. Grow, Jr.* Karl E. Becker 1973–74 Ray C. Lewis George C. Grow, Jr. Karl E. Becker 1974–75 Don E. Lawson Karl E. Becker Frank C. Crawford 1975–76 Don E. Lawson Karl E. Becker Frank C. Crawford 1976–77 Lee H. Meltzer* Frank L. Constant Arthur L. Trowbridge 1977–78 Lee H. Meltzer Frank L. Constant Arthur L. Trowbridge 1978–79 Herbert G. Davis Richard D. House Donald R. Hembre 1979–80 Herbert G. Davis Richard D. House Donald R. Hembre 1980–81 Jerome J. C. Ingels Charles A. Brinkley George R. Bole 1981–82 Jerome J. C. Ingels Charles A. Brinkley George R. Bole 1982–83 Harry A. Miller, Jr. Dougald H. Thamer J. Miller Goodger 1983–84 Harry A. Miller, Jr. Dougald H. Thamer J. Miller Goodger Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer 1984–85 Dougald R. Thamer Scott J. Lysinger George R. Bole Harry Ptasynski John T. Isberg 1985–86 George R. Bole William R. Speer Scott J. Lysinger John F. Partridge John T. Isberg 1986–87 Scott J. Lysinger James P. Rogers Jack P. Martin John F Partridge John E. Burke 1987–88 Jack P. Martin Robert D. Cowdery Harrison L. Townes Owen C. Brown John E. Burke 1988–89 Harrison L. Townes Harold W. Hanke Patrick J. F. Gratton Owen C. Brown Cecil R. Rives 1989–90 Patrick J. F. Gratton J. Robert Wynne James P. Rogers W. Paul Buckthal Cecil R. Rives 1990–91 James P. Rogers Steven A. Sonnenberg Robert D. Cowdery W. Paul Buckthal G. L. Jack Richards 1991–92 Robert D. Cowdery H. Grady Collier, Jr. Charles R. Noll, Jr. Royce P. Carr G. L. Jack Richards 1992–93 Charles R. Noll, Jr. Lowell K. Lischer Peter G. Gray Royce P. Carr William E. Diggs 1993–94 Peter G. Gray Terry L. Hollrah Willard R. Green Michael R. Canich William E. Diggs 1994–95 Willard R. Green Robert T. Sellars, Jr. Terry L. Hollrah Michael R. Canich Thomas E. Ewing 1995–96 Terry L. Hollrah Royce P. Carr Peter R. Rose Jack H. West Thomas E. Ewing 1996–97 Peter R. Rose Thomas E. Davis Robert T. Sellars, Jr. Jack H. West Richard D. Fritz Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer Past President 1997–98 Robert T. Sellars, Jr. Thomas E. Ewing Stephen A. Sonnenberg Charles E. (Gene) Mear Richard D. Fritz Peter R. Rose 1998–99 Stephen A. Sonnenberg Richard G. Green Robert W. Sabaté Charles E. (Gene) Mear Debra Rutan Robert T. Sellars, Jr. 1999–00 Robert W. Sabaté Robert C. Shoup G. W. “Skip” Hobbs IV Lee T. Billingsley Debra Rutan Stephen A. Sonnenberg 2000–01 G. W. “Skip” Hobbs IV J. Michael Party Royce P. Carr Lee T. Billingsley Suzanne Cluff Robert W. Sabaté 2001–02 Royce P. Carr Deborah K. Sacrey Tom Mairs Brenda K. Cunningham Suzanne Cluff G. W. “Skip” Hobbs IV 2002–03 Tom Mairs Lee C. Gerhard Bob Shoup Deborah K. Sacrey Dan J. Tearpock Royce P. Carr 2003–04 Robert C. Shoup Rick L. Ericksen J. Michael Party Casey F. Clawson Dan J. Tearpock Tom Mairs 2004–05 J. Michael Party Dan J. Tearpock Deborah K. Sacrey Casey F. Clawson Jeffery C. Greenawalt Robert C. Shoup 2005–06 Deborah K. Sacrey Debra Rutan Richard G. Green Craig W. Reynolds Jeffery C. Greenawalt J. Michael Party 2006–07 Richard G. Green Suzanne Cluff Thomas E. Ewing Craig W. Reynolds Michael R. Canich, Jr. Deborah K. Sacrey *Deceased Division of Environmental Geosciences Executive Committees

Term President Vice President Committee Member Secretary-Treasurer Editor 1992–93 Bernold M. Hanson* Susan C. Kiser Thomas W. Rol William G. Murray Richard F. Meyer Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary-Treasurer Editor 1993–94 Bernold M. Hanson* Bonnie B. Robinson Lee C. Gerhard James M. Waldron Richard F. Meyer 1994–95 Lee C. Gerhard Steven L. Veal James L. Baer James M. Waldron Robert J. Menzie, Jr. 1995–96 James L. Baer Stanley C. Grant Larry D. Woodfork M. Kathleen Vail Robert J. Menzie, Jr. 1996–97 Larry P. Woodfork Don Warner Susan C. Kiser M. Kathleen Vail Robert J. Menzie, Jr. 1997–98 Susan C. Kiser Michael “Doc” Weathers Wm. G. Murray Wm. E. Harrison Robert J. Menzie, Jr. 1998–99 William G. Murray Rima Petrossian Steven L. Veal Wm. E. Harrison Stephen M. Testa 1999–00 Steven L. Veal Peter J. Hutchinson Michael “Doc” Weathers Kenneth D. Vogel Stephen M. Testa 2000–01 Michael “Doc” Weathers Jane S. McColloch William E. Harrison Kenneth D. Vogel Stephen M. Testa 2001–02 William E. Harrison John A. Lopez Robert J. Menzie William Sarni Stephen M. Testa 2002–03 Robert J. Menzie Steven P. Tischer Rima Petrossian William Sarni Gerald R. Baum 2003–04 Rima Petrossian Kenneth G. Johnson Kenneth D. Vogel Mary L. Barrett Gerald R. Baum 2004–05 Kenneth D. Vogel Charles Chris Steincamp Steven P. Tischer Mary L. Barrett Gerald R. Baum 2005–06 Steven P. Tischer Craig Dingler Jane S. McColloch Nancy S. Dorsey Gerald R. Baum 2006–07 Jane S. McColloch Michael A. Jacobs Charles G. Groat Nancy S. Dorsey Gerald R. Baum *Deceased

Annual Report 2011 Annual Convention Locations and General Chairmen

Year City General Chairman Year City General Chairman 1916 Norman, Oklahoma Charles H. Taylor 1962 San Francisco, California Gordon B. Oakeshott 1917 Tulsa, Oklahoma F. R. Rees 1963 Houston, Texas William A. Thomas 1918 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — 1964 Toronto, Canada William A. Roliff 1919 Dallas, Texas — 1965 New Orleans, Louisiana Gordon I. Atwater 1920 Dallas, Texas — 1966 St. Louis, Missouri Clarence E. Brehm 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma M. M. Valerius 1967 Los Angeles, California John E. Kilkenny 1922 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — 1968 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Edwin P. Kerr, Jr. 1923 Shreveport, Louisiana Ben K. Stroud 1969 Dallas, Texas William J. Hilseweck 1924 Houston, Texas Alexander Deussen 1970 Calgary, Canada John M. Browning 1925 Wichita, Kansas Marvin Lee 1971 Houston, Texas Edd R. Turner, Jr. 1926 Dallas, Texas R. B. Whitehead 1972 Denver, Colorado Robert J. Weimer 1927 Tulsa, Oklahoma M. M. Valerius 1973 Anaheim, California Arthur R. Weller 1928 San Francisco, California E. G. Gaylord 1974 San Antonio, Texas M. O. Turner 1929 Fort Worth, Texas J. Elmer Thomas 1975 Dallas, Texas Robert J. Cordell 1930 New Orleans, Louisiana W. W. Grimm 1976 New Orleans, Louisiana M. Gordon Frey 1931 San Antonio, Texas D. R. Semmes 1977 Washington, D.C. Richard F. Meyer 1932 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Irving Perrine 1978 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Lee R. Riley 1933 Houston, Texas Alexander Deussen 1979 Houston, Texas Anthony Reso 1934 Dallas, Texas Clyde M. Bennett 1980 Denver, Colorado John P. Lockridge 1935 Wichita, Kansas E. C. Moncrief 1981 San Francisco, California Donald L. Zieglar 1936 Tulsa, Oklahoma Frank Rinker Clark 1982 Calgary, Canada James MacDonald 1937 Los Angeles, California Frank A. Morgan 1983 Dallas, Texas Lewis S. (Stan) Pittman 1938 New Orleans, Louisiana R. A. Steinmayer 1984 San Antonio, Texas Edward C. Roy, Jr. 1939 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma R. W. Laughlin 1985 New Orleans, Louisiana George D. Severson 1940 Chicago, Illinois Verner Jones 1986 Atlanta, Georgia Howard R. Cramer 1941 Houston, Texas Alexander Deussen 1987 Los Angeles, California Eugene F. (Bud) Reid 1942 Denver, Colorado C. E. Dobbin 1988 Houston, Texas Richard S. Bishop 1943 Fort Worth, Texas Karl A. Mygdal 1989 San Antonio, Texas Don F. Tobin 1944 Dallas, Texas Joseph M. Wilson 1990 San Francisco, California James R. Baroffio 1945 Tulsa, Oklahoma Business meeting only held 1991 Dallas, Texas Charles F. Dodge 1946 Chicago, Illinois Theron Wasson 1992 Calgary, Canada George Eynon 1947 Los Angeles, California Harold W. Hoots 1993 New Orleans, Louisiana Bob Sabaté 1948 Denver, Colorado Thomas S. Harrison 1994 Denver, Colorado Robbie R. Gries 1949 St. Louis, Missouri W. B. Wilson 1995 Houston, Texas James O. Lewis, Jr. 1950 Chicago, Illinois Lynn K. Lee 1996 San Diego, California John A. Minch 1951 St. Louis, Missouri Walter H. Spears 1997 Dallas, Texas Tom Mairs 1952 Los Angeles, California Howard C. Pyle 1998 Salt Lake City, Utah M. Lee Allison 1953 Houston, Texas Carleton D. Speed, Jr. 1999 San Antonio, Texas Edward C. Roy, Jr. 1954 St. Louis, Missouri Graham B. Moody 2000 New Orleans, Louisiana Eric P. Mason 1955 New York, New York G. Moses Knebel 2001 Denver, Colorado Stephen A. Sonnenberg 1956 Chicago, Illinois Morris M. Leighton 2002 Houston, Texas Jeffrey W. Lund 1957 St. Louis, Missouri Harold T. Morley 2003 Salt Lake City, Utah Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr. 1958 Los Angeles, California Leo R. Newfarmer 2004 Dallas, Texas Terence G. O’Hare 1959 Dallas, Texas W. Dow Hamm 2005 Calgary, Canada John Hogg 1960 Atlantic City, New Jersey Harry S. Ladd 2006 Houston, Texas Charles A. Sternbach 1961 Denver, Colorado Laurence Brundall 2007 Long Beach, California Dalton F. Lockman International Conference Locations and General Chairmen

