20112001 ANNUAL ANNUL REPORTREPORT —— ForFor thethe FiscalFiscal YearYear JulyJuly 1,1, 2010 2001 toto JuneJune 30,30, 2011 2001 ——

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

Founders of AAPG

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

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

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President special publications and the publications of now available to individuals for a modest This year began with the Macondo over 30 of our affiliated societies. Members annual fee. blowout and ends with the search for a have had full access to the Bulletin We have received a proposal from the new AAPG executive director. In between archives as a benefit of membership, but Columbian Association of Geologists and these benchmarks was an eventful year. the rest of the database has been largely Geophysicists to open a Latin American We began this year with about a half of a restricted to corporations and universities office in Bogota, Columbia. That offer is dozen goals and I think we have fulfilled in a subscription basis. That database is under review. most of them. This has been a good year financially. Thanks to successful conferences in Calgary and Houston, we should have an Statement of Income and Expenses operating net profit for this fiscal year. General Fund General Fund Budget AAPG is a not-for-profit organization, but FY 2009-10 FY 2010-11 FY 2010-11 that does not mean we do not want to show a profit periodically to balance Operating Income those years when we close the year with Dues $1,946,891.00 $2,277,034.00 $2,461,866.00 a loss. On balance, AAPG spends every BULLETIN Subscriptions 267,850.00 261,975.00 301,200.00 dollar that comes in the door. Advertising Income 1,500,346.00 1,576,026.00 1,521,216.00 AAPG has always been and always will Sales of Publications 587,292.00 526,430.00 644,800.00 be about the science of petroleum Interest and Dividends 195,691.00 354,315.00 221,000.00 geology. Our Executive Committees are Investment Income from NAPE 477,727.00 540,626.00 480,000.00 dedicated to augmenting and assuring the Education and Misc. Service Fees 2,940,852.00 3,209,971.00 4,029,759.00 continuation of that mission. We also are Conferences and Meetings 5,991,218.00 6,483,115.00 6,104,049.00 dedicated to service to our members and Page Contributions 5,186.00 4,820.00 5,040.00 the long-term viability of the Association. Gain (Loss) on Datapages (131,315).00 170,998.00 69,817.00 Gain (Loss) on International Pavilion 5,955.00 35,400.00 30,000.00 The Science Grant Income 1,024,834.00 1,030,385.00 1,064,390.00 The Bulletin continues to be our Miscellaneous 397,469.00 804,003.00 806,412.00 flagship publication and the most cited journal in petroleum geology. The TOTAL OPERATING INCOME: 15,209,996.00 17,275,098.00 17,739,549.00 Association has been blessed with the Operating Expenses service of highly capable and dedicated Salaries $3,437,822.00 3,864,380.00 3,865,850.00 editors whose tireless efforts have Employee Benefits 1,646,479.00 1,655,516.00 1,404,084.00 maintained the high standards our Publishing Cost of BULLETIN 208,900.00 218,993.00 264,000.00 members have come to expect. Publishing Cost of EXPLORER 197,222.00 198,438.00 245,280.00 Member Service Cost of Special Publications Sold 177,817.00 237,135.00 195,976.00 We have tried to provide you with General Office Expense 1,022,298.00 1,032,947.00 1,117,834.00 some new member services this year. Postage and Shipping 635,149.00 642,718.00 737,976.00 We launched Search and Discovery Building Expense 248,856.00 296,513.00 243,554.00 Professional Fees 1,861,412.00 1,971,971.00 1,947,892.00 Digest, and we opened up Datapages to Staff Travel 404,920.00 357,403.00 415,051.00 individual subscriptions. Professional Travel 1,033,001.00 1,379,618.00 1,215,812.00 We initiated a new digital publication Conferences and Meetings 5,038,756.00 3,223,687.00 4,707,027.00 this year that focuses attention on our Depreciation 163,141.00 167,062.00 204,780.00 Search and Discovery website. The AGI Dues 70,599.00 12,455.00 60,000.00 Search and Discovery Digest is a quarterly Meeting Presence / Display 30,922.00 5,917.00 45,955.00 publication that focuses on a specific Miscellaneous Grants and Awards 344,017.00 224,728.00 491,847.00 play-based theme. The first issue was on Miscellaneous 464,595.00 492,869.00 537,027.00 shale gas and the second issue was on TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES: 16,985,906.00 15,982,350.00 17,699,945.00 oil shale. The content for each issue is pulled from the relevant submissions to Income (loss) from Operations $(1,775,910.00) $1,292,748.00 $39,604.00 Search and Discovery. For those unfamiliar BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY with Search and Discovery, it is our online, open access database containing Assets $14,679,625.00 $17,158,053.00 more than 4,300 articles. Most of the Liabilities 6,567,699.00 4,835,049.00 content of Search and Discovery comes Fund Balance 8,111,926.00 12,323,004.00 from speakers and poster presenters at AAPG meetings. TOTAL LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCE $14,679,625.00 $17,158,053.00 We also opened up Datapages to individual subscribers. Datapages is the The figures reflected above in the FY 2010–2011 are preliminary, as the audit, and the audit of all the required affiliates and subsidiaries has not been completed at the time this statement went to print. digital repository for the Bulletin, AAPG

2120 Annual Report Long Term Viability previous (and very challenging) year, Editor One theme of this year’s Executive and such were the financial results. In Committee has been to take a long-term preparing the annual budget, we had the The Editor oversees four technical view of AAPG. This is an outgrowth of luxury of being slightly positive in our publication channels through which the “AAPG in 2035” session chaired by projections, encouraged by the AAPG disseminates science, the AAPG president-elect Paul Weimer at AAPG scheduling of our ICE event in Calgary Bulletin, Special Publications, and GIS or Leadership Days. The long-term viability and our ACE in Houston. Both locations Spatial Publications, which are all of AAPG is not only dependent upon our are traditionally very strong locations for peer-reviewed, and Search and Discovery, financial stability; it also is dependent on sponsorship, exhibition and attendance, which is not peer-reviewed. our ability to anticipate changes to our as they proved to be once again. business environment and on our ability Our budget expectations were exceeded, AAPG Bulletin to react to them in a positive manner. thanks to the help of the AAPG staff, who That is the impetus behind the AAPG in worked to reduce our overall costs The Bulletin disseminates information 2035 campaign. We need to have a significantly, particularly on the meetings on the geology and associated technology long-term view of what AAPG can and and events. This led to a profitable year of petroleum, natural gas, and other should be in the future. What affects the which helped to offset some of the loss energy mineral resources, and has long petroleum industry affects AAPG. The we endured the year before. We are occupied an important place in the changes in the demographics of the currently in the middle of our financial scientific literature of petroleum geoscience. industry will be mirrored within AAPG. audit , however, our surplus is anticipated As a highly selective peer-reviewed We need to be in a position to take full to exceed our budget for the year. journal it attracts papers from leading advantage of those changes. On the revenue side, we enjoyed petroleum geology and engineering Along the same lines, we have asked growth in dues, advertising income, researchers. The Bulletin enjoys one of the Advisory Council to update the AAPG education and convention activities. We the highest rates of download among Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan was also benefitted from a positive return the collection of journals in the conceived in 2003 and implemented in from our investment in the NAPE GeoScienceWorld collection, an aggregation 2006 to provide a guiding document, meetings, Datapages, Inc. and the of 38 high-impact, peer-reviewed earth which would assist the Association in International Pavillion, LLC. Although science journals to which academic creating clarity and focus on how it somewhat short of our budgeted goal on institutions worldwide subscribe. Journal should invest its valuable resources and membership dues and membership impact factors are important to our to anticipate changes in the Association growth, we did exceed the previous year. academic authors, and they give some and industry that could affect the Expenses were budgeted at nearly sense of how the Bulletin and AAPG operation of AAPG. $17,700,000, up from $17 Million in fiscal contribute to science. Impact factors tend Another facet of long-term viability is year 2010. We challenged ourselves and to reflect the number of authors in a the evaluation of our ongoing programs. the entire staff to trim expenses while field (rather than the size of the audience) This is a continuing process. The first still delivering a high level of member and citation patterns that vary by program to be evaluated was the benefits, and I believe we succeeded in sub-discipline. Petroleum science has a Petroleum Technology Transfer Council this regard. As a result of these efforts, large audience but a smaller core group (PTTC). AAPG’s relationship with PTTC our overall expenses for the year were of authors and low citation patterns began in 2006 when AAPG became the just under $16 Million, with the typical of applied fields. Nevertheless the sole member of PTTC. The purpose of conferences and meetings showing the impact factor of the Bulletin is substantial the relationship was to help PTTC to biggest savings at nearly $1.5 Million and is currently 1.448, up from 1.273 in re-establish DOE funding, and to secure favorable to budget. This is the result of 2008 according to Thompson-Reuters. funding from industry and private some very pro-active savings and diligent The Bulletin remained the top ranked of sources. We were successful in the efforts by the team in the convention 23 journals in the category Petroleum first part, but were unsuccessful in the department. Engineering, and it ranks highly in other second goal. AAPG made a three-year All in all, we are satisfied with the financial geoscience journal categories. commitment. DOE has changed the results of Fiscal Year 2011 and the The Bulletin is receiving substantial scope of the funding and has asked positive effect it will have on our ability manuscript submissions. The 207 PTTC to focus on safety and environmental to continue to deliver outstanding services manuscripts submitted to the Bulletin in issues rather than exploration and to you, the members. Unfortunately, the 2010 nearly matched the record 210 production technology. This shift in focus upcoming year again presents us with manuscripts submitted in 2009, the and the drain on staff time and resources challenges. We are enduring a roller- highest since modern record keeping has led the Executive Committee to vote coaster ride in the stock market, which began in 1990. Of the manuscripts to sever our business relationship with affects our operating funds investment received in 2010, 49.8% were accepted PTTC. We plan to maintain a strategic holdings as well as our pension liability. for publication with revisions and 50.3% relationship that will allow us to cooperate While we anticipate good financial were rejected. The quality of many on educational programs. outcomes from both the ICE in Milan submissions is high and the Bulletin is and the ACE in Long Beach, and becoming increasingly selective. 2010 continued success in Education, we are brought an increasing number of David G. Rensink, President expecting a shortfall for FY 2012, and we manuscript submissions from authors who continue to seek out ways to both are not native English speakers. The increase revenues and reduce expenses. Bulletin editorial board is working hard with Treasurer Respectfully submitted to the membership. these authors to assure that their AAPG’s Fiscal Year 2011 (July 1, 2010 contributions are clear and concise. through June 30, 2011) was projected In calendar year 2010, 68 papers were to be a complete departure from the Jim McGhay, Treasurer published, including 50 (73%) regional

Annual Report 2121 studies and 18 (27%) topical OSU–AAPG Foundation • East Central Texas Depositional (non-geographical) studies. Of the GIS/Geosciences Consortium Systems and Deep Basin Lignite regional studies, 14 (21%) of the papers The consortium advisory board (Ambrose, EMD) addressed subjects from areas in the reviewed submittals and recommended • Pennsylvania Digital Oil and Gas United States, eight (12%) from the funding for several GIS projects. The Mapping (Carter, DEG) Asia/Pacific area, three (4%) from Latin annual funding level for the consortium • Tectonics of the Indian Ocean (St. John) America, ten (14%) from Europe, three is $240,000 with 40% assigned to the • Louisiana Oil and Gas Fields (4%) from Africa, five (7%) from the GIS Publications committee, 40% to Vectorization (Gong) Middle East, and seven (10%) from Datapages and 20% to OSU research. • Geologic Map of the Eastern Great Canada. Associate Editors appointed Following a series of advisory board Basin, Nevada and Utah (Alderman) from all AAPG Regions and Sections are reviews, the following geographic and • Atlas of Modern Deltas (Puckette) charged with encouraging manuscript geothematic projects are now underway • Gulf of Mexico Hydrocarbon Seeps submissions from their geographic areas. (principal investigator in parentheses): and Fields Atlas (Weimer) Several theme issues are in preparation • Appalachian Basin Devonian Shale Geographic for publication in 2011 or later. Gas (Avary) • Tectonic Map of North America The average number of days required (Norton) Self-Funded Projects to review and act on manuscripts in • Rockies Stratigraphic Framework Atlas The self-funded projects under way are 2010 remained 65 days from submittal (Bishop/RMAG) as follows: to decision rendered. This rapid response • Nevada Petroleum Well Locations • Source Rocks of the World (Horn) reflects the efforts of the Associate and Files (Hess) • Giant Fields of the World (Horn) Editors, reviewers, and headquarters staff • Shell Atlas of the Midcontinent (Bishop) • Burial Histories of the World (Horn) to work as efficiently as possible. • Geochemical Facies Mapping of • Exploration Fabric of Africa (Wigley) Devonian Black Shale (Cruse) • Impact Craters of the World (Rajmon) • Georeferencing of Maps of Salt Dome • MORVEL Global Plate Velocities Fields, Phase II (Hall) (DeMets) AAPG Special Publications 2010 • Geology of Ethiopia (St. John) Australia Tectonic Framework Projects Published in the AAPG Releases Open-File Website since 2010 ACE (Two AAPG Special Publications, Seven (Norton/Loutit) • Petroleum Systems of the Gulf Coast Datapages CD/DVD products) Geothematic (Pitman, 2008) Memoir 92—Dipmeter and Borehole • Global Heat Flow database of the • Modification of Line Features of Image Log Technology IHFC (Gosnold) Tectonic Map of the World (Bally) Memoir 93—Shale Tectonics • Global Atlas of Outcropping Reservoir Publications of the Pacific Section of Rocks (Puckette) Editorial Board and Peer Review AAPG on DVD • Global Ophiolite Distribution (Byrnes) GIS projects captured through the Publications of the Dallas Geological • Incised Valleys Database (Puckette) consortium and self-funded are peer Society on CD-ROM reviewed by the committee, Datapages Publications of the North Dakota Additionally, the following projects are staff, and external experts. Additionally, all Geological Society under review for 2011: projects submitted by the GIS Publications Publications of the Montana • Exxon Tectonic Map of the World Committee, and funded by the AAPG-OSU Geological Society (Bishop/Norton) consortium, will be published on the Publications of the Alabama • Memoir 89 Natural Gas Hydrates AAPG GIS Open-File website. Authors of Geological Society (Johnson, EMD) self-funded projects are also encouraged Getting Started #19: Microbial Carbonates Getting Started #20: Shales

GIS/Spatial Publications The GIS Publications committee, under the leadership of the Elected Editor, solicits and evaluates proposals for GIS publications, recommends standards for format and quality, and ensures quality and rigor through peer review. This past year, the committee’s focus was (1) selecting and peer reviewing GIS projects for funding by the OSU-AAPG Foundation GIS consortium, (2) soliciting and peer reviewing self-funded GIS projects, (3) exploiting the technical skills and resources of the committee through peer-review and consultation, and (4) forming more robust joint publishing partnerships with the Publications Committee, EMD and DEG.

2122 Annual Report AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition in Houston during April, 2011. During these meetings the AC put serious thought and discussion into selecting recipients of AAPG’s Honors and Awards (during the Tulsa meeting), and selecting nominees from among the candidates for the AAPG Executive Committee (Houston). In addition, this year the AC was charged with reviewing AAPG’s Strategic Plan, meeting a day early in Tulsa in order to review and revise the underlying assumptions of the plan and forming a sub-committee to incorporate these changes into a draft revision of the plan.

John Lorenz, Chair

House of Delegates The 41st Annual meeting of the House of Delegates was called to order by David Hawk, Chair @ 8:13 A.M. on April 10, 2011. Past AAPG presidents, HoD chairs and Honorary Members were recognized. Past HoD chairs were invited to take seats in the front and were presented with a ribbon as a symbol of their past service. The officers of the HoD, Jeff Lund, chair-elect, Patrick Gooding, secretary-editor, the HoD committee chairs and members were recognized. The AAPG Executive Committee and to publish on the AAPG GIS Open-File unique visitors (sessions) and candidates for AAPG and HoD offices website. 14.8 million hits (these are any were introduced and gave brief speeches. A proposal to form a GIS Publications successful requests to a webserver The chair recognized the outstanding Editorial Board was prepared in 2011, from a visitor’s browser). This is strong assistance rendered by the AAPG staff, in with seven members of the committee evidence that this online resource is particular Regina Gill and Donna Riggs. accepting invitations to serve. The focus being used. The Search and Discovery The entire HoD shared a moment of of the board will be to champion new Digest was successfully launched with silence to remember former delegates projects, to support the mission and to Ron Broadhead as editor. This is an Harry Miller of Midland, Texas and create a more robust committee identity. awareness service that pushes selected Owen Hopkins of Corpus Christi, Texas. The committee chairman and content on specific theme topics from Reports were received by the delegates vice-chairman are working with the Search and Discovery’s vast holdings. from Steve Levine, the Houston Elected Editor and Geoscience Director The first theme issue focused on shale Convention General Chair; AAPG to properly recognize the group, with an gas plays. President, David Rensink; Executive official roll-out in 3Q2011. The Director, Rick Fritz; AAPG Treasurer, committee comprises 21 professionals, Stephen E. Laubach, Editor James McGhay; Publications Editor, including both subsurface and GIS Stephen Laubach; and William Fisher, specialists. Both disciplines are important the Chairman of the Trustees of the to ensure that the committee’s charge Editor’s Note: A color version of this report AAPG Foundation. can be properly addressed. Additionally, appears in the online Bulletin. The Division presidents, three AAPG staff members are active on Michael D. Campbell, EMD; Mary K. Harris, the committee. DEG; and Daniel J. Tearpock, DPA detailed their activities and directions. Search and Discovery Advisory Council The credentials committee chair, Search and Discovery posted The AAPG Advisory Council met for its Randy Ray, insured, by motion, that all 566 documents in 2010 compared to standard twice-yearly meetings this year: delegates and acting delegates through 492 in 2009, and increase of once in Tulsa during Leadership Days in the alternate process were seated. There 15 percent. The site had 1.1 million August of 2010 and once during the are 219 delegates and 208 were present.

Annual Report 2123 The chair of the house, David Hawk’s approval by the HoD Executive Committee. sage advice, and reflected on their report was brief and constituted a few They also very appropriately forwarded history and institutional knowledge on moments of relief, humor, and the mission several items to Rules and Procedures. behalf of the HoD. Sincere appreciation action items accomplished. Taking the Peter and his co-chair, David Entzminger, goes to Ed Heath, Larry Jones, and prerogative of the chair, a special notice of worked diligently to capture the thoughts George Bole. the selfless work and service to the House and wishes of their committee members The chair, David Hawk, presented by Clint Moore was recognized with an and organize the proposed legislation incoming chair, Jeff Lund, the official engraved clock and the applause of all for House consideration. necktie and gavel. It appears that over gathered therein. The legislation that passed: the years, the tie, which displays little Each HoD committee chair recognized gavels, has apparently not been worn on 1. Gender neutral language their members and the results of their too many occasions. 2. Extend the option for a student to deliberations. All the committees fulfilled The results of the election were extend that membership status well their responsibilities. We are in announced, Randy Ray and David Cook. for two years after the termination of their debt. There being no further business, academic enrollment Stephen Cumella, Honors and Awards; Chair Hawk adjourned the meeting 3. The distinction between undergraduate Honorary Member of the House, at 2:19 PM. and graduate students was removed. John Hogg; Distinguished members, During the 2010 to 2011 year, the 4. Language clearly defining when an James McGhay and Steve Sonnenberg; members of the HoD Executive AAPG member is or is not eligible to House Long Service, Paul Hoffman, Committee established several goals. be nominated and receive an AAPG Carol Lucas and Robert Webster; and They wanted to increase the transparency honor and/or award. certificates of delegate service honoring of the work and deliberation process; David Dolph, nominations and elections, nine and fifteen years of service. address a delegate’s responsibilities and forwarded the following slate of delegates Sandi Barber, Rules and Procedures; emphasis on membership growth; for HoD offices: considered and passed four amendments recognize the potential contributions of Chair-elect: Sigrun Johnsen and to the HoD Rules and Procedures. past chairs; make the Delegate’s Voice a Randy Ray Those were vital tool of information and motivation Secretary-editor: Jewell Wellborn and for all AAPG members and staff; pass the 1. Gender neutral language David Cook Bylaws and rules changes the House 2. The HoD chair will initiate with Patrick Gooding our secretary-editor believed important; and lastly, recognize Section presidents the process to fill did a simply fantastic job taking minutes, the significant contributions of current an Affiliated Societies’ unfilled notes, and capturing our thoughts at and former delegates. delegate position/s. meetings and through three and To the extent we accomplished these 3. Language clearly defining when an soon-to-be four issues of the Delegate’s goals is for every member to decide. I AAPG member is or is not eligible to Voice. He introduced his committee and will personally say I am honored to have be nominated and receive an HoD clearly outlined their work effort. been given the opportunity to serve honor and/or award. Jeanne Harris, Resolutions, outlined the AAPG and to share service with my 4. Language allowing past HoD chairs committee outreach to Affiliated Societies fellow officers, committee chairs, vice who are not delegates the opportunity and employed the use of gentle prodding chairs, and members all of whom to serve as non-voting members of to ensure all Affiliated Societies had their performed excellently. HoD committees. full allotment of Delegates appointed and if at all possible, present. Peter Lloyd, Constitution and Bylaws, The chair appointed an ad hoc considered numerous legislative actions committee of three past chairs who and brought several to the House after reviewed legislation, offered timely and David H. Hawk, Chair

2124 Annual Report Report of the Foundation

Foundation Program Support and six additional grants established but The Foundation continues to provide not yet fully funded. This year, one new The AAPG Foundation was established funding for many of the core programs named grant was endowed – the John in 1967 as a 501(c)(3) organization and supported the past several years as well and Colleen Silcox Named Grant. This provides a source of funding for programs as some new programs. Awards and grant can be used for a qualified that benefit the geologic profession and grants amounted to $1.661M. This candidate from any university with a the general public, encourage a better number includes $420,495 for the geology department. Biographies of all understanding and advancement of the Bridge Fund and compares to $2.125M Named and Memorial Grants are listed geosciences and for projects that support in FY 09–10. on the Foundation’s Web site at the education, training and career During the past year, the Foundation http://foundation.aapg.org/gia/names.cfm. enhancement for earth scientists. continued to support many of the valuable The minimum contribution to establish a geological programs it has supported Named/Memorial Grant was raised from over the years such as the Visiting $15,000 to $25,000 this year. Geoscientist Programs, AAPG Bulletin, For the 2010–2011 GIA Program, the Financial Overview Energy Resource Library, K-12 Education Grants-in-Aid Committee, chaired by The economy has been challenging Programs and the Imperial Barrel Award. David Sivils, selected 82 deserving over the past several years; however, Five new Digital Products University graduate students to receive Foundation things improved modestly last year Subscriptions were endowed at the support totaling $179,000 through the which assisted in the Foundation’s $15,000 level. The Foundation provided program. The Grants-in-Aid program investment portfolio growth. The funding for eight North American and continues to support graduate and Foundation portfolio grew by 23% which four international Distinguished Lecture post-graduate students in the studies is up for the second year in a row after tours. Two new programs established related to earth science aspects of the three years of decline. were the Newly Released Publication petroleum energy industry, including The investment portfolio is conservatively Endowment Subscription and the GIS exploration and development of invested and well diversified and UDRIL University Subscription. Forty-four hydrocarbons and economic sedimentary includes public and private equity mutual undergraduate students and their minerals and relevant applications of funds, fixed income mutual funds, universities were the recipients of an environmental geology. Student international investments and real estate. L. Austin Weeks Undergraduate Grant recipients were invited to submit their The investment portfolio of the Foundation this past year. abstracts for publication in the AAPG amounted to $38.6 million compared to The AAPG Foundation Trustee Board Bulletin and on the Search and Discovery $31.4 million on June 30, 2010. entertained 22 proposals for funding and Web site. The Foundation’s financial audit had approved 15, totaling $480,015. Some The L. Austin Weeks Memorial medal not yet been completed at that time of of the major programs which received was established in 2008, and is the this writing, thus this financial information funding by the Foundation during the Foundations highest award, given in is preliminary until the audit is completed. past year included $10,000 to support recognition for extraordinary philanthropy For fiscal year 2010–2011, the the AAPG Young Professionals and service directed to advance the Foundation operating revenue amounted Committee to attend the Leadership mission of the AAPG Foundation. The to $1.25M, compared to last year for the Summit, $45,000 in continued funding premier award honors the late L. Austin same period of $982,826. Revenues for the GeoFORCE Texas program, Weeks, whose philanthropic legacy set came primarily from rental income, $10,000 toward the AAPG Student Focus an exemplary standard. This year, the interest, dividends and capital gains, and booth at GSA in Denver, $43,150 to award went to Jack Threet. He was oil and gas royalties. Operating expenses Datapages, $25,000 for the AGI presented the medal at the All-Convention totaled $1.346M compared to the Geoscience Workforce Program, $5,000 Luncheon in Houston, TX in April, 2011. previous year of $1.395M. toward the Tulsa Geoscience Center, Bill Crain was the 13th recipient of the Including contributions to the $50,000 to provide K-12 earth science Chairman’s Award for his support to the Foundation of $2.14M and awards and teacher training through the Bookout Foundation. Crain accepted his award at grants of $1,660,969, the Foundation initiative, $25,000 toward AGI’s the AAPG Foundation Trustee Associate had a surplus for the year of 387K. For “Promoting Geoscience Careers” Annual Meeting in Lake Tahoe, CA. A new comparison, in fiscal year 2009–2010, program, $9,878 toward scanning Trustee Associate Service Award was the Foundation had a gain of $110,000. Bulletin memorials, $32,500 to the Santa established this year but has not yet The contributions to the Foundation for Barbara Museum/Diblee Geology Center, been awarded. FY 2010–2011 of $2.140M were slightly $35,000 to support AGI’s Earth Science below FY 2009–2010 of $2.24M. week, $100,000 to Indiana University for Approximately 5.42% of AAPG members their field station in Montana, and in the U.S. and 3.61% of members $62,500 was approved for AAPG Fundraising Campaign overall contributed to the Foundation this President Paul Weimer’s Visiting On July 1, 2005, The Board of fiscal year. For FY 2009–2010, 15% of Geoscientist Tour for 2011–2012. Trustees, with encouragement and AAPG members contributed to the The Grants-In-Aid program continues to leadership from Larry Funkhouser and Foundation in this manner. grow with 81 Named/Memorial grants Jack C. Threet, Co-Chairmen of the

Annual Report 2125 “Meeting Challenges...Assuring Success”, (Chairman), John Amoruso (Vice April 11, Paul Strunk and Ray Thomasson Financial Campaign and Campaign Team Chairman), James Gibbs (Secretary), were both elected as Trustee members Leaders Bob Ardell, John Amoruso, Bill Gipson (Treasurer), Paul Strunk and of the Foundation Corporation. Bill Barrett, Bill Crain, Marlan Downey, Ray Thomasson. The 2010 annual John Amoruso was re-elected. Bill Fisher, Jim Gibbs, Bill Gipson, meeting was held in Greensboro, Donald Lewis and Ed Heath were Ed Picou and Marta Weeks united to Georgia, and the 2011 meeting was held elected as members of the Corporation kickoff the public phase of the campaign in Lake Tahoe, California. Six new Trustee for five-year terms. Robert Gunn and announcing a $35M goal. As of June 30, Associate members were added during Scotty Holland were re-elected. 2011, over $34.3 million had been the current year and the same number The Board of Trustees extends a raised in contributions and pledges passed away. The Trustee Associates heartfelt thank you to each contributor by over 6,547 donors. In addition, support has been and continues to be a for continued support of the 55 individuals were recognized for critical and important factor in the growth Foundation’s vision and mission. long-term, consistent giving to and development of the Foundation. The Together we can meet challenges the Foundation. minimum contribution to join was raised and assure success for many years to from $12,500 to $15,000 this year. come. Membership Twenty-two Trustee Associates accepted The AAPG Foundation Trustee AAPG Emeritus membership status. Associates membership totaled 275 as At the annual meeting of the Members William L. Fisher, of June 30, 2011. Officers are Bill Fisher of the Corporation in Houston, Texas on Chair, Board of Trustees

Report of the Geoscience and Energy Office

The Geoscience and Energy Office in GEO-DC communicates to AAPG new scientific advancements, policy Washington, D.C. (GEO-DC) was members policy issues of importance developments, or other changes. The established by the AAPG Executive and professional interest to them. Third, GAC made great strides this year in Committee in June 2005. It was GEO-DC equips and trains AAPG undertaking a full review of all subsequently reauthorized by EC to members to communicate effectively to AAPG statements. continue its mission in 2008 and 2011. policy makers and creates opportunities In 2009–10, the GAC with GEO-DC GEO-DC is now a well-regarded and for members to engage in the assistance developed a white paper respected entity, which provides a host policy process. entitled, “Research and Development of services to AAPG members and The GEO-DC Governance Board was Needs of the U.S. Independent Oil government. The office is critically created to provide effective member and Gas Producer.” This white paper important to AAPG members. The oversight of the office and its activities. continues to be used to communicate to concern about the lack of a coherent The board consists of 11 Governors and U.S. policy makers the importance of a and comprehensive U.S. energy policy is 6 Observers (with participation rights federal role in oil and natural gas very high. Volatile prices for oil and gas, except voting). In addition, the board has research and development. energy security vs. energy independence, an Advisory Committee of three AAPG GAC issued several action and climate change, tax increases to support past-presidents. information alerts to interested AAPG a myriad of government programs, and The Division of Professional Affairs members on issues ranging from access many other issues have skewed energy continued its close involvement with to the Outer Continental Shelf for policy in the making. Proposals to award GEO-DC in 2010-11, providing significant exploration and production to proposed tax incentives to alternative energy are programmatic support through the tax issues that would affect AAPG underscored, while plans to eliminate tax DPA Governmental Affairs Committee and DPA members, specifically incentives for fossil fuels threaten the and financial support for on-going independent producers. livelihood of both domestic and office operations. This year GAC and GEO-DC hosted international AAPG members. One of the GAC is responsible for the development AAPG members in Washington, D.C. for six purposes of the association as stated of AAPG statements, which outline the two special Congressional outreach in the constitution is “to advance the current views of the association on a events. In September, AAPG joined with professional well-being of its members.” host of policy issues. AAPG statements other earth science societies for AAPG is not a trade association, but are the principal touchstone for GEO-DC Geosciences Congressional Visits Day rather a scientific and professional on policy issues. They are developed by 2010, and in May hosted members for association. As such, GEO-DC’s purpose GAC based on suggestions from AAPG AAPG Congressional Visits Day 2011. is threefold: first, to communicate to members, and then forwarded through Participants at both events met with policy makers and regulators the scientific the GOVBD and DPA Leadership to the several key executive branch agencies knowledge and professional expertise of Executive Committee for approval and and other policy groups in Washington, AAPG’s members – to inform the policy adoption. The statements are reviewed D.C. Both events gave AAPG members making process with science. Second, and updated periodically to reflect the opportunity to meet with lawmakers

2126 Annual Report and their staff in Congress to talk about National Oil Spill Commission on the use members regularly through the policy issues. of moratoria in the aftermath of the Gulf GEO-DC blog. GAC leadership and GEO-DC Director of Mexico oil spill. Special thanks to the members of David Curtiss are developing a new The office expanded its outreach efforts the Governance Board: Vice Chair short course to equip DPA and AAPG this year, contributing a chapter on the Pete MacKenzie, Paul Britt, Jeff Eppink, members to communicate effectively importance of energy research and Bill Goff, Lee Harvard, David Hawk, with policy makers and regulators. This development for a Consumer Energy Jim Hill, Terry Hollrah, Deborah Sacrey, course will be rolled out in the coming Alliance report titled, “Energy, Jobs and and Dan Tearpock, plus observers year, and will expand AAPG’s policy the Economy: Powering America’s Future.” David Rensink, Mary Harris, efforts at the local level. GEO-DC Director Curtiss gave the Michael Campbell, Rick Fritz and GEO-DC regularly responds to inquiries Oklahoma City Geological Foundation John Lorenz. Thanks also to Advisory from Congressional staff on a variety of Cronin Lecture in Edmond, Oklahoma; Committee members Pat Gratton, scientific and policy issues. When presented on oil and gas workforce Will Green and Pete Rose. appropriate the association nominates issues to the National Research Council Thanks are due to David Curtiss, who AAPG members to serve on various study committee on Emerging Workforce has been critical to the ongoing governmental or other panels. In Trends in the U.S. Energy and Minerals functioning of the GEO-DC office, to my 2010-2011 AAPG President David Rensink Industry; engaged in outreach efforts to predecessor Pat Gratton, the principal submitted written testimony and new Senators and Representatives; and driver of GEO-DC, and to my Vice Chair comment to both Congress and the participated in a Congressional briefing and successor Peter MacKenzie. As chair, Administration on a variety of issues, on unconventional oil and natural I have greatly appreciated the substantial including federal appropriations, Alaskan gas resources. assistance of Norma Newby, a very and offshore oil and natural gas Curtiss continues to write a monthly capable AAPG staffer. development. In addition, President column for EXPLORER, a column for the Rensink submitted comments to the DPA Correlator, and updates AAPG Daniel L. Smith, Chair

Annual Report 2127 Reports of the Divisions

Energy Minerals regional councilors, with a special the boxes of interest. This action notifies emphasis on the latter in the activities the chair. Division of the local, sectional, regional, and Another feature that has been During the past year, EMD has national geoscience-based societies and developed over the past year is the experienced tremendous growth in associations. The efforts have improved interactive EMD-DEG-DPA Web Portal. membership, and with improved EMD cooperation in advancing the development This was designed to support all AAPG programs undertaken over the past year, of quality geoscience in unconventional Divisions in providing up-to-date this has finally allowed the general AAPG and alternative energy resource technical and media sources on the membership to gain free access to EMD’s exploration, production and environmental current issues of the day, the Divisions of many technical features designed management. The Houston ACE turned which provide the third dimension to the specifically to be of use by geoscientists out to be a major success of more than AAPG. It is the responsibility of each of involved in unconventional and alternative 8,200 attendees with a concerted the EMD Commodity chairs to input energy resources in the U.S. and now supporting effort coming from EMD. technical reports, papers, news items, throughout the world. The re-organization Final planning is underway for the Long and supporting technical information of EMD that began last year has continued Beach ACE in April 2012. A major effort covering conventional, unconventional with great success. The EMD website’s is also being made by EMD to emphasize and alternative energy resources and home pages are the doorways to EMD’s the EMD Regional activities in various associated environmental topics of technical information (one for the public parts of the world to support the interest. Other members may also input and one for EMD Member’s Only): International Conferences and Exhibitions information, all of which is reviewed by http://emd.aapg.org. being held overseas, such as the ICE held Web Portal staff for relevancy and in Calgary, Fall, 2010, and to be held in appropriateness before allowing the Milan in late 2011, Singapore in 2012, material to go live to the Web Portal. It Achievements among others in the planning stages. is complementary to AAPG’s other First, with the elimination of the EMD Combined with the above, EMD has technical information systems currently dues last year, combined with the also expanded the roles of the EMD available, such as Search and Discovery. elimination of a number of EMD Commodity committees by providing The Web Portal is growing in popularity committees that duplicated those already support to the chairs in tasking them with EMD members and we anticipate available within AAPG, communications with appointing vice-chairs for industry, this growth to increase in the years ahead. with AAPG committees have been university and government. EMD also Another aspect of EMD outreach to improved. With the increase in the quality introduced a system to assist the chairs non-AAPG geoscientists and the general of the technical information made by widening participation in each of their public is now being managed by each of available via the EMD website by the Commodity committees. This consists the various Commodity committees Unconventional Energy Resources Group, of a chair-appointed Advisory Group to through rejuvenating their respective (consisting of the committees on coalbed assist the chair and vice-chairs, and activities on their associated Public methane, gas hydrates, tight gas sands, an observing group to monitor the Home pages covering each of the gas shales, oil (tar) sands, and oil shale), committees’ overall activities that have energy resource commodities involved. and via the Alternative Energy Resources been introduced (see plot for the EMD also updated our Bylaws during Group, (consisting of the committees on number of EMD members interested in the year to be consistent with the coal, uranium (and nuclear minerals), each Commodity committees’ observing reorganization of EMD. These will be geo-thermal energy, and the EMD-DEG group). Interest in possible appointment translated into a revised EMD Procedures co-committee on renewable energy to the Advisory Group by the chair or in Manual during the coming year. resources), since March 2010, these the general activities of the committee EMD released two publications in 2010, expanded activities have prompted an can be demonstrated by an interested four are planned for release in 2011, and increase in EMD membership approaching EMD member by visiting the EMD two are in the pipeline and scheduled for 180%, from 1,627 members to more Membership webpage and by clicking release in early and mid 2012, respectively. than 4,539 by July 1, 2011 (see plot–left column). To date, EMD has gained 984 active members, 935 associate members, PUBLISHED & COMING ATTRACTIONS FROM THE EMD Publication Date and 923 student members (the latter of Natural Gas Hydrates – Energy Resource Potential & Associated February 2010 which tend to be variable but may also Geologic Hazards – AAPG Memoir # 89 translate into associate member status as Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Geological Media-State of the July 2010 the student graduates from college and Science – AAPG Studies in Geology # 59 goes to work). To place this growth in Coal Assessment of Gulf Coast 2011 context, see the plot of historical EMD membership since 2000. Heavy Oil/Oil Sands Petroleum Systems in Alberta & Beyond 2012 Second, over the past few years, EMD Unconventional Energy Resources & Geospatial Information 2012 has increased its collective support of the The History and Path Forward of the Human Species into the Future: 2012 planning and execution of the AAPG ACE, Energy Minerals in the Solar System ICE, GTWs and other meetings through Shale Petroleum Reservoirs 2012 expanding the roles of the Commodity Atlas of Coal Geology - 2nd Edition 2012 Committee chairs and section and

2128 Annual Report fiscal year 2010–2011, to move forward the business plan of the Division of Professional Affairs. The DPA developed an aggressive Business Plan for this fiscal year. Part of the aggressive plan is based on the fact that the DPA’s membership is on a gradual decline, the age of our membership, the need to expand the DPA’s presence internationally to support the AAPG, and the desire to provide valuable support to our membership. The present realities are as follows. The membership is on decline. The DPA has traditionally been a U.S.- dominated division. There is a significant growth in student and young professional membership in the AAPG; these students and young professionals need career development assistance and support that EMD Geoscientists vice-president (2010–2011). EMD helps the retention of these young EMD is driven by geoscientists who continues to search out and vet viable people as active members of AAPG. consider their contributions to be pro-bono candidates for future roles in EMD. There is a need to represent geoscientists professional services to the EMD and Senior professional geoscientists, in engaging with policymakers on matters AAPG. This service extends even to whether they are men, women, or of a of professional concern. non-AAPG members and the general diverse racial background, all serve in There is a need to increase DPA’s public for the sole purpose of expanding various pro-bono positions within the revenue above and beyond membership the knowledge and understanding EMD and AAPG as elected officers and dues in order to support DPA activities, of geo-sciences in the exploration, as appointed chairs and vice-chairs of as well as our pledge to the Geo-DC development, production, and the Commodity Committees, as the office in Washington. environmental management of section/regional councilors, and as the Currently there is activity in the states of unconventional and alternative Supporting Committee chairs, all of Texas and Florida relating to licensing of energy resources. whom guide EMD in continuing to reach geoscientists. These activities have kept With such support, EMD is poised to for its membership-oriented goals. myself, Paul Britt, and Rick Erickson very continue to grow as new and existing Without their dedicated efforts, EMD busy. Paul and I are on the Texas Board AAPG members experience the benefit could not have progressed as we have of Professional Geoscientists Task Force, of becoming part of EMD and of over the past year. organized right after Governor Perry’s becoming active in its ongoing goal of Michael D. Campbell, EMD President State of the State address where he expanding the geosciences involved in (2010–2011) proposed in his budget cuts to merge or unconventional and alternative energy eliminate 40 boards within the state and resources in the U.S. and around the world. Editor’s Note: A color version of this report the TBPG is one of them. So a task force appears in the online Bulletin. The Future was organized to address this issue. See EMD has encouraged diversity in officer more, later in my column. We know not elections and Commodity committee Division of what is lurking in the shadows, ready to appointments. Women serve in eight spring on us during these last few months, senior management roles within EMD, Professional Affairs but I can assure you that the EC is ready including EMD president-elect I wish to thank everyone who has to handle whatever comes our way. (2012–2013); another was elected EMD stepped forward to work hard in this Status Of DPA Goals For 2010–2011 I present here a summary of our activities for this fiscal year with regard to the DPA goals in the Business Plan. 1. An Expanded International Presence So far this fiscal year we have accomplished much in the goal of expanded international presence. We changed the DPA Bylaws to add six international councilors. This fiscal year we added three new councilors: Canada – Bill Haskett; Europe – John Brooks; Asia Pacific – Bob Shoup. Each new councilor is working to get the DPA active in each of these AAPG Regions. We have not been successful in defining councilors in the other three regions to date. I believe this task will fall onto the shoulders of next year’s leadership team.

