The Magazine of Colorado School of Mines

Volume 94 Number 1 Winter 2004 MINES

Building Friendships in China page 24

The Amazing “M” page 6 Alumnus is U.S. Senior Oil Adviser in Iraq page 14 Letters to the Editor MINES WINTER 2004 CSM and CSMAA Sign Joint Operating Agreement Mines is published quarterly by the Colorado School of Mines and the CSM Alumni Representatives of CSM and the Alumni Association signed the Alumni Association affiliation Association for alumni and agreement Dec. 11, 2003. Below are excerpts from remarks made at the signing ceremony by friends of the School. The John Schwartzberg BSc Met ’88, CSMAA president, and a response to the historic occasion from magazine is a merger of Mines Magazine (founded in John Trefny, CSM president. 1910) and Mines Today (founded in 1986). The “On behalf of the Alumni Association, I merger took place in 2000. am pleased and proud to be here to join Comments and suggestions our new partners in alumni relations at are welcome. Contact us by Colorado School of Mines. writing to MINES, P.O. Box 1410, Golden, CO 80402; or call 303-273-3294 or For those of us involved in the process of 800-446-9488, ext. 3294, reaching this agreement, today’s ceremony between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., may seem like an accomplishment. And M-F, MST; or email CSM Board of Trustees President F.Steven Mooney while it is, it is really more of a new [email protected]. (front left), CSM President John Trefny and CSMAA beginning. Many people have spent President John Schwartzberg at signing ceremony John U. Trefny, President countless hours working behind the scenes Colorado School of Mines to arrive at this agreement and for that I offer my most heartfelt gratitude. John N. Schwartzberg ’88 President But perhaps the most difficult work lies ahead as we strive to make this vision a reality. What we CSM Alumni Association have here, in engineering lexicon, is a conceptual design. What lies ahead is a challenging Maureen Keller, Editor concurrent design-and-build project. We’ll design the details while we implement Mines’ new CSM Alumni Association alumni relations programs. This agreement gives us a fine base upon which to build. It is up to us as Marsha Konegni, Co-editor individuals, as organizations, and now as partners to provide the human element to make it work. CSM Communications Coordinator We hope today’s signing is the first of many milestones. This is a project without a completion date. Contributing Writers It is something we expect will evolve over time as we all work for the success of Mines.” Katryn Leone BSc Geol ’66 Greg Murphy John Schwartzberg, CSMAA President Jessica Neal Robert Pearson ’59 Jo Marie Reeves “This institution owes a large debt to the many individuals who worked to bring about this David Rein agreement. While much still needs to be done, I believe we have set the stage for strengthening not Steve Smith Roberta Forsell Stauffer only the School’s relationship with its alumni but also the School itself. Nick Sutcliffe Photography We have long recognized that many of Mines’ inherent strengths are related to connections. These Douglas Baldwin ’03 take many forms, including the connections among faculty, staff and students; the connections we Gary Baughman ’73, ’74 foster between academics and student-life activities; connections among the academic disciplines in Tom Cooper pursuit of solutions to interdisciplinary problems; and connections with numerous partners from Walter Hinich Robert McKee ’68 industry, governments and other academic institutions. Graphic Design Emelene Russell Among the most critical connections are those we maintain with our alumni. The special quality of Advertising & Design Mines is imbedded in its people—those who are here now as well as those who have gone before Printing them. Our reputation depends on the success of our alumni and the extent to which that success American Web identifiably derives from their Mines experience. Close connections between the School and each of CPM Number # 40065056 its alumni can be of significant benefit to both. I am hopeful that the affiliation agreement will lead www.mines.edu to stronger ties, better services and enhanced pride among the entire Mines family.” csmaa.mines.edu/alumni John Trefny, CSM President

Mines Fall 2003 correction p.17: The fifth bulleted item should read “Better transparent conducting oxides layers for photocell applications are being developed to bring solar [not fusion] energy to commercial reality.” MINES WINTER 2004 MINES WINTER 2004 2 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 3 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES a a a x b x b x b z z z y y contents y c c c