Year City General Chairman Year City General Chairman 1984 Geneva, Switzerland P.W.J. Wood 1997 Vienna, Austria Walter P. Grün 1988 Nice, France James A. Helwig 1998 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Joel Mendes Rennó 1991 London, England A.J. Martin 1999 Birmingham, England R. F. P. Hardman 1992 Sydney, Australia Murray H. Johnstone 2000 Bali, Indonesia Gatot K. Wiroyudo 2002 Cairo, Egypt Mostafa El Ayouty 1993 Caracas, Venezuela Juan Chacin 2003 Barcelona, Spain Jorge Ferrer Modolell The Hague, Netherlands Roelof J. Murris 2004 Cancun, Mexico Alfredo E. Guzmán 1994 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Khalid Ngah 2005 Paris, France Jean-Marie Masset 1995 Nice, France Lucien Montadert 2006 Perth, Australia Agu Kantsler 1996 Caracas, Venezuela José P. Dominguez 2007 Athens, Greece Geir Lunde (Joint Regional)

2012 Annual Report 2006 Fifty-Year Members

List is not comprehensive. It includes only Philip Leonard Ferguson Bobby J. Lane those who attained 50-year membership Richard Walter Fetzner Quinn Cassel Laukel in 2006. Robert Frederick Flege, Jr. William Joseph LeMay William S. Flores Chester Leroy Love James Avery Baird James Howard Frasher James Diller Lowell Cecil O. Basenberg Wilbur Slater Frederick Glen Charles Luff William John M. Bazeley Wallace H. Fung Vance M. Lynch Robert Eugene Bearnth Charles Marion Funk Craig Alfred Lyon James Louis Becnel Clyde Bruce Furlow Lawrence Robert Lysinger Leslie Raymond Beddoes, Jr. Floyd Henderson Furr Duncan Campbell Malcolm Howard Warren Bell James Brooke Furrh, Jr. Raymond Eldon Maret Robert Joe Bell John Duncan Galloway Ronald Joseph Marr Kenneth Eugene Bewley Brice Kirkgard Gaston Philip Lewis Martin Alan Mark Bieber Joe N. Gifford Gerald William McCarty Terry Vance Bills, Jr. George Edwards Gordon Thane Hubert McCulloh James Claude Black Frank L. Gouin John Harlan McElroy Richard Carlton Blackwell Wallace Edison Graham George Stanley McJannet James Bruce Brewster Peter Gordon Gray William J. McMichael Bob Brill Joseph Dalton Bristow Thomas Edgar Green, Jr. Roy Mendes Terence L. Britt Elmer J. Grivetti Zenith Samuel Merritt John A. Brock Neil Wallace Hamilton Buster Wallace Miller Grosvenor Brown John W. Hampton, Jr. Wayne David Miller Harold Allen Brown Rodney W. Handfield Richard Alvin Mills Philip Rodney Brown Neil Eugene Hanson Robert Mitchell Mitchum, Jr. Wesley Gerald Bruer George Richardson Harlow Rex Monahan Harrison T. Brundage Gerald Edmund Harrington James Thornton Morgan Jack Donald Burgess Hobart Byron Harris Thomas Marion Mount John Frederick Burst, Jr. John Dow Harris Eric Walter Mountjoy David Ray Butler Ronald Murray Hedberg Joseph Charles Mueller Duane T. Cable Gay Coleman Helm, Jr. Robert Eugene Near Gerald George Calhoun Donald Ray Hembre Charles Oliver Newell David G. Campbell Charles Henry Hightower, Jr. Nestor Nicholeris Alfred Townes Carleton, Jr. George Calvin Hingle Bill Reed Nicholson Mark Anthony Clement William Myrl Hoag Hershell Howard Nixon Merrill Franklin Cobb John Peter Hobson, Jr. James E. Noble Charles Joseph Conkling James Thomas Hollis Harlan Eugene Northcott Harold E. Curtis Bobby C. Holt Robert Allen Northcutt Norbert Everett Cygan Frank C. Horacek, III Herbert George Officer George Frederick Pete Dana Walter Holmes Howe Ronald Charles Ohnoutka Jack Murray Darden Daniel Edward Hudson, Jr. Gail Everett Oliphant Herbert G. Davis Edward Wallace Hudson Richard Henry Ornelas Allen H. Dewees Richard F. Hulstrand Richard Lee Parker Charles Walter Dobie Peter West Hummel George Clark Pendleton, Jr. Charles Edward Doran James Monroe Hunter, Jr. Richard J. Penhorwood Bill J. Dorrell Alfred James, III Morton M. Pepper Edward D. Dowd Johnnie Fred Johnson W. B. Perry, Jr. Darrel Eugene Dunn William Joseph Johnson William Hans Petersen Robert Hayden Dunn Donald Richard Jones Edward H. Phelps Max Holmes Durham, Jr. George R. Jones Walter Innes Phillips Lyle Dean Eberly William Henry Kay Gerald William Pike Robert L. Egbert Marlene Miller Kearley James A. Pi-Sunyer Arthur Ryan Elder George Adolphus Kelly, Jr. Forrest Graham Poole John Benjamin Elder Myrl Stuart Kirk Joe Douglas Powell Arthur Beverly Elliott, Jr. Anthony Koning Arthur Frank Preston Thomas Glenn Fails, Jr. Virgil Kelly Kraus Tom E. Purcell Dean Robert Fellows Edwin Robert Landis Fred L. Pyfer

Annual Report 2013 Charles Lee Ramay Orrin Lee Slind Charles David Vertrees, Jr. Gene Austin Ratcliff Guy William Smith Harry Arthur Vest James Phelan Raymond, Jr. Richard Dean Smith William Cruse Ward Anthony Reso Coy Herman Squyres Robert William Waring Don William Reynolds Albert Martin Stall Don Lee Warner Fred N. Reynolds Richard Lawrence Stallings Reginald Edwin Warren, Jr. Edward Phillip Riker, Jr. Gerald Francis Stansberry John Ferdinand Wauters William Arthur Robbins, Jr. Jack Herschel Stanton Eric Andrew Webb John F. Rogers Robert Warren Stapp Alvin E. West John James William Rogers Harry R. Stenson John Franklin West Sigmund J. Rosenfeld Richard W. Stump Charles Bruce Wilder Charles Louis Runnels Robert Kilburn Sylvester James Jerome Williams John Ernest Ryall Bobby Jack Talley Kenneth Robert Williamson Gene Arthur Sanders Eric Elon Thompson, Jr. Wayland Carlyle Savre Gerald Leon Thompson Philip Charles Withrow William Ray Scheidecker James Wesley Thompson Richard Laurence Woodhams Donald Roy Scherer Thomas M. Thompson Jack Landis Woods Wayne Alvin Schild R. Bruce Trimble Thomas Canby Woodward Owen Edwin Schooler Eugene Claude Tripp David Craig Wright Howard William Schwartz John Francis Trotter John Buel Wright D. Leroy Sims Miguel Valenzuela-Samper Eugene Anthony Ziemba Isaac Edwin Skillern James Edwin Vause Donald A. Zimmerman

2014 Annual Report AAPG Constitution and Bylaws

Constitution (c) Members shall not give professional opinions, make reports or give legal testimony without being as thoroughly As amended June 25, 2006. informed as reasonably required.

