Department of Geological Sciences Newsletter No. 17, September 1968

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ATT7'TT7QT' T71fT"TIT71~D department of geologicalsciences / the universityof texas at Austin J-M J— V V OJ—i-Lf X X J—iX\ NO. 17, SEPTEMBER 1968 AUSTIN, TEXAS / Editor: ANGEL D. LESHIKAR

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On July 26, 1968, the new office building for The Univer June at a cost of nearly $200,000, and it provides approxi sity of TexasLands inMidland was dedicated. mately 7900 square feetof space. The building was an outgrowth of many years of planning Thefirst of aseries of events to celebrate the dedication took cooperation between the Board of Regents, the Board for place on Thursday, July 25, when the Midland Chamber of Lease of University Lands, the Governor and the State Legis- Commerce hosted abanquet and reception honoring the 17- lature. Construction of the building was begun in October -member Bybee family, the UT System Board of Regents, 1967, and inMarch 1968 Regents of TheUniversity of Texas presidents and administrative officers of the schools in the System designated it the Hal P. Bybee Building in honor of system, and other special guests. At the banquet, Martin All- the man who first took the reins of the office which pays so day,President of the Chamber of Commerce, presented Mrs. many of the bills for UT and Texas A&M. This honor was Bybee, widow of thelate UT geologist,with an engravedlamp given to Dr. Bybee in view of the great work he performed made from an oil well core from University Lands. James duringthe formative years of petroleum exploration and pro- Zimmerman, Geologist in Charge of the Midland office of duction onUniversity Lands in West Texas.The building, lo- University Lands, gaveMrs.Bybee a color photograph of the cated at West Wall andB streets inMidland,was completedin new building (identical tothe onepicturedhere). September,1968 3

On Friday, July 26, the building was opened to the public the SantaRitaNo.1,of the BigLake Field inReaganCounty. for inspection, and at 5:30 p.m.the formal dedication cere- It was completed onMay 28, 1923, and was regarded as the monies took place. Frank Ikard, Member of the Board first majordiscovery of thePermianBasin. of Regents, introduced thedignitaries and special guests,and In 1929 the Board for Lease of University Lands was themain address was delivered by Chancellor Harry Ransom. formed by the Legislature.Itconsisted of two members of the Dr. Ransom had highpraise for the pioneer geologist, using Board of Regents and the Land Commissioner, and it was the words "unique" and "very special" in describing him. givencompleteauthority overoil and gasleasingand develop- "Hal Bybee was one of the few people who saw the University ment. In1949, the51st Legislature placed exclusive manage- and allof education as a whole.His influence benefitted every- ment and control of allother minerals under the Boardof Re- body and because of his foresight, education and Texas was gentsof TheUniversityof TexasSystem. provided with one of the richest endowments, oil and gas." Jerry Sadler, Commissioner of the General Land Office and Chairman of the Board for Lease, was unable to remain in Midland for the dedication ceremonies and his speech was read by Jim Zimmerman. Mr. Sadler pointed out that the Board for Lease furnished the necessary money for constructionof the building and that no taxmoney wasused,since the funds camefrom the oneper centpaidby the oilcompanies to defray lease sale expenses. General Earl Rudder, President of the Texas A&M System and former Land Commissioner, made a brief address. He said that the income from Univer- sity Lands had benefitted A&M tremendously.Inreference to his tenure in the Land Office, he stated that he relied entirely on Doc Bybee's advice and counsel when any question arose concerning oil and gas matters on University Lands. Frank Erwin, Jr.,Chairman of the Board of Regents,officially dedicated the building by presenting the keys to Floyd Shelton, Executive Director of Investments,Trusts and Lands for the UT System. In a brief speech,Mrs. Hal P. Bybee expressed her gratitude for the honor bestowed uponDr.Bybeeand the family. Dr. Bybee was so modest, she explained, that had he been present,he would not have realized that all of the praise was for him. Mrs. Bybee then cut the ribbon opening the building to the many visitors who viewed the structure. Fol- lowing the dedication ceremonies, the Past Presidents Club of the West Texas Geological Society sponsored a reception and The lateHal P. Bybee dinner honoring Drs. Samuel P. Ellison,Peter T. Flawn and — W.R.Muehlbergerof our owndepartment, and Drs. William The organization known as "University Lands Geology" McAnulty and William Strain of UT-E1Paso's Department of wasestablished in June 1929 withheadquarters inSan Angelo, Geology. and Hal Bybee was the first geologist in charge of the mam- We areindebted to Jim Zimmerman for providing us with moth operation which looks after the rich University land in details of the dedication and with the information below on West Texas.In1937, the office wasmoved to Midland which UniversityLands,based onhistoricalresearchby BerteHaigh, was morenearly the centerof oil activity. DocBybee was suc- which Jim had prepared for the dedication brochure. ceeded by Berte R.Haigh, who today servesas Consultant to University Lands, by 1964, The State Constitution, as rewrittenin 1876,provided for and later Harward Fisher. In James B.Zimmerman, the present Geologist in Charge, took early establishment of The Universityof Texas with "onemil- over.Jim had been hired as Junior Geologist by Doc in June lion acres of the then available Public Domain." In 1883, the 1950, two daysprior toreceivinghisMaster's degreefromUT Commissioner of the General Land Office reported that two (Doc sat on Jim's thesis committee!). Laddie Long, Super- millionacresof landhad beenreturned to the Stateby therail- vising Geologist and second incommand of UniversityLands, roads which considered them too worthless to survey. The graduated witha B.S. ingeology fromUTin 1952 and joined 1883 Legislature equally divided that land between the Free the Midland office in 1964. Public School Fund and University Lands. Thus, the Univer- Since the legendary Santa Ritablew inin 1923, morethan sity ended up with atotalland grantof morethan two million 943 million barrelsof oil havebeenproduced fromUniversity acres. Lands. The annual productionis now 39million barrels from The first discovery well onthe vastUniversity domain was 1781 leases containing more than 5600 wells in 231 fields. If 4 September, 1968

University Lands wereaseparatestate, it would rank tenth in in June 1929 as Geologist in Charge of University Lands, a the nation in oil production. Many of today's leasing pro- post heheld for morethan 20 years. — cedures of the State of Texas wereformulated as a direct out- In 1936 another job was added to his duties that of Pro- growth of Doc Bybee'sphilosophy for optimum development fessor of Geology at The University of Texas.From1937 to of University Lands. Over a period of 28 years, more than 1941he served asChairman of theDepartmentof Geologyand $200,000,000 has been added to The University of Texas during the period 1936-57 saw its staff double and the total Permanent Fundfrom oil and gas rentals,bonuses and royal- enrollment become thelargest in the country.11l healthforced ties. In the last forty-five years, oil and gas exploration and him to relinquish his post as Geologist in Charge of Univer- development has increased the mineral value of the lands a sity Lands in 1954, but he remained as a consultant and as a hundredfold. The lands today are attracting the mining pros- professor until his death onMarch 30,1957, at the ageof 69. pectorbecause of recent discoveries of sulphur and other min- Doc held memberships in manynational societies. He be- erals in the West Texas area.And, as Jim Zimmerman says, came amember of AAPG in 1919 and was presented with a "all this from lands which our forefathers considered worth- LifeMembership inthat organizationin1952. In1956 hewas less!" elected to Honorary Membership in AAPG, one of only 16 The man chiefly reponsible for the success of University teaching geologists ever to receive that distinction. He was a Lands wasborn on a farm nearRochester, Indiana on Janu- Fellow of the Texas Academy of Science and in 1926 was ary17, 1888. He graduated in 1908 with a B.S. degreefrom elected a Fellow of GSA. Rochester College. He received from Indiana University the In1953 Bybee and his associatesin the Department of Ge- A.B. degreein 1912, theA.M.in 1913 and the Ph.D. in1915. ology established the Geology Foundation. Shortly after his death, the HalP. BybeeMemorialFund part In January 1914 he accepted aninstructorship ingeology at was created as a of theFoundation dedicated toprovide fundsfor scientific and UT and on September 1of that year he wasmarried to Ruth professional advancement for thegeologyfaculty. Woolery of Bloomington,Indiana.Four children resultedfrom — L.T.Barrowhas writtenof Doc "Evaluation ofBybeeas a that union,and theyin turnhaveproduced 12 grandchildren. geologistranged from agood'practical' geologistby those who Doc taught at UT from 1914-1925 and had advanced from had only limited contacts withhim to an 'outstanding' geolo- Instructor to Associate Profesor. He summer introduced the gist by those who knew him best.He would have enjoyed en- field campin1917 and saw it growin35 yearsfrom a nucleus gaging in considerable research, but he placed people ahead of 11students to include more than 200 students each sum- of geology,and he thought his mostimportant duty layin the mer.Another Bybeeinnovation was the offeringof a course in developmentof students." petroleum geology, among the first of such courses to be DocBybeeis remembered as agreatmanand agreatTexan. taught in this country. In1925 heleft UT to become District The HalP.Bybee Building commemorates his service to the Geologist for the Dixie Oil Company atSan Angelo,returning Universityand to theState.

Left to right: James B. Zimmerman, Geologist in Charge, University Lands; Berte R. Haigh, Consultant, University Lands; and Laddies F. Long, Supervising Geologist,University Lands. September,1968 5

dividual participationby students, but he was also a spell- binding speaker in larger classes. Even when his committee chores and research materials increased until papers were stackedup onhis desk, tables, chairs,andhalf the floor space of his office, he never turned away a student or chided a col- league for interrupting. His loyalty to former students was legendary, but he was also forthright in criticism and argu- ment. AlthoughHoover's interestwaskeenest inthe geologicalin- terpretationof land forms, which led him recently into research on moongeology, he was also a recognized expert on engineering geology and hydrology, volcanic rocks, ore deposits, and structural geology. He worked part-time for the U. S.Geological Survey and was a consultant to several elec- tricalpowercompaniesin thePacific Northwest,workingwith hydroelectric and dam constructionprojects even as far away as Iceland. Hispublications include about 50 scientific papers plusnumerousreviewsandabstracts. When the William Stamps Farish Chair of Geology, the first endowed chair at The University of Texas, was established by Mrs.Libbie RiceFarish of Houston and New York in 1960, the faculty began an intensive search for the best qualified teacher in the country to occupy the new position and bring it real distinction. Hoover was the unanimous choice, and he joined the department in September 1962 after spending the previous fall here as a Visiting Professor. Hoover has been almost unbelievably active in the affairs of national geological societies, and he was constantly in demand as a speaker at other universities and colleges. He Hoover MackinDies was aFellow of the Geological Society of America and the Geologists throughout the world wereshocked by the death AAAS, and amember of the Society of Economic Geologists, of HooverMackin on August 12, 1968. Few men in the geo- the American Geophysical Union,and the American Associa- logic profession have been more widelyknown, and very few tion of Petroleum Geologists. He was also a member of the in any profession have been so warmly cherished as teacher, National Academy of Sciences, serving in 1965-67 as Chair- friend, and intellectual stimulant. He died as aresult of com- manof theEarth Sciences Division. Hisactivities withNASA plications from open heart surgery at St. Luke's Episcopal and the Astrogeology branch of the U. S. Geological Survey Hospital in Houston.He had undergone similar sugery there were occupying progressively more of his time as the date two years ago for installation of an artificial valve, and re- for the moon landings approaches, and Hoover was as en- cently the valve had begun to tear loose. He was, as usual, thusiastic as a kid with a new toy inhis work with the astro- intensely active until he entered the hospital, having just nauts and their equipment. completedafield excursionto teach volcanic geologyin south- During the past year Hoover attended the meeting of the westernUtah to the senior astronautsmost likely tomake the International Associationof Hydrogeologists inIstanbul,Tur- first manned landing on themoon. key as representativeof the National Academy of Sciences in Joseph Hoover Mackin was born in Oswego, New York, September, and he went from there to the IUGG meeting in in 1906. He received the Bachelor of Science degree from Switzerland. In October he presented a series of invited lec- New York University and the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from tures at the University of Washington and led a field trip Columbia University, where his interest in geomorphology jointly with Howard Coombs, Chairman of the Geology De- was kindled by the renowned Douglas Johnson. In 1932 he partment there. In January Hooverpresetned a lecture at the was employed as an Assistant Professor of Geology at the University of California in Berkeley and another lecture at University of Washington in Seattle, and he remained on the University of Washington inSeattle. Incidentally,he was the faculty there thirty years before moving to Austin to be- elected an "Outstanding Scientist of the Pacific Northwest" come the first Farish Professor of Geology at The Univer- by the Northwest Scientific Association later in the spring. sity of Texas. In Marchhe gave an excitingpaper onthe "Origin of Lunar Hoover quickly wonrecognition as a teacher; his students Maria" at the regional GSA meeting inDallas, and in April were enthusiastic about his courses and hismethods. His door presented aninvited paper on "Origin of Pediments in West- was always open; he preferredsmall classes and strong in- ernUnited States" at a Symposium onPediments in Buda- 6 September,1968 pest, Hungary.Inaddition,hemade tripsalmost everymonth on leave from the University of Milan,Italy, for trainingin to Washington, D.C., Houston,and Flagstaff, Arizona. the petrography of sedimentary rocks. Dr. Robert Galloway, Hoover is survivedby two sistersand a brother who livein a geographer from Canberra, Australia, came for research Oswego, New York. His wife, Esther Fisk Mackin, plans at in sedimentation and sedimentary geology for application to present to continue to live in the unique and lovely home his studies of the evolution of landforms and in deciphering which the Mackins built in the hills west of Austin, but she ancient climates. All four workedclosely withBob Folk and will find it difficult to endureher loss in the midst of so many Earle Mcßride, whose accomplishments in the study of sedi- reminders of Hoover'sdynamic personality. TheMackins son, mentary rocks attracted them to The University of Texas at Robert, is now livingin Seattle, and their daughter, Barbara, Austin. is married to Dr. Daniel Barker of the Geology faculty here. AAPG Distinguished Lecturers last fall included Dr.Dorm Barbara and Danhave two young daughters who wereamong S. Gorsline, Professor of Marine Geology at the University the delights of Hoover's recent years. of Southern California;Dr. James R. McNitt, Geologist with At the request of the family a graduate scholarship fund the California Division of Mines and Geology at San Fran- is being set up within the Geology Foundation inmemory of cisco; and Dr. Francis G.Stehli,Professor and Chairman of Hoover. Those desiring to make contributions to this fund the Geology Department of Case-Western Reserve University should send them to the Department of Geological Sciences, in Cleveland. The University of Texas, P. 0. Box 7909, Austin 78712.— Fourleading American geologists spent two weeks or more Checks should be made payable to the Geology Foundation last year as temporary members of the geology faculty lec- The University of Texas, and carry a notation that it is for turing in special short courses and regular graduate courses. the J.Hoover Mackin Scholarship Fund. They wereFrank B. Conselman of Abilene,Texas,the newly- elected President of AAPG, who gave a series of lectures in petroleum geology; Robert M. Garrels of Northwestern Uni- Geology Faculty News versity who lectured on the evolution of oceans and the char- One of thebig events in the department this past year was acteristics of ancient sediments; Earle G. Kauffman of the the change in name from Department of Geology to Depart- SmithsonianInstitution who lectured on Cretaceous molluscan ment of Geological Sciences. The new name will indicate the faunas; and Philip B. King of the USGS in Menlo Park, broader rangeof interestsrepresentedby our growingfaculty. California,who discussed the tectonichistory of NorthAmer- Another big event was the addition of three new staff mem- ica. Phil King also led a field trip for students and faculty bers who arrived on campus in time to beginteaching in the in the Marathon-Van Horn-El Paso region. 1968 Spring Semester. They areDr. Ralph 0.Kehle,Visiting With the cooperationof the Humble Oil & Refining Com- AssociateProfessor;Dr.Lynton S.Land, Assistant Professor; pany, Hunter Yarborough again participated in our teach- andMr.Leland Jan Turk,AssistantProfessor.Moreinforma- ingprogramby giving a seriesof 18 lectures inSamEllison's tion about these three will be found in the section devoted to courseonpetroleum geology. activity. faculty The faculty for the academic year 1968-69 will be as 1968, new faculty join In the fall of another member will follows: our staff. He is Dr. Simon M. F. Sheppard, an outstanding young man in the rapidly growing and stimulating field of Professors stableisotope geology. Simon received his B.A.from Christ's Virgil E. Barnes,Associate Director, Bureau of Economic College, Cambridge, England and took his Ph.D. from Mc- Geology Master University, Hamilton, Canada. From 1966 to 1968, W. Charles Bell he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at California Institute of Tech- Robert E. Boyer, Professor of Geology and Education. nology. Simon's research in the variations of the isotopes of Assistant Chairman oxygen, carbon and hydrogen have already provided im- FredM.Bullard portantinsights into the temperatureof formation igneous of StephenE. Clabaugh and rocks, his technique is wide appli- metamorphic and of RonaldK.DeFord cation as well to thestudyof sedimentaryrocks. Samuel P.Ellison,Jr. The Department was host to four visiting geologists for Peter T. Flawn,Director, Bureau of Economic Geology the fall semester last year. On sabbatical leave from Aus- RobertL.Folk tralian National University, Canberra, was Professor Keith Horton, Professor A. W. Crook, who taught a course on microscopic study of Claude W. of Physics and Geology Ingerson soil minerals and textures and on interpretation of ancient F.Earl climate from the study of sedimentary rocks. Professor M. Edward C.Jonas,GraduateAdvisor Dane Picard of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln,was also EarleF.Mcßride (onresearchleave infall) on sabbatical leave and was here to further his work on the William R.Muehlberger,Chairman origin of red shales and sandstones similar to those so com- JohnA. Wilson monin north-central Texas.Professor Ricardo Asseretto was KeithP. Young September,1968 7

Associate Professors BillBehrens,who doeshis teaching andresearch at theMa- Daniel S.Barker rine Institute inPort Aransas,presentedapaper onthe effects Leon E. Long of Hurricane Beulah on Baffin Bay at the Symposium on ErnestL.Lundelius,Jr. Coastal Lagoons inMexico City last November.— Bill evidently PeterU.Rodda,Bureauof Economic Geology doesn't fear the coastalhurricanes too much heand his wife Alan J. Scott have moved into a new home onMustang Island that is said to be the "talk-of-the-island." His major research is a study VisitingAssociate Professor of sediment facies inBaffin Bay for whichheis usinga modi- Ralph 0.Kehle fied steel barge outfitted to obtain cores more than 20 feet long. He is the study of Serpulidae (marine reef- Assistant continuing Professors forming worms) which is supported by a grant from the E. William Behrens,Institute of Marine Science Central Power and Light Company of Corpus Christi. LyntonS.Land Bill is spending the summer teaching a course in marine SimonM.F.Sheppard geology to a sizable group of students at the Marine Insti- Leland JanTurk tute. Reports indicate that another geologist might soon be Lecturers added to the Institute staff,which should bring a welcome in- Leonard F.Brown,Jr., Bureau of Economic Geology crease in geologic research at the marine station. WilliamL.Fisher,Bureau of Economic Geology Charlie Bell has had the most productive year of his life Warm Langston,Jr., TexasMemorialMuseum in his favorite work, the training of graduate students. No under his are SpecialLecturer (donatinghisservices) less than five candidates working supervision spring summer! Last Edgar W. Owen completing theirPh.D. degrees this and year Charlie taught courses in elementary historical geology, VisitingProfessors for ShortCourses stratigraphic principles, andpaleontologic nomenclature and Ernst Cloos,The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore techniques. He is again teaching the elementary course and PaulE.Damon,Universityof Arizona,Tucson serving as Acting Chairman of the Department during the Rainer Zangerl,Field Museum of Natural History, second six weeks of the summer session. Chicago Charlie attended the GSA meeting in New Orleans last November and the regional GSA meetinginDallas inMarch. Post-doctoralFellows He made several field trips with graduate students in Central John Russell Henderson,McMaster University, Texas primarily to check the areas studied for their doctoral Hamilton, Canada research. Franz-Dieter Miotke,Techischen HochschuleHannover, Germany BobBoyerhasbeenelectedPresident of the Texas Academy of Science for 1968-69; he also serves on the Academy's Board of Directors, on the GSA Publications Committee, the Recent Faculty Activity AGI Education Committee, and on several committees of by S. E. Clabaugh the College of Education and College of Arts and Sciences of the University. Inaddition he is Editor of the Journal of DanBarker spent lastfall onresearch leave,and during the Geological Education, Editor of the ESCP Pamphlet Series, spring he taught optical mineralogy and thermodynamics of and co-author of a text being prepared this summer. Next geologic processes. His courses next year will include the fall Bob will give up the editorship of the Journal in order undergraduate petrology course and a graduate seminar in to take on new duties as Assistant Chairman of the Depart- igneouspetrology.Dan'sresearch onthe originof alkalic rocks ment. His travels toscientific society meetingsand committee is supportedby a NSF grant and by theUniversity;it includes meetings during the pastyeartook him to Washington, D. C, experimentalstudies of phase relationsamongfeldspars, felds- New Orleans, Beaumont, and Boulder, Colorado. In addi- pathoids and chlorides,melting relations of alkalic rocks, and tion he led field trips in Central Texas for groups of earth a review and summaryof alkalic rock occurrences in North science teachers from the University of Oklahoma and La- America. Dan and LeonLong co-authored a paperon "Felds- mar State College of Technology, and he will teach our pathoidal SyeniteFormed by Assimilationin aQuartz Diabase elementary field geology course in late August and early Sill, Brookville, New Jersey," which Dan presented at the September. November meetingof GSA inNew Orleans. Dan,incidentally, Bob is very active in training earth science teachers for wasrecently elected to FellowshipinGSA. secondary schools and junior colleges. He holds a joint ap- As a participantinthe AGIVisitingLecturer Program Dan pointment in the College of Education, and he supervised presented several lectures at the University of Southern Mis- the programsof four students who completed Master of Edu- sissippi in Hattiesburg in March, and he led a field trip for cationdegrees (with concentration in geology) this year. He students toMagnetCove,Arkansas inMay. also administered an In-Service Institute in Earth Science 8 September,1968

for Austin High School Teachers financed by anNSF grant. by one of his graduate students, Diego Cordoba. He also at- Bob taught courses in tectonics, the geology of Texas, and tended the Oklahoma City meeting of the AAGP in April. modern topics in geology for earth science teachers during Thissummer Ronald willbecompletelyoccupiedwith amajor the academic year. He published three papers during the new project sponsored by the AAPG. For more information year concernedchiefly with geological education. about this, see the story "Geothermal Survey of North Amer- ica" in this issue of the Newsletter. Sometime in August Ron- is interestin Fred Bullard maintaining his keen volcanol- ald will probably take time off to return briefly to northern ogy and his popularity as a lecturer on the subject of vol- Mexico withWaltHaenggi. canoes. In February he was the banquet speaker for a district convention of engineers at Texas A&M University, lec- Sam Ellison had a busy schedule last fall as General Chair- turing on "Birth of a Volcano." InMarch he lectured to the man for the dedication of the new Geology Building, and the Science Sectionof the Texas State Teachers Association (Dis- event was a great success. A particularly fitting and unex- trict XII) convention in Victoria, and in April he visited pected reward for Sam came at the dedication banquet when A&M again to lecture on "Volcanoes of the World" for the a superb picture of him waspresented to the Department by World Around Us seriespresented by the Memorial Student John A. Jackson of Dallas. The picture now hangs in the Center. He also gave a more technical lecture on "Volcanic faculty conference room. Cycles" for graduate students in geology. In May he gave In September Sam attended the International Devonian two lectures at StephenF. Austin College inNacogdoches. Congress in Calgary; in October he addressed the national Fred taught physical geology, historical geology and vol- meeting of the American Institute for Professional Geologists canology last year. He and Bess are spending most of the in Houston. InMarch he spoke before the 16th Annual Sci- summer in Europe, giving special attention to the volcanic enceand EngineeringInstitute of theThomas A.Edison Foun- regions. They will attend the International Geological Con- dation inBozeman, Montana and chaired one of the sessions gress in Prague and the Congress field trip to the younger of the annual meeting of the Texas Academy of Science at volcanoesof theWest Carpathians. Beaumont. He also attended theregional GSA meetinginDal- las, and in April he took part in the AAPG convention in Steve Clabaugh taught freshman geology for the time first Oklahoma City. He presented a paper on "Census Studies evidently enjoyed it;he teaching last fall and is the elemen- of Conodonts" at the GSA regional meeting in lowa City, tary course again this summer. He will also teach courses in lowa. optical mineralogy metamorphic petrology and next fall. He Last year Sam again taught the special section of general attended the GSA national meeting inNew Orleans last fall geology for science majors and courses in subsurface geology and the regional in Dallas in March. Steve is a meeting and geology of petroleum. This summerhe taught the senior member of the GSA Council,and next year he will head the field geology course at Marathon. He is continuing his re- Budget Committee for the Society. He attended GSA com- search on conodonts and taking an active partinnational and mitteemeetings in in in in New York March and California local geological associations.In 1967-86 he served as Presi- He in April to Oregon State Univer- April. also made a trip dent of the Austin Geological Society. sity in Corvallis as a member of a group evaluatingthe Geol- The Ellison's oldest son completed his engineering degree ogy Department there. and is currently in the National Guard. Their middle son re- Steve brought his work on the new geology building to a ceived his M.A. in zoology in June and will be married in close by serving as Program Chairman for the dedication last August. The youngest son has graduated from high school November, and thereafter he has tried to stay out of sight and will enter theUniversity this fall. as much as possible to avoid new administrative assignments Peter Flawn continues to participate in teaching in the de- and renew his acquaintance with rocks and students rather partment in addition to his duties as Director of the Bureau than paperwork. Happily he received a research assignment of Economic Geology, as do other Bureau staff members for the spring semester and was able to spend most of his Frank Brown, VirgilBarnes, timestudying metamorphic rocks in the Llano region. BillFisher andPeteRodda. who has always worked closely with our graduate students, is re- Ronald DeFord returned to full teaching duties last year tiring as Associate Director of the Bureau; his successor will after a semester of research activities during the previous be Bill Fisher. More information about the Bureau and its spring. He was in charge of the graduate Technical Sessions staff will be found in another sectionof the Newsletter. and taught elementary physical and advanced general geology plus his course on the geology of fluids.In addition to Bob Folk taught one of the large sections of freshman phys- departmental duties, Ronald is Chairman of the Supervisory ical geology last year in addition to his usual courses in Committee of the University's Federal Credit Union. sedimentology and petrography of sandstones and carbon- Ronald participated in committeemeetings of the Amer- ates. The study which he and a graduate student, Jim Dob- ican Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature at the an- kins, made in Tahiti last summer yielded criteria on shape nual GSA conventionlast November in New Orleans. In Jan- and rounding of beach and river pebbles which should aid uary he took part in a field trip to northern Chihuahua led geologists in distinguishing ancient beach and river con- September,1968 9 glomerates and possibly even in estimating wave height on Earl gaveagraduate coursein structural petrology last fall, ancientbeaches. Bob presented the results of the study in a and he taught one of the large sections of physical geology in paper, "Shape Development on Tahiti-Nui," at the AAPG the spring.Next fall Earl willteach a graduate course in geo- meeting in Oklahoma City in April. After the AAPG meet- chemistry of sedimentaryrocks. ing Bob again attended a meeting of the very exclusive so- This summer Earl is working as a Consultant for Esso Pro- ciety "Friends of the Microscope" at the University of Mis- duction Research Company in Houston until he leaves for souri. InMarch Bob lectured at the University of Oklahoma the International Geological Congress inPrague. At the Con- on "Some Geologic Problems of theRed Heart of Australia," gress he will present a paper and make field trips to lead- concentrating on the red desert sands. The November GSA zinc deposits inPoland and to the RiesCrater. After the Con- Field Guidebook to Yucatan included his discussionof "Car- gress he will stop in the Canary Islands to examine alkalic bonate Sediments of Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo." In June volcanic rocks and attend a meetingof the lAVC. he made another trip to Yucatan (in typical Folk style: by bus) to look over the Isla Mujeres area that Bill Ward is Ed Jonas has taken over the important job of Graduate studying for his Ph.D. at Rice. (Billis a UT geology ex-stu- Advisor for the Department, working closely with Ronald dent, and Bob is serving onhis doctoral committee.) DeFord during the past two years to make a smooth transi- Later this summer Bob and his wife and daughter will tion. We continue to have more than 100 graduate students tourEurope and attend the International Geological Congress in the department, and Ed has discovered that it is no small where Bob will present a paper on "Bimodal Supermature task to keep up with their records,plans andneeds. In addi- Sandstones: Product of the Desert Floor." tion,Ed taught mineralogy and petrology courses during the regular sessions and the first summer term. Later this sum- Claude Horton again taught a geophysics course in the mer he will attend the International Geological Congress in spring inaddition to teaching in the Physics Department; he Prague and visit Czech kaolinite deposits. He will also take holds a joint appointment as Professor of Physics and Geol- a look athydrothermal areas inIceland while traveling. ogy.Most of the graduate students inphysics workingunder Edhas been elected to the Council of the Clay Mineral So- Claude's supervision are engaged ingeophysical research re- ciety for a three year term, and he attended both the GSA lating to the electrical and magnetic field of the earth and in regional meetinginDallas and the AAPG conventioninOkla- underwater sound propagation. homa City last spring. In the fall he will serve as General Claude spent the fall semester on research and travel. He Chairman for the annual Conference for Advancement of Sci- went to Italy in September to attend the International Sym- ence and Mathematics Teaching, a large gathering of teach- posium onInformation Theory at San Remo and the NATO- ers fromallparts of Texas. Marina Italiana Advanced StudyInstitute on StochasticProb- Ralph lems in Underwater Sound Propagation at Lerichi,wherehe Kehle joined the geology faculty in January as a served as chairman of two of the sessions. From Italyhe went Visiting Associate Professor with the anticipation that he to Zurich, Switzerland for the meeting of the International will remainhere as a permanentemployee of the University. Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. He had worked for Esso Production Research (in close association with the Humble Oil & Refining Company) for sev- Earl Ingerson continues to amaze all of us with his wide eral years, and he had also done some teaching at the Uni- participation ininternational geological activities.He is Pres- versity of Minnesota where he received his doctoral degree ident of the International Association of Geochemistry and in 1961. Ralph's research interests center around structural Cosmochemistry and amember of the Executive Committee geology and mathematical analysis of the physical behavior of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemis- of earth materials. He has worked withice deformation, salt Interior, try of the Earth's as well as an Honorary Fellow mechanics,and tectonics of the Gulf of Mexico.Hislatest pub- Geochemical Society of India and of the Sec- of the Soviet lication, co-authored with Babcock and Prokop is concerned tion of lAGOD Commission on Ore-forming Fluids in In- with"Distributionof ProppingAgentsin VerticalFractures," September he attended the annual meet- clusions. In of 1967 published in the 1967 API Transactions. ing of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics in Ralph taught structuralgeology in thespring, and he plans Zurich,Switzerland and a field trip to the geothermal areain also to teach an advanced structural geology course, a course Tuscany,Italy.InOctober he went to the organizational meet- in computermethods applied togeologicproblems, ing of the Association of Earth Science Editors at Colum- and a seminar in bus, Ohio, where he spoke on the history of cooperationin rock deformation. He is spending part of the sum- earth science publications in the U. S. InMarch he traveled mer constructing clay-model tables to simulate rock deforma- to Washington, D. C. for a meeting of the Translation Com- tion and working on a computer model for gravity sliding mittee of the American Geological Institute,and in April he with down-dip buckling, believed to represent the deforma- lectured on geologic thermometry, a field in which he is one tion style in theEast Texasembayment. of the world's foremost authorities,at StephenF.Austin State Ralph is married and has three children; they are living CollegeinNacogdoches. ina newhomeinnorthwest Austin. 10 September,1968

Lynton Land joined the geology faculty in January, com- historical geology. He dug into paleontology and evolution ing here from Cal Tech where he had been a Postdoctoral with customary intensity and, as usual, did a great job of in- Fellow since receiving his Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1966. His structing a large freshman class. He is working this summer earlier degrees are from Johns Hopkins. During the spring withAl Scott and Lynton Land on a new one-semester fresh- Lynton taught a sedimentary geochemistry course, and next man course in which they will collaborate next fall. year he willteach courses onmarinegeology and onthe phys- Leon attended the November GSA meeting in New Or- ics and chemistry of lakes and oceans. He is working with leans and the April AGU meeting in Washington. InMay he Al Scott and Leon Long on material for a new one-semester presented a paper on "Isotopic Ages from the New York City courseinelementarygeology also. Group" at a Symposium onProblems of New YorkCity Geol- Lynton's researchinterests arechiefly insedimentology and ogy sponsored by the New York State Geological Association. low-temperature aqueous geochemistry. He has worked es- Leon serves on the University's committeeto advise undeter- pecially with diagenesis of carbonate rocks, and inMarch he mined majors and onthe student disciplinepanel. lectured at a meetingof the Esso Diagenesis School inHous- Leon's wife Mary received her Master's degree in Science ton and attended a Symposium on Subsurface Brines at the Education from the University in June. He says they may University of Kansas inLawrence. Healso attended the April celebrate by taking the children on a brief vacation trip to meetingsof the AAPG in Oklahoma City. the west coast of Mexico this summer. has received an $8000 grant from the American Lynton Ernie Lundelius has received a grant from the National Chemical Society's Petroleum Research Fund to beused in a Science Foundation to enable him to continue his study of diagenesis of study of dolomitization and of Pleistocene reefs Pliocene and Pleistocene mammal bones collected earlier in He plans to spend about half of the sum- northern Jamaica. Australia, and he is working this summer on several manu- in latestpublished paper (co-authoredwith mer Jamaica. His scripts describing them.He taught physical geology last sum- MacKenzie and Gould) is on the "Pleistocene History of Ber- mer and again during the fall, when he also gave a graduate might suspect from the locales of his research, muda." As you course inpaleobiometrics. During the spring he taught his- Lynton is still a footloose bachelor, the only one on the geol- torical geology and a seminar on evolution. ogyfaculty. Last November Ernie reported on a Pleistocene vertebrate fauna from South Texas at the Society of VertebratePaleon- Warm Langston teaches only part-time; he is also a re- tologists meeting in New Haven, Connecticut, and last April search scientist with the TexasMemorialMuseum and an ac- he presented "The Age Structure of a Tanopolama Sample tive researcher at the Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory. from South Texas and its Climatic Implications" at the GSA But it was Warm to whom the Department turned when the regional meeting in Dallas. His paper on "The Late Pleisto- rush job of preparing displays for the new Geology Building cene and Holocene FaunaHistory of CentralTexas" waspub- loomed on the horizon last fall. And what a job he did! Bill — lished in Pleistocene Extinctions The Search a Cause, Newcomb, Director of the Museum, wrote in the Museum for volume 6 of the Proceedings of the VII Congress of the In- newsletter, "The newest, handsomest, and most informative ternational Associationfor QuaternaryResearch. earth science exhibits on the campus are not to be found in Ernie says he may take alittle time off from studying old the Texas Memorial Museum. They are in the hallway dis- bones late this summer for a vacation trip to the Grand Can- play cases in the new Geology Building.Responsible for them yon withhis family. is Langston, aided and abetted by Hal Story, Powell Good- win andMelvin Roberts. Would have wagered that Langston Earle Mcßride has been promoted to the rank of full pro- could not make the deadline of the dedication of the build- fessor and granted a semester of researchleave in the fall of ing,buthe did." 1968. He served againas Assistant Chairman of the Depart- Warm taught courses in historical geology and vertebrate ment and head of the Awards Committee (scholarships, etc.) paleontology last year.He continuedhisresearch ondinosaurs last year and taught courses in sedimentology, sandstone pe- supported by anNSF grant and supervised one of the most trology, and physical geology. In October Earle attended interesting museum projects, the actual preparation and as- the annual meeting of the Gulf Coast Association of Geolog- sembly of a dinosaur skeleton in the geology exhibit hall of ical Societies in San Antonio, and inNovember he presented the Museum. This summer Warm and his family are in Eng- a paper on "Origin of the Caballos Novaculite" at the GSA land wherehe is studying museum collections of fossil rep- meeting in New Orleans. In March he gave lectures to the tiles. San Angelo Geological Society and the West TexasGeological Society (Midland). He attended the AAPG convention in Leon Long has kept a steady stream of strontium isotope Oklahoma City in April and went from there to the meeting data flowing from his sometimes temperamental mass spec- of the "Friends of the Microscope Society" inColumbia,Mis- trometer, and he is now setting up facilities for potassium- souri. argon age determinations as well. He taught physical geology Earle servedas an instructorin seminars of the Mobil Field and a graduate course in isotope geology last fall,and in the Research Laboratory in October and May, and he made sev- spring he amazed everyone by asking to teach a section of eral field trips to West Texas during the year. The paper on September,1968 11 the "Lithology and Petrology of the Gueydan (Catahoula) Ed Owen is still loyally commuting from San Antonio to Formation in South Texas" which he co-authored with Bill Austin about once a week or oftener to collaborate with Jack Lindemann and Paul Freeman has recently been published Wilson in teaching— the history of geology and to confer with by the Bureau of Economic Geology. students and staff all without pay from the University. He During the first half of the summer Earle studied the Di- is working intensely to complete his research and writing on funta Group sediments in the area around Saltillo with Jim the volume "History of Petroleum Geology" for the AAPG. Wollebin and Al Wiedie of LSU-NO. This research is sup- Edis aConsultant for the SouthernMinerals Corporation and ported by a NSF grant. In August Earle will attend the In- amember of the AAPG Academic Advisory Committee. He ternational Geological CongressinPrague andmake field trips has served long and effectively on the Advisory Council of into the Carpathian Mountains. ourGeologyFoundation. Alan Scott was onresearch leave during thespring to com- to somekindof a "chair- BillMuehlberger seems be setting pletehisstudy of.the effects of HurricaneBeulah onthe South ing" of Department plus a record this year as Chairman the Texas coast. Al's research and that of his students has long AGI multitude of national committees.He is Chairman of the been centered on geological processes in the shoreline zone, Geological (with meet- Council onEducation in the Sciences and the hurricane with its accompanying and subsequent in October, in January, ings Kansas City last ElPaso Wash- heavy rains gave anunexcelled opportunity to study sediment in May), ington, D. C. Chairman of the NSF Earth Sciences transport and ecological changes. He plans to team up with on in January Panel Postdoctoral Fellowships (Washington Bill Fisher of the Bureau of Economic Geology to teach a May), Fulbright Earth and and Chairman of the Awards graduate course on depositional systems next fall, and the (Washington in July). Science Panel two of them will probably commute to Midland next spring trips required extensive In Field also seem to have travel. to offer the course there. This summer Al will spend several October Bill led a field trip to the Grand Saline Salt Dome weeks studying sedimentation and pollution in Tampa Bay, for the annual meetingof theAssociationof Engineering Geol- Florida with financing through GURC. He also obtained Dallas; ogists in he also led a field trip to the Trans-Pecos grants for marine facies studies last year from Chevron Re- region that month as part of an exploration course for Mo- search Company and Marathon Oil Company. Laboratory. January he a field bil's Field Research In made LastNovember Alpresented a paper at the Symposium on trip to northern Chihuahua to look over possible research Coastal Lagoons held in Mexico City under the sponsorship areas, in and February he went to Guatemala and Honduras of UNESCO. In March he was guest lecturer for the West tolook overpotentialdoctoral fieldproblems.InMayheagain Texas Geological Society in Midland, and in April he lec- led a field trip to West Texas for Mobil, and in June he re- tured to the geological society at Lamar Tech inBeaumont. turned to Guatemala and toHonduras where two of his grad- He also attended the Oklahoma City meeting of the AAPG students, uate John Everett and Bob Fakundiny, had begun and chaired one of the technical sessions. At the Conference mapping with cooperationof the Honduras governmentand on Industrial Minerals in Austin he presented a paper on the Instituto Centro-Americano de Investigation y Tech- Texas oyster shell deposits. In addition Al is collaborating him for of his nologia Industrial. Sally joined part Central with two other staff members in organizing a new one-se- travels, they American and spent part of their time with ex- mester freshman course in geology. students Burke Burkart and Russ demons. Of course Bill also found time to teach physical geology Lan Turk is the thirdnew member of the geology faculty and advanced structural geology and to attend the New Or- who joined the staff in January; he came to Austin from leans andDallas GSAmeetings and the Oklahoma CityAAPG Stanford University, havinghad experiencein both teaching convention. He recently obtained a two-year NSF grant for and foreign employment with an oil company. Jan received study of the tectonicsignificance of the Hillside and La Pana his B.A.degree from Fresno State College in 1961,his M.S. in geology from in 1963 an in faults,Texas and Chihuahua. During thepast year his paper Stanford and additional M.S. hydrology in is completing (co-authoredby Tim Denison and Ed Lidiak) on basement from Stanford 1967. He his dis- sertationfor the Ph.D. summer; is rocks in the continental interior of the U.S. appearedin the this the subject hydrology of the Bonneville SaltFlats of Utah. Jan is a specialist in geo- AAPG Bulletin,and the map of basement rocks in the U.S., hydrology and engineering geology, and he has done some for which he and R. W.Bayley were editors, was published research on the contamination of groundwater by under- by the USGS. Bill also has a paper on internal structure of ground nuclear detonations. in recently published Special Paper 88 salt domes the GSA Jan taught the geology course for engineers during the and another on internal structure and petrofabrics of salt spring; enxt yearhe will alsooffer a graduate course inhydro- (co-authored domes by Pat Clabaugh) in AAPGMemoir 8. geology. He attended a Symposium on Subsurface Brines at He and Sally will take abrief Colorado vacation in August, theUniversity of Kansas inMarch as well as the regional GSA but of course Bill will stop in Boulder for a meeting of the meetingin Dallas. He recently bought a home in the hills of GSA Technical Program Commitee beforeheading for northwest Austin for his wife, himself, and their three lively chil- ernMexico to join graduate students there. dren. 12 September,1968