Annual Report 2129 With each councilor, committee member, committee chair, the DPA Executive Committee and the support of the AAPG staff, our Division Manager Norma Newby and all our members, we can only be successful in our activities. I thank everyone who has stepped up to meet the DPA challenges this fiscal year.

Daniel J. Tearpock, DPA President

Division of Environmental 2. Expand Overall Membership information regarding what the DPA will Geosciences We undertook the largest membership be sponsoring at each Section meeting, Mission Statement and Purpose campaign since Mike Party was president. ACE, and ICE, please contact Norma The DPA needs to use “personal touch” Newby for the details or review the • Educating the membership of AAPG to convince AAPG members to join the Correlator section on the DPA Event and the general public about important DPA. The membership committee will Calendar. issues that affect petroleum energy report on the progress of this campaign The Continuing Education committee minerals exploration and production. to date. We have added 68 new has begun to establish a list of talks and • Communicating to the general public applications since our campaign began. courses that the DPA can sponsor at and government agencies the With reinstatements, new members, and AAPG conferences or at local societies. Association’s commitment to protect through reciprocity from SIPES and GSL, We will soon be adding another online the environment while developing we added 150 our goal for this year was ethics course. We continue to need the world’s natural resources in a 200 new members. We may reach our assistance to define other courses responsible manner. goal by the end of the year. I strongly and talks that the DPA can support • Applying the expertise developed in recommend that we continue a and sponsor. the petroleum/energy minerals membership campaign in the upcoming 4. US Governmental Affairs industries and hydrogeology to fiscal year. The DPA continues to support the resolve environmental problems. 3. Gathering and Learning GEO-DC office. The Governmental Affairs • Promoting environmental self- Gathering and learning relates to setting Committee continues to define the key regulation within the petroleum/ up opportunities for DPA members to issues important to geosciences to address energy minerals industries. meet and network, offering continuing with policy makers. We had a very • Providing relevant educational education services, becoming more successful “Congressional Visiting Days” in opportunities and services for involved with and obtaining more September. The State Registration and professional development of the AAPG exposure at all AAPG conferences and Licensing Committee continues to support membership through seminars and improving our newsletter, The Correlator. our members and other AAPG members conferences in environmental We have been successful in certain with regard to active state and federal geosciences, hydrogeology, and areas this fiscal year in moving these legislation. I am sure more will be related fields. ideas forward. Perhaps our best covered on these topics by the achievement has been the improvement individual committees. of the look, feel, and quality of The a. Texas Board of Professional 2010–2011 Objectives Correlator. We have received a number Geoscientists (TBPG) • Be well-represented at section, of positive comments about the 4th In February, Texas Governor Perry regional, and annual meetings Quarter 2010 and 1st Quarter 2011 introduced the new budget for Texas, we • Increase student, associate, and Correlator. The thanks go to our new learned that there was a real possibility that active memberships through editor Chandler Wilhelm, the newsletter the TBPG would be suspended or merged active recruitment contributors and the AAPG staff. Well with another agency. The DPA’s State • Communicate more effectively with Done!!! I was informed at the AAPG annual Registration and Licensing Committee our membership at large convention in Houston that Chandler has drafted a letter (which was approved by • Promote inter-division collaboration agreed to remain on as editor for another the AAPG EC) for the governor’s office and and communication year. Thank you Chandler. the state legislature showing our support • Improve the content and number of We have made great progress in regard for either retaining the board as is or manuscripts published in the to getting more involved in the AAPG allowing the formation of a self-directed Environmental Geosciences Journal Sections and Regions conferences. semi-independent agency. • Improve website functionality and During this fiscal year, we will offer an b. Florida Board of Professional expand its content increased number of short courses and Geologists • Support sister and local societies luncheon talks at AAPG conferences and The DPA has also been active in • Increase environmental awareness geological society meetings both in the support of the Florida Board of throughout AAPG U.S. and internationally. For detailed Professional Geologists. • Stay financially solvent

2130 Annual Report 2010–2011 Activities and • Strong DEG program at the AAPG ACE the international membership, which is Accomplishments Meeting, Houston, 2011 with sessions, increasing overall for the AAPG. A focus on • Monthly Executive Committee short courses, and oil the international regions and identifying teleconferences spill forum. Dr. Ed Overton, DEG a representative from each of the regions • Significant upgrade of the DEG luncheon speaker. is crucial for maintaining and increasing the website and development of a • Carbon Sequestration Short Course DEG membership levels. Web Portal. proposal accepted for the AAPG ICE The DEG budget is currently stable • Annual dues for associate and active 2011 meeting in Milan, Italy primarily due to revenue from the members have been reduced from • DEG sponsored SE Geological Society DEG EG Journal. The DEG Executive $45 to $25 per year. Meeting, March 2011, Wilmington, NC Committee has passed a revised dues • Student membership dues have been structure that will decrease dues from reduced to $0. 2011–2012 Look Ahead $45/year to $25/year beginning July 1, • Kristin Carter, editor-in-chief for the • Continue Membership Drive both 2011 and DEG student memberships Environmental Geosciences Journal, nationally and internationally have gone to $0. Another change is the has streamlined the publication • Continue to upgrade the DEG DEG EG Journal will go to digital only process, offering new ways to ensure a committees and increase interaction beginning July 1, 2011. This allows nine-month turnaround time or less on with AAPG standing committees. DEG to decrease our dues and stop the submitted manuscripts. Environmental • Continue to sponsor Special Interest over printing of the journals. Members Geosciences will go completely digital Topics for the DEG EG Journal will still receive a CD once a year as of July 1, 2011, and will be available • Continue to work with the other AAPG with all the DEG journal articles for via the DEG website. DEG members Divisions, EMD, and DPA the past year. will still receive an Environmental • Support AAPG GEO-DC The DEG website has been updated in Geosciences CD once a year. Kristin accordance with AAPG Information continues to develop special issues of Discussion from DEG President, Technology staff and now has a mobile Environmental Geosciences. There is Mary K. Harris (July 2010 – device enabled format. The challenge will an ongoing joint effort with the EMD July 2011) be to populate the updated website and to publish one or more special issues DEG membership drives will continue to keep it current. The website committee on water management and gas be an important focus for the Executive should be revamped and new volunteers exploration issues associated with Committee. DEG has gone from 1,300 recruited to work with AAPG on this Marcellus shale gas play in the active members to less than 1,000 active maintaining the new format. This is Appalachian basin. members over the past five years. The essential in keeping student, active, and • A digital, quarterly DEG newsletter breaking point for Division privileges is 750. international members as more and more will be distributed via email and DEG may be able to sustain the current people rely on the electronic formats for also available on the DEG website membership but an increase is needed in information and communication. beginning Summer 2011. Managing order to insure that DEG does not lose Editor, Danielle Deemer, has their seat on the AAPG Executive Council. spearheaded this effort. The DEG needs to look towards increasing Mary K. Harris, DEG President

Reports of the Regions and Sections

Asia-Pacific Region • ICE 2012 is planned for Fall 2012. The Rob Seggie, (both of Woodside); exact dates are dependent on the Peter McCabe (CSIRO); and There were a number of achievements 2012 date for the Formula 1 Grand Bruce Ainsworth (University of Adelaide). and overall growth of AAPG’s presence Prix. SEAPEX (South East Asian in Asia-Pacific during 2009–10. With our Petroleum Exploration Society) is our Student Affairs new Asia Pacific office operational, it host society for the event. The various • The 2011 Imperial Barrel Award looks optimistic that the region is looking committees are making good progress competition saw eight teams at a decent measure of start-up success and we hope to welcome all AAPG participating. Winning the Asia as far as educational programs and other members to this event. Pacific regional event and going on activities are concerned. • Working in collaboration with affiliate to the AAPG ACE in Houston, was society PESA in Perth, a short course the Chulalongkorn University in Activities and Accomplishments was conducted in Adelaide in Thailand. We hope to welcome • Our inaugural GTW was held in November 2010. This three-day 12 teams in 2012. Singapore, focusing on pore pressure course on “Cenozoic Tectonics of • Asia Pacific has the highest number of and related issues. This was very Southeast Asia,” was taught by Robert student chapters at 42. University successfully concluded, with 88 paid Hall of the University of Holloway. GadjahMada in Indonesia was again registrants and sponsorship obtained • A second collaboration with PESA in awarded the Most Outstanding Student of US $27,000. Two Short Courses Perth saw a sell-out event. The Core Chapter at the AAPG ACE in Milan. ran alongside, one on Pore Pressure Workshop on the Giant Fields of the • Publications Pipeline: Two Chinese and the other on Petroleum North West Shelf, in March 2011, Universities will receive used, Geomechanics. was conducted by Simon Lang and geological publications.

Annual Report 2131 Distinguished Lecturer Tours • Three universities competed 10. Possible opening of a Calgary AAPG We welcomed Dr. Dale Issler of the (Calgary, Alberta, and Dalhousie). office in 2012 Geological Survey of Canada and • Calgary won the Canada Regionals • Regional Office in 2012 a Dr. Steve Dorobek of BP Houston, and went on to compete in possibility (shared office space whose separate tours combined visits to Houston in the Globals. with the CSPG/CSEG?). New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, • Canada has placed 4th, 3rd and 11. Committee members for AAPG Bangladesh, Thailand, Brunei, 2nd, respectively, in the previous Committees Papua New Guinea, and China. three years of global competition. • Based on a call for volunteers for • Very positive IBA feedback. representation on various V G Tours Excellent “seed event” to initiate committees the Canada Region Visiting Geologists visits are being student chapter growth, awareness had the following individuals planned to various universities of AAPG regional presence and volunteering on these committees: services, build Canada-wide • Stephen Bend–Honors and AAPG President’s Tour 2011 volunteer base, attract new Awards Plans are in progress for a September members, and encourage interest • John Hogg–HoD Constitution 2011 tour for Paul Weimer, AAPG in petroleum geology. and Bylaws Committee President, to visit the Asia Pacific. Paul will • Thank you to our Region sponsors • David Dolph–Regions primarily visit universities to teach. for this event: Apache, Committees, Nominations and ConocoPhillips, CSEG Foundation, Elections (Chair) CSPG, Devon, Encana, ESSO, 12. Regional Election New Items Husky Energy, Nexen, Shell Canada, • The Region held an election In my view, no new items should be Talisman Energy, Total, AAPG, AAPG June 12, 2011. New Officers and attempted in the near future. The Canada Region. Delegates for 2011–12 will be: short-term effort should be focused on • In 2012 will target six universities • Ross Clark (Incoming President) improving the execution of the various again. • David Dolph (Past-President) aspects of the current program. A 3. Student Chapters • Ken Hansen (VP/Treasurer) number of the problems that arose • Currently six Student Chapters • Paul Murynka (Secretary/ during the year (e.g., technical problems (University of Alberta, University of Foreman) with IBA entries, scheduling DL tours in Calgary, University of Manitoba, • Paul English (Advisory Council Rep) conflict with other events, plus others University of Regina, Dalhousie and • Anne Hargreaves that I have not specifically mentioned) University of Western Ontario). • David Scott dealt a serious blow to AAPG’s 4. Affiliated Societies • Ryan Lemiski reputation and credibility in the • The Atlantic Geoscience Society, • David Brown Asia-Pacific region. The immediate Canadian Society of Petroleum • Grant Wach challenge is to reverse these setbacks; Geologists (CSPG) and • John Hogg introducing new program items should Saskatchewan Geological Society • Marty Hewitt wait until this is accomplished. are affiliated Societies within Canada • George Strother-Stewart 5. 2011 Honors and Awards Recommendations • Canada Region Honors and Awards: David Dolph, President, Canada Region My only recommendation is that the • Honorary Member of the communication and service links House: John R. Hogg Committee Members: David Dolph, between headquarters and the regions • 15 Years Service Awards: President; John Hogg, VP/Treasurer and are improved significantly so that AAPG David Scott, William Haskett Advisory Council Rep.; Paul English, maximizes its benefit from the various 6. Canada Region AGM Secretary/Foreman; Stephen Bend, program components and restores its • Held in Houston during ACE Ross Clark, William Haskett, Marty Hewitt, credibility and good name. conference on April 12, 2011. Doug Minken, David Scott, David Brown, • 40–50 in attendance Grant Wach, George Strother-Stewart, Joseph Lambiase, President 7. International Conference & Exhibition Ken Hansen and Seyi Fatoke, Alternate. (ICE) 2010 • The Canadian Region hosted the European Region 2010 ICE, September 12–15, The European Region has had a very Canada Region 2010 in Calgary active year of conferences, educational Region meetings take place once • 2,281 attendees (second largest events and student activities. The key monthly (except July/August) in Calgary, ICE after Perth with 2,626). issues that face the region are: Alberta. 8. First Geoscience Technology • Promotion of Active membership 1. Membership Workshop (GTW) held in Banff • Managing transition from Student to • Total membership as of June 7, June 12-14, 2011 Professional membership 2011 for the Region stands at • “Resource Plays in Tight • Expanding membership in Eastern 1,611 vs. 1,644 a year earlier. Unconventional Reservoirs: Europe 2. Imperial Barrel Award Program Multi-Disciplinary Technological • Broadcasting products and services • Fourth annual Canada Region IBA Challenges and Solutions” • Education, particularly in Eastern competition held March 25, 2011 • 74 attendees Europe in Calgary. 9. Canada Foundation 2011–12 • Provision of services/support to • Invited 33 Canadian universities to • AAPG Foundation Trustees have Student Chapters participate with a budget to accept agreed to move forward to • Identifying European lecturers and six schools. establish a Foundation in Canada visiting geoscientists

2132 Annual Report Conferences Budapest, and Miskolc to present a course IBA Our regional conference took place in on risk and volumetric analysis to potential The IBA Program and Competition has Kiev, Ukraine and covered Black Sea and IBA teams. This was the first lecture tour become extremely successful in aiding Caspian Sea exploration. This very wholly supported by the European Region. students to prepare to become successful conference was held in Herman Darman traveled to Gubkin professionals of the geosciences association with the Ukrainian Association (Moscow), Utrecht, and Kiev universities to community. The students have gained of Geologists. Over 500 delegates promote the AAPG. Between March and very valuable experience while competing attended and feedback about the content May AAPG Distinguished Lecturer, in the IBA Program and moreover, the and location were generally good. Peter Kukla visited 10 cities in 10 countries universities have been able to get access A workshop on the UN Framework in Europe. Finally, Berend van Hoorn to datasets that will help them enhance Classification and resource assessment visited ten locations in the Netherlands, their library and be accessible to future procedures took place at the Royal France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy to present students. This year, a second competition Society of Arts in London. It was held in a lecture on the geological setting of was held in Dubai, UAE where again association with the United Nations turbidite systems. In addition he led a field three universities participated: King Saud Economic Commission for Europe. There trip to the Laga Formation in Italy. University (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait were about 50 delegates from oil Short courses on rift basin geology and University (Kuwait), and Sultan Qaboos companies, resource auditing companies basin analysis were held at Paris VI University (Oman). The winning team, and government agencies. The event University. Approximately 40 delegates SQU, successfully participated at the served to introduce people to the new attended each course and we plan to hold International IBA competition, which took UNFC resource assessment procedure these courses in Paris again next year. place April 8, 2011 in Houston, in and compare it with existing procedures We had a much more successful conjunction with the AAPG Annual such as PRMS and CRIRSCO. Education Week in Aberdeen this year with Convention and Exhibition. Middle East APPEX, the annual international E&P deal a raft of European presenters and lecturers. Universities were able to compete on an forum took place at the Business Design It lasted 4 days and comprised 12 speakers international level and win third place Centre in London again this year. The covering drilling, petrophysics, geophysics, two years in a row, King Fahd University event attracted over 550 delegates and and unconventional hydrocarbons. A field of Petroleum and Minerals in 2010 and more than 65 exhibitors. Accompanying trip to Stonehaven was held in association Sultan Qaboos University in 2011. the conference and exhibition were two with the event. short courses presented by John Dolson Jaap Mondt travelled to Kiev and as part Student Chapters and Ted Beaumont. AAPG President of the Tutkovsy Lecture series in Seven student chapters have been David Rensink visited universities in conjunction with NADRA and the UAG, established in the past two years; the Norway, Denmark, and the UK after the presented a two-day lecture covering regional council understands the conference and attended the inaugural geophysics, seismic acquisition and importance of tapping into the future of meeting of the Copenhagen processing, quantitative and joint the industry by ensuring that more and Student Chapter. interpretation. There was a very good more students are a part of the turnout of delegates and students with association and educating them on the Student and Young Professional supplementary presentations organized by benefits of becoming AAPG members. Activities the UAG in Kiev. More importantly, the Council recognizes The regional IBA competition took place that attracting the students is not enough, in Prague and the 17 teams that competed Membership that more work and effort needs to be were judged by a panel of 8 industry As of Dec. 31, 2010 membership in the put into retaining them when they cross executives. The winning team was from Region is 3,576, slightly up on 2009 and over and become working professionals. the University of Southampton, with IFP about 10 percent of the total AAPG The seven student chapters are: AAPG and Lisbon coming second and third membership. We currently have 33 active GeoKwt Student Chapter, Kuwait respectively. Southampton went on to be Student Chapters and three Young University; Kuwait American University of placed second in the global final at the Professionals Chapters. Beirut AAPG Student Chapter; Lebanon ACE in April. King Abdulaziz University AAPG Student Eight Student Chapter Leaders attended David R. Cook, Past President, Chapter; Saudi Arabia King Fahd the IBA Competition and held a meeting to European Region University AAPG Student Chapter; discuss joint initiatives and programs. The Saudi Arabia Sultan Qaboos University; second United Kingdom Student Chapter Oman AAPG-SEG Student Group, Leadership Days took place in Manchester Oman Geosciences Student Society with representatives from seven of the ten Petroleum Institute; and UAE UAE UK Student Chapters attending. University AAPG Student Chapter, UAE. The Region has given financial support to Additionally, a new student chapter is various Student Chapters in order that they Middle East Region being included to the above list; can organize field trips, lectures, and other 2010 marks the third year in which an Hashemite University, Jordan has submitted events. We have also been trying to elected Middle East Regional Council eighty (80) student membership promote the creation of more Young (MERC) has been seated in the Region; applications which are being processed to Professionals Chapters linked to our this Council meets once per month. The officially finalize the university as an AAPG Student Chapters, to manage the transition Council has been very active in the past student chapter. between university and profession. year in ensuring that the regional members are served and that the AAPG Technical Events Education name is well branded. Several initiatives A number of GTWs/conference have Jan de Jaeger visited universities in were carried over from 2009, and some been held in the region, covering a wide Bucharest, Vienna, Kiev, Ivan-Frankivsk, new ones were introduced this year. range of topics and held in different

Annual Report 2133 locations in the Middle East. This showed University of Beirut is hoping to importance of having more active members the members’ commitment and participate in the 2012 IBA Competition. on board and came up with the initiative involvement in the geosciences The Outreach Program has proved to be of contacting associate members, community. The GTWs/conferences an integral factor in introducing and encouraging them to become active were: Basin and Petroleum System enforcing the AAPG brand in the region. members. A letter was signed off by the Modeling in the Middle East: Applications It is a continuous effort that will remain Regional President, Hussain Al Otaibi and and Case Studies: 11-13 October 2010, in the Council’s plan every year. sent to associate members in the region. Dubai, UAE; the 2nd South Asian Geosciences Conference & Exhibition: First Newsletter Young Professionals and Students 12-14 January 2011, New Delhi, India; The first edition of the Middle East Support the Geoscience of Exploring and Newsletter, “The Discoverer” was made The Council is very much aware that Developing Tight Gas Reservoirs in the available to the members in early 2011; the future of the geoscience community Middle East: 24-26 January 2011, Beirut, the newsletter’s mission is to keep the is dependent on the students and young Lebanon; Middle Eastern Mixed members updated on technical topics as professionals; therefore, a subcommittee Carbonate/Evaporite Systems and well as worthy news of the Middle East of young professionals was formed, Analogues; Processes, Controls and geosciences community. The initiative is headed by Anwar Al Beaiji. The Applications: Feb. 28-March 1, 2011, driven by Dave Cantrell, MER Secretary subcommittee is in charge of all students Abu Dhabi, UAE Additional topics and with contributing editors and young professional activities, such as themes are scheduled for the upcoming Ghaida Al Sahlan (KOC), James Tucker the IBA, Student Chapters, Programs and year; these include Sequence (Saudi Aramco), and Khalid Al Ramadan Activities during the 2012 GEO Stratigraphy; EAGE/AAPG Middle East (KFUPM). Conference and Exhibition. Tight Gas; Source Rocks; and E&P Data and Knowledge Management. International Nominations for Council Meetings Awards The Council regularly meets once a Distinguished Lecturer Tour The Council has once again submitted month to ensure that targets and objectives The AAPG DL Tour has now been nominations for the International AAPG are being met; showing full commitment to successfully held for two years, 2009 Awards for the upcoming Annual the region and its members. and 2011. The DL for 2009 was Convention in 2012, as it had done for Dr. Frans Van Buchem and for 2011 the 2011 Awards. This year’s Abeer Al Zubaidi, Middle East Dr. Mohammed Ameen. During this year, nominations are: and India Office Director Dr. Mohammed Ameen toured Kuwait, • Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jallal for the “Honorary Oman, Qatar and the UAE presenting: A Member Award” Paradigm Shift in Understanding Fracture • Dr. Wyn Hughes for the Origin and Fracture Influence on Deep “Robert Berg Outstanding Carbonate Reservoir Performance: A Eastern Section Research Award” The Eastern Section of the AAPG has Study of Onshore Permo- Triassic Deep • Dr. Mohammed Ameen for the Reservoirs in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Ameen initiated or continued several important “Robert Berg Outstanding initiatives during calendar year 2011. received very good reviews on the Research Award” technical knowledge and update he was providing to both professionals and Earth Science Outreach students in the region. This year also Middle East AAPG Awards Our proposed K-12 outreach is quite introduced a Middle East DL The Council has agreed on the bold and will potentially have Sub-Committee, headed by importance of hosting regional awards in far-reaching consequences in the Dr. Fowzia Abdullah, Kuwait University. order to ensure that regional professionals promotion of Earth Science in The Sub-Committee is in charge of are being recognized for the continuous classrooms. The AAPG Foundation has assisting the International DL Committee efforts and commitment to the received a pledge of more than in identifying potential distinguished geoscience community in the Middle $400,000 to promote Earth Science in lecturers who are based in the region. East. Hence, a subcommittee, headed by K-12. An impressive committee has the Past President Hussain Al Otaibi, will been formed, chaired by Lyle Baie and be formed with active members serving Outreach Program includes two Teachers of the Year. Our on the committee. Awardees to include: Hussain Al Otaibi, MER President, goal is to create a self-sustaining professionals, affiliated societies, included a few visits to Jordan and program that strives to “Teach the students, young professionals and teams. Lebanon where he was able to present Teachers” and assist them in effective The Council believes that this initiative to the Jordanian Geological Association teaching programs. Initial roll-out of the will be very successful in enhancing and a number of universities in Jordan, program is targeted for August 2011 and AAPG’s name in the region and will along with the American University of will first be focused on Pennsylvania and encourage members’ commitment to Beirut in Lebanon. These visits were the Pittsburgh area, in particular. the organization. extremely important as part of the outreach program, to strongly brand the University Outreach AAPG name in the region and educate Membership Overall The ES continues to advance AAPG potential members on the benefits of The Middle East Region of the AAPG and petroleum geology to universities. being part of the association. The compromises approximately 3 percent of For the second year in a row, ES Jordanian Geological Association is now the total membership of the AAPG, as of members and leaders sponsored a willing and enthusiastic about being June 20, 2011; 882 AAPG members double booth at the Northeast/North affiliated with AAPG. Additionally, the were officially registered in the Middle Central GSA meeting. We encountered Student Chapter of the American East Region. The Council recognized the great interest in AAPG and petroleum

2134 Annual Report geology, signing up more than 130 new for 16 proposals, to make a total of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico AAPG student members and laying the $22,500 in grants awarded. (except for the SE quadrant which is in the ground work for several new student The GCAGS Faculty Grant Committee Southwest Section), Nevada, chapters. received a total of five research proposals North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and from five Gulf Coast schools for the 2011 Wyoming. The Section has 11 affiliated Meetings grant program, the two top-rated of which geologic societies throughout the Rocky The ES is excited to be the host for the receive $10,000 and $5,000 awards, Mountain region. Current Section officers 2013 AAPG Annual Convention and respectively. are Bob Suydam, president; Exposition in Pittsburgh, the new Energy The GCAGS held the section’s 2011 Mike Vanden Berg, president-elect; Capital of the East. Also on deck are Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) competition Elmo Brown, secretary/treasurer; annual section meetings in Washington on Friday, March 25 at the Schlumberger and Sue Cluff, secretary/treasurer-elect. D.C. (2011), Cleveland, Ohio (2012) and SIS facility in Houston. Ten teams took part London, Ontario (2014). in the competition. The University of Texas at Austin placed first, Louisiana State Annual Section Meetings Website University was second, and the University The Rocky Mountain Section holds The long planned and needed new ES of Louisiana Lafayette was third. The annual technical meetings focused on the website is scheduled to be rolled out in University of Texas at Austin went on to oil and gas developments in Rocky the next several months. represent the Gulf Coast Section in the Mountain basins. These conventions are global competition at the AAPG organized and hosted by one or several of Convention in Houston, where they took the 11 affiliated societies. The venue for Gregory R. Wrightstone, President the ultimate first place prize! The University the meeting moves around the region to of Texas honored its IBA team by lighting draw attention to the exciting new the UT Tower orange on Thursday, developments in different Rocky April 28. The UT Austin championship Mountain basins and to offer a broad Gulf Coast Section team includes Chris Zahm (faculty array of field trip opportunities. advisor), Michael Fairbanks, Ashley Bens, The 2010 meeting was held in Durango, Ben Siks, Erin Miller, and Justin Fitch. Annual Convention CO in June 2010, at Fort Lewis College, AAPG Student Chapter Support: The hosted by the Four Corners Geological The 2010 GCAGS Annual Convention GCAGS will continue to provide $1,000 in was hosted by the South Texas Geological Society. Attendance was 435. The 2011 support for student travel to the Student meeting was held in Cheyenne, WY June Society in San Antonio in October. The Chapter Leadership Summit each summer. meeting offered an outstanding technical 25–29, 2011, hosted by the Wyoming program that included sessions on timely Geological Association. Attendance was topics such as shale plays and Cretaceous Honors and Awards 725. The Cheyenne meeting featured a carbonates, as well as a special symposium Owen R. Hopkins, a dedicated petroleum major focus on the Niobrara Shale play on the forming and filling of the Gulf of geologist and past president of the Corpus nearby in Colorado and Wyoming, Mexico Basin. Approximately 100 oral and Christi Geological Society, passed away on including a full day plenary session, poster presentations were given, and the March 29, 2011. He will be greatly missed three-day Niobrara field trip, half-day papers were published in the 853-page by the geological community. Owen was Niobrara core workshops and core Transactions volume 60. An exhibition, instrumental in starting the Maps in “museum,” a Prospect Fair, and a Public short courses, field trips, student and Schools, Bones in Schools, and Boulders Session to discuss development impacts teacher training programs, luncheons, and in Schools programs. To honor Owen’s with the general public. networking events rounded out a highly enthusiasm to teach others, the Board In most years the conventions have successful meeting that drew a total of decided to rename the GCAGS been hosted by one of the larger 1,301 enthusiastic participants. Outstanding Science Teacher Award to affiliated societies that have sufficient Preparations are well underway for the become the Owen R. Hopkins memberships to provide all the many 2011 Annual Convention, which will be Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award. volunteers needed to organize and run hosted by the Asociación Mexicana de these meetings, and in a larger city Geólogos Petroleros in Veracruz, Mexico, Financial Status such as Denver, Salt Lake City, and on October 16-19. The technical program Successful past annual conventions and Billings. Recently the RMS has been consists of 153 oral and poster secondary income from publication sales successful in involving the “second-tier” presentations spread out over 12 oral and investments, have contributed to a societies and smaller venues, including sessions and their poster counterparts, as sound financial status of the Gulf Coast Durango, and upcoming next year will well as a symposium entitled “Jurassic Section, which allows the continuation of be Grand Junction. The recent meeting Regional Framework and Reservoirs of the the support to existing programs to in Cheyenne, WY was the first time Gulf of Mexico.” The convention will students, faculties, schools and affiliated ever for that city, and nearly all the include six short courses and three field societies. volunteers were from Casper, WY, trips. The GCAGS continues to take steps home of the WGA. toward making the Transactions a Jaime Patiño Ruiz, President The schedule for future annual peer-reviewed publication. conventions of the Rocky Mountain Section is as follows: • 2012: Grand Junction, CO (Grand Student and Faculty Support Rocky Mountain Junction Geological Society) The GCAGS Student Grant Committee Section • 2013: Salt Lake City, UT (Utah received a total of 19 research proposals The Rocky Mountain Section of AAPG Geological Association) from 13 schools for the 2011 Program. represents the more than 3,300 AAPG • 2014: Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Various levels of funding were approved members residing in the states of Arizona, Association of Geologists)

Annual Report 2135 • 2015: Bye, due to Denver, CO, ACE sponsored the event financially, with funds to the Foundation to further its (Rocky Mountain Association of additional funding for travel expenses good works. Geologists) coming from the RMS. Kim Parsons, the • 2016: Early planning for a joint section chair and a former RMS Teacher of the Year meeting with the Pacific Section, president, has successfully developed The Section sponsors an annual Earth possibly in Nevada the program from only two schools Science Teacher of the Year (TOTY) competing the first year to seven schools competition to honor outstanding earth Imperial Barrel Award Regional just two years later. science educators in our secondary Contest schools. The Section encourages This year’s Rocky Mountain Section Rocky Mountain Section–AAPG participation and solicits nominees from AAPG Imperial Barrel Award competition Foundation all of our 11 affiliated societies. Our was a huge success with a first-time The Rocky Mountain Section AAPG 2010–2011 TOTY, nominated by the team from Utah State University being Foundation is run by a board of dedicated Rocky Mountain Association of sent to Houston for the International volunteers whose mission is to provide Geologists, was Sharon Milito, an Finals. Colorado School of Mines came financial support through grants and gifts enthusiastic science teacher at in second, University of Nevada to geological societies, schools, colleges, Patrick Henry Elementary School, Las Vegas followed in third, and the and organizations promoting the geologic Colorado Springs, CO. She went on to judges gave BYU Idaho an honorable sciences. The RMS Foundation has receive the overall AAPG Excellence in mention for being the only assets greater than $300,000. In FY Teaching Award at the ACE in Houston, all-undergraduate team. Additional 2010–2011 the Foundation made 11 April 2011. The RMS has a great track competing teams included the University Grants-in-Aid totaling $14,380. It also record in selecting TOTY recipients, in of Wyoming, Boise State University, and approved grants of up to $1,000 each to that 6 of the last 11 overall AAPG New Mexico Tech. The competition was support the 10 active AAPG student winners came from RMS nominations. held at the University of Colorado on chapters in the RMS The Rocky March 19, 2011, and the RMAG Mountain Section periodically transfers Tom C. Anderson, President

2136 Annual Report Reports of the Committees

100th Anniversary and college-level educators, is compiling AAPG/SEG Cooperation suggestions of papers that have made a Committee difference in their careers. The Committee (Ad Hoc) The charge of the Committee is to deliverable will be a CD or DVD This ad hoc committee is composed research, develop and produce a plan containing a list of the landmark papers of equal representation from both recognizing the 100th Anniversary of the and a one-paragraph summary of each, AAPG and SEG. The purpose of the founding of AAPG in 1917. stating why it has stood the test of time. joint committee is to identify and This Committee had a very productive recommend various means by which year and accomplished its goals. Geo-Legend Videotaped Personal AAPG and SEG may cooperate to There are five different projects that Interviews Project better serve geoscientists. the Committee members are working Led by Steve Sonnenberg, th on for the 100 anniversary of AAPG, Charles Sternbach, Daniel Minisini, Actions celebrating the history of the organization Paul Weimer, and Ed Dolly, videotaped Since being formed in Fall 2008, the and the history of both geology and the interviews of top explorers, research committee has met at least twice per petroleum industry. geologists, and professors who have year at each of the annual meetings of The five projects are outlined below. pioneered geology and exploration for the two societies. The 2010–2011 year the past 60 years will be made was no exception. Recommendations Discovery Thinking Forums worldwide to preserve their contributions made last year were not acted upon by Led by Charles Sternbach and Ed Dolly, for posterity for the benefit of present either the AAPG or SEG Executive we have had a Discovery Thinking Forum and future AAPG members. We plan to Committees. The recommendations from at each of the past four AAPG annual interview as many geo-legends as the 2009-10 report were conventions. These forums have proven possible so that their efforts can be long • Reviewed locations of existing and to be a highly successful part of the remembered. The deliverable will be in a potential international offices. technical program at each of those digital format. Recommended that the two societies conventions. All presentations (given the share offices in Beijing, China and presenter’s permission) have been History of AAPG 1917–2017 Project Manamheim, Bahrain. video-taped and are available for viewing Led by Rick Fritz, we plan to write a • Conduct joint international meetings, on the AAPG web page under “Search complete one hundred year history of such as the International Conference and Discovery.” We will continue these AAPG from its founding in 1917 to the and Exhibition (ICE) offered by AAPG forums through 2017, with speakers present in 2017. A hardbound book will and APPEX, offered by AAPG. providing up-to-date data on some of be the end result. • Currently both AAPG and SEG have the major successful exploration finds of The book will contain chapters on the active committees that attempt to the past few years. formation and purpose of AAPG, integrate geology and geophysics. The development of its constitution and committee recommended that the Field Guides by-laws, development of conventions, two committees be combined into Led by Andrew Hurst, Outcrops that formation of the AAPG Foundation, one and serve both societies. have changed the way we practice formation of sections, going international • Recommended that SEG become an petroleum geology is the theme of field and formation of regions, record of general affiliated society with AAPG and vice guides to celebrate AAPG’s impact in the history and pertinent events, AAPG land versa. Then members of one society industry. Our goal with these field guides and property acquisitions, non-profit status, could receive member discounts for is to inspire geologists to visit the history of committees, and AAPG goes to meeting fees, publications, and continuing outcrops more often and be better Washington, DC. Other chapters will cover education from the other society. prepared to interpret the rocks for their AAPG leaders, officers, honors and awards • Recommended review of potential value in the search for petroleum winners, etc. The book will include for reciprocal or joint membership in reserves. Our team’s work will provide pictures, pictures, and more pictures of each society. AAPG members with a “coffee table” individuals, groups, meetings, executive • Recommended joint meetings for volume, a hardbound book of the field committees, advisory councils, etc. Trustee Associates for both societies. th excursions, richly illustrated to show the We also plan to put together a 100 The AAPG was willing to enact the geology of the different outcrops. Anniversary of AAPG webpage before recommendations, but the SEG replied Secondly, there will be a digital storage the end of 2011 to post progress on • They could not commit to a shared device for each field trip, containing the each project and provide an opportunity Middle East office, relevant outcrop study, interpretation, for members not on the Committee to • No response on joint international photographs and GPS data, to be used observe and make suggestions they meetings. by the geologist in the field. think pertinent. • Declined to become affiliated We will be preparing for the Big Gala societies, preferred to remain as Landmark Papers Project Celebration 2017 in Houston. “cooperating” societies. Led by Randi Martinsen, 100 to 150 of • Declined to review reciprocal or joint the most significant core principle papers Edward D. Dolly, Chair membership. and papers on discovery thinking will be • SEG and AAPG were willing to work selected. Our team, with the help of Committee members: Edward D. Dolly together to modify the draft “white exploration and exploitation geologist (chair) and Stephen A. Sonnenberg paper” on joint society cooperation.

