Department of Geological Sciences Newsletter No. 27, September 1978

Department of Geological Sciences

1978 No. 27, September AUSTIN. TEXAS Alumni Gather

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AAPG in Oklahoma City— provided the setting for our graduate Student. Brian was born in Corpus Christi in annual alumni breakfast a time for socializing and 1956 and entered UT as a geology major in the fall of presenting awards to students and faculty. An enthusi- 1974. He was on the dean's list and participated in the astic group of 145 persons braved the early (for some) University Junior Fellows Program, completing his un- hour of 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 11, to enjoy the dergraduateprogram with an impressive 3.8 grade-point festivities held in the Sheraton-Century Hotel. Several average. He was the recipient of a Robert H. Cuyler faculty presented brief highlights of the year's activities Memorial Scholarship for the senior field course (sum- at UT. Earle Mcßride outlined our "growth problems" in undergraduateclasses, identifying the special case of our field courses where the logistics of handling large groups interferes with teaching efficiency. Al Scott mentioned that all of the large number of students who recently completed graduate degrees have jobs, however, he cautioned that we anticipate an evenlarger number of new graduate students this fall. Representing the Advisory Council, Mr. Ben Carsey spoke on the significant role the Geology Foundation plays in aiding De- partmental activities. He thanked the alumni for their interest in the Department and urged them to continue their fine support. The highlight of the program was the presentation of awards. Brian E. Richter was given a certificate and check for $100 as the Department's Outstanding Under-

Earle McBride and Brian Richter display certificate naming Brian the Outstanding Undergraduate Student

mer, 1977) and the Carroll C. Miller Presidential En- dowed Scholarship (academic year 1977-78). Brian was also captain of the UT sailing team. Upon receipt of his degree in May 1978, Brian was employed by Energy Reserves Group in Houston. He anticipates attending graduate school and a career in the energy industries and aspires to being on the Olympic sailing team when it competes for the world title in Russia in 1980. The Petrography Award is presented annually to the student who demonstrates the best in under- Jan &Bill Blankenship,Ralph Kehle, ability Larry Brogdon, George Stanton, Walter Parrish, Ray Sorenson, standing all types of rocks, both in hand specimen and and Tom Curlee microscopic study. Each spring a group of faculty pre- 2 September 1978

perior knowledge of petrography will be of special value. Faculty were also included in the awards portion of the program. Drs. Leon Long and Bill Muehlberger were the recipients of Houston Oil & Minerals Corpora- tionFaculty Excellence Awards. Each Award includes a certificate and cash prize of $1000. Leon was cited "in recognition of special contributions in popularizing geology in the Department through his efforts in developing and faithfully conducting an outstanding course in introductory geology." Leon developed Geology 303 entitled "Introduction to Geology" in1968 and has taught the course each semester since then. The course com- bines physical and historical geology in a three- semester-hour course and includes a full-day field trip into the Llano area. Each semester several hundred students enroll in this course which Leon has made especially popular because of his dynamic teaching style. Leon wrote a textbook, Geology, published in Petrography Award Garrisonaccepts winner Jim use in certificate from Steve Clabaugh 1974 by McGraw-Hill for this course. The book has also been adopted by other universities for similar courses. pare an examination which is open to geology majors at alllevels. James R. Garrison, Jr., excelled in the exam and won the Award which, in addition to the high prestige, includes a $1000 cash prize. Jim was born in Fort Worth in1952. He received the BS degree in geology from UT in summer 1976 and immediately began a graduate program leading to the PhD. He has already passed his comprehensive exams for that degree working dissertation, a and is cs onhis which involves detailed field and geochemical study of the Coal Creek serpentine mass and the associated mafic and intermedi- ate intrusive rocks of that region. Jim hopes to utilize this information to reconstruct the petrochemical and tectonic history of the Llano uplift of central Texas in a manner consistent with the new global— tectonics. Jim looks forward to an academic career where his su- John Eidt, Berte R. Haigh,Kent Claypool, Rizer Everett, Richard A. Davis, Jr., John W. Wood, Don F. Reaser, John D. Cooper, Joel S. Watkins, and Don F. Mahaffey

Bill Muehlberger was honored "in recognition of exceptional service to the undergraduate teaching program in the Department and especially his dedication to developing and teaching a superior senior course in field geology." This was indeed a fitting tribute to Bill's 20 plus years of teaching Geology 660, first in the Mara- thon region and currently in Taos, New Mexico. (Bill taught there again this past summer.) Bill began his UT teaching career in 1954 and, with the exception of a few years when he was onleave from the University Dick Bennett, Will& Marianne Green, in training Ron Nordquist,Joe Brewton, Chuck Caughey, Jim Miller,Howard while involved astronauts for the Apollo and Marijo Gibson missions, has taught our senior course each summer. He Geological Sciences Newsletter 3 was instrumental inestablishing our camp in the Mara- thon regionof west Texas. He excels as ateacher in field geology as the students will readily declare. This course is especially significant as it serves to focus the classroom learning in a capstone course that usually comes at the end of the undergraduate training. Faculty colleagues of Leon and Bill arepleased that their dedication to teaching excellence of our undergraduate students has been recognized in this meaningful way. The faculty and undergraduate students (and many former students as well) share their pleasure in receiving these fine awards. The program concluded on a surprise note for Steve Hal & Sally Bybee, J. R. Jackson, Jr., Clabaugh. He attended the breakfast to present the Thomas F. Head,Earl H. Bescher, Jr., Phil Jones,Kelton Cloud, Virgil H. Roan, Judd H. Oualline, and James E. Peterson

awards to Jim Garrison and Leon Long, so it wasn't until Al Scott's announcementthat Steve learned he had won the Carolyn G.and G.Moses Knebel Distinguished Teaching Award. This marks the second time Steve has been named for this high honor. (Balloting for the Knebel Award is done by undergraduate and graduate geology majors.) Steve received a cash prize of $1000 and a handsome engraved desk pen and pencil set citing the Award. The breakfast program was concluded on this happy note.But with areminder that we anticipatehaving our T. Dan W. Williams, — J. Worbington, biggest alumni breakfast ever next year on Tuesday, Reynaldo E. Macedo, Norma &Robert Sheldon,Bill W. Sharp, 3, at in an an- Roberto Garcia, Edgar H. Guevara, A. A. Hassam, and Rafik April 1979 AAPG Houston. Look for Salem nouncement of that eventinearly spring. See you there!

Society (along with many wives) participated in seeing — that the convention was a huge success. A measure of GCAGS Meets in Austin this success is reflected in the attendance;— there was a Attend total of 2,043 paid registrants 1,412 scientists, 512 Alumni Luncheon spouses, 90 students and 29 exhibitors. Continuing a tradition, the Department hosted an alumni luncheon during the meetings. The turnout was The Austin Geological Society hosted its first annual spectacular as some 130 alumni joined faculty members convention of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological at Christie's Restaurant for a seafood luncheon and Societies inOctober 1977. Using "Earth-Energy-Environ- brief talks by several of the faculty. ment" as a theme for this 27th annual meeting of the GCAGS meets in New Orleans this October, 1978. GCAGS, the program included a Cretaceous symposium So, mark your calendar to attend the Department lun- in addition to a full array of papers in the GCAGS and cheon scheduled for 12 noon, Thursday, October 12, SEPM sessions. Bob Boyer served as GCAGS president at the Holiday Inn Superdome. Ken Martin (MA '61) for the year and Jerry Wermund, as general chairman, is our New Orleans representative in charge so we can handled the many tasks of overseeing the meetings. all be assured of a fine luncheon and entertaining pro- Essentially all the members of the Austin Geological gram. 4 — September 1978 Ernie Lundelius John A. Wilson VP Professor

Dr. Ernest L.Lundelius,Jr. has been named the first Jack Wilson listens to Ernie Lundelius recipient of the Wilson Professorship in when establishment of the Professorship was first John A. Verte- announced brate Paleontology. Ernie, who was born and raised in Austin, attended UT and received a BS in geology in 1950. He enrolled at the University of Chicago, obtaining the PhD degree in paleozoology (in 1954), and furthered his training with a post-doctoral fellowship level course entitled "Life Through Time" to graduate at Caltech (1956-57). Twenty-one years ago Ernie re- seminars in the vertebrate paleontology of mammals turned to UT when he accepted a teaching position as and in biostatistics. He is a stalwart on committees, assistant professor. He was promoted to associate pro- contributing much effort to the ongoing needs of the fessor in 1983 and professor in 1969. Department and University in these time-consuming Ernie's research interests center on Pleistocene and duties. Holocene mammals, with emphasis on paleoenviron- This Professorship marks the sixth endowed position mental reconstructions and microevolutionary changes. established in the Department. It was funded by Jack He has also studied how quantitative techniques can be Wilson's close friends and his professional acquaintances applied to paleontological problems and has a continu- in vertebrate paleontology, designed to assure that UT ing interest in the analysis of nonhuman skeletal mate- would serve as a center for VP teaching/researchat the rial from archaeological sites. His research has centered level of distinction exhibited by Jack. TheProfessorship on Texas, the southwestern U.S., and Australia. During was announced at the timeof Jack's retirementin May 1954-55 Ernie was named a Fulbright fellow to study 1977, a fitting tribute to his illustrious career of 30 years Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene vertebrate faunas in as a teacher and researcher at UT with special interest western Australia; he continued and extended this in vertebrate paleontology. Largely through Jack's ef- work on a Fulbright Senior Scholarship award during forts, UT became known as a center for excellence in July-December, 1976. His current professional activities vertebrate paleontology and the home of a world-recog- include the associate editorship of Evolution and the nized collection of fossil vertebrates housed at the Ver- secretary/treasurer duties of the Society of Vertebrate tebrate Paleontology Laboratory (at UT's Balcones Re- Paleontology. In 1975 Ernie served as president of the search Center). Texas Academy of Science. He maintains the title of TheDepartment is proud to have the John A. Wilson research associate at the Field Museum of Natural His- Professorship in Vertebrate Paleontology and of having tory in Chicago, an honor bestowed onhim in1970. Ernie Lundelius named to this high honor. We thank all Since 1971 Ernie has served as assistant chairman in those responsible for funding this Professorship, and the Department during fall semesters. Each year he especially Jack Wilson for providing the dedication and teaches a variety of courses, ranging from the freshman- quality thatmade it possible. Department News

Faculty Changes: ogy and metamorphic petrology as well as mathematical geology. Sharon will be able to interact with both the Appointments and hard-rock and soft-rock groups, and, because of her Promotions mathematical background, with the geophysics group as well. Four members of the Bureau of Economic Geology have been appointed as lecturers in the and Itis apleasure to announce that three persons will join Department look forward their participation in teaching theDepartment faculty as assistantprofessors onSeptem- we to our program. Bill Morton, ber1,1978.Each was chosenfrom animpressive group of Drs. Galloway, Bob Jerry Wer- mund and Charles Woodruff will each teach a course applicants in their special teaching and research fields. intheir speciality duringthe currentacademic year.Their Thor A. Hansen has interests in biostratigraphy, paleoecology, benthic-community studies and coastal-plain expertise will provide our students with additional di- mensions in our programs in mineral resources and soft- geology. He received his BS degree from George Wash- rock geology. ington University (1974) and a PhD from Yale Univer- The Department shorthanded during academic sity (1978) Thor will contribute to our overall program was . year 1977-78. We utilized the of several persons in soft-rock geology and will play a key role in the re- services inorder to staff the needed students. lationship between sedimentation,stratigraphy and pa- courses by our Dr. Mark D.Cocker served as an instructor, courses leontology.His special interests inpaleoecology and ben- teaching ineconomicgeology at both undergraduate and graduate thic-community studies will be animportant addition to levels while completing his PhD program. He received the depositional systems environment group. that degree inDecember, 1977 from Ohio State Univer- Richard Kyle has special interest in economic geol- J. sity. Dr. Peter M. Kranz (PhD, 1972, of Chi- ogy, stratabound mineral deposits in sedimentary and University cago), an assistant a appoint- volcanic rocks, Mississippi Valley-type mineral deposits, professor on temporary ment, courses in and as and stratabound massive-sulfide deposits. Rich has spent taught stratigraphy paleoecology well as historical geology. Mr. Rizer Everett (BS '37), the last two years withExxonMinerals Company, U.S.A. currently a consulting geologist and geographer who re- He received the following degrees: BS, Tennessee Tech- sides in Austin, (and formerly of Exxon Companies, nological University (1970); MS, University of Tennes- U.S.A.) joined the faculty for the spring semester 1978. see (1973) and PhD, University of Western Ontario Rizer was appointed a lecturer teach the special (1977) Rich will provide the Department with aneeded to sec- . tion of Geology of Resources to the students in dimension in economic geology of mineral deposits and Energy the Petroleum Land program. Dr. Judy his strong background instratigraphy and sedimentation Management Lang Land (PhD,1970, Yale University), was also em- will enablehim to interact very effectively with the soft- as a lecturer during the spring semester; she rock group in stratabound mineral deposits. These ployed taught the upper-division class in to a specialties within economic geology are especially appro- oceanography of nonmajors. Special thanks are conveyed to each priate for training students interested inmineral deposits group of thesepeople for inour program investigated by the minerals divisions of oil com- participating teaching being this year. panies. during past We are also delighted to announce the promotion of SharonMosher is a structural geologist with specialties Land to received a PhD de- in pressure-solution transfer in rock deformation and in Lynton professor. Lynton from in and then held regional field studies of structurally-complex and meta- gree Lehigh University 1966 a 2- morphosed terranes. She received BS and PhD degrees year post-doctoral fellowship at California Institute of from the University of Illinois in 1973 and1978, respec- Technology during 1966-1968. He joined our faculty as tively, and her MS degree from Brown University an assistantprofessor in1968 and was promoted to as- (1975). Sharon will complement our existing faculty in sociate professor in 1972. His research publications in structural geology with her special capabilities in study- sedimentary geochemistry,particularly carbonate genesis ing rock deformation at amore defined level. She is also and diagenesis and stable-isotope geochemistry have giv- excellently trained in field applications of structural geol- en him worldwide recognition. 6 September 1978

Wulf Massell resigned as assistant professor to accept Peter T. Flawn (joint appointment: Professor, Lyn- a position in the geophysical division of Amoco Produc- don B. Johnson School of Public Affairs), Ph.D., tion Company. During academic year 1977-78, Wulf Yale: Economic geology; environmental geology; was on aleave-of-absence from the University while em- geology and public affairs. ployedby Amoco. Wulf relayed that this was a difficult Robert L. Folk (J. Nalle Gregory Professorship in decision for him, but that the opportunity to extend his Sedimentary Geology), Ph.D., Perm State: Petrog- practical experience by working in industry was too raphyand origin ofRecent sediments,Tertiary sand- tempting to decline. Wulf has our best wishes as he stones of Gulf Coast,Cretaceous and Paleozoic lime- enters his new career, and we hope to see him often as a stones of central Texas; sedimentary properties in visitor to the Department. relation to geomorphology. Edward C. Jonas (joint appointment: Professor of Education), Ph.D., Illinois: Electron and x-ray dif- fraction of clay minerals; pyroclastic sediments and uranium deposits. Lynton S. Land, Ph.D., Lehigh: Isotope geochemis- Faculty and Staff try; diagenesis; low-temperature aqueous geochemistry. Warm Langston, Jr. (Research Scientist, Texas Me- morial Museum), Ph.D., California,Berkeley: Pale- Professors ontology of lower vertebrates. Gary V.Latham (Associate Director, Galveston Geo- Milo M. Backus (Wallace E. Pratt Professorship in physics Laboratory, Marine Science Institute), Geophysics),Ph.D.,M.1.T.: Seismic exploration with Ph.D., Columbia: Seismology; lunar and Martian emphasis on analysis, processing and signature re- seismic-data analysis; earthquake studies inCentral finement of seismic data. America. Daniel S. Barker, Ph.D., Princeton: Igneous and Leon E. Long,Ph.D., Columbia: Geochemistry; iso- metamorphic petrology; experimental phase rela- topic age and stable isotope studies. tions of feldspars and feldspathoids; origin of gran- Ernest L. Lundelius,Jr., (John A. Wilson Professor- ite and alkalic rocks; geochemistry. ship in Vertebrate Paleontology), Ph.D., Chicago: Robert E. Boyer (Chairman) (joint appointment: Vertebrate paleontology; Pleistocene faunas. Professor of Education), Ph.D., Michigan: Struc- John C.Maxwell (William Stamps Farish Chair in tural geology; analysis of space photographs; re- Geology), Ph.D., Princeton: Regional tectonics. mote sensing; earth science education. Earle F. Mcßrede, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins; Sedimen- L.Frank Brown,Jr. (Associate Director, Bureau of tary processes and sedimentary petrology. Economic Geology), Ph.D., Wisconsin; Upper Pale- William R. Muehlberger,Ph.D., Caltech: Tectonics; ozoic stratigraphy; depositional systems; environ- lunar geology. mental geology. William M. Rust (Adjunct), Ph.D., Rice: Geo- Creighton A. Burk (Director, Marine Science Insti- physics. tute), Ph.D.,Princeton: World- wide tectonics; geol- Alan J. Scott (Graduate Adviser) Ph.D., Illinois: ogy and geophysics of continental margins. Biostratigraphy; paleoecology; Recent marine en- Stephen E. Clabaugh (Fred M. Bullard Professor- vironments. ship), Ph.D., Harvard: Metamorphic petrology and John L. Worzel, (Director, Galveston Geophysics volcanic rocks of Texas and Mexico. Laboratory, Marine Science Institute), Ph.D., Co- H. James Dorman (Galveston Geophysics Labora- lumbia: Oceanography; geophysics, gravity at sea; tory, Marine Science Institute), Ph.D., Columbia: seismic profiling. Seismology; lunar seismic-data analysis, seismic stu- Keith Young,Ph.D., Wisconsin: Mesozoic stratigraphy dies of geothermal fields. and paleontology, Gulf Coast, U.S.A. and Mexico; SamuelP. Ellison,Jr. (AlexanderDeussen Professor- detailed mapping of the area of the Balcones es- ship in Energy— Resources), Ph.D., Missouri: Re- carpment; geology of the environment of man. source geology fuels, coal, oil and gas; subsurface— geology; micropaleontology and biostratigraphy foraminifera and conodonts. Emeritus Professors William L. Fisher (Director, Bureau of Economic Geology), Ph.D., Kansas: Energy and mineral re- Virgil E. Barnes,Ph.D., Wisconsin. Stratigraphy, geo- sources. logic mapping; tektites; directing compilation of Geological Sciences Newsletter 7

Geologic Atlas of Texas. Sharon Mosher,Ph.D., Illinois: Deformation mecha- W. Charles Bell, Ph.D., Michigan: Cambrian and nisms and theory and results of pressure solution; Carboniferous stratigraphy and biostratigraphy of strain analysis; mapping with emphasis on meta- central Texas. morphic terrains. Fred M. Bullard, Ph.D., Michigan: Volcanology. Clark R. Wilson, Ph.D.,— Scripps Institutionof Ocean- Ronald K. DeFord, M.S., Colorado School of Mines: ography, California San Diego: geophysical time Stratigraphy and tectonics, southwestern U.S.A. and series; analysis of multidimensional geophysical data northern Mexico; history of geology. field. Claude W. Horton, Sr., Ph.D., Texas: Underwater acoustics; magnetotelluric fluctuations; geophysical Lecturers time series. F.Earl Ingerson,Ph.D., Yale: Geological thermometry; ore deposits; hydrothermal studies; geochem- Don G. Bebout (Research Scientist, Bureau of Eco- istry; gems and gem minerals;petrofabrics; tektites; nomic Geology), Ph.D., Kansas: Carbonate petrol- geochemistry of sedimentary rocks; studies of the ogy; geothermal energy in Texas Gulf Coast. Martian surface. William E. Galloway, (Research Scientist, Bureau John A. Wilson, Ph.D., Michigan: Vertebrate bio- of Economic Geology), Ph.D., Texas: Sedimentary stratigraphy of the Tertiary of Gulf coastal plain, economic geology of Gulf Coast Tertiary; Paleozoic west Texas and Mexico. basins. Fred W. McDowell (Research Scientist, Depart- ment), Ph.D., Columbia: Geochemistry; geochro- Associate Professors nology. Joseph H. McGowen (Research Scientist,Bureau of Victor R. Baker, Ph.D., Colorado: Geomorphic pro- Economic Geology),Ph.D., Texas: Coastal geology; cesses; paleohydrology; Quaternary and environ- coastal and fluvial processes; shoreline stability as mental geomorphology. related to sediment budget; facies and geometry of Rolland B. Bartholomew (joint appointment: Asso- Holocene bay sediment. ciate Professor of Education), Ph.D., Maryland: Robert A. Morton, (Research Scientist, Bureau of Science education curriculum development and Economic Geology), Ph.D., West Virginia: Coastal teachingmethods. and marine geology; quantitative analysis of coastal Ralph O. Kehle (Adjunct) Ph.D., Minnesota: Theo- processes includingstorms. retical structural geology; active fault systems; geo- Ed W. Owen, M.A., Missouri: D.Sc. (Hon.) Denison. of physics; computer applications; environmental geol- Subsurface geology; history geology. ogy- E. G. Wermund, (Associate Director, Bureau of Eco- Douglas Smith, Ph.D., Caltech: Field, chemical and nomic Geology), Ph.D., Louisiana: Basin analysis, to experimental study of problems of igneous and met- carbonate stratigraphy; remote sensing applied amorphic petrology; geochemistry. mineral exploration. James T. Sprinkle, (Undergraduate Adviser), Ph.D., Charles M. Woodruff, Jr., (Research Scientist, Bu- Harvard: Primitive echinoderms; blastoids; Paleo- reau of Economic Geology),Ph.D., Texas:Environ- zoic stratigraphy and paleontology of the Rocky mental geology; urban geology; mineral and energy Mountains. resources and cities. L.Jan Turk, Ph.D., Stanford: Hydrogeolbgy; groundwater quality; environmental and engineering geol- Librarian ogy- Martin A. Smith, M.L.S., Maryland: Incharge of Ge- ological Sciences Library and map collection. Assistant Professors

Thor A. Hansen,Ph.D., Yale: Evolutionary patterns Technical Staff inlower Tertiarymolluscs; marinepaleoecology and biostratigraphy. G. Karl Hoops, M.A., Texas; Analytical Chemist: J. Richard Kyle. Ph.D., Western Ontario: Metal- Rock and mineral analysis by standard methods;in- logeny; strataboundmineral deposits in sedimentary strumental chemical analysis for trace elements. and volcanic rocks; fluid inclusion studies;industrial Rudolph Melchior, Instrument Maker: Constructs minerals; mineral exploration. special laboratory and field equipment. 8 September 1978

Richard— Morales,8.A., Texas: Thin-section prepara- Vie Baker notes with pride the completion of a book, tion petrographic and electron microprobe; oremi- The Channeled Scabland, published by the Office of croscopy sample preparation; polished mounts and Space Science. The book summarizes current knowledge thin sections. of the NASA-sponsored field conference to that area John H. Thorne,Electronic Technician: Design and which Vie co-led with DagNummedal (Louisiana State repair of electronic equipment. Univ.), June 5-9, 1978. Work on the Martian channels Salvatore Valastro, Jr., (Associate Director, Radio- continued as Vie was named guest investigator on the carbon Laboratory), M.A., Texas: Radio-carbon as- Orbital Imaging Team for NASA's Viking Space Pro- say of recent sediments, groundwater,paleobotani- gram. In July he began work on a new project, "Holo- cal materials. cene paleohydrology of the southwestern U. 5.," spon- Ernest E. Woehl, Mechanic: Maintains field equip- sored by a two-year NSF grant. ment and fleet of field vehicles. Several professional society commitments also kept Vie busy, including: a policy paper on flood hazards Administrative and Secretarial Staff for the GSA committeeon environment and public policy, co-leader of a field trip at the Seattle meeting of Arellano, Secretary, third floor faculty. Teresa GSA on"Quaternary Geology of the Columbia Plateau, Best, Administrative Foun- Joyce Secretary, Geology Eastern Washington," and an invited lecture at the 1978 dation office. Quaternary Research Institute, University of Washing- Brito, office. Maria Secretary, departmental ton. Vie also presented several papers at professional Mary Gaddis,Administrative Secretary, graduate ad- meetings including the First International Symposium viser's office. onFluvial Sedimentology in Calgary, Alberta, the Lunar Kuper, Officer. ToAnn Procurement and Planetary Science Conference in Houston, and the Betty Kurtz,Senior Secretary, second-floor faculty. Planetary Geology Principal Investigator's Conference McNutt, Ge- Laura Senior Secretary, Environmental in Tucson. ology office. editorial Vie's teaching activities included the development of Payne, Secretary, departmental office. Kennita two new courses, "Geologic Hazards," and (in coopera- Pkecht, undergrad- Donna Administrative Secretary, tion with Ernie Lundelius) "Topics in Quaternary Ge- uate adviser's office. ology." Vie currently has 11 graduate students working Schroeder, Assistant. Birdena Executive on theses in various parts of the world including Sao Paulo, Brazil; the Channeled Scabland, Washington; Nevada; the southwestern U.S.; and Texas. Vie takes Faculty Activities special pride because two of his students, Charles D. Winker and R.Michael Looney, won the first and third place awards, respectively, in1977 competition for best Milo Backus taught courses in introductory explora- paper of the Gulf Coast Section, SEPM. tion geophysics and geophysical interpretation at the undergraduate level (see special article on industry Dan Barker taught graduate igneous petrology and participation in geophysics, page 19) during the aca- team-taught undergraduate crystallography-optical min- demic year 1977-1978. At the graduate level he taught eralogy (with Steve Clabaugh) and geochemistry (with classes in seismic-reflection systems and seismic-data Lynton Land) in the fall, and taught undergraduate processing. Milo served as chairman of the SEG Con- courses in igneous petrology and in crystallography- tinuing Education Committee and lectured at the Hous- optical mineralogy in the spring. He gave talks at the ton and Midland sessions of the SEG Continuing Ed- University of NewMexico inAlbuquerque, and attended convolutional model. Milo ucation short course on the GSA meetings in Seattle and in Tempe, Arizona, par- the summer in Austin,working on research prob- spent ticipating in two field trips at each meeting. lems and seismic-reflection technology and rock prop- A highlight of the year was the conference on the erties. Trans-Pecos volcanic field,organized by UTPhD's Tony [It is a pleasure to witness the growth in our geo- Walton, Chip Groat, Chris Henry, and Wolleben. physical programs at both undergraduate and graduate Jim Grad students from this past and present, levels, due largely to the efforts of Milo and Clark Wil- Department, and led all the field son. Those of you who haven't visited the Department dominated the technical sessions in recent years should made a special effort to see "The trips. Representatives from industry, government, and Phoenix Room" and the other areas of geophysical ac- other universities werehighly impressed with the quality tivity in the Department when you come to Austin. The and quantity of UT research in the volcanic rocks of editors.] west Texas. Attendance at the conference was much Geological Sciences Newsletter 9 larger than anticipated, reflecting the economic poten- Charlie Bell says "hello" to his many friends and tial of the region. former students and encourages each of you to visit him Dan served on the Mineralogical Society of America's at his home when you are in Austin. He thoroughly en- ad hoc Committee on Relations with the Geological joys these renewed acquaintances. Charlie comes to the Society of America. Department on occasion; the primary reason is to at- This summer,he finished two long-postponedprojects. tend a meeting of Tech Sessions when a talk on his One was the first draft of a textbook in igneous petrol- special interests is scheduled. The last of Charlie's for- ogy. The other concerns igneous petrology and ore mer students, Jim Carew, completed his dissertation this formation in the Iron Springs district,Utah. past spring. This provided an opportunity— for Charlie to participate in the final defense which he claims will be his last.

Bob Boyer says, "I met my biggest teachingchallenge ever"— 106 students in the course he developed on introductory field geology for nongeology majors. The class consisted of 20 petroleum engineers and the rest petroleum land management majors. Among other activities, the class visited the Karnes County uranium operation, Texasgulf sulfur plant, Texaco'sBlessing field, Rockdale lignite mines,Elginbrick pits, and the crushed stone quarries in Georgetown. Overall, Bob rates the course as "a disaster" in terms of teaching a field course. "Using three large buses for transportation and having 106 students measuring the same section just isn't the best way to teach the techniques of field geology." Therest of the year was more rewardingfor Bob who continues as Department chairman and works with the Geology Foundation Advisory Council. He finished his Rolland 'Bart' Bartholomew spent the 1977-78 school presidency of GCAGS with a most successful conven- year on leave to work on the Crustal EvolutionEduca- tion here in Austin (thanks to the many Austin Geo- tion Project (CEEP). CEEP is a NSF-supported cur- logical Society members) and got the ball rolling in his riculum project developing supplementary classroom ac- new chores as associate editor of book reviews for the tivities for students in grades 8-10. CEEP's goal is to Journal of Geological Education and chairman of the provide students with meaningful instructional materials publication committee of GCAGS.He and BillMatthews thatincorporate major conceptsfrom plate tectonics,sea- (ofLamar University) completed the first group of slide floor spreading, continental drift, magnetic striping, sets (with narration and student activities) for a new ... the New Global Tectonics. It's quite a challenge product called Geo-Vue beingpublished by Ward's Sci- to create basic learning materials on these subjects. entific Establishment in Rochester, N.Y. Bob attended Bart continued his teaching in science education and, the GSA meetings in Seattle (overseeing the alumni in that way,he was able to keep in touch with the ac- cocktail party) and the AAPG in Oklahoma City where tivities inboth departments. The earch science seminar he hosted our alumni breakfast. Socializing with alumni group, made up of faculty and graduate students inter- is always a rewardingexperience for Bob who also en- ested earth education, in science met every Wednesday joys showing ourfacilities to Department visitors. for discussions about teaching. Bart, Ed Jonas, and Doug Smith developed the — Fred Bullard reports that it has been a busy but syllabus for a new geology course Geology 398T "Su- uneventful His recentbook on Volcanoes pervised Teaching of Graduate Assistants." Administra- rather year. of the Earth has been well received and the University of tive regulations specify that every TA must have a to a second this fall. course in teaching methodology. This course will be Texas Press expects have printing taughtin fall 1978 and involves severalfaculty members. This will permit Fred to make some minor corrections Computer-assisted-instruction and audio-visual-tutori- which he hopes the readers have notdetected. ThePress al lessons in geology continued to occupy Bart's inter- announced recently that a Rome publishing firm had est, but development of new programs slowed because acquired the translation rights to Fred's book and that of work on CEEP. However, 1978-1979 will see new in due time it will appear in an Italian edition. Much programs in these educational media formats. of Fred's time this spring was devoted to preparing a 10 September 1978 section for a forthcoming book being edited by two an- research in the Sierra Madre Occidental with the sup- thropologists, one at the University of Colorado, the oth- port of NSF funding, and they have requested further er at the University of Washington. The book is titled support for the next two years. They prepared a major Volcanism and Human Habitation and Fred's contri- report on the ignimbrites of the Sierra Madre for inclu- bution is an introduction to volcanology. sion in a GSA special volume, and Steve is one of the Fred attended the regional conference on "Energy authors of another GSA paper in press on volcanic rocks Materials" held in Albuquerque last November, and the in the Durango region. Steve hastens to add that it was annual meeting of the Cordilleran Section of GSA in chiefly the work of the graduate students and Fred that Phoenix in March. On April 28 he was the speaker at produced these results. the annual initiationbanquet of the Southern Methodist Pat and Steve took a brief trip in early January to University chapter of Sigma Xi in Dallas. tropical Roatan Island,Honduras,but they planned no On June 16th, while visiting his older daughter in special trips for this summer, in spite of their desire to California,Fred suffered chest pains that were diagnosed see more of the world. Instead,their three small grand- as a very mild heart attack. On doctor's orders (which children (accompanied by parents) spent summer vaca- Fred felt were really not necessary), he spent amonth tions with them on the Pedernales (which is good for "resting" with his daughter's family. InJuly, Fred trav- little more than wading because the water level is very eled to his cottage in Taos, New Mexico, where he re- low). ported that the summer climate is more agreeable than Steve traveled to Seattle for the GSA convention last that of Austin. Fred assures his many former students November, and was pleased to attend the AAPG alumni and other friends that he feels fine and plans to continue breakfast inOklahoma City in April to present a special his activitieson anormal schedule. award to Leon Long. He was genuinely surprised when Al Scott concluded the event by presenting him with the Carolyn G. and G. Moses Knebel Award for outstanding teaching. This makes Steve, like Al, a two-time recipient of this prestigious award.

Steve Clabaugh proudly accepts desk set from Al Scott at AAPG AlumniBreakfast Joe Walter chats withRonald andMarion at dinner honoringMorgan Davis Steve Clabaugh spent most of his time teaching undergraduate courses in elementary geology, mineralogy, Ronald DeFord continued his supervision of Technical and petrology in association with Leon Long, Dan Sessions through 1977-78. On Saturday,29October 1977, Barker, and Lynton Land. He also taught a graduate RKD assisted Dr. John Brand of Texas Tech (PhD from course in metamorphic petrology during the spring. UT '52) inleadinga one-dayfield trip into the RimRock Steve headed the search committeefor an assistantpro- country. The trip, sponsored by the Permian Basin sec- fessor to teach economic geology, and he was pleased tion of SEPM, Midland, began at Van Horn and went with the success of the two-year search when Rich Kyle south to the old coal prospects at San Carlson,returning accepted the position. He served on several other De- thence to Van Horn. In April Ronald and Marion at- partmental committees and completed his three-year tended the AAPGannualmeeting inOklahoma City. term on aUniversity Research Institute committee. Fred [We are especially fortunate that Ronald continues McDowell and Steve continue to supervise graduate his activity in Technical Sessions. This assures our new Geological Sciences Newsletter 11

graduate students each year of an opportunity to see Pete is also a member of the National Petroleum Coun- RKD "in action" and to learn the finer points of present- cil. In Tune, due to the illness of Creighton Burk, Pete ing their research orally. The editors.] assumed the duties, on a temporary basis, of acting director of the Marine Science Institute and acting chair- Sam Ellison taught beginning general geology, the man of the Department of Marine Studies. of resources, and geology energy petroleum geology, Bob Folk reports, "Marge and Ihave been spending the school year. A micropaleontology during 1977-1978 most weekends at our cabin far-overlooking Lake Travis, effort wasmade to and the micro- great update expand finally getting electricity and water hooked up last win- course with the help of Harold Billman, paleontology ter, and we spent one lovely sleety 21° night there in retired from Oil micropaleontologist Union Company. January. Very romantic! Jenny is now seriously inter- Sam reports that "the student numbers were small but ested inarcheology after last summer on a dig with us in the was He also the quality high." updated computer Israel." During the past year, Bob gave talks at the GSA Bibliography Conodonts to May 15, 1978. of regional (Boston) with Elsie Begle Patton (MA 78) on Sam provided a micropaleontology show for the an- anew theoryfor grussification and sheet jointing ingran- nual Earth Science Teacher Day in Austin, as well as a ites. Thanks to Rafik Salem (PhD 73), Bob spent field on fossils and a classroom of mountain trip display 10 days in Cairo and the Red Sea coast— eastern desert making at the Highland Park Elementary School inAus- of Egypt, teaching a short course to Egyptian geologists. He enjoys workingwith school teachers especial- tin. and He also gave talks at Kansas State, College of Charles- ly with the challenging questions of the grade-school ton, Wesleyan College, and the Univ. of Utah— mostly students who are very about fossils. He also curious on archeological geology and Italian cherts. In April traveled to New York City at the request of the board Bob traveled to the Marathon basin withEarle Mcßride of directors of the W. R. Grace to a Company present to "battle the Caballos in the field" on the West Texas session on the setting and explora- two-day geological Geological Society field trip; while there Bob saw good tion methods of oil and and the risks encountered in gas old friends and partied abit. oil and gas finding. During summer Marge and Bob drove to eastern Can- This summer Sam and Dottie took a six-week glorious ada and New England in the '69 Rambler, and studied vacation that included a visit Alaska (and Prudhoe to granite grussification and glaciated garnets. He then Bay) and a tour of the Hawaiian Islands. the During visited students doing field work in the Rockies. Bob trip, Sam attended the Circum-Pacific Energy and Min- confesses "no overseas jaunts planned, so Iwill miss eral Resources Conference inHonolulu. seeing Italy after having been there for the past five Serving as citationist for the American Association of summers." Petroleum Geologists Award banquet in Oklahoma City, in April, was aparticularly fun time for Sam. However, Earl Ingerson is busy as usual, despite this beinghis the best of happenings was the movemade by Dr. John first year as professor emeritus. Among other activities, R. Ellison and family from Carnegie-Mellon Institute to Earl continued to serve on the publications committee the University of Texas, Austin,Department of Zoology. of the American Geological Institute and attended two This meansthat two grandchildrennow reside inAustin meetings held at the Institute's headquarters in Wash- for the Ellisons to spoil. ington, D.C. In addition, he serves as the chairman of the new subcommittee on translations and assists in the Pete Flawn resigned as president of The University editing of the International Geology Review. of Texas at San Antonio effective January 1, 1978 to Earl continues his keen interestin international affairs return to full-time faculty status at UT-Austin. Pete is of his profession as noted from the following quote. on special faculty assignment to develop courses in "The International Association of Geochemistry and mineral resources and will begin his teaching duties in Cosmochemistry has long needed a regular technical the spring semester, 1979. He serves as president of the journalin addition to the periodic Newsletter. Last year Geological Society of America for 1978 and continues to we finally got clearance from the Council of lAGC to be activein the National Research Council as amember approach Pergamon Press on this problem and in No- of the Board onMineral and Energy Resources and the vember, 1977, the first issue of the official journal of Space Applications Board. He served as a member of lAGC, Organic Geochemistry appeared. It is edited by the NRC Committee to advise the Department of En- I.A. Breger,USGS, and Iam the ConsultingEditor." He ergy on ways to improve private sector participation in also serves on the editorial board of Mineralium Depos- energy RD&D Planning. He was also named to apanel ita, which is an international journal for geology,miner- of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management alogy, and geochemistry of mineral deposits, and the of- charged with oversight of the construction of a Waste ficial bulletin of the Society for Geology Applied toMin- Insulation Pilot Plant by the Department of Energy. eral Deposits. 12 September 1978

Earl's grant for a geochemicalstudyof theuranium de- The students enjoyed seeing the materials, and we will posits of south Texas from the Electric Power Research soon know if they learned more geology. In the spring, Institute has been extended with additional funds. The both Bart and Edparticipated ina project to help kin- mainthrust of the studyis theidentification of the reduc- dergarten teachers include earth science in their instruc- ing agent(s) responsible for precipitation of the ore by tion. This provided an opportunity for sport that some + converting the mobile U+6 to U 4, which precipitates as grad students couldn't pass up at Final Bedlam time. UO2, coffinite, etc.Positive identification of the agent(s) On the progress of his old house restoration, Ed only could be an important aid in prospectingfor deposits of reports that he is now getting inquiries whether the this type. house is for sale rather than if it is haunted. He seems Allthese activities leaveEarl andMartha precious little encouraged by this change. time to just relax and enjoy the "emeritus" part of Earl's title. Ralph Kehle spent the fall semester teaching courses in structural geology and Gulf Coast tectonics. He chaired the tennis tournament of the annual GCAGS convention held in Austin in October. Ralph led a field trip to Mexico for his graduate students, and was also invited by PEMEX to lead a field trip to review the structural geology of northeastern Mexico. Ralph was on leave from the Department during the spring semester. He stayed busy working with his consulting firm. He was co-leader of aPermian Basin SEPM field trip to the Marathon basin. He also went skiing at Telluride and spent one weekend per month "timing" swim meets for kids. He spent most of the summer on oil and gas projects, however, he was able to find time to go backpacking in Colorado for one week.

