DepartmentGeology July AUSTIN, Editors: Samuel P. Ellison,Jr. of NewsletterNo. 10, 1961 TEXAS and Stephen E. Clabaugh

The Coming Shortage of Geologists

Most geologists are employed to search the earth for useful ablelength of time, evenat the lowest ebb of geologic employ- mineralproducts. The demand for raw materials is increasing ment, and by the spring of 1961, every candidate for an ad- throughout the worldin response to industrialization of un- vanced geology degree here had several offers of employment developed countries and phenomenal population growth. inindustry, colleges,and governmentsurveys. Therefore the demand for geologists should also increase Thependulum has swung too far.As shown dramatically on steadily, but the opposite trend has been conspicuous in the the accompanying graphfrom GeoTimes, thenumber of grad- United States for four years. uating seniorsmajoring ingeology There are several reasonsfor the will soon fall below the number drastically sagging demand for working on either Master's or Doc- graduating geologists, and there tor's degrees. At UT this situation will undoubtedly be serious conse- will be true next fall. Yet only a quences to be faced. Among the fraction of the graduating seniors reasons for thedecline of new jobs willqualify for graduateschool.Be- in geology, two are obvious. One is ginning next year, there will be a the world oversupply of petroleum, conspicuous national shortage of which has led to restriction of do- graduate students in geology, and mesticproduction. (Anditis Amer- thenumber receivingpost-graduate ican oil companies who hire more degrees will decline for at least 5 geologists than any other business to 8 years, simply because it takes in the world.) A second reasonfor thatlong to train aman fromfresh- the decline is simple oversupply of man to MA and Ph.D. levels. We geologists, resulting from the post- are faced with a declining number World War II shortage and the of well trained geologists emerging rapid replenishment of the profes- from colleges and universities for sionthrough college training,paid nearly a decade. for in large part by federal aid to And during the next decade a veterans. The temporary glut of surprising number of American geologists became apparent to the geologists willreachretirementage. oil industry as it entered the pro- Prior to 1930 only afew geologists longedrecession followingthe Suez were trained at Texas,butbetween crisis Graph showing trends in U.S.enrollment of geology- 1940, boom of sellingAmerican oil geophysicsstudents, 1930 and nearly 300 gradu- to Europe, and a gloomy pictureof ated here,and before 1971 atleast the future of geology waspresented 1956—61 that manyUT geologists will retire on every side to college freshmen. from industry. During the next 5 Simultaneously Sputnik painted a years we are not likely to graduate glowing picture of the future of half enough UT geologists to re- space exploration,nuclearphysics, and electronics place retiringUTgeologists! For four years bright college students have turned away The Master'sdegree is now the minimumtraining for a ge- from geology. In1958 almost no young scientistsbegan their ologist entering professional work in many American indus- training ingeology, therefore in 1962 almost none will grad- tries and most government positions. If he is to teach or to uate withBachelors degrees.Nor in1963, 1964,and1965. compete for foreign employment at a high level,an American All the while,the demand for geologists with advanced de- geologist should have a Ph.D. degree,because this is the level greeshas been reasonably firm, and suddenly it is booming. of new geology graduates from most universities in Western No University of Texas-trained geologist with the Master's or Europe. Wehope that,as thedemand for geologistsnowbegins Ph.D.degree failed tofind professional work within a reason- to rise,employers willrefrain from hiring a man who is in- 2 July, 1961

terested in doing graduate work and qualified for it. Let the Texasa centerof excellent geologic teaching andresearch. We student obtain atleast aMaster'sdegreebefore offeringhim a willcontinue to give the best undergraduate training we can handsome salary. devise while seeking to attract to Texas the best graduate stu- The abrupt decline inundergraduatemajors ingeologyhas dents from other schools. brought hardships in some colleges, both large and small. Teachers have been released for lack of students, and small Geology Faculty News departments arebeingeliminated just when their services are distinguishedprofessor apt tobeneeded again. Thedecline of enrollment is greatestin A from the University of Washing- ton, Mackin, oilproducingregions,where thetemporaryoversupplyof both J.Hoover will join our staff for most of one se- mester next year to a course in oil andpetroleum geologists casts a pall overthegeologic pro- teach special geomorphology fession.Miningschools andNortheastern collegeshave hardly and to complete a researchmanuscript withEarlIngerson on felt the downward trend. the IronSprings district inUtah. Three other outstanding vis- At TheUniversity ofTexas we feellucky andmoreoptimistic itors will spend a few weeks giving short courses. These are George Tunnell, than some of our colleagues elsewhere. We now have a com- Universityof California at Los Angeles,Sie- fortable number of undergraduate majors, whereas our class- mon W. Muller,Stanford University, and Preston E. Cloud, Jr., rooms were literally bursting at the seams 4 years ago. Now University of Minnesota and U. S. Geological Survey. Flawn, Director for the first time we can give adequate personal supervision Peter T. as the new of theBureauof Economic Geology, Virgil Barnes,Geologist Bureau, to individual students and improve our undergraduate teach- and E. for the have ing. We have revised the undergraduate curriculum and been designatedProfessors of Geology, and they will take an active in directing graduate strengthened the requirements in mathematics. It is true that part research. Jim Davis has re- signed position employ- geologyis not attractingas manytop-notchstudents asphysics his as Assistant Professor to accept in with Jersey and chemistry,and the wholeprofession should try to counter- ment Missouri the New Zinc Company. The faculty next year as : act this situation.We arecooperatingwiththe School of Engi- willbe follows neering in devising a program for a Bachelor of Science de- Professors geology major. degree gree in Engineering with a This will Virgil E. Barnes, Geologist,Research Scientist, Bureau of probably include 36 hoursof geologyplus considerablemathe- Economic Geology matics, thermodynamics, strength of materials, hydraulics, W. Charles Bell and electronics. It will prepare a mansuperbly for graduate Fred M.Bullard study ingeologyand at the same timepermit himtoqualify as StephenE.Clabaugh,AssistantChairman a registeredengineer. Ronald K.DeFord, Graduate Advisor The freshman geology course continues to be a popular SamuelP.Ellison,Jr.,Chairman choice as a science elective for non-geologists at Texas, and Peter T. Flawn,Director,Bureau of Economic Geology enrollment was the heaviest last year that it has ever been. F. Earl Ingerson Nearly one-tenth of all the students in the University register John A. Wilson in an elementary geology course each semester. We are very Keith P. Young happy to have this opportunity to acquaint so many laymen with geology in a region where the science has such an im- Associate Professors portantrole indiscoveryanddevelopmentof natural resources. Robert L. Folk Graduate teaching ingeology has remained at avery high Edward C. Jonas level at Texasduring the decline of undergraduateenrollment, William R.Muehlberger and inmany ways the Department is suffering moreacutely Assistant Professors fromlack of spacenowthan everbefore. Nearlyhalf of our80 Robert E. Boyer graduate studentsare candidates for thePh.D. degree,andall Ernest L.Lundelius,Jr. of them have cramped study and laboratory space or none at Earle F.Mcßride all in the Geology Building. The geology library stacks have William L.Mclntire beenexpanded torelieve overcrowding,but it was done at the Alan J.Scott expenseof a paleontologylaboratory. Thegeology museumin John L. Snyder of an adjacent building has also been the basement sacrificed John E. Stone by conversion of the space to laboratory and lecture rooms. But there is still no space insight for expansionof geochem- Special Lecturer (donatinghis services) istry, for modernization of sedimentation laboratories,for an Edgar W. Owen maproom, or for initial development in adequate of teaching Visiting (Fall Semester) geophysics, a conspicuously neglected field at Texas. Professor J.Hoover Mackin,University of Washington Let us assure you that the chronic shortage of space and temporarydecline of undergraduate students willnot deter our Special Lecturers for Short Courses faculty in its mission of maintaining at The University of PrestonE.Cloud,University ofMinnesota (Spring) July, 1961 3

Siemon W. Muller,Stanford (Spring) book Origin and Activity of Volcanoes now beingprintedby George Tunnell,University of California,Los Angeles The Universityof TexasPress. (Fall) Fred was a member of the National Science Foundation panelwhichmetinDenverinOctober toreviewsummer train- Faculty Activity ingprograms in science, and he gave a series of lectures in February at the Universityof SouthDakota as an AGIVisit- ing Scientist. InApril,helectured to the Lafayette Geological Society in Louisiana. Fred is serving as Acting Chairman of the Department of Geologyduring the summer. Steve Clabaughpresented a paper at the annualGSA meet- ing in Denver last fall discussing the origin of a swarm of lamprophyric dikes inWest Texas which heand Julius Dasch have been studying. He and Bob Boyer recently published a paper on the Red Mountain gneiss in the Llano uplift, and Steve is currently supervising further mapping of Precam- brian rocks in central Texas by graduate students. He con- tinues to serve as Assistant Chairman of the Department and co-editor of the Newsletter. Steve is a member of both the Fac- ulty Council and the GraduateLegislative Council of the Uni- versity, and he was recently appointed to the Membership Committee of GSA.He andMrs.Clabaugh, whois completing work for theMA degreeingeology,haveprepared about fifty short geologic articles for the new Grolier Encyclopedia. Ronald DeFord has guidedgraduate studies in theDepart- ment of Geology throughthe transition from a predominance Geology Depart- of Master's degrees to the present strong emphasis onPh.D. ment TV series ongeneral geology. training, and he continues toserve as departmentalGraduate Advisor.He presented apaper on the "Place of ForeignLan- guages inGraduate Studyof Geology" at the November meet- CharlieBell is oneof 20 American geology teachers selected of in Denver, a trip geology to attend the AGIInternationalFieldInstituteinGreatBritain ing GSA and he led field for students and faculty into northern Coahuila during during the summerof 1961.The groupwillstudy the type sec- graduate holidays. tions of Cambrian, Ordovician,and Silurian rocks in Wales. theEaster a working Stratigraphic Field trips will bemade into Scotland, northern Ireland,and Ronaldheads committee on the new for United States, Canada, and Mexico to be pub- southern England. Following the institute, Charlie plans to Code the by Commission on Stratigraphic make a personal trip to Scandinavia to visitthe classic lower lished soon the American Nomenclature, is a of the group revising the Paleozoic exposuresand to verify someof the glowing reports and he member of his colleagues who attended the International Geological Tectonic Map of the United States, and amember of Member- ship Advisory heads the geologic Congress therelast summer.During the spring of 1961, Char- Committee of AAPG. He group country west with lie held a research assignment from the University Research investigating the Rim Rock of Texas from Wilson Institute, which relieved him of regular teaching duties and the support of aresearch grant NSF.Both Jack andPage Twiss areparticipating in the current summer field allowed him to workintensively onPaleozoic biostratigraphic work, spend part summer problems. He will resumeregular classroom teaching in the and Ronald will of the with them supervising graduate in fall. Charlie recently lectured as an AGIVisiting Scientist at and research northern Mexico. Sam Ellison spent almost a month last fall inArabia where Duke University,andhe wasa leading participantinthe Sym- University were guests posium on Problems of Teaching Historical Geology at the heand three other of TexasProfessors of the Arabian December meeting of the Texas Academy of Science in Ft. Saudi governmentand the Arabian American visit Worth. Oil Company. The purpose of their was to observe the system so as to more effectively Fred BvXlard was honored on October 29 by a Geology Saudi Arabian school advise alumni dinner inAustinand thepresentationof a plaque com- the Arabian students attending The University of Texas.The memorating his 36 years of teaching at The University of invitationfor the visit was extendedby Abdullah Tariki,Min- Texas.His sectionof the freshman geology course continues ister of Education, Mines and Petroleum and distinguished to be one of the most popular classes on the campus,and he geology alumnus of The University of Texas.More than fifty also teaches advanced courses in volcanology and the geology Saudi Arabian students are currently studying geology and of LatinAmerica.Volcanoes areFred'schief researchinterest, engineeringat the University. and he traveledto Berkeleylatein January to continuelibrary Sam served again as a Visiting Scientist to Texas high research at the University of California for his forthcoming schools for the TexasAcademyof Sciences,and he lectured at 4 July, 1961

NewMexico StateUniversity atLas Cruces as anAGIVisiting JNSF research grant. Scientist. He was a member of the selection committeefor the Keith Young attended the GSAmeetings inDenverlast fall, AGI summer fieldinstituteto be heldinGreat Britain,andhe and he recently publishedpapers oncorrelation of Upper Cre- is active in the AAPG Academic-Industrial Relations Com- taceous formations of the Gulf Coast and (with Charles mitteeandFieldConference Committee.Inaddition toserving Schlaudt) on the first fossil acrothoracic barnacles reported as Chairman of theDepartment of Geology and teachingsub- from the Western Hemisphere. His monograph on the fauna surface geology and freshman historical geology, he was and paleontology of the Austin Chalk will bepublishedby the elected Arts and Sciences representative on the faculty com- Bureau with financial assistance from Mr. George Coates of mitteeonselectionof anew President for the mainUniversity, San Antonio. Mr. Coates has also supported the research of and he served on the Faculty Council and numerousadminis- three Ph.D. candidates workingunder Keith's supervision on trative committees. Cretaceous stratigraphy of Central and South Texas.Keith During the summer Sam is investigating the stratigraphic continues tocatalog the W.S. Adkins collection of ammonites, distribution of conodonts in the southwestern states with the and he will teach elementary historical geology during the support of the Humble Oil & Refining Company.His sonJohn summer. won the high school science fair award for the Central Texas Ed Jonas writes from New Zealand that cold weather has District. arrived and thatheis happy to giveup field work and to begin EarlIngersonhas beenperforming a tremendous serviceto laboratory research withthe NewZealand Geological Survey. the geological professionby supervisingtranslation of impor- His Fulbright Fellowship willsoonend, andEd willbringhis tant Russian geologic literature into English. He recently family home in time to resumehis teaching duties in the fall. turned over the chairmanship of the very active AGI Trans- He has beeninvestigating New Zealand's clays and hot spring lations Committee to Herbert Hawkes,but Earl still heads the deposits, andhe says thathe will bringback first handknowl- subcommittee working on a Russian-English geologic diction- edge of hydrothermal alteration. Ed will be Local Chairman ary. Earl is also chairman of the TranslationsCommittee of for the National Clay Conference to be held in Austin inOc- the American Mineralogical Society, and he is translations tober. Editor of the Geochemical Society which currently has six BillMuehlberger is the new chairman of the Visual Educa- Russian books and a Russian journalundergoingtranslation. tion Committee of AGI and his group is actively cataloging Earllectured inApril at Carleton Collegeand the University geologic films and film strips and initiatinga series of films of Wichita in the AGI Visiting Scientist program,and he was on the geology of our National Parks. Bill's videotape series, one of a group of scientistsinvited to the JetPropulsion Lab- Principles of Geology, financed by a grant from the Minnie oratory at Cal Tech to suggest improved instrumentation for StephensPiperFoundation of San Antonio,wonthe firstplace Project Surveyor, the moon-landing space project. Early in award at anationalmeeting forEducation by Radio-television May, Earl flew to Washington to finish negotiationswith the inApril atColumbus, Ohio,and the serieshasbeen duplicated Bureau of Standards for a large solar furnace which he and onkinescope film for wider distribution to other schools. Virgil Barnes will use in their study of tektites. Earl taught Bill prepared guidebook material and led a field trip in the courses inelementaryphysical geology andgeochemistry dur- Chama Basin for the New Mexico Geological Societylast Oc- ingthe winter,andhe will work atHouston withthe geochem- tober. In November he attendedthe annual meeting of GSA istry staff of Humble Oil and Refining Company throughout and presented a paper on the structure of the Chama region. the summer. He also attended meetingsof the Texas Academy of Sciences Jack Wilson traveled back and forth across the USA and and AAPG and made several trips to the Grand Saline salt partof Canada on a DistinguishedLecture Tourof the AAPG dome to guide field trips through the mine in which he has for six weeks during the earlyspring months. Hespoke before mapped the structure of thesalt. His current publications in- geological societies and university audiences in Calgary and clude apaper on jointingand aNew Mexico touristguidebook Edmonton and in the following states: Colorado,Idaho, Illi- onthe geology of the regionbetweenRaton andClayton which nois, Indiana,lowa,Kansas, Louisiana,Montana, Nebraska, is now in press.Bill has supervised anincreasing amount of New Jersey,New Mexico,New York, Ohio,Oklahoma,South geophysicalresearchincentral Texasby graduatestudents and Dakota, Texas,Utah, Washington, and Wyoming! Most of he recently obtained anNSF grant for the purchase of a new Jack's 40 lectures were concerned with biostratigraphy of type of magnetometer. As a result of his interest, a gravity Texas Tertiary sedimentaryrocks and withstratigraphic prin- meter was donated to the GeologyDepartmentby LaCoste and ciples.Both Jack andCharlie Bell took an activepartin meet- Romberg and anAskania magnetometerby theTidewater Oil ings of theStratigraphic CommissioninDenver lastNovember Company during the last few months.Bill is working for the and Jack continues to devote most of his research time to the Ohio Oil Company on the Ouachita fold belt during the sum- Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory. He lectured at the East mer. Texas State College at Commerce in May as an AGIVisiting Bob Folk's research and ideas on the origin and classifica- Scientist. During the summer Jack plans to do field work in tionof sedimentaryrocks aregaining wider acclaim each year. West Texas,collecting Oligocene vertebrates in the Rim Rock Thefirst thirdof his report onSilurian rocksof West Virginia Country as part of a majorstudy of the regionfinanced by an waspublished in January, the second part is inpress,and the July, 1961 5

final section will be completed this summer.Bob presented a man geology laboratory work for the Department. Earl at- paper at the AAPG-SEPMconventioninDenver in April and ttended the AAPG conventioninApril, and heis teaching the lectured inMay at theCarter Oil Companyresearchlaboratory senior field geology course at Marathon during the first half in Tulsa. Bob also presented a series of seven lectures as an of the summer. He will spend the second half of the summer AGIVisiting Scientist at Bowling Green and Marietta, Ohio. workingonthe HaymondandDimple formationstodetermine During part of the current summer Bob will take his family theconditions under which they weredeposited. withhim to Yucatan whereheiscompleting a studyof modern The Mcß rides have a new daughter, their first child, who carbonate beach deposits at Isla Mujeres. He plans also to arrived just a few months ago. Earl waspromoted from In- begin a comprehensive petrographic and field study of the structor to Assistant Professor during the school year. Tertiary sedimentary rocks of Bastrop County, into which he BillMclntire taught courses in mineralogy, geochemistry, will incorporate the research of several graduate students. and thermodynamics duringthe winter.He and his graduate AlthoughBob devotes an amazing quantity of energy to his students worked on the geochemistryof boron and on the dis- teaching and research,he still finds time for painting modern tribution of trace elements in co-precipitated minerals. Bill art and for weekend outings onhis "country estate" onBull has now assembledlaboratory equipmentfor growingcrystals Creek. containing radioactive tracers at controlled temperature and Bob Boyer was awarded a research assignment for the fall pressure, and he is devoting the summer to research on the semester, which allowed him to complete themanuscripts for useof trace element distributionas ageologic thermometerand six scientific papersand to begin several new researchproj- barometer. Severalof Bill's equilibrium diagrams appearedin ects. His major work on the geology of the southern Wet Garrels' book, Mineral Equilibria, published last year. Bill Mountains of Colorado will appear in the Bulletin of GSA. andhis wife attendedthe GSA conventionin Denverlast fall. Other papers are concerned with uranium occurrences, fault Al Scott will spend the current summer inIllinois working terminology,aptitude testsfor structuralgeology,and jointing. onredefinition of the type Mississippian rocks and their con- Bob collaborated withBillMuehlberger this springinprepar- odont faunas. He has several research papers on related sub- ing the chapter onStructural Geology andMountainBuilding jects in press and under preparation at present. Al attended for the AGISourcebook for GeologyandRelated Sciences. He the meetings and field trips of the Gulf Coast Association of presented a paper on fracture patterns in the Llano region at Geological Societies last fall, and he has been teaching ad- the December meeting of the Texas Academy of Sciences in vanced historical geology as well as micropaleontology and Fort Worth in December and plans to continue this line of paleoecology courses.He heads the busy department commit- research during the second half of the summer after teaching tee which awards scholarships, fellowships and teaching as- the seniorfield courseatMarathon.Bob alsopresenteda paper sistanships in geology and he has been assisting Ronald De- at the May meeting of the Rocky Mountain Section of GSA in Ford with Graduate student records andadvising. Duringthe Laramie,Wyoming, summarizing the workwhich heand Har- fall Al will continue his biostratigraphic studies in Illinois vey Kinghave done on the heavy minerals and originof the while on a research assignment awarded to him by The Uni- San Isabel Granite in Colorado. Bob attended the annual versityof Texas Research Institute. meetings of GSA and AAPG,and he is chairmanof the Mem- JohnSnyder attended meetingsof GSAand the TexasAcad- bership Committee of the National Association of Geology emyof Sciencelast fall,andhehas continued to workindustri- Teachers and Secretary-Treasurer of the Texas section. He ously on a petrology text.John has shown special interestin was recently elected Secretary of the local chapter of Sigma teaching the elementaryphysicalgeology courses, andhe was Xi, and he will soon take over duties as Editor of the Texas recently awarded a special summer appointment to prepare Journal of Science. teaching materials. He is faculty sponsor for Sigma Gamma ErnestLundelius is theauthor of BulletinNo.1of the Texas Epsilon, andheis supervising the researchof several graduate Memorial Museum, a beautifully illustrated report on the students who are mapping the volcanic rocks of the Davis Pleistocene long-nosed peccary. He is co-author of a short Mountains. paper on Cretaceous mosasaurs of Australia, and he is con- John Stone, our newest faculty member, has moved vigor- tinuing vigorously his research on Texas Pleistocene verte- ously into geomorphology and engineering geology instruc- brates,especially thosepreservedin caveand terrace deposits. tion.Healso taught onesectionof elementaryphysical geology, Inadditiontopaleontology courses Ernie taught freshmanhis- and organized a new graduate course inengineeringgeology. torical geology and a graduate course inbiometrics. During John atended the GSA convention inDenver last fall and the the summer he is working on Brazos River terrace deposits meetingsof the Texas Academy of Sciences inDecember. He and their faunaunder aresearch grantfromNSF. is spendingthe summerinnortheasternMissouriinvestigating Earl Mcßride shares with Bob Folk the important job of Pleistocene deposits and problematical Pleistocene deforma- teaching classes in sedimentation,and he is especially inter- tion.His report on the geology of Clark County,Missouri,is ested in directional structures of sediments, including ripple nearingcompletion. John is the proud father of a brand new marks, cross bedding and scour channels. He presented a son,Chris,borninMay. graduate seminar in sedimentology and taught one sectionof Ed Owen was finally persuadedto become a paid, full-time elementary geology during the winterand managed the fresh- member of the Geology faculty during the spring of 1961, 6 July, 1961

after seven years of commuting from San Antonio to teach traveledaround the world collecting tektites; and SamEllison without pay. He agreed to teach full-time for one semester made a trip to Arabia. Charlie Bellis nowonhis way to Great while Charlie Bell was engaged inresearch and Jack Wilson Britain and Scandinavia,and Bob Folk is in Yucatan. All of was making a lecture tour throughout North America. Ed this has takenplace in the twelve months since the Interna- taught a seminar onRegionalGeologic Concepts as well as his tional Congress met in Denmark with half of the Texas favorite subject,History of Geology.Ed received ahighhonor geology staff inattendance. on June 12 when his alma mater, Denison University, con- Almost all of the lectures weremade in response to invita- ferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Science. tions,andmost of the travel waspaid for by scientific societies Denison has produced a remarkable number of leading earth and the National ScienceFoundation. Thishigh degreeof par- scientists; amongex-students to whomDenison has previously ticipation in national and international scientific activities is awarded thehonorary doctorate are geologists CareyCroneis, both a general symptom of the times and a measure of the L. Don Leet, Kirtley Mather, Raymond Moore, and Nelson growing reputationof the geology faculty at Texas. Sayre andgeographer GeorgeCressey. In March Ed wasinvited to speak at a symposium on the The Geology Foundation economics of oil exploration and production at the interna- tional research center in Dallas. In April he lectured to the To record all activities of the Geology Foundation and all South Texas Geological Society,inMay to the Corpus Christi donations to it requires more space than the Newsletter pro- Geological Society, and in August he will speak before the vides. A summaryof major events must suffice. The Advisory New Orleans Geological Society. Perhaps Ed's most enjoy- Council of the Foundation met inAustin December 12,1960, able recent professional duty was serving as Master of Cere- and May16, 1961. Chancellor Ransom met withthe groupon monies at the Old Timersmeeting at the AAPG conventionin both occasions to answer questions regarding future space Denver, a get-together for geologists who joined the Associ- needs of theDepartment and theBureau of Economic Geology. ationbefore 1926. We weregrievedby thedeath of Bob Cannon, who had served Jim Underwood taught one lecture section of elementary faithfully onthe Council sinceit was first created.The vacancy physical geology during the fall semester, and Charles Hoskin hasbeen filledby the appointmentofMr.SheridanA.Berthi- taught a section of elementary historical geology during the aume,Exploration Manager for Texaco at Houston. The Uni- spring. These men are nearing completion of their Ph.D. de- versity is honored by the interest of Mr.Berthiaume and his grees, and each held the position of Special Instructor for company. their temporary teaching assignments. Ed Owenheaded a special committeeof the Advisory Coun- cil which reviewed the financial goals of the Foundation and GeologyFaculty Travel and Lectures recommended thefollowingfigures asgoals for current annual expenditures of the Foundation (without reference to the es- University geology of Texas teachers lectured and attended tablishmentof endowed funds andgifts for special purposes) : professional meetings at a remarkably large number of places in 1960—61. During one or two weeks last spring the faculty Faculty research and study grants $20,000.00 Faculty travel 3,500.00 gave more lectures outside the state than at the University! Scholarships and grants to students 15,000.00 The accompanying map showslocalities in the USA at which Library 6,000.00 factulty members lectured, participated in discussion groups, Equipment gifts of special items and attendednational committeemeetings. Visitinglecturers 1,500.00 Miscellaneous 1,000.00

These figures exceed the current level of Foundation expendi- tures, but theyare the currentneeds as seenby the Advisory Council. Contributions to the Geology Foundation during the past year exceeded thosein any previous year.To thedonors listed below we express the heartfelt appreciationof geology stu- dents, teachers, and officials of the University.

Contributors to the Geology Foundation Since June 1960 Mr. andMrs.DavidL.Amsbury Virgil A. Brill Mr.andMrs.L.T. Barrow Gordon D. BurtonBui Miss MamieDell Barrow Halbert H. Bybee D. Barrow Robert W. Bybee addition, inMexico, in Thomas In Pete Flawn lectured Jack Wilson S. A.Berthiaume Mrs.Ruth W. Bybee Canada, and Sam Ellison in the Netherlands. Ed Jonas spent Richard R.Bloomer Wilbur C.Bybee the yearas aFulbrightFellow inNew Zealand;Virgil Barnes Wayne F. Bowman R. W. Byram July, 1961 7

W. H. Cardwell G. M. Knebel Foundation by alumni.We don't vouch for the precise accu- J. BenCarsey J. K.Larsen racyof all the figures,but the generaltrend is clearly shown. S. E. Clabaugh R.K. Lattimore GeorgeH. Coates Chester R.Longwell lottal Geology Contributors Contrihbutions Mr.andMrs. CarrollCook Jose A.Lyon Classes Alumni Persons %of Class Dollars %of Tota $63 MorganJ. Davis Mr. andMrs.LeonardF. 896-1925 55 33 60% :854 72.3% MorganJ.Davis, Jr. McCollum 926-1939 290 72 25% 14,594 16.5% Mr. andMrs. RonaldK.DeFord EdwardMcFarland 940-1949 656 101 15% 6,621 7.5% Mrs. Libby RiceFarish Bill J.McGrew 950-1959 1,251 129 10% 3,278 3.7% Donnan N. Farmer Jack Maguire Mrs.H. G. Friddle Charles Mankin 2,252 335 15% $88,349 100.0% G. B. Gierhart George W. Marshall, Jr. Edwin F. Gilbert Mr.Frank W. Michaux All of themembers of the classes of 1903, 1915,1916, 1918, Joseph L.Gillson MarthaBybee Mills and 1921have madecontributions. Eugene M. Goltz Sidney Moran Itis not too surprising that the youngestalumnihave made Conley R. Goodrum WilliamR. Muehlberger the fewest contributions,percentage-wise.We areproudof all Richard E. O. Scott Petty Grant whohave takenpart,and everydollar hasbeen put togooduse. J. NalleGregory W. F. Reynolds Guy E. Green W. C. Sojourner,Jr. Willard R. Green JosephT. Smith Farish Chair of Geology Mrs. Jean LewisGreig J. W. Stitt In July 1960, Mrs.Libbie Miss MonaD. Guiler Willis Storm Rice Farish of Houstonand New BerteR.Haigh W. C. Swadley York donated the first of threeannualinstallments of $100,000 Dilworth S. Hager Mr.andMrs.Bert C. Timm each to the Geology Foundation for the establishment of the W. Dow Hamm Leroy J. Tydlaska William Stamps Farish Chair of Geology at TheUniversity of J. L. Harman Charles D. Vertrees Texas. The designation of the endowment is a tribute to her Vickers, J. Richard Harris R.B. Jr. husband,who was a distinguishedindustrialist and oneof the B. H. Ward, John M. Hills Jr. organizers RefiningCompany. Mrs. Robert C.Hoover O. C. Wheeler of the Humble Oil & The Farish J. A. Jackson Mrs. J.Burney Wilson Foundation has further agreed to provide $12,000 annually J. R. Jackson,Jr. John A. Wilson until theendowment is complete,so that anappointment to the W. J. John RobertL. Wood, Jr. chair canbe madeimmediately. Tothis amount,theUniversity Jack C. Kern,Jr. C. E. Yager willadd sufficient income to create one of themost desirable teaching positions in the field of geology. Itwill bring a new Industrial Contributors to theGeology Foundation professor withreal distinction to the Department of Geology. and to Scholarships and Fellowships During the last 10 months the faculty has been examining Since June 1960 the qualifications of possible candidates for the William Atlantic Refining Company Monsanto Chemical Company Stamps Farish Chair of Geology. Several outstanding men ContinentalOilCompany Pan American Petroleum have agreed tobe considered for theposition, which willprob- GeochemicalSurveys Foundation ably be filled by September 1962, when laboratory and office Humble Oil andRefining Schlumberger Foundation space will beprovidedby theUniversity administrators. Company ShellOil Company Independent Exploration StandardOilCompanyof Texas Mrs. Farishhas made a greatandlasting contribution to the Company Tennessee Gas Foundation effectiveness andexcellenceof the Department of Geology, for LaCoste and Romberg Tidewater Oil Company which generations of Texas geologists willbe grateful. McDermottFoundation Minnie Stephens Piper HeyerMemorial Fund Foundation Slightly morethan ayear ago Mrs. Jane GregoryMarechal Donorsof Library Books,Air Photos,Electric Logs, increased the endowment of the George S. Heyer Memorial and SpecialItems to the Department of Geology Fund, established inhonor ofher former husband,toapproxi- Since June 1960 mately $80,000.Theannual incomefrom the fund amounts to L. T. Barrow SamuelP. Ellison, Jr. more than $3,000, which maybe applied toward travel, re- W. C. Bell Ed Hammer search,scholarships and other worthy activitiessupportedby Wayne F. Bowman L. F.Loftis,Jr. the Geology Foundation. Hal A.Bybee Edgar TobinAerial Surveys R. W. Byram Paul Torrey BybeeMemorial Fund S. E. Clabaugh Charles Vertrees Mr.andMrs.Ronald K.DeFord E. A. Wendlant The HalP.BybeeMemorialFund has now passedthe $40,- East Texas Electric LogService West Texas Electric Log Service --000 mark and is growing rapidly as a consequenceof the de- Brick Elliot votion of Dr. Bybee's students and friends. The fund is in- One of the able members of our Advisory Council supplied vested,and its earnings arebeing added to the principal until us with the following figures on contributions to the Geology the goal of $100,000 is reached. Ultimately the income will 8 July, 1961 supporttravel and other professional activitiesof the geology of TheUniversity of Texascan point to such splendidpartici- faculty. pationby their advisors. Morgan J.Davis,Humble Oil& RefiningCompany, P.0.Box Simonds and Cuyler Scholarship Funds 2180,Houston1,Texas,Chairman. L.T.Barrow,3314 ChevyChase,Houston 19,Texas. Scholarship in honor of The Memorial Funds established Wayne F.Bowman, 1713EspersonBuilding,Houston,Texas. Professors Frederick W. Simonds and RobertH. Cuyler have George H. Coates, 1610 Milam Building, San Antonio, $6,000 the funds were both passed the mark. Earnings from Texas. awarded as small scholarships for the first timein the fall of Guy E.Green,617 SouthTexasBuilding,San Antonio,Texas. Incidentally, alumnus considered the sums so small 1960. one J.Nalle Gregory,San Angelo National Bank Building, San tomake to the thathesupplementedboth them worthy tributes Angelo, Texas. former professors whosenames they bear. W.Dow Hamm, Vice President,Atlantic Refining Company, P.0.Box 2819,Dallas,Texas. McCollum Scholarship Fund JohnA.Kay,301HamiltonBuilding, Wichita Falls,Texas. The scholarship fund endowed by Mr.and Mrs.L. F.Mc- Jack C. Kern,Jr., Vice President,Standard Oil Company of Collumhasyielded sufficient earningsto enable the first award Texas,P.O.Box1249,Houston 1, Texas. of the scholarship inthespringof 1960. G. Moses Knebel,30 Rockefeller Plaza,New York 20, New York. Graves Scholarship Fund Leonard F.McCollum,President,Continental Oil Company, P.0.Box 2197,Houston,Texas. LeslieBowlingestablished theMissEffie Graves Scholarship Ed W.Owen, 532Milam Building, San Antonio,Texas. with anendowment of $10,000 inhonor of aremarkable high O. Scott Petty, President, Petty Geophysical Company, school teacher. Income from the fund is sufficient for the P.O.Box 2061,San Antonio,Texas. scholarship to beawarded for the first timenext fall. S. A.Thompson,MobilOil Company,P. 0.Box 900, Dallas, Texas. Knebel Fund Charles E. Yager,President, Southland Royalty Company, G. Mose Knebel and his wife,Carolyn established amod- 3801Potomac,FortWorth, Texas. erate fund several years ago with their donations to the Ge- Sheridan A. Berthiaume, Exploration Division, Texaco, ology Foundation. Mose recently added a gift of more than Inc.,Houston,Texas. $4,000 to initiate a program of cataloging basic geological concepts.