Annual Report 2137 As a result, the committee modified its Committee members: Lee Billingsley application to exploration for energy recommendations for 2010–2011 to the (chair), Dick Baille, Bill Barkhouse, (or other) resources, including following, which were sent to both AAPG Tim Berge, Ed Heath, Mike Forrest, evaluation and production. and SEG: Randi Martinsen, Randy Ray, • The Astrogeology Committee 1. AAPG should offer registration to its Elwin Peacock, and Jim Tucker sponsored a pre-convention field trip upcoming annual meeting in April to NASA Houston Space Center, 2011 in Houston to all SEG members special presentations by Mercury at the AAPG member rate. AAPG Astrogeology astronaut Scott Carpenter, Apollo should prepare the offer and SEG The purpose of the Astrogeology astronaut Harrison Schmitt, and should distribute to all its members via Committee is to provide AAPG members Shuttle astronauts Jim Reilly and email. If this recommendation is a forum for ideas on astrogeology and Drew Feustel at the all-convention implemented, AAPG staff will report its relationships to terrestrial geology luncheon, and a technical session at back to this committee with statistics and energy issues. the 2011 Annual AAPG Convention on the number of SEG members that in Houston. Linda and Charles registered and how many typically Objectives Sternbach and Steve Levine were the register. Background: This committee Organizing symposia at AAPG and field-trip organizers, and the field trip previously recommended that all other earth science meetings, included presentations by Harrison meetings, products and education be recommending speakers for Schmitt, Jim Reilly, and offered at member rates on a distinguished lectures, encouraging William Ambrose. Steve Levine and reciprocal basis. The SEG EC did not technical sessions and field trips on Charles Sternbach organized the approve, so this committee has astrogeology at AAPG meetings, and all-convention luncheon. Harrison restricted its recommendation to the acting as liaison with groups having Schmitt and William Ambrose next AAPG meeting. If successful, this similar interests, such as NASA and other co-chaired the technical session, with committee is hopeful that reciprocal geological societies. The Committee speakers including Dieter Beike, offerings can be expanded. encourages digital and/or paper Bruce Cutright, Seiichi Nagihara, and 2. SEG staff has a draft of a white paper, publications on astrogeology. All who are Prasanta Mukhopadhyay. which sets specific strategies for interested in astrogeology, planetary • The Astrogeology Committee is cooperation between the two science, and their application to energy, sponsoring several activities at the societies. This white paper is dated environmental, and other resource issues 2012 Annual AAPG Convention in January 5, 2009, but due to changes are invited to join the Astrogeology Long Beach, including a in staff, SEG staff has not yet Committee. pre-convention field trip to the Jet responded to the draft. This committee Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the recommends that the SEG EC direct Primary Goal in 2010–2011 technical session “Astrogeology: SEG staff to respond by December 31, The primary goal for the 2010-2011 Exploring the Space Frontier; Moon, 2010 and that both staffs submit a business year was to complete the Mars, and Beyond–Results and revised draft by March 1, 2011. (This submission and review process for Technology,” with Brian Pitts date was determined at the committee papers in the upcoming AAPG Special and Don Clarke as organizers. meeting with both staffs present.) Publication Energy Resources for Human 2. Establishing a series of AAPG 3. Representatives of both EC’s, senior Settlement in the Solar System and Astrogeology student chapters in level staff, and the chair of this Earth’s Future in Space. This special conjunction with the overall AAPG committee should meet for strategic publication is a review of energy Student Chapter system. The goal of planning in January 2011. The resources in the Solar System, including these chapters will be to connect committee feels that time of is of the materials that could sustain future students who are interested in essence for cooperation and progress human expeditions and settlements as astrogeology and space exploration to date has been painfully slow. By well as meet Earth’s energy challenges in with professionals in the aerospace conducting a face-to-face meeting the 21st century. The three main themes and planetary science community. leadership of the two societies can of the special publication are Activities for the student chapters can finally decide if, why, and how to (1) providing sources of energy and include monthly technical meetings move forward. materials for Earth importation, with a guest speaker, specific projects 4 This committee should be elevated (2) manufacturing of propellants for in which a local sponsor and/or to permanent status from its current exploration of the solar system and representative from the Astrogeology ad hoc. transportation systems in space, and Committee participate, and 5 AAPG should invite SEG President and (3) sustaining human habitation and establishing contact with Executive Director to its Corporate settlement of the solar system. As of the representatives from the aerospace Advisory Board meeting in Houston on end of the business year, all papers for industry and professional Sunday April 10, 2011 in conjunction this publication had been through review organizations in planetary science. with Annual Convention. and most had been revised. The full set Matt Duncan, Astrogeology As of the end of this year on of revised papers should be ready for Committee Student Liaison, is June 30, 2011, none of the above submission to AAPG Publications spearheading these efforts. recommendations have been acted Department in August 2011. • Astrogeology Committee upon. But the committee will persevere Membership and Leadership: The and attempt to cause the two societies Other Goals Astrogeology committee welcomed to cooperate on the above items in the These included the following. new members Dieter Beike, coming year 2011–2012. 1. Arranging symposia at AAPG Trey Boardman, Doug Cook, conventions that emphasize all Stacey Evans, Sean Gulick, Lee T. Billingsley, Chair aspects of astrogeology and their Margaret Jason, Art Johnson,

2138 Annual Report David King, Michael Raines, lecture tours by outstanding speakers on This change was made to facilitate the John Reynolds, Nils Sandin, and timely subjects among affiliated societies communication of the slate of DL’s to Kadira Singh. Jim Reilly served as and academia. AAPG’s Distinguished affiliated societies and universities in a Chair and Doug Peters and Lecture committee was co-chaired by more timely fashion. William Ambrose served as Mark Cooper and Lee Krystinik with The International DL Selection Process Committee Co-Vice Chairs. Linda and administrative support provided by is still in the process of being revised as Charles Sternbach were Co-Vice Karen Dotts for the period covered by outlined in last year’s report. The Chairs for the 2011 Annual AAPG this report; as Mark and Lee have both purpose of the changes is to provide Convention in Houston. Matt Duncan now reached the end of their terms the more autonomy to the Regions but also was Student Liaison, Ronald Hart was new co-chairs, Kate Giles and more accountability for the DL/DI AAPG Staff Liaison Officer, Ole Martinsen have now taken over the selection process. There are encouraging Charles Caughey served as roles. The Domestic and International developments towards these goals in the Committee Coordinator, and Distinguished Lecture committees both Middle East and Asia/Pacific International William Houston was AAPG EC meet once annually during the AAPG Regions and efforts are continuing to Liaison. Bruce Cutright will serve as Convention. encourage take-up of the proposals by the new Co-Vice Chair in 2011–2013 the other regions. The proposed changes (replacing Doug Peters), and A key goal for the DL Committee over are outlined below: Brian Pitts and Don Clarke are the the past few years has been to expand the • Each International Region DL Co-Vice Chairs for the 2012 Annual Distinguished Lecture and Distinguished subcommittee needs to be brought AAPG Convention in Long Beach. Instructor Programs. We sent out a total of up to an effective state of numbers A new Co-Chair for the Committee is 12 for 2010–2011 with 8255 attendees and representation. We suggest a under review. at the lectures and are sending out a total minimum of six members that are of 10 Domestic DL’s for 2011–2012 and geographically representative of the Website hope to send out at least - International region. This needs to be in place by The Astrogeology Committee continues DL’s once the selection process for them is the end of 2011. to develop its website. Among the completed. Our attempts to increase the • The DL co-chairs in collaboration with posted items are: mission statement, number of DL’s and DI’s are still meeting Karen Dotts will provide a general list goals, business plan, list of committee with some challenges due to increased of speakers and topics derived from members and responsibilities, calendar demands on the talented professionals the domestic list to the International of events, AAPG convention activities that the DL Committee chooses through Region DL sub-committees and each including technical sessions, field trips the selection process. These individuals of the Region DL sub-committees and forums, abstracts, presentations, calls are often in high demand and we are can add candidates to their list that for papers, and PowerPoint presentations effectively competing against the other are appropriate to their region. These in an Outreach section. The Committee demands on their time; we sincerely names must be held confidential and greatly appreciates the services of appreciate the continued willingness of must be approved by the DL Janet Brister who designed, created, and their employers to allow them to be co-chairs; committee members updated the website. It can be accessed available for tours. cannot be named. This should be at: http://www.aapg.org/committees/ The selection process and timing has achieved by the end of August. astrogeology/index.cfm. been an area of focus for the committee • The voting process will be that the in the past year. For the Domestic DL/DI Regional DL subcommittee will use James F. Reilly, Chair Programs we are progressively moving the AAPG’s web voting process for William A. Ambrose much of the process to a web-based selecting its own DL’s by mid and Bruce Cutright, Co-Vice Chairs application on a secure area of the AAPG November. website and have changed the timing of • The Regional DL sub-committee Committee members: M. Lee Allison, the selection process during the last year. chairs will then communicate the William Anthony Ambrose (co-vice chair), This timing will be used in future years selections to the DL co-chairs for final David B. Buthman, David G. Campbell, and is outlined below: approval and the DL co-chairs will Michael D. Campbell, Philip Jan Cannon, • The list of candidates is now finalized issue the invitations to the candidate Donald Dean Clarke, James L. Conca, by the end of June. DL’s selected by the end of Bruce Lee Cutright (co-vice chair), • Voting by each Domestic DL December. Cynthia L. Dinwiddie, Stacey Coleen Evans, committee member is done using the • This proposal was presented to the Sean Sandifer Gulick, Arthur H Johnson, web application and is completed by International DL committee at the Brandon Johnson, David T. King Jr., end July. ACE in Houston in April 2011. The Thomas C Klekamp, • The co-chairs review the voting results proposal was generally well received Prasanta K. Mukhopadhyay, and will contact the successful and the new leadership of the DL Seiichi Nagihara, Douglas Cameron Peters, individuals in September and October. Committee is pursuing these goals Brian P. Pitts, James F. Reilly II (chair), • All acceptances are copied to vigorously. Harrison Hagan Schmitt, Karen Dotts as they are received. Kadira Analisa Singh, • Abstracts are due from DL’s by the and Charles Alan Sternbach end of December. • Karen Dotts forwards the slate of DL’s Mark Cooper, Co-chair for the next tours to universities and Lee Krystinik, Co-chair societies starting in early January. Committee members: Distinguished Lecture • The slate of DL’s for the coming year Fowzia H. Abdullah, Steven L. Bachtel, The function of the Committee on is announced at the Annual Janok P. Bhattacharya, Distinguished Lectures is to select Convention. Harris Scott Cander, Ross Alan Clark,

Annual Report 2139 Mark Cooper (co-chair), America in 2011, two were scheduled conventions. For example, in the Herman Darman, Terry Engelder, through the Asia/Pacific office, and the case of the 2012 event at Long Guruh Ferdyanto, Katherine Anne Giles, other three will most likely be added Beach there is continuing dialog Christian J. Heine, John Anthony Howell, in 2012. regarding the resources and support Samuel M. Hudson, Lee Krystinik The Committee subjected itself to that the established Education (co-chair), Julie Ann Kupecz, some introspection regarding its roles program can offer regarding Ole Jacob Martinsen, Kitty Lou Milliken, and responsibilities at a focus session program offerings at the annual Michael J. Peacock, Martin A. Perlmutter, following the 2010 annual meeting in meeting. Organizing committees Greg Schoenborn, Christopher A. Scholz, New Orleans. Convened by a Decision and host societies now have an J. Anthony Simo, Jayne Alexandra Sloan, Strategies facilitator, the committee expanded resource to help Mark David Sonnenfeld, members spent a day-long session populate their programs. Carl Kristian Steffensen, considering various options by which we • Establishment of a formal liaison role Bruce David Trudgill, Marian Warren, could define and improve the side established between Education and and Paul Weimer boards and central thread of the Research and Publication committees committee’s terms of reference. to identify future course topics. The Education Emerging from that effort was a refined Education Committee recognizes that matrix that during the last year we have emerging geosciences topics that The function of the Committee is to pared down to three significant strategies come in front of both the research and stimulate and guide a viable education that should guide the support role of the publication committees represent an program by setting goals, guidelines, committee. opportunity to capture new course and directions which satisfy changing • Interdisciplinary approach: There is an material for the continuing education needs in continuing education; by established consensus that not only effort in terms of both content and recommending subjects for the should the committee and the program instructors. We have established the changing needs in continuing education; it supports strive to merge multiple presence of an Education Committee by recommending subjects for the disciplines into course offerings, but member on the two committees for Association's catalog of short courses, this should also be broadened to this purpose. schools, field seminars, training cross-linked programs with other • Development of informal liaisons with seminars, course note series, and societies (i.e., SPE, SEG, SPWLA, etc.) the six AAPG Sections for the following related education activities; • Virtual Training: Already well purposes: recommending speakers and program established through the efforts of (1) scout future course topics and leaders and their fees; advising AAPG Susan Nash in her role as AAPG’s instructors, leadership on education matters, education and professional (2) promote AAPG Education reviewing proposals relating to development director, this niche is one offerings that could be run at the continuing education. that is clearly a growth opportunity Section meetings, and for the Education Department. Not (3) help prevent conflicts in content The Education Committee continued to shared by most of the competing and scheduling of educational grow in its capacity as a resource and entities, virtual training represents an events. advisory group to the AAPG Education opportunity for the society to not • Preliminary discussion with Sections Directorate. The committee represents a only serve its North American Committee regarding attendance of critical adjunct to the Education membership, but open significant an Education Committee member at Department and its mission to not only doors to serve international members. the respective Section annual board provide a member service, but also • Geologic Foundations: Long regarded meetings. Although preliminary, there perform as a revenue source for the as the premier source of classic is a plan to have a presence at each Association. Coordination with and geosciences continuing education, the of the section meetings that remain response to the day-to-day business of committee recognizes the opportunity for 2011. Obviously, the objective the Education Department remain areas to continue growth in this area as is to make the resources of the for improvement. Nevertheless, the well as expand the highly respected Education Department more emergence and broader acceptance of AAPG Field Seminar series. available to the sections and at the MyAAPG.org by committee members With a revised view of our mission as a same time identify technical content continues to help improve our support of committee and support organization for presented as section meetings that the department. Furthermore, the efforts the Education Directorate, the committee can be captured into the continuing of the Education Department staff to add turned its attention to improving and education program. structure to the role of the committee growing in its role as a resource to the A continuing central theme in support of should not be understated. The success society. Similarly, there was a desire to the Education Department is the of the committee in its support role is act as an “agent-of-change” with regard recruitment of fresh and relevant content significantly facilitated by the high level of to some areas of intra-society coordination and instructors into the program. To this commitment by AAPG staff to “make the during the last year. Areas in which we end, the committee members are all system work.” feel we made improvements are charged with helping identify such material Two committee meetings were held: • Coordination between Convention and presenters at a global scale. The November 13, 2010, in Houston–mid-year activities and Education Department committee recognizes it is not omniscient meeting and April 13th, 2011, in offerings. Through dialog at both regarding emerging topics and in that Houston- annual meeting. the AAPG staff level and liaison with context we recognize a need to involve a In addition, our committee reviewed other committees, progress has broader sector of the membership in this 10 new course proposals in this fiscal been made regarding the endeavor. Work continues at the individual year and approved 7. Of those seven, integration of the continuing committee member level to expand our two have been scheduled in North education offerings at annual recruiting efforts.

2140 Annual Report Similar to our charge with regard to for improved communication and Director at Association headquarters growing the content of the program and fewer conflicts. with a statement of the evidence on filling a ready and relevant support role for • A continued effort to create a which the charges are based. The the Education Department, we are “speakers bureau” list in collaboration Executive Director submits the charges humbled by the challenge of providing for with the Distinguished Lecturer series to the Ethics Committee of the a global membership and moving beyond will hopefully come to completion in Association which is a standing the traditional ethnocentricity of some of this current year. committee and which consists of five the legacy offerings. As we commence a • A renewed effort to draw more (5) members of the Division of new year of committee activity several members and participation from Professional Affairs. The AAPG Executive initiatives already commenced will receive national oil companies will focus on Committee appoints the members of our focus. the vehicle through which leadership the committee for staggered three • Assisting the Education Department in within these companies can become (3) year terms. refinements and expansion of the familiar with the benefits of AAPG The Ethics Committee may conduct an “Career Pathways” matrix will help participation and resources. investigation to reasonably and bring the AAPG’s program to parity • Although committee leadership thoroughly investigate the charges. If in with other competing sources of positions for the next set of terms the judgment of the Ethics Committee professional development. A remain pending at the time of this and after consultation with AAPG legal subcommittee has been formed to report, the committee intends to counsel, the evidence supports further help categorize the content within the maintain the original template of a action bv the Association on the 2012 catalog into career-relevant “leadership group” (two co-chairs and charges, the committee prepares and classifications. two co-vice-chairs) for the benefit of a files with the Advisory Council at • As several members roll-off the closely held advisory group to the Association headquarters formal charges committee with the expiry of their Education Department. Traditionally, against the accused member. Upon terms, there is a proactive effort to this leadership group meets such filing the Chairman of the Advisory alter the demographics of committee face-to-face quarterly with AAPG staff Council appoints a Hearing Body from leadership and membership to more and adjusts committee roles the Advisory Council members and the appropriately reflect the membership throughout the year to best support Ethics Committee appoints one of its of the society. Particular effort will be the Education Directorate. The “inner members as the prosecutor. The devoted to recruiting from both the circle” concept appears to have benefit grievance procedures are described in younger and international ranks of to an AAPG Department, which the AAPG bylaws. The existence of the society. serves as a revenue source for the allegations against any member, and • A renewed effort will be launched to Association and that needs support on the basis and content thereof, is provide a higher level of Committee a shorter timeline. confidential. interaction and coordination with the The Ethics Committee is also charged regions. The presence of a standing Janok Bhattacharya and Skip Rhodes, with locating and designating a Education subcommittee chair for the Co-chairs Distinguished Lecturer on Ethics with European Region is probably a Juli Hennings and MaryBeth Wagner, that person being part of the AAPG’s template to be applied to the other Co-vice chairs Distinguished Lecturer Program. The regions. Communication with Committee shall biennially place in regional offices for both Europe Committee Members (FY2010–2011): nomination one (1) or more persons and the Asia/Pacific regions can be Samuel Akande, Donna Anderson, who would be willing to provide lectures improved with a benefit going Juli Bell, Stephen Bend, on the topic of professional ethics and both ways. Janok Bhattacharya (co-chair), select, by a simple majority committee • A subcommittee already formed to Denise Butler, Robert Clarke, vote, one (1) person to serve in that assist with the development of new Amy Day-Lewis, James DiSiena, capacity. topics for both e-symposia and John Dolson, Martin Dubois, Ann Givan, GTW’s can be strengthened as a William Haskett, Juli Hennings The Ethics Committee, once again has priority to help grow offerings in (co-vice chair), Creties Jenkins, not had any complaints of ethics violations these niches. John Kaldi, Joseph Lambiase, brought before the Committee. We • A greater utilization of headcount Jeffrey Nunn, Jessica Poteet, appreciate that our 36,000 members are data from technical sessions at Skip Rhodes (co-chair), Tim Sheehy, behaving so admirably! Another annual meetings will assist a new Lori Summa, MaryBeth Wagner responsibility for our committee is to subcommittee in helping guide (co-vice chair), John Wickham, recommend a Distinguished Ethics content selection of Education and Laura Wray Lecturer to the Executive Committee for Department offerings. their approval. We are pleased that Rusty • Improved liaison with other Riese, retired BP and adjunct professor at standing committees as well as Rice University, was approved and is the Divisions will be a priority for Ethics preparing a Lecture Tour presenting on the 2011–2012. Every entity within the The Ethics Committee is charged with subject of “Oil Spills, Ethics, and Society.” society is feeling the “squeeze” on investigating and prosecution of charges I want to thank my 2010–2011 Committee the annual calendar with regard to of misconduct by AAPG members who members – Michael Fogarty and the offering of continuing education are in violation of the AAPG Code of Bob Countryman, as well as the EC Liaison material and associated workshops. Ethics. Charges of misconduct in – Alfredo Guzman, the committee Greater use of the calendar violation of the code of ethics (Article IV) manager –Terry O’Hare and Staff Liaison – scheduling available through of the AAPG Constitution must first be Rick Fritz. Our committee of three is very MyAAPG.org may offer a vehicle submitted in writing to the Executive well managed, with these three liaisons!

Annual Report 2141 Robbie Gries, Chair Initial Discussion Points For The AAPG convention? Or, should we present GIC 2011 Annual Meeting the data as a webinar or a “hands-on” Committee members: One of the main initial discussion workshop? These questions will have to Robert Loren Countryman, points for the GIC meeting was whether be answered before the cradle-to-grave Michael Alan Fogarty, Robbie Rice Gries the GIC should sponsor panel discussion field study is finally undertaken. (chair), and Norman John Hyne (forums) at the AAPG Convention Several suggestions were made meetings or pre-convention workshops. regarding the 2013 AAPG in Pittsburgh, And, if the GIC did sponsor a workshop, Pennsylvania. It was decided that what would that workshop be? unconventional plays will dominate the Geophysical Final Group discussion points: Geophysical Integration technical Integration 1. The GIC could do articles on leading sessions for that convention. The function of the Committee on areas and technology used. Geophysical Integration is to promote 2. There could be discussion of useful and support the integration of techniques in certain regions. Publication Plans geophysical data with geological, 3. There could be articles on seismic Tim Berge has been working on an geophysical and reservoir data by pitfalls. AAPG/SEG joint publication entitled, working with the Research Committee, 4. There could be articles on usefulness “Hydrocarbon Seepage: From Source to Education Committee, Publications of AVO. Surface.” Its editors are Mike Abrams, Committee, and with other professional Fred Aminzadeh, T.B. Berge, and societies in proposing, designing and Geoff O’Brien. (This was coordinated conducting technical sessions, Discussion Of A Possible AAPG GIC under the Geophysical Integration workshops and short courses at Questionnaire During 2011 Committee because Tim is a past chair meetings and conferences, in preparing Satinder Chopra thought that the GIC and there are geophysical methods proposals for Hedberg Conferences and should attempt to show how new discussed in this publication.) Tim and special publications, and seeking technology and ideas can be used in his group were still getting articles authors for technical papers for the other basins or regions (e.g., Lambda together for publication during 2010. It Bulletin demonstrating the importance Mu Ro in Canada). Santinder brought a will probably be published sometime of geophysical integration; to note with him that was written by Lee this year. recommend candidates for editor for the Hunt. In this note, Lee Hunt asked the Geophysical Corner published in the Committee to sponsor a questionnaire Steven L. Getz, Chair Explorer; to work with the Geoscience constructed for geoscientists in the Data Preservation Committee and AAPG. Committee members: Education Committee in preparing a Satinder said he would proof the Timothy Bryan S. Berge P.G., listing of public domain geophysical survey questionnaire. Steve Getz said Alistair Ross Brown, Steven Andrew Earle, data and promote the preservation of that he would review the survey and Steven Lawrence Getz (chair), geophysical data; and to facilitate proof it for industry dispersal. (Because R. William Keach II, Craig Earl Moore, inter-society cooperation with other of its length, this questionnaire has not Robert Randolph Ray, geophysical societies, such as SEG, yet received final approval for industry and Linda Raine Sternbach EAGE and AGU. To accomplish these dispersal, nor has it been decided how goals, the GIC is organized into three to disperse it.) sub-committees: (1) AAPG/SEG joint sessions, GIS Publications (2) new publications, and Discussion Of Possible Themes For (3) symposia and workshops. The 2012 And 2013 AAPG The GIS Publications committee and Conventions Datapages, under the leadership of the Steve Getz, the current Geophysical Elected Editor and Geoscience Director, Activities Since Last Report Integration Committee Chair, has been solicit and evaluate proposals for Randy Ray served as the “theme chair” appointed the Theme Chair for the 2012 publications, recommend standards for for “Geophysical Integration” sessions Geophysical sessions for the AAPG format and quality, and ensure quality given at the Houston convention held Convention in Long Beach, California. and rigor through peer review. April 10–13, 2011. The Geophysical He has asked several people to serve as 1. Improve quality of GIS publications Integration Committee met at the 2011 session chairs and they have agreed to by soliciting many proposals and AAPG Convention in Houston, Texas. The do so. increasing selectivity from among attending members were Steve Getz Doing a cradle-to-grave field study was these. (incoming GIC chair), Linda Sternbach the most popular idea posed by the 2. Manage expectations for acquiring (outgoing GIC chair), Ron Masters (SEG-IC Geophysical Integration group committee and publishing GIS material. chair), Don Herron, Evon Hostetter, for the 2012 convention in Long Beach Develop and implement standards Steve Henry, Bob Wiener, Huyen Bui, California. But, there are inherent for quality and for technical review. Satinder Chopra, Steve Earle and problems with completing this study. 3. Create a global network of GIS John Jordan. (It should be noted that the These problems include, but at not committee members and collaborators late adjournment of the AAPG House of limited to obtaining a seismic data base from industry, academia, and Delegates meeting caused several people and unsanitized geological and geological surveys. who indicated that they would attend the engineering data for the study; and, how 4. Partner with the print-focused GICG meeting to bypass the GIC meeting to present the data that is obtained. Publications Committee to produce in order to make other meetings that they Specifically, should we present the field joint print and GIS projects had scheduled on the same day.) study data as a theme in an upcoming whenever practical.

2142 Annual Report 5 Contribute to the management of • Geochemical Facies Mapping of published on the AAPG GIS Open-File consortium funds by providing two Devonian Black Shale (Cruse) website. Authors of self-funded projects AAPG GIS Committee representatives • Georeferencing of Maps of Salt are also encouraged to publish on the to sit on the OSU-AAPG Consortium Dome Fields, Phase II (Hall) AAPG GIS Open-File website. Advisory Board; high-grade Datapages • Geology of Ethiopia (St. John) A proposal to form a GIS Publications and GIS Publications Committee • Australia Tectonic Framework Editorial Board was prepared in 2011, project funding proposals and liaise (Norton/ Loutit) with seven members of the committee with the OSU consortium cartography accepting invitations to serve. The focus department to ensure production of Geothematic of the board will be to champion new high quality and timely results. • Global Heat Flow database of the projects, to support the mission and to IHFC (Gosnold) create a more robust committee identity. Vision • Global Atlas of Outcropping Reservoir The committee chair and vice-chair are AAPG will make its Geographic Rocks (Puckette) working with the Elected Editor and Information Systems (GIS) spatial • Global Ophiolite Distribution (Byrnes) Geoscience Director to properly publications indispensible to its • Incised Valleys Database (Puckette) recognize the group, with an official members and to the petroleum rollout in 3Q2011. geoscience community by innovative, Additionally, the following projects are timely and high-quality publications. under review for 2011: Committee Membership • Exxon Tectonic Map of the World The committee comprises 21 Mission (Bishop / Norton) professionals, including both subsurface The GIS Publications committee, under • Memoir 89 Natural Gas Hydrates and GIS specialists. Both disciplines are the leadership of the Elected Editor, (Johnson, EMD) important to ensure that the committee’s solicits and evaluates proposals for GIS • East Central Texas Depositional charge can be properly addressed. publications, recommends standards for Systems and Deep Basin Lignite Additionally, three AAPG staff members format and quality, and ensures quality (Ambrose, EMD) are active on the committee. and rigor through peer review. • Pennsylvania Digital Oil and Gas Mapping (Carter, DEG) Path Forward Accomplishments • Tectonics of the Indian Ocean (St. John) Challenges Focus • Louisiana Oil and Gas Fields Two main challenges face the This past year, the committee’s focus Vectorization (Gong) committee – formulation of a more was (1) selecting and peer reviewing GIS • Geologic Map of the Eastern Great robust identity in the eyes of the AAPG projects for funding by the OSU-AAPG Basin, Nevada and Utah (Alderman) membership, and improving the Foundation GIS consortium, (2) soliciting • Atlas of Modern Deltas (Puckette) productivity of the OSU cartography and peer reviewing self-funded GIS • Gulf of Mexico Hydrocarbon Seeps department. The cartography department, projects, (3) exploiting the technical skills and Fields Atlas (Weimer) which comprises mainly students, has and resources of the committee through • Appalachian Basin Devonian Shale experienced difficulty with retaining a peer-review and consultation, and (4) Gas (Avary) consistent workforce, and this has resulted forming more robust joint publishing in lower than expected productivity. A partnerships with the Publications Self-funded projects vetted action plan is being implemented Committee, EMD and DEG. The self-funded projects underway are by the committee chairman and AAPG to as follows: address these issues. OSU – AAPG Foundation • Source Rocks of the World (Horn) GIS/Geosciences Consortium • Giant Fields of the World (Horn) Summary The consortium advisory board • Burial Histories of the World (Horn) Going forward, the committee will reviewed submittals and recommended • Exploration Fabric of Africa (Wigley) continue to solicit high-impact projects, funding for several GIS projects. The • Impact Craters of the World (Rajmon) with an additional focus on further annual funding level for the consortium • MORVEL Global Plate Velocities development of joint publishing projects is $240,000 with 40 percent assigned to (DeMets) with the EMD, DEG and the print the GIS Publications committee, publications committee. In concert with 40 percent to Datapages and 20 percent Projects published in the AAPG the AAPG, the committee aims to create a to OSU research. Following a series of Open-File Website since 2010 ACE base for web-based technical interest advisory board reviews, the following • Petroleum Systems of the Gulf Coast groups through our geothematic products. geographic and geothematic projects are (Pitman, 2008) The AAPG–OSU consortium is now underway (principal investigator): • Modification of Line Features of instrumental in the success of meeting Tectonic Map of the World (Bally) the committee goals and objectives, and Geographic the publishing goals of the AAPG. • Tectonic Map of North America Editorial Board and Peer Review (Norton) GIS projects captured through the Bret J. Fossum, Chair • Rockies Stratigraphic Framework Atlas consortium and self-funded are peer Richard S. Bishop, Vice-chair (Bishop/RMAG) reviewed by the committee, Datapages Bill S. Morgan, Committee manager • Nevada Petroleum Well Locations staff, and external experts. Additionally, and Files (Hess) all projects submitted by the GIS Committee members: • Shell Atlas of the Midcontinent Publications Committee, and funded Daniel Scott Beaty, Richard S. Bishop (Bishop) by the AAPG-OSU consortium, will be (vice-chair), James Sophocles Cokinos,

Annual Report 2143 Joseph William Cross, Andrew Cutts, $203,000 awarded last year. Eighty-two Convention in Houston, Texas, and are Bret John Fossum (chair), Jingyao Gong, monetary awards, or 27% of the available on the AAPG website. Abstracts David Joseph Hansen, Scott Jean Hills, application pool, were made to the top of the funded research of students who Myron (Mike) K. Horn, Kevin C. King, scoring eligible applicants, and is on par received grants in 2011 will be published Samuel H. Limerick, Domenico Lodola, with 84 awards in 2010. However, the in electronic form in AAPG Search and Gayle H. McColloch Jr., James McDonald, average grant was $2,183, down slightly Discovery. Publication of the abstracts Oliver Nicholas Morris, Ian Norton, over the previous high of $2,417 in 2010. increases the visibility of the Grants-in-Aid Joseph Andrew Ontko Jr., and Peter Wigley One hundred fifty-one doctoral Program, provides prestige and publicity candidates and 213 masters candidates to award recipients, and informs the were considered for grant funds. The membership of student research being final grant award population for 2011 supported by the Foundation. was 50% doctoral candidates and 50% Grants-in-Aid masters candidates. The purpose of the AAPG Foundation Forty-five percent of the applications Grants-in-Aid program is to foster received in 2011 were non-U.S. citizens, Committee research in the geosciences by providing the same as 2010. Seventy-seven percent For the 2010–2011 program year, support to graduate students in the of the applicants are attending schools the Committee was comprised of earth sciences whose research has within the U.S. However, 78% of this 54 members with representation from application to the search for and year's awards were made to applicants around the world. We continue to development of petroleum and attending U.S. schools and only 22% to broaden the demographics of the energy-minerals resources, and to related non-U.S. schools. While we are pleased to Committee through international recruiting. environmental geology issues. A see an increasing number of international Many people deserve recognition for comprehensive and rigorous application applications, we will continue to investigate their role in making the Grants-in-Aid and review process identifies the most ways to increase the international visibility Program a success in 2011: the AAPG deserving applicants who are eligible. of the program. Foundation and individual donors for their This year the maximum grant was generous financial contributions; $3,000. The number and total dollar committee members, for thoughtful amount of grants is constrained by review of applications and their funding made available by the AAPG Funding suggestions for improving the program; Foundation in the form of Restricted and Of the total $181,000 funds available and the AAPG Foundation staff who are Named Grants, and regular funding. for awards in 2011, $108,500 was responsible for administration of the The 2010 application class completes provided by the Foundation Grants-in-Aid Grants-in-Aid Program. Natalie Adams, the 55th year of the AAPG Foundation Fund and $72,500 was from AAPG Jane Terry, and Tamra Campbell have Grants-in-Aid program. The program Foundation “Named Grants” honoring proven to be a valuable member of the is one of the most competitive and institutions and distinguished AAPG AAPG Foundation to the Grants-in-Aid prestigious funding programs in the earth members. Four new named permanently team. We wish to thank you all for your sciences. funded grants were established within contributions, and your dedication the AAPG Foundation and made continues to uphold the excellence of the Awards Summary available for the 2011 award year: AAPG Foundation Grants-in-Aid program. 2011 was the seventh year that student The Garth W. Caylor Memorial Grant; The submissions and committee reviews William E. Gipson Named Grant for were completed online. We have Students studying petroleum geology at David J. Sivils, Chair continued to make adjustments and Southern Methodist University; The Ameerah Al-Mustaffah, Vice Chair improvements to the online application Michael S. Johnson Named Grant for a Andy Klein, Vice Chair process. The overall quality of student student at Ohio State University; and The applications has steadily improved. For Robert and Carol Maby Memorial Grant Committee Members: Nadeem Ahmad, the Committee, the online review for a student studying at the University Adebayo Oladele Akinpelu, process has facilitated greater input and of Wisconsin. Ameera Al Mustafa (vice-chair), continued broadening of the Committee’s The Grants-in-Aid program continues to Aus A. Al-Tawil, George Ardies, demographics. It is simple, accessible, seek avenues to connect students and Cesar Armando Ardiles, Ralph Wayne Baird, and convenient. The online review AAPG members. Increased coordination Kevin Ralph Barnes, Loic Bazalgette, process is an extremely valuable tool for with other student related committees Jennifer Lynn Beall, the efficient and effective implementation will be promoted, in part through the Matthew Robert Buoniconti, of the Grants-in-Aid Program. facilitation of the Committee Manager for Raul Cabrera-Garzon, The Committee received 414 Student Focus Programs. We also hope Robert Vinton Corwin, Denise M. Cox, applications, up from the 300 to increase awareness of the Grants-in-Aid Ian Marcus Cross, Anita Eva Csoma, applications received in 2010. program among the AAPG members, Andrew Cullen, Wenjie Dong, Applicants from 40 countries were sections, associated societies and affiliated Lee Hamlin Fairchild, Roy John Fitzsimmons, represented this year, up from 34 in societies. By identifying awardees to their Nancy J Fix, Victoria L. French, 2010 reflecting success in increasing home societies we hope to facilitate Raymond A. Garber, Anthony John Grindrod, demographic diversity of applications for recognition, communication, and George A. Grover Jr., Edgar H Guevara, the applicant pool reflecting. collaboration between the membership Alexander M. Gumen, Josh Clayton Hickman, Restricted and Named Grants were and the future membership of AAPG, Denise Nora Hodder, Jean C. Hsieh, again awarded this year to the top building upon the AAPG community. Gary Harald Isaksen, David Allen Katz, scoring, eligible applicants. A total of The 2011 grant awards were Kevin Joseph Keogh, Alexander A. Kitchka, $179,000 was granted, down from announced at the AAPG Annual Andre Charles Klein (vice-chair),

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Turner, Dental Insurance, Catastrophic Major as a wholesaler of fixed annuity products, Mike Unger, Gordon W. Van Swearingen, Medical, In-Hospital Insurance, Cancer provides a buying and consulting service to Johnnie P. Wanger, Julia Smith Wellner, Insurance, Personal Lines Insurance, Fixed members. Working with over twenty of Jesse Garnett White, Annuities, and ID Theft Assistance. the top-rated insurance carriers, they have and Christopher Kent Zahm The Patient Protection and Affordability the flexibility to provide a product to meet Act of 2010, “healthcare reform each member’s personal needs. These legislation,” was passed by Congress in include a guaranteed interest-deferred, an March of 2010 and has had a significant indexed-deferred, and immediate income Group Insurance impact on the Comprehensive HealthCare annuities. The ID Theft Assist program is and Health Savings Account Qualified provided by Worldwide Benefits Services The function of the Committee on Plans. Creekmore Livingston Inc. and as a supplemental product to the Group Insurance is to maintain a liaison New York Life continue to work together to members. The ID Theft Assist is a with the administrator of the Association’s determine how best to implement the partnership between a leading credit group insurance programs, to audit the future changes required by this legislation. bureau and 24/7 response team, which administrator’s annual report and to The Insurance Committee approved the provides proactive monitoring services and supervise management of dividends that recommended change in PPO network to a comprehensive identity recovery service accrue. The committee reviews existing Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA) in to victims of identity theft. programs and requests new insurance January 2010. This change was to hold As of June 30, 2011, GeoCare member plans to meet the changing needs of down the claims experienced for the plan Certificates in Force total 10,566 with the membership. medical plans through ASA’s larger a Total Annual Premium of $13,205,890. provider network and increased provider With the addition of SPE, the total The GeoCare Insurance Benefits Program discounts. As of now, the claims Certificates in Force are 15,825 with a continues to be one of the most important experience costs have shown a significant Total Annual Premium of $19,110,480. services provided to the AAPG membership. decrease and the change in the provider Through the first six months of 2011, over The committee members representing the network appears to be successful. $4,348,000 was paid to the members program continue to evaluate existing The Term Life Plan includes the issuance enrolled in the medical group programs insurance plans and continually search for of $30,000 of coverage to new members and $1,036,990 was paid to member other services for the benefit of the AAPG who are under the age of 50 and benefactors of the various Life Insurance membership. residents of the United States at no cost to Programs. Including AAPG, the following societies are them for one year. There is also an New federal legislative actions are also members of the Group Plan: Society of Inflation Guard Benefit to those members presenting new challenges to the medical Petroleum Engineers, American Association under the age of 50, who have been programs for the Program’s managers and of Professional Landmen, Association of insured for one year, and are not disabled. underwriters. While future changes must Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Similar to the Term Life Plan, the Disability be taken into consideration, the overriding American Institute of Professional Insurance Program now has a new premise of the GeoCare Insurance Geologists, Council of Petroleum Accounts member benefit of $600 for new Program is to provide the best benefits Societies, Environmental and Engineering members under the age of 50. New possible for the members. Complete Geophysical Society, Geological Society of members are automatically covered at no information on all of the insurance plans Washington, Society of Exploration cost to them for the first six months of provided can be found on the AAPG Geophysicists, Society for Sedimentary membership. website under Services/GeoCare Geology, and the Society of Economic The GeoCare International Program Insurance or at www.geocarebenefits.com. Geologists. was developed to meet the needs of Association Group Insurance expatriate members who are living or Terry L. Hollrah, Chair Administrators of Carpinteria, California, working overseas. Members who are and Allied Benefit Systems are the eligible include U.S. members working Committee members: program administrators through which all and/or residing overseas, those residing James Eugene Brown, Nancy Carter, claims are filed and processed. outside the country in which they have Robert Loren Countryman, Jane R. Crouch, Creekmore Livingston Inc. of Punta citizenship or a passport, and key local Terry L. Hollrah (chair), Gorda, Florida, is the broker of record for nationals living in countries other than the Randi Susan Martinsen, W. Burt Nelson, the GeoCare Program. New York Life United States or Canada. and Ronald E. Young Insurance Co., Monumental Life One program that continues to be very Insurance Co., Aetna Insurance Co., successful is the Personal Lines Plans, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Coverdell & which include insurance for a member’s History of Petroleum Company, Rutherford International, FSD automobile, home, motorcycle, and/or Insurance Services, and Worldwide condominium. This plan also includes Geology Benefits Services are the underwriters for personal liability umbrella coverage, The purpose of the Committee is to the Group Insurance plans and other providing protection for members in the document the evolution of geological benefits programs. event of a claim for damages exceeding concepts and technology used in the

Annual Report 2145 search for oil and gas worldwide, and Committee members: panel of professional judges. This is a real the people who are responsible for Janet Marie Combes, L. Rogers Hardy, world program in that it strives to give the this evolution. Hans Krause (chair), Piotr Krzywiec, students exposure to team dynamics, Since August 2010 the committee’s Donald W. Lewis, deadlines, challenging data, and a membership increased from five to Wolgang E. Schollnberger, multitude of the real problems and eleven members. Raymond Paul Sorenson, Rasoul Sorkhabi, solutions that geoscientists face in the Stephen M. Testa, practice of their professional career. Meetings Clinton Raymond Tippett, The program continues to evolve and The committee held its annual meeting and Daniel Truempy. changes occur each year. For 2010, in Houston on April 12, 2011, during the schools that were not able to field a 2011 AAPG ACE. Discussions between complete team can now merge with other committee members in the course of the schools in their region or section to form a year have taken place via personal Imperial Barrel Award cooperative team and Committee revealed contacts, phone calls or email. It is the purpose of the AAPG IBA a new webpage (www.aapg.org/iba). Committee to organize, operate and Financially, the program started in 2007 HoPG at the 2012 AAPG ACE in regulate the annual Imperial Barrel with a few sponsors and with their support Long Beach Award program at the AAPG Convention and that of the AAPG Foundation and Two HoPG activities have been and Exhibition. To work with the specific Executive Committees, the program has proposed: a HoPG session to be chaired governing committee and councils to reached a point of fiscal stability. The by Stephen Testa and a historical field trip organize, operate, and regulate the current program stands on its own efforts, organized and led by Don Clarke. Both competition on a Sectional and Regional (and though 2010 numbers are pending still require the formal approval of the basis. To raise and coordinate the final review) and enjoys over $600,000 in organizers of the ACE. sponsorship necessary to operate all global sponsorship from a large variety of planned programs. enthusiastic corporate and individual HoPG at the 2012 AAPG ICE The 2010 version of the AAPG Imperial sponsors. Costs are just below that in Singapore Barrel Award (AAPG IBA) is the fifth edition number as the committee uses all funding Hans Krause made personal contact of the program. It started in 2007 with a it can to support and increase the number with the ICE organizing committee in seven-team experiment at the Annual of schools in the program. order to consider having a HoPG session Convention in Long Beach, California. In We thank all those who have and devoted to the history of oil and gas the 2010 program, 94 schools from 23 continue to sponsor this challenging developments in Southeast Asia, which countries compete to represent each educational experience and invite all those began in Indonesia in the late 1800’s. AAPG Region and AAPG Section as one of who wish to hear the results created by the 12 finalist teams at the Annual the program from the post-contestants 2017 HoPG Exhibit at the Houston Convention in Houston. themselves on the “Your IBA Experience” Museum of Natural Science The program is based upon a real world on the IBA webpage. The committee has proposed having a scenario simulation. Teams of graduate Finally, we congratulate all the IBA teams historical exhibit in conjunction with students (with some exceptions) receive a that participated in the 2011 AAPG IBA AAPG’s 100th Anniversary. Janet Combes datasets from the AAPG, which contains Program, the Region and Section winners is heading this effort and initial contacts seismic, well data, and some geoscience who participated in the IBA finals program at the museum have been made; reference materials. Teams can only use in Houston, and the top three winners of reception has been positive. the materials given to them and as a the competition. They were: Third Place: team, they take the raw data and in eight Sultan Qaboos University – Oman; Second Historical Highlights series in the weeks, must be able to present a Place: University of Southampton – UK; AAPG Explorer professional technical evaluation and and First Place: The University of Texas at This new series began in February 2011 recommendation to drill or not drill to a Austin – USA. and four articles (on the North Sea, Sarawak, Colombia and Saudi Arabia) have been published so far. It is hoped that it will become a regular, monthly feature in this popular AAPG magazine.

Online Compilation of all memorials published by AAPG The project is being carried out by the AAPG Datapages team. It is being funded by the AAPG Foundation and it is expected that memorials will be online before end 2011.