Jack Wilson seems to befallinghardfor the charms of Mex- near Yellowstone. In the fall the oldest boy will enter North ico these days. InFebruary he went down toOaxaca,Mexico Texas State University at Denton. to look over vertebrate fossil localities suitable for the doctoral research of graduate student Ismael Ferrusquia, and on Other Staff his return stopped in Mexico City to give a lecture for the Geological Society and the University. He recently made a Overseeing the administrative work of the department is second trip to Mexico and completed arrangements to spend the task of Mrs. Birdena Schroeder, Administrative Assist- the whole spring of 1969 there while on research leave. He ant. On her shoulders falls the job of keepingeverything run- will even offer a formal course on vertebrate paleontology at ning smoothly and she is assisted in the main office by Mrs. the Universidad National and serve as a Consultant to the Vi Bowers, Miss Rita Ray and Mrs. Lavergne Sanders, who Instituto deGeologia. handles all of the departmental purchasing. Mrs. Mary Gad- Jack taught the history of geology course (withEd Owen) dis continues as secretary in the Graduate Advisor's office; last year, plus courses in stratigraphic principles and his- other secretaries in the building areMrs. Beverly Aldridge, torical geology. He plans to offer a new graduate seminar in Mrs.Joyce BestandMrs.Cheri Harper. stratigraphy in the fall. Last November Jack attended both The Geology Librarian is our ever-faithful Mrs. Thelma the GSA meetinginNew Orleans and the meetingof the So- Guion. Geology Foundation matters, alumni records and edit- ciety of Vertebrate Paleontologists in New Haven, where he ing of the Newsletter continue to be handled by Mrs. Angel was chairman of one session and presented a paper on ver- Leshikar. Other departmental staff members include Karl tebrate faunas andisotopic age determinations in West Texas. Hoops, Truman Stewart and Ernest Woehk Karl, who joined He is co-author with Ronald DeFord, Page Twiss and Steve us last fall as TechnicalStaff Assistant, hasbeen busy setting Clabaugh of a paper "Stratigraphic Succession Potassium- up Dan Barker's atomic spectroscopy lab and making thin Argon Dates, Vertebrate Faunas, Vieja Group, Rim Rock sections. Ernest takes care of all the equipment and vehicles Country, Trans-Pecos Texas" which is scheduled for publica- of the department, while Truman has charge of the machine tion in August in the American Journal of Science. Jack also shop and constructionof laboratory apparatus.InSeptember, attended the regional GSA meeting in Dallas in March, and Fred McDowell, anisotope technician from Zurich, Switzer- in April he made a collecting trip to West Texas.His activ- land, will arrive to start work withLeon Long. ities as Director of the Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory are keeping him busy this summer with additional trips to West Texas to collect fossils and supervise graduate research. Notes from the Bureau of Economic Geology by Roselle M. Girard Keith Young is continuing his geologic quadrangle mapping of the Austin area this summer, and several parts of the TheBureau, with quarterson the fifth floor of the Geology project are nearing completion. The Montopolis Quadrangle Building and auxiliary facilities at Balcones Research Cen- is particularly interestingbecause of the peculiar stratigraphy ter, continues its program of research and service in geol- nearPilot Knob.Keithrecentlypublishedonepaper onTexas ogy- andMexican ammonites in the Journal of Paleontology and The Bureau's Director, Peter T. Flawn, announced that two others on Lower Cretaceous stratigraphy and ammonite Virgil Barnes, onreaching the age of 65 this year, retired as zonations in the volume on "Comanchean Stratigraphy and Associate Director. He was succeeded on September 1by Paleontology" publishedby the Permian Basin Section of the Bill Fisher of the Bureau's research staff. Dr. Barnes con- SEPM. In July he attended the Fifth Caribbean Geological tinues to direct the Bureau's Geologic Atlas of TexasProject Conference at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and presented a and also continues as Director of TektiteResearch. — paper on the effects of Lower Cretaceous Barrier Reefs on The compilation of a—new geologic map of the State the endemic ammonite faunas in Texas.After the conference he Geologic Atlas Project is being carried out with the sup- spent about a week in Puerto Rico on a collecting trip with port and cooperation of various professional geological so- geologists from the U.S. National Museum. cieties and oil companies of Texas. The 6 sheets of the Atlas Keith taught courses in Mesozoic stratigraphy, physical issued since the last edition of the Newsletter— brought to 9 geology,andstratigraphic principleslast year;this fall he will the number of sheets now published nearly 25 percent of teach a new course in environmental geology. Keith is serv- the planned total of 37 sheets. In addition to the published ing as Chairman of the Development Committee of the Geo- sheets, color separationhas been completed for the Amarillo science Information Society, and he is also a member of an sheet; scribing has been completed for the Texasportion of AIPG Advisory Committee to the StateParks Board.He took the Tucumcari sheet and is in progress for the Abilene,Bee- part in the selection of a dam site on the San Gabriel River ville-Bay City, and the Texas portion of the Perryton and below Georgetownlast November and also attended the GSA Dalhart sheets. Field checking has been completed on the conventionin New Orleans that month. Late this summer he Dallas, Waco, and Brownsville sheets and is in progress on and Annplan to take their two younger sons to the Midwest the Austin, Sequin, Brownwood, Big Spring, and the Texas and to Wyoming, where the oldest son is working at a resort portionof theClovis,Brownfield, andHobbs sheets. 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Geologists, in addition to Dr. Barnes, who have worked Stratigraphic Problems and Depositional Patterns in the on the Geologic Atlas Project during the year include Gu3 Upper Pennsylvanian and Lower Permian of North- Eifler,Jr., Frank Brown, Jr., TomE. Brown, Jerry Goodson, central Texas, by L. F. Brown,Jr., and former graduate Joe McGowen,and Cleo Proctor. TheGeologic Atlas Commit- students. A project that focuses on the definition of a tee of the West Texas Geological Society is compiling and depositionalmodel. fieldcheckingtheBigSpring sheet. Bibliography andIndex of Texas Geology,1951-1960, by OnMarch 14—15, the Bureau sponsored the 4th Forum on M.D. Brown; edited by E. T.Moore. Geology of Industrial Minerals with Bill Fisher as General TexasMineralResources,by S.P.Ellison.A surveyof Tex- Chairman and Pete Rodda as Program Chairman. The two as mineral resources and their significance to society. themes of the technical sessions were: Geology of Chemical Depositional Systems in the Wilcox Group of Texas,by W. Raw Materials and DepositionalModels inEconomic Stratig- L. Fisher and J. H.McGowen. A comprehensive study raphy. Among the 15 papers presented were Gus Eifler's of the Wilcox Group of the Texas Gulf Coastal Plain in "Industrial Carbonates of the Texas Gulf Coastal Plain" and outcropandsubsurface. JoeMcGowen's "Utilization of DepositionalModels inExplo- Regional Investigation of Jackson and Yegua Fades in rationfor Non-metallic Minerals." Frank Brown is editingall Texas,by W.L. Fisher,W.E.Galloway, andJ. S.Nagle. of the papersin preparation for their publication by the Bu- Recent Depositional Environments in the Colorado River, reaulater this year. Virgil Barnes and Ed Garner werelead- by L. E. Garner. A study of sedimentary structures and ers of a post-meetingfield trip to granite and graphite opera- geometry of fluvial deposits from Austin to the Gulf of tionsinBurnet County. Mexico. Friends of Ross Maxwell will be happy to learn that he is Geology of Palo Duro State Park, by W.H.Matthews 111. back at work following last winter's trip to the hospital where- A non-technical geological guide designed for visitors surgeons inserted aninternal pacemaker inhis chest to alle- to thepark. viate a heart problem. Ross is putting the finishing touches Geologic Guide to the State Parks of Texas, by R.A.Max- on a geologic and historic guide to the State parks of Texas well. A non-technical description of the geology of the and also is working on a correlation of the volcanic rocks parks which also includes information about areas of in Brewster and Presidio counties. Last spring he was ap- historicaland scenicinterest. pointed to serve as Chairman of the State Parks Advisory Correlation of the Volcanic Rocks inBrewster andPresidio Committee of the Texas Section of AIPG. Counties, Texas, by R. A. Maxwell. Includes the area An inventory and evaluation of mineral resources of 14 northwestward from theBig Bend NationalPark into the proposed reservoir sites,carried out on a contract between the Bofecillos Mountains of southern Presidio County. Bureau and the Texas Water Development Board, was com- Depositional History of Gum Hollow Delta (A Fan Delta), pletedduring the year.Bill Fisher directed the study,assisted Nueces Bay, Texas,by J. H.McGowen. The definition by W.R. Steams (Consultant),Ed Garner, and G. L.Dawe. of the depositional model for a fan delta. Other Bureau projects which are in various stages of com- Geology of Bofecillos Mountains, Presidio and Brewster pletion, are as follows: Counties, Texas,by J. F. McKnight. An areal geologic TheMoore Hollow Groupof CentralTexas,by V.E.Barnes study with special emphasis on the origin of extrusive and W. C. Bell. A study of the paleontology and strati- igneous rocks and on thestratigraphy of theregion. graphy of outcropping Cambrian rocks and contiguous Geology of the Paluxy andBrazos Valleys inHood,Somer- overlyingstrata. vell, andErath Counties, Texas, by J. S. Nagle.A study of the strata of Relict Paleozoic Central Texas, by V. E. Barnes and Lower Cretaceous the area. of 1967, others. A comprehensive investigation of the paleontol- The Mineral Industry of Texas in by F. F. Netze- band and R.M.Girard. Theannual compilation of Texas ogy and stratigraphy of the rocks that make up the se- mineral production statistics other quence from the top of the Ellenburger to the base of and mineral infor- the MarbleFalls. mation in cooperation with the U. S. Bureau of Mines. Stratigraphic Studies Lower Cretaceous Rocks, by P. U. Stratigraphy Type (Upper of of the Cisco Area Pennsylvan- Rodda and W.L. Fisher. A long-term study of the strati- and LowerPermian) Texas, ian inNorth-central by L. graphy, paleontology, and resources of Lower Creta- F. Brown, in with former stu- Jr., cooperation graduate ceous rocks inTexas. dents of Baylor University. A study that has as its aim Urban Geology of Austin and Vicinity, by P. U. Rodda, the development of a stratigraphic model in nearshore K. P. Young,L. E. Garner,and others. An environmen- facies. tal study that includes areal geologic mapping and en- Geometry of SuperposedElongate Pennsylvanian-Permian gineeringgeology of the Austin area. Sandstone Bodies, North-central Texas,by L. F. Brown, Talc Deposits of the Allamoore District, Culberson and Jr.Astudy of theeffect of compactionand geologic struc- Hudspeth Counties,by R. G.Rohrbacher. A study of the ture on the areal and vertical distribution of Pennsyl- extensive talc deposits in the Precambrian rocks of an vanian-Permian elongate sandstones. areainwestTexas. 14 September,1968

Status of Publications Lithology and Petrology of the Gueydan (Catahoula)For- mation inSouth Texas,by E.F. Mcßride, W.L. Linde- since — Issued laot Newsletter man, and P. S. Freeman. Report of Investigations No. Geologic Atlas of Texas, Beaumont Sheet. Scale 1:250,000, 63, 122 pp., 7 text figs., 28 pis., January 1968. Harold Norman Fisk Memorial Edition,February 1968. Inpress— Geologic Atlas of Texas,Houston Sheet. Scale 1:250,000, Physical Stratigraphy and Fades Analysis, Lower Cre- Paul Weaver Memorial Edition, February 1968. taceous Formations, Northern Coahuila, Mexico, by CharlesI.Smith. Geologic Atlas of Texas,Palestine Sheet. Scale 1:250,000, Sidney Powers Memorial Edition, 1967 [February 1968]. Geothermal Survey of North America Geologic Atlas Texas,Plainview Sheet. Scale 1:250,000, of Two faculty members, Ronald K. DeFord and Ralph O. William Fletcher Cummins MemorialEdition, February Kehle, key positions in an exciting ambitious proj- 1968. have and ect, The Geothermal Survey of North America, recently ini- Geologic Atlas of Texas, Sherman Sheet. Scale 1:250,000, tiated by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Walter Scott Adkins Memorial Edition, October 1967. The Association's Research Committee recommended the project after thorough study,and the Association approved it Geologic Atlas Texas, Van Horn-El Paso Sheet. Scale of at their OklahomaCity meetinglast spring. 1:250,000, E. Russell Lloyd Memorial Edition, 1967 DeFord is Chairman and Kehle is Assistant Chairman. [March1968]. Their duties are to organize the Survey and to provide geo- History of Geology at The University of Texas,by Keith logical advice and supervision. Dr. Roger J. Schoeppel of Young. Geological Circular 67-3, 40 pp., 4 text figs., 1 Oklahoma State University is the Project Director. He will pi.,November 1967. receive the data, organize it with the help of a computer, and prepare maps of the geothermal gradient. The temperatures Depositional Systems in the Wilcox Group Texas and of willbe taken from logs of deep teots drilled by oil operators Their Relationship to Occurrence Oiland Gas,by W. of arid from observations inmines, water wells,and other places. L.Fisher and J.H.McGowen. Geological Circular 67-4. The idea is to coverNorth America and its continental shelves Reprinted from Transactions of the Gulf Coast Associa- with a 6-mile grid and to have a data point in each "town- tion of Geological Societies, vol. XVII, pp. 105—125, 10 ship." There are,of course,large areaswhereno onehas made text figs.,October 1967 [March1968]. any geothermal observations. The plan is finally to publish Glen Rose Cycles and Fades,Paluxy River Valley,Somer- a set of contoured geothermal-gradient maps of North Amer- vell County, Texas, by J. Stewart Nagle.Geological Cir- ica with the same scale as the Tectonic Map of the USA, cular 68-1, 25 pp., 7 text figs.,May 1968. 1:2,500,000. The AAPG has put up seed money ($25,000) to get the Geology ApacheMountains,Trans-Pecos Texas,by John of Survey under way.A Liaison Committee composed of lead- W Wood, Geologic Quadrangle Map No. 35. Scale ing geologists will not only offer guidance but will also seek 1:63,360; 32-p. text, March 1968. additional funds from other organizations.Kehle and DeFord Igneous Geologyof theCentral DavisMountains,JeffDavis attended a meetingof this committeeinHouston onMay 20, County, Texas,by Jay EarlAnderson,Jr.Geologic Quad- 1968. If the Survey is to be successful, it will need enthusi- rangle Map No. 36. Scale 1:62.500; 18-p. text, May astic help and advice from very many geologists, engineers, 1968. and geophysicists. This June DeFord was busy finding and appointing the Grande, A Guide to the Rocks, The Big Bend of the Rio District Chairmen who will guide the collection of data from Landscape, Geologic History, and Settlers Big Bend of logs of wells in the 30 GSNA Districts of the USA. Wayne Park, by 7, National Ross A.Maxwell. Guidebook No. Holcomb (BS '37) is Chairman of GSNA District 23 (Kings- 138 pp., 117 text figs., geologic map in color, February ville), Richard R. Bloomer (PhD '49) is Chairman of Dis- 1968. trict 25 (North Central Texas), and Gerald Ebanks (MA The Mineral Industry of Texas in 1966, by F. F. Netze- '66) is Chairman of District 9 (NorthernLouisiana). band and RoselleM.Girard.MineralResources Circular The District Chairmen will divide up their districts and No. 49. Preprint from Minerals Yearbook 1966, Bu- assign each part to a Collator who will select the key wells and record the bottom-hole temperaturesand depths on data reauof Mines,United States Department of the Interior, tickets. Kehle,DeFord, and Schoeppel arenow working the 31pp., 1text fig., 22 tables, December 1967. on final form of the data ticket and preparing detailed instruc- Bureau ofEconomic GeologyReport for 1967,19pp..illus., tions for the District Chairmen and Collators. They cordially January 1968, invite your inquiries, comments, advice,and offer to help. September,1968 15

One Last Word! Althoughnearly a yearhas goneby since we dedicated our ownbuilding, we couldn't resist the temptationto get in one last "nickel's worth" about it. We sent each of you a copy of the dedication program with our annual Christmas letter to giveyoua taste of the excitingsymposiumheld inconjunction with the formal dedication. Many people worked long and hard tomake it a success and to givecredit individually would take more spacethan the Newsletter canprovide.— Ittook quite a doing to get the building itself "sprucedup" likegetting—in all the displays, which was ably handled by Warm Langston in time for the dedication,and a sigh of relief went up when wesaw weweregoing tomake the deadline. The papers presented at the symposium were great; the speakers were among the nation's most distinguished geologists and were gathered here by Steve Clabaugh, Program Committee Chairman. The formal dedication was exciting— highlighted by feature speakerStewardUdall,Secretary of the Interior,who pleased us no end with his words of praise for the development of geological studieshere atUT-Austin.Jack Josey, Vice-Chairman of the UT System Board of Regents, handed over the keys of the building to Chancellor Harry Ransom, and our "leader," Bill Muehlberger, was presented withagoldengravedkey tothebuilding. The dedication banquet was held at Westwood Country Club and Carey Croneis, Chancellor of Rice University, was toastmaster for the occasion. Dick Jahns, Dean of the School of EarthSciences at Stanford University,wasbanquet speaker and his topic was "Geologic Hazards." At the banquet there was never amoresurprised person than SamEllison,whohad served as General Chairman for the Dedication Program, when presented with alarge full-color photograph of himself (he had thought when it was made it would be used in the Alcaldel). The photograph was a gift from John A. Jackson of Dallas, one of our exes and a long-time personal friend of Sam's, in tribute to Sam's many years of devotion to the department. The picturenowhangs in our Conference Room on thethird floor. Prior to the series of events marking the dedication was a dinner held at the Forty Acres Club for the visitingspeakers, the Advisory Council of the Geology Foundation and the faculty.Here Wayne F.Bowman, Honorary Life Member of the Geology Foundation, waspresented with an engraved plaque in recognition of his many years of service on the Council. Thepresentationwasmade byBill Blunk,Executive Director of UT's DevelopmentBoard. Allinall,it wasamemorable occasion for us.We hope that those of you who attended the dedication— enjoyed yourselves as much as weenjoyedhaving you and to those of you who wereunable to come, wemissed you!

Top right: BillMuehlberger, SamEllisonand Carey Croneis "inspect" Sam's picture held by Pete Flawn. Middle right: Stewart Udall and (underneath) Dick Jahns. Bottom right: Musicians entertain the banquet guests. Ron DeFord can be seenin foregroundatleft. 16 September,1968

Deaths his wife,Mary Elizabeth Clark, and two sons, RandolphHar- rison McCollum of Seattle and Donald Clark McCollum of The past year struck down tragically a few young and Monterey,California. vigorous alumni as well as several of the more mature. In The death of Harold Christner was reported to us by his addition, (MA '56, '59) Tom Todd Ph.D. lies near death's daughter, Mr3.Reeda N. McFadden of Reno, Nevada. Mrs. door as a consequence of a recent automobile wreck in Cali- Stiles,wholivesinAustin,reportedAden's death.No informa- diving fornia, where he flirted with disaster in a scuba mis- tion about the deaths of Abner Foster and Jo Anne Pittenger adventure earlierinthepastyear. Garrett have been received. Memorials compiled from vari- Many geology unreported deaths of ex-students go here ous sources are presented in the pragraphs that follow for sin- because no one thinks to inform theDepartment. We are DilworthHager,DonBlount,andVie Winter. cerely thankful to friends and families who keep us advised; the information is appreciated deeply by classmates and MEMORIALS associates scattered over the world who peruse the annual Newsletter. The following deaths have been reported to us in the past year: Willis C.Blackburn (BA '26),September15,1967. DonaldNealBlount (BS'61,MA '62),May6,1968. HaroldReed Christner (BA'25),July 26,1966. Abner L.Foster (BA '40). Mrs.RobertHillGarrett (Jo AnnePittenger,BA '40). Dilworth S. Hager (Advisory Council Member),Janu- ary8,1968. GeorgeW.Isensee (BS'40),October 21,1967. Aubrey Brittain McCollum (MA '32), February 13, 1968. AdenE.Stiles (BA '29,MA'31),November 5,1967. ClaudVictor Winter (MA '51),February22,1968. Willis C.Blackburn died at his home inMobile, Alabama. Donald Neal Blount He was a retired geologist from Humble Oil and Refining Company and had worked for the company 33 years. Willis Donald NealBlount waskilled nearValles, SanLuisPotosi, was 64 at the timeof his death. He was a former resident of Mexico onMay 6, 1968, while conducting ageologic field ex- Alvin.He was amember of the Society of Economic Paleon- cursion for Union Oil Company of California. In the same tologists and the American Association of Petroleum Geolo- sudden and freakish accident Boyd N. Ripplinger, Geologist gists. Moreover, because of his andMrs. Blackburn's success for Union atMidland,alsolosthislife.The two werechipping as art collectors,he waslisted in Who's Who inAmerican Art, samples of rock from a roadcut when a weapons carrier in a 1966. He is survived by his wife,Lenora Whitmore Black- military caravan traveling along the road skidded into them. burn, and a daughter, Mrs. W. M. Boyce of Fenwood, New At the time ofhis death Don was employed as a Research Sci- Jersey. entist for Union's Research Center inBrea, California, work- George W.Isensee suffered aheart attack at theRice-SMU ing on carbonate rocks. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, football game last fall. At the time of his death, George was and their two daughters,Lisa (7) andLaurie (4). Regional Geophysicist for Mobil Oil Corporation inHouston. Don was born in Fairfield, Texas on December 17, 1937, Heis survivedbyhis wife,Myrtle. the son of John Neal and Christelle Blount. He entered The Aubrey B. McCollum, 62, died from congestive heart fail- University of Texas in 1956 after graduating from Fairfield ure in Seattle, Washington. Aubrey was a native of Mason, High School. His B.S. Degree in Geology, with honors, was Texas; he attended Vanderbilt University and received de- awarded in January 1961, and by August 1962 he had also greesfrom Baylor and TheUniversity of Texas.A resident of earned the M.A. degree at The University of Texas. In his San Angelo in the 19505, he was Division Manager of the classwork Don was rather quiet and unobtrusive but highly Taylor Oil and Gas Company, President of the GreenMoun- competent when tested. Outside the classroom he was warmly tain Oil Company and anIndependent Geologist with Tucker friendly and active, and his classmates elected him to presi- DrillingCompany.Prior to1950 he was associated withHum- dency of the UT chapter of Sigma Gamma Epsilon.Don re- ble Oil Company in Midland, Pan American Geophysical ceived an honorable discharge from the U. S. Army Reserve Company in Wichita Falls, and Southern Mineral Corpora- in1961after servingsixyears intheReserve. tion in Corpus Christi. In February 1963 he moved from In 1962 Don attended graduate school at the University of Washington,D.C. toSeattle to become Chief of the Geophysi- Minnesota,but he lacked sufficient financial support to con- gal and Earth Science Branch of ESSA, His survivors include tinue there,Until the fall of 1964 he worked as a Junior Ex- September,1968 17 ploration Geologist for Mobil Oil Company at Midland. In Dilworth Hager was aunique individual and one who left September 1964 he entered graduate school at Louisiana his mark inmanyplaces in the form of good deeds and sup- State University with support from a NASA Traineeship in port of worthy causes. He gave freely of his time to the Ge- Geology. His doctoral research was a mapping project in ology Foundation and was an ardent supporterof theBureau Guatemala, and by 1967 he received the Ph.D. degree and of Economic Geology. served as one of the leaders for the GSA field trip to Guate- He is survived by his wife; a stepson, Dr.William Kemp mala. Don was a member of theAmerican Association of Pe- Clark of Dallas; a brother, Dorsey Hager, of Salt Lake City, troleum Geologists, The Geological Society of America, the Utah;and sixgrandchildren. Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, the West Texas GeologicalSociety, SigmaXi, andPhi Kappa Phi. Don worked hard to earnhis college expenses, and by his high scholarly attainmentshe won scholarships and the ad- miration of his teachers. At the recent GSA and AAPG con- ventionshe was always surrounded by a happy, eager group of his friends and formerclassmates. He was readyfor major professional accomplishments when he waskilled. The report of his death brought a feelingof shock and dismay to all his associates.

Dilworth Scott Hager Dilworth Scott Hager died athis home in Dallas,Texas on January 8, 1968, after along and difficult attempt to recover frommajor surgeryperformed inJuly 1967. He was born December 24, 1888, in St.Paul, Minnesota, the son of Frederick Dorsey Hager and Sarah Scott Dilworth Hager. He attended Washingon University inSt. Louis,Mis- souri, and graduated from Harvard University in 1912 with Claud Victor Winter, a B.S. degreeingeology. After workingsometimein the steel Jr. mills inPittsburgh, Dilworth came to Texas wherehe worked ClaudVictor Winter, Jr., a geologist specializing inunitiza- invarious capacities ondrilling rigsand oilleases.In 1915 he tionwork for Humble Oil& RefiningCompany, diedsuddenly began working for his brother Dorseydoing geological work. on Thursday,February 22, 1968 inNew Orleans, Louisiana. Exceptfor a shortperiod of service in the army duringWorld Vie wasborninNew Jersey onDecember 9, 1925, the only War Iand a two-yearperiod at Harvard in 1920-21 com- child of Claud Victor and Elisabeth Z. Winter. His youth was pleting a Master's degree in geology, he spent the rest of his spent inNew York City except for two early years when at at- life inoilexploration. tended Oberreal Gymnasium of International Internard, a In the course of his long and successful career, Dilworth school inHamburg, Germany.Inhis formal education,he was Hager was responsible for and contributed toward the dis- awarded aB.A.degree from City College of New York and a covery of a considerable number of Texas oil and gas fields, M.A. degreein geology from TheUniversity of Texas. amongthe morenotable of which wereDarst Creek inGuada- DuringWorld War IIVie was one year in the Naval Avia- lupe County, SulphurBluff inHopkins County,and Rasberry tion Cadet V-5 programand served two years as a gunner in inFoard County. the Army Air Force. He wasproud of his serviceand, as a re- Dilworth servedas President of the Houston Geological So- sult, had requested internment in the National Cemetery at cietyin1925 and1926, wasPresident of the Dallas Geological FortSamHouston,Texas. Society in 1938, and served on the Executive Committee of Vie joinedHumble in 1951doing exploration work in Tal- the Independent Petroleum Association of America from lahassee, Florida,andHattiesburg,Mississippi.Following this 1947 to 1949. At the time of his death he was a member of he went to. the Port Sulphur and Harvey districts as District the advisory board of the International Oil and Gas Educa- Production Geologist.In 1960he wastransferred to theSouth- tional Center of TheSouthwestern LegalFoundation, a trustee eastern Division office in the Geological Unitization Section. of the Texas Research Foundation, a member of the Dallas Vie wasideally suited to this last work as it gave him oppor- Citizens Council, and a member of The University of Texas tunity to develop, in detail, the oil field structures under his Geology Foundation Advisory Council. In addition, he was supervision and, as in all phases of his life,his goal for each a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geolo- project was nothing less than perfection and completeness. A gists, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, fellow geologist from another company who had worked with and an Honorary Life Member of the Dallas Geological him on joint projects said,— "He wasn't one you had to watch Society. while working withhim you could depend onhis fairness." 18 September,1968 — His was a very intensepersonality, not only in his profes- a student could take two years of lab science geology or sional work but in every activity which he touched. Never biology plus physics or chemistry. Under the new plan, all content to be a member only, he was compelled to contribute sciences are thrown into onepool withmathematics and from something constructive that could only be a part of himself. this the students selects five one-semester courses. This may This characteristic was demonstrated in part by his activities mean a decrease in our freshman enrollment and to counter- as Deacon and Treasurer of the Woodland Presbyterian act it,a new one-semester courseingeology designed for non- Church,President of the Parent-Teachers Asociation of Alice science majors is to begiven this fall. Thenumber of students M.Harte Elementary School, and Vice-President of the same in the elementary courses in the last fifteen-year period is re- organizationto Edna Karr Junior High School. His civic ac- corded below: tivity extended also to Cub Scout in were work which hisboys 1953-54: 1421 1958-59: 1294 1963-64: 1810 active. Even this leadership offering was not enough for he 1954-55: 1640 1959-60: 1422 1964-65: 2060 entered actively into the fund-raising functions for these or- 1955-56: 1400 1960-61: '1763 1965-66: 1407 ganizationsand gave freely of his timeand greatenergy. On 1956-57: 1224 1961-62: 1845 1966-67: 2254 the evening he was stricken, he waspracticing for theannual 1957-58: 1191 1962-63: 1875 '1967-68: 2263 stage show produced by the Alice Harte Parent-Teachers Geological Association. — Recent Graduates in Sciences Vie is survived by his wife Bettie, three children Claud August 1967 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Victor111, JoanSusan,and Frederick Burton,and hismother, William Warren Craig r> a rvvi"? r>T7 AI}TC Mrs. Elisabeth Z. Winter. BACHELOR OF ARTS He will be long remembered and Patricia Louise Wood miosed by his many friends inprofessional and private life. Mrs.Barbara Thelma Madden June 1968 (From a memorial writtenby Mont. G.Calvert, Jr.) Hershberger BACHELOR OF ARTS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Gregory Gerard Choban Joseph Lawrence Brewton JudithAnnSchiebout MASTER OF ARTS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Enrollment and Degrees Robert Harry Fakundiny RichardAlan Nicholas Richard Hughes Groshong, The number of undergraduate students majoring in geol- Jr. JohnEricPressler Craig T. Rightmire MASTER OF ARTS ogy is on increase. continues to still the Graduate enrollment DavidWilliam Sipperly JamesElgin Dobkins rise, but with the present draft situation we can look for a William Edmond Galloway decline in the future. The actual head count of students who January 1968 William Richard Gumert declared their major subject to be geology is givenbelow for DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE . the 1963-68 period. The 1967-68 academic year reflects the PeiYuan Chen Lawrence Alan Bruck Uel _ Cknton,Jr. greatest majors s total number of we've had during the past Vincent Douglas Loftis SusanB Longacre five-year period. MASTER OF ARTS Peter DeWitt Rowley LuisErnesto Ardila WilliamEdward Workman L. 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 GiffordKesslerII LeonardMaurice Young Fall Spr. Fall Spr. Fall Spr. Fall Spr. Fall Spr. Anthony Warrick Walton Fresh. 14 13 16 14 23 20 18 19 21 19 RichardLee Watson Soph. 13 15 17 17 35 30 24 39 26 27 Jr. 16 16 16 15 12 12 39 33 32 31 Graduate Sr. 24 18 15 13 10 10 10 9 30 28 DegreesinGeological Sciences Grad. 88 84 98 87 100 104 96 105 107 104 Listed below are those students who received graduate degrees in geology from August through Totals 155 146 162 146 180 176 187 181 216 209 1967 June 1968 and information about their theses and dissertations. The number inparentheses in the subheadings indicate the number of The number of degrees granted ingeology at The Univer- degreesin eachgroup. sity of Texas in recent years is shown in the following tabu- lation: Master of Arts, August 1967 (4) 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 B.A. 9415 3 454 Fakundiny,Robert Harry, 1940— B.S. 29 18 13 8 4 5 3 6 B.A. in geology, June 1962, University of California, Riverside. M.A. 26 16 13 14 10 11 12 10 Birrimian Metamorphic and Associated GraniticRocks (Precam- Ph.D. 6 8 4 3 8 11 3 11 brian), South-CentralGhana, West Africa. Supervisor: W. R.Muehlberger. Totals 70 48 31 30 25 31 23 31 Groshong, RichardHughes, Jr., 1943— B.S. in geology, June 1965, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Enrollment in the elementary geology courses still remains Geology and Fracture Patterns of North-CentralBurnet County, at a highpeak, but with the new Plan Ifor the B.A. degree Texas. this will probably decline in the future. Under the old plan, Supervisor:R.E.Boyer. September,1968 19

Rightmire, Craig Turner,1943— HelicopterGravityMeasuring System. B.S. in geology, June 1965, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacks- Supervisor: R. E.Bayer. burg. A Study Age and Origin Deposits: Radio-Carbon of the of Caliche Doctor of Philosophy,June 1968 (6) 1967. Supervisor:F. EarlIngerson. Chen,Pei-Yuan,1920- B.S. in geology, 1944, National Sun Vat-sen University, Sipperly, DavidWilliam, 1943- June China; M.A. in geology, Indiana University, Bloomington. B.A. in geology, June 1965, Franklin & Marshall College, Lan- Geology andMineralogy the White Bentonite Beds caster, Pennsylvania. of of Gonzales Tectonic History of the Sierra del Alambre, Northern Chihuahua, County, Texas. Mexico. Supervisor: E. C. Jonas. Supervisor: R. K.DeFord. Clanton,Uel S., Jr., 1931- B.S. in geology, June 1955, The University of Texas,Austin; M.A. Master of Arts,January 1968 (4) in geology, August 1960, The University of Texas, Austin. Sorption and Release of Strontium-89 and Cesium-I^7 by Recent Ardila,LuisErnesto,1940— Sediments of the Guadalupe River of Texas. B.S. in geology, December 1962, Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Supervisor: F.Earl Ingerson and W. F. Bradley. Colombia. Subsurface Study of the DevonianLimestone of thePermian Basin. Longacre, Susan Burton, 1941— Supervisor:S.P. Ellison, Jr. B.S. in geology, January 1964, The University of Texas, Austin. Trilobites of the Late Cambrian Ptycharpid Biomere, Wilberns Kessler,L. Gifford11,1943- Formation, Central Texas. B.A. in geology, June 1965, Williams College, Williamstown, Mas- Supervisor: W. C.Bell. sachusetts. Palynology and Paleobotany of the Glen Rose Formation, North Rowley,PeterDeWitt,1942- and Central Texas. B.A. in geology, June 1964, Carleton College, Northfield, Minne- Supervisor:A.J.Scott. sota. Geology the SouthernSevierPlateau,Utah. Walton, Anthony Warrick, of 1943- Supervisor:J.H. Mackin. B.A. in geology, June 1965, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsyl- vania. Workman, William Edward,1941- Clay Mineralogy of the Upper Jackson Group and the Catahoula B.A. in geology, June 1962, University of Virginia, Charlottes- Formation,East-CentralTexas. ville; M.S. in geology, June 1964, University of Virginia, Char- Supervisor: E. C. Jonas. lottesville. Wollastonite in Regionally MetamorphosedRocks, Blount Moun- Watson, RichardLee, 1943- tain, Llano County, Texas. ingeology, 1965, Lehigh University,Bethlehem, Pennsyl- B.A. June Supervisor: S.E. Clabaugh. vania. Origin of ShellBeaches,PadreIsland,Texas. Young, LeonardMaurice,1935— Supervisor: E. W. Behrens. B.A. in geology, June 1957, Rice University,Houston, Texas; M.S. in geology, June 1960, University of Oklahoma, Norman. Doctor of Philosophy,January 1968 (1) Sedimentary Petrology of the Marathon Formation (Lower Ordo- vician), Trans-Pecos Texas. Craig, William Warren, 1935— Supervisor: E.F.Mcßride. B.A. in geology, June 1957, University of Missouri, Columbia; M.A. in geology, June 1961, University of Missouri, Columbia. The Stratigraphy and Conodont Paleontology of Ordovician and and Silurian Strata,Batesville District,Independenceandhard Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards Counties, Arkansas. The recipientsof awards during the1967—68 academic year Supervisor :S. P. Ellison,Jr. andthe 1968 summersessionareas follows: L. W.Callender Memorial Scholarship: Master of Arts,June 1968 (3) Diego ArturoCordoba, 1967-68 Dobkins, James Elgin, 1943— MissEffie GravesScholarship: B.S. in geology, June 1966, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, DanielS.Evans,Spring1968 Texas. GuyE.GreenScholarship: Pebble ShapeDevelopmenton Tahiti-Nui. JudithAnn Schiebout,Spring 1968 Supervisor:R.L.Folk. JohnM.Hills Award for Graduate Students: Galloway,William Edmond,1944— Lucas G. Zamora,Summer 1968 B.S. in geology, June 1966, Texas A& M University, College Foundation— Station. Hogg Joseph S.CullinanScholarships: DepositionalHistory of the Wilcox Group, East-Central Louisiana. MargaretAnneChristieRogers,Summer 1968 Supervisor:W. L. Fisher. Mark John Valencia,Summer 1968 DoyL.Zachry,Fall1967 Gumert, William Richard,1938- — B.S. in geology, August 1960, Texas Technological College, HoggFoundation Walter B.SharpScholarship: Lubbock. Thomas Howard Anderson,Fall 1967 20 September,1968

Houston Geological Society Outstanding Graduate Student Roger WilliamKolvoord Award: JamesHarry Stitt PeterR.Rose William E. Workman Humble Oil& Refining Company Scholarship: Terra Club Scholarship: William M.Reid, Summer 1968 MichaelP.Stevens,Spring1968 Marthon OilCompany Scholarship: UnionOilCompanyofCaliforniaSummer Scholarships: William R.Dupre,Spring1968 Richard C.Finch Mr.& Mrs.L.F. McCollum Scholarships inGeology: JohnnieEdward Fish ThomasHoward Anderson,Spring1968 Roderick JamesHarwood A. Reynoldo Macedo-Raa,Summer 1968 Judith AnnSchiebout Monsanto Chemical Company Scholarship: U.S.Public HealthService WaterResources Training Grants: RobertAlan Levich,Summer 1968 Charles George Groat NationalDefenseEducation Act Traineeships: Jan Juknievich Bruce Walter Boyer University Fellowships: Arthur W. Cleaves Henry S.Chafetz, 1967-68 Richard AlvinCrawley PeterDeWitt Rowley,1967-68 John RaymondEverett Francis L. WhitneyMemorial Scholarships: Thomas Walter Grimshaw IsmaelFerresquia-V.,Summer 1968 Roderick B.Haulenbeek SusanBurtonLongacre, Spring 1968 James GlenMead Alexander WebbRitchie William Brokaw Rogers A.RichardSmith JamesHarryStitt NationalScienceFoundation Graduate Fellowships: Robert AllisonBaker WilliamEdmondGalloway Peter RobertRose NationalScienceFoundation Traineeships: StephenE.DeLong Anthony Warrick Walton NationalScienceFoundation SummerTraineeships for Teach- ingAssistants: Robert Spencer Kier Roger WilliamKolvoord Sam Ellison accepts a check for $1600 from Robert A. Mat- Richard A.Hoover,Fall 1967 teson, Sun Oil Company's Director of College Relations from JeromeN.Namy, Fall1967 Philadelphia. Looking on is Cecil J. Dearman, Senior Indus- trial Relations Supervisor for Sun's Gulf Coast Production Di- Rose, 1968 PeterRobert Spring vision inBaytown. UT was therecipient of 14 scholarships and Pan American Petroleum Foundation Graduate Fellowship: one grant, totaling $12,400, from Sun Oil Company. Four of NeilLee Turner,1967-68 these scholarships, each for $400, went to our department for Pan American Petroleum Foundation Undergraduate Fel- the academic year 1968—69. lowships: WilliamLawrence Heilbreder, 1967-68 TeachingAssistantships inGeologicalSciences L. Aldridge,1967-68 John Teaching Assistants are graduate students employed to Scott C.Reeve,1967-68 teach on apart-time basis, moot of them half-time at a salary Shell OilFoundationFellowship: of about $2500 for the nine-month academic year. These stu- Jackson, Summer 1968 JamesRobert dents occupy positions of serious responsibility in our teach- Standard OilCompanyof TexasFellowship: ing operations and are chosen with as great care as are re- JamesLee Dobkins,1967-68 cipient: of major fellowships and scholarships.In our depart- SunOil Company UndergraduateFellowships: ment there are about 25 Teaching Assistants who teach the Walker D.Manley,Jr.,1967-68 laboratory sections of the freshman-level course and about 5 MichaelP.Stevens,Fall 1967 to 10 who teach the laboratory sections of advanced courses. R.Cliff Wilkie, Spring 1968 Serving as Teaching Assistants during part or all of the Technical Sessions Best Student Speakers Awards for 1967- 1967—68 academic year and the 1968 summer session were -68: the following: September,1968 21

Edgar L.Berg SusanB.Longacre family: J. A.Udden, a former Director of the Bureau of Eco- Gale A.Bishop RobertD.Merrill nomic Geology; his son, S. M. Udden; and his grandson, JosephL.Brewton A.Miller James SamMauritz Udden. Young Sam is one of our own geology 'Edward R. Burt 111 RichardH.Miller James L. Carew DavidW. Morrow alumni, having received his B.S. degree in geology in 1950. Louis L.Davis, Jr. Peter Parks The fund will be called the Udden Memorial Scholarship John R.Everett William M.Reid Fund. RobertH. Fakundiny R. Roberta Rice Richard C. Finch Bruce E.Robertson Johnnie E.Fish William B.Rogers Beulah Does Some Good! Goran Fredrikson MoayadA. Shafiq — StevenA.Frishman Earl A. Shapiro You wouldn't think ahurricane could do anything good William E. Galloway Peter H. Townsend but Hurricane Beulah did! She unearthed some parts of a Peggy W. Harwood Charles B. Trask skeleton which created a little excitement for our paleontol- Roderick J.Harwood Mark J. Valencia ogi3ts! Beulah generatedlarge waves in Lavaca Bay which Harold A. Illich Noel B. Waechter a on Stanley estatein RonaldE. Janowsky MaryBeth Waitt eroded back cliff the E. Smith Port La- Michael A. Jordan Richard B. Waitt, Jr. vaca and exposed the bones of a number of animals.These L. Gifiord Kessler II Richard L. Watson were found by M. V. Coward of Port Lavaca and The Uni- Robert S. Kier Donald S. Webb versity of Texas wasnotified. ErnieLundelius of our staff and Robert C.Laudon H.E. White, Jr. Charles L. Douglas, curator of zoology at the Texas Me- Vincent D.Loftis William E. Workman morial Museum, went down there to check the "find." Re- mains of animals such as large camels, bison, horse, mam- Tuition Scholarships inGeological Sciences Tuition scholarships are awarded to selected students by the Department of Geological Sciences. The scholarships pay for most registration chargesbut do not cover minorpersonal fees such as hospital and student activities.This practice was begun in 1963, and all student3working part-time as Teach- ing Assistants or holding fellowships in geology are eligible unless their tuitionis paid by other sources. Funds for these awards areprovidedby gifts to the Geology Foundation. Studentsreceiving tuitionscholarships for the1967—68 academic year and the 1968 summer session arelisted below. Thomas Howard Anderson James G.Mead Edgar L.Berg RobertD. Merrill Gale A. Bishop James A. Miller JosephL.Brewton Richard H. Miller EdwardR. Burt111 DavidW. Morrow JamesL. Carew Peter Parks moth,mastodon, glyptodont, giant armadillo and prairie dog Louis L.Davis,Jr. William M. Reid were found, but these were only bits and pieces. The bones Robert H. Fakundiny R.RobertaRice which attracted the most attention were those of a partial Richard C.Finch Bruce E. Robertson skeleton of a large ground-living sloth, Eremotherium, esti- JohnnieB. Fish MoayadA. Shafiq to 120,000 years ago. GoranFredrikson EarlA. Shapiro mated have lived Steven A.Frishman Peter H. Townsend The Eremotherium was about 15 feetlong with a jaw bone Peggy W. Harwood Charles B.Trask about two feet in length. It has a long history in South Roderick J.Harwood Mark J. Valencia America and several skeletons have been found there. But Harold I.Illich Noel B. Waechter the skeleton found in Port Lavaca is one of few to be found Ronald E.Janowsky Mary Beth Waitt in appears to one of most com- Michael A.Jordan Richard B. Waitt, Jr. North America and be the L. GifiordKessler II Richard L.Watson plete ever discovered north of Panama. RobertS. Kier Donald S. Webb Ernie and Charles spent two weekends at the site of the Robert C. Laudon H. E. White, Jr. "find." In trying to avoid damaging the bones inexcavation, Vincent D. Loftis WilliamE. Workman they built "jackets" around the bones by dipping strips of SusanB.Longacre Doy L.Zachry burlap inplaster, in much the same way a doctor would set abroken bone. The bones were then brought to the Balcones Research Center. The skull and jaws of Eremotherium willbe New Scholarship Fund Established added to an extensive research collection there, maintained Mr. and Mrs. Wayne F. Bowman have established a new by the Texas Memorial Museum and UT's Bureau of Eco- scholarship fund in honor of three members of the Udden nomicGeology. GoodoldBeulah! 22 September,1968