StudentLoan Fund TheDepartmentof GeologyStudent LoanFund wascreated about a decade ago by faithful alumni who wereinterested in helpingneedy students. The fund has now grown to $6,697, and all but $119 was onloan on June 1, 1961. The loans earn 3% interest,and in the past, all of them have been repaid,al- though several extensions of time for payment have been granted.

Advisory Councilfor the GeologyFoundation The success of the Geology Foundation must be attributed inlarge part to the activitiesof the menlisted below who con- stitute its Advisory Council. Most of them meet with Univer- sity personnel in Austin twice a year, and they contribute manyother hours tofund-raisingandplanningfor theGeology Department.Chairman of theCouncil is busyMorganJ. Davis, President of Humble Oil & Refining Company, a geology ex- student of whom we are rightly proud.Hisloyalty to the Uni- versity typifies the spirit of the whole Council. We were not surprised to learn from the records that duringthe 6 months Morgan Davis, President of Humble Oil andRefining prior to March 1960 of the members of the Advisory J. Com- 75% pany, Houston, Texas Council contributed a total of $18,860 to the Geology Founda- tion.None of theother Foundations (Law,Engineering,etc.) July, 1961 9

Deaths Memorialto RobertL.Cannon During the past year anunusually greatnumber of deaths by Charles D. Vertrees of ex-students and associates of the Department of Geology have saddened us. The list includes the following, and there maybeothers of whom wehave receivedno word: RobertL.Cannon (BA,MA '22) Drue D. Christner Charles EdwinDavis (BA '50) E.B.Hutson (BA'24) Henry A. Jacobi (BS '5l) MillardL.Kelley (Graduatestudent) John T. Lonsdale,Director,Bureau of Economic Geology Laßue B. McFarland (MA '39) Junius H.Morrill (BS '4l) Benjamin OliverNixon (BA '42) Elias H. Sellards, Director Emeritus, Bureau of Eco- nomic Geology Charles Edwin Davis died following an accident in which a speeding teenagerchased by police crashed into the car in which Davis was riding. He was employedby Pan American in Oklahoma City, where the accident occurred. E. B.Hutson was employed by the Carter Division of the Humble Oil & Refining Company inShreveport,Louisiana. HenryA.Jacobi Robert Lee (Bob) Cannon, a charter member of the Ge- died when his truck went off the road and turned over at ology Foundation Advisory Council and a distinguishedUni- Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, where he was working for versity of Texas geology alumnus, died in the Shannon Hos- the Pan American Argentina Oil Company.Laßue B.McFar- pital at San Angelo, Texason April 23, 1961, after anillness land died of aheart attack following an illness of about six of several months. months duration. Junius H.Morrill died unexpectedly of a He wasborn August17, 1899 inChildress County, Texas,in heart attack inhis home city of Ft. Worth. Benjamin Oliver the Tall Community, to Francis Virgil and Annie Ophelia Nixon was killed in a plane crash near Houston. He was a Cannon. He attended Prairie Hill School at Childress and broker and dealer for Nixon'sMutual Funds in San Antonio. public school atPort O'Connorbefore movingwithhis parents The deathofMillardL.Kelley,graduatestudent andTeach- to Jacksonville,Texas in 1913. Here he graduated fromhigh ingAssistantintheDepartment of Geology, shockedhis fellow school withhonors in 1917. In 1918 he started his geological students and teachers strongly.Ithappenedin a Departmental training at The University of Texas.His main interest was in carryall onthe way to a geologic field trip onFriday evening, paleontology.In this work he was guidedby Professor F.L. October 14,1960. Between Abilene and Cisco, where Kelley Whitney, for whom he developed an abiding admiration. He and his fellow graduate students wereplanning to joinBaylor completedhisB. A.andM.A.degreesinfour years,receiving students, the carryall skidded in the rain on slick pavement. both degreesin August 1922. The car reversed ends and struck a culvert, throwingKelley Hefirst worked withthe MidKansas Oil andGas Company from the back seatthroughthe back door of the vehicle,which as a geologist in San Antonio.In 1923 he joined the Humble then rolled on top of him. Witnesses verified that the car was Oil & Refining Company. Although he worked under the di- not speeding or being driven carelessly. Several other acci- rectionof theHouston office,his work consistedprimarily of a dents have been caused by skidding on wet pavement on the study of the Balcones fault trend. Applying his familiarity same stretch of road. The other occupantsof the carryall were with the Cretaceous formations and his uncommon sense of hospitalized for minor injuries. Although two thousand ge- orientation,heis credited withfinding severaloilfields during ology students have traveled several million miles inDepart- the short timehe was withHumble. Althoughhis success as a mental cars, this is the only fatal accident onrecord.Millard company geologist was unquestionable, his desire to go into Kelley received his BA degree in 1956 and his MA in 1958 business for himself soon became overwhelming. In 1924, he from Texas Christian University. He entered The University resigned, and the partnership of Adams and Cannon was of Texas in1958 and was workingonhisPh.D. degreeunder formed. This partnership lasted only a short time. With his the supervision of Dr. Bell. He is survivedby his wifeand by brothers, the partnership of Cannon and Cannon was formed his parents,wholiveinFt. Worth. in 1925. The business was first established in Dallas, but in 10 July, 1961

1927 it was moved to San Angelo where it remained until his Following servicein the United States Army asLieutenant, death. from 1917 to 1919, wherein he was cited for bravery, Dr. Soon after the origin of the West TexasGeological Society, Lonsdale developed a strong interest inmilitary affairs and Bob became a member.He served as President in 1931. Dur- was active as a reserve officer betweenWorld Wars Iand 11. inghis life he served in many other important assignments, Heservedin the Army againfrom 1942 to 1945 asLieutenant including District Representative to the AAPG which he had Colonel and Colonel and continued his interestinreserve ac- joinedin 1923. He presided at the meeting when the San An- tivitiessubsequently.Inrecognitionof services to his country, gelo Geological Society was organized and later served as his ashes wereinterred at ArlingtonNationalCemetery. general chairman of several of its Field Trip Committees.In Dr. Lonsdale was a member of a longlist of scientific and addition he contributed generously with geological material honorary societies including Sigma Xi,American Association for publication in the guidebooks. He was also amember of of Petroleum Geologists,American Instituteof Mining,Metal- the committeefor the organization of the Southwestern Fed- lurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, American Geophysical erationof Geological Societies and a member of the Permian Union,and Society of EconomicPaleontologistsandMineralo- Basin Section of the SEPM. In 1955 he became a member of gists.He was a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, the Advisory Council for The University of Texas Geology theMineralogical Society of America,and the American Asso- Foundation. Bob was very proud of this appointment and ciation for the Advancementof Science. worked hard to help the University that had done so much to Hiscontributions togeologic research rangedfrom detailed trainhim. studies of complex rock and mineral systems to the economic Surviving relatives aretwo brothers,Frank and Joe, of San geology of many industrial mineral products. His investiga- Angelo and a sister, Mrs.Harriet Cannon Hunt, of Kerrville, tions of the Big Bend National Park werenearly complete at Texas. the timeof his death,and they will be published aspart of the comprehensive report on the geology of the Big Bend Park. Dr. Lonsdale had a way of developing a strong bond with Memorial to John TiptonLonsdale his students that endured long after they left the classroom. Many of these students risen to in scien- John Tipton Lonsdale diedsuddenly of a heart attack at his have high places the came of miles to pay homein Austin,October 5, 1960, at the age of sixty-four. He tific andbusiness world.Some hundreds had been Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology and their last respects, and others have writen sincere tributes to years. Professor of Geology at The University of Texas for fifteen his influence through the years and was working actively until two days before his death. Heis survivedby his wife,Edna Gertrude Lonsdale, a Memorial to Elias Howard Sellards sister and a brother. Born at Dale,lowa,November8, 1895, John Lonsdale was Elias Howard Sellards, Director Emeritusof the Bureau of the oldest son of EvaMary (Connor) andJohnDye Lonsdale. Economic Geology, former Director of the Texas Memorial He was awardedthe B. A.degreein1917 and theM.S.degree Museum, retired Professor, and distinguished geologist, died in 1921 by the University of lowa.He received the Ph.D. at the age of 85 in Austin, February 4, 1961. He issurvived degreein1924 from theUniversityof Virginia. by his two daughters,Mrs.H.A. (Helen) Hemphill andMrs. His distinguishedprofessional career began in 1921 as As- F. H. (Daphne) McGowan,both of Houston; fivegrandchil- sistantProfessor of Geology at the Universityof Virginia and dren; eight greatgrandchildren; and one brother,E. W. Sel- Geologist for the Virginia Geological Survey. He moved to lards, Topeka, Kansas. His wife, Mrs. Anna Mary Alford Norman, Oklahoma, in1924 to become Assistant Professor of Sellards,precededhim indeathin1952. Geology at the University of Oklahoma and geologist for the Dr.Sellards was bornMay 2,1875, atCarter,Kentucky, the Oklahoma GeologicalSurvey,andin1925he cametoTheUni- son of Wiley W. Sellards and Sarah (Menix) Sellards. The versity of Texas as geologist for the Bureau of Economic Ge- family moved to Kansas by covered wagon while Dr.Sellards ology. In 1928 he became Professor of Geology and Head of was ayouth.He attended schoolboth atCarter,Kentucky,and the Department of Geology, A. andM. College of Texas.He Scranton, Kansas, completing his high-school education at was the leader in developing a strong geology curriculum at Scranton in1894. He was a student at Washburn Academy at A.andM.Collegeand waschieflyresponsible for the planning Topeka, Kansas, and later attended the University of Kansas and design of a new geologybuilding on that campus. While atLawrence and was graduatedwiththe B. A.degree in1899; at College Station, he worked also as a geologist for the Mis- he received the M.A. degree from that University in 1900. souriPacific Railroad. From Texashe went to the lowa State While at the Universityof Kansas,he was astudent of Samuel College at Ames where,except for military leave, he stayed W. Williston, a renowned teacher of vertebrate paleontology. from 1935 to 1945 as Professor of Geology and Head of the He continued graduate study from 1901to 1903 at Yale Uni- Department of Geology. He returned to Austin in 1945 to versity, holding both a scholarship and fellowship, and re- rejoin The University of Texas as Director of the Bureau of ceived thePh.D. degreein1903.At Yale his workbroughthim Economic Geology and Professor of Geology with graduate under the influence of three famous teachers. Charles Schu- rank. chert, Charles E. Beecher, and H.S. Williams. Charles Schu- July, 1961 11 chert became a close personal friend and visited Dr.Sellards state. His accomplishments in geology, paleontology, and manytimesinhishome. anthropology are a monument to his scientific work. Dr.Sellards beganhis teaching career as Instructor in Ge- ology and Mineralogy at Rutgers College, New Brunswick, Historical Note New Jersey,during the 1903—1904 school year. He accepted the Chair of Professor of Geology andZoology at the Univer- sity of Florida, at Gainesville,in 1904 and continued in this positionuntil 1907, whenhe became StateGeologist of Florida and moved to Tallahassee. While there he published twelve annual reports,two bulletins,and numerous articles of endur- ing prominence.During this period he devoted considerable attentionto fossil vertebrates, especiallyearly man. Dr.Sellardsmoved toTexasin1918 to accept thepositionof Geologist onthe staff of the Bureau of Economic Geology of- fered by the late Dr. J.A. Udden, then Director. He was ap- pointed Associate Director of the Bureau in 1925 and suc- ceeded to the directorship in 1932, which position he held until 1945. He was appointed Professor of Geology and a member of the Graduate Faculty at The University of Texas in 1926 and was Director of the Texas Memorial Museum, Austin,from 1938 untilretirementin1957. Base- During thirty-nine years service at University his of The ball team onthe summer field coursein1950 of Texas,Dr. Sellards attacked geologicaland paleontological problems withinsatiable interest.One of his first assignments, Degrees given to him by the Attorney General of Texas, was to deter- Enrollment and mine the original boundary between Oklahoma and Texas Thenumber of undergraduatestudents majoringingeology along the Red River. He did his work so thoroughly that it at TheUniversity of Texasdeclined againfor the sixthstraight became the basis for the ruling by the U. S.Supreme Court. year. But there are several indications that this trend has Inspiteof endlessadministrative duties,he wroteandedited reached its low point. Graduate enrollment dropped back to extensive reports on the geology and mineral resources of the 1956—58 level after rising last year,although the number Texas.Amongthe importantcontributions arethe two-volume of Ph.D. candidate continued to rise. Elementary geology compendium onthe stratigraphy and structure of Texas, with enrollment stands at anall timehighandis expectedto go even accompanying geologic andstructuralmapsof theState, and a higher in September when a bigger freshman class enters the book onearly maninAmerica. University. Dr.Sellards wasamember of numerousprofessionalorgani- The following tabulation shows the number of degrees zationsand held office in several.He was a charter member of grantedin geologyat TheUniversityof Texasinrecent years: the Paleontological Society and served as Vice-President in ExpectedIin 1931 President in 1942. He was elected aFellow of The and 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 GeologicalSocietyof America in1905 andserved asCouncilor ;a 7 17 15 20 16 7 13 10 from 1938 to 1940 and as Vice-President in 1943. He was a iS 69 52 77 118 118 83 75 43 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of 1A 18 20 20 30 29 12 14 24 Science and of the Texas Academy of Science (elected Hon- 'h.D. 1 2 0 2 7 2 1 6 orary Life Member in 1943).He was a member of the So- ciety of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (an Honorary Member since 1946), The actualhead count of students who declared their major Societyof Economic PaleontologistsandMineralogists (Presi- subject to begeology is recorded below for severalyears. The dent in 1938),Society of Economic Geology, TexasArchaeo- number usually declines sharply in the spring semester. logical Society, Society for American Archaeology, Texas Chapterof Sigma Xi (ChapterPresident in1925),TexasPhil- 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 Ml s osophicalSociety,andSouthwestern GeologicalSociety (Presi- —" S I1 c 2t& t 1 I1 fe t& I1 dent in1924,1931,1932,1935, and1936). Freshmen 199 114 142 79 102 53 59 26 20 28 18 15 In 1958, the University of Kansas presented the Erasmus Sophomore 187 154 111 98 103 66 52 33 45 20 21 17 Haworth Award for a distinguished alumnus to him at an Juniors 171 177 157 130 127 92 94 79 70 30 34 21 alumni luncheon in Los Angeles. The University of Florida Seniors 112 135 191 178 145 133 146 131 85 75 47 47 Graduates 133 115 119 110 82 80 88 92 105 102 83 76 has established the Sellards Geology Student Award in his honor, because of his basic contributions to geology in that TOTALS 802 695 720 595 559 424 439 361 325 255 203 176 12 July, 1961

The number of students enrolled in the elementarygeology HenryGayle,M.A.candidate,1960. courses hasfluctuated as follows: R.V.McGehee,Ph.D. candidate,1960. candidate, 1949-50: 1120 1955-56: 1400 JoachimMeyer,M.A. 1960. 1950-51: 743 1956-57: 1224 Thomas D.Reed,B.S. candidate,1960. 1951-52: 952 1957-58: 1191 NationalScienceFoundationFacultyFellowship: 1952-53: 1202 1958-59: 1294 W.Wood, 1953-54: 1421 1959-60: 1422 John Ph.D.candidate,1960-61. 1954-55: 1640 1960-61: 1763 David Johnson Crawford Scholarship (First timeawarded) : Larry T.Nierth,B.A.candidate,1960-61. Scholarships, Fellowships and NationalMerit Scholarship: Awards William A.Akersten,B.S. candidate,1960-61. and The recipients of scholarships and fellowships are as Mr. Mrs. L.F. McCollum Scholarship in Geology (First follows: time awarded): Walter Lee Siler,Ph.D.candidate,1960-61. Shell Oil CompanyFellowship: Augustus S.Cotera, Jr., Ph.D.candidate, 1960-61. George Coates Geology Grants for Graduate Students for 1960: StandardOilCompany TexasFellowship: of ClydeH.Moore,Ph.D.candidate. MartinL.Harvill,M.A. candidate,1960-61. Jan Winter,Ph.D.candidate. PanAmericanPetroleumFoundation Fellowship: KennethMartin,M.A.candidate. DavidE.Dunn,Ph.D. candidate,1960-61. DelosR.Tucker,Ph.D.candidate. HumbleOil &Refining CompanyFellowship: Geochemical Surveys andMcDermott Foundation: Grant Freeman, Jr., candidate, for Thomas J. Ph.D. 1960-61. GraduateStudent for 1960: HumbleOil &Refining Company Summer Field Scholarship: Joel S.Watkins,Ph.D.candidate. GeorgeM.Dill,M.A. candidate,1960. Special Honors inGeology (Honors Program) : Spiegelberg111,M.A. candidate, 1960. Frederick JereldE.McQueen (June 1961). HoggScholarships: JimBob Moffett (January 1961). Joseph S.CullinanScholarship: Arthur C. Allen (June 1960). BurkeBurkhart,Ph.D. candidate,1960-61. Tarr Award bySigma GammaEpsilon 1961: Harlan H.Roepke,Ph.D. candidate,1960-61. for JereldE.McQueen,B.S. candidate. Walter B.Sharp Scholarship: WilliamE. Dunaway, M.A. candidate,1960-61. The Houston Geological Society Award for Best UT Geology Student,1961: H.H. WeinertMemorialScholarship Field Geology: for JereldE.McQueen,B.S. candidate. Elbert A.King,M.A.candidate,1960. Monsanto Chemical Company Scholarship: Robert L. Wershaw,Ph.D. candidate, 1960-61. Elbert A.King,M.A. candidate,1960-61. Minnie StephensPiperFoundation Scholarship: Elizabeth A.Jennings,B.A.candidate,1960-61. JereldE.McQueen,B.S. candidate,1960-61. Simonds Memorial Scholarship (First time awarded): Milo Kearney,B.A.candidate,1960-61. Cuyler Memorial Scholarship (First time awarded): Nicholas F.Kuich,M.A. candidate,1960-61. Mr.andMrs.JohnA.JacksonScholarship: KathrynGiddens,B.A.candidate,1960-61. DavidO.Nilsson,B.S. candidate, 1960-61. Stephen V.Smith,B.S. candidate,1960-61. MobilOilCompany Scholarship: VernonL.Ryan,M.A.candidate,1960-61. University Fellowship: Walter L. Siler receiving LaelE. Bradshaw,Ph.D. candidate,1960-61. a $400 scholarship check from Chairman Ellison James W.Cain,Jr.Memorial Scholarship: Mrs.CeliaSchake,Ph.D.candidate,1960. July, 1961 13

Jones,DarrellKing,1935- ,b.Austin,Texas. B.S. in Geology, August 1958, The University of Texas, Austin. Organic and inorganic carbon in the Recent sediments of the openGulf,barrier islandandbay environments,Mus- tangIsland, Texas. vii+58 p.,8 tables, 2 maps, 2 cross sees.,4 diagrams, 1 drawing,5 photos. Supervisor: L.S.Kornicker. Location: South Texas; Gulf of Mexico;Nueces Co.; Mus- tangIsland;Padre Island. Ragsdale,James Allen,1935- ,b.San Antonio,Texas. B.A. in Geology, May 1957, The Rice Institute,Houston, Texas. Petrology of Miocene Oakville Formation, Texas Coastal Plain. x + 195 p., 5 tables, 1map,1cross sec,10 diagrams, 3 photos, 26 photomics. Appendices describing: 21loca- Larry T. Nierthreceiving a $250scholarship check fromChairmanEllison tions of samples with 11measured sections; 17 descrip- tions of thin sections (5 super-detailed) ; X-ray diffrac- tion analysesof 7clay-mineral samples. Supervisor: R.L. Folk. Coast; Texas; Co.; Degrees Geology Location: Upper Gulf South Newton Graduate in Tyler Co.; Polk Co.; San Jacinto Co.; Washington Co.; Thelast Newsletter listed the names and titles of thesesand Fayette Co.; Lavaca Co.;Gonzales Co.; Karnes Co.;Live dissertations of students who received graduate degrees in Oak Co.;Starr Co. geology in August 1959 and in January and June 1960. We Schlaudt, Charles McCammon, 1937- ,b. High Point, continue the list this year by givingthe totals inparentheses North Carolina. as usual. Nineteen graduate degreesin geology were granted B.A. in Geology, June 1959, The Rice Institute,Houston, in 1960, 18 of these were Master of Arts degrees and 1 was Texas. the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Temperatures of mineral associations with quartz from liquid inclusions. Master of Arts, August 1960 (8) 42 p., appendix with descriptionsof 53 samples, 1table, 4 diagrams, 5 photos. Anderson, JayEarl,1933- ,b.Birmingham, Alabama. Supervisor:F.E.Ingerson. B.S. in Geology, Aug. 1957, The University of Texas, Location: Alaska,Arizona, Arkansas,California,Southwest Austin. New Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, area, County, Geology+of the Green Mountain Llano Texas. Organ Mts. vi 95 p., appendix withdescription of 130 thin sees., 2 White,Rex Harding,Jr., 1932- ,b. Houston,Texas. maps, 3cross sees.,1diagram,5 photos,18photomics. B.S. inGeology, February 1956, The University of Texas, Supervisor:S.E.Clabaugh. Austin. Location: Central Texas; Llano Uplift; Llano Co. Petrology and depositional pattern in the upper Austin Burkart,Burke,1933- ,b.Dallas,Texas. group,Pilot Knob, area,Travis County, Texas. B.S. in Geology, Aug. 1954, The University of Texas, vi+ 133 p., appendix with 8 meas. sees,and 25 descrip- Austin. tions of thin sections, 4 maps, 5 cross sees., 8 col. sees. Thermoluminescence of calcite and aragonite. 10photos,18 photomics. vi+ 78 p.,5 tables, 6 diagrams. Supervisor:R.L.Folk. Supervisor:E. C. Jonas. Location: Central Texas; Travis Co.; Pilot Knob. Location: South Texas; Central Texas;Trans-Pecos Texas; Yeager,JohnConner,1931- ,Paris, Texas. LagunaMadre; Colorado; Missouri;Chihuahua;Spain. B.S. in Industrial Education, June 1952, East Texas State Clanton,Uel S.,1931- ,b.Brownwood,Texas. Teachers College, Commerce. B.S. in Geology, June 1955, The University of Texas, Stratigraphy of southernSierra Pilares,Municipio de Oji- Austin. naga, Chihuahua,Mexico. High-temperature x-ray diffraction. ix+116 p., appendix with 10 meas. sees,and index of vii + 59 p.,5diagrams, 1drawing,4photos. thin sees,20 tables,5maps,3 drawings, 1corr.eh.,2 col. Supervisor: E.C. Jonas. sees.,6photos, 1plate of macrofossils. 14 July, 1961

Supervisor:R.K. DeFord. Co.; Falls Co.; Gonzales Co.; Guadalupe Co.;Hays Co.: Location: Chihuahua; Municipio de Ojinaga; Sierra Pi- Hill Co.; Kendall Co.;Kerr Co.; Kinney Co.; Limestone lares; Trans-Pecos Texas; RimRock Country. Co.; Medina Co.; McLennan Co.; Milam Co.; Real Co.; Doctor of Philosophy,January1961 (1) Robertson Co.; Travis Co.; Uvalde Co.; Val Verde Co.; Ballard,William Wayne,1932- ,b.ElDorado,Arkansas. Williamson Co.; ZavallaCo. B.S. in Geology, January 1955; M.S. in Geology, August Winter, Johannes Antonius Franciscus,1932- ,b. Dja- 1956;Universityof Oklahoma,Norman. karta, Indonesia. Sedimentarypetrology of post-Madison-pre-Kootenairock, Diploma, Naturwissenschafter (Ingenieur-Geologe), 17 Mountains, north+flank of Little Belt Montana. May 1956, Eidgenb'ssische Technische Hochschule, xiii 379p.; appendix with 21meas. sees,and detailed Zurich, Switzerland. description of 31thin sees.;15 tables withrecords of 40 Fredericksburg and Washita strata (subsurface Lower Cre- wells, texture and mineralogy of 49 samples and heavy taceous),southwest Texas. minerals of 22 samples of sandstone; 16 maps, 3 cross ix+ 135 p.,sample logs of 17 wells,stratigraphic inter- sees., 22 col. sees., 39 diagrams, 31 photomics. pretation of 306 wells (numberper countyinparentheses Supervisor:R.L.Folk. below),11maps, 5 cross sees., 1col. sec,1corr. eh., 2 Location: Montana;Little Belt Mts. diagrams,5paneldiagrams. Doctor of Philosophy,June 1961 (4) Supervisor:K.P. Young. Moore, Clyde Herbert, Jr., 1933- , b. Jacksonville, Location: South Texas; San Marcos Platform; Gulf Coast Florida. Geosyncline; Balcones Fault System; Luling Fault Sys- B.S. in Geology, February 1955, Louisiana State Univer- tem;Charlotte Fault System;PearsallAnticline;Chittim sity,BatonRouge;M.A.inGeology,June 1959, TheUni- Arch; Atascosa Co. (68) ;Bexar Co. (34) ;Dimmitt Co. versity of Texas,Austin. (12) ;Frio Co. (40) ;Lasalle Co. (28) ;Maverick Co. Stratigraphy of the FredericksburgDivision,south-central (12) ;McMullen Co. (22) ;Medina Co. (14) ;Webb Co. Texas. (8) ;Wilson Co. (41) ;Zavalla Co. (27). vii+91p., 14 maps, 2 cross sees., 23 col. sees., 1panel diagram, 11photomics. Master of Arts, January1961 (7) Supervisor:K.P. Young. Location: Central Texas; Llano Uplift; Bell Co.; Blanco Asbury,LarryMarshall,1937- ,b.San Angelo,Texas. Co.; Burnet Co.; Comal Co.; Coryell Co.; Hays Co.; B.S. in Geology, January 1959, The University of Texas, Lampasas Co.;Travis Co.; Williamson Co. Austin. Geology Area, County, Powell,James Daniel,1934- ,b.Paducah, Texas. +of theSouth Carbon Eastland Texas. B.S. inPetroleum Geology, January 1956;M.S.inGeology, viii 119 p.,30 meas.sees.,2 tables, 3 maps,1cross sec, January 1958; Texas Technological College, Lubbock. 2 col.sees.,13 photos. Supervisor: Stratigraphy of Cenomanian-Turonian (Cretaceous)strata, S.P.Ellison. northeastern Chihuahua and adjacent Texas. Location: Central Texas; Bend Arch; Eastland Co. vi+ 46 p.,summary of systematic paleontology, appen- Gayle,HenryBoyes,1931- ,b.Taft,Texas. dix with7meas.sees.,2maps,1cross sec. B.S. in Geology, August 1958, The University of Texas, Supervisor:K.P. Young. Austin. Location: Northern Mexico; Chihuahua; Chihuahua Tec- Lead-zinc occurrence and distribution insoil inthe vicinity tonicBelt; Sierra dela Cieneguilla;Municipio de Guad- ofleaddepositsof CentralTexas. alupe Bravos; Trans-Pecos Texas; QuitmanMountains; vi+ 75 p.,2appendices, 11maps,1col.sec. DiabloPlatform;HudspethCo.;Jeff DavisCo. Supervisor: J. H.Davis. Watkins, Joel Smith, Jr., 1932- ,b.Poteau, Oklahoma. Location: CentralTexas; Llano Uplift;Blanco Co.;Burnet A.B.in Geology, June 1953, University of North Carolina, Co.; Gillespie Co. ChapelHill. Harris, WilliamHoward, 1934- ,b. Brooklyn,New York. Gravity and magnetism of the Ouachita structural belt in B.S. inGeology withHonors,February1957,Brooklyn Col- central Texas. lege, Brooklyn,N.Y. vi+ 133 p., description of 19 gravity base stations, 8 Geology of the Post Corners area, Washington and Rens- tables including computer programs,4maps,3 cross sec, selaer Counties,New York. 8 diagrams. xi+209 p.,appendix with 6 descriptions of thin sees.,3 Supervisor: W.R.Muehlberger. maps,6 cross sees.,2photos, 26 photomics. Location: Central Texas; East Texas; South Texas; West Supervisor:W.R.Muehlberger. Texas; Trans-Pecos,Texas; Llano Uplift; Ouachita Tec- Location: New York; Vermont; Taconic Range. tonicBelt;Marathon Uplift; Bandera Co.;Bastrop Co.; Meyer, Joachim Dietrich, 1935- ,b. Berlin, Germany. Bell Co.; Bexar Co.; Blanco Co.; Bosque Co.; Brewster B.S. in Geology, August 1958, The University of Texas, Co.; Burnet Co.; Caldwell Co.; Coryell Co.; Edwards Austin. July, 1961 15