CSM and CSMAA Sign Joint Operating Agreement 3

The Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi 22 – An Update The Amazing “M” From a mess of wires to a sleek new system, students transform the “M” controls 6

Building Friendships in China Short Takes 8 CSM strengthens academic and industry ties Calendar of Events 12 24 CSM Foundation and Alumni Association Financial Statements 13 People Watch 26

Notes & Quotes 29 “This Is a Whole New World for Me” Mines grad is senior adviser to Athletics 30 14 Iraqi Ministry of Oil in Baghdad

The Golden Memories of James B. Lowell ’08 16 $1 Million Gift Honors Former Mines Professors Staying Connected 19 Jim ’59 and Arlene Payne Endow Three Scholarships for Hollister, Keating and Meredith 32

Thank you to CSMAA Donors 36

In Memoriam 38

About Our Cover: On the Move 40 CSM President John U. Trefny signs the guest register at the Petroleum Museum of the University of Petroleum-East China while on a fall trip to China.

MINES WINTER 2004 MINES WINTER 2004 4 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 5 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES By Jessica Neal

Albert Clark, Jordan Wiens, Britta Eustice, Chris Mnich, the M-posters

From a mess of wires...to a sleek new system or the past 70 years the renowned “M,”a symbol of Mines the “M.”As of April 2003, thanks to the efforts of a Senior the “M” lit during the last century and a half were starting to Wiens, Britta Eustice, Albert Clark and Chris Mnich worked for Fpride and one of the largest mountainside monuments in Design foursome called the “M-posters,”Blue Key can animate spark and sizzle threateningly, and Wiens said he had had eight months completing the “M”—and never once was the the nation, has shown brightly in the night atop Mt. Zion. the “M” not only from their office in the Student Center, but enough! emblem turned off during the night. Now the “M” has 40 Never unlit for more than 24 hours, the “M” is maintained by from anywhere in the world. preprogrammed sequences and can display chasing lights, color Blue Key members who have long battled the elements to keep So he designed a completely new electrical system. He presented sequences, holiday shapes and more. In addition to this record. Traditionally these keepers of the “M” have also The fully computer-automated and remote-controlled emblem the project to Rockwell Automation as a community service contributions from Rockwell Automation, Data-Linc Corp. changed the lights each holiday season and special occasion. started out as a solo project by Jordan Wiens BSc Eng ’03, then project for the School and Rockwell gave full funding for the donated radio modems for the remote control of the “M,”and a senior engineering student, to clean up and organize the electrical automation, donating almost $8,000 worth of software Ross Electric provided wire, panel boards and support In the past when Blue Key members wanted to switch controls of the “M.”As an active student government and hardware equipment. Then Wiens presented his project to throughout the duration of the project. Upon graduation, the automation from one program to the next, they had to participant with experience as an electrician, he had assumed the Engineering Division. Subsequently approved for credit, it “M-posters” turned the duty of maintaining the “M” back over manually enter the commands from the controls at the base of the role of maintaining the “M” because of his knowledge of became a Senior Design project, and a team was assigned to re- to Blue Key. wiring. However, the incomprehensible mess of wires that kept work, reinstall and revamp the beloved “M.”