SECTION 3. Relation of Members to Employers and Clients ARTICLE I. NAME (a) Members shall disclose to prospective employers or This Association, which is incorporated under the laws of the clients the existence of any pertinent competitive or State of Colorado, shall be called “The American Association conflicting interests. of Petroleum Geologists.” (b) Members shall not use or divulge any employer’s or client’s confidential information without their permission and shall avoid conflicts of interest that may arise from ARTICLE II. PURPOSES information gained during geological investigations. The purposes of this Association are to advance the science of geology, especially as it relates to petroleum, natural gas, SECTION 4. Relation of Members to One Another other subsurface fluids, and mineral resources; to promote (a) Members shall not falsely or maliciously attempt to the technology of exploring for, finding, and producing these injure the reputation or business of others. materials in an economically and environmentally sound (b) Members shall freely recognize the work done by manner; to foster the spirit of scientific research throughout others, avoid plagiarism, and avoid the acceptance of credit its membership; to disseminate information relating to the due others. geology and the associated technology of petroleum, natural (c) Members shall endeavor to cooperate with others in the gas, other subsurface fluids, and mineral resources; to inspire profession and shall encourage the ethical dissemination of and maintain a high standard of professional conduct on the geological knowledge. part of its members; to provide the public with means to recognize adequately trained and professionally responsible SECTION 5. Duty to the Association geologists; and to advance the professional well-being of (a) Members of the Association shall aid in preventing the its members. election to membership of those who are unqualified or do not meet the standards set forth in this Code of Ethics. (b) By applying for or continuing membership in the ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP Association, each member agrees to uphold the ethical standards set forth in this Code of Ethics. SECTION 1. (c) Members shall not use AAPG membership to imply The members of this Association shall consist of persons endorsement, recommendation, or approval by the concerned with the professional applications of the Association of specific projects or proposals. geological science. SECTION 6. Discipline for Violations of Standards SECTION 2. Members violating any standard prescribed in this Article Various classifications of memberships and the qualifications shall be subject to discipline as provided by the Bylaws. thereof shall be established by the Bylaws of the Association.

ARTICLE V. GOVERNMENT ARTICLE IV. CODE OF ETHICS (Text effective through June 30, 2007) The government of this Association shall be vested in six SECTION 1. General Principles (6) elected officers, an Executive Committee, a House of (a) Geology is a profession, and the privilege of professional Delegates, and an Advisory Council. The composition of each practice requires professional morality and professional body, the manner of selection, the terms of office, the specific responsibility. duties, responsibilities, and other matters relevant to such (b) Honesty, integrity, loyalty, fairness, impartiality, candor, bodies and officers shall be as provided in the Bylaws of this fidelity to trust, and inviolability of confidence are incumbent Association. Any responsibility and authority of government of upon every member as professional obligations. this Association not otherwise specified in these governing (c) Each member shall be guided by high standards of documents shall be reserved to the Executive Committee. business ethics, personal honor, and professional conduct. The word “member” as used throughout this code includes (Text effective July 1, 2007) all classes of membership. The government of this Association shall be vested in seven (7) elected officers, an Executive Committee, a House of SECTION 2. Relation of Members to the Public Delegates, and an Advisory Council. The composition of each (a) Members shall not make false, misleading, or body, the manner of selection, the terms of office, the unwarranted statements, representations or claims in regard specific duties, responsibilities, and other matters relevant to to professional matters, nor shall they engage in false or such bodies and officers shall be as provided in the Bylaws of deceptive advertising this Association. Any responsibility and authority of government (b) Members shall not permit the publication or use of their of this Association not otherwise specified in these governing reports or maps for any unsound or illegitimate undertakings. documents shall be reserved to the Executive Committee.

Annual Report 2015 ARTICLE VI. DISPOSITION OF ASSETS The American Association of Petroleum Geologists is a Bylaws non-profit organization. In the event of the dissolution of the As amended June 25, 2006. Association, the Association shall distribute any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities, for charitable, ARTICLE I. MEMBERSHIP scientific, or educational purposes in strict compliance with exemption provided under Section 501 (c)(6) of the Internal SECTION 1. Membership Revenue Code of 1954. It is recognized that, under these Membership in this Association shall consist of the following circumstances, no member of the Association shall have classifications: any right or interest in or to the property or assets of (a) Active Members the Association. (b) Emeritus Members (c) Honorary Members (d) Students ARTICLE VII. BYLAWS (e) Associates The Bylaws, consisting of fourteen (14) articles as appended hereto, are hereby adopted and may be amended, enlarged, SECTION 2. Definition of Term “Member” or reduced as provided in the Bylaws. Unless otherwise expressly provided in these Bylaws, the term “member” shall refer only to Active, Emeritus, and ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENTS Honorary Members. Only members may hold office, vote in Association affairs, sponsor membership applications, or refer to themselves as members of the Association. SECTION 1. Mail, Electronic Mail or Other Suitable Ballot by Members Amendments to this Constitution may be made by a SECTION 3. Active Members two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the members of this Any person engaged in the practice or teaching of geology Association responding by mail, electronic mail, or other may apply for Active membership, provided the applicant suitable ballot. holds a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctor’s Degree in geological science from a college of acceptable academic standards and, SECTION 2. Proposal of Amendments in addition, has had three (3) years of experience in the Such amendments may be proposed by the following: practice or teaching of geology. Credit for experience can be (a) Resolution by the Executive Committee; counted as follows: Master’s Degree—one (1) year; Doctor’s (b) Resolution by a special constitutional committee Degree—two (2) years. The Executive Committee may waive appointed by the President; degree or current professional activity requirements if in its (c) Resolution of the House of Delegates; judgment an applicant has adequate professional experience (d) A proposal in writing signed by any fifty (50) members and has attained standing in the profession. of the Association. All such resolutions or proposals must be submitted to, SECTION 4. Emeritus Members and action must be taken during, the annual meeting of the When Active Members in good standing in the Association, House of Delegates of this Association, as provided in the with all dues paid to date, become sixty-five (65) years of Bylaws and in conformance with Section 3 of this Article. age and have been members of the Association (regardless of classification) for a total of thirty (30) years including time SECTION 3. Legality of Amendments spent in military service, those members shall become The legality of all amendments shall be determined by the Emeritus Members of this Association upon advising the Executive Committee with advice of counsel prior to Executive Director of the Association of their sixty-fifth (65th) consideration by the House of Delegates. In the event that a birthday, and by requesting such classification of membership. proposed amendment is revised by the House of Delegates, Thereafter the emeriti members shall pay fifty percent (50%) such revision will again be referred to the Executive of the amount of dues for Active Members and shall be Committee for determination of legality prior to balloting. entitled to all privileges and advantages of Active membership in this Association. SECTION 4. Publication of Amendments Upon affirmation of legality of the proposed amendments, SECTION 5. Honorary Members the Executive Committee shall cause them to be published Honorary Members shall be those Active Members of this in the Bulletin or by other suitable means at least two Association who shall have contributed distinguished service (2) months prior to the annual meeting of the House to the cause of petroleum geology. Such determination shall of Delegates. be made by the Executive Committee. A recipient of the Sidney Powers Memorial Medal Award shall become SECTION 5. Voting on Amendments automatically an Honorary Member. Honorary Members shall If any proposed amendment shall be acted upon favorably not be required to pay dues, but shall have all the privileges by simple majority vote of the House of Delegates, the and advantages of Active membership in the Association. Executive Committee shall arrange for a ballot of members by mail, electronic mail or other suitable means, within sixty SECTION 6. Students (60) days after the annual meeting of the House of Any student majoring in geology or in a field of study Delegates, and two-thirds (2/3) majority favorable vote of related to or generally associated with geology at a college of the ballots received within sixty (60) days of such mailing, acceptable academic standards may apply for Student electronic mail or other suitable distribution, shall be membership. Student membership shall terminate upon sufficient to amend. termination of academic enrollment.

2016 Annual Report SECTION 7. Associates (c) President-Elect Any person not qualified for any other class of membership (d) Secretary who is a graduate of a college of acceptable academic standards (e) Treasurer whose employment is associated with geology, may apply for (f) Editor election as an Associate. The Executive Committee may waive degree requirements, if in its judgment an applicant has adequate (Text effective July 1, 2007) professional experience, and has attained professional standing. The officers of this Association shall be the following: SECTION 8. Election to Membership (a) President Every candidate for admission as an Active Member shall (b) Vice President, Sections submit a formal application on an application form authorized (c) Vice President, Regions by the Executive Committee, signed by the applicant, and (d) President-Elect endorsed by not less than three (3) individuals, at least two (e) Secretary (2) of whom are members who are in good standing, stating (f) Treasurer the applicant’s training and experience and such other facts (g) Editor as the Executive Committee shall from time to time prescribe. The Executive Committee shall be the sole judge of the SECTION 2. President eligibility of the applicant for membership and the adequacy The President shall be the chief executive officer of of the applicant’s qualifications. If the Executive Committee this Association. The President shall be spokesman for after due consideration, judges that the applicant’s the Association on all matters pertaining to the public; qualifications meet the requirements of the Constitution and shall appoint the members of all committees within the these Bylaws, the committee shall cause to be published in limits prescribed in the Constitution and Bylaws; shall the Bulletin or by other suitable means, the applicant’s name appoint delegates to cooperating organizations to represent and the names of the sponsors. If, after sixty (60) days have the Association; and shall serve as chairman of the elapsed since such publication, no reason is presented why Executive Committee. the applicant should not be admitted, the applicant shall be deemed eligible to Active or Associate membership, as the case may be, and shall be notified of election to membership. SECTION 3. Vice President An objection to the admission to membership of an applicant (Section title and text effective through June 30, 2007) must be submitted by an Active Member of the Association, The Vice President shall perform the duties of the President must be in writing, must be received by the Executive Director in the absence or inability of the President to serve. The Vice at the Association’s headquarters within sixty (60) days after President shall assume the office of President in case of a publication of the applicant’s name, must include a full statement vacancy for any cause in that office; and shall perform such of the circumstances on which the objection is based, and duties as may be assigned by the President. must be signed by the member raising the objection. If, in the opinion of the Executive Committee, the objection has merit, SECTION 3. Vice President, Sections the Executive Committee shall reconsider the application. (Section title and text effective July 1, 2007) The Vice President, Sections, when elected earlier than SECTION 9. Resignation the Vice President, Regions, shall perform the duties of the Any member of whatever classification may resign at any President in the absence or inability of the President to serve. time from the Association; such resignation shall be in writing The Vice President, Sections, when elected earlier than the and shall be accepted by the Executive Committee. Vice President, Regions, shall assume the office of President SECTION 10. Loss of Membership Rights in case of a vacancy for any cause in that office; and shall Any member of whatever classification who resigns, or who perform such duties as may be assigned by the President. forfeits membership for non-payment of dues, or who is The Vice President, Sections shall, with his or her other expelled for ethical reasons ceases to have any rights in the duties, concern himself or herself with the activities of the Association and ceases to incur further indebtedness to Association in respect to United States Sections. A Vice the Association. President, Sections elected pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of this Article II shall be presumed for the purposes SECTION 11. Reinstatement of this Section 3 to have been elected on the date of his or Any person who has ceased to be a member of whatever her predecessor’s election. The Vice President, Sections, classification who has resigned or who has forfeited while serving as such during the Association’s fiscal year membership for nonpayment of dues may be reinstated by commencing July 1, 2007, shall be presumed to have been unanimous vote of the Executive Committee upon fulfillment elected earlier than the Vice President, Regions. of such requirements as may be established by the Executive Committee. Any person who has been expelled from membership for ethical reasons may be reinstated as provided SECTION 4. Vice President, Regions for in Article XI, Section 7 of these Bylaws. (New Section 4 effective July 1, 2007) The Vice President, Regions, when elected earlier than ARTICLE II. OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND ASSOCIATION the Vice President, Sections, shall perform the duties of the POSITIONS President in the absence or inability of the President to serve. The Vice President, Regions, when elected earlier than the SECTION 1. Designation Vice President, Sections, shall assume the office of President (Text effective through June 30, 2007) in case of a vacancy for any cause in that office; and shall The officers of this Association shall be the following: perform such duties as may be assigned by the President. (a) President The Vice President, Regions shall, with his or her other (b) Vice President duties, concern himself or herself with the activities of the