The GeologyFoundation both his B.A. and M.A. degrees in geology from Ohio State University. The key to theprogress and success of our department con- BillHeroy is Assistant President of Teledyne,Inc.,inGar- tinues inlarge part tobe the Geology Foundation and the ac- land, Texas.He received his A.B. dgree from Dartmouth in tivitiesof the men who constituteits Advisory Council. 1937 and his Ph.D. from Princeton in 1941.He is a Fellow The Foundation wascreated in 1953 to provide support for and Councilor of GSA and isFirst-Vice-President of AGI.He geological education at The University of Texasby seeking holds memberships in other national organizations and is gifts of funds and other material. It is anon-profit organiza- activeinmany civicaffairs inDallas tion authorized by the University to receive and administer George Gibson is an Independent Consultant in Midland, gifts to it, and all gifts are tax-deductible. Foundation funds Texas. have purchased the important "extras" that make for excellence— scholarships,faculty traveland research grants,library books, equipment,etc. Council Members The Advisory Council of the Foundation is composed of ThomasD. Barrow, Humble Oil & Refining Company, P. 0. leadingindustrial geologists,and they usually meet twiceeach Box 2180,Houston,Texas,Chairman. year in Austin,at their own expense,to review the aims and Julius Babisak,Atlantic Richfield Company,P. 0.Box 2819, needs of the department and to advise the faculty. They spend Dallas, Texas. manyhours inplanning for the department and in fund rais- John F.Bookout,Shell OilCompany, P.0.Box 60193,New ing,andhavemadesignificant contributions to theFoundation Orleans,Louisiana. themselves. Leslie Bowling, 316 California Building, New Orleans, Louisiana. Ray A. Burke,Union Oil Company of California,P. 0.Box 7600,Los Angeles,California. George H. Coates, 1610 Milam Building, San Antonio, Texas. Morgan J. Davis, 1300 Main Street, Suite 709, Houston, Texas. I.Grady Davis, Gulf Oil Corporation,P. O.Box 1166,Pitts- burgh, Pennsylvania. George R. Gibson,Midland National Bank Building, Mid- land,Texas. J. Nalle Gregory, 504 San AngeloNational Bank Building, San Angelo,Texas. William B. Heroy, Jr., Teledyne,Inc., 3401 Shiloh Road, Garland,Texas. Jack C. Kern, Standard Oil Company of Texas,Box 66247- Fairview Station,Houston,Texas. G. Moses Knebel, Jr., No. 10 Paddington Road, Scarsdale, New York. New Councilmember WilliamB.Heroy,Jr. Leonard F.McCollum,Continental Oil Company,P. O.Box 2197,Houston,Texas. The Council is headed by Tom Barrow, Senior Vice-Presi- William W. Moore Jr., Texaco,Inc., P. O.Box 2100: Den- dent of Humble Oil & Refining Company, and its membership ver,Colorado. now totals twenty-two. Members re-elected for a three-year Ed W. Owen, 530 Milam Building, San Antonio, Texas. term at the May 1968 Council Meeting included George H. O.ScottPetty,PettyGeophysicalCompany,P.O.Box 2061, Coates, William W. Moore, Jr., John T.Rouse, William T. San Antonio,Texas. Smith and SheridanA.Thompson. While— the Council suffered JohnT. Rouse,MobilOil Corporation,P. 0.Box1774,Hous- the loss of two of its members this year Dilworth S. Hager, ton,Texas. who died in January— 1968 and W. Dow Hamm, who resigned William T. Smith, Pan American Petroleum Corporation, in April 1968 it gained three new Councilors. Invited by 2601SecurityLife Building,Denver,Colorado. Chancellor HarryRansom toserve onthe Council wereJulius Sheridan A. Thompson, Mobil Oil Corporation, P. O. Box Babisak,George R.Gibson and William B.Heroy,Jr., and we 900,Dallas,Texas. arepleasedto announcetheir acceptance. E. A. Wendlandt, 524Park HeightsCircle,Tyler,Texas. Julius Babisak is General Managerof Exploration of North Charles E. Yager,3801 Potomac Street,Fort Worth, Texas. America for Atlantic Richfield Company in Dallas, and has L.T.Barrow, 3314ChevyChase Drive,Houston,Texas,Hon- been with that company for over twenty years. He received oraryLifeMember. September,1968 23

Wayne F.Bowman, 1314 EspersonBuilding,Houston,Texas, FredM. Gibson RobertM.Pinson Honorary Life Member. William E. Gipson Mr. & Mrs. J.Dan Powell J. NalleGregory M.Frank Reedy, Jr. An Analysis of Alumni Gifts Dilworth S. Hager Estate W. F.Reynolds John W.Hampton,Jr. Clem H.Roberts The latest summary of UT geology alumni gifts, received J. Richard Harris Harlan H. Roepke through June 30, 1968, is givenbelow. It is tabulated accord- Paul B. Hinyard Ray M.Ross Sumner B. Hixon ing to classes (year of graduation or year firstUT degree was Raymond J. Holasek Billy E. St. received,if here) John more thanone wasearned . Mrs. Eleanor Macha Hoover Jack E. Sanders Emmett A.Humble Olfert E. Schellhase Total Contributors T. J. Schwarzbach Classes Alumni Number %of Classes Contributions Mr. &Mrs.F.EarlIngerson Jerry M. Shelby 1896-1915 6 2 33.3 $ 2,600 William T.Smith 1916-1920 10 5 50.0 9,741 ' JamesR. Jackson, Jr. HowardJ. Speer,Jr. 1921-1925 40 29 72.5 262,081 Mrs.L. H. Juda WilfordL.Stapp 1926-1930 80 29 36.2 15,499 Mr.&Mrs.JosephE. Keyser Jack Wm. Stearman 1931-1935 77 27 35.0 1,912" James R.Kiker Robert K.Steer 1936-1940 223 93 41.7 11,869 Mr. &Mrs. G.MosesKnebel WC Swadley 1941-1945 214 62 28.9 4,436 1946-1950 578 161 27.8 9,194 RobertK.Lattimore Robert T. Terriere 1951-1955 535 146 27.2 5,801 Allen C.Locklin Mr. & Mrs. S. A. Thompson 1956-1960 593 131 22.1 6,333 JohnL. Loftis,Jr. Bert C. Timm 1961-1965 162 42 25.9 1,207 Mr. &Mrs.KennethLongacre Richard Travis 1966-1968* 54 15 27.7 790 E. L. Lundelius,Jr. Mrs.E.LeslieTrice,Jr. Delos R. Tucker 2572 742 28.8 $331,463 WilliamI.Mayfield * WilliamE.Mcßroom Harry A. Vest Doesnot include June1968 graduates. Garrett C.McCandless,Jr. RobertB. Vickers,Jr. JerryF.McCarthy The GeologyFoundation receivesmanyother gifts fromin- Holland C.McCarver William C.Ward dustrial and non-alumni sources as well, and our total con- Richard V.McGehee RalphH.Warner tributions this year showed an encouraging increase over Mrs.LucilleDeussenMcßae E. A. Wendlandt Arthur J. Wessely those of ayear ago. Toall donors listed below we express our Mrs.JamesP. Melton WilliamW.Moore O.C. Wheeler deepest appreciationfor their support. PeterN. Wiggins111 Mark G. Allen Nelson Williams Duncan O. Wilson Contributors to theGeology Foundation C. Mr.&Mrs.Will R. Wilson Edgar W. Owen July 1, 1967-June30,1968 Mrs.HelenP. Withers RaymondD. Woods PatrickL.Abbott Russell F. Burmester JamesH. Parr Thomas C. Woodward William A. Akersten RobertW. Bybee JamesU. Patts CharlesF. Word David L. Amsbury Ronald Byram WilliamT. Pecora Mr. & Mrs.E. L.Ashcroft,Jr. Mr. & Mrs.O.ScottPetty,Sr. Mr.& Mrs. CharlesE. Yager Mr. & Mrs. WarrenJ. Cage,Jr. ErnestT. Baker,Jr. Rodney J.Camp Barrow Trust for Bybee Memorial Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Carothers Industrial Contributors to the Foundation Fund William H. Cardwell Scholarships Mr.& Mrs.L. T. Barrow Mr. & Mrs. J.BenCarsey and to andFellowships Thomas D. Barrow J- BenCarsey, Jr. July 1,1967-June30,1968 JeraldH. Bartley LonD. Cartwright Mr. & Mrs.S.E. Clabaugh Gerald H.Baum Atlantic— Richfield Foundation Marathon Oil Company Mrs.H. Y.Benedict, Jr. Russell E.Clemons Baroid Divisionof National Mobil Foundation EarlH.Bescher,Jr. Sheridan C. Conley Lead Company Mobil Oil Corporation Mr. &Mrs.CarrollE. Cook Terry V.Bills,Jr. Capital NationalBank Pan AmericanPetroleum Bobby A.Bishop Cities Service Foundation Foundation Morgan J. Davis Louis F.Bonner Citizens National Bank Schlumberger Well Services Mr. & Mrs. K. JohnF. Bookout,Jr. Ronald DeFord Chevron ResearchCompany Shell Companies Foundation Douglas L.Bostwick The CommonwealthFund StandardOil Companyof Texas Leslie Bowling Mr.&Mrs.R.W. Eaton ContinentalOil Company Sun Oil Company Mr. &Mrs. WayneF. Bowman Gus K.Eifler,Jr. Esso EducationFoundation Sunray DX OilCompany Mr.& Mrs.S. Ellison, W. A.Bramlette P. Jr. Georgia Kaolin Company Tenneco Oil Company Foundation Thomas E. Bridge Hogg Foundation Texas StateBank Luther W. (Dan) Bridges WilliamFarish Estate Humble Oil &Refining Company Union Oil Company of California Ray A. Burke Mrs.Jeanne A.Ferrin Lane-Wells Company 24 September,1968

Donors of Library Books, Air Photos, Electric Logs and SpecialItems to theDepartment of Geological Sciences July 1,1967-June 30, 1968 Atlantic Richfield Company Eaiie F. Mcßride Baylor Geological Society J.Hoover Mackin JohnP. Boone JamesG.Mead RobertE. Boyer William R.Muehlberger CitiesService Oil Company Robert V.New StephenE. Clabaugh OklahomaCity Geological Society Corpus Christi Geological Society PetroleumEngineer Morgan J. Davis Phillips Petroleum Company( RonaldK. DeFord James F.Quinlan JohnE. Elliott H. G. Renfro SamuelP. Ellison Peter U. Rodda Esso Production Research Stanley Rosenthal Company Mary's Geological Society St. The conquest of Alidade Hill! Graduate students Rod Peter T. Flawn Schlumberger Well Services Haulenbeek, Rod Harwood, John Fisher and Richard Finch RobertL. Alan Scott Folk J. erect the rod in the Marathon area on the anniversary of the Sewell Thelma Guion Charles flag-raising at Two Jima. Ed Hamner A. Richard Smith HumbleOil &Refining Company John R. Suman,Jr. F. EarlIngerson JohnR. Suman,Sr. bring back nostalgia to many of you who werelucky enough John A. Jackson SunOilCompany to have taken your field trainingin West Texas.A full day of RalphSims Jackson Texas A & M Geological Society Mrs. geologicaltravel from Austin toMarathon began the summer. Lafayette GeologicalSociety Paul D. Torrey JohnLoftis John A. Wilson Two days of reconnaissance through the Marathon Basin LeonE. Long KeithYoung toughened up the feet. Then all of the studentsbuckled down to try their ability at measuring sections. Alidade work on Summer Field Courses Combs Hill consumed seven field days, but everyone finally saw the klippe. A two-day break to visit Big Bend National by P. Ellison, Jr. Samuel Park, Santa Elena Canyon, Boquillas Canyon and the South The department has maintained for many years one of the Rim made the Leary Ranch look like home. With airphotos, strongest geology field trainingprograms in the nation.Pres- furnished at cost by the Tobin Air Surveys of San Antonio, ently we offer Geology 320K (August 26-September 15) as the studentsincreased theirview ofDaggerFlat Anticlinorium the elementary field geology course, and Geology 660 (June and finally the chevron folds beganto comeinto view as geo- 3-July 15) as the seniorfield camp course. Inaddition many logical cross sections werecreated graduate students spend the entire summer doing field map- Another break for oneday took the crew to theDow Chemi- ping and collecting data for theses and dissertations. Geology cal Company (La Domincia) fluorite mines, Aquachili and 660 is operated in cooperation with The University of Texas Quatras Palmas, in northern Coahuila, Mexico. Dow repre- atElPasoandTheUniversity of TexasatArlington. sentatives C. E. Morgan, Jack Hamilton and Jim Rasberry A part of the unseen and unsung heroes of these field showedus throughthe mines andprovided us withlunch. The courses are the many individual citizens of our state who Fresno Mercury Mine atLajitas,Texas, owned by Butte Min- contribute to the success of our field coursesby permitting the ing Corporation, was also visited and George Omo and Gene use of their land for field geology training. These individuals Boswell took us through the mine.Also a night field trip to include Mr.DavidCombs,Mr.andMrs.TomLeary,Mr.Gage UT's McDonald Observatory at Mt. Locke near Fort Davis Holland,Mr. William Donnell,Mr. William B. Blackmore II gaveus a far-out viewinto space withthe world's sixthlargest and Messrs. Warren Henderson, John Catto and Frank Rob- telescope.Here wewere guests ofMr.J.L. Weis, the Observa- erts of the Catto-NegleyRanch & Cattle Company. Mine own- tory Superintendent. ers, quarry superintendents, National Park supervisors and Next, armed with topographic maps and new air photos, many localbusiness menaid our teachers and students in this each student embarked on the job of preparing a complete effort. They allhave contributed somuch to the success of our geological report on East Bourland Mountain and Simpson progrmaand we aretruly grateful. Springs Mountain.Inaddition to gathering the raw field data Of special importance to our Geology 660 course is the for stratigraphy, structural and historical geology, the stu- hospitality and thefine food andlodging contracted for at the dents werecontinually beingentertainedby javelinas,antelope Buttrill Ranch (Los Arboles) 16 miles south of Marathon by and deer so abundant in the East Bourland region. What's Mr. and Mrs. Tom Leary. The very success of our field pro- more, they learned to find conodonts in the Tesnus formation gram hinges onthis excellent servicefurnished by theLearys. and dutifully said their prayers before the Callixylon new- Abrief glimpse of the 1968 Geology 660 field camp should berryifossillogsof theCaballos novaculite. September,1968 25

Left: The entire Geology 660 class ready for a three-day tour (by auto and by foot) of Big Bend National Park. The hikes included Dog Canyon, Boquillas Canyon, Santa Elena Canyon and the South Rim. Right: Filling canteens from the "faucet" at the rear of Leary'sranchhouse.

The final and probably most excitingbreak was the trip to The final project was to gather directional sedimentology Van Horn,Sierra Diablo and GuadalupeMountains.Mr.Rob- data, removethe dipnad determinedirectionaltrends forcross ert Rohrbacher showed us through the talc mines near Alla- bedandripplemarks intheFortPena strata. more, Texas. Talc mining is now so extensive around Van Interspersed withall of this activity werequizzes,briefings, Horn that talc specimens are commonplace. This year we ex- seminarsandplain arguments about deep orshallow wateren- tended our travels to the White Sands inNew Mexico and we vironments and about structural interpretations in various camped overnight atCloudcroft. CarlsbadCavernsand Sitting places. Friendly rivalry and horseplay between El Paso, Ar- BullFalls took a fullday andthis was climaxed by a full four lington and Austin students kept the air constantly —filled. Fi- hours underground in a potash mine east of Carlsbad. The nally,—of course, teaching assistants and professors if they mines and mills are operatedby International Minerals and resist get tossedintothe tank justfor fun. Students and teach- Chemicals Corporation and their Mr. T. B. Thornton took us erscomplete the course withadeep tan,strongrelaxedmuscles throughthe mineand afterwards wewerehis guests forlunch. and a keen sense of having done some real out-of-doors Thereturn toLearys Ranch throughthe oil fields seemed tame geology! after the mountainousgeologyinthe Sacramentos.

ALUMNI NEWS

Patrick Leon Abbott (MA '66) has been en- Coahuila. Camping off and on for eleven E. Gayle Albrecht (BS '60) was transferred joying teaching half-time at San Diego days, we appreciated the faulting which from Casper, Wyoming, to Calgary, Can- State College. He's taught freshman geol- provided hot springs at Boquillas and our ada, in February. Gayle is now Landman ogy and a portion of the beginning field only silt-freebaths." for Mobil and says he's "still trying to get geology course and hopes to do the same used to the change in weather and work." in 1968-69. Then, he says, he will begin John Henry Adams (1927), Consulting "pursuit of a Ph.D." in September 1969. Geologist in Midland, writes that, "al- Charles W. Alcorn, Jr. (BS '52) writes from though I'm not an alumnus, revisiting the Victoria, Texas: "Still running my own (BS '56) Samuel C. Adair, Jr. is "still en- department is always a pleasure." (John oil well servicing company for the mid- joying working andliving inTripoli." Sam spent a quarter here as a graduate student, Gulf Coast area and also doing consult- Geophysicist with Esso Standard Libya. is and we're mighty proud to "claim" him!) ing work as timepermits. Hope to see some GeorgeBaxter Adams, Jr. (BS '51, MA '53) of my old friends in Austin this fall at the Nat Aicklen, (BA '49) is Supervisor, games." is now ExplorationManager for S. E.Mc- H. Jr. football Charles is President of Administration, Cormick inHouston. Gas Purchase Contracts the Spears-Alcorn Well Service. for Transwestern Pipeline Company in Jim Walter Adams (BS in '51) continues as Houston. James W. Alewine (BS '50) continues as UnitizationGeologist with Humble inMid- Senior Geologist for Sinclair Oil & Gas land. Jim writes: "Active in Boy Scouts William A. Akersten (BS '64, MA '67) has Company in Houston, and says— he's "still teaching the Astronomy Merit Badge to in- started work on his Ph.D. at the Univer- looking for that elusive oil and other terested troops. Enjoyed reviewing the sity of Michigan. He's still single and says minerals." geology of Big Bend National Park while he'll spend the summer in Kansas and making three trips, including vacation, to Nebraska collecting "old bones" with Dr. Hashim Al-Khersan (MA '66) passed his work on a mission church in San Vicente, C. W. Hibbard. Ph.D. examat the University of Oklahoma 26 September,1968

last fall and is working on his disserta- highly productive Cleark Fork reservoirs Dick E. Atchison (BS '53, MA '54) is living tion, "Petrography of the Red EagleLime- in Crane and Pecos Counties. He's also in Anchorage, Alaska, where he's a Geol- stone in North Central Oklahoma." He enjoyinghis cattle and fishing at his ranch ogist for Marathon Oil Company. He's plans to graduate at the endof 1968. in the Black Hills of South Dakota. working the Cook Inlet "in general" and Trading Bar "in particular." He reports (PhD ) is Associate Professor of Raymond H. (Pat) Anderson (BS '56) has David Alt '6'l that the summers are fine, the winters are University of Montana in been transferred from San Antonio to Mc- Geology at the great, is beautiful (both days), Allen, Texas. Pat District Super- fall but Missoula, andreports "no particularnews." is Sales he's "enjoyed about all the break-ups"he leads an exciting visor Texaco,and reports he and (We know better; Dave for Joanne canstand! life that ranges from brand new teaching are very happy with their move to the devices to collecting orchids in the trop- "magic valley." He says he misses geology E. Robert (Bob) Atwill (MA '60) is Senior ics!) but finds selling the refined stuff is easier Production Geologist for Shell Oil Com- than finding the raw material. The An- pany inMidland. (BS '42) has completed ten Fred Altman dersons have two girls, Jana and Kay. years in the securities and investment AnnMarieParsons Austin (BS '58) received field. Fred is a Registered Representative Thomas H. Anderson (MA '67) is complet- her M.S. in civil engineering from UT-E1 for Walston & Company in Fort Lauder- ing his dissertation, "Geology of San Se- Paso this May. Her area of study was soil dale, Florida. He invites his "rockhound" bastian Quadrangle, Northwestern Guate- mechanics and included a lot of clay min- buddies to make inquiries in regards to mala," at UT. He will become a Postdoc- eralogy. market and to call toralFellow at CaliforniaInstitute of Tech- investing in the stock Joseph B. Avant (BS '51) reports from Dal- nology in the fall. him collect! las where he's a Geologist with W. H. Henry J. Alvarez (BS '59) is a Geologist Carl E. Andrews (BS '58) is SafetyEngineer Hudson & Company. DevelopmentBoard for theLiberty Mutual Insurance Company with the Texas Water Herbert A. Babione (BS '40) continues as He and in Dallas. and is currently living in Waco. Division Reserves Geologist with Humble three Sharon (7), Sylvia have children: Peter B. Andrews (PhD '67) is a Sedimen- in Oklahoma City. Herb was "revived" by (3). Henry, Jr. (5), andHoward tologist with the New Zealand Geological a visit to Austin and Hemisfair during the peak the Eugene L. Ames, Jr. (BS '55) is Executive Survey in Christchurch. Peter writes: "I of bluebonnetseason andattended Vice-President of Venus Oil Company in am now fully back in the mainstream of the AAPG meeting in April. His son, Robert, will San Antonio. Gene says they are keeping New Zealand geology. Presented a paper enter Oklahoma State Uni- versity busy with the quest for "plain, ordinary at the January ANZAAS Congress held in this fall. Christchurch. A succession of ex-UT stu- old shallow oil— about 30 feet of pay at A. C. Baker (BS '51) writes from Wichita dents and friends have visited during the — 2800wouldbe desirable!" — Falls: "All's well optimistic about the past month Chris Kendall, Bud Frank, — future hope for price increase in crude David L. Amsbury (PhD '57) continues as and Keith Crook. Managing to maintain this year. Best regards to all my friends." Aerospace Technician for NASA in Hous- interest in marine geology through the He's an Independent Geologist. ton. Dave is involved in the earth re- Portobello Marine Biology Station." sources survey program and in sporadic M. (BS '51) Edgar P. Armstrong (BS '51) from Charles Baker has been trans- research on volcanics in West Texas. His reports ferred by Houston he's Valuation Engineer Continental Oil Company from wife Ann and the children, Linda and where Shreveport, (Oil & Gas) for the U.S. Treasury Depart- Louisiana to Lafayette where Steve, are enjoying swimming, fishing and he is Supervising Geologist. ment. their crabbing near their home in Seabrook. Ernest '55) (BS '51, '54) T. Baker, Jr. (BS has moved (MA '46) Robert N. Arrington MA was Irving J. Anderson is a Consult- into a new home in Austin. Ernest is a He recently transferred to Continental's New ing Geologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Hydrologist with the USGS, and he re- York City office after six years of foreign writes: "Movedinto a new home about two ports his children are now 2 and 6 years assignments. Bob is now Staff Geologist years ago so our roots are firmly estab- for Minerals Exploration. old. lished.Still in the oil center and still try- Gus B. Baker (BA '49, MA '52) has moved ing to find gas andoil." Larry M. Asbury (BS '59, MA '61) was from Casper, Wyoming, to New Orleans, transferred from Tehran to Los Angeles J. Anderson (PhD '65) will be pro- Louisiana, Geologist for John last January. Larry is now Administrative where he's Staff moted to Associate Professor of Geology at Chevron Oil Company. says Assistant to the Manager of International Gus he's "de- Kent State University (Ohio) in Septem- lighted to be back in the Sunny South Operations for Atlantic-Richfield.He says ber 1968. John has a NSF grant for re- after twelve years in the Rocky he's not doing as much geology as before, Moun- search in the high plateaus of Utah, and tains!" but is gaining exposure to other interest- has a new daughter, Janet, who was born ing of the inNovember 1967. elements petroleum industry. He Jerry D. Baker (BS '51) continues as a Me- also reports that another move is in store chanical Designer for Gaynor & Sirmen Paul D. Anderson (BS '47) is spending most this fall when the entire InternationalDi- in Dallas. He writes: "Instead of robins, of his time trying to find oil in Crane vision moves from Los Angeles to New- watchfor theNewsletterquestionnaire,and County, Texas. Paul is Partner in W. D. York City. The Asburys have a new Fall is to be heralded by the Geology Anderson & Sons in Midlandand will cele- daughter who wasborn November 24,1967. Newsletter in lieu of falling leaves. How brate his twentieth wedding anniversary much more dependable is the Jimmie H. Ashley (BS '60) is Landman for staff than this year.He and Peggy have two children, fickle Mother Nature." (We consider Continental Oil Company in Midland. He that Ken, a freshman at UT, and Karen, who's a compliment, Jerry, and our writes: "Nothing much new. is in thanks for a senior in MidlandHigh School. Mark it!) the first grade this year and his little Payton V. Anderson (BS '45), Partner in brother John really misses him during the W. F. (Bill) Baker (BS '51) is "working W. D. Anderson &Sons inMidland, reports day, although Mom (Betsy) feels a little Rocky Mountain geology and looking for- continued success in locating small but freer. Stop by on your way to California!" ward to football season." Bill is District September,1968 27

Geologist for the Diamond-Shamrock Cor- and Director of Western Oil Shale Cor- 20 days leave will depart for Korea. After porationin Amarillo. poration. Family is okay. Bruce graduated a year's duty in the Far East Iplan to go June 1from Notre Dame; Steve is a junior to work for Tejas Plastics & Materials (BA '57) heads E. W. E. Bakke Jr. the W. at St. Anthony's Seminary in San Antonio Supply in Fort Worth and continue my Bakke Oil Company, Ltd., in San Antonio. and Ann is in MidlandHigh School. Mrs. studies in order to obtain a Master's degree." (Goodluck you, Dick!) Carrasco V., Baldomero (MA '68) has ac- "B" is still ably running the household to July cepted employment as a Geologist with the affairs. Looking forward to the dedi- James B. and Kathryn Giddens Bennett Building Mid- Instituto Mexicano del Petro'leo in Mexico cation of the new Bybee in (BS '61; BA '61) are in Shreveport, City. land." Louisiana, where James is Geologist for Bassinger (BS '51) us Skelly OilCompany and Kathryn is teach- BennieK.Balke (MA '58) movedto Boulder, William E. reports to Bakersfield, ing. James reports he's enjoying his asso- Colorado,in July 1967 and is a Staff Geol- from California where he is ciation with Skelly, his new home, his Bennie District Geophysicist for Union Oil Com- ogist for ShellOil Company. works family and life in general. Their daughter, in the Denver and is doing geology pany of California. office Kathryn, is now 6% years old. in the Appalachian region. Joe Beard (BS '42) is exploring for oil and Robert L.Bentley (BS '54) continues as Dis- gas in southeastern Michigan and south- William W. Ballard (PhD '61) is still wear- trict Geological Engineer for Tenneco Oil — western Ontario, Canada.Joe is a Partner ing "two hats" he's an Assistant Pro- Company in Lafayette, Louisiana. He and in Beard & Harmon in St. Clair, Michi- fessor at Rocky Mountain College in Bill- have a daughter, Pamela, now gan. Jeanne five ings, Montana, where he teaches two years old. courses each semester, and a Partner in E. Beatty, (BA '50, BS '54), Robert Jr. N. Berkley (BS '50), Balcron Oil Company, which is active in District Director Railroad Com- Jack SeniorPetroleum of the Engineer for Crown Central in Houston, oil explorationin Montana and North Da- mission in San Antonio, says "don't miss — says he's "working diligently changing kota. Bill reports his family is fine and San Antonio's World Fair!" norecent additions. Crown from the good ole days to the Jet Ralph J.Beaver (BS '58) is President of Be- Set and raising three children to believe (BS '59) Larry T. Barnett is President of vex Corporation in Fort Worth. He also in brotherly love, even with the Aggies." Larry Barnett Company, Inc.,in Austin. Corporation, has a new company, Amatco Earl H. Bescher (BS '40), Coordinator of will do machine and tool work. Ellwood T. Barrett (BS '54) writes to us: which Professional Recruiting for Humble Oil Ralph says "no news is good news this "Still working around Madison County & Refining Company in Houston, says he's year." (Texas), although am presently on active still looking for outstanding scientists for duty at Fort Monroe, Virginia, with the Roy L.Beckelhymer, Jr. (BS '52) reports to Humble. He hopes to come back to Austin Major for U.S. Army. Just callme Barrett us from Houston where he is Senior Geo- more now that he's bought property at awhile!" (We will, Major, and luck to physicist for Atlantic-Richfield Company. Lakeway on Lake Travis where he ex- you!) pects to build for "fun and relaxation." Lynn S. Beeler (BS '62) is a Captain in the Raymond V. Barron (1948-50) is Chief Engineer Corps of the U.S. Army and is Robert A. Bierbauer (BA '58) is Assistant Geologist for Johnson & Lindley, Inc. in stationed at Nampa, Idaho, as an advisor Department Manager for the Engineers Houston. His daughter Diane is planning to the National Guard. Lynn says in the Testing Laboratory in Houston. Bob says attend UT this fall. to event any former classmates are up in he's "working in the field of construction area to please free to drop in. materials testing; soils testing; rock test- (BS '51) his feel Ben L. Barrow is "still getting ac- ing and exploratory drilling in rock plus quainted with the Ben (BS '43) Pacific Northwest." W. E. Belt, Jr. is now with the logging as per soil or rock identification is Western Sales Representative for Reilly Wolf Exploration Company in Houston. and sedimentation and igneous rock rela- Vancouver, Tar & Chemical Corporation in He's Vice-Presidentof the Gulf CoastLand tionships and properties." Washington. Division. DonG. Bilbrey (BS '53, MA '57),Petroleum L. T. (Slim) and Laura Thomson Barrow George A. Bell, Jr. (BS '50) is now in Mad- Engineer with Gulf Oil Corporation in (BA '23) '21, MA '23; BA send greet- rid, Spain, as Geophysicist for American Roswell, New Mexico, writes: "I seem to (It ings from Houston. is always a treat Overseas PetroleumLtd. be stuck in Roswell, but Ilike ithere and makes of his brief whenSlim one visits to it is close to Texas. Imanage to get 'home' Ted Bence (MA '64) writes to us from Pasa- the Department; he seems to keep up bet- occasionally and to see a few football dena, California, where he's a Postdoctoral ter than we do with our activities and our games in thefall." ex-students.) Fellow at Cal-Tech: "After finishing at MIT in 1966, we moved to Pasadena to Terry V. Bills, Jr. (BS '55, MA '57), In- Thomas D. Barrow (MA '48) continues as look over Southern California. Now we dependent and Consulting Geologist in La- Director and Senior Vice-President of are trying to make the big decision about fayette, Louisiana, writes that business is Humble Oil & Refining Company in Hous- the future.Linda and Iwere blessed with very good and he expects a sizeable in- ton. Tom is Chairman of the GeologyFoun- our first addition to the family, Carolyn crease in independent exploration activity dation Advisory Council, which puts him Elizabeth,in early January. We justmissed in his area in 1968." in a key position to encourage and guide out on the tax break but you can't expect (PhD '64) future developmentin geology at UT. to win them all." Edward C. Bingler is now Assist- ant Professor of Geology at South Dakota Jerald H. (Jerry) Bartley (BS '37) writes to Richard Bolton Bender II (BA '67), 2nd School of Mines & Technology in Rapid us from Midland:— "Still in Midland. Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, reports from City. Ed says he's enjoying his new posi- More diversified consulting, independent Fort Polk, Louisiana: "At the present tion and his field work in the Black Hills operator, Broxson-Bartley Insurance Agen- time, Iam the Post Game Warden (Mili- and for UT exes passing through on their cy, Well Analysis Company (production tary) and Operations Officer. I'll be sta- way to Yellowstone to be sure and stop in logging and perforating), Vice-President tioned here until June 19, 1968, and after andsayhello. 28 September,1968

Russell C. Bingley (BS '62), Engineering Operations Supervisor for The Western hope that necessity will never require me Geologist with the California State De- Company. Steve reports the wife and fam- to lose as much sleep ever again!" Bluff, thoroughly partment of Water Resources at Red ily are doing fine and that he Leslie Bowling (BA '28) reports from New California, presently engaged in the enjoys reading the Newsletter each year. is Orleans "business as usual." Leslie is an study of landslides in the proposed Dos (Thanks, Steve!) Independent Oil & Gas Consultant and is Rios Dam Reservoir on the MiddleFork & Bill L. Bloodworth (BS '39, MA '41), in Ad- also a member of our Geology Foundation of the Eel River in northern California. ministrative-Marketing for Geophoto Serv- Advisory Council. Neal J. Bingman (BA '26) is enjoying his ices in Denver, Colorado, recently took a Don R. Boyd (BS '58) is "till an Independ- Wichita, retirement from Amerada in leisurely trip through Texas to see the ent looking for that elusive greasy stuff!" Kansas. He and Opal have been looking bluebonnets. He also found the dinosaur Don is a Petroleum Geologist in Corpus over a bit of the country by car and he tracks on the South San Gabriel River Christi and he writes that all is well and good. They says that Texas always looks north of Leander and reports it wasmuch he's always happy to see old friends from hope to attendHemisfair soon. Their only fun. (How come you didn't stop by and see UT. child, Frank, is now married and is an thenew building, Bill?) Walt V.Boyle (BS '54, MA '55) is presently electricalengineer. Murray E. Body (BA '32) continues as Pres- conducting regional geologic studies in Bobby A. Bishop (PhD '66) continues as ident of the Oasis Oil Company of Libya, Texas and New Mexico and is "really an Assistant Professor of Geology at East Inc.inTripoli. learning a lot of good regional geology." Carolina University in Greenville, North Walt is Geologist for Shell Oil Company (BA '32) "nothing Carolina. Bobby says their department is Robert E. Bonar reoprts inMidland. growing and they'll have six staff new" from Lafayette, Louisiana. Bob is that Bozeman (BS '51) as fall. He's teaching stratig- Geologist for Forest Oil Corporation. David O. continues members this Geological Manager for Petroleum introductory plus in- Sohio raphy and courses John D. andNancy BrownBoon (1938-40; Company Oklahoma City. Dave His wife, Brita, in writes: vertebrate paleontology. BS '39) live in Arlington, Texas, where "The Muddy sand of the Powder River who receivedher M.A. from UT last year, Jack is head of the Geology Department Basin is suddenly of great interest. Deeply is teachingmath at East Carolina. — at UT-Arlington. Jack was honored by involved— in boy athletics baseball and William T. Biskamp (BS '54) is still living UT-Arlington in February for completing football and Boy Scouts, the latter the in Denver where he's a Geologist for 25 yearsof teachingin 1967,having started most important!" & Refining Company. Bill's as Associate Professor of Geology and Humble Oil M. T. Bradford,Jr. (BA '50) continues as an for Depart- Physics. He was acting of the latter working Alaska their Minerals head Independent in City. says he department from 1943-45 and became Pro- Oklahoma He ment. enjoyed seeinig former classmates at the fessor and Head of the Geology Depart- '62) AAPGmeeting andthat it was interesting Thomas K. Bjorklund (MA says he sur- ment in 1946. The Boons have two sons, to note everyone "is looking for greener vived three months in Houston last fall at D. 111, a Lieutenant oceanog- John and but Shell's training department and is now rapher in the U.S.C.G.S., andMills Brown, pastures, none seems to know where they are"— including him! happilybackinCalifornia looking for more who is serving in the Peace Corps in Ne- barrels of oil in the Los Angeles Basin. pal. Robert W. Bradley, Jr. (BS '56), Produc- Tom is Exploitation Engineer for Shell in tion Geologist for Humble Oil & Refining Ventura. Charles Clinton Booth (MA '56) writes that Company, has been trbansferred from he and Guyanne and their girls, Betsy, 111 (BS '55), Lieu- Midlandto Abilene. Frederik S. Blackmar Cissy and Caroline, are all fine and enjoy in the U.S. Navy, Philip Braithwaite (MA '58) still with tenant Commander living in country. Clint is is Graduate the President finished the U.S. Naval Post of the Flat Top Ranch in Walnut Springs, Sun Production Research Laboratories in California, School in Monterey, in June Texas. Richardson, Texas, "working on carbon- and from there he is to go to San Diego ates." Last year he visited England and wherehe'll be flying the new E2A "Hawk- Robert T. Booth (1930-31) writes from San parts of the Caribbeanin the course of his eye" from the USS Ranger. Fred says it's Antonio: "Disappointed my daughter did work and this year it seems like he'll be back to the Far East again! (P.S. He's not get my side-kick, Dr. Bullard, in geol- spending a lot of time in Canada. Phil still collecting agates. ) ogy this past year." Bob is now retired. says he was very impressed with the new Geology Building. (Thanks, Phil, so are (MA '53) William D. Blankenship is now Douglas L. Bostwick (MS '53), SeniorPetro- we!) developing mountain real estate as well as leum Geologist for Humble, was trans- W. A. (MA '34) oil operationsin Colorado,Wyoming, Mon- ferred from New Orleans to Houston in Bramlette continues as Ex- tana and Kentucky. Bill owns the Blank- August 1967. Doug says he's still working plorationOperations Manager for Humble enship Oil & Development Corporation in in the Louisiana Offshore District— East- Oil & Refining Company in Houston. Denver, Colorado. Marine ern Division. The Bostwicks are Robert Frost Brandt (BS '57) is still teach- "anticipating" their fourth addition B. Blanton (BS '56) is an Engineer this ing physical and historical geology at James fall. with Welex-Division of Halliburton Serv- South Texas Junior College in Houston. Bob says he enjoys teaching very much ices in Houston. Southern W. Bower (BS '50) continues as and that geological education is being ex- Sales Engineer for Dresser-Magcobar in Harvey Blatt (MA '58) will become an Asso- pandedat asmore andmore students Portland, Texas. He writes: "We are en- STJC ciate Professor of Geology at the Univer- choose geology for their joying Portland more and more each day. science require- sity of Oklahoma in Norman in Septem- Last October and November Ilived with ment. This past year they averaged about ber 1968. Harvey says "I guess you never 140 students. a trouble well on Glomar II (a drilling can tell who may really be an Okie!" ship) twenty miles off the west coast of Thomas E. Breedlove (BS '54) reports from Steven E. Blesch (BS '59) is completing nine Nicaragua. The adventure was interesting Corpus Christi where he's Geologist for years in Hobbs, New Mexico, wherehe is and a lot of experience was gained, but I Marathon Oil Company. September,1968 29

William M. Brenner (BS '58) will be teach- GeraldR.Brooks (BS '58) is now Executive Leroy C. Buehrer (BS '57), Senior Geol- ing in the Physical Education Department Vice-President for Bossier Federal Sav- ogist for Core Labs in Dallas, writes: at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, ings & Loan Association in Bossier City, "Once again find myself back on the for- in the fall of 1968. This past year he was Louisiana. He writes: '"We are engaged eign circuit. Currently working in Al- Coordinator of Elementary Physical Edu- in building for the Savings & Loan Asso- giers whereCore Lab has a technicalassist- cation for the Santa Fe (New Mexico) ciation and Gayle andIare anxious to get ance contract with SONATRACH, Al- Public Schools. it completed. We still have just two chil- geria's national oil company. Greetings to dren,Stephanie andGary." all at UT." (And greetings to you from Luther W. (Dan) Bridges (MA '58, PhD allof us!) '62) continues as Geologist with Shell Oil M. N. Broughton (BA '30, MA '31) con- Company in New Orleans. Dan writes: tinues as Geologist for Texaco in Tulsa, Richard T. Buffler (BS '49), Geologist for "I've been holding up my news for our Oklahoma. Shell Oil Companyin Los Angeles,says he baby. She apologizes if she waited too still enjoying working with Shell and long to make this year's edition. Born to Robert E. Brown, Jr. (BS '35) is a rancher life in Southern California. The Bufflers Dan and Louise Leal Bridges, first child and lives 7% miles south of Lockhart. He spent three months in Houston this past and daughter, Anne Marie, 6 a.m. July 6, and Lida have one son, Robert 111, who winter and visited Austin several week- weight 8 lbs. 12 oz. Mother & daughter in isa sophomoreat UT. ends. They got to see the new geology excellenthealth." building, whichDick says is verybeautiful. Wilton J. Brown (MA '53) is Geologist for They had a second addition to fam- (BS '62) completed his Tucker Drilling Company, in An- their Richard J.Bridwell Inc. San ily at Xmas— a girl, Monique. Master's inGeological Engineering inJune gelo. Wilton says "there are still some 1968 at Colorado School of Mines in fields left on the Eastern Shelf!" Fredda Jean Bullard (MA '51) had a book Golden. His thesis title was "Geology of published this past spring, Mexico's Nat- George S. Brownwell, (BS '52), the Kerber Creek Area, Saguache County, Jr. Chief ural Gas: The Beginning an Industry, Geophysicist Perry R. Bass Fort of Colorado."He plans to start work on the for in a study of the geology and economics of Worth, D.Sc. at CSM in September. spent 3% months in Somalia of the developments of Mexico's gas indus- East this oil Africa past year on an ex- try, which can be ordered from UT's Bu- Kerry S. Briggs (BS '49) is Manager of the ploration project. Besides working on this reau of Business Research. is Dee Jay Company in Jackson, Mississippi. Fredda interesting program, he managed to get operating a shop here in Austin special- in some "excellent hunting for small and Virgil A.Brill (BA '27, MA '28) writes from izing in imported antiques and religious big game." San Antonio: "I am still active as an In- folk art. dependent Oil Operator, but do less work (BS '52, '55), Super- Jesse Brundrett MA Ben Buongiorno (MA '55) was promoted to and more hunting as time goes by. Iam visor Geologist for Humble Oil & Refin- District Geologist on January 1, 1968, by always glad your Best to get Newsletters. ing Company, is "househunting again.'' the Monsanto Company. will be all of the faculty of the Geology Ben in wishes to He's moving from Overton back to Tyler. charge of the Texas Gulf Coast, onshore Department, of which Iat one time was TheBrundrett's No. 1daughter is a senior andoffshore,in Houston. a member." (Thanks Virgil!) atUT. Pat Parks Burbridge (BA '58) M. H. "Buddy" Brock (BS '56) continues writes from Wallace E. Brunson (BS '42, MA '54) con- Richardson, Texas: "I still enjoy getting his "farming and ranching" in Edna, tinues as Senior Geologist for Pan Amer- into the business world two days a Texas. He's also in. business partnership week icanPetroleum Corporationin Fort Worth. at Sun's Research Lab and continuing with another UT geology alumnus, Ken- work on plant microfossils. days find neth Jarratt.Buddy and his wife (Weesie J. E. (Woody) Bryant (BS '43, MA '48), Other me at home with daughters Kay (6) and Mauritz, BA '56) have two boys and two Chief Geologist for Vaughn Petroleum Julie (3)." girls. Inc. inDallas, writes: "Still doingbusiness with the same outfit but at a difffferent (BS Robert Jerry Brod (BS '57) is Manager for Burke Burkart '54, MA '60) continues stand.Moved our offices in August 1968 to GAI-GMX Division, in Boulder, Colo- as Assistant Professor of Geology at Tem- 1407 Main Street. We are still looking for pleUniversity in Philadelphia. He and his rado. Jerry says they are specializing in black gold but with poor success the past mining geophysics. wife Marilyn are still doing geology in four years. Come by and see our new Guatemala in the summers. Burke says D. R. (Bob) Brogdon (BS '53, MA '54) was spread!" they now have an M.A. program at Tem- transferred from Shreveport, Louisiana, ple. Leonard C. Bryant (BS '57) resigned his to Tulsa, Oklahoma, last January. Bob is position with Service Oil Company Staff Geologist for Marathon Oil Com- Cities Michael P. Burkart (BA '60) is in IBM's in July 1967 to an pany. open up office with Data Processing Division (Sales) in San Southern Petroleum Exploration, Inc. in Francisco. He writes: "Finally acquired Richmond L. Bronaugh (MA '50) is Asso- San Antonio. He reports they're actively a wife this February and have launched ciate Professor of Geology at Baylor Uni- engaged in explorationfor oil and gas. our first five-year plan. San Francisco is versity in Waco. He writes their depart- great; full of displacedTexans who'veseen (BS ment has moved into permanent quarters Julius A. Buchanan '41) reports he's thelight!" in the new Sid Richardson Science Build- still living in Tyler withhis wife,Virginia, ing after "being in various temporary lo- and two children, Paul and Ann. Julius is James D. Burke (BS '38), Partner in Me-- cations since Precambrian time," and a Consulting Geologist. Clam & Burke, Consultants, in Corpus adds "come seeus." Christi, reports he has one son who's a Cleo Eugene Buck, (BS '54) is Geolog- Jr. junior at UT and another who's a junior D. Kenneth Brook, Jr. (BS '67) is an En- ical Engineer with Tenneco Oil Company inhighschool. sign in the U.S. Navy on board the USS in Midland. Gene says Tenneco "sure is a Procyon currently deployed in the West growing concern and it's a pleasure to W. Harry Burke (BS '57) last fall resigned Pacific. work for them." from Skelly Oil Company to join Occi- 30 September,1968

Robert W. Bybee (BA '41) is Manager of Humbles Exploration Department's East- ern Marine Division in Houston. Leon G. Byerley, Jr. (BS '52), Partner in Byerley, Caussey & Howbert, Consulting Geologists, in Midland writes: "There have been no noteworthy changes in our status during the past year. We did enjoy our visit to the University for the dedication of the Geology Building andespecially the thought-provoking lectures at the symposium."

Ronald W. Byram (BA '26) is President of R. W. Byram & Company in Austin which he established in November 1921. In 1932 the company began consulting work for oil companieson problems relating to state oil regulations, and presently they serve as consultants in that field for several companies. They have also developedspecial- ized oil publications relating to regulations in Texas, New Mexico and Louis- iana, and maintain branches in the two otherstates.