Possible Joint Activities with the Petroleum History Institute (PHI) Clinton Tippett and Stephen Testa have made initial contact with the PHI not only for Long Beach in 2012 but also for the AAPG ACE in Pittsburgh in 2013. Hans Krause, Chair Graphic by Mike Mahafee

2146 Annual Report IBA Committee: Steven Veal, retention challenges will continue. With the 11. New benefits for members – what will Ken Nemeth, Kay Pitts, Bob Stewart, demographic peak of members retiring be the drivers over the coming Dr. Tim Berge, Mike Mahafee, over the coming decade young decade? Connie Mongold, and Cameron Campbell. geoscientists will fill their place but will 12. Application will be included in We also thank and acknowledge the expect to join via a streamlined application Bookstore catalog as well as future Region and Section 2011 AAPG IBA process and enhanced benefits. Fully Education catalogs (currently being Coordinators: Anwar Al Beaiji, engaged and active members will be key done). Carlos SantaCruz, Brian Brister, to society sustainability and recalibration Kim Parsons, Charlotte Hamilton, of membership categories will need to Financial Considerations Victor Ramirez, Morgan Sullivan, be addressed. The costs associated with this and Helen Cromie, Tony Kolodziej, previous programs are very low at this David Dolph, Janice Gregory-Sloan, Goals time and mainly consists of staff's time Ong Hock Kim, Wasiu Odufisan, and 1. Retain student, section and region (implementing the program) and mailing Lee Avary. We also thank the AAPG staff members. cost for promotional items that already liaison Mike Mlynek, our webmaster 2. Recruit students and new professional exist. Some printing cost is incurred Bogdan Michka, and all members who members (brochures and postcards). No recruiting give of their time and effort to volunteer 3. Prompt the society’s events as value rewards have been claimed as of this date. to help organize, judge, or mentor in the added to recruit new members Expense for 2011–2012 fiscal year will 2011 AAPG IBA program. 4. Prompt and clarify benefits of potentially increase to assist Section and graduated dues Region Presidents to actively recruit new Steven Veal, Chair 5. Increase participation within Leadership members and seek out, and reinstate, in AAPG (lead by example). Each dropped members. Also, greater expense Committee members: person in position of leadership to is anticipated to increase advertising, Timothy Bryan S. Berge P.G., recruit one member by 6/30/2009. promotion and other incentive Cameron Denney Campbell, campaigns, and for shipping hard copies Michael James Mahaffie, of membership applications, brochures Connie Lynn Mongold, Action Items and other assorted items internationally. Kenneth Eugene Nemeth, Continue to publicize the benefits of membership through articles, James Michael Party, Kay L. Pitts, Dave Blanchard, Chair Norman Robert Stewart Jr., advertisements, emails, newsletters, and Steven Loring Veal section and regional events, and personal contact and endorsement. Editor’s Note: A color version of this report 1. Convene focused Membership Committee members: appears in the online Bulletin. Recruitment workshops at annual ACE Adekunle A. Adesida, David C. Blanchard (Section Presidents) & ICE (Region (chair), Donald Dean Clarke, Presidents) meetings. Bonnie L. Milne-Andrews, 2. Global effort to recruit the recruiters. and Edward Beauregard Picou Jr. Membership 3. Individual champions to be recognized Recruitment 4. Publish up-to-date statistics on membership demographics in the Membership Young The purpose of the Membership Explorer on a monthly basis. Recruitment committee is to encourage 5. Assess why graduated dues is not Professionals members to recruit at the local level utilized by more members especially in The mission of the AAPG Young with special emphasis on Active members Regions. Is the issue awareness, not Professionals Committee (YPC) is to and transfer from Associate to Active. needed or is $22/year still “too much” foster a challenging and successful Engage with university level students to for some? Over 50 percent of career in the energy business for recent join local chapters and make AAPG a members taking advantage of these college graduates and early career lifetime commitment. Consider and dues are U.S. based reflecting the l geoscientists (<10 years experience), recommend basic membership reforms arge number of retired member and to build an understanding of the to facilitate recruitment and retention. demographics. value of a lasting relationship between 6. Recognition that Regions differ from AAPG and young professional members. Current Reality Sections in fundamental ways and Accomplishing this mission will require Total membership through June 30, different approaches are required to (1) open communication with students 2011 stands at 37,532, which equates to recruit and retain members. about careers in earth science; approximately 5 percent increase over last 7. Priorities: what do members truly want (2) identifying and serving early career fiscal year. On July 1, 2011 membership from their membership? Bulletin, needs of young geoscientists; and will be 34,930 as the result of non-paying Explorer, Conferences, workshops. (3) offering opportunities for networking, members being dropped from the rolls for 8. Unify professional membership career guidance, learning, and non-payment. Currently losing between category and simplify the membership enhancing professional competence. The 500–700 active members each year. Most process. responsibilities of this committee are to new members are students but the 9. Discuss recommendation to convert all provide a series of unique services to dropout rate is very high for these degreed Associate members to Active AAPG young professional members, members. Average number of years with and narrow definition of Associate. to retain and increase our current young the society is 36 years with the average Make formal recommendation to professional membership, and to age of a member 68 years old. House of Delegates. encourage AAPG young professionals Although membership levels now stand 10. Place 1/4 page ad in Explorer - to progress from Student to Associate to at the highest in 10 years, recruiting and October issue (scheduled). Active membership.

Annual Report 2147 Our vision is to evolve from a student programs, short courses, 2011 OTC AAPG Sub-Committee membership committee into a leadership and student expos Activities and Accomplishments and career development committee, The 2011 OTC AAPG Sub-Committee which facilitates a dynamic relationship worked to create and promote the between students and young professionals, Natasha Rigg, Chair technical program sessions held during and which represents AAPG’s diverse Nick Lagrilliere, Vice-Chair May 2-5, 2011 at Reliant Park in membership base. “Young Professional” Houston, Texas. The OTC 2011 technical is a transitional status, and requires program presented sessions for a wide continued professional development Committee members: assortment of topics and issues. Of committed to lifelong learning. Additionally, Anwar M. Al-Beaiji (co-chair, Middle East), which, the OTC AAPG Sub-Committee young professionals will challenge the Jonathan Patrick Allen (chair, Rocky emphasizes the following sessions: status quo by influencing leadership to Mountains), Somaya Hasan Al-Radhi • Petrotechnical Visualization continue to move forward through a (co-chair, Middle East), Richard William Ball, • West Africa Geohazards vehicle of two-way mentorship and Nathan O. Blythe, Peter David Bucknam, • Marine Archaeology I: The Legal guidance and by being a group that not Scott W Douglas (chair, Southwest), Aspects only acts as an agent of change but also William R. Drake, Florentina Enea (chair, • Marine Archaeology II: Case Studies embraces and promotes change. Finally, Europe), Meredith L. Faber, Frank J. Graf, • Panel: Gas to LNG – Global Trends we envision that young professionals will Tiffany Lynn Hopkins (chair, and Projects develop into a pool of unique and Mid-Continent), Ignacio Iregui (chair, • Topical Breakfast: Drilling Relief Wells competent talent from which the AAPG Latin America), Benjamin Joseph Kessel, and Dealing with Uncertainty can identify leaders for committee chairs, Nick Lagrilliere, Heather L. Lareau, • Ethics Breakfast: Professional Ethics HoD, Divisions, Advisory Council, Affiliated Amy Cara Moss-Russell (chair, Gulf Coast), in Offshore Operations and Associated Society leadership, and Olatunbosun Ayotunde Oke (chair, Africa), Spotlight on New Technology Award Executive Committee Leadership. Tiffany C. Piercey (chair, Canada), Selection: The YP committee achieved the Sonya L. Punch, Reetu Ragini (chair, OTC recognizes innovative technologies following goals during this fiscal year: Asia/Pacific), Heather Nichole Ramsey, each year with the Spotlight on New • Sent a letter of congratulations to Natasha Marie Rigg, Michael P. Sullivan Technology Award. This awards program is new graduates and encouraged their (chair, Eastern), and Emilio Jose Torres exclusively for OTC exhibitors and is active participation in AAPG designed to showcase the latest and most • Finalized the YP Handbook to be advanced technologies that are leading the used as a guideline in the Section industry into the future. In years past, the and Region sub-committees OTC Board of Directors reviewed and • Developed a stronger link with the Offshore Technology evaluated the entries for the Spotlight on Student Chapters Committee (to be New Technology Award. However in 2011, incorporated into the global Conference (OTC) AAPG the OTC Board of Directors asked the OTC committee structure via student Sub-Committee Program Committee to assist with the chapter liaisons) review and evaluation process. As a result, • Appointed a young professional the OTC AAPG Sub-Committee quickly sub-committee chair for each Section OTC Mission responded to this request by reviewing and Region OTC is organized and operated and evaluating the geosciences related • Held the first annual Young exclusively to promote and further the new technology entries to provide a Professionals Leadership Summit in advance of scientific and technical broader basis of assessment in selecting Tulsa, OK. This summit provides the knowledge of offshore resources and Spotlight on New Technology Award Section/Region YP leadership with environmental matters. winners. the resources they need to develop a viable young professional network within their respective Section or OTC Technical Program Process 2012 Proposed Technical Sessions Region. The summit will be held Starting in March of the preceding year, The 2012 OTC AAPG Sub-Committee again in 2011 and invitees include the OTC Program Committee starts the is currently working to put together the up-and-coming leaders within each process of creating the technical program following proposed sessions: of the Section and Region YP for OTC that takes place the first week in • Integrated Reservoir - Deepwater sub-committees. May of each year. The OTC Program Case Studies • Hosted the student/professional Committee consists of two members • Reservoir Architecture/ Reservoir Meet-N-Greet at 2011 ACE (generally a Chair and Vice-Chair of each Engineering Section and Region YP sub-committees of the sponsoring society sub-committee) • Metaocean - Oil Spill Drift - In Situ have been active developing a strong from each of the twelve industry Metaocean Monitoring in Real-time network and providing opportunities for sponsoring organizations and societies • Spill Response Mediation students and young professionals. Some work cooperatively to develop the • Post Spill Science of the sub-committee highlights around technical program each year. • Quantitative Methods in Geohazards the world include As one of the twelve sponsoring • Southeast Asia Geohazards • Startup of local, grassroots organizations, the OTC AAPG • Pipeline Route Planning YP chapters Sub-Committee works with the other • Slope stability, seabed fluid flow • Outreach to student chapters, members of the OTC Program Committee geochemistry and in situ monitoring including increased IBA participation to create conference sessions that focus in real time • Planning/hosting of convention on the geosciences and professionalism • New Approaches to Site Assessment events including meet-n-greets, within the scope of the OTC. • AUV Survey for Exploration

2148 Annual Report • Panel: Improving Operational Integrity Forum addressed opportunities for the study “Emerging Workforce Trends in in Offshore Energy Operations - A companies to continue to evolve and the U.S. Energy and Mining Industries.” Global Perspective gave suggestions to guide new generations The study will assess the availability of • cSeabed Survey Data Models of earth scientists in the technical/ skilled workers to meet the energy and • Arctic Coastal Erosion leadership/managerial career paths mineral security requirements of the US. • Project: Nikaitchuq Project Offshore available to them today. Panelists: AAPG will interface with this study Alaska Susan Longacre, Chevron Fellow Emeritus; through David Curtiss, GeoDC. • Ethics Breakfast: Oil Spills, Ethics, and Gillian Apps, Global Technology R&D Society team, BP America Inc.; Joyce Thomas, Awards and Nominations Vice President Operations US Land, Baker Atlas; Thuy Rocque, Chief Team Leads: Lee Avary, Vlasta Dvorakova Nominations. A spreadsheet of past Buford Boyd Pollett, OTC AAPG Petrophysicist, Anadarko Petroleum; and current women AAPG committee Sub-Committee Chair Andrea Reynolds, Staff Geologist, Shell; chairs and Executive/Section/Region Dan McConnell, OTC AAPG Sub-Committee and Michelle Warner, Senior Geologist, Officers has been compiled to cultivate Vice-Chair ENI US Operating Co. Moderators: talented Chairs and Vice-Chairs for AAPG Evelyn Medvin, Vice President, leadership roles. PROWESS contacted Core Laboratories, and Sunday Professional Women in Earth twelve women qualified to stand for Shepherd, Geologist, Chevron. Sciences Executive Office. Eight replied, seven had The mission of the PROWESS timing issues, and one agreed to be committee is to increase participation nominated. ICE Joint PROWESS/International and advancement of women in Earth Awards. Five women were nominated Regions Global Diversity Forum sciences and the Energy Industry, with for Merit Awards and one for the (Sponsored by Chevron) an emphasis on education, outreach, Robert R. Berg Outstanding Research support, leadership development, and Team Leads: Dave Cook, Gretchen Gillis Award. ultimately retention. The PROWESS A group of five international speakers Committee will interact with women in discussed the value of culture and Earth Science, their male peers and gender diversity in their companies. The Website employers, educational institutions, lively question and answer period attested Team Leads: Amy Noack, Tiffany Piercey and professional societies to accomplish to the demand for ongoing discussions Work continues to streamline the this mission. on both gender and cultural concerns PROWESS custom website. Articles, links within the petroleum industry. The session to pertinent diversity information, was videotaped and can be made meetings, and courses and inspirational Committee Activity available to companies for their diversity PROWESS bios are posted at ACE PROWESS Events programs. Panel: Latin America - http://www.aapg.org/prowess/. Team Leads: Evelyn Medvin, Sunday Shepherd Elsa Jaimes, Ecopetrol Exploration; Africa Joint PROWESS/DPA Luncheon - Adedoja Ojelabi, Chevron Nigeria Ltd.; Seminar. The keynote speaker, Canada - Kim Farwell, Association of Outreach Committee Manager: Karen Alderman Harbert, President Professional Engineers, Geologists and Chuck Caughey and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Geophysicists of Alberta President; Asia Chair: Denise Cox Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Pacific – A. H. M. (Shams) Shamsuddin, Vice-Chair: Ann Givan 21st Century Energy (Energy Institute), Chevron Bangladesh; and European- Washington, D.C., gave a thought provoking Sigrunn Johnsen, RWE DeaNorge AS. Committee members: Edith C. Allison, talk titled “America’s Energy Realities Moderators: Dave Cook, President AAPG Donna S. Anderson, Katharine Lee Avary, and Opportunities.” Luncheon attendance European Region, and Gretchen Gillis, Amanda Gail Beardsley, was over 150. Schlumberger. Donald Dean Clarke, David Richard Cook, PROWESS Forum. You’ve Come a Long Denise M. Cox (chair), Ashley S.B. Douds, Way Baby – Evolution of the Work Vlastimila Dvorakova, Bret John Fossum, Environment in the Oil & Gas Industry. Workforce Retention Survey Gretchen M. Gillis, Ann V. Givan Gillian Apps, Global Technology R&D Team Leads: Edith Allison, Carol McGowen (vice-chair), Robbie Rice Gries, team, BP America Inc., opened the panel Dr. Chandra Mueller and Anthony John Grindrod, Jennifer Nice Hoyt, discussion. Her talk, entitled “Reservoirs Dr. Christine Williams, UT Austin, Sigrunn Johnsen, Carol A. Walsh Law, and Sand Castles: One Woman’s submitted the NSF Grant proposal, Shawna Marie McLallen, Evelyn A. Medvin, Perspective on Managing Complexity,” “Science Workforce and Leadership in Jessica Moore, Susan Ellen Nissen, centered on the benefits of being flexible the Oil and Gas Industry” November 15, Amy Kathryn Noack, Tiffany C. Piercey, to achieve balance between personal 2010 along with letters of endorsement Erin Sesslar Reuber, Natasha Marie Rigg, goals, such as raising a family, and career. from both geoscience societies and Pilar R. Ritcherson, Sunday Kirk Shepherd, Panel Discussion. Panelists compared industry. While waiting on NSF, they have Marie-Stella Sonuga, the industry environment for women at secured funding for the next academic Alecia Lucille Wawrzynski, the start of their careers to today and year to start compiling data from and Cindy Ann Yeilding discussed what facilitated changes in participating companies. The data will be industry. The group agreed that gratitude used to quantify “turning point” concepts and respect is owed to the pioneering into measurable variables for statistical women who stuck it out in hard times analysis and to select sample sets of Public Outreach because they loved the science. These geoscientists for the longitudinal study. The function of the Committee on women made the industry and working The National Research Council and the Public Outreach is to develop means of environment better for business. The Committee on Earth Resources launched informing the public about geology in

Annual Report 2149 general and petroleum geology in serves teachers in 17 counties around The accepted proposals that are particular, and to report successful Wichita Falls, to train science teachers moving ahead were on the Haynesville projects to AAPG's affiliated societies. from multiple disciplines about Earth Formation, the Khuff Formation, salt System Science. Many like Chuck Caughey tectonics, and electron microscopy of Our world is rapidly changing. The ways work with school groups and are available shale hydrocarbon reservoirs. to communicate with the general public to just about any student groups who The chair, vice-chairs, Elected Editor, are also changing. Public Outreach is a ask for help. The National Science and staff have maintained a schedule of critical part of AAPG and the petroleum Teachers Association holds conventions, monthly teleconference calls to assess industry. The Public Outreach Committee charter school groups like COSEE-West the progress of each project, and helped is in the process of changing to meet hold training sessions for teachers. We shepherd various authors along the these needs. Over the last two years we are a part of these efforts. Many paths towards completion of projects. looked for ways to get information out geologists have spoken to students in Fourteen approved book projects are through television. For example, Don the K-12 system, to scouting and to civic currently in production, not including the Clarke and Chuck Noll looked into the organizations. RMAG continues their digital “Getting Started” series. idea of producing short (1 minute) spots volunteer work at Dinosaur Ridge and called “That’s Geology.” A CBS producer the South Texas Geological Society The annual committee meeting thought they could use them as long as continues their work with “Maps for continued our focus on several aspects they could break them up as needed. Schools.” Sadly Owen Hopkins passed of our mission: We could maintain AAPG’s identity by this spring. He was the inspiration and • Streamlining the book publication branding the corner of the picture. Larry energy behind the “Maps in Schools” process, to make publication with Nation talked with three television program. He will be dearly missed. AAPG more attractive to prospective directors (ABC and Fox) who said that There are a number of YouTube authors any sound bites would not be appreciated postings by AAPG. Check them out at: • Laying groundwork for potential by the local networks because they www.youtube.com/aapgweb. You might publications to come out of competed against commercials, which even type PetroleumGeology.org into high-interest sessions at major were a major source of revenue. This idea your browser and see what happens. meetings (ACE, ICE, 3P) has not blossomed yet and if it does Thanks to our AAPG staff, Larry Nation, • Factors inhibiting book proposals blossom it will have a significant cost. Janet Brister and the rest who have • Increasing visibility of AAPG special At this time AAPG remains a source for facilitated these efforts. pubs on major citation indices, also to technical experts who appear on produced Finally we need encourage other increase the appeal of publishing shows. Rebecca Dodge, Scott Tinker, geologists to join us in this effort. with AAPG Dave Rensink, Jim McGhay, The collaboration site (MyAAPG) is Greg Wrightstone and other AAPG Don Clarke, Chair actively being used, to make materials members have appeared on local Committee members: Tony L. Albrecht, (agendas and status spreadsheets) newscasts, podcasts and the like. The Donald Dean Clarke (chair), available for teleconferences, and to Discovery Channel (History Channel) did David Richard Cook, Rebecca Lee Dodge, archive proposals for special publications, an episode of Trashopolis on Los Angeles, David Harold Hawk, Rachel Hannah Paez, decision letters and prior reports. A which will air this fall. Don Clarke Eric Radjef, and Radha Vyas blueprint for redesigning the Publications participated by describing the history of pages of the AAPG website has been oil production in LA. Television is still an submitted to the Communications excellent place to leverage our resources, Publications Department, and rollout is expected by but we still have a lot to learn. AAPG The mission of the Publications the end of July 2011. Past President Scott Tinker’s documentary Committee is to assist the Association’s Three Getting Started volumes were “Bridges” will be out soon and API still Elected Editor by soliciting important issued this year: Microbial Carbonates, has very well-made commercials. Our topics for publication and assessing Shales, and Arctic Geology. Another on work has been seen globally on at least suitability, market appeal, and timeliness Gas Shales is in preparation. 10 television networks and appeared in of proposals for AAPG’s special The following titles were released dozens of publications from the New publications and the Bulletin. during the 2010–2011 year: York Times to Playboy magazine. • Memoir 92—Dipmeter and Borehole POC member Karen Blake ran for the The AAPG Publications Committee has Image Log Technology California office of Superintendent of continued to solicit, review, and process • Memoir 93—Shale Tectonics Public Instruction on a platform of proposals for publications as AAPG • Getting Started 19—Microbial geology, science, and engineering based Special Publication volumes. Reviewers Carbonates education. Though she didn’t win the (committee members and sometimes • Getting Started 20—Shales election she was given both television nonmembers with specific areas of • Getting Started 21—Arctic Geology and newspaper coverage all over the expertise) have contributed to revisions • Discovery Series 15—Carbonate state. She also built an energy webpage of proposals that have strengthened the Petrology: An Interactive Petrography for her campaign. She got over 290,000 final texts and made sure the volumes Tutorial votes. I’d say she got the word out. are related to hydrocarbon geology and • Publications of the North Dakota Many of us work with the local Desk are relevant to the AAPG membership. Geological Society on CD and Derrick Clubs to put on workshops The Publications Committee received • Publications of the Montana and presentations concerning energy and reviewed seven proposals this year; Geological Society on CD exploration; these are open to the public five were accepted, one was accepted • Publications of the Alabama and publicized in the local community. provisionally, and a revised proposal was Geological Society on CD Rebecca Dodge works with the local requested for another. Of those accepted, • Publications of the Saskatchewan Educational Service Center also, which one was withdrawn by the submitter. Geological Society on CD

2150 Annual Report In addition, of the 14 publications Publication Pipeline donations we temporarily use three currently in production, 8 are scheduled outside storage units each capable of The function of the Publication Pipeline for release in the 2011–2012 year as well storing 24 pallets. Two of the units cost as several digital publications, with an Committee is to collect geoscience books $180 a month. The third one is donated. additional 15 projects, both print and and journals from those who no longer We have about 44 pallets of publications digital, approved by the Committee and need them and to forward these that are not inventoried and about 10 in preparation by various authors and resources to overseas universities and pallets of boxes ready to be assigned to editors. Three publications in progress libraries. Most of the material distributed is shipments to universities. are joint efforts with other organizations, from retired and deceased geoscientists We have recently and temporarily, the BEG, SEG and RMAG. and downsized company libraries. The expanded to three excellent Temporary The eight currently in production books and journals are cataloged, boxed, employees, through a Temp agency, scheduled for release in 2011–2012: stored and distributed when a need for working part time to perform the routine • Memoir 42 7th Edition—Interpretation inventory and to move boxes and pallets them is identified. These books and of Three-dimensional Seismic Data around as needed. • Memoir 94—Thrust Fault-related journals are sent to overseas universities The new chair for the Committee will Folding and other libraries that require these be Jon Blickwede of Statoil. • Memoir 96—Uncertainty Analysis in resources with the assistance of Reservoir Characterization companies with overseas operations. • Memoir 99—BEG Salt Mine When necessary, the committee applies Gerrit Wind, Chair • Archie 2—Resistivity Tool Response to the AAPG Foundation for funding to Modeling ship these materials. Committee members: • Hedberg 4—Basin and Petroleum Jon Frederic Blickwede, System Modeling Martin Macdermott Cassidy, • Studies 61—Sediment Transfer from The core of our activities is carried out in Charles A. Caughey, David Drowley, Shelf to Deep Water a warehouse, referred to as Granite, Janet B Heagy, Claudio Dario Manzolillo, Studies 62 (which is also a digital where we Amy Cara Moss-Russell, Discovery Series pub)--USGS Geologic 1. Receive incoming donated Raymond Paul Sorenson, Assessment of Coal in the Gulf of publications. Frederick M. Wall, and Gerrit Wind (chair) Mexico Coastal Plain 2. Inventory, repack, and re-box the Vice-chair Colin North is the new material as needed. committee chair, effective 7/1/11. 3. Assign boxes of publications to Twelve members of the committee are donations going to universities or to finishing their three-year appointments; store them, awaiting assignment. Publications Pipeline several will be asked to rejoin (contingent 4. Prepare pallets of boxes to go to Editor’s note: Publications Pipeline on approval by AAPG President universities. committee’s report was inadvertently Paul Weimer). The committee welcomes 5. Label, prepare pallet inventory, omitted from the 2010 Annual Report. several new members this year and shrink-wrap with plastic film, and Below is the 2010 report for the thanks members leaving the committee arrange shipment. committee. for their diligence. Close cooperation with the Elected Editor, Stephen In 2010–2011 we received approximately The mission of the AAPG Publication Laubach, is required and provided on all 2,500 boxes weighing 35–40 pounds Pipeline Committee is to improve publications efforts. each of publications from 51 donors. geoscience education in countries abroad Finally, AAPG Headquarters staff, Total tonnage shipped since the program by providing used geoscience books and including Geoscience Director began is in excess of 81 tons distributed periodicals at no cost to eligible libraries Jim Blankenship, has kept the publications to more than 50 universities and countless that request them. effort moving in the right direction. We students around the world. To fulfill its mission, the Publication couldn’t achieve our mission without the This past year we inventoried about Pipeline Committee collects donations of active involvement of HQ, notably 700 boxes of publication, placed them geoscience books and periodicals and Beverly Molyneux and Paula Sillman. on pallets, at 36 boxes per pallet, and forwards them to overseas universities sent 20 pallets to Nigeria, paid for by and libraries. Publications are donated by Terri Olson, Chair Chevron, plus 9 pallets to Nigeria paid geoscientists, some of whom are retired by Shell, 2 pallets to Columbia, paid for or deceased geoscientists and company Committee members: Tim Carr, by Schlumberger and 2 pallets to libraries. The books and periodicals are Robert Countryman, Timothy Diggs Bangladesh, paid for by Chevron. We inventoried, boxed, stored, and then (vice-chair), Ashton Embry III, Don Gautier, sent two pallets to Mozul, Iraq paid by distributed when a recipient university is Gretchen Gillis, Alexis Godet, USAID. In addition we have two pallets identified. These publications are shipped Steven Goolsby, Carolyn Green, ready for pick up to go to Vietnam. with the assistance of AAPG members, Cathy Hanks, Barry Katz, Howard Johnson, We also have prepared two pallets each student chapters, affiliated societies and Heather LaReau, John Lorenz, for Chile and Pakistan, on hold waiting companies with overseas operations. Ernie Mancini, Colin North (vice-chair), on confirmation of shipping details and When necessary, the committee applies Terri Olson (chair), Marty Parris, a sponsor. to the AAPG Foundation for funding to Jack Pashin, Doug Peters, Dean Potter, We have prepared two pallets to go to ship these materials. To date the Marty Robinson, Atle Rotevatn, the West Indies; waiting on confirmation committee has shipped over 70 tons of Francois Roure, Timothy Sheeby, from sponsor, BHP. publications to numerous universities Russell Stands-Over-Bull, Denise Stone, Storage capacity at Granite is 28 pallets. serving an untold number of students in and Mike Sweet (vice chair) Due to occasional large incoming more than a dozen countries.

Annual Report 2151 Accomplishments – improved tracking of incoming and Gerrit Wind, Chair outgoing donations, and improved file Fiscal Year 2009–2010 identification and archiving. Committee members: Jon Frederic Blickwede, Outgoing Shipments (Donations Martin Macdermott Cassidy, Sent To Universities) Charles A. Caughey, David Drowley, The Committee has had another Treasurer’s Report Janet B. Heagy, Claudio Dario Manzolillo, successful year. Outgoing shipments Rick Wall, our treasurer, prepared the Amy Cara Moss-Russell, consisted of 11 tons in 9 shipments sent Annual Treasurer’s Report. Thanks for a Timothy Gray Russell, to 9 universities in 3 different countries successful year! Raymond Paul Sorenson, Frederick M. Wall, (Nigeria, Bangladesh and Argentina). Committee members worked an and Gerrit Wind (chair) Shipments consisted of 642 boxes in average of 12 hours per week. This plus 18 pallets. the 12 hours per week by the contract Research In addition we just sent six pallets to be data entry person results in more than The functions of the Research split between three Nigerian Universities 120 hours per month of work at our Committee (RC) are to (1) monitor and six more pallets are also being built staging site. The volunteer work includes research related to exploration and to go to Nigerian universities. We would physical labor moving 40-pound boxes production of petroleum and energy like to thank Chevron and Shell for around. We wish to especially thank two minerals, (2) promote interchange of sponsoring the shipping costs for these of our members who have done the research ideas through Hedberg and donations. We also have at least one bulk of this work: Claudio Manzolillo and other conferences, (3) assist other AAPG shipment of two pallets being built for Martin Cassidy. committees with matters related to Universidad Industrial de Santander, We added two new members: research, and (4) cooperate with other Bucaramanga, Colombia. Schlumberger Amy Moss and Jon Blickwede. Thanks for organizations to gather data and prepare is the sponsor. sharing the work. Our staging site is reports on subjects of interest to provided by Granite Properties for geoscientists. Conferences for which the $1 per year and additional space is committee is responsible include Shipments Awaiting Sponsors provided pro bono by Casmar Corp. (1) Hedberg conferences (3–5 day • Outgoing Shipment of two pallets for (Dr. Martin Cassidy). We thank them. events), (2) symposia (1–2 day events Mosul Iraq is complete but waiting as a test for possible Hedberg scale on shipping sponsors. conferences), and (3) joint conferences • Universidad de Atacama, Chile. Future Activities with other societies. Waiting on sponsor. Our most urgent issues continue to be In addition we proactively initiated the 1. Identifying universities that need the following outgoing shipments-donations, publications Goals which are in various stages of preparation: 2. Finding in-country AAPG members Goals achieved by the Research • Universidad de San Marcos, Lima, Perú able to assist the Publication Pipeline Committee (RC) during the fiscal year • Universidad del Altiplano, Puno, Perú with receipt of shipments at include: (1) seven Hedberg conferences • Universidad Central de Colombia, destination or symposia completed and scheduled, Bogotá, Colombia 3. Locating companies and or (2) three or more joint conferences • University of West Indies, Trinidad & organizations who can underwrite (SEG/SPE/EAGE), with AAPG organizing Tobago shipment costs. at least one/year, and (3) major • University of Karachi, Pakistan restructuring of the RC to broaden As in years past, special emphasis will expertise, increase young members (<35 be put upon involving more AAPG yr.) without losing “corporate memory,” Incoming Shipments (Donations members, especially in-country members and increase international representation, Received From Individuals And and student chapters who can help continue support of (4) Special Interest Companies) facilitate and ensure an efficient donation Groups (Reservoir Deformation & We received 1,242 boxes from 45 program. This type of collaborative effort Unconventional Reservoirs). donors this past year. Improvement in has worked well in the past and is our PPC marketing is indicated by the level model for success in the future. of incoming donations. If we consider Current Active Committee Members Progress during Fiscal Year only the individual donations, not have all spent time and hard labor to (July 1, 2010–June 30, 2011) counting the large XOM donations in achieve our results. We are labeled • Conferences completed so far this 2007 and 2009, we received: a “committee” but function as a small year include Multi-Disciplinary distribution company requiring constant Examination of an Outcrop and work, each week, and a formal meeting Analog for Exploration and Reservoir Other Highlights each month. Here is the group of Prediction In Deep-Water We saw improvement in our inventory volunteers, all AAPG members, that Depositional Systems – A Field process and the addition of a contract makes it happen (in no particular order): Conference (Approved) with data entry person. In 2009 we Claudio Manzolillo, Jan Heagy, Rick Wall, Conveners Peter King, Greg Browne, inventoried over 600 boxes. We Chuck Caughey, Dave Drowley, and Malcolm Arnot developed a process to handle incoming Gerrit Wind, Ray Sorenson (Tulsa), • Applications of Reservoir Fluid and outgoing donations including a new Amy Moss-Russell, Jon Blickwede, and Geochemistry (June 8–11, 2010, and complete information request of course, Martin Cassidy. The GSA Vail, CO) instruction packet, compatible incoming conferee is William G. Gilliam. We are • Critical Assessment of Shale and outgoing donations inventory forms, geoscientists helping geoscientists! Resource Plays (joint

2152 Annual Report AAPG/SPE/SEG/SPWLA, December Make-up of the Research Committee conferences as well as technical sessions 5–10, 2010, Austin, TX) The RC now consists of 44 members: at the annual meetings. The committee • Natural Gas Geochemisty (May 9–12, 25 industry, 8 services, 10 academia, also encourages and supports publications 2011, Beijing) 1 government. This includes 3 student on these topics. members and 5 new young professionals The committee is working with the GIS (developed with the aid of the AAPG Proposals Approved and in the Committee on a “Digital Atlas of Outcrop Young Professionals Committee). In planning process Analogs.” The purpose of the Atlas is to addition, we have 2 AAPG Representatives. • Applications of Reservoir Fluid compile documented outcrop studies in We now have a Committee Co-Chair Geochemistry, Conveners: Michael a digital format for geoscientists to use serving on the Technical Advisory and McCaffrey as reservoir analogues and other Committee and have Committee • Enhanced Geothermal Systems applications. The key papers from a members serving as representatives to (Spring, 2011 – date and Hedberg Conference titled “Sandstone the AAAS & AAPG Education Committee. location TBD) Deposition in Lacustrine Environments” • Estimating Reserves (Geoscience are being prepared for publication. The Technology) Conveners: Sneider committee is also working with the GIS and Ritter, Peter Hennings, Co-chair committee to develop a geologic atlas of • Workshop, GTW; that may become Ron Nelson, Co-chair the best reservoir-analogue outcrops Hedberg, Conveners: Tearpock worldwide. The committee is actively and Jenkins Committee members: seeking additional projects for next year. • Microbial Carbonate Reservoirs, Jonathan Patrick Allen, These possibly include (1) promoting Convener: Mancini James Howard Anderson, publications on microbial carbonates and • Fundamental Controls on Flow in Andrew Nicholas Bishop, geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide, Carbonates, Convener: Agar Jean-Yves D. Chatellier, Jean-Marc Daniel, (2) sponsoring an Archie Conference Thomas W. Dignes, Geoffrey Ellis, on the petrophysics of shale gas or new Bryant Robert Fulk, Fang Hao, aspects of reservoir geologic analysis, and Ulysses S. Hargrove III, Werner M. Heigl, (3) co-sponsoring a Geoscience Technical Conferences Proposals Being Christian J. Heine, Julia Black Hennings, Workshop on determining in-place Reviewed And In The Planning For Peter Hill Hennings (co-chair), reserves in fractured reservoirs. 2011–2012 Ronald Jay Hill, Allegra Hosford Scheirer, • Basin Modeling, Convener” Ayodele Jegede, Barry Jay Katz, Marie-Christine Cacas Christopher G. St. C. Kendall, • Reservoir Heterogeneity: Angela Dial Kennedy, Lee Krystinik, Thomas C. Chidsey Jr., Chair Integrated Analysis/Modeling, Joel Herve Le Calvez, Ernest A. Mancini, Convener: Snedden Lisa Marie Marlow, David McCormick, Committee members: • Latitudinal Controls on Stratigraphic Tip Meckel, Donald Arthur Medwedeff, Thomas Campbell Chidsey Jr. (chair), Models and Sedimentary Concepts, Tess Menotti, Gerald Eric Michael, James Owen Puckette, John Scott Sneider, Convener: Fraticelli and Markwick Daniel Moos, Ronald Alan Nelson and Stacey E. Weltmer (co-chair), Henrique Penteado, Kenneth Eric Peters, Matthew Troy Poole, Bradford Eugene Prather, Topics Under Discussion Jon R. Schwalbach Jr., Eugene A Shinn, • Eustasy, Tectonics and Climate: What Arthur Tremaine Smith, Paul David Wagner, Sections Drives the Stratigraphic Pulse Kate S. Weissenburger, Joann E. Welton, The primary purpose of the Committee • Latitudinal Controls on Stratigraphic Lesli Joy Wood, and Yanqing Yu is to share information and strategies Models and Sedimentary Concepts about the organization and conduct of a • Multi-Disciplinary Examination of an successful annual meeting, symposium Outcrop Analog for Exploration and or other meeting at the Section or Reservoir Prediction in Deep-Water Reservoir Development local society level. Sections will be Depositional Systems – A Field The mission of the AAPG Reservoir encouraged to adopt a business plan. Conference Development Committee is to promote The committee will help identify • Reservoir Heterogeneity: Integrated and support the importance of candidates for AAPG office and awards. Analysis and Modeling cost-effective and integrated development The Sections Committee meets once a • Mathematic Basis for Basin and of oil and gas reservoirs and fields. The month by teleconference and provides Petroleum System Modeling committee works with the Research each section president or executive • Appalachian Unconventional Oil & Committee, Education Committee, committee officer an opportunity to Gas Plays Publications Committee, and with other discuss matters pertinent to their • Eustatics versus Tectonics: What professional societies such as SPE, sectional operations and support for the Drives the Stratigraphic Pulse SPWLA, SEG and EAGE to provide AAPG AAPG. During 2010–2011, the exchange • Eolian Reservoir Compartmentalization members involved with or interested in of information centered on the following reservoir characterization and field key topics initiated last year such as development with resources to enhance (1) Sectional and the annual ACE Special Interest Groups their technical and business skills. The meetings, (2) how to promote the AAPG Both special interest groups have met committee strives to identify new at the section level, (3) building better during the year and published results of technologies and concepts important in relationships between the section and their meetings. field development and to sponsor affiliated societies, (4) application of the

Annual Report 2153 Constitution & Bylaws, (5) membership Sections Committee ideas and future directions as to how recruitment, (6) the Imperial Barrel they wish to see the sections precede to Competition, (7) student chapters, Outreach to Students support their careers and professional (8) Young Professionals Committee, and and Young development. Providing these types of (9) miscellaneous topics coming out of leadership opportunities and experiences other AAPG Committees or the HoD Professionals (YPs) will foster the next generation of AAPG and its committees. Discussions have been held on how to Section leaders. Monthly Section Committee get the sections more involved with the During monthly teleconferences, the teleconferences inform Section leaders Student Chapters located in affiliated Section presidents are encouraged to of the various services available to the society cities by conducting joint draw upon past Student Chapter Sections from AAPG HQ, including meetings with the Student Chapters. Presidents and former Imperial Barrel Section election services, marketing The challenge is how to retain student Award Program participants as candidates services, and liability insurance coverage. members after graduation. The focus of for Section committees, Section officers, During FY2010–2011, Gulf Coast, Mid the outreach concentrates on the existing and delegates to the AAPG House Continent, and Southwest Sections generation gap between students and of Delegates. utilized AAPG services to conduct their the majority of active members of the elections. The Pacific, Southwest, and AAPG creating a void of communication, Sections Committee Collaboration Rocky Mountain Sections promoted their rhetoric and rapport. The meeting will be with Education Committee annual meetings by sending email blasts an excellent avenue to recruit student The Sections Committee is discussing from AAPG HQ to Section members. members and promote each Section of with the Education Committee a pool for Most Sections called upon AAPG the AAPG with the student chapters. potential educators based on educators for insurance coverage of their annual The proposed preparation for a joint who have presented short courses at the meetings and field trips. meeting follows. ACE, annual section meetings and other • Section requests an affiliated Society section and AAPG continuing education to invite local university AAPG Student courses throughout the past several Chapter to conduct a joint meeting years. The pool would be easily accessed • Section covers expenses for based on a needed topic and the Sections Committee students (meal) appropriate speaker for the course. Each • Section officers and committee chairs section has a member placed on the Makeup have a viable presence at meeting education committee. Historically, the Sections Committee is • Affiliated Society program chair is the During the May Section Presidents’ comprised of the Sections Committee meeting liaison and contacts the teleconference, Martin Dubois, Chair, the vice president of Sections, the university faculty advisor for the representing the Education Committee current elected Section presidents, plus AAPG Student Chapter (found on proposed having an education one or two appointed committee AAPG website) or geology committee member present at each of members from each Section. For the department chair the Section board meetings at each of past few years this committee structure • AAPG Student Chapter president the Sections’ annual meetings. The idea has been less effective. Alternate forms accepts invitation for the meeting was that this could help promote of Sections committee makeup are being • Date, time, and location (on-campus collaboration and align AAPG Education considered. preferred but may be off-campus program offerings with Section needs. The monthly teleconferences include sight) are agreed upon Currently, there is a representative on the primarily the Section presidents. The • Determine food and beverage service Education Committee from all but the appointed Sections committee members for the meeting (ex. pizza party for a Pacific Section. Efforts will be made to sometimes participate in the annual luncheon meeting, caterer, or recruit a Pacific Section representative for Sections committee meeting, but university food service) the Education Committee. The Sections otherwise, seem to have no clear • Affiliated Society provides speaker, Committee can play a role to encourage purpose. One obvious challenge to discusses Imperial Barrel competition, Section Presidents to invite Education recruiting Sections committee members has a member distribute AAPG Committee representatives to their is the three-year committee term, in Student membership forms annual Section board meetings. addition to the years of service • Student Chapter/geology club Each section discusses their best ascending through other Section officer provides tours of department, practices during the monthly positions to the Section presidency. discusses current projects, new teleconferences. These discussions One possible solution may be for a innovations/equipment, possibly hopefully will yield better continuity smaller committee and have each provides a poster session between the autonomous section section president and past president The project goal provides the student procedures. The teleconferences were serve on the committee spanning a communication with current AAPG moved from bimonthly to monthly potential two-year period. This would be members and creates confidence upon following the Houston ACE meeting in an automatic obligation to being elected joining an affiliated society upon May 2011. and gives each section an opportunity to graduation so the young professional is The annual section meetings are have two members at the meeting. The comfortable to immediately become discussed each month, as the meetings past presidents will have excellent ideas active in the affiliated society, section, take a tremendous amount of time, and suggestions for the section’s and at the annual meeting level. planning, and commitment. The financial committee. Both section members will The Sections have begun recruiting success of these meetings provides the be well informed about section matters Young Professional members to serve as funding for each section’s various and normally will be attending the on their respective boards. These projects including student scholarships convention. members’ presence will help bridge and continuing education for the