Lynton Land had a busy year of teaching, participating (with other faculty members) in our courses in in- Ed Jonas ended last summer with a great trip to Ja- troductory oceanography, geochemistry, sedimentary maica that was only anticipated inlast year's Newsletter. petrology at the undergraduate level and a graduate The excuse was attend the meeting of the Clay to joint seminar in sedimentary geochemistry. In October he Minerals Societyand the international committeefor the ventured to Cairo, Egypt where he participated in a of bauxites, alumina, andaluminum. The field study trip short course on carbonates and a field expedition to the mines the of the through the bauxite was high point northern part of the Red Sea. meeting. Lynton and Judy visited Bermuda inlate May to make It was hard getting back into the Texas saddle after sure the geologyhadn't changed since the 1967 GSA arti- such a pleasant trip, but Ed was the undergraduatead- cle (gratifyingly, ithadn't!!) and to collect samples for a viser this past year, and registration is a busy time. In new round of geochronology.Unfortunately the weather addition, he taught shale petrology, freshman physical was uncooperative, and rather than seeing Bermudian geology, and, for the first time during the long term, the corals for the first time, Judy had to be content learning gem and mineral course. Until now Ed has only taught the geology (and finding most of the datable samples in that course during the summer. The extra class time theprocess). Lynton attended the International Congress available during the academic semester and the great on Sedimentology this summer, presenting three papers returned enthusiasm of Glenn and Martha Vargas who and participating in two field trips. Continuing around for a second two-week visit to instruct in faceting, re- the world, Lynton met up with Judy in Melbourne,Aus- sulted in the students preparing a display case of beau- tralia, where Judy's parents reside, for a short visit. Then tiful stones. north to warmer climates and several weeks in Towns- Ed, along with Bart Bartholomew and Sam Ellison, ville lecturing, diving on the Great Barrier Reef, and received a grant from theUniversity toimprove the dem- working toward completion of Judy's Pacific coral guide. onstration materials for both lecture and lab in our physical geologycourse. This resultedinmanynew overhead projections, models of faults, crystal growth, and Warm Langston presented a new course this past other animated demonstrations of geological processes. spring on fossils designed with non-geologists in mind, Geological Sciences Newsletter 13 but also tailored to the BA majors in the Department. Leon Long co-taught the introductory general course The course was well received and now Warm plans to (GEO 303) one semester with Steve Clabaugh and the iron out the rough spots next spring. other with Doug Smith. He also taught his graduate Wearing his second hat as director of the Memorial course in isotope geology and an advanced seminar in Museum's Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, Warm the same subject.InApril,Leon was the happy recipient supervised the collecting and preparation of a large of a Houston Oil &Minerals CorporationFaculty Excel- number of Eocene-Oligocene rhinoceros-like animals (ti- lence Award. Another pleasure was to have a postdoc- tanotheses)recently foundinthe BigBendNationalPark. toralfellow, Dr. Alcides Sial, associated withhim for the Several of these massive creatures came to grief and year.Theymet whenLeon was living inBrazil,and have were piled high at the bend of an ancient stream. All collaborated in research on two interesting granites in told, dozens of animals ranging in age from less than a the northeastern corner of that country. year to very old individuals were found ina small pock- During the first part of the summer, Leon taught the et, their bones stackedlike jack-straws. senior field course in New Mexico and then returned to During the year Warm published a short paper on an Austin to continue withhis research. He is especially ex- unusual fossil crocodilian from the Eocene Green River cited about developing the powerful U-Pb method of beds and concluded work on a three-year project cover- dating the mineral zircon. Leon was an author on a pa- ing the current condition and future needs of vertebrate per given at the GSA meeting in Seattle, another at fossil collections in the U.S.for the Society of Vertebrate the GSA meeting in Tulsa, two papers at the GSA in Paleontology and the National Science Foundation. One Tempe, two papers at an international conference at important finding was thatUT'sMemorial Museum ranks Snowmass, Colorado and, late in the summer, one at an seventh among more than 100 collections of fossil verte- international meeting in Dublin, Ireland. He says he is brates in the country. Warm also prepared anupdate on tired of writing abstracts and wants to get on with the progress with the "Giant Texas Pterodactyl." This article final published versions of his research. was published in Discovery, distributed by the office of the UT vicepresident for research. (Copies are available to interestedpersonsfrom the TexasMemorial Museum.) This past summer Warm and Marietta toured Europe, sightseeingand getting in somenecessary museumstud- ies related to the pterosaur work and in preparation of a Ernie Lundelius taught"Life Through Time" (Geology paper on Arctic crocodiles (Eocene).Before leaving for 405) during both long-term semesters to beginning-level Europe, however, Warm completed a number of articles students. Ernie presented a new course, "Topics inQua- on dinosaurs for a new encyclopedia which is designed ternaryGeology,"in the fall and his graduate seminar on for the "informedlayman." the vertebrate paleontology of mammals during the spring. Just to "keep busy," Ernie served as assistant chairman for the fall semester. This past year he finished apaper on aspects of the late-Pleistocene faunal changes inAustralia and their paleoclimatic implications. InApril, Ernie lectured at the University of Maine on the use of vertebrate paleoenvironmental implications. The spring/ summer break was spent teaching Geology 320K "Ele- mentary Field Geology"inthe Llano areaaround Burnet. The large enrollment in this coursepresents quite a challenge.Ernie spent the first partof the summer inChicago at the Field Museum working with W. D. Turnbull on a long-term research project on Australian Tertiary-Qua- ternaryfaunas. The secondpart of the summer was spent doing field work in the caves of the Edwards Plateau in hopes of obtaining a clearer picture of the post-Pleisto- cene fauna and by inference,climatic change. The highlight for Ernie this year was the announcement that he would be the first recipient of the John A. Wilson Professorship inVertebrate Paleontology (see article, p. 4). Ernie thanks all those responsible for estab- greatly the Steve Clabaughpresentsfaculty excellenceaward lishing this Professorship and appreciates to Leon Long honor bestowed on him. 14 September 1978

John Maxwell comments "during the year it seemed AAPG. Earle served as vice-chairman of the GCAGS- as though nothingmuch was getting done, but in retro- SEPM convention held in Austin in October and, in spect a few things were accomplished and others moved April, he assumed the office of president-elect of the along. When Mike Jordan fulfilled all degree require- SEPM, which now has 5,000 members. In the same ments last January, he became the fifth student to com- month, the Permian Basin Section of the SEPM elected plete a dissertation project in the California Coast him an Honorary Life Member for his contributions to Ranges. Two others should finish by the end of the sum- the geology of west Texas and service to the Society. In mer; two students will be in their second summer, and May, Earle served as one of four field-trip leaders to the one will begin a study aimed at correlating structures Marathon region for a PBS-SEPM field trip. and rocks from the southeastern Klamaths to the northwestern Sierra Nevada. In connection with the program, Fred McDowell notes with satisfaction that two major the USGS invited me to address them one evening on articles on the volcanic rocks of western Mexico have Franciscan geology." appeared in the GSA Bulletin this year. These are the For several years John has acted as reporter for the first published products of extensive research involving plate margins group of the U.S. Geodynamics Commit- more than 20 graduate-student projects supervised by tee. This group is preparing a series of 22 cross sections Fred, Steve Clabaugh and other Departmental faculty of Alaska, the Cordillera of the western U.S., and the during the past seven years. However, Fred notes "we Ouachita-Marathon trend. The University will receive a have only begun to learn about this vast and important grant from NSF to cover the cost of preparing the color volcanic province; three graduate students are currently plates for the cross sections, which will be published as working on research projects in the region and efforts a GSA map series. will continue as long as NSF smiles benevolently." The five dissertationsof the Coast Ranges project pro- Most of Fred's time was spent preparing for the ar- vide a complete cross section from the Pacific Ocean to rival of a new mass spectrometer for the potassium- the Sacramento Valley. These maps and sections are argon laboratory, obtained with a combination of NSF now in the final stages of preparation for printing, along and University funding. A thorough lab renovation is with the composite cross section, in the aforementioned underway involving lots of changes "saved up" for the map series. As an outgrowthof the plate margins group occasion. Mastery of vacuum plumbing, silver soldering, work, theyarenow engagedin setting up working groups glass blowing and University-purchasing procedures are with Canada, and possibly also with Mexico,to consider more critical than geologic expertise right now, but a sites for transects across North American continental more efficient and versatile potassium-argon lab should margins, from oceanic to continental crust. be in operation this fall. In theory, the reconstruction John's other activities for the year included partici- period should allow Fred an opportunity to explore ap- pation in the annual school, "Geology for Geophysi- plications of other research facilities within the Depart- cists," sponsored by the University of Houston; service ment to the geochemistry and isotope geology of Terti- on the executive committee of COCORP; chairman of ary volcanic rocks, but it doesn't seem to be workingout the advisory panel for the Earth Sciences Division of that way. NSF; membership on the committee on nominations of Even though most of Fred's summer was spent knee- GSA; and member of a visiting committee (with Ken deep in laboratory construction, he took time out to Emery and Leon Silver) to evalute the graduate degree visit a student who isbeginning study of ahydrothermal- programs at LSU and Tulane. The summer was back to ly-altered area in the San Juan volcanic field of Colo- the California Coast Ranges where John seems to find rado. In August Fred presented apaper on the age and more newproblems than he and his students have time strontium-isotope chemistry of the Sierra Madre Oc- to solve. cidental volcanic province at the Fourth International Conference on Geochronology, Cosmochronology and Isotope Geology held in Aspen, Colorado. (What an ex- Earle Mcßride cashed in his few remaining Italian cuse for a trip to the Rockies!— The editors.) lira for dollars and returned to work in the Department. He team-taught courses with Land, Folk, and Scott in Bill Muehlberger states "This has been another of addition to his own course in sandstone petrology. He those typical years; Isaid 'yes' to too many interesting- also shared the "Durango, Colorado leg" of the summer sounding projects. In spite of that, they were finished field course withKeith Young and new faculty member, and Ihope that my teaching was adequate. It must Sharon Mosher. The remainder of the summer was de- have been reasonably acceptable because IwonaHous- voted to workingfor theUSGS on a sandstone diagenesis ton Oil and Minerals Corporation Faculty Excellence problem. He taughtseveral short coursesduring the year Award, something I'll treasure for the rest of my life. Al in sandstone diagenesis that were sponsored by the Scott and Iinaugurated a new graduate course onbasin Geological Sciences Newsletter 15

They "stopped in Sun City to see how the old folks live and decided we're not that old." In late June they spent three weeks touring the inland passages inAlaska. Will reports that the scenery was spectacular and the temperature was quite an improvement over the Austin "heat-wave." Will keeps tab on the development of our geophysical program and attends many of the seminarspresented by ourindustryspeakers inthe geophysics classes. We hope his schedule will include participation in other Depart- mental activities during this year. Al Scott says he "spent the past year proving the validity of Parkinsen's thesis regarding persons rising above the level of their confidence." With his new assignment as graduate adviser, he did the irrational but, for him, expected thing; he added a course rather than reduce his teaching load. For the benefit of the Depart- ment, Bob Boyer hopes that this won't continue. During the fall, Al and Earle Mcßride team-taught Muehlberger Bill acceptsfaculty excellenceaward depositional processes for the sophomore majors, petro- fromBob Boyer leum engineers, and petroleum land management students. Inaddition,he taught clastic depositional systems analysis, amixture of my deforming areas to make holes to a large group of graduate students. The latter in- (basins) and Al filling them with dirt (sediments). We're volved making enough slides that the course has been sure the next time we teach it (if allowed), it will be compared with some of Cecil B. DeMille's earlier and better— we learned more than the students did." less successful productions. Bill finished a three-year term as a councillor of the The spring semester included a team-taught graduate GSA, was the middle year of the three-year stint on the course incarbonate facies withDon Bebout and another U.S. Geodynamics Committee, and the start of a term sectionof depositional processes. The faculty has hoped on geological site criteria for radioactive-waste disposal that by repetition Scott will eventually gethis notes and for the National Research Council. The summer was a lectures organized in the sophomore course. The new potpourri for Bill. It included three weeks of field work venture, taught during the spring, was a joint effort in the Rio Grande Rift and Picuris Range near Taos, with Bill Muehlberger in offering a graduate course in New Mexico; three weeks teaching summer field camp basin analysis. This course, according to Al, combined in the same region; a week at Los Alamos,New Mexico the intrinsic order and beauty of "dep dump" with the on continental drilling programs; a week at Steamboat violence and chaos of "rock megacrunching." Both Bill Springs, Colorado, on crustal dynamics; and the rest of and Al enjoyed the experience and are convinced they the summer onlunar tectonics and terrestrial analogs. will eventually learn how the course should be taught. Bill looks forward to his first full-time research leave The spring also brought with it the usual flood of ap- on University funds this fall when he expects to write plicants to our graduate program and Allearned whyno up an accumulation of research work completed over one wants to be graduate adviser. the past few years. Among them is an update of Pre- Al's summer was again spent in the field. He taught cambrian evolution of North America, development of the coastal leg of the sophomore field course, Geology the Dead— Sea fault zone, and a synthesis of lunar tec- 320K, and was responsible for projects in Carlsbad and tonics spectacular graben system followed by a series Taos, New Mexico, and Durango, Colorado, in the se- of folds (up to 300-m high, 15-km across, chains 500-km nior course, Geology 660. He spent much of the rest of long). the summer with his graduate students throughout the southwest and with clastic courses for various com- Will Rust is taking his "semi-retirement" status too panies. seriously; he spends less time in the Department and Diana, the Scott's oldest daughter,is enrolled inengi- more time on world travels. In an effort to miss the neering at UT and is in the LonghornBand. Liese, their infamous Austin cedar-fever season (mid-December youngest,is inhighschool and abudding artist.Marilyn, through January), Will and Margaret took a Caribbean as usual,provides the "chiles" to keep things moving and cruise and then traveled to California to visit their son. puts up with it all. 16 September 1978

Doug Smith continued his research on rocks from Jan Turk made seven trips to Washington, D.C. and the upper mantle; one goal of that research is to under- Berkeley, California, to participate in the National Re- stand how processes in the mantle cause tectonic and search Council's panel on the implementation require- igneous activity in the crust. Many of the rocks he ments of environmental standards. The panel wasformed studies arefrom the Colorado Plateau,and he isparticu- to study whether procedures can be devised to verify larly interestedin differences between tectonic provinces that a high-level radioactive waste repository will not in the southwestern U.S. Some of the research results release harmful amounts of radionuclides. The hectic were presented by Doug and Mike Roden, who com- schedule of this panel prompted Jan to decline an in- pleted a master's degree under Doug's supervision, at vitation tobe on a similar NRC panel to assess the new the Second International Kimberlite Conference last fall waste isolation pilotproject inNew Mexico. in Santa Fe. Dougand Mike also led a field trip for the In addition to teaching his graduate and undergrad- conference and reported that one "hardship" of the field uate courses inhydrology, Jan supervised a dozen grad- trip was the necessity to take a float trip down the San uate students, four of whom completed their theses this Juan River to reach aparticularly interesting kimberlite year. He presented a paper at the South Texas Urani- pipe. um In-Situ Symposium inCorpus Christi,and one at the During the school year Doug taught courses in in- 13th American Water Resources Conference in Tucson, troductory geology, igneous petrology, thermodynamics, and co-authored two lengthy reports published by the and analytical methods. Four of his students finished UT Center for Research in Water Resources. master's degrees; their diverse subjects were on "Iron — Jan felt as if his address should have been Boeing727 deposits in northern Mexico," "Garnet zoning in Llano with lectures in several states under the sponsorship metamorphism," "Granite crystallization in the Llano of Sigma Xi added to his other travels. Jan also main- uplift," and "Minette-kimberlite relations on the Colo- tained the editorship of Environmental Geology, a now- rado Plateau." In the summer Doug taught an intro- thriving international journal. He spent his spare time ductory course and continued field and lab studies of during the school year and most of the summer working mantle rocks carried to the surface by volcanism in on consulting projects from Utah to south Texas. Arizona and New Mexico.

Clark Wilson spent both fall and spring semesters teaching graduate and undergraduate classes in geophysics and geology for engineers. Two papers con- Jim Sprinkle had a busy fall teaching a graduate cerning geophysical implications of changes in the seminar in paleontology and paleobiology to 95 juniors earth's rotation were completed in the spring semester, plus serving as field-trip chairman for the GCAGS meet- one of which was presented at an international sym- their ing inlate October. Over 225 geologists and wives posium in Cadiz, Spain in May.His summer was spent went on the four scheduled trips and, for the first time on research in connection with a NSF grant to study in several years, the Society made money on the trips, seismic-reflection-data analysis. even without the later sale of extra guidebooks. Jim ended up as last-minute co-leader of the Llano trip after Virgil Barnes was forced to withdraw while con- Jack Wilson has the perfect retirement. "I have been valescing from his hip operation. able to spend more time at the VP Lab than everbefore. Jim was on leave for the spring semester on a Uni- It gives me a place to work, keep my library and even versity Research Institute grant to do research on his publish. The publish or perish is perhaps more appli- Bromide echinoderm project, financed by NSF. He spent cable now. Marge and Ihad a wonderful trip to the a week in mid-January studying type specimens at the South Pacific during cedar-fever season. Returned home Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. and de- a little too early and almost turned around and went livered a chapter of a textbook on echinoderms to the back to Bora Bora. While Warm Langston and Ernie editors. The rest of the semester and the summer were Lundelius were away this summer, Itended to the old spent in Austin, studying and describing specimens and bones and ranthe Vertebrate Paleontology Lab." coordinating the other contributors' work. Jim commented that he was getting "cabin fever" from not being able to get out in the field and collect some speci- Keith Young spent much of his time teaching under- mens. During the spring, Jim had two joint papers on- graduate courses in environmental geology, historical echinoderms published, and in August the long-awaited geology, and stratigraphy. He led a field trip and pre- crinoid volume of the Treatise was published with three sented a paper on Middle Cretaceous stratigraphy of separate chapters on crinoids and carpoids. Texas and northern Mexico at the annual convention Geological Sciences Newsletter 17

ited for more extensiveperiods. Dr. Fredrick C.Kruger, Mr. Harry C.McKittrick and Dr. William C. van Rens- burg each presented a series of special lectures in Bill Fisher's course on energy and minerals policy (see article, p.18). Dr.F. J. Sawkins of the Departmentof Geol- ogy and Geophysics, the University of Minnesota— Twin Cities,presented a one-week short course entitled "Metal deposits in relation to plate tectonics" which proved a most popular and timely subject. The topics he covered included metal deposits associated with continental rift- ing, and both the Cordilleran-type and massive sulfide metal deposits as related to plate convergence.Dr. Saw- kins lectured on "The Wilson Cycle and the time-space distribution of metal deposits" in tech sessions while presenting the short course. For the second consecutive year, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn of the GCAGS held in Austin last October. In January Vargas spent two weeks here, presenting lectures and Keith led a group of graduate students to Colima and demonstrations on gems and conducting a workshop on Jalisco in southwestern Mexico. Other duties included the faceting and polishing of gem materials. Their visit, serving as chairman of both the Departmental execu- coordinated by Ed Jonas, wasincluded within the pop- tive committee and the awards committee during the ular course entitled "Gems and Gem Minerals" which 1978—79 academic year. During the summer months, Ed teaches each spring semester. Keith was in charge of the Fredericksburg section of In addition to those indicated above, the following the sophomore field course, Geology 320K, for three persons gave lectures in the Department with titles as weeks. Then he taught three weeks of our senior field shown. course, Geology 660 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, and Colorado. Durango, David Bottjer, Indiana University, Bloomington, Keith and took a three-week vacation J. Ann trip to "Omission surfaces and condensed beds from the Norway inlate so Ann could visit her "roots." Their July upper Cretaceous of Arkansas." travels also took them to Oslo, Bergen, the fjord coun- Thomas DeKeyser, Oregon State University, Corvallis, try and the Telemark region. InAugust, Keith examined thesis areas of his students in south Texas. "Early Mississippian biostratigraphy and paleoecology of the Sacramento Mountains,New Mexico— Amodel- ing approach." Lan J. Duncan,Vancouver,Canada, "Structure and thermal evolution of the eastern Cordillera, southern Brit- Departmental Speakers ish Columbia." Richard E. Grant (PhD '58) Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., "The feeding habits of productid brachiopods." Each the Department has a number year significant Thor A. Hansen, Yale University, New Haven, Connec- of visitors who conduct seminarsand lectures present to ticut, "The effects of larval dispersal onspecieslongev- and students. Seminars are scheduled faculty frequently ity and the evolution of dispersal in neogastrotodes." in conjunction with courses in the specialties graduate C. Harms, Littleton, Colorado, "Origin of the Nu- are the John represented. Lectures commonly given during bian Sandstone, North Africa." weekly meetings of technical sessions (each Tuesday Paul Hoffman, Survey of Canada, Ottawa, and Thursday at 1p.m. in our auditorium). Visitors are Geological evolution of the aulacogen" most welcome to the seminars andlectures and weinvite "Geological Athapuscow and "Geological evolution of the Coronation geosyn- you to attend whenever the opportunity arises. In addition to those who presented lectures in the cline." technical sessions, we enjoyed hosting a substantial Stephen R. Jacobson, Ohio State University, Columbus, number of prospects for the assistant professor positions Ohio, "Acritarchs from Ordovician rocks of New York we had open. Each interviewee presented a lecture to a and the Cincinnatiregion." group of faculty and students and their names are also John Kilcummins, District Geologist, Exxon Company, included in the following list. Several other persons vis- U.S.A., Tyler, "Worldwide views onenergyresources." 18 September 1978

Richard Knapp, University of Arizona, Tucson, "The "Geological implications of the Austin limestone of physical environmentof hydrothermal systems: forma- south Texas." tive and modifying processes." Paul Stoffa, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Fredricx C. Kruger, Department of Applied Earth Sci- Palisades, NY "Split-step wave equation migration." ences, Stanford University, "The world's nonmetallic David S. Thiede,Universityof Wisconsin, Madison,"The resources." genesis of metallogenic brines from evaporites and J. Richard Kyle,Rhinelander,Wisconsin, "Development their possible role as ore-forming solutions." of sulfide hosting structures and mineralization,Pine M. Ray Thomasson, McCormick Oil and Gas Corpora- Point district, Northwest Territory, Canada." tion,Houston, "U.S. and world energy outlook for the Douglas O. Lawson (MA '72) University of New Or- 1980V' leans, Louisiana, "Change in marine benthic com- Robert M. West, Milwaukee Public Museum, Wiscon- munities during the Eocene in southern California." sin, "Plate tectonics and the vertebrate fossil record." Gerald G. Loucks, AAPG Distinguished Lecturer, Sun- James H. Whitcomb, California Institute of Technology, burst Exploration, Inc., Denver, "Thrust-belt discov- Pasadena, "A local earthquake coda magnitude and its eries and hydrocarbonpotential of Cordilleran hinge- relation to duration, moment Mo, and local Richter belt." magnitude Ml." Fred T.Mackenzie,Department of Geological Sciences, Northwestern University, "Global cycling of heavy metals: man's modifications of the natural system." Donald B. Mclntyre, AAPG Distinguished Lecturer, Department of Geology, Pomona College, "Revolution Special Courses in geologic thought: fact orfiction?" DavidM. Miller,University of California,Los Angeles, "Structural evolution of a gneiss dome, Albion Range, Idaho." New Minerals/Energy Course Sharon Mosher, University of Illinois, Urbana, "Pres- sure solution as a deformation mechanism in Pennsyl- BillFisher introduced a new course during the spring vanian conglomerate from Rhode Island." semester designed to examine those aspects of govern- Christopher M. Powell, Macquarie University, Aus- mental policy that arebased on geologic and economic tralia, "Reconstruction of the Indian Ocean and its matters. Entitled "Mineral/Energy Resources: Geology, implications for Gondwanaland and the collision of Economics and Policy," the course proved popular with India with Asia," "Growth of the Himalayas from the graduate students, and with auditors from the fac- within the Indian craton," and "Unconformities and ulty and Bureau staff. When his busy schedule per- the orogenic conception of the Paleozoic Lachlan fold mitted, Pete Flawn also participated in the course. In belt, Australia." addition to the expertiseprovidedby Bill's recent tenure Alan C. Rohay, Seattle, Washington, "Seismic-velocity as assistant secretary for energy and minerals in the structure of Mt. Baker." Department of the Interior, several guest lecturers Peter R. Rose (BS '57, MA '59, PhD '68), Energy Re- added a special dimension to the course. The hard-rock serves Group, Houston, "Mississippian carbonate mining aspect was represented by Dr. Fredrick C. shelf margins, western United States." Kruger, professor emeritus of applied earthscience,Stan- Floyd F.Sabins (BS '52) AAPG DistinguishedLecturer, ford University, who presented two weeks of lectures on Chevron OilField Research Company, La Habra, Cal- mine valuation. Topics such as "metallurgy in one ifornia, "Exploration applications of LANDSAT im- lesson", "costs and budgeting", "mine financing" and agery." "taxation in mining" were included in this series. An- Martin A. Schuepbach, Exxon Production Research, other visitor was Mr. Harry C. McKittrick, former head Houston, "Evolution and deformation of divergent of natural resources, Office of Management and Budget, continental margins." who spoke on public land issues during a week of lectures. Eugene A. Shinn,U.S. Geological Survey,"An environ- The view of national energy policies and their prob- mental approach to limestone diagenesis." lems was the focus of special seminars given by Dr. Fred Singer, Visiting Sid Richardson Professor, Lyndon Peter R. Rose and Dr. M. Ray Thomasson. Pete Rose, B. Johnson School of Public Affairs; Professor of En- an alumnus (receiving all his degrees at UT), is chief vironmental Sciences,University ofVirginia,"The early geologist with Energy Reserves Group and previously history of the earth-moon system." served as chief of the Oil and Gas Resources Branch, Wilfred L. Stapp,Independent Geologist, San Antonio, USGS, in Denver. Pete spoke on the procedures in Geological Sciences Newsletter 19 oil and gas resource estimation. He also focused atten- lems was capably handledby Dr. Willem C. van Rens- tion on the problems caused by the unpredictable nature burg, who gave several seminars near the conclusion of of federal energy policy and prophesied on the favorable the course. Dr. van Rensburgis chairman of the Depart- market for young geologists in the next few decades. ment of Geosciences at West Texas State University in Ray Thomasson, who is vice-president of exploration Canyon, having arrived there in January 1978. He im- for McCormick Oil & Gas Corporation and former chief migrated from South Africa where he was BP professor geologist for Shell Oil Company, provided a scenario on of energy economics at Rann Africans University and world energy supply and demand. He emphasized that former director of the Bureau of Mines in South Africa. a potential supply gap in oil might be expected in the His lectures on minerals in world affairs provided a 1980's,pessimistically as early as 1981. The forceful pre- global view which placed U.S. problems in their proper sentations of both Drs. Rose and Thomasson elicited perspective. considerable discussion (and some argument) from the The course was most enlightening and we look for- interested audience. ward to it being taught again next spring. The international view of mineral policy and prob-

Industry Participation in Geophysics

Geology 365M, a senior course entitled "Geophysical Feb. 20— Peter Embree (Geophysical Service,Inc.) Interpretation" was taught again this year during the Case histories with real (3D) seismic coverage. spring semester with the support of many individuals Feb. 27— Creighton Burk (University of Texas at Austin) and their companies as listed below. Coordinated by the Regional structure and stratigraphy geo- Department faculty in geophysics, the course was an from physical data— the continental margins and the extremely profitable experiencefor the 20 undergraduate Mexico. students enrolled, as well as for the graduate students Gulf of and faculty members who attended. Each week a visit- Mar. 6— George McCalpin (Sunmark— Exploration Co.) ing company geophysicist conducted the seminar on a Gravity and magnetic data the "other 5 per- topic of his special expertise. The meetings included cent". ample time for informal discussion, the stu- providing Mar. 13-Peter Vail (Exxon Co., U.S.A.) dents with an to become acquainted with opportunity Seismic stratigraphic exploration and global lecturers. The topics presented by each visitor the guest seismic stratigraphy. axe listed; they reflect the wide range of subject matter covered. Quite clearly, a course of this scope would not Mar.17— Kevin Barry (Teledyne Exploration Co.) be feasible without the cooperation of many companies. Quantitative seismic stratigraphy, wavelet shap- We thank each of the visitors listed and their company ing, and direct hydrocarbon detection and sponsors for providing this fine opportunity to our mapping. students. April 3— John Ladd (Marine Science Institute, Gal- veston) 16— Dale Stone (Seismograph Service Corp.) Jan. Integrated exploration anactive margin. The analysis and processing of seismic data. of April10-W. E. Laing (Continental Oil Co.) Charles Chernoff (Chevron Oil Company) Jan. 23— Seismic stratigraphic exploration— case histories. Converison of seismic structural information from time to depth. April17— Don Hughes (Amoco Production Co.) Computer modeling and interpretation. Jan. 30— Mr. Turhan Taner (Seiscom Delta, Inc.) The estimation and use of seismic-velocity data. April24-Robert Otis (Mobil Oil Corp.) Use shear waves in explo- Feb. 6— Kenneth E. Lamer (Western GeophysicalCo.) of seismic-reflection ration—an additional tool the variationand the stacking and of future? Lateral-velocity May I— Students (University of Texas at Austin) data. migration of seismic-reflection Formal presentations of special project results Feb. 13-Tom St. Clair (Texaco,Inc.) in interpretive computer processing of seismic- A modern exploration case history. reflection data. Special News

Career Conference: Undergraduate Geology/Geophysics Majors

OnMarch 30-31, 1978 the Department hosted a conference designed to evaluate the BS degree program for undergraduate students seeking employment in geology and geophysics. The conference developed as an outgrowth of a report by members of the Geology Foundation Advisory Council into the nature and extent of employment opportunities for our undergraduate majors. Thirty-one representatives from industry and state agencies who employ geology students attended the conference. (Names and affiliation of participants listed onnextpage.) Participants at informal session

Topics such as summer employment in industry, employment needs predicted for the year 1985 and beyond, and the merging of geological and geophysical training were explored. The following general conclusions were made:" All students should have some course work in geophysics. (Opinions varied as to how extensive the geophysical" training of geologists should be.) The desirability of having geology and geophysics options versus one combined degree program was dis- cussed. The general consensus was that a combined program requiring five years might be designed as a third option. Participants agreed that the more desired plan is a master's degree beyond the existing four-year E. G. Wermund, Dick Byrd, RandyFoutch, and undergraduate program, requiring a total of six years. Earle McBride conferring during session break

The conference was designed so that the company representatives were first provided an acquaintance with our students, the facilities in the Department, and the nature of our BS degree program. This was accomplished by student-organized guided tours of the Geol- ogy Building on Thursday afternoon, March 30, followed by aninformal general discussion and question- and-answer session Thursday evening. That session involved approximately 50 students, the company representatives, and faculty members. Friday morning, the company representatives and faculty met for a structured program designed to explore thet BS degree program in depth and to evaluate the employment opportunities for students in that program. SamEllison makes a point during the discussion session Geological Sciences Newsletter 21

Invited conference participants were:

M. A. Ashworth BUI D. HoUand The Superior Oil Company Pogo Producing Company Earl H. Bescher Susan Judge Exxon Company, U.S.A. Shell Oil Company Richard E. Byrd C. V. Mahaffey Texaco Inc. Cities Service Company E. H. Chittick, Jr. Walker D. Manley Cham'plin Petroleum Company Phillips Petroleum Company Vance O. Cook Howard N. Marr Gulf Oil Exploration & Production Texas Oil & Gas Corp. Company Rod McAllister Morgan J. Davis, Jr. Amoco Production Company Pennzoil Company G. T. Morhan Andy Dement Phillips Petroleum Company Dresser Industries Guido M. Piggott Peter Embree Ashland Exploration, Inc. Texas Instruments Students and conference participants discuss objectives of the Larry Pipes BS degreeprogram Neil Fisher Atlantic Richfield Company Houston Oil & Minerals Corporation Carter Robinson R. A. (Randy) Foutch Schlumberger Keplinger and Associates, Inc. Peter R. Rose " John J. Gemperle Energy Reserves Group Students planningprofessional careers with energy Petty-Ray Geophysical Division Geosource, Inc. Claude C. Rust industries should be encouraged to seek summer em- General Crude Oil Company R G. Gendiwill ployment in industry. It was emphasized that company Mobil Oil Corporation Lynette S. Schillo summer em- Core Laboratories, Inc. programs must be structured so that the Ken Harkins benefit from the It was acknowl- Exxon Company, U.S.A. William T. Stokes ployees experience. R. L. Burns Oil & Gas Corp. edged that some employers are performing a disservice C. G. Heil Continental Oil Company E- G- Wermund to students and their company image by present summer Bureau of Economic Geology Allen B. Higgins employment programs. Teledyne Exploration Thomas N. WiUiams " Thomas N. Williams and Associates The desired geologists/geophysicists to meet indus- (San Francisco) try needs for the year 1985 must be better trained and more versatile than their current counterparts. The desired training will require a master's degree or its equivalent in experience. Perhaps the single most im- GCAGS Publications Office portant attribute our faculty must instill in these stu- Moved to Austin dents is professionalism. They should be well-grounded, able to pursue independent research projects, and capa- The Department assumed responsibility for the sale ble of communicating effectively— both orally and by and distribution of all the publications for the Gulf brief reports— with their supervisers as well as colleagues Coast Association of Geological Societies in mid- inrelated disciplines. It was stressed that too few geolo- February, 1978 when Bob Boyer agreed to serve as gists/geophysicists are capable of conveying their work chairman of the GCAGS publications committee. The and conceptual understanding to others. inventory is housed in mini-warehouses off campus; " The problems of increasing the number of minority however, all sales and mailing are processed in the De- persons in the geological sciences are a joint concern of partment office with minimum turn-around time on re- the Department and the employing companies. There is quests.Inaddition,the GCAGS exhibit booth for various no quick or simple answer to attracting minorities to our meetings (including AAPG/SEPM) is handled by the profession. Perhaps a longer-range program involving Department; graduate students are responsible for the high school systems should be pursued to develop setting up and staffing the booth at each convention. a "farm system". This will require a significant commit- Overhead money from the sale of publications will be ment of time and resources. utilized to support graduate students in the Department. Feedback on the conference has been highly positive. Anyone wishing to order GCAGS publications or de- Suggestions range from "this should be done on aregu- siring a price list of their publications should write to: lar basis" to "a most rewarding experience, let's do it again." We thank our Geology Foundation Advisory The Department of Geological Sciences Council, and especiallyCouncil member Jack D. Wallner The University of Texas at Austin of Tenneco Oil Company, for their assistance in present- P. O. Box 7909 ing this conference. Austin, TX 78712 22 September 1978

Ingerson Recognized at Retirement

Martha Ingerson joins Earl at podium

Former students, faculty, close friends, and profes- fundamental work as: "laboratory technique in petro- sional acquaintances of many years honored EarlInger- fabric analysis" (Geological Society of America Memoir son at a retirementbanquet on August 26, 1977. More 6, 1938), the "nature of the ore-forming fluid" (Eco- than 100 persons gathered at the UT Etter Alumni nomic Geology, 1940), "liquid inclusions in geologic Center to recognize Earl's 19 years of service to the thermometry" (American Mineralogist, 1947), and the University and to admire a man with a distinguished "methods and problems of geologic thermometry" (Eco- international career in geology and geochemistry. Uel nomic Geology, 1940), "liquid inclusions in geologic Clanton (BS '55, MA '60, PhD '68), a former graduate Dr.Murata also mentioned a few of the many honors student of Earl's, served as the emcee and reviewed and accomplishments that typify Earl's outstanding highlights of Earl's life. career: Honorary Doctor of Science (Hardin Simmons Fred Earl Ingerson was born in Barstow,Texas where College, 1942), Day Medal (Geological Society of he graduated as class valedictorian. He enrolled at America, 1955), Distinguished Service Award (U.S.De- Hardin Simmons College and received BA (in chem- partment of the Interior, 1959), and the Distinguished istry) and MA (in geology) degrees. Earl received his Alumnus Award (Hardin Simmons University, 1977). undergraduate degree summa cum laude for the highest Earl is also the founder of two major societies and their academic average for a four-year period, a record that journals— The Geochemical Society and its publication, still stands. He also played on and coached the Hardin Geochimica et Cosmochimica Ada, and The Interna- Simmons tennis team to the Texas championship in tional Association of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry 1926. Earl continued his education at Yale University, and its journal, Organic Geochemistry. receiving the PhD cum laude in geology in1934. From In recognition of the important role he played in 1935 to 1947 he was on the staff of the Carnegie Institu- establishing these organizations, Earl was asked to serve tion Geophysical Laboratory in Washington, D.C., and as the first president of each. Perhaps even more im- in 1947 became chief, Geochemical and Petrology pressive is the overall breadth of Earl's activities. He Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey, a position he held holds membership, fellowship, and committee service until his move to UT in1958. Another highlight not to inmore than 35 professional societies in13 nations. be overlooked is Earl's marriage to the lovely Martha Steve Clabaugh eloquently expressed the faculty col- (nee Duncan) Ingerson, who has been the "gracious league view of Earl's accomplishments as follows: lady" behind Earl for nearly 40 years. "A short time before Earl Ingerson joined us in Aus- Close professional colleague and personal friend, Dr. tin, TheUniversityof Texas celebratedits 75th birthday. K. J. Murata, then reviewed the history of Earl's tenure A select group of expertsknown as the Committeeof 75 with the GeophysicalLaboratory and the U.S. Geologi- took stock of the University's strengths and weaknesses. cal Survey.It was during this period that Earl authored To the surprise of some academic leaders here, geology many of his nearly 200 publications including such was perceived to be a strong segment of the University Geological Sciences Newsletter 23

Earl Ingerson was the man chosen. It is hard to imagine a better choice to supplement our activities. If we were weak in geochemistry, here is the man who headed the USGS Branch of Geochemistry and Petrology for the preceding 10 years. If we were weak in international activities,here is the man who studied with Sander in Austria, examined quartz deposits in Brazil (and published in Portugese), presented papers in Spanish in Peru and Mexico, supervised translations of an astonishingnumber of Russian geological publications, and participated in (or helped established) almost every international mineralogical and geochemical organization. If we were weak in experimental petrology and laboratory studies, here is the man who had de- signedbombs for hydrothermal experiments, studied the melting and synthesis of minerals, devised methods of geologic thermometry, and applied Carbon-14 studies to groundwater motion. During the intervening years our Department has shifted strongly in the direction that Earl represents and Dr. Ransom wanted. Most faculty members are known Earl and Martha with members of their family internationally. Maybe all of us together will equal Earl's record; but Iam not sure that we can!" Earl and Martha can reflect on Earl's truly dis- tinguishedprofessional career, as well as alife studded with high honors,rich love,and deep personal affection. We all welcome Earl as professor emeritus and look that should be encouraged to attain true distinction. forward to our continued association in the ahead. Then UT administrator, Harry Ransom, proposed that years the Department follow a recommendation of the Com- mittee of 75 by adding a man of widely recognized scientific distinction to our faculty. We had apparently UTGeophysicalSociety been too busy teachingnearly a tenth of the geologists trained in this country to acquire much national promi- by Charles Sicking nence,not to mention genuine international recognition. The UT Geophysical Society (UTGS), an affiliate of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, is a student organization designed to further knowledge of geophysics among students. This is accomplished by spon- Assistantship Program Announced soring visiting lecturers and field trips, consulting with fellow students, and by scheduling social events. A Research Assistantship in Geochemistry was Among its services, UTGS maintains a reference established in recognition of Earl Ingerson's many library— a collection of books, reprints and journals that contributions to geochemistry. Announcement of the has become a comprehensive assemblage of reference Assistantship was made at Earl's retirement banquet. material for all aspects of geophysics. The library is an Income from the endowment will provide aid to invaluable resource for our students and professors in graduate students in fields of geochemistry. Funds geophysics. Initiated by Dr. Milo Backus in 1976, the insupport of this Assistantship are earnestly solicited. library has been developed through donations by indi- Contributions should be designated for the: viduals and by purchases from contributed funds. F.EarlIngerson The UTGS has attempted to attract undergraduates Research Assistantship in Geochemistry into the organization through tutoring sessions and the and sent to: announcement of Society activities in the undergraduate classes. geophysics majors have been elected to The Geology Foundation Senior the offices for the coming year and will carry on the University of Texas at Austin mission of UTGS. Our new officers are Tracy Stark, P. O. Box 7909 president; vice-president; and Pam Austin, TX 78712. Kathy Rosborough, Bacon, secretary/treasurer. 24 September 1978

Morgan Davis Receives Award

Morganproudlydisplays silver tray

The Department was honored to present a Distin- The occasion provided anopportunity for several per- guished Graduate Award to Mr. Morgan J. Davis, Sr. sons to publicly convey their appreciation to Morgan at a dinner at Westwood Country Club in Austin, No- Davis. Dr. William L.Hays, vice president for academic vember 3, 1977. This highest award bestowed on an affairs, represented President Lorene Rogers and the alumnus of the Department was made in recognition of University administration. Dr. Hays acknowledged the the many fine contributions which Morganhas made to important role of the Geology Foundation to the Uni- the program in geological sciences since his graduation. versity and cited Morgan Davis as a guiding hand in Morgan Davis received his BA degree in geology from making this Foundation a model for other UT alumni UT in 1925 and immediately went to work as a geologist for Humble Oil & Refining Company. He rose through the ranks of Humble to chief geologist (1941- -46) and subsequently vice president (1951-56) and president (1957—61) and then chairman of the board from 1961 until his retirementin1963. Since his retirement he has been senior partner of Morgan J. Davis Associates, a consulting firm in petroleum geology. Among his many honors in the profession, Morganhas served as president of both the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Geological Society of America. Sam Ellison and Dr. WilliamHays, vice-president for academic affairs, congratulate Morgan

groups. Joe Walter, Advisory Council chairman,thanked Morgan for the example he set for all the Council members. He pointed out the lasting influence Morgan has had throughhis faithful attendance at Council meetings where his sage advice has been instrumental in molding the activities of the Council. John Loftis expressed personal gratitude for the inspiration and encouragement Morganhas givenhim over the years, and the influence Morganhas had onJohn's professional career. Bob Boyer presented Morgan with a silver tray as an expressionof thanks from the Department. Theinscrip- tion of the Distinguished Graduate Award on the tray is as follows: "Presented to MorganJ. Davis (BA 1925) in recognition of dedicated service to the geologic profession and leadership role in the development of the Council members Edwin Van den Bark, George a Donnelly,Edd Turner, and Decker Dawson, with wives Geology Foundation and the Department of Geological Sciences, November 3,1977." Geological Sciences Newsletter 25

Schrank; Mrs. G. Moses Knebel; Mr. and Mrs. Morgan J. Davis, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. James H. Davis; Mr. and Mrs. Morgan J. Davis, III;and Mrs. Roberta Brown. In addition, alarge number of the Geology Foundation Ad- visory Council and many of Morgan's close acquaintances among theDepartmentfaculty were inattendance.

Morgan Davis family photo

Among the honored guests were Dr. A. R. Schrank, Advisory Council members dean Ken Martin, of the college of natural sciences, and Mrs. Joe Moss and Don Boyd, withMrs. Martin

Our Poet Laureate

At long last we have prevailed on Mr. Holland McCarver to share a few of his poems with the readers of our Newsletter. Holland McCarver (attendedUT 'SI- 'S?) is a member of the Geology Foundation Advisory Now the work Imust do with Tertiary goo Council, having joined that illustrious group in 1971. To free each miniature fossil, Holland is an avid collector (and connoisseur) of or- And the time Imust give chids and he delights in traveling to all parts of the To cook pot and sieve, world in pursuit of new species. He frequently sends Is degrading and truly colossal. postcards to alert us of his latest finds— and usually communicates by poetry. (The editors.) Then under the scope Imust peer and poke Through all the residue pieces Reflections on Geology 40 'Til Ifind the test or Of each little guest, But, Dr. Cuyler,IHave Other Courses Too! And know itby genus and species.

When a Lenticulina and a Uvigernia Imust even deduce how they reproduce. Died in an Eocene Sea, Oh,how nosey must Ibe? Who would have thought For how can Itell That there was aught The waysof a shell The event would mean to me. That Ican hardly see?

But that goes to show how little we know I'm crosseyed and weary,my vision is bleary; About Nature's scheme of things; Iburn the midnight oil. Or what can occur Why don't Ishove it? When wedisinter Why you know Ilove it, Ancient and hidden remains. And the prof who makes us toil! 26 September 1978

A Company Geologist's Burden Geology: or A Chronological View Inspiration From Frustration Geologists, it long was thought, Words that inspire Worked at tasks that went for naught. Cause man to aspire Just hammered and dug terrestrial facts, To succeed in the face of great odds; Put little rocks inlittle sacks. And those of rapport Which make spirits soar Hunted fossils and gathered data, Cause man to vie with the gods. Arguedabout names for various strata, Had erudite tiffs and small-scale wars Great deeds are done About bones of mammals and dinosaurs. And battles won great But with the coming of Spindletop By not giving up the ship; The profession produced a brand new crop. And damning torpedoes, scientists who for similar Hardy sought signs And credos, Of surface faults and anticlines. Keep one from losinghis grip. With laced-up boots and alidades, But why do we strive Romantic figures to lonely farm maids; To keep plays alive, No knights in armor with trusty swords, And double our labors and laugh, But modern young men in T-model Fords. When that onerous call Comes to us all Then came a period of paleontology "Men, cut your budgets in half!" When the latest thing in petroleum geology Was aknowledge of "bugs," especially a set, Non-Geological Woes of Foreign Assignments Known as the Marg, Discorbis and Het. or Passive English vs. Active Spanish But "forams" enjoyed a rather short stay, And with the advent of Since am Schlumberger, Spanish I learning, Sands and shales and subsurface rocks Bless my stupid scul, Were mapped by wiggles that came from abox. Ifind Ithink inEnglish And go in"espanol"! This electronic age was further advanced By a method at first considered askance. This creates quite aproblem The seismograph, with its physics and math, be; When in the "can" I Was regarded by some as outside the "true" path. Istand and think in English How to make a Spanish"P". But the path has changed and so has geology; It now enters new fields without apology. And what is more confusing Where once it was reluctant, cautious and slow, When Itry to conjugate It nowhas vigor, get-up-and-go. The word for what I'm doing The answer comes too late. If whole continents drift, oh what the heck, Why be timid or wary or even suspect. Is the tense the present? Use all the methods when geologizing, Is the verb to go? Like scanning, computing and digitizing. It could be catastrophic By the time Ireally know! But it's a grandprofession and who's to say What really is new and what's passe. So Iwill leave my Spanish Each phase and each erahad giants among men, When Igo into the head; And those who came first helped the later begin. It's fine to be bilingual, But I'llbe safe instead. But Ido have a question, aposer for all. When moon rocks are studied what do we call Caracas, Venezuela The science applied, though thorough and logical, (1958) How can it be that it's GEOlogical? Geological Sciences Newsletter 27

USGS 1977-1978

by Sharon Pickett

The activities in which the University Student Geo- logical Society (USGS) became involved have kept us all so very busy. Now, looking back over our past nine months, let me reflect and review by means of reminiscence. To begin the fall semester on the right foot, and gain new members, USGS held a get-acquainted social. We earned money by cleaning a portion of Memorial Stadium on two separate occasions (UGH!!!). East Texas State University sponsored the fall, 1977, SASGS (Southwestern Association of Student Geological Soci- eties) field trip, which was a well-planned study of the west Ouachita Mountains in Oklahoma. During this field trip it was announced that there was nohost school — Al Haertlein explains the Glen Rose along for the spring, 1978, trip. So— UT to the rescue we Blanco River on SASGS field trip in April volunteered an Austin-Llano area trip. If only we had known what the next five months held in store for us, we would have mulled over our decision longer! The early part of November found a large group cember found USGS members thinking about Thanks- Dr. for annual bonfire. Mrs. gathered at Jonas' our Jonas' giving and the end of the semester, but still plagued cooking surpasses itself each year; if it gets muchbetter, with dreams of roadlogs,guidebooks, and outcrop prob- we must all surely be in were awarded heaven. Prizes lems. To end the semester on the correct note, Dr. & for costumes, tome of which showed imag'nation really Mrs. Boyer had us all over for a Christmas celebration and creativity! and gift exchange— which was a great success. cover Having decided to write a guidebook to the Back inAustinby January, and with our Austin-Llano Llano and Austin areas, a lot of work was set out for area SASGS trip planned for April 13-16, we tackled the immediate attention.The months of November and De- tasks athand. The final result was alot of tired, irritable students, a first-rate guidebook, and a wonderful field study attended by about 200 students and faculty from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Kansas. We wish to thank Mr. Dean Metts and the AAPG for financially assisting the USGS with our SASGS trip. Texaco sponsored a trip in early March to their Sour Lake Field. We are very grateful to Mr. Richard Byrd, who had an excellent trip and lectures planned for us— not to mention a fantastic seafood dinner. Dr. J. A. Wilson started out with a group to study the Big Bend territory, but due to difficulties was not able to complete the trip. Not to put a damper on the entire weekend, Dr. Wilson led a trip to study Tertiary geology nearby, and a good time was had by all. After SASGS, and to wind down from an extremely hectic five months, USGS had a day of fun and relaxation at Paleface Park. USGS is in the process of compiling a pamphlet describing all SASGS guidebooks from the various host schools of the past. We have five of our own guidebooks for sale, and have found other schools are very interested inspreading word about theirs, too. Marshall Titus describes the section at Honeycut Bend on the Pedernales River near Johnson We want to especially thank Dr.Jonas for his unceas- City ing support for USGS ineverything the members under- 28 September 1978

take. Without his advice and assistance, USGS would the Atmospheric Science Group (within the College of not be able to function as it has. In addition, we are Engineering). Highlights of the program included: also grateful for support from Dr. Boyer, the faculty members who have been our guest lecturers, Donna Pete Flawn's keynote address entitled "Mineral Precht, and Birdena Schroeder. Resources in the Post-Industrial Society" This year has rapidly come to a close; projects and Craig Wheeler's lecture on "Stellar Evolution and ideas will have to wait for another semester. A new the Origin of Life" core of officers has been elected, and my year is com- Myron Dorfman's presentation "Geothermal En- pleted. But, whatnext? ergy: Nature's Choice" — Bob Boyer's workshop on "GeoVue Bringing Field Geology into the Classroom" Bart Bartholomew's workshop on "The Crustal A Record Earth Science Teacher Day Evolution Education Project" Ernie Lundelius' discussion of "Caves, Kids, Starship Earth:Its Resources was the theme for Earth Teachers, Science and Schools" Science Teacher Day-1978. ESTD, held February 24th, Sam Ellison's workshop on "The 'Little Bitty' 25th, and 26th at Stephen F. Austin High School, was Ones— Microfossils and How to Use Them" Ed "big". More than 150 earth science teachers from across Jonas' work session on "Gems and Minerals" the state of Texas participated in this fifth session of a program which began in 1974. To give you some per- We even had a special session for elementary teachers. They spective of the growth, attendance at ESTD in 1974— took a campus field trip to learn how to use the 45 teachers, 1976-80, and 1978-157 teachers. Most of play yard as a field study area. all, these teachers financed their own way to participate. All in ESTD 1978 was spectacular and the final The attendance figures reflect the teacher interest as events— field trips directed by Bob Boyer and Bart Bartholomew well as the quality of our program. on Sunday— closed the conference with many tired but happy teachers. What will 1979 bring for ESTDDay? Answer: More of the same and better than ever.