WilliamM. Byrd (BS '56, MA '58) continues as District Geologist for Humble Oil & Refining Company in Abilene. Bill was Mrs. HalP. Bybee accepts a photograph of the new Hal P. recently on a temporary assignment with Bybee Building from James Zimmerman, Geologist in Charge Esso Nicaragua, offshore Pacific drilling of University Lands, at the banquet honoring the Bybee family project. andothers. Warren J. and Susan Kiefer Cage (BS '50; BA '50) report "no change" from Corpus dental Petroleum Corporation, whose new Ensign in the U.S. Navy. Served first tour Christi. Susan and Jack are Geologists offices are located at 4671 Southwest Free- as math instructor at the U.S. Naval withGulf OilCorporation. way,Houston. Academy Prep School in Maryland. Now Frank Kell Cahoon (BS '57), Independent serving as Lieutenant (junior grade) in A. Burleson (BS '49) is now Senior John London as Computer Operations Watch Oil Operator in Midland, has gotten into Staff Geologist for Humble in Midland. refining in two years and Officer. Expect to be transferred to sea the last he and John says he's thoroughly enjoying Dr. duty in the Pacific before year's end." associates have built a jet fuel refinery in Karl Klement's (Texas Tech) course in western Oklahoma. Frank says he, Paula limestone deposition and recommends it DanC. Buzzo (BS '50) went to Iran in April and the children loved returning to Aus- highly. 1967 as Geologist for Pan AmericanInter- tin during his term in the legislature. national Petroleum Company. He will be Lewis B. Burleson (BS '48), Partner in Dean Lynn (BS '56, '58),Ex- there for several years and will be work- Callender MA Burleson & Huff in Midland, writes: "I plorationGeologist Com- ing on drilling projects in the Persian for Standard Oil have been a practicing geologist for 20 Gulf. and Peggy children, pany of Texas, spent five months in Hous- years now and Irealize how little Iknew. Dan have two (16) (12). ton recently working on an offshore seis- keep up with the new Lori and Michael Lynn It is essential to mograph review. He reports he and Mari- geological concepts and ideas." (Amen!) HalbertH.Bybee (BA '41) writes from Hous- lyn really enjoyed seeing everyone in No- Claude M. Burnett (BS '51), Geologist for ton: "I am still working offshore geology vember at the dedication, and that "the Dilworth S. Hager Estate in Dallas, says for ContinentalOil Company in the CAGC fine new building is a monument to the he's "growing older, not much wiser/1 His Marine Region andcontinue to finditmost effort by an even finer faculty." (Thanks, daughter Claudiaexpects to enter UT next interesting. By the time you go to press I Dean!) fall. will have both children married— Ann JimG. Callihan (BA '32) is "still workingon (September 2, 1967) and Hal, Jr. (June T. J. (Jeff) Burnett, Jr. (BS '49) reports highway construction" and "gets home 1, 1968). Hal Jr. is finishing his second to us fromHouston where he's a Partner once in awhile for a little fishing." Jim is year of graduate work in electrical engi- in T. Burnett & Son, Insurance. Superintendent for M. C. Winters, Inc. in J. neering at UT after receiving his M.S. at JohnsonCity. P. Word Burtis 111 (BA '55) is President of Rice.Sally andIsend regards." Geo-Ray, Inc. in Irving, Texas. They've Rodney J. Camp (BS '43) reports in from Mrs. Hal P. Bybee (widow of "Doc" Bybee) just moved into new offices in the Irving Midland where he's Geologist for Camp Bank Tower. sent us a clipping aboutthe naming of the Oil Company. University Lands Building in Midland. Larry Roger Butts (BA '66) writes to us: (See the front page story for more news Donald Harvey Campbell (MA '62) is "fi- "Upon graduationIwas commissionedan aboutthis.) nally finishing his Ph.D. work at Texas September,1968 31

A&M University." In September 1968 he Jack C. Cartwright (BS '51, MA '55) writes AGI. He then went to Southern Illinois goes to Stephen F. Austin State College in to us from Midland: "Icontinue to work University for additional research in ar- Nacogdoches, Texas as AssistantProfessor in the Permian Basin Area looking for the— cheology and mineralogy. In July 1968 of Geology. elusive fields that remain in this area he plans to resumehis teaching job at Na- there's bound to be some good ones left! tional Taiwan University in Taipei, Tai- A. Campbell (MA '59) writes to us Richard Our family is growing up fast, one is in wan, China. from Lafayette, Louisiana: "Working now junior high and the youngest starts to as an Independent, still in H. southwestern school." Jack is District Geologist for Tex- Thomas Cheshut (BS '59 is "keeping the Louisiana. Family is fine, with three boys as Pacific Oil Company. construction industry supplied with peb- getting bigger and bigger and the main bles" up ill Arlington where he is Sales problem being haircuts, since Ibelieve a David G. Casey, Jr. (BS '60) resigned from Engineer, Aggregate Division, for Texas crew cut is a way of life and they don't! Shell Oil Company and joined Steinhorst Industries,Inc. I'm grateful to UT for preparing me for Operators' Service, Inc. in Lafayette, Robert (BS '53) the work Ienjoy so much." Louisiana, as co-owner and Vice-Presi- Lee Childs is Area Sales Manager for Company dent. The company specializes in oil and Dow Chemical in Jacqueline Covo Campbell (BA '44) tells gas property management and geological Houston. us that Hemisfair is bringing many visit- and engineering consulting. Dave says to ors to San and hopes to see Jack M. Chrismon (BS '51) moved to Antonio she send thembusiness so he and Cynthia can many former classmates. She sees UT-exes Shreveport in September 1967 after eight return to more often. new part- Bill Camp, Bob Begeman and Mary Eliza- Austin His years in Tyler. Jack is Senior Geologist for ner is an OU grad— -"better than an Aggie beth SheldonWier oftenand reports they're — Sun Oil Company. partner" butDave says he alwayshastime all well. Jackie's oldest son, Bob, is a for UT people,so dropby ! James Elaine Christner (BA '27, MA '29) freshmanat Austin College and her young- writes us from Shamrock, Texas, that he's est son, Scott, is enjoying junior high and Dwight E. (BS '55, '58) writes Cassell MA "ranching in Roger Mills County, Okla- "is developing into a Thespian." Her two from Oklahoma City: "With two- moves homa." daughters, Diane and Heather, are in high in less than a year,Ihope to stay in Okla- school. homa City for awhile.First toHouston last Stephen E. and Patricia S. Clabaugh (BS (for Joe Cannon (BA '27) writes from San Angelo August on a staff assignment Hum- '40, MA '41; MA '62) arenot planning to ble),then a short tour as East Texas Dis- that he's moved to Lake Nasworthy "to go to theInternationalGeological Congress trict Geologist, and in April, move enjoy life a little more." He says he's not the to in Prague this summer because their old- the "Oke' City. However,it been fun retired, but he's not pressing either! has est daughter is having a look at Europe and willbe evenbetter if webeatthe Okies before getting married next fall, and their W. Henry Cardwell(BA '38) Consulting Pe- in '68."Dwight is now Oklahoma City Dis- middle daughter is taking her first college troleum Geologist inDallas, is "still divid- trict Geologist for Humble Oil & Refining courses in Mexico. Steve taught freshman ing his time between Gulf Coast and the Company. geology last fall for the first time inhis 21 Williston Basin." Henry was elected Dis- years of teaching at UT. Pat is Managing Philip 111 (BA '60) is working trict Representative to AAPG from the C. Cezeaux Editor of the Journal Geological Edu- with the mineral portions of the Federal of Dallas Geological Society this year and cation, but she expects to hand that job Income Tax statute as an Attorney with the he hopes to see many classmates at the over to someoneelse when BobBoyer ceases Internal Revenue Service in Washington, AAPGmeetingin Dallas in 1969. to be Editor of the Journal next fall. D.C. MarvinT. Carlsen (BS '52) writes fromMid- Uel S. Clanton, Jr. (BS '55, MA '60, PhD Ralph S. Chamness (BS '57) "almost made land: "Still teaching seventh and eighth '68), Aerospace Technologist at NASA in it back to Texas after an eleven-month grades at a junior high school and it con- Houston, is "continuing to see new parts stay in the vicinity of Coatzacoalcos,Vera tinues to be a challenging profession. I of this country." Uel took time off last Cruz, Mexico." Ralph is now Geologist for — also analyze well samples at Permian Ba- fall to finish up his Ph.D. last!" Texas Sulphur Company Carlsbad, "at sin Sample Lab during vacation periods Gulf at NewMexico. (BS '58) to keep a foot in the petroleum geology John W. Clark received his M.S. doorway. All degree in geodesy at Ohio State University five kids are doing well in Joe A. Champion (BS '39) reports from school, Scouts and other activities." in June 1968. John is a Captain in the Houston where he is Staff Geologist for USAF andafter completion of flying train- ShellOil Company. Alfred Townes (Toby) Carleton (BS '51, ing in the C-123 aircraft this summer he MA '52) continues as a General Partner in will be assigned the12th Air Commando John G. Champion (BS '47) continues as an to Structurmaps, Ltd. in Midland. Independent Consultant in Tyler, Texas. Squadron at Bien Hoa Air Base in South VietNam. Ralph V. Carson, Jr. (BS '55) says he has Walter Chatham, Jr. (BS '48, MA '50), yet to find any oil, but has discovered Geologist with the Federal Power Com- Joseph Clyde Clark (BS '57, MA '59) writes many other things of interest during his mission in Washington, D.C, writes: to us: "Am continuing teaching geology (as Professor) two yearsin theNew York City area.Ralph "Nothing new here, but would like to say Assistant at the University is Staff Accountant for Continental Oil hello again to everybody. Ienjoy theNews- of California at Santa Barbara-by-the-Sea. Company. letter verymuch." (Thanks, Walt!) Iwill be mapping again this summer in the Santa Cruz Mountains for the Survey Robert D. Carter (BS '48, MA '48) has Carl Chelf (BA '40) is an Independent Geol- as part of the San Andreas fault project moved Corpus Bakersfield, from Christi to ogist in Austin. and am looking forward to having one California and is now a Geologist with the quarter on sabbatical leave in the fall." USGS. Bob is currently working on a com- Pei-Yuan Chen (PhD '68) leftUT in August prehensive geDlogic study of Elk Hills 1967 and went to Washington, D.C. to W. Kenley Clark (BS '36) continues as Vice- Field, Naval Petroleum Reserve #1, third spend four months there as an abstractor President of The Superior Oil Company in largest field in theU.S. for Chinese and Japanese publications for Houston. 32 September,1968

Wilbur R. Cleaves (BA '60) writes to us from take their three grandchildren on a 45-day er. Their son Donald (12) is in junior Danang, Viet Nam: "Iam presently near- cruise, starting from New York on July high school. ing the end of a 12-month tour here in 2,1968, to North Cape of Norway andmost (BA '40) Viet Nam.Ithasn't been sobad,butIlook of the countries on the Baltic and North Henry C. Cortes, Jr. continues as forward to the Naval Hospital at Corpus seas. They will return to Austin for the a Partner in Ad-Ver-Tis-Er in Dallas. is in Navy Med- winter. is a Geological Christi." Wilbur the U.S. Carroll Consultant Augustus '56, ical Corps. here in Austin. S. Cotera, Jr. (BS '52, MA PhD '62) is Associate Professor and George H. Clements (BA '22) reports from Henry Clay and Sophie Staehely Cooke Chairman of the Geology Department at Denton, Texas, that he has now retired. (BS '41; BA '40) livein Ingleside, Texas, Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Henry, who is President of Orion Oil He writes: "Lots of magnificent geology '66) Russell E. demons (PhD continues as Company in Corpus Christi, says he's still out here, despite seven foot snow storms. Assistant Professor of Geology at UT-Ar- looking for oil and always enjoys a visit Open invite to old friends to stop by on lington.Russ is completing his second sum- from "old" classmates. The Cooke's oldest their way to the Grand Canyon." mer's field work on a NSF sponsored boy, Walter, is a senior at UT. grant in northwesternGuatemalaand will Billy Clayton Cotner (BS '53) continues as (MA '56) attend the sth Caribbean Geological Con- Beaumont B. Cooley reports "no General Partner in Meadco Properties, ference at St. Thomas, V.1., in July. change" from Midland. Beaumont is For- Ltd. inMidland. mation Evaluation Geologist for Standard Donald B. Clutterbuck (MA '58) completed Oil Companyof Texas. Army Buchstab Coury (BA '49) is "spend- his tenth year with Shell Oil Company in ing a year or two in the heart of the Alps" Geologist for John D. Cooper (MA '64) continues as a June 1968. Don is Staff their in Grenoble, France. Army reports there Marine Division in Houston, and is "en- Geologist for Shell Oil Company in Los Angeles, California. writes: "Still is geology all over the placeand thatit'sa joying it thoroughly." He writes that his John — the Angeles Basin, truly big change from the Texas Gulf Coast. family is growing vp the boys are now working in Los fascinating geology. Attended a Shell 2 and5 years old. Jerry Covington (BS '43), Independent Ge- training school in Houston from early Jan- ologist in Midland, sends us news of his R. Cocke 111 (MA '51) is a Consult- uary through mid-April. Enjoyed making Robert family. His daughter Renee is working in ing Geologist inHouston. several trips to Austin and visiting old Chicago, son Gary is a sophomore at the friends." Thomas Milton Colley, Jr. (BA '51) is an U.S. Air Force Academy; son Kyle will Independent in leasing and cattle ranch- H. Taliaferro Cooper (BS '49) is an In- attend UT-Arlington on athletic (swim- ing in McAllen, Texas. He and his wife, dependent Geologist in San Antonio and is ming) scholarship this fall. Jerry says the former Margaret Whittenberg (UT working for the St. Louis Union Trust "Change is the only constant thing!" '45) have been married for twenty years Company and Hagist Ranch, Inc. in Mc- Raymond Wilson Cozby, Jr. (BS '60), Den- andhave three children,ages 17, 15 and9. Mullen, LaSalle and Webb Counties, Tex- — tist in Tyler, reports that he, Bettye and as. He has two daughters, Cynthia (15) their boys are certainly enjoying H. Grady Collier, Jr. (BS '49) is Manager, a student in Alamo Heights High School, three — Tyler and just being out of Louisiana-Mississippi Area, for King Re- and Kathleen (13) a student in Alamo school! sources Company in New Orleans. Heights High School. Like all San Junior William Craig (PhD '68), currently As- he says to Hemis- W. (BS '56), Geological En- Antonionans "come the of Geology Northeast James W. Collins fair." sociate Professor at gineer for Tenneco Oil Company, is "still Missouri State College in Kirksville, will in Corpus working the Rio Grande Valley Duncan Corbett (BS '36) is Landman for join the faculty of L.S.U. at New Orleans area plus the Cretaceous trend." Hawn Brothers in Corpus Christi. He in the fall. He'll be teaching at the Uni- writes: "I always enjoy the Newsletter. versity of Missouri summer camp in Lan- (BA '59) Lucien Hunter Collins is President Sorry I for Ibelieve der, Wyoming this summer. Bill says he Laboratories, have no news you. of American Pharmacal Roscoe Wilber is the 'unknown' in your and his wife are discontinuing the custom Inc.in Antonio. His is a — San company dis- picture of the 1937 Geology 20 class shown of a child each year. Their last one the tributor of over 1500 pharmaceuticals — on page 41 of the September 1967 News- fourth was aboy, Andrew. domestic subsidiary is worldwide. Their letter." (Thanks, Duncan. And you're so Amerex Laboratories, Inc. (BS right about the 'unknown' being Roscoe. Roland P. (Buddy) Crawford '63) has moved to Houston from Lafayette, Edward Spurgeon (Jack) Conway (BA He wrote and told us; see the squib about Louisiana, and is now a salesman for M. '38, MA '39) writes London, Eng- him.) from N. Dannenbaum Company. Buddy says land: "Negotiating on unit agreement Le- Diego A. Cordoba (MA '64) is onleave from selling mechanical equipment is far more field) man (largest offshore gas discovered the Instituto de Geologia in Mexico City intriguing than shuffling welllogs! Deputy by Esso and Shell in 1966. Still (where he's a Research Associate) work- Manager of Esso Exploration & Produc- ing on his Ph.D. here at UT. Diego will Weyman W. Crawford (BS '50) continues tion, UK. Two oldest girls, Wanda and be Chairman of the Information Commit- as Exploration Geologist for Texas Gulf Vivian, are in college at Champaign, Illi- tee for the 1968 GSA Meeting in Mexico Sulphur Companyin Houston. nois. Oldest boy, Thomas, is in the Army City. in Viet Nam. He was wounded early this William E. (Bill) Crawford (BS '62), Se- year but has now recovered and back on Glen Lee Corrigan (BA '55) moved into a nior Geophysical Engineer with Mobil Oil duty. Ida has just finished Marlborough new home in Houston last fall to—"aplace Company, has movedback to Dallas (he's Secretarial College, and Bettye and John with aroom for the family hobby collect- living in Irving) from Oklahoma City. He are in high school here. Keeping busy." ing Lionel O-gauge electric trains." Glen writes: "Greetings from Mavis, Brad, is Library Sales Representative for Col- Karen and Bill. Everyone is healthy and Carroll E. and Marion Clark Cook (BA lier-Macmillan Library Services and his happy. I'm still doing seismic interpreta- '2.3, MA '32; BA '22) have reservations to wife,Mary, is ahigh schoolbusiness teach- tion., mainly in western Oklahoma but September,1968 33 — some in East Texas. Our best regards to to seeing the new building some time soon. pany in Midland, now has four girls in- all our old friends." Best wishes to all." (Thanks, Esther!) cluding his wife.

Robert William Crebbs (BS '49) reports to John H. Dante (1944-45), Geologist for the Morgan J.Davis (BA '25) will take over the us from Caracas, Venezuela, where he is FederalPower Commission in Washington, reins of the presidency of GSA next year. Operations Coordinator for Mene Grande D.C., —writes: "Same old job; same size He heads Morgan J. Davis Associates in Oil Company. family getting older. One son is working, Houston and is a member of our Geology one graduating from high school and three Foundation Advisory Council. R. (Bob) (BS '50) says that the James Crow othersstillin school." oldest of his four daughters is now in col- Morgan J. Davis, Jr. (MA '53) is now Ex- lege and that he's getting older "but hold- Harris P. Darcy (BS '51) is an Independent ploration Manager for Southern Minerals ingup fine."Bob is President of Petroleum Geologist in Houston— "still looking for Corporation in Corpus Christi. He's been Operations,Inc., inNew Orleans. petroleum." withthem since last October and says he's "reallyenjoyingbeingbackin Corpus after Max M. Crunk, Jr. (BS '51) spent an inter- (MA JuliusandMay Defandorf Dasch '59; so long a time away." Morgan asks if we're esting year looking into metallic and non- '60) MA will go to Canberra, Australia in really known as "The University of Texas metallicminerals (silver, sulphur,mercury, fall completes his — the after Julius Ph.D. AT Austin" the answer, yep! (And we potash) in the Western U.S. but is now dissertation Yale this He has at summer. stillhaven'tgotten usedto it!) "back to pick and shovel geology." Max is been awardeda Fulbright grant for a post- Geologist for Warren & Company in Mid- doctoral yearof Rb-Sr research at the Aus- Richard A. (Skip) Davis,Jr. (MA '61) con- land. tralianNationalUniversity. Julius andMay tinues as Assistant Professor of Geology at plan to be in MexicoCity in November for Western Michigan University in Kalama- Milton W. Crusius (BS '49), Staff Geophys- theGSA meetingbefore going to Australia. zoo. He writes: "Taught fieldcamp in icist for Humble Oil & Refining Company, Wind River Mts. last summer for the University was recently transferred from Geophysical (MA Franklin (Frank) W. Daugherty '59, of Missouriand am trying to finish workon Processing Center in Houston to Explora- PhD '62) writes to us from Canyon, Texas: the Ordovicianin Mississippi Valleyin an- Operations in Oklahoma City where tion "The past year has been very satisfying ticipation of field trip for GSA in Mil- he's mapping portions of the Anadarko albeit a busy one. Promoted to full pro- waukee in 1970. Looking forward to car- Basin. fessor, received Faculty Excellence Award bonate trip in Bahamas and Florida with (certificate $1000 M. Culbertson (MA '48), Geologist and check), elected NSF this summer.My short visit to thenew Thomas of the Faculty and Bear Creek Mining Company in Mid- Chairman Council UT building convinced me that it's just for funds-grant land, writes: "Ifind that geochemistry has awarded NSF matching for fantastic!" (And with that, we whole- X-ray diffraction and spectrographic lab- been neglected by most geologists, includ- heartedly agree!) ing myself. Ihope the University will oratory. Still studying ring complexes in In to as Pro- Robert B. and Mary L. Davis (BS emphasizethis science morein the future." Mexico." addition his duties Quick of Geology at West Texas State Uni- '49; BS '48) are still in Tyler, whereBob (We're already doing this now, Tom.) fessor versity, Frank is also Coordinatorof Earth is District Exploration Manager for Amer- Thomas A. Cullinan (BS '55) is currently Science Research at the Killgore Research ican Petrofina ExplorationCompany. working on his dissertation and hopes to Center. EdwardL. Day (BA '57) continues as Cap- receive his Ph.D. in geology from Tulane a (BA '43) tainin the USAF and is stationed at Clin- University next year. Tom lives in Me- Marthann Kessler David will soon ton-Sherman Base, Oklahoma, tairie, Louisiana. complete 24 years of service with Pan Air Force American Petroleum Corporation's Re- having served several months in Southeast Hugh M.Curfman (BS '48),IndependentGe- search Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is Asia. He and Puddin' have a new baby ologist in Lafayette,Louisiana, is still put- a Senior ResearchScientistandher present girl, Patricia Elizabeth. Their other chil- ting "good" oil deals together. His family duties are concerned primarily with tech- dren are Debra (12), Lee (11) and John has now increased to five and his eldest nical editing and administrative assistance (7). son forsook going to UT and is at SMU. to theDirector of GeologicalResearch. Kenneth J. (Jim) DeCook (MA '57) is Thomas B. Curlee (BS '50),DevelopmentGe- B. C. G. Davis (BA '49) reports "nothing "busily engagedin waterresources research ologist with Phillips Petroleum Company new" from Houston. He is a Petroleum in southwestern U.S. and northwestern in Oklahoma City, writes that he, Helen, Geologist with Texaco's Producing De- Mexico." Jim is a Research Associate for Tom, Jr. and Keith enjoyed two nice days partment. the Water Resources Research Center at in Austin last summer visiting the campus the University of Arizona in Tucson. and "of course, a tour of the new Geology George Arthur Davis (BS '59) is completing Building." his eighth year in Libya. George is a Geo- Frederik E. Dekker (MA '66), Geologist for physicist Party Chief with Ray Geophys- Union Oil Company of California, wrote David K. Curtice (BA '53) writes to us from ical in Tripoli and has three children, us in March 1968 that he was currently San Antonio where he's a Research Engi- Greg (6), Ron (5),— and Robin (2). He's stationed at Dahomey,French West Africa. neer for the Southwest Research Institute. active in sports basketball, volleyball, He will return to the States for a visit be- bowling and horseback riding. (How about fore his permanentassignment to Dahomey. Mrs. Robert H. Cuyler (widow of our for- goat roping, George?) Fred also made a visit to us last fall as a faculty member) that mer writes from San An- speaker for our Technical Sessions. tonio:"Although Icannot contribute much Howard E. Davis,Jr. (BA '46) continues as news of interest any more, Ithoroughly en- Divisional Manager for Anadarko Produc- Charles J. DeLancey (BS '40, MA '42), joy reading every item in the Newsletter. tion Company inMidland. Senior Geologist for Humble Oil & Re- My days are spent doing mundane— things, fining Company in Houston, reports "noth- some church work, and some art nothing James Harrison Davis (MA '60), Zone Ge- ing new except now enrolled in an IBM of a scientific nature. Am looking forward ologist for Humble Oil & Refining Com- Computer Course, so back to the books," 34 September,1968

Georgede Mohrenschildt (MA '45) returned daughter arrived in September 1967 and Division Reservoir Engineer for Shell's to the States after 4% years inHaiti where they now have "one Yankee (2%) and Houston-North Division. He reports that he was Director of the Geological & Min- one Texan (almost 1)." Jeanne and children, Kevin (7) and ing Survey of Haiti in addition to doing Kathy (5),are doing fine. A. Donaldson (BS '57), District Ge- consulting work in the Dominican Repub- David ologist for Aztec Oil & Gas Company in William M. (Bill) Doyle (BS '52) continues lic. George is President and Owner of Hobbs,New Mexico, wrote us that he was as an Independent Geologist in San An- Mohrenschildt & Company, Consultants, in looking to first national AAPG tonio. Dallas. He's also lecturing three days a forward his convention in Oklahoma City in April plus week at UT-Arlington. Max S. Dreyling (BS '59) continues as a September vacation in the Chicago area. Branch Manager for J & B Building Pro- Denson (BA '49, MA '50) con- He and Kay have an eight-month old son, John Lane ducts Company in Palo Alto, California. Episcopal David,Jr. tinuesas Rector of Christ Church Max makeshis homeinLos Altos. in Nashville,Tennessee. H. T. (Tom) Donaldson (BS '58) was pro- Ralph C. Duchin (MA '55) left Forest Oil (BS '49), Independent moted to General Partner of Ferris & Com- George P. Derry, Jr. Corporation, in Lafayette, Louisiana in Geologist in Corpus Christi, was recalled pany, Stockbrokers, Washington, D.C. in July 1968 to join Apache Corporation in duty in the USAF in January March 1968. Hehas also started a smalloil to active Houston as Geologist. 1968 for a two-year period. He's Intel- company to explore for oil in Darien Pro- ligence Officer for the 921st Military Air- vince, Southern Panama; this was very John W. Duke, Jr. (BS '49) is "stillhappily lift Group now stationedat Kelly Air Force rough going but the concessions cover a selling life and all types of insurance." Base in San Antonio. half-millionacres. John is General Agent and C.L.U. for StateReserve Life Insurance Company in '4B) Bob Donegan (1948-52) chasing WilliamH. (Bill) Devine (BS continues is "still Lufkin, Texas. as a Geologist for Sun Oil Company in minerals as eagerly as ever." Bob is a Corpus Christi. Bill writes he enjoys the Partner in the firm of Donegan & Donegan, John DuMont (BS '50) is General Engineer Newsletter each year and —to keep up the Consulting Geologists, in Albuquerque, for the U.S. Bureau ofMines, Office of the good work. (Thanks, Bill we'll do our NewMexico. Director of Coal Research, in Washington, best!) D.C. He writes: daughter is a Hugh HoltDoney (PhD '66), Associate Pro- "Oldest freshman at the University of Maryland, (BS '49) writes from fessor of Geology at Northeast Louisiana Bettye Hudson Dick however, may attend UT next fall. Two "just State College in Monroe, writes: "All of Houston that she and Charles have other younger children, a boy (10) and a year years hiking over the outcrops have about settledin our new home after a the of daughter (16).Doing some consulting for resultedin my appointment as Director of now!" a producing oil company in North Texas. the Station, the new White River Field all living Washington, beauti- Eddie Joe Dickerson (BS '57, MA '66) is a home for field of We love in a summer courses N.L.S.C. ful city." Geophysicist for Pan American Petroleum This is in addition to regular duties." says he finds Corporation in Midland. He WilliamE. Dunaway (MA '62) reports to us becomes more George A. Donnelly, Jr. (BS '40), Vice- that modern geophysics from Houston where he's a Geologist for President of The Eastland Drilling Com- challenging daily and with computer pro- StandardOil Companyof Texas. cessing there's never a dull moment. He's pany inMidland, reports last year was en- also "stillsingle andstill looking." livened by the arrival of a granddaughter. David Evan Dunn (PhD) '64), Associate Professor and Chairman of the Gene C.Doty (BS '54) continues as Hydrolo- Assistant Kenneth L. Diebel (BS '50) continues as Geology Department of the University of gist with in Albuquerque,New Division Production Geologist for Humble the USGS North Carolina in Chapel Hill, is building Mexico. Gene says they're all well and Oil & Refining Company in Houston. a rock mechanics lab funded by ARPA. happy and he hopes everyone else is the This past spring he was a Visiting Dinkins (BS '38) reports from Geo- Jane Ormond same! wife, Houston that she's still happily unem- scientist Lecturer for AGI. His (BS Gretchen, enter graduate in ployed except for ranching. William E. Dougherty '36) reports to will school us from Corpus Christi where he's an In- classics in the fall of 1968. Dave says he James E. Dobkins, Jr. (MA '68) writes: "No dependent Geologist. hopes to see everyone at GSA in Mexico news yet. Ijust got my degree andarrived City. in Los Angeles to start work."Jim will be William Watson Doyel (BS '48) is Chief, Connie Mayes Dyer (BA '58) writes from a Geophysicist for Humble. Information Unit, for the USGS in Wash- ington, D.C. He says from his immersion in Corpus Christi: "Byron is still exploring William D. Dockery, Jr. (BA '58) is Dis- formats, programs, printouts, and bomb- the Gulf Coast for Southland Royalty trict Manager for U.S. Gypsum Company outs, he's learning that the geologist-of- Company. I'm at home with Jeff (7%), in Dallas. His company is interested in the-future had better be well-grounded in Kelly (6) and Stephanie (2%). Itry to potash, phosphate, kaolin, high-grade computer technology! keep in touch with the 'outside world' limestone and other non-ferrous mineral through the League of Women Voters, a deposits.If anyone locates a promising de- F. Larry Doyle (BS '50) has moved from study club, and, of course, P.T.A. With posit, the company would be interested in Panama City, Panama to Denver, Colo- hurricanes, tornadoes and floods, living in discussing it. The Dockerys expect their rado.Larry writes: "Am continuing ground Corpus Christi is pretty exciting." "third" additioninJuly,1968. water explorationin underdeveloped countries with Geophoto Services, Science Serv- Fred A. Ealand (BS '48), Division Explora- Thomas W. (Tim) Doll (BS '60) moved ices Devision, of Texas Instruments, Inc." tion InformationManager for Humble Oil back to Houston in August 1967 after 2% & Refining Company in New Orleans, got years in New York. Tim is Program Co- Robert E. Doyle, Jr. (BS '55, MA '57) was to see many old friends at AAPG in Okla- ordinator, Personnel Services Department, promoted to Staff Reservoir Engineer for homa City. He reports his wife and four for Continental Oil Company, and says it Shell Oil Company, following his transfer children are all well and happy and that is really great to be back. The Dolls second from Denver, Colorado. Currently Bob is he has much to be thankful for. He also September,1968 35 — says "keep the Newsletter coming it's in July when Texaco closes its Wichita Thomas E. Fanning (BS '56) transferred great!" (Many thanks, Fred!) Falls Geological District. He reports his from West Texas (Midland) to the "sunny family are all doing fine. south" (Shreveport, Louisiana) last Feb- Billy M. Easley (BS '48) is "still trying to ruary and says they're enjoying the first make an honest living in the oil and gas William R. Ellis (BS '54) has been trans- "dustless"spring in years! Tomis Geologist finding business." Billy is a Partner in ferred from Tripoli, Libya, toLondon,Eng- for MarathonOilCompany. Easley & Curry in Corpus Christi. land, wherehe says the "language barrier pronounced. Supervising Robert W. Eaton (BS '40) is Manager of is not so Bill is DormanN. Farmer (BS'50) writes from Abi- Reservoir Geologist for Phillips Petroleum lene, Exploration for P. G. Lake, Inc. in Tyler. Texas: "Have been having a 'field Bob writes: "Not much joy in seeing the Company and is thoroughly enjoying work- day' helping to see my competition moving first half-century slip behind— considerable ing on the economic andunitization aspects to 'greener pastures.' Looks like it's going satisfaction in having made it, however. of theNorthSea gas. to be a great year! Come out Abilene way a visit." Dorman Have less and less ambition to fame and Joseph Elo, Jr. (BS '56) continues as Ex- for is President of the fortune, preferring the warmth of good ploration Geologist for Cities Service Oil Fargo ExplorationCompany. friends who have the bad taste to remain Company inLosAngeles. O. W. (Buzz) Fauntleroy (BA '48) is now fond of this aging pick-and-shovel geolo- (BS '58) Vice-President and Regional Exploration gist." DianeSchmidtEmmert writes tous from Sierra Vista, Arizona: "After spend- Manager for the Cayman Corporation in Gerald K. Ebanks (MA '66) continues as ing six exciting years in Alaska, we made Palo Verdes Peninsula, California having Geologist for Mobil Oil Corporation in a move to Arizona last fall. Dave is the joined them on May 1, 1968. His company Shreveport, Louisiana. He's in the produc- mechanical engineer for Strategic Com- is an exploration company with a drilling tion department doing work in East Texas, munications (U.S. Army). Dana (4) and budget for 1968 of $3,000,000! He says they North Louisiana, South Arkansas and Ala- Deanna (3) are still very active and de- have a wonderful chance for growth if they bama. Gerald led the field trip to Keechi manding, but Ihope to find time for re- can beat the national wildcatting odds. and Palestine salt domes for the Lamar fresher courses in geology and anthro- Buzz sends congratulations on our neAV Tech Geological Society. pology." building which he hopes to see sometime this year.(Thanks, Buzz!) Joan Echols (MA '59) is back in Commerce, Franklin R. Engler (BS '58) was promoted Fay (BA '58) from Texas, after doing PhD work at the Uni- to Regional Geologist in July xl967 by Aurelia Timpte writes versity of Oklahoma. She's still busy with Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation Harlingen, Texas: "This Easter Isprained her dissertation field work (collecting in Pittsburgh. He's currently doing explo- my ankle and foot. Reminds me of the Taylor Group vertebrates) and hopes to ration work in the AppalachianBasin and field! Back to crutches and a cast, only get her degree in 1969. She resumes her the Atlantic CoastalPlains. this time Ihave my son to chase." teaching at East Texas State University James L. Eppler (BA '43) is "still looking William M. Felknor, (BS '58) is still this fall. Jr. for those elusive hydrocarbons." Jim is in Lindsay, California as Technical Super- John T. Eidt (BS '49) is Chief Geologist for Manager of Texas Pacific Oil Company's intendent for General Cable Corporation. Hemphill Core Drilling Company in Tulsa, Geological and Geophysical Departments He reports thatGratia, GratiaA andBecky Oklahoma. John writes: "Oh, Earth, what inDallas. are all fine and that— they have a new ad- changes well Iam dition to the family a dog named Bevo! hath thou seen! How RichardE. Esterling (BS '58) hasbeen back seeing these changes throughout the coun- in the States for two years and is now Murray Felsher (working PhD), try in our ever-widening operationsin the on Assistant — Staff Geophysicist for Atlantic-Richfield Professor of Geology at Syracuse core drilling business foundations, min- Univer- " in Dallas. While Dick was working in sity, is teaching courses in sedimentary eralsand water! Tripoli, Libya, in 1965 he met andmarried petrology,sedimentation and oceanography Gus K. Eifler (BA '29, MA '30), Research an English girl. They have one son, Mark (he says please send colored chalk!). He'^ (7 Scientist-Associatefor UT's Bureau of Eco- Richard months old), who keeps them getting interestedin remote sensing of the nomic Geology,is still mapping surface ge- quite busy. geologic environment and working on ap- ology of the Texas Panhandle for the Ge- A. GordonEverett (PhD '68) joined the staff plications of a blue-green laser (5401 A) ologic Project. bathymetric problems. Atlas of theDepartment of Geology at OhioState to University in Columbus last fall. Gordon RubenEllert (BS '50) is Senior Geophysicist Jeanne Allen Ferrin (BA '48) reports from spent most of the summer giving a special — for Teledyne Exploration Company in Austin that she's "busy raising two girls introductory geology course in the in Midland. field one7 and one 4— andkeeping dinner warm Utah. for a doctorhusband." Arthur B. Elliott, (BS '55, MA'58) writes Jr. Rizer Everett (BA '37, BS '37) is continuing fromParis, France:"Lifehasn't been dull. Bruce Fields (BS '51) continues as an work as a graduate student in geography W. Got in on Nigerian operations on the Independent Geologist in Corpus Christi witha minor in geology here at UT. Rizor ground floor in 1966. Lost most of our attendedthe annual AAPGmeetingin Ok- and is "enjoying it." Bruce says family is possessions in Port Harcourt during the — — doing lahoma City his first in 15 years and en- fine. civil war, butmanaged to get wife Annout joyedvisits with oldfriends there. on June 1, 1967 and myself out several Harvey L. Fischer (BS '59) reports in from months later. Currently supervising Mobil Max Eversberg, Jr. (BA '29), Independent Midland where he's Party Chief for Geo- Nigerian geological drilling operations on Geologist in Albany, Texas, reports he's physical Service,Inc. rotational basis from Paris." Art is Senior "gained a little weight, lost a little hair, M. Fitzgerald, (BS '53) is "still Geologist-Geological Operations Super- no change." Walter Jr. otherwise keeping tab onEast oil activities and visor for Mobil Exploration Nigeria, Inc. Texas Norman Ewbank (BS '43) continues as Ge- looking for good drilling deals." Walt is Ab R.Ellis,Jr. (BS '50), Geologist with Tex- ologist for Cities Service Oil Company in Geologist for Temple Industries in Diboll, acoin Wichita Falls, will move to Midland Midland. Texas, and he tellsus tokeep up the good 36 September,1968

work on the Newsletter. (We'll do our is Development Geologist for Southern lacopo Gambini (BS '58) is President and durndest!) Natural Gas Company. Manager of General Pipe Service, Inc. in Bogota, Colombia. The company is work- Paul S. Freeman (BS '60, MA '66) left the Jack C.Fitzpatrick (BS '48,MA '50), Super- ing mostly in Colombia and Peru and is Com- "grace andcharm" of old New Orleans for vising Geologist for Continental Oil expanding to give more service to the oil stratigraphy more adaptable Texas. Paul joined Texas pany in Houston, is "busy on companies. The Gambinis now have two & Corporationandis hunting andLittle Leaguebaseball." Oil Gas "now boys and a girl. SouthLouisiana petroleum from Houston." E. Flack (BS '51), Area Production (BA Goldoni Thomas Freeman (PhD '62) is Chairman Frank J. Gardner '36, MA '38, PhD Geologist for Gulf Oil Corporation, has J. of the Department of Geology at the Uni- '42) is "still trying to hold the oil world from New Orleans to Morgan City. moved versity of Missouri in Columbia.This sum- together with a typewriter, and it ain't "As the recording goes, drilling He writes: mer Tom will attend the 1968 NSF ex- always easy!" Frank is InternationalEdi- for oil in offshore Gulf of Mexico. Looks cursion to southern Florida and the Ba- tor for theOil & Gas Journal inNew York it'sgoing to be sevendays on andnone like hamas and then resume his study of the City. gig'em this year,Horns!" off. Let's Bonneterre carbonates of southeast Mis- Robert A. Gardner, (BS '50) continues as '60) us from souri. He reports their departmentis grow- Jr. Don D. Ford, Jr. (BS writes to DivisionManager— ContinentalDivision for Jersey: gradu- ing and that Peg, Tom and Rob are fine. Cherry Hill, New "Since George Mitchell & Associates in Houston. traveled in 50 ation have worked and/or W. (MA '50) continues as from Beirut dur- Merle Freeman countries. Was evacuated District Development Geologist for Phil- J. Neal Garland (BS '59), Petroleum Geol- East war last summer and ing the Middle lips Petroleum Company in Denver. ogist for Robert Cargill and John Wrather to Jersey shortly there- transferred New Merle says they miss Texas, but are get- in Longview, reports he's still working the specializing in corrosion prob- after. Now ting to like the Rockies more all the time. East Texas area and that he had an excel- with oil refineries," Don lems associated He invites classmates to look them up lent year. Aquaness Chemical is withMilchem,Inc.— when in Denver. Division. Lee Edwin Garner (BS '62) is still enjoying A. L. Frericks (BA '41) is Division Geolo- his work at UT's Bureau of Economic Ge- (BS '50) is Assistant to Richard R. Foster gist for Forest Oil Corporation in Corpus ology. Edis aResearch Scientist-Associate. the President of Dawson Geophysical Christi. Company inMidland. Douglas G. Garrott (BS '51), District Explo- Jack Q. Frizzell (BS '50) was appointed rationManager Humble inDenver, (BA '62) is a for Col- Elizabeth Jennings Fox President of the International Energy orado,is enjoying explorationin theRocky in Austin. She reports: "The January housewife Company of Denver, Colorado,in Mountains. Doug extends an invitation to has been quiet,just watchingmy past year 1968. The company will be exploring the all his "flat-land" friends to stop by and daughters grow up— which two preschool Rocky Mountain states for energy fuels seehim. is a lot of fun and not all that quiet!" andAustralia and New Zealandfor oil and and gas. His family will move up there Lloyd E. Gatewood (BS '48) writes from Fox (BA '47,BS'48, MA'48) writes HewittB. from Abilene sometime this summer and Oklahoma City: "Enjoyed renewing Texas Corpus Christi: "Am keeping busy from Jack says to "come on up to Hi D." Exes' friendships at the recent national several oil and gas leases and operating AAPG conventionin OklahomaCity where more, butI've always got Joseph A. Fryou (BS '40) continues as a looking for some Igave a paper on the Oklahoma City Field time to drink a cup of coffee .with you Geologist for Humble Oil & Refining Com- way." Hewitt and its 40-year history." Lloyd is an In- whenever you're down this pany in Midland. dependent Consulting Geologist. is President and Owner of Hewitt B. Fox, Frank Floyd Fulk (BA '27), Independent Inc. Henry B. Gayle (BS '58, '61) Geologist in Fort Stockton, Texas,is pres- MA continues as Project Engineer for Holmes & Narver, C. Franks (BS '50) reports from ently Chairman of the State of Texas Soil Curtis Inc. in Las Vegas, Nevada. He writes: Houston: "Twenty-two years of married Conservation Supervisors Anti-Pollution "Well, we're still trying to sell nuclear life and threechildrenhaveaged me some, Committee.Frankis also doing evaluations, energy to industry. Margee but it has been most enjoyable. My job well-sitting, and water consulting and says and the kids are fine and thriving in the desert. If gives me the opportunity tovisit withmany his avocations are ranching and soil you're in atomic energy, gamb- Texas Exes which is always a plea- conservation. interested other ling and Cambrian trilobites, the is Division Sales Manager this is sure." Curtis M.Funkhouser (BA '25) is now Presi- place for Welex,Division ofHalliburtonServices. Ernest to be!" dent of the PourquoiProjects Ltd. in Cal- B. (BS '45) Dan R. Frantzen (MA '58) continues as an gary, Canada and engaged in oil and gas Thurman Geddie reports 'bus- Independent Consulting Geologist in Laf- explorationin Canada. iness as usual" from Houston where he's an IndependentGeologist. ayette,Louisiana. Walter L.Furche (BS '51) writes fromMid- Bruce K. Frazee (BS '52) reports in from land: "My sphere of activity is still West David E. Gee (MA '49) is an Independent Corpus Christi where he's a Geologist with Texas andsoutheastern New Mexico. After Consultant in Wichita Falls. At the Eighth MarathonOil Company. eight years on my own Istillhave my head Biennial Secondary Recovery Symposium, partially above water. Would like to ex- held in Wichita Falls in May 1968, Dave '55) Donald L. Frazee (BS writes from tend my thanks to all concerned with the presenteda paper entitled "Petroleum Ex- Houston: "Back to playing softball on the Newsletter." (And our thanks back for plorationinNorthTexas andthe Discovery company team in the industrial league, thosekind words!) of FloodableReservoirs." trying to get back in the same weight- class I was in fifteen years ago. Inci- G. H. Galny (BS '48) is now an Account Clem E. George (BA '47, MA '48) is "still dentally, doing a lot of development work Representative for Boehck Engineering hunting oilin West Texas." Clem is a Con- between8:00 and 5:00 at the office." Don Company inHouston- sulting GeologistinMidland. September,1968 37 R. J. (Ronny) George (BS '58) lives in Bill is the Vice-President and Manager of "Ceramics, after 25 years of exploration— Houston where he's an Agent for Republic Exploration. work, now keep me fully occupied the NationalLife. design andexecutionofPre-Columbianand Paul Giraudin, Jr. (BS '48) is Texas Gulf modern art forms for tile to beautify and (BS '60) Coast Area Exploration Supervisor for JamesM. (Mickey) Geron was ap- protect new buildings of all sizes." pointedAssistant Manager of Paine, Web- Marathon Oil Company in Corpus Christi. ber, Jackson & Curtis, Stockbrokers, the Robert W. Grayson (BS '48) is now District Tommy T. Goforth (MA '62), Project Geo- first of 1968,and sayshe's finding manage- Exploration Manager Oil physicist for Teledyne-Geotech Division in for Marathon ment challenging and rewarding. The Company in Calgary,Canada. Garland,Texas,has just finisheda research Gerons, who live in Dallas,have two chil- study for NASA on the seismic effects of dren, Mary (7) and Jim (4). At the end Stanton H. Green (BA '51) is Senior Re- sonic booms and is currently working on of the summer Mickey plans a trip to the search Engineer for Lockheed Missiles & complete computer automation of a seismic Yukon to hunt caribou, Dall ram, moose, Space Company at Vandenberg Air Force observatory.Tommy isattending SMU grizzlyandblack bear. part- Base, California. time working on his Ph.D. in geophysics. Arthur R. Geyne (BA '38) continues as Di- Willard R. Green (MA '55) continues as Ge- Eugene M. Goltz (BS '49), Geologist and ologist rector of Cia.Realdel Montey Pachuca in for Shell Oil Company in Midland. Owner of Goltz Oil Company in Abilene, Pachuca, Mexico. He writes: "With the Willard says he enjoyed his recent visit to Texas, is still working in West price silver going up and up, Real del Central the UT campus and the Geology Depart- of Texas. Monteis doing better than ever and looks ment. forwardto a goodfuture toaddon toits 400 (MA '65) is a Geologist GroverGonzales with Barbara Hurley Greene (BA '44) is a sixth years of the past. Spending a good part of the International Petroleum Company in grade teacher inOdessa, Texas.One of her the time as President of CORZO, getting Talara, His second son, Percy Fer- Peru. daughters was married this Easter and an- set to open a brand new operationin the nando, born January was 1, 1968. other is graduating from high school. She state of Chiapas in south Mexico. Daugh- and her husband, Page, are currently inter Mary Adele is a junior at UT-Austin JamesE. Gordon (MA'51) is an Independent terestedin raft trips down the Rio Grande. and is also teaching Spanish to sixth Geologistin Corpus Christi. gradersvia televisionin Austin." Leslie Lohr Greenfield (BS '54, MA '57) is Ronald L. Graner (BS '58) continues as Senior Seismologist and Party Chief of RalphGiannone (BS '50, MA '51), Geologist, Wateshed Planning Staff Geologist for the Data Processing Party for Geo- has moved fromMidland to Calgary, Can- U.S. Department of Agriculture in Nash- #1611 physical Service Inc. in Inglewood, Cali- ada. Ralph reports he's enjoying the new ville, Tennessee. fornia. The Greenfields live in Beverly geology and that it's an enjoyable country Drane F. Grant (BS '43) is a Consulting Ge- Hills and Leslie says his wife Ruth and to work, but he doesn't care for the harsh ologistin LaPryor,Texas. their sons, Ahlon and Ron, are having a winters. (Ralph,we want you to know that great time. your card was the very first one that was Richard E. Grant (PhD '58), Geologist for returned to us. It came in on April 15! the USGS in Washington, D.C. writes: Joseph Nalle Gregory (1919-21) is a Geol- Maybe we have a contest some should of "Made my 'annuallast trip' to West Texas ogist andMining Engineer in San Angelo, sort!) withCooper inApril1968, andhada chance Texas. Nalle is also a member of our Ge- to stop in Austin to see the spectacularnew ology Foundation Advisory Council. Fred Marion Gibson (BA '51) is now Man- GeologyBuilding under a guided tour with ager of New Business and Policy Issue D. (BS '57) continues asDistrict the Charlie Bell. Work on Permian brachipods Ariel Griffin Department for American Founders Life Geophysicist forLone Star Producing Com- continues and expands. Sons Charles (5) Insurance Company in Austin. panyin San and Evan (2) are fine and healthy, typ- Antonio. Leslie W. Giddens, Jr. (BS '54, MA '57), ically rambunctious; Lucy and Iare also Furman A. Grimm (BS '47) is Exploration Independent Geologist inCorpus Christi, is well." Geophysicist for Humbles ExplorationDe- "Continuing together drilling deals to put Leo C. Gravis (BS '42) is being transferred partmentinHouston. in South Texas." The Giddens recently from Portugal to Roswell, New Mexico, home and Les says he Holly D. Grissom (BS '66) has finished his moved into a new where he willbe District ExplorationMan- hopes to see an end to "wet weather" in M.S. degree at South Dakota School of ager for Gulf Oil Corporation. Leo says area. Mines & Technology in Rapid City andbe- the they're very happy about their new ad- gan work as a Geologistfor Pan American dress and are looking forward to returning Elliott Gillerman (PhD '57) has been pro- PetroleumCorporation at Midland in July to the great Southwest. moted from Associate Professor to Profes- 1968. Holly was married at Christmas and sor of Geology at the University of Kansas C.DeVearle (Digger) Gray (BS '57),Senior sayshe's glad to be headingback to Texas; in Lawrence, where he's also Director of Geophysicist for Mobil Oil Corporation in it's too coldupnorthfor him! North College. Elliott attended the AIME Corpus Christi, sends his congratulations New and the H. Groshong, (MA '67) is work- meetings in York GSA Cor- on our new building which he toured re- Richard Jr. meetingwhere helpedas ing on his at Brown University in dilleran Section he cently. Digger says also that he finally Ph.D. trip. He's his Providence,Rhode leader of a field continuing stopped moving, but "just found more Island. research on geologic interpretationof radar work." (BS imagery. Robert O.Gross '63, MA '65), Geologist Donald M. Gray (BS'51, MA '53) is Geologist for Standard Oil Company of Texas in WilliamE. Gipson (BA '48, MA '49) writes for Shell Oil Company in Houston. Houston, says the most important news at from Houston: "The merger of the Penn- their house this year was the arrival of zoil Company and United Gas Corporation William Ramsay Gray (BA '40) is a Con- Wesley Robert on February 14, 1968. Bob was finally completed andmade official on sultant andChief Designer for the Empress says thebaby andLiz are doing fine andhe April1,1968 to formPennzoil-United,Inc." Tile Company in San Antonio. Bill writes: believes the father will make it, too! 38 September,1968