2154 Annual Report members of each section. The annual Active Student Chapters 108 $500: Oklahoma University section meetings offer a special Chapters, USA 97 4th Place, Student Oral Presentation atmosphere for transferring technical Chapters, International 135 $500: Justin MacDonald data pertaining to the geological Gift to Student’s School provinces and plays in the geographical Programs, Sponsors, Awards $250: University of Abelaide limits within each section. & Recipients 1st Place, Student Poster Student Membership Fees Chevron Presentation $2,000: Henry Campos Craig Reynolds, Chair Student Lounge, ACE Chevron Gift to Student’s School Student Lounge, ICE $1,000: University of Texas at Austin 2nd Place, Student Poster Committee members: Student Reception, ICE/ACE Presentation $1,500: Kurtis Woolf Danny W. Harrelson, Carroll L. Kinney, ExxonMobil Gift to Student’s School Brian Edward Lock, John Albert Minch, Student Presentation Awards, $750: University of Texas at Austin Jaime Patino, Craig Wayne Reynolds ACE Shell E&P 3rd Place, Student Poster (chair), and Gregory R. Wrightstone Student Travel Stipends (30), ACE Shell E&P Presentation $1,000: Rocio Bernal Outstanding Student Chapter Gift to Student’s School Awards, ACE Schlumberger $500: University of Texas at Austin Participation in Trips and 4th Place, Student Poster Student Chapter Courses, ACE Nexen Presentation $500: Greg Baniak The mission of the Student Chapter Student Field Trip, ACE Hess, Nexen $250: University of Alberta Committee (SCC) is to support the Student Volunteers, ACE ConocoPhillips 2011 Schlumberger Outstanding establishment and ongoing efforts of Datapages Free Download Cards, Student Chapter Awards, AAPG Student Chapters at academic ACE Shell E&P Houston, TX institutions. To this end, the SCC will act Student Attendee Assistance as the primary liaison between AAPG Fund, ACE Hess Outstanding Student Chapter, USA and its student and faculty members. Book Gift Program $250 per eligible $1,000 San Diego State University Within AAPG, the SCC will be a leader in chapter: 23 chapters Honorable Mentions, USA establishing programs that will promote L. Austin Weeks Stephen F. Austin student membership, facilitate student Undergraduate Grants $500 for University of Utah involvement in the greater organization, recipients/ Outstanding Student Chapter, Int’l and provide avenues to students for $500 for $1,000: Gadjah Mada University research and career opportunities in the chapter: Honorable Mentions, Int’l earth sciences. The SCC will strive to 58 chapters University of Bucharest maintain an active, diverse membership University of Padjadjaran that represents a broad disciplinary and 2011 Annual Convention, 2011 Jim Hartman Service to geographic distribution of professionals, Houston, Texas Students Award, Houston, TX thereby providing a valuable resource to An anonymous donor provided $25 students as they transition from AAPG Bookstore gift certificates for all Robert T. Clarke academics to professional careers. The student presenters. This award is presented in recognition committee should maintain an Student chapters from Colorado School of long-term support of AAPG student international co-chair or vice-chair to of Mines, Imperial College of London, members and significant contributions to champion non-domestic chapters and Oklahoma State University, Southern the educational and professional their issues, as well as apply for Methodist University, Stephen F. Austin development of young geoscientists. foundation funding for specific needs, State University, University of California both international and domestic in nature. Fresno State, University of Western Committee Highlights Ontario, and the Universidad Nacional de The Student Chapter Program was Colombia worked the AAPG General highlighted at several events during the Committee Structure store in order to raise money for their 2011 Annual Convention and Exhibition During the 2010–2011 fiscal year, the chapters. In total $5,466.14 was in Houston, TX. Over 400 students, SCC had 18 members, which represented distributed amongst the schools that faculty, and industry representatives a broad spectrum of professional and participated. This program allows students attended the AAPG/SEPM Student geographic diversity. Committee to raise money for their chapters. Reception, sponsored by ExxonMobil. membership included 3 students and The annual student field trip was heavily 10 early career professionals. The 2011 Shell Best Student attended. This was a one-day, committee leadership included three Presentation Awards, Houston, TX pre-meeting tour of the Gulf Coast. The vice chairs responsible for supervising 1st Place, Student Oral trip was centered around one question, domestic chapters (vice-chair: Bryant Fulk), Presentation $2,000: Anjali Fernandes “Was Hurricane Ike the Big One?” international chapters (vice-chair: Gift to Student’s School Students and industry professional alike Stephanie Thomas), and conventions $1,000: University of Texas at Austin looked into the effects and aftermath of (vice-chair: Rhonda Welch). 2nd Place, Student Oral a recent giant storm. Due to generous Presentation $1,500: Danica Dralus corporate support, student registration for Gift to Student’s School the field trip was $25. Student Chapter Membership $750: Stanford At the 2011 ACE, fifteen students (As of 06/30/2011) 3rd Place, Student Oral participated in the AAPG Student Poster Total Student Members 9,890 Presentation $1,000: Xavier Refunjol Competition. Fifteen students also Total Student Chapters 232 Gift to Student’s School participated in the AAPG Student Oral

Annual Report 2155 Competition. For the oral competition, and work more effectively with our Gillis. Gretchen agreed to serve as student presentations were dispersed Young Professional counterparts co-chair of the committee. TAC activities among the regular technical sessions. (completed) included the following. Judges’ scores showed that the student • Increasing our efforts to permanently presentations were often on par with fund some of our core programs and 2010 Calgary ICE their professional counterparts. initiatives (ongoing) Fran Hein served as the TAC liaison for This year the Student Chapters this meeting and was heavily involved in Committee received a generous Richard Ball, Chair planning and organization. She presented donation from James A. Hartman that insights to the process, including the will permanently fund both the Student Committee members: abstract reviews, at the TAC annual Chapter Leadership Summit and a similar Carlos Alberto Aizprua Luna, meeting in Houston. Her summary was local event. The committee is extremely Richard William Ball (chair), distributed to committee members and grateful for Mr. Hartman’s continued David A. Dolph, included a number of suggestions for generosity towards the future Adegbenga Oluwafemi Esan, improving key processes. TAC members membership of the AAPG. We expect the Meredith L. Faber, Bryant Robert Fulk reviewed abstracts prior to the meeting program to expand internationally within (vice-chair domestic), and either served as session chairs or per our three-year expansion plan. Jacquelyn LaMar Holt, helped to find volunteers for session The 4th Annual Student Chapter William S. Houston, chair duty. The abstract reviewers Leadership Summit was held in August Anthony Joseph Kolodziej, reported difficulties such as abstracts 2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Eighteen Shannon N. LeBlanc, being assigned to the wrong sessions, students, representing each of the Ryan Thomas Lemiski, difficulties in identifying student various regions and sections attended Joseph Allen McShane, submittals, low rankings of submittals by this event. The objective of the SCLS was Kevin Sullivan Meyer, non-native English speaking authors, and to bring student leaders from across the Lauren Ashley Michel, John Albert Minch, the need to tweak the “anonymous” globe together to network, share Douglas Freddie Minken, review process. experiences and ideas, and brainstorm Cory Watson Moore, ways to increase effectiveness of student Danielle Marie Nihiser, initiatives throughout AAPG. The Kori Kristen Norberg, Jessica E. Poteet, 2011 Houston ACE 5th annual SCLS is scheduled for August Karyn Lyn Powell, We held our annual Technical Advisory 2011 in Boulder, Colorado. Support for Andrew Micheal Ranson, Claudia Rassi, Committee meeting in conjunction with this year’s program comes from the Eva-Maria Rumpfhuber, the Houston ACE. Twenty people AAPG, GCAGS, and the Eastern Section. Dharmawan H. Samsu, attended the meeting, including those Initiatives on the international front Stephanie Germaine Thomas (vice-chair involved with the planning and execution continue to expand and see fruition. The international), Mike Unger, for the Calgary and Houston meetings, use of social media to connect and Donald Walker, Rhonda A. Welch, and those involved in the preparation for promote chapters is intensifying, and its Stanley Rich Wharton, and Janet Yun the meetings scheduled in Milan, Long importance as a way to attract and Beach, and Pittsburgh. Discussions interest a young demographic should not focused on ways to help local be minimized. The Imperial Barrel Award, Technical Advisory committees prepare for their meeting, while not maintained by the SCC, is a The goal of the Technical Advisory and issues relating to abstract review and way to engage student chapters, and the Committee (TAC) is to provide a global selection. Linda Sternbach presented a participation by international schools is view of cutting-edge technology for document that captured the Technical increasing. Additionally, projects to help inclusion in all technical programs, Program Committee’s experiences and solve language barrier issues, which have educational programs, and publications. provided a number of suggestions for proved troublesome in the past, are The TAC will provide support for the future organizers, most of which focused being implemented on several continents. AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition on meeting themes and theme chairs, While the SCC continues to (ACE) and the International Conference poster sessions, and critical deadlines. administer its regular annual programs, and Exhibition (ICE) technical program it also plans to embark on a series of committees on developing conference 2011 Milan ICE initiatives for the 2011–12 fiscal year. technical programs. Philippe de Clarens is the TAC liaison and These initiatives include The Technical Advisory Committee AAPG Vice Chair, and Pinar Yilmaz serves (TAC) works with ACE and ICE Technical on the Technical Program Committee. The • Redesigning the formal SCC structure Program Committees (TPCs) to ensure a program features 7 themes and will have so that communication and high quality technical program is presented over 500 presentations. TAC members organization are streamlined at the respective annual meetings. To assisted with abstract reviews and session (completed 2011) fulfill that role, the committee must framing. We expect Milan to be a very • The SCC will work to share best represent a broad range of technical successful meeting. practices between all student chapters expertise from a representative group of in order to improve and grow our industry and academic organizations. TAC domestic and international student also strives to develop broad geographic 2012 Long Beach ACE base (ongoing) distribution, with a goal of having Dalton Lockman and Dan Schwartz • Increasing the scope of SCLS members that can interact closely with serve as TAC liaisons for this meeting. programs by piloting a Local SCLS local organizing committees as they Themes and theme chairs have been program (completed) develop their technical programs. During chosen and the Call for Abstracts is • Reorganizing the SCC structure to the 2010–11 cycle, TAC added two new currently open. We expect that TAC better serve students at a local level, members, John Suter and Gretchen members will be involved in the abstract

2156 Annual Report review process, and some have been introduce students to possible career paths the U.S. Sections and International identified to assist with field trips and to facilitate their future in the geosciences. Regions as a whole. The balance short courses. The speakers also may discuss relevant within each of the two categories is changes to the job market or present varied and unbalanced from year to information about new technical year. This variation is caused by 2012 Singapore ICE challenges. The program also demonstrates many factors that include the We expect to begin involvement with the advantages of active participation in concentration of volunteers within the Singapore group in the summer of AAPG as well as increased interaction the area, corporate travel and time 2011. between industry and academic staff. constraints, and accessibility in Coordination with other AAPG programs certain cases. The committee will 2013 Pittsburgh such as Student Chapter, Grants-in-Aid, continue to review visits annually in Tim Carr attended the TAC meeting in Student Expo, IBA, YP, and Publications order to target areas of need as Houston and is beginning his Pipeline are important to our efforts. Some they arise. organizational efforts as Technical areas of note from this year and plans for The VGP Committee is striving to create Program Chair. future efforts include the following. a better balance of visits to geosciences A sub-team was organized during the departments around the world. This and Houston TAC meeting to examine effective communication and information procedures for abstract review, beginning 1. Visiting Geoscientist Tours: AAPG sharing among our visiting geologist with what constitutes a good abstract. Foundation funded tours continue to volunteers, geosciences university groups, Gretchen Gillis, Peter Henning, flourish. Such visits have received very and committee members remain our John Suter, and Steve May are good feedback to date, but require biggest challenges. considering making recommendations to significant assistance from the local improve the abstract review and affiliate societies. In the coming year, selection process to build stronger AAPG President Paul Weimer will John Kaldi, Chair technical programs. extend Fred Schroeder’s successful Edith Wilson, Chair short course model to students across South America, and the committee Committee members: Carlos Abreu, will endeavor to facilitate and fund at Gretchen Gillis and Jon Schwalbach, Bayo Akinpelu, Lee Billingsley, least one tour within the Africa Co-Chairs Chuck Caughey, Bob Cowdery, Roy Cox, Region. A tour is also planned for the Myriam Cuylaerts, John Dolson, Mid-continent region. These three Committee members: Pat Gratton, Chris Heine, John Hogg, extended visits will help to plug the John Kaldi (chair), Carrie Kidd, Samuel Olusegun Akande, Sumit Bhardwaj, gaps from past years. Philippe de Clarens, Arthur Dean Donovan, Peter Lloyd, Kevin Meyer, Cory Moore, 2. Communication: The members, with Andras Nemeth, Fred Schroeder, Gretchen M. Gillis (co-chair), staff support, have committed to a Michael Robert Gross, Frances J. Hein, Steve Shaw, Paul Weimer, complete overhaul of the VG web and Edith Wilson (chair). Elsa Jeanneth Jaimes, Rami Ahmed Kamal, page, including better organization of Dalton Fredric Lockman, Steven Robert May, information, online database, and Rohit Mohanty, Miguel I. Mora-Glukstad, updated content. This effort will be Ronald Alan Nelson, lead by Cory Moore and Christopher Alan Presmyk, Myriam Caylaerts, and will be Jon R. Schwalbach Jr. (co-chair), complete in time for students to use Youth Educational Daniel Evan Schwartz, in the fall. In addition, each VG Stephen A. Sonnenberg, committee member will scan their Activities John Robert Suter, and Pinar Oya Yilmaz region for student chapters that have The Youth Education Activities gone inactive and will approach these Committee serves the youth of today and universities to schedule a visit. helps create the geoscientists of Visiting Geoscientist Program 3. Publicity: AAPG headquarters staff has tomorrow. The members will strive to offered to provide each Visiting increase the knowledge and appreciation The function of the committee on the Geoscientist and committee member of the geosciences among students and Visiting Geoscientist Program (VGP) as with the “Key to AAPG,” a thumb teachers. These tasks will be defined in the mission statement is to drive containing all the key accomplished by supporting the broad provide university students and institutions information pertinent to efforts of AAPG members participating in worldwide with a balanced picture of VG/student/faculty interactions. K-12 outreach efforts and increased geosciences in the petroleum, energy 4. Local Coordination: Visitors, communication. Committee efforts are minerals, and environmental industries; especially those attempting to also focused on the Earth Science Teacher provide information about careers in the arrange tours, are encouraged to of the Year Award and Teacher’s Program geosciences; project a positive image of contact the local affiliate societies to at national and section meetings. the geosciences profession; and establish logistical support as well as encourage geosciences career options for for an introduction to the academic Goals for 2010–2011 young scientists of high caliber. These community. AAPG Executive 1. To make the biggest impact on K-12 goals are achieved through direct student leadership has committed to help students to inspire the geoscientists of contact during college and university visits provide this support at the tomorrow. This long-standing goal of by active professional geoscientists. regional level. the YEA committee is accomplished Visiting geoscientists give a technical talk 5. VG Visits: Campus visits are currently through AAPG members visiting in an area of specialization as well as distributed almost evenly between classrooms, conducting teacher

Annual Report 2157 workshops, participating in career of the morning session teachers were Earth Science Teacher of the workshops, and providing materials for assigned an AAPG member as a mentor Year Award the classrooms. to tour them around the exhibit hall or Sharon Milito a 4th grade teacher in 2. Continue to increase the roll of attend technical sessions together. Headed Colorado Springs, Colorado, was the YEA in the Annual Meeting up by the program chair, Alison Henning, Earth Science Teacher of the Year Award Teacher Program through interaction the feedback was great and the next recipient (http://www.aapg.org/ between the Teacher of The Year teacher program in Long Beach is working explorer/2011/03mar/toty0311.cfm). and attendees of the teacher on following a similar schedule. There were four well-qualified candidates program. for the award this year. We hope to have 3. Increase interactions between AAPG six candidates (one from each section) members participating in outreach for next year. Efforts are underway to activities and the needs of teachers. AAPG K-12 Resources and Youth create more of a community of award This will be done through several Education Activities Websites winners past and present. Additionally, avenues including Geoclubs at the The K-12 Resources Page efforts are underway to revise the high school level, increased publicity (http://www.aapg.org/k12resources) is application process to make it more for existing curriculum materials, and designed to make it easier for teachers accessible for teachers and help facilitate perhaps field trips sponsored by AAPG and AAPG members to utilize available more applicants. Through the YEA associated with Earth Week and AGI. curriculum information. In addition, the website, AAPG members and Teacher of The YEA committee members are YEA committee website (http://www.aapg. the Year winners can have regular dedicated to make communication a org/committees/yea/) is the central page communication to better their curriculum priority between K-12 outreach efforts for committee members. If you have the and improve classroom setting outreach of AAPG and other earth science opportunity, please visit these pages and as a whole. organizations. provide feedback to continue to make them a useful resource for K-12 education Laura Zahm, Chair activities. The Geoscientist’s Professional Science Enrichment Handbook is available Committee members: Committee Activities for 2009–2010 on the AAPG website to download and Richard William Ball, 2011 AAPG Teacher Program utilize. This document created in Elizabeth Bartow Campen, Held on Monday, April 11, over forty conjunction with AGI is intended to be a Joan E. Crockett, Norbert Everett Cygan, teachers attended the All-Convention tool for AAPG members to use when Ronald L. Hart, Inda Proske Immega, Luncheon, took a seminar on the Tapestry asked to go into the K-12 Classroom. It Robert W. Krantz, Donald Watson Lewis, of Time Map, had the opportunity to ask provides suggestions, sample activities, and Peter MacKenzie, James Owen Puckette, the astronauts (Scott Carpenter, philosophical approach to getting young Nina Marie Rach, Gary Charles Robinson, Dr. Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt, and students fully engaged in the inquiry-based John Lee Stout, and Laura Cutright Zahm Dr. James F. Reilly II) questions. At the end exercises. (chair).

2158 Annual Report Association Awards

Sidney Powers 1998 – Albert W. Bally 2003 – Rex Monahan 1999 – Norman H. Foster 2004 – Hugh Davies Memorial Award 2000 – Gerald M. Friedman 2005 – No Recipient The Sidney Powers Memorial Award is a 2001 – Robert M. Sneider 2006 – No Recipient gold medal given in recognition of 2002 – James L. Wilson 2007 – John J. Amoruso distin-guished and outstanding 2003 – Peter R. Vail 2008 – James A. Gibbs contributions to, or achievements in, 2004 – Lawrence W. Funkhouser 2009 – M. Ray Thomasson petroleum geology. 2005 – Kenneth W. Glennie 2010 – Patrick J. F. Gratton 2006 – Robert M. Mitchum, Jr. 2011 – Daniel L. Smith 2007 – Arnold H. Bouma 1945 – Wallace E. Pratt 2008 – Fred F. Meissner 1947 – Alexander Deussen 2009 – Marlan W. Downey 1948 – A. I. Levorsen Honorary Members 2010 – L. Frank Brown, Jr. 1950 – Everette L. DeGolyer Honorary membership is bestowed 2011 – John W. Shelton 1951 – Max Steineke upon persons who have distinguished 1952 – K. C. Heald themselves by their service and 1953 – Frederic H. Lahee Michel T. Halbouty devotion to the science and profession 1954 – George Martin Lees of petroleum geology and the 1956 – William Embry Wrather Outstanding Association. 1957 – J. P. D. Hull 1958 – Paul Weaver Leadership Award 2011 Recipients 1959 – Raymond C. Moore Michel T. Halbouty Outstanding Robert L. Countryman 1960 – Henry V. Howe Leadership Award (formerly Michel T. Barry J. Katz 1961 – Clarence L. Moody Halbouty Memorial Human Needs R. Randy Ray 1962 – Lewis G. Weeks Award) is given each year by the Charles A. Sternbach 1963 – Hollis D. Hedberg Association in recognition of outstanding Steven L. Veal 1964 – Edgar W. Owen and exceptional leadership in the 1965 – Victor Elvert Monnett petroleum geosciences. Mahmoud Abdul-Baqi, 2003 1966 – William B. Heroy, Sr. Adebayo O. Akinpelu, 2010 1967 – Carey Croneis 1972 – Wallace E. Pratt John J. Amoruso, 1987 1968 – Maurice Ewing 1973 – Hollis Dow Hedberg Albert W. Bally, 1986 1969 – Ira H. Cram, Sr. 1974 – Cecil H. Green Richard S. Bishop, 2006 1970 – Frank R. CLark 1975 – Michel T. Halbouty George R. Bole, 1999 1971 – Frank A. Morgan 1976 – Lewis G. Weeks Louis C. Bortz, 1988 1972 – Morgan J. Davis, Sr. 1977 – Martin Van Couvering Arnold H. Bouma, 2007 1973 – Gordon I. Atwater 1978 – Vincent E. McKelvey James “Jim” Brooks, 1993* 1974 – G. Moses Knebel 1979 – M. Gordon Frey John R. V. Brooks, 1997* 1975 – Dean A. McGee 1980 – Creighton A. Burk Martha Lou Broussard, 2004 1976 – W. Dow Hamm 1981 – Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. David G. Campbell, 1995 1977 – Michel T. Halbouty 1982 – David M. Evans Elizabeth B. Campen, 2009 1978 – Kenneth H. Crandall 1983 – Harrison H. Schmitt A. T. “Toby” Carleton, 2000 1979 – William Hirst Curry, Jr. 1984 – Dean A. McGee Paul A. Catacosinos, 2000 1980 – Kenneth K. Landes 1985 – Leonard F. McCollum Stewart Chuber, 2004 1981 – Mason L. Hill 1986 – Eugene F. Reid James M. Coleman, 2002 1982 – Daniel A. Busch 1987 – Richard P. Sheldon Robert D. Cowdery, 1987 1983 – Grover E. Murray 1988 – Victor E. Oppenheim Brenda K. Cunningham, 2001 1984 – Robert J. Weimer 1989 – Guillermo P. Salas Guerra Edward K. David, 2005 1985 – J. Ben Carsey 1990 – Hans D. Knipping Herbert G. Davis, 1986 1986 – Merrill W. Haas 1991 – Roy M. Huffington Gerard J. Demaison, 1995 1987 – James E. Wilson 1992 – Donald F. Todd Li Desheng, 1994* 1988 – Rufus J. LeBlanc, Sr. 1993 – Gordon B. Oakeshott Wallace de Witt, Jr., 1999 1989 – Hugh Neumann Frenzel 1994 – George P. Mitchell Edward D. Dolly, 2007 1990 – John T. Galey 1995 – Gabriel Dengo Marlan W. Downey, 2007 1991 – John E. Kilkenny 1996 – Farouk El-Baz Bernard C. Duval, 1995* 1992 – Sherman A. Wengerd 1997 – Raymond A. Price George Eynon, 2008 1993 – Robert R. Berg 1998 – Robert S. Yeats William L. Fisher, 1990 1994 – William L. Fisher 1999 – Philip J. Currie Peter T. Flawn, 1983 1995 – John D. Haun 2000 – Thomas L. Wright Gerald Manfred Friedman, 1990 1996 – Bernold M. Hanson 2001 – Robert Calvin Milici Lawrence W. Funkhouser, 1984 1997 – Robert D. Gunn 2002 – John A. Reinemund Lee C. Gerhard, 1997 *Distinguished Achievement Awardee

Annual Report 2159 James A. Gibbs, 1995 John A. Taylor, 1982 Fred A. Dix, 1986 Ned (E. E.) Gilbert, 2001 M. Ray Thomasson, 2003 Carroll E. Dobbin, 1957 Robert N. Ginsburg, 1991 Jack C. Threet, 2008 Charles F. Dodge III, 1999 William E. Gipson, 1991 Bernard P. Tissot, 1987 Robert H. Dott, Sr., 1962 Kenneth W. Glennie, 2003 Harrison Lee Townes, 1997 E. T. Dumble, 1926 Howard R. Gould, 1979 Peter R. Vail, 1991 John E. “Brick” Elliott, 1970 Claus Heinrich Graf, 1996* Arthur M. Van Tyne, 1996 Samuel P. Ellison, 1982 Patrick J. F. Gratton, 2002 Koenraad Weber, 2004 Elmer W. Ellsworth, 1972 Willard R. Green, 1998 Robert J. Weimer, 1982 W. H. Emmons, 1946 Robbie Rice Gries, 1998 Larry D. Woodfork, 1990 Maurice Ewing, 1968 Walter P. Grün, 2003 Pinar O. Yilmaz, 2010 Norman L. Falcon, 1973 Robert D. Gunn, 1983 Donald L. Zieglar, 1986 John L. Ferguson, 1969 Frank W. Harrison, Jr., 1986 Peter A. Ziegler, 2009 Norman H. Foster, 1993 James Austin Hartman, 1992 Hugh N. Frenzel, 1982 John D. Haun, 1984 Deceased Honorary Members with H. B. Fuqua, 1983 Christopher P. M. Heath, 2005 Year of Election or Year of Award John T. Galley, 1980 G. Warfield “Skip” Hobbs, 2005 John Emery Adams, 1966 John E. Galley, 1983 John R. Hogg, 2010 Gordon I. Atwater, 1969 G. C. Gester, 1949 Terry L. Hollrah, 2006 Fritz L. Aurin, 1960 George R. Gibson, 1973 Myron K. Horn, 1997 Andrew D. Baillie, 1990 August Goldstein, Jr., 1981 Robert R. Jordan, 1993 Thomas D. Barber, 1997 H. B. Goodrich, 1929 John G. Kaldi, 2009 Leonidas T. Barrow, 1959 C. N. Gould, 1943 John R. Kerns, 1993 N. Wood Bass, 1961 Cecil H. Green, 1993 Hans H. Krause, 1998* Ted L. Bear, 1988 George C. Grow Jr., 1988 Susan M. Landon, 2000 B. Warren Beebe, 1966 Eduardo J. Guzmán, 1972 Roberto A. Leigh, 1996* Alfred H. Bell, 1962 Michel T. Halbouty, 1969 Donald W. Lewis, 2008 Allan Parnell Bennison, 1999 Dollie R. Hall, 1963 Robert G. Lindblom, 1999 Robert R. Berg, 1985 W. Dow Hamm, 1967 Peter M. Lloyd, 2008 D. L. Blackstone, Jr., 1990 Marcus A. Hanna, 1962 John P. Lockridge, 1987 Richard R. Bloomer, 1987 Bernold M. Hanson, 1984 Ernest A. Mancini, 2008 Leslie Bowling, 1975 Charles J. Hares, 1959 Charles J. Mankin, 2000 Don R. Boyd, 1989 G. D. Harris, 1935 Carl C. Branson, 1973 T. S. Harrison, 1956 Anibal R. Martinez, 1983* Jules Braunstein, 1980 Merrill W. Haas, 1979 John A. Masters, 1996 John M. Browning, 1985 Roy T. Hazzard, 1959 Marcio Rocha Mello, 1998* George S. Buchanan, 1965 John C. Hazzard, 1973 Daniel F. Merriam, 1996 Daniel A. Busch, 1978 Kenneth C. Heald, 1957 Richard F. Meyer, 1987 H. P. Bybee, 1956 Hollis D. Hedberg, 1967 Robert M. Mitchum, Jr., 2000 M. R. Campbell, 1934 Thomas A. Hendricks, 1971 Raul Mosmann, 2002 Carlos Walter M. Campos, 1992 William B. Heroy, 1957 William R. Muehlberger, 1995 Joe Cannon, 1994 William B. Heroy, Jr., 2001 D. Keith Murray, 1988 Everett Carpenter, 1958 Mason L. Hill, 1966 Roelof J. Murris, 1995* J. Ben Carsey, 1966 Melvin J. Hill, 1979 Arne R. Nielsen, 1992 Arlo E. Childs, 1970 R. T. Hill, 1926 J. Michael Party, 2009 H. Victor Church, 1987 John M. Hills, 1980 Douglas G. Patchen, 2004 Frank R. Clark, 1958 William J. Hilseweck, 1969 Alain Perrodon, 1995* Leslie M. Clark, 1976 Harold W. Hoots, 1974 M. Dane Picard, 1994 Robey H. Clark, 1985 Henry V. Howe, 1967 George B. Pichel, 1991 George V. Cohee, 1963 J. V. Howell, 1956 Edward B. Picou, Jr., 2002 Frank B. Conselman, 1970 M. King Hubbert, 1974 Lewis S. “Stan” Pittman, 2001 Kenneth H. Crandall, 1972 J. P. D. Hull, 1951 David G. Roberts, 2001 Ira H. Cram, Sr., 1964 George S. Hume, 1954 John W. Rold, 2006 Carey Croneis, 1965 V. C. Illing, 1960 Peter R. Rose, 2002 William H. Curry, Jr., 1973 James R. Jackson, Jr., 1982 Wolfgang Schlager, 1999* Doris S. M. Curtis, 1983 H. R. Johnson, 1953 Harrison Hagan Schmitt, 2006 N. H. Darton, 1938 Percy E. (Peter) Kent, 1976 Nahum Schneidermann, 1994 Morgan J. Davis, Sr., 1964 John E. Kilkenny, 1972 John W. Shelton, 1990 Ralph E. Davis, 1960 Robert E. King, 1970 Roger M. Slatt, 2003 L. Courtney Decius, 1975 Robert E. Klabzuba, 1992 Carl J. Smith, 2001 C. E. Decker, 1927 Robert M. Kleinpell, 1973 Daniel L. Smith, 2007 Ronald K. DeFord, 1965 Hugh Douglas Klemme, 1991 Stephen A. Sonnenberg, 2008 Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr., 1996 G. Moses Knebel, 1965 Bill St. John, 1988 E. L. DeGolyer, 1944 Samuel H. Knight, 1959 Donald Sherwood Stone, 1994 Alex Deussen, 1953 Edward Koester, 1971 Paul M. Strunk, 1999 Parke A. Dickey, 1989 Frank E. Kottlowski, 1985 *Distinguished Achievement Awardee

2160 Annual Report Hans G. Kugler, 1968 Don F. Tobin, 1998 to those who have distinguished F. H. Lahee, 1947 Arthur C. Trowbridge, 1958 themselves in service to AAPG. Kenneth K. Landes, 1962 Daniel Trumpy, 1964 A. C. Lawson, 1937 Edd R. Turner, 1982 1971 – August Goldstein, Jr. Rufus J. LeBlanc, 1981 Marion O. Turner, 1984 1972 – Howard R. Gould M. M. Leighton, 1950 W. H. Twenhofel, 1946 1973 – John D. Haun A. I. Levorsen, 1957 J. A. Udden, 1927 Leslie Bowling James O. Lewis, 1986 E. O. Ulrich, 1936 1974 – John T. Galey Ray C. Lewis, 1993 Martin Van Couvering, 1967 1975 – Jules Braunstein Theodore A. Link, 1962 W. A. J. M. van der Gracht, 1936 Robert J. Weimer E. R. Lloyd, 1950 F. M. Van Tuyl, 1949 1976 – James R. Jackson, Jr. John David Love, 1995 Walter A.Ver Wiebe, 1955 1977 – George V. Cohee Leonard F. McCollum, 1974 H. H. von Hofer, 1924 Samuel P. Ellison, Jr. Dean A. McGee, 1989 William A. Waldschmidt, 1979 1978 – Robert H. Dott, Sr. Duncan A. McNaughton, 1988 Robert F. Walters, 1987 Frank Gouin Robert E. Megill, 1993 Theron Wasson, 1960 1979 – George Copernicus Grow, Jr. Maurice G. Mehl, 1961 Paul Weaver, 1956 Thomas C. Hiestand Fred F. Meissner, 2001 Lewis George Weeks, 1967 John C. Maher Lee Hillard Meltzer, 1983 Sherman A. Wengerd, 1977 1980 – John E. Galley W. C. Mendenhall, 1935 David White, 1919 John W. Shelton Willis G. Meyer, 1984 I. C. White, 1926 1981 – Bernold M. Hanson Harry A. Miller, 1985 James E. Wilson, Jr., 1977 Frank E. Kottlowski Ralph LeRoy Miller, 1988 James Lee Wilson, 1987 Ralph L. Miller Marcus E. Milling, 1998 W. G. Woolnough, 1941 Marion Orville Turner H. D. Miser, 1948 W. E. Wrather, 1943 1982 – Donald W. Axford V. E. Monnett, 1955 Garth W. Caylor Clarence L. Moody, 1956 William L. Fisher Graham B. Moody, 1962 Outstanding Explorer Herbert G. Davis John D. Moody, 1972 Award Robert L. Fuchs Raymond C. Moore, 1957 Robert J. Gutru The Outstanding Explorer Award is given Robert B. Moran, 1959 Richard F. Meyer in recognition of distinguished and Frank A. Morgan, 1961 1983 – Don R. Boyd out-standing achievement in exploration Harold T. Morley, 1968 Fred A. Dix, Jr. for petroleum or mineral resources, by Grover E. Murray, 1970 James O. Lewis members who have shown a consistent Jerry Bowers Newby, 1967 D. Keith Murray pattern of exploratory success, and with Gordon B. Oakeshott, 1981 George B. Pichel an intended emphasis on recent discovery. W. W. Orcutt, 1926 Donald L. Zieglar Ezequiel Ordonez, 1935 2002 – Richard W. Beardsley 1984 – Dudley Harold Cardwell Edgar W. Owen, 1960 2003 – William J. Barrett Robert H. Dott, Jr. Ben H. Parker, 1966 2004 – Clayton H. Riddell John P. Lockridge John M. Parker, 1987 2005 – John P. Lockridge Eric A. Rudd James A. Peterson, 1996 2006 – Richard L. “Dick” Findley Grant Steele Thomas Hughes Philpott, 1993 2007 – Dan B. Steward 1985 – Thomas D. Barber Max G. Pitcher, 1994 2008 – Dudley J. Hughes Norman H. Foster Wallace E. Pratt, 1957 2009 – Michael J. Johnson George S. Galbraith R. D. Reed, 1939 2010 – John Amoruso, James A. Hartman Eugene F. “Bud” Reid, 1991 J. Denny Bartell James S. MacDonald John L. Rich, 1954 Larry Bartell William R. Moran John T. Rouse, 1971 2011 – Douglas K. Strickland Anthony Reso Edward C. Roy, Jr., 1993 1986 – Allan P. Bennison Eric A. Rudd, 1992* Louis C. Bortz R. Dana Russell, 1976 Robert R. Berg for Charles F. Dodge III R. D. Salisbury, 1919 Outstanding Myron K. Horn E. F. Schramm, 1956 Roscoe E. Shutt Charles Schuchert, 1934 Research Award 1987 – A. T. “Toby” Carleton E. H. Sellards, 1946 James A. Gibbs C. L. Severy, 1958 2009 – Bradford E. Prather John W. Harbaugh Laurence L. Sloss, 1981 2010 – Martin P. A. Jackson Daniel F. Merriam G. O. Smith, 1920 2011 – Ole Jacob Martinsen Bill St. John Robert M. Sneider, 1994 Larry D. Woodfork William C. Spooner, 1958 Distinguished Service 1988 – James M. Forgotson, Jr. Hans Stille, 1937 Gerald Manfred Friedman J. A. Taff, 1934 Award Robert R. Johnston Charles H. Taylor, 1961 The Distinguished Service Award is a Robert R. Jordan W. Taylor Thom, Jr., 1958 walnut plaque that is presented annually John R. Kerns *Special Commendation Awardee

Annual Report 2161 Jack P. Martin Gary E. Henry Lowell K. Lischer John A. Masters Gustavas Warfield Hobbs IV Deborah K. Sacrey 1989 – George R. Bole Maria Antonieta Lorente* 2005 – Adebaya Akinpelu Martha Lou Broussard Rafael Sanchez-Montes de Oca* Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr. Clemont H. Bruce Peter R. Rose Thomas E. Ewing David G. Campbell Roger M. Slatt Richard G. Green Lee C. Gerhard Carlos Maria Urien* Gerald E. Harrington Scott J. Lysinger 1997 – Lee T. Billingsley R. Randy Ray William H. Matthews III Stewart Chuber Charles Alan Sternbach 1990 – James A. Helwig Walter P. Grün* Jack C. Threet Michael E. “Mike” Hriskevich Terry L. Hollrah Scott W. Tinker Lewis S. “Stan” Pittman Frank Horvath* 2006 – Martin D. Hewitt William H. Roberts III John George Kaldi* Neil F. Hurley Edward C. Roy, Jr. Susan M. Morrice John George Kaldi Nahum Schneidermann Emiliano Mutti* Larry C. Knauer Richard Steinmetz David G. Roberts* Jeffrey W. Lund 1991 – Dudley W. Bolyard Dan L. Smith 2007 – Adekunle A. Adesida Robbie Rice Gries Anthony Tankard Alfredo E. Guzman George C. Hardin, Jr. 1998 – Kevin T. Biddle Andrew Hurst Jerome J. C. Ingels Patrick J. F. Gratton John C. Lorenz Edward D. Pittman C. Dennis Irwin, Jr. Eric P. Mason Robert M. Sneider David A. L. Jenkins Valary L. Schulz Don F. Tobin Brian D. Keith 2008 – Katharine Lee Avary 1992 – Edward A. Beaumont Hans H. Krause John (Jack) D. Edwards Steven H. Harris Celso Fernando Lucchesi* Barry A. Goldstein Christopher P. M. Heath Raul Mosmann* Douglas C. Peters Robert G. Lindblom F. Pierce Pratt 2009 – Alistair R. Brown James A. Peterson Edward G. Purdy* Larry L. Jones Phillip E. Playford* 1999 – Abdulla H. Al-Naim* Mike J. Lakin 1993 – Paul A. Catacosinos Jean Dercourt* Dalton F. Lackman John C. “Jack” Dunlap Richard Hardman* Kenneth M. Mallon Mateu Esteban* Ed W. Heath Randi S. Martinsen Gay L. Harmann Larré James A. Noel Robert C. Mummery Hugh M. Looney Roy D. Nurmi John E. Ritter Lucien Montadert* Douglas Gene Patchen Stephen L. Shaw Wolfgang Schlager* Edward B. Picou, Jr. Jack H. West George D. Severson Stephen A. Sonnenberg 2010 – Martin M. Cassidy Paul M. Strunk 2000 – Edward D. Dolly Rebecca L. Dodge Thomas L. Wright Peter M. Lloyd* Bob A. Hardage 1994 – Charles S. Hutchison* J. Michael Party Dwight “Clint” Moore Murray Johnstone* Robert T. Sellars, Jr. Terence G. O’Hare R. Pratjatna Koesoemadinata* Robert C. Shoup Craig W. Reynolds Susan Longacre Dietrich Welte* John W. Robinson Edward McFarlan, Jr. Pinar Oya Yilmaz G. A. S. Nayoan* 2001 – Elizabeth B. Campen Khalid Ngah* Chuck Caughey Distinguished Service James P. Rogers Ian Derek Collins John D. Sistrunk, Jr. Robert L. Countryman Award Carl J. Smith Ben D. Hare Arthur M. Van Tyne Jean R. Lemmon 2011 – Deborah E. Ajakaiye 1995 – Richard S. Bishop Tom Mairs Herman Darman Brenda K. Cunningham Wolfgang E. Schollnberger Rick L. Ericksen Edward K. David 2002 – Thomas S. Ahlbrandt Gretchen M. Gillis Samuel Arthur Friedman Jeffrey Aldrich Gina B. Godfrey Kenneth Jinghwa Hsu* Donald D. Clarke Sigrunn Johnsen Susan M. Landon John R. Hogg Walter C. “Rusty” Riese A. John Martin* 2003 – Norbert E. Cygan Charles R. (Chuck) Noll Donald W. Lewis M. Ray Thomasson Steven L. Veal Grover E. Murray Peter A. Ziegler* Paul Weimer Memorial Distinguished 1996 – Pablo Cruz-Helu* 2004 – Royce P. Carr Ashton F. Embry Pete G. Gray Educator Award George Eynon Jeanne E. Harris The Grover E. Murray Memorial Jeffrey C. Greenawalt Barry J. Katz Distinguished Educator Award (formerly *Special Commendation Awardee