Annual Report 2017 Association in respect to International Regions. A Vice shall be chief administrative official of the Association, shall President, Regions elected pursuant to the provisions of have the authority to execute contracts on behalf of the Section 12 of this Article II shall be presumed for the purposes Association, shall not be an officer of the Association, and of this Section 4 to have been elected on the date of his or shall not be a member of the Executive Committee. her predecessor’s election. SECTION 4. President-Elect SECTION 9. Terms of Office (Renumbered as Section 5 effective July 1, 2007) (Renumbered as Section 10 effective July 1, 2007) The President-Elect shall serve for one (1) year as such (Text effective through June 30, 2007) and in the following year shall assume the office of President. (a) The President, Vice President, and President-Elect, The President-Elect shall have no administrative authority each as such, shall serve a one (1)-year term and shall not except as a member of the Executive Committee; shall succeed themselves in office. The Secretary and Treasurer, become acquainted with all the details of the office of each as such, shall serve a two (2)-year staggered term and President, and generally become prepared to serve as shall not succeed themselves in office. The Editor, as such, President. The President-Elect shall be responsible for the shall serve a three (3)-year term and shall not serve preparation of the budget for the ensuing fiscal year for successive terms as Editor. approval by the Executive Committee. (b) The terms of office shall commence on July 1 following election. SECTION 5. Secretary (Renumbered as Section 6 effective July 1, 2007) (Text effective July 1, 2007) The Secretary shall be responsible for recording the actions (a) The President and President-Elect, each as such, shall of the Executive Committee; shall keep possession of the serve a one (1)-year term and shall not succeed themselves corporate seal and affix the same; and, subject to Executive in office. The Vice President, Sections and the Vice President, Committee approval, shall have policy oversight of all Regions, each as such, shall serve a two (2)-year staggered non-technical and non-peer reviewed publications and term and shall not succeed themselves in office. Secretary communications. The Secretary shall perform other duties and Treasurer, each as such, shall serve a two (2)-year as may be directed by the Executive Committee. staggered term and shall not succeed themselves in office. The Editor, as such, shall serve a three (3)-year term and SECTION 6. Treasurer shall not serve successive terms as Editor. Notwithstanding (Renumbered as Section 7 effective July 1, 2007) the above, the term of the Vice President, Sections, which The Treasurer shall supervise the receipt of all funds and, commences July 1, 2007, shall be for one year. under the direction of the Executive Committee, be (b) The terms of office shall commence on July 1 responsible for all disbursements of funds of the Association; following election. shall serve ex officio as a member of the Committee on Investments; shall give bond, the amount of which shall be determined by the Executive Committee, shall make the SECTION 10. Election of Officers annual report as Treasurer, and perform such other duties (Renumbered as Section 11 effective July 1, 2007) as directed by the Executive Committee. (a) These officers shall be elected from among the members of the Association by means of secret ballot in the SECTION 7. Editor following manner: not later than June 30 of each year the (Renumbered as Section 8 effective July 1, 2007) Advisory Council shall annually recommend two (2) or more The Editor shall have general supervision and final authority candidates each for the office of President-Elect, biennially in soliciting, accepting, and rejecting all material on technical recommend two (2) or more candidates each for offices of subjects for publication. The Editor shall have policy oversight Vice President, Sections; Vice President, Regions; Secretary; and responsibility for editorial content of all technical and and Treasurer; and triennially recommend two (2) or more peer-reviewed publications. With the approval of the candidates for the office of Editor to stand for election during Executive Committee, the Editor shall appoint, replace, the following fiscal year, and, if elected, to serve during the and reappoint such volunteer associate editors from among second succeeding fiscal year. The Executive Committee shall the membership of the Association that may be required approve the candidates recommended in the order (if the to accomplish the publication activities of the Association. Advisory Council recommends candidates in a particular The Editor shall submit an annual report of editorial activities order) and for the office recommended by the Advisory to the Executive Committee. Council unless the Executive Committee, by the affirmative vote of not less than five of its members in each instance, SECTION 8. Executive Director alters the order in which candidates are recommended or (Renumbered as Section 9 effective July 1, 2007) changes the office for which a particular candidate is Executive Committee policies shall be implemented by the recommended; provided, however, that no person shall be a Executive Director who shall have charge of the Association candidate who declines such candidacy. The Executive headquarters and staff personnel as authorized by the Committee shall annually approve two (2) candidates each Executive Committee. The Executive Director shall be the for the office of President-Elect, biennially approve two (2) person to whom all official notices to the Association will candidates each for the offices of Vice President, Sections; be addressed; shall be responsible for the physical custody Vice President, Regions; Secretary; and Treasurer; and of all official documents held in repository at Association triennially approve two (2) candidates for the office of Editor. headquarters; shall be under the personal direction of the Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, President; and will assist in the work of all committees to the Advisory Council shall recommend two (2) or more ensure the effectiveness of the activities of this Association. candidates and the Executive Committee shall approve two The Executive Director shall be appointed by and serve at the (2) candidates for each of the offices of Vice President, pleasure of the Executive Committee. The Executive Director Sections and Vice President, Regions for the elections to be

2018 Annual Report conducted in the Association’s fiscal year commencing A vacancy occurring in the office of Secretary, Treasurer, or July 1, 2006. Additional nominations may be made by written Editor shall be filled by the unsuccessful candidate for that petition of fifty (50) or more members in good standing office in the most recent election. If there were more than one received at Association headquarters not later than October unsuccessful candidate for that office in said election, the 15 following. A candidate or nominee for the office of Vice candidate to fill the vacancy will be selected in accordance President, Sections must reside within the United States and with the election process in Article II, Section 10, subsection (b), be a member of a Section at the date of his or her approval of these Bylaws. Should the unsuccessful candidate or by the Executive Committee as a candidate for such office as candidates be unwilling or unable to fill such vacancy, the described in this Section 11 (Note: as renumbered effective Executive Committee shall fill such vacancy. July 1, 2007) or when otherwise initially becoming a A vacancy occurring in the office of President-Elect or Vice candidate or nominee for such office. A candidate or nominee President shall be filled by mail, electronic mail, or other for the office of Vice President, Regions must reside outside suitable ballot by membership, through a special election called of the United States and be a member of a Region at the by the Executive Committee. Any such ballot may consist of any date of his or her approval by the Executive Committee as a combination of mail, electronic mail, and other suitable means. candidate for such office as described in this Section 11 (Note: as renumbered effective July 1, 2007) or when (Text effective July 1, 2007) otherwise initially becoming a candidate or nominee for such (a) A vacancy occurring in the office of Secretary, Treasurer, office. The names of candidates shall be published in the or Editor shall be filled by the unsuccessful candidate for that Explorer or by other suitable means ninety (90) days prior to office in the most recent election. If there were more than distribution of ballots to members. The Executive Committee one unsuccessful candidate for that office in said election, the shall then prepare a printed, electronic, or other suitable candidate to fill the vacancy will be selected in accordance ballot, listing the candidates for each office, and one (1) ballot with the election process in Article II, Section 11, subsection shall be mailed, electronically distributed, or distributed by (b), of these Bylaws. Should the unsuccessful candidate or other suitable means to each member on or before April 1. candidates be unwilling or unable to fill such vacancy, the Such ballots may consist of any combination of printed, Executive Committee may fill such vacancy. electronic, and other suitable ballots. Marked ballots returned (b) A vacancy occurring in the office of President-Elect, to and received by the Association after May 15 shall not be Vice President, Sections, or Vice President, Regions shall be counted. The ballot committee shall count the ballots filled by mail, electronic mail, or other suitable ballot by promptly after May 15 and report the results to the President. membership, through a special election called by the A majority of all votes cast for an office is necessary for Executive Committee. Any such ballot may consist of any election. In case of a tie vote the Executive Committee shall combination of mail, electronic mail, or other suitable means. cast one (1) additional deciding vote. (b) In the event that there are more than two (2) candidates for any office, whether through petition or other means as SECTION 12. Release of Election Results provided for in these Bylaws, then the candidate elected to (Renumbered as Section 13 effective July 1, 2007) that office shall be determined as provided in this subsection If all candidates in any AAPG election for a specific office (b). The ballots for offices having more than two (2) candidates approve in writing a statement authorizing the release of the shall provide for the candidates to be voted upon by the numerical results of their election, those results shall be voters in order of preference; i.e., first choice, second choice, released to each of the said candidates. Any of those etc. The candidate receiving a majority of the first choice candidates may subsequently disclose such election results votes shall be elected to that office. If no candidate receives to any person provided all candidates agree in writing. For a majority of the first choice votes cast, then the candidate the purposes of this Section 12, AAPG elections include, but that received the least number of first choice votes shall be are not limited to, elections for officers of the Association, dropped from consideration, and the second choices of those the House of Delegates, and the Divisions, and any other voters whose first choice was the dropped candidate shall be election between members of any classification conducted deemed those voters’ first choice. Upon a tabulation of the by the Association. votes according to the provisions of the previous sentence, a candidate with a majority of first choice votes shall be elected; if no candidate yet has a majority, the candidate remaining SECTION 13. Limitations on Association Positions with the least number of first choice votes shall be dropped (Renumbered as Section 14 effective July 1, 2007) from consideration, and the process described above shall (Text effective through June 30, 2007) again be applied in another tabulation of the votes to (a) No member of any classification may hold more than determine if a candidate has received a majority of the first one of the following offices at any one time: choice votes. The process provided in this subsection (b) Association President; shall be re-applied until a candidate receives a majority of the Association Vice President; first choice votes cast. In the process described in this Association President-Elect; subsection (b) the first choice of any voter in any tabulation Association Secretary; shall be deemed to be the candidate chosen highest by that Association Treasurer; voter after removing from that voter’s selections the candidate Association Editor; or candidates who have been dropped from consideration Chairman, House of Delegates; prior to the pertinent tabulation. Chairman-Elect, House of Delegates; Secretary-Editor, House of Delegates; Immediate Past Chairman, House of Delegates SECTION 11. Vacancies President of any Division; (Renumbered as Section 12 effective July 1, 2007) Advisory Council member elected by any United States (Text effective through June 30, 2007) Section; and