Roy H. Guess (BA '39,MA '40),Independent moon; old Lucky Bill 'Cat' Ward willbe trip to Switzerland and Austria in June." Petroleum Geologist in Casper, Wyoming, back on his Isla de Mujeres soon; and I The Harrells live in Jackson, Mississippi, writes: "The 'Muddy' oil boom is in full haven't gotten to Australia YET! Watch where David is a Consulting Geologist. swing in Wyoming and Montana.We have out, 'causehere comes the Judge!" had eight discoveries in 1968 that will be- Weldon J.Harrell(BS '49) reports "no news" (BS come major fields. Wyoming may have a Lloyd A. Hammer, Jr. '43), retired from Graham, Texas, where he is an Inde- 200% increase in completions in 1968." Naval Commander, is continuing as Elec- pendent Consulting Geologist. tronic Systems Engineer for RCA Service Richard (MA '68) (BS '53) William Gumert hasbeen Company in Springfield, Virginia. David H. Harrington '51, MA con- appointed project manager for the Depart- tinues as Trust Officer for the Bank of the ment of Defense's development program to JohnW. Hampton, Jr. (BS '53) is a Partner Southwest in Houston. perfect the helicopter gravity measuring in John W. Hampton & Son in Wichita Cleason L. Harris, Jr. (BS '51), Project Ge- system and willbe head of the marine and Falls. The Hamptons third daughter, ologist for Pan American Petroleum Cor- airborne gravity surveys for the U.S. Army Sandra Sue, was born on March 15, 1968. Map Service, Washington, D.C. porationin New Orleans, is continuing to Roger C.Hanks (BA '55), Partner in work the Louisiana Gulf Coast and off- Robert E. (BS '41) as General Hackbarth continues Roger C. Hanks, Ltd. in Wichita Falls, is shore areas. He, Dorothy and their four Division Geologist for Texaco in Tulsa, doing exploration in southeastern New children (three boys, one girl) are all Oklahoma. Bob says he no news, just has Mexico andproducing from PermianReefs. well. Cleason reports they enjoyed a Guate- wants to say "hello"to his friends. Roger alsohas anoffice inMidlandwhichis malan winter vacation. Walter T. Haenggi (MA '57, PhD '66), Geol- managed by W. T. (BS '56). Probandt John Michael Harris (MA '67), Research ogist for The Dow Chemical Company, is Assistant in the Department of Geology at now stationed at Walnut Creek, California, ReginaldN.Harbison (BS '51) is a Research the University of Bristol, England, is "run- "after being deported from Mexico." Walt Oceanographer with Atlantic Oceano- ning around the Old World looking at is seeing Dow— Australia, graphic Laboratories. Environmental Sci- the world with deinothers and anthracotheres for a Ph.D. the westernU.S. andMexico. ence Service Administration, in Miami, says he notes Florida. He is presently working with seis- dissertation."John with "sus- K. F. Hagemeier, Jr. (BS '49) is now Di- picion" that Warm Langston has timed his mic reflectionprofiles across the Laccadive vision Manager for Texas Crude Oil Com- Europe visit while he's in Africa and that Islands in the ArabianSea. pany in New Orleans. He writes: "Con- England is big enough for both of them! tinuing to explorefor oil and gas in South James V. Hardwick (BS '40) is an Inde- Richard Harris (BS '53, MA '57), Presi- Louisiana. Crowded in on the discovery J. pendentinMidland. Calgary, of Stuard's Bluff Field in St. Bernard dent of Syracuse Oils Ltd. in Canada, spent year mainly in expand- Parish. Still drilling extensions to the Oak- MilesHenry Hardy (BA '52), Geologist with the ing their operations overseas as well as ley Field in Assumption Parish and to the the Texas Highway Department, is "still locally They now hold interests Bully Camp Salt Dome in Lafourche Par- working the District 15 Area" in San An- in Canada. in Norway and Holland portions of the ish. Children growing bigger and wife tonio. The Hardys built a new home re- North Sea and in South Africa. growingprettier everyyear." cently and Miles says most of his leisure Marvin E. Hairgrove (BS '42) writes from hours have been spent "working in the Thomas E. Harris (BS '57) continues as yard." Division, Houston: "Enjoyed another great geologic Supervisor,Reservoir Engineering Alwayslook for Coastal States Gas Producing Company yearin the same surroundings. Richard Finley Hare (BS '41), President of to your request Netvsletter inin Corpus Christi. forward for ProducersService Companyin Fort Worth, formation because it means another de- is "stillwith the same wifeand samekids." William H. Harris (MA '61), Research As- lightful annual Newsletter will be forth- sistant at Brown University, Providence, coming." (Many thanks for those kind Louis H. Haring, Jr. (BS '38) is "drilling a Rhode Island, writes: "Our second daugh- words!) Marvin Geologist is Senior Staff few wells each year with some successful ter, Leah Shirley, was born in December & Refining Company. for Humble Oil completions." Louis is an Independent 1968. The elusive Ph.D. will finally be ob- Curry Walker Hall (BS '54) is enjoyinghis GeologistinSan Antonio. tainedinJune1969,butIwill be on the Ge- 14th year in Lafayette, Louisiana, where ology Department faculty at Brooklyn Col- (1934-36), of he's a Geologist for ThePreston Oil Com- Travis O.Harkness President lege in September 1968 teaching in their Exploration Company, Inc. in pany. Curry writes: "Family growing (in Harkness night sessions. Evelyn and Felice Amy en- Dallas,is "looking for hard minerals^ma- age, not in number);Jim is now nine and joyed their Barbados vacation last sum- rine environment in Travis — Katherine four. Enjoy reading about class- Alaska." says mer allIdid was work!" they drilled five dry holes in arow in East mates in the GeologyNewsletter. Hope to Texas and that he should to Martin L. Harvill(BS '60, MA '61) is Senior visit soon and see the new Geology have stuck Austin contracting! Chemist for ItekCorporationin Lexington, Building." (Thanks, Curry! ) seismic Massachusetts. Martin is workingas a solid Donald L. Hall (BS '49) resigned from his Wiley B. Harle (BS '50) is Senior Geologist state chemist and has two boys, Brian (2) job as Executive Vice-President of H. J. for the Natural Gas Pipeline Company of and Kenneth (1). Gruy & Associates to become President of America in Houston. George M. Harwell, Jr. (BS '58, MA '59), Falcon Exploration Company on June 1, Kenneth Harlow, (BS '57) is Presi Exploration Geologist for Shell Oil Com- 1968. Falcon's offices are at 3701 Allen W. Jr. pany inHouston, writes: "The event which Parkway in Houston. dent of Jetwell.Inc., a radioactive logging andperformation company,in Great Bend, dominated the past year for Linette and Robert Arthur Hall (BS '57), Independent Kansas. me occurred on August 23, 1967. Corbin Geologistin Tyler, writes:"Wynne andthe Mathis was born into our family which in- kids are fine; business is good; the birds David C. and Oleta Richey Harrell (BA cludes Sharon (9) and Leslyn (6). The are singing and the grass needs mowing! '27; BA '28, MA '28) are "slowing down welcome mat is out for any who are in Elbert King's boys will soon be on the and enjoying life; looking forward to a Houston with some time to visit." September,1968 39

Peggy Walkington Harwood (BA '66) will JohnD. Henderson (BS '37), Geologist with Charles H. Hightower, Jr. (BS '56) has be finishing her MA degreehere at UT this Texaco in Wichita Falls, reports that they joined the firm of Bright & Schiff as Geol- year. She is currently working for the will be moving their office to Midlandsoon. ogist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Bureau of Economic Geology as photo- geologist and "general girl-Friday." Thomas B. Henderson, Jr. (1952-53), Ge- Oliver J. Hill (BS '58) continues as an At- ologist for Humble in Corpus Christi, has torney and Session Judge in Sparta, Ten- Edward F. Haye (BS '51) is President of been transferred from oil and gas explora- nessee. Photogravity Company, in Houston. tion to uranium prospecting. Inc. Paul B. Hinyard (BA '28), Senior Geologist The Hayes have three children, Ellen (9), Leo Hendricks (PhD '42) is Professor of Ge- for Shell Oil Company inTyler, retired on Paula (7) and Bryan (2). ology at TCU in Fort Worth. Leo is cur- April 30, 1968. He plans to stay in Tyler rently engagedin detailed mapping and willdo a little fishing and traveling— Miles O. Hayes (PhD '65) continues as As- surface of County, Texas,on stereophotos, Mexico in the fall and in the sistant Professor of Geology at the Tarrant Hemisfair Univer- summer. sity ofMassachusetts in Amherst. with financial support from the TCU Re- search Foundation. Nolan Hirsch (BS '44) is Staff Geologist for Hugh Hay-Roe (MA '52, PhD '58) left Jer- E.R. (Bob) Henningsen (BS '57) continues Texas Pacific Oil Company in Dallas. sey (International Petroleum Standard as Association Professor of Geology at Company) (MA after ten years to join Belco Tarleton State College in Stephenville, Sumner B. (Dave) Hixon '59) is now Petroleum Corporation's newly expanded Engineer Texas. Bob says they've added new geol- Senior for Lockheed Electronics ExplorationDepartment as Senior Explora- Company in ogy courses this past year as well as an- Houston. Dave writes: "Am tion geologist, moving Talara Lima, anxiously awaiting from to other staff member. Plans are underway comment on a recent Peru (population million). Hugh says Science article, 2% to begin an Earth Science program for "Topogeologic Aspects of he's getting his feet wet in offshore opera- a Far Side Lunar Crater," from the UT teachers. He reports his family are all — tions and— learning again how to fight city "haleandhearty." geomorphologist and a few other ques- traffic never a dull moment! tions,too." Thomas MarionHenry (BA '49),Lieutenant (BA Mack L.Hays,Jr. (BA'42) reports to usfrom Colonel in the USAF, will terminate his Carroll Ann Hodges '58), continues as Geologist Tyler, where he is an Independent Oil assignment with the U.S. Strike Com- for Utah Construction & Min- ing Company San Producer. mand in July and will be transferred to in Francisco. Carroll Ann writes: Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to assume "Am determined to outlast Alan Hays '48) hippies! Norbert (MA says time does command of an Airborne Infantry Bat- the Still enjoying the scene here fly! He completed twenty years of service talionin the 82nd Airborne Division. and I've had some interesting assignments— with Chevron Oil Company in February (and trips!) in the exploration 'vein' 1968. Norbert is Senior Unitization Ge- Larry Reid Hensarling (BS '56), President hope to get to MexicoCity and visit again ologist with them in New Orleans. of Petroleum Futures, Inc. in Lafayette, withTexas compadres." Louisiana, is "still hunting oil and gas F. A. (Fred) Hoeninghaus, (BS Thomas F. Head (BS '40, MA '48), Explora- insouthLouisiana."Larryreports that good Jr. '49), Geophysicist with tion Manager for Pennzoil United, Inc. in prospects are harder to find, but that busi- Humble in Houston, is "looking being Calgary, Canada, says they're getting to ness has been good. forward to made current see more Texas exes all the time as the oil on everyone by the excellent Newsletter." ( play growsin Alberta. Charles W. Henslee (BS '51) continues as Thanks, Fred!) District Geologist for the Diamond-Sham- Claude Holcomb (BS '35) writes to us from John E. Hearn (BA '52) reports to us from rock Oil & Gas Company in Amarillo. Quanah, Texas: "I retired from Creole Corpus Christi where he is an Independ- (BS '50),District Explo- Corporation in September ent Geologist. HaroldT. Henslee Petroleum 1964 ration Geologist for Phillips Petroleum aftersome twenty-eight yearsin Venezuela. Company in Amarillo, is "still exploring Since returning to the U.S. I Grant H. Heiken (MA '66) is working on his have devoted the Anadarko Basin." Harold's son my time to ranching dissertation,which he hopes to finish some- oldest here in northwest graduated from Tascora High Texas. Ihave a son, Kevin, time this year, at the University of Cali- School in who will re- forniain SantaBarbara. May, and Harold is taking economic geol- ceive his degree from UT this June and ogy under Frank Daugherty (MA '59, who hopes to continue his studies at UT's JamesH.Helland (BS '43), IndependentOil PhD '62) at West Texas State University. Law School this fall." Operator in San Antonio, writes: "Hemis- G. Herblin (BS '52) is Exploration Bill D. Holland (BS '54) wasrecently named fair is the biggest thing to hit An- James San Geologist for Getty Oil Company in New Division Production Geologist of tonio since Santa Anna. After eight visits I Humbles Orleans. He says it's great to be back in newly formed Western have not seen allof it. Therefore, whoever Offshore Divisionin the South, but that California weather "is Los Angeles. Bill reports no production as reads this and is coming to Hemisfair pre- hard tobeat." yet, but they're optimistic about the pare for hard workif you plan to see all Santa it Barbara in two or three days." Channel. The Hollands are now Charles Brownlee Herndon (BS '59) is living in Northridge, California. presently engaged in the general practice William BrentHempkins (BS '58,MA '62) of law inHouston. Three yearsago he mar- David S. (Scotty) Holland (BS '57) con- joined Chevron Company Research at La riedPamela Childressof Houston and they tinues as Senior Exploration Geologist for Habra, as a Geophysi- California Research now have a nine-months-old daughter, PennzoilUnited, Inc.in Midland. cist in September 1967. He expects to re- Erica. ceive his PhD fromNorthwestern Univer- HaroldD.Holloway (BS '57) is still withthe sity inJune and is completing his work on William W. (Bill) Herpel (BS '49) is Texas Water Development Board in Aus- statistical analysis of patterns of gold dis- Owner of Mattingly Equipment Inc. in tin.Haroldis Head, Water Quality Section tributions in mines of South Africa. Thibodaux,Louisiana. for the Planning Hydrology & Special 40 September,1968

Studies Division. He reports that the fam- Charles M. Hoskin (PhD '62) has been pro- is retired and living in Atlanta, Texas. ily is "allokay." moted to Associate Professor of Geology He's planning a trip to Panama via auto- at the University of Alaska in College. mobile in the fall. (BS : Raymond F.Holsch 50) isin DataProc- Skip writes: "Birds are well-rounded crea- office. Joe A. Hybner (BS '52) continues as District essing in Humbles Corpus Christi tures. In addition to the findings of Bob He reports he and the family continue to Folk's coprological investigations, ptarmi- Geologist for Texas Oil & Gas Corporation in CorpusChristi. enjoy Corpus. gan and grouse in Alaska eat angular and dull bits of quartz to assist in food-grind- (BS C. L. R. (Lee) Holt, Jr. (BS '49, MA '51), James F.Hyde, Jr. '56), Ownerof James ing. In doing so, they produce near-perfect District Chief-Water Resources for the Hyde & Company, Realtor, in Dallas, roundness and polish on the grains. An- writes: specializes in USGS in Madison,Wisconsin, writes: "Son "Firm commercial other (?) exciting (? ) event was the dis- and investment properties the Charles, a sophomore at the University of in North covery of Recent carbonate beaches in area. Personally the Wisconsin, is an avid skiier, both snow Dallas active in Goals southeastern Alaska. Substitute grass for for Dallas meetings and other civic mat- and water. Wife Cathy is workingpart-time mukluks and parkas and you have Hawaii ters and am Vice-Chairman of the Lasso at theUniversity of Wisconsin Enzyme In- — almost!" Skip will be working with the stitute and part-time as housewife. Fishing Club of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce. Marine Institute this summer looking for Dana and Iwill have been married 13 for trout andsalmon and hunting for ducks detritalgoldinglacial-marine anddrowned yearson September1 year. and deer continue to lure me from my of this We have beach ridges in Alaska. (11) (7). completing a on southeastern The two children, Jimmy and Leigh 'desk' job. Iam report Hoskins have planned their garden and mining hydrology— the surviving remnant A great big HELLO to all of our old UT are looking forward to those famous 40- friends." of my field days." -pound Alaska cabbages. (That's hard to Hilary ("Hoss") Iglehart (BS '60) con- W. Hood (BS '48) continues as Super- believe!!!) James of Spinning Pipe visory Hydrologist in Salt tinues as Vice-President for the USGS Jon W. House (BS '57) continues as Presi- Service, Odessa, Lake City, Utah.He writes: "Still looking Inc. in Texas.Hoss writes: dent of House Enterprises, Inc. in Mid- "Barbara, Cori Lynn, Tommy and Iare for water; now helping others look, too. land. still here in Odessa. Iam doing the same Daughter married and a son threatening old thing— straightening pipe. Sure miss to do so. Havebeen trying to go back over- W. T. Hudson (BS '39) is an Independent geology but Iwill get to see more this seas, but last attempt foiled so will con- Geologist in Denver, Colorado and is work- year in Argentina, tinue the always fascinating problem of ingmostly in Montana. Brazil and Colombia. We are expanding into foreign operations. describing water resources." Gene Hufford (BS '58) reports to us from Comesee me!" (BS '56) Senior Wichita Falls where he's a Partner in Eleanor Macha Hoover is W. Clyde Ikins (BS '38, MA '39, PhD '41) PetroleumGeologist for Humble Oil & Re- Todd& Sanders, OilProducers. is raising Brangus cattle on his ranch, El fining Company in Corpus Christi. Eleanor Jack T. Hughes (BA '41) is Associate Pro- Rancho Encantado, at Kent, Texas. Clyde reports she enjoys spending the weekends fessor of Anthropology at West Texas State says he's doing very little geology and with her husband and their three children University inCanyon.Jack says thatthanks thathis daughter,Linda Sue,is now a jun- on their ranchat Seven Sisters. to having spent most of 1967 finishing a ior here at UT. '68) dissertation, he hopes to receive his doc- Richard A. Hoover (PhD has accepted (BS '39) torate in anthropology from ColumbiaUni- Carl B. Irwin reports "no change a job as Geologist with Esso Production versity in1968. since last year." Carl is Head, Interna- Research Company in Houston. tional Standardization, Naval Material EdW. Hughston (MA '50) was elected Presi- Command Headquarters, in Washington, EdgarMemberHopkins (MA '65) is a grad- dent of Homa Oil & Gas Company (for- D.C. uate student at Florida State University in merly Glasscock-Tidelands Oil Company) Tallahassee. He writes: "After three years (BS '41), in September 1966. The company, located Grover Jim Isbell Chief Geologist in the oilbusiness we decided on the aca- in Dallas,is activein South Louisianaand for Cameron Oil Company in Oklahoma life again. Last fall we moved to demic East Texas. Ed spends his weekends in City, was recently promoted to Colonel as Tallahassee where Iam working on my ranching, breeding and showing Appa- Director of Operations for the 137th Mili- doctorate in marine geology. Belle hopes loosa horses. tary Airlift Wing of theOklahoma Air Na- to start teaching high school next fall and tionalGuard.His wifeBettyhas completed Ihave a teaching assistantship in the ge- Emmett A. Humble (BA '49, MA '51) has her nurse's training. Their daughter, Kaye, ology department, so we are keeping busy. been promoted to Assistant to the Presi- is a sophomore at OU and their son, Mike, Have been on several 'cruises' and am dent of Humble Oil & Refining Company, is graduating from high school. really enjoying ithere." moving fromNew Orleans to Houston.Em- (MA mett writes: "Older son,Deral, began his James R. Jackson, Jr. '40), Coordina- Wayne (BS '53) Carlton Hornbeck took the life in Austinin 1949 and will begin anew tor of ManpowerDevelopment and Train- big independent operations step into and life as a UT freshman in June. Iattended ing for Humble Oil & Refining Company consulting work on the first of year. the the new building dedication and send my in Houston, reports "no change from last He's concentrating on the Gulf Coast and year." congratulations on a tremendous plantand has several available for com- prospects a wonderful program!" (Thanks, Em- panies or individuals areinterested in JoeL. Jackson (BS '56) is Geologist for the who mett!) wildcatting to moderate depths. Carlton is U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in Sacra- still living in Alice, Texas. Allen E. Humphrey (BS '49) continues as mento, California. Joe is attached to the President of Humphrey Oil Corporation in Geology Branch, Region 2, and is doing '32) Joseph Hornberger, Jr. (BA '29, MA Dallas. engineering geologic work in planning continues as President of Caribbean Oil through construction phases on various fea- Corporation and Hornberger Bros.Proper- Edwin E. (Bill) Hurt (BA '46) is "still liv- tures of the Central Valley and related ties inHouston. ing the goodlife of a country squire." Bill projects. September,1968 41 Otis L. James, Jr. (MA '52) is "still hunt- ogy in offshore Gulf of Mexico and that Antonio. Frank— reports his "last— chick of ing oil in Cooke County." Otis is an In- the search for oil and new reserves of off- the hatch" daughter Janis will enter dependent Geologist in Gainesville, Texas. shore has plenty of action, interest and eco- UT-Austin this fall. nomics. He also says it's good to be back (BA '53) Edwin N. Kasper, Jr. (BS '51), Geologist- M. H. "Pete" Janszen '48, MA inTexas! writes from Corpus Christi: "Am now a . Reservoir Engineering Department for qualified 'rehabilitater' of— people with a David T. Jones (BS '57) is Sales Represen- Coastal States Gas Producing Company in drawback to employment such as a lot of tative for The Western Company in Hobbs, Corpus Christi, is "busy with a very heavy them pore folks with a degree in geology! New Mexico, where he's been living for work load." He's now looking at West 'Taint easy, but if you need rehabilitatin', the past four years. The Jones have one Texas gas reserves to be brought back to see old Uncle Pete!" Pete retired from son (8) and have just moved into a new the Gulf Coast. He reports he's enjoying Continental Oil Company last year and is home. serving Coastal's employees in their Fed- a Counselor for the TexasEducation Agen- eral Credit Union this year and that he's D. (BS '57) to us from cy, Vocational Rehabilitation Division, in Glen Jones reports making progress on a rent-supplement Seattle, Washington where he Re- — Corpus. is a housing program for Corpus Christi search Engineer for The Boeing Company. known as "Cliff Man's Village." KennethL. Jarratt (BS '57) has moved from The Jones make their home in Edmonds, (BA '50) Houston to Edna, Texas. Ken is now Man- Washington. James V. Kemper resigned as Sen- aging Partner in The Mauritz Company ior Landman with Superior Oil Company HaroldE. (BS '41) writes from Mid- 15, 1968, of Ganado, Texas.He writes: "Am now in Jones on March and opened offices as the implement (J.I. Case) and petroleum land: "I am presently full-interest owner an Independent in Midland working on wholesaling (Texaco) business.Family and of Geological Services, Inc., and diligently drilling deals and trading in leases, min- "working to produce top quality sample self are really enjoying small town living erals androyalty. logs for oil companies in the Permian Ba- and are glad to be away from the hustle sin Area. My oldest son, Hal, will be en- Christopher Kendall (former Postdoctoral and bustle of the Houston area." tering the University of Texas this fall." Fellow) is now a Postdoctoral Fellow at EvanC. (MA '59) is Geologist with the University of Sydney, Australia. Chris Jenkins Philip (BS '64) the US'GS in Denver, Colorado. Evan re- Jon Jones was transferred writes: "With beer paunch and surfer's February knee, ports "no change, with the possible excep- in 1967 from Continental Oil am researching Recent sediments of Company's Department Shreveport, the tion that Howard Hughes is making life Land in Barrier Reef andavoiding sharks.Have Louisiana, more interesting at the Nevada Test Site." to the Production Department hunted seals and algae in the Bass Straits in Hobbs,NewMexico, wherehe is a Staff and will chase crocks in Carpentaria, KennethHarlan Jett (BS '58), Independent Assistant in the Analytical Section. In camels around Lake Eyre and algae in Consultant in Craig, Colorado,is presently June 1967, Phil married the former Mari- Shark Bay." ( That soundsexciting, Chris!) working his coal interests in Illinois. lyn Marie Watson of Shreveport, and he Michael (BE '58) reports that they are both enjoying the C. Kendrick became a Charles A. Johnson (BS '57) is District climate of southeastern New Mexico and partner in thelaw firm ofHead &Kendrick Equipment Corpus Engineer for Texaco, Inc. in that they occasionally make treks to the of Christi in 1966. They are engaged Midland. Big Bend Country. Phil sends his congra- in the general practice of law, rep- chemical, tulations on completing the new Geology resenting primarily petroleum, Malcolm R. Johnson (BS '58) has moved Building. (Thanks, Phil!) andoil andgas clients. back to Lake Charles, Louisiana, after A. spending a year in Houston.Malcolm has Luther G.Jones (BS '59) reports "no change" Richard (Dick) Kennedy (BS'52) writes a new job as Geologist for Penton & Pen- from San Antonio. Luther is Inventory from Jacksonville, Florida: "I spent last ton Oil & Gas Properties.He reports that Manager for the San Antonio Air Material summer in the jungles of Panama and Joan and the four littleJohnsons are do- Area, Kelly Air Force Base. Colombia working on surface geology and ing fine. core drilling for interoceanic canal studies. Richard D. Jons (BS '56) serves as Presi- Iwas one of two Texans on the project. I Nancy JenswoldJohnson (BA '50) is begin- dent of the West Texas Geological Society am now with the U.S. Army Corps of En- ning her year second as President of the for 1967-68 and in April 1968 was elected gineers as a Hydraulics Engineer doing Dallas branch of the AmericanAssociation Honorary Life Member of the SEPM Per- flood control work. Ursula and the six kids of University Women, who are vitally in- mian Basin Section. He is District Geol- loveFlorida." terested in improved education in Texas. ogist for Monsanto Company in Midland. She is also active in the League for Edu- Robert F. Kent (BS '52), Senior Geophysi- cational Advancement in Dallas and is James G.Joyce (BS '48) is now Project Lead- cist for Humble Oil & Refining Company serving as a member of Continuing Edu- er for Chevron Oil Field Research Com- inHouston,has been working this past year cation Task Force of the Goals for Dallas pany in Houston. in the Geophysical Processing Center pro- Program. cessing seismic data on the IBM 360/50 James Douglas Kallina (BS '53), Vice-Pres- and360/65. Charles E. Jones (BS '51) continues as Area ident of Domestic Operations for Petty Manager for General Crude Oil Company Geophysical Company in San Antonio, George L. Keprta (BS '52) is "still working in Liberty, Texas,and reports they're drill- writes: "Seismic industry really booming. the Miocene and Frio trends along the ing lots of wells. The Jones have two chil- 1967 was a great year and 1968 looks even Texas Gulf Coast." George is Senior Geol- dren. better. The company's expanding and ogist for MonsantoCompany in Houston. keeps me going from New York to Califor- (BS '50) (BS Charles R. Jones has been trans- nia. Have taken up golf; no game should Jack C. Kern '43), Division Exploration ferred from Bartlesville, Oklahoma to be so difficult!" Superintendent for Standard Oil Company Houston by Cities Service Oil Company, of Texas in Houston, writes: "Geology is and is now District Development Geol- Frank C. Kallina (BS '39) is an Independent more challenging and life is more interest- ogist. Charlessays he's enjoying doing geol- 'Geologist and Oil & Gas Operator in San ing every day.Our oldest (of four), Jack, 42 September,1968

Jr., will enter UT-Austin in September Geologist for Humble. Harvey got to see ka and a pleasure trip to the Arctic and 1968." Jack is also a member of our Geol- the Longgoods during their recent two- am now anxious to return. Certainly en- ogy Foundation Council. month stay inHouston. joy and appreciate the Newsletter."' (Thanks, Erwin!) Roy L. Kern (BS '49), Major USAF Retired, VictorL. King, Jr. (MA '57) is Senior Pro- writes from Shreveport, Louisiana: "Made duction Geologist for Shell Oil Company in James David Krause (BS '53) is now Gen- the trip to New Zealand, Australia, Fiji Midland. eral Manager of the Peterson Auto Com- and Hawaii with the Flying Longhorns pany in Kerrville, which handles General Don L. Kirksey (BS '60), Geologist for Ten- and really enjoyed it. Ionly hope Ican Motors entire line of cars. Dave says the neco Oil Company in Anchorage, Alaska, return to Sydney, Australia someday as it wife and family "sure do like it here in writes: "Nancy and Iand our three boys was such a wonderfulplace and the peo- Kerrville— truly country— it's "beautiful and ple were so friendly. They still like the havebeen through our first Alaskan winter 'yawl' . with -35 degrees recorded. Being Texans come see me! American for what he is and not just for his money." we really enjoyed the snow and winter Andrew Edmunds Kurie (MA '56) is now sports. Geology in Alaska continues to be— employed as Geologist for The Dow Chem- Don M. Kerr, Jr. (BS '60) is "staying busy very interesting with a variety of work ical Company at Marathon, Texas. in charge of nine million dollars worthof subsurface, surface and photogeology." (B'S '50) construction." Don is Estimator and Proj- Ted B. Lacaff, Jr. reports from (BS '49) continues as Midland: "Still exploring America, ect Coordinator for Spaw-Glass, Inc., Gen- Joe C. Kitchens Geol- North eral Contractors, in Houston. ogist and Production Superintendent for Australia and New Zealand. As a matter D. H. Byrd Enterprises in Dallas. of fact, Iwill be going to New Zealand L. Gifford Kessler II (MA '68) is working April 25 supervisea completion Mary Lou Chaddick Klatt (BA '51) writes to attempt on his Ph.D. here at UT-Austin. of our No. 1Murchison well drilled to a from Corpus Christi: has completed "Jack depth of 2090' on the South Island of New Joseph E. and Gene Funkhouse Keyser his fourteenth year with Mobil. We like — Zealand.The oil shale picture continues to (MA '48; BA '48) report that as of July Corpus but still miss our favorite Hous- be moreinteresting, and the sulphur search 1,1968, they willhave five teenagers!Their ton. Congratulations to your excellent geol- is looking better day by day." Ted is Vice- daughter, Carolyn (18), will transfer to ogy department.Iam proud have been to President of four companies (Texas Amer- UT-Austin as a sophomore in 1968. Joe, least a smallpart of your past!" (Thanks, at ican Oil Corporation, Western who is an Independent Consulting Geol- Mary Lou!) Oil Shale Corporation, Sulphur ogist in Midland, is currently a state di- Texas American rector for the American Cancer Society William B. Klemt (BS '57) is a Geologist for Company and International Energy Com- and president of the local unit of SIPES the Texas Water Development Board in pany, all located in Midland. — their Waco office. He's project head of the in addition to "looking long and hard F. B. (Bill) Lacy (BS '50) continues as an (South) for oil." Gene says they're all healthy and Trinity Sands Regional Study Independent Consultant in Houston. Bill and is a commanding officer (USAF) in happy and really enjoy the GeologyNews- reports he's "working hard, looking for letterI(Bless you!) the 348th Engineering Detachment (Util- good drillable prospects." ity).The Klemts have two daughters. Howard W. Kiatta (BS '58) is completing Harry S. Lain (BS '50) has been transferred (MA '54) his first year as Geologist for George Robert G. Knabe was transferred from Midland to Houston and is now Di- Sydney, Australia by Atlantic- Mitchell & Associates in Houston. He's in- to Richfield rector of Exploration for Monsanto Com- volved mostly in originating and screen- in October 1967 and is Chief Geologist. pany. ing prospects in the South Louisiana area. Bob says the entire family is enjoying life He and Ada and their four children like in Australia very much and that "these Sam Ross Lake (BA '49) reports from La- Houston verymuch. are fine people in a a fine country." fayette, Louisiana, where he is employed as District Geophysicist for Cities Service Eddie Royce Killian (BA '67), Geologist for G. Moses Knebel (BA '22), Independent Oil Company. Texaco in Tyler,married Francey Hesterly Geologist in Scarsdale, New York, writes: in April 1967. Ed's preparing to move to "This past winter was spent in Antigua, Charles F. Lamb (BS '49) continues as Di- Houston in June when Texas centralizes Barbados and Florida. Weather was good vision Development Geologist for Stand- its District offices and moves them into the and water fine,but the fishing on the poor ard Oil Company of Texas in Gainesville, Sharpestown Bank Building. side. Attended AAPG meeting in Okla- Texas. homa City whereIgave a summary talk on John E. Kimberly (MA '61) is GeneralPart- James L. Lamb, Jr. (BS '56) continues as an evaporatives, a luncheon talk to the Down- ner in Kimberly & Associates in Midland. Independent Geologist in Midland. Jim town Lions Club plus attending long re- John formed the company last September says he's also "engineer, roustabout and search committee meetings. Also while and they are exploring for oil and gas in productionclerk." there met with the Advisory Council of the West Texas and the Mid-Continent. He — Foundation at a breakfast meeting. Have Leon M. Lampert (BS '51, MA '53), Geol- reports their success ratio is 50% just returned from our other place at Quo- ogist for the Dalport Oil Corporation in "bound to get worse!" nochontaug, Rhode Island.— Caught many Corpus Christi, is "still trying to find that Elbert A. King, Jr. (BS '57, MA '61) was cod fish and flat fish small mouth left- elusive SouthTexas oil."Leonis also work- recently appointed Curator of NASA's handed flounder to you. Ikeep busy all the ing in parts of Wyoming and takingleases Lunar Receiving Laboratory in Houston. time but am real concerned about the steep inNorthDakota. He says he's still waiting anxiously for rise in taxes (U.S. 10%, New York State T. Langford (BS '57) lunar samples! 44% and Scarsdale 12%) and this ter- Gerald is now Geol- rible inflation." ogist with theSabrePetroleumCorporation Harvey D. King (MA '60) is "stillpracticing in Los Angeles. He writes: "Currently general dentistry in the Sharpestown area Erwin K. Krause (BS '49, MA '54) is Re- drilling gas wells in northern California. of Houston." Harvey says that Ted Long- search Scientist for Sinclair's Research Developing a new vacuum coring rig for good willprobably be too modest to tell us, Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Erwin writes: uranium claims in Wyoming. Also Re- but Tedis moving to Kingsville as District "Enjoyed lastsummer's field work in Alas- search & Developmenthas a new logging September,1968 43

panel developedby Dr. Max Gumpel, for- Joseph W. Lee (BS '49) continues ad Geolo- ing permanent residents of Oklahoma merly of the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasa- gist for Thomas Y. Pickett & Company, City." Russ is now an Independent. dena. The airborne divisionis moving over- Inc. in Dallas. William L. Lindemann (BS '60, '63), seas. Family (six children) is in good MA ErnestF.Lenert (BS '36) Malibu, Geologist for Humble Oil & Refining Com- health,but the younger kidshavelost their writes from California, that he's still enjoying the pany,moved to Corpus Christi in May 1967 Texas accent, much to our sorrow." West Coast on aretired basis. This year he and is currently working in their mineral J. Don Langston (BS '49) writes from Syd- added the hobby of "rock-hounding" to department"uranium hunting." The Linde- ney, Australia: "On January 1, 1967, Esso that of orchid growing. Australian opals manns say they "enjoy the Beach at Padre, StandardOil Ltd.consolidated its Explora- are his specialty but he recently acquired love weekendguests and to come visit." tion, Production, Refining, and Marketing petrified somenice Texaswoods to work on. Roy C. Lindholm (MA '63) is Assistant Pro- into one company in Australia and Iwas fessor of Geology at George Washington elected to the Board of Directors while John W. LeSassier (BS '48) reports in from remaining Exploration Manager. We have Midland where he's a Partner in the El University, Washington, D.C. Roy writes: at Hopkins in found significant oil and fas reserves off- CincoProduction Company. "Finished the Ph.D. Johns 1967 (thesis the Onondaga Ls. shoreand will become a major producerin June on of Angel Dexter Leshikar (1936-39) saw her York) soBetty and a couple 1969 following our 1968 development pro- New Itook of — (via gram." oldest son, Chuck a Lieutenant in the months and went to the West Coast 24 U.S. Army, off to Viet Nam in June. Her states). Now back at work teaching sedi- JackK. Larsen (BA '40), Manager of Explo- youngest son, Ivan, is a junior in high mentation and sedimentary petrology here ration for Southern Natural Gas Company school and her youngest daughter, Nancy, at George Washington. This summer Iwill in Houston, reports "nothing exciting; is a sophomore here at UT. Her oldest start work on the lower Paleozoic carbon- looking forward to theNewsletter andTHE daughter, Terri, is married and is working ates in western Maryland— a lovely pile of year of theHorns!" (Thanks, Jack!) as a Research Assistant for UT's Genetics rock!" '60) family Foundation. Angel went to Boston in May Jim D. Latham (BS reports the Alsie Linseomb (BS '51) is now an Inde- is doing fine and that they're still enjoying for the National Meeting of The Electro- chemical Society. pendent Geologist and Geological Consult- living in Florida. Jim is in the U.S. Navy ant, having opened new offices at 507 Oil with Fleet Air Wing Eleven at the Staff G. Warren Leve (MA '52) is a Hydrologist Industries Building in Corpus Christi on Jacksonville,Florida. for the USGS in Jacksonville, Florida. March 1, 1968. His wife,Louise, is a sub- Robert K.Lattimore (BS '56, MA '62) sends Warren writes: "Lots of work, little time. stitute teacher at Mary Carroll and Ray "greetings from the land of the— gently Couple of papers published in NWWA High—Schools. Alsiesays "same house,same wavingpalm trees andminiskirts" Miami, journal and a fewmore in the mill." kids allone year older." Florida.Bob is Geophysicist for ESSA At- SamuelLevin (BS '50, MA '52) isZone Super- EugeneLipstate (BS '49) was recently trans- lantic Oceanographic Labs and says his visor for Humble Oil & Refining Company ferred from Dallas to Lafayette,Louisiana organization has changed its name again, in New Orleans. to open a new explorationoffice for North- sharp staff figured out "some memberhas west Oil Company. a way to save money on the rent doing DeanL. Leyerly (BS '50), Area Manager for that!" Hughes Tool Company in Evansville, In- Nancy Elizabeth Green Lister (BA '55) writes that she is still enjoying being in Kent E. Laughery (BS '53) is Superviser of diana, says that by the time this is pub- Houston and running into old friends, and ExplorationandMineralLands for Baroid lished the Leyerlys will be living in Division,National Lead Company inHous- Midland, Texas again. He says he knew that it was fun coming to Austin for a football game andseeing thebeautiful new ton. He and Lea have five sons, ages 18 to when they left Texas in 1957 they would GeologyBuilding. 6, "all fine." Kent visited our new build- one day return and"today is the day! !!" ing in April and says it's "very nice." (BS (BA Larry D. Littlefield '57) is Offshore (Thanks, Kent!) Carl V. Lieb '40, MA '42) is Vice- Principal of San Antonio's Lanier Junior- Geological Supervisor for Cabinda Gulf Company,Luanda, Angola, Port. West Don Morgan Lawler (BS '54) is Supervisor Senior High School. He also teaches one Oil Africa. for Geophysical Service,Inc. inInglewood, night a week at San Antonio College, and California.Don says that wifeBeverly,their "moonlights" as a free-lance photographer. Hal S. Lobree (BA '49), President of The two boys and two girls, are enjoying Cali- Carlhas been with the San Antonio Inde- Lobree Corporation in Evansville,Indiana, fornia. pendent School District for 20 years and spent the winter in Europe with his wife with College 17 years. Johnny Gordon Lay (BA '53) is "stillin the San Antonio for and three sons. The boys (ages 2—5) spent 2% months in the Swiss Alps in a "hotel generalpractice of law" inElPaso.Johnny J.K. "Ken" Liles (BS '50), Manager of Ex- for children" while Hal and his wife went reports that Ginnie and the two boys are ploration for Lone Star Producing Com- to Rome on business. They left Zurich on well. pany in Dallas,writes: "Still living in Big the "gold panic" day when dollars sud- L. D fighting battle of Stemmons Freeway Robert Layden (1942-48) has moved from denly weren't being accepted by everyone daily. Most of 1967 spent projecting com- Dallas,wherehe wasSun's RegionalGeolo- over there. gist for the Eastern Region, to Corpus pany operations into Texas offshore and Christi, wherehe is Sun's Regional Geolo- Rockies. Too busy to prevent oldest son E. R.Lochte, Jr. (BS '56) is Geologist for the gist for the Corpus Christi Region. enrolling in A&M, even though in geo- MidwestOil Corporationin San Antonio. science." H.LouisLee, Jr. (BS '54, MA '58) has been Allen C. Locklin (BS '54), Partner in Ridley transferredby Tenneco Oil Company from Russell M. Lilly (BS '53) reports: "After & Locklin in Tyler, says he and Ridley re- Midland to Denver, Colorado. Louis says fourteen enjoyable years with Shell Oil main as part of the handful active in the he's looking forward to living close to the Company, Chloe and Idecided to put our East Texas oil "biz." He's "very happy in mountains and that it'll be quite a change roots down. When Shell closed their office Tyler with wife, Nancy, and sonChris and after tenyears in West Texas. we remained behind and are enjoying be- daughter,LeeAnn." 44 September,1968