2162 Annual Report Distinguished Educator Award) is given outstanding accomplishment which does Harmony scientific community to recognize distinguished and outstanding not otherwise qualify for existing honors in Indiana) contributions to geological education or awards. 2001 – Richard Warren (for his including, but not limited to, teaching commitment to the oil industry and counseling of students at the while facing personal affliction university level. Funded by Dr. and 1973 – Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt (for with fortitude) Mrs. Grover Murray, this award can also lunar exploration) 2001 – J. C. “Jay” Gallagher be given for education of the public and 1974 – Marcel and Conrad Schlumberger (posthumously) (for the management of educational programs. (posthumously) (for development successful evolution of the of electrical logging) International Pavilion) 1990 – John F. Bookout (for excellence 1995 – James Lee Wilson 2002 – Emmanuel Tamesis (for in exploration leadership) contributions to the education 1996 – Gerald M. Friedman 1991 – Norman H. Foster and of geologists and for L. L. Sloss Edward A. Beaumont (for work on achievements in Philippine Robert J. Weimer the Treatise of Petroleum Geology) petroleum exploration) 1997 – George B. Asquith 1995 – James Wood Clarke (for English 2003 – Waverly Person (for contributions Robert Louis Folk translation/publication of to the field of earthquake Harold G. Reading geological information from studies and establishment of 1998 – Gerard V. Middleton Soviet Union and Russia) the National Earthquake Lloyd C. Pray 1996 – Wesley G. Bruer (for adding Information Center) 1999 – D. L. Blackstone, Jr. Oregon to the list of producing 2004 – Dietrich H. Welte (for contributions Peter R. Vail states with the 1979 discovery in petroleum geochemistry and Roger G. Walker of the 70 bcf Mist gas field) numerical modeling of 2000 – Robert R. Berg 1996 – Norman D. Newell (for petroleum systems) John D. Haun paleoecological studies of 2005 – John W. Gibson, Jr. (for his Ernest A. Mancini Permian Reef complex of W. contribution to AAPG’s legacy 2001 – John W. Harbaugh Texas and organic evolution) on ethics) Clyde H. Moore 1997 – Marsha A. Barber (for 2006 – Jorge Ferrer (for efforts to improve Charles R. Stelck development of K-12 curricula and international communications) 2002 – Zuhair Al-Shaieb teacher training to improve public Roy H. Gabrielsen (for leadership William R. Muehlberger understanding of energy issues) of academic and industrial Paul E. Potter 1997 – Eugene M. Shoemaker (for petroleum research) 2003 – Albert V. Carozzi transforming meteor impacts into 2007 – Richard D. Fritz (for visionary Frank G. Ethridge an accepted geologic process leadership and stalwart 2004 – Knut O. Bjorlykke with implications for terrestrial management of AAPG’s scientific William E. Galloway geology and evolution) and business activities) Andrew D. Miall 1997 – Paul G. Benedum, Jr. (for Marcus E. Milling (posthumously) Edward C. Roy, Jr. leadership of the Claude (for leading the American 2005 – Aureal T. Cross Worthington Benedum Geological Institute to national Fred Franke Meissner Foundation) prominence in earth science Paul Weimer 1997 – Robert E. Megill (for showing education, public geoscience 2006 – G. Randy Keller petroleum geologists how outreach and government relations. Brian E. Lock to express their ideas and 2008 – Nikolai V. Lopatin (for recognizing Roger M. Slatt cope with their science through his lifelong contribution to John Edward Warme the use of petroleum economics) petroleum geochemistry and 2007 – Janok P. Bhattacharya 1998 – Fred A. Dix, Jr. (for dedicated establishing some of the most A. Eugene Fritsche leadership of the AAPG from important principles of petroleum Stephan A. Graham 1973 to 1996) maturation and migration). 2008 – Robert S. Gray 1999 – Isaac J. Crumbly (for leadership in Steven L. Veal (for contributing to S. George Pemberton creating a technical workforce for the AAPG over the past two the nation’s energy industry) 2009 – J. Frederick Read decades, including service to HoD, Finn Surlyk 1999 – Sarah G. Stanley (for leadership DEG, Conventions and the 2010 – Wayne M. Ahr in the development of public Executive Committee). Eric A. Erslev centers for workstation training) 2009 – Alexi E. Kontorovich 2000 – Arthur R. Green (for visionary Murray K. Gingras Akif Ali Narimanov work to develop integrated 2011 – Lawrence D. Meckel 2010 – Robert W. Allen geoscience and commitment to Ronald J. Steel George P. Mitchell deliver these products to the 2011 – Anthony Doré geoscience community) 2000 – William T. Smith (for outstanding Myron K. Horn achievement as a working petroleum geologist and oil Special Awards industry executive) Special Awards are given when, in the 2001 – Kenneth Dale Owen and Public Service Award Executive Committee’s judgment, persons David L. Rice (for their efforts in The Public Service Award is a walnut are deserving of recognition for some restoring the 19th century New plaque bearing the recipient’s name, the

Annual Report 2163 date, and citation. It is given to recognize 2010 – Thomas C. Bergeon 1992 – David Trowbridge Lawrence contributions of members to public Ahmed N. El Barkooky Mark A. Doyle affairs and to encourage geologists to William B. Harrison, III Tom Aigner take a more active part in public affairs. Tako Koning 1993 – Gerard J. Demaison 2011 – Mark J. Doelger Bradley J. Huizinga 1971 – Dewey F. Bartlett 1994 – Kevin T. Biddle 1972 – William T. Pecora Wolfgang Schlager 1973 – Ian Campbell Pioneer Award Kurt W. Rudolph 1974 – Dean A. McGee Terry L. Bush 1975 – Lee C. Lamar The Pioneer Award is an oak plaque 1995 – Carlos A. Dengo 1976 – No Recipient bearing the recipient’s name, date Michael C. Corey and place to be given, and year of 1977 – William J. Sherry 1996 – Charles Kerans membership. It is given to long-standing 1978 – George T. Abell F. Jerry Lucia members who have made significant 1979 – A. V. Jones, Jr. Rainer K. Senger 1980 – G. Frederick Shepherd contributions to the Association but have been unrecognized. 1997 – F. Jerry Lucia 1981 – Wilson M. Laird 1998 – Ulisses Thibes Mello 1982 – Wallace W. Hagan 1997 – Elliott H. Powers Garry D. Karner Richard A. Jahns 1999 – Elizabeth Anne Elliott 1999 – John W. Robinson 1983 – Daniel N. Miller, Jr. 2000 – Willam C. Gussow Peter J. McCabe John B. Patton Frank P. Sonnenberg 1984 – John Wesley Rold 2000 – Karla E Tucker Joseph J. Simmons III 2001 – No Recipient Paul M. “Mitch” Harris 1985 – James A. Barlow 2002 – Craig Ferris Richard C. Nolen-Hoeksema 1986 – Robert D. Gunn 2003 – Rushdi Said 2001 – Robert G. Loucks Cliff J. Nolte Robert M. Sanford 2002 – John S. Bridge 1987 – Jack G. Elam 2004 – No Recipient Robert S. Tye Fred L. Smith, Jr. 2005 – Philip W. Choquette 2003 – Roger J. Barnaby 1988 – Charles J. Mankin 2006 – Frank Royse, Jr. Stephen C. Ruppel 1989 – John A. Taylor 2007 – William H. Hunt 2004 – Donald S. Stone James W. Vanderbeek 2008 – L. Frank Brown, Jr. 2005 – Hongliu Zeng 1990 – Cyril J. Perusek 2009 – James D. Lowell Charles Kerans 1991 – John David Love 2010 – Thomas D. Barrow 2006 – Keith W. Shanley 1992 – John H. Gray Robert M. Cluff 1993 – Virgil E. Barnes 2011 – J. Myles Bowen John S. Wold John W. Robinson Charles W. Spencer 2007 – Shankar Mitra 1994 – William Kennon McWilliams, Jr. Gerardo C. Figueroa Thomas Walsh Rollins Jesus H. Garcia 1995 – Norbert E. Cygan Wallace E. Pratt Antonio M. Alvarado Gerald G. L. Henderson Memorial Award 2008 – Graham R. Davies 1996 – Alan L. DeGood Langhorne B. Smith, Jr. Robert G. H. Raynolds The Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Award 2009 – Joe Cartwright E. Gerald Rolf (formerly a category of the President’s Mads Huuse 1997 – Samuel T. Pees Award) is to honor and reward the Andrew Aplin 1998 – Mary Elizabeth Dowse author(s) of the best AAPG Bulletin article David G. Rensink published each calendar year. The cash 2010 – David R. Pyles 1999 – James E. Brooks award is $1500. 2011 – William A. Ambrose John Robert Dewey Tucker F. Hentz 1982 – Roelof J. Murris Randy A. Foutch Florence Bonnaffee 2000 – John Harris Marshall, Jr. 1983 – James K. Crouch Robert G. Loucks Alvin L. Schultz 1984 – William E. Galloway L. Frank Brown, Jr. 2001 – Patty Holyfield David K. Hobda Fred P. Wang H. Leighton Steward Kinji Magara Eric C. Potter John S. Wold 1985 – Carr P. Dishroon, Jr. 2002 – M. Lee Allison Dave Russell Kingston Robert H. Dott, Sr., Lawrence H. Skelton Philip A. Williams 2003 – Charles E. Brown II 1986 – Tod P. Harding Memorial Award 2004 – John C. Dolson 1987 – Tod P. Harding The Robert H. Dott, Sr., Memorial 2005 – John W. Hickenlooper 1988 – Shankar Mitra Award (formerly the President’s Award) 2006 – Edward C. Roy, Jr. 1989 – Bernard P. Tissot is to honor and reward the author/ 2007 – Peter T. Flawn Regis Pelet editor of the best Special Publication Lee C. Gerhard Philippe Ungerer dealing with geology published by the Edward M. Warner 1990 – Charles D. Winker Association. The cash award is $500. 2008 – Ashton F. Embry Richard T. Buffler 1945 – William E. Wallace Douglas C. Rateliff 1991 – David Richard Dawson Boote 1946 – Horace G. Richards 2009 – Owen R. Hopkins Robert Bruce Kirk 1947 – Robert F. Walters

2164 Annual Report 1948 – L. L. Sloss 1988 – James A. Peterson best contribution to petroleum geology W. M. Laird 1989 – Albert W. Bally by a person of those qualifications 1949 – Sherman A. Wengerd 1990 – Peter A. Ziegler during that year. The cash award 1950 – F. M. Swain 1991 – Anthony J. Tankard is $500. Frank Reedy, Jr. Hugh R. Balkwill 1974 – Aston F. Embry III 1992 – John C. Van Wagoner 1951 – Walter B. Spangler 1975 – Clifton F. “Cliff” Jordan, Jr. Robert M. Mitchum, Jr. Jahn J. Peterson 1976 – Paul Hoffman Kirt M. Campion 1952 – Raymond Siever 1977 – W. R. Moore Victor David Rahmanian 1953 – Donald F. Towse 1978 – Myron W. Payne 1993 – Kevin Thomas Biddle 1954 – Charles C. Bates 1979 – Peter A. Scholle 1994 – Roger W. Macqueen 1955 – Paul V. Smith, Jr. 1980 – Richard S. Bishop Dale A. Leckie 1956 – J. Law 1981 – Tim T. Schowalter 1995 – Diana Morton-Thompson Robert H. Dott, Jr. 1982 – Douglas W. Waples Arnold M. Woods 1957 – Robert H. Parker 1983 – Marc B. Edwards 1958 – John C. Ludwick 1996 – Leslie B. Magoon Wallace G. Dow 1984 – Judith Totman Parrish William R. Walton 1985 – Martin P. A. Jackson 1959 – John M. Andrichuk 1997 – Anthony Tankard Ramiro Suárez Soruco Steven J. Seni 1960 – Robert L. Folk 1986 – Martha O. Withjack 1961 – Richard W. Fetzner Herman J. A. Welsink 1998 – Martin P. A. Jackson Daryl Jill D. Pollock 1962 – J. G. C. M. Fuller 1987 – Stephan Alan Graham 1963 – P. G. Temple David G. Roberts Sigmund Snelson Loretta Ann Williams L. J. Perry 1988 – Shankar Mitra 1964 – James M. Forgotson, Jr. 1999 – Ronald C. Surdam 2000 – Ben E. Law 1989 – David W. Houseknecht 1965 – Harry V. Spooner, Jr. 1990 – Richard John Hubbard 1966 – Dietrich H. Welte Gregory F. Ulmishek Vyacheslav I. Slavin 1991 – Donald A. Medwedeff 1967 – No Recipient 1992 – Paul Weimer 1968 – Ghansham D. Sharma 2001 – John F. Jordan Richard A. Schatzinger 1993 – Bradford E. Prather 1969 – Leo F. LaPorte 1994 – Bradford E. Prather 1970 – Ernst Cloos 2002 – Marcio R. Mello Barry J. Katz 1995 – Robert D. Walters 1971 – Peter Lehner 1996 – Isabel Patricia Montañez 1972 – Hollis D. Hedberg 2003 – Marlan W. Downey William A. Morgan 1997 – Laurel B. Alexander 1973 – Mason L. Hill Peter B. Flemings 1974 – Rufus J. LeBlanc Jack C. Threet 2004 – Alan R. Huffman 1998 – Scott W. Tinker 1975 – Ronald E. Wilcox 1999 – Andrew David Hindle Tod P. Harding Glenn L. Bowers 2005 – Peter A. Scholle 2000 – Sebastián Galeazzi Donald R. “Don” Seely 2001 – Antony Reynolds 1976 – Daniel A. Busch Dana S. Ulmer-Scholle 2006 – G. Michael Grammer 2002 – Lesli J. Wood 1977 – Edgar W. Owen 2003 – No recipient 1978 – Tod P. Harding Gregor P. Eberli Paul M. (Mitch) Harris 2004 – Tobias H. D. Payenberg 1979 – Robert M. Mitchum, Jr. 2007 – Amos Salvador 2005 – No Recipient Peter R. Vail 2008 – P. M. (Mitch) Harris 2006 – No Recipient John B. Sangree L. J. (Jim) Weber 2007 – No Recipient 1980 – Bulletin 2009 – Tor H. Nilsen 2008 – Alejandro Escalona Brian D. Evamy Roger D. Shew 2009 – David R. Pyles Jean Haremboure Gary S. Steffens 2010 – David R. Pyles Peter Kamerling Joseph R. J. Studlick 2011 – David M. Dutton William A. Knapp 2010 – Stephen P. Cumella Bruce D. Trudgill Felix A. Molloy Keith W. Shanley Paul H. Rowlands Wayne K. Camp Special Publication 2011 – Claudio Bartolini Peter A. Scholle Juan Rogelio Román Ramos John W. Shelton Search 1981 – Bulletin Michael A. Arthur & Discovery Award Seymour O. Schlanger J. C. “Cam” Sproule The John W. Shelton Search and Special Publication Discovery Award is given at the Annual Peter A. Scholle Memorial Award Convention of the Association each 1982 – Special Publication The J. C. “Cam” Sproule Memorial year in recognition of the best contribution Robert J. Cordell Award is to honor and reward the to the “Search and Discovery” website William H. Roberts, III younger authors of papers on petroleum in the past year. It is awarded for the 1983 – Michel T. Halbouty geology. It is awarded to a member of outstanding contribution to Search and 1984 – George B. Asquith the Association, 35 years of age or Discovery for originality of concepts 1985 – Albert W. Bally younger at the time of submittal, whose and/or techniques, applicability to, and 1986 – Gerard Demaison paper, published in any publication of impact on, exploration for and/or Roelof J. Murris the Association or an affiliated society, development of hydrocarbon resources 1987 – Orville Roger Berg division, or section, is sufficiently and/or energy-mineral resources, clarity Donald G. Woolverton outstanding and is judged to be the in presentation, and quality and added

Annual Report 2165 value of illustrative material. The cash 1991 – Michael D. Lewan poster session at the 1976 AAPG Annual award is $500. 1992 – John Richard Underhill Meeting, it is an attractive engraved walnut 1993 – P. Joe Hamilton plaque and a cash award of $500. 2009 – Award established 1994 – Steven G. Henry 2010 – Paul M. (Mitch) Harris 1995 – Kenneth J. Thies 1984 – Dale S. Sawyer 2011 – Dwight M. “Clint” Moore 1996 – James P. DiSiena 1985 – Richardson B. Allen Robert O. Brooks 1997 – Mark B. Allen Jeffrey Feehan 1998 – Joachim E. Amthor Jeff Gernand George C. Matson 1999 – Martha Oliver Withjack Miguel Giraut 2000 – Wafik Beydoun Bruce H. Nickelsen 2002 – Henry W. Posamentier Memorial Award 1986 – John R. Suter 2003 – Mark Cooper The George C. Matson Award is made Henry R. Berryhill Richard G. Harris to the speaker presenting before the 1987 – Alan Ronald Daly 2004 – Frank J. Peel annual convention of the American Janell Diane Edman 2005 – Marian J. Warren Association of Petroleum Geologists 1988 – John C. Lorenz 2006 – Michael R. Hudec that paper which is judged to be best. Sharon J. Finley 2007 – Steven H. Brachman Papers are judged by the Matson David I. Norman Award Committee on the basis of 2008 – Cathy L. Farmer 2009 – Mark Knackstedt 1989 – Alan C. Kendall both scientific quality of content and Gill M. Harwood excellence in presentation. The name of 2010 – Barbara J. Tilley 2011 – Santinder Chopra 1990 – L. M. “Mike” Grace the Matson Award winner is engraved Paul Edwin Potter on a large, beautiful silver cup provided R. Gordon Pirie by the Matson family. The recipient also George C. Matson Memorial Award 1991 – Kate S. Weissenburger receives a plaque on which an Top 10 Oral Presenters at the 1992 – Erik R. Lundin engraved miniature replica of the silver 2010 Annual Meeting 1993 – Jesús Maguregui Solaguren cup is displayed. Anyone named as in New Orleans, LA 1994 – Rob B. Leslie Matson Award winner at three annual conventions is given permanent 1995 – John R. Sutter Santinder Chopra Kevin M. Bohacs possession of the large silver trophy. Kurt J. Marfurt 1996 – Cynthia L. Blankenship 1957 – John A. Masters Jack Pashin Douglas A. Stauber 1958 – James W. Gwinn David S. Epps 1959 – Daniel A. Busch Alan S. Kornacki Chuck Guderjahn 1960 – Harold W. Owens James R. Moffett John D. Oldroyd 1961 – Horace D. Thomas 1997 – James C. Niemann 1962 – Eric A. Rudd Langhorne B. Smith, Jr. 1998 – Hege Mait Nordgård Bo˚las 1963 – John Drummond Moody James Leone Christian Hermanrud Eirik Vik 1964 – William R. Muehlberger Gavin Elliott 1965 – Gordon I. Atwater Britta Paasch 1966 – Lloyd C. Pray Ingelise Schmidt 1999 – Eloise Doherty 1967 – Max G. Pitcher Matthew Docherty Stephen E. Laubach 1968 – Charles A. Biggs, Jr. Sebastien Lacaze 2000 – Brad E. Prather 1969 – Arthur A. Meyerhoff Fabien Pauget Joseph R. Straccia 1970 – Douglas J. Shearman 2002 – Martin K. Dubois 1971 – H. O. Woodbury Scot I. Fraser Alan P. Byrnes Katya E. Casey 1972 – H. E. Cook W. Lynn Watney Kristan K. Reimann R. P. Nixon 2003 – Vitor Dos Santos Abreu Frank Love 1973 – Leigh C. Price Thomas David De Brock Richard Davies 1974 – N. A. Anstey Kendall Meyers 1975 – Leigh C. Price W. Hoxie Smith Dag Nummedal 1976 – Curtis C. Humphris, Jr. Steven L. Pierce 1977 – Stephen G. Franks Ivana Novosel William A. Spears 1978 – Colin Barker Kim Manzano-Kareah 2004 – Alan P. Byrnes 1979 – Philip H. H. Nelson Alan S. Kornacki Martin K. Dubois 1980 – Robert G. Todd Evan K. Franseen Peter R. Vail W. Lynn Watney 1981 – Roger K. McLimans Jules Braunstein 2005 – Mark Allen 1982 – Colin Barker Eric J-P. Blanc 1983 – Clemont H. Bruce Memorial Award Clare Davies 1984 – Thomas J. Schull The Jules Braunstein Memorial Award Adrian Heafford 1985 – Ralph S. Kerr recognizes the author(s) of the best Robert A. Scott 1986 – Lisa M. Pratt AAPG poster session paper presented at Stephen J. Vincent 1987 – James Francis Dolan the annual convention. Funded by the 2006 – Hege Marit Nordgård Bolås 1988 – Jon F. Blickwede, Sr. Gulf Coast Association of Geological Christian Hermanrud 1989 – Ian E. Hutcheon Societies to honor Mr. Braunstein, who Gunn Mari Grimsmo Teige 1990 – Martin P. A. Jackson recommended and arranged for the first 2007 – George W. Shurr

2166 Annual Report Thomas N. Haggar understanding of geology, energy papers are judged by committees Sarah A. Chadima resources, or the technology of oil and established for each meeting and 2008 – Jose I. Guzman gas exploration. The recipient need not are presented through the local A. I. Rod Sloan be a member of the Association. Levorsen Memorial Award Committee. Shengyu Wu Only the authors presenting winning 1972 – James A. Clark Shaoqing Sun papers are recipients of the Levorsen 1973 – No Recipient Award. Their names are shown below 2009 – Tim Dooley 1974 – Max B. Skelton in bold type, with their co-authors listed Michael Hudec 1975 – William D. Smith in regular type. Martin Jackson 1976 – No Recipient 2010 – Nikki Hemmesch 1977 – Philip H. Abelson Eastern Section Nicholas B. Harris 1978 – No Recipient 2011 – Eddy Lee 1979 – No Recipient 1972 – Sigmund Snelson R. Craig Shipp 1980 – Walter Sullivan 1973 – C. F. Upshaw Willem Hack 1981 – No Recipient 1974 – Douglas G. Patchen J. Larry Gibson 1982 – John McPhee Richard Smosna Fa Dawn 1983 – Ron Redfern H. Buchanan 1975 – B. Charlotte Schreiber Jules Braunstein Memorial Award 1984 – James A. Michener R. Catalano Top 10 Poster Presenters at the 1985 – No Recipient E. Schreiber 2010 Annual Meeting 1986 – David Attenborough 1976 – G. R. Keller in New Orleans, LA Richard Gore 1987 – John McPhee R. K. Soderberg Eddy Lee 1988 – No Recipient M. L. Ammerman Craig Shipp 1989 – Horst Heise A. E. Bland Willem Hack Stephen Schwochow 1977 – No Recipient J. Larry Gibson 1990 – William Rintoul 1978 – Richard Smosna Fa Dwan 1991 – Robert T. Bakker Douglas G. Patchen Victoria O’Connor 1992 – Richard F. “Rick” Williamson 1979 – Mark W. Presley Stephen R. Freeman Daniel Yergin 1980 – Robert M. Cluff Simon D. Harris 1993 – Stephen Jay Gould 1981 – A. B. Watts Kevin Wood 1994 – John R. Horner M. S. Steckler Stephen Grenfell 1995 – Wallace R. Hansen 1982 – Vance P. Wiram Rebecca Russell 1996 – Lee C. Gerhard 1983 – Howard R. Schwalb Russell K. Davies Linda Davis Harrar 1984 – Robert A. Sedivy 1997 – Donald L. Baars Ralph Burwood Klaas Verwer John Paul Pitts Gary A. Cole Gregor P. Eberli 1998 – Walter Alvarez Richard J. Drozd Rachelle Kernen 1999 – Sarah Andrews Henry I. Halpern Katherine Giles 2000 – Walter Youngquist 1985 – Helen M. Sestak Timothy F. Lawton 2001 – Mountain Press 1986 – Karen Rose Cercone Thomas E. Hearon IV 2002 – No Recipient 1987 – Brian D. Keith 2003 – Ron Redfern Mark G. Rowan 1988 – Richard Smosna Simon Winchester J. M. Conrad J. Larry Gibson 2004 – Halfdan Carstens T. C. Maxwell John H. Pelletier Halka Chronic 1989 – Dennis R. Swager 2005 – Bill Bryson Neil F. Hurley Cipi Armandita 2006 – Michael Crichton Johnson A. Paju 1990 – Bruce V. Sanford 2007 – Michael J. Economides A. C. Grant Ma’ruf Mufti 2008 – Tyler Priest Nizar Mujahidin 1991 – James W. Castle 2009 – No Recipient 1992 – Lisa K. Goetz William J. Berger, III 2010 – No Recipient J. Gary Tyler Jennifer Weller 2011 – Ronald C. Blakey Roger L. Macarevich Tom Zoellner Peter D. Warwick David L. Brewster Russell F. Dubiel Jagadeesh R. Sonnad A. I. Levorsen Memorial 1993 – Robert E. Davis Michael R. Hudec 1994 – Stephen F. Nowacxewski Kadira Singh Award 1995 – Nicholas B. Harris Lesli Wood The A. I. Levorsen Memorial Award was 1996 – James A. Drahovzal established as the result of contributions 1997 – Robert Marc Bustin Geosciences in the from many individuals and societies who C. R. Clarkson wished to contribute a lasting memorial to 1998 – T. Joshua Stark Media Award A. I. Levorsen. A plaque is given at the Lawrence H. Wickstrom Geosciences in the Media Award regional meetings of the sections of the 1999 – David G. Morse (formerly Journalism Award) is given American Association of Petroleum 2000 – John R. Hogg each year to a person in recognition of Geologists for the best paper, with 2001 – James A. Drahovzal notable journalistic achievement in any particular emphasis on creative thinking Lawrence H. Wickstrom medium which contributes to public toward new ideas in exploration. The Timothy R. Carr

Annual Report 2167 John A. Rupp 1994 – John A. Rhodes 1989 – Edward D. Pittman Beverly Seyler 1995 – Mary J. Broussard Laura L. Wray Scott W. White Brian E. Lock 1991 – William A. Miller 2002 – Albert S. Wylie, Jr. 1996 – David J. Hall Gregory L. Brown 2003 – Langhorne B. (Taury) Smith 1997 – Brad A. Robison Emily M. Hundley-Goff Richard Nyahay Roco Detomo, Jr. Steven L. Veal 2004 – Langhorne B. (Taury) Smith R. David Garner 1993 – Robert J. Weimer Richard Nyahay Arie Speksnijder 1995 – R. Nowell Donovan 2005 – J. Fred Read Michael J. Styzen 1997 – Jerry G. McCaskill, Jr. 2006 – Frank R. Ettensohn 1998 – Thomas E. Ewing 1999 – Kenneth S. Johnson 2007 – Frank R. Ettensohn 1999 – William C. Dawson 2001 – Michael Bruemmer 2008 – Langhorne B. (Taury) Smith William R. Almon Monica Turner-Williams 2009 – Stephen T. Whitaker 2000 – Fuping Zhu Wan Yang Bruce Schonert Richard L. Gibson, Jr. 2003 – Allen K. Chamberlain Jon Brenizer Joel S. Watkins 2005 – Raymond P. Sorenson Bryan Clayton Sung H. Yuh 2007 – Timothy R. Carr 2010 – Christopher D. Laughrey 2001 – Kevin B. Hill D. F. Merriam Herman Lemmens 2002 – Steven T. Knapp 2009 – Shane Matson Tim Ruble 2003 – William A. Ambrose Alan R. Butcher Juan Alvarado Pacific Section Greg Walker Mario Aranda 1968 – David W. Scholl Jaime Kostelnik L. F. Brown, Jr. David M. Hopkins Wayne Knowles J. C. Flores H. Gary Greene Gulf Coast Section Khaled Fouad Edwin E. Buffington 1966 – B. J. Sloane, Jr. Edgar Guevara 1969 – Robert F. Dill 1967 – Hunter Yarborough, Jr. Ulises Hernandez 1970 – John W. Harbaugh 1968 – John D. Myers David C. Jennette 1971 – No Recipient 1969 – James K. Rogers Gerardo Lopez 1972 – M. Keith Scribner 1970 – John J. Amoruso Eduardo Macias Stanford Eschner 1971 – Hunter Yarborough, Jr. Shinichi Sakurai 1973 – No Recipient 1972 – Robert R. Berg F. Sanchez 1974 – John A. Minch 1973 – James M. Coleman Daniel Velez 1975 – David R. Butler L. D. Wright Tim Wawrzyniec 1976 – D. L. Zieglar 1974 – Donald H. Kupfer 2004 – Roger A. Young John H. Spotts 1975 – John D. Myers Robert D. LoPiccolo 1977 – David W. Scholl 1976 – Arthur R. Troell 2005 – No Recipient Alan K. Cooper J. D. Robinson 2006 – Mary L. Barrett 1978 – William R. Dickinson 1977 – David K. Davies John P. Goodson, Jr. Alan K. Cooper William R. Almon 2007 – Angela McDonnell 1978 – William R. Dickinson 1978 – Charles T. Siemers Mike Hudec Raymond V. Ingersoll 1979 – Robert R. Berg Martin P. A. Jackson 1979 – C. Elizabeth Koch 1980 – Ernest A. Mancini 2009 – John B. Wagner 1980 – Lee F. Krystinik 1981 – Edward C. Roy, Jr. 1981 – No Recipient 2010 – Robert Loucks Mark Eidelbach 1982 – Margaret A. Keller Robert Reed Nancy Trumbly 1983 – Richard P. Thomas Stephen Ruppel 1982 – Thomas E. Ewing 1984 – John N. Thomson Ursula Hammes S. Christopher Caran Richard G. Blake 1983 – John W. Cagle Richard W. Boyd M. Ali Khan Mid-Continent Section (Biennial Meetings) 1985 – Ronald C. Crane 1984 – Gary L. Kinsland 1967 – Philip C. Withrow 1986 – R. E. Chamberlain 1985 – William E. Galloway 1969 – Thomas R. Cambridge Victor M. Madrid 1986 – Shirley P. Dutton 1971 – Terrence J. Donovan 1987 – No Recipient 1987 – Shirley P. Dutton 1973 – Thomas W. Amsden 1988 – James C. Ingle, Jr. Robert J. Finley 1975 – W. J. Ebanks, Jr. 1989 – Donald D. Miller Karen L. Herrington 1977 – D. W. Stearns Thomas E. Covington 1988 – Ian Lerche 1979 – Donald C. Swanson John G. McPherson John J. O’Brien 1981 – David W. Houseknecht 1990 – No Recipient 1989 – Peter J. Hutchinson Anthony T. Iannacchione 1991 – John M. Lohmar 1990 – Michael P. Prescott Mark A. Kuhn Scott R. Morgan 1991 – Andrew J. Davidoff Albert P. Matteo 1992 – Donald A. Medwedeff 1992 – Harry H. Roberts David J. Steyaert Joseph T. C. Lin Douglas J. Cook John F. Zaengle Timothy R. Carr Mark K. Sheedlo 1983 – David Gagliardo John M. Stafford 1993 – Wayne Carew 1985 – J. Reed Lyday 1993 – Robert A. Horton, Jr. Glenn L. Krum 1987 – David W. Houseknecht 1994 – Michael D. Campbell Paul F. Ostendorf Lori A. Hathon Walter E. Reed

2168 Annual Report 1995 – Ronald C. Crane 1982 – Mark W. Longman 1979 – James O. Lewis 1996 – No Recipient Thomas G. Fertal 1980 – David Austin Jones 1997 – Joseph A. Nahama James S. Glennie Jack H. Kelsey Rod Nahama 1983 – James R. Steidtmann 1981 – Naresh Kumar 1998 – Michael F. Ponek Linda C. McGee Jack Dolph Foster A. G. Mathews Larry Middleton 1982 – Craig D. Caldwell 1999 – Brian J. Casey 1984 – Gary C. Mitchell John P. Hobson, Jr. 2000 – Dalton F. Lockman 1985 – Robbie R. Gries Donald F. Toomey Philip Cerveny 1986 – Thomas A. Ryer 1983 – S. J. Mazzullo Dana Coffield Edmund R. Gustason 1984 – Dean C. Hamilton Russell Davies Sarah K. Odland 1985 – Robert Berg Graham Dudley 1987 – Alan K. Chamberlain John T. Leethem Richard Fox 1988 – Jerry L. Clayton 1986 – S. J. Mazzullo Rop Knipe J. David King Alastair M. Reid, II Robert Krantz Joel S. Leventhal Sue Tomlinson Reid Stephen Lewis Carlos M. Lubeck 1987 – Edwin Pinero 2001 – Michael J. Richey Ted A. Daws Ronald D. Kreisa 2002 – H. W. Swan 1989 – Edmund R. Gustason 1988 – Terence L. Britt 2003 – Morgan D. Sullivan 1990 – John C. Lorenz 1989 – John L. Thoma 2004 – Michael S. Clarke 1991 – Michael L. Hendricks 1990 – Louis J. Mazzullo Dale Julander 1992 – Arnold Wood 1991 – Arthur W. Cleaves Tom Zalan 1993 – Eric H. Johnson 1992 – J. F. “Rick” Sarg 2005 – Jacob A. Covault 1994 – No Recipient 1993 – David Childers Stephen A. Graham 1995 – Thomas A. Ryer Mark W. Shuster William R. Normack Paul B. Anderson 1994 – Salvatore J. Mazzullo 2006 – No Recipient 1996 – Michael L. Hendricks 1995 – John M. Armentrout 2007 – No Recipient 1997 – Lawrence A. McPeek 1996 – George B. Asquith 2008 – Scott T. Hector George E. Newman 1997 – Donald C. Swanson Mike Johns M. Ray Thomasson 1998 – Greg A. Norman Brian Cunningham 1998 – No Recipient 1999 – Louis J. Mazzullo 2009 – Timothy R. McHargue 1999 – Kurt N. Constenius 2000 – Shirley P. Dutton Julian Clark 2000 – Laird B. Thompson Mark D. Barton Andrea Fildani Peter H. Hennings William A. Flanders Marjorie Levy 2001 – No Recipient Helena H. Zirczy Brian Romans 2002 – David R. Pyles 2001 – Bob A. Hardage Jacob Covault 2003 – No Recipient 2002 – Ron F. Broadhead Morgan Sullivan 2004 – Robert A. Lamarre 2003 – Russel K. Davies Michael Pyrcz Stephen K. Ruhl Jimmy D. Thomas Henry Posamentier 2005 – Glenn Ulrich 2004 – Eugene Rankey 2010 – Grant Garven Roland De Bruyn 2005 – Daniel M. Jarvie Byeongiu Jung Mark Finkelstein Ronald J. Hill James R. Boles 2006 – Geoff D. Thyne Richard M. Pollastro 2007 – Vincent G. Rigatti 2006 – Robert G. Loucks Rocky Mountain Section Tony LeFevre Stephen C. Ruppel 1966 – Lloyd C. Pray Richard Newhort 2007 – Alton A. Brown Philip W. Choquette Kimberly Kaiser 2008 – Rick Turner 1967 – Frank A. Exum Scott Goodwin 2009 – Lyn Canter John C. Harms Robert Parney 2010 – Martin Selznick 1968 – No Recipient 2008 – Rex D. Cole 1969 – James E. Fassett Matthew J. Pranter Gabriel Dengo 1970 – No Recipient 2009 – No Recipient 1971 – Richard W. Volk 2010 – Charles E. Bartberger Memorial Award 1972 – Robert J. Weimer Ira Pasternack The Gabriel Dengo Memorial Award 1973 – Esther R. Jamieson Magathan Southwest Section (formerly the Best International Paper Lyle A. Hale 1968 – Donald C. Swanson Award) is given to the speaker presenting, 1974 – Fred Meissner 1969 – Karl W. Klement before the AAPG International Conference, 1975 – Donald E. Owen 1970 – Edward R. Tegland the paper judged to be the best, as 1976 – John P. Lockridge 1971 – Daniel A. Busch determined by a judging committee, 1977 – William E. Galloway 1972 – Orville L. Bandy based on both scientific quality of content 1978 – Randi S. Martinsen 1973 – John J. Amoruso and excellence in presentation. R. W. Tillman 1974 – Ralph L. Horak 1979 – Henry W. Roehler 1975 – No Recipient 1991 – Frank J. Picha 1980 – Norman H. Foster 1976 – Robert R. Berg 1992 – P. Joe Hamilton Edward D. Dolly M. H. Mitchell 1993 – Chris Clayton 1981 – Charles W. Spencer 1977 – Clayton S. Valder, Jr. 1994 – John Van Wagoner Ben E. Law 1978 – Stephen E. Collings 1995 – Martin Schoell

Annual Report 2169 1996 – John O’Leary Didier Granjeon Foundation Chairman’s 1997 – Peter R. Rose Brigitte Doligez 1998 – Kevin M. Bohacs Guy Desaubliaux Award 1999 – Rob J. Knipe François Lafont The AAPG Foundation Chairman’s Award 2000 – Alfredo E. Prelat 1998 – Stanley T. Paxton is given to recognize persons who have 2001 – No Recipient Gary C. Stone made extraordinary contributions 2002 – Robert F. Marten Barbara L. Faulkner (monetary or service) to the AAPG James A. Keggin 1999 – Joseph M. Finneran Foundation, and also to call attention to 2003 – Roy C. Davies Yatindranath Keith Bally the role and value of the Foundation. Ron Boyd 2000 – Richard Hillis John Howell 2001 – No Recipient 1999 – Michel T. Halbouty 2000 – L. Austin Weeks 2004 – José Alejandro Luquez 2002 – Philip D. Heppard 2001 – James E. Wilson 2005 – Marek Kacewicz Daniel Ebrom 2002 – Merrill W. Haas 2006 – Dale A. Leckie Michael Mueller 2003 – Hugh Looney 2007 – No Conference Leon Thomsen 2004 – Lawrence W. Funkhouser 2008 – Charles Kerans Toby Harrold 2005 – Fred A. Dix, Jr. 2009 – Pedro V. Zalán 2003 – Tore M. Loseth 2006 – Robert W. Esser Maria do Carmo G. Severino Ole J. Martinsen 2007 – Eugene F. Reid João Alberto B. Oliveira Jan C. Rivenaes 2008 – Jack C. Threet Luciano P. Magnavita Kristian Soegaard 2009 – John W. Shelton Webster U. Mohriak John Thurmond 2010 – David Scott Holland Rogério C. Gontijo 2004 – Richard H. Fillon 2011 – William E. Crain Adriano R. Viana Harry H. Roberts Peter Szatmari 2005 – Denis Marchal 2010 – Jennifer Scott Jean-Marc Daniel John Guthrie Misael Alvear Steve Crews 2006 – Jonny Wu Graeme Gordon Ken McClay Benn Hansen Paul Whitehouse Teacher of the Niall McCormack 2008 – George Pemberton Year Award Dean Griffin Murrays Gingras Laura Lawton James MacEachern The Teacher of the Year Award is 2009 – Paul Markwick Rod Graham given to a K–12 teacher for “Excellence Mohamed Raddadi Tim Grow in the Teaching of Natural Resources in Lauren Raynham the Earth Sciences.” Nominations are Andy Pepper Steve Tomlinson Caroline Burke submitted by AAPG Affiliated Societies Emma Edgecombe and Sections, with the final selection Dennis Rowland made by a subcommittee of the AAPG Robert Bailiff Youth Education Activities Committee. Amanda Galsworthy Ziad Beydoun Funded by the AAPG Foundation, the Neil Wrobel Memorial Award 2010 – Kathryn Hoffmeister winning teacher’s school is given $2,500 The Ziad Beydoun Memorial Award Diane Kamola for the teacher’s use in the classroom, (formerly the Best International Poster and the teacher also receives $2,500 Award) is given to the author(s) of cash, plus an expense paid trip to the the best AAPG poster session paper next AAPG Annual Meeting to receive presented at the AAPG International the award. Conference. Foundation Weeks 1996 – Jane Justus Frazier 1997 – No Recipient 1991 – A. Ewan Campbell Medal Award 1998 – No Recipient Jan Stafleu The L. Austin Weeks Memorial Medal is 1999 – Herbert L. Turner 1992 – John M. Armentrout given in recognition for extraordinary 2000 – Peggy Lubchenco Lei-KuangLeu philanthropy and service directed to 2001 – John McKinney Jorge J. Faz advance the mission of the AAPG 2002 – Kevin Leineweber 1993 – Richard Wrigley Foundation. The Foundation award 2003 – Amy J. John 1994 – Zainuddin Yusoff honors the late L. Austin Weeks, whose 2004 – Michael Fillipow 1995 – Claude Guyot philanthropic legacy set an exemplary 2005 – Marilyn Bachman Andre Coajou standard. 2006 – James G. Schulz A. Ribeiro 2007 – Ryan Henry 1996 – Leon J. Aden 2008 – Marta S. Weeks 2008 – Mary Fitts Robert E. Bierley 2009 – Boone Pickens 2009 – Ty Robinson 1997 – Rémi Eschard 2010 – Lawrence W. Funkhouser 2010 – L. Stef Paramoure Olivier Lerat 2011 – Jack C. Threet 2011 – Sharon Milito