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Wulf Keynotes Midyear than in any other ConocoPhillips Robot Commencement profession,” he said. Supports CSM Challenge Wulf was presented President of the National Academy with an honorary ConocoPhillips’ Vice President The Fall 2003 EPICS of Engineering William A. Wulf was degree, as was of Health, Environment and Challenge, “All-Terrain Robot the keynote speaker at midyear Dr. Richard A. Tapia, Safety Bob Ridge BSc CPR ’71 Search Project, Robots With a commencement ceremonies Dec. 12 the Noah Harding has presented Mines with a Mission,” required first-year when more than 250 degrees— Professor of donation of $250,000, of students to design and construct including bachelor’s, master’s, Computational and which $150,000 will be all-terrain robots that could doctoral and professional degrees— Applied Mathematics designated for the autonomously traverse through a were awarded. at Rice University, ConocoPhillips SPIRIT natural terrain environment while Scholars Program. The completing one of three missions: Dr. Wulf, who has also served as where he is also remaining funds will be lunar exploration, toxic gas location assistant director of the National associate director of Richard Tapia President John Trefny (left) with On a fall trip to Egypt, granted to specific or landmine detection. A final Science Foundation, began and graduate studies and Bob Ridge of ConocoPhillips Petroleum Engineering departments, programs, presentation and competition took ended his address saying, “Welcome director of the Center Department Head Craig Van student organizations place in December. to the engineering profession. Great for Excellence and Kirk PhD ’72 did some and fellowships. choice!” He reminded graduates and Equity in Education. From left, John Trefny, sightseeing and conferred William Wulf and David Olson their families of the profound impact EM ’63, athletics director and head with officials about educating the petroleum industry’s engineering has made on the quality Mines Medals for exemplary service of the CSM Physical Education and to the School were presented to John Athletics Department; and Bryan K. workforce.The trip was of life in the developed world. sponsored by the Office of “Arguably, you can do more as an Hogan, professor emeritus in the Lees BSc Geol ’85 and Kathryn R. Special Programs and engineer to improve people’s lives CSM Division of Liberal Arts and Lees BSc Math ’88, owners of The Continuing Education. International Studies; Marvin Kay Collector’s Edge Minerals, Inc. HORT STAKES Eberhart silicon wafers to event gave New Center of technologies targeted to the provide real-world geological data “This partnership will allow both Writes “Why make a CPU, students an Research Excellence exploration for oil and gas, from oil and gas fields from around organizations to leverage from each Things Break” technology has opportunity to particularly in deep water geological the world. ChevronTexaco also others’ expertise,” said Don Paul, vice been limited by show their creative In October Mines and environments. ChevronTexaco plans to provide additional research president and chief technology Why Things Break: the way things talents and interact ChevronTexaco Corp. announced employees will directly participate in investments as expanded programs officer at ChevronTexaco. “The Understanding the break. with peers who had plans to establish a new Center of the program and the company will develop with CSM. Colorado School of Mines is known World by the Way it Despite similar interests and Research Excellence. The center will throughout the petroleum industry Comes Apart by Mark this, we abilities. develop advanced technologies to for its focus on industry challenges Eberhart, an associate professor know improve interpretation of subsurface and for the quality of its students. of chemistry and geochemistry at very little A Concrete Offer geology through computer The Geology and Geological CSM, was published by Harmony about what happens SI Concrete Systems, a leading modeling. Engineering Department will bring Books in October. Eberhart was at the atomic level as things High Grade manufacturer in concrete world-class experts to our joint approached to write the book after break. In the last 30 or so art ChevronTexaco will provide research research effort.” publishing an article with a similar years, however, we have developed reinforcement, has donated and development funding to title in Scientific American the scientific tools to study fracture $3,000 to the Mining Engineering establish the center, which will The center’s co-executive directors In October magazine. at the atomic level, i.e., as a chemical Department in support of research draw upon faculty expertise and will be John Hebberger, research CSM’s literary and arts problem. Over this time, a new in rubberized concrete and the resources within the CSM manager at ChevronTexaco journal High Grade hosted its Eberhart explains, “Throughout discipline has emerged and development of an explosives Department of Geology and Exploration and Production third annual open house, history, from the breaking of the first continues to mature. The book engineering program at CSM. Geological Engineering. The center Technology Co., and Chuck Kluth, complete with food, music, stone to make a tool to the recounts the emergence of this new will focus on the research and Leaders from ChevronTexaco and Mines gather distinguished scientist at CSM. artists’ works and readings fabrication of the most advanced scientific discipline.” development of integrated on the steps of Berthoud Hall. from the 2003 edition.The