Kenneth James Loep (BS '60) is Micro- Engineering Department, for El Paso Nat- Authority" while Mary is "still shooting paleontologist for MobilOil Corporationin ural Gas Company inEl Paso,Texas. pigeons and traveling," Bill was recently Houston. He and Iris have a daughter, elected President of the Goliad County L. Lundelius, (BS '50) is As- Tracy. Ernest Jr. Chamber of Commerce. sociate Professor of Geology here at UT- John L. Loftis, Jr. (BS '40) is Exploration Austin. Ernie taught freshman geology, Garrett C. McCandless, Jr. (MA '57) is now Operations Manager for Humble Oil & Re- paleobiometrics,paleontology andevolution anIndependentEconomic GeologistinFort fining Company inHouston. this past year, and is continuing his re- Myers,Florida. search on Pleistocene vertebrate faunas of Clarence Lohman, Jr. (BA '49, BS '50) is Texasand Australia. JeremiahF.McCarthy (MA '53),Consulting District Geologist for Standard Oil Com- Geologist in Midland, writes: "We have a pany of Texas inMidland.He andDorothy Joe Luther (BS '50) is District Development fine new baby boy, Noel Francis, born have three children,David (8),Robert (6) Geologist for Standard Oil Company of October 6, 1968. Older brother Tony (7) and Barbara (3). TexasinMidland.Joehopes to stay in Mid- . is veryexcited with all the activity. Visited land as this is his third movein four years, Los Angeles and La Jolla, California at Laddie F. Long (BS '52), Supervising Geolo- and he is completing the building of his Easter time; the boys really fixed up the gist for University Lands in Midland, is third housein the samelength of time. The grandparents' routine! Come see us!" looking forward to moving into their new Luthers have three daughters "and a fe- quarters which is just being finished and male dog." Holland C. McCarver (1931-37) has moved "aptly named theHal P. Bybee Building." back to Texas after "four years in Latin Laddie says "all alumni and geology exes Vance M. Lynch (BS '51) continues as Co- America and six years in New York."Hol- are cordially invited to drop by for a tour ordinator of Gravity &Magnetics for Union land says he's delighted with the move and of thenew surroundings." Oil Company of California in Los Angeles. his new job as Assistant General Manager Vance made an interestingsupervisory trip (Exploration) for Latin America for (BS Susan AnnBurton Longacre '64, PhD to Europe andthe Middle East last year. Texaco (inHouston). '68) says her biggest event was finally completing her dissertation and graduat- Jose A. Lyon111 (BS '58) is now Sales Engi- Duncan McConnell (Faculty, 1937-41; LE ing. The Longacres havemovedto Houston neerforSouth American Petrolite Corpora- '41*) continues as Professor of Dental Re- and Susan will spend the summer decorat- tion in Maracaibo, Venezuela. He writes search and of Mineralogy at Ohio State ing a new homeand preparingmuch of her that his new job is stimulating and that he University in Columbus. Duncan writes:— dissertation for publication. (We're going and his wife (the former Pat Stevens, BA "Yucatan, last November,was wonderful to miss you,Susan!) '57) and their two sons are thoroughly en- best part of Mexico we have visited!Iflife joying their home in Los Moroches near in these UnitedStates continues the way it '49) Donald R. Longenecker (BS is Region Maracaibo.They spend their weekends15,- is headed, we may go to E.U.M. and never Engineer for Youngstown Steel Company -000' upin the Andes. come back!" (*Duncan says this degree is inCasper, Wyoming. in liberal education and is probably not William Noel McAnulty, Jr. (BS '65, MA degrees!) (BS '58, '60) listed among official Ted E. Longgood, Jr. MA is '67) is continuing graduate study at the now District Production Geologist for University ofNew Mexico in Albuquerque. Weaver H. McCracken, Jr. (MA '48), Di- Humble Oil& Refining Company in Kings- vision Development Geologist for Chevron (BA '51) ville, Texas, moving there from New Or- Robert L. Mcßroom writes from Oil Company in New Orleans, reports leans "via Houston."Tedsays he's "getting Lubbock, Texas: "Still working in the oil "nothing of interest." settled in his new job and another new business independently. Have earned a house and greatly enjoyinglife in the U.S. M.A. in English from Midwestern Univer- Willard A. McCracken (BS '58) is now a — west of the Sabine River." (How about sity and am working on a Ph.D. at Texas Geologist with the USGS in Bakersfield, that,Harvey!) Tech. Teaching at Tech in 1968-69. Mary California. Besides his "most interesting Lou (formerly Mary Lou Kendrick, BA job" on the U.S. Naval Petroleum Reserve (BS '51) Consulting Robert G. Lovick is a '51) and four sons doing fine. Miss Austin No. 1, he is working on a Stanford Ph.D. Geologist in New Orleans.Bob reports "all andUT!" thesis. He and Betty bothlike the Califor- is well and enjoy finding out each year nia climate. where everyone is and what they are WilliamE. Mcßroom (BS '40),Oil Division doing." (Thanks, Bob, so do we!) Manager for the W. T. Waggoner Estate in C. Carew McFall (BS '50, MA '52) is a Con- Vernon, Texas, reports "nothing especially sultantinSan Jose, California,andis work- R. (BS '48) Howard Lowe is now Chairman new; still looking for oil to help feed our ing on mineralprojects near there. Carew Petro Data, of the Board of International cows from Louisiana to Alaska and all sends "congratulations to the UT geology Inc. in Calgary, Canada. His former com- pointsbetween." faculty onmany evidencesof fineprogress." pany, Lowe Petroleum Engineers, Inc., (Thanks, Carew!) merged withPan Oilof Dallas inFebruary Florence GillMcCall (BA '20) is still living 1968. The main interest of the company inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania andis "still in- Edward McFarlan, Jr. (MA '48) continues now is information systems, scientific and terested in the UT Geology Neivsletter." as Manager, Basin Geology Division, for commercial programming. They are en- Florence says she's delighted whenshe sees Esso Production Research in Houston. Ted larging their staff and will operate on a an occasional familiar namein the Alumni writes :"New aspects of petroleum geology worldwidebasis. Howardhasthree children News. for investigation and new interpretations in college (University of Colorado, Chris- are abundant, challenging, and rewarding. Gibson (Bill) andMary Cunning- tian College and Montana State) and one William To this end my efforts are directed these — — hamMcCampbell, (BS '38, MA '40; at horne a junior in high school plus an Jr. days." eighteen-months-old granddaughter. BA '41) are still living in Goliad, Texas. Bill is "still ranching, still doing a little Joe M.McGeath (BS '61) is Senior Geophysi- Lester E. Ludwick (BS '50) continues as geologic prospecting in the oilpatch and is cal Engineer for Mobil Oil Corporation in Supervisorof Reservoir Geology, Reservoir Still Director on the San Antonio River Corpus Christi. September,1968 45

Edwaid F. McGee (BS '50, MA '52) reports addresses so we can make sure they're on formation Center in St. Louis, Missouri, from Houston where he is Offshore Area our mailing list. Okay? Thanks! ) writes: "Still advertising ACIC. Their six- Exploration any Supei-visor for Marathon Oil L. A. (Lock) McLaurin (BS '58) is District months training school runs par with Company. Manager for Lynes, Inc.inMidland. other college degree; compare it to what (BS any university geography departmenthas to Richard V.McGehee '55,PhD '63), As- (BS Bill J. MeMichael '49), Area Geologist offerfor aB.S. incartography. And you get sociate Professor of Geology at Western for Marathan Oil Company,has been trans- paid, ! The here variedand Michigan University in Kalamazoo, will too work is more ferred from Roswell, New Mexico to Mid- salaries are as good or better than anyin spend the summer of 1968 in the Black land. industry. Hills mapping Precambrian rocks and private And age is no criteria on looking for gold. Milo E. McMurtray (BS '57) continues as beginning, either.I'dlike to hear from any Manager of the Trust MineralSection for of mycronies, evenif it's not about work." (BS '57) Robert H. McGhee is Senior Geolo- Liberty National Bank of Oklahoma the Ronald J. Marr (BS '52, MA '56) is "still in gist for Gulf Oil Corporation in Casper, City, He, Carolyn and the three Oklahoma. Lafayette" as Supervising Geologist Wyoming. "finally down and bought for children broke a ContinentalOilCompany. James H. McGill (BA '61) is a Science houseinOkie-land"andmoved ininMarch Teacher at O'Henry JuniorHigh School in 1968. Milo says he still won't call it their GeorgeW. Marshall, Jr. (BA '48) reports an Austin. home, since it is in Okie-land, but just a "enjoyable visit and splendid program at "real estate investment!" homecoming and sends F. H. McGowan (BA '28, MA '32) is a Con- the in the fall" his sulting Geophysicist in Houston. Gordon R. McNutt (BS '33, MA '38), Inde- bestregards to all. Georgeis Coordinatorof Geological Computer pendent in Austin, reports that his wife, Applications for Bill J.McGrew (BS '54,MA '55), District Re- Dorothy is seeing to it that he takes care of Continental Oil Company in Ponca City, serve Supervisor for Humble Oil &Refining himself since his open-heart surgery in Oklahoma. Company in Kingsville, Texas, reports "no 1965. His son, Gordon, Jr., is married and news this year,only work!" Lester R. Marshall (BS '37) is now District works for a bank in Atlanta, Georgia. His ExplorationGeologistforGulf OilCorpora- daughter, Lolla, be a junior at Wayne Eugene Mclntosh (BS '56) writes will UT- tionin Roswell, New Mexico. Lester spent this fall. from Albuquerque,New Mexico: "Now re- Austin two years (1964-66) in Kuwait with Ku- siding Albuquerque the in after accepting JereldE.McQueen (BS '61,MA '63) wasre- wait Oil Company Ltd. He says that this Geologist position of District for the Albu- cently transferred from Kingsville to Middle East assignment was most interest- querque District, U.S. Army Corps of Corpus Christi by Humble Oil & Refining ing and that he and his wife and their Engineers. Ithas been quite a change from Company. Jerry willbe Supervising Geolo- daughter, Diana,greatly enjoyed theinter- Fort Worth, Texas and Gulf Coast geology, gist for their newly formed South Texas national travel. but we are enjoying themountains and the Division Drilling Corp. excellent weather. Would enjoy seeing our SabinW. Marshall (BS '52),Senior Geologist Texan friends if they get into this part of Asa Duncan Mcßae (BS '42), Exploration for Texas Gas Transmission Corporation in the country!" Advisor for Mobil Oil Corporationin New Houston,is enjoying working South Louis- York City, will be transferred to New Or- geology. Paul F. McKean (BS Standard Oil iana Sabin reports his three chil- '58) left leans around June 1, 1968. Asa says he's Company dren are growingup! in 1967 to go into the construc- enjoyed his two years in the East and is tion business. He is now Vice-President of looking forward to working in the Coast Don Haden Martin (BS '58) is a Special Sims-Goeringer-McKean, Inc. in Owings again. Agent for the FBI in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Mills, Maryland,and reports that the busi- Don moved to Wisconsin in January 1966 Millard H. Major (MA '42) continues as a ness is prospering. Paul says that Peggy after serving with the FBI in Phoenix, (5) Partner in Collier & Major in Corpus and their boys, Paul, Jr. andBen (2), Arizona for one year. He was married in Christi. are very well and are excited about a farm 1956 to Barbara Pedrson and they have they bought just nearby. Robert L.Makins (BS '49) reports to us from two boys,ages11and8. Ralph H. McKinlay (BS '36, MA '40) is Wichita Falls where he is a Geologist for Ken G. Martin (MA '61) is a Consulting Chairman of the Physical Science Depart- Perkins-Prothro Company. GeologistinNew Orleans. ment at Central Texas College in Killeen. Vaughn C. Maley (BA '26) is retired (from Ralph writes: "Being part of a new school Standard Oil Company of New Jersey) and Enrique Martinez (1963-65) is teaching at starting new courses is a real challenge. is living in Midland. He's still interested the University of Oviedo in Oviedo,Spain. Help, advice and donations gladly ac- inpetroleumgeology andreads allbulletins He anshis wife Anahave a baby daughter, cepted. Old friends and new are welcome and other publications on the subject in bornlast January, and a small Citroen car, my new visit our little at location. Come addition to following the oil development bought last year. Harvard-of-theHills." in theMidland area. Louis M.Martinez (BS '54) is DistrictGeolo- W. N. McKinney, (BS '60, MA '63), Jr. W. A. (Arch) Maley (1920-25) writes from gist for Pauley PetroleumInc. in Houston. Geologist for Sunray DX Oil Company in Corpus Christi: "After forty years of Louis says he expects to be transferred was transferred tothat — Newhall,California, pleasant and gratifying geologic and sometime this year,possibly to Midland July office from Shreveport, Louisiana, in petroleum exploration work Iretired in butit couldhavebeen worse,he adds,since 1967, and moved into a new home in No- 1965 (from Humble Oil & Refining Com- they also have anoffice inLos Angeles!He vember is currently at Valencia. He work- pany) Since that time Ihave devoted my reports that his wife and two children are ing on the geology of the Cook InletBasin, . time to raising registered Hereford cattle fine. Alaska and hopes to visit Alaska this sum- on my farms at Cedar Creek and Corpus He says that so far he's found seven Mason (BS '55, MA '57), mer. Christi." Curtis C. with UT-exes out there who attended UT the NASA inHouston, has recentlybeen trans- same time he did. (If you find the time, William L. Mantinband (BA '59), Car- ferred to their Earth Resources Division to how about sending us their names and tographer for the Aeronautical Chart & In- study techniques for obtaining earth re- 46 September,1968

sources data using remote sensors from Navy Reserve still take most of my time, Joachim D. Meyer (BS '58, BA '61) is aircraft andspacecraft. plus yard workin a new home." Assistant Professor of Geology at Tulane University in New Orleans. He and Caro- R. Masri (BA '55) continues as MarioLeo Messina (BS '59, MA '62) is "still Munib Gen- lyn announce the birth of their first child, eral Manager for Phillips In- enjoying the swinging lifeandminiskirts of Petroleum a boy named Brant, on March 24, 1968. ternational Corporation inBeirut, London." He and Wendy plan to cruise the Lebanon. Joachim says when Brant is two years old and Angela a new "addition"— a this summer and possibly He had Balearic Islands he'll teach him to say "Hornblendegarben- baby boy, — They take a short trip to Morocco. Mariois Pur- Omar on March 1, 1968. kalifeldspatporphyroblastenschiefer" and are enjoying living in Beirut and say chasing. Manager Inter- for Milchem that should give him a headstart with the "comeseeus, you-all!" nationalLtd. language exams in graduate school! (And Roy W. Massey (BS '50) reports to us from Paula Black Messinger (BS '61) writes to how!!!) Shreveport,Louisiana, us :"Currently employed where he is District fromFort Worth Charles A. Micheli (BS '52) is still building Geophysicist three-quarterstime as a programmer at for Marathon Oil Company. on and developing condominiums in Pom- TCU. Accepted as a graduate student in (BA panoBeach, Florida. R. F. (Bob) Mathews '48) is Division geology but not enough time to seriously Manager of Exploration for Continental work for a Master's degree. Husband Bill Daniel N. Miller, Jr. (PhD '55) continues as OilCompanyinMidland. will receive his Master's in business by Chairman of the Department of Geology January 1969 at which time we will leave. at Southern Illinois University, Carbon- Ed J. Matulich (BA '47) reports "nothing My courses have been in geology and com- dale. Dan is busy with departmentalbusi- new" from Corpus Christi. Ed is Develop- puter-orientedmath." ness, teaching continuing work on ment Geologist for Sun Oil Company there. and diagenetic alterationin sedimentary rocks. F. (BA '32), Independent Lamar B. Maxwell (BS '60) is "still engaged Dean Metts Geol- He spent much of last year editing a 300- in Rivers, Texas, writes: "Bi- in family enterprises— rice,soybeans,cattle, ogist Three -page volume on the "Geology and Petro- — ologic processes now take precedence over real estate and a little leasing activities leum Production of the Illinois Basin." geologic. Nothing newsworthy about me, on theside." Lamarlives inDevers,Texas. but Iwas impressed with the youthfulness Harry A. Miller, Jr. (BS '41), Consulting O. T. (Terry) Maxwell (BA '51) is Com- of the professors, the President of the Uni- Geologist in Midland, reports that "busi- pletion Services Coordinator for Schlum- versity, the Chancellor,et al. at the dedica- ness is good." His daughter, Margo, is a berger Well Servicesin Hobbs,New Mex- tion of the new geology building. Also, if junior at UT-Austin and his son, Harry, ico. Terry is a member of the Board of the food was as good when Iwas inschool is a veterinary student at A & M. of the Section of as it was at the banquet, I'd have stayed Directors Hobbs the Harry Miller (BS '50) is a Consultant in for a Ph.D." (Many thanks, Dean, for W. Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME San Antonio. and of Southeastern New Mexico's 4-H those kind words!) Foundation. He is also District Commis- Miller (BA '47) continues as Donald G. Metzger (BS '48) is Hydrologist Jack Ormand sioner Oil of the Boy for the Railroad for the PatchDistrict for the USGS in Yuma, Arizona. Don District Director Com- Scouts of America. mission of Texas in Pampa. writes: writes: "A paper that Iprepared entitled Jack "Now that Mike has gone to Texas Tech (BA '24) 'The Bouse Formation (Pliocene) of the MildredPickle Mayhall is aretired (a budding chemical engineer), the Dach- is living in Austin. Author Parker-Blythe-Cibola Area, Arizona and teacher and of schund and I(the other dog) are the only The Kiowas andIndian Wars Texas,she California,' has been approvedby the Di- of males left at home with Glenna Lea and is now writingin ethno-history. rector for publication in the fall of 1968 the fieldof the girls. All are well and very in USGS Professional Paper 600-D. The other three happy with our lot. a very enjoyable Robert Truett Mayo (BA '48, MA '50) re- paper describes sediments that were de- Had time in Oklahoma City at the 1968 AAPG signed March 15, 1968 as Judge of Van posited in an embayment of the Gulf of days, meas- Zandt County after seven years to become California that extended as far north as meeting recounting schools paunches hairs. Vice-President of the First National Bank Needles, California, westward into the uring and counting grey the building in Aus- of Wills Point, Texas. He reports "no California deserts, and eastward as far as See ya' soon at new for Jack!) changein family." Phoenix, Arizona. The sediments, which tin." (We'll be looking you, older Iname the Bouse Formation, are R. Dick Miller (BS '51) is "beginning to feel John A. Means (MA '48) is Senior Geologist River. than deposits of the Lower Colorado like a native after two years in Shreve- for SunOil Company inDallas. TheMeans The embayment occurred during the Plio- make theirhome in Richardson. port, especially since it's pretty close to cene, probably sometime between five and Texas." Dick is Senior Geologist for the Robert D. Mebane (BS '36), Independent ten million years ago. A significant fact is Mobil Oil Corporation. that the outlines of most of the present Geologist in San Antonio, says that with (MA son Bill in Houston, California and Lon- mountains (the basin-range topography) Wayne D. Miller '57), Area Staff Geol- don with Ray Geophysical Company and existed during the time of the embayment. ogist for Midwest Oil Corporation in Mid- The Bouse Formation is 767 feet land, "Am finishing my daughter Bette in Austin College at Sher- thick writes: eleventh man, he and Beka have started traveling in its type section. It contains abundant year in Midlandas a Petroleum Geologist. forams, mollusks, ostracodes, charaphytes will probablybe here eleven and collecting antique bottles. Infact another and barnacles, although the number of years or longer. Possibly Imay even learn William J. Meek, Jr. (BS '55) writes from marine species is limited. The faunas in- enough about West Texas geology to find Hurst, Texas: "Texaco transferred us from dicate that the embayment did not have some oil (which my company keeps tell- Plainview back to Fort Worth in May 1967 a typical marine environment and that it ing me to do). Am really enjoying the hec- and promoted me to—District—Sales Super- was fresher in the Needles area than in tic life out here with coaching Little visor for all retail leased stations in the area to the south. At present Iam League and Pee Wee baseball teams, In- Tarrant County. Imanage to keep busy mapping the late Tertiary and Quaternary dian Guides and other activities my three and have five sales representativesto super- sediments of the Needles-Toprock area, childrenhave volunteered me for. Enjoyed vise and help me. Texaco and the U.S. Arizona andCalifornia." seeing my old schoolmates and profs from September,1968 47

UT at the AAPG meeting in Oklahoma Jule Jacobson Moon (BA '40, MA '41) is Louisiana Miocene Trend. The Morgans City in April." in private practice as a Family Therapist have one daughter, Cecily, age 14. in Wichita Falls, Texas. William Rinehart Miller (B9 '47) reports Charles B. Morris (BA '51, MA '55), Paleon- he's "still primarily in the exploration Clyde H.Moore, Jr. (MA '59, PhD '61) has tologist for Shell Oil Company in New phase of the oil business as an Independ- been promoted to Associate Professor of Orleans,is workingin paleontological data ent (in Corpus Christi) but have also be- Geology at Louisiana State University. processing andprogramming (FortranIV). come interestedin the mining of gold, sil- Clyde writes: "Things have really been The Morris are building a new home. ver, copper andmercury in Mexico." popping over LSU; here at haven't had Michael B. Morris (BS '47) reports that they time Been riding herd Martha Bybee Mills (BA '49) is now living to breathe. on 45 are enjoying living in the East (in West- graduate students in New Orleans where her husband, Her- as Graduate Advisor for port, Connecticut) but that he travelsa lit- carbonates, bert, is a Geologist with Humble Oil & the last year. Still working on tle too much to suit his family. He is Vice- bothRecent and Ancient, Refining Company. Their third child and with some water President, International Exploration, for work second son, Peter Burton, arrived on May on the side. Still have both Melba Continental Oil Company in New York 6,1968. and the kids (same number) and a new City. house." Richard A. Mills (BS '50) writes from Mex- Jimmy K. Morrison (BA '57), Hydrologist ico City: "The family andIareresiding in Marion J. Moore (BS '34) is back in San for theU.S.Bureau of Reclamation in Aus- Mexico City and Ispend half my time in Antonio after a nine-yearresidence in Cor- tin, spent May-August 1967 in Korea the Isthmian Saline Basin area managing pus Christi. Marion willbe associated with training a group of Korean engineers in IMC's (International Minerals and Chem- George H. Coates, San Antonio oil opera- hydrology and hydrographic work. He says ical Corporation) sulphur exploration.Fi- tor, working on special geological projects. things have changed considerably since his nally finished and published the long ar- He was formerly an Independent Geol- last visit there in 1951-52 (courtesy of the ticle on Honduras. See the September1967 ogist in Corpus Christi. USAF) ! AAPGBulletin." Ralph E. Moore, Jr. (BS '57) is Owner of Charles Motz (BS '60) is LoanOfficer for the John A. Minks (BA '66) is a student naviga- the R.E. Moore Company in Tyler, Texas. SmallBusiness AdministrationinMarshall, tor in theUSAF at Mather AirForce Base, The company is Skelly oil jobber for Smith Texas. California. and Van Zandtcounties. At present Ralph Grant L.Moyer (MA '52), President of The is building a service station and restaurant Mary McDonald Mobley (BA '28) is Vice- Vintage Motelin Wilmington, Vermont,re- on Interstate 20. The Moores have two — President of Mobley Company, Inc. ports a rough ski season "too John boys (1 and 3), "two old dogs and one cold and in Longview, Texas. rabbit." icy." His Number 1 son has strayed from the fold and is studying electrical engi- Moffatt (BS '41) writes from Robert James Robert Alfred Moore (BS '52) is Product neering. Grant tells us that Vermont is Shreveport, "Growing lots of Louisiana: Sales Supervisor for the 3M Company in waiting for their first gas well. grey hairs; two married daughters and St Paul, Minnesota. Bob writes: "Even '42) two sons inhigh school.More fishing than Arno P. Mueller (BS is "still doodle- though not in the geological field, the in- bugging oil finding in this area andpetroleum geol- in East Texas and Arkansas" as vestigative nature evident in geological Geophysical ogy may become alost art at thisrate. Im- Party Chief for the Sun Oil science and education (as opposed to killing the Company. Arno tells us he enjoyed a short ports are the domestic oil industry physical sciences) — has proved invaluable trip through our new building last for sure the importers could care less!" in my final profession Jan- chosen of marketing uary. (Thanks, Arno!) Bob is a Partner in Brookings, Moffatt & and sales." Waddle, Oil & Gas Consultants. E. A.Murchison, Jr. (BA '26) Senior Explo- R.McKayMoore (BS '52) reports to us from ration James R. Moffett (BS '61) writes from New Advisor for Humble Oil & Refining Shreveport, Louisiana, where he is an In- Company in New Orleans, will retire on Orleans: "Added a new Longhorn to the dependentConsultant. July (Wel- fold, James R. Jr., a fine new baby born 1, 1968 and move to Austin. comeback!) January 18, 1968. The oil patch is still be- William W. Moore, Jr. (BS '37) has been ing good to us. Welcome new young geol- transferred by Texaco from Houston to Pat Murta (BA '41) writes from Tulsa that ogists with some Longhorn enthusiasm. Denver, Colorado. Bill says "no bayous, he's running a petroleum consulting busi- Hello to all." Jim Bob is Co-owner and swamps, marshes or mosquitoes,butlots of ness buying undividedinterests in drilling Vice-President of McWilliams-Moffett Cor- dry air." He also serves as a member of deals, trading in royalties and leases and poration. the Geology Foundation Advisory Council. heading up (as President) the recently formedChaparralOil Companyfor a group William A. Monroe (BS '63) is Production '39) Johnny Bob Moorhead (BS '39, MA of local investoz-s. Pat two married Geologist for Shell Oil Company in Hous- has continues as an Independent in Wichita daughters, one daughter at Kansas Uni- ton. Bill is approaching his third year of Falls, Texas. versity, and one daughter and son high service with Shell and recently completed in school. a two-month advanced training course in Duane E. Moredock (BS '58) is a Geologist reservoirengineering and geology.His pres- for AmeradaPetroleum CorporationinCo- James Muslow (BS '41) continues as Presi- ent assignment is Frio-Vicksburg sands of lumbus, Ohio. dent of Muslow Oil& Gas,Inc., in Shreve- South Texas, in particular, the McAllen port, Louisiana. Ranch gas field. Irma Jo Morgan (BS '59) is a Computer-Pro- grammer for Philco-FordinHouston (Clear GeorgeA. Musselman (BA '38, MA '40), In- Charles Gardley Moon (BS '40, MA '42, LakeCity). dependent Oil Operatorin San Antonio, is PhD '50) reports that after working in expanding his oil and gas explorationsin Kentucky for seven months he is back in Julian (Hank) Morgan (BA '49), Senior South Texas and his ranching and rice Humbles Houston office doing regional Geologist for The Superior Oil Company farm operations. He's also in the real es- stratigraphic geology as of April 1, 1968. in New Orleans, is working the southwest tate development business and is on the 48 September,1968

Board of Directors, Main Bank & Trust GeorgeE. Nowotny, Jr. (BS '55), Owner of urales Norenovables in Torreon, Mexico. Company and the Main Savings Associa- Nowotny & Company inFort Smith,Arkan- Napoleon is prospecting in northeastern— tion. George will have three children at sas, was elected to the Arkansas House of Mexico for industrialminerals clays, sul- IJT-Austin this fall, Joyce (a senior) and Representativesas a RepublicaninNovem- phur, sandstone, marble, travertine, gyp- the twins Jack andJean (sophomores).His ber 1966 and was appointed Minority sum and disseminated copper deposits. He two youngest, Jamie and Jan, are in high Leader of the House for 1966-68. He'll be has had success in his work which he at- school. And, appropriately enough, George running for re-electionagain in November tributes to our department. (Thanks, Na- is Vice-President of the UT Dad's Asso- 1968. George has been selected as one of poleon!) ciation. two legislators from Arkansas (there are (BS '51) 135) to attend the Eagleton Institute of Eric J. Ottman is "still doingmine Fred Charles Myers, Jr. (BS '49) is Co- Politics Seminar in conjunction with Rut- planning and quality control work" as Owner of the Triad Drilling Corporation gers University in July 1968. Geologist for Lone Star Steel Company in in ElDorado, Arkansas. Lone Star, Texas. Eric sayshe must be get- (BS Bob R. O'Brien '52, MA '56) continues ting older as he enjoys watching the Cow- (BS '57) Roy L. Naiunann is Southwest as Assistant Professor of Geography at San boys and Longhorn on TV more than tak- Louisiana District Geologist for Lyons Pe- Diego (California) StateCollege. Bob says ing weekend field trips! Also, that every- troleum Company in Lafayette,Louisiana. he's enjoying San Diego more and more; one is welcome to come and see their East The Naumanns movedinto anew home last it's a perfect climateand the urban ameni- Texas iron ore. fall and have been busy getting settled. ties arebacked by the desert wilderness of Roy sayshis wife did taketime off,however, Baja California. Robert D. Ottman (BS '51) is District Pro- to give birth to their second son, Mark duction Geologist for Humble Oil & Re- and Diana Riley Oden (BS '56, Lewis, on April 19, 1968. Josh W. fining Company in Oklahoma City, Okla- MA '58; BA '55) Corpus write from homa. Bob writes: "Enjoyed seeing and (BA '46) Christi: "Our biggest news for last yearis Trinka Seely Neal writes to us visiting with classmates at AAPG here. the adoptionofMichelle She from Atlanta, Georgia, that she will be lastDecember. Was shocked to find all of my contempor- was born October 26, 1967 and is a doll. coming back to Dallas or Fort Worth as aries, whomIhadn't seensince school, had Her big brother, Robert, is now 5. We her Air Force pilot husband, Thad, was still aged considerably. Am looking forward to enjoy Corpus Christi wouldlove hear killed in April 1968 in a training flight and to seeing the new quarters and hearing the while preparing to go to Viet Nam. She from our friends." Josh is a Geologist for results of the first year'soccupancy." hopes to put her four teenagers in Texas Humble Oil & Refining Company. schools again. FoyL. Otts (BS '58) continues as Geo- F. (BS '50) recently Senior John O'Donohoe was physicist for American Overseas Petroleum (BS '34) transferred by Humble Oil & Refining Andrew J.Needham,Jr. reports to at The Hague,Netherlands. us from Coleman, Texas, where he is with Company to NewOrleans. Needham& Needham,Public andLicensed Royce E. Oualline (BA '48) is back with John S. Orr (BS '59) is a Partner in Surveyors. Under- Dis- StateLand wood & Orr, Consulting Geologists, in Ada Oil Company in Houston as their trict Geologist after years of consult- Houston. four G. Allan Nelson (BS '47) continues as an ing. Independent Consultant Denver, in Colo- Russell I. Orr (BS '56) Manager, Plans & rado, and says (BS '53) he wishes "all us rich Tex- Programs for Computer Sciences Corpora- Arthur E. Owens is Research Geol- ans would spend more money" ogist for Sinclair Company in up there. tion in Houston, is expecting a new addi- Oil & Gas He enjoyed seeing picture of class Tulsa, the the tion to his family any minute! Russ spent Oklahoma. of 1947 in our last issue Newsletter. of the last year working in the area of geophys- (And our again you for sending Donald Edward Owen (Bureau of Economic thanks to ical data processing andsays he would ad- it us!) Geology, 1962-64) has been promoted to to vise geology students to become acquainted Associate Professor of Geology at Bowling with computers. Howard E. Nessly (BS '25), Independent Green (Ohio) State University. He is con- Geologist in San Antonio, says he'sproud R. WilliamOrr (MA '64) is teachingpaleon- tinuing his modern sediment studies on the of his old classmate, J. Ben Carsey, for tology and stratigraphy at Ball State Uni- NorthCarolinacoast. being chosen andagreeing to serve as 1968 versity in Muncie, Indiana. He and Bar- DonaldEugene Owen (MA '51) continues as President of AAPG. bara visited Austin in November and were Associate Professor of Geology at Indiana "most impressed with the new Geology- William B.Newebrry (MA '52) us University in Terre Haute. reports to Building." He says they enjoyed their visit State from Midland wherehe is an Independent. the department,but &M to not the A foot- FrithC. Owens (1918-21), Consultantin Cor- ball Robert Stirling Newton (MA '63) is "still game. pus Christi, writes: "Still consulting in the trying dope sand-transport land where the deeper you go, the less you to out and sedi- John C. Osmond (BS '47) reports to us from know! doing more hydrology. mentary structure problems in the Baltic SaltLake City, Utah, wherehe is aConsult- Have been &North Seas."Bobis workingon his Ph.D. ingGeologist. The electrical logs have made it a cinch. in marine geology at theUniversity of Kiel, Besides, water from1100 springs is hard to Germany and is also a Research Scientist William J. O'Sullivan (MA '67) is working beat!" for their Geological Institute. He reports subsurface geology of the Midland Basin (BS that his wife, Norma, is "singing better and Eastern Shelf as Geologist for Gulf KennethI.Owens '54) reports to us from thanever." Oil Corporation in Midland. Bill says he's Fort Worth, Texas. "regrettably involved in collection of data David O.Nilsson (BS '61) is workingon his for machine consumption." Robert M. (Bob) Owens (BS '5l),Independ- Ph.D.in math. David is currently a Teach- ent Geologist in Houston, is looking for- ing Assistant inUT's Department ofMath- Napoleon Otero-San-Vicente (1963-67) is ward to visiting the new Geology Build- ematics. Geologist for Gmsejo de Recursos Nat- inghere at UT. September,1968 49

R. Ed Palm (BS '57) is now a Partner in versity of Floridain Gainesville and is also a Texan) by the tremendous number of Harvey & Palm, Commercial Real Estate Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Paleon- out-of-staters teachinghere, not to mention Brokers, inFort Worth. Ed writes: "Look- tology for theFloridaStateMuseum. the number of foreign professorshere." ing forward to selling every piece of James U.Patts (BS '59), Senior Geologist for Ben J. Petrusek (BA '42) is continuing as property between Fort Worth andDallas at MobilOilLibya Ltd.in Tripoli,is enjoying DivisionPaleontologist with Pan American least once during the next year. Certainly travelingin Europe;thelast city he visited PetroleumCorporationin NewOrleans.His commend the Geology staff for putting out wasMadrid. daughter Cynthia and sonMartin just theNewsletter." (Thanks,Ed!) have completed their junior and sophomore BillR. andJoyce Bowman Payne (BA '40, Howard W. Parker (BS '49) continues as a years respectively at LSU in Baton Rouge. MA '41; BA '41) write to us from Mid- Partner inParker & Parsley in Midland. land: "No change in job since last letter. O. Scott Petty (Advisory Council, Geology John WilliamParker (PhD '67) is Assistant Oldest boy, John, is a senior in architecture Foundation) is now Chairman of the Professor of Geology at Albion College in at UT-Austin. He marriedlast yearand his Board of Petty Geophysical Engineering Albion, Michigan. Jack writes: "Our de- wife isteaching at UT. Daughter Marianne Company in San Antonio. Scotty says the partment hadaddedBill Workman for Sep- married May 25 this year and with her company is being run by the younger gen- tember 1968. We are now two Texans vs. husband plans to enter the University in eration and he's having fun just watching one Yankee (Larry Taylor) and our Texas September. She has finished two years at the computers! GeologyMap flies high! Ispent the sum- SMU and will transfer. Her husband has Van A. Petty, (BS '40, MA '41) continues mer of 1967 in Japanon an AGI tour. This attended UT for two years and A & M Jr. as an Independent Geologist in San An- summerIhave afaculty summer fellowship (UGH!) for two years.Down to one child tonio. Van moved from the Petroleum to work in New Mexico on La Ventana left at home and he is a junior in high Center to his home, where he had built a sandstone.Goodto hear from you and also school." wing and convertedit into an office. to get the Museum's Mustang." Richard C. Peckham (BS '56) continues as C. Alan Peyton, Jr. (BS '63) is Geophysicist TravisJ. Parker (MA '39, PhD '52) is "still Director, Ground Water Division, for the with Phillips Petroleum Company in teaching" at Texas A & M University, Texas WaterDevelopmentBoard in Austin. Tripoli, Libya. Alanis PublicationsOfficer where he is Professor of Geology. Juan P. Pedretti (1942-44) was transferred of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Gaston H. Parrish (BA '20) writes from to Anchorage, Alaska on May 1, 1967, by Libya and wants people— to write him for a Corpus Christi: "Enjoying traveling and Union Oil Company of California as Dis- listing of publications his address is P. 0. getting away fromthe seashore to visit the trict Engineer. Box 1070. The Peytons took a holiday to mountains. Maintain an active interest in Greece last winter and "enjoyed every Calvin G. Percy (BS '48) reports "no news" the stock market and do some consulting minute." They plana tour through Austria from Midland. Calvin is Senior Profes- work. RetiredSeptember 1, 1963 after34% and southern Germany this summer. sional Geophysicist for Humble Oil & Re- years Humble Oil & Refining Com- with fining Company. Harry Phillips (BS '42) pany'sExplorationDepartment." S. is President and Owner of the Basin Operating Company in Charles S. Percy (BS '43) writes to us from JimF. Patterson (BS '52) is now Geologist Tyler, Texas. He and Marjean have four for the Olympic Oil Exploration Corpora- Austin: "No news to report.Ido appreciate children: Harry Todd, who is attending tioninHouston. the work the geological staff does to put out UT-Austin; Mrs. Carolyn Phillips Clay; this Neivsletter. Itis so nice to hear from Paul Harmanand James Charles. Walter F. Patterson (BS '50), Engineer with from those you knew from the past years, Schlumberger Offshore Services, has been evenif they are no longer connected in the Jack Loyce Phillips (BS '49) is an Inde- transferred from Hebbronville to New Or- various phases of the oil industry. Thank pendentOil OperatorinGladewater,Texas. leans. He says Louisiana is finebut anative you for this deed." (And our deepest Jack Phillips (BS '49) continues as Southern Texan finds ithard to adjust. Walt is look- thanks to you for thosenice words!) Regional Manager for Cities Service Oil ing forward to meeting old friends and Harry (BS '40) is a CompanyinHouston. new at the annual SPWLA convention in Graham Peterson Colonel in the USAF Inspector Gen- June. and GeorgeB.Pichel (BS '51) is Manager ofEx- eral of the Aeronautical Chart and Infor- ploration,Pacific Coast Division,for Union (BA '32),Inde- Center St. Louis,Missouri. Harry J.L. (Jake) Patton '32, MA mation in Oil Company of California in Los Angeles. pendent Consultantin Tyler, writes:: "An- was assignedin 1966 to ACIC where world- other year older.Have a daughter, Paula, wide coverage of aeronautical charts and W. R. (Pick) Pickens (BS '57, MA '59), enteringUT-Austinthis fall. This willmake flight informationis producedfor our mili- Geologist for Humble Oil &Refining Com- a clean sweep for thePatton family: Edith, tary pilots.He and Sally live in St. Louis. pany in Corpus Christi, writes: "Since nee Perkins, graduated in 1936 and son Their son, Graham, is a sophomore at the transferring into the Minerals Department John graduated fromLaw School in 1964." University of Missouri and their daughter, (uranium) last June, it's been back to the Claudia, was recently marriedto a Marine field for me. If anyone is passing through (MA '66) is still Thomas H. Patton '62, PhD captain. small towns in the South Texas uranium working on excitingnew vertebrate faunas trend, be sure and check motels and 'cool the West A. (MA '42) is — — from the Gulf Coast and Indies. Hazel Peterson Assistant spots' for me. Family is fine Ithink and Professor Earth Sciences East Texas Ellen and their three boys will accompany of at we are enjoying daughter (age 2) and the summer while he's State University in Commerce. Hazel him this to New York — two boys more eachyear." at the American Museum of Natural His- writes: "Making like twins this semester tory, and then to Jamaica to continue half-time on instructional duties for earth Paul E. Picket (BS '48), Lieutenant Colonel excavations there. He will teach an evolu- science courses and half-time again on in the USAF, is ManpowerStaff Officer in tion seminar this fall and then return to faculty research grant for Hunt County- the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Paul is the Caribbeanin the spring of1969. Tom is East Texas geological and ground water married to the formerJuneSchneider (BS- Assistant Professor of Zoology at the Uni- studies.FindIam badly outnumbered (as bacteriology) and they have two children, 50 September,1968