Annual Report 2019 Advisory Council member elected by any International (c) Vice President, Regions Region. (d) President-Elect (b) No past president of the Association may within three (e) Secretary (3) years after expiration of his or her term of office as such (f) Treasurer hold any of the offices listed in subsection 13(a) above. (g) Editor (Text effective July 1, 2007) (h) Chairman, House of Delegates (a) No member of any classification may hold more than one of the following offices at any one time; Association President; SECTION 2. Jurisdiction Association Vice President, Sections; (a) The Executive Committee shall have general executive Association Vice President, Regions; control and management of the affairs and funds of this Association President-Elect; Association; these shall include, but not be limited to: Association Secretary; designation of time and place of the annual meeting of the Association Treasurer; Association; supervision of election of officers and filling Association Editor; vacancies; determination of applicant qualifications and Chairman, House of Delegates; classifications; maintaining a headquarters and staff; accepting, Chairman-Elect, House of Delegates; creating, and administering funds for purposes provided Secretary-Editor, House of Delegates; under the Constitution and Bylaws of this Association; Immediate Past Chairman, House of Delegates appointing trustees to manage such funds; establishing such President of any Division; fiscal policies as may be appropriate; and performing such Advisory Council member elected by any United States other administrative duties as required to accomplish the Section; and objects and purposes of this Association. Advisory Council member elected by any International (b) The Executive Committee shall also serve as an appeal Region. authority in all matters involving grievance proceedings and (b) No past president of the Association may within three professional certification of members. (3) years after expiration of his or her term of office as such (c) The Executive Committee shall have sole responsibility hold any of the offices listed in subsection 14(a) above. and authority for all matters involving the external affairs of this Association. SECTION 14. Limitations on Nomination and Honors and Awards (Renumbered as Section 15 effective July 1, 2007) a) Members serving as any of the officers described in Article II of these Bylaws, as officers of the House of SECTION 3. Meetings Delegates, or on the Advisory Council shall not be eligible to (a) The Executive Committee shall meet immediately be nominated for any of the offices described in Article II of before the annual meeting of the House of Delegates and these Bylaws or selected for an honor or award by the body at such other times during the year and at such places as on or in which they serve, except for the House of Delegates’ designated by such Executive Committee and at the call of Recognition of Service Award. the President. Robert’s Rules of Order shall apply at all b) Candidates for the offices described in Article II of meetings, except as the same may be inconsistent with any these Bylaws, for officers of the House of Delegates, for procedure authorized by this Section 3. A quorum shall members of the AAPG Advisory Council representing United consist of four (4) members. No proxy votes shall be allowed States Sections or International Regions, or for president of and no alternates may be appointed for absent members. any Technical Division may not be selected to receive any (b) A member of the Executive Committee may participate honor or award by any of those bodies during the period of in a regular or special meeting by, or the meeting may their candidacy, unless the honor or award has been be conducted through the use of, any means of announced prior to the announcement of their candidacy. communication allowed under the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporations Act. ARTICLE III. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (c) Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Executive Committee may be taken without a SECTION 1. Executive Authority meeting to the full extent allowed by the Colorado Revised (Text effective through June 30, 2007) Nonprofit Corporations Act. The executive authority of this Association shall be vested in an (d) Five (5) days notice of regular or special meetings of the Executive Committee, which shall serve as its Board of Directors Executive Committee shall be given, which shall include the and which shall be composed of the following members: date, time, place, and, if a special meeting, purpose of the (a) President meeting. Notice may be given in any manner permitted by (b) Vice President the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporations Act, and shall be (c) President-Elect effective as provided by such Act. Members of the Executive (d) Secretary Committee may waive notice as provided under the Colorado (e) Treasurer Revised Nonprofit Corporations Act. (f) Editor (g) Chairman, House of Delegates (Text effective July 1, 2007) SECTION 4. Indemnification and Relief from Liability The executive authority of this Association shall be vested in an The officers and directors of the Association, being the Executive Committee, which shall serve as its Board of Directors Executive Committee, shall be indemnified by the Association and which shall be composed of the following members: and shall be relieved from personal liability in all matters (a) President regarding the Association to the full extent authorized by the (b) Vice President, Sections laws of the State of Colorado

2020 Annual Report SECTION 5. Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation Member of the House of Delegates for the one year such The Executive Committee shall have the authority, by a person serves as such officer. Terms of office shall begin on two-thirds (2/3) majority vote, to amend the Certificate of July 1 following their election. Vacancies in office, or alternates Incorporation of the Association. for Delegates unable to attend meetings of the House of Delegates may be filled or obtained from among the ARTICLE IV. HOUSE OF DELEGATES candidates not receiving a sufficient number of votes for election, and in order of the total number of votes received. In the event alternates for Delegates are not available from SECTION 1. Jurisdiction the candidates described above, then the members of a (a) All of the legislative function of this Association, within United States Affiliated Society or an International Region the scope of the Constitution and Bylaws, shall be vested in a who are Association members may appoint alternate House of Delegates. Delegates for said meeting. The names of these appointed (b) All matters involving the external affairs of the Association alternate Delegates must be received in writing by the shall be referred to the Executive Committee of the Association. Headquarters office of the Association at least fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting of the House of Delegates for SECTION 2. Apportionment of United States Affiliated Society which they are appointed Delegates and International Region Delegates Each United States Affiliated Society shall be entitled to one (1) Delegate for up to seventy (70) members of the SECTION 4. At-Large Members Association and to one (1) additional Delegate for each (a) Each current member of the Executive Committee of additional seventy (70) members, or major fraction thereof, the Association, each past-chairman of the House of allocated to that society for voting purposes. Each Delegates, and each past-president of the Association more International Region shall be entitled to one (1) Delegate for than three (3) years out of office, shall be a non-voting up to seventy (70) members of the Association and to one member of the House of Delegates. Any At-Large Member (1) additional Delegate for each additional seventy (70) may also serve as a voting member if selected by the members, or major fraction thereof, allocated to that Region procedure provided in Article IV, Section 3 above. for voting purposes; provided, however, that no International (b) An officer of the House of Delegates shall be a voting Region shall have fewer Delegates than one (1) Delegate for At-Large Member of the House of Delegates if such officer is each Affiliated Society within the Region. not otherwise a voting Delegate.