Geology of the Ahuachapanarea, westernElSalvador,Cen- Supervisor: A. J. Scott. tral America. Location: East Texas; Upper Gulf Coast; Angelina Co.; viii+107 p.,5meas.sees.,4 tables, 9 maps,3 cross sees., Brazos Co.; Houston Co.; Leon Co.; Madison Co.; 1 col. sec., 4 diagrams, 1 blk. diag., 17 photos, 3 Robertson Co.; Louisiana;SabineParish. photomics. Dill,GeorgeMeyer,1931- ,b.Plainfield,New Jersey. Supervisor: F. M.Bullard. B.S. inGeology,May 1955, SouthernMethodistUniversity, Location: Central America;ElSalvador. Dallas. Ramsey, John William, Jr., 1934- , b. Wichita Falls, Structure of northern Sierra de Ventana, Municipio de Texas. Ojinaga, Chihuahua,Mexico. B.S. in Geology, June 1958, Midwestern University, v +58p.,appendix withtranslation of mapsymbols into Wichita Falls,Texas. Spanish, 1table,4 maps,2cross sees.,1col. sec,1photo. Perdiz Conglomerate,Presidio County, Texas. Supervisor: R.K.DeFord. ix+ 88 p., appendix with8 meas.sees.,2 tables, 5 maps, Location: Chihuahua;Chihuahua TectonicBelt;Municipio 4cross sees.,1paneldiagram, 8photos. de Ojinaga; Sierra de Ventana; Trans-Pecos Texas;Rim Supervisor:R. K.DeFord. Rock Country; Diablo Platform. Location: Trans-Pecos, Texas; Presidio County. Hamilton,Samuel Clinton,1931- ,b.Birmingham, Ala- Richey, CharlesIrwin,1932- ,b.Dallas,Texas. bama. B.S. in Geology, August 1955, The University of Texas, B.S. in Geology, June 1955, The University of Texas, Austin. Austin. Canning Ridge intrusion, Culberson County, Texas. Structure of southern SierraPilares,Municipio de Ojinaga, Chihuahua,Mexico. vii+ 81p.,4 maps, 1col. sec, 14photos, 13 photomics. + Supervisor:S.E.Clabaugh. vi 85 p., 1table, 3 maps, 4 cross sees., 1col. sec, 5 photos. Location: Trans-Pecos Texas; Wiley Mts.; Culberson Co.; Jeff Davis Co. Supervisor:R.K.DeFord. Location:Chihuahua;Chihuahua Tectonic Belt;Municipio Yager,Milan King, 1933- ,b.Indianapolis, Indiana. de Ojinaga; Sierra Pilares; Trans-Pecos Texas; Rim A.B. in Geology, June, 1955, University of Missouri, Rock Country; Diablo Platform. Columbia. Kimberly,John Eli, 1937- ,b.Norwalk, Pennsylvanian geology north-central Comanche County, Connecticut. of B.A. in Geology, June 1959, Williams College, Williams- Texas. town, Mass. xi+ 135 p., appendix with list of 35 key outcrops and Sedimentology the Smithwick formation,Burnet County, 12 meas.sees.,4 maps,2 cross sees.,1 sec,1diagram, of col. Texas. 15 photos. viii+ 95 p.,2 maps, 3 cross sees.,7 diagrams, 20photos, Supervisor:S. P. Ellison. 6 photomics. Location: Central Texas; Bend Arch; Comanche Co. Supervisor: E.F. Mcßride. Location: Central Texas; Llano Uplift; Burnet Co. Master of Arts,June 1961 (11) King,Elbert Aubrey,Jr., 1935- ,b. Austin, Texas. Bhatrakarn, Tanakarn, 1928-, b. Kanchanaburi, Thai- B.S. in Geology, June 1957, The University of Texas, land. Austin. B.S. in Mathematics,March 1954, Chulalongkorn Univer- Geologyof northwesternGonzales County. sity, Bangkok, Thailand. vi+97 p., appendix with 4 meas. sees,and descriptions Correlationof gravity observations with thegeologyof parts 2 thin sees,4 tables, 1map,1cross sec, 4 diagrams, 8 of Burnet,Blanco,and Llano counties,Texas. photos, 4 photomics. vi+ 60 p., appendix with gravity data on 460 stations, Supervisor: J.A. Wilson. 3 tables,3 maps,1cross sec, 2photos. Location: South Texas; GonzalesCo. Supervisor: W.R.Muehlberger. Rogers,JamesEdwin,1929- ,b.Waco, Texas. Location: Central Texas; Llano Uplift; Ouachita Tectonic B.S. in Geology, August 1955, The University of Texas, Belt; Blanco Co.; Burnet Co.; Llano Co.; Travis Co. Austin. Davis, Richard Albert, Jr., 1937- ,b. Joliet,Illinois. Mineralogy of Oxford serpentine deposit, Llano County, B.S. in Geology, June 1959, Beloit College, Beloit, Wis. Texas.+ Paleoecology of the Hurricane Lentil,Cook MountainFor- vi 69 p., 1table, 2 maps, 9 diagrams, 3 photos, 10 mation,East Texas. photomics. vii+ 79 p., 11 meas. sees, and locations of 14 other ex- Supervisor: S.E. Clabaugh. posures, table of macrofossils by counties, table of eco- Location: Central Texas; Llano Uplift; Llano County. logic data for genera,3 maps, 2cross sees.,7diagrams, 6 Schwarzbach,TheodoreJeremiah,1932- ,b.Galveston, photos. Texas. 16 July, 1961

B.S. in Geology, August 1958, The University of Texas, PeterU.Rodda,ResearchScientist-Engineer IV Austin. John W.Dietrich,Research Scientist-Engineer111 Geology of the Beulah area, Pueblo County, Colorado. Daniel A.Schofield,ResearchScientist-Engineer 111 86 p., appendix with 3 meas.sees., 3 maps, 3 cross sees., Roselle M.Girard, Research Scientist-EngineerII 1col.sec, 3 diagrams. William R.Payne,Research Scientist-Engineer II Supervisor:R.E.Boyer. Cader A.Shelby,ResearchScientist-Engineer I Colorado; Location: WetMts. PeterFlawn, whohasbeen a member of theBureau research Ralph ,b. Rock, Texas. Warner, Hartwin, 1932- Round staff since 1949, was appointed Director of the Bureau last in Accounting, 1954, Texas College, 8.8.A. June Lutheran December. In addition to his administrative duties, he has Sequin. completed (together with August Goldstein, Jr., Philip B. Structural geology of Carboniferous rocks near Marble King, and Charles E. Weaver) the manuscript of a compre- Falls, Burnet County, Texas. hensive study of the Ouachita system. Pete hashad an exceed- + 4 2 diagrams, 11photos. vii 72 p., maps, ingly active year.Inmid-April, he lectured at San JoseState Supervisor: Muehlberger. W.R. College, California,and at the University of Nevada onprob- Texas; Uplift; Ouachita Tectonic Location: Central Llano lems of structural geology as part of the AGIVisiting Geo- Belt; Burnet Co.;Llano Co.;Travis Co. scientistprogram;inMarchhe addressed the MexicanAssoci- Edwin, 1933- , Corpus Christi, Workman, Charles b. ationof Petroleum Geologists inMexicoCity; he journeyedto Texas. Denver twice,first inNovember to attend the GSA convention, Haven, B.S. in Geology, June 1954, Yale University, New then in April for the AAPG meeting; and during May, he Conn. spoke to geological societies in Corpus Christi, Dallas, Mid- Geologyof the SipeSprings area,Comanche County, Texas. land, and San Antonio. + 14 sees.,1table,4maps, vii 93 p.,appendix with meas. Virgil Barnes (whois onleave of absence from the Bureau socs., photos. 1cross sec, 2 col. 10 until August 31) andMrs. Barnes returned toAustin inFeb- Supervisor: S.P. Ellison. ruaryafter an around-the-world field trip which took them to Location: Central Texas; Bend Arch; Comanche Co. England, Norway,Denmark, France,Russia, Czechoslovakia, Youash,Younathan Yousif,1933- ,b.Baghdad, Iraq. Germany, Italy, Egypt,Saudi Arabia, Pakistan,India,Singa- University Baghdad, Iraq. B.Sc in Geology, June 1958, of pore,Malaya,Australia,Indonesia,Thailand,Cambodia, Viet- with Correlation of gravity observations the geology of Nam, and the Philippines. This trip was a part of Dr.Barnes' Texas. southern Burnet County, tektite studyunder atwo-year grantfrom the NationalScience + sees., 2 diagrams, vi 110p.,6 tables, 3 maps,2 cross 1 Foundation. He, together withDr. EarlIngerson,is studying photo. the compositionandoriginof these small,naturally occurring, Muehlberger. Supervisor: W.R. glassy objects. At thebeginning of his journeylast summer,he Texas; Llano Uplift; Burnet Co. Location: Central stopped off in Copenhagen to give a paper on tektites at the International Geological Congress. Since his return to this Notes from the Bureau of country, he has traveled to Washington twice,once to attend Geology the Cratering Symposium at the Geophysical Laboratory, and Economic once to give a talk atthe meetingof the American Geophyiscal TheBureau hassuffered two greatlosses since the lastNews- Union. From Washington he went to Denver to attend the letter was issued. Death as the result of a heart attack came April meetingof AAPG. suddenly to Dr. John T. Lonsdale, then Director, on last Ross Maxwell is completing work on a mineral resource October 5, at his home in Austin. He was 64 years of age. survey of thirty-eight counties of southTexas under a grant to Death came, too, for Dr. E. H. Sellards, age 85, the Director the Bureau from the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, Emeritus of the Bureau since 1945. Dr. Sellards underwent and his reportis scheduled for publication in1961. He also is surgery inDecember and, as a result of complications and the continuing the study of thegeology of the Big Bend National infirmities of age,died onFebruary 4of this year. Park, on whichhe andDr.Lonsdale worked together untilDr. Dr. Lonsdale and Dr. Sellards are sorely missed by their Lonsdale's sudden deathlastfall. Dr.Maxwell,along withJohn colleaguesand many friends throughout the State. A. Wilson and Roy T. Hazzard, will complete this manuscript during thecoming year.Somehow,Dr.Maxwell finds timefor Research Staff Activity activeparticipationinpublic-service work.As theBureau rep- resentative to the Board of Science Education of the Texas Theresearch staffof theBureau is as follows : Academyof Science,heconfers withother Boardmembers on Peter T. Flawn,Director science teaching in Texas schools. He also gives talks on VirgilE.Barnes,Research Scientist-Engineer V geology to scienceclasses in the Austin Public Schools,andhe RossA.Maxwell,ResearchScientist-Engineer V is activeinthe BoyScout program. William L.Fisher,ResearchScientist-EngineerIV Bill Fisher has replaced Dr. Leonard F. Brown, who re- PhilipS.Morey,ResearchScientist-Engineer IV signed from the Bureau last August 31 to join the faculty of July, 1961 17

Baylor University. Mr. Fisher, who will receive his Ph.D. deposits incentral Texas.Recently,as apartof the grantfrom degreefrom the Universityof Kansas this summer,is astratig- the Corpus ChristiChamber of Commerce, the Laboratory ac- rapher.Heis nowmaking regionalstudiesof Tertiaryrocks in quired a viscosimeterfor the testing of Texas clays, andMr. the TexasGulf Coastal Plain,a work that willprovide a broad Schofield is nowusing thisimportant new equipmentto evalu- stratigraphic backgroundfor future detailed studiesofmineral ate Texas bentonites for useindrilling fluids. deposits. Thisspring,Mr.Fisher attended the Denver meeting Rosette Girard has completed the preliminary draft of a of AAPG, andlast fall he went to the Gulf Coast Association manuscript on Texasrocks and minerals, which will be pub- of Geological Societies meeting inBiloxi,Mississippi. lished next year by the Bureau as the third in the series of PhilMorey is thesupervising geologist of theBureau's Well popular guidebooks. She is also taking care of the Bureau Sample Library at Balcones Research Center. This important library. In cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Mines, she collection is made up of well cuttings and cores from many assisted in preparation of the Texas chapter of the 1959 areas of the State, and numerous geologists visit the library Minerals Yearbook and also compiled the currentlist of Texas each year to examine this material. Important acquisitions mineralproducers. during the year include samples from shallow test borings in BillPayne, who joined the Bureau research staff last Sep- the area of uranium mineralization of Karnes County (do- tember 1on a special one-year assignment,is working on the nated by the Climax Molybdenum Division of American high-calciumlimestone projectunder direction of Dr.Rodda. Metals Climax) and samples from two deep borings:ShellOil Mr. Payne, who holds a Master's degree in geology from Corporation No. 1Carroll inDeWitt County (to a total depth BaylorUniversity,has spentalargepart of his timeinthe field of 19,730 feet) and Ginther, Warren, and Ginther, Gulf Oil while mapping andsampling theComancheanlimestone across Corporation, andMichel T.HalboutyNo.1-A 0.W.Killamin Texas. This spring, he attendedhe northern Coahuila field Webb County (to a depth of 15,066 feet). Mr. Morey is trip. currently working on an up-to-date index of the collection. Cader Shelby continues to perform important public-rela- Pete Rodda is directing a study of high-calcium limestones tions duties by examining and identifying rock and mineral and of high-silica sands along the outcrop of Cretaceous Co- samples for school children, hobbyists, and others, and by manchean strata from the Red River innorthTexas to the Rio answeringinquiries concerningrock andmineraldeposits and Grande in the southern part of the State. Thisproject will be markets.Mr.Shelby is workingona thesis problem inLee and completed in 1962. Dr. Rodda, who is apaleontologist and Burleson counties. stratigrapher, also is studying the Cretaceous Washita sedi- ments in Grayson County and will prepare a report on this OtherBureau News area.Pete Roddaand BillFisherarepreparingapaper onthe John E. (Brick) Elliot of Austin, retired geologist and ontogenyand phylogenyof AthletapetrosaConrad, a common manufacturer, has generouslypresented to the Bureau an ex- gastropod in the Eocenerocks of theTexasCoastal Plain.Pete tensive collection of geological data covering the area of Rodda and E. A. King, Jr., are making a study of the occur- Bastrop, Lee, Caldwell, Gonzales, and Fayette counties. The rence and origin of naturally fused tuffs and tuffaceous sedi- Elliot Collection includes well logs, aerial photographs, and ments in the Jackson group of Texas Coastal Plain. Last fall, geologic maps and constitutes important basic research data Pete led a field trip inPalestine-Crockett area of east Texas, for the south-central Texas area.Mrs.May Dasch, participatedin a fieldtrip inBosque County,and attended the Defandorf recent graduate of the Department of Geology, is Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies meeting in preparing this material for open-file-reference status at the Bureau Biloxi, This spring,he attended the Denver meet- ad- Mississippi. ministrative offices. ingof AAPG. fames Macon,the Bureau'schief cartographer, reports that John Dietrich is in charge of the correlation of volcanic the cartographic staff is now able to scribe (prepare negative rocks northwestward from the Big Bend National Park of engravings) directly from aerial photographs. Brewster County into the Bofecillos Mountains of southern This short-cut method, also used by the U.S.Geological Survey, Presidio County. This important basic study will help solve eliminates much work that formerly was necessary.Mr.Macon has lec- some of the problems of the complex areabordering the Rio tured this year to geology students at Baylor University Grande.Mr. Dietrich also is continuinghis dissertation prob- on photogrammetry, photogeology, and map lem, which involves geologicmappingof the Ocotillo,Presidio, making. Donald W. Kohls, who will receive his Ph.D. degree from and Ochoa quadrangles of western Presidio County, and will TheUniversityof Minnesota,will jointheBureau staff inSep- receivehis Ph.D. degree from The Universityof Texasin the tember 1961. Mr.Kohls will begin studies in- This the Coahuila, of non-metallic comingyear. spring,he attended northern dustrialminerals in Texas. Mexico,field trip. Dan Schofield, research chemist, is in charge of analyses Status of Publications and testing at the Bureau'sMineral TechnologyLaboratory at since — Balcones ResearchCenter. One of his current projectsis bene- Issued lastNewsletter ficiation studies of possible commercial silica sands in Texas; Texas Fossils: An Amateur Collector's Handbook, by Wil- in this connection,he is working with VirgilBarnes on sand liam H.Matthews 111. Guidebook No. 2, 123 pp.,26 figs., 18 July, 1961

49 pis., November 1960. A handbook for public-school Paleozoic History of Central and West Texas,by James students andhobbyists, extensivelyillustrated. Lee Wilsonand 0.P.Majewske;PaleozoicHistory of the Texas Gemstones,by ElbertA. King, Jr.Report of Investi- Fort Stockton-Del Rio Region, West Texas,by Addison gations No. 42, 42 pp.,20 figs., 6 pis., February 1961. Young.— 117 pp.,66 figs., 6 pis., September 1960. Gem minerals, localities,and technology of gem cutting. InPress TheOuachitaSystem,by Peter T.Flawn,AugustGoldstein, TheMineralIndustry Texas in1959,by F.F.Netzeband of Jr.,P.B.King,andCharles E. Weaver. A comprehensive and Roselle M. Girard, Mineral Resource Circular No. publication on the Ouachita system in Texas,Oklahoma, 41, 59 pp., December 1960. A preprint from Minerals Arkansas,Mississippi, Alabama, andMexico. Yearbook 1959 of the U.S. Bureau of Mines which in- — Manuscriptsinvarious stagesof processing cludes annualproduction statistics. MineralResources of SouthTexas:RegionServed Through Bureau of Economic Geology Report for 1960. An illus- thePortof CorpusChristi,byR.A.Maxwell. trated report describing the Bureau's activities in 1960 Annotated Bibliography and Indexof Conodonts, by S. P. and containing a summary of Texas mineral industry Ellison,Jr. news. A Stratigraphic Datum, Cisco Group (Upper Pennsyl- Aspects of the Geology of Texas:A Symposium. The Uni- vanian), Brazos and Trinity Valleys, North-Central versity of Texas Publication No. 6017. Comprises the fol- Texas,byL. F.Brown,Jr. lowing chapters: Pennsylvanian Reef Patterns in West- Texas Rocks and Minerals, by Roselle M. Girard. Central Texas, by Frank B. Conselman. A Review of Upper Cretaceous Ammonites from the Gulf Coast of the Paleomagnetic Studies of Some Texas Rocks, by Joseph UnitedStates, by K.P. Young. D. Martinez,Edwin H. Statham, and Lynn G. Howell; Geologyof the LonghornCavern,by W.H.Matthews 111. Deposition and Alteration of the Edwards Limestone, Geology of Eastern Half of Kent Quadrangle, Culberson, CentralTexas,by HenryF.Nelson;Geology of the Texas Reeves, and Jeff Davis Counties, Texas, by J. P. Brand Panhandle, by John H. Nicholson; ConjecturedMiddle andR.K.DeFord.

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Prior to 1920 both were serving on an AGI committee. five grandchildren living in Houston. He Dr. Barksdale attended University plans his fourth safari East Africa this Wayne F. Bowman (EM '15) is very active in the of to Texas for years of undergraduate work summer. voluntary workfor The University of Texas two get (BA '27, '28) Geology Foundation and Engineering but did not a degree here. S. 0. Burford MA continues as L. T. (Slim) Barrow (BA '21, MA '23) and a geologist for & Refining Foundation. Wayne has not only con- Humble Oil Mrs. L. T. Barrow (BA '23) continue Company in Tyler. tributed his own time and money to these their theBybee R. W. Byram (BA '26) President of the efforts but he has been actively convincing generous support to Memo- is rial Fund and the Department of Geology. R. W. Byram Company in Austin which others to do the same. Among recent ac- complishments, he procured for the De- Slim is a member of the Geology Founda- will celebrate its 40th anniversary on tion Advisory Council and he was one of November 1, 1961. partment of Geology a magnetometer from the leaders developing the Col. Harold Byrd (1921) the Tidewater Oil Company in Houston generous in D. continues to be Geology Department Loan Fund and in very active as owner of various enterprises and a portable seismic outfit from the urging Geology faculty to travel more in Dallas, Texas. He also to give Independent Exploration Company in the continues sake of teaching and profes- to The University Texas Houston. Wayne commutes from Houston for the their of Ex-Student's sional contacts. Slim and Laura attended activities. to his ranch nearLampasasand oftenstops the October 29th dinner in honor of Dr. Ben Carsey (BA '25) was to tovisit at theDepartment in Austin. J. elected the Eugene Holman (MA '17) has retired from Bullard here in Austin. Executive Committee of the American Leslie Bowling (BA '28) his Association of Petroleum Geologists. He the presidency of the Standard Oil Com- reports from consulting officeinNew Orleans,Louisiana. has recently retired from the Humble Oil pany of New Jersey and now resides at 60 We wish &Refining Company West 49th Street,New York 20. to remind the Alumni that Leslie inHouston, Texas. generously endowed the Miss Effie Graves B. Christner (BA '27, MA '29) Parker D. Trask (AB '17) reports being a J. andMrs. Scholarship in Geology. The first award of J. B. (Rubie Vaughn) Christner (BA visiting professor at Stanford University in this scholarship will '29) the spring of1961.He continues his regular be made in 1961. Les are farming and ranching in Sham- attended the Geology Alumni luncheon rock. They have three sons; two graduated duties as Professor of Geological Engineer- also at the Atlantic City meetingof the AAPG. from Texas A. and M. and one graduated ing at the University of California at Virgil A. Brill (BA '27, MA '28) from The University of Berkeley, California. continues Texas. The chil- his work as an independent oil operator dren have all married and are residing in in Bank Mr. andMrs. Christner 1920-1929 the National of Commerce Build- thePanhandle. also ing in San Antonio as well as a new office have three grandsons and two grand- Julian D. Barksdale (1926-28) continues to in the Bank of the Southwest Building in daughters. teach geology at the University of Wash- Houston. He and his wife reside in San George H. Clements (BA '21) continues in ington. Dr. Ellison visited with him in Antonio and have a ranch in Bandera the retail drug business in Denton. Washington, D.C. on February 26th while County. Hehas two marrieddaughters and CarrollEdwin Cook (BA '23, MA '32) and July, 1961 19

Mrs. Marion Clarke Cook (BA '22). Joseph Hornberger, Jr. (BA '29, MA '32) is a Staff Geophysicist for Humble Oil & Re- Caroll will retire after nearly 30 years of a geologist and petroleum engineer with fining Company in Houston. service with the Standard Oil Company of offices at3260 Sul Ross AvenueinHouston. 0. C. Wheeler (1916-21) retired at the end of New Jersey in North America, South He has four children; Joe 111, 26, has an the past year as Vice-President and Direc- America, Europe and Asia. He has been in AB and MA from the University of Hous- tor of International Petroleum Company the New Yorkoffice of StandardOilCom- ton and is currently in the investment after 39 years of service. Mr. Wheeler at- pany since 1946. Uponretirement, they will business; Diana, 21, is at the University tended the first field geology course given reside at 506 West 22nd in Austin, Texas of Texas; Ronald, 17, and Gary, 13, are at The University of Texas with Dr. H. P. but will maintain an apartment in New attending Kinkaid School. Bybee as teacher in 1917. He later gradu- York City. He will engage in consulting Mrs.AliceDominquesJobes (BA '23) is now ated fromStanfordUniversity andattended work on foreign exploration. Their only living in Kerrville. graduate school there. His son, Joe son, Carroll Clarke Cook, Jr. is an execu- George Moses Knebel (BA '22) has retired Wheeler, completed his Master's degree at tiveof theDelhiTaylor Companyin Dallas. from the Standard Oil Company of New the University of Texas. Mrs. Robert H. (Esther Solcher) Cuyler Jersey as reported last year, and recently F. Wayne Wilson (BA '28, MA '31) is a geol- (BA '27, MA '28, Ph.D. '33), the widow spent ten weeks as a consultantin explora- ogist in Houston. He reports he has "cut of Dr. Cuyler, formerProfessor of Geology tion for the Humble Oil & Refining Com- the workingmonth to 30 days for nine days at The University of Texas, reports that pany. He has five grandchildren and he paybut is keepinghealthy,if not wealthy." her son, Robert H., now 17, is a senior in reports his health improved. Mose has con- Hans Winkler (BA '28, MA '29) reports from the San Antonio High School.He plans to tinued to give generous financialsupport to Roswell, New Mexico, where he is an in- attend the University as a freshman in the Geology Foundation. dependent geologist. 1961. All of the alumni will recall that the Mrs. C. H. (Florence Gill) McCall (BA Charles E. Yager (1919-1921), President of GeologyFoundation issponsoring aRobert '20) continues to live at 773 Shady Drive SouthlandRoyalty Company of Dallas,is a H. Cuyler MemorialScholarship Fund. East, Pittsburgh 28, Pennsylvania. loyal supporter of the Department of Irion Grady Davis (BA '29) is ExecutiveVice- F. H. McGowan (BA '28, MA '32) is a Geo- Geology and a member of the Advisory President of Gulf Oil Corporation in Pitts- physicist for the Humble Oil & Refining Council of the Geology Foundation. burgh. His daughter, Sara,18, was gradu- Company in Houston. ated from Ellis school in Pittsburgh this Dr. Mildred Pickle (Mrs. Temple B.) May- 1930-1939 June and another daughter, Nancy, 16, is hall (BA '24, MA '26, Ph.D. '39) con- Robert C. Anderson (BS '37) is an indepen- junior Ellis teaching now a at school. tinues her duties at Stephen F. dent geologist in Abilene. G. K. Eifler, Jr. (BA '29, MA '30) remains a Austin HighSchool in Austin. She teaches Wayne Ashmore (BS '39) reports he is still a consulting geologist in Austin. His older American and Texas History as well as partner of Ashmore and Elwell and con- son, Kearney will enter UT this fall, and Sociology. Her son,Davis,19 is a freshman tinues to like West Texas as a place to live younger son, his Clayton will enter Stephen in Electrical Engineering at UT and Bill, and find oil.He continues his membership F. Austin High 17,is a junior at Austin High School. School. on the Board of Trustees of Midland Inde- Max Eversberg, Jr. (BA '29) continues as an E. A. Murchison, Jr. (BA '26) continues as pendent School District. He is a loyal independent geologist and oilproducer in Regional Exploration Manager for the alumnus to UT and especially to the De- Albany, Texas. Humble Oil & Refining Company in New partmentof Geology andsays that he feels M. Funkhouser (BA '25) is Division Man- He and wife three grand- E. Orleans. his have the departmentis doing an outsttnding job. ager Exploration the daughters. of for Pure Oil Com- C. F. Barber (BA '36) is working as an inde- pany Calgary, Howard Nessley (BS '25) in Alberta. Formerly he was E. continues as an pendent geologist with his office in the independent Vice-President of Woodley Canadian Oil geologist in San Antonio. He Esperson Building in Houston. Company in Calgary. and his wife, Dorothy, attended the Texas Chester F. Barnes (BA '30) remains an in- Garst (BA '29) geologist inDenver well Jarvis for H. E. party as as the Old-Timer's dependentoil operator in Big Spring. Williams, has moved to 4511 Merrie Lane, party there. Jerald H. Bartley (BS '37) keeps busy as Frith Bellaire. C. Owens (1918-21) is a consulting ExecutiveVice-President for Texas Ameri- A. E. (BA '24) geologist in Corpus Christi Getzendander is an independ- looking for- can Oil Corporation of Midland, as an in- geologist Corpus Christi. ward to in retiringin two more years.He has dependent operator and as a consulting Guy E. (Squire) Green (BA '24, '25) put eight childrenthrough college and still MA has geologist. He has developed a new side- been busy helping the GeologyFoundation has two children attending school. Mr. and line in a "new automatic drilling time with of funds. reports his have 14 grandchildren. solicitation He Mrs. Owens also plotter which saves the geologist having to whole family healthy, T. F. Petty (BA '26) including his wife, is working as a con- plot drilling time, and he is still looking Florence Settles, sulting geologist a graduate of UT with a in Wichita Falls. for more short-cuts." His three children BA in Zoology in '24 and MA Edward D. Pressler (BA '26) in Genetics continues as includea daughter, 10, and two sons, ages son, in '25. His Willard, received his Head of Research and EvaluationSection 12 and 14. Master's degreein Geology in1955 andhis for Humble Oil & Refining Company in Bryan D. Beck, Jr. (BS '39) continues his daughter, Houston. Louise Green Chapman, gradu- work as an independent petroleum geol- ated in 1956 with a BA A. Tyson (BA '24) from UT in Knox '23,MA continues as ogist andlease broker inBeaumont.He was Geology. Presidentof SlickOil Corporationin Hous- recently appointed jury commissioner by Berte R. Haigh (BS'25) is geologistin charge tion. His wife is Katherine Archer Tyson Judge JoeJ. Fisher. of University Lands in Midland. Berte (BA'35, MA '36). Dr. Charles V. Bintliff (BS '38, MD '43) is makes several trips to Austin each year Charles D. Vertrees (BA '23) and Mrs. a physician in Texarkana. He states his year. but plans to retire next Elsie F. Vertrees (BA '22) report from only interest in geology at the present time W. T. Hancock,Jr. (MA'29) is Vice-President 1211West Indiana, Midland whereCharles is in "finding a kidney or gall stone!" of Kirby Petroleum Company in Houston. is continuing his work as a consulting W. E. Bivens, Jr. (BA '38, BS '39, MA '39) PaulB. Hinyard (BA '28) is now area geolo- geologist, and they are both enjoying life. reports from San Angelo that he is con- gist for Shell Oil Company in Houston. A. P. Wendler (BA '29, MA '32, Ph.D. '34) is tinuing his work as an independent pro- 20 July, 1961