Library Adds Volumes, Maps by Martin A. Smith Librarian

The Geology Library book collection topped the 51,000 volume mark this year and continues to grow, reflecting the dynamic developments in the earth sciences. Journals, the most important part of any science library, have increased also. Our library now has 1,421 different journal titles indicating the diversity of the geological sciences. Teachers ascend Glen Rose limestone slope at Cross Mountain, Fredericksburg The Geology Library map collection was greatly enhanced with the receipt of 4,664 maps from the Bureau of Economic Geology. These maps were published by the USGS and by many state and foreign geological Each year the Department of Geological Sciences and agencies. This acquisition has enabled us to fill in gaps the Austin Independent School District cosponsor this in our existing serials and expand our holdings into program inorder to provide earth science teachers with many new areas. content enrichment in geology and related areas and Through contributions made to the Geology Founda- with activity-oriented materials for use with their stu- tion, the library is able to purchase new maps. These dents. Theprogram for Earth Science Teacher Day this funds are extremely important as they are the only year was planned by representatives from the Austin monies available to buy maps on a systematic basis. Independent School District and UT's Departments of This past year we acquired over 250 new maps includ- Geological Sciences, Astronomy, and Geography, and ing geologic, hydrologic, soil, mineral resources, pipe- Geological Sciences Newsletter 29 line, and geothermal gradient maps and bathymetric students a first-hand opportunity to learn how to use charts. These do not include the topographic and geo- the library. logic map series wereceive from the USGS through our We are proud of our participation in the preparation depository arrangements with that agency. of the third edition of the Union List of Geologic Field On the personnel front, the library hired a new assis- Trip Guidebooks of North America published by the tant, Kathy Mclver. Kathy has over three years experi- American Geological Institute. This effort required a ence in other areas of the UT library system and is a great deal of time and dedication from the library staff, valuable addition to the staff. The Geology Library now but is a worthwhile endeavor. The Geology Library was has three full-time staff members and four student selected for inclusion because of its extensive holdings workers, including 15 hours of staff time generouslypro- of geologic guidebooks. vided by the Department. Some of our anticipated projects for next year in- For the last two years, Ihave participated in the De- clude the expansion of ourmicrofilm holdings, especially partment's orientation program for new graduate stu- the addition of many new PhD dissertations in geology dents. The students are introduced to the library and its from other universities. Special effort will be made to resources and are given a tour of the collection and the acquire those dissertations relating to the geology of map room. The UT General Libraries has a user- Texas, the southwest, and Mexico. The library will sub- education program which reaches about 12,000 students scribe to several new journals related to mineral and annually and introduces them to the library resources energy resources and exploration, and add back files of across the campus. As part of this program, individual important geology journals available on microfilm. librarians give lectures and tours to classes at the invi- We had a busy year and look forward to new mate- tation of the instructor. This year lectures were given rials and new faces this year. We thank our many to undergraduate students in two geology classes, relat- friends and supporters and encourage them to visit the ing the library materials to course work. This gives the library and say hello.

Staff Service Recognized

The Department was pleased to honor staff members has coauthored several research papers with Depart- Ernest Woehl and Karl Hoops in appreciation for their ment faculty. During his tenure here, he has continued years of service. Ernest received aplaque in recognition his formal education and received his MA degree in of 20 years employment, having begun his career at the botany in 1970. Through Karl's efforts, the Department University in 1957 in the Physical Plant Maintenance has a chemical analysis laboratory of the highest quality. Divisionprior to his transfer to the Department in 1966. Ernest is incharge of the maintenance of all field equipment including our fleet of vehicles. He is frequently called on for projects utilizing his ability as a carpenter, and his reputation as "all-around fixer" makes him an especially valuable employee. When anyone (faculty, staff, or students) needs help, the first reaction is "call Ernest". Karl's plaque denotes 10 years employment although he recently completed 11 years service in the Depart- ment. Born inGermany,Karl moved to Canada prior to immigrating to the U.S. He first came to Texas in the fall of 1963 to attend the University and received a BA (in chemistry) in 1966. Upon graduation he returned to Canada briefly but decided to make Texas his home and joined our staff in July, 1967. As the Department's analytical chemist, he performs analyses for major and trace elements of rocks, minerals and waters. Karl has Ernest Woehl and Karl Hoops receive service played a valuable role in our geochemicalprogram and awards 30 September 1978

Bachelor of Arts Degrees, Fall 1977 Degrees Enrollment and Shiela K. Burnette Douglas A. McGookey Michael Dyer John C. Olney Byron F. Lilly

Bachelor of Science Degrees, Fall 1977 Enrollment has remained stable at both undergraduate and graduate levels. A total of 382 undergraduate Wendy Clifton Richard A. Leach Robert C. Cobb Kathy A. were as McGillis students enrolled geology majors during the Stephen P. Cumella Jeffry D. Ottmann 1977-78 academic year. This figure is expected to rise Richard W. Fillman Joe Simo, Jr. during the current year based onapplications processed Bruce A. Kuyper in the Admissions Office when this Newsletter went to Degrees, press. We are experiencing large numbers of transfer Bachelor of Arts Spring 1978 admissions into geology from other colleges and uni- Julian J. Chahin David M. Levin versitiesin the state. At the graduate level,165 students Jesus Dittmar DavidA. Pass were at were enrolled this past year; of these 117 the Bachelor of Science Degrees,Spring 1978 master's level and 48 were in the doctoral program. this past year, 53 MA and 10 PhD degrees were Donna F. Balm Kurt G. Henize During Stephen C. Claypool S. Hornung in the sciences. this James completed geological Despite large William G. Easter, ii Judy L. Jacobsen graduating group, our enrollment of graduate students James P. Elliott Borden E. Jenkins for the current year has risen substantially. Although Willard R. Evans Brian E. Richter Mark R. Farr Michael A. Salafia final figures were not available at press time, the num- Albert Haertlein Barbara J. Smith ber is expected to approach 200. Kristopher K. Hefton David B. Story The female student population continues to rise. In spring semester1978, we had 83 female geology majors among our undergraduates, representing 22 per cent of Graduate Degrees Granted the total group. At the graduate level during the same Master of Arts, August 1977 semester 37 female students were enrolled. They comprise about 32 percent of all our graduate students. The overall growth reflects the increased job oppor- Browning, Lawrence A., 1948 tunities for our graduates, especially those completing a B.S. geology 1975, NorthernKentucky State College master's degree. Increases also reflect the growing pop- Source of nitrate in water of the EdwardsAquifer, south-central ularity of our program in geophysics at both undergrad- Texas Supervisor: L. uate and graduate levels. Jan Turk Students who completed degrees during the interval Busbey, Arthur 8., HI,1953 of summer 1977 through spring 1978 are listed here. B.S. geology 1975, University of Texas at Austin Functional morphology of the head of Pristichampsus vorax Undergraduate Degrees Granted (Crocodilia, Eusuchia) from the Eocene of North America Supervisor: Warm Langston, Jr. Bachelor of Arts Degrees, Summer 1977 Connors, Harry E., HI, 1947 Marisue Dougherty Nathaniel G. Smith B.S. 1974, Kent Ralph O. Kerr, Jr. geology State University Structure of the Heart Mountain-Tinaja Spring area, Brewster County, Texas Bachelor of Science Degrees, Summer 1977 Supervisor: William R. Muehlberger

Stephen S. Adams Dean A. Horning Goetz,Lisa X., 1953 Roberta A. Bowen Dwight A. Ingram Roger Q. Callaway Ben K. Knape B.A. geology 1975, Lafayette College Friederika K. Campbell Walter S. Light, Jr. Quaternary faulting in Salt Basin Graben, west Texas Samuel C. Caran Mary E. Moran Supervisor: William R. Muehlberger Samuel K. Claypool Janet E. Nilsson A. Collier Stephen Poth Glendon Johnston, E., 1953 Douglas J. Day Thomas E. Sheffield John William E. Dement John R. Suter B.S. geology 1975, University of Southern California F. Doty Diane A. Tunison Judith Depositional in the Wilcox Carrizo For- Thomas V. Dußois David D. Vague systems Group and the Patrick A. Grady Karen L. Webber mation (Eocene) of central and south Texas and their rela- Ward M. Haggard, Jr. James C. Willrodt tionship to the occurrence of lignite Walter R. Helmick Supervisor: Charles G. Groat Geological Sciences Newsletter 31

Leonard, Raymond C, 1953 Looney, R. Michael, 1949 B.A. geology 1975, University of Arizona B.S. geology 1971, University of Texas at Austin An analysis of surface fracturing in Val Verde County, Texas Late Quaternary geomorphic evolution of the Colorado River, Supervisor: William R. Muehlberger Bastrop and Fayette counties, Texas Supervisor: Victor R. Baker Luttrell, Pamela E., 1947 B.A. geology 1973, University of Texas at Austin McMahon, David A., Jr., 1951 Carbonate diagenesis and facies distribution of the Anacacho B.S. geology 1975, University of Texas at Austin Limetone associated with a Late Cretaceous volcano in Deep subsurface structural geology of Reeves County, Texas Field, Elaine Dimmit County, Texas Supervisor: Samuel P. Ellison, Jr. Supervisor: Alan J. Scott Milliken, Kitty L., 1954 Manley, Walker D., 1947 1975, University B.A. geology 1969, University of Texas at Austin B.A. geology Vanderbilt Central peaks of Lunar and Martian craters Silicified evaporite nodules from the Mississippian rocks of Supervisor: William R. Muehlberger southernKentucky and northern Tennessee Supervisor:Robert L. Folk McCulloh, Richard P., 1951 Morton, P., 1950 B.S. geology 1973, Oklahoma State University John Geology of Yellow Hill Quadrangle, Brewster County, Texas B.A. biology 1972, Oberlin College Supervisor: John A. Wilson Isotopic dating of Paleozoic glauconitesfrom the Llano region of central Texas Mejia, Daisy, 1939 Supervisor: Leon E. Long B.A. geology 1931, Universidad Central de Venezuela Facies and diagenesis of PermianLower San Andres Formation, Moseley, Marianne G., 1953 Yoakum County, west Texas B.S. geology 1975, College of William and Mary Supervisor: Alan J. Scott Geochemistry and metamorphic history of the Whitt Metagab- bro, Llano County, Texas Doctor of Philosophy, August 1977 Supervisor: Douglas Smith

Patton, Peter C., 1949 Olivier, Jacques M., 1951 B.A. geology 1971, Franklin and Marshall College; M.S. geol- B.A. geology 1973, Trinity University ogy 1973, Colorado State University Sedimentation survey of Lake Lyndon B. Johnson, Texas, 1975 Geomorphic criteria for estimating the magnitude and fre- Supervisor: L. Jan Turk quency of flooding in central Texas Supervisor: Victor R. Baker Pigott, John D., 1951 B.S. geology 1974, University of Texas at Austin Master of Arts, December 1977 Interstitial water chsmistry of Jamaican reef sediments I. Early diagenesis of dissolved sulfur and nitrogen species (deter- AI-Hinai, Khalifa, 1950 mined by in situ sampling) 11. Redox model for submarine B.S. geology 1972, Kuwait University cementation. Subsurface structural geology of Loving County, Texas Supervisor: Lynton S. Land Supervisor: Samuel P. Ellison, Jr. Richmann, DebraL., 1952 Becker, Bruce D.,1953 B.A. geology 1974, University of Minnesota, Duluth B.S. 1975, Kansas geology University of Rb-Sr ages of the Red Mountain and Big Branch gneisses, Reciprocity of clastic and carbonate sediments, Pennsylvanian, Llano Uplift, central Texas Missourian Series, Wheeler County, Texas Supervisor: Leon E. Long Supervisor: Don G. Bebout Roden, Michael F., 1950 Campbell, ArchibaldR., 111, 1949 1972, B.A. English 1972, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennes- B.A. geology Hamilton College see Field geology and petrology of the Minette Diatreme at Buell Volcanic rocks of the La Perla Area, Chihuahua, Mexico Park, Apache County, Arizona Supervisor: Fred W. McDowell Supervisor: Douglas Smith

Eisenbraun, Paul H., 1950 Thompson, M. Gary, 1951 B.S. geology 1972, Wheaton College B.S. geology 1975. University of Texas at Austin An electron microprobe investigation of chalcopyrite exsolution Depoiitional environments of the Maxon Formation (Lower from sphalerite Cretaceous), Marathon region, west Texas Supervisor: Earl Ingerson Supervisor: Earle F. Mcßride 32 September 1978

Doctory of Philosophy,December 1977 Skolasky, Robert A., 1946 B.A. geology 1969, College of St. Thomas Gustafson, Eric P., 1946 The use of color infraredand panchromatic aerial photography B.S. geology 1969, University of Washington, Seattle; M.S. for drainage density analysis and soil mottling studies of geology 1973, University of Washington, Seattle Onion Creek terraces, Travis and Hays counties, Texas Carnivorous mammalsof the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene Supervisor: Victor R. Baker of Trans-Pecos Texas Supervisor: Ernest L. Lundelius, Jr. Wood, Raymond A., 1951 B.A. geology 1973, Swanson, Eric R., 1946 Dartmouth College Converted wave reflections in explorationseismic records B.S. geology1968, Western MichiganUniversity; M.A. geology Supervisor: Wulf Massell 1974, University of Texas at Austin Reconnaissance geology of the Tomochic-Ocampo area, Sierra Madre Occidental, Chihuahua, Mexico Supervisor: Stephen E. Clabaugh Doctor ofPhilosophy,May 1978

Carew, James L., 1945 Master of Arts, May 1978 B.A. geology 1966, BrownUniversity; M.A. geology 1969, Uni- versity of Texas at Austin Amdurer, Michael, 1953 Faunal analysis of permo-carboniferous shales, north-central Texas B.A. 1973, geology Columbia University Supervisor: W. Charles Bell Geochemistry,hydrology, andmineralogy of the Laguna Madre Flats, south Texas Jordan, Michael A., 1944 Supervisor: Lynton S. Land B.S. geology 1966, University of Kansas; M.A. geology 1970, Ece,Omer 1., 1948 University of Texas at Austin Geology of the Round Valley-Sanhedrin Mountain area, North- 1972, Istanbul (Turkey) B.S. geology Technical University of ern California Coast Ranges Uranium mineralizationinnorthwest Bee County, Oakville For- Supervisor: C. Maxwell mation, Texas Coastal region John Supervisor: Edward C. Jonas

Guendel,FedericoD.,1952 Teaching Assistants B.S. physics 1975, Universidad de Costa Rica 1977-1978 On the relationship between earth tides and volcanic activity at Arenal Volcano, Coasta Rica Supervisor: Toshimatsu Matsumoto MichaelE. Barrett Edwin D. Lindgren William W. Bath Kevin J. McAllister Lewis, Paul S., 1951 Annell R. Bay John C. Mcßryde Elizabeth Beckham Peter K. Megaw B.S. geology 1972, Widener College MichaelE. Bentley Kitty L. Milliken Igneous petrology and strontium isotope geochemistry of the Frances D. Bockoven BenitaL. Murchey Christmas Mountains, Brewster County, Texas Neil T. Bockoven Ellen R. Naiman Supervisor: Daniel S. Barker Ann S. Boggs David M. Orchard C. Elmo Brown Stephen Poth Kyle C. Caffey Vickey I.Price Loocke, Jack E., 1951 Deborah J. Caskey Philip F. Pyle M. Kurt W. B.S. geology 1974, University of Texas at Austin Steven Cather Rudolph Thomas S. Chapin James L. Sadd Growth history of the Hainesville Salt Dome, Wood County, Joseph R. Davis Sigrid C. Schroder Texas M. Jack Droddy Joel M. Scoville Supervisor: Ralph O. Kehle Timothy W. Duex R. Bonner Sears Ruth L. Elder Jeffrey G. Seekatz Seekatz, Jeffrey G., 1953 Jennifer L. Forman Sunshine Sherrell James R. Garrison Charles J. Sicking B.S. geology 1974, University of Arizona PaulB. Garrison James M. Siegmann Stratigraphic and structural features of part of the Sigsbee Es- Roderick J. Harwood Robert K. Suchecki carpment, northwestern Gulf of Mexico Blythe L. Hoyle John R. Suter Supervisor: Ralph O. Kehle Richard C. Hulbert Sarah L. Ulerick W. Clay Hunter Eldon S. West Joseph G. Jacquot Bruce E. White Sco, Jung Hoon, 1937 Ernst H. Kastning William D. Wiggins Carolyn E. Kirschner Turner 1963, (Korea) F. Williamson B.S. engineering Seoul National University R. Craig Kochel Bruce D. Wilson Detecting abnormal geopressureusing seismic reflectivity Melissa Lang Stephen S. Wright Supervisor: Wulf Massell Susan S. Levy Geology Foundation News

Joe Walter, current Advisory Council chairman, with former chairmen Morgan Davis, Kenley Clark, and John Loftis

Busy and successful are the two words that best de- Barrow, who is a member of the board of directors of scribe the activities of the Geology Foundation this past Exxon Corporation, returns to the Council. (Mr. Barrow year. The Advisory Council met on campus in early served on the Council during the period 1965-1972 and November, 1977 and inlate April, 1978 and during each was its chairman,1966—1970). Mr. Barrow is a geologist visit the status of Departmental activities was carefully and petroleum engineer as well as an authority on reviewed and the needs of our teaching program dis- oceanography. He obtained a bachelor's degree in cussed. Special effort was made for the Council members petroleum engineering at UT in 1945 and an MA in to meet with students inorder to increase their familiar- geology in 1948. He joined the Exxon organization in ity with the course work and degree requirements in our 1951 and two years later was awarded a doctorate in curriculum. Many of the Council recommendations were geology by Stanford University. Starting with Exxon promptly implemented and they led to improvements in our programs. These accomplishments clearly reflect the continued commitmentof the Advisory Council as well as that of the many,many loyal alumni and other friends of the Department. The faculty especially wishes to convey appreciation to Mr. J. C. Walter, Jr., chairman of the Advisory Coun- cil for the time and effort which he has given to the Geology Foundation. He reflects the dedication of our entire Council whose concern is to assure that our students have the finest possible training. Highlights of the accomplishments are described elsewhere in this News- letter. Of special note is the honor— paid to one of our Council members of long-standing Mr. MorganJ.Davis (see article, page 24). We are especially pleased with the opportunity to express appreciation to Mr. Davis for his contributions to the Department over many years. Three new members are welcomed onto the Advisory Council effective September 1, 1978. Mr. Thomas D. Thomas D. Barrow 34 September 1978

USA as a junior geologist, Mr. Barrow served in a number of exploration positions in the western and S3uth- eastern parts of the United States. In 1964 he was elected executive vice president of Exxon's worldwide exploration affiliate. He returned to Exxon USA the fol- lowingyear and was elected a director and given responsibility for all domestic exploration work. Later, he was elected a senior vice president and then president of Exxon USA. Mr. Barrowis past president of the American Society for Oceanography and the National Oceanography Asso- ciation.He is a member of numerous professional organizations including the high honor of being elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering.

WilliamT. Stokes

Mr. William T. Stokes, an independent consulting geologist, resides in Dallas. He received aBS in geology from UT in 1950. Mr. Stokes was first employed by the Pure Oil Company in Tyler, and in Midland, as an exploration geologist. He subsequently joined the Sun Oil Company in San Antonio as a development geologist before returning to Midland as exploration manager in the west Texas-New Mexico office of Bright & Schiff, independent oil operators. In1958, he moved to Dallas as district geologist for Petroleum, Inc. Mr. Stokes became associated with the consulting engineeringfirm of Oliver & West, Inc., in 1966 serving as president and JohnF. Bookout chairman of the board the last three years he was with the firm. In October 1973 he moved to California as vice president-exploration and director of R. L. Burns Mr. John F. Bookout, president and chief executive Corporation. Eight accepted re- officer of Shell Oil Company, also returns to the Council. ft members of the AdvisoryJ Council *- (Mr. Bookout previously served during the period 1967- appointment for additional three-year terms. They are -1972). Mr. Bookout received two degrees in geology Messrs. J. Ben Carsey, James H. Frasher, William E. from UT (BS, '49, MA '50) and a PhD from Tulane. Gibson, Jack K. Larsen, James R. Moffett, Scott Petty, He joined Shell as a geologist in 1950 and was named Jr., Jack D. Wallner and J. C. Walter, Jr. We express district geologist in 1954, division exploration manager appreciation to each of these gentlemen who has served in 1959, and exploration manager, Denver exploration so effectively and has agreed to continue on the Council. and production area in 1961.In 1963 Mr.Bookout served Sincere thanks are conveyed to Mr. Ray A. Burke and with a Royal Dutch/Shell Company in The Hague, The Mr. Morgan J. Davis who have resigned after long ten- Netherlands. He returned to the U.S. in 1964 as explo- ures on the Council. (Please refer to special article on rationmanager of the New Orleans exploration and pro- Mr. Davis on page 24.) Mr. Burke joined the Advisory duction area and became manager of Shell's economics Council in1967. His resignation was prompted by his department in1965. duties as senior vicepresident with Union Oil Company In 1966 Bookout was elected vice president in charge of California, which preclude the assurance of his regu- of the Denver area, and became vice president of the lar attendance at Council meetings in the future. We New Orleans area in 1967. Late in 1970 he was elected accept these resignations with sincere regrets, but with president of Shell Canada Limited. He return to Shell our acknowledgment of the many benefits which the Oil Company in 1974 as executive vice president for Department has derived by having Mr. Burke and Mr. exploration and production prior to his present post. Davis serve so faithfully. Geological Sciences Newsletter 35

Geology Foundation Advisory Council Mr. Jack K. Larsen, Vice President-Exploration, Mesa Petroleum Effective September 1, 1978 Company, Post Office Box 2009, Amarillo, Texas 79105. Mr. John L. Loftis, Jr., Senior Vice President, Exxon Chairman Company, U.S.A., Post Office Box 2180, Houston, Mr. Joseph C. Walter, Jr., President, Houston Oil and Texas 77001. Minerals Corporation, 242 Main Building, Houston, Mr. Ken G.Martin,President,Martin ExplorationCom- Texas 77002. pany, 3501 North Causeway Boulevard, Suite 901, Mr. Charles W. Alcorn, Jr., President, Alcorn Devel- Metairie, Louisiana 70002. opment Company, Post Office Box 3187, Victoria, Mr. Holland C.McCarver, Consultant,Post Office Box Texas 77901. 273, Hilltop Lakes, Texas 77871. Mr. Eugene L. Ames, Jr., President, Venus Oil Com- Mr. James R. Moffett, President, McMoßan Explora- pany, 1200 NBC Building, San Antonio,Texas 78209. tion Company, 3421 North Causeway Boulevard, Mr. Joseph Wm. Barbisch, Consultant, 411 Tecumseh Metairie,Louisiana 70002. Lane, Houston, Texas 77027. Mr. Joseph F. Moss, Manager of Exploration, David C. Dr. Thomas D. Barrow, Senior Vice President and Di- Bintliff Interests, Oil and Gas Division, Post Office rector, Exxon Corporation, 1251 Avenue of the Amer- Box 52094 OCS, Lafayette, Louisiana 70501. icas, New York, New York 10020. Mr. Fred L. Oliver, President, Greenbrier Operating Dr. John F. Bookout, President, Shell Oil Company, Company, 211 North Ervay, Dallas, Texas 75201. Post Office Box 2463, Houston, Texas 77001. Mr. Scott Petty, Jr., Suite 235, 711 Navarro Street, San Mr. DonR. Boyd, Vice President, W. L. Sinclair Devel- Antonio, Texas 78205. opment Company, 1137 The 600 Building, Corpus Mr. M. Allen Reagan, Jr., Executive Vice President, Christi, Texas 78401. Mosbacher Production Company, 2100 Capital Na- Mr. W. Henry Cardwell, Independent Petroleum tional Bank Building, Houston, Texas 77002. Geologist, 601 Jefferson, Suite 1010, Houston, Texas Mr. W.F. Reynolds,J. C. and W. F. Reynolds Oil Pro- 77002. ducers, 700 First Wichita National Bank Building, Mr. J. Ben Carsey, Consultant,1633 Chamber of Com- Wichita Falls, Texas 76301. merceBuilding, Houston, Texas 77002. Mr. William T. Stokes, Independent Consulting Geolo- Mr. W. Kenley Clark, Consultant,Post Office Box 965, gist, 3224 Wentwood Drive,Dallas, Texas 75225. West Columbia, Texas 77486. Mr. Edd R. Turner, Assistant Division Manager of Ex- Mr. L. Decker Dawson,President, Dawson Geophysi- ploration, Getty Oil Company, Post Office Box 1404, cal Company, 208 South Marienfeld, Midland, Texas Houston, Texas 77001. 79701. Mr. Edwin Van den Bark, Vice President, Exploration Dr. Rodger E. Denison, Consultant, Suite 616, One En- and Production, Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartles- ergy Square, 4925 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas ville, Oklahoma 74004. 75206. Mr. Jack D. Wallner, Oil Systems Director, Tenneco Mr. George A. Donnelly,Jr., President, The Eastland Oil Company, 1433 West Loop Center, Houston, Oil Company, 704 Western United Life Building, Texas 77027. Midland, Texas 79701. Mr. Phillip E. Wyche, Division Vice President, Gulf Mr. Robert W. Eaton, Exploration Consultant, 230 Energy and Minerals Corporation, Post Office Box South Broadway, Suite 501, Tyler, Texas 75701. 2449, Houston, Texas 77001. Mr. James H. Frasher, President, Teledyne Exploration Company, Post Office Box 36269, Houston, Texas 77036. Dr. George R. Gibson, Geological Consultant,Post Of- fice Box 2296, Midland, Texas 79701. Honorary Life Members Mr. William E. Gipson, President, Pogo Producing Company, Post Office Box 2504, Houston, Texas 77001. Mr. Edgar W. Owen, 505 Club Drive, San Antonio, Mr. R. W. Heggland,Vice President and General Man- Texas 78201. ager Exploration, Continental Oil Company, Post Of- Mr. O. Scott Petty, Suite 235,711 Navarro Street, San fice Box 2197, Houston, Texas 77001. Antonio, Texas 78205. Mr. John A. Jackson, President, Katie Petroleum Com- Mr. Charles E. Yager, 3801 Potomac Street, Fort pany, 6019 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, Texas 75225. Worth, Texas 76107. 36 September 1978

Leonidas T.BarrowProfessorship Briscoe has designated The University of Texas at Aus- tin as this State's host university, and University Presi- Established dent Rogers has,in turn, assignedadministrative responsibilities for the proposed Institute to Bureau director, Dr. W. L. Fisher. Under the Act, each participating A Professorship bearing the name of one of our most state is authorized $200,000 for FY 78, $300,000 for FY loyal and supportive alumni was approved by the Board 79, and $400,000 each year thereafter for five years; of Regents in August 1978. The Leonidas T. Barrow these moniesmust be matched on a 50:50 basis by non- Professorship in Mineral Resources was made possible federal funds. TheInstitute is designed to pursue both through a generous gift of $50,000 provided by the Bar- training and research and will significantly enhance and row family and by $50,000 obtained from individuals support an extensive mineral resource program. and oil companies in support of our program inmineral The Department already has special strength in sub- resources. jects closely related to certain phases of mineral re- Mr. and Mrs. Barrow were named Distinguished sources. The program in soft-rock geology, including Graduates of the Department at a dinner held in their depositional systems and stratigraphy, augments our honor on March 4, 1972. Previously, Mr. Barrow had growing capabilities in the economic geology of sedi- been instrumental in establishing the Geology Founda- mentary rocks and in stratabound mineral resources. tion and then served on the Advisory Council, being The developing program in seismic exploration geo- named an Honorary Life Member in1963. He continued physics will also enhance this program through courses a keen interest in the activities of the Department until in subjects such as seismic stratigraphy. In addition, we his death (please refer to the memorial of Mr. Barrow are fortunate in having two outstandingprofessors (Drs. on page 44 which highlights aspects of his life). Fisher and Flawn) with experience and international Establishment of the Leonidas T. Barrow Professor- reputations in the overall field of mineral economics major accomplishment in ship in Mineral Resources is a and mineral resource policy. Furthermore, the Depart- to a the Department's quest develop broader teaching ment boasts a high-quality faculty with interests in all and research inmineral A continued program resources. phases of petrology, including such aspects as the for- supply of mineral resources is necessary to sustain our mation of ore-bearing fluids and the relation of oremin- society. This supply can only be assured if wehave ade- erals to volcanic,plutonic and metamorphic rocks. quate numbers of geologists well trained in the funda- Growth of mineral resources as an important program mentals of mineral with sound exploration, along poli- in the Department of Geological Sciences is inevitable mineral cies for the development and production of if we are to meet the challenges of the last years of this deposits. Public policy failures are largely due to the century. The Leonidas T. Barrow Professorship inMin- earth, ignorance of policy makers about the its proc- eral Resources assures our Department of having out- esses and its resources. Through the preparation of standing scientists clearly identified in this field as educated, skilled, broadly yet highly professionals permanently affiliated with our program. We are most in in trained the geology of mineral deposits and pub- grateful to the Barrow family as well as the other do- mineral economics, the lic policy issues that deal with nors who have funded this Professorship. However, we Department an to will make important contribution the are most thankful to Mr. Barrow for the privilege of professional scientific manpower resource of both Texas having his name identified with this Professorship and and the Nation. the Department in this lasting manner. The Bureau of Economic Geology provides a unique dimension to our mineral resources program. Extensive experience and special expertise are available to the Geophysical Fund Endowed students through the professional geologists employed During the three years, contributions have been addition, past in the Bureau. In the Bureau hires significant received by the Geology Foundation for the Geophysical numbers of students on project research dealing with Fund. These included several gifts toward an endow- Texas, only valu- the mineral resources of providingnot ment withthe earnings designated to support geophysics able practical experience to the students but also finan- in the Department. It is a pleasure to report that we cial aid necessary to pursue their educations. The Bu- have exceeded the minimum of $10,000 required to es- reau also has the potential for substantial expansion of tablish anendowed account. Earnings will be expended their program in mineral resources by the addition of a at the discretion of the Pratt Professor of Geophysics for Mining and Mineral Resource Research Institute. Title the needs of our undergraduateand graduate programs 111 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act in geophysics. The permanent endowment thus assures of 1977 authorizes the establishment of State Mining and continued income to further teaching and research in Mineral Resources and Research Institutes. Governor geophysics at all levels. Geological Sciences Newsletter 37 Leslie BowlingProfessorship Fund Endowment Approaches

We are most pleased to announce that a Professorship Two Million Dollars honoring Leslie Bowling (BA '28) will be established in the Department. Final approval by the Board of The Geology Foundation endowment program con- Regents will be received as soon as the endowment tinues to grow, thanks to the collective efforts of the reaches its goal of $100,000. Les was an independent Advisory Council and the contributions of many loyal oil geologist who resided inNew Orleans for many years alumni and close friends of the Department. As of June prior to his death in1977 and was well known in the 30, 1978 the endowment was $1,785,944. It should be industry as a successful geologist and active worker in noted that this figure does not include the money being the affairs of his profession. Among other activities, he held to apply tothe proposed Bowling Professorship nor served on the board of directors of the Society of Inde- the sum currently encumbered for the Leonidas T.Bar- pendent Professional Earth Scientists, waspast president row Professorship in Mineral Resources. Both of these (and instrumental in founding) the GCAGS, and was professorship funds were formally established after 30, past president and a director of the New Orleans Geo- June 1978. logical Society. Les was especially enthusiastic about the programs of the Department and served on the Geology Foundation for 14 years, including a term as Advisory Council chairman (1970-73). During his ten- Geology Foundation Endowment Accounts ure as chairman,the program of endowed professorships (July 1, 1977-June 30, 1978) in the Department was successfully launched; it is especially fitting that aprofessorshipbe named in his honor. Current 1977-78 The intent of this Professorship is to attract persons Fund Goal Endowment Expenditures from industry and government to visit the Department Vayne F.BowmanEndowed for periods ranging from a month or two to a long-term PresidentialScholarship semester or perhaps even an academic year. Recipients Unrestrictedgeology Unspec. $ 54,021 $ 1,75( will be identified on the basis of outstandingcredentials scholarships: any level and their ability to bring new ideas and industry or 'red M. BullardProfessorship Excellence in $100,000 $100,000* $ 2,57* liaison our and students. this teaching; government to faculty To income supplements end individuals designated for the Professorship should isalary of recipient be able to communicate effectively through lectures, \al P. Bybee Memorial Fund seminars,and informal contact with students andfaculty. Faculty use-research $500,000 $289,494 $12,32? Establishment of the Leslie Bowling Professorship as travel, study, etc. ,. W. Callender herein impact on Memorial Fund outlined will have a significant the Departmental use, Unspec. $ 50,000 $ 3,334 current awareness and future direction of aspects of our unrestricted teaching and research program. The visibility with in- Dorothy OgdenCarsey Memo- dustry and government and the close contacts estab- rial Scholarship Fund lished through these visits will aid both faculty and Geology scholarships, any Unspec. $ 41,532 $ 2,69( level; students immeasurably. Important is the sense of future special consideration: micropaleontology direction of industry and governmentneeds and the per- students sonal contact with students whose professional training '.obert H. Cuyler Endowed is being designedfor careers in these areas. Presidential Scholarship Substantial support for the Leslie Bowling Professor- Undergraduate ( upper Unspec. $ 28,259 $ 60( division) and graduate ship has already been received. Mr. Ray D. Woods scholarships (BA '31, MA '34) has pledged to establish a charitable .onaldK.DeFord remainder unitrust of approximately $50,000 to become FieldScholarship Fund a part of the endowment. In addition, other friends of Field studies for gradu- Unspec. $103,449 $ 5,58f ate students Les have provided $25,000 for nearly the Professorship. JexanderDeussen Professor- It is our hope to raise the remaining sum needed (ap- ship of EnergyResources proximately $25,000) in the near future so that the first Development of program $100,000 $104,255 $ 5,11c recipient of the Leslie BowlingProfessorship might visit of excellencein energy resources; here during the 1979-80 academic year. We, therefore, income supplements salary of re- earnestly solicit the support of all Les Bowling's many cipient personal friends and business acquaintances to help us * attain this goal. Figure includes unitrust agreement. 38 September 1978

Current 1977-78 Current 1977-78 Fund Goal Endowment Expenditures Fund Goal Endowment Expenditures

William Stamps Farish Chair WallaceE. Pratt Profes- of Geology sorship in Geophysics To supplement budget Unspec. $ 99,599 $12,362 Developmentof program $100,000 $104,179 $ 5,151 item on salary of re- of excellencein cipient geophysics; income Leslie Bowling-Effie Graves to supplement salary MemorialFund of recipient Department needs (facul- Unspec. $ 16,110 -0- Frederick W. Simonds Memo- ty support, student aid, rial Scholarship Fund special equipment, etc.) Scholarships to under- $ 25,000 $ 21,100 $ 2,000 Guy E. Green Memorial graduate (upper Scholarship Fund division) and graduate Geology scholarships, Unspec. $ 22,513 $ 2,650 students anylevel David S. Thayer Memo- /. Nolle GregoryProfessorship rial Scholarship Fund in Sedimentary Geology Senior field course $ 25,000 $ 18,175 $ 1,000 Development of program $100,000 $102,666 $ 5,151 scholarships of excellencein Various Donors (General) sedimentarygeology; Unrestricted funds for Unspec. $ 16,392 $47,754 income supplements furtherance of basic salary of recipient geologicaleducation, re- GeorgeS. Heyer Memorial Fund search, graduatestudy, Any purpose of the Unspec. $ 84,570 $ 2,139 field work, travel, Foundation Foundation operation, salaries, Houston Oil and Minerals etc. CorporationFaculty Excel- VertebratePaleontology Fund lence Awards Faculty research in $ 50,000 $ 31,191 $ 1,960 In recognitionof outstand- $ 40,000 $ 40,000 $ 2,000 vertebratepaleontology ing service and special E. A. Wendlandt Fund *** contributions to the Purchase of books Unspec. $ 4,815 teaching and research and journals in German program or English translations for library Carolyn G. and G. Moses Knebel Teaching Awards Francis L. Whitney Endowed PresidentialScholarship Annual Distinguished Unspec. $ 59,203 $ 3,717 $ 28,179 $ 1,200 Teacher Award, Innova- Geology scholarships, any Unspec. level, paleo-stratigraphy tive Improvement and preferred New Course Development Hoover Mackin Memorial Francis L. Whitney Memorial /. Fund Scholarship Fund Book Purchase of paleontologi- Unspec. $ 7,361 $ 121 Graduate geology $ 20,000 $ 13,093 $ 1,500 cal books for library scholarships A. Wilson Professorship Mr. and Mrs. L. F. McCollum John Scholarship Fund in VertebratePaleontology $100,000 $100,000** -0- Geology scholarships, Unspec. $ 12,574 -0- Developmentof program of excellencein vertebrate anylevel paleontology;income Frank W. Michaux supplements salary Scholarship Fund of recipient Geology scholarships, Unspec. $ 10,266 -0- level Charles E. Yager Undergrad- any uate Field Scholarship Fund Carroll C. Miller Endowed Support of students taking Unspec. $ 16,367 $ 1,150 PresidentialScholarship Geology 660 Geologyscholarships to $ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 1,200 students pursuing careers in energy industries; preference to students from south Texas Ed Owen-GeorgeCoates Fund Publication of geologic re- Unspec. $102,942 $ 3,284 search related to Texas ***BothExpenditures andExpendable3Balance are recorded in th by faculty and graduate Geology Library Fund, no separate recordmaintained. students e *lncludes gifts and pledges. Geological Sciences Newsletter 39

Current 1977-78 also subsurface geologic investigations by Fund Goal Endowment Expenditures He began collecting cutting samples from water wells drilled in Will C. Hogg MemorialScholar- the Rock Island area and describing the underlying ship Fund Paleozoic stratigraphy. It has been said that when Dr. GeneralInformation: Udden left Rock Island in 1911, the geology of the sur- The totalHogg endowment (in the sum of $235,918) for all of rounding area was the most extensively explored and the scholarships (a totalof six) is carriedin one Common Trust best understood of any area in the United States. Fund account: the income is credited to one expendable ac- Dr. Udden's and interest in un- count and distributed from there at the end of the fiscal year early investigations to eachof the six scholarship accounts. Geologyholds two of the discovered frontiers apparently motivated him to explore six accounts: Hogg-Cullinan and Hogg-Sharp Scholarships. the challenge of Texas geology. His first work with the Hogg-Cullinan Survey took him to the Shafter mining area and Chinate Scholarship in petroleum Unspec. As above $ 3,609 Mountains of Presidio County with William B. Phillips, or field geologyin honor director, and Benjamin F. Hill. The resulting publica- of Joseph S. Cullinan tion "The Geology of the Shafter Silver Mine District, Hogg-Sharp Presidio County, Texas" reported the presence of Per- Scholarship in petroleum Unspec. As above $ 662 mian formations. who had worked or field geologyinhonor Geolog'sts previously of Walter Benona Sharp the same area overlooked the evidence. Up to this time, it was thought the Permian was not present on the North American continent. Dr. Udden spent part of 1904 working in the Alpine, Marathon and Terlingua areas. Funds for the Mineral Survey were not renewed, therefore, in 1905 he worked as a consultant for the New York and Texas Land Com- pany in the Eagle Pass area exploring for coal deposits. New Goal for Udden Fund During that time hemapped the Chitum arch and made notes on the presence of oil and natural gas.

In 1967 the Udden Memorial Fund was established through a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Wayne F. Bowman. These funds were contributed as amemorial to Dr. J. A. Udden and to honor his son, Mr. S. A. Udden, and his grandson,Mr. Sam M. Udden. The goal of the endowment has been set at $26,000. Earnings from the endowment are designated to provide scholarships to geology majors at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Con- tributions are solicited to reach the goal of this fund. Mr. Sam M. Udden has provided the photograph and prepared the information onhis grandfather which highlights the many important contributions Dr.Uddenmade to the geologic profession and the early knowledge of the geology ofTexas.