2170 Annual Report AAPG Executive Committees

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

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

Annual Report 2171 Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary 1972–73 James E. Wilson, Jr.* Samuel P. Ellison, Jr.* Daniel A. Busch* Ted L. Bear* 1973–74 Daniel A. Busch* August Goldstein, Jr.* Merrill W. Haas* Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson* 1974–75 Merrill W. Haas* Duncan A. McNaughton* John E. Kilkenny* Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson 1975–76 John E. Kilkenny* Frank C. Crawford* John D. Moody* Robey H. Clark* 1976–77 John D. Moody* Ralph L. Miller* Edd R. Turner* Robey H. Clark 1977–78 Edd R. Turner* Edwin P. Kerr Robert D. Gunn John J. Amoruso 1978–79 Robert D. Gunn Thomas D. Barber* John D. Haun John J. Amoruso 1979–80 John D. Haun D. Keith Murray Robey H. Clark* Donald R. Boyd* 1980–81 Robey H. Clark* Eugene F. Reid* Frank W. Harrison, Jr. Donald R. Boyd 1981–82 Frank W. Harrison, Jr. John L. Severson* John M. Parker* James A. Hartman 1982–83 John M. Parker* John P. Lockridge John J. Amoruso James A. Hartman 1983–84 John J. Amoruso Robert D. Cowdery Ted L. Bear* James A. Gibbs 1984–85 Ted L. Bear* Gerald M. Friedman William L. Fisher James A. Gibbs 1985–86 William L. Fisher Clemont H. Bruce* Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson* Richard R. Bloomer* 1986–87 Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson* James M. Forgotson, Jr. Lawrence W. Funkhouser Richard R. Bloomer 1987–88 Lawrence W. Funkhouser Jerome J. C. Ingels Norman H. Foster* Michael E. Hriskevich 1988–89 Norman H. Foster* John W. Shelton James O. Lewis, Jr.* Michael E. Hriskevich 1989–90 James O. Lewis, Jr.* John W. Harbaugh James A. Gibbs Arthur M. Van Tyne 1990–91 James A. Gibbs David G. Campbell Robert J. Weimer Arthur M. Van Tyne 1991–92 Robert J. Weimer Donald W. Axford* Harrison L. Townes Richard S. Bishop 1992–93 Harrison L. Townes Donald L. Ziegler Don F. Tobin* Richard S. Bishop 1993–94 Don F. Tobin Robert G. Lindblom A. T. “Toby” Carleton G. Warfield Hobbs 1994–95 A. T. “Toby” Carleton Stewart Chuber Eugene F. “Bud” Reid* G. Warfield Hobbs 1995–96 E. F. “Bud” Reid* Stephen A. Sonnenberg Robert D. Cowdery Robbie Gries 1996–97 Robert D. Cowdery David A. L. Jenkins Edward K. David Robbie Gries 1997–98 Edward K. David Roy D. Nurmi Richard S. Bishop Elizabeth B. Campen 1998–99 Richard S. Bishop Martha Lou Broussard M. Ray Thomasson Elizabeth B. Campen 1999–00 M. Ray Thomasson Carl J. Smith Marlan W. Downey Charles R. Noll 2000–01 Marlan W. Downey Ronald A. Nelson Robbie Rice Gries Charles R. Noll 2001–02 Robbie R. Gries Donald W. Lewis Daniel L. Smith Charles J. Mankin 2002–03 Dan L. Smith Peter M. Lloyd Stephen A. Sonnenberg Charles J. Mankin 2003–04 Stephen A. Sonnenberg Erik P. Mason* Patrick J. F. Gratton Robert L. Countryman 2004–05 Patrick J. F. Gratton Neil F. Hurley Peter R. Rose Robert L. Countryman 2005–06 Peter R. Rose Steven L. Veal Lee T. Billingsley J. Michael Party 2006–07 Lee T. Billingsley John C. Dolson Willard R. Green J. Michael Party

Term President Sections Vice President Regions Vice President President-Elect 2007–08 Willard “Will” R. Green John M. Armentrout John R. Hogg Scott W. Tinker 2008–09 Scott W. Tinker W. C. “Rusty” Riese John R. Hogg John C. Lorenz 2009–10 John C. Lorenz W. C. “Rusty” Riese Alfred E. Guzmán David G. Rensink 2010–11 David G. Rensink Marvin D. Brittenham Alfred E. Guzmán Paul Weimer 2011–12 Paul Weimer Marvin D. Brittenham Stuart D. Harker Edward A. Beaumont

Term Treasurer Editor Chairman, House of Delegates 1970–71 William B. Heroy, Jr.* John D. Haun George R. Gibson* 1971–72 William B. Heroy, Jr. Frank E. Kottlowski* George C. Hardin, Jr.* 1972–73 Fred A. Dix, Jr.* Frank E. Kottlowski Herbert G. Davis 1973–74 Edd R. Turner, Jr.* Frank E. Kottlowski Robert J. Gutru 1974–75 George C. Grow, Jr.* Frank E. Kottlowski Hugh N. Frenzel* 1975–76 George C. Grow, Jr. John W. Shelton Robert N. Hacker* 1976–77 George S. Galbraith* John W. Shelton John W. James* 1977–78 George S. Galbraith John W. Shelton Harry A. Miller, Jr.* 1978–79 George B. Pichel John W. Shelton J. Miller Goodger 1979–80 George B. Pichel Myron K. Horn Louis C. Bortz 1980–81 John S. Runge Myron K. Horn H. Victor Church* 1981–82 John S. Runge Myron K. Horn David G. Campbell 1982–83 Norman H. Foster* Myron K. Horn William H. Roberts, III* 1983–84 Norman H. Foster Richard Steinmetz Bruce O. Tohill 1984–85 John R. Kerns Richard Steinmetz A. T. (Toby) Carleton 1985–86 John R. Kerns James A. Helwig Larry D. Woodfork 1986–87 Anthony Reso James A. Helwig John L. Stout 1987–88 Anthony Reso James A. Helwig Martha Lou Broussard 1988–89 Paul M. Strunk James A. Helwig George A. Hillis *Deceased 2172 Annual Report Term Treasurer Editor Chairman, House of Delegates 1989–90 Paul M. Strunk Susan A. Longacre Brenda K. Cunningham 1990–91 Edward K. David Susan A. Longacre John C. Osmond 1991–92 Edward K. David Susan A. Longacre Willard R. Green 1992–93 Susan M. Landon Susan A. Longacre Kenneth O. Seewald 1993–94 Susan M. Landon Kevin T. Biddle Gerald A. Cooley* 1994–95 Lee T. Billingsley Kevin T. Biddle Ed W. Heath 1995–96 Lee T. Billingsley Kevin T. Biddle Thomas Ahlbrandt 1996–97 Steven L. Veal Kevin T. Biddle Patrick J. F. Gratton 1997–98 Steven L. Veal Neil F. Hurley Daniel L. Smith 1998–99 Terry L. Hollrah Neil F. Hurley Tom Mairs* 1999–00 Terry L. Hollrah Neil F. Hurley John R. Hogg 2000–01 Edward B. Picou, Jr. Neil F. Hurley Lowell K. Lischer 2001–02 Edward B. Picou, Jr. John C. Lorenz Edward D. Dolly 2002–03 Paul Weimer John C. Lorenz Terry L. Hollrah 2003–04 Paul Weimer John C. Lorenz George Eynon 2004–05 Dwight “Clint” Moore Ernest A. Mancini Valary L. Schulz 2005–06 Dwight “Clint” Moore Ernest A. Mancini Don D. Clarke 2006–07 Randi S. Martinsen Ernest A. Mancini Larry L. Jones Term Secretary Treasurer Editor Chairman, House of Delegates 2007–08 Edward “Ted” A. Beaumont Randi S. Martinsen Gretchen M. Gillis Martin D. Hewitt 2008–09 Edward “Ted” A. Beaumont Kay L. Pitts Gretchen M. Gillis George R. Bole 2009–10 William S. Houston Kay L. Pitts Gretchen M. Gillis Stephen A. Sonnenberg 2010–11 William S. Houston James S. McGhay Stephen E. Laubach David H. Hawk 2011–12 Denise M. Cox James S. McGhay Stephen E. Laubach Jeffrey W. Lund Energy Minerals Division Executive Committees Term President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer 1977–78 Loyd A. Carlson* Warren H. Westphal* Ruffin I. Rackley 1978–79 Warren H. Westphal* Frederick R. Scheerer Ruffin I. Rackley 1979–80 Frederick R. Scheerer John A. Pederson Robert L. Fuchs 1980–81 John A. Pederson Samuel A. Friedman Robert L. Fuchs 1981–82 Robert L. Fuchs J. Henri N. Wennekers Norbert E. Cygan 1982–83 Ruffin I. Rackley Charles W. Berge Norbert E. Cygan 1983–84 Charles W. Berge Norbert E. Cygan Edward C. Beaumont 1984–85 Norbert E. Cygan Philip C. Goodell Edward C. Beaumont 1985–86 Philip C. Goodell D. Keith Murray O. Jay Gatten 1986–87 D. Keith Murray Frank E. Kottlowski* O. Jay Gatten 1987–88 Frank E. Kottlowski* Jeremy B. Platt Sandra C. Feldman 1988–89 Jeremy B. Platt Donald F. Towse* Sandra C. Feldman 1989–90 Donald F. Towse* Samuel A. Friedman Sandra C. Feldman 1990–91 Samuel A. Friedman Douglas C. Peters Sandra C. Feldman 1991–92 Douglas C. Peters Carl J. Smith Frank D. Pruett* 1992–93 Carl J. Smith John W. Gabelman Frank D. Pruett 1993–94 John W. Gabelman Charles G. “Chip” Groat Frank D. Pruett 1994–95 Charles G. “Chip” Groat Gayle H. ”Scott“ McColloch Frank D. Pruett 1995–96 Gayle H. “Scott” McColloch, Jr. Carroll F. Knutson Peter J. McCabe 1996–97 Carroll F. Knutson Margaret Anne Rogers Peter J. McCabe Term President Vice President Secretary Treasurer 1997–98 Margaret Anne Rogers Lawrence L. Brady Samuel A. Friedman Carroll F. Knutson Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer 1998–99 Lawrence L. Brady Jack C. Pashin Thomas E. Ewing Brian J. Cardott James C. Hower 1999–00 Thomas E. Ewing Andrew R. Scott Ronald L. Grubbs Brian J. Cardott Michael A. Wiley* 2000–01 Ronald L. Grubbs Brian J. Cardott Andrew R. Scott Alexander R. Papp Michael A. Wiley 2001–02 Andrew R. Scott Chacko J. John Rebecca L. Dodge Alexander R. Papp Michael A. Wiley 2002–03 Rebecca L. Dodge Alexander R. Papp Chacko J. John Walter B. Ayers, Jr. Michael A. Wiley 2003–04 Chacko J. John Peter D. Warwick Brian J. Cardott Elizabeth B. Campen Michael A. Wiley 2004–05 Brian J. Cardott Elizabeth B. Campen Peter Warwick Samuel H. Limerick Michael A. Wiley 2005–06 Peter Warwick Creties Jenkins William A. Ambrose Samuel H. Limerick K. David Newell 2006–07 William A. Ambrose Jack C. Pashin Douglas G. Patchen Elizabeth B. Campen K. David Newell 2007–08 Douglas G. Patchen Larry M. Knox Creties Jenkins Elizabeth B. Campen Neil S. Fishman 2008–09 Creties D. Jenkins Andrea A. Reynolds Frank E. Walles Amy E. Sullivan Neil S. Fishman 2009–10 Frank E. Walles Fran Hein Michael D. Campbell Amy E. Sullivan Kent A. Bowker 2010–11 Michael D. Campbell Genevieve B. Young Stephen M. Testa Frances J. Hein Kent A. Bowker 2011–12 Stephen M. Testa Dale A. Fritz Andrea Reynolds Frances J. Hein David E. Tabet *Deceased Annual Report 2173 Division of Professional Affairs Executive Committees Term President Vice President Secretary -Treasurer 1968–69 W. Dow Hamm* Frank B. Conselman* Willis G. Meyer* 1969–70 George R. Gibson* John T. Rouse* Ted L. Bear* 1970–71 James O. Lewis, Jr.* John D. Sistrunk, Jr. Bernold M. Hanson* 1971–72 James O. Lewis, Jr. John D. Sistrunk, Jr. Bernold M. Hanson* Term President Vice President Secretary -Treasurer 1972–73 Ray C. Lewis* George C. Grow, Jr.* Karl E. Becker* 1973–74 Ray C. Lewis George C. Grow, Jr. Karl E. Becker 1974–75 Don E. Lawson Karl E. Becker* Frank C. Crawford 1975–76 Don E. Lawson Karl E. Becker Frank C. Crawford 1976–77 Lee H. Meltzer* Frank L. Constant Arthur H. Trowbridge 1977–78 Lee H. Meltzer Frank L. Constant Arthur H. Trowbridge 1978–79 Herbert G. Davis Richard D. House Donald R. Hembre 1979–80 Herbert G. Davis Richard D. House Donald R. Hembre 1980–81 Jerome J. C. Ingels Charles A. Brinkley George R. Bole 1981–82 Jerome J. C. Ingels Charles A. Brinkley George R. Bole 1982–83 Harry A. Miller, Jr.* Dougald H. Thamer* J. Miller Goodger 1983–84 Harry A. Miller, Jr. Dougald H. Thamer J. Miller Goodger Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer 1984–85 Dougald R. Thamer* Scott J. Lysinger George R. Bole Harry Ptasynski John T. Isberg* 1985–86 George R. Bole William R. Speer Scott J. Lysinger John F. Partridge* John T. Isberg 1986–87 Scott J. Lysinger James P. Rogers Jack P. Martin John F Partridge John E. Burke 1987–88 Jack P. Martin Robert D. Cowdery Harrison L. Townes Owen C. Brown John E. Burke 1988–89 Harrison L. Townes Harold W. Hanke Patrick J. F. Gratton Owen C. Brown Cecil R. Rives 1989–90 Patrick J. F. Gratton J. Robert Wynne James P. Rogers W. Paul Buckthal Cecil R. Rives 1990–91 James P. Rogers Steven A. Sonnenberg Robert D. Cowdery W. Paul Buckthal G. L. Jack Richards* 1991–92 Robert D. Cowdery H. Grady Collier, Jr.* Charles R. Noll, Jr. Royce P. Carr G. L. Jack Richards 1992–93 Charles R. Noll, Jr. Lowell K. Lischer Peter G. Gray Royce P. Carr William E. Diggs* 1993–94 Peter G. Gray Terry L. Hollrah Willard R. Green Michael R. Canich William E. Diggs 1994–95 Willard R. Green Robert T. Sellars, Jr. Terry L. Hollrah Michael R. Canich Thomas E. Ewing 1995–96 Terry L. Hollrah Royce P. Carr Peter R. Rose Jack H. West Thomas E. Ewing 1996–97 Peter R. Rose Thomas E. Davis Robert T. Sellars, Jr. Jack H. West Richard D. Fritz Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer Past President 1997–98 Robert T. Sellars, Jr. Thomas E. Ewing Stephen A. Sonnenberg Charles E. (Gene) Mear* Richard D. Fritz Peter R. Rose 1998–99 Stephen A. Sonnenberg Richard G. Green Robert W. Sabaté* Charles E. (Gene) Mear Debra Rutan Robert T. Sellars, Jr. 1999–00 Robert W. Sabaté* Robert C. Shoup G. W. “Skip” Hobbs IV Lee T. Billingsley Debra Rutan Stephen A. Sonnenberg 2000–01 G. W. “Skip” Hobbs IV J. Michael Party Royce P. Carr Lee T. Billingsley Suzanne Cluff Robert W. Sabaté 2001–02 Royce P. Carr Deborah K. Sacrey Tom Mairs* Brenda K. Cunningham Suzanne Cluff G. W. “Skip” Hobbs IV 2002–03 Tom Mairs* Lee C. Gerhard Bob Shoup Deborah K. Sacrey Dan J. Tearpock Royce P. Carr 2003–04 Robert C. Shoup Rick L. Ericksen J. Michael Party Casey F. Clawson Dan J. Tearpock Tom Mairs 2004–05 J. Michael Party Dan J. Tearpock Deborah K. Sacrey Casey F. Clawson Jeffery C. Greenawalt Robert C. Shoup 2005–06 Deborah K. Sacrey Debra Rutan Richard G. Green Craig W. Reynolds Jeffery C. Greenawalt J. Michael Party 2006–07 Richard G. Green Suzanne Cluff Thomas E. Ewing Craig W. Reynolds Michael R. Canich, Jr. Deborah K. Sacrey 2007–08 Thomas E. Ewing Valary L. Schulz Rick L. Ericksen Debra Rutan Michael R. Canich, Jr. Richard G. Green 2008–09 Rick L. Ericksen Daniel M. Reynolds Paul W. Britt Debra Rutan Michael A. Fogarty Thomas E. Ewing 2009–10 Paul W. Britt Michael Canich Daniel J. Tearpock Paul H. Pausé Michael A. Fogarty Rick L. Ericksen 2010–11 Daniel J. Tearpock William T. Goff Martin D. Hewitt Paul H. Pausé Daniel A. Billman Paul Britt 2011–12 Martin D. Hewitt Richard L. Nagy Charles A. Sternbach Mark J. Gallagher Daniel A. Billman Daniel J. Tearpock *Deceased

Division of Environmental Geosciences Executive Committees Term President Vice President Committee Member Secretary-Treasurer Editor 1992–93 Bernold M. Hanson* Susan C. Kiser Thomas W. Rollins William G. Murray Richard F. Meyer Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary-Treasurer Editor 1993–94 Bernold M. Hanson* Bonnie B. Robinson Lee C. Gerhard James M. Waldron Richard F. Meyer 1994–95 Lee C. Gerhard Steven L. Veal James L. Baer James M. Waldron Robert J. Menzie, Jr. 1995–96 James L. Baer Stanley C. Grant Larry D. Woodfork M. Kathleen Vail Robert J. Menzie, Jr. 1996–97 Larry P. Woodfork Don Warner Susan C. Kiser M. Kathleen Vail Robert J. Menzie, Jr. 1997–98 Susan C. Kiser Michael “Doc” Weathers Wm. G. Murray Wm. E. Harrison Robert J. Menzie, Jr. *Deceased 2174 Annual Report Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary-Treasurer Editor 1998–99 William G. Murray Rima Petrossian Steven L. Veal Wm. E. Harrison Stephen M. Testa 1999–00 Steven L. Veal Peter J. Hutchinson Michael “Doc” Weathers Kenneth D. Vogel Stephen M. Testa 2000–01 Michael “Doc” Weathers Jane S. McColloch William E. Harrison Kenneth D. Vogel Stephen M. Testa 2001–02 William E. Harrison John A. Lopez Robert J. Menzie William Sarni Stephen M. Testa 2002–03 Robert J. Menzie Steven P. Tischer Rima Petrossian William Sarni Gerald R. Baum 2003–04 Rima Petrossian Kenneth G. Johnson Kenneth D. Vogel Mary L. Barrett Gerald R. Baum 2004–05 Kenneth D. Vogel Charles Chris Steincamp Steven P. Tischer Mary L. Barrett Gerald R. Baum 2005–06 Steven P. Tischer Craig Dingler Jane S. McColloch Nancy S. Dorsey Gerald R. Baum 2006–07 Jane S. McColloch Michael A. Jacobs Charles G. Groat Nancy S. Dorsey Gerald R. Baum 2007–08 Charles G. Groat Hannes E. Leetaru Rebecca Dodge Nancy J. Fix Gerald R. Baum 2008–09 Rebecca Dodge Mary K. Harris Michael A. Jacobs N. J. (Anne) Fix James W. Castle 2009–10 Michael A. Jacobs Jeffrey G. Paine Mary K. Harris Douglas Carlson James W. Castle 2010–11 Mary K. Harris Robert Marie Douglas C. Peters Douglas Carlson Kristin Carter 2011–12 Douglas C. Peters Nancy J. (Anne) Fix Tom J. Temples M. Jane Ellis-McNaboe Kristin Carter *Deceased Annual Convention Locations and General Chairmen

Year City General Chairman Year City General Chairman 1916 Norman, Oklahoma Charles H. Taylor 1963 Houston, Texas William A. Thomas 1917 Tulsa, Oklahoma F. R. Rees 1964 Toronto, Canada William A. Roliff 1918 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — 1965 New Orleans, Louisiana Gordon I. Atwater 1919 Dallas, Texas — 1966 St. Louis, Missouri Clarence E. Brehm 1920 Dallas, Texas — 1967 Los Angeles, California John E. Kilkenny 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma M. M. Valerius 1968 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Edwin P. Kerr, Jr. 1922 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — 1969 Dallas, Texas William J. Hilseweck 1923 Shreveport, Louisiana Ben K. Stroud 1970 Calgary, Canada John M. Browning 1924 Houston, Texas Alexander Deussen 1971 Houston, Texas Edd R. Turner, Jr. 1925 Wichita, Kansas Marvin Lee 1972 Denver, Colorado Robert J. Weimer 1926 Dallas, Texas R. B. Whitehead 1973 Anaheim, California Arthur R. Weller 1974 San Antonio, Texas M. O. Turner 1927 Tulsa, Oklahoma M. M. Valerius 1975 Dallas, Texas Robert J. Cordell 1928 San Francisco, California E. G. Gaylord 1976 New Orleans, Louisiana M. Gordon Frey 1929 Fort Worth, Texas J. Elmer Thomas 1977 Washington, D.C. Richard F. Meyer 1930 New Orleans, Louisiana W. W. Grimm 1978 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Lee R. Riley 1931 San Antonio, Texas D. R. Semmes 1979 Houston, Texas Anthony Reso 1932 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Irving Perrine 1980 Denver, Colorado John P. Lockridge 1933 Houston, Texas Alexander Deussen 1981 San Francisco, California Donald L. Zieglar 1934 Dallas, Texas Clyde M. Bennett 1982 Calgary, Canada James MacDonald 1935 Wichita, Kansas E. C. Moncrief 1983 Dallas, Texas Lewis S. (Stan) Pittman 1936 Tulsa, Oklahoma Frank Rinker Clark 1984 San Antonio, Texas Edward C. Roy, Jr. 1937 Los Angeles, California Frank A. Morgan 1985 New Orleans, Louisiana George D. Severson 1938 New Orleans, Louisiana R. A. Steinmayer 1986 Atlanta, Georgia Howard R. Cramer 1939 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma R. W. Laughlin 1987 Los Angeles, California Eugene F. (Bud) Reid 1940 Chicago, Illinois Verner Jones 1988 Houston, Texas Richard S. Bishop 1941 Houston, Texas Alexander Deussen 1989 San Antonio, Texas Don F. Tobin 1942 Denver, Colorado C. E. Dobbin 1990 San Francisco, California James R. Baroffio 1943 Fort Worth, Texas Karl A. Mygdal 1991 Dallas, Texas Charles F. Dodge 1944 Dallas, Texas Joseph M. Wilson 1992 Calgary, Canada George Eynon 1945 Tulsa, Oklahoma Business meeting only held 1993 New Orleans, Louisiana Bob Sabaté 1946 Chicago, Illinois Theron Wasson 1994 Denver, Colorado Robbie R. Gries 1947 Los Angeles, California Harold W. Hoots 1995 Houston, Texas James O. Lewis, Jr. 1948 Denver, Colorado Thomas S. Harrison 1996 San Diego, California John A. Minch 1997 Dallas, Texas Tom Mairs 1949 St. Louis, Missouri W. B. Wilson 1998 Salt Lake City, Utah M. Lee Allison 1950 Chicago, Illinois Lynn K. Lee 1999 San Antonio, Texas Edward C. Roy, Jr. 1951 St. Louis, Missouri Walter H. Spears 2000 New Orleans, Louisiana Eric P. Mason 1952 Los Angeles, California Howard C. Pyle 2001 Denver, Colorado Stephen A. Sonnenberg 1953 Houston, Texas Carleton D. Speed, Jr. 2002 Houston, Texas Jeffrey W. Lund 1954 St. Louis, Missouri Graham B. Moody 2003 Salt Lake City, Utah Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr. 1955 New York, New York G. Moses Knebel 2004 Dallas, Texas Terence G. O’Hare 1956 Chicago, Illinois Morris M. Leighton 2005 Calgary, Canada John Hogg 1957 St. Louis, Missouri Harold T. Morley 2006 Houston, Texas Charles A. Sternbach 1958 Los Angeles, California Leo R. Newfarmer 2007 Long Beach, California Dalton F. Lockman 1959 Dallas, Texas W. Dow Hamm 2008 San Antonio Gene Ames III 1960 Atlantic City, New Jersey Harry S. Ladd 2009 Denver, Colorado R. Randy Ray 1961 Denver, Colorado Laurence Brundall 2010 New Orleans, Louisiana Tom Hudson 1962 San Francisco, California Gordon B. Oakeshott 2011 Houston, Texas Stephen Levine Annual Report 2175 International Conference Locations and General Chairmen

Year City General Chairman Year City General Chairman 1984 Geneva, Switzerland P.W.J. Wood 1999 Birmingham, England R. F. P. Hardman 1988 Nice, France James A. Helwig 2000 Bali, Indonesia Gatot K. Wiroyudo 2002 Cairo, Egypt Mostafa El Ayouty 1991 London, England A. J. Martin 2003 Barcelona, Spain Jorge Ferrer Modolell 1992 Sydney, Australia Murray H. Johnstone 2004 Cancun, Mexico Alfredo E. Guzmán 1993 Caracas, Venezuela Juan Chacin 2005 Paris, France Jean-Marie Masset The Hague, Netherlands Roelof J. Murris 2006 Perth, Australia Agu Kantsler 1994 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Khalid Ngah 2007 Athens, Greece Geir Lunde (Joint Regional) 1995 Nice, France Lucien Montadert 2008 Cape Town, South Africa Sipho Mkhize 2009 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Heraldo Lima 1996 Caracas, Venezuela José P. Dominguez 2010 Calgary, Canada John Hogg 1997 Vienna, Austria Walter P. Grün David Dolph 1998 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Joel Mendes Rennó 2011 Milan, Italy Jonathan Craig

2011 Fifty-Year Members

List is not comprehensive. It includes only Donald Streeter Fullerton Frederick George Newman those who attained 50-year membership Earl Edward Gaertner Charles A. Norman in 2011. Gilbert Gaines Milton Arlen Norton Darrell Curry Gallear Stephen Hahn Ogier George A. Alcorn Steven Roger Garrity C. Benton Phillips Karl Henry Alt Cameron Herschel Gates Jon Michael Poort Robert Matthews Anderson Lee C. Gerhard Richard Wallace Powers Larry M. Asbury Lawrence Stone Griffith John William Ramsey, Jr. William J. Barrett Henry Royden Hamman Bayard Dodge Rea Edward C. Beaumont Hugh Edward Hanagan Robert William Rodgers, P.G. Robert Carver Bertolet Harry John Hansen Newton Charles Roe Sam Boggs, Jr. David E. Harmon John Frederick Rose Gordon Evans Bourns Nancy Carolyn Hayes Robert Lee Rountree Burton Charles Bowen James Kueck Hays Glen Rupe Jack Paul F. Bowles, Jr. John Hardin Hefner Duane Harold Sackett Barth Wetmore Bracken Robert A. Hefner, III Peter Lynn Scott Philip Braithwaite Don Devere Hendrie de Benneville K. Seeley, Jr. Darinka Briggs Brian Hitchon Jerry Mack Shelby Billy Eugene Brooks Dick Spease Horton Burton Smart, II Peter J. R. Buttner William Franklin Howell James Dawson Snyder Marion Earl Causey, Jr. Paul Jurik Charles W. Spencer Jean Paul Chauvel Robert Alan Keahey Frederick Spiegelberg, III Xenophon C. Colazas John Robert Kerns Louis J. Conti Za Grant Kimberlin, Jr. John Charles Stanfield Herschel Taliaferro Cooper Connie Mack Krivanek Herbert Mark Stanley, Jr. James Fenimore Cooper John Warren Lindquist Edward Vernon Stephens James Milton Craft John Robert Lively Russell A. Stephens Arnold Dennis Cunningham Richard B. Lodewick Harry W. Todd Carr Pritchett Dishroon, Jr. Donald Bradford Macurda, Jr. Gordon Stanley Utter Verne E. Dow Carlos Michael Maggio David Drew Van Wart Bernard Christian C. Duval Larry James Manion Richard S. Vormelker John Richard Dyni Philip Wienecke Marsh David A. Waldron Donald John Eckelberg Robley Knight Matthews James Prentice Walker Ronald Christie Eddington Jack Hastings Mayfield, Jr. Maurice A. Warner Richard Leroy England Gary Bowman McCreary Johnny Wayne Watkins Robert W. Esser Allen McGlone David W. Wentworth George H. Falk Dan R. McGregor Charles Henry Williams James Warren Fambrough Lawrence C. Menconi Robert Rogers Williams James Ernest Fassett James Eugene Michelson William Feathergail Wilson Neil Edward Fisher Thomas Holt Murray, Jr. James Charlton Wise Romeo M. Flores Rodney Nahama Wayne Eugene Woodworth Jack Joseph Foto Robert Lewis Nance Enzo Zappaterra Richard E. Frech Erik Alfred Nelson Walter Heinrich Ziegler

2176 Annual Report AAPG Constitution and Bylaws

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

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

SECTION 2. SECTION 6. Discipline for Violations of Standards Various classifications of memberships and the qualifications Members violating any standard prescribed in this Article thereof shall be established by the Bylaws of the Association. shall be subject to discipline as provided by the Bylaws.

ARTICLE V. GOVERNMENT ARTICLE IV. CODE OF ETHICS The government of this Association shall be vested in seven (7) elected officers, an Executive Committee, a House of SECTION 1. General Principles Delegates, and an Advisory Council. The composition of each (a) Geology is a profession, and the privilege of professional body, the manner of selection, the terms of office, the specific practice requires professional morality and professional duties, responsibilities, and other matters relevant to such responsibility. bodies and officers shall be as provided in the Bylaws of this (b) Honesty, integrity, loyalty, fairness, impartiality, candor, Association. Any responsibility and authority of government of fidelity to trust, and inviolability of confidence are incumbent this Association not otherwise specified in these governing upon every member as professional obligations. documents shall be reserved to the Executive Committee. (c) Each member shall be guided by high standards of business ethics, personal honor, and professional conduct. The word “member” as used throughout this code includes ARTICLE VI. DISPOSITION OF ASSETS all classes of membership. The American Association of Petroleum Geologists is a non-profit organization. In the event of the dissolution of the SECTION 2. Relation of Members to the Public Association, the Association shall distribute any assets remaining (a) Members shall not make false, misleading, or after the discharge of all liabilities, for charitable, scientific, or unwarranted statements, representations or claims in regard educational purposes in strict compliance with exemption to professional matters, nor shall they engage in false or provided under Section 501 (c)(6) of the Internal Revenue deceptive advertising. Code of 1954. It is recognized that, under these circumstances, (b) Members shall not permit the publication or use of their no member of the Association shall have any right or interest in reports or maps for any unsound or illegitimate undertakings. or to the property or assets of the Association.

Annual Report 2177 ARTICLE VII. BYLAWS SECTION 2. Definition of Term “Member” The Bylaws, consisting of fourteen (14) articles as appended Unless otherwise expressly provided in these Bylaws, the hereto, are hereby adopted and may be amended, enlarged, term “member” shall refer only to Active, Emeritus, and or reduced as provided in the Bylaws. Honorary Members. Only members may hold office, vote in Association affairs, sponsor membership applications, or refer to themselves as members of the Association. ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENTS SECTION 3. Active Members SECTION 1. Mail, Electronic Mail or Other Suitable Ballot Any person engaged in the practice or teaching of geology by Members may apply for Active membership, provided the applicant Amendments to this Constitution may be made by a holds a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctor’s Degree in geological two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the members of this science, including, but not limited to, geology, geophysics, Association responding by mail, electronic mail, or other earth science, geological engineering or environmental suitable ballot. geoscience, from a college of acceptable academic standards and, in addition, has had a minimum of one (1) year of SECTION 2. Proposal of Amendments experience in the practice or teaching of geological science. Such amendments may be proposed by the following: The Executive Committee may waive degree requirements if (a) Resolution by the Executive Committee; in its judgement an applicant has adequate professional (b) Resolution by a special constitutional committee experience and has attained standing in the profession. appointed by the President; (c) Resolution of the House of Delegates; (d) A proposal in writing signed by any fifty (50) members SECTION 4. Emeritus Members of the Association. When Active Members in good standing in the Association, All such resolutions or proposals must be submitted to, with all dues paid to date, become sixty-five (65) years of and action must be taken during, the annual meeting of the age and have been members of the Association (regardless House of Delegates of this Association, as provided in the of classification) for a total of thirty (30) years including Bylaws and in conformance with Section 3 of this Article. time spent in military service, those members shall become Emeritus Members of this Association upon advising the SECTION 3. Legality of Amendments Executive Director of the Association of their sixty-fifth The legality of all amendments shall be determined by the (65th) birthday, and by requesting such classification of Executive Committee with advice of counsel prior to membership. Thereafter the emeriti members shall pay fifty consideration by the House of Delegates. In the event that a percent (50%) of the amount of dues for Active Members proposed amendment is revised by the House of Delegates, and shall be entitled to all privileges and advantages of Active such revision will again be referred to the Executive membership in this Association. Committee for determination of legality prior to balloting. SECTION 5. Honorary Members SECTION 4. Publication of Amendments Honorary Members shall be those Active Members of this Upon affirmation of legality of the proposed amendments, Association who shall have contributed distinguished service the Executive Committee shall cause them to be published in to the cause of petroleum geology. Such determination the Bulletin or by other suitable means at least two (2) months shall be made by the Executive Committee. A recipient of prior to the annual meeting of the House of Delegates. the Sidney Powers Memorial Medal Award shall become automatically an Honorary Member. Honorary Members shall SECTION 5. Voting on Amendments not be required to pay dues, but shall have all the privileges If any proposed amendment shall be acted upon favorably and advantages of Active membership in the Association. by simple majority vote of the House of Delegates, the Executive Committee shall arrange for a ballot of members by mail, electronic mail or other suitable means, within sixty (60) SECTION 6. Students days after the annual meeting of the House of Delegates, and Any student majoring in geology or in a field of study two-thirds (2/3) majority favorable vote of the ballots received related to or generally associated with geology at a college within sixty (60) days of such mailing, electronic mail or other of acceptable academic standards may apply for Student suitable distribution, shall be sufficient to amend. membership. Student membership shall terminate twenty-four (24) months after termination of academic enrollment.

Bylaws SECTION 7. Associates As amended April 10, 2011. Any person not qualified for any other class of membership who is a graduate of a college of acceptable academic ARTICLE I. MEMBERSHIP standards whose employment is associated with geological science, may apply for election as an Associate. The Executive SECTION 1. Membership Committee may waive degree requirements, if in its judgement Membership in this Association shall consist of the following an applicant has adequate professional experience, and has classifications: attained professional standing. (a) Active Members (b) Emeritus Members SECTION 8. Election to Membership (c) Honorary Members Every candidate for admission as an Active Member shall (d) Students submit a formal application on an application form authorized (e) Associates by the Executive Committee, signed by the applicant, and

2178 Annual Report endorsed by not less than three (3) individuals, at least two SECTION 2. President (2) of whom are members who are in good standing, stating The President shall be the chief executive officer of this the applicant’s training and experience and such other facts Association. The President shall be spokesman for the as the Executive Committee shall from time to time prescribe. Association on all matters pertaining to the public; shall The Executive Committee shall be the sole judge of the appoint the members of all committees within the limits eligibility of the applicant for membership and the adequacy prescribed in the Constitution and Bylaws; shall appoint of the applicant’s qualifications; provided, however, that the delegates to cooperating organizations to represent the Executive Committee may not waive the endorsement or Association; and shall serve as chair of the Executive professional experience requirements set out in this Article I Committee. Sections elected pursuant to the provisions of for applicants for admission as Active Members. If the Section 12 of this Article II shall be presumed for the purposes Executive Committee after due consideration, judges that of this Section 3 to have been elected on the date of his or the applicant’s qualifications meet the requirements of the her predecessor’s election. Constitution and these Bylaws, the committee shall cause to be published in the Bulletin or by other suitable means, the applicant’s name and the names of the sponsors. If, after sixty SECTION 3. Vice President, Sections (60) days have elapsed since such publication, no reason is The Vice President, Sections, when elected earlier than the presented why the applicant should not be admitted, the Vice President, Regions, shall perform the duties of the applicant shall be deemed eligible to Active or Associate President in the absence or inability of the President to serve. membership, as the case may be, and shall be notified of The Vice President, Sections, when elected earlier than the election to membership. Vice President, Regions, shall assume the office of President An objection to the admission to membership of an in case of a vacancy for any cause in that office; and shall applicant must be submitted by an Active Member of the perform such duties as may be assigned by the President. Association, must be in writing, must be received by the The Vice President, Sections shall, with his or her other duties, Executive Director at the Association’s headquarters within concern himself or herself with the activities of the sixty (60) days after publication of the applicant’s name, must Association in respect to United States Sections. A Vice include a full statement of the circumstances on which the President, Sections elected pursuant to the provisions of objection is based, and must be signed by the member Section 12 of this Article II shall be presumed for the purposes raising the objection. If, in the opinion of the Executive of this Section 3 to have been elected on the date of his or Committee, the objection has merit, the Executive Committee her predecessor’s election. shall reconsider the application. SECTION 4. Vice President, Regions SECTION 9. Resignation The Vice President, Regions, when elected earlier than the Any member of whatever classification may resign at any Vice President, Sections, shall perform the duties of the time from the Association; such resignation shall be in writing President in the absence or inability of the President to serve. and shall be accepted by the Executive Committee. The Vice President, Regions, when elected earlier than the Vice President, Sections, shall assume the office of President SECTION 10. Loss of Membership Rights in case of a vacancy for any cause in that office; and shall Any member of whatever classification who resigns, or who perform such duties as may be assigned by the President. forfeits membership for non-payment of dues, or who is The Vice President, Regions shall, with his or her other duties, expelled for ethical reasons ceases to have any rights in concern himself or herself with the activities of the Association the Association and ceases to incur further indebtedness in respect to International Regions. A Vice President, Regions to the Association. elected pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of this Article II shall be presumed for the purposes of this Section 4 to have SECTION 11. Reinstatement been elected on the date of his or her predecessor’s election. Any person who has ceased to be a member of whatever classification who has resigned or who has forfeited membership for nonpayment of dues may be reinstated by SECTION 5. President-Elect unanimous vote of the Executive Committee upon fulfillment The President-Elect shall serve for one (1) year as such and of such requirements as may be established by the Executive in the following year shall assume the office of President. The Committee. Any person who has been expelled from President-Elect shall have no administrative authority except membership for ethical reasons may be reinstated as provided as a member of the Executive Committee; shall become for in Article XI, Section 7 of these Bylaws. acquainted with all the details of the office of President, and generally become prepared to serve as President. The President-Elect shall be responsible for the preparation of the ARTICLE II. OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND budget for the ensuing fiscal year for approval by the ASSOCIATION POSITIONS Executive Committee.

SECTION 1. Designation The officers of this Association shall be the following: SECTION 6. Secretary (a) President The Secretary shall be responsible for recording the actions (b) Vice President, Sections of the Executive Committee; shall keep possession of the (c) Vice President, Regions corporate seal and affix the same; and, subject to Executive (d) President-Elect Committee approval, shall have policy oversight of all (e) Secretary non-technical and non-peer reviewed publications and (f) Treasurer communications. The Secretary shall perform other duties (g) Editor as may be directed by the Executive Committee.