SECTION 3. Selection of United States Affiliated Society Delegates SECTION 5. Duties of United States Affiliated Society Delegates and International Region Delegates and International Region Delegates Delegates shall be selected by popular vote of American (a) Delegates shall serve as representatives of the Association of Petroleum Geologists members in elections Association members of their United States Affiliated Society conducted annually by United States Affiliated Societies and or International Region. International Regions. Voting shall be restricted to those (b) Delegates shall familiarize themselves with the Association members claiming the Affiliated Society or Region Association’s Constitution and Bylaws. as their home society or region. Association members (c) Delegates shall acquaint themselves with the residing in the United States and not members of any United Association’s current policies and programs. States Affiliated Society may be assigned for the purpose of (d) Delegates shall inform the leaders of their society or voting in elections for Delegates to the nearest United States region regarding the Association’s program of activities, Affiliated Society upon request to that society, without especially as it relates to cooperative participation and service, enjoying any of the membership privileges. All Association and shall keep alternates fully apprised of such matters. members residing outside of the United States shall be (e) Delegates shall process requests from the Executive assigned to the International Regions in which they reside Committee for information regarding eligibility of applicants and shall vote in that Region in elections for Delegates unless for membership in the Association. claiming a United States Affiliated Society or another Region (f) Delegates shall function as local Certification committeemen as their home society or region. All members of an and process requests from the Board of Certification for International Region shall be entitled to vote in all elections information regarding applicants for Certification by the for all Delegates from that Region. Each International Region Association. shall elect, in an election or elections in which all members of (g) Delegates shall actively solicit applications from eligible such region shall be entitled to vote, not less than one (1) geologists for membership in this Association. Delegate from among the Association members of each (h) Members of the Association before becoming candidates Affiliated Society within that International Region. Additional for the office of Delegate should recognize the obligation to Delegates, if any, to which a Region may be entitled shall be attend all meetings of the House of Delegates during their elected as determined by the Region; provided, that all term, and to perform to the best of their ability all duties Association members assigned to an International Region imposed upon them by these Bylaws. shall be entitled to vote in all elections of Delegates from that International Region. Any Association member may be a candidate for Delegate from the United States Affiliated SECTION 6. Meetings of House of Delegates Society or International Region in which the member votes The House of Delegates shall meet at least once each year upon the member’s timely written request. Delegates shall be during the annual meeting of the Association. Voting shall be elected for three (3)-year terms and may succeed themselves; only by those Delegates, or their duly qualified alternates, provided, however, that any Delegate elected as an officer of present and accounted for. No proxy votes shall be allowed. the House of Delegates during the third year of the Delegate’s A quorum shall be a majority of all qualified Delegates or three-year term shall automatically be a voting At-Large alternates elected. The Rules and Procedures established by

Annual Report 2021 the House shall be followed and, where not otherwise SECTION 3. Long-Range Planning provided in such Rules and Procedures, Robert’s Rules of The Advisory Council shall serve as a functioning long-range Order shall apply in all meetings. planning body to review the Association’s activities and recommend to the Executive Committee appropriate changes of programs and policies. SECTION 7. Accreditation of Delegates (a) All members of the House of Delegates shall be SECTION 4. Constitution Review members in good standing of this Association. The Advisory Council shall constantly review the Constitution (b) The House of Delegates shall be the sole judge of the and Bylaws and recommend to the Executive Committee qualifications of its members within the provisions of this Article. appropriate amendments to meet the changing needs of this Association. SECTION 8. Officers of House of Delegates (a) The officers of the House of Delegates shall be a SECTION 5. Nominations Chairman, a Chairman-Elect and a Secretary/Editor. The The Advisory Council shall recommend candidates for House of Delegates shall elect the Chairman-Elect and the Association officers as provided in these Bylaws. Secretary/Editor at its annual meeting. The term of office shall be one year commencing July 1 following election of officers. SECTION 6. Honors and Awards The Chairman-Elect shall assume the office of Chairman of The Advisory Council shall recommend recipients for all the House of Delegates the year following his or her term of honors and awards which may be established by the office as Chairman-Elect. Executive Committee with the exception of the Matson Award (b) Only those members of the House of Delegates having and the Jules Braunstein Memorial Award. served at least one (1) year as such Delegate shall be eligible to hold any of the offices mentioned in subsection (a) above. SECTION 7. Additional Duties Only Delegates may be candidates for any of the offices The Advisory Council shall be charged with reviewing mentioned in subsection (a) above. relationships among the Association, Sections, and Divisions, (c) The Chairman of the House of Delegates shall become and other organizations in order to recommend adjustments ex officio a member of the Executive Committee of the that will benefit the Association and its members. Association with full voting privileges, and may not serve The Advisory Council shall engage in such other special succeeding terms. projects and shall perform such duties as the Executive (d) A vacancy occurring in the office of Chairman shall be Committee may, from time to time, direct. filled by the Chairman-Elect who shall, in the event such vacancy occurs prior to the annual meeting of the House of SECTION 8. Composition and Terms of Office Delegates during such Chairman-Elect’s term of office remain Except as set forth in subparagraph (a) and (c) below, the as Chairman during the succeeding year. A vacancy occurring members of the Advisory Council shall each serve for three in the office of Chairman-Elect shall be filled by the Secretary/ (3)-year terms in rotation. The members of the Advisory Editor. A vacancy occurring in the office of Secretary/Editor Council shall consist of the following: shall be filled by appointment by the Chairman. (a) The immediate past-president and the two (2) former presidents who have served most recently or their designated representatives from their respective Executive Committees and the immediate past chairman of the House of Delegates; ARTICLE V. ADVISORY COUNCIL (b) One (1) or more members of the Association elected every third year by the Association members of each United SECTION 1. Jurisdiction States Section and International Region, in accordance with a The advisory function of this Association shall be vested schedule established by the Executive Committee to provide in an Advisory Council. The Council shall have no executive staggered terms and subject to the provisions of authority, but shall report to the Executive Committee on all subparagraph (d) of this Section 8; matters involving ethics and discipline referred to it. The (c) The chief elected officer of each Division who shall Council shall conduct long-range planning and undertake the serve ex officio during the officer’s term, provided said necessary studies and investigations in connection therewith. Division has not less than seven hundred and fifty (750) It shall report to the Executive Committee on all matters Association members on the first day of the fiscal year of involving constitutional review referred to it. The Council shall the Association. The chief elected officer of each Division recommend to the Executive Committee nominations for with less than seven hundred and fifty (750) Association Association officers and also honors and awards, with the members shall be entitled to attend Advisory Council exception of the Matson Award and the Jules Braunstein meetings as an Observer but will not be a member of the Memorial Award. The Council shall review the organization of Advisory Council. the Association and the standing committee structure of the (d) Each United States Section and International Region Association. It shall also undertake any special projects with not less than seven hundred and fifty (750) Association wherein guidance is requested by the Executive Committee. members shall be entitled to elect one Advisory Council member for up to five thousand (5,000) Association members within such section or region. Each United States Section and SECTION 2. Ethics and Discipline International Region with less than seven hundred and fifty Five members of the Advisory Council shall serve as the (750) Association members will elect for a three (3)-year Hearing Body in grievance proceedings as provided in Article term an Observer to attend Advisory Council meetings but XI of these Bylaws, except as otherwise provided in Article XI, who will not be a member of the Advisory Council except as Section 8, of these Bylaws. otherwise provided in these Bylaws. If a Section or a Region

2022 Annual Report that elected an Observer has seven hundred and fifty (750) Section 8, paragraph (a) of this Article. If the absent Advisory or more Association members on the first day of any fiscal Council member represents a Region, Section, or Division year of the Association, such Observer shall become a and did not have a predecessor, or if that predecessor is member of the Advisory Council as of that date and continue unwilling or unable to attend in place of the absent Advisory as such for the remainder of the Observer’s three (3)-year Council member, then the alternate representative shall be term. A Section or Region shall be entitled to elect an designated by the Region, Section, or Division President, and additional Advisory Council member for each additional five shall be a current member of its executive committee. If an thousand (5,000) members, or any fraction thereof. For the Advisory Council member dies or resigns, then prior to the purposes of this subparagraph (d), the number of members election of a successor member as prescribed in Article VI, of a section or region shall be determined as of the first day Section 1, such former member’s alternate representative of the Association’s fiscal year in which an election is to occur. shall be as otherwise provided herein for an absent member. Once elected, an Advisory Council member from a Section or An alternate representative may be seated at any time during Region shall serve for three (3) years, regardless of the an Advisory Council meeting. The alternate representative number of members in such section or region during the shall have the authority, including the right to vote, of the term of that Advisory Council member. absent member.

SECTION 9. Meetings The Advisory Council shall meet at least once each year ARTICLE VI. UNITED STATES SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL during the annual meeting of the Association, and shall submit REGIONS, AND TECHNICAL DIVISIONS annual reports to the Executive Committee. Additional meetings may be held at the call of the Chairman. A quorum shall SECTION 1. United States Sections and International Regions consist of a simple majority of members. Robert’s Rules of This Association shall establish United States Sections within Order shall apply at all meetings. No proxies shall be allowed, the United States and International Regions outside the but alternates for absentee members may be appointed in United States on a geographical basis to include Association accordance with Section 8, paragraph (a), or the procedures members as individuals or as groups of federated affiliated prescribed in Section 12 of this Article V. Mail canvasses may geological societies, for the purpose of sponsoring technical be conducted when necessary for interim action requested meetings and publications and otherwise furthering the by the Executive Committee. objectives of the Association within such Sections or Regions. United States Sections shall be the: SECTION 10. Presiding Officer (a) Eastern Section; (b) Mid-Continent Section; The immediate past-president of this Association shall serve (c) Southwestern Section; as Chairman of the Advisory Council, unless, in the event the (d) Gulf Coast Section; immediate past-president cannot serve, another member of (e) Rocky Mountain Section; and the Council is elected by the Councillors, to serve. The Chairman (f) Pacific Section; shall appoint a Recording Secretary who shall keep minutes as constituted on January 1, 1999. of each meeting. International Regions shall be the: (a) Canadian Region; SECTION 11. Observers at Advisory Council Meetings (b) Mexican, Central American, and South American Region; The Advisory Council will invite the following Observers to (c) European Region; attend its meetings: (d) African Region; (a) The Executive Director; (e) Asian/Pacific Region; and (b) The President; (f) Middle Eastern Region. (c) The Chairman of the House of Delegates; The Executive Committee shall prior to August 1, 1999, (d) The chief elected officer of each Technical Division that assign countries to each International Region and shall has less than seven hundred and fifty (750) Association designate an interim president of each International Region members, provided, that the Technical Division would who shall coordinate the initial election of officers, Delegates otherwise qualify to elect a member of the Advisory Council to the House of Delegates, and a member or members of were its membership not less than seven hundred and fifty the Advisory Council (if the Region qualifies for such member (750) Association members; and or members). (e) The elected representative from any United States Subsequent to August 1, 1999, the composition of each Section or International Region that has less than seven hundred Section and Region may be revised, individual Sections and and fifty (750) Association members, provided, that the Regions may be dissolved, and additional Sections and United States Section or International Region would otherwise Regions may be established upon application of interested qualify to elect a member of the Advisory Council were its individuals and upon the recommendation of the Executive membership not less than seven hundred and fifty (750) Committee by vote at the annual meeting of the House of Association members. Observers are not Advisory Council Delegates. The internal affairs of such Sections and Regions members, may not vote, and will not attend executive shall be administered by each Section and Region consistent sessions of the Advisory Council unless authorized to do so with the purposes and policies of this Association. by a vote of the Advisory Council. Each Section and Region shall be entitled to elect, subject to the provisions of Article V, Section 8, subparagraph (d), of SECTION 12. Alternates at Advisory Council Meetings for these Bylaws, from among Association members in such Absent Members Section or Region, a Councillor or Councillors to serve for The alternate representative for an absent Advisory Council three (3)-year terms as elected members of the Advisory member shall be that absent member’s immediate predecessor Council. Each United States Section and International Region as a member of the Advisory Council, except as prescribed in with less than seven hundred and fifty (750) Association