ducer andconsultant, and that he is "trying a sabbatical leave, doing research in Europe several reports on the need for registration to find a way to eat shut-in gas wells" and and California under the auspices of the among geologists. In this connection, he claims that "tenderizer doesn't work!" NationalScience Foundation. He has com- has participatedin various society commit- Bill L. Bloodworth (BS '39, MA '41) just pletedhis term as Chairman of the Depart- tee assignments in bringing knowledge to recently passed the 14 year mark with ment of Geology at the University of Cali- geologists about the need for registration. GeophotoService, Inc.in Englewood, Colo- fornia in Los Angeles and plans to return Louis H. Haring, Jr. (BS '38) has offices at rado, andcontinues to findhis work varied more vigorously to research and teaching. 842 Milam Building in San Antonio where and interesting. Bill and his family have He honored the Department in Austin by he is an independent oil operator. moved to the country and find it quite a paying us a one-day visit in February on Travis 0.Harkness (1934-36) is President of change from city living. Their daughter, his way home from Scotland. the Harkness Exploration Company, Inc. Gail, graduated from high school this Flavy E. Davis (MA '38) continues asExecu- in Dallas. He has three children; one son spring. tive Vice-President and General Manager is now married; one son is a freshman at Murray E. Body (BA '32) remains Vice-Presi- of Rycade OilandMidhurst OilCompanies UT, and a daughter will enter UT in 1962. dent of Tidewater Oil Company of Spain inHouston. John D. Henderson (BS '37) is a geologist located in Madrid, Spain. Horace C. (Dave) Davis (BA '39) dissolved for Texaco, Inc. workingin Wichita Falls. John D. Boon, Jr. (1940) and Mrs. (Nancy his partnership with J. J. Honaker in Sep- C. Wayne Holcomb (BS '37) is Senior Explo- Brown) Boon (BS '39) reside in Arling- tember, 1960 andformedanew corporation, ration Geologist andExplorationTechnical ton where he is Headof theDepartment of Davis Drilling, Inc. with offices at 2009 Advisor for Humble Oil & Refining Com- Geology at Arlington State College. Their Lakin, Great Bend,Kansas.Hehas drilling pany in Corpus Christi. He has one daugh- son, John D. 111, is a senior at Rice Uni- deals in southeastern Colorado and claims ter, Sarah. versity majoring in geology, and another he has found "a little gas so far; no oil Mrs. John A. (Ruth Waldrop) Hord (BA son,Mills, is a high school senior. yet, but still hopeful." '39) is presently ahousewife.Her husband, Robert T. Booth (BS '31) is the only Standard Mrs. L. L. (Jane Ormond) Dinkins (BS '38) John, is Exploration Manager in Midland of Texas geologist in San Antonio at quit working as senior —draftsman for Sin- for Gulf Oil Company. They have three present and expects to retire in two years. clair Oil andGas inJuly "just loafingand children, Tommy, 14, Melinda, 16, and If so, he says he will be available for ad- enjoying life now." Elaine, 18. Elaine is a freshman at Rice Dougherty (BS '36) ditional work because he still has three W. E. is now manager University and winner of a National Merit daughters to educate. for Humble Oil& Refining Company in the Scholarship. The family has enjoyed taking Broughton (BA '30, '31) Martin N. MA re- Corpus Christi area. trips together, covering most of the United mains affiliatedwith the Texas Company in W. D. Frazell (MA '35) is ExplorationMan- States, Canada, and the Virgin Islands. City reports ager for W. W. New York and that his wife F. Oil Company in Lafay- W. Clyde Ikins (BS '38, MA '39, Ph.D. '41) and son are doing fine. ette, He states that his and Louisiana. "wife is self-employed as an independent geol- James D. Burke (BS '38) continues as a con- three growingboys make the search for oil ogist in Houston. He states he is still sulting geologist Oil Industries rather urgent." in the looking for heterogenous blends of hydro- Building in Corpus Christi. Jay Miles Frost, 111 (MA '38) as continues carbons part time and ranching in the (BA '32) is construction an independent geologist in Jim G. Callihan Houston. Davis Mountains the rest of the time. superintendent and junior partner for E. J. Gardner (BS '39,MA '40) has a consult- Cdr. CarlB. Irwin, USN (BS '39) is Head of M. C. Winters Company in Marble Falls. ing practice and is an oil producer in Development and Applications He reports that they have built a home on Wichita Falls. His oldest son will enrollin Materials Branch, Bureau of Ships, Department of thelake but have little time to enjoy it as the University this fall. Navy, Washington, D.C. His oldest son is he and his wife,Dot, are both workingon Frank J. Gardner (BA '36, MA '38, Ph.D. a sophomore at UT. He andhis family are jobs over the state. He is building express- '42) continues as Exploration Editor of looking forward to retirement in December ways for the Highway Department. The Oil and Gas Journal.He is currently and returning Austin live. John F.Camp, Jr. (BS '39) continues his posi- serving on two AAPG Committees (Con- to to tion in the Camp Oil Company in San vention Policy, and Academic-Industrial Frank C. Kallina (BS '39) remains an inde- Antonio. Relations),plus duties as President of the pendent oil and gas operator in San W. H. Cardwell (BA '38) is chief geologist Tulsa Geological Society). Antonio.His wife and threechildren arein for Vaughn Petroleum,Inc.and their allied P. O. Geddie (BS '38) is an independent oil good health and keeping busy. companies. operator and geologist with offices at 615 Lt. Col. Clinton C. Kearney (BA '39) is W. Kenley Clark (BS '36) is Division Geol- Wilson Road in Dallas.He is married and presently stationed with the 1611th Air ogist for the Superior Oil Company whose has a daughter and two sons. One of his Force Base in New Jersey. He plans to offices have been moved to the First City sons is currently attending The University retire from the Air Forcein two more years National Bank Building in Houston. Their of Texas. and return to Texas at that time. He says daughter, Kay "has grown up to the tele- Arturo R. Geyne (BA '38) continues as di- he will compete with any classmate for dis- phone stage." rector of Cia Real del Monte y Pachuca, tance traveled but feels Texas is hard to William G. Clarkson,Jr. (BA '37) continues Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. beat. as a consulting geologist in Midland. Fred S. Goenner (BS '37) and Elizabeth Gene Ross (Mrs. John S.) Kellough (BA Robert P. Cooper (MA '39) remains a con- Merrit Goenner (BS '39) are currently '32) reports from Houston where she is a sulting geologist in Alice. He reports that living at 3829 Chevy Chase in Houston. research associate at the University of his daughter, Anne, took Geology at UT Fred is manager of Southern Exploration Houston workingunder aNationalScience last spring under Dr. Bullard. Division of the Apache Corporation, aposi- Foundation grant doing a biostratigraphic Mrs. W. E. (Geneva Risinger) Cox (BA '37) tion he has held since June, 1960. andpalocoecologicstudy of foraminifera of continues to reside in Midland and is co- Roy H. Guess (BA '39, MA '40) continues as the Upper Midway Group in East Central publisher of a monthly magazine about a geologist for Newman Brothers Drilling Texas. Midland called "TAe Midlander." Company in San Antonio. Roy has been Thomas H. Lawrence (BA '32) continues as John C. Crowell (BS '39) has been enjoying highly influentialas the chief composer of an engineer for the Research Engineering July, 1961 21

Laboratory of Hughes Tool Company in ber 25, 1960 of a heart attack after being Mexico. He reports that they miss living Houston. ill for six months. His wife and two grand- in Texas. Davis J. Leeds (BA '39) is a Research Engi- children survive him. His only child, Lena T. A. Pollard (BA '33) is the Assistant Man- neer at theUniversity of California in Los Laßue McFarland Bruener, was killed in ager of Research for Southern Mobil Oil Angeles. They now have four children, a storm on March 31, 1959. Company, Inc. in Dallas. Alan, Barbara, Craig and a new arrival, Ralph H. McKinlay (BS '36, MA '41) is a Aubrey H. Rabensberg (BS '37) is Chief Geol- Donna. David spent a month in Chile and consultant in Dallas. His daughter, Con- ogist for John W. Mecom in Houston. His touring South America following the 1960 stancia, is a sophomoreat UT,and his son main areas of interest are the Texas- earthquake. However, he reports he has will enter Texas in September. Louisiana Gulf Coast, South America, es- traveled more at home giving talks on the Hubert E. Menger (BS '35) is anindependent pecially Colombia, as well as the Middle earthquakethan he did inChile! geologist and producer in San Antonio. and Near East (Africa and Asia). His Ernest Fred Lenert (BS '36) recently moved Dean Metts (BA '32) is a consultant at Three daughter, Gayle,18, will enter Trinity Uni- from Venezuelawherehe was working with Rivers, Texas. versity this fall and his son,Neale,14, will the Creole Petroleum Corporation to Mrs. John D. (Evelyn Wilie) Moody (BA enter Lamar High School in Houston. His Milibu, California where they are building '38, MA '40) reports that their family of hobby is swimming. a new home and greenhouse on two acres five is thoroughly enjoying residing in Robert C. Redfield (BS '37, MA '40) is a of land. He plans to grow orchids and or- Sinton, Texas where they have been for geologist for the U. S. Bureau of Reclama- namental plants on a small commercial the past year.Her husband is Exploration tion in Austin. Their daughter, Sarah Ann scale in Malibu. Manager for Plymouth Oil Company, and is in her first year at UT. Bob lectured on Helmut A. Lenert (BS '38) is Division Geol- they will be moving their head office to "Geology and Reclamation Work" to the ogist with Murphy Corporation in Shreve- Houston, so the Moodys are looking for- geology graduate students and faculty at port. ward to living in the big city now. Evelyn the University this spring. Harry C. Loehr, Jr. (BS '39) remains Vice- has accompanied her husband on several Frank Reedy, Jr. (MA '39) is a consulting President of Bullard Drilling Company in wonderful geological trips to Italy,Guate- geologist in Dallas. Houston. mala, and Jamaicathis year,so she is still Estus B. Rich (BA '32) is a consulting geol- Lester Marshall (BS '37) continues his posi- able to keep in touch with it. ogist. He and his family still reside at tion as production geologist with Gulf Oil Wliliam W. Moore (BS '37) is Assistant Divi- 434 WilliamsonPlace in Corpus Christi. Company in Roswell, New Mexico. The sion Manager for the Houston Division of Lloyd J. Ryan (BS '38) is Vice-Presidentand Marshalls have been living in Roswell for Texaco,Inc. He reports his family is still Exploration Manager of Continental Oil the past threeyears.Their twin daughters, increasing and that they now have six boys Company of Venezuela at Caracas. Ann and Barbara are now grown young and two girls. Mack Samford (BS '39) is Assistant Area Geologist ladies. Barbara is planning to be married J. B. Moorehead (BS '39, MA '39) continues in Tyler for the Humble Oil & summer Refining Company. this to a UT graduatein Business as an independent geologist in Wichita Sample (BA Administration. Falls. C. H. '30) continues as a consult- Gideon C. Mayfield (BS '37) is an inde- ing geologist in Houston. His daughter re- Frances W. Morgan (BA '39) is a consulting pendent geologist in Golden, Colorado. ceived her BA from The University of geologist and President of Acme Oil William I.Mayfield (BS '35) remains Divi- Cor- Texas in August 1960. poration in Wichita, Kansas.He is married sion Manager andGeologist for the Petrex D. F. (Sandy) Sandifer (BS '35, MA '35) and has a son 13 years old. Oil Corporationin Wichita Falls. continues as a consulting petroleum geol- George A. Musselman (BA '38, MA '40) con- J. H. McCammon (BA '36, MA '41) is an in- ogist in San Antonio. He reports that he is independent dependent oil producer in San Angelo. He tinues as an oil operator in still struggling to make an honestliving in is married and has one daughter attending San Antonio with the fine assistance of the petroleum industry. He and his wife, Kemp D. (BS '39). his Texas and two boys and two girls still at Solcher He reports Louise have a married daughter, a son in oil and gas development production home. and his second year in college, and an 11 year continue expandandincrease, W. G. McCampbell, Jr. (BS '37, MA '40) is to as well as old daughter at home. his ranching operations,rice farming, auto District Coordinatorfor Humble Oil & Re- Wilton E. Scott (BA '36) continues as Senior fining Company in Roswell, New Mexico. business and other diversifications. His Vice-President of the Tenneco Oil Com- seven children are all growing up, with Aubrey B. McCollum (MA '32) has now re- pany inHouston. Tenneco is the new name Jo Lynne now a freshman at Texas who tired from the oil business as an inde- of the production group of Tennessee Gas took geology under Dr. andGeorge, pendent operator andconsultant. His older Bullard Transmission Company. Jr. planning to attendUT in the fall of '62. son,Randolph,is an instructor in the U. S. Robert Arnold Shelton (BS '37) is theChief (BA '32) Air Force at Denver, Colorado, and his Jacob L.Patton '32, MA is a geol- Geologist for Standard Oil Company in oglist and oil son, younger son, Donald, is a senior at Yale operator in Tyler. His New York. Their daughter, Kay, will enter University. Mrs.McCollum, formerly Mary John is a junior at theUniversity of Texas, The University of Texas this fall. taking Petroleum Management. Elizabeth Clark, is also a graduate of the Land John PeterSmith (BA '37) is an Exploration was to University. Jacob appointed the Development Manager for Esso Standard of Libya, now of last September. Duncan McConnell (Faculty, 1938-41) is a Board UT He reports located at Tripoli,Libya. the rest family, including his wife, professor in the College of Dentistry at of the V. Zay Smith (BS '39) is President of V. Zay Edith, and daughter, Paula, 10, Ohio State University in Columbus. His are in god Smith Associates, Inc., which moved into health and enjoyinglife. younger daughter is now taking Geology at new officeslast April at 990 Lincoln Street UT. He reports that "one of his magazine John R. Pedigo (BS '35) continues as Associ- in Denver. The company also has offices in articles on guns says that the dinosaur got ate Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Calgary. A. and M. College of Texas College where he is today by laying eggs and in Kemp D. Solcher (BS '39) continues as geol- through other forms of ultraspecialization, Station. ogist for George A. Musselman in the so he is still using his geology." John K. Petty (BS '37, MA '47) continues as Alamo National Building in San Antonio. La Rue B. McFarland (MA '39) diedNovem- a consulting geologist in Farmington, New He reports they are "still turning up drill- 22 July, 1961

ing deals in the Wilcox of DeWitt and consulting, however,drilling mostly for his land. He reported that he was due to adjoining counties, with attention being own account. become a "Grandpa" in May. directed to lowerWilcox anddeepEdwards Louis H. Weltman (BS '36) is an independent Joseph P. Byrne (BS '42) has worked for on occasion." geologist at Corpus Christi. He has two Baroid Division of National LeadCompany G. M. Stafford (MA '30) continues to do an children, Alan,15, and Rosalind, 18, who since 1946, following his term in military excellent job of teaching at Baker Junior is a freshman at UT. service. He is presently Division Superin- High School in Austin. Marion Whitney (BA '30, MA '31, Ph.D. '37) tendent at Bakersfield, California. He, his Roy W. Thompson (BA '38) is a geophysicist is presently teaching at Texarkana College wife (formerly JuaniteRobbins of Austin) for the Robert H. Ray Company, Inc. in in Texarkana. Her father Dr. Francis and daughter, Robin Ann, and son, Pat, Midland. Whitney, professor emeritus, lives with her havelived at Bakersfield for the past four John D. Tuohy (BS '39) is Geology Depart- in Texarkana. years. Prior to that they lived at.Long (BS ment Head with the International Petro- Charles F. Word '37) continues as geol- Beach for 11years. They manage to make leum Company, Ltd. in Talara, Peru. His ogist for W. E. Newton in Conroe. He has a pilgrimmage to Austin each year or two family includes his wife and two children. one daughter in the Drama Department at andplan to spend some time in Austin this He reports that they are still running about UT and two other children at home. His summer. Rodney Camp (BS six rigs and completing 80 to 100 wells per activities are confined to salt dome produc- J. '43) is still affiliatedwith year. He states that the political situation tion and shallow Wilcox production in Camp Oil Company as geologist in Mid- land. is quiet at the moment, though the ques- north central Louisiana. Sour Lake, tion before the Senate of most interest to Humble, andBatsonsalt domes on theGulf CarlChelf (BA '40) is a consulting geologist them at present is who the property on Coast are his chief objects of exploration. in Austin. He is working with the develop- which they are working actually belongs Ray H. Wright (BS '34) continues asmanager ment of industrial minerals in Texas and to! for Western United States Operations and surrounding areas. GeophysicalService, Adnan K. (BS '44, '46) William Vrana (BA '39) is an independent Inc.in Dallas. He says Chitin MA continues as Geologist for geologist in Corpus Christi. William was he "still is trying to make an honest Chief Central DelRio Oils, Ltd. Calgary, formerly District Exploration Superintend- dollar." in Canada and reports "there's still lots oil in for Tennessee Gas and Oil Company of Canada." He sends best regards all inCorpus Christi. He became self-employed 1940-1944 to his friends. Carroll E. Church (BS '40) is of on June 15, 1960, and is further pursuing President Herbert A. Babione (BS '40) is District Co- Pioneer Well Tools, in the explorationof oil and gas. His family Inc. Houston. ordinator as well as District Geologist for Stephen E. Clabaugh (BS '40, '41) is all fine and they are looking forward to MA is Humble Oil & Refining Company in the completing year as geol- summer and frequent trips to Padre Island. his fourteenth Amarillo Exploration District. He and his ogy teacher at The University of Texas William R. (Bill) Waddell (BS '38) is Re- family are enjoyinglife on El Llano Esta- wherehe also serves as Assistant Chairman gional Seismologist for Sun Oil Company cado, earth," "the Utopia of the trying to of the department. He and his wife at- Beaumont. Their daughter, Yvonne, at- in find Humbles share of gas and oil in the tended the International Geological Con- tended UT for one year and is now at AnadarkoBasin. Theyreturnfor occasional gress in Copenhagen last summer. Lamar Their son, Thomas, plans to Tech. visits to UT to see their daughter, now a H. C. Cooke (BS '41) reports that his wife, enter UT in 1963. sophomore at Texas. Sophie, and their five children are doing (BA '40) Joe H. E. Ward '38, MA remains an Walter E. Belt, Jr. (BS '43) continues to be fine. He continues to be President of the independent oil operator and geologist in Area Landman for Texas Eastern Trans- Orion Oil Company in Corpus Christi. and his wife, CharlotteMas- mission Corporation Houston. Walter Midland.Joe at Jerry Covington (BS '43) continues to be an '39) ingell Ward (BS and their children feels fortunate to be working with Ex-UT independent geologist in Midland. Ann, 19; Lynn,13; and Tom,6, spent three geologist, JohnB. Williams. He say ahigh MarthannKessler (Mrs. W. O.) Davis (BA last summer in Europe attending point of each year is receiving News- months the '43) has completed nearly 17 years with the Geological Congress in He wife, Virginia, International letter. states that his at Pan-American Petroleum Corporation in Copenhagen. Ann stayedin Paris to attend one time worked as student secretary for Tulsa as Geological Research Engineer, serving last Sorbonne University. Joeis his Dr. Cuyler. specializing in analyzing well cuttings. Her year as District Councilman on the UT Earl H. (BS '40) is Bescher Personnel Co- husband is Design Engineer for Burtek, Executive Com- ordinator for Humble Oil & Refining Com- Ex-Student's Association Inc. of Tulsa, manufacturers of training mittee. pany in Houston, and he makes several devicesin all technical fields.He is a grad- W. Carlton Weaver (BA '32) continues his trips to theUniversity each year.His oldest ate of Oklahoma A. & M. but participated partnership in Weaver-SharpOilProducers daughter will enter college this fall. in the UT ex-activities held in Tulsa. at Corpus Christi. His wife, Adelle E. (Woody) Bryant (BS '43, MA '48) Howie J. is Charles J. De Lancy (BS '40, MA '42) is a Weaver, received her BA in '32 from UT. the Assistant Chief Geologist for Vaughn geologist for Humble Oil & Refining Com- Their daughter, Jan Weaver, receivedher Petroleum, Inc. (formerly Spartan Drilling pany in Houston. Colorado, BA in '57 from the University of Company) having been transferred from George A. Donnely, JB. (BS '40) remains their son,Jim, is now 10 old. Corpus Dallas last summer. and years Christi to He Vice-President of the Eastland Drilling James A. Webb (BA '30) remains Chief Geol- reports Jeneva,Charles, Jimmy, Billy, and Company at 3105 Shell in Midland. Davidare all fine. ogist for the American Petrofina Company Clarence O. Durham, Jr. (BS '42) continues living (BS '41) of Texas and is presently at 3022 Julius A. Buchanan is a consulting to be Associate Professor of Geology at Phyllis Lane in Dallas. petroleum geologist in Tyler. He and his Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge Sam N. Webb (BA '38, MS '42) is an inde- wife, Virginia have two children, Paul, 8, and is Director of Research for the Louisi- pendent geologist in Houston. InAprillast and Ann, 5. ana GeologicalSurvey. Clarence is teaching year they added a boy to the family, John Robert W. Bybee (BA '41) continues to be courses in stratigraphy and Gulf Coast Allan, and now have a "full house of three Western Area Exploration Manager for geology as well as elementary courses. Dur- queens and two kings." Sam is doing some Humble Oil & Refining Company in Mid- ing summershe is supervising an economic July, 1961 23

mineralsurvey in northLouisiana, particu- wherehe plans to start farming andranch- now living at 2306 Texas Avenue in San larly of iron ore, bentonite and clay miner- ing. Antonio. They have three children, Alan, als. He is also in charge of the Louisiana Jack T. Hughes (BA '41, MA '42) remains 14; Brian, 12; and Lauren 8. Lucille is Geological Mapping and Research pro- Head of the Department of Geology at going back to school again and enjoying gram. His wife, Louise, is also a graduate West Texas StateCollegein Canyon where every minute of it, studying music with a geologist. he has been since 1952.He is also Curator major in pipe organ. James L. Eppler (BA '43) is Manager of the of Paleontology of the Panhandle-Plains OthellF. Langford (MA '42) is a consultant Geological Department of the Frankfort Historical Museum. He states he may get in Georgetown. He is now breeding and OilCompany inDallas. his doctorate from Columbia University raising registered purebred Charolais and W. E. Failing (BS '42) is President of Farm- before his children, Martha,12, andDavid, Charbray cattle and claims these cattle are out and Lease Listing Service with offices 10, get theirPh.D.'s, if his wife,Pollyanna, designed especially for young and old at 1937 West Glass in Houston. He reports keeps after him to finish his dissertation. geologists. his "wife andsix daughters treat himlike a Elvin M. Hurlbut, Jr. (BS '43) in January JackK. Larsen (BS '40) continues as Division king." completed12 years as Senior Geologist with Exploration Manager for Shell Oil Com- HarwardL.Fisher (BS '40) feels after fifteen Shell Oil Company in the Tyler Basin area pany in Lafayette, Louisiana. years with University Lands in Midland and finds thereis still alot of geology left Jean Lewis (Mrs. Paul B.) Greig (BS '44, that it is begining to look like a career. to study. Elvinand his wife, Virginia state MA '49) reports "Paul changed jobs in (BA '41) A. L. Frericks continues as Division that the welcome mat is always out at November, 1960. He is now Division Geol- Geologist for Forest Oil Corporation in 422 S. Fenton for anyone passing through ogist for Texas Gas Exploration. They Corpus Christi. Tyler. Last fall, they visited Bob Leibrock "spent a day in March with Jack Wilson J. A. Fryou (BS '40) remains in Midland as and Norman Ewbank in Midland. showinghim the CanadianRockies through a geologist for Humble Oil & Refining GroverJ.Isbell (BS '41) continues to be chief the clouds." Company. Geologist for the A. A. Cameron OilCom- Carl V.Lieb (BA '40, MA '42) is aninstructor Howard A. Gibson (BS '42) is still affiliated pany in Oklahoma City. Grover and his in VocationalPhotography in— San Antonio. with Republic Natural Gas as District Ex- wife, Betty, have three children, Kaye,13, He reports" "still five of vs thank good- plorationManager inEnglewood,Colorado. Mike, 11, and Lisa, 3. He made a major ness! He and his wife have three children. discovery in Colusa and Sutters Counties, John L. Loftis, Jr. (BS '40) is now Explora- Leo C. Gravis (BS '42) is Manager of Ex- California,"Grime's Gas Field,"on a 5,000 tion Manager for the southwesternregion ploration for Trunkline Gas Company in acre block jointly held with the McElroy of Humble Oil & Refining Company in Houston. Ranch Company. Inhis spare time, Grover Houston. John has contributed greatly to Charles F. Haas (BS '41) is a geologist and is serving as Squadron Commander of the filling in on bulletins for the geology oil operator for theHaas OilCompany and 185th Fighter Training Interceptor Squad- library. Pyle Drilling Company in Corpus Christi. ron of the Oklahoma Air National Guard Robert W. Mathis (BA '41, MA '42) is part- Mack Hays, Jr. (BA '42) is an independent assigned to the Air Defense Mission. He ner and General Manager for Mathis & oil operator with offices at 497 Fair Petro- has the reserve rank of Major. Mathis in Silver City, N. Mex. He states leum Building inTyler. George W. Isensee (BS '40) continues to be he is "still following the hard rock mining James H. Helland (BS '43) is a consulting Division Geophysicist for the Mobil Oil business pursuing the ever-elusiveMother- geologist andoil operator with officesin the Company in Midland.He states that he is Lode." His wife, Lona May, and their AlamoNational Building in San Antonio. "still shuffling great stacks of paper and children,Bobby,8, andMargie,5, arelend- CarlW. Hemmi (BA '40) is a consulting geol- taking advantage of every field trip op- ing moral support. ogist and geophysicist in San Antonio. portunity." William E. Mcßroom (BS '40) continues as Carl's wife, Christi,is teaching science and J. R. Jackson,Jr. (MA '40) continues as area Manager ofthe OilDivision for W. T. Wag- working on her Master's at Colorado Col- geologist for the Humble Oil & Refining goner Estate in Vernon, Texas.He and his lege. Her thesis will be on "Bexar County Company located in Los Angeles. He re- wife and three children, ages 17, 14, and Geology." They have one son and two ports his family remains the same with a 12,visited Guatemalaand theMayanRuins grandchildren. Carl and Christi enjoy "boy 7 and a girl 5—andonly one wife.—Lots (Tikal) during the Christmasholidays. He photography,bridge, and taking field trips. of freeway—driving very little —rain lots feels,for betterrelations with our southern Leo Hendricks (Ph.D. '42) continues as Pro- of sunshine not too much smog come to friends, he would definitely recommend fessor of Geology at TCU. Leo spent the California, but bring money to help keep morevacation trips to the south. summer of 1960 doing stratigraphic work things green!" A. D. Mcßae (BS '42) moved from Wichita, in the Colorado Plateau country and will Edward A. Karper (BS '41) is a partner in the Kansas to MidlandinJanuary, 1961, where be workingin the mountains of southwest- Karper & Glass Drilling Company at he is continuing his duties as District Ex- ern Colorado during the summer of 1961. Graham, Texas. Edward and his wife, ploration Superintendent for Mobil Oil Both summers were in the employment of Frances, have three children, Edward, Jr., Company. Pan-American PetroleumCorporation. On 11; Kristin, 9, and Phillip, 3. J. B. Means, Jr. (BS '40, MA '41) is an inde- December1,1960,he lectured to the gradu- Charles J. Katz (BA '41) continues as Vice- pendent geologist in the Alamo National ate students and faculty of the Geology President of the Katz Oil Company with Building at San Antonio still managing to Department at UT. offices in the National Bank of Commerce find an occasional field extension. He and Dan E. Holland (BS '40, MA '40) is an inde- Building in San Antonio. his wife, Florence, have two daughters, pendent geologist and consultant in Mid- Robert Earl Keen (BS '40) is a petroleum Marion, 17, and Sharron, 13. land. engineer for Ginther and Warren in Bel- John C. Meyer (BA '41) continues as Division Jesse James Howard (BA '43, MA '44) will laire, Texas. Robert and his wife, Juanita, Geologist for Kerr-McGee Oil, Inc. of Den- resign his post as Senior Paleontologist who is a lawyer in Houston, have two ver. John and his family live at 3865 Chi- with Creole Petroleum Corporation in July children, Robert and Kathy. mayo Road inLittleton, Colorado. and will return to the States at that time. Eldon W. Landford (MA '42) and Lucille Raymond E. Ming (BS '41) andMrs. Cynthia His address will be Valley Mills, Texas TreybigLanford (BA '41), MA '42) are SheffieldMing (BA '41) are consulting 24 July, 1961

geologists in Houston. Ray states he is in for the Ambassador Oil Corporation and the dental type, perhaps not as deep, but business for himself and "in spite of bad reports from Ireland that the tour of duty faster." condition of the oil business, manages to there is both delightful and challenging. Glenn C. Tague (Faculty 1942-43) is a Re- keep beans on the table andhas high hopes John P. Paschall (BA '42) is a geophysicist search Geologist for the Cities Service Pe- that things will be even better this year." for the Ohio Oil Company in Houston. troleum CompanyinHouston. Their daugh- Cynthia is doing secretarial, drafting,book- A.Balfour Patterson (MA '41) continues as ter, Barbara, is 14 and a loyal Texas keeping andmoral uplifting chores for Ray a partner inLogue and Patterson at Dallas. booster. as wellas carrying onduties as ahousewife. Bill R. Payne (BA '40, MA '41) recently Dick Teel (BS '41) is District Geologist with G. De. Mohrenschildt (MA '45) is a con- moved fromHouston to Midland where he Pan-American in Lubbock, Texas. He sultant with headquarters in Dallas who is Area Exploration Manager for Humble states that the boys are growing up fast; has worked recently in Africa and other Oil & Refining Company. that Dickie is now in the Bth grade, sB", parts of the world. He writes from Costa Juan P. Pedretti (BS '42) continues as petro- weight 170 lbs, plays football and is a Life Rica that he is on anextendedtrip through leum engineer for Union Oil Company of Scout. Richie is 12, in the6th grade, plays allof Central America,on foot withmules, California in Santa Fe Springs, California. football too and is a Star Scout. Dick is looking for minerals. Benjamin J. Petrusek (BA '42) continues as Committee Chairman for a Boy Scout Charles Gardley Moon (BS '40, MA '42, paleontologist for Pan-American Petroleum Troop and Post, and May teaches Sunday Ph.D. '50) is a Senior Geologist for the Company inHouston. School among other civic duties. Humble Oil & Refining Company in Van A. Petty, Jr. (BS '40, MA '41) continues Bert C. Timm (MA '41) is Manager of Geology Wichita Falls. He is supervising core drill- as an independentoiloperator at thePetro- for Sunray Mid-Continent OilCompany in ing and surface geology in North Texas leum Center in San Antonio. Tulsa. He states that the "pessimists who and working on special projects in the Harry S. Phillips (BS '42) is an independent claimed the world was running out of oil Wichita Falls office. geologist in Tyler. Harry and his wife, two decades ago when he left UT under- Junius H. Morrill(BS '41) reported on April Marilyn, have four children, Todd, 16; estimated the profession." 3rd that in two more years one of his Carolyn, 13; Paul, 10; andJimmy, 3. They Roy W. Tronrud (BS '40) is Senior Geophysi- children would be their first candidate for reside at 1521SouthChiltonand wouldlike cist for Sun Oil Company in Richardson, the University of Texas. We regret how- to have friendsvisit them whenin Tyler. Texas. ever, to report that on April 14th, Junius Jess P. Roach (BA '41) is Division Explora- Edd B. Turner, Jr. (BA '43) is AssistantMan- diedunexpectedly of a heartattack in Fort tion Superintendent for Tenneco Oil Com- ager of Explorationfor the Southern Divi- Worth.He survivedby wife and three is his pany now located in the Rocky Mountain sion of Tidewater OilCompany inHouston. children. Division at Denver. He and his family are Edd, his wife,and their six year old daugh- William I.Mounger (BS '40) moved to Jack- enjoying Colorado very much but they say ter still live at 3726 Latma Drive in Hous- son, Mississippi as District Geologist for it still isn't Texas. ton. He took a two month management Skelly Oil Company in August 1960. The William B. Rodan (BS '42) remains District course at the University of Pittsburgh last area of his district includes the states of month. ExplorationSuperintendentfor Pan-Ameri- Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and part of can PetroleumCorporation in Denver. Felix V.Vinklarek (BS '43) remains a geolo- northLouisiana. He has one daughter,Mer- gist for Company H. Rogers (BS '40) StandardOil of Texas in rilyn, now 17 years old. Louis is a geologist with Royalty Midland. Arno P. Mueller (BS '42) continues as Seis- Southland Company in Fort Worth. A. H. Wadsworth, Jr. (BS, MA '41) moved mic Party Chief for Sun Oil Company in from Bay City to Houston where he is now Beaumont. He is still working in Missis- Harry H. Sisson (BS '40) continues as Chief a geologist and oil operator in the Texas sippi and Louisiana. His son Davidhopes Geophysicist for the Monterey Division of NationalBank Building. His present Humble & Refining Company home to attend Texas in 1962. Oil in Los address is 138 Hickory Ridge Drive, Hous- Angeles, They Pat Murta (BA '41) is an independent geol- California. are enjoying liv- ton 24, Texas. ogist in Winchester,Kentucky. He reports ing in La Cauada, California, their home Lincoln E. Warren (BS '41) is presently he is "now the only RockyMountain lease for the past 4% years. Manager of Exploration for the Gulf Oil trader living east of the Mississippi John L. Stripling (BA '40) has been River with Company in Denver. and doing quite well at it." He put out the Hq. 4th Log. Command, APO 122, New Joseph D. Walztavick (BS '41) is a geologist welcome mat andsaid "whenyou all come York, stationed near Verdun, France. He geophysicist living to the Derby, drop in and see Valeric, me and his family, including his wife, Mar- and at 4622 Oakdale inBellaire, Texas. and the five kids." jorie, three daughters and one son will Drive (Ph.D. David Nicol (1939-40) continues as Associate return to Texas in July after taking a Albert W. Weeks '41) continues as staff Professor in the Department of Geology at vacation in Spain where they hope to see geologist for Sun Oil Company in Southern Illinois University inCarbondale, a bull fight or two andpractice up on their Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He and his Illinois.He is spending three summers at Spanish. They will be stationed with the wifevisited the University recently. the U. S. National Museum working on sth Missile Battalion, 517 Artillery Duty H. P. (Pat) Wells, Jr. (BA '40) moved from Antarctic bivalves on a National Science Station in Duncainsville, Texas (near Dal- thePetroleumBuilding to 209 Oil and Gas Foundation grant. las). He states that they want to visit the Building inAbilene, wherehe is a geologist W. A. (Bill) Nowonty (BA '42) is District Department of Geology after their return and producer. His daughters are now 7 Geologist for British-American Oil Prod- to theStates,and that they appreciate hear- and8 yearsold and his sons arenow 2 and ducts Company in Houston. Billis back in ing the news of the other graduates of the 11. He is glad to see efforts being made to Houston for the third time after threeyears department through the Newsletter. get UT geologists together at national and in Louisiana. It was his second tour in Jerome F. Svajda (BS '40, DDS '50) remains regionalmeetings. Louisiana having worked Texas,Louisiana, self employed as a dentist in Richmond, A. W. (Al) White (BS '41) is still an inde- Oklahoma, New Mexico and South Ameri- Texas. "Have five children,4 boys and one pendent geologist in the Staley Building ca since graduating. He now has two sons. girl and we are expecting number 6 in at Wichita Falls. "Joe and Terresa are F. L. Orman (BS '41) continues as a geologist August. Am running two drilling rigs of getting big and sassy and Pa and Ma are 25 July, 1961