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“How Do Students NCAA Photographs Expanding Your Learn?”Asks Streveler Homecoming Horizons Conference At December’s Dr. Ruth Streveler has transferred Continuum, a celebration The National Collegiate Athletic Sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade to her appointment as CSM’s full- of women at Mines, Association (NCAA) sent girls enjoyed the “Chemistry Has time Director of the Center for Angela Blea, left, a photographers to Mines during Solutions” workshop, one of 12 Engineering Education. Streveler, Society of Women Homecoming 2003 to capture presentations offered during the Engineers officer, and images for use by the School and Expanding Your Horizons who earned an M.S. in zoology from Deb Lasich, executive in NCAA publications. The men conference held at Mines in Ohio State, a B.A. in biology from to learn?” Streveler and CSM’s Ron director of the CSM Women in Science, behind the cameras raved about October. Approximately 120 Indiana University and a Ph.D. in Miller PhD CPR ’82 and Barbara Engineering and the perfect autumn weather, students and 25 parents, teachers educational psychology from the Olds have received an NSF grant to University of Hawaii, says that early Mathematics incredible scenery and and counselors took part in the study this area. Program, review the abundant school spirit. conference for young in her experience with science schedule of events. She is also taking part in another women, which encourages education, she became just as Continuum honors In addition to photographing NSF-funded project, the multi- and recognizes the exploration of math, interested in how students were athletic events and homecoming campus Center for the Advancement graduating women science, technology and learning as in what they were learning. Continuum festivities, the NCAA representatives of Engineering Education project at Mines. nontraditional careers. took photos of Mines students and Her interest in learning is now with the University of Washington, professors in classrooms and labs, as focused on engineering education Stanford University and Howard well as in social settings. and is centered, she explains, on the University. question: “Why are some concepts in science and engineering so difficult HORT STAKES Mitcham a Fulbright Siegrist Appointed Mines a Top Value A Gift of Music Steinway grand piano. A reception was held in October at the Student Scholar In honor of Rebekah Bush McBride Robert L. Siegrist was In its survey of public colleges that Center, where the piano is now and her love for the School and Sophomore McBride Professor Carl Mitcham of the appointed director of the “combine great academics with enjoyed by all members of the Mines Honors Program students music, Dr. Guy T. McBride Jr. and Department of Liberal Arts and Division of Environmental reasonable costs,” Kiplinger’s has community. Scott Szymanski and family have presented the School International Studies is the recipient Science and Engineering in ranked Mines 25th in the nation as an Jessica Kent enjoy a with the gift of their reception held in of a 2003-2004 Fulbright Scholar October. Siegrist earned a in-state 2003 value—up from 47th last November for the McBride Award. The Fulbright Program, Ph.D. and M.S. in civil year. Mines is the highest ranked Class of 2007. During the America’s flagship international and environmental school in Colorado, with Colorado program, Dr. Juan Lucena educational exchange activity, is engineering and a B.S. in State University at 27th and the introduced the new sponsored by the U.S. Department of civil engineering from University of Colorado-Boulder freshmen members of the McBride program, State, Bureau of Educational and the University of at 43rd. and Theresa Fox BSc Cultural Affairs. Mitcham is lecturing Robert L. Siegrist Wisconsin in Madison, As an out-of-state value, Mines is CPR ’89, assistant on “Ethics, Science and Technology: and is a registered attorney general, ranked 72nd. CSU is ranked 67th and Interactions and Implications” at the Professional Engineer. Public Officials Unit, CU-Boulder is 97th. Kiplinger’s also University of the Basque Country in State of Colorado, Scott Szymanski Siegrist has held positions at CSM cites Mines as a school generous with addressed the group. San Sebastian, Spain. He is also doing and Jessica Kent since 1995, and most recently has need-based aid and one of five listed Fox was a member research on applied ethics and giving Internacional Menedez Pelayo, been professor and interim director of schools that meets more than 95 of the McBride Class visiting lectures at a number of other of 1989. Universidad de Sevilla, and the Environmental Science and percent of need. universities, among them Universidad Universidad de Extremadura. Engineering Division.