Dr. Johan AugustUdden's first recorded visit to Texas was in 1903. At that time he was employed on a temporary basis by the State Mineral Survey. There are accounts that he had visited Texas on perhaps two previous occasions. Dr. Udden had already gained prominent status through twenty-two years of teaching general sciences and geology at Bethany College in Linsborg, Kansas and Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois (where he Dr. Johan August Udden doing reconnais- geologyin Mountains in west im- sance the Glass had received his undergraduate degree). His most Texas portant contributions to geological knowledge were his extensive and detailed research of windblown sand deposits (loess) and development of methods to classify the mechanical composition of windblown sediments. 40 September1978 Howard E. Perry, owner of the Chisos Mining Com- pany at Terlingua, needed fuel to fire the furnaces that Student Awards broke down cinnabar ore, releasing mercury. His search for a geologist resulted inretaining Dr. Udden in 1909. This associationlasted until Dr. Udden's death. Besides locating coal in the Terlingua area, Dr. Udden devel- Undergraduate oped an anticlinal theory on the presence of cinnabar. Scholarships applied geological knowledge to extend the mining He American Metal Climax Foundation of cinnabar ore and advised mining engineers how to Scholarships Andrew Bagot Summer, 1978 avoid drilling into faults that could cause flooding. After Chris A. Barker and mine Summer, 1978 his death, such a fault was drilled the was Larry E. Williams flooded. Summer, 1978 AmocoFoundation,Inc.Scholarships The present Bureau of Economic Geology was estab- David Bocanegra lished 1909,but it until 1911 that William B. 1977-1978 in was not SusanM. Phillips, director, could Udden to Eilbacher 1977-1978 the convince Dr. join Bruce Hartman the Bureau as apermanent employee. This beganan ex- 1977-1978 TeriL.Martinez jr program of in westTexas, par- au tensive geologic mapping Harold T.Morton the Glass Mountains. He mapped and named 1977-1978 ticularly in Richard Saenz several formations such as the Spring 1978 Permian Wolfcamp, W. F. Bowman Leonard, Word, and others. Endowed Presidential Scholarships Gerald L. In 1914, Dr. Udden a paper on the deep Atkinson Spring, 1978 published L.Hill at in Dickens Texas, in which he Janice 1977-1978 boring Spur County, Jeffrey T. Kremer recognized the presence of potash. By careful analysis 1977-1978 with other data, he forecast that potash would underlie Champlin Petroleum Company Scholarships Hardie S. Nance 111 much of west Texas and southeastern New Mexico. A Summer, 1978 Chevron Oil has from this discovery, Company Scholarships largemining industry developed Clifton for fertilizer. Wendy F£u% 1977 usingthe potash principally Albert Haertlein 1915, Phillips as director of the Bu- 1977-1978 In Dr. resigned Donald W. Vasco Udden appointed the director, a Spring, 1978 reau. Dr. was new Cities Service death in Company Scholarships capacity in which he served until his 1932. Eric K.Hass These responsibilities largely curtailed his field Summer, 1978 new A. McAnulty, vork. John Jr. Summer, 1978 Kenneth M. Sands Summer, 1978 In 1916, Udden reported his ideas concerning the Dr. Continental Oil Board Company Scholarships possibility of oil and gas inReaganCounty to the Pamela E. Bacon of (The owned large land acreage 1977-1978 Regents. University Mary Barnum 1977-1978 there.) His ideas were publicized about 1922, and they J. Charles P. Shank 1977-1978 led to the of the "Santa Rita" well. The well drilling Robert H. Cuyler Endowed Presidential .larked discovery of the Lake Field, the forerunner Scholarship Big Stephen P. Cumella Fall, 1977 of the vast Permian and Delaware basin oil province. Getty Oil Company Scholarships The from oil and revenue generated gas production on Donna F.Balm 1977-1978 University lands in west Texas has provided The Univer- John C. Wilson 111 Summer, 1978 sity of Texas with an enormous permanent endowment Guy E. Green Memorial fund. Scholarship Gerald L. Atkinson Fall, 1977 In 1910, Dr. Udden published an article suggesting H. Scott Hamlin Spring, 1978 the application of seismographic research to the explora- i Tracy J. Stark 1977-1978 tion of oil and gas. This article precipitated anew tech- Carroll C. Miller Endowed Presidential Scholarship nology which has revolutionized the methods and risks Brian E. Richter 1977-1978 of oil and gas exploration. Pennzoil Company Scholarships During Dr. Udden's life, he prepared one hundred H. Scott Hamlin Summer, 1978 and thirty articles and other works for publication. His Juan T.Neves Summer, 1978 foresight and the results of his investigations have en- Sharon Pickett Summer, 1978 riched the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and Charles E. Sandidge Summer, 1978 vastly enhanced the knowledge and resources of the Texas Oil b- Gas Corp. Leadership Award State of Texas. Sara Avant 1977-1978 Geological Sciences Newsletter 41

David S. Thayer Memorial Scholarships Sunshine Sherrell Summer, 1978 Sara Avant Summer, 1978 Grace N. Tyner Summer, 1978 Bruce S. Hartman Summer, 1978 Hogg-Cullinan Scholarship Janet M. Lindley Summer, 1978 Calixto Ramirez 1977-1978 UnionPacific Foundation Scholarships Hogg-Sharp Scholarships Michael S. Bumpass Summer, 1978 Annell Bay Fall, 1977 J. Carlton Cook Summer, 1978 David Orchard Fall, 1977 Dodd W.DeCamp Summer, 1978 Sunshine Sherrell Fall, 1977 W. Grant Fergeson Summer, 1978 Mackin Memorial Scholarships Thomas W. Heathman Summer, 1978 Robert Chapin Summer, 1978 Charles E. McKemie Summer, 1978 Thomas Chapin Summer, 1978 Alex C. McNair Summer, 1978 Dan Worrall Spring, 1978 Michael W. Strickler Summer, 1978 Owen-Coates Grants Various Donors, Scholarships Michael Amdurer Spring, 1978 H.Scott Hamlin Fall, 1977 Thomas C. Connally,Jr. Fall, 1977 Anthony G. Johnson 1977-1978 James R. Garrison, Jr. Spring, 1978 Floyd G. Rose, Jr. Summer, 1978 Kitty L.Milliken Spring, 1978 F. L. Whitney Endowed Presidential Scholarship Phillips Petroleum Fellowship Charles E. McKemie 1977-1978 Thomas L.Elliott 1977-1978 Charles E. Yager Undergraduate Field Scholarships Shell Oil Company Scholarships Neil C. Brooks Summer, 1978 Joseph G. Jacquot Spring, 1978 Nancy J. Pearce Summer, 1978 Calixto Ramirez Spring, 1978 B. Cathy Ragland Summer, 1978 Sun Oil Company Fellowship Robert Thornton Summer, 1978 Bruce D. Johnson Fall, 1977 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award Texaco Fellowship Brian E.Richter 1977-1978 John M.Long 1977-1978 Donors, Scholarships Various Scholarships Graduate Manuel Berumen 1977-1978 Ashland Oil Foundation Scholarship Margaret Testarmata Summer, 197S Annell Bay Spring, 1978 Houston Geological Society Best Student Award Continental Oil Company Fellowship Dennis Prezbindowski 1977-1978 James M. Casey 1977-1978 Technical Sessions Best Student Speaker Awards, DeFord Field Scholarships 1977-1978 Michael Barrett Summer, 1978 Thomas Elliott First Place Neil T.Bockoven Spring, 1978 Dan Worrall Second Place Elmo Brown II Summer, 1978 Joel Scoville Third Place Deborah Caskey Summer, 1978 Bruce Johnson Fourth Place Paul E.Devine Summer, 1978 Ernst H. Kastning Spring, 1978 Summer, Edwin D. Lindgren 1978 Donors of Books, Cores, Electric Logs, Seismic John C.Mcßryde Summer, 1978 Data and SpecialItems to the Peter Megaw Fall, 1977 Department of GeologicalSciences Vickey I.Price Summer, 1978 July 1, 1977-June 30, 1978 Philip Pyle Summer, 1978 Amoco Production Co. MobilOil Corp. Kurt W. Rudolph Fall, 1977 Anadarko ProductionCo. William R. Muehlberger Margaret Townsend Summer, 1978 Atlantic Richfield Co. C B. Reed Bruce R. Van Allen Fall, 1977 Robert E. Boyer William W. Sharp Bureau of Economic Geology Shell Film Library Turner Williamson Spring, 1978 Core Laboratories, Inc. Douglas Smith Getty Oil Company Scholarship Ronald K. DeFord Sun Oil Co. R. Bonner Sears 1977-1978 J. E. Elliott Teledyne Exploration Co. SamuelP. Ellison, Jr. Tenneco Oil Co. Guy E. Green Memorial Scholarships Estwing Manufacturing Co. Texasgulf, Inc. Annell Bay Summer, 1978 ExxonCompany, USA Mr. & Mrs. Proctor Thomas Frances D. Bockoven Summer, 1978 Robert L. Folk W. A. Thomas Summer, 1978 Houston Oil &Minerals Corp. Paul Torrey Thomas S.Chapin F. EarlIngerson U. S. Geological Survey Benita L.Murchey Summer, 1978 Earle F. Mcßride Tjeerd H. van Andel 42 September 1978

Gifts to the Geology Foundation George A. Donnelly Mr. & Mrs. R. H. Herman, Jr. Gene C. Doty Mr. & Mrs. Carl G. Herrington William E. Dougherty Mrs. J. E. Hickman To all the donors listed below we want to express our Frances T. Doughty Lee Hill deepest appreciation for their generous support. Ralph C. Duchin Paul B. Hinyard Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Duesterhoeft, Sumner B. Hixon Jr. Mrs. Elena K. Holloway Contributors to the Geology Foundation Susan L. Duffield James W. Hood Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Dunlap w- T- Hooper, Jr. July 1, 1977-June 30, 1978 Gerald Ebanks Richard A. Hoover C. R. Ebersole Mr. & Mrs. J. A. Hord Mr. & Mrs. A. Elkins, Mr. & Mrs. JohnHorton Patrick L. Abbott Ray A. Burke J. Jr. Leo Mrs. Theo Ackerschott Busbey Mr. & Mrs. "S. P. Ellison, Jr. Horvitz Mr. & Arthur F. Houser Mr. & Mrs. F. C. Ackman Ron Butterworth Mrs. Diane S. Emmert John Miss Sarah Douglas Howard J. W. Addington Mr. & Mrs. Hal H. Bybee Jane English J. F. Mrs. George P. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Ford Hubbard Allen Agnew Mr. & Mrs. Hal H.Bybee, Jr. William P. William A. Akersten & A. Gordon Everett C. Hudson Mr. Mrs. Robert W. Bybee Mr. & Mrs. Roy Hufßngton Charles W. Alcorn, Jr. Leon G. Byerley, Jr. Rizer Everett Eugene Alexandrov Mrs. James J. Evins Donald Ingerson Mrs. R. W. Byram Mr. & Mrs. F. Earl Ingerson Übertino Aliaga Mr. & Mrs. W. Cage Richard E. Faggiolo - I. Anderson J. Dorman N. Farmer Mr & Mrs. F. E. Ingerson,Jr. J. Messrs. H. J. Came, et at. F- E- Ingerson, J. Earl Anderson, Jr. G Caldwell Harry W. Ferguson 111 B. W. c^ B. Irwin Theodore Andersson D Gene Campbell Fields - Carl E. Andrews _ _ Richard C. Finch J- R Jackson, Jr. & Mrs j Campbel] jr Mr R 3 X- Anonymous Donor Richard A Campbell Richard N. Fiore J- - Jamieson X 01 , Mrs. Dorothy Y. Fisher Mrs Alice D. Jobes ;;f" ?; A Mrs.„Helen L. Cannon fMr. & Mrs. Dan, G. Ashmore Mr. & Mrs. W. L.Fisher L. Chris Johnson ... oe Cannon, Hmes H. Baker 1 H. Mr. & Mrs. Peter T. 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career, he demonstrated his ability for tact. The field course was conducted in the cutover cedar area of Comal County. Some of the cedar stumps were suffi- ciently high that our field car, a Dodge panel truck, would not clear them. When we were about to hit a high stump, Slim would alert the Professor by saying, "My, what a high stump." In the summer of 1922, Slim assisted Dr. Hal P. Bybee, in the summer field course which consisted of a trip through the western part of North America studying the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park and other natural phenomena. Slim went to work for the Humble Oil and Refining Company in 1924. During the late winter or spring of 1925, Slim cameback to school on a brief visit.He had in his possession a small fragment of serpentine which he had secured from the cuttings of the discovery well at Lytton Springs in Caldwell County. He advised his superiors that the well had encountered serpentine. The industry had expected the well to produce from the Edwards. Having this information, Humble enjoyed an advantage over its competition, and Slim had firmly Leonidas Theodore Barrow established himself with the company. During this time Slim was working out of the company's San An- tonio office. At that time Bob Cooper, who was head of the land department in Houston, made a trip to San Antonio. Upon his return to Houston, in answer to a TheUniversity of Texas, and the Department of Geo- question about what he had seen in the District, Bob's was that the he on the logical Sciences in particular, lost one of its most out- reply most important thing saw standing alumni and staunchest supporters in the death trip was a young geologist named Slim Barrow. of L. T. Barrow on March 4, 1978. His full name was Slim was transferred to Houston as chief geologist for Leonidas Theodore Barrow, but he was known as Slim the company in 1929, succeeding Eugene Holman, and while in school and by all of his friends and business working with Wallace Pratt, who had been Humbles associates. first geologist and first chief geologist and who hadbeen He was born in Manor, Texas, in 1895. His family elevated to the board of directors. Mr. Pratt and Slim soon moved to Austin, where Slim attended the Austin made a very effective team and together were largely public schools and The University of Texas.He served responsible for Humbles outstanding success. Under one year in the Air Corps near the close of the first their guidance, Humble acquired the leases which World War. He returned to the University, earning a served as a foundation for the building of a great com- bachelor's degree in geology in 1921 and a master's de- pany. gree in 1923. He was an excellent scholar and was InFebruary of 1937, Slim was promoted to Humbles awarded the Sigma Xi key. board of directors. He was notified of this by tele- Slim assisted Professor Whitney, serving as lab ingram when he was on board a ship to Europe to join structor in geology. In the summer of 1923, the field the chief geologist of the Standard Oil Company of New geology course was conducted by Professor Whitney Jersey on an extensive geologic trip to Europe, Africa with Slim as his assistant. In that early period in Slim's and the Middle East, which lasted from February until Geological Sciences Newsletter 45

May of that year. Slim considered returning to the U.S. on the Zeppelin Hindenburg,but fortunately did not do that. It will be recalled that the Hindenburg crashed and burned on May 6, 1937, when trying to land at Lakehurst,New Jersey. Slim was elected to the vice presidency of Humble in February, 1938, and to the chairmanship of the board of directors on October 27, 1948. He retired from the company in 1955. Slim was a very brilliant person. Wallace Pratt once observed that Slim knew more geology than anyone else he knew. When discussing a geologic problem with Slim or recommending some proposed program to him, he listened very attentively and did not interrupt Anne Marie Parsons Austin inany way. One knew that Slim was giving the thoughts every consideration. He was extremely fair and loyal to Anne Austin (BS '58) died as the result of injuries friends, his to his employees and to the company. This received in an automobile accident in El Paso, Texas to Department loyalty extends the University and to the on January 29, 1978. After receiving a master's degree of Geological Sciences and to the professorsunder whom in civil engineeringfrom UT-E1Paso in 1968, Anne ac- Slimhadstudied. Slim playedthe major role inestablish- cepted a teachingposition at Coronado HighSchool (in the Foundation Also, he ing Geology at the University. El Paso) where she taught algebra and trigonometry. establishedthe Hal P.BybeeFundintheFoundation.This In addition, from 1974 to 1977, she coached both boys' the most important Foundation, is fund of the supply- and girls' swimming teams at the high school. The for to technical sabbatical ing support trips meetings, school did not have a swimming coach and, even leave, etc., for theprofessors. Slim andMrs. Barrow sup- though she had no previous coaching experience,under as as in ported this fund well a number of other funds her leadership the teams never lost a meetin city com- the Foundation very generously. The outstanding suc- petition, and were four-year district champs. Anne was cess of the Department can partly be credited to Slim also active in numerous other capacities at the high and to Mrs. Barrow. Mrs. Barrow was Laura Thomson school, and was greatly respected by both students and before her marriage to Slim. She was also a graduate faculty colleagues. She is survived by her husband, of the Geology Department of the University. Their Michael, and sons, Mallory, Graham, and Bradford. only child, a son, Thomas D. Barrow, received a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering in 1945 and master's degree in geology from Texas in 1948, and a PhD from Stanford in 1953. In 1970, along with two other UT graduates, he was given the Distinguished Gradu- ate's Award from the Engineering Department of The University of Texas. He is now a senior vice president and director of the Exxon Corporation inNew York. As indicated at the beginning of this article, we have lost a great friend and loyal supporter. Those of you who have not read the memoriam regarding Slim by Morgan J. Davis in the June issue of the Houston Geo- logical Society Bulletin or Morgan's memorial to Slim in the AAPG Bulletin may wish to do so. It was a great privilege to have known Slim and to have worked for him. Ruth Woolery Bybee

RuthBybee, widow of Hal P. Bybee, died on October by J. Ben Carsey, Sr. 22, 1977 in Houston, where she had lived since 1969. Mrs. Bybee received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from Indiana University, where she was a mem- 46 September 1978 ber of Phi Beta Kappa and Kappa Kappa Gamma. Dur- ing the many years she lived in Austin, she belonged to numerous civic and service organizations. Mrs. Bybee accompanied Dr. Bybee when he taught the geology field camps and endeared herself to many of the students. After Dr. Bybee's death, she maintained an active interest in the University of Texas and specifically the Geology Department. Mrs. Bybee is survivedby her daughter, Mrs. Martha Bybee Mills (BA '49), and three sons, Hal H. Bybee (BA '41), Robert W. Bybee (BA '41), and Wilbur C. Bybee.

William Richard Cunningham After graduation, she was employed by the Phillips Petroleum Company until her marriage to David C. William Cunningham (BS 70) died on June 23, 1977 Harrell in 1929. She later joined her husband with Sun as the result of choking while dining in a Houston res- Oil Company until both retired in 1956. Their retire- taurant. After his UT degree, Richard received the MS ment years allowed them to enjoy life and travel ex- degree in applied geophysics from the University of tensively. Houston. For several years he was a geophysicist for The photo shows Mrs. Harrell receiving honorary Pennzoil Company in Houston. He then was employed membership in the Mississippi Geological Society, April by Columbia Gas Development Corporation, where he 12, 1977, from David Cate, president, and Sarah was working as a geophysicist at the time of his death. Childress,vice-president. He is survived by his wife, Suzie, and daughter, Pam.

Keith Russell Grimes

Keith Grimes (BA '56), Colonel in the United States Air Force, died on September 15, 1977 near Albuquer- que, New Mexico. He was a passenger on an Air Force jet which crashed shortly after takeoff from Kirtland Air Force Base. Keith, a career officer, graduated with high honors from UT, and in 1957 he received a degree in meteorology (with highest honors) from Pennsylvania State University. After serving with the Air Force for an extended period in southeast Asia, he returned to the U.S. in1965 and continued his work with the Air Com- mandoes. At the time of his death he was assigned to Scott Air Force Base near St. Louis, Missouri. He is survived by his wife and children, who live in Belleville, Illinois.

Richard Paul Keizer Oleta Richey Harrell Richard Paul Keizer (MA 73) was killed in an auto- Oleta Harrell (BA '28, MA '28) died August 26, 1977 mobile accident south of Juarez, Mexico, on December after a four-year illness with malignant lymphoma. 18, 1977. The accident occurred ashe was traveling from While attending the University of Texas, she was em- his field area in western Chihuahua to the home of his ployed by the Bureau of Economic Geology, and was parents inSocorro,New Mexico. elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Chi Upsilon. Rick received his undergraduate degree in geology Geological Sciences Newsletter 47 from New Mexico State University in 1971. He entered graduate school at Texas in the fall of 1971, highly recommended to us by Paiss Clemons (PhD '66), one of his undergraduate professors. His interests in ore deposits and volcanic rocks attracted him to the Depart- ment's research project in westernMexico,and his study of the volcanic stratigraphy, structural geology and potassium-argon geochronology of the Durango City area was a valuable early contribution, leading directly to two recent publications. Rick spent the summer of 1973 working for Kennecott Exploration Company and completed his master's degree in the fall. He immediately took a position withPhillips Petroleum Company, and was assigned to Phillips' office in Jakarta, Indo- nesia. For more than two years he worked in some of the most remote and difficult areas of the East Indies. Indonesian, Rick was fluent in having spent part of his sons were killed, names were being withheld pending depart- childhood there while his father held a state notification of next of kin combined his ... ment teaching position. He effectively At the time, we wondered if anyone we knew was with his of the cul- competence in geology knowledge involved but quickly turned our thoughts to the day ture to and language of the region. Rick returned the ahead. Later we were shocked to learn that Michael and, one United States in the spring of 1976 not to McKinley was one of those killed in the crash. Mike remain idle, worked several months inuranium explora- was nearing the completion of his doctoral dissertation, Company tion for the minerals department of Exxon a study of southern Padre Island. He had joined At- school in the fall. Charac- before reentering graduate lantic Richfield and was working out of Houston at the area of the Madre teristically, he chose a remote Sierra time of his death. All of us have many friends whose well Occidental for his dissertation field work. He was lives and careers were long and productive. Unfortu- along with his second major contribution to our knowl- nately, we also have friends like Mike McKinley whose at the time edge of the igneous geology of the Sierra careers were cut short and whose full potential was yet of his death. to be realized. Rick traveled widely and practiced his geologic skills Mike entered our graduate program in the fall semes- in a variety of remote locations. He was at home wher- ter, 1972 after receiving his bachelor's degree from Rice a full lifetime of ever he found himself, and he had University. During his years in Austin, he compiled an teachers, adventures in thirty short years. To his fellow outstanding academic record. His activities included students and friends the loss was enormous. Rick's much more than course work; he was highly regarded broad interests and experiences,his dependability, and as a teaching assistantin both undergraduate and grad- his outgoing and friendly nature made him very popu- uate courses in the laboratory and in the field as well. lar. His love of geology, his zest for life and adventure, Mike's innovative teaching style was soon recognized and his friendship arehis legacy to all who knew him. and he was asked to teach the lead labs in the fresh- Rick is survivedby his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Clifford man courses as the model for other teaching assistants. Keizer of Socorro, New Mexico,and a sister,Mrs. Linda He also designed many excellent projects for more ad- McNatt of Willard, New Mexico. A memorial fund in vanced classes. his name has been established in the Department of His enthusiasm for geology and for life in general af- Earth Science of New Mexico State University. fected everyone with whom he was associated. His love for nature was obvious. He was equally happy wading by Eric R. Swanson (MA '74, PhD 77) and in the muds of Florida Bay, watchingthe sun rise over Fred W. McDowell the algal flats on Padre Island, or participating in the long discussions that accompany the cross-country trips geologists make. Conversations with Mike quickly re- vealed that his and enthusiasm extended well McKinley interests Michael Lee beyond geology. His familiarity with diverse subjects was far from superficial and was due to a voracious ap- The radio news on the morning of Tuesday, April 4, petite for knowledge and a curiosity for how and why 1978 reported the crash of a helicopter in the Gulf of things were as they are. Mexico en route to an offshore drilling rig. Three per- Mike and his wife, Diana, shared a common interest 48 September 1978

in a variety of activities,and met many people outside become a consulting geologist. Professional organiza- the immediate University community. They were active tions to which he belonged include the American Asso- members of the First Baptist Church, singing in the ciation of Petroleum Geologists, and the Corpus Christi choir and participating indiscussion groups. It was typ- Geological Society, of which he was a charter member ical that they did not make casual acquaintances, but and pastpresident. Frith is survived by his wife, Minnie forged close friendships with the members of the con- Helen, four sons, and four daughters. gregation. Mike McKinley was only 27 years old at the time of his death. However, in those few short years he led a James Harrison Quinn life that was filled with love and understanding. Those of us who benefited from knowing and working with (PhD '54) was killed in a fall from a Mike will miss him. We will also treasure the oppor- James Quinn ledge while for fossils near Valentine, Nebras- tunity we had to share his love nature, searching in of people, and 14, God. ka, on September 1977. Jimretired from the faculty of the at Diana McKinley and their son, Austin,have returned Department of Geology the University of Ar- kansas in 1974, and lived Fredericksburg, at to Austin so Diana can resume her teaching career. in Texas the time of his death. He received his bachelor's degree Mike's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. McKinley, re- from the of Arizona, worked for the side in Pearsall, Texas. University then History years Memorial contributions have been received in the ChicagoMuseum of Natural for 17 before coming to UT to receive his doctorate. In 1955 he began Geology Foundation from Mike's colleagues at Atlantic at the University of Arkansas, where he served Richfield Company, and many other friends. These teaching as chairman of the of from 1959 funds will be used to provide scholarship support for Department Geology geology graduate students. until 1970. Jim is survived by his wife and one son.

by Alan J. Scott

Gordon RussellMcNutt

Gordon McNutt (BS '33, MA '38) died April 30, 1978 in Austin, where he had lived for many years. After completing his UT training, he earned the PhD degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1948.Between 1935 and 1952 he was a member of the Department faculty (as instructor and assistant professor) where he taught the summer field course withProfessors Bullard, Cuyler, Eifler, Stafford, and Whitney. Prior to teaching at UT, he was employed by Shell Oil Company, and during World War IIhe served as an instructor in meteorology in the Ground School of the Air Force. After leav- Dennis Ritch Taylor ing the University,he worked as a consultant and, later, as a geologist for the Texas General Land Office and ' Dennis Taylor (MA '52) died unexpectedly on the Texas Railroad Commission. He is survived by a June 25, 1977. While pursuing the master's degree at UT, he son and a daughter. worked in the Bureau of Economic Geology, conducting geological surface mapping. From 1960 to 1966 he worked for Humble Oil and Refining Company in sev- Frith Cravens Owens eral capacities. After a brief period as a petroleum consultant, he worked for two years as chief geologist for Frith Owens (attended 1918-1921) died at the home Southern Union Production Company. At the time of of his son in Arlington, Texas, on September 4, 1977. his deathhe was manager of geology for James A.Lewis Although he did much of his undergraduate work at Engineering in Dallas. He was a member of the Ameri- UT, he received his BA degree from the University of can Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Dallas California. He worked for Humble Oil and Refining Geological Society. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, Company for more than 20 years, then retired early to and children, Dennis, Jr. and Kirn. Geological Sciences Newsletter 49

Baker, V. R. and S. Pyne, 1978, G. K. Gilbert and mod- Faculty Publications ern geomorphology: Amer. Jour. Science, v. 278, pp. 97-123. Baker, V. R.and DagNummedal, eds., 1978, The Chan- Beginning with this issue of the Newsletter, we will neled Scabland, Planetary Geology Program, Office of list faculty publications during the past academic year. Space Science, NASA, Washington, D.C., 186 pp. Faculty names are in bold type. Reprints of articles listed will be furnished on request as long as they are V. R. Baker is also the author of the following chap- available. Please send requests directly to the faculty ters in thatbook: author aslisted,Department of Geological Sciences, The Chapter1. The Spokane flood controversy. University of Texas, P.O. Box 7909, Austin,TX 78712. Chapter2. Quaternary geology of the Channeled Scabland. Chapter4. Paleohydraulics and hydrodynamics of Backus, M. M., N. S. Neidell,— and R. E. Sheriff, 1977, scabland floods. The convolutional model a review, SEG Continuing Chapter5. Large-scale erosional and depositional fea- Education Symposium on the Convolutional Model tures of the ChanneledScabland. (Notes for SEG Continuing Education Short Course, Soc. Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK). Chapter6. (with P. C. Patton) Origin of the Cheney- Palouse scabland tract. Baker, V. R., 1977, Stream channel response to floods with examples from central Texas: Geol. Soc. America Baker, V.R. and R. C. Kochel,1978,Morphologicalmap- Bull,v. 88, pp. 1057-1070. ping of Martian outflow channels: Lunar and Plane- tary Science IX,Lunar and Planetary Institute,Hous- Baker, V.R., and M. M. Penteado-Orellana,1977,Adjust- ton, Texas, pp. 35-37. ment to Quaternary climatic change by the Colorado Baker, Kochel, 1978, River in central Texas: Jour. Geology, v. 85, pp. 395- V. R. and R. C. Morphometry of -422. streamlined forms interrestrial and Martian channels: NASA Tech. Memorandum 79729, pp. 251-253. Patton, P C. and V.R.Baker,1977. Geomorphic response Barker, S., 1977, Northern of central Texas stream channels to catastrophic rain- D. Trans-Pecos magmatic fall and runoff, in D. O. Doehring, cd., Geomorphol- province:Introduction and comparison with the Ken- yaRift: Geol. Bull, 88, ogy of Arid and Semi-AridRegions: Publ. in Geomor- Soc. America v. pp. 1421-1427. phology, State Univ. N.Y., Binghamton, N.Y., pp. 189- Barker, D. S., 1978, Magmatic evolution in the Trans- -217. Pecos Province: pp. 3-8, in A. W. Walton, cd., Ceno- Looney, R. M. and V. R. Baker, 1977, Late Quaternary zoic Geology of the Trans-Pecos Volcanic Field of Guidebook, geomorphic evolution of the Colorado River on the Texas, Conf.Proc.and Alpine, Texas,May 21-25, inner Texas Coastal Plain: Trans. Gulf Coast Assoc. 1978. Geol. Soc, v. 27, pp. 323-333. Barker,D. S., 1978, Magmatic trends onalkali-iron-mag- 63, Holz, R. X., V. R. Baker, M.M. Penteado-Orellana,and nesium diagrams: American Mineralogist, v. pp. pp. S. M. Sutton, Jr., 1977, Uso de imagens ASTP na 531-534. analise hidrologica-morfodinamica de rios da bacia Barker, D. S. and F. N. Hodges, 1977, Mineralogy of Amazonica: Not. Geomorfol., Campinas, v. 17, pp. intrusions in the Diablo Plateau, northern Trans-Pecos 3-25. magmatic province Texas and New Mexico: Geol.Soc. Bull, Baker, V. R., 1977, Threshold events, in Heaton, cd., America v. 88, pp. 1428-1436. Productivity in Service Organizations: McGraw-Hill JRowley, P. D. and D. S. Barker, 1978, Geology of the Book Company, N.Y., pp. 218-219. Iron Springs mining district, Utah: Intern. Assoc. on Baker, V. R., 1977, Lake Missoula flooding and the the Genesis of Ore Deposits, Fifth Symposium, Guide- Channeled Scabland inE. H. Brown and R. C. Ellis, book. eds., Geological Excursions in the Pacific Northwest: Barnes,—V. E., project director, 1977, Geologic Atlas of Guidebook Geol. Soc. America 1977 Annual Meeting, Texas Clovis Sheet,Bur. Econ. Geology, Univ.Texas, pp. 399-414. Austin. Baker, V.R. and M.M.Penteado-Orellana,1978,Fluvial Barnes, V. E. and R. V. McGehee, 1977, Geologic map sedimentation conditioned by Quaternary climatic of the Click quadrangle, Llano and Blanco Counties, change in central Texas: Jour. Sed. Petrology, v. 48, Geologic Quad. Map. No. 43, Bur. Econ. Geology, pp.433-451. Univ. Texas, Austin. 50 September 1978

Bebout, D. G., 1977, Subsurface techniques for locating Bebout, D. G., R. G. Loucks and A. R. Gregory, 1977, and evaluating geopressured geothermal reservoirs Frio Sandstones reservoirs in— the deep subsurface along the Texas Gulf Coast, inM. D. Campbell cd., along the Texas Gulf Coast their potential for the Geology of Alternate Energy Resources, Houston Geo- production of geopressuredgeothermal energy,Report logical Society, Houston, Chapter 12, pp. 251-274. of Investigations 91, Bur. Econ. Geology, Univ. Texas, Bebout, D. G., 1977, Geothermal Resources, Texas Gulf Austin,100 pp. Coast: 83rd National Meeting, 9th Petrochemical and Brown, L. F., Jr., J. H. McGowen, T. J. Evans, C. G. Refining Exposition, American Institute of Chemical Groat and W. L.Fisher, 1978,Environmental— Geolog- Engineers, Program, pp.66-67. ical Atlas of the Texas Coastal Zone Kingsville Area: Texas, Austin, Bebout, D. G., M. H. Dorfman, R. Deller, R. Loucks, Bur. Econ. Geology, Univ. 131 pp., 9 full-color J. Howard and P. House, 1977,Evaluation of the geo- maps. pressured geothermal resources of the Texas Gulf Brown, L. F.,Jr. and W. L.Fisher, 1977, Seismic-strati- Coast: Amer. Nuclear So. Proc, 11pp. graphic interpretation of depositional systems: examples from Brazilian rift in Loucks, R. G., D. G. Bebout and W. E. Galloway, 1977, and pull-apart— basins E. C. cd., Seismic to Relationship of porosity formation and preservation to Payton, Stratigraphy Applications Hy- drocarbon Mem. sandstone consolidation history— Gulf Coast Lower Exploration, Am. Assoc.Petrol. Geol. 26, pp. 213-248, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 516 Tertiary Frio Formation: Trans. Gulf Coast Assoc. pp. Geol. Soc, v. 27, pp. 109-120. Ricoy, J. U. and L. F. Brown, Jr., 1977, Depositional systems in the Sparta Formation (Eocene), gulf coast Bebout, D. G., R. G. Loucks and A. R. Gregory, 1977, of Trans. Assoc. Geol. Soc, v. 27, looks at Gulf Coast potential: Oil ir Texas: Gulf Coast Study geothermal 139-154. Gas Journal, v. 75, pp.96-99. pp. Kier, S., Brown, Jr., 1977, Bebout, D. G., R. G. Loucks and A. R. Gregory, 1977, R. L.E. Garner and L. F. Ap- plication of Texas land Trans. Texas geothermal prospect slated to begin operation resources map: Gulf Coast Assoc. Geol. Soc, v. 27, 69-71. at Martin's Ranch: Oil & Gas Journal,v. 75, pp. 184- pp. -187. Kier, R. S., L. E. Garner and L. F. Brown, Jr., 1977, Land of Texas, Bebout, D. G. and R. G. Loucks eds., 1977, Cretaceous resources Bur. Econ. Geology, Univ. — Texas, pp., full-color map. carbonates of Texas and Mexico applications to sub- Austin,42 surface exploration, Report of Investigations 89, Bur. Brown, L. F., Jr., S. W. Bailey, L. M. Cline and J. S. Econ. Geology, Univ. Texas, Austin,332 pp. Lister, 1977, Clay mineralogy in relation to deltaic Bebout, D.G. and R. G. Loucks, 1977, Cretaceous car- sedimentation patterns of Desmoinesian cyclothems in lowa-Missouri, and Minerals, v. 25, bonates of Texas and Mexico— objectives and scope, Clays Clay pp. 171-186. in D. G. Bebout and R. G. Loucks eds., Report of In- Swanson, R., Keizer, Lyons vestigations— 89, Cretaceous carbonates of Texas and E. R. P. J. L. and S. E. Mexico applications to subsurface exploration, Bur. Clabaugh, 1978, Tertiary volcanism and caldera de- Econ. Geology, Univ. Texas, Austin,pp. 1-3. velopment near Durango City, Sierra Madre Occiden- tal, Bull., 89, Bebout, D. G. and R. A. Schatzinger, 1977, Regional Mexico: Geol.Soc. America v. pp. 1000- Cretaceous cross sections— south Texas, in D. G. -1012. Bebout and R. G. Loucks, eds., Report of Investiga- Garrison, J. R., Jr., M. J. Droddy and S. E. Clabaugh, —tions 89, Cretaceous carbonates of Texas and Mexico 1978, Precambrian rocks of the Llano Uplift, central applications to subsurface exploration, Bur. Econ. Texas, pp. 1-22, in Guidebook Univ. Student Geologi- Geology, Univ. Texas, Austin,p. 4, 7 cross sections. cal Society, April SASGS field trip. Bebout,D. G.,R. A. Schatzinger and R. G. Loucks, 1977, Fisher,W. L., W. W. Rostow and H. H. Woodson, 1977, Porosity distribution in the Stuart City Trend, Lower National Energy Policy: AnInterim Overview: Coun- Cretaceous, south Texas, in D. G. Bebout and R. G. cil onEnergy Resources, Univ. Texas, Austin,72 pp. Loucks eds., Report Investigations 89, Cretaceous of Fisher, W. L., W. W. Rostow and George Kozmetsky, carbonates and — applications to sub- of Texas Mexico 1977,Energy for the Future: Discovery, v. 11, pp. 4-9. surface exploration, Bur. Econ. Geology, Univ. Texas, Austin,pp. 234-256. Fisher, W. L., W. W. Rostow and George Kozmetsky, 1977, The National Plan: An Overview: in Bebout,D. G., 1977, Sligo and Hosston depositional pat- Energy terns, subsurface of south Texas, inD. G. Bebout and Preliminary Assessment of the President's National Energy Plan, Univ. Texas, Austin,pp. 3-35. R. G. Loucks eds., Report of Investigations— 89, Cre- taceouscarbonates of Texas andMexico applications Fisher, W. L., W. E. Galloway, W. R. Kaiser and R. A. to subsurface exploration, Bur. Econ. Geology, Univ. Morton, 1977, The National Energy Plan: Projected Texas, Austin,pp. 79-96. Impacts onFuture Texas Oil and Gas Production and Geological Sciences Newsletter 51

Value: in Preliminary Assessment of the President's Cretaceous,central Texas, Report of Investigations 89, National Energy Plan, Univ. Texas, Austin, pp. 137- Bur. Econ. Geology, Univ. Texas, Austin,pp. 202-205. -161. Valastro, S., Jr., L.S. Land, and A. G. Varela, 1977, An Fisher, W. L.,1977, Our unprecedented task in energy: improved procedure for wet oxidation of the 14C NBS Avoiding a decade of decline: Interstate Oil Compact oxalic acid standard, Radiocarbon,v. 19, pp.375-382. Commission Bull., v. XIX,pp.48-52. Langston, W., Jr., C. C. Black, J. A. Lillegraven, T. H. Fisher, W. L., 1977, Ocean Mining: testimony before Patton, B. Schaeffer, and R. W. Wilson, 1977, Fossil U.S.House of Representatives, 95th Congress: inDeep vertebrates in the United States— the next ten years. Sea Mining, Hearings before the Subcommittee on National Science Foundation Directorate Biologi- Fisheries, for Oceanography, House Merchant Marineand cal, Behavioral and Social Sciences, 42pp. Serial no. 95-4, pp. 110-129. Langston, W., Jr., and R.D. Lewis,1977, Paleontological Fisher, L.,1977,What can from Wash- W. mining expect resources in southeastern Oklahoma: A survey of the ington, D.C.: Colorado Association, National Mining literature, report U.S. Department of the Interior, Western Conference, Mining Yearbook, pp. file Mining Bureau of Land Management, Albuquerque, N.M., 68-70. 52 pp. Fisher,W.L., W. W. Rostow and H. H. Woodson, 1978, The Pterosaur, Overview: in National Energy Policy: A Continuing Langston, W., Jr., 1978, Great Discovery, Texas, v. 3, Assessment,Univ. Texas Council on Energy Resources, Univ. Austin, pp.20-23. pp. 1-62. Langston, W., Jr., and HughRose, 1978, A yearling croc- Fisher, W. L., W. E. Galloway and R. A. Morton,1978, odilian from the Middle Eocene Green River Forma- National energy requirements and projections: in Na- tionof Colorado, lour, ofPaleontology, v.52, pp. 122- tional Energy Policy: A Continuing Assessment: Univ. -125. Resources, Texas Council on Energy pp. 63-120. Barker, D. S., L. E. Long, G. K. Hoops and F. N. Folk, R. L., 1977, Longitudinal ridges with tuning-fork Hodges,1977, Petrology and Rb-Sr isotope geochem- junctures in the laminated interval of Flysch Beds: istry of intrusions in the Diablo Plateau, northern Evidence for low-order helicoidal flow in turbidites, Trans-Pecos magmatic province, Texas and New Mex- Sed. Geology, v. 19, pp. 1-16. ico: Geol. Soc. America Bull, v. 88, pp. 1437-1446. Folk, R. L., 1977, Folk's Bedford Theory: Reply to Maxwell, J. C,1977, Martinsburg Slate, inB. M. Bayly, Michael Leeder. Sedimentology, v. 29, pp. 864-879. et at, eds., Atlas of Rock Cleavage, U. Tasmania, pp. Folk, R. L., 1977, Stratigraphic analysis of the Navajo 19-22. Sandstone: A discussion, lour. Sed. Petrology, v. 47, Mcßride, E. F. and R. L.Folk, 1977, The Caballos No- pp. 483-484. vaculite revisited: Part II: Chert and shale members Folk, R. L., 1977, A Morphometric analysis of terrace and synthesis: Jour. Sed. Petrology, v. 47, pp. 1261- gravels, California— Comments, Sedimentary Geology, -1286. v. 19, pp.233-234. Mcßride, E. F., 1977, Secondary porosity-importance in Folk,R. L.,1978, Angularity and SilicaCoatings of Simp- sandstone reservoirsinTexas: Trans.Gulf CoastAssoc. 27, sonDesert Sand Grains,northern Territory, Jour. Sed. Geol. Soc, v. pp. 121-122. Petrology, v. 48, pp. 611-624. Mcßride, E. F.,1978, Reservoir aspects of submarine fan Folk, R. L., 1978, A chemical model for calcite crystal facies: Example of the Marnoso Arenacea Formation, growth and morphology control: A discussion, Jour. northern Apennines, Italy: Offshore Technology Con- Sed Petrology, v. 48, pp.345-346. ference Preprint, 3119, pp.587-589. The following articles by E. F. Mcßride in: S. J. Ingerson, F.E.7 1977, The effect of some mistaken con- Mazzulo, cd., 1978, and Paleozoic facies of cepts on the theory of ore formations: inGeochronol- Tectonics ogy and problems ore (Tugarinov Me- the Marathon geosyncline, west Texas, in1978 Field of formation Guidebook: morial Volume), Akad. Sci. USSR, Moscow, pp. Conference Permian Basin Section of 170-177. SEPM, Publ. 78-17. The Ouachita trough sequence: Marathon region and E., Ingerson, F. 1978, Geology and Geochemistry: in Ouachita mountains,pp. 39-49. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1979 Yearbook of Science Early stages of geosynclinal deposition, Marathon re- and the Future,Encyc. Brit., Chicago,pp. 286-289. gion, Texas, pp. 55-78. Land, L. S., 1977, Hydrogen and oxygen isotopic com- Tesnus and Haymond Formation-Siliciclastic flysch, position of chert from the Edwards group, Lower pp. 131-148. 52 September 1978

(with A.Thomson), Summary of the geologic history ond International Kimberlite Conference, American of the Marathon geosyncline, pp. 79-88. Geophys. Union, 3 pp. (with R. L.Folk), Origin of the Caballos Novaculite, Sprinkle, James and B. M. Bell, 1978, Paedomorphosis pp. 101-130. in edrioasteroid enchinoderms. Paleobiology, v. 4, pp. McDowell,F. W.and R. P. Keizer,1977, Timing of mid- 82-88. Tertiary volcanism in the Sierra Madre Occidental be- Bell, B.M. and James Sprinkle, 1978, Totiglobus, an un- tweenDurango Cityand Mazatlan,Mexico: Geol.Soc. usual new edrioasteroid from the Middle Cambrian of America Bull,v.88, pp. 1479-1487. Nevada. Jour, of Paleontology, v.52, pp.243-266. DeLong, S. E., P. J. Fox, F. W. McDowell, 1978, Sub- Sprinkle, James and R. C. Moore, 1978, Hybocrinida, duction of the Kularidge at the Aleutian trench: Geol. in R. C. Moore and Curt Teichert eds., Treatise on Soc. AmericaBull., v. 89, pp.83-95. Invertebrate Paleontology, v.T,Echinodermata 2. Muehlberger, W. R., R. C. Belcher and L. K. Goetz, Sprinkle, James and R. C. Moore, 1978, Echmatocrinea, 1978, Quaternaryfaulting inTrans-Pecos Texas: Geol- in R. C. Moore and Curt Teichert eds., Treatise on ogy, v. 6, pp. 337-340. Invertebrate Paleontology, v. T,Echinodermata 2. Loucks,R.C,A. Scott,D.G.Bebout andP. A. Mench, Sprinkle, James and R. A. Robison, 1978, Ctenocystoids, J. in and eds., on 1977, Lower Cretaceous Carbonate TidalFacies: R. C. Moore Curt Teichert Treatise Gulf Invertebrate Paleontology, T, Coast Assoc. Geol. Soc. Field Trip Guidebook, Austin, v. Echinodermata 2. Texas, 45 pp. (Reprinted as Research Note 10, Bur. Turk,L.J., M. J. Humenick,R.S. Schechter, et al., 1978, Econ. Geology, Univ. Texas, Austin,1978.) Literature review and preliminary analysis of organic ammonia pertinent to south Texas uranium in-situ Smith, 1977, The and of Douglas, origin interpretation leach, Center for Research in Water Resources, Tech- spinel-pyroxene clusters in peridotite: Geology, Jour. nical Report CRWR-155, Univ. Texas, Austin, 149 pp. v.85, pp.476-482. Turk, L. J., M. J. Humenick and M. P. Colchin, 1978, Smith, Douglas, 1977, Titanochondrodite and titanoclin- Sampling of ground water: baseline and monitoring ohumite derived from the upper— mantle in the Buell data for in-situ processes,Center for Research in Wa- Park kimberlite, Arizona, USA a discussion: Contr. ter Resources, Technical Report CRWR-157, Univ. Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 61, pp.213-215. Texas, Austin,169 pp. Smith, Douglas and R. J.—Arculus, 1977, Chino Valley, Wilson, J. A., 1978, Stratigraphic occurrence and corre- in Basalt Nodule Guide Field Excursion for the Sec- lation of early Tertiary vertebrate faunas, Trans-Pecos ond International Kimberlite Conference: American Texas, Part I:Vieja Area. Texas Mem. Museum Bull. Geophys. Union,2 pp. 25, 42 pp. McGetchin,T.R.,Douglas Smith, S. N.Ehrenberg, Mike Wilson, J. A., M. S. Stevens and J. B. Stevens, 1978, New Roden and H.— G. Wilshire, 1977, Navajo kimberlites cross-sectionfrom southern Davis Mountains to north- and minettes Field Excursion for the Second Inter- east Solitario, pp. 100-101 inA. Walton cd., Cenozoic national Kimberlite Conference: American Geophys. Geology of the Trans-Pecos Volcanic Field of Texas, Union,37 pp. Conf. Proc. andGuidebook, Alpine, Texas, May 21-25, Arculus,R.J. and Douglas Smith, 1977, Dense inclusions 1978. in the Sullivan Buttes Latite, Chino Valley, Yavapai Young, Keith, 1977, Cretaceous ammonites of Puerto County, Arizona: Extended Abstr., Second Interna- Rico, Texas Jour, of Science, v. XXIX,pp.263-277. tional Kimberlite Conference, American Geophys. Young,Keith, 1977, Middle Cretaceous Rocks of Mexico Union,3 pp. and Texas, Report of Investigations 89, Bur. Econ. Smith, Douglas, 1977, Hydrous minerals and carbonates Geology, Univ. Texas, Austin,pp. 325-332. in peridotite inclusions from the Green Knobs and Young, Keith, 1977, Rocks of the Austin Area, inGuide- Buell Park kimberlitic diatremes on the Colorado book to the Geology of Travis County, Univ. Student Plateau: Extended Abstr., Second International Kim- Geol. Soc, Univ. Texas, Austin,pp. 2-1 to 2-53. berlite Conference, American Geophys. Union, 3 pp. Young, Keith, 1977, Collecting localities for fossils in Smith, Douglas and M. Zientek, 1977, Garnet-pyroxene Austin,in Guidebook to the Geology of Travis Coun- growth in eclogite inclusions from the Garnet Ridge ty, Univ. Student Geol. Soc, Univ. Texas, Austin,pp. kimberlitic diatreme, Arizona: Extended Abstr., Sec- 5-1to 5-31. Bureau News