of Californians (Monterey) he worked for getting gray. Still haven't enough oil to spend ten years making detailedmaps some Texans (Humble). He is retire." the whole state. sold out to continuing as geologist with the "Big H" Fred L. Whitney, II (BS '43) continues as his new motto is of Whitney-Petracon in New 1945-1949 in Midland and states President "Happy MotoringEverybody." Castle, Colorado, along with his ranching James W. Adams (BA '48) is now a Seismic T. T. (Jeff) Burnett (BS '48) continues as a andother variedinvestments. Computer for Humble Oil &Refining Com- partner in T. J. Burnett and Sons in Hous- Richard A. Wiley (BS '42) continues as a pany inCorpus Christi. ton. geologist for the AmeradaPetroleumCor- Henry Nat Aiklen, (BA '49) on April 15, Patrick H. Byrd (BS '49) is an independent porationin Lafayette,Louisiana. Jr. accepteda position with Trans-West- geologist Lafayette, Louisiana. He and James Lee Wilson (BA '42, BS '44) is Senior 1960 in ernPipeline Companyin theHoustonhead- have a daughter, Polly, who is nine Research Geologist for Shell Development Jean quarters. The company is engaged in the years They have been living in Louisi- Company in Houston.He willspend a year old. purchase, transmission and sale of natural ana now five years and their current beginning in 1961 in residence at Delft, for a five state area. Henry now has Blvd. in Lafayette. Netherlands, continuing studies of lime- gas over homeis 147 Brentwood children, ages 13, 9, and 5 and is Arthur L. Carroll (BS '49) left the oilbusi- stone stratigraphy andpetrography. three stillproudto be a "Teasipper." ness to become a salesman. He and his (Mrs. C.) Wilson Louita Dodson Thomas C. Albers (BS '48) continues as a paleon- family, including three children, ages 7, homemaker, student, and C. (BA '40) is a tologist with Pan-American Petroleum 4, and1,still reside in Abilene. where she is hoping to writer in Denver Company inHouston. R. D. Carter (BA '43, BS '48, MA '48) con- earn her MA in Anthropology from the Paul H. Allen, (BS '49) remains Chief tinues as a geologist for Humble Oil & 1961. Jr. University of Colorado in August, Geologist for Pano Tech. ExplorationCor- Refining Company inCorpus Christi. of University of Colorado She was one two porationinHouston. W. Wilson Carter, Jr. (BA '49) continues in to attend the anthropology students chosen Mary Ferguson Anderson (BA '46) is a partnership firm of Carter and Carter oil Anthropology Institute at the University of housewifeliving at 203 Country Club Road operators in San Antonio. He has been this summer. She has a minor in Colorado inHillsboro, Texas. married nine years and has a daughter 6 geology, including glacial and pleistocene Payton V. Anderson (BS '45) continues as and ason4. geology. just finished another book Louita partner with W. D. Anderson & Sons in John G. Champion (BS '47) is still affiliated this spring dealing broadly with anthro- Midland and has interests also as an inde- with Humble Oil & Refining Company as pology. Tom is with Gulf, and their still pendent oil operator in West Texas and Area Exploration Geologist in Tyler. They three children are all fine. New Mexico, in general investments, and have a new daughter born in February, '42) Homer C. Wilson (BS remains Vice- incattle ranching in western South Dakota. 1961, and his wife, Beverly, and the rest President of Operations for Texas Buta- His wife, the former Evelyn Brewster, is of the familyare doing fine. dienne andChemical Corporation inHous- a UT graduate. Their three daughters are Thomas A. Chandler (BS .'4B) remains in ton. There is still little change for their now 10,12 and13 yearsold. Tyler where he is a geologist for Union family as one son is still at UT, and the Gus B. Baker (BA '49, MA '51) is Division Producing Company. other is still in high school. His wife. Geologist of the Mountain Exploration Walter Chatham, Jr. (BA '48, MA '50) con- Nancy Willis Wilson (UT'42) is encourag- Division for the California Oil Company tinues as a geologist for theFederalPower inghim inart,golfandlawn care. located in Denver. He wrote that he is Commission in Washington, D.C. living at W. W. (Bill) Wilson, Jr. (BS '40) continues "looking forward to attending a reunion 7416 Conrad Roadin Alexandria,Va. as an independent oil operator with offices sometime in the near future. Sure would W. Howell Cocke, Jr. (BS '48) is an inde- at 711Citizen's NationalBank Building in be good to see some of you guys again!" pendent oil operator and investor in Hous- Abilene. R. V. Barron (47-49) continues as geologist ton. He and his wife, Beulah, left April Edward R. Wolcott (1941-43, 46-48) is a for Lawrence J. Kelly, Ltd. He reports a 3 for a month's trip to Switzerland and subsurface geologist in Wichita Falls for new daughter, Barbara Rae, born Decem- Italy, flying by jetboth ways. They visited Humble Oil &Refining Company. His wife, ber 7, 1960. This increases his family to Geneva, Lausanne, Zermatt, Milan, Rome, Carol, and their sons, John, 9, andPaul, 6, four children with Diane 10, Beth 7, and Naples, Capri, Florence, Venice, Lucern, are fine. Edward spends as much time as Brian 4 years old. They live at 5255 Jack- and Zurich. possible fishing andboating and still plans woodin Houston. Army Buchstab (Dvoretsky) Cowry (BA to take an educational leave one of these Thomas D. Barrow (BS '45, MA '48) has '49) is now a part-time geologist living at days and get a Master's degree. He states been movedfrom Houston to New Orleans 5506 Tallowlane,Houston 21, Texas. that he still has all his hair and weighs the where he is Eastern Area Exploration Ge- William P. Craddock (MA '47) is Assistant same ashe did during his college days. ologist for Humble Oil & Refining Com- Head of the Statistical and Evaluation A. Wayne Wood (BA '41) is Chief Geologist pany. They had their fourth child, Eliza- Sectionof the ExplorationDepartmentfor for Blanco Oil Company in San Antonio. bethAnn,inJuly,1960. Humble Oil & Refining Company in Hous- He reports he has threeboys,now 10,7 and Hugh W. Beckcom (BS '49) has officesin the ton. He and his wife, Edwina, and their 4, with one basketballer,one scientist, and Alamo National Building where he is a three children, Nancy, 14, Bill, 12, and one promoter. consulting geologist in San Antonio. Carolyn Sue,8, reside at 404 North Avenue Lauro A. Yzaquirre (BS '43) is District Ge- Ray A.Burke (BS '47) was appointedDirector A inBellaire, Texas. ologist for Petroleos MexicanosinReynosa, of Explorationfor Union Oil Company in Milton W. Crusius (BS '49) remains affiliated Tamps., Mexico. He has an additionto his January, 1961 andmovedhis family to Los with Humble Oil& Refining Company as family, making it now four boys and three Angeles, California. Ray attended Harvard Senior Seismic Computer. The Crusius' girls. Business School during his fall term, 1960 bought a new home at 7058 Sharpcrest in California. Sharpstown, Texas. Their Alfred D. Zapp (BA '40, MA '41) is currently prior to leaving for sons, Tim, 11, (BS '49) independent Bryan, 5, are growing so they in charge of the fabulous U.S. Geological Thomas M. Burke is an and fast Survey mapping project in Kentucky. A geologistinHouston. can't keep up with them. Milton is an (BS '49) that active scouter and offered a geology merit team of approximately 70 geologists will John A. Burleson reports the 26 July, 1961

badge course at El Rancho Cima summer he has changedhis occupational title from vision Geologist for the Ohio Oil Company campin June. "consultant" to "operator," still in the Oil in Houston. Hugh W. Curfman (BS '48) is now an inde- and Gas Building at "Wichita Falls. They Furman A. Grimm(BS '47) is now Supervisor pendent geologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. have two new Buttram sand wellsin Jack of Geophysics for Humble Oil & Refining They are still living at the same address County, one for each of his children, Kyle Company. They arenow living in Midland and have no additions to their family of andNina, to make it throughUT. after two years in Roswell, New Mexico. four children. William J.Fennessy (BS '48) was transferred He reports— that the "work is much the John H. Dante (44-45) is a natural gas ge- last summer from Houston to Corpus same just more of it," and states that he ologist for the Federal Power Commission Christi wherehe is Supervisory Computer and his family are enjoying frequent visits in Washington, D.C. John has been work- for Humble Oil & Refining Company. with UT exes. ing for Uncle Sam for thepast seven years Karen is attending Del Mar. Rafael C. Guariguata P. (BS '48) is now and is presently living at 4501 Woodfield John F. Flannery (BS '49) is now General District General Superintendent for Shell, Road, Kensington, Maryland. His wife, Partnerfor JohnF. Flannery andCompany living in Zulia,Venezuela. He was recently Rosalia Ottameier Dante, graduated in in Houston. His wife and three children accepted as a member of the Venezuelan January, 1950 with a BS in Physical Edu- are doing fine. Engineer Association for Merits. This past cation. They now have three children, Hewitt B. Fox (BA '47, BS '48, MA '48) is year he went to London and the Hague to Philip,Joseph, andSusan. located in the OilIndustries Building as take management courses with Shell Inter- George P. Derry, Jr. (BS '49) has recently President ofMiller and Fox Minerals Cor- national and 8.1.P.M. He and his wife, resigned as geologist after 11 years with poration in Corpus Christi. They are look- formerly Margaret Hale of Austin now Hawn Brothers Oil Company to become an ing forward to drilling several promising have five children, all attending the Vene- independent geologist in Corpus Christi in oil and gas prospects. Hewitt keeps busy zuelan schools. association with H. C. Cooke in the Wilson trying to keep up with one boy in Cub Karl F. Hagemeier (BS '49) continues as Building. George and his family have Scouts and the other inLittle League. Manager of south Louisiana and Missis- moved to a new home at 110 Janin Circle Mrs.AnnabelleR. (Bannahan) Friddle (BA sippi area for Texas Crude Oil Company, South inPortland, Texas. '45, MA '50) is a housewife at 782 Grove located one new field and three significant W. H.Devine (BS '48) continues as a geologist Street in Abilene. field extensions; some based on geology. for Sun OilCompany in Corpus Christi. JamesB. Furrh, Jr. (BA '49,BS '50) continues The family is all enjoying good health. William W. (Bill) Doyel (BS '48) has just as an independentin Jackson, Mississippi. They are "planning to build a new home- returned from two years in Chile, working "Have a wife, and two boys, but not enough stead at the elevation above sea level of for the U.S. Geological Survey. Prior to oil!" 7 feet!" going to Chile he had worked in Egypt Robert B. Games, Jr. (BS '49, MA '51) con- Don LynnHall(BS '49) is enjoyinghis work and Libya. tinues as geological engineer for Northern very much as Vice-President with H. J. Fred A. Ealand (BBA '45,BS '48) is geologist Natural Gas Companyin Omaha,Nebraska. Gruy and Associates, Inc. in Dallas. for Humble Oil & Refining Company in He reports that the gas business is still Weldon J. Harrell (BS '49) continues as a NewOrleans. His family status is the same: exciting and he is enjoying working for consulting geologist and oil producer in two boys and two girls, all healthy and Northern, as well as doing part time teach- Graham, Texas. happy. ing at Creighton University. They added a Lillian B. Hix (BA '46) remains a secretary Billy Marion Easley (BS '48) reports that daughter to their family of two sons and for theHunt Oil Company in Houston. business is good in his partnership with he states their family is now complete. F. A. Hoeninghaus, Jr. (BS '49) continues as Easley and Curry of Corpus Christi. Their Clem E. George (BA '48,MA '48) remains in Seismic Computer for Humble Oil & Re- 17 year old daughter will start at UT this Midland as a consulting geologist. He is fining Company inHouston. fall, which gives them a good excuse to "chasing the Abo Reef in New Mexico." Hal H. Holland, Jr. (BS '47) continues as attend all the football games. The rest of W. E. Gipson (MA '49) remains an independ- an independent geologist in the Oil In- the family, including his wife and 6 year ent geologist inMidland. dustriesBuilding in Corpus Christi. old daughter still reside at 414 Barracuda Paul Giraudin, Jr. (BS '48) remains District C. L. R. Holt,Jr. (BS '49, MA '51) is District Drivein Corpus. Geologist for the Ohio Oil Company in Geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey (BS John T. Eidt '49) continues as Senior Corpus Christi.The family is still the same in the Ground Water Branch located in size; Geologist for Sunray D-X in Tulsa, Okla- wife and two children.He states they Madison, Wisconsin. He and his wife homa. "Still major discovery-looking, but are starting their thirdyard in four years, Catherineand 13 yearold sonCharleshave that gave up on daughter-looking, after now residing at 453 SharonDrive. recently moved into a new tri-level home the fifth boy !" was a Mrs. Thomas M. (Peggy Stanley) Gormley on a hill near Lake Mendota at 1610 Nor- A. R. Ekholm (BA '49) continues as an inde- (BA '46) reports from Dallas where she man Way. Charles is active in Boy Scouts pendent geologist in the Crescendo Build- is a housewife with two sons, John, 3, and as PatrolLeader with Star Rank and also ing in Abilene. Patrick, 2, "now at the sand box and junior high school band. Catherine is Ralph I. Ellsworth (BS '48, MA '49) re- gravel stage." putting the finishing touches on the interior ported from the Esperson Building in John D. Gould, Jr. (BS, MA '49) remains an decorating of their home. They have all Houston as General Superintendent for independent geologist in San Antonio. taken an interest in "bow hunting of the Rycade andMidhurst OilCorporation. There hasbeen no change in the status of ever-elusive deer" and also enjoy canoeing. Benjamin M. Elms (BS '49) is a District his family and they all manage to keep He and his staff continue to crank out Geologist for Union Oil Company of Cali- busy and work hard. reports on geology andground water. fornia now located in New Orleans. He Roy W. Graves, Jr. (Ph.D. '49) has joined JamesW. Hood (BS '48) continues as Ground mentioned that they had an addition to theproduction andexplorationdepartment Water Geologist for the U.S. Geologic 1 the family, making a total of five children, of Mansanto ChemicalCompany's LionOil Survey, Water Resources Division in Ros- but failed to tell whether it was a boy or Company as Senior Geologist in Denver, well, New Mexico. There has been "no a girl! Colorado. change in family status since last year." O. W. ("Buzz") Fauntleroy (BA '4B) reports R. W. Grayson (BS '48) is now Assistant Di- Lawrence E. Hoover (BS '48) is an inde- July, 1%1 27

pendent geologist in Corpus Christi. He continues his position as Administrative ologist and oil producer in Evansville, reports that they now have three children, Assistant to the Division Manager of Argo Indiana. Last year he was confined to 2 boys, Clay, 8, and Bill, 3, and Kathy Oil Corporationin Midland. drilling development wells on properties who wasbornin April,1961. Capt. Roy L. Kern (BS '49) remains in the already proven. He found time to produce Paul H. Horn (BS '47) continues as geologist U.S.Air Force inSan Antonio. the Third Annual Indiana Jazz Festival for Sun Oil Company in Amarillo where Joe Keyser (MA '48) is a consulting geologist inEvansville withcelebrities such as Benny they havebeen livingfor the past 12 years. in Midland. His wife, Gene (nee Funk- Goodman, Dave Brubeck, Dinah Washing- Jack E. Hughes (BA '48) continues as Chief houser) received her BA in Geology at ton, and Dakota Staton helping to make Geologist for Drilling and Exploration UTin 1948. Their childreninclude Carolyn it a success musically, civicaly, and finan^ Company, Inc. in Richardson, Texas. They 11, Julie 10, Ed 8, Annand Laura 5. "Still cially. They are planning their Fourth have been living in Dallas now for five consulting andhaving fun.Regards to all!" Annual Jazz Festival for June 23, 24, and years,working the firstyear for D. D.Feld- Wilton Hays Killiam (BS '49, MA '58) is 25, andhope to see some Texas Ex's again man Oil and Gas and the past four years Headof the Science Department at Lufkin this year. with his present firm. Their family has JuniorHigh School. Howard R. Lowe (BS '48) is a self-employed increased by one: they now have two boys Joe C. Kitchens (BS '49) is a consultant in petroleum engineer in Billings, Montana. and two girls with "no two children being Dallas. Bob Makins (BS '49) continues as Chief Ge- bornin the same town." Earl B. Knott (BS '47) is District Explora- ologist for Perkins-Prothro Company in R. J. Hughes (BS '38, MA '48) continues as tion Superintendent of the Tenneco Oil Wichita Falls. Associate Professor of Geology at the Uni- Company in Corpus Christi, having moved Charles William (Chick) Marquis, Jr. (BS versity of Mississippi. from Shreveport last August. He and his '49) continues as an engineer for Core Emmett A. Humble (BA '49, MA '51) moved wife,the former RuthHight (BS Nutrition Laboratories, Inc. in Dallas. Charles, his to Midland from Houston last July and '44) from Austin have two daughters, wife and three children live at 2012 Ad- is now a Senior Geologist for Humble Oil Nancy 15 andKathy12. dingtoninIrving, Texas. & Refining Company. Erwin K.Krause (BS '49, MA '54) is a stratig- George W. Marshall, Jr. (BA '48) continues Allen E. Humphrey (BS '49) remains Presi- rapher for the Shell Oil Company in as Regional Geologist for Continental Oil dent of Humphrey Oil Corporation at the Corpus Christi and reports there are 12 Company in the Fair Building in Fort Fidelity Union Life Building in Dallas. Texas-exes in the ExplorationDepartment Worth. He and his family send regards to Their 16 year old daughter Tessa is attend- at Shell. "Thanks to Miltown, have sur- all. George has been very helpful about ing high school in Phoenix, Arizona and vived over five years as Boy Scout and writingother UT alumni in Continental on their 5% yearold son Bart is still at home. Explorer leader. Wife, Edna was highest behalf of the Geology Foundation. Allen continues to be active in the oil honor graduate at Del Mar Collegein 1959 Ed Matulich (BA '47) is Assistant District business, drilling between 30 and 40 wells and has now earned a BS at University of Geologist for Sun Oil Company in San per year. He is also interested in playing Corpus Christi. Antonio. His family consists of his wife, golf and has played tournaments inDallas, Sam Ross Lake (BA '49) remains District daughter, and two sons. Palm Springs, andother locations. Geophysicist for Cities Service Petroleum Jerry McCauley (BS '49) continues asLouisi- E. Floyd Humphries (BS '46) is Assistant Company in Jackson, Mississippi. They ana DistrictEngineer for Trice Production Chief Geologist for Natural Gas Pipeline have a new addition to the family, Ross ■ Company in Lafayette,Louisiana. He and Company of America in Houston. He and Robert, born on December 17, 1960, and his wife, Jackie, have a new daughter, his wife,the former Oris Studer, (BA '38) two older daughters, ages 4 and2. Anne,bornon December 9,1960. have two sons,ages 14 and11. Charles F.Lamb (BS '49) is District Develop- EdwardMcFarlan,Jr. (MA '48) is Supervisor JackHunter (MA '48) is a geologist in Gra- ment Geologist for Standard of Texas in of the Paleontologic and Stratigraphic ham, Texas. Ardmore, Oklahoma. "Three moves in six Group of theEastern Area for Humble Oil Edwin E. Hurt (BA '46) is a petroleum ge- months finds us finally settled in Ardmore. & Refining Company in New Orleans. ologist. On May Isthe moved to his farm Here to stay for awhile, wehope." Humble movedhim from research to opera- in Cass County, his new address being Jack T. Lastor,Sr. (BS '48) writes that he tions in March, 1960, and at that time, he Route 2, Atlanta, Texas. He is planning is now paralyzed from the shoulders down moved from Houston to New Orleans. but to do some explorationinsouthern Arkan- able to drive and be active with the William L. Mclntire (BS '48, MA '50) re- sas andenjoy his two birddogs andprivate aid of a nurse.He says that he wouldenjoy ceivedhis Ph.D. in 1958 from MIT and is hearing his lake. He and his wife attended the Inter- from friends and classmates. now an Assistant Professor of Geology at national Geological Congress in Copen- Jack and his wife and three children live UT. He reports "still just Don Marie and Spring hagen then toured Europe in their new in the Branch community of Hous- me; both working at The University of Mercedes-Benz. ton at 1717 Creek Drive. Texas." M. H. (Pete) (BA Royce (BS Janszen '48, MA '53) is E. Lawson, Jr. '49) is District Raymond L. McKee (BS '49) is now an inde- a geologist for the Continental Oil Com- Geophysicist for Humble Oil & Refining pendent geologist in the Oil Industries pany inCorpus Christi. At the end of Little Company in Roswell, New Mexico. They Building in Corpus Christi having resigned League season, they plan a three-week reside at 514New Mexico Drive. his position as District Engineer with the family geological tour of eight countries William P. Le Croix (BS '49) writes from Republic NaturalGas Company.His family in Europe. Lampasas that he is awaiting another as- is all in goodhealth and enjoyinglife. Charles T. Jenkins (BS '48) remains a ge- signment after returning from a seismic W. Rinehart Miller (BA '46) continues his ologist for PerkinsProduction Company in survey in Queensland, Australia, with partnership in Miller and Fox, operating Duncan, Oklahoma. Petty Geophysical Engineering Company withHewittB. Fox. Their joint enterprises Jack G. Joyce (BS '48) is now District Ge- for Phillips-Sun Ray. include Miller and Fox Minerals Corpora- ologist for Standard Oil Company of Texas Gale T. Leslie (BS '49) remains District tion, Miller and Fox Drilling Corporation, in Houston, moving from San Antonio last Geologist for ShellOil Company in Corpus and the Hydrocarbon Transmission Com- June. Christi. pany. They operate primarily in south- Edward R. Kennedy, Jr. (BS '48, MA '49) Hal S. Lobree (BA '49) is a consulting ge- western Texas and concentrate on explora- 28 July, 1961

tion. He still has "only one wife and a land. They are enjoying their second stay a geophysicist for Humble Oil & Refining nearly 15 year old daughter. in Midland, following a seven-year span in Company. Martha Bybee (Mrs. Herbert G.) Mills San Angelo. His family includes his wife, John S. Shambaugh (BS '49, MA '51) con- (BA '49) is now ahousewife living at 4233 Juanelle, and son Don, who are bothnative tinues as sub-surface geologist for the South sth in Abilene. They have a daugh- to West Texas. Humble Oil&Refining Company in Corpus ter,bornNovember28, 1960. Clyde M. Rascoe (BS '49) is an independent Christi. He, his wife and three daughters Julian Morgan (BA '49) is Assistant District geologist inSan Angelo. arenow living at 410 Troy Drivein Corpus. Geologist for Tidewater Oil Company in Charles B. Renaud (BS '49, MA '50) is a William K. Sheldon (BA '48) is a geologist Lafayette,Louisiana. geologist and independent producer with for L. A. Nordan in San Antonio. He Michael B. Morris (BS '47) continues as offices in the Continental Life Building in reports no changes since last year but says Engineer of Exploration for Hudson's Bay Fort Worth. "Still promoting wildcats." that he enjoys the news of other ex- Oil and Gas Company, Ltd. in Calgary, They now have five children. students. Canada. He enjoyed visiting with Dr. J. Alice Kleberg (Mrs. Dick) Reynolds (BA Coyle E. Singletary, Jr. (BS '48, MA '52) is A. Wilson recently while he was on a '49) is a housewife living in Austin with a geologist for Union Oil Company of speaking tour. her husband and three children, Chuck, 10, California located inRoswell, New Mexico. G. Allan Nelson (BS '47) is a consultant Mike, 6, and Alice, 2. Her husband's firm J. W. Skrabanek (BA '46) is a consulting now located at 207 Majestic Building in recently bought out their partners, so it is geologist in Midland. Denver. now ownedsolely by her husband's brother, Joyce Jones (Mrs. Irvine F.) Smither (BA A. M. Olander (BS '48) has moved to Midland Ed Reynolds and himself. They enjoy see- '46) reports that they have recently moved after spending 12 years on the Gulf Coast ing friends who return to Austin to visit. from Houston to Lufkin whereher husband from Florida to Texas, continuing his Cecil C. Rix (BS '49, MA '51, Ph.D. '53) is opened a ready-mix concrete plant. Their duties as Seismic Computer with Humble now Senior Geologist of Jersey Production son, Robert, is now five years old. Their Oil &Refining Company. Research in Tulsa, working in the field of new home address is 313 House Street. John Osmond (BS '47) has completed7 years oil occurrence and basin studies. He has Frederick C. Smythe (BS '47) is District as consulting geologist for Gulf Oil Com- been assigned to work with Esso Petro- Geologistfor Sun Oil CompanyinMidland. pany in Salt Lake City. He is currently leum, Ltd. for a year beginning June 1, Fred D. Spindle (BS '49) reports from Du- President of the Rocky Mountain Section 1961, and he and his wife and their two rango, Colorado, that he remains District of AAPG. children, Charles, 5, and Jane, 2 will be Geologist for Ohio Oil Company with the Howard W. Parker (BS '49) is now a ge- located in London. "same wife, same two children, same dog ologist for Inca Drilling Company inMid- Virgil H. Roan (BS '49) continues as a con- and unfortunately the same oil reserves as land. sulting geologist in Ardmore, Oklahoma. last year." Robert J. Paxton (BS '49) continues as a His family consists of his wife, Madeline, Jordan F. Stanford (BS '49) is now an inde- geologist for M. A. Machris in Midland. and their seven yearold daughter,Darlynn. pendent geologist in the Oil Industries His family includeshis wife and two year They have a sideline business of raising Buildingin Corpus Christi. old daughter. six Shetlandponies. Herbert M. Stanley,Jr. (BS '49) is a geolo- C. G. Percy (BS '48) reports he has "set the Clem H. Roberts (BS '49) continues as Di- gist for the Atlantic Refining Company in recordfor being a doodlebugger by living vision Geologist for Delta Drilling Com- Tyler. His first child, Eileen Marie was in Midland for the past 10 years," where pany in Midland. They have added a son born onJanuary 18,1961. he is a Seismic Computer for Humble Oil to their family, now making it a wife, Frank L. Staplin (BS '49, MA '50) is a Re- & Refining Company. They have three three daughters, one son and three Collie search Geologist-Paleobotanist forImperial sons; the youngest, William David, was dogs. Oil, Ltd. in Calgary, Alberta. Frank re- born onMarch 20, 1961. Jack P. Rodgers (BS '46, MA '47) is an ceived his Ph.D. in 1953 from the Uni- Eduardo Pflucker (MA '45) is working for independent geologistin Midland. versity of Illinois. "Publications of Upper the International Petroleum Company, J. W. (Bill) Rodgers (BS '49) continues as Mississippianplant spores,UpperDevonian Ltd. in Talara, Peru, S.A. with John D. Assistant Division Geophysicist for Texaco, microplankton, palynological techniques Tuohy. Inc. in Midland. There was an increase in and Montana-Alberta correlations during Jack Phillips (BS '49) has recently been pro- their family of a girl this year, making it 1960-61." He also has a paper in press on moted to District ExplorationManager for two boysand two girls. fresh water ostracodes. He reports two Cities Service Southeastern District in Willie J. Roper (BS '48) is now living in —new additions to the family in April, 1960 Jackson, Mississippi. Kingman, Arizona. He is married and has ScanLynn andSioban. Jack L. Phillips (BS '49) is an independent two sons, ages 4 and 2, "expecting a Wilford Lee Stapp (MA '46) is Chief Geolo- geologist inGladewater,Texas. daughter soon." gist for Phillips Drilling Corporation in Roger S. Plummer (BA '48, MA '49) is now MiltScholl (BS '47, MA'48, instructor 1948- San Antonio. Vice-President and General Manager for -50) is "working on teacher certification Harry R. Stenson (BS '49) is still affiliated the Libyan American Oil Company in at theUniversity of Denver to teach general with Creole Petroleum Corporation in Benghazi, Libya. He reports as follows: science in public school starting in the Caracas, Venezuela, as Senior Seismic In- "We have found two oil fields over here fall of 1961. Geologists willing to fulfill terpretor and states that he is "looking and think our prospects are pretty good." certification requirements will find many forward to receiving the new edition of William Allen Poe (BS '48) is now a con- teaching opportunities; salaries in Colo- the Newsletter." sulting geologist, having recently opened rado and California are much better than Wendell J. Stewart (BS '49) remains as his own shop and reports he is working Texas." Division Stratigrapher and Paleontologist harder than ever now. His family are all Barth Schorre (BS '49) is now a Seismic for Texaco,Inc. in Midland. He is prepar- well andhappy. Specialist living in Hattiesburg, Missis- ingapaper on new fusulinids. Newton J. Rabensburg, Jr. (BS '45) is a sippi, working for Humble Oil & Refining Harry H. Tanaka (MA '48) is a geologist at Senior Geologist of special studies for the Company. Norman, Oklahoma. Standard Oil Company of Texas in Mid- Frederick E. Schultz (BS '47) continues as James B. Tartt (BS '48) continues with July, 1961 29 — Robert W. Harrison and Company as a and Sons I'm still optimistic about this state, same job, same town, same slob, consulting geologist inHouston. area!" same kids, same wife, a little older; but George Woods Taylor (BA '49) continues as Frank M. Whittington (BS '49) is Vice- that is life!" a Tax Evaluation Geologist living in President of Bentsen-Whittington OilCom- A. C. Baker (BS '51) continues as an inde- Bellaire, Texas. George and his wife, pany in the First National Bank Building pendent geologist in Wichita Falls. He has Martha (BS Home Ec. '48) have a son, in McAllen, Texas. He reports he would a new boy, Dana Blair, born January 17, George Holt, 10, and a daughter Janette, enjoy hearing from all classmates when 1961, so the family now consists of two 8. they have the opportunity to come to the girls and a boy. "You will notice that the Billy D. Thomas (BS '49) is a Senior En- "Magic Valley." They are "still searching two names given our new boy are two Ex- gineer for the Railroad Commission of for oil and gas fields which seem to be so Texas football coaches. How "Texas-exey" Texas in Austin. elusive." His family includes three sons. canyouget?" L. R. Travis, Jr. (BA '48) is a geophysicist Samuel Rogers Wiley (BS '47, MA '48) is a CharlesM. Baker (BS '51) is aSeniorGeolo- with Humble Oil & Refining Company in geologist with offices in the Petroleum gist for ContinentalOilCompany inCorpus Houston. Tower inShreveport. Christi.-Their new baby girl, Laurie, born Richard Travis (BS '48) continues in his William H. Young (BS '49) is a consulting October 12, 1960, "is a beautiful, intelli- partnership with Travis Oil Company in geologist in Littleton, Colorado, having gent young lady!" Los Angeles. opened an office at 608 Patterson Building W. F.Baker (BS '51) is District Geologist for G. GilbertRubb (BA '46) is aSenior Explora- inDenver. He reports that he has acquired the Shamrock Oil & Gas Company in tion Geologist for Mobil Oil Company in some oil productionin the area.His family Amarillo. He and Virginia now have four Houston. still consists of one boy and two girls. sons,allprospective "Longhorns." JohnT. Twining (BS '48, MA '54) is a stratig- E. R. Youngblood, Jr. (BS '46) continues as James H. Barnett (BS '53) is a petroleum rapher for the Shell Oil Company in a Landman for Sun Oil Company in La- engineer inHouston. Corpus Christi. fayette, Louisiana. He states he is "still William B. Barnhill (MA '50) continues as L. J. Tydlaska (BA '49, MA '51) is a Senior buying the leases for the geologists to drill a consulting geologist in Roswell, New Geologist for the Pan American Petroleum dry holes." Mexico. His wife and three children are Corporation inLafayette,Louisiana. all doing fine. R. B. (Bob) Vickers (BS '47) is District 1950-1954 Ellwood T. Barrett (BS '54) is a Senior Geologist for T. P. Coal andOil Company Geologist for TexasGas TransmissionCor- G. Adams, (BS '51, MA '53) in Abilene. Baxter Jr. con- poration in Houston, working reserve George tinues as Division Geologist for Shell Oil P. Walker, Jr. (BS '48) continues as studies for gas projects primarily in south Companyin Houston. a geologist for Flaitz and Mitchell and Louisiana fields.His family includes a girl, Jim W. Adams (BS '51) is a geologist in Mid- reports "same wife, Susie, and same kids, 6, and aboy, 3. land. He reports that Pat,8, andMaryLou,3." "one of the best in Benjamin L. Barrow (BS '51) is working in quality, and poorest in attendance of the Coy (BS '48) the Aquaness Department of the Atlas L. Warren is an independent West Texas Geological Society Programs Power Company as a treating chemical geologistin Abilene. of the year was Blackjack Wilson's AAPG salesman in Houston, O. D. Weaver (MA '46) is of the destined for West President Distinguished Lecture paper concerning Texas. He has returned from Weaver Corporation Brazil and Oil and Gas in Fort certain principles of stratigraphy. At least married. Worth. The Corporation was formed in all of Dr. girl students were Jack's former William E. Bassinger (BS '51) is a geophysi- January, 1961 and operates primarily in present and he ably was introducedby his cist for the offshore area for Oil Pennsylvania, New York and W. Virginia fellow bone-polisher, Pure Glen Evans. It was Company inHouston. with offices in Pittsburgh, Rochester and a good evening for all the alums who con- Patrick S. Beaird (BS '52) is self-employed Fort Worth. Their primary interest is sider Blackjack one of the best 'Oxford as a petroleum geologist with in shallow gas in these states. Joe B. Chamar scholars'." offices the Denver Club Building working on oil and (BS '60) is geologist in charge of Roch- W. H. (Bill) Adamson, (BS '51) Jr. is a geo- gas properties. He moved to Denver in ester office. O. D. received his Ph.D. at physicist for Geophysical Dawson Company 1955 and became an independent geologist theUniversity of Oklahomain1952. in Midland. Bill reports a new boss in the in February 1956, having been active in Charles Weiner (BA '48) is still prospecting family, Nancy Ann, born September 25, exploration and leasing for the past five for oil and gas as a partner inTexasCrude 1959. years throughout the Rocky Mountain Oil Company in He that James W. (BS '50) Midland. wrote Alewine continues as a region.He is married and daugh- "Anita and kids have Geologist has three discovered what I Senior for Sinclair Oil and Gas ters. always knew: West Texas is the most Companyin Houston. R. E. Beatty, Jr. (BA, BS '51) is District wonderful state of mind thereis." Edwin Allday (BS '51, MA '53) is an inde- Engineer for the Railroad pendent geologist Commission of James A. Wheeler (BA '47) is a consulting with offices in the First Texas, Oil and Gas Division in Houston. City National Bank Building geologist inHouston living at 4114Merrick in Houston. He and his family are presently residing E. D. Anthony, (BS '50) Drive, and he says they would welcomea Jr. is a geologist for at6809 EdgemoorDriveinHouston. visit from The family SunOilCompany in Amarillo. Berkley old friends. is all Jack N. (BS '50) is working inHous- fine; both girls are growing Edgar P. Armstrong, (BS '51) up too fast. Jr. continues ton. He married "a Tennessee trotter and Jane Dunkie (Mrs. J. E., Jr.) White (BA as a geologist for Western Natural Gas isexpectingalegacy in September." Company inMidland. Bilbrey '46) reports in as a "domatologist" from Don G. (BS '53, MA '57) is a petro- Arrington Marfa, Texas. "Jim is ranching, still rais- RobertN. (BS '51, MA '54) reports leum engineer for Gulf Oil Company lo- from Jackson, Mississippi where ing both commercial and registered Here- he is a cated in Hobbs, New Mexico. He was fords. Interest in exploration for oil has geologist for Continental Oil Company. transferredfromthe Reservoir Engineering arisen in this area as Mobilhas just drilled Dick E. Atchison (BS '53, MA '54) is a ge- Section in Roswell to the Hobbs office in withoutluck on the Cienegita Ranch south ologist for the Ohio Oil Company in January,1961. Don is still single. of Marfa which is owned by J. E. White Bakersfield, California. He reports "same William T. Biskamp (BS '54) is a geologist 30 July, 1961