Paul and Lynn. Young Paul is a possible is a sophomore at SMU; Susan will enter ing a geological survey of northeastern candidatefor UT-Austin or A & M in 1968. UT-Austin in 1969; Ronna will be in high Thailand." school next year; and Robby is a baseball- Robert M. Pinson (BA '41) gave up geology (PhD '54), and playing fifth grader who knows only two James H. Quinn Professor after war and joined his father in pub- — Geology Department the colors orange & white! Polly is still Chairman of the at lishing Digest in Dallas. Bob the University Fayetteville, the Bankers teaching history in junior high and sup- of Arkansas in says, however, he always reports that has main- portingus all!" "nothingnew." tained an active interest in the science. He Aubrey H. Rabensburg (BS '37) is Chief married Rosemary Fanning of Dallas in J. Dan Powell (PhD '61) continues as As- Geologist-Exploration and Exploitation for 1947 and they have three children, Cecelia sistant Professor of Geology at UT-Arling- John W. Mecom-U.S. Oil ofLouisiana,Inc- (17),Jim (16) and Bob (15). ton. He reports that he, Dorothy and the Lake Washington,Inc. inHouston. He and three boys are still doing well,andthat Dot James Stuart Pittman (1953-57), Geological Alene have two children: a daughter, Mrs. will graduate next year with a degree in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, re- Gayle Hall, who lives in Houston Consultant in Spanish. Barbara ports the "consulting business is very slow, with her husband and two children;and a son, but a feud with the District Attorney and Edward D. Pressler (BA '26) reports from Aubrey Neale, a fourth-year archi- himself as County Commissioner takes up Houston where is is Reserve Coordinator tectural student at UT-Austin. theslack." for HumbleOil&Refining Company. Jack H. Ragsdale (BS '51) continues as Vice- (BS '54) GeraldS. Pitts writes fromMidland: AnnWilsonPrimer (BA '56) is stillliving in President of the Caran Engineering Cor- years as an Independent,Iam porationin Alice,Texas. "After 1% Tyler, Texas, where her husband is an ob- notrich,butI'venever beenhappier. Sofar stretician and gynecologist. Ann reports James A. Ragsdale (MA '60) is Geologist, this year business has picked up consider- "nothing new here; enjoy the Newsletter ably.In addition,Ihave entered the cattle Houston Offshore District, for Texaco,Inc. to keep up with old friends." (Thanks, in Houston. business and land development near Ann!) College Station, Texas— places!" of all Walter K.Rainbolt, Jr. (BA '57) reports to is a General Partner in Gerald S. '46) Gerald JoeL. Pritchett (BA is an Independent us from Lafayette, Louisiana, where he is Pitts Ltd. Operator inLafayette,Louisiana. employed as District Landman for Union '54) Oil Company of California. Phillip M. Pitzer (BS continues with W. T. Probandt (BS '56) is enteringhis sec- Rominger & Pitzer Operating Account in ond year of association with Roger C. John W. Ramsey, Jr. (MA '61) was pro- Breckenridge, Texas. Phil reports he is Hanks, Ltd. as Manager of their Midland moted to District Geologist,Oklahoma City "oldand bald" andthat Polly is as "young office.He says they're "moderately success- District, by Amerada Petroleum Corpora- as ever." Theyhave threeboys: Marc (14), ful so far; may start pushing narcotics if tioninSeptember 1967. Greg (11) andClay (5). things get tough!" Clyde M. Rascoe (BS '49) is "still in San Roger Plummer, (BA '48, '49) S. Jr. MA is L. Proctor (BA '50), Petroleum Engi- Angelo and still promoting a few deals now now John President and Chief Executive Officer neer for the U.S. Government in Dallas, andthen." Clyde is an Independent Geolo- Champlin Company in Fort for Petroleum says a future UT sweetheart was born to gist & Oil Operator. Worth, formerly Texas. Roger was Execu- them in October 1967— a "real doll who tive Vice-President of Grace Petroleum demandsallhis time!" Wilbur A. (Al) Ratcliff (BS '50) is Geo- CorporationinRome,Italy. physicist for Continental Oil Company in Leo Pugh (BS '52), Vice-President and Geo- Corpus Christi and is working in the Off- Thomas I.Poe 111 (BS '62) is a graduate physical Sales Manager of Geo Gravity, shoreTexas area. student at the University of Wisconsin in Inc.in Houston, is "doing gravity work on- Madison. Tom is working on solubility re- — Alan Rauch (BS '56) reports to us from and with big computers M. of shore offshore lations calcium and calcium-sodium helping oil companies increase reserves." Houston where he's a Partner in the Oil borates from Krama Lake, California, FieldRental Service Company. Leo reports he still has two big boys and which he says is quiteinteresting. Jan and that the family is doing fine. (BS '58) the children, Amy and Chris, are doing Allen B. Ray was promoted to the rank of Major in the U.S.Marine Corps in fine. Stan Pyndus (BS '50) is President of Mont 1967, and is currently an In- Belvieu Corporation in Houston. Stan November William A. Poe (BS '48) reports "no change; structor at the Education Center, Marine company which has built a just a year older, and hopefully, a year founded the Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia. Allen limestone processing plant at Belton.Their wiser." Bill is Staff Geologist for Humble came back from Viet Nam in April 1966 products are "Bel-Cal" poultry feed and Oil &Refining Companyin Corpus Christi. and is waiting for his second tour which cattle flake; "Sweet Soil" fertilizer and comes upnext year. GeneRussellPollock (BS'52) writes: "Spent lawn conditioner; and Dri-Cal-Oil absorb- six enjoyable months in Midland after re- ent and various industrial extenders and M. Allen Reagan (BA '50) continues as turning from two years in Lagos, Nigeria. fillers.— Stan says "appreciate the News- Manager of Hydrocarbons for The Dow Now in California and looking forward to letter keep up the good work!" (Thanks, Chemical Company in Midland,Michigan, seeing some action geology (earthquakes) Stan, we'll do our durndest!) and is still traveling considerably, "much and trying on their quail and dove hunt- of it foreign." The Reagans have a daugh- (1965-66) ing." Gene is District Exploration Super- Holger Quarch writes to us from ter (18) in William Woods College at intendent for Tenneco Oil Company in Bangkok, Thailand: "After having passed Fulton, Missouri, and a son (14) in junior Bakersfield,California. my Diplomate exam at the University of high school. Wurzburg (Germany) Ijoined the— let's Robert B. Porter (MA'51) is Special Projects say— German Geological Survey and work Donald F. Reaser (working on PhD), Assist- Geologist for Texas Pacific Oil Company now together with the German Geological ant Professor of Geology at West Texas in Midland, Bob writes: "Daughter, Candy, Mission in Thailand. Our team is perform- State University in Canyon, will join the September,1968 51

geology faculty at UT-Arlington in the fall. KatyFreewayso they couldget aheadstart H. Griff Robason (BS '57) works as Senior There he will continue his research on on the traffic to UT football games! Petroleum Geologist for Humble Oil & Re- faulting in northeast Texas. This summer fining Company in Corpus Christi. Griff James William (Jim) Richards (BS '58) Don will attend a NSF-sponsored short says that Alice, Michelle, Terri, and Chris sends greetings Calgary, Canada, course on Gulf Coast geology at RiceUni- from enjoy living in the "crystal city by the sea." Cincp versity. wherehe is a Partnerin El Produc- tion Company. Clem H. Roberts (BS '49) is Division Geol- Thomas D. (Don) Reed (BS '62) movedto ogist for Delta Drilling Company in Mid- Tulsa from Houston in April 1968, and is Frank M. Richardson (BS '57) has joined land. Clem writes: "I lost my wife on Senior Geophysicist with Pan American Sinclair Oil & Gas Company in Houston as August 15, 1967 after a long illness. Bar- Petroleum Corporation. Don says the SeniorGeophysicist. baraandIhadbeen married17 years.Iam change in climate is great but not the left with four fine children, Liz (14), H. Gene Richardson (BS '58) is "still en- change states, and wife Nancy and Becca (11), Jenny (9) and Clem,Jr. (7). in that joying working the Austin-San Antonio sons Tom and John are doing fine. (In Delta continues me as their West Texas area and visiting the campus." 'Gene is Ac- answer to your question, UT still doesn't Geologist into the19th year. We havebeen count Representative for IBM Corpora- offer a degree ingeophysics, but the day is responsible for twelve discoveries in the tionin San Antonio. coming...) last five years and have drilled over 100 Raymond M. Richardson (BS '47, '48) development wells on these discoveries." Frank Reedy, Jr. (MA '39), Consulting Ge- MA is employed as a Hydrologist with the U.S. ologist in Dallas, writes: "Greetings to all. Jack S. Roberts (BS '60) is Assistant Man- Atomic Energy Commission, Division of Congratulations to the Bureau for the ager of Computer Systems for Great South- Peaceful Nuclear Explosives, in Washing- Geologic Atlas ofTexas and toW. L.Fisher ern Life Insurance Company in Houston. ton,D.C. and J. H. McGowen for the Wilcox Report WilliamP. Roberts (BS '59) is "still work- (GC 67-4). Suggest that the Bureau con- Wade C. Ridley (BS '53, MA '55), Partner ing full-time at the Smithsonian Institu- sider using the Atlas base maps to makean in Ridley &Locklin Tyler, Texas, in writes: tion (as Geologist in the Division of Sedi- Official Map of thePetroleumResources of "A little operating, a little consulting, a — mentalogy) and part-time as a Ph.D. can- Texas with data filed with the Railroad developmentdrilling enough to keep little didate at George Washington University." Commission." a guy busy. Studying Smackover with part- This is his last semester of course work and ner, Allen Locklin, looking for that 'good Leonard James Rehkemper (BS '55, MA " he plants to begin field work on the thesis one.' '56) writes from Houston: "Hope to com- thissummer. this summer, plete my Ph.D. work at Rice Craig T. Rightmire (MA '67) Big worksfor Shell' RolandS.Robertson (BS '55, MA '56),Con- then it's back to my old home town of Oil Company in New Orleans, Louisiana, D begin work at Sun Production Re- sulting Geologist in Corpus Christi, is Pres- to as Exploration Geologist. search as Project Leader in clastic petrol- ident of OilIndustriesLibrary,Inc., a co-op geologic well data. Rock ogy. Doing our three years in Houston Raymond A. Riley (BS '40) reports "no file of served on Patti has earned her teaching certificate in change" from Houston. Ray is Acting the Board of Directors of the Corpus secondary education and will continue Manager, Engineering Section of the City ChristiGeological Society this past year. teaching chemistry and math. The three of Houston's Water Division. EdwinC. Robinson (BS '50) was transferred boys are doing fine." from Angeles Lima, Cecil C.Rix (BS '49, MA '51,PhD '53) is Re- Los to Peru in Jan- Charles B. Renaud (BS '49, MA '50) con- search Supervisor (Facies Geology) for uary 1968. Ed is now Resident Geologist tinues as an Independent Geologist inFort Esso Production Research Company in for Union Oil Company of Peru. He and Sylvia Worth. Charles' younger daughter married Houston. Cecil writes: "Worked in Europe have three children, John (8), Liza (7) and Sandra (3), healthy in June 1968 and his older daughter pre- with SONJ from 1961-63 on North Sea "all and happy." says the is sented him with a grandsonlast year.Both exploration problem. Returned to Jersey Ed weatherdown there great, but sometimes foggy, and that all girls were born while he was studying Production Research in 1964 to head up visitors are ! geology at UT in 1948 and 1949 and Stratigraphic Geology Section. Since com- welcome Charles says "ergo, a generation!" ing to Houston from Tulsa in 1965 Ihave Ron S. Robinson (BS '58) writes from El worked with both and Alice Kleberg Reynolds (BA '49) is "still Clastic Carbonate Dorado, Arkansas: "In addition to geolog- facies and in lucky enough to be living inAustin!" Alice research have been involved ical work and tending to the book store, I organizing and conducting training is a "very proud wife and mother" and pro- began teaching three classes at the local grams in subjects for Jersey geol- her husband, Dick, is Vice-President of these junior high school. Have started back to Reynolds-Penland. Their oldest daughter, ogists. Last yearIspent five months inNew school and completed three hours toward York City on special assignment Chula, graduates from St. Mary's Hall withEsso a Master's degree in science education! Exploration." (San Antonio) next year and their yonng- Have to admit thatmy study habits areim- est daughter, Alice, is in the fourth grade, proved, even in the midst of three future Jess P. Roach (BA '41) was recently trans- while son Mike is in junior high. As Alice Longhorns!" Ron is a Consulting Geologist ferred by TennecoOil Company from Mid- says,"how timedo fly!" and also is Owner of the CarterBookStore land to Houston. was General Jess Division thereinEl Dorado. W. F. Reynolds (MA '53) continues as aPart- Manager in Midland and is now Division ner in J. C. & W. F. Reynolds, Independ- General Manager of the Gulf Coast Divi- Richard A. Robison (PhD '62) is back in ent OilProducers, in WichitaFalls. sion. His daughter Cathy is a junior at UT- Salt Lake City, Utah, after having spent a Austin andJess says she enjoyed her course year at the SmithsonianInstitution. Rich- James Van (Jim) Richards (BS '56) is still in geology freshman verymuch. ard is Associate Professor of Geology at serving as Division Geologist Marine for the University of Utah. the TexasOffshore withCoastal States Gas Virgil H. Roan (BS '49) continues as an In- Production Company in Houston. Jim says dependent Consulting Geologist in Ard- John David (Jack) Roche (BS '56) is now they built a new home this year off the more, Oklahoma. in his fourth year as a Realtor in Austin, 52 September,1968

and is active in the Austin Board of Real- ■says he "took a deep breath and resigned boom and all of them up there are pleased tors, Cub Scout workandminor civic func- from Shell, took job at Stony Brook, a with the oil activity. tions. He reports that Josephine and sons bright new school with a great future and (BS '52, MA '54) David (11) and James (7) are all doing not a few problems to boot!" He'll finish Jimmy Norton Russell fine. (signed, sealed and delivered!!) his Ph.D. moved to Austin in August 1967 to work this summer, just 2% years from start to as Geologist for the Texas Water Develop- B. Rodan (BS '42) is employed as delighted William finish. Judy and the kids are well and ment Board. Jimmiesays he'll be Superintendent for Pan Amer- Exploration happy and are looking forward to a new to see friends in Austin "for business or ican Petroleum Corporation in New Or- challenge. pleasure." leans. Robert G. Rosebrough (BS '57) is Man- Richard Verner Russell (MA '65) writes to P. Rodgers (BS '46, '47) continues Jack MA ager of Xerox Corporation's System Cen- us from Stockholm, Sweden: "Since the as an Independent in says Midland.Jack ter Field Support inRochester, New York. spring of 1965 Ihave been studying prob- "standing a bar studying the he's at sand " Bob loveshis job andhas purchased a one- lems of granitization andmetamorphic dif- of the stratigraphic trap! anatomy acre wooded lot. He'd like to visit Austin ferentiation in the Vastervik area of southeast under Professor Sven Gavelin. Harlan H. Roepke (working on PhD) is again and "eat Mexican food!" Sweden Have received the Filosofie Licentiate de- Assistant Professorof Geology at Ball State Rollins M. Roth (BS '58) is "still looking gree and am now working on a Filosofie University in Muncie,Indiana. Hal writes: for that bonanza" in Abilene, Texas. Doctorate." "I'm deeply immersedin the development of strong geology students and in keeping Donald I.Rothschild (BS '52, MA '55), for- VernonL.Ryan (BS'60) will finish his "two- up for Geologist with Shell Oil up with theliterature. "WhenIcome — merly Staff Com- year hitch" as a Physician in the Indian air Iget somelicks in on the dissertation pany,has joined Ada Oil Company as Dis- Health Service in June 1968 andhis pres- regards all." the endis in sight. Kindest to trict Geologist inHouston. ent plans are to begin residency training Charles Wm. (Bill) Rogers (BS '61, MA Wilfred F. (Pete) Roux, Jr. (PhD '58), in surgery at UT'sMedicalBranch in Gal- '63) changed jobs in February 1968 from Staff Geologist for Shell Oil Company in vestoninJuly. to Union Houston, "After years as Di- Union Oil Company of California writes: two Lloyd J. Ryman (BS '38) was transferredby Lafayette, Geologist onshore, presently help- Texas Petroleum but is still in vision am Continental Oil Company from Hannover, Rodgers third child, for Federal in Louisiana. The Jenni- ing out offshore lease sales Germany to London, England in January fer, was born in January 1968. the Marine Division. Oldest boy, Ray, go- 1968. Lloyd willbe Director of Exploration ing into Boy Scouts; younger son, Jesse, E. Rogers, (BS '55, MA '61), Hydrol- for Europe andnorthwest Africa. James just going! Sue divides her time between ogist-in-Charge for the USGS in Alexan- housekeeping, tennis, politics, spending, Floyd F. Sabins, Jr. (BS '52) was recently dria, Louisiana, writes that he enjoyed the etc." promoted to Senior Research Associate by trip to Austin for the dedication of the Chevron Oil Research Company of La Ha- (Thanks, !) Richard (BA '50) is an Attorney, building. Jim J.Rowden bra, California. Floyd published a recent specializing in oil and gas law, in Corpus (BS '49) paper on remote sensing and last fall was James W. (Bill) Rogers says that Christi. Denver is the best place he's found for a invited to lead seminars on this subject at ) displaced Texan to live! Bill is Division Andrew J.Rowe, Jr. (BA '49, MA '51) con- Texas A &M (of allplaces! . Geophysicist for Texaco in Denver, Colo- tinues as Geologist for Sinclair Oil & Gas BillE. St. John (BS '58, MA '60, PhD '65) rado. Company in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. continues to work offshore Norway in the John Robert Rogers (1959-60) is Assistant James A. Rowell, Jr. (BS '54) is a Partner in North Sea.Billis Senior'Geologist for Esso to the Director of Planning and Construc- Siesta Oil& Exploration Company, Inc. in Exploration Norway, Inc. in Stavanger, tion at VanderbiltUniversity in Nashville, Shreveport, Louisiana, and is active in and this past May attended Exploration Tennessee. John is enjoying his association Louisiana,East Texas, Arkansas and Mis- School at Esso Research Center in Hous- with university work after several years in sissippi. He recently purchased a home ton. He reports that Skeet and the four petroleum explorationand astrogeology. In south of Shreveport on Highway No. 1and boys (three are attending Norwegian his spare time he's studying at Vanderbilt is now raising quarter horses. He reports schools) still enjoy island living in Nor- Divinity School and is interested in lay that wife Pauline, daughter Paula and way. work with the United Church of Christ. son Rob are all fine and are enjoying the PhilipK. Sampler (BS '51) is employed as a country andhorses. Margaret Anne Christie Rogers (BA '64) Geophysicist by Hunt Oil Company in marriedDr. Harold H. Rogers, Jr. (UT Peter D. Rowley (PhD '68) will be a tem- Dallas. Phil writes: "Since last reporting physics grad) in December 1967. Shehopes porary instructor in geology at Kent State the family has increased by one— a three- to get her Master's finished this summer as University, Kent, Ohio for 1968-69. This year-old quarter horse belonging to my they'llbe moving to Los Alamos, New Mex- summer Pete willbe doing postdoctoralre- daughter Philece, now 15. Am leaving in ico where Harold will be with the Atomic search in Utah on the geology of theBlack June for a trip around the world with a stop Energy Commission. Mountains. His work will be supportedby in Mozambique supervising Hunt Interna- GSA's Penrose Bequest Research grant. tional's explorationwork." W. J.Roper (BS '48) reports a "bright out- look" from Kingman, Arizona, where he's W. Wayne Roye (BS '51), IndependentGeol- Jack S. Sanders (BS '57) continues as Geol- lived the past nine years. He is Resident ogist and Producer in Midland, is "princi- ogist for Geotech-Teledyne in Garland, Manager of the Duval Corporation there pally engagedin the Delaware Basin deep Texas. The Sanders are expecting their inKingman. gas play." first family addition in December 1968. Peter R.Rose (BS '57, MA '59) will join the JohnS.Runge (BS '50),ConsultingGeologist Donald F. (Sandy) Sandifer (BS '35, MA faculty of State University of New York in Casper, Wyoming, reports that thenorth- '35) is a Consulting Petroleum Geologist at Stony Brook in September 1968. Pete ernRockies areenjoying areal exploration in San Antonio. Sandy writes: "Stillhave September,1968 53

my name on the door at 1634 MilamBuild- erator in Lafayette, Louisiana. George Angeles, California. Fred is their Los An- ing. The consulting business is fairly slow writes: "The oil business is still as active geles District ExplorationManager. for me at this time, but in our business as ever in South Louisiana. It looks like Rubin A. Schultz, (BS '61) writes from there is always hope that we will get in on my wife and Iand the four children will Jr. Corpus Christi: "Iam back with the Texas something good that will make our years be here as long as the oil business is here. Highway Department (as Geologist) doing much brighter. 'We may be down a bit, Have been independent for six years now base material exploration and mapping. but far from beaten.' Ienjoy the News- and am still looking for the man who Iam more a 'surface' geologist letter.Keepit up!" (Many thanks,Sandy!) wanted me transferred to Oklahoma City Guess of than Ithought; wasn't as happy for Pan Am six years ago, which gave me in the W. Sansom, Jr. (BS '63) is "stilllook- petroleum business as I thought I'd be James the incentive to resign and go on my own. geology dams, reservoirs, Ileft the Highway ing at the of and Enjoyed seeing the GeologyBuilding while when Department two canal routes; seeing a lot of the State of in Austinlast November." yearsago.Family is fine." Texas and enjoying it." Jim is a Geologist Bernard Schwab (BS '40) reports to us from for the Texas Water Development Board Louis I. Schneider, Jr. (BS '60),Data Proc- New he works as Geologist in Austin. essing Manager for Teledyne Exploration Orleans where Company in Midland, served as Second for Gulf Oil Corporation. Paul W. Sansom (BS '55) reports to us from Vice-President of the Permian Basin Geo- T. J. (Jerry) Schwarzbach (BS '58, MA New York City where he is a Senior De- physical Society in 1967-68. '61), Geological Engineer for Tenneco Oil signer for RaymondLoewy-William Snaith, Paul E. Schnurr (MA '55), Geologist for Company, has been transferred Inc. from Standard Oil Company of California in La Shreveport, Louisiana to Bakersfield, Cali- E. C. Sargent (MA '30) is "keeping fully oc- Habra, California, has been working off- fornia. cupied" as a Petroleum Consultant in shore geology of southern California for Basil J. Scott (BS '59) is now Area Manager Corpus Christi. However, he does take a the past three years. The Schnurrs have for Johnston Testers in Midland. The month off in the fall of each year to travel moved into a new home in Fullerton and Scotts— Basil, Sherry and their daughter andlast year visited the GrandCanyonand have five children, ages 2-17. Paul reports Sheryl (9) — have lived in Midland for Monument Valley, which he enjoyed very a "full house and full life" and says he's four years, plus another in the area, much. not getting any older but notices that four and now consider themselves West Texans. someof his contemporaries are! E. Schellhase (BS '51), IndependentGeol- O. Wilton Elege (BA '36) continues as ogist in Corpus Christi, is "working sub- Milton R. Scholl, Jr. (BS '47, MA '48) con- S~ott President of Tenneco Oil Company in surface geology inSouth Texasand finding tinues teaching earth science to ninth someoil and gas." graders in Hilltop Junior High School in Houston. Chula Vista, California. Milt says their two E. (BS '41) employed by Bernadine Chalupnick John Scale is Elsie Schiemenz boys and two girls are keeping them busy Phillips (BA '43) teaches grade math in PetroleumCompany inHouston as seventh and young. The Scholls are looking for- Geologist. Mobile, Alabama, and is attending sum- ward to spending some timein Sequoia and mer school to get her teacher certification. along the ocean after summer school. Wilburn Hale Seals (MA '39) is an Inde- Her husband Lester recently retired and pendent Oil Operator and Geologist in Barth Schorre (BS '49) was transferred by her sonRobertis a freshman at UT-Austin. Dallas. Humble Oil& Refining Company to Hous- Charles M.Schlaudt (MA '60) is employed as ton from New Orleans in August 1967. Louie Sebring, Jr. (BS '41,MA '47) has been Chemist with Shell Development Company He's now working in Humbles Eastern promoted to Regional Exploration Man- in Emeryville, California. His wife, Rita, Marine Division (as Zone Supervisor) ager by Champlin Petroleum Company and just graduated from the University of Cali- with quitea few UT alumni. transferred from Corpus Christi to Fort fornia (Phi Beta Kappa) Charlie is active has tours in — . Glynn M. Schuchardt (BS '52) is a Worth. Louie had three inLittle Theater producing, directing and Consult- ing Geophysicist for Tenneco Oil Com- Corpus, the last "lasting" 7% years. His acting. oldest son,Mike, will year. panyinCorpus Christi. enter UT this Fred Schloeman (BS '49) retired (BS '66) Twiford Margaret Smith Schuehle (BS '40) reports Clyde R. Seewald '63, MA is "still the as Lieutenant Colonel in from USAF to us from Midland that she enjoys the slaving awayfor Phillips Petroleum Com- 1967 years service. He ((as December with 25 Newsletter very much. (Thanks, Mar- pany Geologist) in Houston." Clyde formerly was Commander of the 28th Air had three-month "job-vacation" Cali- garet!) a in Refueling Squadron at Ellsworth AirForce fornia last summer, and— in December 1967 Base, SouthDakota. Twiford is currently a J.T. (Ted) Schulenberg (MA'5B) continues hisNo. 2 son wasborn he's named Chris- Counsellor-Caseworkerfor theState Train- as Senior Exploration Geologist for Stan- topherRay. ing School in Gatesville, Texas, and his dard Oil Company of Texas in Corpus post-retirement career includes workingon Christi. Kenneth O. Seewald (1961-64) continues as a Master's degree in "another field" at Exploration Geologist for Mobil Oil Cor- Frank C. Schulte (BS '55) is Senior Invest- "anotheruniversity." poration inMidland. ment Analyst for Prudential Insurance (BS Jack Russell Schmid (BS '51) reports to us Company of America in Dallas. Frank George C. Seibert,Jr. '60), Sales Engi- from Calgary, Canada,wherehe'semployed writes: "Carol and Icontinue to enjoy nerfor GardnerDenver Company,has been by the Canadian Superior Oil Ltd. Dallas. Baby Susan will probably get a transferred from Dallas to Shreveport, new brother this fall.Looks as though Bill Louisiana. W. E. Schmidt, Jr. (BS '53) is a Petroleum Holland (BS '54) is going places with Robert T. Sellars, (BS '57), Exploration Geologist for Gulf Oil Corporation in New Humble. He'd be a good for a Jr. candidate Geologist for Louisiana Land&Exploration Orleans. donation to the Geology Fund!" Company, has been transferred from New GeorgeW. Schneider, Jr. (BS '58) continues Frederick E. Sehultz (BS '47) works for Orleans to Casper, Wyoming to conduct the as an Independent Geologist and Oil Op- Humble Oil & Refining Company in Los Company's uranium exploration activities. 54 September,1968

Bob reports he enjoyed the GCAGS con- for Ray Geophysical Division of Mandrel Thomas Joseph Shields (BA '58) is Buyer, ventionin San Antonio last fall andseeing Industries,Inc. Purchasing Department, of StandardBrass UT buddies and playing golf at Pecan & Manufacturing Company in Port Arthur. (BS Valley. Cader A. Shelby '58, MA '62), Geologist Tom says he's proud to have worked for for the Texas Water DevelopmentBoard in Standard since his graduation. Holmes A. Semken (BS '58, MA '60) has Austin, continues to work on the geology been promoted to Associate Professor of of potential reservoir sites and other as- Brack K. Shirley, Jr. (BS '53) is Engineer- Geology at the University of lowa in lowa signments related to the evolving Texas ing Geologist on the Frying Pan-Arkansas City. Holmes writes: "Conducting research Water Plan. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Project in on Pleistocene microvertebrates and fish- Salida, Colorado. Brack has "added a wife ing for Devonian Arthrodires. Discovery of Jerry Mack and Gay Salinas Shelby (BS named Betty and later a baby daughter a mammoth— has produced a critical space '57; BA '57) write from Amarillo, Texas: named Kristi." problem white elephant, anyone??? Am "We have been in Amarillo eleven years Richard T. Short (1923-25) is still enjoying teaching historical, vertebrate paleontol- now and bought our first home in October. his retirement, but is "as busy as ever with ogy and Quaternary geology with an Better drop by to see us before we are summers in Colorado and winters in archaeological flavor. Also managed to transferred! Theresa begins school this — Texas." Richard was formerly with Conti- with year much to the chagrin of her three- hike in and out of the Grand Canyon nental Oil Company and is now living in undergraduates (puff-gasp!) during year-old sister, Annette. The oil business our Boerne, Texas. our annual spring field trip. The family is hereis not booming but there are new dis- well." coveries being made each year." Jerry is John J.Simkins (BA '33) reports to us from Exploration Geologist for Gulf Oil Cor- New Orleans where he's employed as As- Charles R. Sewell (MA '55) has resigned poration. sociate Geologist for Mobil Oil Corpora- from Callahan Mining Corporationin Tuc- tion. son, Arizona, in order to finish his dis- Robert A. Sheldon (BS '37) reports from sertation (for UT-Austin). He's been doing San Antonio: "With wife, Norma Archer E.R.(Dick) Sims (BS '38) is RegionalEngi- some interesting consulting work in Ari- (BA '40), have left Paris, France, oppor- neer for Teledyne Exploration inMidland. zona,Mexico & Alaska, and says that Mar- tunely and temporarily established in San Dick sayshe startedin the geophysicalbusi- Geophysical garet is working (she's aRegisteredNurse) Antonio where we expectvisits fromdaugh- ness with Empire back in andthat the childrenand Judi (their dog) ter Kay (BA '65, now working in London) 1953. Empire was purchasedby Independ- are well. and son Robert (BS, Rice '67, now doing ent Explorationof Houston, which in turn graduate work and teaching at the Univer- was bought by Teledyne in 1966 and the George B. Sewell (BS '54) continues as Ge- sity of Georgia) this fall. Plan an Austin company is now known as Teledyne Ex- ologist for Union Oil Company of Canada visit soon." The Sheldons had been living ploration.Their main office is in Houston. in Calgary. George writes: inParis whereBob wasDeputyExploration "Thesubsurface Samuel J. Sims (MA '57) continues as Ge- work in is most MobilMedwa,Inc. southeast Saskatchewan Manager for ologist for Bethlehem Steel Corporation in interesting, and Union will probably drill Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Sam will be some of theseplays this summer. Charlotte William K. Sheldon (BA '48) is Chief Ge- spending a lotof time in Mexicothis year Anne (12) and Jimmy (9) will get their ologist for Copano Oil Company in San where his company has projects in man- own Flying class sailboat this sum- Antonio. He reports "no new news, but do Junior ganese, fluorite and molybdenum explora- they while appreciate your (Thanks, Bill!) mer so won't have to sit ashore efforts." tion. and Iare racing Fireball Dee Dee the ; Sailboat. We like Calgary better than any William T. Sherman (BS 51), General Sales Robert S. (Sam) Singer (BS '61) works as oil center in the Rockies and we've tried Representative for Baroid Division in Project Engineer (Reservoir) for Humble most of them now." Houston, has been living there now for five Oil &Refining Company inAndrews,Texas. years and says he doesn't get lost on the Bob says he's "still hoping for rain, trees John Scott Shambaugh (BS '49, MA '51) freeway too often anymore. The Shermans and hills instead of abig dusty beach." Geologist for Humble Oil & Refining Com- have three children but "it will be awhile pany in Corpus Christi, writes: "You are beforethey cansip tea!" Coyle E. Singletary (BS '48) is employed as doing a great job putting news of a great Geologist for Union Oil Company of Cali- many people together each fall. Always en- AlanShield (BS '60) lives in Austin where he fornia in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The joyit very much. We are still enjoying the is employed as Geologist for the Texas Singletaryshave three children. Highway Department. Alan writes: "Teach- South Texas Coast at Corpus Christi." JohnW. (Jay) Skrabanek (BA '46),Ground (Bless John!) ing Aggie Engineers geologic concepts is you for those kind words, Geologist for Camp, & a never-ending and hopeless task. Using Water Dresser McKee in Dacca, East Pakistan, will com- William W. (Bill) Sharp (BS '50, MA '51) refractionseismology in foundation explor- plete a 22-month stay there in October writes from Lafayette, Louisiana: "Had ation is paying big dividends. Sandra, 1968, then he and the family will return anice trip to Phoenix, Arizona,this spring. Linda, Alan, Jr. and Allison say hello." to the company's main office at One Center Willbe the Director of the Greater Lafay- Plaza inBoston, Massachusetts. ette Open Tennis Tournament June 3-9 Elgean C. Shields, Jr. (BS '53) is now Di- and expecting ± 250 players from this vision Manager for Southern iMneral Cor- William P.Slater (BA '50),Geologist-Special- part of theU.S. Also finding alittle oil and poration in Houston. Elgean moved there ist for Sinclair Oil & Gas Company in performing unitiztion work." Bill is Super- from Corpus Christi to open up a division Midland, reports that basin studies and explora- visor, Major Field, for Atlantic Richfield office for SMC to take care of oil frontier area exploration are his present Company. tion on the Upper Gulf Coast and South assignments. Louisiana. Their offices are in the Main DonB. Sheffield (BS '58) reports to us from Building and Elgean extends an invitation Frank H. Slavik (BS '61) reports to us from Houston wherehe is Assistant to the Man- to all oldfriends to drop inand chatabout Austin. Frank is still enrolled in UT's ager of Domestic Geophysical Operations finding that next ten millionbarrels! GraduateSchool. September,1968 55 — Marriott Wieckhoff Smart (BS '57) writes older and they still enjoy living and work- Company and transferred from Roswell, from Memphis, Tennessee: "In September ingin "Big H." New Mexico to Midland. 1967 John was transferred fromoil explora- John Peter Smith (BS '37) continues as an D. (MA '55) as tion to the Agrico Chemical division of E. (Ed) Sneed continues Independentin Carmi, Illinois. ContinentalOilCompany.He is now in the Geologist for Marathon Oil Company in Midland. Ed's doing subsurface geology marketing department. We have bought a John Wyvan Smith (BS '57), Geologist for / home here in Memphis and hope to stay Humble Oil & Refining Company in Los and reports he took Charlie Bell's Paleo- awhile. Our girls, Denise (5) and Holly Angeles, has been kept busy chasing drill- zoic stratigraphy course there in Midland (3),enjoyed their first snow this winter. ing rigs in Alaska. He hopesto soonsettle last fall. Congratulations on the beautiful new back to the routine of subsurface geology JohnFrank Snell (BS '66) has joined Pima (Thanks, Marriott! ) of northern building." California. Mining Company in Tucson, Arizona, as Tommy T. Smiley (BS '51), Cartographer JosephRaymond Smith (BS '57) returned Geological Engineering Assistant. He and for the Aeronautical Chart & Information to Houston in May 1967 from Algeria and Leahhavebeen there only a short time but Center in St. Louis,Missouri, is "still mak- is now Sales Engineer for Dresser-Mag- already are—in love with the climate and ing charts for Uncle Sam and following cobar. He took a leave of absence from the scenery mountains, cacti, Indian Res- the Horns." Tommy says he took a lot of them in September "in order to enrich his ervations andtheNationalParks. ribbing last fall, but hopes to get the last knowledge in the field of business admin- John L. Snider (MA '55) reports to us from laugh season. (And we hope you do istration" and hopes to eventually obtain this Alexandria,Louisiana, is a Hy- too!) a M.B.A. degree. where he drologist with the Water Resources Divi- A. Richard Smith (BS '64) is still working sion of USGS. toward his Ph.D. here at UT-Austin and John L. Snyder (Faculty, 1957-62) continues says his field work in Culbertson County as Director of Education for the American is "in progress." Dick is editor and ge- Geological Institute in Washington, D.C. ologist for the Texas Speleological Survey. John says they still continue the "Holler" wife, Elizabeth, received her B.A. Dick's tradition up there,but doubtsif the quality from UTin June. of the music has improved much— except Bruce Dixie Smith (BS '58) is actively en- whenDick Granthas larengitis. gaged of personal in the practice injury George M. Spalding (BS '52) is President triallaw on the defense side. Dixie is an of Cobra Oil& Gas Corporation in Wichita Associate Attorney with the firm of Ful- Falls. bright, Crooker, Freeman, Bates & Ja- worski in Houston. Howard J. Speer (BS '56) lives in Dallas wherehe is Manager of the CorporateTrad- Calvin S. Smith (BS '48) is completing his ing Department for Rotan, Mosle-Dallas first year in Anchorage, Alaska where he's Union, Inc.Howard was 1968 Bernard Schwab (BS '40) sent us this elected Pres- a Geologist with Marathon Oil Company. of the Security photoof Dr.Bullard taken in 1939 during ident Dallas Dealers Asso- Cal says it's a great place but the family ciation. is looking forward to vacationing in Texas summer field camp.Dr. Bullardwas about this summer. to get into the GeologyDepartmentstation Fred D. Spindle, Jr. (BS '49) writes from wagon when he hesitated abruptly be- Littleton, Colorado: "Out of the flatlands Daniel L. Smith (BS '58), formerly withPan cause someone had put a dead in snake of Ohio and back to Colorado and the American Petroleum Corporation in New the driver's seat! mountains west. One of the little ones left Orleans, has joined Roberts and Whitson the nest and is a freshman at St. Mary's Petroleum,Inc., in Houston as theirMan- Joseph T. Smith, Jr. (BS '50, MA '56) is of Notre Dame. As for me, Inow answer ager of Exploration. "still doing subsurface geology in South to the name of 'fat Albert' and spendmy GlennC. Smith(BS '53), Senior Geophysicist Texas" as Geologist for Sunray DX Oil time about half and half between geology Company in Corpus Christi. petroleum — for Texaco in Houston, says they are en- and engineering such a fate!" Fred was formerly Staff Geologistfor joying the novelty of having the same ad- Stephen V. Smith (BA '64) is working to- Mara- thon Oil Company in Findlay, Ohio and dressfor more than a year! ward his Ph.D. in oceanography at the is now their Manager of Production University of Hawaii. He and Linda are Tech- Harold W. Smith (BS '53) lives in Austin nical Service Department in Littleton, enjoying the "many advantages ofHawaii" and is a pilot for Continental Telephone Colorado. and hope to be in Austin sometime this Company. summer. Ann Marie Stanley (BA '44) is still with the Harry Lee Smith (BS '51, MA '56), Inde- V. Zay Smith (BS '39) writes from San Diego, "samecompany,same status, andstill look- pendent Geologist in Corpus Christi, re- California: "With new wife, Vivian, now ing for oil or gas in the north and west cently moved into new offices in the Wil- live in San Diego, fifty yards from the central Texas area." Ann Marie is Geol- son Building. Harry participated in the Pacific Ocean. Have taken up surfing at ogist for Miles Production Company in organization of a geological library which this late date and it's great! Very active Dallas. has 23 members. geologically in Canada and go there often Herbert M.Stanley, (BS '49) reports that (when the surf is lousy here)." Zay is Jr. Jimmy Lee Smith (BS '57) is employed as he is now an "extension" geologist (for President of V. Zay Smith Associates,Ltd. Geophysicist for Humble Oil & Refining Atlantic Richfield in Midland), extending in Calgary, Canada. Company in Houston, and is working in old fields and looking for new pays. The seismic interpretation. Jimmy says— they're Frederick C. Smyth (BS '47) has been pro- Stanleys recently moved into a new home all about the same as last year one year moted to Regional Geologist by Sun Oil there inMidland. 56 September,1968