Annual Report 2023 members shall be entitled to elect an Observer as provided Council recommendations, shall have the authority to in Article V, Section 8, subparagraph (d), of these Bylaws. establish, maintain, and dissolve standing committees of the Each such Councillor and Observer shall be elected by ballot, Association. In like manner, the charge to each standing submitted to all Association members of the respective committee may be modified. A list of standing committees, Section or Region, from among not less than two candidates the charge to each committee, and the names of the chairmen, nominated by the Section or Region governing body or by vice-chairmen, and committee members shall be published submission of a petition of nomination signed by not less annually. The Executive Committee shall report to the House than fifty (50) members of such Section or Region and of Delegates at its annual meeting as to the establishment or delivered to the Section or Region president at least 30 days dissolution of any standing committees since the last meeting prior to start of said election. Vacancies in Councillor or of the House of Delegates. Observer positions shall be filled by election to be held within 120 days of said vacancy. SECTION 2. Appointments and Tenure SECTION 2. Technical Divisions Except as provided in Article XI of these Bylaws, the Technical Divisions may be established, provided that the President shall appoint all committee chairmen, vice chairmen members interested perfect an organization and make and other committee members and fill vacancies whenever application to the Executive Committee. The Executive they occur, except where otherwise specified in these Bylaws. Committee shall submit the application with its The Executive Committee shall determine the number of recommendations to a vote at an annual meeting of the members of each standing committee. The Executive House of Delegates, an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of Committee may remove any committee chairman, vice chairman, the Delegates present and voting being necessary for the or other member with or without cause. The term of office of establishment of such a Division. In like manner, the a member of a standing committee, unless otherwise provided Association may dissolve a Division by an affirmative vote of in these Bylaws, shall be three (3) years beginning July 1. two-thirds (2/3) of the Delegates present and voting at an Appointments of chairmen and vice-chairmen shall be for annual meeting of the House of Delegates. A Technical one (1) year beginning July 1. Members of standing Division may have its own officers, and it may have its own committees (other than chairmen and vice chairmen) shall Constitution and Bylaws provided that, in the opinion of the serve in rotating terms. One-third (1/3) of the members of Executive Committee, these do not conflict with the each standing committee (other than the chairman and vice Constitution and Bylaws of the Association. The Executive chairman), unless otherwise provided, shall be appointed Committee shall be empowered to make arrangements with each year. No chairman of a standing committee may serve the officers of the Division for the conduct of the business of as such for more than three consecutive years. Each chairman the Division. Technical Divisions may affiliate with other scientific and vice chairman of a committee shall be a member of societies, with the approval of the Executive Committee. such committee by virtue of his or her office. Committee members shall be Association members of any classification. ARTICLE VII. AFFILIATED SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATED SOCIETIES SECTION 3. Special Committees and Delegations SECTION 1. Affiliated Societies In addition to the standing committees, the President may This Association may affiliate with duly organized groups or appoint, annually, such special committees and delegations societies which serve the needs of members of the as the Executive Committee may authorize. Members of Association in geographically defined areas and which by special committees shall be appointed for a term of one objects, aims, constitutions, bylaws, or practice are functioning (1) year only and the President shall designate the chairmen. in harmony with the objects and aims of the Association, subject, however, to the recommendations of the Executive Committee and to the affirmative vote of the House of Delegates. Affiliated Societies within the United States ARTICLE IX. FOUNDATION (referred to in these Bylaws as “United States Affiliated This Association shall establish an autonomous Foundation Societies”) and International Regions shall be eligible to elect as a permanent entity to receive contributions, invest same, Delegates to the House of Delegates of the Association. and distribute funds for the purposes and provisions as stipulated in Article II of the Declaration of Trust Agreement SECTION 2. Associated Societies dated April 4, 1967; provided, that the Foundation need not This Association may associate with duly organized groups retain the trust form of organization. The Executive Committee or societies which serve the needs of members of the of the Association shall represent the Association’s dealings Association in topically and/or geographically defined areas with the Foundation. and which by objects, aims, constitutions, bylaws, or practice are functioning in harmony with the objects and aims of the Association, subject, however, to the recommendations of ARTICLE X. CERTIFICATION the Executive Committee and to the affirmative vote of the This Association may establish a technical division to House of Delegates. Associated Societies shall not be conduct a program of voluntary certification of members in eligible to elect Delegates to the House of Delegates of such professional categories as approved from time to time the Association. by the Executive Committee of the Association. Each professional category of certification will be sponsored by a ARTICLE VIII. COMMITTEES technical division, which need not be the technical division conducting the certification program. Upon certification, a SECTION 1. Standing Committees member would be designated as certified in the pertinent Except as provided in Article XI of these Bylaws, the professional category by such title as approved by the Executive Committee of this Association, acting on Advisory Executive Committee of the Association. Implementing

2024 Annual Report procedures, including the issuance of appropriate certificates, removed members shall be replaced with other members of shall be adopted by the technical division conducting the the Advisory Council selected by the Chairman of the Advisory certification program. Council. The Hearing Body shall set the time, date, and place for a hearing on the charges and the accused member shall be given notice in writing of the time, date, and place of the ARTICLE XI. GRIEVANCE PROCEEDINGS hearing, mailed to the member by registered mail to the member’s last-known mailing address not less than thirty (30) SECTION 1. Adoption and Publication of Implementing days prior to such date, accompanied by a copy of the formal Procedures charges and a copy of this Article. The accused member may The Executive Committee shall, in accordance with and appear with legal counsel before the Hearing Body, hear any subject to the provisions of these Bylaws, adopt procedures witnesses called in support of the charges and, at the governing the investigation, hearing, and disposition of member’s option, cross-examine the same, present witnesses charges of misconduct in violation of Article IV of the in the member’s behalf, and submit oral or written statements Constitution, in accordance with the provisions of this Article in the member’s behalf. The prosecutor may likewise be XI, and shall publish such procedures in the Bulletin or by represented by legal counsel, present witnesses, and other suitable means. cross-examine the accused member’s witnesses. The Hearing Body may consult at any time with legal counsel of its SECTION 2. Investigation Procedure choosing at all stages of the proceedings in which it is Charges of misconduct in violation of Article IV of the involved. At the accused member’s option, the accused Constitution shall first be submitted in writing to the Executive member may, by registered letter addressed to the Chairman Director at Association headquarters with a statement of the of the Advisory Council at Association headquarters, evidence on which the charges are based. The Executive postmarked not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of Director shall submit the charges to the Ethics Committee of the hearing, waive personal appearance and request the the Association which shall be a standing committee and Hearing Body to adjudge the matter on the basis of a written which shall consist of five (5) members of the technical division statement of the member’s defense accompanying such letter. of the Association charged with conducting the program or programs of certification of members in professional categories SECTION 4. Decision of Hearing Body and who shall be appointed by the Executive Committee of After the conclusion of the hearing or study of the written the Association for staggered three (3) year terms as defense submitted in lieu thereof, the Hearing Body shall members of the Ethics Committee. The provisions of Article consider and vote to sustain or dismiss the charges. If, by not VIII of these Bylaws shall not apply to the Ethics Committee. less than a four-fifths (4/5) vote of all of the members of the The Ethics Committee shall be charged with the investigation Hearing Body, the Hearing Body shall declare sustained the and prosecution of such charges, and may conduct such charges against the accused member, then the Hearing Body investigation as the Ethics Committee deems necessary to may impose the following discipline: reasonably and thoroughly investigate the charges. If in the (a) issue a private or public admonition of the member; or judgment of the Ethics Committee and after consultation with (b) suspend the member for a stated period of time; or AAPG legal counsel, the evidence supports further action by (c) allow the member to resign; or the Association on the charges, the committee shall prepare (d) expel the member. and file with the Advisory Council at Association headquarters Failure of the accused member to appear, or to submit a formal charges against the accused member. Upon such filing waiver letter and a written defense, as provided in this section, the Chairman of the Advisory Council shall appoint a Hearing shall not prevent the Hearing Body from rendering final Body from the Advisory Council members, in accordance judgment. Notice of the decision of the Hearing Body shall with Section 3 of this Article XI, and the Ethics Committee be sent by registered mail to the accused member at the shall appoint one of its members as the prosecutor. member’s last-known post office mailing address. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Bylaws and except for proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 of this Article, disposition of the charges on any SECTION 5. Appeals Procedure terms or conditions agreed to by all of the Ethics Committee, Action taken by the Hearing Body may be appealed to the the Chairman of the Advisory Council, and the accused member, Executive Committee of the Association by either the accused and approved by the Executive Committee of the Association member or the Ethics Committee within thirty (30) days of (regardless of whether such terms or conditions are listed in the date notice of the decision of the Hearing Body is sent to phrases (a), (b), (c), or (d) of Section 4 of this Article XI) the accused member. The Executive Committee shall have may be made at any time prior to the conclusion of the final authority whether to sustain or order a rehearing on the proceedings provided for in this Article XI and upon such decision of the Hearing Body. disposition all proceedings under this Article XI concerning the charges of misconduct against the accused member shall SECTION 6. Resignation cease. The existence of allegations against any member, and Resignation by the accused member from the Association, the basis and content thereof, is confidential. at any stage in the foregoing prescribed proceedings, shall automatically terminate the proceedings. Following resignation, SECTION 3. Hearing Procedure the accused person so resigning shall not be eligible for The Hearing Body shall consist of five (5) members of the reinstatement to membership unless by unanimous vote of all Advisory Council, including at least one (1) past president members of the Executive Committee of the Association. of the Association, all of whom shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Advisory Council. Each of the prosecutor and SECTION 7. Expulsion the accused member may challenge and have removed not Persons expelled from the Association under these more than two (2) members of the Hearing Body and such proceedings shall thenceforth be ineligible for reinstatement