for Humble Oil & Refining Company in her aunt anduncle, the James L.Shepards. suiting Staff. His family includes his wife Eugene, Oregon. "Wife and four boys still "Mrs. Shepard (Patricia Drake) taught and three daughters. enjoyingscenic Oregon." Germanat The University of Texas during Alan M. Cassell (BS '54) is a subsurface William D. Blankenship (MA '52) is a con- the 40's." geologist in south Louisiana for Humble sulting geologist in Denver after spending Frank I. Brooner (BS '51) writes that after Oil & Refining Company in New Orleans. two yearsin thePhilippinesas a consultant sevenyears with themajors,including Lion They have a daughter, Lynn Elizabeth, to a Philippine oil company that had Oil Company and Union Oil Company of born in November 1960, making one boy roughly 1% million acres of concessions California, he has finally joined the ranks and one girl. to explore.They have a boy 8, anda girl 5. of the independents, and is now Vice- Donald E. Caussey (BS '51) remains Assist- Billy H. Boggs (BS '54) is a partner in the President and Chief Geologist for Delray ant Division Geologist for the Honolulu Boggs-Magee Well Service inPecos, Texas. Oil, Inc. in San Antonio. "The family has Oil CorporationinMidland. He is married and has two children, now grown to four children so it's obvious William D. Chandler (BS '51) continues in Barbara,3, andJamesGreen, 1. thatI've been busy since graduation." Dallas as Area Geologist for StandardOil Gerald Pat Bolden (BS '51) is a geologist Noel K. Brown, Jr. (BA '49, MA '52) is a Companyof Texas.He andhis wife,Kathy, for ShellOil Company in Midland.He has paleontologist for Humble Oil & Refining and their children, Bill, 7, and Lynn, 5, been working the Palo Duro Basin and Company,having finally returned to Texas, live at 7334 Wake Forest inDallas. Matador Arch provinces. "Craig is now 12 now living inHouston. Robert L. Childs (BS '53) is a District Sales and Kathy is 9 yearsold." Wilton J. Brown (MA '53) is a consulting Engineer for DowellinHouston. Douglas T. Bostwick (MA '53) has worked geologist at San Angelo,Texas. He reports Arthur L. Cochrum (MA '52) is working as for Humble Oil & Refining Company as a he is "hunting reefs and teaching thenight Regional Subsurface Geologist for Humble subsurface geologist for the past eight course at San Angelo College. We are Oil& Refining Company in Tyler. Their years. He is still located at Hattiesburg, trying to get a four year college; looks four children are 3 boys, ages 3, 6, and7% Mississippi. hopeful." and one girl, 5, all doing fine. Southern Bower (BS '50) is a sales engineer George S. Brownell,Jr. (BS '52) is working R. R. Cocke (MA '51) continues as a con- for Magcober inBay City, Texas. as a geologist-geophysicist for the Perry R. sultant in Corsicana. Walter A. Boyd, Jr. (BS '53) remains with Bass OilCompany inFort Worth. Jerry H. Collins (BA '53( BS '54) continues theColumbia Gas System as a geologist in Wallace E. Brunson (BS '42, MA '54) con- as a geophysicist for Sinclair Oil and Gas Houston. "We now number3%." tinues as a geologist for the Pan American Company in Roswell, New Mexico. "We David Bozeman (BS '51) remains with the Petroleum Corporationin Lubbock,Texas. are now sporting four prospective UT stu- Sohio Petroleum Company as a geologist Claude M. Burnett (BS '51) continues as a dents, thelastbeing Laura Ann, born May in Oklahoma City. He is still working the geologist for Dilworth S. Hager in Dallas. 24, 1960. We still miss UT and Austin and Gulf Coast mostly from the Indian terri- William M. Burnett (BS '50) is a geologist still wish to be on the 'right side' of the tory.His family remains "one wife and two for Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Company in state line." sons." Casper, Wyoming. "Still have one wife Bill C. Cotner (BS '53) remains in Midland John P. (Ole John) Brand (Ph.D. '52) con- and two children andstill (unsuccessfully) as a geologist. tinues as a Professor of Geology of Texas looking for oilinMontana. Relmon E. Cotten (BS '54) is now employed Tech. "EAT EM UP RAIDERS." Still Bill C. Butler (BS '53) is a geologist in Du- as District Geologist by the Vaughn Petro- have one wife, Charlotte, one boy, John rango, Colorado. He married a Colorado leum Company in the Saratog Building in and one dog. Congratulations to UT on girl and they now have two daughters. New Orleans. They have a new baby girl, Jack Wilson's excellent contribution to Leon G. Byerley, Jr. (BS '52) is an inde- born on September 9,1960. the AAPG Distinguished Lecture tour." pendentgeologist inMidland.Leon worked Weyman W. Crawford (BS '50) is a geologist Tom Breedlove (BS '54) and Betty Giese approximately eight years as a geologist with offices in the Bank of the Southwest Breedlove (BS '54). Tom is Associate for the Honolulu Oil Corporation in Mid- in Houston. Geologist for the Ohio Oil Companyin San land. He terminated employment with them William R. Cree (BS '52) remains a partner Antonio and South Texas Area School in August, 1960 in order to carry on his in the Cree Companies, living in Abilene. Chairman. He and Betty reside at 463 late father's oil business and practice ge- James R. (Bob) Crow (BS '50) is now Presi- Saratoga whereBetty continues her duties ology as an independent with an office at dent of Petroleum Operations, a new as housewife. 507 Gulf Building in Midland.He married petroleum engineering and geological con- William Moore Brelsford (BA '53,LLB '56) a UT ex,Betty Miller, and they now have sulting firm incorporated in January 1961. is an independent oil operator with offices two sons and a daughter. Bob and his wife, Frances Jean, and their in theBryant Petroleum Building inTyler. Warren J. Cage, Jr. (BS '50) continues as a four daughters are now residing at 406 R. P. Brewer (BS '52) is a Petroleum En- geologist for Gulf Oil Company in Corpus Walnut StreetinNew Orleans. gineer in the Monterey Division of the Christi. Max M. Crunk, Jr. (BS '51) is Production Humble Oil & Refining Company in Mid- Donald M. Campbell (BA '54) continues as Superintendent for Amtexas Oil Corpora- land. a computer for Seismic Exploration,Inc. tion in Midland. Max,his wife Kathryn, D. R. Brogdon (BS '53, MA '54) continues as inPecos, Texas. and their three year old daughter, Kathy, a geologist for the Ohio Oil Company in A. T. Carleton (BS '51, MA '52) became a are planning a vacation in Colorado this Tyler. geological consultant in Midland the first summer. "I'm busy drilling wells in West Richmond LeeBronaugh (MA '50) continues of this year. They were "expecting their Texas and thePanhandle." as an Assistant Professor of Geology at third daughterin May." Landon Curry (BS '50) continues as a partner Baylor University in Waco. His wife,Hope, Jack C. Cartwright (BS '51, MA '55) has with Easley andCurry in the OilIndustries— is teaching two beginning courses in Ger- been living in Lubbock since March 1960 Building in Corpus Christi. "No change man at Baylor; their son, Mitchell, is a wherehe is a Senior Geologist for the Pan finding enough production to feed a wife, junior at Baylor. Their daughter, Patricia American Petroleum Corporation. Previ- Connie, and two children, Landy and is a junior in high school. This summer ously they had spent 2% years in Fort Frankie Ann." Patricia is planning to visit Europe with Worth where he was on the Division Con- David K. Curtice (BA '53) is a geologist for July, 1961 31

Southwest Research Institute in San An- cations of same. The family includes wife, Fred L. Oliver and Associates in Midland. tonio. Judy, and Don G., 111, 2%, and Douglas "Comeby and visit us." Harris P. Darcy (BS '51) is an independent M., 1. "Coffee pot in the office at First Robert A. Gardner,Jr. (BS '50) is a geologist geologist with offices at 410 South Coast NationalBank Building— Drop in all." in Houston. He is the father of a five year Building inHouston. D. JamesEdson,Jr. (MA '51) is now a student olddaughter anda one year oldson. B. C. G. Davis (BA '50) is a petroleum geolo- minister and consulting geologist in Ober- Fred W. Geisendorff (BS '54) continues as gist for Texaco,Inc. living at 5102 Belmont lin, Ohio. He moved to Oberlin in Septem- a Scout for Humble Oil & Refining Com- Streetin Houston. ber 1960 and is about to complete his first pany in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Their Morgan J.Davis, Jr. (MA '53) is now a geolo- year as a student at the Oberlin Graduate new baby girl arrived on January 5, 1961 gist for Humble Oil & Refining Company School of Theology for the B.D. degree. "bad planning"). They now have two girls in Denver. He formerly worked as a ge- He was licensed into Congregational and one boy. ologist for InternationalPetroleum Com- Church ministry on October 16, 1960 and Ralph Giannone (BS '50, MA '51) is an pany,Ltd. in Talara, Peru,and this is the has done supply preaching most of the independentgeologist inMidland. first time in five years he has lived in the time since. "Probably will confine geology Fred Marion Gibson (BA '51) is an Assistant States. to vacations and summers until Ifinish Underwriter for the Austin Life Insurance John L. Dellinger, Jr. (graduate work,1950- here ina coupleof years." Company in Austin. -51) is a Reservoir Geologist in New Jacques Lee Elbel (BS '54) is with Dowell- Sam J. Giddens (BS '51) remains Vice-Presi- Orleans. Since leaving Austin he has in- Schlumberger in Paris. He married Su- dent of B. & J. DevelopmentInc. in Evans- creased his family by two girls inColorado zanne Brow of Tulsa, Oklahomaon Novem- ville,Indiana. He reports a new baby girl, and two boys in New Orleans. "My wife, ber 5, 1960 and she has joined him for his Sally,bornon May 17,1960. Pat and Iwere forced to design our own two year tour of duty in Iran, Iraq and Edwin F. Gilbert (BS '52) is an independent house to holdthe brood andattached pets. Turkey. geologist with offices in the Bank of the Am now drawing plans for a 'do-it-yourself James R. (Jim) Elliott, Jr. (BS '50) is Southwest in Houston and he states he is swimming pool." an independent geologist and oil operator "still single." The Rev. Lane Denson, II (BS '49, MA '50) in Abilene with offices in theFirst National Louis de A. Gimbrede (MA '51) continues as is the Episcopal Chaplain at Rice Uni- Bank Building. Assistant Professor of Geology at South- versity and Texas Medical Center with Dorman N. Farmer (BS '50) is District Ge- western Louisiana Institute in Lafayette, offices at 6265 Main in Houston. In 1960 ologist for Wayne Petroleum Company in Louisiana. He completed his work and re- he became a Fellow of the College of Abilene. "Wayne Petroleum is still drill- search for his Ph.D. fromLSU inJanuary Preachers, Washington, D.C., doing a ing, in spite of slowness of oil industry." 1961. "Family is in usualexcellent health. paper on "The Church and Academic His family isall doing fine. All looking forward to a fine season of Wiley (BS Freedom." They have added a new son to R. Feist '50) continues as Seismic house boat business on the St. Lawrence their family, Scott Thomas, born on April Computer for Humble Oil & Refining Com- this summer. 29, 1960. pany in New Orleans. He and his wife, Geogre S. Glazener (BA '50) continues as Lane P. Dixon (BS '53) is a Production Ge- Peggy Walton Feist, have two children, Staff Geophysicist for Sun Ray Mid-Conti- ologistfor HumbleOil &RefiningCompany Melissa and John, ages 5 and 3, living at nent OilCompanyin Midland. now located in Andrews, Texas. He is the 1701 Riviera Aye., in Metairie, Louisiana. W. Leonard Goode (BS '53) continues as a proudfather of anew daughter. Walter M. Fitzgerald, Jr. (BS '55) married geologist withOasis Oil Company of Libya Bob Donegan (1948-52) is a geologist for Martha Mallory on March 25, 1961. He is in Tripoli, Libya. He, Louise, and their Coral Oil and Gas Company in Albuquer- now working for Pleasure Acres, Inc. as sons, William and Rickey, think Libya is que,NewMexico. geologist and invites you all to "bring the biggest sand pile in the world and Gene C. Doty (BS '54) continues with the your oil dealsandfishing poles." really are enjoying their stay there. U.S. Geological Survey Ground Water Terence B. Flanagan (BS '51) is Project J. E. Gordon, Jr. (MA '51) continues as a Branch in Albuquerque,New Mexico. He Geophysicist inHouston,Texas. geologist for Southern Minerals Corpora- reports his wifeand two sons are well and Herman H. Forbes,Jr. (BS '50) is anengineer tioninCorpus Christi. happy. in the General Land Office in Austin. He Donald M. Gray (BS '51, MA '53) continues Larry Doyle (BS '50) is AssociateProfessor and his wife, Connie, have one boy and— as a subsurface geologist for Shell Oil in theDepartment of Geology at St. Mary's four girls. "Just received a nannie goat Company inCorpus Christi. University in San Antonio and Research now haveless grass tomow." Leslie L. Greenfield (BS '54, MA '57) was Affiliate of the University of Illinois, as R. L. Force, Jr. (BA '51) continues as Vice- promoted to District Geologist in Decem- well as on the Illinois State Geological President of Force Drilling Company in ber 1960 in the Houston District Office of Surveyduring the summer. theNational BankBuilding inDallas. the Lion Oil Company in the area of ex- Bill M. Doyle (BS '52) ploration on the Texas Gulf is an independent Bruce K. Frazee (BS '52) remains a geologist Coast. He geologist in and Ruth have two boys, Ahlon Ron, San Antonio with offices in with Ohio Oil Company in Corpus Christi. and the Alamo NationalBuilding. bothdoing fine. Jack Frizzell (BS '50) continues as an En- John Dv Mont (BS '50) is an independent W. A. (Bill) Halamicek, Jr. (MA '51) is gineer for Allison & Prestridge in Abilene. geologist in Abilene. They report a new now a geologist for the California Oil Com- "Family growing in age only. The Abilene son,John Walter. pany inOklahoma City. geologists enjoyed Jack Wilson's lecture." Don Dunbar, Jr. (BS '51) is now Vice-Presi- Thomas J. Halbouty (BS '54) is now Produc- Frank Fuqua (MA '51) a geologist dent of theDunbar Corporationin Abilene. J. is for tion Engineer for Sun Oil Company in Humble Refining Don reports he is still watching the strati- Oil& Company inHous- Beaumont. ton. graphic traps in 7-B from grass roots to Curry W. Hall (BS '54) continues as District granite, betting on which way the paleo- P. Stephen Fuqua (BS '51) continues as a Geologist for Trice Production Company geologist creek went and currently searching the with C. L. Norsworth, Jr. in the in Lafayette, Louisiana. Their son is now Republic literatureto learn about thelife and times National BankBuilding inDallas. 2% years old. They are hoping to get to in those old crinoid apartments andthe lo- W. L. Furche (BS '51) is now a geologist for Austin on vacation. 32 July, 1961

Ward L. Hall (BS '50, MA '52) continues as pany with offices in the Wilson Tower search Laboratories of Socony Mobil Oil Senior Geologist for Sinclair Oil and Gas Building in Corpus Christi. Company,Inc.inDallas. Companyin Ardmore,Oklahoma. Harold T.Henslee (BS '50) continues asDivi- Norman Jennings (BS '52) is in Production C. Clyde Hamblin (BS '50) remains District sion Exploration Geologist for Phillips Geology at Humbles Tomball District Of- Landman for Tenneco Oil Company in Petroleum Company in Amarillo. They fice in Tomball,Texas. Their family is now Midland.His son, George, is a sophomore have been living in Amarillo for the past living at 803 Hufsmith Road in Tomball inhighschool this year. 11 years, ever since graduation, and now and they report the addition of a son, John W. Hampton,Jr. (BS '53) is a geologist have two children, Mark and Janice, ages Randal Alan, born on October 7, 1960. in the First National Bank Building in 11 and 8. Nancy Jenswold (Mrs. Jack G.) Johnson Wichita Falls. Their new daughter,Kathe- James G. Herblin (BS '52) reports from (BA '50) reports that they are living in a rine Lee, was born on November 6, 1960. Bakersfield, California wherehe is a geol- new home at 9711Holloway inDallas. They J. L. (Bill) Harmon (BS '52) is Production ogist. Their new daughter, Amy, was born have two acres of ground and lots of trees Engineer for Connally Oil Company in on April 20th and their other two children to keep them busy. She reports that their Abilene. are Karen,4, andJim, 3. son,Mark, 6, shows signs of being a rock J. Richard Harris (BS '53, MA '57) is an Edward R. Hewitt (MA '51) remains a geol- hound and their daughter, Nancy Gail, 16 evaluation geologist for Ralph E. Davis ogist for Rockefeller Brothers,Inc. in New months, "keeps mother from doing any- Associates with offices in the Esperson York. Their second boy was born in No- thing constructive." Her husband, Jack is a Building in Houston. He states that they vember1960, eveningup the tally of 2 girls partner in the Dallas law firm of Carring- are a geological consulting firm doing busi- and2 boys. He is now looking into mining ton, Johnson, and Stephens. ness throughout the U.S. and Canada, and dealsas wellas oilplays. Robert C. Joekel (BA '54) is resident engi- he has done a good bitof traveling,making Bill D. Holland (BS '54) reports fromMid- neer of Dowell Schlumberger in Hanover, severalside trips to famous geological sites. land wherehe is continuing his duties as a Germany.— Their family is the same as be- He is "enjoying geology more every day." Production Geologist for Humble Oil & fore one son. Hubert J. Harrison (BS '52, MA '57) is an Refining Company. No change in family William James John (BA '50) is now a con- independent geologist with offices in the status. sulting geologist in the FirstNationalBank Oil Industries Building in Corpus Christi. Carlton W. Hornbeck (BS '53) is a geologist Building in Abilene. Albert E. Hartwig (MA '52) is now with andManager of Office Explorationin Alice, Morris Lee Johnson (BS '50) has changed Humble Oil & Refining Company in Hous- concentrating on gas exploration"since the employers from the Pontiac Refining Cor- ton. "After 2Y2 years in Alaska, we've oil business is being imported and 8-dayed porationin Corpus Christi to thePlymouth been transferred back to the Southwest. out of the saddle." He reports three lovely Oil Company in Sinton, Texas. Their chil- It's sure going to behot this summer!" daughters, Becky,7; Susy,5; andCindy, 2. dren now number four with 2 boys and 2 Laurence H. Hawkes (BS '51) continues as He states that "several operators have come girls, "evening up the battle of the sexes." subsurface geologist for Sinclair Oil and into this southwestern Texas and Gulf Charles E. Jones (BS '51) has been promoted Gas Company in Amarillo. "The family Coast area in the past year from the West, to District Superintendent of theSaltCreek and Ithink Amarillo— is a swell place to West Central andNorthTexas Areas.Some Field Unit of General CrudeOil Company, live. Have been busy with Sinclair plan- have settledin Alice since it is a friendly living in Clairmont, Texas. They are work- ning to drill over 20 wells in the Texas town and centrally located for oil and gas ing on a pressure maintenance project in Panhandlefor 1961-62." operations." Kent County, Texas at the present time. Hugh Hay-Roe (MA '51, Ph.D. '57) remains Jack M.Howard (BS '51) after ten years and Their family includes two sons, Bob and with Jersey Research as a Research Geol- elevenmoves is now a geologist in the Gen- Chuck. ogist in Tulsa where he has been working eral Land Office in Austin, "enjoying the Charles R. Jones (BS '50) was promoted to on the Tulsa Geological Society's Commit- Highlands and fresh water around the District DevelopmentGeologist with Cities tee on Earth Science Education giving Capital City." Service Petroleum Company on December geology talks to both junior and senior Ed W. Hughston (MA '50) is affiliated with 7, 1960, in Midland. high school science classes. He reports the Diversa, Inc. of Dallas as Chief Geologist. James D. Kallina (BS '53) continues asParty arrival Seismologist of their second son, Neil, on No- He has been in Dallas for the past two Chief for Petty Geophysical vember17,1960.Someof the recent visitors years after spending the previous nine Engineering Company of San Antonio, have been Charlie Ellis ('57), Terry Bills years in Corpus Christi. Their family now doing exploration work in Gulf Coast, 057), Tim Thames ('57), and J. S. Pitt- includes three boys, ages, 9, 7, and 3. South Texas,West Texas and RockyMoun- man. Hugh is an excellent correspondent tain area. He is married and has two Henry Richard Humble (BS '53) is a geolo- who keeps the department well informed children; expecting the third at any time. gist for the Ohio Oil Company in Midland. on his activities and and the activities Kegley (BS '51) geologist ideas Their daughter, Mary Carolyn, was born John remains a of many other Exes. Geology for the Producing The UT on May 25, 1960. Union Company now Faculty is keenly appreciative. locatedin Houston. Joe A. Hybner (BS '52) is a geologist for the Edward Fabra Haye (BS '57) remains Presi- Kennedy (BS '53) is a geologist- Republic Natural Gas Company in Corpus Richard A. dent of Photogravity Company, Inc. in hydrologist consultant in El Paso, Christi. Their family now consists of "four Texas. Houston. He and his wife, Janice Thomas Richard, his wife, Ursula, and their girls and a few tropical fish." five (BFA in Radio in 1951), are residing at children have just returned from a yearin (MA '52) 4526 Sunburst in Bellaire with their two Otis L. James, Jr. reports he is still West Pakistan where he has been working daughters,EllenLouise,2 years,and Paula single and is an independent geologist in on the Indus River Basin Project, with Gainesville, Texas. Ann, 5 months. main offices in Lahore,Pakistan. On their (BA John E. Hearn (BS '52) remains a geologist Walter M. Jarrell, Jr. '54) is a fresh- way home, they spent ten days each in for Aluminum Company of America in man at the UT Dental School and is "still New Delhi, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Houston. single." Honolulu and Los Angeles. Thomas B. Henderson. Jr. (1952-53) is now William A. Jenkins, Jr. (Ph.D. '52) is Geo- Jack (John) R. Kenney, Jr. (BS '51) is a geologistforHumbleOil& Refining Com- logical Section Supervisor in the FieldRe- President of the Kenney Tank Company July, 1961 33

and President of the Plewke Oil Equip- right way and to join the New Frontier! flavoring on sedimentary rocks to the ment Company in Morton Grove, Illinois. Wyoming geologists aremostly unemployed heathen." "Closest exposure to geology in the past and new graduates are not finding work Edward Marks (MA '50) continues as apale- yearwas glacialpebble gathering on a field either. Both the oil and mining industries ontologist for Union Oil Company of Cali- trip seminar conductedfor my three little are depressed and show little signs of re- fornia in Houston. He reports "Irene is women (Janet,4; Carolyn,1%; and Made- covery in this area. Ihope Texas is better working at the Houston Chronicle Library. lyn, perpetual 29) at the Lake Michigan off!" I'm trying to workup some type localities beach. Expect other field trips in my back H. Louis Lee, Jr. (BS '54, MA '58) is doing for the type locality project of the Gulf yard soon, digging holes in top soil (Re- subsurface geology in the Midland Basin Coast section of the Society of Economics cent) to plant— a hedge to keep neighbor's for Pure Oil Company out of the Midland PaleontologyandMineralogy.I'm treasurer children out he's an Aggie. Nuf said!" office. this year for the GCS-SEPM. On the job, George L. Keprta (BS '52) is employed by GilbertWarren Leve (MA '52) is a geologist working on wellsin the Oligocene-Miocene the Lion Oil Company as a subsurface for theU. S. Geological Survey now located of southwestern Louisiana." geologist in the Houston District. He is in Jacksonville, Florida. He reports that Ronald J. Marr (BS '52, MA '56) is a geol- expecting an addition to the family some- they have just about become natives of ogist with the Continental Oil Company in time this summer. Florida after five years there and are in NewOrleans. David Garland Koppel (BS'50) after 11years no hurry to returnto Texas. "Ground water Sabin William Marshall (BS '52) continues left the oil business, andhe is now partner geology is very interesting and pertinent as a geologist for the Houston Pipeline in Delta Interests, a business dealing with work." Company in Houston. On July 25, 1959 he insurance, realestate andpromoting apart- Samuel Levin (BS '50, MA '52) is now a sub- married Mary F. Haugh and on April 15, ment houses in Oklahoma City. "Enjoying surface geologist for Humble Oil & Refin- 1960 ason was born,DavidS. Marshall. He my work, but miss getting down to Texas ing Company in New Orleans. He and says that on August 23, 1961, a son will be very much. If any of the troops move up Shirley now have three sons, Jonathan 7; born, Brian P. Marshall. here,look me up and I'll help them find a Robert 5, andDavid1. Louis M.Martinez (BS '54) is a geologist for house." Quon D. Lew (BS '51,LLB '60) is an attorney the Pauley Pan-American Petroleum Com- Ted B. Lacaff, Jr. (BS '50) is the General at law in the InternationalBuilding in San pany inMcAllen, Texas.He announcedhe Manager for the Texas American OilCom- Antonio and reports "still single and was getting married April 30th, "which is panyin Midland. Tedhas been with TAO happy." the best and only news Ican offer at this for the past two years and spent 14 weeks Dean L.Leyerly (BS '50) continues as Special time!" last summer in Australia doing a little Representativefor Hughes Tool Company Paul R. Mayo (BS '50) is an independent geology and "sipping a little 'Aussie' beer in Farmington, New Mexico. He reports geologist with offices in the First National for myself." that his wife, Margy, and daughters, Dana Bank Building in Wichita Falls. He is Fredda BullardLackman (MA '5l) continues Sue and JoDean, are doing fine. married andhas a son 8 and a daughter 4. as a geologist for the Lone Star Gas Com- J.K. Liles (BS '50) continues as DistrictMan- Robert L. Mcßroom (BA '51) was associated pany in Dallas.She attended the Interna- ager for Lone Star Producing Company in for the past 5% years with Carl T. Ander- tional Geological Congress in Copenhagen Lafayette, Louisiana. "Frances and the sonas geologist and Vice-President of Carl last August. three childrenare all doing fine— liking the T. Anderson, Inc. He resigned on April Ist BillLacy (BS '50) has been an independent 'Cajun' country of South Louisiana more to enter business as an independent geol- consultant since February, 1960 and really each year." ogist in Wichita Falls. His wife,the former Mary is enjoying his work. His new offices are Russell Lilly (BS '53) continues as geologist Lou Kendrick,and three sons are all located at 3015 Milam inHouston. with ShellOil Company inOklahoma City. fine. He is President for this coming year Leon M. Lampert (MA '53) of the continues as a They are enjoying the "hospitality of Okla- Ex-students association in Wichita geologist for Dalport Oil Corporation in homa City for the third time in six years." Falls. Dallas. Their "ever expanding family" has Jeremiah F. (Jerry) McCarthy (MA '53) Allen C.Locklin (BS '54) reports fromTyler, a new addition as of November 13, 1960, continues as a geologist for Brown and Texas where he and Wade Ridley are Ellen Nan. Thorpe Oil Company in McCamey, Texas. partners in the Explorationand Consulting KentE. Laughery (BS '53) is with Their first child, Tony, was born on Oct. theBaroid business. Their family now includes his Division of NationalLead in 30, 1960. They plan to leave McCamey in Houston.He wife, Nancy, son Chris, 4%, and daughter is married and has four children, with a June 1961 to live in Midland. "Hello to Lee Ann, 1%. new additionexpectedin August.Kentwas everyone!" Long '52) in the office for a visit in April, when he Laddie F. (BS is a geologist for the W. B. McCarter, Jr (BS '51) is an indepen- told us about his experiences in mining Lion Oil Company in Midland. dent geologist in New Orleans. They have geology, including a recent stay in Argen- H. C. Luther (BS '50) after nine years in three girls. tina. Snyder as Production Geologist has been EdwardF. McGee (BS '50, MA '52) continues John Earle Lawless (BS '51) continues as transferredto Houston as Subsurface Geol- as Area Geologist for Ohio Oil Company DistrictGeologist for Geochemical Surveys ogist in the Southern Exploration Division in Wichita Falls. in Abilene. He reports he and his family of the Standard Oil Company. William G. (Bill) McGee (BS '51) is a geol- are "world travelers." Charles JohnMankin (BS'54, MA '55, Ph.D. ogist for the Pure Oil Company in New Johnny G. Lay (BA '53) is ananalyst for Geo- '58) continues as Assistant Professor of Orleans. He reports he is "keeping busy by technical Corporation of Dallas with his Geology in the University of Oklahomain logging off shore wells, chucking oysters, office in Laramie, Wyoming. "In my spare Norman. He and Mildred have a new and planning for a July arrival of their time Iam attending the University of daughter, Helen Frances, born November second child." Wyoming, studying law, skiing, raising a 1960, as well as Sally, now age 3. He re- Bill J. McGrew (BS '54, MA '55) is aProduc- family and working in Democratic Party ports "I'mcurrently engaged in missionary tion Geologist for Humble Oil & Refining politics. Ginnie and Iare glad to see that work in Okieland. That is, spreading Company, in Kingsville, Texas. He reports the fellow alumnihelped Texas to vote the Krynine's and Folk's gospel with Mankin a new son, Jim King, born in 1960. 34 July, 1961