VirgilBarnes Honoredat Dinner

The eveningof March 11 was a time for reminiscences and appreciation when over 130 friends met to honor Dr. Virgil E. Barnes, one of the nation's outstanding geologists. Austin's Westwood Country Club provided a perfect setting for the occasion which included an informal "mingling" from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., followed by a delicious dinner and remarks by long-time friends and colleagues, Bob Boyer, Bevan French, Jack Dunlap, Preston Cloud, and Pete Flawn. Although Virgil Barnes officially "retired" on August 31, 1977, after 42 years of service at the Bureau of Eco- nomic Geology, retirement is just not a part of his vocabulary. Virgil continues his career as a professor emeritus in the Department and as consultant to the Bureau. His work on the Geologic Atlas Texas and of Virgil acknowledges the kind words expressed oncentral Texas geologic quadrangle mapping proceeds abouthis career on a daily basis in his Bureau office. All of this is just to explain that the occasion for honoringhim was recognition, not retirement. cusani, Peru. (It is described in American Mineralogist, Bureau director, Bill Fisher, who served as master of volume 63, pages 461-465, 1978). Virgil previously had ceremonies for the evening, pointed out that Virgil's collected and investigated the Macusani glass cobbles published works comprise about 240 titles, including 65 that Dr. French and his colleagues studied. full-color geologic maps that literally cover nearly Virgil's friend of long-standing, John C. Dunlap of every square inch of Texas. Bill commented, "I have Dallas, provided an insight into Virgil's fundamental always been impressed with Virgil's appreciation of the nature. Duringhis talk, Jack stated, "When we think of realities of research and its ingredients— creativity sup- Virgil, characteristics like intelligence, integrity, respon- ported by scientific discipline and a lot of persistent sibility, courage, and perseverance,come immediately to work... Virgil has amassed a truly exceptional research mind. For whatever reasons, but primarily because of record, noted for its quality, diversity, and volume." so many examples of careless or deliberately deceptive Bob Boyer, Department chairman, related his experi- use of words in the present era, Ifind that these words ence in teaching Geology 320K in the Llano area to taken alone fail to describe clearly my perception of hundreds of students over some 20 years. All these stu- Virgil. One feels the need of mathematical language so dents have become acquainted with the field work con- that a quantitative sense of Virgil's characteristics can ducted by Virgil Barnes. Many of the students asked be expressed. For example, when Ithink of integrity as how it was possible for one man to accomplish so much. related to Virgil, Ithink not of adherence to some gen- Indeed, as Bob stated, "The work of Virgil Barnes is eral code of behavior that keeps people from being en- undoubtedly familiar to more practicing geologists tangled in the letter of the law but, instead, a sense of than that of any other geologist in the world". proper conduct in relation to others in order not to tres- Virgil's pioneering work in the study of tektites, im- pass upon their rights, abuse their trust, nor to break a pactites, and natural glasses was described by Bevan M. promise to them. These lofty sentiments preceded our French of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- system of laws and of ethics; and there, at the upper tration, Washington, D.C. Bevan told of a new mineral, limit of the scale we find Virgil, and so it is with the virgilite (a lithium aluminum silicate), named in honor other characteristics mentioned." of Virgil. The mineral occurs in clear, pale-green, vol- Preston Cloud (of the U.S. Geological Survey's Bio- canic glass that is found as stream cobbles near Ma- geology Clean Laboratory located at the University of 54 September 1978

to draw premature conclusions, his integrity of scientific inquiry, and the pervasive toughness of his mind and spirit. Pete described the breadth and depth of Virgil's work at the Bureau and how the quality of his research speaks for itself. He pointed out that Virgil's geological work has involved the Precambrian through the Tertiary; extended from surface outcrops to subsurface cores and cuttings, and encompassed igneous and metamorphic geology, stratigraphy and paleontology, geochemistry and geophysics, and economic geology. It has ranged from 1:24,000 quadrangle mapping to the preparation of the Atlas Texas. MillaBarnesis recognized with a standing ovation dur- Geologic of ing Bill Fisher's remarks Pete concluded his talk by saying, "I was closely associated with Virgil for 21 years— l949 to 1970. One had to show Barnes a problem; he has the California, Santa Barbara) provided a light touch to only Virgil and the to solve it. There is no one I the evening. He had assembled a group of amusing curiosity ability esteem more as a friend and as a scientist." slides showing various stages of Virgil's life— including At the conclusion of the talks, was a some depicting his early days in the field. The friend- Virgil presented special edition of a booklet of his pro- ship shared by Virgil and Preston extends over many highlighting some fessional accomplishments, a of all of years. Together, they organized the Bureau's first field including listing printed Bill Fisher commented "I note that trip, held after World War 11, involving a week-long h's works. in first your career you pro- journey to review the Ellenburger rocks in central Texas. the decade of professional duced, on titles a the second Pete Flawn, former director of the Bureau of Eco- the average, two year. In a little better than four a year, in the third, six a year, nomic Geology, described his first meeting with Virgil and in the last two decades, seven a year. Since you in1949. Pete, then working toward a PhD at Yale, had have a dozen in preparation at the moment, we have been offered a job at the Bureau. He traveled to Austin left a few blank pages in the back of the booklet to to learn about this organization that was distinguished accommodate future titles. This is for you, with by a large volume of high-quality work with arelatively Virgil, small number of professionals. our regards, our pride, and our best wishes." Pete arrived on a hot July day and noted that, as first scientist, Virgil had the coolest B.A.C. (before air con- ditioning) office, located on the ground floor. Fig trees Bureau of Economic GeologyAdministrative Staff grew within reach outside the southeast windows providing Virgil with both shade and nourishment. Pete Under BillFisher's direction, the Bureau of Economic recalled that Virgil obviously didn't intend to spend a continues to with several major new lot of time chatting and that he,Pete, was onprobation. Geology expand projects By summer 1978, the Bureau staff Over the years, Pete learned that Virgil was a man underway. included 156 researchers and supporting personnel. to be admired— for his dogged pursuit of data, his refusal Geologists appointed to the Bureau's research staff since September 1, 1977 include Edward W. Collins,Graham E.Fogg, Alice B.Giles, Edgar H. Guevara (MA '72, PhD '74), C. Robertson Handford, David K. Hobday, James R. Morabito,Mary W. Mcßride, and Marianne G.Mose- ley (MA '77). Clara L. Ho has been named chemist- in-charge of the Bureau's Mineral Studies Laboratory, replacing Daniel R. Schofield, who retired on August 31, 1977. The Bureau's quarters in the GeologyBuilding already crowded, simply could not accommodate the additional people hired for new projects. This spring, several research groups were moved to rented quarters— "Bureau South", located at 1300 Lavaca Street (west of the State Capitol Building) in downtown Austin. Carto- Milla and Virgil admire photomicrograph of virgilite graphic, editorial, and secretarial staffs and some of the presented by Bevan French research staff remain in the fifth floor offices of the Geological Sciences Newsletter 55

Geology Building. coordinated with the Bureau's two waste-isolation proj- Frank Brown and Jerry Wermund continue as asso- ects— one in east Texas and one in the Texas Panhandle. ciate directors of the Bureau. Mary Katherine Pieper, Bureau geologists working on the NURE project are appointed assistant director on September 1, 1977, re- Rich Andersen, Joyce Basciano, Dave Hobday, Bill linquished that post (in line with university policy) Kaiser, Bob Kier (PhD 72), joe McGowen, Mary when she and long-time Bureau geologist, Joe McGowen Katherine McGowen, Dawn McKalips, and assistants. (PhD '69), married this spring. Mary Katherine has resumed her work as a member of the geological research staff. Doug Ratcliff became assistant director for administration in June. Mining and Mineral Resource Research Institute In August 1977, Governor Dolph Briscoe designated UT-Austin as the State University to establish a new Mining and Mineral Resource Research Institute. This Institute was established under title 111 of the federal surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977. President Lorene Rogers subsequently designated the Bureau as the University entity responsible for administration of the new Institute. Although the Institute will not grant degrees, it will receive federal funds for research and training in mining and mineral resources, Open pit uranium mine, Karnes County, Texas including fellowships and scholarships. Programs in research and training will be conducted cooperatively by the Bureau, the Department, and the College of Engineering. Work progressed on other uranium investigations as Bill Galloway (MA '68, PhD 70) and Bill Kaiser con- Energy-Related Projects at the Bureau tinued a study of the uraniumpotential of the Catahoula Four new energy projects— involving studies in ura- Formation of the Texas coastal plain in aproject funded nium, lignite, and geothermal resources— were initiated by the U.S. Department of Energy. Chris Henry (MA during the past fiscal year. Several other earlier, energy- 72, PhD 75) spent aportion of the summer winding up related projects neared or reached completion. his west Texas investigation of the formation of uranium Uranium— A major new project took shape this spring oresby diagenesis of volcanic sediments.This project has after the Bureau entered into a subcontract withBendix been a cooperative effort involving Tony Walton (MA Field Engineering Corporation (which previously had '68, PhD 72) of the University of Kansas and Chip contracted with the U.S. Department of Energy) to take Groat (PhD 70). (Chip's many friends in the Bureau part in the National Uranium Resource Evaluation pro- were pleased to learn of his appointment as the new gram—NUßE. The Bureau researchers will undertake a director of the Louisiana Geological Survey.) Joe project to determine the uranium potential of all geo- McGowen completed his study of the uranium potential logic rock units from the surface to a depth of 5,000 and genetic stratigraphy of the Triassic Dockum Group feet within five quadrangle areas— each bounded by 1° of the Texas Panhandle and is writing a final report on correspond to the Amarillo, Lubbock, Palestine, Sher- the project. of latitude and 2° of longitude— in Texas. These areas Two additional studies related to uranium continue. man, and Wichita Falls sheets of the national topo- Chris Henry is investigating trace and potentially toxic graphic map series (scale, 1:250,000) and of the elements associated with uranium deposits in south Bureau's Geologic Atlas of Texas. Texas. In addition, Bill Galloway and Charlie Kreitler Plans call for geochemical analysis of 2,000 samples (MA 72, PhD 74) are pursuing aproject entitled "Pre- from each of the five quadrangles. In addition to sur- dicting response of a natural system to uranium extrac- face collections, well cuttings on file at the Bureau's tion: Oakville— aquifer system, Texas." Well Sample Library will be utilized in the analysis. Lignite Bill Kaiser began an investigation last May Along with the uranium evaluation, the Bureau plans to document more fully the lignite resources in Texas. to develop other information pertaining to various rock The project is supported by monies from the Energy units in the NURE study areas.For example, systematic Development Fund, established by the 65thTexas Legis- studies will be made of the stratigraphy of the Antlers lature (H.B. 1799) and administered by the Texas Formation in the Sherman sheet area and of theOgallala Energy Advisory Council. Formation and Dockum Group in the Amarillo and In October 1977, Ed Garner (BS '62, MA 73) began Lubbock sheets. The NURE investigations also will be a study of the surface and subsurface distribution of 56 September 1978 lignite reserves and other minerals in Angelina, Davy sured geothermal areas in Brazoria and Kenedy coun- Crockett, Sabine, and Sam Houston National Forests, ties was completed by Bill White, Maryann, and Tom, of Texas. Funds for this project were provided by the before the test drilling started; a final report on that Forest Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. project was completed this summer. Chris Henry and Joyce Basciano concluded a lignite- An analysis of the consolidation of Tertiary sand- related study, "Land resources and environmental im- stones of the Texas Gulf Coast by Bob Loucks, Don pact, east Texas lignite belt", this summer. The multi- Bebout, Bill Galloway, and Marianne Moseley concen- colored environmental geologic maps are completed, trates mainly on the Tertiary section that contains the and an accompanying —text will soonbe published. Frio, Vicksburg, and Wilcox geothermal corridors. This Geothermal Energy Texas' first geopressured geo- project, designed to aid in the identification of the most thermal test well was spudded in on June 30 at a site permeable zones in which to search for geopressured five miles south of Alvin in Brazoria County. The loca- prospects, neared completion this summer. tion was selected by Don Bebout, Bob Loucks (PhD OnApril 1, the Bureau began a new project involving '76), Ray Gregory, and assistants from their studies of geothermal waters of another part of Texas— the area along the Balcones and Luling-Mexia-Talco fault zones. Chock Woodruff (PhD '73) and others are assessing the geothermal potential of the warm mineral waters that have been encountered in wells at several areas in central Texas along these fault systems. The project involves aninvestigation of the regional extent and the quality and quantity of these warm geothermal waters, which are potentially a supplemental source for local space-heat and other uses. Funds for the project are provided by the U.S. Department of Energy. Studies of Geological Isolation of Radioactive Wastes A major newproject focusing on the east Texas basin and its salt domes began infall 1977. Geologists Charlie Kreitler, Edgar Guevara, Mary Katherine McGowen, Alice Giles, Dave Hobday, Graham Fogg, Jerry Wer- mund, Eddie Collins,and assistants are evaluating the potential of those interior salt domes as possible localities for isolation and management of nuclear wastes. This comprehensive investigation, funded by the Office of Waste Isolation of the U.S. Department of Energy, involves geophysical, stratigraphic, areal geologic, and hydrologic studies of specific salt domes in the area. Some critical aspects of the problem include studies to evaluate the possibilities of (1) any future tilting of the region, (2) any future erosion on top of the domes, or (3) any future dissolution of the salt in the domes by ground water during the prescribed nuclear waste resi- of geothermaltest wellinBrazoria Rig at site dence time— 2so,ooo years. The east Texas cur- County program rently is concentrating on three specific salt domes, but following further studies, some other domes might be the geopressured geothermal resources of the Texas Gulf judged more suitable. The east Texas study is coordi- Coast. The well— General Crude Oil Company/U.S. De- nated with similar studies of salt domes in both Louisi- partment of Energy Pleasant Bayou No. I— is expected ana and Mississippi. to tap a geothermal reservoir in the lower Frio Forma- Work on the Panhandle nuclear waste-isolation proj- tion containing superheated (300°F to 350° F) geopres- ect, which began in spring 1977, is continuing. The sured waters at depths of 13,500 to 16,500 feet. project includes detailed studies and an evaluation of During drilling and producing tests at the site, air and the bedded salt deposits of the Palo Duro and Dalhart water quality and microseismicity will be monitored and basins of the Texas Panhandle as possible areas for waste first-order ground leveling surveyed under the direction isolation. The purpose of the program in the Panhandle of Tom Gustavson, assisted by Maryann McGraw (BA is to locate areas thatmight be suitable for final detailed '74). A preliminary environmental impact assessment of site examinations should salt beds be used for nuclear approximately 150 km2 (60 mi2) of potential geopres- waste isolation at sometime in the future. Geological Sciences Newsletter 57

This summer, as a part of the investigation, the first sediments in the bays, estuaries, and offshore area. of several deep, continuous core holes was drilled and Scheduled for publication by the Bureau this fall, it is studies of the core material begun. Bureau geologists the first of a series of planned reports on the State- involved in this project are Frank Brown, Jerry owned submergedlands investigation. Wermund, Tom Gustavson, Bill Galloway, Bob Finley, Other coastal projects include Bob Morton's investiga- Mark Presley, Bob Handford, Shirley Dutton, James tion of wind-driven currents and coastal-storm deposits Morabito, and assistants. and a study of the geology of Padre Island National These are representative of the many projects being Seashore being conducted by Bonnie Weise (BA '74) conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy all over and Bill White. This past summer, Bonnie and Bill the country. It should be noted that there are no plans wrote a report on the project that will be published in to designate a site and begin putting wastes under- the Bureau's guidebook series. This report includes a ground. Assuming that the outcome of the next few multicolored map (on which each unit is depicted by years' studies are positive and sites in east Texas and a colored photograph) of the natural environments of the Panhandle are found suitable, such use will still be the seashore. subject to appropriate regulatory authority of the State. Additional Bureau Projects Coastal Studies Thelong-term Geologic Atlas of Texas project moved A comprehensive geological investigation, designed to closer to completion with the publication of the Del provide a detailed base-line inventory of the State- Rio and Clovis sheets. The new geologic map of Texas owned submerged lands, continued this year. Included (scale 1:250,000) will consist of 38 separate map sheets; in the study areaare the inner continental shelf (extend- 30 of those sheets had been published by July 1978. ing from the Texas Gulf shoreline seaward for 10.2 Virgil Barnes is in charge of the project and anticipates miles) and the bays, estuaries, and lagoons of the entire it will be finished in 1979 or 1980. Texas coastal zone— from the Rio Grande to Sabine Another long-term project, the Environmental Geo- Lake. The research team, headed by Joe McGowen and logic Atlas of the Texas Coastal Zone, also is approach- Bob Morton, has completed the field investigations and ing completion. Under the direction of Frank Brown, six sample collecting; now, researchers are processing and of the seven publications covering seven areas of the evaluating the biological, geophysical, geochemical, and coastal— zone have been issued.— Maps of the seventh sedimentological data. area Brownsville-Harlingen are published (and are Last spring, a special report was prepared that in- available), and the accompanying text is in preparation. cludes seven maps (scale 1:125,000) showing distribu- Descriptions of a number of additional projects in- tion of faults in the offshore area and of surficial volving mineral and land resources, hydrogeology,basin

Principal elements within the south Texas eolin system, Kingsville and Brownsville-Har- lingen areas 58 September 1978 studies, geologic mapping, and other research are in- Austria, with a team of University of Texas scientists cluded in the 1977 Annual Report of the Bureau. That to review the results of the Bureau studies for those report and a complete catalog of publications are avail- interested in developing this resource in other geopres- able without charge on request to the Bureau of Eco- suredbasins of the world. nomic Geology, UT-Austin, University Station, Box X, This spring Don taught, with Al Scott, the graduate Austin, TX 78712. course on carbonate depositional systems. At spring break they took the class to visit classic Cambro- Ordovician, Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, and Permian Research Assistants at the Bureau carbonate settings in west Texas and New Mexico. Don The words "and assistants" are mentioned in some of is also maintaining his research on the Lower Cretaceous the projects described above; however, assistants are in- carbonates on the subsurface of south Texas and will volved innearlyeveryproject undertaken in the Bureau. publish soon on the Sligo-Hosston formations. The absence of individual recognition does not indicate alack of appreciation, but rather the limitation of space Frank Brown continued to serve as one of the in this article. The Bureau recognizes the significant Bureau's associate directors, sharing responsibility with contributions of the assistants to the research programs. Jerry Wermund for more than 25 special federal and While the Bureau benefits from this arrangement, the stateresearch programs, as well as for the regular State- students also benefit by receiving financial support as supported Bureau program. Frank supervises the Bu- well as experiencein research techniques while pursuing reau's mineral and energyprograms and he continues to their University education. This, in turn, benefits the supervise two PhD candidates and occasionally pre- Department by increasing its ability to recruit first-rate sents lectures to geology classes. In July Frank moved graduate students. his office to 13th and Lavaca where more than half of During the summer, the Bureau employed a total of the Bureau staff now occupies a research facility called 62 research assistants. Of these, 12 werePhD candidates "Bureau South". This two-story facility has temporarily (9 geology majors) and 16 were master's candidates relieved the space problem on the sth floor of the Geol- (all geology majors). Of the 34 undergraduates em- ogy Building, but probably not for long! ployed at the Bureau, 23 were geology majors. Frank continues some personal research activities in north-central Texas with Raul Solis. This spring Bob Kier, Earle Mcßride and Frank prepared a paper entitled "Carboniferous geology of Texas" for a USGS Pro- Bureau Faculty fessional Paper on the "Carboniferous geology of the United States", prepared for the 1979 Carboniferous Congress to beheld in the U.S. Frank's and Bill Fisher's paper on Brazilian seismic stratigraphy was published Virgil Barnes retired from one-third time modified in December in AAPG Memoir 26. In October, Ulises service starting this fiscal year and is now officially pro- Ricoy and Frank presented a paper to the Gulf Coast fessor emeritus. The first order of business upon retire- Association on depositional systems in the Eocene ment was the replacement of his hip joint. After a right Sparta Formation of Texas. Frank and S. W. Bailey of few months' convalescence he has resumed direction of the University of Wisconsin finally published results of the compilation of the State Geologic Atlas, on con- the longest on-going project in history (1952-1977) sultant status, for the Bureau. Thirty sheets have been when their paper on clay suites in ancient deltas was published, two are in anadvanced of color separa- stage published this year in Clays and Clay Mineralogy. tion, six are in various of and the remaining stages Frank's "Environmental Geologic Atlas of the Texas preparation. Coastal Zone— Kingsville Area" also finally was printed. An appreciation dinner for Virgil given by the Bureau Frank participated this past year in AAPG and SEG and the Department on March 11 was a highlight of Continuing Education Programs and was particularly the year ( refer to the article on 53) please page . active in the seismic-stratigraphic analysis school. He Virgil spent August in southern France with a side taught exploration short courses in basin analysis and trip to Corsica. seismic stratigraphy to associations, societies, and com- Don Bebout continues to study the geopressured Frio panies on four continents: Houston and Salado in Sep- and Wilcox formations of the Texas Gulf Coast and tember; Lagos, Nigeria in October; Abilene, Dallas and their potential to produce geothermal energy. The test Monterey, California in November; Rio in December; well in Brazoria County at the Austin Bayou Prospect is Paris and Po, France in January; Bergen, Norway in located on the site selected by his research group at the February; Biloxi in March; Oklahoma City (AAPG Con- Bureau. Last August Don visited the International Insti- vention) and Abilene in April; Paris again in June; and tute of Applied Systems Analysis, Schloss Laxenburg, Rio in July. Frank and Jerry Wermund led a two-day Geological Sciences Newsletter 59

field trip in north-central Texas in April for the Dallas Advisory Committee, and by the Chairman of the Texas Geological Society and Frank talked to the Southeastern Railroad Commission to the Geothermal Industrial Geophysical Society in New Orleans in May. He also Advisory Committee. He served on the General Explora- taught in the University of Houston school on "Geo- tion Affairs Committee of the API. physics for Geologists" in May. Needless to say, with During the year Bill gave some 50 invited lectures to these AAPG activities, on top of Bureau duties, Frank societies and trade associations. He presented anumber took no vacation again this year! of short courses on seismic stratigraphy as a part of the AAPG Continuing Education Program. In the fall and coming spring, he will also address several professional Bill Fisher continued to oversee the diverse activities societies as an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer. of the BEG, in addition to anumber of other activities. During the year Bill was honored by the universities In the fall he conducted with Dr. Stephen Spurr a semi- he formerly attended, receiving the Outstanding Pro- nar on the School of Public Af- energy policy at LBJ fessional Achievement Award from Southern Illinois fairs and in the spring taught a seminar on Department University and the Haworth Distinguished Alumnus the geology and policy of mineral and energy aspects Honors in geology from the University of Kansas. resources. He continued to chair the newly created UT Council on Energy Resources, publishing with several Joe McGowen continued the sedimentologic-strati- colleagues a continuing assessment on national energy graphic study of the Dockum Group (Triassic) in out- policy. crop and subsurface of the TexasPanhandle and eastern During the year Bill served as technical advisor to New Mexico. He is also proceeding with his work on the Governor and other State officials on several trips to the submerged State lands, and began work on the Bu- Vashington. He was appointed by the governor to serve reau's National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) on the Interstate Oil Compact Commission and the In- project. In March he taught part of the short course on terstate Mining Compact Commission. He was also the fluvial system conducted by Stan Schumm and Frank appointed by the It. governor to the Texas Energy Ethridge of Colorado State University.

Marine Science News

The Department of Marine Studies is a graduate de- Teaching Program partment with offices on the first floor of the Geology Building. Presently the Department offers research op- Graduate students in the marine studies program portunities and course work leading to the MA, MS usually spend two semesters on the Austin campus tak- and PhD degrees in cooperation with other science ing courses within the student's major department. The departments at Austin. The Departmental faculty is students then continue at one of the facilities of the planning a broadly-based, multi-discipline, graduate-de- Marine Science Institute (Galveston Geophysics Labora- gree program in marine studies. Peter T. Flawn is tory; Port Aransas Marine Laboratory; the new aqua- temporarily serving as acting chairman of the Depart- culture research and teaching facility in Port Aransas; ment as well as acting director of the Marine Science or the St. Croix Marine Station) where they take ad- Institute. CreightonA.Burk is recovering from amassive vanced courses and conduct thesis or dissertation brain hemorrhage and will be on extended sick leave. research. Ross L. Shipman continues to serve as associate director Graduate students in the chemical and biological sci- for administration in the Austin offices. ences do their research at the Port Aransas Marine The Department of Marine Studies offers a limited Laboratory or at one of their satellite research stations. number of classes on the Austin campus. Graduate study Geological sciences students who are doing their work programs are offered as well as introductory courses in in coastal sedimentation or coastal processes also utilize marine studies and oceanography for undergraduate stu- the facilities at Port Aransas for their research program. dents. Inaddition to the Austin courses, the Department Students in geological sciences (including geophysics) offers summer courses at Port Aransas for both upper- conduct their research through theGalveston Geophysics division undergraduates and graduate students. Laboratory where they may participate in marine geo- 60 September 1978 physical, geochemical, and geological studies in the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the world; tectonic studies of the Gulf Coast region, Central America, Mexico, west Texas, the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, and the western Pacific Ocean area; earthquake studies and lunar and Martian seismology; and lunar magnetism and paleomagnetic studies in Central America.

Research Program R/V FredH.Moore at sea

The traditional multi-discipline marineresearch facility located at the Port Aransas Marine Laboratory has modern research geophysical ship. In addition to the been expanded to include an additional facility for aqua- R/V Ida Green, we will soon add to the fleet the Mobil culture research and training. In the early spring of Oil Corporation's R/V Fred H. Moore. This ship is a 1978, MSI assumed operation of the National Marine completely designed marine seismographic ship. The Fisheries Service facility in Port Aransas. This is a gift from Mobil Oil Corporation greatly expands the 22,000 square-foot laboratory complex designed for Marine Science Institute's research capabilities. The aquaculture research. The Marine Science Institute is R/V Fred H. Moore was constructed in 1967 and has expanding the research program in the newly acquired been utilized in Mobil's marineresearch since that time. facility and is in a cooperative program with the Texas The University of Texas will assume the operation of Parks and Wildlife Department.A cooperative program the ship in the fourth quarter of 1978. An early research with Texas A&M University is contemplated. We antici- project for the R/VFredH.Moore is geophysical studies pate that this will be the principal aquaculture research prior to deep-sea drilling by the R/V Glomar Challenger facility for the State of Texas with all interested uni- in the South Atlantic Ocean. The R/V Ida Green has versities, colleges, and state agencies participating. been in the Caribbean Sea extending the very successful Other research in Port Aransas focuses primarily on Gulf of Mexico tectonics study to this area. This summer chemical and biological investigations in the coastal the R/V Ida Green again went through the Panama zone and in the Gulf of Mexico. Geological and physical Canal to the Pacific Ocean to collect additional geo- oceanography studies support the overall research physical data in the Middle America trench. efforts. The planetary and solid earth group at Galveston is The Galveston Geophysics Laboratory operates the involved in geophysical studies of earthquake zones in R/V Ida Green, a geophysicalresearch ship withmulti- Central America and has seismograph networks operat- channel, digital seismographic equipment, magnetome- ing in west Texas. Geophysical studies of subsidence in ter, satellite navigation, and all other facilities of a south Texas are in progress. The ocean-bottom seismograph that was developed by scientists at the Galveston laboratory is currently deployed in the Adak region of the Aleutian Islands and in the Seattle area of the Pa- cific this year and, inconjunction withFrench investiga- tors, in the areas of the New Hebrides Islands.

MSI Geology Faculty

Creighton Burk was the victim of a massive brain hemorrhage on May 26. Creighton survived the initial trauma and is currentlyslowlyrecovering in the hospital. Creighton has spent this past year continuing his re- National Academy of Sciences, American Association of sponsibilities on the US/USSR Protocol in Science Com- the R/V Longhorn andR/V Ida Green at dock mittee, and other scientific committees through Geological Sciences Newsletter 61

Petroleum Geologists, and the Geological Society of is now chairing a faculty committee to plan a graduate America. WhenCreightonreceived final word that Mobil degree program for marine sciences. Oil Corporation was going to give us the Research Ves- sel Fred H. Moore, he, together with the Galveston Gary Latham devoted his efforts to three primary Research Staff, began to prepare proposals for funding areas of research: (1) extra-terrestrial seismology using the initial research of this new ship. He was in Galves- data from the lunar and Martian seismic stations; (2) ton the week prior to his sudden hemorrhage preparing earthquake-prediction studies, and (3) ocean-bottom a proposal for work in the South Atlantic Ocean. As a seismology. A major effort was the development of new result of this proposal, the ship's initial research has research opportunities. the Texas been funded. Programs involving Ocean-Bottom Seismic (OBS) stations were conducted effort in fall and winter of this Creighton's major the in the New Hebrides, the Middle America Trench, the past year resulted in the transfer of the National Marine NorthPacific, and the Aleutians. The development of a Fisheries Service Laboratory in Port Aransas from the new generation of OBS systems wasinitiated. These are Federal Government to The University of Texas. This is designed to measure strong movements of the sea floor facility to principal the that we plan build into the caused by large earthquakes, information needed by Texas mariculture research facility to be used by all of engineers for design of bottom-mounted platforms. the Texas universities and state agencies. colleges, These stations will be used initially in the Gulf of Creighton was especially pleased with the completion Alaska. Plans were completed for an intensive study of of the data-gathering phase of the Gulf of Mexico tec- a zone in southern Mexico that has shown anomalous tonics program and the extension and continuation of seismic activity. Research support was obtained for this program into the Caribbean Sea. The Ida R/V seismic studies in the Marianas,and inaregionof young at sea, data when Green was gathering Creighton was of northern Mexico. continued stricken. ocean crust west Gary to serve as a member of the Lunar and Planetary Space Science Council. Jim Dorman and his students are operating a five- station seismographnetwork in west Texas. At least two active faults have been located by earthquake epi- Joe Worzel arranged for a third phase of the "Tec- centers. At McDonald Observatory, they are building a tonic Framework of the Gulf of Mexico" project which 23-m liquid tiltmeter of new design and are planning a included some 3,000 miles of multi-channel seismic ob- 300-m liquid tiltmeter to be built there later in the servations around the perimeter of the Gulf and which summer. These instruments use liquid tube-connections also included twelve Texas Ocean Bottom Seismograph for precise comparison of height,indicating tidal or tec- stations. Joe served as chief scientist on the multi- tonic tilts between piers mounted inbedrock. A 1000-m channel leg of that cruise. The project was supported liquid tiltmeter has also been planned for the vicinity by ten corporate sponsors. Following the pattern of the of the Pleasant Bayou geothermal well under a Bureau Gulf tectonic project, Joe initiated a new project en- of Economic Geology program. titled "Tectonic Framework of the Caribbean Sea." This, Jim also revived the study of meteroid-impact signals too, is being sponsored by various corporations. Phase 1, on the lunar-seismograph network with a paper demon- which included 4,000 miles of multi-channel work in the strating that many of the impacting objects are members western Caribbean,has been completed. of the annual cometary meteor streams. He has identi- In conjunction with Dr. Kuo, visiting professor from fied an early summer maximum of large impacts which Lamont Doherty Geological Observatory, a first model may belarge ironmeteorites. Jim presented this message of a sea gravimeter of advanced designhas been assem- to the Meteoritical Society meeting at Sudbury, On- bled and sea-tested with favorable results. Work on this tario, this past summer. instrument is continuing. During the year Tim served on the Lunar and Plan- R/V Ida Green returned to the Pacific Ocean in June etary Review Panel which advises NASA on research to perform IPOD site surveys off Guatemala and Mex- funding on planetary geoloffv and geophysics. He also ico. Joe served as chief scientist on the second leg of served on a panel convened by NOAA reviewing its this cruise which consisted of seismic-reflection and re- Alaskan OCS geology and geophysics programs. Jim fraction observations and deep-sea coring and dredging. Alumni News

Alumni Patrick Leon Abbott (MA '65, PhD 73), play here in south Texas as wellas the a paper on Kingdom (Abo Reef) Field professor of geologyat San Diego State uranium play." in May." Jim is an exploitationgeolo- University, says "Our department is the G. Baxter Adams, Jr. (BS '51, MA '53), in- gist withExxon in Andrews, Texas. host for the national meeting of the dependent geologist in Houston, has William H. Adamson, Jr. (BS '51) is a geo- Geological Society of America in 1979. opened Sunbelt Exploration Company, physical consultant in Midland. "Am I've been tapped(trapped?) to organize exploring in Texas Gulf Coast, east up to my armpits in seismograph rec- field trips. Hope to see many of you on Texas, and western Louisiana. "Have ords." the trips and at the meeting." also openedSunbeltSolar Services, Inc. Elise Donnell Akin(BA '47) is a high school Edwin V. Acker, Jr. (BS '56) writes from just in case the pessimists about future teacher in Wichita Falls, Texas. "The Tilden, Texas, "David and his wife are energy supply areright." camera store Ned and Iopened last living in Austin; webecame grandpar- Jim W. Adams (BS '51) comments, "Enjoyed year is doing so well that my school ents this year. Scott is a junior at A&M immensely the alumnibreakfast at Ok- teaching has almost become my 'sec- interested in an Army career. Sheila is lahoma City AAPG Convention. We ond' job. It's exciting and challenging going to SWTU and having a ball; Bey appreciate so much the continuing and welove it." is busy with her many activities. I'm good work by all the faculty. Discov- Charles Clarence Albers (BS '48) continues trying to keep abreast of the new deep ered the 3-Bar Yates gasfield and gave in his position as division paleontolo- Geological Sciences Newsletter 63

gist for Amoco Production Company in for community participation effort and four fine sons make a great life. Houston. (which Idirected) in comprehensive Let'skeep the orange and white on top Charles W. Alcorn, Jr. (BS '52), member of planningstudy." in everything."Billis district geologist the Geology Foundation Advisory Paul D. Anderson (BA '42, MA '47), partner for Diamond Shamrock Corporation in Council at UT, is "looking for oil and in W. D. Anderson and Sons, writes: Amarillo, Texas. gas in partnership with brothers Fred "Although still in Midland, spend most W. E. Bakke, Jr. (BA '57) is an independent andGeorge as Alcorn DevelopmentCo. of my time in Rocky Mountain area in Raymondville, Texas. from Florida thru Texas. Wife, Doro- and the Black Warrior Basin area of Bennie K. Balke (MA '58), staff geologist thy Jean, daughters, Lexey and Anne, Alabama andMississippi. Also on ranch with Shell Oil Co. in Houston, is be- and son, Charles 111, all well and ac- in South Dakota (Black Hills). Wife, ginning his eighth year with Shell's tive." Chuck lives inTyler,Texas. Peg, fine; son, Ken and his wife and international reg:on. "Have looked at David Alt (PhD '61), professor of geology daughter are in South Dakota. Daugh- the geology of Australia, New Zealand, at the University of Montana in Mis- ter, Karen, and her husband and son New Guinea, SolomonIslands, the pas- soula, says, "I continue to struggle with are still in San Marcos." sive margins, and interior Africa. Pres- the geology of the northern Rockies Payton V. Anderson (BS '45) continues to ently, I am district geologist respon- andthe Pacific northwest.At this point, live in Midland. "Enjoying life with sible for Latin America." the geologyis still winning." wife, Evelyn (UT '43-45). re- James M. Balogh (BS '72), a geologist for Henry J. Alvarez (BS '59) is employed in cent trips to Europe; also visits with REB Petroleumin Houston, comments, Austin by the Texas Department of three daughters and three grandsons. "The highlight of the year was meet- Water Resources. "Presently assigned Still active in search—for oil and gas. ing Red Adair, who happened to be to the Department's 'Data Collection Main areas at present WillistonBasin, wanderingby our well that blew out and Evaluation Section' which is re- southeastern States." in Galveston County. He didn't look a sponsible for evaluating the ground- Aria Jo Payne Anderton (MA '71) is a con- bit like John Wayne. Still playing ge- water resources of Texas. Three major sultant for Exxon in Lubbock, Texas. ologist with REB, joined a choir— and groundwater studies to be initiated by "Have added two beautiful sons to the bought a house in the suburbs all in the Department this year include the Anderton clan— Rett (12/75) and Jimm all, Ithink I'm going crazy." Edwards (BFZ) in central Texas; the (11/77); husband, Norman, currently Ben Barrow (BS '51) continues as sales Carrizo Wilcox in central Texas, and managing localpharmacy." manager for Reilly Tar & Chemical the Ogallalain Texas." Robert R. Arrington (BS '51, MA '54) is vice Corporation in Houston. "Only change Eugene L. Ames, Jr. (BS '55) is president president of Texas Eastern Nuclear, is that Iam single again." of Venus OilCompany in San Antonio. Inc. in Houston. Thomas D. Barrow (MA '48) is senior vice He is also an active participant on the Dick E. Atchison (BS '53, MA '54), a geol- president and director for Exxon Cor- Geology Foundation Advisory Council. ogist for Marathon Oil Co., in Anchor- porationin New York City.He willbe- "The longer I'm away from the Geol- age, Alaska, is "still 'rassiin' snow and gin serving a three-year term on the ogy Department at old UT the more I ice in the winter, mosquitoes and no- Geology Foundation Advisory Council appreciate the opportunity to have see-ums in the summer, and Cook Inlet in September. been there and to have at least been geologyall year. Struck out so badlast Gerald H. (Jerry) Bartley (BS '37), petro- professors and mosquitoes exposed to great to year that the started put- leum geologist and independent oil have so made many good friends ting instead of taking." operator in Midland, is now taking it B. (BS '51) a in there." Joseph Avant is geologist easier than in the past. "Have (BS '57, '60, oil, enjoyed Jay Earl Anderson MA PhD Dallas. "Continuing activity in gas, using Landsat satellite remote-sensing '65) lives in Austin and is of coal, uranium, and as unpaid president govern- applications in the west Texas area. Waterloo Minerals. "I'm still teaching employee.Daughter, Sara, gradu- ment Appears that an earth resources insti- College in summer, 1978, at Austin Community andAus- ates from UT-Austin tute for remote-sensing technology and tin School, BS in we a High and trying to get with geology," and get raise training willbe installed at the Univer- Waterloo Minerals into high gear. Pat simultaneously. sity of Texas-Permian Basin at Odessa and Cindy both getting rich as UT Herbert A. Babione (BS '40) comments, in early 1979 that will be availableto employees. Scott is a junior at Ander- "Using all fingers and an occasional industry personnel and independents. High ■when he is fishing. reserves son not Give toe keeping up with the at Short courses of three to five days, as us a call whenyou're in town." At time PrudhoeBay. the same amazed wellas semester-length courses, willbe John J. Anderson (PhD '65) is professor of by the Governor of California and oth- available." geology at Kent State University, Kent, ers doing allpossible to prevent devel- Richard Daniel Bass (MA '51) is chairman Ohio. "In an interesting turn of events, opment of oil and gas offshore Califor- of the board of H. W. Bass & Sons, summer '78 finds me working for the nia. All childrenmarriedand now have Inc. in Dallas. is currently involved USGS in Utahunder PeteRowley(PhD four grandchildren." He is a division He with (Snowbird) '68), whose career in Utah started as reserves geologist for Exxonin Los An- the ski resort outside my field assistant when I was doing geles. Salt Lake City, Utah which he devel- my PhD research. No question here A. C. Baker (BS '51) is an independent oped and is a general partner. The ge- (H. about who succeededbest!" ologist in Wichita Falls, Texas. parent company W. Bass & Sons, Inc.) is still involved in oil and Nancy Jenswold Anderson (BA '50), director Ernest T. Baker, (BS '55) continues gas Jr. exploration leases in various of Urban Environment Associates in working for the USGS in Austin. "Chil- with areas Dallas, is "very busy with environmen- dren are now 12 and 16 years old. of the world. tal assessment work in Oklahoma; Same wonderful wife for 17 years Joe Beard (BS '42) is an independent in community participation in several now." Wichita Falls, Texas. planning projects in Oklahoma, Texas, W. F. (Bill) Baker (BS '51) says he is "en- R. E. Beatty, Jr. (BS '54) is district director Arkansas, and New Mexico. Oklahoma joying my work in New Mexico, west of the RailroadCommission in San An- City received All America City Award and central Texas. A wonderful wife tonio. 64 September 1978

Bruce D. Becker (MA '77) is living in Den- inmedicaltechnologyfrom theUniver- Douglas L. Bostwick (MA '53), professional ver, where he is an exploration geolo- sity of Nevada last June, and Debbie, geologist for Esso Production Malaysia, gist (northern Rockies) for Terra Re- our oldest, continues her tour of duty Inc. in Kuala Lumpur, writes, "We are sources,Inc. as Navy radio operator stationed in still enjoying life in beautifulMalaysia. Lynn S. Beeler (BS '62) currently resides in Sicily." Have much activity here now with de- Killeen, Texas where he is an officer Russell C. Bingley (BS '62) is an engineer- velopment of two fields plus a couple with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ing geologist for the City of Los An- of exploration wells going at all times. at Fort Hood. He hopes to stayin Kil- geles Department of Public Works. This is a great placeto live and work." leenfor anotheryear. Neal J. Bingman (BA '26) comments, "My Jean Ingram Bowman (BA '51) is still sell- Robert L. Begeman (BS '42) has opened wife, Opal, and Ihave lived at the ing insurance withMutual of Omaha in new offices as an independent geologist same address (in Wichita, Kansas) sev- Houston. "My boys are growing up. in San Antonio. "I am in the process eral years. The son and family live in Second son, Todd, leaves for Marine of developing a geological staff for ex- Oklahoma. We stopped in to see the Corps in September. Third son, Bart, ploration in the gulf coast provinces University of Texas during a recent wants to be a geologist,petroleum en- this year and have plans for expansion summer's travel. It surely is a large gineer, or 'something like that." into other areas next year. All is well place, in light of my memory of the Don R. Boyd (BS '58), independent geolo- with the Begemans;Michael is attend- campus. We were mostly lost." gist in Corpus Christi, notes, "I really ing the University of Texas (major in David S. Birsa (PhD '77) is a geologist for did enjoy the GCAGS meeting last fall computer science) and Mary Pat is Chevron, USA Inc. inDenver. in Austin. The annual meeting staged home economist for the Handy Andy William T. Biskamp (BS '54) is a geologist by Bob Boyer, et al., was great! I Supermarkets and is a 'regular' on the for Placid Oil Company in Dallas. know all Gulf Coast geologists will be Mary Denman radio show each Tues- "Bill, Jr. graduates from UT this year; ready for a return in a few years." Don daymorning." Mark and Brett also attending,leaving has been a real asset to the Depart- George A. Bell (BS '50) continues as chief only two in high school. Mona still do- ment in his capacity as a member of geophysicist for Statoil in Stavanger, ing great in real estate." theGeologyFoundationAdvisory Coun- Norway. T. K. Bjorklund (MA '62) says, "After near- cil. Walter E. Belt, Jr. (BS '43) is a partner in ly 12 years withShell Oil Company, I Walter A. Boyd, Jr. (BS '53) is senior reser- Trio Exploration Consultants in Hous- resigned and joinedAmoco Production voir geologist in Houston with Colum- ton. Company in Denver as a staff geolo- bia Gas Development Corporation. Richard B. Bender, II(BA '67) lives in Fort gist." "Methane gas in any form from any Worth where he is president of Ther- Thomas S. Blackwell (MA '52), staff geolo- source, anywhere on mother earth, is macor Process, Inc. gist for Gulf Oil Explorationand Pro- now our area of interest. Drew com- Ed Berg (BS '67, MA '70) is still enjoying duction Co. in Houston, writes, "Both pleted his first year at A&M and is living in Stavanger, Norway, as well as our children are off to Europe this entering Rice for two years before his work for Esso ExproNorway. summer, Tomas to the University of coming to 'THE SCHOOL. Enjoy the Earl H. Bescher (BS '40) says he always Oxford, and Eliana to make— the grand Newsletter somuch; thanks to all." looks forward to seeing so many friends tour with a back pack we hope to Philip Braithwaite (MA '58) comments, at the UT breakfast during the AAPG make it to PadreIsland!" "This summer Iresigned from Sun convention. "Still in old stand with Wesley Francis Blankenship (BS '57) is vice Oil's explorationsubsidiary to join Mo- Exxon— stopby and visit wheneverpos- president of Gas ProducingEnterprises bil's frontier and international explora- sible." Earl continues as coordinator of in Houston. tion group in Dallas as a staff geologist. professional recruiting with Exxon in HarveyBlatt (MA '58) writes, "The second Iam looking forward to working in Houston. editionof Originof Sedimentary Rocks this new career opportunity, and the Don G. Bilbrey (BS '53, MA '57) is chief willbe out early next year. Our eldest family is happy we didn't change secondary recovery engineer for Gulf girl graduated from high school and is houses onthis move!" Oil Exploration and Production Com- off to University of California at Santa William A. Bramlette (MA '34) is enjoying pany in New Orleans. "Still trying to Cruz in the fall. The twins have two his retirement from Exxon, and con- put water in the ground and get oil more years in high school before they, tinues to live in Houston. of these south Louisiana reservoirs. too, will leave the oldhomestead.Wife, out Tom Breedlove (BS '54) is a geologist for Also have responsibilities for enhanced teaches at the local vo- Betty, nursing Marathon Oil Company in Houston. recovery operations.Wife andfive-year- tech school." Harvey is a professor of M. Brenner (BS '58) a tennis old daughter are doing fine but I'll geology at the University of Oklahoma William is Roswell, have to get the daughter to Texas be- in Norman. teaching pro in Georgia. fore she becomes too native. That goes Dan IsbellBlunk (BA '70) finished his resi- John F. Bricker is president of 800-Ker Oil for me too." dency in psychiatry in June at the and Gas Corporation inNew Orleans. H. Bruss Billingsley (BS '58) is president of Mayo Clinic and will be starting pri- L. W. (Dan) Bridges (MA '58, PhD '62) is Denison Savings Association in Deni- vate practice in El Paso. "At last I broadening his horizons and sent in- son, Texas. will be returning to Texas." formation about his campaign as an Terry V. Bills,Jr. (BS '55, MA '57) is an in- Murray E. Body (BA '32) is retiredin Ma- independent candidate for Congress dependent geologist in Lafayette, Lou- drid,Spain,and he comments, "A high- representing the Fifth Congressional isiana. light of the year is the Newsletter." District of Colorado.His letter tells us EdwardC. Bingler (PhD '64) writes, "After Louis F.Bonner (BS '32) is retiredin Hous- that we need more Congressmen who nine years of mappingin the desertI'll ton,butcontinues to be activeinranch- have an appreciation for the economic be leaving Nevada July 1 to become ing in east Texas. realities of our natural resources. We Deputy Director of the Montana Bu- SilverioBosch (MA '75) is exploration geol- allhope Dan can overcome the politi- reau of Mines and Geology in Butte, ogist, south Texas district, for Bass En- cal machines and be elected. He lives Montana. June receivedher BS degree terprises ProductionCo. in FortWorth. in Aurora, Colorado. Geological Sciences Newsletter 65