Annual Report 2179 SECTION 7. Treasurer second succeeding fiscal year. The Executive Committee shall The Treasurer shall supervise the receipt of all funds and, approve the candidates recommended in the order (if the under the direction of the Executive Committee, be responsible Advisory Council recommends candidates in a particular for all disbursements of funds of the Association; shall serve order) and for the office recommended by the Advisory ex officio as a member of the Committee on Investments; Council unless the Executive Committee, by the affirmative shall give bond, the amount of which shall be determined by vote of not less than five of its members in each instance, the Executive Committee, shall make the annual report as alters the order in which candidates are recommended Treasurer, and perform such other duties as directed by the or changes the office for which a particular candidate is Executive Committee. recommended; provided, however, that no person shall be a candidate who declines such candidacy. The Executive SECTION 8. Editor Committee shall annually approve two (2) candidates each The Editor shall have general supervision and final authority for the office of President-Elect, biennially approve two in soliciting, accepting, and rejecting all material on technical (2) candidates each for the offices of Vice President, subjects for publication. The Editor shall have policy oversight Sections; Vice President, Regions; Secretary; and Treasurer; and responsibility for editorial content of all technical and and triennially approve two (2) candidates for the office of peer reviewed publications. With the approval of the Editor. Additional nominations may be made by written petition Executive Committee, the Editor shall appoint, replace, and of fifty (50) or more members in good standing received at reappoint such volunteer associate editors from among the Association headquarters not later than October 15 following. membership of the Association that may be required to A candidate or nominee for the office of Vice President, accomplish the publication activities of the Association. The Sections must reside within the United States and be a Editor shall submit an annual report of editorial activities to member of a Section at the date of his or her approval by the Executive Committee. the Executive Committee as a candidate for such office as described in this Section 11 or when otherwise initially SECTION 9. Executive Director becoming a candidate or nominee for such office. A candidate Executive Committee policies shall be implemented by the or nominee for the office of Vice President, Regions must Executive Director who shall have charge of the Association reside outside of the United States and be a member of a headquarters and staff personnel as authorized by the Region at the date of his or her approval by the Executive Executive Committee. The Executive Director shall be the Committee as a candidate for such office as described in this person to whom all official notices to the Association will be Section 11 or when otherwise initially becoming a candidate addressed; shall be responsible for the physical custody of all or nominee for such office. The names of candidates shall be official documents held in repository at Association headquarters; published in the Explorer or by other suitable means ninety shall be under the personal direction of the President; and (90) days prior to distribution of ballots to members. The will assist in the work of all committees to ensure the Executive Committee shall then prepare a printed, electronic, effectiveness of the activities of this Association. The or other suitable ballot, listing the candidates for each office, Executive Director shall be appointed by and serve at the and one (1) ballot shall be mailed, electronically distributed, pleasure of the Executive Committee. The Executive Director or distributed by other suitable means to each member on or shall be chief administrative official of the Association, shall before April 1. Such ballots may consist of any combination have the authority to execute contracts on behalf of the of printed, electronic, and other suitable ballots. Marked ballots Association, shall not be an officer of the Association, and returned to and received by the Association after May 15 shall not be a member of the Executive Committee. shall not be counted. The ballot committee shall count the ballots promptly after May 15 and report the results to the President. A majority of all votes cast for an office is necessary SECTION 10. Terms of Office for election. In case of a tie vote the Executive Committee (a) The President and President-Elect, each as such, shall shall cast one (1) additional deciding vote. serve a one (1)-year term and shall not succeed themselves in (b) In the event that there are more than two (2) candidates office. The Vice President, Sections and the Vice President, for any office, whether through petition or other means as Regions, each as such, shall serve a two (2)-year staggered provided for in these Bylaws, then the candidate elected to that term and shall not succeed themselves in office. Secretary and office shall be determined as provided in this subsection (b). Treasurer, each as such, shall serve a two (2)-year staggered The ballots for offices having more than two (2) candidates shall term and shall not succeed themselves in office. The Editor, as provide for the candidates to be voted upon by the voters in such, shall serve a three (3)-year term and shall not serve order of preference; i.e., first choice, second choice, etc. successive terms as Editor. The candidate receiving a majority of the first choice votes shall (b) The terms of office shall commence on July 1 following be elected to that office. If no candidate receives a majority of election. the first choice votes cast, then the candidate that received the least number of first choice votes shall be dropped from SECTION 11. Election of Officers consideration, and the second choices of those voters whose (a) These officers shall be elected from among the first choice was the dropped candidate shall be deemed those members of the Association by means of secret ballot in the voters’ first choice. Upon a tabulation of the votes according to following manner: not later than June 30 of each year the the provisions of the previous sentence, a candidate with a Advisory Council shall annually recommend two (2) or more majority of first choice votes shall be elected; if no candidate yet candidates each for the office of President-Elect, biennially has a majority, the candidate remaining with the least number recommend two (2) or more candidates each for offices of of first choice votes shall be dropped from consideration, and Vice President, Sections; Vice President, Regions; Secretary; the process described above shall again be applied in another and Treasurer; and triennially recommend two (2) or more tabulation of the votes to determine if a candidate has received candidates for the office of Editor to stand for election during a majority of the first choice votes. The process provided in this the following fiscal year, and, if elected, to serve during the subsection (b) shall be re-applied until a candidate receives a

2180 Annual Report majority of the first choice votes cast. In the process described in in Section 14, Article II of these Bylaws, or selected for an honor this subsection (b) the first choice of any voter in any tabulation or award by the Executive Committee of the Association, except shall be deemed to be the candidate chosen highest by that for an honor or award that has been determined by an impartial voter after removing from that voter’s selections the candidate convention judging process. This limitation continues for one or candidates who have been dropped from consideration prior year immediately following the end of such service. to the pertinent tabulation. b) Candidates for the Association positions described in Section 14, Article II of these Bylaws, may not be nominated for any other Section 14, Article II position, while a candidate SECTION 12. Vacancies for a Section 14, Article II position, and may not be selected (a) A vacancy occurring in the office of Secretary, Treasurer, to receive any honor or award by any Association body, or Editor shall be filled by the unsuccessful candidate for that division or committee, during the period of their candidacy, office in the most recent election. If there were more than unless the honor or award has been announced prior to the one unsuccessful candidate for that office in said election, the announcement of their candidacy, or determined by an candidate to fill the vacancy will be selected in accordance impartial convention judging process. with the election process in Article II, Section 11, subsection (b), of these Bylaws. Should the unsuccessful candidate or candidates be unwilling or unable to fill such vacancy, the Executive Committee may fill such vacancy. ARTICLE III. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (b) A vacancy occurring in the office of President-Elect, Vice President, Sections, or Vice President, Regions shall be filled SECTION 1. Executive Authority by mail, electronic mail, or other suitable ballot by membership, The executive authority of this Association shall be vested in through a special election called by the Executive Committee. an Executive Committee which shall serve as its Board of Any such ballot may consist of any combination of mail, Directors and which shall be composed of the following electronic mail, or other suitable means. members: (a) President SECTION 13. Release of Election Results (b) Vice President, Sections If all candidates in any AAPG election for a specific office (c) Vice President, Regions approve in writing a statement authorizing the release of (d) President-Elect the numerical results of their election, those results shall be (e) Secretary released to each of the said candidates. Any of those (f) Treasurer candidates may subsequently disclose such election results (g) Editor to any person provided all candidates agree in writing. For (h) Chair House of Delegates the purposes of this Section 12, AAPG elections include, but are not limited to, elections for officers of the Association, SECTION 2. Jurisdiction the House of Delegates, and the Divisions, and any other (a) The Executive Committee shall have general executive election between members of any classification conducted control and management of the affairs and funds of this by the Association. Association; these shall include, but not be limited to: designation of time and place of the annual meeting of the SECTION 14. Limitations on Association Positions Association; supervision of election of officers and filling (a) No member of any classification may hold more than vacancies; determination of applicant qualifications and one of the following offices at any one time; classifications; maintaining a headquarters and staff; accepting, Association President; creating, and administering funds for purposes provided Association Vice President, Sections; under the Constitution and Bylaws of this Association; Association Vice President, Regions; appointing trustees to manage such funds; establishing such Association President-Elect; fiscal policies as may be appropriate; and performing such Association Secretary; other administrative duties as required to accomplish the Association Treasurer; objects and purposes of this Association. Association Editor; (b) The Executive Committee shall also serve as an appeal Chair, House of Delegates; authority in all matters involving grievance proceedings and Chair-Elect, House of Delegates; professional certification of members. Secretary-Editor, House of Delegates; (c) The Executive Committee shall have sole responsibility Immediate Past Chair, House of Delegates and authority for all matters involving the external affairs of President of any Division; this Association. Advisory Council member elected by any United States SECTION 3. Meetings Section; and Advisory Council member elected by any International (a) The Executive Committee shall meet immediately Region. before the annual meeting of the House of Delegates and (b) No past president of the Association may within three at such other times during the year and at such places as (3) years after expiration of his or her term of office as such designated by such Executive Committee and at the call of hold any of the offices listed in subsection 14(a) above. the President. Robert’s Rules of Order shall apply at all meetings, except as the same may be inconsistent with any procedure authorized by this Section 3. A quorum shall SECTION 15. Limitations on Nomination and Honors and Awards consist of four (4) members. No proxy votes shall be allowed (a) Members serving in any of the Association positions and no alternates may be appointed for absent members. described in Section 14, Article II, of these Bylaws, shall not (b) A member of the Executive Committee may participate be eligible to be nominated for any of the offices described in a regular or special meeting by, or the meeting may be

Annual Report 2181 conducted through the use of, any means of communication When the three-year term of office of a Delegate from a allowed under the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporations Act. United States Affiliated Society expires prior to an annual (c) Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting meeting of the House of Delegates referred to in Section 6 of the Executive Committee may be taken without a meeting of this Article IV and the society has not elected a Delegate to the full extent allowed by the Colorado Revised Nonprofit to fill the next three-year term by sixty (60) days before Corporations Act. that annual meeting, the president of the United States (d) Five (5) days notice of regular or special meetings of Section in which the society is located shall prior to that the Executive Committee shall be given, which shall include the annual meeting appoint a Delegate to serve that next date, time, place, and, if a special meeting, purpose of the three-year term. All Association members residing outside meeting. Notice may be given in any manner permitted by of the United States shall be assigned to the International the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporations Act, and shall be Regions in which they reside and shall vote in that Region effective as provided by such Act. Members of the Executive in elections for Delegates unless claiming a United States Committee may waive notice as provided under the Colorado Affiliated Society or another Region as their home society Revised Nonprofit Corporations Act. or region. All members of an International Region shall be entitled to vote in all elections for all Delegates from that SECTION 4. Indemnification and Relief from Liability Region. Each International Region shall elect, in an election The officers and directors of the Association, being the or elections in which all members of such region shall be Executive Committee, shall be indemnified by the Association entitled to vote, not less than one (1) Delegate from and shall be relieved from personal liability in all matters among the Association members of each Affiliated Society regarding the Association to the full extent authorized by the within that International Region. Additional Delegates, if laws of the State of Colorado. any, to which a Region may be entitled shall be elected as determined by the Region; provided, that all Association SECTION 5. Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation members assigned to an International Region shall be The Executive Committee shall have the authority, by a entitled to vote in all elections of Delegates from that two-thirds (2/3) majority vote, to amend the Certificate of International Region. Any Association member may be a Incorporation of the Association. candidate for Delegate from the United States Affiliated Society or International Region in which the member votes upon the member’s timely written request. Delegates shall ARTICLE IV. HOUSE OF DELEGATES be elected for three (3)-year terms and may succeed themselves; provided, however, that any Delegate elected SECTION 1. Jurisdiction as an officer of the House of Delegates during the third (a) All of the legislative function of this Association, within year of the Delegate’s three-year term shall automatically the scope of the Constitution and Bylaws, shall be vested in a be a voting At-Large Member of the House of Delegates for House of Delegates. the one year such person serves as such officer. Terms of (b) All matters involving the external affairs of the office shall begin on July 1 following their election. Association shall be referred to the Executive Committee of Vacancies in office, or alternates for Delegates unable to the Association. attend meetings of the House of Delegates may be filled or obtained from among the candidates not receiving a SECTION 2. Apportionment of United States Affiliated Society sufficient number of votes for election, and in order of the Delegates and International Region Delegates total number of votes received. In the event alternates for Each United States Affiliated Society shall be entitled to Delegates are not available from the candidates described one (1) Delegate for up to seventy (70) members of the above, then the members of a United States Affiliated Association and to one (1) additional Delegate for each Society or an International Region who are Association additional seventy (70) members, or major fraction thereof, members may appoint alternate Delegates for said meeting. allocated to that society for voting purposes. Each International The names of these appointed alternate Delegates must Region shall be entitled to one (1) Delegate for up to seventy be received in writing by the Headquarters office of the (70) members of the Association and to one (1) additional Association at least fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting Delegate for each additional seventy (70) members, or major of the House of Delegates for which they are appointed. fraction thereof, allocated to that Region for voting purposes; provided, however, that no International Region shall have SECTION 4. At-Large Members fewer Delegates than one (1) Delegate for each Affiliated (a) Each current member of the Executive Committee of Society within the Region. the Association, each past-chair of the House of Delegates, and each past-president of the Association more than three SECTION 3. Selection of United States Affiliated Society Delegates (3) years out of office, shall be a non-voting member of the and International Region Delegates House of Delegates. Any At-Large Member may also serve as Delegates shall be selected by popular vote of American a voting member if selected by the procedure provided in Association of Petroleum Geologists members in elections Article IV, Section 3 above. conducted annually by United States Affiliated Societies (b) An officer of the House of Delegates shall be a voting and International Regions. Voting shall be restricted to At-Large Member of the House of Delegates if such officer is those Association members claiming the Affiliated Society not otherwise a voting Delegate. or Region as their home society or region. Association members residing in the United States and not members SECTION 5. Duties of United States Affiliated Society Delegates of any United States Affiliated Society may be assigned for and International Region Delegates the purpose of voting in elections for Delegates to the (a) Delegates shall serve as representatives of the nearest United States Affiliated Society upon request to that Association members of their United States Affiliated Society society, without enjoying any of the membership privileges. or International Region.

2182 Annual Report (b) Delegates shall familiarize themselves with the ARTICLE V. ADVISORY COUNCIL Association’s Constitution and Bylaws. (c) Delegates shall acquaint themselves with the SECTION 1. Jurisdiction Association’s current policies and programs. The advisory function of this Association shall be vested in (d) Delegates shall inform the leaders of their society or an Advisory Council. The Council shall have no executive region regarding the Association’s program of activities, authority, but shall report to the Executive Committee on all especially as it relates to cooperative participation and service, matters involving ethics and discipline referred to it. The and shall keep alternates fully apprised of such matters. Council shall conduct long-range planning and undertake the (e) Delegates shall process requests from the Executive necessary studies and investigations in connection therewith. Committee for information regarding eligibility of applicants It shall report to the Executive Committee on all matters for membership in the Association. involving constitutional review referred to it. The Council shall (f) Delegates shall function as local Certification committee recommend to the Executive Committee nominations for members and process requests from the Board of Association officers. The Council shall also recommend Certification for information regarding applicants for nominations for all honors and awards when so directed by Certification by the Association. the Executive Committee. The Council shall review the (g) Delegates shall actively solicit applications from eligible organization of the Association and the standing committee geologists for membership in this Association. structure of the Association. It shall also undertake any (h) Members of the Association before becoming candidates special projects wherein guidance is requested by the for the office of Delegate should recognize the obligation to Executive Committee. attend all meetings of the House of Delegates during their term, and to perform to the best of their ability all duties imposed upon them by these Bylaws. SECTION 2. Ethics and Discipline Five members of the Advisory Council shall serve as the Hearing Body in grievance proceedings as provided in Article SECTION 6. Meetings of House of Delegates XI of these Bylaws, except as otherwise provided in Article XI, The House of Delegates shall meet at least once each year Section 8, of these Bylaws. during the annual meeting of the Association. Voting shall be only by those Delegates, or their duly qualified alternates, present and accounted for. No proxy votes shall be allowed. SECTION 3. Long-Range Planning A quorum shall be a majority of all qualified Delegates or The Advisory Council shall serve as a functioning long-range alternates elected. The Rules and Procedures established by planning body to review the Association’s activities and the House shall be followed and, where not otherwise provided recommend to the Executive Committee appropriate changes in such Rules and Procedures, Robert’s Rules of Order shall of programs and policies. apply in all meetings. SECTION 4. Constitution Review SECTION 7. Accreditation of Delegates The Advisory Council shall constantly review the Constitution (a) All members of the House of Delegates shall be and Bylaws and recommend to the Executive Committee members in good standing of this Association. appropriate amendments to meet the changing needs of (b) The House of Delegates shall be the sole judge of the this Association. qualifications of its members within the provisions of this Article. SECTION 5. Nominations SECTION 8. Officers of House of Delegates The Advisory Council shall recommend candidates for (a) The officers of the House of Delegates shall be a Chair, Association officers as provided in these Bylaws. a Chair-Elect and a Secretary/Editor. The House of Delegates shall elect the Chair-Elect and the Secretary/Editor at its annual SECTION 6. Honors and Awards meeting. The term of office shall be one year commencing The Advisory Council shall recommend recipients for July 1 following election of officers. The Chair-Elect shall all honors and awards when so directed by the assume the office of Chair of the House of Delegates the Executive Committee. year following his or her term of office as Chair-Elect. (b) Only those members of the House of Delegates having SECTION 7. Additional Duties served at least one (1) year as such Delegate shall be eligible to hold any of the offices mentioned in subsection (a) above. The Advisory Council shall be charged with reviewing Only Delegates may be candidates for any of the offices relationships among the Association, Sections, Regions, and mentioned in subsection (a) above. Divisions, and other organizations in order to recommend (c) The Chair of the House of Delegates shall become adjustments which will benefit the Association and its members. ex officio a member of the Executive Committee of the The Advisory Council shall engage in such other special Association with full voting privileges, and may not serve projects and shall perform such duties as the Executive succeeding terms. Committee may, from time to time, direct. (d) A vacancy occurring in the office of Chair shall be filled by the Chair-Elect who shall, in the event such vacancy occurs SECTION 8. Composition and Terms of Office prior to the annual meeting of the House of Delegates during Except as set forth in subparagraph (a) and (c) below, the such Chair-Elect’s term of office remain as Chair during the members of the Advisory Council shall each serve for three succeeding year. A vacancy occurring in the office of Chair-Elect (3)-year terms in rotation. The members of the Advisory shall be filled by the Secretary/Editor. A vacancy occurring in Council shall consist of the following: the office of Secretary/Editor shall be filled by appointment (a) The immediate past-president and the two (2) former by the Chair. presidents who have served most recently or their designated

Annual Report 2183 representatives from their respective Executive Committees SECTION 11. Observers at Advisory Council Meetings and the immediate past chair of the House of Delegates; The Advisory Council will invite the following Observers to (b) One (1) or more members of the Association elected attend its meetings: every third year by the Association members of each United (a) The Executive Director; States Section and International Region, in accordance with a (b) The President; schedule established by the Executive Committee to provide (c) The Chair of the House of Delegates; staggered terms and subject to the provisions of subparagraph (d) The chief elected officer of each Technical Division that (d) of this Section 8; has less than seven hundred and fifty (750) Association (c) The chief elected officer of each Division who shall members, provided, that the Technical Division would serve ex officio during the officer’s term, provided said otherwise qualify to elect a member of the Advisory Council Division has not less than seven hundred and fifty (750) were its membership not less than seven hundred and fifty Association members on the first day of the fiscal year of the (750) Association members; and Association. The chief elected officer of each Division with (e) The elected representative from any United States less than seven hundred and fifty (750) Association Section or International Region that has less than seven members shall be entitled to attend Advisory Council hundred and fifty (750) Association members, provided, that meetings as an Observer but will not be a member of the the United States Section or International Region would Advisory Council. otherwise qualify to elect a member of the Advisory Council (d) Each United States Section and International Region were its membership not less than seven hundred and fifty with not less than seven hundred and fifty (750) Association (750) Association members. Observers are not Advisory members shall be entitled to elect one Advisory Council Council members, may not vote, and will not attend executive member for up to five thousand (5,000) Association members sessions of the Advisory Council unless authorized to do so within such section or region. Each United States Section and by a vote of the Advisory Council. International Region with less than seven hundred and fifty (750) Association members will elect for a three (3)-year term an Observer to attend Advisory Council meetings but who will not be a member of the Advisory Council except as SECTION 12. Alternates at Advisory Council Meetings for otherwise provided in these Bylaws. If a Section or a Region Absent Members which elected an Observer has seven hundred and fifty The alternate representative for an absent Advisory Council (750) or more Association members on the first day of any member shall be that absent member’s immediate predecessor fiscal year of the Association, such Observer shall become a as a member of the Advisory Council, except as prescribed in member of the Advisory Council as of that date and continue Section 8, paragraph (a) of this Article. If the absent Advisory as such for the remainder of the Observer’s three (3)-year Council member represents a Region, Section, or Division term. A Section or Region shall be entitled to elect an additional and did not have a predecessor, or if that predecessor is Advisory Council member for each additional five thousand unwilling or unable to attend in place of the absent Advisory (5,000) members, or any fraction thereof. For the purposes Council member, then the alternate representative shall be of this subparagraph (d), the number of members of a section designated by the Region, Section, or Division President, and or region shall be determined as of the first day of the shall be a current member of its executive committee. If an Association’s fiscal year in which an election is to occur. Once Advisory Council member dies or resigns, then prior to the elected, an Advisory Council member from a Section or election of a successor member as prescribed in Article VI, Region shall serve for three (3) years, regardless of the number Section 1, such former member’s alternate representative of members in such section or region during the term of that shall be as otherwise provided herein for an absent member. Advisory Council member. An alternate representative may be seated at any time during an Advisory Council meeting. The alternate representative shall have the authority, including the right to vote, of the absent member. SECTION 9. Meetings The Advisory Council shall meet at least once each year during the annual meeting of the Association, and shall submit annual reports to the Executive Committee. Additional ARTICLE VI. UNITED STATES SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL meetings may be held at the call of the Chair. A quorum shall REGIONS AND TECHNICAL DIVISIONS consist of a simple majority of members. Robert’s Rules of Order shall apply at all meetings. No proxies shall be allowed, but alternates for absentee members may be appointed in SECTION 1. United States Sections and International Regions accordance with Section 8, paragraph (a), or the procedures This Association shall establish United States Sections within prescribed in Section 12 of this Article V. Mail canvasses may the United States and International Regions outside the be conducted when necessary for interim action requested United States on a geographical basis to include Association by the Executive Committee. members as individuals or as groups of federated affiliated geological societies, for the purpose of sponsoring technical meetings and publications and otherwise furthering the objectives of the Association within such Sections or Regions. SECTION 10. Presiding Officer United States Sections shall be the: The immediate past-president of this Association shall serve (a) Eastern Section; as Chair of the Advisory Council, unless, in the event the (b) Mid-Continent Section; immediate past-president cannot serve, another member of (c) Southwestern Section; the Council is elected by the Councillors, to serve. The Chair (d) Gulf Coast Section; shall appoint a Recording Secretary who shall keep minutes (e) Rocky Mountain Section; and of each meeting. (f) Pacific Section;

2184 Annual Report International Regions shall be the: in harmony with the objects and aims of the Association, (a) Canadian Region; subject, however, to the recommendations of the Executive (b) Mexican, Central American, and South American Region; Committee and to the affirmative vote of the House of (c) European Region; Delegates. Affiliated Societies within the United States (d) African Region; (referred to in these Bylaws as “United States Affiliated (e) Asian/Pacific Region; and Societies”) and International Regions shall be eligible to elect (f) Middle Eastern Region. Delegates to the House of Delegates of the Association. The composition of each Section and Region may be revised, individual Sections and Regions may be dissolved, and additional Sections and Regions may be established SECTION 2. Associated Societies upon application of interested individuals and upon the This Association may associate with duly organized groups recommendation of the Executive Committee by vote at the or societies which serve the needs of members of the annual meeting of the House of Delegates. The internal Association in topically and/or geographically defined areas affairs of such Sections and Regions shall be administered by and which by objects, aims, constitutions, bylaws, or practice each Section and Region consistent with the purposes and are functioning in harmony with the objects and aims of the policies of this Association. Association, subject, however, to the recommendations of Each Section and Region shall be entitled to elect, subject the Executive Committee and to the affirmative vote of the to the provisions of Article V, Section 8, subparagraph (d), of House of Delegates. Associated Societies shall not be these Bylaws, from among Association members in such eligible to elect Delegates to the House of Delegates of Section or Region, a Councillor or Councillors to serve for the Association. three (3)-year terms as elected members of the Advisory Council. Each United States Section and International Region with less than seven hundred and fifty (750) Association ARTICLE VIII. COMMITTEES members shall be entitled to elect an Observer as provided in Article V, Section 8, subparagraph (d), of these Bylaws. SECTION 1. Standing Committees Each such Councillor and Observer shall be elected by ballot, Except as provided in Article XI of these Bylaws, the submitted to all Association members of the respective Executive Committee of this Association, acting on Advisory Section or Region, from among not less than two candidates Council recommendations, shall have the authority to nominated by the Section or Region governing body or by establish, maintain, and dissolve standing committees of the submission of a petition of nomination signed by not less Association. In like manner, the charge to each standing than fifty (50) members of such Section or Region and committee may be modified. A list of standing committees, delivered to the Section or Region president at least 30 days the charge to each committee, and the names of the chairs prior to start of said election. Vacancies in Councillor or or co-chairs, vice-chairs, and committee members of each Observer positions shall be filled by election to be held shall be published annually. In addition, the Executive within 120 days of said vacancy. Committee may appoint a committee manager for a standing committee who shall liaise between the committee and the Executive Committee. A committee manager for a standing committee may, but need not, be a member of such SECTION 2. Technical Divisions committee. The Executive Committee shall report to the Technical Divisions may be established, provided that the House of Delegates at its annual meeting as to the members interested perfect an organization and make establishment or dissolution of any standing committees application to the Executive Committee. The Executive since the last meeting of the House of Delegates. Committee shall submit the application with its recommendations to a vote at an annual meeting of the House of Delegates, an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of SECTION 2. Appointments and Tenure the Delegates present and voting being necessary for the Except as provided in Article XI of these Bylaws, the President establishment of such a Division. In like manner, the shall appoint all committee chairs, co-chairs, vice chairs, other Association may dissolve a Division by an affirmative vote of committee members, and committee managers and fill two-thirds (2/3) of the Delegates present and voting at an vacancies whenever they occur, except where otherwise annual meeting of the House of Delegates. A Technical specified in these Bylaws. The Executive Committee shall Division may have its own officers, and it may have its own determine the number of members of each standing committee. Constitution and Bylaws provided that, in the opinion of the The Executive Committee may remove any committee chair, Executive Committee, these do not conflict with the Constitution co-chair, vice chair, or other member or committee manager and Bylaws of the Association. The Executive Committee shall with or without cause. The term of office of a member of a be empowered to make arrangements with the officers of the standing committee, unless otherwise provided in these Division for the conduct of the business of the Division. Bylaws, shall be three (3) years beginning July 1. Technical Divisions may affiliate with other scientific societies, Appointments of chairs, co-chairs, vice-chairs, and committee with the approval of the Executive Committee. managers shall be for one (1) year beginning July 1. Members of standing committees (other than chairs, co-chairs, and vice ARTICLE VII. AFFILIATED SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATED SOCIETIES chairs) shall serve in rotating terms. One-third (1/3) of the members of each standing committee (other than the chairs, SECTION 1. Affiliated Societies co-chairs, and vice chairs), unless otherwise provided, shall This Association may affiliate with duly organized groups or be appointed each year. No chair, co-chair, vice chair, or societies which serve the needs of members of the committee manager of a standing committee may serve as Association in geographically defined areas and which by such for more than three consecutive years and no co-chair objects, aims, constitutions, bylaws, or practice are functioning shall have served as chair at any time during the preceding

Annual Report 2185 year. Each chair, co-chair, and vice chair of a committee shall be governing the investigation, hearing, and disposition of a member of such committee by virtue of his or her office. charges of misconduct in violation of Article IV of the Committee members shall be Association members of Constitution, in accordance with the provisions of this Article any classification. XI, and shall publish such procedures in the Bulletin or by other suitable means. SECTION 3. Special Committees and Delegations SECTION 2. Investigation Procedure In addition to the standing committees, the President may appoint, annually, such special committees and delegations Charges of misconduct in violation of Article IV of the as the Executive Committee may authorize. Members of Constitution shall first be submitted in writing to the Executive special committees shall be appointed for a term of one (1) Director at Association headquarters with a statement of the year only and the President shall designate the chairs. evidence on which the charges are based. The Executive Director shall submit the charges to the Ethics Committee of the Association which shall be a standing committee and SECTION 4. Association Representatives to Non-Association which shall consist of five (5) members of the technical Committees division of the Association charged with conducting the program An Association member of any classification appointed by or programs of certification of members in professional the Association to represent the Association as a member of categories and who shall be appointed by the Executive a committee, board, or organization which is not part of the Committee of the Association for staggered three (3) year Association shall, subject to the provisions of the last terms as members of the Ethics Committee. The provisions sentence of this section, serve as such on such committee, of Article VIII of these Bylaws shall not apply to the Ethics board, or organization for not more than one (1) term, but in Committee. The Ethics Committee shall be charged with the no event for more than five (5) years. The five (5) year limit investigation and prosecution of such charges, and may conduct in the preceding sentence on service during a term may be such investigation as the Ethics Committee deems necessary extended for not more than two extensions of one (1) year to reasonably and thoroughly investigate the charges. If in the each if each extension is approved by the unanimous vote of judgment of the Ethics Committee and after consultation with all of the members of the Executive Committee. Multiple full AAPG legal counsel, the evidence supports further action by or partial terms of a member on any particular committee, the Association on the charges, the committee shall prepare board, or organization may be served by the member if not and file with the Advisory Council at Association headquarters less than one (1) fiscal year of the Association elapses formal charges against the accused member. Upon such filing between each full or partial term served. the Chair of the Advisory Council shall appoint a Hearing Body from the Advisory Council members, in accordance with Section 3 of this Article XI, and the Ethics Committee ARTICLE IX. FOUNDATION shall appoint one of its members as the prosecutor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these This Association shall establish an autonomous Foundation Bylaws and except for proceedings pursuant to the provisions as a permanent entity to receive contributions, invest same, of Section 8 of this Article, disposition of the charges on any and distribute funds for the purposes and provisions as terms or conditions agreed to by all of the Ethics Committee, stipulated in Article II of the Declaration of Trust Agreement the Chair of the Advisory Council, and the accused member, dated April 4, 1967; provided, that the Foundation need not and approved by the Executive Committee of the Association retain the trust form of organization. The Executive (regardless of whether such terms or conditions are listed in Committee of the Association shall represent the phrases (a), (b), (c), or (d) of Section 4 of this Article XI) Association’s dealings with the Foundation. may be made at any time prior to the conclusion of the proceedings provided for in this Article XI and upon such disposition all proceedings under this Article XI concerning the ARTICLE X. CERTIFICATION charges of misconduct against the accused member shall This Association may establish a technical division to conduct cease. The existence of allegations against any member, and a program of voluntary certification of members in such the basis and content thereof, is confidential. professional categories as approved from time to time by the Executive Committee of the Association. Each professional SECTION 3. Hearing Procedure category of certification will be sponsored by a technical division The Hearing Body shall consist of five (5) members of the which need not be the technical division conducting the Advisory Council, including at least one (1) past president of certification program. Upon certification a member would be the Association, all of whom shall be appointed by the Chair designated as certified in the pertinent professional category of the Advisory Council. Each of the prosecutor and the by such title as approved by the Executive Committee of the accused member may challenge and have removed not Association. Implementing procedures, including the issuance more than two (2) members of the Hearing Body and such of appropriate certificates, shall be adopted by the technical removed members shall be replaced with other members of division conducting the certification program. the Advisory Council selected by the Chair of the Advisory Council. The Hearing Body shall set the time, date, and place for a hearing on the charges and the accused member shall be given notice in writing of the time, date, and place of the ARTICLE XI. GRIEVANCE PROCEEDINGS hearing, mailed to the member by registered mail to the member’s last-known mailing address not less than thirty SECTION 1. Adoption and Publication of (30) days prior to such date, accompanied by a copy of the Implementing Procedures formal charges and a copy of this Article. The accused member The Executive Committee shall, in accordance with and may appear with legal counsel before the Hearing Body, hear subject to the provisions of these Bylaws, adopt procedures any witnesses called in support of the charges and, at the

2186 Annual Report member’s option, cross-examine the same, present witnesses for membership in an application for Association membership in the member’s behalf, and submit oral or written statements may be expelled from membership in the Association upon a in the member’s behalf. The prosecutor may likewise be majority vote of all members of the Executive Committee of represented by legal counsel, present witnesses, and the Association. cross-examine the accused member’s witnesses. The Hearing Any member who does not plead guilty to but is convicted Body may consult at any time with legal counsel of its choosing of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or of any felony at all stages of the proceedings in which it is involved. At the or who is found by a governmental body to have violated any accused member’s option, the accused member may, by governmental statute, regulation, rule, or code of ethics registered letter addressed to the Chair of the Advisory relating to the practice of geology may be suspended from Council at Association headquarters, postmarked not less membership in the Association upon a majority vote of all than ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing, waive members of the Executive Committee of the Association. If personal appearance and request the Hearing Body to such a conviction or finding is reversed on appeal, the member adjudge the matter on the basis of a written statement of the shall be reinstated to membership. If such a conviction or member’s defense accompanying such letter. finding is not appealed or is upheld on final appeal, the member may be expelled from membership in the Association upon a majority vote of all members of the SECTION 4. Decision of Hearing Body Executive Committee of the Association. If such a conviction After the conclusion of the hearing or study of the written or finding is the subject of an executive pardon, the member defense submitted in lieu thereof, the Hearing Body shall shall be reinstated to membership upon a majority vote of all consider and vote to sustain or dismiss the charges. If, by not members of the Executive Committee of the Association. less than a four-fifths (4/5) vote of all of the members of the In the event that (a) expulsion of a member so pleading Hearing Body, the Hearing Body shall declare sustained the guilty or so admitting violation is proposed, (b) expulsion of a charges against the accused member, then the Hearing Body member for so falsely stating qualifications is proposed, or (c) may impose the following discipline: suspension or expulsion of a member so convicted or so (a) issue a private or public admonition of the member; or found is proposed, a date shall be set for a hearing thereon (b) suspend the member for a stated period of time; or and for consideration by the Executive Committee of such (c) allow the member to resign; or proposed suspension or expulsion. The member shall be (d) expel the member. given notice in writing of the date and place for the hearing, Failure of the accused member to appear, or to submit a mailed to the member by registered mail to the member’s waiver letter and a written defense, as provided in this section, last-known mailing address not less than thirty (30) days shall not prevent the Hearing Body from rendering final before said date, accompanied by, as applicable, a copy of a judgement. Notice of the decision of the Hearing Body shall court document or other official document indicating such be sent by registered mail to the accused member at the plea of guilty or admission of violation, a copy of the judgment member’s last-known post office mailing address. or other document indicating such conviction or finding and a copy of any applicable order of an appellate court or other SECTION 5. Appeals Procedure appellate body, or a statement explaining such charge of falsely stating qualifications for membership, and a copy of Action taken by the Hearing Body may be appealed to the this section. At the hearing the member may appear before Executive Committee of the Association by either the accused the Executive Committee with legal counsel, may submit oral member or the Ethics Committee within thirty (30) days of or written statements to the Executive Committee, may the date notice of the decision of the Hearing Body is sent to present written evidence to the Executive Committee, and the accused member. The Executive Committee shall have may present witnesses to testify on the member’s behalf final authority whether to sustain or order a rehearing on the before the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee decision of the Hearing Body. shall have the right to cross-examine the member and any witnesses presented by the member on the member’s SECTION 6. Resignation behalf. At the member’s option, the member may, by Resignation by the accused member from the Association, registered letter addressed to the President of the Association at any stage in the foregoing prescribed proceedings, shall at Association headquarters, postmarked not less than ten automatically terminate the proceedings. Following resignation, (10) days prior to the date of the hearing, request the the accused person so resigning shall not be eligible for Executive Committee to consider the matter on the basis of a reinstatement to membership unless by unanimous vote of written statement by the member accompanying such a letter all members of the Executive Committee of the Association. without the personal appearance of the member before the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee, if such oral or written statements, written evidence, or testimony of SECTION 7. Expulsion witnesses are presented, shall consider said statements, Persons expelled from the Association under these evidence, and testimony prior to voting on the suspension or proceedings shall thenceforth be ineligible for reinstatement expulsion of the member. to membership unless by unanimous vote of all members of A member expelled from the Association under the the Executive Committee of the Association. procedure stated above shall be ineligible for reinstatement to membership unless reinstated by a unanimous vote of all SECTION 8. Alternative Procedure members of the Executive Committee of the Association. Any member (a) who pleads guilty to a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or to any felony, (b) who admits to SECTION 9. Authority the violation of any governmental statute, regulation, rule, or Subject to the provisions of these Bylaws, the Executive code of ethics relating to the practice of geology, or (c) who Committee shall have primary authority over matters of the Executive Committee determines falsely stated qualifications professional conduct and discipline. No member, committee,

Annual Report 2187 Division, Section, or Region of the Association shall initiate or – Annual income greater than $25,000 but not more than conduct any investigation or hearing or impose any sanction $50,000; and Level 3 – Annual income of $25,000 or less. concerning the professional conduct of an Association Level 2 dues shall be one-half of Level 1 dues; Level 3 dues member or applicant for Association membership, except as shall be one-fourth of Level 1 dues; provided, however, that expressly permitted by these Bylaws. Procedures adopted by in no event shall annual dues based on any level of annual the Executive Committee as authorized by Section 1 of this income be less than $20.00. An Active Member or an Article XI shall be in accordance with, and subject to, the Associate whose annual income is in Level 2 or Level 3 may, provisions of these Bylaws. at his or her option, pay dues which correspond with any higher level of annual income. The Executive Committee may SECTION 10. Definition provide for access to the Bulletin and the Explorer by different The term “member” as used in this Article XI shall refer to a means for persons paying different levels of dues. member of the Association of any classification. (e) Except as required to initiate the various dues levels as set out in subsection (d) above, that the annual change in dues for Active Members and Associates cannot exceed SECTION 11. Publication of Grievance Matters twenty percent (20%), and that this annual change is The Executive Director of the Association shall cause to be noncumulative; and published annually in the Bulletin or by other suitable means (f) That a penalty to be established annually by the a summary of all grievance proceedings initiated, pending, or Executive Committee will be levied for each quarter year of considered each year. The summary shall include, but not be delinquency beginning on July 1. limited to, the general type of complaint, the level of grievance A statement shall be mailed to each Active Member, procedure attained, and status or disposition of the case. Emeritus Member, Honorary Member, Student, and Associate Names of parties shall not be published, except that the before July 1 of each year, stating the amount of annual dues. name of any member expelled from the Association shall be published in said summary. SECTION 4. Arrears and Suspension Any member of whatever classification whose dues are in arrears for more than sixty (60) days and for less than one ARTICLE XII. MEETINGS (1) year shall be suspended from membership in the The Association shall hold at least one (1) stated meeting Association and shall not be entitled to the privileges of its members each year, at a time and place designated by of membership. the Executive Committee. SECTION 5. Forfeit of Membership Any member of whatever classification who is more than ARTICLE XIII. DUES one (1) year in arrears in payment of dues shall forfeit membership in the Association and the member’s name shall be removed from membership rolls. SECTION 1. Fiscal Year The fiscal year of the Association shall begin on July 1 and end on June 30 of the following calendar year. ARTICLE XIV. AMENDMENTS

SECTION 2. Dues Benefit SECTION 1. Proposal of Amendments The payment of annual dues for any fiscal year entitles the Amendments to these Bylaws may be proposed by the Active Member, Emeritus Member, Student, or Associate to following means: receive without further charge a copy of the Bulletin and the (a) Resolution by the Executive Committee; Explorer of the Association for that year. (b) Resolution of the House of Delegates; (c) Written proposal signed by fifty (50) members of the SECTION 3. Dues Schedule and Billing Association. The annual dues of members shall be payable in advance (d) Resolution by a majority vote of the Officers of the of the fiscal year in accordance with a schedule to be House of Delegates and the Chair of the Constitution and established annually by the Executive Committee, provided Bylaws Committee of the House of Delegates. that the dues shall not exceed the sums set forth below: Active—Up to $125 SECTION 2. Amending Procedure Emeritus—Up to $62.50 (a) Upon receipt of such proposals, they shall be referred Honorary—None to the Chair of the House of Delegates, who shall then Student—Up to $10 forward them to (a) the Executive Committee and (b) to Associate—Up to $125 the Constitution and Bylaws Committee of the House of The above schedule shall be subject to the following provisos: Delegates for review and a report to be presented to the (a) That dues are not refundable; members of the House of Delegates, in accordance with its (b) That members having previously obtained exemption Rules & Procedures. under the former Life Member category shall not be required (b) Amendments proposed by resolution of the Executive to pay dues; Committee, by resolution of a majority vote of the Officers of (c) Students will be reclassified as Associates twenty-four the House of Delegates and the Chair of the Constitution and (24) months after termination of academic enrollment. Bylaws Committee of the House of Delegates, or by fifty (50) (d) There shall be three levels of annual dues for Active members of the Association shall within thirty (30) days of Members and Associates which shall be based on gross their receipt by the Chair of the House of Delegates be annual personal income in United States dollars. The levels distributed to the Executive Committee, the members of the are: Level 1 – Annual income greater than $50,000; Level 2 House of Delegates, the Constitution and Bylaws committee

2188 Annual Report of the House of Delegates, the Advisory Council, and any the next October 31st following the adoption of the resolution. committee or member(s) of the Association designated by The Chair of the House of Delegates shall cause all such the Executive Committee to receive them. comments to be sent with the proposed amendment to the (c) Each of the bodies and members receiving proposed members of the House of Delegates as provided in its Rules amendments pursuant to Section 2, paragraph (a) above, and Procedures. may submit comments to the Constitution and Bylaws committee of the House of Delegates not less than thirty SECTION 3. Publication of Amendments (30) days prior to the annual meeting of the House of The Executive Committee shall cause proposed amendments Delegates at which the proposed amendment is to be to be published in the Bulletin or by other suitable means at considered. The Chair of the House of Delegates shall cause least ninety (90) days prior to the annual meeting of the all such comments to be sent with the proposed amendment House of Delegates. to the members of the House of Delegates prior to such annual meeting. (d) Each of the bodies and members to receive proposed SECTION 4. Consideration of Amendments amendments under Section 2, paragraph (b) above, may Proposed amendments shall be considered at the annual submit comments concerning amendments proposed by meeting of the House of Delegates and shall be passed upon resolution of the House of Delegates to the Constitution and receipt of a two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote of the Delegates Bylaws committee of the House of Delegates not later than present and voting.

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