Richard G.McKellar (BS '51) is a geologist wife gave them their first grandchild, a James M. Rasberry (BS '53) continues as a for the British American Oil Company in daughter, in Baton Rouge in December, geologist for Dow Chemical Company now Tyler. 1960. His younger son, Jim, married in located in Freeport. He was married in Clifford R. McTee (BS '54) continues as an August 1960 and lives in Dallas. Just February 1961 ("now answer to the better Exploration Geologist for the Tidewater DeWitt and his wife are at home now. half"). He is "still roaming the hills of Oil Company inLafayette,Louisiana. They Norman Edgar Norris (BS '51) continues as Texas and Mexico." now have two children, a boy and a girl, apetroleumengineer for theCrownCentral R. D. Reedy (BA, BS '50) was recently pro- Shelly Marie, who was born on July 11, Petroleum Corporation in Houston. moted from Area Exploration Supervisor 1960. John F. O'Donohoe (BS '50) continues with in northern California to Area Exploration Charles E. Mear (BS '51, MA '53) is em- Humble Oil & Refining Company in Engineer for Gulf Oil Company in Casper, ployed as a geologist for theU. S. Smelting, Wichita Falls. "Mary Lou and our two Wyoming. Refining, Mining Company in Midland. year old daughter, Kathleen, are both W. F.Reynolds (MA '53) continues as a geol- Their family status has not changed since well." ogist for theKing Oil Company in Wichita last year. Gail E. Oliphant (BS '53) is a subsurface Falls. R. Dick Miller (BS '51) has been a geologist geologist for Humble Oil & Refining Com- Everett E. Richardson (MA '50) remains in for the MobilOilCompany in Midland for pany in Corpus Christi. Taft, California as District Geologist for the past SV2 years. His family consists of Robert D.Ottman (BS '51) remains affiliated the U. S. Geological Survey. "I find the his wife,Pat, and their son,Scott 2%, and with Humble Oil & Refining Company as California Franciscan formation consider- Suzanne 6. a subsurface geologist in Pasadena, Cali- ably different from the Rocky Mountain Richard A. Mills (BS '50) is Vice-President fornia. Their threechildreninclude Jeff, 5; sedimentary series." of Petroleos Hondureuos, S. A., his per- Janice, 3; and Judy, 1. "It hardly seems Wade C. Ridley (BS '53, MA'55) is a partner manent office being with Natco Interna- possible that it has been ten years since I in Ridley andLocklin in Tyler.He reports tional and Oil and Gas Property Manage- left the 40 acres. I'm still going to school, two children, Tom, 8 and Clark, 4, and ment in Dallas. He is working in both however, took some graduate at the Uni- says that he and Allen are still looking for Honduras and Libya. Their new baby girl versity of Southern California this year." the 'Mother Lode' and he and Mary are was bornin March, 1961. Donald E. Owen (MA '51) is now a graduate suffering through the second grade with Erminie Hunter (Mrs. David L.) Minard student at the University of Wisconsin in Tom. (BA '50) is in the seventh year of the Madison. Claud Riney, Jr. (BS '52) is now located in partnershipofMinard andMinard withher Kenneth I.Owens (BS '54) is now located in Corpus Christi wherehe is District Geol- husband as consulting geologists in south- Midland as a Production Geologist for ogist for the Sinclair Oil and Gas Com- ern Louisiana with offices in New Orleans. Humble Oil& Refining Company. pany.Their baby girl, Katherine Ann, was Their two children are Erminie Barbara 4 L. W. (Dub) Owens (BS '51) reports from born on March 12, 1960. He reports she is and DavidLee Jr. 6 Tulsa, where he is Division Geologist with the only child and "spoiled." Wayland P. Moody (BS '54) is a Production Crescent Petroleum Corporation. "Mom Robert B. Ross (BS '50) is District Geologist Engineer for Sunray Mid-Continent Oil and three kids are doing nicely." for Tenneco Oil Company in Jackson,Mis- Company in Oklahoma City. "We've been Jim Patterson (BS '52) is a consultant with sissippi. in Oklahoma City for 2 years and Okla- offices in theEsperson Building in Houston. Donald I.Rothschild (BS '52, MA '55) con- (BS '54) homa for 3% years.That's too long for any Gerald S. Pitts is a subsurface geol- tinues his duties as a geologist for the Shell white man." His wife, Annette and sons ogist forHumble Oil& Refining Company Oil Company in Corpus Christi. Their Mike and Mark are doing fine. in Midland. He and Carol now have three daughter, Cynthia Lynn, was born on June R. McKay Moore (BS '52) continues as an sons, Greg 6, David 2%, and Steve 4 9, 1960. independent geologist in Shreveport. months. Richard Rowden (BA '50) is an attorney in Sidney Moran (BS '54, MA '55) continues Phillip M. Pitzer (BS '54) is an operator- his the Land and Legal Department of the duties as a geologist with Com- consultant in Breckenridge, Shell Oil Texas. His CoastalStationGas Producing Company in pany in wife sons, 7 Greg 4, are Midland. and Marc and Corpus Christi. He and his wife, Pat (BS (MA '51) with doing fine. is now his edu- Sherrill Motsch is the Ohio Marc starting '51) and their children, Keith 4 and Frank Oil Company as a staff geologist in Casper, cation. 3, are now living at 322 Whitehall. Wyoming. Gene R. Pollock (BS '52) continues as a geol- James A. Rowell,Jr. (BS '54) is a geologist Grant Moyer (MA '52) is a subsurface geol- ogist for the Tennessee Gas and Oil Com- for the Union Producing Company in ogist for the Ohio Oil Company in Calgary, pany in Shreveport. "The LSU boys were the Shreveport and and Alberta."Joy recently chairedladies regis- a little easier to live with first year during district. He Pauline their daughter,Paula, tration at theBanff AAPG Regional Meet- football season but Texasis still home. Tell are enjoying boating on the lakes of Louisiana, Arkansas, and ing and Ihad a similar task at the local friends to call me whenin town." Anglican Church visitation. I'm presently Noel A. Porterfield (BS '52) is Party Chief Texas this summer. completing generalized lithofacies maps, for Seismic Exploration,Inc. in Houston. John S. Runge (BS '50) continues as District sections and report on the Beaverhill Lake James W. Potter (BS '54) is a geologist in Geologist for British American Oil Prod- of Western Canada to be contained in the McAllen. ucts Company in Casper, Wyoming. Western Canada Sedimentary Basin Sym- Stanley Pyndus (BS '50) is General Manager Jimmie Norton Russell (BS '52, MA '54) posium. of Southwest Gas Supply Company in was transferredin April from Argentina to Edward Garrett Mugford (BS '58) is Head Houston. He has been working on gasoline Trinidad where he will do surface workin of the Department of Science at the Lake- plants, pipeline situations, and drilling connection with the future off-shore oper- shore Schools in Buffalo, New York, resid- deals and reports as follows on the rest of ations for Pan American Trinidad Oil ing on JerusalemRoad inEden,New York. the family: "Mary Jane, as lovely as ever, Company in Port of Spain, Trinidad, West They are moving back to Midland soon. Sue10, Girl Scouts;Stan 9,Little League ; Indies. Dewitt C. Nogues (MA '50) is a consulting Nancy 5, play school and piano. Would Floyd F. Sabins, Jr. (BS '52) continues as geologist in Austin. His olderson Bill and like to hear from you." Senior Research geologist for the Cali- July, 1961 35

fornia Research Corporation in La Habra, five years in San Antonio for StandardOil Everett J. Travis (MA '51) is general man- California. Company of Texas was transferred to the ager of Sutton Producing Company inSan Chester C. Sadler, Jr. (BS '53) is a geologist Corpus Christi office wherehe is doing sub- Antonio. for the Mobil Oil Company in Corpus surface geology in south Texas. Arthur J.Tschoepe (BS '51) resignedasDivi- Christi. He and his wife Katherine have George M. Spalding (BS '52) is an indepen- sion Geologist for Cosden Petroleum Cor- a daughter, Homoiselle Fay (Homa), 2 dentin Wichita Falls. "Have drilled several poration in July 1960 and openedhis own years, and a son, Chester Calhoun (Cal), goodprospects whichresultedin geological office as an independent geologist and oil 111, almost 1. successes but economic failures. Family operator. His harem still consists of his PhillipK. Sampler (BS '51) was transferred still consists of one wife and two daughters, wife, Dorothy, and their daughters, Karen, on September 1, 1960 from Sinclair Re- andeveryoneis doing fine." Kay, Laura, andLisa. search to Sinclair Gas andOil Company as John O. Spice (MA '54) continues as an in- John E. Turner,Jr. (BS '50) remains consult- a Senior Geophysicist in Jackson, Missis- dependent consultant in Midland. ing geologist with Perm. Hills and Turner sippi. "Being from the high, dry country, EarlB. Stanford (BS '51) is a senior seismic in Midland. Patty, Philece and myself had a little computor in Highlands, Texas. Robert Chan Tysor (BA '52) is a geophysicist trouble becoming acclimated. We love it Frederick L. Stead (MA '50) has been con- for the Pan American Petroleum Corpora- now. We'd like to hear from any of our sulting in Magnolia, Arkansas for over a tion in Houston. good friends from the class of '51. year now and is really enjoying it. They Sam M.Udden (BS '50) continues as Assistant Jack R. Schmid (BS '51) continues as manag- were planning to move to Dallas at the Division Geologist for the Continental Oil ing partner for J. R. Schmid, Petroleum end of the school term in June. "Family Company inHouston. Consultants, in Calgary, Alberta. fine and all growing— including the Charles Vertrees, Jr. (BS '51) is a geologist Tom Schneider (BS '50, MA '51) remains an parents." for the Continental Oil Company in Mid- independent geologist in Midland. Their Walter W. Stein,Jr. (BS, MA '52) continues land. family now numbers three boys and a girl, as a consultant in Gainsville. James R. Vetters (BS '51) is employed by the new boy is Brian Shurr. William D. Stinson (MA '52) is an inde- Tenneco Oil Company asDistrict Geophysi- Glynn M. Schuchardt (BS '52) is District pendent geologist in Jackson, Mississippi. cist in Corpus Christi. He has worked for Geologist for the Sinclair Gas and Oil John L. Stout (BA '53, BS '53) received his Tenneco for the past year after having Company in Lafayette, Louisiana. He is MS in1958 inGeological Engineeringfrom spent four years with Sunray in Corpus President of the Southwest Louisiana Geo- the Colorado School of Mines. "The little Christi. He and his wife, Margaret, and logical Society and a member of AAPG. girl we were expecting last spring arrived theirchildren, Mike, 9, Mary, 7, and Ray, Glynn has just completed a winter geo- on May 29, 1960. 6 havelived there since October, '55. physical assignment in Canada with Sin- W. C. Swadley (BA '52, MA '58) is with the Marty C. Vinson (BS '51) remains District clair. He and his family are now residing U. S. Geological Survey now in Elizabeth- Geologist for MobilOil Company in Mid- at 311 N. Sterling Street in Lafayette. town, Kentucky working on a project that land.His wife, Louise, is a UT graduate William W. Sharp, Jr. (BS '50, MA '51) con- involves geological mapping of the entire of '51. Their sons, Bryan and Wayne, are tinues as a research geologist for Atlantic state of Kentucky over the next ten years. now 7 and 2. Refining Company inDallas. His daughter Dennis R. Taylor (MA '52) continues as a Rudolph Wadlington (BS '50) remains af- is now one, born July 3, 1960. He and his Production Geologist for Humble Oil & filiated with the El Paso Natural Gas family are leaving on a monthly business Refining Company in Tyler. "My family Company in Houston as Gas Supply Repre- trip to Nevada,Utah, and Arizona in April. still includes two very tired parents and sentative. He reports the addition of their George H. Sherrill (BS '50) is a consulting two very lively children." first child, a daughter. geologist in San Angelo. C. B. Thames, Jr. (BS '54, MA '57) continues LloydO.Waldron,Jr. (BS '50) remains Chief Elgean Shield, Jr. (BS '53) remains affiliated as a consulting geologist in Bismarck, Geologist for Southwest Natural Gas Com- with Southern Minerals Corporation as North Dakota. He states that there isn't pany in Shreveport. He reports that ex- District Geologist in Corpus Christi. "Fam- much news to report this year as business ploration for oil is slow; exploration for ily has stabilized at three girls and one is moderate to slow after a mild winter gas is accelerated, and hunting is good. boy." (37° below). He writes— that he rarely sees His wife,Polly, is now Women's News Di- William P. Slater (BA '50) is Senior Geol- any of the UT bunch "must be too cold rector for KWKY radio. Their son, Larry, ogist for the Sinclair Gas and Oil Com- or something!" 8, is now in the second grade and their pany in Midland. "Am presently occupied Wesley A. Tiller,Jr. (BS '50) is a geologist daughter Amanada "is lovely." as Area Geologist of Trans-Pecos Texas for the Sun Oil Company in Lafayette, HershelWalker (BS '50) continues as a geol- with the Val Verde andKerr Basins tossed Louisiana. ogist for Republic Natural Gas Company in for good measure." With the addition Elsworth Tonn (BS '54) continues as a geol in Corpus Christi. He states that there has of a second daughter born onDecember25, ogist for Texaco. Inc. in Ardmore, Okla been no change in the family status for 1960, the family status now reads "wife homa. the past seven years and that their children and two daughters (Kay and Trisha)." Donald H. Torgerson (BS '52) continues as still include 2 boys, ages 13 and 7, and a Charles Edward Smith (BS '54) is a consult- Manager of Dowell in Williston, North girl, age10. ing geologist in Dallas. "I'm specializing Dakota.He reports that he is still roaming J. Dudgeon Walker, Jr. (BS, MA '54) reports in the interpretation of gravimetric surface around the Williston Basin and hoping to he is still doing exploration geology in maps andgeological explorationwork with- be transferred back to Texas someday. South Texas for Gulf Oil Corporation with in the interior salt dome basin of Missis- John W. Townley (BS '54) is Assistant Chief offices in Corpus Christi. sippi." of Equipment Management for the U. S. Bill Walls (MA '50) is a geologist for Harry L. Smith (BS '51, MA '56) is a geol- Atomic Energy Commission in Albuquer- Humble Oil & Refining Company in Du- ogist for Skelly Oil Company in Corpus que, New Mexico. rango,Colorado. Christi. He has a 2 year old daughter who Jack W. Trantham (BS '51) continues as Dan L. Ward (BA '49, MA '50) was listedin sent her message of regards also. Production Geologist for the Humble Oil Who's Who in the South and Southwest J. T. Smith (BS '50, MA '55) after spending & Refining Company in Tyler. and Leaders in American Science. He re- 36 July, 1961

mains a consulting geologist in the Petro- for Pan American Petroleum Corporation Oil Company. He was married to Lucille leum Life Building in Midland. in Tyler. M. Robinson in June, 1957, and they now Bill E. Watson (BS '50) is District Engineer Jim Womack (BS '54) is a geologist for Union have two sons. for the Texas Railroad Commission in Producing Company in Jackson, Missis- Gene Ames, Jr. (BS '55) reports from 320 Wichita Falls. sippi. Charles Road in San Antonio that he is a Andrew P. Werner (BS '51) is an independent William (Bits) Woolfolk (BS '50) is with geologist for the Gilcrease Oil Company. geologist "looking for drilling deals in the Ohio Oil Company as Area Geologist He and his wife, Ellen, have three rock Abilene area." in San Antonio. enthusiasts, namely, Young 6, Elizabeth 5 Arthur Wessely (BS '50) continues as Vice- Leroy A. Woollett (MA '51) is working as and Gene111, 2. President and Director of Explorationfor a Regional Geologist for Gulf Oil Com- David L. Amsbury (Ph.D. '57) is with Shell Global Oils,Inc. with offices in theRepub- pany in Houston. He will complete ten DevelopmentCompany inGatesville, Texas lic Bank Building in Dallas. years with the Company in July 1961. His where he is studying the detailed stratig- Hugh G.White, II(BS '52,BA '54) continues wife, Mary Lee Coffman Woollett, atended raphy of the Fredericksburg rocks in the to work as a draftsman for Superior Oil UT in 1944-45. Their daughter is now six North-Central Texas area and the region Company in Midland. His family has in- years old. He and his wife are both active of the Paluxy sand. They are expecting creased to four withthe additionofDaniel, inchurch work, andhe takes part in many their second child in October. also including, Hugh 4; Marshall, 2; and of the civic activities and she in the Chi Arthur E. Anderson (MA '57) is a geologist Patrick, 1. Omega Association. with the California Oil Company in Grand H. A. Whittington (BS '50) is Division Sales Thomas J. Wokbington (BS '51) will com- Junction, Colorado. Manager for Welex, a divisionof Hallibur- plete his thirdyearin Octoberin Venezuela Jay Earl Anderson, Jr. (MA '60) is now ton in New Orleans. He has been in south as GeologicalDepartment Head of the Su- working on his Ph.D. at UT under the Louisiana for the past ten years, having perior Oil Company of Venezuelain Mara- supervision of Dr. John L. Snyder. He is recently movedback to New Orleans from caibo. He andhis family are fine and still mapping in the central part of the Davis Lafayette.His family includeshis wife and find the work and country interesting. Mountains this summer. two sons. "I don't see too many good UT Charles J. Worrel (BS '51) is a consulting Carl Eugene Andrews (BS '58) continues geologists down here but it's always nice geologist in the partnership firm of Forney withMason-Johnston &Associates inDallas to see those Ido." and Worrel in the Alamo National Bank as Foundation Engineer and also remains Arthur Branch Williams, Jr. (BS '53) is Building in San Antonio. single. Commander (investigator) of OSI at Can- R. Gene Yarbrough (BS '50) reports in from AnnMarie Parson (Mrs. Mike) Austin (BS non Air Force Base, New Mexico, having Denver where he is a geologist for the '57) reports she is a student again at UT just recently moved to Clovis fromRoswell. Colorado Oil and Gas Corporation. He working to attain a math degree in Au- Their newsonis into everything. states thathe is "returningimmediately to gust.Her husbandis workingon his Ph.D. James Richard Williams (BS '50) remains Alaska for the beginning of his fifth year in electrical engineering. Their son, Mal- Area Geologist in the Pecos District for there." Their family includes two sons, lory, is now 15 months old. Standard Oil Company in Midland. Brett andKurt. Ernest T. Baker,Jr. (BS'55) is ahydrologist Bill F. Wills (BS '50, MA '51) continues as James L. Yelvington (BS '51) continues as for the U. S. Geological Survey in Austin. Area Geologist for Standard of Texas in geologist with Amerada Petroleum Cor- He married Lv Richardson of Houston on Houston. He reports there's "A new addi- poration in Tyler. January 20, 1961, and they now reside at tion to the family in the form of a sail- EnriqueHector Yramategui (BA'5O) is Act- 1907 Pearl in Austin. boat, #269 Windmill Class." ing ExplorationSupervisor withMobilOil W. E. Bakke, Jr. (BS '57) is Land Manager Wilbur D. Wilson (MA '53) is now with Company of Venezuela in Caracas, Vene- in Midland for the W. E.Bakke Oil Com- Hondo Oil and Gas as a geologist in Ros- zuela. Their son, Richard Alan, is now pany.He states. "It's wonderful to be back well, New Mexico. almost two and they were expecting their in Texas after 2% years in Calgary, Al- Wynant S. Wilson (BS '53) has been an in- second child in June. berta. Oil activity here is moderate, with dependentsince October1,1960 inAbilene. Robert L. Zinn (BS '52, MA '53) is an oil exploration emphasis on southeast New He plannedto be married on June 24, 1961 operator in Lafayette, Louisiana. He re- Mexico and deep gas in the Permian to Judy Jones of Abilene. portsthat they havehad their third daugh- Basin." They have a girl and two boys, C. Robert Winkler, Jr. (BS '50) is a Geol- ter "so must find lots of production before ages 7, 5, and2. ogist for Aikman Brothers with offices in the calls for formals start." BennieK.Balke (MA'58) remains a geologist Midland National Bank in Midland. He for Shell Oil Company in Fort Smith, reports they are currently following the 1955-Present Arkansas doing survey work in the Ark- popular trend of concentrating on gas ex- Edwin V. Acker (BS '56) was transferred homa Basin and OuachitaMountains. His ploration rather than oil. His family re- about the middle of November from Abi- wife,Janette, andson, Nathan,14 months, to turned Midlandfrom AmarilloinMarch, lene to Tyler where he is continuing his are both doing fine. 1960. family Their now includes two boys, duties as a geologist with Pan American Wyeth Lee Baten (BS '54, MA '60) is an 3 and years ten months. Petroleum Corporation. He likes the new Industrial Engineer for the JohnsManville Claud Victor Winter (BA '51) is Unitization town verymuch. Products Corporation in Denison, Texas. Geologist for Humble Oil & Refining Com- Gordon E. Adams (BS '55, MA '57) is a Pro- His family has two new additions:a daugh- pany in New Orleans. He was transferred duction Geologist for Magnolia Petroleum ter, Kathy Ann, and a Volkswagen. from Humbles Harvey District into the Corporation in Oklahoma City. He and Ralph J. Beaver,Jr. (BS '58) is a stock and New Orleans Regional Office late last year Connie report from 4024 NW 25th Street commodities broker in Fort Worth. He and work with the to Unitization Group. He that Janet Marie arrived on February 18, his wife, Betty Lou,are presently living at and his wife have three children; are all 1961. 704 Monticello and are currently planning well and plan to visit New York this Robert Allen (MA '57) was recently trans- to build a new home in Fort Worth. They summer. ferred to Casper, Wyoming where he con- would like to hear from some of their Murry Victor Witzel (BS '50) is a geologist tinues as a geologist for Sinclair Gas and friends. July, 1961 37

Terry V. Bills, Jr. (BS '55, MA '57) is an Robert Frost Brandt (BS '57) is a Seismic that he and Linda had a wonderful time independent geologist in Lafayette,Louisi- Computer for Texaco,Inc. in Houston. He while attending the International Geo- ana. reports "still live in Houston, still single; logical Congress in Copenhagen last sum- Lt. Frederick S. Blackmar, 111, U.S.N. (BS and still doing seismic interpretation for mer. '55) is attached to Training Squadron 28 Texaco." Mrs. John (Louise Green) Chapman (BA at the Naval Air Stationin Corpus Christi. G. R. Brooks (BS '58) is a geologist in Mag- '56) is a housewife living at 253 Lening in Wesley F. Blankenship (BS '57) resigned his nolia, Arkansas. He reports that Gayle, Corpus Christi. She has been co-chairman position with Pan American Petroleum Stephanie and Sherry are all looking for- for the American Cancer Society house-to- Corporation in New Orleans in August ward to the new addition to the family in house fund raising and education drive in 1960 and is now a geologist for theCoastal November. Corpus Christi. States Gas Producing Company in Corpus Leroy C. Buehrer (BS '57) is now in his Joe W. Christie (BS '58) is an Assistant Christi. They are presently living at 6009 fourth year in West Texas as a geologist County Attorney in El Paso. He finished Norvel in Corpus Christi. for Humble Oil & Refining Company in law school in January 1961, took his Bar Harvey Blatt (MA '58) reports through the Midland. Examination in March, and went to work smog that he,his wife,andbaby are enjoy- Richard T. (Lucky) Buffler (BS '59) is still with El Paso County in April. He is ing the California sunshine. He hopes to serving in the Navy on the U.S.S. Joseph presently residing at 1014 A Avalon. finish work on his Ph.D. in June of 1962 P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850) but will be re- John W. Clark (BS '58) is a B-52 Co-Pilot at UCLA. They are living at 4990% leased this fall. He plans to attend the in the U.S. Air Force living at 138 F. Marionwood Drive in Culver City, Cali- University of California at Berkeley where Street, N.W. in Ephrata, Washington. fornia. he has been offered a teaching assistant- Joseph C. Clark (BS '57, MA '59) is con- Walter E. Bloxsom (BS '61) is working for ship plus a National Science Foundation tinuing his graduate work at StanfordUni- Shell Development Company in Coral fellowship. He is planning to pass through versity working on the territory of the Gables, Florida. "Our work is concerned Texasin August on his way west. Coast ranges, planning to begin a twelve- primarily with limestones and has been PatParks (Mrs. WallaceF.) Burbridge (BA month tenure in June under a National quite an education for me." Walter hopes '58) is a junior Research Technician with Science Foundation graduate fellowship. to return to UT for graduate study in SunOil Company inDallas. He and Shirley enjoyed seeing Mr. and September. David R. Butler (BS '55) continues as a ge- Mrs.Ed Owen when they were at Stanford E. HalBogardus (BS '55, MA '57) is a Ph.D. ologist with the Standard Oil Company of participating in the School of Minerals candidate living at GraduateCircle11-R in Texas in Roswell, NewMexico. Their new- Scienceslecture program. University Park, Pennsylvania.He is work- daughter, Sara Gail, was born on October D. B. Clutterbuck (MA '58) continues as a ing on the clastic properties of minerals in 27, 1960 so they now have one boy and geologist for Shell Oil Company in Corpus the solid state and hopes to complete the one girl. Christi working valley geology. After degree in two more years. They have a William M. Byrd (BS '56, MA '58) remains spending four months in Houston last daughter,Karen,and areexpectinganother a Production Geologist for Humble Oil & summer he transferred back to Corpus child in June. Refining Company workingin the Midland Christiin September andmovedhis family Charles Clinton Booth (MA '56) is still office doing Geological studies for unitiza- into their new house at 729 Crestview Drive looking for gooddeals in SouthTexas with tion projects. in February. his partner, Richey Holman, a business Paul F. (Fred) Byrom (BS '57) is sample Gordon EarlCoe (BS '53, LLB '60) is with school graduate of UT. He, his wife Cory- logging forPermianEngineering Company the Legal Department of the State Board anne, and children, Betsy 7 and Cissy 4, in Midland andis an independent operator of Water Engineers doing administrative are well and happy. The partnership of in his off time. He planned a June wedding law and investigation. He reports the ad- Booth and Holman is located in the Oil to Miss Mary Margaret Burns of Brown- dition of a new son, Wayland Newton, in Industries Building at Corpus Christi. wood who is also a UT ex-student, gradu- October, 1960. He, Jo Anne,and their two Don R.Boyd (BS '58) remains associated with ating from HowardPayne this spring. sons are presently living at 1410 W. 29th the Pan American Petroleum Corporation Frank KellCahoon (BS '57) is now an inde- in Austin. as a geologist in Corpus Christi. They are pendent operator in Midland.He,his wife, James W. Collins (BS '56) is a geologist for the parents of anew daughter,MellisaLee, and two children like Midlandvery much. Tidewater Oil Company at 1235 Commerce and are residing at 6006 Orma Drive in Dean L. Callender (BS '56, MA '58) is a Building in New Orleans. Corpus Christi. geologist for the California Oil Company Glenn Lee Corrigan (BA '55) is presently Walt V. Boyle (BS '54, MA '55) continues as living at 3605N.W. 24thinOklahoma City. regional manager for F. E. Compton and a geologist for the Shell Oil Company in Richard A. Campbell (MA '59) is a geologist Company in Houston. Roswell, NewMexico,conducting regional for Union Oil Company of California lo- Arthur S. Cramer,Jr. (BS '57) is senior com- geology studies in the North Basin of New cated in Lafayette,Louisiana.He, his wife puter in the Producing Department of Mexico. He is now serving as Vice-Presi- and two sons areliving at 118 Shady Crest. Texaco, Inc. in Amarillo. Their daughter, dent of the Roswell Junior Chamber of Joel C. Carlisle (MA '55) is employed by Joan Elizabeth, is now 3 years old and Commerce. Standard Oil Company of Texas as a Staff another child is on the way. They have Robert W. Bradley,Jr. (BS '56) .remains As- Geologist inMidland doing subsurface and recently purchased a new house at 3722 sociate Geologist for Humble OH & Refin- stratigraphic studies in the MidlandBasin. Cimarron. ing Company inRoswell, New Mexico. He is also serving as Chairman of the PaulCrumpler (BS '57) reports from Wichita PhilipBraithwaite (MA '58) is a geologist Pennsylvanian Lexicon of Stratigraphic Falls that he is a geologist for the T. F. for the ShellOil Company of Canada,Ltd. Names Committee. Hunter Estate. He and Barbara have four inEdmonton,Alberta.He states he enjoyed DwightE. Cassell (BS '55, MA '58) is Pro- children and "hope thisis the end." meetingDr. Wilson again when his tour as duction Geologist with Humble Oil & Re- Thomas A. Cullinan (BS '55) is a geologist Distinguished Lecturer brought him to fining Company in Corpus Christi. He is for the Honolulu Oil Corporation in Mid- Edmonton. He and his family are living at working in Field Development and land. 10273Princess ElizabethAvenue. Mapping in Southwest Texas. He states Larry J. Darnall (BS '58) continues as a 38 July, 1951