Thomas W. Broadhead (MA 75) writes, vironmental affairs - exploration, for DonaldH. Campbell (MA '62) is supervisor "Was married to Ann Geery in lowa Continental Oil Company in Houston. of petrographic services with the Port- City, lowa on December 17, 1977. I "The entire Bybee family appreciates land Cement Association in Skokie, Illi- am finishing mydissertationthis spring. the many expressions of sympathy at nois. "I have come to believe that un- After a belatedhoneymoonto Switzer- the death of our mother, Mrs. Hal P. dergrounddwellingshavemuch to offer, land this summer, Ann andIwillmove Bybee, last October 22nd. Icontinue especially in this climate! Microscopy to Knoxville, Tennessee where Iwill to work towardlease sales in the fron- of cement and concrete continue to join the geology department at the tier areas of the Outer Continental hold my interest. Had enjoyable op- University of Tennessee." Shelf and Alaska. Considerable time portunity to investigate— 370-foot core David B. Brock (BS '65) is a geologist for has also been devoted to legislation from Pilot Knob area a fascinating Maynard Oil Company in Corpus and regulations that affect the offshore sequence of rocks!" Christi. "Still looking for good pros- oil industry. Coastal zone management Richard A. Campbell(MA '59), geologist in pects in the Frio and Wilcox Trends, activities havelikewisedemandedmuch Lafayette, Louisiana, says, "Geology is but having a tough time finding drill- time." still fun. Carla and Iare still enjoying able acreage." Robert W. Bybee (BA '41) continues as op- Lafayette life. Oldest son, Kevin (22), Larry Brogdon(BA '74) works as a geologist erations manager, exploration depart- finishing in geology at Tulane; Eric for Wynn Oil Company in Dallas. ment, for Exxon Co. USAin Houston. (19) at goodoldUT and John (13) will Ken Brook (BS '67) writes from Reno, Ne- Leon G. Byerley, Jr. (BS '52) notes, "I look give St. Stephen's at Austin a try this vada:"Iamnow a consulting geologist, forward each year to receiving your summer." i.e., irregularly employed,as well as a Newsletter. Inever seem to have any W. Henry Cardwell(BA '38) is an indepen- building contractor. Reno is in the special news to report, but Ialways dent petroleum geologist in Houston. midst of a real boom and houses are enjoy reading of the achievements of "Am enjoying being on the Advisory at a premium. Also working with sev- the many other graduates of the Geol- Council for the Geology Foundation. eral gold-silver properties trying to ogy Department."Leon is an indepen- Also doing a bit of traveling for plea- keep my hand in geology. Maria is dent geologist in Midland. sure. Will join the Flying Longhorns now chairman of Reno High math de- William M. Byrd (BA '54, BS '56, MA '58) on their trips to Greek Isles and Yugo- partment." is employed by Exxon Co. USA in slavia this fall." Thomas E. Brown (BS '56, MA '58, PhD Houston. A. T. (Toby) Carleton (BS '51, MA '52), an '67) is now involved in a modest con- J. R. Byrne (PhD '75) is a geologist for independent geologist in Midland, says, sulting practice in Fort Worth, dealing S. M. Huber Corp. in Houston. "Everyone in the family except me is inboth domestic andforeign oil explor- Warren J. and Susan Kiefner Cage (BS '50; involved with the academic world. ation. In additionhe has been teaching BA '50) write, "A slowdown in West Wife, Corinne, is taking real estate a petroleum geology course at UT Ar- Coast activity resulted in our being courses at Midland College; daughter, lington. transferred back to the Houston dis- Cathy, is ninth grade science teacher George S. Brownell (BS '52) is chief geo- trict; Jack in production, Susan in ex- in Midland; daughter, Elaine, is junior physicist for Bass Enterprises Produc- ploration. As always, we enjoy the majoring in petroleum land manage- tion Company in Fort Worth. Newsletter." Jack and Susan are em- ment at UT; and son, Phil, is sopho- Richard T. Buffler (BS '59) is a research ployed by Gulf Exploration and Pro- more inhigh school." scientist in geophysics at the UT Ma- duction. Marvin T. Carlsen (BS '52) says he has rine Institute in Galveston. "We are Frank Kell Cahoon (BS '57) is chief operat- "taken early retirement from teaching, still enjoyinglife in Galveston. The job ing officer of Raymal Refining, Ltd.in and am working in the geology field with the Marine Science Institute has Midland."Have daughter insophomore again. Four of our kids are now been fun and challenging." year at UT and son who willgo to UT throughcollege, and in the fall we will Freda Bullard(MA '51) is a second year art this fall. RaymelRefining Ltd. now on only have one left; she'll bea junior at student at UT. She and her father, stream with small crude oil refinery at Texas Tech.Best wishes to all— for the Fred M.Bullard, willbe in Taos, New Corpus Christi. Raymel suffered a greatest geology school in the country Mexico during the summer, working on tragic loss of its French partner, Pierre at UT." their"side-by-side"Taos houses. "Come de Malleray,in May of 1977." Royce P. Carr (BA '74,BS 76) has recently visit us there!" Roger Q. Callaway(BS '77) is a field assis- been promoted to district geologist Arthur B. Busbey, 111 (BS 75, MA 77) is tant for Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. for Northwestern Resources Company. pursuing the PhD degree in the De- in Austin, Nevada. "Deborah and Iare building our first partment of Anatomy at the University Dean L. Callender (BS '56, MA '58) is en- home in Huntsville, Texas. It is the of Chicago. "Married Janet Nilsson joying having his oldest son at Texas. last place on the face of the earth that (BS 77) in December. Am continuing "It gives Marilyn and me a good rea- you would expect to find a geologist. to work on Crocodilians, though now son to return to Austin frequently. We We miss Austin very much. The search including more aspects of anatomy and continue to enjoy the constant contact for ligniteand uranium continues." function of modernforms.Willbe visit- with the UT geology alumni as more Ralph V. Carson, Jr. (BS '55) is financial ing South Africa, Europe and South and more move back to the world's director for Conoco Coal Development America this fall to look at fossil and oil capital." Dean is vice president at Company in Stamford, Connecticut. recent crocodilians and sundry other Dean Witter Reynolds inHouston. "Have mainly been involved with the reptiles. So as not to upset Al Scott, I Rodney J. Camp (BS '43) is a geologist for development of coal gasification over will be— looking at elastics in South Camp Oil Company in Midland. "Once the past year." Africa geology has not been for- again, Iam most appreciative of the Gary D. Carter (BS 76) is employed as a saken!" time and effort that is represented by geologistby Williams Exploration Com- Ron Butterworth (MA '66) is division geo- the informationassembledin theNews- pany in Houston. phvsicist for Pennzoil in Houston. letter—my sincere thanks to everyone Robert D. (Bob) Carter (BS '48, MA '48) is Hal H.Bybee (BA '41) is coordinator of en- involved." back in the oil business as a geologist 66 September 1978

for the U.S. GeologicalSurvey in Men- policy and objectives division of the lo Park, California. "Spent much of the USAF Security Service in San Antonio. winter at Barrow, Alaska, concerned "Oldest daughter (married to a German with development wells in the South UT graduate) in Germany teaching Barrow gas field.Off in May by freight- Germans French and English; second er to Spain to warmup." daughter about to graduate from San Jack C. Cartwright (BS '51, MA '55), part- Marcos (horticulture); am finally get- ner in Roberts, Koch and Cartwright ting to play some golf with my middle in Midland, reports: "Our partnership school son. Crenshaw doesn't have to continues tobe active in explorationin worry." thePermian— Basin. Family continues to J. W. Collins (BS '56) is an independent grow present count, four children, geologist in Corpus Christi now work- three sons-in-law and two grandsons. ing Texas offshore, Gulf of Mexico and Barbara and Isend regards to all our onshore. friends." Susan J. Deutsch Conger (BS '70) is a proj- David G. Casey, Jr. (BS '60) is a consulting ect geologist (biostratigraphy) for Gulf engineer and independent operator in Research and Development Company Lafayette,Louisiana. "Still going strong in Houston. in south Louisiana but now drilling Beaumont B. Cooley (MA '55) writes, "In- shallow play in northeast Oklahoma. I UelClanton emceesIngerson dinner deed, this has been a busy year. In very wisely got my dry hole out of the June Icompleted my term as president way first and am now planning a pro- be of interest not only to the home- of the Societyof Professional Well Log gram of ten producers. Nothing beats owner, developer,etc., butalso to some Analysts. As of April Itransferred as confidence except an unlimitedexplor- in the oilpatch!" staff geologist, formation evaluation, ationbudget; fortunately,I've got con- Charles E. Clark (BS '60) is an Air Force for Chevron USA centralregionlocated fidence. Ishould be under ten wells in Major who is munitions maintenance in Denver to supervising development south Louisiana this year, deepest supervisor at Ellsworth AFB, South geologist, Chevron Spain in Madrid. 16,000. Cynthia— and Iare having more Dakota. "Wife, Joyce (Reynolds), and The new job will be looking after de- fun than ever always heard about the children, Allyson (9), Audrey (7), and velopment of the Casablanca field in bowl of cherries!" Stephen (6) doing well." the Mediterranean, about 12 miles off- DwightE. Cassell (BS '54, MA '57) is "back William G. Clarkson, Jr. (BA '37) is a con- shore." in Exxon's busiest drilling area.Enjoy- sulting geologist in Midland. Carroll E. and Marion Cook (BA '23, MA ing the high level of activity and the Wilbur R. (Ted) Cleaves (BA '60) has re- '32; BA '22) took an 84-day world low commuting distance." Dwight is cently moved from Orange, Texas to cruise early in 1978."Among,the places districtproduction geologist for Exxon Corpus Christi, and has relocated his rich in history touched by the ship in Kingsville, Texas. medicalpractice there. Heis the father were India, Egypt, Bali, and China. Donald E. Caussey (BS '51) continues as of three children. We stayed three days in Kwangchow division geologist for Pennzoil Co. in GeorgeH. Clements (BA '22), who is retired (Canton to us), China. The things we Midland. and living in Denton, Texas, writes: did not see were more interesting than William D. Chandler (BS '51) says, "I re- "I enjoy the Newsletter,although there those we saw. We saw no dogs, cats, tired from Chevron (after almost 26 are only a few of those Iknew in the beggars, crippled people, old people, years) and returned to Midland with geology class of '22 who are alive or and no fat people, though everybody American Quasar. Enjoyingbeingback who report as present and accounted seemed well-fed. We saw a major sur- in Texas." for." gical operation using only acupuncture Walter Chatham, Jr. (BA '48, MA '50) sends Kelton W. Cloud (BS 73), an exploration for anesthesia." The Cooks are retired greetings to everyone fromWashington, geologist for Bass Enterprises Produc- and live in Austin. D.C., where he is a geologist for the tion Co. in Fort Worth, is "continuing John D. Cooper (MA '64, PhD 70) is asso- Federal Energy Regulatory Agency, working the Mid-Continent area and ciate professor of earth science at Cali- Department of Energy. starting to work the AppalachianBasin fornia State University at Fullerton. C. A. Chimene (BS '50) continues as explor- also." He and his wife were awaiting "Enjoyed seeing many friends at Okla- ation manager, westernUSA, for Total the birth of their second child at the homa City AAPG/SEPM. Still working Petroleum, Inc. in Houston. His oldest end of May. on upper Cretaceous of Santa Ana boy is now majoring in geology at UT. W. Howell Cocke, Jr. (BS '48) is an inde- Mountains and Upper Cambrian of Jack M. Chrismon (BS '51) openedan office pendent in Houston. "I am getting southern Great Basin and teachinghis- in Dallas for HNG Oil Co. in Decem- more and more active in drilling and torical geology, paleo, strat and sedi- ber, 1977. development now mostly in southern mentology courses. Still live in the Rubie Vaughan Christner (BA '29) is retired Louisiana. Would like to evaluate for idyllic little spot of Sleepy Hollow in in Shamrock, Texas. my own account any good drilling Carbon Canyon, and my family and I Uel S. Clanton (BS '55, MA '60, PhD '68), prospects in the Texas-Louisiana gulf would welcomea visit from our Texas geologist for NASA at the Johnson coast area." friends." Space Center in Houston, says, "With- H. Grady Collier, Jr. (BS '49) experienced Glen Lee Corrigan (BA '55) writes from out question the highlight of the year a most active, and somewhat reward- Houston, "Son, Donald, is scheduled was the opportunity to MC the retire- ing, year as a consulting petroleum to graduatein photojournalismat UT- ment dinner for Dr. Ingerson.Also co- geologist in New Orleans. "All class- Austin at the end of this summer. Mary authored a map and report that will mates have an open invitation to visit continues as business departmenthead, come out as a USGS publication on my office whenin New Orleans." Cy-Fair High School; and Icontinue faulting in the Houston area. It should Bryan D. Collins (BS '50) is chief of the to representMacmillanProfessional and Geological Sciences Newsletter 67

Library Services in libraries of 102 headquarters planning for Exxon in department here. We have moved into Texas counties." Houston, but hopes to return to their new quarters and all new research and Henry C. Cortes (BA '40) retiredin Novem- data processing center later this year. teachinglabs willbe completedby end ber, 1972. He spends half his time in "I was much saddened by the passing of 1978. Enjoyed seeing UT exes in Dallas, and the remainder of his time of L. T. (Slim) Barrow, who was a Oklahoma City at AAPG. Wife now in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. fine geologist— and executive for our teaching high school and both kids in Augustus S. Cotera (BS '52, MA '56, PhD company and also a good friend, to high school. Ken Martin, where are '62) is professor and chairman of the me and to the University." you? Please surface at a meeting." geology department at Northern Ari- Thomas M. Culbertson (MA '48) teaches Robert B. and MaryL. Quick Davis (BS '48; zona University in Flagstaff. "Spent geology at San Antonio College in San BS '49) continue tolive in Tyler,Texas. great summer in Europe (mostlyItaly); Antonio. He comments, "Most students Bob says, "After 20 years with Ameri- going back to Great Britain this sum- are good; just like their parents." can Petrofina, Iresigned my position mer. Extending—Arizona field work into Thomas A. Cullinan (BS '55) is "still pur- as district geologist, and accepted a Sonora, Mexico some really wild geol- suing the hecticlife of the independent more challenging position with Globe ogy there." and enjoyingit very much." He livesin Drilling Co. Mary continues her work Bill C. Cotner (BS '53) is owner of Meadco New Orleans. as a medicallab technician." Properties in Midland, and now has a Hugh W. Curfman (BS '48), an independent Marthann Kessler David (BA '43) says she son attending UT. geologist in Lafayette, Louisiana, says "took earlyretirement from Amoco Re- Relmon E. Cotten (BS '54) is president of he "enjoyedseeing Austin and many of search Center in 1973 after 29 years Clovelly Oil Co., Inc. in New Orleans. our friends at the convention last fall. on various research programs. Finally Jerry Covington (BS '43) is a geologist in Still looking for oil and gas. Come see have time for piano and sewing hob- Midland. "Kyle and Lisa will both us. Crawfish in season." bies. Enjoy the Newsletter!" Marthann marry soon. We will then have one Thomas B. Curlee (BS '50) writes, "After lives in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. unmarried child. Everything is going 25 years, a change: took early retire- George P. Derry, Jr. (BS '49), consulting well, and Eloise and Iare both thank- ment fromPhillips Petroleum Co., now petroleum geologist in Corpus Christi, ful for what geologyhas done for us." geological consultant for Oxley Petro- writes, "Business is movingrapidlywith R. Wilson Cozby, Jr. (BS '60), a pedodontist leum Company of Tulsa. Office in Ok- more consulting work than one can in Tyler, Texas, says, "Will have my lahoma City and still live in Norman. handle and also develop one's own first son to attend the University of Helen plays golf, Tom, Jr. is a junior prospects. The family is all well and Texas this year, so Iplan to be in Aus- in geology, Keith is a sophomore in happy with three very active grand- tin several times." high school." children for which we are thankful." William W. Craig (PhD '68) is chairman David K. Curtice (BA '53) is a geologist for William H. Devine (BS '48) retired in fall of the department of earth sciences at Southwest Research Institute in San of 1977 from Sun Oil after 30 years, the University of New Orleans. "The Antonio. and opened his own consulting office total of my activity since last News- Esther S. Cuyler (widow of Professor Rob- in Houston. letter has been paperwork. Ihaven't ert H. Cuyler) comments, "My son and E. J. and Pat Wood Dickerson (BS '57, MA been anywhere or seen anybody. In Ihave bought a small ranch near Ban- '66; BA 70) write from Houston: "Ed fact, my only contact with the outside dera and, withmy grandsons, we spend is still enjoying consulting, is working world is the Newsletter. Keep it com- almost every weekend there. Ienjoy domestic offshore for the most part, i :;! the Newsletter." Mrs. Cuyler lives in involvedinOCS lease sales.Pat's work Arthur S. Cramer,Jr. (BS '57), assistant dis- San Antonio. has dealtmainly with carbonates of the trict geophysicist for Texaco in New John H. Dante (att. 44-45) is retired in Michigan Basin, Oklahoma, west Texas Orleans, says, "Daughter,Joan, is a Pi Naples, Florida, where he keeps busy and New Mexico; she has had a chance Phi at LSU in her second year. Son, studyingfossils. to travel a bit. She saw many familiar David, was a lifeguard this summer. Harris P. (Koop) Darcy (BS '51) is an inde- faces at Trans-Pecos field conference I've been attending rock shows and pendent in Houston. in May. We took a leisurely drive have a fine mineral collection." Larry J. Darnall (BS '58) is really enjoying through the southwest last fall— Four Weyman W. Crawford (BS '50) is general the challenge of a brand new job as Corners area, Canyonlands, Yosemite, manager of the oil and gas division of exploration manager, gulf coast divi- etc., planning now to head for the Texasgulf Inc. in Houston. sion for May Petroleum Corp. in Dal- Caicos Islands, then to the SEG con- William R. Cree (BS '52) recently formed a las. "Sharon and the kids are fine. I vention in San Francisco in October." UT cx— hope to see convention partnership withanother Glenn everyone at the Jane OrmondDinkins (BS '38) is a rancher (Pup) Doggett. "Operating as Amber in October. in ChappellHill, Texas. Oil & Gas Co. in west-central Morgan Davis, (MA '53) notes, "At- Texas J. Jr. (BS '59) area." Billlives in Abilene, Texas. tended the University-Industry Career Melvin R. Dixon is still employed by Esso Production in Ronald W. Crockett (BS '69) is division de- Conference in Austin during March. It Malaysia Kuala Lumpur. velopment geologist for PogoProducing was designed to aid the Geology De- Companyin Houston. partment in future programsfor under- William R. Dixon (MA '58) became an in- James R. Crow (BS '50) is president of Pet- graduate students, but it certainly im- dependent as of January 1, 1978. He roleum Operations Inc. in New Or- pressed a lot of the company repre- is "lovingDenver and the business." leans. "Just got movedinto new home. sentatives on the broad gauge of the George A. Donnelly, Jr. (BS '40) says he Youngest daughter will graduate from presentprograms." Morgan is explora- enjoys the Newsletter verymuch. He is LSU this summer. Other three daugh- tion coordinator, frontier areas, for still in Midland looking for hydrocar- ters are married. We now have three Pennzoil Company in Houston. bon as president of The Eastland Oil grandchildrenand a black Labrador." Richard A. (Skip) Davis, Jr. (MA '61) is a Company. He also continues his fine Milton W. Crusius (BS '49) is presently on professor of geology at University of efforts as a member of the UT Geology temporary assignment with exploration South Florida in Tampa. "Still chairing FoundationAdvisory Council. 68 September 1978

Marisue Dougherty (BA '77) is a geological Fel Energy in San Antonio, is working ing in rapid fashion, as are our children assistant withMichigan-Wisconsin Pipe to keep an Aggie in school. (5, 12, and 14), my waistline, the vege- Line Co. in Houston. John T. Eidt (BS '49) is a consulting geol- table garden, and my forehead. Hope Mike E. Douglas (BS '57) is a partner in ogist in Oklahoma City. "Accolades, to see a bunch of you at GSA in To- Douglas and Gauntt Operators in San and a standing ovation to Chairman ronto." Murray is chief of geological Bob Boyer, attending faculty, and Antonio. His oldest daughter, Robin and energy applications for NASA in (20), an on award students for the splendid alumni graduated as architect breakfasthere inOklahoma during Washington,D.C. City Bruce W. (BS '51) May 20. the AAPG-SEPM meetings this past Fields is an independent H. L. Dodd (BS '56) is senior petrophysicist April. A real credit to the UT Depart- petroleum geologist located in Corpus for Southern Natural Gas Co. "Still in ment of Geology from all of us who Christi. "Bruce Fields and sons Byron Houston. It is pleasant to stay in one attended (and to all UT geology alum-— (BBA in PLM '74) and Craig (BA 77), place for a whileafter years of moving ni) that we can be most proud of a are stilllooking for oil and gasin south around. Kids keep getting older; two realhighlight of the annual sessions." Toxas. Adding new offices and keeping Gus K. (BA '29, MA '30) is still con- sons in college now. Daughter making Eifler busy." Austin, and welcomes all plans to become a Maggie. Guess we sulting in Richard C. Finch (PhD '72) is assistant pro- have to accept things like that." visitors. fessor of geology at Tennessee Tech Elliott, '55, '58) Harry A. Douthit (BA '32) is retiredin Ray- Arthur B. Jr. (BS MA University in Cookeville. "In March I mondville,Texas. writes, "I finally got out of the office took eight geology majors and another PuertoRico, Vir- Bill M.Doyle(BS '52) continues work as an with field trips to the professor on a two-week— field trip to independent geologist in San Antonio. gin Islands, England, northernNorway Central America a fun learning ex- Now Ralph C. Duchm (MA 55) is a consulting and Germany. working on new perience for all. Biggest project for the Wife, geologist associated with Zinn Petro- ventures in northwest Europe. past year has been writing a lab man- leum Company in Houston. Ann, and daughter, Elizabeth, enjoying ual for physical geology courses. Ex- William E. Dunaway (MA '62), district ge- Dallas." Arthur is a geological special- pect to be published by sometime this ologist for DixelResources in Houston, ist with Mobil. summer. A lot of sweat, but we think Ellis, '50) says he "enjoyed the GCAGS Conven- Ab R. Jr. (BS sends greetings it's a goodmanual." Midland, tion in Austin (especially the carbonate from where he is district de- Jack C. Fitzpatrick (BS '48, MA '50) writes, symposium)." velopment geologist for Texaco. "Hope "Our youngest daughter, Mary, gradu- DavidE. Dunn (PhD '64) writes, "A scuba- to see you all inHouston at next year's ated from high school in May. Now divingChristmas vacation withGretchen AAPG convention." we will have three girls in college. We and the boys at Grand Canyon has Joe Elo, Jr. (BS '56), consultant in Fort are moving into a revitalized100-year- son, 7, convinced meI'm in the wrongspecial- Worth, writes that his Max, is oldplantation-style homein Jeanerette, wife, ty. As a rock mechanic all Ido is daughter, Glynnis is 14, and Bet- Louisiana, after four years of work. squeeze rocks, while those modern car- ty, is "over 21." We will commute to work in Lafayette bonate types get to look at reefs! Move Lawrence E. Ethridge,Jr. (BS '47) is an in- just 30 minutes away." Jack is a geolo- over, Clyde Moore. Hope to see one dependent oil operator actively drilling gist for IMC Exploration. and all at Toronto." Dave is professor with a group in Corpus Christi. Walter M. (Dub) Fitzgerald, Jr. (BS '53) of geology and geophysics at Univer- W. E. Failing(BS '42) says, "Spent a month lives in Lufkin, and is employed as a sity of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. in the jungles of southMexico in search geologist for Temple-Eastex Incorpor- William R. Dupre (BS '68, MA '70), assis- of the elusive horned guan, a bird that ated in Diboll,Texas. "Chasing Yegua tantprofessorof geology at the Univer- is almost extinct. A wonderful story of water sands, looking for oil, gas and sity of Houston, says, "Elaine's expect- the expedition was in the February 13, lignite.Had a beautifulspring in these ing our first child in August, and we're 1978 Sports Illustrated by Bob Cant- piney woods. This is God's country." delighted.Now if Ican only get back well, who was also on the trip. We did DorothyYatesFisher (BA '27) is retiredand from the field in time. .. ." find the bird." He is a valuation con- lives in Rosenberg, Texas. Connie Mayes Dyer (BA '58), a homemaker sultant in Houston. G. E. Flack (BS '51) says, "Just Ruth and in Houston, says, "Things much the George H. Falk (BS '57) writes from Rock- myself fighting the battle of New Or- same. Byron in the second year of port, Texas, "Having a goodlife in this leans. Two sons are in the Navy. Spend working forhimself and loving it. Kelly beautiful resort. Into real estate sales, most of the time looking for energy— and Jeff are 16 and 17 and know condo rentaland wehave theRockport more ways than one." He is manager everything there is to know, according Racquet Club and the Net Result of production geologyfor Gulf Explor- to them. I'm still taking a couple of Sport Shops here and in Corpus ation and Production Co. in New Or- biology courses per year and having Christi." leans. fun withit." William A. Faubion (BS '50) is vice presi- Terence BrinsleyFlanagan (BS '51), a geo- Fred A. Ealand (BS '48) is exploration co- dent of Wainoco Oil Corporation in physicist for the U.S. Geological Sur- ordinator for Exxonin Houston. "Thir- Houston. "Wainoco now employs 12 vey in Metairie, Louisiana, writes, ty years with Exxon this year! Still geologists and 12 engineers and will "Married, one grown daughter who's hanging in there. Two youngest chil- be drilling over 100 wells in 1978." finally about to make me a grand- dren will graduate from college—(U of O. W. (Buzz) Fauntleroy (BA '48) is presi- father. We have had several foster Houston and SMU) next year Hur- dent of Vista Petroleum Company in children in the past and at present rah!" Abilene, Texas; his daughter is a fresh- have one four-year-old foster daughter. Gerald K. Ebanks (MA '66) writes, "Enjoy man and his eldest son a sophomore at Very active in church work." Dallas and being back in Texas; have UT. Herman A. Fonville (BA '26) notes that he been promoted to land sales evalua- MurrayFelsher (PhD '71) comments that he and his wife, Mildred, spent a week in tions coordinator for Mobil E&P Ser- is "still remote-sensing, and enjoying March visiting the Mayan ruins in Yu- vices, Inc." my visits to Austin. I'mhappy to report catan, Mexico, a trip they recommend Mark Eidelbach (BS '50), a partner in Ei- that NASA's geologyprogramis grow- to anyone. Geological Sciences Newsletter 69

Herman H. Forbes (BS '50) is director of Darrell L. Frey (BA '70) is working as a manager for Exxon's explorations de- the surveying division of the General geologist with the United Nations department in Houston. LandOffice in Austin. velopment program for poorer coun- Cameron H. Gates (BS '60, MA '62) is vice Randy Foutch (BS '76) is a geologist for tries, in Santiago, Chile. president of explorationfor McMoßan Keplinger & Associates in Houston. Annabelle Bannahan Friddle (BA '45, MA ExplorationCompany inCorpus Christi. Leonard S. Fowler (BS '55) lives in Dallas, '50), comments: "Herb is still with NL Leroy Gatlin (BS '48, MA '50) comments, wherehe is president of Fowler Petro- Baroid Petroleum Services, and we "Life continues busy, joyful, and easy. leum Corporation. have been in Utah on assignment for Children grown and growing. Enjoyed William Laird Fowler (BA '75) went to some time now. We have really en- Texas-Ex cruise along with meeting Texas A&M and completed coursework joyed this state. Ialways look forward many super people."Leroy is an inde- and fieldwork toward a masters in rec- to receiving the Newsletter." Anna- pendent geologist in Oklahoma City. reation and parks, specializing in inter- belle's home is in Aztec, New Mexico. Henry B. Gayle (BS '58, MA '61) reports, pretive planning.Currently he is presi- Steve Frishman (MA '69) is publisher of the "Big news is that Margee got her BA dent of the Sabine-Neches Gem and South Jetty Newspaper in Port Aransas, last summer and three months later Mineral Society, and is living in Port Texas. "Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby in Febru- became the State of Nevada Executive Arthur, Texas. ary appointed me to the Texas Coastal Director for the Easter Seal Society. Hewitt B. Fox (BA '47, BS '48, MA '48), and Marine Council, with term to ex- Karen has just graduated from high independent oil and gas producer in pire in 1981. Iwas also elected board school and headed for the University Corpus Christi, says, "All indications member of Texas Environment Coali- of Reno. Other than that,nothingmuch point to another goodyear if our pub- tionin 1978, and am now serving third has happened." Hank is chief of tech- lic servants in Washington don't pull year on Texas Coastal Management nical support for Holmes & Narver, the rug out fromunder us.Both of my Program Citizen Advisory Committee, Inc. in Las Vegas. sons are Texas-exes; the elder, Fred, operating through the Texas General P. O. Geddie (BS '38) has moved back to has a masters in vocational rehabilita- Land Office." Austin, andis still drilling wells. tion and is with an MHMR unit in Jack Q. Frizzell (BS '50), president of En- Thurman B. Geddie (BS '45) lives in Hous- Bastrop; tho younger, Stan, has a BBA rich Oil Corp. in Abilene, Texas, is ton, where he is an independent geol- and is doing very well as an indepen- "enjoying the search for oil more each ogist. dent land man in Corpus Christi." year. Sons, Allen and Lane, taking care Fred M. Gibson (BA '51) continues as as- Dan R. Frantzen (MA '58) is president of of geology and production; wife, Pat, sistant vice president and manager of StoneOilCorp. in Lafayette,Louisiana. handling secretarial duties; daughter, policy owners service for American Bruce K. Frazee (BS '52) is districtmanager Janie Stallcup, happily married and Founders Life Insurance Company in (offshore district) for Marathon Oil now in Houston. All's well except for Austin. Company in Houston. federalintrusion in our lives." Ron Gieger (BS '63, MA '65), exploration Donald L. Frazee (BS '55) writes from Alan C. Funk (BS '71, MA '75) recently manager of Franks Petroleum, Inc. in Houston, "This year winds up my 13th finished detailed geologic mapping of Shreveport,Louisiana, comments: "We year as a development geologist for the excavation for a nuclear plant in most certainly enjoyed being back in Sonat Exploration Company and my southern Indiana. "Decided to make Austin for the 1977 GCAGS and see- eighth year as a littleleague umpire. the best of the long northern winters ing many of the old gang. Life in the I've had just about an equal number by taking up skiing. Haven't broken oiland gas business remains hectic but of close calls in both jobs." anything yet!" Al is an engineering enjoyable here in Shreveport. Best W. D. (Dick) Frazell (MA '35) lives in La- geologist for Sargent & Lundy Engi- wishes to all." fayette, Louisiana, where he is still neers in Chicago. Rusty Goetz (MA '77) comments that she drilling for gas and oil at Atchafalaya James B. Furrh, Jr. (BS '50) is an indepen- is having a lot of fun at her job as Bay. dent oil producer in Jackson, Missis- exploration geologist for Continental Goran Fredrikson (MA '71, PhD '74) writes sippi, now drilling in southeastern Oil Company in Albuquerque, New from Jarfalla, Sweden, "I am presently states and east Texas. "Wife and three Mexico. working with a tungsten and base- boys all fine." Wyeth LeonardGoode (BS '53) is a consult- metal prospecting program in central Robert B. Games (BS '49, MA '51) writes ing geologist in Midland. Sweden.Last fall Ispent three months thathe is "just finishing 22ndyear with James E. Gordon, Jr. (MA '51) is an inde- investigating iron ore in Mozambique, NorthernNaturalGas Co., and I'm glad pendent geologist in Corpus Christi. a very delightful country. Ihope to to be in Texas instead of Nebraska. Patrick Adair Grady (BS '77) livesin Grants, return there in September, this time Teachinggeologypart-time at Midland New Mexico, and is grade control ge- taking my family along." Goran is College. I'm working the eastern shelf ologist for Kerr-McGee Nuclear Cor- senior exploration geologist for LKAB of the Permian Basin and Ifind the poration. Prospectingin Stockholm. geology exciting." Bob is senior geolo- Richard E. Grant (PhD '58), geologist and James C. Freeman (BS '43) is an indepen- gist at NNG in Midland. curator of brachiopods at the National dent in Corpus Christi. lacopo Gambini (BS '58), president and Museum of Natural History at Wash- Tom Freeman (PhD '62) is a professor of manager of General Pipe Service in ington, D.C., says, "Iwas happy tosee geology at the University of Missouri, Bogota, Colombia, notes, "Drilling in so many old friends on my visit to Columbia. "Enjoyedbeing United Na- Colombiapicking up; hoping for—some Austin in December. Even after 20 tions consultant to Brazil last January. new discoveries. Family same two years Ifeel at home in the geology Then, off to Spain on sabbaticalleave. boys and two girls. Call when passing department. The last (sixth) volume on Peg, Tom, and Rob enjoyed the Span- through." west Texas brachiopods appeared in ish beaches (as always). Peg and I J. Neal Garland (BS '59) is executive vice October, 1977, so now Iam working motorcycled to Yugoslavia before re- president of Goldston Oil Corporation in earnest on the Permian of Greece, turning. Now to our summer field in Houston. plan another field trip there in May, camp for 1978, 1979 (ugh!)." Douglas G. Garrott (BS '51) is operations 1978. The boys are now 9, 12 and 15 70 September 1978

1960 Geology 660 group at International Chemicals Company Potash Mine near Carlsbad, New Mexico

years old, all active and thriving. Wife, William Gumert (MA '65), a geophysicist ance is with Poweram Exploration,Inc. Lucy, teaches music in Arlington, Vir- for Carson Geoscience in Perkasie, in Houston. Plans include an explora- ginia." Pennsylvania,reports: "Have organized tion program for the onshore area of Robbie Gries (MA '70) is a geologist for a new division for Carson Helicopters south Louisiana. Only son still at 'The' Reserve Oil, Inc. in Denver. "Good to Inc. We've flown over 10,000 linemiles University, now applying for medical see old friends in Oklahoma City. Be- of airborne gravity in the last eight school. Jeannie is a sophomore at Dul- tween meetings, Mexico vacation, well- months. Hope we grow into a big air- les High in Ft. Bend County. Dorothy site work, field work, etc., seems like borne surveying company." is active in the Sugar Creek Garden Inever am in the office, but enough Mehmet Gurel (MA '56) is counsellor of Club and in the Houston Geological to keep the prospects moving." general directorate of petroleum affairs Society Auxiliary." Donald M. Gray (BS '51, MA '53) says, of Turkey in Ankara. "I've been work- Curry W. Hall (BS '54) is manager of de- "Following 16 years in the Texas Gulf ing in the government office. The ac- velopment and production for Winter- Coast, two years at Shell's research tivities arenot very excitingbutshortly shall Oil and Gas Co. in Houston. lab, and seven years international, I the Dorchester Gas Corp. of Turkey "Looking— at a lot of deals, taking a find myself one year into a new career will drill two wells in the Izmar Bay few most in Texas-Louisiana Gulf in a small part of the Anadarko Basin of the Aegean Sea. We hope the re- Coast. The GCAGS convention in Aus- of Oklahoma. And, you know, it's fun sults are good." He extends best wishes tin last fall was just great. Enjoyed to be prospecting again." Don is now to all his friends. visiting with so many 'old' friends." in Houston. Rosamond Allen (BA '47), staff geologist for Shell Haertlein a house- Henry R. Hamman (BS '59, MA '62) is an H. Guess (BA '39, '40), Dallas, am Roy MA consulting wife in says, "I happy to independent oil operatorin Houston. geologist in Casper, Wyoming, writes, write that our son, Albert, graduated Weldon W. Hammond, (BS '60, MA '69) "When you mix good oil prospects, in spring '78 from UT with a BS in Jr. is a time the Hereford cattle, a ranch at the foot of geology." "having great running geology UT-San Antonio in the Big Horn Mountains, lots of deer, Karl F. Hagemeier (BS '49), petroleum ex- section at Dissertation antelope, wild turkey and a mountain plorationconsultant in Houston, writes, Dick McGehee's absence. trout stream with a wonderful wife and "The Weaver-NY Gas ExplorationPro- work going fine." family, who could ask for more? Iam gram terminated December 31, 1977. John W. Hampton, Jr. (BS '53) is an inde- most grateful for such abundant bless- Score stands at 16 dry, five gas dis- pendent oil producer in Wichita Falls, ings." coveries, three drilling. My new alli- Texas. Geological Sciences Newsletter 71

Louis H. Haring, Jr. (BS '38), independent (southwest Dominican Republic). Ca- goodhealth and life in Tyler." petroleum geologist in San Antonio, ribbean vacationers can reach us at of- Nolan Hirsch (BS '44), a geologist in Mid- moved May Ist to a new office on the fice phone 567-8211. They make splen- land, says, "Everything coming up north side of the city. He is still drill- did pina coladas here!" roses. Finding some oil and gas. Three ing a few wells each year, mostly in Mack L. Hays, Jr. (BA '42) is an indepen- children all graduating from UT and south Texas area. dent geologist in Tyler,Texas. St. Mary's law school in May and David C. Harrell(BA '27) is retiredin Jack- Thomas F. Head (BS '40, MA '48) is divi- August." son, Mississippi. sion exploration manager for Pennzoil Dave Hixon (MA '59), whose work at John- J. Richard (Dick) Harris (BS '53, MA '57), in Parkersburg, West Virginia. "The son Space Center in Houston involves presidentof Bow ValleyIndustries Ltd. Appalachian Basin is very active with photo interpretationusing LANDSAT in Calgary, Canada, comments: "Our Texas-exes found visiting the area." in agriculture, writes, "Kids (Nancy, company is continuing to grow, espe- Grant Heiken (MA '66) is a geologist at 15; Edward, 11; Richard, 9) doing fine. cially with the recent acquisition of a Los Alamos Scientific Lab in New Am refereeingsoccer and football." Denver company that produces oil, Mexico,still working in volcanology. Carroll Ann Hodges (BA '58), geologist for gas, and coal. We now have over 500 James H. Helland(BS '43) writes from San the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo U.S. employees and are looking for- Antonio, "Due to the 'Lawyers and Ac- Park, California, says, "The— 'big news' ward to many active years in the countants Benefit Law of 1976' passed is I'm in my new house have con- States." by Congress Ihad to incorporate and cluded it— will never be finished, but Mark Harris (BA '75) obtained his masters now all my operations are being con- I'm in it and the bar is functioning in '77 from Texas A&M, and now ducted under the name of Inland well! (Now for the stable. .. .) Work-— teaches geology/oceanography at Kil- Ocean, Inc." ing mainly with Mars— photos now ex- leen High School in Killeen, Texas. John D. Henderson (BS '37) is retired in citing volcanology but will soon have "Still make most of the SASGS trips." Dallas,but manages to keep busy with to become reacquainted with earth, as Thomas E. Harris (BS '57), district geologist west Texas ranching and Dallas real I'm committedto teach an earthscience for GPE in Corpus Christi, comments, estate interests. course— at San Francisco State next fall "Wife, Monica Jolene (BBA '55), and E. R. (Bob) Henningsen (BS '57) is associate that willbe a sobering challenge." three big ones doing fine." professor of geology at Tarleton State F. A. (Fred) Hoeninghaus, Jr. (BS '49), a George M. Harwell, Jr. (BS '57, MA '59) is University in Stephenville, Texas. geophysicist for Exxon in Houston, is explorationmanager,OCS, for Natomas "Curtis graduates from NTSU in May, "looking forward to another fine issue North America in Houston. "We are gets married in June; Biff in Univ. of of the Newsletter." involved in Federal OCS lease sale in Southern Florida working on PhD; Charles Wayne Holcomb (BS '37) retired the Gulf of Mexico." Samuel finishing his sophomore year in from Exxon after 39 years and lives in Columbus, Texas. Roderick B. Haulenbeek (MA 70) com- high school. Wife and Ihave to go "Have small (thank heaven) ments, "Have embarked on a new avo- through another teenage driver." ranching operation. '51) fence, brush, cation— distance running. Finished my Charles W. Henslee (BS says, "After 27 Build cut and work well first marathon in March, and am look- years, still enjoying participating in cuttings on occasion." Bill D. Holland (BS '54) notes, "After 20 ing forward to next season (which be- Diamond Shamrock's aggressive exploration Ileft Exxon join gins in October)." Rod is area opera- program whichhas beenparticu- years to Pogo Pro- tions geologist for Gulf Oil Corp. in larly successful in the offshore. The ducing Co. It's been busy but much Houston. youngest of four kids is now in college, fun. Pogo is actively exploring all in- andIexpect to find more time to enjoy land areas now in addition to the off- Laurence H. Hawes, (BS '51) is an area Jr. my unorthodox golf swing." Charles shore. Son, Bill, plans to transfer to geologist with Atlantic-Richfield in is district geologist— gulf coast in Texas for fall semester and major in Midland, working on development and Houston. geology; daughter, Karen, is getting extension. "Would like to commend all T. (BS '50) married this June. Other family mem- having a part in the publicationof the Harold Henslee writes, "At- tended the AAPG convention in Okla- bers are holding their own." Bill lives Newsletter. I think you are doing a in Houston. great job and Ienjoy the news update homa City and saw many friends and David S. Holland (BS '57) continues to live on faculty and alumni." ex-students. We are still trying to find enough oil and gas to move back to in Houston wherehe is vice president, F. Hayes (BS '49, '51) is an inde- James MA the 'Hill Country. Grandchild number exploration, for Pennzoil Company. pendent in Houston. "I am still concen- two due in July." Harold is a partner W. F. (Kirk) Holland (MA '73) notes, "The trating my explorationefforts on south science, in ANA-TOK Exploration Company in mix of engineering,and project Louisiana. Last year Ihad three UT Amarillo, management here at Radian Corp. students; Texas. two have graduated and my makes for a if sometimes G. Herblin (BS '52), independentcon- challenging, daughter is a sophomore art major. I James frenetic, existence. it, sulting geologist in New Orleans, says, But I'm enjoying get back on the campus for all the being in is, course, a is always a pleasure and Austin of football games, and it is always a real "It reading the plus!" Newsletter;keep it coming." treat to be back there." Elena Kowalsky Holloway (BA '72) writes Charles G. Hightower, (BS '56) lives in Miles O. Hayes (PhD '65) continues as a Jr. from Laredo, Texas. "Bill and Iare Lafayette, Louisiana, where he is an professor of geology at the University the excitedparents of a new baby boy, of South Carolina in Columbia. independent geologist. Samuel Grayson, born April 10th. And D. Hill (BS '49) is Hugh Hay-Roe (MA '52, PhD '58) is gen- John chairman of the if that's not excitement enough, we eral manager of Canadian Superior Oil board ofHill Production Co. in Dallas. startedbuilding a new home recently." Ltd. "Left Calgary in a fierce January Paul B. Hinyard (BA '28) is retired from Raymond Fred Holsch (BS '50), senior geo- blizzard to open Canadian Superior's Shell Oil Co. "I manage to keep busy physicist with Union Oil of California office in Santo Domingo (Dominican with civic affairs, fishing, and a little in Houston, says, "I hope that you Republic). Nowpreparing for geophysi- traveling. Became a great grandfather who read this are as happy and content cal operations in the Enriquillo Basin last year, so that dates me. Still enjoy as we are. Godbless you all." 72 September 1978