Annual Report 2025 to membership unless by unanimous vote of all members of professional conduct and discipline. No member, committee, the Executive Committee of the Association. Division, Section, or Region of the Association shall initiate or conduct any investigation or hearing or impose any sanction SECTION 8. Alternative Procedure concerning the professional conduct of an Association Any member who pleads guilty to a misdemeanor involving member or applicant for Association membership, except as moral turpitude or to any felony or who admits to the violation expressly permitted by these Bylaws. Procedures adopted by of any governmental statute, regulation, rule, or code of the Executive Committee as authorized by Section 1 of this ethics relating to the practice of geology may be expelled Article XI shall be in accordance with, and subject to, the from membership in the Association upon a majority vote of provisions of these Bylaws. all members of the Executive Committee of the Association. Any member who does not plead guilty to but is convicted SECTION 10. Definition of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or of any felony The term “member” as used in this Article XI shall refer to a or who is found by a governmental body to have violated member of the Association of any classification. any governmental statute, regulation, rule, or code of ethics relating to the practice of geology may be suspended from SECTION 11. Publication of Grievance Matters membership in the Association upon a majority vote of all The Executive Director of the Association shall cause to be members of the Executive Committee of the Association. If published annually in the Bulletin or by other suitable means such a conviction or finding is reversed on appeal, the member a summary of all grievance proceedings initiated, pending, or shall be reinstated to membership. If such a conviction or considered each year. The summary shall include, but not be finding is not appealed or is upheld on final appeal, the limited to, the general type of complaint, the level of grievance member may be expelled from membership in the procedure attained, and status or disposition of the case. Association upon a majority vote of all members of the Names of parties shall not be published, except that the Executive Committee of the Association. If such a conviction name of any member expelled from the Association shall be or finding is the subject of an executive pardon, the member published in said summary. shall be reinstated to membership upon a majority vote of all members of the Executive Committee of the Association. ARTICLE XII. MEETINGS In the event that expulsion of a member so pleading guilty The Association shall hold at least one (1) stated meeting or so admitting violation or suspension or expulsion of a of its members each year, at a time and place designated by member so convicted or so found is proposed, a date shall the Executive Committee. be set for a hearing thereon and for consideration by the Executive Committee of such proposed suspension or ARTICLE XIII. DUES expulsion. The member shall be given notice in writing of the date and place for the hearing, mailed to the member by registered mail to the member’s last-known mailing address SECTION 1. Fiscal Year not less than thirty (30) days before said date, accompanied The fiscal year of the Association shall begin on July 1 and by a copy of a court document or other official document end on June 30 of the following calendar year. indicating such plea of guilty or admission of violation or a copy of the judgment or other document indicating such SECTION 2. Dues Benefit conviction or finding, a copy of any applicable order of an The payment of annual dues for any fiscal year entitles the appellate court or other appellate body, and a copy of this Active Member, Emeritus Member, Student, or Associate to section. At the hearing, the member may appear before the receive without further charge a copy of the Bulletin and the Executive Committee with legal counsel, may submit oral or Explorer of the Association for that year. written statements to the Executive Committee, and may present witnesses to testify on the member’s behalf before SECTION 3. Dues Schedule and Billing the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall The annual dues of members shall be payable in advance have the right to cross-examine the member and any of the fiscal year in accordance with a schedule to be witnesses presented by the member on the member’s established annually by the Executive Committee, provided behalf. At the member’s option, the member may, by that the dues shall not exceed the sums set forth below: registered letter addressed to the President of the Association Active—Up to $125 at Association headquarters, postmarked not less than ten Emeritus—Up to $62.50 (10) days prior to the date of the hearing, request the Honorary—None Executive Committee to consider the matter on the basis of Student—Up to $10 a written statement by the member accompanying such a Associate—Up to $125 letter without the personal appearance of the member before The above schedule shall be subject to the following provisos: the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee, if such (a) That dues are not refundable; oral or written statements or testimony of witnesses are pre- (b) That members having previously obtained exemption sented, shall consider said statements and testimony prior to under the former Life Member category shall not be required voting on the suspension or expulsion of the member. to pay dues; A member expelled from the Association under the (c) That students who join while undergraduates will be procedure stated above shall be ineligible for reinstatement reclassified as Associates upon termination of academic to membership unless reinstated by a unanimous vote of all enrollment or upon commencement of full-time professional members of the Executive Committee of the Association. employment or practice. (d) An Associate who has completed the degree requirements, SECTION 9. Authority but not the experience requirements, for Active membership Subject to the provisions of these Bylaws, the Executive shall pay one-half of the regular Active membership dues for Committee shall have primary authority over matters of not more than four (4) years while not having satisfied such

2026 Annual Report experience requirements and shall pay regular Associate dues (b) Amendments proposed by resolution of the Executive thereafter while an Associate. Committee, by resolution of a majority vote of the Officers of (e) That the annual change in dues for Active Members the House of Delegates and the Chairman of the Constitution cannot exceed twenty percent (20%), and that this annual and Bylaws Committee of the House of Delegates, or by fifty change is noncumulative; and (50) members of the Association shall within thirty (30) days (f) That a penalty to be established annually by the of their receipt by the Chairman of the House of Delegates Executive Committee will be levied for each quarter year of be distributed to the Executive Committee, the members of delinquency beginning on July 1. the House of Delegates, the Constitution and Bylaws A statement shall be mailed to each Active Member, committee of the House of Delegates, the Advisory Council, Emeritus Member, Honorary Member, Student, and Associate and any committee or member(s) of the Association before July 1 of each year, stating the amount of annual dues. designated by the Executive Committee to receive them. (c) Each of the bodies and members receiving proposed amendments pursuant to Section 2, paragraph (a) above, SECTION 4. Arrears and Suspension may submit comments to the Constitution and Bylaws Any member of whatever classification whose dues are in committee of the House of Delegates not less than thirty arrears for more than sixty (60) days and for less than one (30) days prior to the annual meeting of the House of (1) year shall be suspended from membership in the Delegates at which the proposed amendment is to be Association and shall not be entitled to the privileges of considered. The Chairman of the House of Delegates shall membership. cause all such comments to be sent with the proposed amendment to the members of the House of Delegates prior SECTION 5. Forfeit of Membership to such annual meeting. Any member of whatever classification who is more than (d) Each of the bodies and members to receive proposed one (1) year in arrears in payment of dues shall forfeit amendments under Section 2, paragraph (b) above, may membership in the Association and the member’s name shall submit comments concerning amendments proposed by be removed from membership rolls. resolution of the House of Delegates to the Constitution and Bylaws committee of the House of Delegates not later than the next October 31st following the adoption of the resolution. The Chairman of the House of Delegates shall ARTICLE XIV. AMENDMENTS cause all such comments to be sent with the proposed amendment to the members of the House of Delegates as SECTION 1. Proposal of Amendments provided in its Rules and Procedures. Amendments to these Bylaws may be proposed by the following means: SECTION 3. Publication of Amendments (a) Resolution by the Executive Committee; The Executive Committee shall cause proposed amendments (b) Resolution of the House of Delegates; to be published in the Bulletin or by other suitable means at (c) Written proposal signed by fifty (50) members of the least ninety (90) days prior to the annual meeting of the Association. House of Delegates. (d) Resolution by a majority vote of the Officers of the House of Delegates and the Chairman of the Constitution SECTION 4. Consideration of Amendments and Bylaws Committee of the House of Delegates. Proposed amendments shall be considered at the annual meeting of the House of Delegates and shall be passed upon SECTION 2. Amending Procedure receipt of a two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote of the Delegates (a) Upon receipt of such proposals, they shall be referred to present and voting. the Chairman of the House of Delegates, who shall then forward them to (a) the Executive Committee and (b) to the P.O. Box 979 • Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101-0979 Constitution and Bylaws Committee of the House of Offices at 1444 S. Boulder Avenue • Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119 Delegates for review and a report to be presented to the 800-364-2274 (U.S. & Canada) • 918-584-2555 (Other) • members of the House of Delegates, in accordance with its Fax: 918-560-2694 • E-mail: [email protected] • Rules & Procedures. Web site: www.aapg.org

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