geologist for Pan American Oil Company. for the Coastal States Gas Producing Com- Mountains brachiopods for the next two They are expecting their first child in pany in CorpusChristi. years. November, 1961. Joan Echols (MA '58) has acceptedaresearch C. DeVearle Gray (BS '57) remains with Ernest J. Dasch,Jr. (MA '58) wasmarried on assistantship in the University of Kansas Mobil Oil Company as a geophysical en- October 22nd to May Defandorf (MA at Lawrence.She is taking course toward gineer in Carlsbad, NewMexico. Their son '60) inChevy Chase, Maryland. He is con- a Ph.D. in Zoology, workingin vertebrate Gregoryis now one year old. tinuing to work in Austin for Guyton & paleontology, and all of that work is done Willard R. Green (MA '55) is a geologist Associates, consulting ground water hy- in the Zoology Department at the Univer- for Shell Oil Company residing at 607 S. drologists, and May is working for the sity of Kansas. She and her parents have PlainsPark Drive inRoswell, NewMexico. Bureau ofEconomicGeology. purchased a small home at 1513 Harper Ariel D. Griffin (BS '57) is Party Chief for Edward L. Day (BS '57) remains stationed at Street in Lawrence and like the town very the Seismic Engineering Company in James Connally Air Force Base in Waco much. Cuero, Texas. He is married and has two as a First Lieutenant in the 3567th Navi- Joseph Elo, Jr. (BS '56) is a geologist for daughters, Valeric,2, andLeslie,3 months. gator Training Squadron. Their second Cities Service Petroleum Company now Walter T. Haenggi (MA '57) is working for childis expectedin August. living in Wichita Falls. He reports "last InternationalPetroleum, Ltd., and his new Kenneth J. DeCook (MA '57) is a ground month Icompleteda four-year tour of duty address is c/o Intpetco, Talara, Peru. He water hydrologist for the Water Develop- withDhofar Cities Service in the Sultanate visitedin Austin on June 29. ment Corporation in Tucson, Arizona. He of OmanandMusgat." RobertA.Hall (BS'57) remainsa consulting reports he is still up to his ears in ground George Falk (BS '57) continues as a seismic geologist in Tyler. He and Wynne report water. The firm specializesin ground water computer for the Humble Oil & Refining the birth of their first daughter,Kathy Sue, consulting in foreign areas. Current proj- Company in New Orleans. They report a born October 6, 1960. They have run into ects are in Venezuela and West Pakistan. son, GeorgeJr.,bornlast July. several old classmates in the past year and Family roster is now wife, Carol, daughter, Dan R. Frantzen (MA '58) is a geologist in had a brief talk with "Blackjack Wilson" Sue and boys, Kenny, Bill, and Steve. Lafayette,Louisiana. recently. Roger (BA Leslie A.Dedeke, Jr. (BS '55) continues work William J. Ganus (BS '58) is a geologist with C. Hanks '55) is a Panhandle oil as a seismic computer for Humble Oil & Pan American Petroleum Coorporation in and gas operator "drilling up a storm" in Refining Company inMidland. Farmington, New Mexico and writes "still Wichita Falls. '55) Bill Dockery (BA '58) continues with the single and getting worried— the Indian PaulM.Hardwick,Jr. (BS is a geologist with the Texas Highway Department as an En- girls are looking better every day." Texas National Petroleum Com- pany in Houston. He and his family are gineer's Assistant in Sequin, Texas. He Henry B. Gayle (BS '58, MA '61) is an ex- presently residing Ann Arbor in and Carolhave anew girl born on January plorationgeologist for theNew Jersey Zinc at 3310 Houston. 3rd, "just in time to miss a deduction, but Company in Platteville, Wisconsin. His Thomas E. Harris (BS '57) is a geologist for worth the loss!" His family is well and primary job is to log churn drill cuttings Sinclair Oil and Gas Company in Corpus happy. from explorationrigs. "Next comes mine Christi. They now have two children, Mon- Sam Y. Dorfman, Jr. (BS '57) reports from and surface mapping and related paper ica Ann, 3, and RobertMcßae, 1. Dallas wherehe andhis brother arein the work. We've reached ore in one of our two William H. Harris (MA '61) has accepted a Dorfman Production Company, devoted to inclines and I'll be glad to ship some ore position in the U.S. Geological Survey, explorationand production of oil and gas. samples to anyone who might want them, Ground Water Branch, with headquarters Robert D. Doty (BS '59) is an exploration collect, that is. Margee and Karen are fine at Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Bill geologist for Tidewater Oil Company in and have enjoyed what we have as- been completed his thesis and a mineral re- Tyler. He reports three children, one girl sured is a 'very mild winter.' It's true — too sources report for the Bureau in January and two boys, with expected there's only one 14 inch snowfall another child been and and a few workingin Denver in July. spent months it's only reached 27° below once. Oh, during spring.In reportedthat Mike Douglas (BS '58) the Junehe is an oil producer mild! Greetings to all andlet ushear from "again become acquainted the with he had with offices in the Alamo National Bank younow and then." beating heart that calls itself New York Building inSan Antonio. Leslie W. Giddens, Jr. (BS '54, MA '57) is a City." E. Doyle, (BS '55, MA '57) con- geologist doing Robert Jr. subsurface exploratory H. Lee Harvard (BA '55) is a consulting ge- tinues as a Reservoir Engineer for work Shell in Pecos County and living at 1615 ologist in Roswell, New Mexico. He says Oil Company in Centralia, Illinois. They W. Pine in Midland. They added their that his first year on his own"has beenboth welcomedthe birth of a son, KevinBrian, second son, Larry, "a new exemption," in interesting andprofitable." He andJoanne on April 20,1961. August 1960 making the family roster now (BS Education '55) are the proudparents Ralph C. Duchin (MA '55) continues as a includeLarry,Mike andFrances. of their first child, Jeffrey Lee, born De- geologist with Shell Oil Company in La- A. W. (Bill) Glover (BS '56) is a staff ge- cember 1, 1960. They really like Roswell fayette, Louisiana. He writes that Susan ologist for Lone Star Producing Company and plan to make it their home. Jo arrived on August 19, 1960 and the in Roswell,New Mexico. George M. Harwell, Jr. (BS, MA '59) has hasn't Conley (BS '57) "household been the same since." R. Goodrum is an explora- returned to Corpus Christi as a geologist Connie Mayes (Mrs. Byron) Dyer (BA '58) tion geologist doing Gulf Coast geology for for ShellOil Company after finishing their has retired to become a housewife. Byron StandardOil Company of Texas in Hous- training program. They are now in the is a geologist with Texas Eastern Trans- ton. process of building a new homein Corpus. mission Company doing exploration work. Ronald L. Graner (BS '58) is a geologist J. Don Haynes (BS '56) left Lion Oil Com- Their son, Jeffrey Lane, is now 5 months working for the Soil Conservation Service pany, the West District andMidlandto be- old. She reports that they are surrounded in Fort Worth. come an independent geologist and oil by UT geology exes with the Don Clutter- Richard E. Grant (Ph.D. '58) is research operator in Alice, Texas. They have a girl bucks on one side of them and the John assistant at the U.S. National Museum in 5,andaboy, 1,and are "looking forward to Twinings on the other side. Washington, D.C., where he willbe assist- football seasonas I'mnot far fromAustin." Lynn C. Eads (BS '57) continues as a geologist ing G. A. Cooper in the study of Glass WilliamBrent Hempkins (BS '58) ispresent- July, 1961 39

ly working on his MA at UT while em- and lives in Mountlake Terrace, Washing- Puerto Ordaz, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela. ployed by the University as a full time re- ton. During the winter field season,he took part search geologist in the Defense Research Richard D. Jons (BS '56) is employed by in an exciting helicpter reconnaissance of Laboratory. Ralph Lowe as a geologist in Midland.He about 16,000 square kilometers of wild E. R.Henningsen (BS '57) is an Assistant Pro- and Betty have two daughters, Kay 7 and Venezuelan country which he says is geo- fessor at Tarleton StateCollegeinStephen- Lori1,all doing fine. "Our welcomematis logically much likeTrans-Pecos,Texas.He ville. He completed his MS at Baylor last always out for friends who may pass attended the InternationalGeological Con- August. Their oldest son, Brandt, is now a through Midland." gress in Copenhagen where he saw many Wolf in the Cub Scouts and their youngest Ronald Katz (BS '58) is a geologist for the members of the Geology staff. son, Curt, will start school this fall. Last Katz Oil Company in San Antonio. Richard V. McGehee (BS '55) is working on fall they complete an addition to their Howard W. Kiatta (BS '58) received his Mas- his Ph.D. at UT at present. Dick com- home, turning a carport into a family room ter's degree from Texas Tech in June 1960 pletedhis orals and two foreign languages with a fireplace of petrified wood. and is now working as a subsurface geol- this spring, and he has been awarded a Larry R.Hensarling (BS '56) was transferred ogist for Texaco, Inc. in New Orleans. National Science Foundation Scholarship from Shreveport to Lafayette,Louisiana in Victor L. King, Jr. (MA '57) is an Exploita- for next year. He and Glenna have one January where he is continuing his work tion Engineer for Shell Oil Company in son and are expecting another arrival in as a geologist for the Sunray Mid-Continent Roswell, New Mexico. the fall. (BS '57) Oil Company. He is currently working the Bill Knode is a geologist for Medal- Wayne E. Mclntosh (BS '56) is a geologist upper Gulf Coast. lionPetroleumin Calgary, Alberta.He re- with the U.S. Corps of Engineers at Eu- CharlesH. Hightower, Jr. (BS '56) is work- ports "I was able to winter in two garden faula Dam in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Ad- ing — Estevan, at Durango, Colorado for the Atlantic spots Saskatchewan and Swan dition number three arrived last year, now Refining Company. Hill, Alberta. People from Texas should giving a roster of Wayne, Jr., Julia Arden Carroll Ann Hodges (BA '58) received her come up here for the winter!" and Susan Angela. (MA '56) MS at the University of Wisconsin in June Andrew E. Kurie continues withthe Paul F. McKean (BA Econm., BS '58) has 1960 and is now doing photogeology for Pure Oil Company as a geologist in Mid- been an engineer in Pittsburgh but in the Oil Company in and"riding land. Shell Midland near future will be leaving his present myhorse all over West Texas prairie!" Henry LaGrone, (BS '57) is a mathe- the J. Jr. position to start a winter andsummer sports H. W. Hollingshead, Jr. (BS '57) is a geol- matics teacher in Levi Fry Junior High area. The property, which has alreadybeen ogistfor the Ohio Oil CompanyinMidland. School in Texas City. They report no fur- purchased, includes a lodge and mountain His daughter, Jill Kay, is nearly two years ther additionto their family of four daugh- for skiing, together with three miles of old. ters. river frontfor aquatic activities. Eleanor Macha Hoover (BS '56) is apaleon- First Lieutenant Tom R. Leßleu (BS '57) Carroll Mcßeynolds (MA '58) is an As- tologist for Humble Oil & Refining Com- was in the GeologyDepartment during the sociate Geologist for the Texas Highway pany in Corpus Christi. spring term for a short visit, accompanied Department in Jon W. House (BS '57) is President of House by his fiancee. He reported that he is Waco. the William (BS '55) Enterprises, Inc. in Midland, also doing Commanding Officer of HeadquartersCom- J.Meek is aMerchandising Salesman for Texaco, Inc. Fort some geology and consulting for oil pro- pany, 931st Engineer Group at Fort Sam in Worth. He has a in the ducing properties and management for Houston, Texas. He has recently returned become Lt. U.S.N. Active and other diversified interests. Their children from a two-year tour of duty in France and Reserves spent two weeks in Cali- include two sons, John W. 11l and Jeffrey states that he plans to make the service a fornia last summer. Their new daughter, Lee, Mark, and one daughter, Joni Suzanne. career. "Iam finally ridding myself of the Katherine was born on May 25, 1960 and son, Gene Huggord (BS '58) is a geologist for 'bachelor' status and Miss Cynthia Croft of their Byron, is now three years Walsh and WattsOil Products in Wichita San Antonio and Iplan to be married in old.They likedFort Worth verymuch. Wayne Falls. September. D. Miller (MA '57) continues as an Operations Geologist Don F. Hugus, Jr. (BS '58) is a geologist for Joseph W. Lister (BS '55) is a geologist for for the Pan-American Sun Oil Company in Jackson, Mississippi. the Union Producing Company in Monroe, Petroleum Corporation in Midland. His Allen S. Hunt (1954-56) is Assistant Profes- Louisiana. present position consists primarily of co- ordinating with sor of Geology at the University of Ver- Nancy Green (Mrs. Raymond S.) Lister (BA engineers in lease and re- search mont, presently living at 934 North Avenue, '55) is teachingher third and fourth grade evaluations and field development Burlington, Vermont. pupils about rocks and minerals. Her hus- problems. They are expecting their second in Joe L.Jackson (BS '56) continues as an engi- bandis working in commercial real estate child June. neering geologist for the U.S. Bureau of and leasing in San Diego, California. Marvin Leroy Mills (BS '58) is a Gauger Reclamation in Austin. Their baby girl, Larry D.Littlefield(BS '57) is a subsurface for Mid-American Pipeline Company in Vicki, was born on August 19, 1960, and geologist with the Mene Grande OilCom- Liberal, Kansas. He completed military their son, Ricky is now 3% years old. pany in Maracaibo, Venezuela. duty in Germanyin June 1960 andmarried Kenneth Lee Jarratt (BS '57) settled in E. R.Lochte, Jr. (BS '56) is a geologist with Barbara Jean Inglish of Parsons, Kansas Houston where he is sales engineer for Oil McCarrick, Gouger and Mitchell in San in November 1960. Field Equipment. He and his wife, Joyce, Antonio. Duane E.Moredock (BS '58) is now a student and their children,Judy, 3, and Johnny, 2, Curtis C. Mason (BS, MA '57) is a geologist at the University ofHouston living at 5441 are presently residing at 6627 Flamingo. for the Ground Water Branch of the U.S. PagewoodLane inHouston. Kenneth H. Jett (BS '58) is a geologist in Geological Survey in Alice, Texas. Pete Noyes (BS '55, MA '57) is Exploration Moneta, Wyoming (temporarily). He is Munib R. Masri (BA '56) reports from Am- Geologist for Mobil Oil Company in married andhas two children,a girl 7 years man,Jordan where he is a consulting geol- Shreveport. old and a boy 8 months. Their permanent ogist to theJordanianGovernment.His ad- Josh W. Oden (BS '56, MA '58) continues Pecos, address is Box 63, Texas. dressis P. O. Box781, Amman, Jordan. with Humble Oil & Refining Company as G. Dale Jones (BS '57) continues as an Ad- G. C. McCandless, Jr. (MA '57) continues to a geologist inMatador, Texas. ministrative Engineer for Boeing Aircraft work for the Orinoco Mining Company, Foy T. Otts (BS '58) is a geologist and geo- 40 July, 1961

physicist with the Caltex Pacific Oil Com- to Midland after spending the past two states he enjoyed seeing old classmates at pany in Pakan Baru, Sumatra, Indonesia, years in southern Arkansas and northern GCAGS Convention in Biloxi in October. having transferred from American Over- Louisiana. He is a geologist for McAlester Holmes A. Semken, Jr. (BS '58, MA '60) is seas Petroleum, Ltd. in Tripoli, Libyo. He Fuel Company. a Physical Science Technician for U.S. states that "Betty, the boys and Iare en- John P. (Jack) Roche (BS '56) is a consult- Geological Survey in Alexandria,Virginia. joying living in the tropics. We haven't inggeologist in Roswell, New Mexico.He He is planning to continue his education seen any big game yet but it is here and reports that their second addition was ex- in the fall. we're still looking." pectedin April, 1961. Charles R. Sewell (MA '55) continues to Richard CarlPeckham (BS '56) isa geologist James E. Rogers (BS '55, MA '61) is a geolo- work as a geologist for Dow Chemical with the Board of Water Engineers in gist with the U.S. Geological Service in Company with headquartersin Lake Jack- Austin. Alexandria, Louisiana. Jim returned to son, Texas. He reports two boys and a new Ann Wilson Primer (BA '56) is a housewife Austin long enough to turn in his thesis girl, Marion Elizabeth. "Old King is still living at 3105 Ridge inHallettsville,Texas. andcollecthis MArecently. with us." She reports that "Dr. Primer and Inow P. R.Rose (BS '57, MA '59) is a stratigrapher Earl W. Shahon (BS '56) has been a sub- have two daughters, Cathy Ann 2% and for Shell Oil Company on temporary as- surface geologist with Humble Oil & Re- Charla Gayle 2months. signment to Coral Gables, Florida to study fining Company for five years in New James A. Ragsdale (MA '60) is a Junior recent carbonates in Florida Bay, theKeys, Orleans. They now have three children. Geologist for Texaco, Inc. with offices in and Bahamas. His wife, Judy Drummond Lee A. Sherwood (BS '56) is Chief Geologist the Alamo National Bank Building in San Rose, was formerly a stenographer in the for Whitehall Oil Company in Dallas. He Antonio. Bureau of Economic Geology. They have and his wife, the former Patricia Dunn, Walter K. Rainbolt,Jr. (BA '57) is a Land- two little girls, Virginia, 2, and Cathy, 6 have one daughter, Lisa Angela, who is man for Union Oil Company of California months. nearly three years old. They are presently in New Orleans. They have a one year old Jack S. Sanders (BS '57) is a geologist for living at 3544 Cloverdale Lane and would boy. the Geotechnical Corporation inDallas. He enjoy hearing from any of their friends. Alan M. Bauch (BS '56) is a Partner in the discontinued mud-logging in December, Samuel J. Sims (MA '57) received his Ph.D. Oil Field Rental Service Company in 1960, andhe is "still single." from Stanford University and is working Houston. Paul W. Sansom (BS '55) is a student of for the Bethlehem Steel Company as a Don W. Reed (BS '57) is in his last year in advertising design at the Art Center School geologist in Africa. His mother in Indio, Law School at UT and planned to take inLos Angeles. California,reports that he is still single. the StateBar Examinationin June. Robert K. Sanso

duties as a subsurface geologist for Ohio We were all fortunate however, in receiv- 1959 in Wichita Falls,concentrating mainly Oil Company in North and West Central ing only a few cuts and bruises." He gave on theNorth Texas area.He married Mari- Texas. His wife and one year old daughter a talk on part of his dissertation problem lyn Wheeler (BA '58) andthey have a two are doing fine. at the AAPG meeting in Denver. year old son. John L.Snider (BA '55) is a geologist with the John Trammell (BS '59) expects to receive Jack L. Walper (Ph.D. '58) is an Associate Ground Water Branch of U.S. Geological his Master's degree from the University of Professor of Geology at the University of Survey in Alexandria, Louisiana. Colorado this summer. The UT geology Tulsa. Thespring vacation fieldtrip, which William C. Sojourner,Jr. (BS '56) continues faculty members werepleasedby his loyal he was in charge of, went to Santa Rita, as a geologist with the Sojourner Drilling interest in their part of the GSA meetings New Mexico where they were the guests of Company in Abilene. in Denver last fall. Kennecott Copper Corporation, Chino Di- HowardJ. Speer (BS '56) is Manager of the E. Leslie Trice,Jr. (MA '57) is exporationge- vision for two days. He has been appointed Corporate Trading Department for Shu- ologist for Mobil Oil Company in Wichita Director of the University's In-Service In- mate andCompany in Dallas. Falls. He and Kay now have two children, stitute for High School teachers which is Bill St. John (BS '58, MA '60) is workingas Marianne 5 and Jack, 3 as well as two sponsored by the Esso Foundation. The a geologist in Libya, andhis family is with dogs. Rob and Mac. summer season will again be spent in the him in Tripoli. Bill had some interesting Page C. Twiss (Ph.D. '59) is Assistant Profes- Arctic Islands of Northern Canada doing experienceson the way over in Paris and sor of Geology at Kansas State University helicopter geology. elsewhere, of course. in Manhattan.He will return to the Rim Bernie Ward (BA '55) is still engaged as a Winston L. Stokes (BS '57) is working as an Rock Country again this summer withPro- paleontologist for Humble Oil & Refining independent geologist with his father in fessors DeFord and Wilson. He reports a Companyin Tyler. His wife and three year Lafayette, Louisiana. He has a new home new addition, Catherine Grace, born No- old sonare doing fine. at 609 Dutton Drive in Lafayette and re- vember 27,1960. They have just movedinto William C. (Bill) Ward (BS '55, MA '57) ports his two children, Beverly, 3, and a new home at 2327 Bailey Drivein Man- and Kathy (Agnew) Ward (BA '57) are Michael,1%, are doing fine. "Dr. Wilson's hattan. He reports he is Faculty Treasurer in Tyler, where he is a geologist with lecture was excellent." of Alpha Nu of Sigma Gamma Epsilon. Humble Oil & Refining Company. They Tom W. Stovall (BS '57) is a Cartographer James R. Underwood,Jr. (MA '56) is putting have two children, a boy and a girl. for U.S. Geological Survey, in Donna, the finishing touches on his Ph.D. degree John W. White (MA '60) is Head of the Sur- Texas. He reports he "still travels the this summer at UT. Jim was married on vey Casing Section of the Ground Water Rocky Mountains—Region with the Depart- June 10 to Margaret Ann Sanderford of Division for State Board of Water Engi- ment of Interior going to Montana the Austin. During the fall semester he taught neers in Austin. Their second girl, Ro- first of May." They have a daughter and one lecture section of freshman geology as maine Yvonne, was born in July, 1960. are looking for an addition to the family a Special Instructor in the Department. Leslie P. White (BS '56) is employed by- aroundthe endof the year. Jim did a very fine job, too, and he inter- Humble Oil& Refining Company as a sub- CarrollE. Stroman (BS '58) continues as a ested some superior students in majoring surface geologist in Corpus Christi. geologist the General Land in in geology. for Office Rex H. White, Jr. (BS '56, MA '60) is a geol- Upton (BS '57) Austin. CharlesB. left Southwestern ogist for Mobil Oil Company in Roswell, Walter M. Strong (MA '57) continues as a Talc Corporation in September and did New Mexico. He has done about 2 years production geologist for Humble & Re- some prospecting on a grubstake deal as Oil of surface work andsome subsurface work. fining Company. He was transferred from well as some consulting work. He reports Their son, Daniel Davis is 15 months old, New toLaurel,Mississippi in April "nothing as yet developedon my Orleans that dis- and they extendan openinvitation to every- 1960. He andMarguerite proud covery, Ihope will pay off yet." He became the which one visiting in Roswell to drop by. They parents of a son,Kenneth, in August 1960. has gone work for the Texas Highway to are presently living at 306 W. Forest in Robert T. Terriere (Ph.D. '60) is a research Department as an Engineering Assistantin Roswell. geologist for Cities Services Research in Van Horn, Texas. The "highway depart- Morris S. Wiginton, Jr. (BS '58) moved Tulsa where he is doing thepetrography of ment is beginning to see how badly they from Kermit, Texas with Socony sandstone and carbonates. needgeologists. There is another UT geol- Mobil Company to Houston with the Lummus Thomas J. Thompson (BS '57) continues as a ogist with the Texas Highway Department Company, a design engineering firm for geologist for Shamrock Oil and Gas Com- inElPaso, Tom Chestnut." petrochemicals. They bought a new home pany in Amarillo. Martin Wachel, (BS '56) continues James Jr. at 5522 Indigo in Houston. Their children Harold Thompson (BS '58) a geol- with Shell Company Exploitation Jimmie is Oil as an include a teen-age daughter 14, a boy 11 Avith G. W. Ewing Breckenridge, Engineer Oklahoma City. He doing ogist in in is and a girl 9. Texas. fieldengineering andsubsurface geologyin Michael A. Wiley (BS '57) is now workingas Jerry (BS '60) N. W. Anadarko Basin. He attended the T. Thornhill is a geologist in Chief Computer for National Geophysical Water Division of the Texas Intermediate Shell Exploitation Engineer- the Ground Company in the GulfCoast area afterwork- Water Engineers Austin. He ing course in geophysics, subsurface geol- Board of in ing on seismic geophysical parties in Wy- Shirley Ann have two children, Jere ogy, and petrophysics in Houston from and oming and Colorado. He is planning to August to November 1960. He reports they Ann5% andTim 3. return to UT to work on his Master's this are enjoying their new home at 5712 NW T. W. Todd (MA '56, Ph.D. '59) continues as fall. 46thand seeing theUT Exes who areliving a research geologist for the California Re- in Oklahoma City. Joel M. Wilkinson (BS '58) is Assistant search CorporationinLaHabra,California. Manager of Crude and B. Waggoner, (BS '56) resigned Sales Purchases in He reports that he is "still working hard Robert Jr. Houston. on Gulf Coast geology but at a distance from Lane-Wells Company inJune 1960 to — consulting work. "Notmakingmuch Robert L. Wood, Jr. (BA '56) is a Landman now from sunny (and smoggy) southern go into — for Humble & Refining Company California. We were rudely introduced to money,but enjoying it more. Still single Oil in Midland. the perils of freeway driving on Christmas so no family!" Day when our station wagon was com- T. J. (Tommy) Waggoner 111 (BS '57) has Kenneth E. Woodyard (MA '56) and his wife pletely demolished in a 22 car accident. been an independent geologist since July Margaret Orr (BS '56) report thebirth of 42 July, 1961

their daughter, Lynn Marie, on May first. transferred to the Corpus Christi office to ology at Texas Tech, teaching freshman Kenneth is a geologist with Continental do subsurface geology after several years geology. He will spend the summer work- Oil Company in Lake Charles, Louisiana. of surface mapping for Shell Oil Company. ing at Utah in the Upheaval Dome area. John P. Wright (MA '56) is a geologist for He still thinks that geology and oil finding His wife, Oida and son, Greg send their ShellOilCompanyinTyler. are tremendously exciting andchallenging. regards along with his to all their friends John R. (Bob) Wynne (BS '57) was recently V. L. Yeats (BS '58) is an instructor in ge- in Austin andthe University.

Recent Graduates in Geology

August 1960 Graduates

Bachelor of Arts Emmett Daniell Ellett Master of Arts Cameron Herschel Gates Philip Calvin Cezeaux111 Jay Earl Anderson, Jr. Hilary H. Iglehart Oscar Ottmann Quarnstrom Burke Burkart Don Milton Kerr, Jr. Clanton, Loring Gladstone Lemmon Uel S. Jr. Bachelor ofSciencein Geology Darrell King KennethJames Loep Jones Edgar Gayle Albrecht Herbert Samuel Travis James Allan Ragsdale RobertLee Bluntzer RaymondRussell Trollinger. Jr. Charles McCammon Schlaudt James Hardy Croom,Jr. RobertDuke Turner RexHarding White, Jr. Thomas William Doll HarlanRaymond Wolff JohnConner Yeager

January 1961 Graduates

Bachelor of Arts Daniel Shelton Gafford Master of Arts Tanakarn Bhatrakarn AllenKent Johnston Larry Marshall Asbury Kathryn Adele Giddens RobertClintonMichels Henry BoyesGayle Martin DoyleMcEvoy JamesRobertMoffett William HowardHarris Frank Henry Slavik, Clarence EdwinMayer Jr. JoachimDietrich Meyer Richard Douglas Spinks John William Ramsey, Jr. Jerry Stipp of Jordan Charles Irwin Richey Bachelor Science inGeology Berry Sutherland Milan King Yager James Baxter Bennett Hugo Charles Werner, Jr. JosephBidlemannBissell Anthony Wayne Wilson DonaldNeal Blount Robert PaffordWood Doctor of Philosophy Walter EdenBloxsom William C. Young111 William Wayne Ballard

June 1961 Graduates

Bachelor of Arts DavidOttoNilsson ElbertAubreyKing, Jr. Mario Barrera James Milton Pegg James Edwin Rogers RobertEvansDonnell Rubin Amos Schultz. Jr. Theodore JeremiahSchwarzbach Ralph JamesPoth RobertEarl Stowers RalphHartwinWarner Raden Sudhijarto Charles Edwin Workman Bachelor of Sciencein Geology Younathan Yousif Youash JamieMitchell Abercrombie Master of Arts Doctor of Philosophy CharlesMartin Boenig Tanakarn Bhatrakarn ClydeHerbertMoore, Jr. Moe Michael McGeath GeorgeMeyer Dill JamesDanny Powell JereldEdwardMcQueen SamClintonHamilton Jr. Joel Smith Watkins, Jr. RobertJoseph Munsch JohnEli Kimberly JohannesAntoniusFranciscus Winter Geology Alumni Class Correspondents

The 2400 ex-students of the Department of Geology are a difficult group to keep up with. Geologists moveand change addresses frequently, and they travel widely overthe world. For years wehave tried to figure out better methods of communication withthe alumni. The Advisory Council of the Geology Foundation urges us to select one or two people ineach year's graduating class as permanentclass secretaries or correspondents. The duties of thecorrespondent wouldinclude keepingup withhis classmates,recording changes of address, and mailing (at our expense) one or moreletters annually inviting his classmates to participatein alumni activitiessuch as homecomings, dinners,lunch- eons,and supportof the Geology Foundation. Please help us by volunteeringfor service as your class correspondent or suggest names of classmates who might help with this undertaking. In September we expect to writepotential correspondents asking each to volunteer hishelp.

New Pamphlet: Geology at the University of Texas

Through the generous supportof oneof the Councilors of the Geology Foundation we are able to issue a handsome, 38 pagepamphlet entitled GEOLOGY AT THEUNIVER- SITYOFTEXAS.Itlists the geology teachers,degreerequirements,andgeology courses, and summarizesfacilities for geologic instruction and research at the University. The introduction to thebooklet statesthat it isintended toprovideinformation for highschool and college students interested ingeology as aprofession. Itwill answermanyquestions of employers of geologists who areinterestedintheir professionaltrainingandof citizens whoareinterested ineducational activitiesingeology atthe University.IFYOU WANT A COPY,WRITEFORIT.