* Eleanor M. Hoover (BS 56) transferred and changed name to reflect its inter- Hoover & Bracken Energies, Inc. in back to Exxon's Gulf CoastExploration national character." Oklahoma City. "It was good to see so Division from the Offshore/Alaska Div- Edwin E. Hurt (BA '46) is retired and lives many at the AAPG convention in April. ision. "Attended several fantasticLong- in Atlanta, Texas. "Still traveling.Made Energy exploration in western Okla- horn games last year. Eleanor lives in trip to Russia last May and spent the homa and the Texas panhandle con- Houston. Christmas holidays with members of tinues to be our major thrust. 1978 Richard A. Hoover (PhD '68) comments: my family in Mexico City. Planning a promises to be a great year in all "Our family is still living in Houston. circle trip to South America this fall." respects." Michael (7%) andKristen (5) are grow- Joe A. Hyber (BS '52) is district geologist W. L. (Bill) Jordan (BS '49), geologist for ing rapidly. They are busy with school for Texas Oil & Gas Inc. in Corpus Adelante Petroleum Co. in Midland, and other activities. Sandi is a partner Christi. says, "I am still enjoying retirement in a young business and growing with Assad Iranpanah (MA '64) is currentlyteach- from Exxon. Working with anindepen- its challenges. Richard is doing re- ing tectonics, geologic map interpreta- dentis a rewarding experience." search in seismic stratigraphy and se's- tion, sedimentaryrocks at graduateand J. D. Kallina (BS '53) writes from Houston, mic modeling with Exxon Production undergraduatelevels in his position as "In July, 1976, sold my company, Research." professor at the University of Tehran, Omega Geophysical Survey Corp., to David H. Hopkins (BS '49) is an operator Iran. He is planning to spend his sab- the Bendix Corp. In June 1977 started and consulting geologist in Big Spring, batical during the next academic year JDK Incorporated. Am operating seis- Texas. "David, Jr. is a petroleum en- at the University of Indiana at Bloom- mic crews in the Rocky Mountain gineer for Houston Oil & Minerals in ington. area." Houston. Gage Russell graduates in Carl B. Irwin (BS '39) is head of the ship Edwin N. Kasper,Jr. (BS '51), geologist for music this summer from NTSU. Enjoy systems branch, office of chief of naval Coastal States Gas Corp. in Houston, the football games every year." operations in Washington, D.C. "My comments: "Thanks for a great alumni WilliamP. C. Hudson (BS '75) is a geologist $700 millionprogram to alter all Navy breakfast at Oklahoma City! It was a involved in uranium exploration for ships and service craft to control sew- privilege to hear of the things being Continental Oil Co. "I havetransferred age and oil/oily wastes pollution is done at the Geology Department. Kirn from delineation (mine development) about 70% complete. I am turning enjoyed her freshman class in the De- at the Conquista Project (Falls City, more of my time to national and inter- partment this past spring. Good vaca- Texas) to exploration based in Austin. national control and cleanup of pollution wishes to all." My wife and Iwere blessed— with a tion of the seas by ships. My youngest Steven G. Katz (PhD '75) writes fromGran- new son in August of '77 John How- son enters Virginia Medical School in ville, Ohio, "Connie and Iare both land Pell Hudson." August '78. That will give me two employed in R&D at Owens-Corning W. T. (Bill) Hudson (BS '39) spends winters doctors out of four sons." Fiberglas. My activity here draws on in Scottsdale, Arizona and summers in J. R. Jackson, Jr. (MA '40) notes, "After my dual scientific and business back- Montana and Denver. manyyears of work all arenow drilling ground, analyzing and evaluating new Jack E. Hughes (BA '48) is district explora- on the Atlantic Coast and hoping that technological and business opportuni- tion manager for Michigan Wisconsin the years of frustration have been ties. If only Icould get used to the PipelineCo. in Houston. "Joined Mish- worthwhile."He is manager of explora- winters here... ." Wish about two years ago, and it is a tion regulatory affairs for Exxon Co. Robert A. Keahey (BS '57) says, "It has great place to work. Have had a bout USA in Houston. finally happened. My son will attend with an oral cancer,but surgery seems M. H. (Pete) Janszen (BA '48, MA '53) UT next year and thus become a vivid to have turned the tide. Always glad writes, "With each passing year, the reminder that time has continued to to see old friends." geologyNewsletterbecomesincreasing- pass since Ileft the old school. I've Jack T. Hughes (BA '41, MA '32), professor ly valuable in enabling Exes to keep suggested petroleum geology as a pos- of anthropology at West Texas State in touch. My sincere appreciation to sible course of study— since Ihaven't University in —Canyon, reports, "Big UT and the staff for making this pos- managedto find all of the oil and gas changes at WT old department of ge- sible." Pete is a geologist for the Gen- in Texas since leaving UT." Bob is an ology and anthropology is now depart- eralLand Office in Austin. independent geologist in San Antonio. ment of geosciences, with geography Otis L. James, Jr. (MA '52) resides in Peter C. Keller (MA '74, PhD '77) is cura- added to geology and anthropology. Gainesville, Texas and is an indepen- tor of mineralogy and geology at the Changes— in administration and faculty dent geologist. Los Angeles County Museum of Nat- too hopefully all for the better." Ken Jarratt (BS '57) says, "Wife, Joyce, ural History. "Just completed construc- Ed Hughston (MA '50) is continuing in ex- Judy and Johnny all OK. Joyce now tion of a million dollar gem and min- ploration business, mainly in south has an antique shop. Judy and Johnny eralfacility. Now hope to resume work Louisiana, as president of Hughston in Sam Houston State University in in Mexico and expand interests south- and Lamb, Inc. in Dallas. Huntsville. Ole buddy 'Scotty' Holland ward into gem deposits in Brazil." Don F. Hugus, Jr. (BS '58) is an indepen- (BS '57) finally came to seeme. Ifinal- Edward R. Kennedy, Jr. (BS '48, MA '49) dent inJackson, Mississippi. ly got a trophy elk in Montana." Ken is a consulting geologist in Midland. Emmett A. Humble (BA '49, MA '51) is is president of Maurco Corp., in Gan- GeorgeL. Keprta (BS '52) says that "during vice president and director of Esso ado, Texas, and lives in nearbyEdna. the past year I have really enjoyed ExplorationInc. in Houston. M. L. Johnson (BS '50) is a geologist for working for mynew employer (Ruther- ElvinMillardHurlbut, Jr. (BS '43) works as Field Drilling Company in San An- ford Oil Corp.). Am still conducting an editor for LTV/Kentron Interna- tonio. "In middle of my fourth com- most of my exploration work in the tional, Inc. in Houston. "Still working pany merger wheremy company is not Trio trend of Texas." George lives in in earth resources, etc., at Johnson the survivor. Self employmentmust be Houston. Space Center. Company moved main better." Jack C. Kern (BS '43) is division explora- headquarters from Honolulu to Dallas J. Phil Jones (BS '64) is land manager for tion manager for Chevron USA Inc. Geological Sciences Newsletter 73

in New Orleans. "Stillhave highhopes ver. "All three children are now mar- production around old fields in the for significant production from the At- ried. Joan and Iare enjoying life and gulf coast. Also getting ready for a lantic offshore." each other." move to Dallas this summer." Ralph S. Kerr (MA '76) is currently work- James L. Lamb, Jr. (BS '56) is anindepen- Jim Learned (MEd '70) continues to direct ing as an exploration and operations dent oil and gas producer in Midland. the music ministry (including leading geologistfor ShellMid Continent Divi- Leon M. Lampert (BS '51, MA '53) writes four choirs) and administer the Chris- sion in Houston. fromCorpus Christi, "Our son, Wayne, tian education program at North Re- HowardW. Kiatta (BS '58) has been an in- will be a senior and daughter, Ellen, dondo Chapel, Redondo Beach, Cali- dependent in Houston for a year and willbe a freshmanat UT in fall of '78. fornia. His wife is teaching first grade a half, and is currently involvedin oil Still workinginsouth Texas and south- so he keeps his contact with education. and gas explorationin the upper Texas eastern New Mexico." Leon is a geol- H. Louis Lee (BS '54, MA '58) comments, gulf coast area. ogist for DalportOil Corporation. "After 15 years with Tenneco Oil Co., Ed Killian (BA '67), exploration manager, Gerald T. Langford (BS '57) is president of Iresigned this spring to become chief Gulf Coast, for J. M.Huber Corp.says, Sabre Exploration Corp. in Dallas. geologist with Aminoil, USA. It's good "Francey and James (4 years) and Iare "Drilling and productionin east Texas also to be back in Houston. We hope happy to be backin Houston after four (Rodessa and Cotton Valley); Ken- to stay for a while this time." years in London. Met many UT friends tucky; Louisiana; south Texas (Wilcox). Joseph W. Lee (BS '50) is a geologist in there, proving how small the worldis Limited workin Wyoming,mostly ura- Richardson, Texas. once again. Beingin Houston andLon- nium. Have stopped remote sensing David H. Lehman (PhD '74) transferredlast don in recent years is like going from service for geothermal resources due fall from Exxon Production Research Oil Nirvana to Valhalla." to heavy governmentintervention.Fam- Co. in Houston to Exxon Southeast Elbert A.King (BS '57, MA '61) is professor ily moved to new home; second grand- Division Exploration in New Orleans. of geology at the University of Hous- child on the way." He is involvedinexplorationinseveral ton. "Returned from a year's stay in James Donald Langston (BS '49) is vice Mesozoicplays. Tubingen, West Germany, where I president of exploration for Exxon in Raymond C. Leonard(MA '77) writes, "Af- spent full-time on meteorite work with Houston. ter finishing my work at UT, Ispent their fine facilities and collection. My J. K. Larsen (BA '40) is group vice presi- June and July in Norway visiting fam- youngest daughter will attend A&M dent of Mesa Petroleum Co. in Ama- ily.August-January was spent at Lake this fall (the —shame of it all!), but Lisa rillo. Charles, Louisiana, working as an off- is still at UT looks like a family feud Jim D. Latham (BS '60) is employed by shore well-site geologistfor Conoco. In brewing. Send me pieces of any old Roadway Express, Inc. in Memphis, late January Iwas transferred to ex- meteorites you run into." Tennessee. "Completed graduate pro- plorationin Lafayette. Margaret and I Jan Houston Knox (BA '70) is a geologist gram of study and received master of are proud to announce the birth of for the Texas Department of Water education administration and supervi- Benjamin Ames Leonard on October Resources in Austin. sion with collateralinbusiness manage- 27, 1977." Leo W. Konz (BA '31, MA '32) is retired ment from Memphis State University G. Warren Leve (MA '52) is chief of the in Bertram, Texas but notes that he is in August '77. Our—oldest daughter in northeast Florida field office for the available for geophysicalconsulting. first year of college how times flies!" U.S. Geological Survey, Water Re- Erwin K. Krause (BS '59, MA '54), senior Robert C. (Bob) Laudon (PhD '75) is a geol- sources Division. "I enjoy receivingthe paleontologist for Atlantic Richfield in ogist with DeGolyer & MacNaughton Newsletter. Both my wife (also UT Houston, writes, "Broke the gulf coast in Dallas. graduate) and Iread it for news of routine— last year with three trips to Thomas H. Lawrence (BA '32) is retired friends. Still looking for fresh water Alaska good to return after a tenyear and spends part of the summer in his and lecturing in marine geology at absence. Combined vacation sightsee- Tennessee home, and winters in Miami Jacksonville University. Two oldest ing with Gulf of Alaska business." Beach,Florida. daughters now Gators at University of J. David Krause (BS '53) is still owner of Royce E. Lawson, Jr. (BS '49), independent Florida so had to switch some of my Dave Krause Pontiac-Toyota, Inc. in (petroleum exploration) in Midland, allegiance." Warren lives in Jackson- Denton,— Texas. "Denton is a fabulous says, "Our son is also majoring in ge- ville, Florida. city just the right size. Business has ology and is a sophomore over at that Robert A. Levich (MA 73) is a geologist for been beyond our expectation. See you other university." the U.S. Department ofEnergy in Spo- October 14 in Austin at the UT-NTSU Johnny G. Lay (BA '53), a lawyer in El kane, Washington. "More geo-adminis- game." Paso who also owns Geo-Lay, writes: tration and less field work as time goes Nicholas F. Kuich (BS '60, MA '64) informs "Our older son, Shawn, finishes a six- by. Although summer in the Pacific us, "After 11 years in the deserts and year stint in the Navy in August, and northwest is great, winter is terrible, jungles of Africa, Ihad one year in we are trying to steer him to Austin -and we miss the warmthof Austin. My 'paradise'(Norway),— before another for- to finish his college work there. Our agency changes names every few years, eign assignment New York." Nick is younger son, Thorne, graduated from fromAEC to ERDA andnow to DOE." geologicadvisor for Mobil Oil Co. the University of Rochester, New York, Keith Levy (BS '49) is division interpreter Ted B. Lacaff, Jr. (BS '50), an independent this spring, and has a full scholarship withExxon Co. USA in Midland. in Midland, is "Spendingmore time in to Cal Tech, where he will major in Walter S. Light, Jr. (BS '77) is a geologist the Santa Fe and Holy Ghost Canyon geophysics. Ginnie keeps telling me she for Sohio Petroleumin Houston. area of New Mexico studying 'rocks' is ready to retire, but where else can Roy C. Lindholm (MA '63) writes, "I've on the stream bottoms and on the ski Iget a goodsecretary for so little pay beenmoving up-section since my work slopes. Do it with a red and reel or (none)?" on Paleozoic carbonates and septarian ski poles and it's tax deductible(P)." R. L. Layden (att. '47-'4B) is a staff produc- concretions. Most of my energy of late Charles F. Lamb (BS '49) is division devel- tion geologist for Sun Gas Company in has goneinto the Triassic-Jurassic Cul- opment geologist for Chevron in Den- Houston. "I am still looking for new peper Basin in Virginia. Ialso sand- 74 September 1978

wiched in a project for the U.S. Geol- oil companies have their hands tied? ogical Survey on the Lower Cretaceous All that money is leaving the old U.S. sands in Virginia. Saw lots of UT Oh well, it all seems so hopeless, but friends in Seattle last fall." Roy is pro- we'llcontinue to fight the ever-growing fessor of geology at The GeorgeWash- bureaucracy. Look forward always to ington University in Washington, D.C. the Newsletter." Allen is a partner in A. L. Linehan (BS '50) recentlyretiredfrom Ridley & Locklin in Tyler, Texas. J J J Champlin Petroleum Co. to join Texas Vince Loftis (BS '68) is explorationmanager Geophysical Co., Inc. in Houston as for Union Texas Petroleumin Midland. executive vice president. "Our services Susan A. Longacre (BS '64, PhD '68) writes are mainly consulting and contract ex- from Houston, "I've just returned to plorationfor the oilindustry." Getty Oil's research facility, where I'm Alsie Linscomb (BS '51) just completed a now the leader— for the geological re- year as secretary of the South Texas search group six geologists and a pro- Geological Society in San Antonio. gram of more than 40projects instratig- "Oldest son, Park, now married and raphy, lineaments, basin analysis, field living in Manchester, New Hampshire, studies. The past two years werespent where he is a Church of Christ minis- in Getty's offshore district, working in ter. Middle child,Mary, got her BBA at the Gulf of Mexico and in the Atlantic Texas Tech in May and will be mar- OCS. Kenneth is still practicing— law ried on June 3rd with oldest son offi- and is now into bicycles both riding ciating. Youngest, Stephen, finished and selling.Missy is almost full grown PamLuttrell MacArthur High and will enter Texas now and touring the east coast this Tech in late August." Alsie is an ex- summer withher school. Christy is fin- ploration geologist with Sigmor Corp. ished with kindergarten and is now Karl A. Maley (BS '56) is practicing law in Nancy C. Green Lister (BA '55), a house- ready for Geology 303." Houston in the firm of Jefferson and wife in Houston, says, "We've all had T. E. Longgood(BS '58, MA '60) completed Maley. a fun, busy year. The three boys are four years in Englandin April, working Willis Archer (Arch) Maley (att. '20-25) is involved in sports, music and school. as chief geologist for Esso Exploration- owner of Maley Hereford Farms in We took a great trip out west last sum- Production U.K. in Walton-on-Thames, Cedar Creek, Texas, and lives in Aus- mer and went skiing this spring. We Surrey. "Work is interesting and busy tin. "Enjoying ranching,grandchildren. seem to keep every minute crammed as ever. Wife and sons (two— high Karl Maley (BS in geology and LLB full of activities. Hello to everyone." schoolers) happy in England all of us from UT) has four children, and Mary Larry D. Littlefield (BS '57) moved from enjoy travel and excitement of foreign Ann Maley (BS in bact.) has two." Coral Gables, Florida to Houston in places, things, and people. All visitors Kirn Manley (MA '68) is "still mapping in January in his position as chief geolo- welcomeanytime." northern New Mexico and piecing to- gist—Cabinda withGulf Oil E & P Co., Jack E. Loocke (BS 74, MA '78) is an ex- gether the Tertiary history there. The Inc. He and his wife expected their ploration geologist,Louisiana District, past two years have included vacation second child in April. for Pennzoil in Houston. trips to Kenya and Peru; this year's Hal S. Lobree (BS '49), president of The Howard R. Lowe (BS '48), an independent will be to Yugoslavia." Kirn is em- Lobree Corporation in Miami, Florida, oil operator in Billings,Montana, says ployed by the U.S. Geological Survey writes: "In 1977 my 14-year-old son, he "had acreage at new— Alberta dis- in Denver. Baird, was Florida State Championand covery (West Pombina) merged my George W. Marshall, Jr. (BA '48) is em- U.S. Age-Group Champion in single- company withPrecambrian Shield Re- ployedby Continental Oil Company in handed youth sailing. He then won the sources Ltd. Intend to continue as di- Houston. "Ada Mac and Isend greet- Silver Medal as a member of the USA rector and an investor in real estate. ings to all. We look forward to the team which won second place at the Carter has convinced— me to quit fight- Newsletter. Super." world championship in Yugoslavia last ing Washington so no dollars go in Lester Marshall (BS '37) notes, "I am en- summer. My son, Shawn (12), is in first the ground." joying the goodretired life in San An- place in the national trials to pick the Pamela E. Luttrell (BA '73, MA '77) is a tonio with its interesting, relaxed at- five-manteam to represent the USA in petroleum geologist for Mobil Oil mosphere and excellent restaurants. the World's lODA Youth Sailing Company in Dallas. "I've managed to My time is spent doing— a littleof this Championship to be held in France in do some wellsite duty in Scotland and and a little of that a little fishing, a July-August. Spendingmost of my time Egypt as well as the east coast shelf little skeet shooting,and a littlevisiting repairing sailboats." area.The travel is really enjoyableand with the grandchildren, who number Erwin R. Lochte, Jr. (BS '56) is an inde- Ienjoy my work so far." ten at last count." pendent petroleum geologist in San Sabin W. Marshall (BS '52) is of V. M. (BS '51) supervisor Antonio. Lynch is chief geophysicist geology for Texas Gas Transmission for Union Oil Co. in Los Angeles. Allen C. Locklin (BS '54) comments, "Doing Corp. in Houston. He reports that his great; life couldn't be much better. Carol A. MacDonald (BS '74) changed jobs oldest son completed his freshman year Wife, Nancy (UT ex), also doing great. in April,and is now workingin explor- at UT. Both kids at Texas Tech; Chris is a se- ation for Sohio Petroleum in offshore James L. Martin (BS '56) is a consulting nior and Lee Ann a freshman.Oilboom Louisiana. Carol lives in Houston. geologistin Houston. is nice but doubtif it willlast like this Robert L. Makins (BS '49) lives in W7ichita Ken G. Martin (MA '61) is chairman and more than 18 months longer. Why is Falls, Texas, where he is manager of president of Martin Exploration Com- it okay for Canada, Mexico, and the explorationand production for Perkins- pany in Metairie, Louisiana. "I appre- Arabs toreap huge profits andthe U.S. Prothro Company. ciate the opportunity to serve on the Geological Sciences Newsletter 75

Geology Foundation Advisory Council, husband, Temple, and Ihad a nice tirement, "especially a visit to Central observing first hand why UT's Geology European trip— lots of interesting geo- Sumatra in January-February, the area Department is the best." logical formations. Also enjoyed the where Iparticipated in the discovery i. David L. Martineau (BS '60) lives in Dallas Origin of Man Exhibit at Musee de of Minas et al. in 1939-42. Minas has and is employed by Pitts Oil Co. l'HommeinParis." now produced over two billionbarrels Enrique Martinez-Garcia(MA '71) is a pro- Paul R. Mayo (BS '50), an independent in of oil andthe areahas changed greatly fessor of structural geologyat the Uni- Dallas, is "exploring Eastern Platform from the jungle it was then. I was versity of Oviedo, Spain. "Our two and thoroughly enjoying— it. Enjoy the treated royally by Caltex Pacific Indo- children areten (Ana) and eight (Leon- Newsletter very much it gets better nesia." Holland sent a copy of the Cal- ardo). Best regards to all UT friends every issue." tex newsletter which describedhis visit and hope to see any of you who come Robert L. Mcßroom (BA '51) is a consult- and gave a brief history of the Minas to Spain." ing petroleum geologist in Wichita oilfield.In spite of his extensive travels, Joe Martino (BS '51), independent oil oper- Falls, Texas. "Still teaching and looking Holland continues to be an extremely ator in Houston, says, "The past year for that next oilpuddle that willmake active and valuable member of our has been a great one for the Martino me lots of money and the moralequiv- Geology Foundation Advisory Council. clan.Found a bit ofproduction, feeling alent of a 'peanut farmer." He and his wife live in HilltopLakes, fine, and working hard. The family is William E. Mcßroom (BS '40) is manager Texas. doing fine, but Inotice that the kids of the oil division for the W. T. Wag- Duncan McConnell (faculty, '37-'4l) is pro- are sure getting old!" goner estate in Vemon, Texas. fessor emeritus at Ohio State Univer-— Curtis C. Mason(BA '55, MA '57), a hydrol- Jim McCalpin (BA '72), geologist for the sity in Columbus. "Busy, busy, busy ogist at the Johnson Space Center in USGS in Menlo Park, California, is mostly writing chapters forbooks. Hav- Houston, says, "At JSC Iam using "Currently doing surficial geologic ing been evicted from my office in spacecraft imagery to study the Guad- mapping of alluvial fans and fluvial dentistry, I'm now located in space alupe River Basin. Ihave recently re- terraces in urbanized San Gabriel val- assigned to the chemistry department." ceived a JD degree from the U of H ley(part of Los Angeles basin), as part C. Carew McFall (BS '50, MA '52) con- going to night school andhave passed of USGS earthquake hazard program. tinues work in western coal as a con- title State Bar. My wife and Ihave Will be returning to grad school for sulting geologist in Los Altos Hills, been breeding and showing pug dogs PhD in September, '78 at Colorado California. for the past four years and have fin- School of Mines in Golden." EdwardMcFarland, Jr. (MA '48), a geologi- ishedtwo champions andhave another W. P. McCampbell(BA '48) is a farmer and cal scientist for Exxon in Houston, has dog wellon his way." is also employed by Civil Service in "a new assignment involving the appli- Roy W. Massey (BS '50) is district geo- Corpus Christi. cation of new technology to regional physicist for Marathon Oil Company William Blair McCarter, Jr. (BS '52) is an geologic problems, affording a chal- in Houston. "One son has returned— to independent geologist in Houston who lenging opportunity for oil and gas UT second engineering degree EE reports that he has three daughters in exploration." for X this time. My youngest son graduated college, one at UT. Bill McGowen (BS '58) lives in Houston from UT Law School in December, William B. McCarter, Sr. (BA '27, MA '28) wherehe is president of McGowen Oil '77." is still actively producing oil and gas and Gas Co. Munib R. Masri (BA '56) is owner of the in Houston. BillJ. McGrew (BS '54, MA '55) is exploi- Engineering and Development Group Robert B. McCarty (BS '50), districtproduc- tation coordinator with Exxonin Hous- in Beirut, Lebanon. "EDCO is rapidly tion geologist, Houston district, for ton. He is trying to build a retirement expanding its present operations in Af- Exxon, writes, "Added two new grand- home on his farm in Arkansas. rica and the Middle East. Angela and daughters in 1977; now have four Wayne Eugene Mclntosh (BS '56) says he children are fine. Two children are in grandchildren, two boys and two girls. enjoys the Newsletter, "keep up the collegein the U.S. and one is soon to Still enjoying the search for oil with good work."He is a geologist with the follow." Exxon." U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in R. F. Mathews (BA '48) writes, "After 29 Holland C. McCarver (att. '31-37), an inde- Washington, D.C. years with Conoco, Idecided to direct pendent geologist, is still enjoying re- Paul F. McKean (BA '57, BS '58) is involved my efforts to the Mathews account. in the construction of industrial plants Having the most fun in years working and office buildings in Owings Mills, geology." He is an independent geolo- Maryland. gist in Midland. RaymondL. McKee (BS '49) reports thathe Jose F. Matos (MA '71) writes, "I am still and his wife have reared five children working as a production geologist for to adulthood. The youngest daughter Maraven S.A. in Caracas. My children graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UT are very well and looking forward to with a degree in government and will visiting Austin soon." enter UT Law School in September. P. W. Mattocks (att. '30) is vice president One son graduated with honors and is of B. H. & M. Oil Company in El now an architect in Houston. Another Dorado, Arkansas. daughter graduated withhonors and is Lamar Maxwell (BS '60), farmer-rancher in working toward Doctor of Psychiatry Devers, Texas, is "stillfarming rice and degree at UT. His third daughter is soybeans, raising cattle andleasingour working for the State in Austin while surface to new independentsfor oil and her husband pursues a degree in geol- gasplays." HollandMcCarver and Aubrey ogy at UT. The oldest son works as an Mildred Pickle Mayhall (BA '24), a retired Rabensbergat UT summer field camp engineer for Midtex Energy, Inc. in teacher living in Austin, writes: "My at Cow Gap near Brady,Texas (1936) Austin, which is owned by Raymond. 76 September 1978

"We all appear to be in fantastichealth Meyer in December,1972. My children Charles Gardley Moon (BS '40, MA '42, and full of life." are Katherine B. Reynolds,Michael M. PhD '50) says he "recently enjoyed L. A. McLaurin (BS '58) lives in Houston, Reynolds, Alice K. Reynolds, Catherine visiting in Houston with some of the where he is employed as international M. Lange, and BeverlyMeyer. At long 'older' faculty members (my vintage) service manager forLynes International last Iam a grandmother: Casey Lange, and meeting some 'newer' ones. It was Inc. June, 1977." good to recall old times with Jack Jereld E. McQueen (BS '61, MA '63) says, Daniel N. Miller, Jr. (PhD '55) comments, Wilson, Steve Clabaugh, and Sam Elli- "After 15 years with Exxon, Idecided— "Esther and Icontinue to enjoy Wyo- son." Gardley is retired in Houston. to try the independent oil business ming and the rapid pace of activities R. McKay Moore (BS '52) is a self-employed which is a whole new world for me." here. Thenewest developmentsinvolve geologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Jerry is now vice president and chief diamond-bearingkimberlite deposits in J. B. Moorhead (BS '39, MA '39) is retired geologist for Medallion Oil Company southeastern Wyoming that will be as- in Wichita Falls, Texas. in Houston. sessedby industry during the next two Robert E. Moran (PhD '74) joined the con- A. D. Mcßae (BS '42) is explorationprojects years. There hasn't been a dull moment sulting staff of Science Applications manager for Mobil Oil Corp. in New here in the past nine years." Dan is Inc. in Boulder, Colorado on June 1. Orleans. stategeologist anddirector of the Wyo- Sidney Moran (BS '54, MA '55) is a staff Carroll Mcßeynolds (MA '58) is assistant ming GeologicalSurvey in Laramie. geologist for Shell Oil Company in resident manager of Engineering Con- Harry A. Miller, Jr. (BS '41) is "active as an Houston, working on venture evalua- sultants Inc., in Banjar, West Java, In- independent petroleum geologist. Also tion in Shell's internationalregion. donesia."Both daughters in high school chairmanof House ofDelegates,AAPG. Francis W. Morgan (BA '39), a consulting in the Philippines.Backyard is turning Working hard to preserve the free en- geologistin Wichita, Kansas, is "finding into an aviary as Chris keeps adding terprise system." Harry lives in Mid- new oil and gas in the Mid-Continent; to his tropical bird collection. Have land. ranching in my spare time." two more years to complete Java as- Wayne D. Miller (MA '57) writes, "Have Irma Jo Morgan (BS '59) continues to work signment (1980)." completed 20 years workinginMidland for Ford Aerospace and Communica- Clifford R. McTee (BS '54) says, "Oldest and am still trying to find the 'big' oil tions Corp. in Houston. son, Clifford 111, started UT Austin and gas field. Enjoyed seeing old Julian (Hank) Morgan(BA '49) says, "Enjoy in fall of 1977. Daughter,Shelly Marie, friends from UT at the recent AAPG the Newsletter as always. Iam busy will start UT Austin in fall of 1978. convention in Oklahoma City. Looking with an active south Louisiana explor- Youngest, Charles Dewey (14), still at forward to this year's Newsletter." ation programfor Houston Oil & Min- home. Working as independent geolo- Richard A. Mills (BS '50), vice president erals Corp." Hank lives in Houston. gist-rancher in south Texas." Clifford (production) for Felmont Oil Corpora- Michael S. Morris (BS '75) is a geologist lives in Corpus Christi. tion in Houston, is "keeping busy in with Texas Oil & Gas Corp. in Corpus J. L. Meadows (BA '30, MA '30, PhD '37), the Gulf of Mexico and also in Nevada Christi. retired from Texaco and living in Port where we have a gold mine. The fam- Marianne G. Moseley(MA '77) is a research Arthur, comments: "I have done some ily enjoys Houston and Galveston Bay scientist associate for the Bureau of substitute teaching since retirement. where we do a lot of sailing." Economic Geology in Austin. Otherwise, Ikeepbusy working around Robert J. Moffatt (BS '41), petroleum con- John M. Mothershead (BS '49) is still an in- the house. My youngest daughter is sultant in Shreveport, Louisiana, com- dependent geologist in Midland. "Will— taking geology at present and enjoying ments, "A bumper— crop of grandchil- have three sons at UT this fall am it." dren showing vp we now have five. contemplatingrobbinglarge bank." Joe N. Meadows (BA '62) is general coun- My wife (Margaret Smith) and Iare Charles Motz (BS '60) is a loan officer for sel/secretaryfor Producer's Crude,Inc. doing as much traveling as possible. the Small Business Administration. He in Abilene, Texas. I'm now operating in low-low and has settled in New Braunfels, Texas. William J. Meek, Jr. (BS '55) writes, "After love it." Ed Mugford (BS '58) is a teacher at Round nearly 19 years in marketing with Tex- Evelyn WileyMoody (BA '38, MA '40) is a Rock High School, Round Rock, Texas. aco, Inc. Ihave ventured into a small consulting geologist in Houston. "My "Enjoy theNewsletter.Daughter, Cath- oil/gasoline marketing company cen- first year in the geological consulting erine, enters Southwestern Univ. in tered— in Denton, Texas.Lots of poten- business has been exciting.Had a pros- September. Spent last summer panning tial —plenty of room for growth. Family pect that turned out to be a gas field gold in Colorado. Where is Pete okay two kids in college,— youngest ... that helped! I've also been 'con- Roux?" starts sixth grade in fall great life in ventioning' a lot and getting reac- Pat Murta (BA '41) is a geologist and pro- north Texas!" Bill is president of quainted with old friends. Iam still duction man for Warren American Oil WAMCO, Inc., and livesin Hurst. the only lady member of SIPES, and Co. "Continue to enjoy Midland. Step- John C. Meyer (BA '41) is in charge of ex- got put to work as an officer. I'm co- son Scott Hazen will be a freshman at plorationgeologyfor General American authoring a paper for the Houston UT in the fall of 1978. We are drilling OilCompany in Dallas. Geological Society and doing commit- and completing wellsin Permian Basin. Charles E. Mear (BA '51, MA '53) is explor- tee work for AAPG and APGS. My New house on northwest corner of ation manager for Southland Royalty son, John, Jr., is about to become a Midland." Co. "Two sons at UT, one graduate, lawyer and lives in Houston with his James Muslow (BS '41) is president of Mus- one sophomore. One other son will darling wife, Debbie. I'm about to de- low Oil and Gas, Inc. in Shreveport, startUT this fall. Allwellpleased with part for the International Association Louisiana. Austin. Only three kids at home. Same of Sedimentology Congress in Israel George A. Musselman (BA '38, MA '40) is wife (25 years now). Enjoying Midland and Turkey and return through Greece an oiloperatorin San Antonio with in- and the oil business." where my daughter, Jennifer, is com- terest in ranching, farming, and real Alice KlebergMeyer (BA '49) is an investor pleting her PhD in archaeology by estate. "Kemp D. Solcher (BS '39) is in San Antonio. "I married Vaughan writing her dissertation on Crete." still finding good prospects in south Geological Sciences Newsletter 77

Texas. Drilled 31 wells in 1977 and Bob R. O'Brien (BS '52, MA '56) is profes- wherein the world." plan 35-40 this year. Sons, Jamie B. sor of geography at San Diego State Don Parker (BS '70, MA '72, PhD '76) will (BBA Pet. Land Mgmt. '74) and Larry University. "My sabbatical to Nepal begin teaching at Baylor University in Jack (BS Arch. '72) are both in my was all Ihad hoped it would be. Waco, Texas in the fall. "Will be hap- office, Jamie in the oil business and Walked 350 miles, took nearly a thou- py to be back in Texas, especially so Jack in real estate development. Six sand slides and have put together a close to Austin!" grandchildren. Everything looks good reasonably excitingpaper (one that will John Wm. Parker (PhD '67) is an associate from here." hopefully get me back for 'further re- professor of geologyat AlbionCollege, Richard F. Neal (BA '43) is exploration search')." Michigan. "We still don't have 'Tech manager forOzark-MahoningCompany John F. O'Donohoe (BS '50) is a partner in Sessions' at Albion, but started a re- in Tulsa, Oklahoma. O'Donohoe and Harrison Exploration gional field trip this year, May 7-16, G. Allan Nelson (BS '47) says, "We are al- Companyin Houston. through Indiana,Kentucky, Tennessee, most 20 miles closer to Texas by fleeing A. M. (Red) Olander (BS '48) writes from the Carolinas, Maryland,Pennsylvania to the suburbs after living in Denver Houston, "Recently transferred from and Ohio; great, but camping out's for 20 years. Business neverbetterafter Exxon's Gulf Coast Division to the hard on old bones. Field methods 21 years of consulting despite politics." Offshore/Alaska (Pacific) Division. En- course at Jameston, Colorado during Ken Nemeth (MA '76) is a geologist inNew joyingmy new assignment." June and July. Expecting to be a Orleans. "Am stillpursuing the elusive Freeman L. Orman (BS '41) continues as a grampa in November (son, Kevin, and hydrocarbon for Shell Oil Company. petroleum exploration consultant in his wife, Becky, are expecting). Laura Have not broken any doors since I Rome, Italy. is graduating from high school." left UT." R. William Orr (MA '64) is a professor of Gaston H. Parrish (BA '20) is retired in John H. Newcomb (MA '71) has a recent geology at Ball State University in Corpus Christi and says, "Lookingfor- addition to his family. "Wendy Nicole Muncie, Indiana. "Geology continues ward as usual to receiving the News- arrived on September 21, 1977. Iam to grow at BallState. We now have 75 letter. Hope the readers will continue now working on exploration manager's majors and added a fifth faculty mem- to send in contributions to support it." staff at Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline ber this fall. Carolyn and Ihad our Walter Parrish (MA '75) writes, "My dispo- in Houston doingregionalmapping and first child, Scan Patrick, last fall." sition seems to agree with the demands looking for gas or oil in Louisiana gulf JohnC. Osmond(BS '47) is manager of coal of petroleum prospecting. Having a coast area." supply for Pacific Gas and Electric in great time in the oilpatch." Walter is Robert S. Newton (MA '63), staff consultant Tiburon, California. a geologist for Leede Exploration in for D'Appolonia Consulting Engineers Clair R. Ossian (PhD '74) was promoted to Oklahoma City. in Houston, says, "Theconsulting busi- senior research geologist with Atlantic Mike Pattarozzi (MA '75) comments, "Suzy ness can be exciting (round-the-world Richfield Co. in Dallas during 1978. He and Ihave added another girl, Laura trip last summer), but it can also be is working with stratigraphic seismol- Ann, to our family. In the last year I depressing (Christmas in the Congo). ogyand recognitionof ancient environ- have also started a new career (fire- This year Ihope to be in Texas long ments, withresearch primarily in Alas- fighter), and a new business as a con- enough to make a trip to Austin!" ka and mid-continent. sulting coal geologist. Business has HarryE. Nicholls (MA '57) left Amoco Pro- Geneva Risinger Oswald (BA '37) continues been good." Mike lives in Louviers, duction Company last year after 20 to live in Oak Brook, Illinois. Colorado. years to join MillicanOil Co. as chief NapoleonOtero San Vicente (att. '63-66) is J. F. Patterson, Jr. (BS '52) is a consultant geologist. "The UT Department did an working as a research geologist for the in Bellaire, Texas. excellent job of hosting the GCAGS Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Jacob L. Patton (MA '32), independentge- last fall." Harry still lives in Houston. Agricolas in Torreon, Mexico. During ologist in Tyler, Texas, reports that Janet Evelyn Nilsson (BS '77) married Ar- 1977 and 1978 he made field geology "Our daughter, Paula Patton Quinn, thur Busbey (MA '77), and workedas reports on areas in Yucatan, Baja Cali- was married on August 3, 1977. She a research assistant in the Bureau of fornia, Colima, andNayarit. received her masters in counseling Economic Geology fromFebruary, '77 Jeffry D. Ottmann (BS 77) is an associate psychology from SMU and was em- to March, '78 before moving to Chi- geologist for Exxon Co. USA in Hous- ployed in a clinic in Kansas City, Mis- cago. Currently she is employedat the ton. souri. Edith and Iplan a trip to North University of Chicago Medical Center Robert D. Ottmann (BS '51) is planning ad- Carolina in May, and a trip to Florida as a researcher in biochemistry (work- visor, explorationdepartment, for Ex- in September. We were all saddened ing with plasma lipoproteins). xonCo. USA in Houston. "Enjoyedthe by the death of our good friend, Mr. Isaac W. Norman (BS '48) is senior vice alumni breakfast in Oklahoma City at L. T. Barrow." president and general manager of the the AAPG convention. Finally moved Tom S. Patty (MA '68) writes, "I'm still on oil and gas division of Highland Re- to Houston after 26 years with Exxon. the lookoutfor skid-resistantaggregates sources, Inc. in Houston. Son received BS in geology from UT and trouble-shooting problems with George E. Nowotny, Jr. (BS '55) is vice in December '77 and got married in concrete deteriorationaround the state. president of corporate and community same month.See you at AAPG conven- I've recently completed initial work on relations at the Bank of Oklahoma in tion here in 1979." 'Petrographic Identificationof Polymer Tulsa. "Dena and Iare as busy and Donald E. Owen (MA '51) is an associate Systems in HardenedConcrete' planned activeas ever.Betweenmy work (many professor of geology at Indiana State for presentation at the International new involvements including investor University inTerreHaute. Congress on Polymer in Concrete, Oc- andstockholderrelations,publishingmy Kenneth I. Owens (BS '54) is an interpreter tober, 1978 at UT Austin." Tom is a first annual report), our civic involve- for Geotronics Corporation in Austin. geologist in the materials and tests ment, and personal investments, we "Geotronics doubled in 1977, moved to division of the State Department of still get in as much golf and tennis as new quarters. We perform magneto- Highways and Public Transportationin possible." telluric surveys on contract basis any- Austin. 78 September 1978