Theodore E. (Ted) Stanzel (BS '56) con- Stanley A. Stoke (BS '59) is Store Manager other children are Kenny (7) and Cheryl tinues as Exploration Geologist for Skelly for Titche-Goettinger's downtown store in (5). Oil Company in Houston. Ted reports he's Dallas. The Stokeshavetwo children,Paula Hal S. Stubblefield (BS '54) continues as trying to locate anomalous areas for oil (12) who's in the seventh grade andLinda Supervisor for Geophysical Service, Inc. and gas exploration on the Upper Texate (10) who's in the fourth grade. in Houston. Gulf Coast and is looking forward to off- T. (BS '50) is now a Geolo- shore Texas explorationefforts which will William Stokes Daniel F. Sullivan (BS '42) has been ap- gist with Oliver & West, Inc. in Dallas. create much neededactivity down there. pointedActingChief Geologist for Asamera Bill writes:"It was apleasure to visit with Oil (Indonesia) Ltd. for their Sumatra WilfordLee Stapp (MA '46) is Owner of the Dr. Ellison and Dr. Bullard at the recent concession. The company is active in ex- Stapp Drilling Company in San Antonio, AAPG convention. Both of them gave me ploration and development of the Geud- and is "still running two rigs." Last year a fine report on the Geology Department. ondong Field, and Dan will be based in Wilford presided over the GCAGS annual pleasant was seeing Another surprise Bill Singapore. meeting which was held in San Antonio. Bramlette for the first time since he was He reports his children are all grown so my lab instructor in Geology 1. Bill was Leonard J. Svajda (BS '40) writes from they have plenty of room for Texas exes animportant factorinmy decision tomajor Corpus Christi: "After quitting Gulf Oil coming to Hemisfair'68. in geology. Iwas glad to know that Old Corporationin 1946, have gottenback into GeorgePichel been staying out of the Jasper Leon Starnes (BS '47, MA '48) is had the oil game as Vice-President of Flo-Tex was doing a good jobfor Union! — Regional Manager, Production Depart- creeksand Corporation Oil Operators and Land De- As for myself, Fifi, the boys and Ihave velopers in and Texas. ment-International Division, for Atlantic Florida No over- been househunting in Dallas.Iam enjoy- night yet. Richfield in Los Angeles, California. He's fortunes Mostdrilling operations . ing my association with Fred Oliver and still on molar teeth and rarely get dry beenin Los Angeles for two years and will the firm of Oliver & West, Inc. If any of holes!" (Leonard is a Dentist, as you be moving to New York inSeptember 1968. also the Texas exes are in Dallas, drop by the might gather!) FrederickL. Stead (MA '50) has movedfrom 211 North Ervay Building for a visit with W C Swadley (BA '52, MA '58) is still on Magnolia, Arkansas, to Los Angeles, Cali- us." theKentucky Mapping Project, mappingin fornia.Fred,a Consulting Geologist,opened L. (BS '57), Division Land- theOrdovician and Pleistocene of northern offices out there on March 1, 1968, and Winston Stokes man (Houston Division) for AshlandOil& Kentucky. W C is Geologist with theUSGS has been doing workin mining andmetals Refining Company in Houston, is spending in Erlanger, Kentucky. exploration as well as oil and gas. He — a lot of his time traveling in Texas,Louisi- "loves the climate hates the freeways!" Thomas W. Talbert (BS '57) writes from anaand Mississippi ashis divisionis abig Midland:"Spent nineyears withLoneStar Walter W. Stein, Jr. (BS '52, MA '52) con- one andthey'regettingready for the Texas Producing Company, went withUnited tinues as an Independent Consulting Ge- Offshore Lease Sale. He and Kathryn have then Gas just prior to merger with Pennzoil in ologist in Gainesville,Texas. three children, Beverly (10), Michael (8) 1968.Have been Area Geologist since June and Robert (15 months). Henryk B. Stenzel (BureauStaff andFaculty, 1968 and it's areal pleasure and challenge 1934-54) writes to us from Baton Rouge, WilliamS. Strain (PhD '64),Professor of Ge- to work for an aggressive company like teaching (as Visit- Louisiana: "Icontinue ology at UT-E1 Paso, served as President Pennzoil." ing Professor) at LSU. In additionIpar- of the Asso- of the Texas Section National Harry H. Tanaka (MA '48) reportsto us from ticipate in the NSF Summer Short Course ciation of Geology Teachers in1967-68. He Tacoma, Washington. Harry is employed on Gulf Coast Geology at Rice University the National is also amemberof Education asHydrologist bytheUSGS. and shall conduct field trips for the short Committeeof NAGT and willbe Chairman course. A severe infection put me in the of the Membership Committee for the Abdulla H. Tariki (MA '47) continues as a hospital in January but Ihave recovered Texas Academy of Science in 1968-69. Petroleum Consultant in Beirut, Lebanon. by now and am my own meanself again!" L. Stripling (BA '40) continues as Dennis R. Taylor (MA '52) is now Geologist (BS '49), Pale- John Wendell J. Stewart Senior of Cassle & Cassle, Inc., with Southern Union Production Company Midland, writes: Vice-President ontologist for Texaco in Home Mortgage Loans, in Abilene. John in Dallas. Dennis writes: "Ihave advanced job,same family, same guy!Couple "Same writes: "Everything about the same in Abi- from a 24-hour geologist to a 48-hour of new papers on fusulinds! Isurelike the lene. UT exesmore active than ever here. geologistin trying to keepupwithSouthern new geology building;if draftwill slow the Our eldest daughter is now attending Union's domestic and South American ac- down, you can really turn out the 'rock- University at Georgetown; tivities. Dennis Jr. (15), Kirn (11) and Daughter Cheryl graduates from Southwestern knockers.' others still pending the higher education wifeDorothy keep me busy in spare time." UT in August 1968." (Thanks, Wendell, routine. Best of everything to the staff and keepyour fingers crossed for us!) Eugene Madison Taylor (BS '58), a Physi- and alumni." (Thanks, John!) cian in Denton, Texas, reports he's "enjoy- James Harry Stitt (MA '64) hopes to finish Denton, the of medicine, and Carroll E. Stroman (BS '58) is Director of ing practice his Ph.D. here at UT this summer. He will hearing about his geology classmates once teaching the fall at University Rehabilitation & Training for the Good- start in the a year." of Missouri (Columbia);he'll be an As- willIndustriesof Austin. sistant Professor of Geology. He and Betty George Woods Taylor (BA '49) is Senior Strong (MA '57) is an Account are expecting an addition to their family Walter M. EvaluationGeologist for Humble Oil & Re- Executive for Bache & Company, in October. Stock- fining Company in Houston. George was brokers, in New Orleans. Walt says he's elected President of the Society of Pe- Preston A. Stofer (BA '57),IndependentGe- been watching oil and mineral exploration troleum Evaluation Engineers for 1968. ologist in Long Mott, Texas, was recently with interest, but has done no geology appointed a Director of the Victoria Bank lately. He and Marguerite added Melanie GlenEarl Taylor (BS '56) is First Assistant & Trust Company of Victoria, Texas.. Lynne to theirroster last September. Their Attorney General, Lands and Natural Re- September,1968 57

sources Division, of theDepartment of Jus- as Water Quality— Specialist. Jerry reports Mike Trant (BS '58) reports to us from Dal- tice in Washington,D.C. the "same group wife Shirley, Jere Ann las where he is a Pilot for Braniff Inter- (12), Tim (10) and Mike (5%)." national. Dick Teel (BS '41), Staff Geologist for Pan American Petroleum Corporation in Fort Wesley A. Tiller, Jr. (BS '50) continues as Jack W. Trantham (BS '51), Independent Worth,has gone into computer applications Assistant Regional Geologist for Sun Oil Consulting Geologist in Tyler, Texas, for exploration and geology. Dick says he Company inBeaumont,Texas. writes:"Still looking for that large, finds it most interesting and challenging elusive BertC. Timm (MA '41) writes that "drilling oil or gas field and doing some consulting and he feels like a pioneer! for dollars and not for barrels is hard on work. Same wife, Joßeth, and daughters, ClementB. (Tim) Thames,Jr. (BS '54, MA oil-sniffing rock hounds!" Bert is Manager Linda (17) andDebbie (14)." '57) isnow an Attorney with thelaw firm of of Extractive Planning and Economics for Pearce,Engetbretson, Anderson & Schmidt Sunray DX Oil Company in Tulsa, Okla- Everette J. Travis (MA '51) is an Earth Sci- in Bismarck, North Dakota in addition to homa. ence teacher in San Antonio. Everette is being a Consulting Geologist. Tim writes: WilliamE. Tipton (BS '49, MA '51), Inde- here at UT this summer taking the last "Passed bar exam here after three yearsof pendent Geologist in Houston, writes: educationcourses he needs for certification. private study. in mat- Seem to be involved "Last year it was 14-year-old Bill, Jr. on ters relating and gas and property Lloyd R. (BA '48) reports change to oil his bicycle. This year it's 15-year-old Bill, Travis "no pushing specialty since last Lloyd laws. Am to build in'for- Jr. in Dad's car— and Dad on Bill, Jr.'s Newsletter." is Senior Pe- ensic geology.' Little girl is now one-year- bicycle. The fate of fathers! Keep the troleum Geophysicist for HumbleOil &Re- fining Company oldandall'swellin theNorth." Newsletter coming!" (Thanks, Bill, we inHouston. (BS '49) will!) Billy D.Thomas is SeniorStaff Ge- Richard S. Travis (BS '48) is "still living in ologist andHearingsExaminer for theRail- ThomasW. Todd (MA '56,PhD '59) hasbeen beautiful California, but working in cool road Commissionof Texas in Austin. Billy promotedto therank of Associate Professor Wyoming where we've discovered a new "daughter high school, son in reports in of Geology at the University of California- field, named Travis Oil Field." Richard is junior high elementary school and wifein Davis. Tom writes: "Despite a few trau- a Partner in Travis Oil Company of Los school." matic experiences on and under the ocean, Angeles, California. HaroldL. Thomas (BS '51) is still working study of sediment movement in the surf withincreasing as aPetroleumEngineer for Sun Oil Com- zone continues enrollments RobertF.Travis (BS'57) says that "generally ocean- pany in Stowell, Texas. The Thomases live here at UC-Davis in our summer speaking, everything is happening, but geology- — in Beaumont and have three boys and a ography course and inour marine nothing worthy of theNewsletter all news girl. paleobiology program. An addition to the is good." Bob is Geologist for Sinclair Oil family is expectedin August." (After get- &Gas Company inHouston. EricE. Thompson,Jr. (BS '50) continues as ting Tom's card, which was written in a Consultant in Billings, Montana. Eric April, we received word that he had been Roy W. Tronrud (BS '40) continues as Sen- is "realhappy that the Bell Creek field of seriously injured in a car accident on May ior Geophysicist for Sun Oil Company in southeastern Montanaproved that domestic 15. Our latest report is that he is now un- Dallas. The Tronruds live in Richardson elephantsarenot extinct!" dergoing treatment at the Kaiser Rehabil- andhave a son whohas finishedcollege and itation Center in Vallejo, California.) a daughter high Roy W. Thompson (BA '38) is employed by and son in school who are looking forward to attending UT. Teledyne ExplorationCompany inMidland Keith V. Tompkins (BS '57) works as Ge- " as Senior Computer (Seismic Exploration). ologist for theHouston PipeLine Company Arthur (BS inHouston. T. Tschoepe '51), Vice-Presi- Tommie J. Thompson (BS '57) is District dent of Orion Oil Company in Corpus Geologist for Diamond Shamrock Oil & Elsworth Tonn (BS '55) has moved from Christi, is "still looking for oil and gas and Gas Company in Amarillo. Tommie writes: Tulsa, Oklahoma to Houston where he is u3o8." "Still exploring in the Arkoma Basin and employed as Geologist for the Monsanto Oklahoma. The district has also acquired Company. G. Gilbert Tubb (BA '46) reports to us from the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texasarea to work. Corpus Christi. Gilbert is Geological Op- Donald H. Torgerson (BS '52) has been See numerous UT geologists while making erations Supervisor for Mobil Oil Corpo- transferred from Williston, North Dakota, the rounds through the district. Shamrock ration. to Casper, Wyoming as Manager for the merged withDiamond Alkali last Decem- Dowell Division of The Dow Chemical ber and is now Diamond Shamrock Cor- Delos R. Tucker (PhD '62) is teaching Company. His sons, Jon Scott and Jan at poration, with chemical and oil and gas Glendale City College in Glendale, Cali- Stuart, are both attending Lawrence Uni- units." fornia. Del writes: "Christmas vacation at versity in Appleton, Wisconsin and his Sun Valley gave Fran a thrice-brokenleg. J. Harold Thomson (BS '58) writes from daughter, Sonja, will attend the University Danahas had 18 stitches thus far this year. Dallas: "Switched from exploration and of Wyomingnext year. Handball gave oP dad a cracked and sepa- production to the mechanical contracting W. Trammell (BS '59) continues as rated shoulder and he also managed two business. Thoroughly enjoying the rapid John Exploration Geologist for Copper car collisions. Candie and Delor have not pace and continuous challenge of this Senior Company Seattle, yet marks. The busted year, we rapidly expanding Harold, for- Range Exploration in made" their business." say! merly with the Ewing Operating Account Washington. John writes: "Recently had opportunity of geologizing with ex- in Breckenridge, Texas,is now ProjectEn- the Texans Don Winston Also R.Turner, (BA '43) gineer for Sam P. Wallace Company, Inc. and Dave Alt. Edd Jr. is now working bought out-of-print and for inDallas. an USGS Bulletin Getty Oil Company in Houston as Di- was surprised to find its previous owner, as vision Offshore Manager andis continuing Jerry T. Thornhill (BS '60) works for the inscribed on the flyleaf," was 'Ed Owen, his farming on weekends. He reports he TexasWater DevelopmentBoardin Austin Austin, Texas,1934.' enjoyed attending the dedication in No- 58 September,1968

vember and that the new building is ex- good to use a rock hammer in the field three teenage children were transferred to cellent. (Thanks, Edd!) rather than a shovel." Sydney, Australia (from Houston) in No- vember 1967. Handling explorationactivi- (BS (BS '57) John E. Turner, Jr. '50) continues as Winston H. Upshaw writes from ties for Tenneco in Australia and the Far Partner-Geologistin the firm of Perm,Hills Palestine, Texas: "Have a new addition to East. Learning Rugby League football and & TurnerinMidland. the family, Laura Gay, born February 4, the sport of kings (horseracing). Sydney 1968; now have three children. Have been is beautiful and Australia interesting." Robert Duke Turner (BS '60) is Project in Palestine (as Representative Field for James is now Regional Geologist for Ten- Geologist for Dresser Minerals in Walton, Security Administration) for two the Social neco Australia, Inc. Novia Scotia. Bob writes: "I've been work- years and appears this is home from now ing a year and ahalf here in Nova Scotia. on. Enjoy reading the GeologyNewsletter." Robert B. (Bob) Vickers (BS '47), Inde- Married Anne Galvin ofWhitby, Yorkshire, (Thanks, Winston!) pendent Geologist in Abilene, Texas, says (had England, last April to do something that now that he's taken root in Abilene, Upton (BS '57) continues as a to keep warm up here). Actually like the Charles B. he's still following the independent way of Biology and Earth Science in cold climate and enjoy the alumni bulletin Teacher trying to ferret out the remaining oil very much." (Thanks, Bob!) the Moriarty, New Mexico Municipal pockets in West Central Texas, especially Schools. He writes: "We are still in Mori- (BS '54) around Breckenridge and Hamlin. John T. Twining '48, MA reports arty trying to teach and make ends meet. "nothing new; working along still at the Iam one of those teachers who are thinking Felix V. Vinklarek (BS '43) reports "same same old grind." Johnis Geologist for Shell postively about improving educationin this job, same company and same family; no Oil Company inHouston. state. One of my students did very wellin change since last Newsletter." Felix is the State Science Fair. Received another Page C. Twiss (PhD '59) will become Head Supervisor of theJoint Venture Sectionfor summer institute grant to finish the of the Department of Geology and Geog- NSF Standard Oil Company of Texas in Mid- M.S." land. raphy at Kansas State University in Man- hattan. He's been elected to the Graduate '63) reports he Don A. Urbanec (BS '60, MA Curry H. Vogelsang (BS '60) reports he's Council of KSU and elected member-at- and his wife are enjoying their first child, another year older! Curry is an Associate South Central large, Management Board, Kelly, who was born December 30, 1968. Attorney with the firm of Eggers, Sherrill, on Section of GSA. Page is still working Don is Production Geologist for Humble Pace & Rogers in Wichita Falls, Texas. areal geology of the Rim Rock Country, Oil & Refining Company in Rosenberg, Trans-Pecos Texas and Recent dust de- Texas. Eleanor Balke Vogelsang (BA '37) is still posits east of the Rocky Mountains for living in Rosenberg, Texas, where she is (MA '68) NSDA Agricultural Research Service. He Mark J. Valencia will continue his Co-owner with her husband, Gus, of the reports that Nancy and the three children studies here at UT, but is transferring to Western Auto Associate Store. are doing fine. theDepartment of Botany. W. Travis Votaw (BS '59) has been trans- Leßoy Tydlaska (BA '49, MA '51), Staff Robert D. Valerius (BS '59) resigned from J. ferred from Corpus Christi to Kingsville, Tenneco Oil Company in July 1967 to be- Geologist for Pan American Petroleum Texas, where he'sDistrict Manager for the come an Independent Geologist in Corpus Corporation in New Orleans, is "still look- Houston Natural Gas Corporation. The hydrocarbon South Christi. He andMary Ruthhave three chil- ing for the elusive in Votaws expect anew addition to the family dren, David (7), Kathy (4) and Karen Louisiana." in 1968. (8 months) . June (BA '24) Alfred Knox Tyson '23, MA con- William Vrana (BA '39), Independent Con- tinues asExecutive and Account Charles D. and Eloise Faulkner Vertrees Consultant sulting Geologist in Corpus Christi, writes: Executivefor Dempsey-Tegeler & Company (BA '23; BA '22) write from Midland: "Hada verybusy year exploring for hydro- Houston. "We are still enjoying life at the same in carbons. older son, Larry, is finishing house and in the same city where we have Our year of college Trinity Univer- Robert Chan Tysor (BA '52) reports from resided since 1930. We think, for geolo- 'his first at sity in Antonio. He is planning to at- Houston where he is a Geologist with Pan gists, that is somekindof record." (We do San tend UT-Austinnext year.Our younger son, American Petroleum Corporation. too!) Randy, is a sophomore at W. B. Ray High Sam M. Udden (BS '50) is Staff Geologist, Charles D. Vertrees, Jr. (BS '51) is "still in of Corpus Christi. We are all looking for- CAGC Marine Region, for Continental Oil Midland and happy about it." Charles is wardto apleasurablesummer." Company in Houston. Geologist for Sun Oil Companyand reports — Martin Wachel, con- his family is still the same size one wife James Jr. (BS '56) Jorge E. Umana (BA '60) continues work- tinues as Engineer and two daughters. Advanced Production ing engineering geology and enjoying field for Skelly Oil Company in Velma, Okla- work for new projects under study. Jorge Harry A. Vest (MA '59) continues as Geolo- homa. Martin is working in the reservoir is Chief Geologist for the Instituto Costar- gist for Dubai Petroleum Company in Du- engineering section developing secondary ricense de Electricidadin San Jose, Costa bai, Trucial States, Arabian Gulf. He recovery units and pressure maintenance Rica. writes: "We have just returned from a projects. His wife, Gloria Jean, is still em- month's vacation in Australia and ready to ployed as a Draftsman at Halliburton's (MA '62), JamesR. Underwood,Jr. '56,PhD start development of our Fateh Field, dis- Mechanical Research & Development Of- Geology West Associate Professor of at covered in 1966. Plan to be in Austin (for fice in Duncan. Martin says he appreciates University, from Texas State writes Can- sure this time) in October 1969 to see the effort made to keep "us exes"informed yon: De- "Third daughter, Beth, arrived some of the old troops as well as a game or about each other. (And we appreciate his cember 20.Happily settled in Canyon with two. Regards andgood luck." kind words!) ample room for guests. Am delighted to report that we find the Panhandle climate James R. Vetters (BS '51) writes to us from WilliamR. (Bill) Waddell (BS '38) is doing far superior to that in Florida! It's also Australia: "Wife Margaret and Iand offshoreU.S. workas Regional Geophysicist September,1968 59

for Sun Oil Company in Beaumont, Texas. mar on carbonatereservoirsfor 36 oil com- RalphH.Warner (MA '61) writes to us from Billspends his spare time on his ranch in pany geologists and will direct a summer Lafayette, Louisiana: "Ihave had the job Tyler County. field geologic institute at Sul Ross this of bird-dogging our company seismic crew summer. Have been invited to give a paper since the first of the year. The wizardry of A. H. (Al) Wadsworth, Jr. (BS '41, MA at regional AAPG meeting in 1969." the little black boxis still confusingbut it '41) continues as Owner of the Wadsworth doesproducebetter wiggles!Marilyn,Kirn, OilCompany inHouston. Anthony W. Walton (MA '68) is workingon Brian and Iare still enjoying the life of T. J. Waggoner 111 (BA '57) reports the his Ph.D. in geology here at UT-Austin. Lafayette, although the beck and call of "same struggle" from WichitaFalls, Texas, Texas stilllurks in thebackground!" Ralph where he's an Independent Geologist with Lawrence E. Walton (BA '52) reports to us is Geologist-Geophysical Observer for offices in the City National Building. fromHouston wherehe is Vice-Presidentof ChevronOilCompany. Economy Mud Products Company. K. Ward Walden (BS '53) is a Petroleum L. Coy Warren (BS '48), IndependentGeol- ogist Abilene, Engineer for Sun Oil Company in Morgan D. J. (Jack) Walzel (BS '59) writes to us in Texas, says that all of City, Louisiana. from Houston:"Since 1959 my travelshave their operations of oil properties and ex- been all over the Texas Gulf Coast. Now ploration wells are drilledin the name of Lloyd O. Waldron,Jr. (BS '50) continues as with three wild kids (2 boys and 1girl) Laco Oil Company. They plan to be very Chief Geologist for T. L. James & Com- and one more due in August, we had to active this year in drilling and water- pany,Inc. in Ruston, Louisiana. He's doing settle down. Sure wouldlike to see all the flood work. explorationworkin NorthLouisiana, South old classmates!" Jack is in the Sales Di- and West CentralMississippi and Joel S. Watkins (PhD '61) is now an Associ- Arkansas vision of Magnaflux Corporation. some research in the Northern Rocky Pro- ateProfessor of Geology at the University vince. of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and re- Bernie H. Ward (BA '55) moved fromTyler, ports "it's great tobe teaching." Charles O. Walker (BS '59) has completed Texas to San Antonio in 1967 and joined — Richard L. (MA '68) here his tour with the U.S. Navy (as a Lieu- "The Sellin'est Team in the Nation" Nel- Watson is at UT tenant andPhysician) andis now aFellow son Auction Service, Inc. Bernie is their workingonhis Ph.D. District Manager and says they hold acu- in the field of gastroentereology at UT's Joseph D. Watzlavick (BS '41) sends his tions on everything, but especially on drill- Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. best regards to everyone. Joe is an Inde- ing rigs heavy machinery. He reports The Walkers areliving in Irving, Texas. and pendent Geologist-Geophysicist in Bellaire, the family is all and that they arereally fine Texas. J. Dudgeon Walker, Jr. (BS '51, MA '55) enjoying theHemisfairCity. says that he's still very much interested in JamesD. Webb (BS '52) reports from Mid- geology but is presently still involved pri- Dan L. Ward (BA '49, MA '50) writes to us land that he has a new daughter (Number marily incommercial anddevelopmentreal from Grand Junction, Colorado: "Left the 5) and a new job. Heis now working for estate in the Houston area. Dudgeon would oil business and Midland, Texas in March AdobeOil Company as Vice-President and like to keep in touch with other UT geol- 1967 to establish a logging service for the ExplorationManager. ogy alumni and can be reached at 6213 U.S. Atomic Energy Commission for the GeraldE. Weber (working on MA) hopesto Piping Rock, Houston, Texas 77027. purpose of evaluating the uranium ore re- finish summer and then reserve in the western U.S. Our oldest son, his thesis this Richard W. A. Walker (BA '51) is employed turn to school get teaching credentials. Dan, and his wife both graduated from to as a Geophysicist with Pan American Pe- is currently working Geologist- UT-Austin in January 1968, and their son, Gerald as a troleum Corporationin Calgary, Canada. for Ferguson & Bosworth Oil Patrick, was born February 10, 1968. Our Consultant Explorationin Bakersfield,California. Gus Walla (BS '49) continues as Chief Geol- daughter, Carol, is a freshman at the Uni- ogist for Wesley West, Independent, in versity of Colorado and our other son, Albert W. Weeks (PhD '41) retired as Staff Houston. Steve,is a sophomorein high school." Dan Geologist for Sun Oil Company at Phila- is Director of the Borehole Logging De- delphia in December 1966 and is now oc- Fred B. Wallis (BS '41) has been transferred partment for Lucius Pitkin, Inc. there in cupied with various lecture and research from Midland to New Orleans and is now GrandJunction. projects. He is an Independent Consultant Staff Geophysicist for Texaco.Fred writes: in Merion Station, Pennsylvania. "Our daughter graduated from the Uni- Harold Edgar (Joe) Ward (BA '38, MA (BA versity of Houston in June 1967 and was '40) is now associated with J. Wilment Charles G. Weiner '48), Geologist with Texas married in July. Our oldest sonis a senior Huntin anewly formed partnership,Hunt- Crude Oil Company in Houston, at UT-Austin majoring in psychology, and Ward & Associates, with offices in the Pe- writes: "Family health excellent. Finding our youngest son is in the fifth grade. We troleum Life Building in Midland. They a little oil here and there and still enjoy- visitedUTlast week. Man! What growth!" also have an office in New Orleans with ing coffee breaks and visits from old Bob Eggerton as Geologist-in-Charge. Joe friends." Bill Walls (MA '50) was recently transferred reports that his wife (Charlotte Massingill, to Evansville, Indiana from Denver, Colo- Frank A. Welder (BS '49) is "locating and BA '39), two daughters and one son are rado. Bill is District Manager developing ground water supply for federal for Humble doingwell. Oil & Refining Company in Evansville and agencies in Colorado." Frank is Hydrol- is currently involved in coal geology. ogist for the USGS in Denver. He and his William (Bill) andKathy Agnew C. Ward wife plan to climb Long's Peak this sum- (BS MA '57; BA '57) Jack L.Walper (PhD '58) has been promoted '55, are still in mer. to Professor of Geology at TCU in Fort Houston. Bill is enjoying graduate school Worth.Jack writes: "Stillteachingandtry- at Rice and Kathy is busy as an eighth- H.P. (Pat) Wells, Jr. (BA '40),Independent ing to find time to continue Central Amer- grade science teacher and mother. The in Abilene, Texas,is "busy in the Abilene ican studies. Spent part of the spring in whole family will again spend the summer area and in New Mexico-Colorado (min- Honduras. Directed a very successful sem- on IslaMujeres,Yucatan. ing)." He and Margie (UT, '46) have 60 September,1968

three children,Pete (10), Lauren (14) and a position in Wichita Falls at old alma Charles D. Whiteman, Jr. (BS '58) con- Lindsay (15), who are "all UT oriented." mater, MidwesternUniversity." tinues as Hydrologist with the USGS in The Wells are in their new home (their Baton Rouge, Louisiana. first!) and Pat says he hopes it's their David J. White (BS '41) continues as Geol- last move. ogist for the Texas Water Development Fred L. Whitney II (BS '43), President of Board in Austin. David says he's enjoying Epicenter, Inc.in Brighton, Colorado, says Lloyd C. Wells (BS '54) is "working hard" in the challenge of theproblemsof subsurface "that was a short 25 years ago; let's roll Operations Research for the U.S. Army disposal of industrial wastes and water for 50!" (Amen!) Corps of Engineers in Washington, D.C. contamination. Marion I. Whitney (BA '30, MA '31, PhD Louis H. Weltman (BS '36),IndependentGe- HoraceEdwardWhite, Jr. (BS '57) moved '37) is AssociateProfessorat CentralMich- ologist in Corpus Christi, has moved into to Austin in February 1967 and entered igan University at Mount Pleasant. Marion new offices at 1011 Wilson Building. graduate school here at UT. He's still rel- presenteda paper at the Michigan Acad- atively active in Texas ex- emy of Science in March 1968 entitled John B. Wesselman (BS '54) is employed as West Central ploration andproduction. "PolishedBoulders Along the Recessional Hydrologist for the USGS in Houston, Moraines of the Saginaw Glacial Lobe." Texas. Johnis currently workingonground Hugh G. White 111 (BS '52, BA '54), Geol- She also gave an illustrated talk at the water reports Brazoria and Fort Bend for ogist for The Union Oil Company of Cali- Erosion Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada Counties, Texas. fornia in Midland, is "working the East- in April 1968, and had her paper, "Dis Charles L.West (BS '52) is starting his 17th ern shelf reef trends." Hugh says that ex- coveries in Aerodynamic Erosion," pub- year with Texas Pacific Oil Company and tension courses and a houseful of boys lished in thePapers of the Michigan Acad- seem to takeup allhis ! has beenin theirMidlandoffice for thepast time emy of Science. 12 years. Charles is District Development White (BS '36) Consult- (BS '56) Geologist. James Gordon is a James C. (Jim) Whitten reports ing Geologist and Professional Diver in from Midland that he's been an Inde- Norman N. West (BA '50) recently joined Corpus Christi. He writes: "Son, James, pendent Geologist for almost two years, Falcon Seaboard Drilling Company in Jr., is a writer in Hollywood and has had but says that the term "Independent"is a Houston (as Geologist-Geophysicist) and two of his stories released through Amer- misnomer! will be helping to establish their newly- ican InternationalPictures. He's also just (MA '53) formed Geological-Geophysical Depart- signed a year's contract with that studio. Robert B. Wightman moved to York City Houston on a one- ment. Daughter Valda Sue is a model in Holly- New from wood. Wife Kay and Iare happy in year loan assignment to Esso Exploration, John S. Westmoreland (BS '59),formerly Corpus." Inc. (as Geological Advisor) from Humble. Distributor for Beltone Electronics Cor- Bob was formerly Division Geologist of the poration in Waco, Texas, has just been Jane BriteDunkle White (BA '46) is still East Texas Division. transferred to Blackwood, New Jersey as living in Marfa, Texas but on the Brite Beltone's Mid-Eastern Regional Manager. Ranch during school vacations and sum- Morris S. Wiginton, Jr. (BS '59), Senior for Foster John sayshe's looking forward to traveling mer months. Her daughter, Hester, is at Structural Design Engineer that section oftheU.S. UT-Austin and taking a course under Dr. WheelerEngineering Corporationin Hous- Bullard, and Jane says "How happy Iam ton, writes: "Still in the petro-chem busi- James A. Wheeler (BA '47),Consulting Ge- for her to learn from him, too!" Jane has ness. Children at home will be 16 and 18 ologist in Houston, reports it was a real just started a term as School Board Mem- this summer. Found some oil the other pleasure to visit with many old classmates ber therein Marfa. day; was in the AMACO Refinery at Texas at the AAPGmeeting inOklahoma City in City and got some on my shoes!" April. The Wheelers will record "two Leslie P. White (BS '56) hasbeen transferred milestones" in their lives this year— their by Humble Oil & Refining Company to Roscoe C. Wilber, Jr. (BS '37) is employed oldest daughter was married in February Kingsville, Texas, where he is Production as Supervisor for Teledyne Exploration in 1968 and the youngestwill enter UT-Austin GeologicalSupervisor. Leslie writes: "Cen- New Orleans.His son Robert is attending this fall. sus is unchanged— at our house since last UT-Austin after serving four years in the Newsletter one wife, two sons and one Marines and his daughter Ethelyn is an O. C. Wheeler (1916-21), former Vice-Presi- daughter. Good oldSouth Texas continues assistant at UT's School of Nursing in Gal- dent and Director of International Pe- to offer developmentdrilling activity. Many veston.His other son, Roscoe 111, is in the troleum Company, Ltd., is retired and liv- thanks for the very fine Neivsletter each Army andis stationedinOkinawa. (Roscoe ing in Coral Gables, Florida. 0. C. writes: year!" (And many thanks to you for say- droppedus a note saying thathe was alittle "Have scheduleda visit this summer to see ing so!) surprised to see that he was the only un- thehundreds of miles of ocean bays, fiords known member of the 1937 Geology 20 and lagoons backed by glacier-covered Rex H. White, Jr. (BS '56, MA '60) received class, and he believes that the student peaks and crater lakes on the Alaskan his L.L.B. at UT in August 1967, passed identified as Joe Champion is actually peninsulaandalso the Valley ofTen Thous- the State Bar exams and is now practicing Frank Warren. Can anyone else help us get and Smokes in the Katimai Monument oil and gas law with the AttorneyGeneral's straightened out on this?) area. Later shall spend some time in office. Rex usually represents the Railroad McKinley NationalPark and other scenic Commission. He reports that he and Joan William P. Wilbert (MA '63) continues as an areasin Alaska.Saludos!" have nochildren yet. Instructor in the Department of Earth Sci- ences at LSU in New Orleans.Bill reports Albert W. (Al) White (BS '41) writes from Ben T. Whitefield (BS '60) is "still in the he had a very successful sophomore field Wichita Falls, Texas: "Oil business bad cold north" as Division Landman for Ana- trip to the Austin area and Llano Uplift in North Texas so decided to learn 'busi- darko Production Company in Calgary, over the Easterholidays.He plans to return ness.' Expect to receiveM.B.A. from North Canada. Ben says he's met many trans- to UT-Austin in the fall to work toward TexasState University in August and then plantedTexans up there. his Ph.D. September,1968 61

John D. Wiley (BS '52) reports to us from Mark Williams (BS '50) resigned as Geol- from her classmates. Mary's address is Dallas wherehe's employed as Staff Geolo- ogist for James F.Smith in October 1967 1707 Westway, McAllen,Texas78501.(Our gist for the Aztec Oil&'Gas Company. and is now a Consulting Petroleum Geol- best to you,Mary.) ogist in Amarillo working primarily in the Wiley (BS '57, '63) Michael A. MA spent the Anadarko Basin. William Feathergail Wilson (BS '60, MA winter and spring of 1967-68 doing gravity '62), Independent Petroleum Geologist in and magnetic field work in the Van Horn Meryl D. Williams (BA '43) continues as Midland, writes: "Engaged in petroleum, area for his Ph.D., whichhe hopes to finish Geologist for Texaco in Midland. His sulphur and uranium explorationin West this summer here at UT. daughter and son-in-law, both UT grad- Texas and the Gulf Coast, andranching in uates, are living in Diego, California, San ComalCounty. My wife, Joan, the two Samuel Rogers Wiley (BS '47, MA '48) re- and and his son is now a senior at UT-Austin. boys, Douglas (9) and Clay (7) continue ports to us from Shreveport, Louisiana, where he is Vice-President of T. W. Mc- Robert R.Wiliiaims (BS '54) is "still enjoy- to grow.Collecting notes for a novel." Associates, ing life in New Orleans" wherehe is Staff Guire& Inc. William (Bill) Wilson, (BS Geologist for Humble Oil& Refining Com- Walter Jr. (BS '65) '40) says "everything's aboutthe same; not WilliamB. Wilkerson, Jr. is home pany. Bob plans to introduce their three finding enough Bill isan Independent from Viet Nam and is currently enrolledin "little Louisianians" to San Antonio and oil!" Operator in Abilene, graduate school at the University of Hous- Austin this summer on a trip to Hemisfair. Oil Texas. geology. ton working towards his M.S. in They expect to see the new Geology Build- Wynant S. Wilson (1948-53) writes from Billreceived the Bronze Star for outstand- ingwhilethey're in Austin. ing performance in a combat zone during Abilene, Texas: "Since thelast Newsletter his tour in Viet Nam. Duncan C. O. Wilson, Jr. (BS '50, MA '51) thereis anotherlittle boy at our house.His reports "no new news" fromFort McKa- name is Wesley Jones Wilson. This makes (BS '56) Addison A. Wilkinson reports vett,Texas. threeboys inour family;theother two are "same job,samenumber of kids,same wife, Joe andDerrick." Wynant is an Independ- but older and probably not much wiser!" Homer C. Wilson (BS '42) writes fromHous- ent Geologist in Abilene. Addison is District Geological Engineer ton: "My wife (Nancy Willis, UT '42) and for Tenneco Oil Company in Shreveport, Imoved again last fall from Baytown to RichardL.Winborn (BS '55) is employed as Louisiana. Nassau Bay in the Clear Lake area near Senior Geologist for Atlantic Richfield , Houston and NASA (wouldn't wish to Company in Lafayette,Louisiana. Joel M. Wilkinson (BS '58) Gulf Coast Rep- break that five-year frequency history!). presentative for Rock IslandOil &Refining Astronauts outnumber geologists in this James M. Windham (BS '40) continues as Company, Inc. in Houston, says he's "still neighborhood!" Homer is Manager of the President of Windham & Sons, Inc., Con- trying to buy the oil after someone else Celanese Chemical Company's Clear Lake tractors, in Livingston, Texas. His son, finds it." He alsoreports his family "is all Plant. J. M., Jr. (UT, BBA '65) has just passed growing." his C.P.A. exams; and his daughter, Judy, (BA James Lee Wilson '42, MA '44), Pro- a junior at UT-Austin, was recently initi- Carroll L. Williams (BA '36) continues in fessor of Geology at Rice University in ated in Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Jim HumblesExplorationDepartment in Cor- graduate Houston, has been working with says he and his wife are now alone and pus Christi. students at IslaMujeres,Yucatan andplans would like to hear from you UT-exes! to be in Calgary, Canada during the 1969 Clyde E. Williams (BS '56) was recently spring semester as a Visiting Professor at Winkler, (BS transferred fromTyler toHoustonby Hum- C. Robert Jr. '50) continues Calgary University. He willreturn to Rice bleOil& Refining Company andisenjoying as Exploration Manager for Aikman Bro- in May 1969 to continue teaching graduate his new assignment as Senior Petroleum thers & Mana Oil, Inc. in Midland.He re- in geology. Geologist. Clyde says the pollution prob- students ports they completed a busy year with the — drilling of 45 wells in the U.S. and 75 lem is staggering and unbelievable so E. (BS '50, '51) reports to John Wilson MA wells in Canada through their affiliate, littleis being doneabout it! us from Houston where heis an Independ- Mana Oil, and that they'restill looking for ent Consultant. DanW. Williams (BS '56) continues as Chief good drilling dealsin allareas. Geologist for Phillips PetroleumCompany LouitaDodson Wilson (BA '40) is now set- Winter (BS '53), Engi- in Abu Dhabi, Trucial States. Dan reports tled in Austin with her three teenage Irwin T. Industrial — neer Security that Abu Dhabi is now booming the rich- childrenwhileher husband,Tom, is still on with the Engineering Com- est country in the world.Also that theskin assignment by Gulf Oil Corporation in pany ofDallas,lives in De Soto, Texas.He Padgett) diving and spearfishing is good and they Australia drilling on the Great Barrier and his wife (the former June two daughterse, (16) have plenty of fresh air and sunshine. Reef. Louita is a graduate student at UT- have Jennifer and Rebecca (14). Austin working towards a degree in zool- James Richard Williams (BS '50) reports ogy (genetics) Shethinks the new Geology "status quo" from Midland. Richard is . A. Winter (PhD '61),Regional Geologist Building is great! (Thanks, Louita; we Jan Area Geologist for StandardOil Company for Signal Oil & Gas Company in London, do too!) of Texasthere. England, returned to the U.S.A. for ahome Wilbur Dean Wilson (MA '54) works for leaveand got to seemany of his UT friends Joseph D. (BS '60) is doing Williams "still Sun Oil Company in Dallas, Texas as Ex- and the new Geology Building. Jan willbe jobs (as Scientist) odd at TRACOR Senior ploration Geologist, Special Study Group. taking some trips this year, the first one in Austin, traveling a lot, talking a lot, being a reconnaissance trip through West learning some things about antisubmarine Mary Holland Wilson (BA '44) suffered a Africa. warfare and ballistic missiles." He's just massive heart attack followed by a stroke settled his wife, Mary Margaret, and the last fall.Her husband, William H. (a O.U. George G. Wise (BS '50) joined Sunray DX children, Del (7%) and Mary Jo (3%) grad), reports she is recuperating and is in Oil Company in Houston as Senior Geol- intoanew home. very good spirits and would like to hear ogist after seven years as a Consultant. 62 September,1968

James C. Wise (MA '64) is now living in claim. While supervising the move of lab Henry O. "Wyneken (1941-47) reports to us Cypress, California.Jim works as Geologist equipment from the bats roost of the old from Corpus Christi where he's Zone Man- for Atlantic Richfield in Long Beach. Main Building to the neiv Geology Build- ager of Exploration for Humble Oil & Helen Patterson Withers (BA '4O) continues ing, Italked Dr. Simonds out of his Ha- Refining Company. waiian rock and arranged an as a Geologist with theUSGS in Washing- collection J. R. (Bob) Wynne (BS '57) continues as an exhibit on the main When staff ton, D.C. Helen writes: "My office, in the floor. the Independent Geologist in.Corpus Christi. returned in fall, THIS (getting Natural History building of the Smith- the Dr. Bob writes: "Still happy being independ- Simonds to part with his rocks) was con- sonian Institution, offers fringe benefitsbe- ent. Lots of UT-exes of my vintagehere in sidered such a heroic achievement yond association with Smithsonian, as well that Corpus; nonestarving that Iknow of. My there was talk of giving me the first UT as USGS, scientists. My route to the office sonMitch (10 inJuly) keeps me onthe go. geologicalmedalof distinction!" takes me through the beautiful gem and He is an avid fisherman so we are looking mineral hall each day. At lunch-time Isee Thomas C. Woodward (PhD '55), Geologist for aboat. Come enjoy it with us when you young tourists clambering over a life-size for Wold & Jenkins in Casper, Wyoming, get in this part of theworld!" Triceratops model! For two years my of- is doing coal explorationin the northern K. (Skip) Yager (MA '61), Exploration fice was in the Paleobotany wing of the M. Rocky Mountains looking for coal deposits Geologist for Union Oil Company of Cali- Museum. Some of these riches are bound that can be strip-mined. He reports that fornia in New Orleans, says "no significant to rub off on thisUT-ex!" coal explorationis picking up, just as the changes since lastreport." Van E. Winner (BS '60) is an Attorney with oilactivity is booming. R. Yarbrough (BS '50) reports "new the firm of Engel, Groom, Miglicco & Sul- Gene W. W. (Bits) Woolfolk (BS '50) is "still job, new company and much traveling; lins in Houston. He writes: "Laure and I enjoying South Louisiana with Betty and family is fine." Gene is now Manager of continue to enjoy life inHouston andalong the three urchins,Marley, Mcl and Susan." Explorationfor the Beacon Resources Cor- the Coast. The practiceof law takes most of Bits is Area Exploration Supervisor for porationin Wichita, Kansas. my time, but manage to find a little time Marathon Oil Company in Lafayette, '60) to politic for our Democratic friends." Louisiana. John C. Yeager (MA continues as Ge- ologist in Union Oil Company of Cali- EdwardR. Wolcott (BS '66) is an Independ- Jim D. Womack (BS '54) writes to us: "It fornia's International Division in Los An- ent Geologist in Dallas. Ed reports that was hard to make the move from Jackson, geles. John sat on a well in March-April Carol and the two boys are fine and that Mississippi after twelve yearsthere but we 1968 in offshore (ArabianGulf) and he's "finding a little oilin North and West Qatar are enjoying the sparkling city by the sea over the huge textbook structures in Central Texas." flew very much, and of course itis nice to be Iran and says this was quite an experi- A. Wayne Wood (BA '41), Vice-President back in Texas." Jim is now Geologist for ence! of Blanco Oil Company in San Antonio, Pennzoil United, Inc. in Corpus Christi, Yelvington (BS '51) writes from reports their principalactivities areinMon- Texas. James L. City, "Enjoyed tana, Wyoming, North Dakota and Al- Oklahoma Oklahoma: Thomas Worbington (BS '51) continues University in attend- berta,Canada. Wayne says he still has the J. visiting the November as District Geologist for The Superior Oil ing the symposium and dedication of the "same wife and threesons." Company in Houston. wonderful new Geology Building. Also en- John William Wood (PhD '65) has been joyed to seeing old friends and Charles E. Workman (MA '61), Lieutenant the fullest transferredby Texaco,Inc. from theirPro- renewing old acquaintances." (Thanks, Commander in the U.S. Navy, is Computer ducingDepartment inCorpus Christi to the Jim!) and CommunicationSystems Officer at the Research & TechnicalDepartment in Bell- Fleet Weather Central Naval Air Station WilliamC. Young 111 (BS '61) is now a Pe- aire, where he's now a Research Geologist. in Alameda, California. Charles says he troleum Engineer with Anadarko Produc- Robert Libbey Wood, Jr. (BA '56) reports should remain—there for another year and tion Company in Liberal, Kansas, having "no change" from Houston. Bob is As- then "to sea" ? ? He and his wife and moved there in October 1967. Bill was for- sistant Vice-President of Coastal States Gas their three young sons are enjoying life merly with Standard OilCompany of Texas Producing Company andcontinues to man- in the San Francisco Bay area. in Snyder. He reports that Judy is ex- age their crude oil department. pecting their third child in November William E. Workman (PhD '68) will be 1968. Mary Caroline McGonagill Woods (BA '42) teachinggeology at Albion College, Albion, writes to us from Sacramento, California: Michigan in September 1968. This sum- Jack J. Yovanovich (BS '59) is Assistant "Resumedmy career inJanuary 1964 in the mer Bill is working for the Virginia Di- Manager of the Land Department for Region 2 office of theU.S. Bureau of Recla- vision of Mineral Resources in Ashland, GeorgeMitchell & Associates, Inc.in Hous- mation, working in ground water geology. Virginia. ton. He has one son, Jack, Jr., age 5. Have encountered a number of Texas exes. Charles Worrel (BS '51) is a Partner in Lauro Antonio Yzaguirre-Skidmore (BS Working again after 15 years of raising a J. Forney & Worrel, Consulting Geologists, '43) is Exploration Manager, NE Mexico family is an enjoyable challenge. Iwould in San Antonio. Charles says they've been Division, for Petroleos Mexicanos in Rey- like to know if there is still in existence "independent"for 14 years and would wel- nosa,Mexico. a women students' geological society, Chi come seeing any classmates coming that Upsilon." Lucas G. Zamora (MA '68) has accepted em- way, and sends his congratulations on the ployment with the Creole Petroleum Cor- Ray D. Woods (BA '31, MA '34) is a Pe- new building. (Thanks, Charles!) porationand will be stationed at Tia Juana, troleum Scientist for Humble Oil & Refin- John B. Wright (MA '56) reports "no Venezuela. ing Company in Houston. Ray writes: "I change" from Houston. John is a Geologist surprised learn that my one claim Zimmerman (MA '50), Geologist- was to with the Shell Oil Company. James B. to fame in The History of Geology at The in-Charge of University Lands in Midland, University of Texas was a suggestion to PhilE. Wyche (BS '51) works as District Ex- says they've moved,into theirnew building Professor Whitney that he drop rocks on ploration Geologist for Gulf Oil Corpora- at 808 West Wall Street,and invites every- English profs heads! Isubmit a better tionin Houston. one to "come by and have a look." September,1968 63

HistoricalPicture This picture of the Geology 60 class (first term) was taken at the summer field stationin Brady, Texas in 1940, and was sent to us by BernardSchwab (BS '40). We have been unable to identify all of the students and we'd be mighty grateful if you'd "clue usin"onanyone whosenamedoes not appear below. First row (kneeling) :Junius Morrill, unknown, unknown, Robert Eaton,unknown, Jack Daugherty, Leo Gravis, andBert Timm. Second row: Dr. Bullard, Ted Diaz, unknown, unknown, Charles Delancey, Bill Camp, unknown, Lee Sexton,MiltonNurick, Gor- don McNutt, and Dr. Cuyler. Third row: Bernard Schwab, John Loftis, unknown,LeslieFranz, William Hawn, Steve Clabaugh, and vmknown. Back row: Unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, camp cook, Irving Anderson, camp cook,andunknown. To help you out a bit, we do know that the following were enrolled in the course (other than those listed above) :Albert W. White, Don Choate, Emmett Ellett,Finley Hare, Edward Karper, Norbert Mestayer, Raymond Ming, James Muslow, Harrell Rule, Bob Smith, J.E. Vines, Joseph Watzlavick, August L. Wolff and Thomas J.Wood.

Note for Alumni

At the GSA meeting inMexico City in November, our department will host a cocktail party for our alumni. To each and all of you we extend a most cordial invitation to attend! The date is November 11, 1968; the timeis 4:00-6:00 p.m.; the place is the Hotel Maria Isabel, Room Angel, Section A. — Y'all come we'll be looking for you! 54 September,1968

Contents The HalP.BybeeBuilding in Midland 2 Hoover Mackin Dies 5

Geology Faculty News .:. 6 Notes from the Bureau of Economic Geology 12 Geothermal Survey of North America .. 14 One Last Word! _ 15 Deaths 16 Enrollments and Degrees 18 Scholarships, Fellowships,and Awards 19 New Scholarship Fund Established 21

BeulahDoes SomeGood! ._. 21

The Geology Foundation ._ 22 An Analysisof Alumni Gifts . 23 Contributors to the Geology Foundation 23 Summer Field Courses 24 Alumni News Section 25