Bill R. and Joyce Bowman Payne (BA '40, the Coral Reef Symposium, GSA, and ing forward to going back to the Yu- MA '44; BA '41) are enjoying retire- AAPG-SEPM and passed my comps in kon thissummer." Danis chief research ment in Houston. "Saw most of the May. This June Irelinquishmy bache- geologist for Union Carbide Corpora- UT football games last year and hope lorhood and marry Miss Patricia Bettis tion in Grand Junction, Colorado. to do it again in '78 with the same (BA '75), an explorationgeologist with Wallace E. Pratt continues to enjoy retire- results." Amoco International here in Chicago. ment at his home in Tucson, Arizona. Hugh C. Pendery (BA '70) is a geologist for Hook 'emHorns!" John L. Proctor (BA '50), petroleum engi- Terra Resources, Inc. in Oklahoma Gerald S. Pitts (BS '54) is a general partner neer for the U.S. Governmentin Dal- City. in Gerald S. Pitts Ltd. #1in Midland. las, says, "Last June we had a very Charles S. Percy (BS '43), a retired subsur- "The endless search for oil and gas successful trip to the Alps. The weather face geologist living in Austin, says, continues and seems to be more chal- was ideal. One of the highlights of the "Had a very serious illness whichhos- lenging each year. Successful finds are trip was a visit to the Hellbrunwa- pitalized me for a month in August, rare but extremely rewarding. Best serspiel Schloss. My two daughters 1977. Slowly regainingmy strength and wishes to all for 1978." aptly calledit the 'squirt castle.Every- some of the weight Ilost. Sure good PhilPitzer (BS '54) says, "Familyfine, busi- one got wet." to hear news of old friends from years ness is good. Middle son, Greg, is in E. Joe Pruitt (MA '49) is an independentin past— thanks for the Newsletter." geology at TrinityUniversity. A visit to Houston. Donald E. Perryman (BS '57), president, today's campus makes that old adage Leo Pugh (BS '52) is assistant vice president Exploration Services, Inc. in Midland, 'Born 30 years too soon' keep coming of Gulf Coast GeoData Corp. in Hous- says, "We are doing our bit for the to mind." Phil is an oil operator and ton. "Family doing fine. Selling lots of energy crunch; we now have 65 grad- rancher in Breckenridge, Texas. seismic and gravity data to successful' uate geologists employed as wellsite Tom Poe (BS '62) is senior scientist with oil operatorsin the Gulf Coast region. geologists,making sure that you don't Baroid Petroleum Services in Houston. Stan Pyndus (BS '50) is vice president of miss any of that precious oil and/or "Started at Baroidin 1972 in mineral RangeOilCorp. in Houston, and thinks gas." synthesis department, developing syn- this is "a great time for geologists; any George W. Petering(MA '73) is a geologist thetic clays for gellants and catalysts. worthwhile project will see the drill." with the U.S. Geological Survey in Now into playing engineer, designing Aubrey Henry Rabensburg (BS '37) is a Anchorage, Alaska and reports he is oil field equipment. Remarried June, partner, director, and executive vice enjoying his work. 1976. New son, T. I. Poe IV, now one president of Cambridge Royalty Com- Harry G. Peterson (BS '40), a colonel (re- year old. pany in Houston. "Involved mainly in tired) in the U.S. Air Force, lives in William A. Poe (BS '48), explorationgeolo- 'oil industry'— exploration and exploit- Tryon, North Carolina. "Happily re- gist for Exxon in Houston, writes: ation on domestic andforeign ventures. tired, gardening, golfing,and watching "New horizons, new goals, and one Main objective is purchase, trading grandchildren." new grandchild (number three) keep and developing a royalty position for Kirn P. Peterson (BS '75) is a geologist for life interesting andpleasant." my company. Most of my contempo- the Railroad Commission in Houston. Gene R. Pollock (BA '52) notes, "It's now raries have slowed down, quit, retired Ben J. Petrusek (BA '42) is senior staff two years since I transferred from or deceased. Have decided to go an- paleontologist with Amoco in New Or- Tenneco Oil's exploration manager at other tenyears after reaching and pass- leans. "Always enjoy reading the news Lafayette to organizing their govern- ing the 40-year mark." about former classmates and the activi- mental affairs department. Please sup- W. K. (Dub) Rainbolt, Jr. (BA '57) is a ties of the GeologyDepartment." port efforts to elect persons who are partner in Melton and Rainbolt, Petro- O. Scott Petty spends his time dealing in more fiscally responsible." Gene lives leum Associates in Lafayette, Louisi- ranching, timber, and investments in in Houston. ana. San Antonio. "Life is a bowl of cher- Morris E. (Gene) Pollock (BA '62) lives in Jack H. Ragsdale (BS '51) recently opened ries. Imust be the luckiest guy in the Amarillo, Texas wherehe is a geologi- a new office in Houston for Ragsdale world. Excellent health, Ienjoy my cal consultant. EngineeringCorporation and Ragsdale work, have lots of good friends, Geo- Robert B. (Bob) Porter (MA '51) notes, Well Logging Co. "We now have of- source exceeding— expectations,none of "Wow!Did we have fun in Austin last fices in Alice, Houston, Corpus Christi, us in the pokey whatmore could one fall at all those Longhorn games! Son, and Laredo,Texas." Jack lives in Alice. ask?Truly, the GoodLord has His arm Robbie, a PLM major at UT Austin, is James M. Rasberry (BS '53), consulting ge- aroundme." also a Silver Spur. As district geologist ologist in Houston, has "gone from Van A. Petty,Jr. (BS '40, MA '41), an inde- for Texas Pacific Oil Co., Midland is hard rock in Mexico to soft rock in pendent in San Antonio, is "looking home, and the Permian Basin still of- East Texas. Stillplugging away." forward to the next Newsletter.It gets fers a world of opportunity for the Clyde M. Rascoe (BS '49) lives in San An- better all the time." petroleum geologist.No, couldn't retire gelo, Texas, where he is president of George B. Pichel (BS '51) is manager of ex- if Iwanted to, but rumor has it that Merit Oil Company. ploration affairs for Union Oil Com- John E. Turner (BS '50) drills wildcats M. Allen Reagan, Jr. (BA '50), executive pany in Los Angeles. "It was good with his social security checks." vice president of Mosbacher Production seeing old friends in Austin for the Elisabeth Portig (BA '70) is working as an Company in Houston, married the for- GCAGS convention. Sorry Imissed the assistant geologist for the Kentucky mer Sue Ann Peterkin (BA in Psyc, '47) breakfast at Oklahoma City." Geological Surveyin Lexington.She is on April 29, 1978. Allen is a member John D. Pigott (BS '74, MA '77) sends also finishing her masters thesis on of the UT Geology Foundation Advis- greetings to all his —friends in Austin Ordovician bentonites, hoping for an ory Council. from the Windy City Chicago, where August 1978 degree. Donald F. Reaser (PhD '74) continues as he is a PhD candidateat Northwestern J. Dan Powell (PhD '61) writes, "No real associate professor of geology at the University. "The past year has been a news, but in a year of low exploration University of Texas at Arlington. "Ike beautiful one ... delivered papers at budgets, 'Nonews is goodnews'.Look- Smith and Iwill be directing graduate Geological Sciences Newsletter 79

student research in San Luis Potosi, ton. "Business stillbooming. Jean and bridge,Massachusetts. Mexico this summer. Hopefully, we children are all fine.We enjoyed seeing C. W. (Bill) Rogers (BS '61, MA '63), con- can complete mapping of the Sierra de many old friends and professors at the sulting geologist in Lafayette, Louisi- Catorce area. Also, I am presently convention in Austin last year." ana, is "stilldoing exploration work in serving as chairman of Section 111 Wade C. Ridley (BS '53, MA '55) reportshe southLouisiana. Oldest daughter, Kirn, (Earth Sciences) for the Texas Academy is "passing a milestone as youngest son is a freshman at the University of Ar- of Science." finishes college (Baylor U) this semes- kansas. Enjoyed very much the visit to Robert C. and Mary J. Redfield (BS '37, ter. Oldest son, Tom, now withMagco- Austin for the GCAGS." MA '40; BA '37) comment, "In June bar in Odessa. East Texas booming J. W. Rogers (BS '49) is managing director '78 we returned home to Austin from now and we're all hoping Schlesinger of Texaco Exploration Ireland, Inc. in six weeks of travel in Ecuador, Peru doesn'tlouse it up!" Wade is a partner Dublin. "Our involvementin the search and Bolivia after some months of work in Ridley and Locklin in Tyler. for new oil reserves offshore Ireland in South America. We have enjoyed Cecil C. Rix (BS '49, MA '51, PhD '53) continues. We are in the fourth year four years of on-and-off retirement in- moved to Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, of our assignment here but have not terspersed with work and vacations in England, in September 1977. "Involved gone 'native' yet and look forward to Asia, Africa, Europe and the Ameri- in new venture explorationin Europe some time in the U.S. soon." cas," Bob is an independent in engi- and Africa. Recent visits to operations Lowell T. Rogers (MA '60) writes, "I am neering geology. in Egypt, Niger, Chad, Ivory Coast still teaching earth science at Fulmore Scott C. Reeve (BS '70, MA 71) lives in very interesting. Sure wish Ihad had Junior High School in Austin, admin- Houston where he is employed as a a camelin west Texas back in 1950-53. istering rental property, and teaching geologist for Shell Oil Company. Regards to all." Cecil is exploration astronomy at the Austin Community H. Clay Reichert (BA '38), independent pe- manager for Esso Exploration. College. Very few dullmoments!!" troleum geologist, comments, "After so Jess P. Roach (BA '41) is vice president of Ray M. Ross (BS '56) remains in Copen- manyyears in Lake Charles it was diffi- Ladd Petroleum Corp. in Denver. hagen,Denmark, as a sales representa- cult to move to Lafayette, Louisiana. Virgil H. Roan (BS '49) writes from Ard- tive for NL Baroid. "My wife, Joan, Ifind that Iam too oldto retire, hence more, Oklahoma, "Still consulting in and Iare enjoyinglife with the Danes.— the move so that Ican keep working." southern Oklahoma when at home. Beautiful, clean country, nice people Jeffrey C. Reid (MA '74) is a graduate stu- Madeline and Itook a trip to parts of but we'll sure take good old Texas in dent at the University of Georgia in the Orient (Taiwan, Thailand, Singa- the wintertime! Always enjoy the Athens. "Currently completing first pore and Hong Kong) last fall and Newsletter; brings back many good year of study towardthe PhD finishing spent a few days in Hawaii on return- memories. . . ." most formal coursework, concentrated ing home. We spent a couple of weeks Robert B. Ross (BS '50) lives in Houston, in instrumental techniques. Dissertation in Cuernavaca and Mexico City in and is director of explorationfor Mich- problem is reasonably well defined, February and had a wonderful cruise igan Wisconsin Pipe Line Co. modeling and initial research under- in the Caribbean andthrough the Pan- Robert I.Roth (no deg.), retiredin Wichita way. Teaching freshman level histori- ama Canal this April. Now Imust get Falls, is pleased to report the estab- cal geology,TAing in optical and ap- to work. Our daughter, Darlynn, and lishmentof the RobertRoth Geological plied geochemistry (graduate), will TA her husband, Paul M. Pittman, are Scholarship Fund at Midwestern Uni- field camp part of summer. Then study moving fromCorpus Christi toHouston versity there, by the North Texas Geo- intensely for written prelims in the where he will still be with NL Atlas logical Society, 1977. fall. Regards to all." Bradford/NLIndustries, Inc. Made the RichardRowden (BA '50) is an attorney in Charles B. Renaud (BS '49, MA '50), an in- AAPG convention andthe alumni cock- Corpus Christi. His son, Keith, gradu- dependent geologist in Midland, is tail party and breakfast there. Never ated from UT with a degree in ac- "stillsearching for oil and gas in west win at the races in Hot Springs, but counting in May, and his son, Frank, is Texas. After living in Midland for we always go." a freshman at Del Mar College. eight years, consider myself a native." Clem Roberts (BS '49), area geologist for James A. Rowell, Jr. (BS '54) is president W. F. Reynolds (MA '53) is a partner in Suburban Propane Gas Corp. in Mid- of PAR Oil Corp. in Shreveport, Lou- J. C. & W. F. Reynolds Oil Producers land, is stilllooking for oil and gas in isiana. in Wichita Falls, Texas. He is also an the Permian Basin and finding some Peter D. Rowley (PhD '68) is a geologist active member of the UT Geology on occasion. with the U.S. Geological Survey in Foundation Advisory Council. Roland S. (Rock) Robertson (BS '55, MA Denver. "From October '77 to Febru- James V. (Jim) Richards (BS '56) opened a '56), consultant in Corpus Christi, says, ary '78 Iled an 11-man remote field new office for Weeks Petroleum Cor- "Son, Gregg, —to enter UT geology party doing recon geologic mappingin poration in Houston as a consultant. school this fall hope you profs don't thesouthern Antarctic Peninsula; Texas "Wife, Pam, received a BS in criminal compare him to his dad; he is a lot grad student Mike Boyles joined me. justice from the University of Houston better student. Come see us." Stateside, Icompleted mapping the in December.Our 'World of Christmas' Ron S. Robinson (BS '58) is a partner in Vernal 2° sheet and returned to work store in Austin was a big success last Robinson-Buchanan Realty in El Do- on volcanics and economic geology of winter. We plan to be in a larger loca- rado, Arkansas. "Real estate, timber southwest Utah, with Texas people tion there this year." management, brine and lignite leases John Anderson and Dan Barker." James W. (Jim) Richards (BS '58), partner all make for an interesting profession. W. Wayne Roye (BS '51), manager of ex- in Richards and Winkler in Midland, Three teenagers in family make an ploration for Clayton W. Williams, Jr. reports, "We have had a very good interesting home life and higher car in Midland,— is "exploring from Florida first year in our partnership and are insurance premiums." to Rockies some good,some dry. Have hoping for another." Michael Roden (MA '78) is a graduate stu- Aggie-Sip dentist son in Austin and re- Frank M. Richardson (BS '57) is president dent in the Department of Earth and cently-married independent landman of Era Consulting Company in Hous- Planetary Sciences at MIT in Cam- son in Midland; Bonnie OK." 80 September 1978

Robert W. Ruggiero (BS '57), Lt (jg) and from Lafayette, Louisiana, "Had a hoping to wring more oil out of the damage control assistant on the U.S. great 1977 and looking forward to rocks." George continues to live in Navy vessel USS Dahlgren, writes, 1978. Oil partnerships and real estate Houston. "Ship is in the second month of a 12- investments keep me busy full time. Louie Sebring,Jr. (BS '41, MA '47), reports -month complex overhaul at Philadel- Time flies as Inow have three teenage from Corpus Christi, where he is an phiaNaval Shipyard.Iintend to return drivers. Older daughter, Kathy, is at independent consulting geologist: "All to UT to receive my master's degree LSU and did 3.6 her first semester. children married, two graduated from after May, 1979." Don't think she got her Dad's brains. UT. Three grandchildren, two boys, John S. Runge (BS '50) is enjoying working Rest of family all welland doing fine." one girl. Still looking for oil and gas in the geology of petroleum, uranium, Tom Schneider (BS '50, BA '51) is pursuing in south Texas, more or less success- coal and water as senior partner in the oil business in Eagle Pass, Texas. fully." Runge & Assoc. in Casper, Wyoming. He now has two boys and one girl at Kenneth O. Seewald (att. '61-64), explora- Jimmie Norton Russell (BS '52, MA '54) is Texas A&M University. tion manager for Wichita Industries, chief of the surface casing section for BillSchomburg(BS '59) is an associate geo- Inc. in Denver, is "stillenjoying Den- the Texas Water Development Board physicist at MobilOil Corp. in Dallas. ver, especially with allthe Texans com- in Austin. Barth Schorre (BS '49) is in Houston as a ing this way." Floyd F. Sabins (BS '52) notes, "The big division interpreter with Exxon's off- George B. Sewell(BS '54), consulting geol- event this year was publication of my shore/Alaska division. ogist in Denver, says, "Daughter grad- book Remote Sensing— Principles and John T. (Ted) Schulenberg (MA '58) com- uated from Texas A&M as industrial Interpretationby W. H. Freeman and ments: "This past—year saw another in engineer. Son studying mechanical en- Co., San Francisco. Iserved as AAPG a series of moves but hopefully the gineeringat Colorado University. Wife Distinguished Lecturer which took me last one. After 19 years of varied and and Igot unmarried.Everythinggreat, to the Austin campus for the first visit enjoyable work for various affiliates of except Ihaven't got an oil field with since 1952." Floyd is senior research Standard Oilof California in ten differ- myname on it yet." associate with Chevron Oil Field Re- ent locations,Idecided to hang out my Earl Shahan (BS '56) transferred to Pensa- search Co. inLa Habra, California. own shingle in Houston and seek my cola, Florida in March as district pro- Helen L. Sadik-MacDonald (BA '75) is em- fortune as an independent geologist." ductiongeologist forExxon. "Beautiful ployed by an oil service company in F. E. Schultz (BS '47) transferredfrom off- place to work and live. Terrific golf Denver, and is also attending the Uni- shore/Alaska division to the gulf coast course and the pine trees are great." versity of Colorado there. division effective December 1, '77. He William W. (Bill) Sharp (BS '50, MA '51) Rafik Salem (PhD 73) writes, "Prepared lives in Houston. is principal research geologist for At- materialfor and coordinateda carbon- Rubin A. Schultz, Jr. (BS '61) is a geologist lantic Richfield Co. "Wonderful to be ate seminar in Cairo and the Red Sea for the State Department of Highways back in Dallas. Doing a littlefarming. coast of Egypt, in which Professors and Public Transportation in Corpus Oldest daughter (17) is with Dallas R. L. Folk and L. S. Land, in addition Christi. "Family is doing fine. Last year Civic Ballet Company and has been to myself, participated as lecturers. Ibecame interested in amateur radio accepted by San Francisco Ballet Co. Otherwise, still consulting in Fort and after some study passed the test for summer study. She will attend Worth and generating prospects in for the general license. Any Tex Ex SMU (Mom's school) next year. Young- Oklahoma, Texas,' and Egypt." who is on amateur radio (20 meters) est daughter (16) in pep squad and Mack Samford (BS 39) lives in Tyler, look for me. My call is WDSAEN. stage crafts. Mom and Iare just grow- where he is "enjoying east Texas golf After receivingmuch-needed funds the ing older." and dominoes after medical retirement highway department is gettingback to StephenL. Shaw (BS '71, MA '74) is still a in 1967 because of a heart attack." full production. We are busy, busy, hydrologist with William F. Guyton Jack S. Sanders (BS '57) is a coordinator busy." and Associates in Austin, and extends for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in T. J. (Jerry) Schwarzbach(BS '58, MA '61) best wishes to all friends. Amarillo, Texas. "Still enjoying the is a consulting geologist in Shreveport, Jerry M. and Gay Salinas Shelby (BS '57; Panhandle space and trying to keep up Louisiana. BA '57) continue to live in Amarillo. with family activities. While people- Basil J. Scott (BS '59) is Pacific regionman- Jerry's area of responsibility as vice work is the major job, Ioccasionally ager for Johnston-Schlumberger in Ven- president of explorationfor Amarillo get to dabble in some ground water tura, California. "Survived the rains Oil Company has been extendedto in- and shallow drilling problems." and mud slides during the first few clude the Permian Basin as well as Donald F. Sandifer (BS '35, MA '35) is a months of 1978 and we are now look- the Anadarko Basin through offices in consulting geologist in San Antonio ing forward to a nice sunny summer. Amarillo and Midland. "Gay, Theresa, who says there is nothing new, "just Living in California has been great; and Annette are working in the home waiting on Congress to improve our however, the oil industry here is very and at school while enjoying tennis as situation in energy (gas deregulation)." depressed due to the limited market part of family recreation." James W. Sansom, Jr. (BS '63) has begun for the low gravity crude produced Robert A. Sheldon (BS '37), a consultant in working in the Dam Safety Section of from most of trie fields. Surely the fu- Austin, sent the following: "During the Texas Department of Water Re- ture has tobebrighter." 1977 and early '78 Icontinued work sources where he will inspect dams in John E. Scale (BS '41) is district geologist on my Roadside Geology of Texas Texas as a part of the National Dam for Crown Central Petroleum Corp., which is scheduled for publication in Safety Programthe Corps ofEngineers and is now working in Bellaire, Texas. late '78. August through November of has contracted his agency to do. Jim GeorgeScaly (MA '53) writes, "Iam learn- '77 were spent in southeastAsia under continues to live in Austin. ing a lot working with the geologic the aegis of the InternationalExecutive Jack R. Schmid (BS '51) is president of efforts to improve reservoir description Service Corps making a study of the Grenville Industries Ltd.in Dallas. of Exxon's largest fields in the upper offshore oil and gas exploration and George W. Schneider, Jr. (BS '58) writes gulf coast andeast Texas areas.Always developmentactivities there and in the Geological Sciences Newsletter 81

geophysics and petroleum exploration. received her BS in geology recently Self-employmentis quite a switch and and is working for Union 76 out of Ilike my boss.Nancy keeps the books Tucson, Arizona for the summer in so you can bet things are going OK. minerals explorationdepartment." Joe With grandchildren, church work and is anindependent explorationgeologist recreation, we manage to keep active." in Austin. Harry lives in Houston. John Wyvan Smith (BS '57) is western dis- Lawrence Skelley (BA '46) is now mayor of trict exploration manager for Energy Smithville, Texas where he moved in Reserves Group inDenver. "The search 1972 after being a consulting geologist for new oil and gas reserves continues in Houston since 1951. at a rapid pace in the Rocky Moun- Fred A. Skidmore, (BS '56) is president tains. We anticipate continued explora- Sheldon and Jr. Robert A. Ang Swee of CoSAP andArlich andAssociates in tion andsuccess as long as government Tong Dallas. "Working mainly in area of land controls don't get too severe." at a press conference in stimulation and frac design. Currently Edmund D. Sneed (MA '55) lives in Mid- Kuala Malaysia Lumpur, working on program to assist in the land, wherehe is a geologist for Mara- in August,'77. Company. completion and stimulation of oil and thon Oil JL J gas wellsin China." John L. Snider (MA '55) continues to work Pacific area for a private Malaysian Marriott Wieckhoff Smart (BS '57) writes as a hydrologist for the USGS in Alex- company, Sri Kinabalu Sendirian Ber- from Pittsburgh, "After five years we andria, Louisiana. had. The scale of these activities is are really settledin Pennsylvania. We John L. Snyder (faculty, '57-62) is program impressive, with 72 offshore rigs active plan a vacation to Texas, including director of the division of science for or scheduled for exploration and evalu- Austin, this summer. Ihave beenwork- the National Science Foundation in ation drilling during late '77 and early ing in a business library (Gulf Oil Washington,D.C.— "Anothercold winter '78 for 21 private and government Corp.) since January 1977, so I do in Washington social event of the year companies in 12 countries. Prospects have a chance to use my geology was Dick Grant's 50th birthdayparty." for globally significant additionalpro- knowledge some. John is with Consol- William C. Sojourner, Jr. (BS '54) is presi- duction are excellent." idated Coal Company here." dent of Sojourner Drilling Corp. in William K. Sheldon (BS '48) says, "Nothing Tommy T.Smiley (BS '51) is a cartographer Abilene, Texas. new toreport. Same joband same wife for the Defense Mapping Agency G. Russell Sparenberg (BA '30, MA '32) is and still happy with both. Daughter, Aerospace Center in St. Louis. "Our retiredin Houston. "I enjoy each issue Susan, graduates from UT this year. son, Stewart, is finishing his first year of the Newsletter, wish Icould make That's almost like getting a raise."He of law school at UT. Oldest daughter the next one evenmore interesting by is chief geologist for T-C OilCompany graduates from Drury College inMay. contributing something clever, unique in San Antonio. Have three-year-old grandson. Makes or unusual now. Orlena and Iare still GeorgeH.Sherrill(BS '50), anindependent onefeel oldbut grateful." enjoying retirement, good health, and in San Angelo, Texas,comments, "Shir- A. R. (Dick) Smith (BS '64) says, "I am in gadding about a bit. Best wishes." ley and Iare still living with all the the fortunate position of living in John O. Spice (BA '54) is president of Los kids gone. Two withreal jobs and one Houston and exploring— for minerals in Patios, Inc. in San Antonio. stillin Mcd school in Galveston. Enjoy the western U.S. alternating culture Frederick Spiegelberg(MA '61) is An explo- running into some of the old bunch and pollution with scenery and clean ration geologist for Samson Resources once in a while. Still drilling in the air! Caves and karst still get as much in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Permian Basin." of my time as possible." Dick is chief Fred Spindle (BS '49) notes, "Moved to Elgean C. Shield (BS '53) writes from geologist for Olin Corporation. Ohio in time for a glorious winter— or Houston, "StillmanagingThe Anschutz Daniel L. Smith (BS '58) is continuing to better just say fabulous winter. Have Corporation exploration effort in the manage exploration activities as vice traveledsome, gained weight, losthair Gulf Coast of Texas, Louisiana and president of Texoil Co. in Houston. and am the proud owner of four grand- Mississippi. Need deals from UT exes Glenn C. Smith (BS '53) is a consultant geo- children and allmy teeth. All in all a to look for more oil and gas for the physicist-geologistin Oklahoma City. prettygood year." consumers in the northeast part of our Harry L. Smith (BS '51, MA '56) says, Johnny F. Stanford, Jr. (BS '49) continues country to confiscate." "Have a daughter, Sheryl, at TU now. to work on the Edwards research pro- Joe Simo (BS '77) is an explorationgeolo- Sorry about this, but in this case TU ject as a physical science technician in gist with Enserch Exploration Inc. in refers to TrinityUniversity.Ialso have San Antonio. Dallas. a boy, Steve, who is finishing his first Theodore E. Stanzel (BS '56) is "working Samuel J. Sims (MA '57) continues in his year in high school. Still same wife, on internationalexplorationprojects for position as a geologist for Bethlehem Marcelle." Harry is an independent Getty Oil out of the Los Angeles office. SteelCorp. inBethlehem,Pennsylvania. geologist in Corpus Christi. Enjoying the change from Tulsa to the David W. Sipperly (MA '67) writes, "My J. T. Smith (BS '50, MA '56) comments, "I southern Californialife style." wife, Judy, my three children, Jason, have been transferred from Houston Frederick L. Stead (MA '50), consultant, William and Suzanne, and Ihave re- to Dallas. Still prospecting frontier has opened new offices in Dallas. cently moved from Tulsa,Oklahoma to areas for Sunmark Exploration Co. "Looking forward to our return to Midland.The five of us areenthusiastic (SunOil Co.). Really enjoyed the alum- Texas. Enjoyed seeing everyone at the about our new locationand Ilook for- ni luncheon at the GCAGS convention UT cocktail party at AAPG in Okla- ward to the challenge of the new job." in Austin and renewing acquaintances homa City." Dave is district land manager with with old classmates." W. W. Stein (BA '52, MA '52), an indepen- ARCO in Midland. Joe E. Smith (BS '48, MA '49) says, "My dent in Dallas, is "stillhunting oil and Harry H. Sisson (BS '40) says, "Still enjoy youngestdaughter,BarbaraJean Smith, gas in north Texas." 82 September 1978

Harry R. Stenson (BS '49) writes, "I look dissertation above treeline in Rocky Always look forward to reading about forward to retiring next year after 25 Mt. NationalPark in Estes Park, Colo- old classmates in the Newsletter. Fam- years in Venezuela.During this time I rado. Ihave also worked on a remote ily is fine. Daughter,Elaine, will enter worked for the two majors, Exxon and sensing project for the U.S. Forest UT this fall." Shell, ingeophysical exploration.Thank Service." Wesley A. Tiller, Jr. (BS '50) is back in you very muchfor the Newsletter, and Tom and Cindy Elliott Swinbank (BS '71; Dallas in charge of Texas gulf coast keep the geophysical section of the BS 71) still live in Katy,Texas. Tom exploration both onshore and offshore Department— — growing." is exploration En- Exploration, a subsidiary x o o manager withClover for Sunmark Wendell J. Stewart (BS '49) is senior bio- ergy Corp. in Houston. Cindy says, "I of Sun Oil Co. stratigrapher with Texaco in Midland. couldn't find any companies interested Bert C. Timm (MA '41), manager of plan- "Since the last report, the oil business in hiring me, so I've started doing con- ning for Sunmark Exploration Co. in has sent me to the Caribbean, South sulting. We're expecting our third child Dallas, says,. "'The plans are man's; America and Canada. Not bad duty. in December." the odds are God's,' especially when We must keep up our efforts abroad Jim Tartt (BS '48) is division sales repre- trying to outguess Baby DOE." also to get that oil.New granddaughter sentative for IMCO Services in Hous- Elsworth Tonn (BS '55) writes, "In addition namedHeather Elizabeth, and another ton. to being regional exploration manager year of wear on the old body." George W. Taylor (BA '49) is an exploita- for Monsanto, Iam pursuing a master James H. Stitt (MA '64, PhD '68) is profes- tion geologist for Exxon in Houston, of business administration degree at sor of geology at the University of "stillpreparing confidential data to be Houston Baptist University. Daughter, Missouri, Columbia. "It's been a busy publicly disclosed by governmental bu- Melissa, graduated from Westbury and exciting year. Betty and the girls reaucrats." High School Number 1." and Ihad a good time last summer in Thomas F. Taylor (BA '42) is president of a DonaldH. Torgerson(BS '52) spent a year Wyoming, whereIwas director of our new explorationcompany, Paloma Pro- and a half in Los Angeles, then trans- field camp in the beautiful Wind River ductionCompany, Inc., formedin Sep- ferred back to Denver in sales, still Mountains. Then on to my first year as tember 1977. "Looking forward to an with Dowell Division, Dow Chemical. chairman, whichhas been challenging, eventful year and hope that my old "Ran into Walter Boyd at the fall SPE exciting and overall a pretty satisfying friends will look me up when they in Denver." year.Stop in and sayhello if you're by come to Houston." Richard F. K. Tothill (BA '55) is senior gethis way." Dick Teel (BS '39), says, "Iwill go on my ologist for Continental Oil Co. in Mid- Preston A. Stofer (BA '57) is serf employed fourth African safari this summer. Will land. in Long Mott, Texas. "It appears that hunt in Botswana (south central) both John Trammell (BS '59) says, "After a five- the cattle business will return to a in KalahariDesert and Okavango Del- year fling at teaching, I'm back in in- profitable one. Certainly hope so! Get- ta. My two sons,bothUT grads, doing dustry, and liking it. Good to be back ting anunpleasant experiencewith the fine."Dick is staff explorationsystems in Colorado, too." John is a geologist Federal'Wetlands' Act." analyst, senior grade, for Amoco Pro- with Union Carbide Corp. in Grand William T. Stokes (BS '50) says, "We have duction Company in Houston. Junction. movedback to Dallas after four years BillyD. Thomas (BS '50) was promoted to Mike Trant (BS '58) is president of Walsh in California. It is great to be back in his present position of director of tech- & Trant Petroleum Corporation in Ty- Texas. Fifi, Bill and Brad are renewing nical hearings for the Railroad Com- ler, and is actively drillingin west cen- old friendships. Ithoroughly enjoyed mission of Texas on July 1, 1977. He tralTexas, Abilene to San Angelo.Mike participating in the Career Conference is pleased that explorationfor oil and lives in Dallas. that the Geology Department hosted gas discoveries is increasing.Billy con- Charles Brian Trask (MA '72), assistant ge- last March in Austin. It was a most tinues to live in Austin. ologist at the Illinois State Geological enlighteningand constructive meeting." George L. Thomas (MA '60) is "still work- Survey in Urbana, is "heavilyinvolver7. Bill is an independent consulting geol- ing in south Texas and living in the in preparation of the 'Pennsylvania of ogist. Hill Country (about 32 miles west of theIllinois Basin' fieldtripfor theNinth Tom W. Stovall (BS '57) is a registered Bandera). Eloise is attending UT-San International Congress of Carbonifer- public land surveyorin Weslaco, Texas. Antontio part-time and working as an ous Stratigraphyand Geology. Hope to "Oldest daughter is at the University RN again (in Leakey,Texas) part-time. see many of you here in Urbana in of Texas this year as a freshman in We are livingin and rebuilding an old May '79. The move from Pittsburgh home economics, majoring in interior ranch house." George is chief of con- in December was uneventful and we design." struction (management) at Laughlin slippedinto Champaign betweensnow- Walter M. Strong (MA '57), an investment AFB in Del Rio. storms." broker and independent geologist in M. Gary Thompson (BS '75, MA 77) notes, Everette J. Travis (MA '51) is finding more New Orleans, is "staying very busy "Exxon keeps me very busy squeezing and more people interested in the finding money for oil and gas invest- grease out of the ground here in the study of the earth in his capacity as ments andvice-versa." Louisiana Swamps. New Orleans is not associate professor of geology at San Charles J. Sullins (MA 71) is employedby a bad place to live if you like rain, Antonio Collegein San Antonio. Tenneco Oil Co., in Oklahoma City. mosquitoes, raw oysters, and gumbo." LloydRex Travis (BA '48) continues as se- "Continuing explorationin central Ana- Garyis a productiongeologist. nior explorationgeophysicist for Exxon darko Basin while awaiting definitive Roy W. Thompson(BA '38) is a geophysicist in Houston. "I always enjoy reading government action on energy. Partici- with J. W. Humbardand Associates in about my friends in the Newsletter. pating in six months' training program Midland. Keep up the goodwork." to acquire working skills as a geophys- Ralph Tibiletti (BS '57), senior geologist Richard Travis (BS '48), a partner in Travis icist." withMichigan Wisconsin PipeLine Co. Oil Co. in Jackson, Wyoming, is "wild- Rebecca Summer (MA 75) writes, "I am in Houston, is "prospecting for gas in catting and ranching with emphasis on currently doing soils research for my the Anadarko Basin and enjoying it the latter." Geological Sciences Newsletter 83

Robert F. Travis (BS '57) continues to work Inc., a consulting firm that does much Our oldest son. Monty, just finished his as an independent in Corpus Christi. of its work for the government. third year in geology at Ashland Col- Roy W. Tronrud (BS '40) is retired from Charles D. and Eloise Faulkner Vertrees lege, Our second son, Phil, finished his Sunmark Exploration Co. in Richard- (BA '23; BA '22) are "stillliving at the first year at the University of Cincin- son, Texas, and is doing a lot of travel same place and enjoying life but at a nati. The two little ones are in junior andplaying a lotof golf. slower pace." They are retiredin Mid- high." Steven R. Trudeau (BS 70) is district geol- land. Tom J. Waggoner 111 (BA '56) is president ogist-frontier exploration for Pioneer Harry A. Vest (MA '59) writes from Dubai, of Trans-Western Exploration, Inc. in Nuclear, Inc. in Amarillo. "With the U.A.E., "Hope to see some of our Dallas. "We continue to be active in energy situation the way it is, uranium good friends in Austin this summer exploration and enjoy working with exploration activities are still intense. when we visit our property at Lake- 'old' classmates from time to time." The new position requires a lot of way. Just celebrated— our 12th anniver- David E. Wahl, Jr. (MA 73) is a PhD can- travel and added new responsibilities. sary in Dubai real natives now!" didatein geologyat Arizona State Uni- But it is just fantastic to have the op- Harry is employedby Dubai Petroleum versity in Tempe. "Am living in a portunity to see so much geology Company. beached whale on the Arizona desert. throughout the USA." James R. Vetters (BS '51) is now in his To support this extravagant lifestyle Diane Tunison (BS 77) is a data engineer 12th year in Houston, 18th with Ten- I'm teaching introductory geology part with Dresser Magcobar in Oklahoma neco. "Now Geophysical manager for time and doing some work for a small City. Tenneco's frontier projects group. All mining company in conjunction with John D. Tuohy (BS '39) writes from Mesa, children now finished with formal my dissertation.Couldfinish degreere- Arizona: "Wound up thirty-nine years schooling.Grandfather of two girls." quirements any year now. Sure do miss of overseas service and am now taking R. B. (Bob) Vickers (BS '47) is a geologist those Texas good times." a look at retirement. Not too sure as for Mayfair Minerals in Abilene, Texas. Gus Walla (BS '49) is a geologist in Hous- yet that this is the answer." "My main business interest this year ton. Clyde W. Turner (BA '40) is a partner in is the gas play in Parker, Hood and Bernie Ward (BA '55), an independent pe- McClure and Turner in Midland. Erath Counties. Our pleasure interest troleum geologist in Tyler,Texas, says, EddR. Turner (BA '43) is assistant mana- included travel to the British Isles last "Cotton Valley still gettingbig play in ger of exploration for Getty Oil Co. September, and plans for a trip to east Texas. Enjoyedvisit with old class- in Houston. "Having completed my Alaska this August." mate 'Jerry' Minahan recently. How year as president of AAPG Iwish to William Vrana (BA '39) is a consulting pe- we do change in 23 years! Cecil and thank the Texas alumni who supported troleum geologist in Corpus Christi three children all doing well." me inmy administration.It was a great who is still staying busy. Bill and Kathy Agnew Ward (BS '55, MA honor to me to be your president; it Martin James Wachel, Jr. (BS '56) says, '57; BA '57) write fromNew Orleans: was indeed an appreciated privilege." "Have been transferred overseas to "Kathy is teaching high school science In spite of his busyschedule, Edd con- Kuwait. Will be working in Wafra in a school for students with learning tinues his faithful service as a member Field for Getty Oil Co. Jean and Iare disabilities. Two kids in college next of the UT Geology Foundation Advi- reportingJune 19 andplan a European fall. Bill is doing the petrology of the sory Council. vacation on our way. Hope my News- Nubia sandstone in easternEgypt and John E. Turner (BS '50) is keeping busy as letter reaches me!" of Pleistocene limestones in eastern a consultant in Midland. Richard K. Waddell, Jr. (BS 71, MA 77) is Yucatan.He willleadGCAGS field trip Leßoy J. Tydlaska (MA '51), senior staff a hydrologist for the U.S. Geological to Yucatan in October." Bill is associ- geologist with AmocoProduction Com- Survey inLakewood,Colorado."Claudia ate professor in the department of pany in New Orleans, hopes to see and Ifinally got out of school. She earth sciences at the University of New everyone there in the fall for the is working with organic sediments for Orleans. GCAGS convention. the Survey's Oil and Gas Branch. Iam Dan L. Ward (BA '49, MA '50) is head of Katherine Archer Tyson (BA '35, MA '36) doing chemical transport modeling for field operations department for Bendix moved last February to the St. James a radioactive waste disposalproject in Field Engineering Corp. in Grand Condominium in Houston. Nevada." Junction, Colorado. "Doing research Robert Chan Tysor (BA '52) is a geologist A. H. Wadsworth, Jr. (BS '41, MA '41), an and development on equipment and for Davis Oil Company in Houston. independent geologist in Houston, is methods of uranium explorationas part Sam M. Udden (BS '50) writes from Hous- "still making anti-socialist speeches at of the Department ofEnergy's national ton, "Have taken early retirement from conventions and other gatherings.Have uranium resource evaluation program." Continental Oil Co. aftermore than 27 excellent slide show, will travel. In H. E. (Joe) Ward (BA '38, MA '40), presi- years of service. Joined Hydrocarbon spare time I'm opening a lead-barite dent of Geo Energy Corp. in Midland, ExplorationCompany concentrating on mine at Bingham, New Mexico and says, "Family-owned GeoEnergy Corp. the Texas and Louisiana gulf coast doing some oilbusiness." is progressing nicely. All well and hap- generatingprospects for oil andgas ex- Noel B. Waechter (MA 72) says, "Took py. Son, Tom (23), opened an office at ploration." a new job as regional geologist in 641 Bank & Trust Tower in Corpus Robert D. Valerius (BS '59), independent uranium exploration.Working for one Christi for the corporation. No grand- petroleum geologist in Corpus Christi, of Ed Jonas' former classmates. Will childrenyet!" is still representing Resources Invest- be moving to Denver from Albuquer- RalphH. Warner (MA '61) conducts hydro- ment Corp.of Denver. "Familyhealthy que in July." Noel is employed by carbon explorationfor Gulfstream Pe- and growing fast!" Marline Oil Corporation. troleum Corporation in Houston. "A Joe E. Vaughan (BS '54) is president of Robert B. Waggoner,Jr. (BS '56), consulting year and a half of 'doing your own Carpenter Oil & Gas Co. in Dallas. geologist in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, is "cut- thing' has been exciting andrewarding. Tracy Vaught (BS 77) is employed in Hous- ting back on drilling equipmentin or- The family continues to prosper with ton as a geologist for Gruy Federal, der to spendmore time doinggeology. Kirn completing her freshman year at 84 September 1978

Texas Lutheran College, Brian looking Hugh G. White HI(BA '52, BS '54), senior ting bait' so retired August Ist to go forward to his senior year of high exploration geologist with Champlin fishing (salmon, steelhead, halibut) and school in the fall, Julie continuing to Petroleum Company in Midland, says, hunting (deer, bear, elk). Also have to develop artistic talents, and Marilyn "Oil boom is unbelievable! Will have put up with clams, crabs, oysters, coordinating it all plus generating a two sons at UT and one at Tech this shrimp, ducks, geese, pheasants and 'new' tennis game." fall.Tempus fugit!" mountains." Karl Warning (BS '71, MA '77) is a devel- Jane Brite Dunkle White (BA '46) is a do- Dan W. Williams (BS '56) is an indepen- opment geologist for PhillipsPetroleum matologist and rancher near Marfa, dent geologist with Marinex Petroleum Company in OklahomaCity. "Spent 14 Texas. in Houston. "Still busy developingoil weeks in Bartlesville, Oklahoma from F. L. Whitney (BS '43) is busy enjoying re- and gas prospects in North Sea, south- June to September in trainingprogram. tirement in London, Texas and invites ern England, offshore Spain, but best Then to Denver. Started snow skiing. all to come visit. luck recently has been in south Lou- Great. Sent to OKC in February '77 Marion Whitney (BA '30, MA '31, PhD '37) isiana. Wife, Mary Alice, and daugh- for six weeks of development work. continues to teach at Central Michigan ter, Miriam, still raising Welsh ponies OKC made permanent. Bad, but lots in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. "My paper and looking forward to vacation in of work and good experience." entitled 'The Role of Vorticity in De- Hawaii this summer." Lincoln E. Warren (BS '41) is vice president veloping Lineation by Wind Erosion' James Richard Williams (BS '50) took early of Ocean Drilling and Exploration was the leadpaper in the January issue retirement from Chevron Oil Co. in Company headquartered in New Or- of theBulletin of the GeologicalSociety New Orleans in 1977 and is back in leans. of America. It covers the high points Texas (Houston) working as district ge- Joel S. Watkins (PhD '61) is now senior re- of 16 years of experimentalresearch in ologist for Cabot Corporation. search associate with Gulf Research & aerodynamics and vorticity erosion." Homer C. Wilson (BS '43) reports from Developmentin Houston. "Joined Gulf Frank M. Whittington (BS '49), president of New York City: "Another rough winter last year to work on continental margin Coastal Oil, Inc. in Houston is "still with over 50" of snow. In December (offshore) geology. Reallyfascinating to fighting the busy freeways, but enjoy- it was announced that the Celanese see geology from the industrial point ing Houston. Geologizing in south ChemicalCo. headquarters office would of view." Texas, east Texas, and Louisiana trying be relocated from New York City to Bill E. Watson (BS '42) is senior staff geol- to tap that elusive oil and gas." Dallas. So along with 150 other fami- ogist for the Texas Railroad Commis- William P. Wilbert (MA '63), geologist for lies we will be moving to Dallas in sion in Austin, and continues to serve Bendix Corporation, is "settling into July 1978. Need Iadd that the Wil- as an examiner in the oil and gas divi- Albuquerque after 15 months with sons arepleased." Homer is vicepresi- sion. Bendix in Austin. Keep running into dent of operations. John Allen Watson (BS '56) is a hydrologist UT exes and going on good field trips Wilbur D. Wilson (MA '54) is exploration for the Texas Department of Water in Basin and Range and in Mexico. manager, Permian Basin, for Coquina Resources in Austin. Anybody who gets up here, drop on Oil Corp. in Midland. John E. Watson (BA '72) is still working in." William Feathergail Wilson (BS '50, MA for Gulf Minerals in Denver. "Finished A. B. (Bo) Williams, Jr. (BS '53) is retired '62) says, "Departed from the Univer- MS and proceeded slowly toward PhD inSequim,Washington. "Tired of 'cut- sity 17 years ago with a two-year-old in mineral economics.Sara is preparing for CPA exam. Denver is terrific, but get homesick for Austin." we still Allan Nelson to tell us of the plans being made for a reunion Joseph D. Watzlavick(BS '41) is still"plow- writes of the Class of 1947, include those who received and ing" as a consultant in geology and to undergraduate geophysics inHouston. graduate geology degrees, as well as those who "graduated" from the OX J GeraldE. Weber (MA '68) is teachingpart- summer field camp in Brady in summer 1947. The Department faculty time at De Anza CollegeinSanta Cruz, of 1947 are also being invited to participate. Allan notes that it is com- and also working as a con- — California mon to celebrate 30th anniversary, but this different "Our 32nd sulting geologist in land-use problems. a was "Things sort of keep moving up. Still year after graduation!" working on research on faultingin ma- The reunion will take place during the last weekend in July 1979, at rine terraces. Will finish thesis this the Vail Ski Area in Vail, Colorado. Those wishing information may summer or early fall." contact the following: Albert W. Weeks (PhD '41) is retiredfrom Sun Co. and lives in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. "Alice has retired from G.Allan Nelson Temple University and is now profes- 822 Midland Savings Building sor emeritus. As guest lecturers at Denver, CO 80202 Temple University the past two years, we gave illustrated talks on uranium William O. Callaway and petroleum to a class in the funda- 145 Security Life Building mentals of energy." Denver, CO 80202 Norman West (BA '50) is owner of West & Associates in Houston. "Working dis- Morton Bigger (Golf Chairman) tricts 2 and 3 of the Texas gulf coast, Transcontinental Oil Corporation both geologically and geophysically. Playing the fairways with modest suc- 1400 First National Bank Tower cess." Shreveport, LA 71101 Geological Sciences Newsletter 50

son. Douglas is now a geology major USA in Denver. fighting the Teds',but decided tomove at UT. I'm teaching part-time at UT- Ray D. Woods (BA '31, MA '34) comments to Rockport, Texas to do it. Thanks for San Antonio and working for the H. L. from Houston, "Well into my sixth another greatNewsletter. Hunt family (Placid Oil Corp.) as an year of retirement, Iseem to do less John C. Yeager(MA '60) says he has "been explorationist in San Antonio." and less. Have been doing a lot of in Lafayette two years now and likes C. Robert Winkler (BS '50) writes, "Partner reading lately,including a recent book it fine after the big city life of New Jim Richards (BS '58) and Iare trying by Goodman on 'Psychic Archeology. Orleans. Sandra and the kids are fine. to make a dent in the energy shortage. Sounds like archeologists are turning Enjoyed seeing all of the UT exes in Eldest son, Robert 111, completing increasingly to extra-sensory help with Austin." John is district explorationge- sophomore year in petroleumengineer- some notable success. The oil business ologist for Union Oil of California. ing at UT Austin." Robert lives in has tried everything else; perhaps this James L. Yelvington (BS '51) is chief geolo- Midland. is coming in our exploration! Maybe gist for Eberly and Meade in Oklaho- Irwin Thomas Winter (BS '53) is an indus- the department should offer a three- ma City. "Middle daughter, Priscilla, trial engineer for Bell Helicopter in hour course in psychic oil-finding! The married last November. Youngest Fort Worth. Scipio-Albion trend in Michigan was daughter, Melinda, a junior at OU. George G. Wise (BS '50) joined Transco allegedly found this way. Read your What is the world coming to! Explora- ExplorationCo.,Houston, as area man- tea leaves, anybody?" tion is booming and we are working ager, offshore Louisiana, in July, 1977. Leßoy A. Woollett (MA '51) lives in Hous- hard at keeping it that way. Having a "Enjoy the Newsletter." ton. "We have become grandparents, hard— time keeping experienced geolo- Helen Patterson Withers (BA '40) is a geol- and continue very active in the com- gists everyone wants to go indepen- ogist with the U.S. GeologicalSurvey munity and church. Iam involved in dent." in Reston, Virginia. "Love the News- real estate, insurance and some con- Coler A. Yoakum, Jr. (BS '50) is an inde- letter, but my news is not new. Same sulting work." pendent petroleum geologist in Okla- house, delightful but same job, only Charles F. Word (BS '35), self-employed in homa City. one daughter still in college,the other Conroe, Texas, has enjoyed traveling Leonard M. Young (PhD '68), associate pro- having graduated last year. Would love each summer. "Our children are all fessor of geology at Northeast Louisi- to hear from1939, 1940 or 1941 alums grown, and we have three grandchil- ana University in Monroe, reports: who might rememberme." dren." "Last August 1977, acquired a wife Jim F. Womack (BS '54) is explorationman- Charles E. Workman (MA '61) retiredfrom and a new house, in that order. Both, ager for McGowen Oil & Gas Com- the Navy last July, and is now a me- plus inflation, are conspiring to keep pany in Houston. teorology/oceanography instructor at me in penury. Geology also has taken A. Wayne Wood (BA '41), independent ge- Monterey Peninsula Collegein Monte- a turn for the better, now that our field ologist in San Antonio, notes: "I still rey, California.In additionhe is a con- camp is moving from northern Arkan- have the same wife and three sons, sultant at StanfordResearch Institute. sas to New Mexico." one of whom aspires to be a geologist. "Oldest son at Stanford taking fresh- E.R. Youngblood(BS '46) is owner of ROW What with the crisis of stupidity in man geology." Engineering Firm in Baton Rouge, highplaces it is becomingincreasingly- Phil Wyche (BS '51) is vice president of Louisiana. "Have two grandchildren— hard to work at finding oil and gas, Gulf Oil Exploration and Production daughter and family in Greenville, much less earn obscene profits, but so Company in Houston. He is also a South Carolina, where son-in-law is on far I'm making progress." member of the UT Geology Founda- Furman faculty." Clint B. Wood (BA '41) is self-employed in tion Advisory Council. Michael Zientek (BS '76) writes, "After Wichita Falls, Texas. J. R. (Bob) Wynne (BS '57) is an indepen- graduating,Iworked withExxon's base Robert L. Wood (BA '56) lives in Houston, dent in Fort Worth. "Look forward to metals division for eight months in where he is president of Occidental the Newsletter each year. You do a their Tucson, Arizona office. Currently, Crude Sales,Inc. great job; wish Icould visit withmore Iam completingmy first year of grad- James Thomas Woodman (MA '74) is ex- of the old classmates." uate work at Stanford University on an ploration geophysicist for Exxon Co. R. 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Alumni Gather at AAPG 1 Ernie Lundelius-VP Professor 4 Department News 5 Faculty andStaff 6 Faculty Activity 8 Departmental Speakers 17 SpecialCourses 18 SpecialNews 20 Career Conference 20 IngersonRetirement 22 MorganDavisReceivesAward 24 OurPoetLaureate 25 USGS 1977-78 27 Library Adds Volumes,Maps 28 Enrollment andDegrees 30 GeologyFoundation News 33 Geology Foundation Advisory Council 35 L. T.Barrow Professorship 36 Leslie BowlingProfessorship 37 Geology FoundationEndowed Accounts 37 UddenFund 39 Student Awards 40 Gifts to theGeology Foundation 42 InMemoriam 44 Faculty Publications 49 BureauNews 53 VirgilBarnes Honored 53 BureauProjects 55 BureauFaculty 58 Marine Science News 59 MSI GeologyFaculty 60 Alumni News 62