MINES WINTER 2004 MINES WINTER 2004 10 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES From left, CordeliaMcBride McBride, Alsobrooks Guy T. McBride and Joe Jr., Alsobrooks. Rebekah McBride, Ellen 11 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES Financial Events statements calendar

February March April April 2002-2003 Financial Statements

CSMAA and CSM Brewing Company, 1634 18th Grand Junction, Colo., for fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 21 Foundation Annual Street, Denver, 5-7:30 p.m. Pay 1-3 E-Days 15 section luncheon (see CSM Foundation, Inc. CSM Alumni Association Meeting: 7:30 a.m., Friedhoff own way. Go to second floor Car Show & Pizza, Details March. 18 for details). Hall, Green Center. $15 per and look to the right for 03 TBA Houston: Reception for The Foundation’s annual financial statements were audited by the The annual financial report was presented to the CSMAA Board person. 303-273-3295 to RSVP. CSMAA banner. Dr. John Trefny. 5:30-8 p.m. public accounting firm of Kundinger, Corder & Engle, P.C. The of Directors at its October meeting. The financial audit was done Houston: Athletic Dept. Farrago Restaurant, 318 Gray at March Grand Junction, Colo., following comments highlight the significant financial by Kundinger, Corder & Engle, P.C. 04 Reception. 6-8:30 p.m., Bagby. Cash bar. $15 for hors 18 section luncheon: third Jimmy G’s Restaurant, 307 N. Sam information contained in the audited financial statements: West Side Mixer in Thursday of every month. d’oeuvres. RSVP to Chuck Total Revenue $537,595 04 Golden, Colo. 5-7:30 Houston Pkwy. East. Cash bar. $10 Russell Sr. ’54, 281-587-2533. Bookcliff Country Club, 2730 for hors d’oeuvres. RSVP to Doug Total net assets held by the Foundation at June 30, 2003 amounted Total Expenses 488,439 p.m., Woody’s, 1305 Washington. G Road, noon. For information Soccer Reunion, details Assets: Get together the first Thursday Woodul ’78, 281-618-1850. to $113.5 million. This is a 3.5 percent increase ($3.8 million) call John Howe at 970-242-4903 TBA Investments 470,608 of every month. Look for the 17 from the prior fiscal year. The increase is due to contributions or Del Tolen ar 970-256-1118. Houston: CSM Golf Cash Accounts 146,257 CSMAA banner. Pay own way. Tournament, , Augusta May revenue and investment returns. Bone Valley, Fla., annual 05 Student Loans Outstanding 164,385 Golden, Colo., Lunch Pines Golf Club, Springs, Texas. 28 picnic. Details TBA. REUNIONS for classes Total contributions (pledges and unpledged gifts) totaled $12.3 Other 2,421 Bunch: second Thursday Contact George Puls ’75, 11 ’39, ’44, ’49, ’54, ’59, ’64, million. This is an 18 percent increase ($1.9 million) from the Total Assets: 791,157 of every month. Buffalo Rose in April 281-364-4328. 5-8 ’69, ’74 prior fiscal year. The Foundation’s long-term investment pool Golden, Colo., 11:30 a.m. Pay Golden, Colo. Lunch Bunch West Side Mixer in Golden, Colo. Lunch gross annual return for the fiscal year 2003 is 4.7 percent. The Liabilities and Net Assets: own way. 08 (see March 11 for details) Liabilities 29,388 Downtown Denver 01 Golden, Colo. (see Bunch. 11:15 a.m. in S & P 500 index return for the same period was .20 percent. Downtown Denver Mixer 06 Net Assets Mixer: second Thursday of March 4 for details) Student Center Ballrooms D & E. (see March 11 for details). General Unrestricted 53,536 every month. Wyncoop RSVP required. 303-273-3295. Of the $113.5 million in net assets, $101.7 million (90 percent) is restricted by donors to support specific purposes of Mines. Temporarily Restricted 429,007 For the most up-to-date information on what’s happening, check the website at www.alumnifriends.mines.edu Permanently Restricted 279,226 and click on “News and Events” (top of page). Scroll down to the calendar. The top three gift restrictions are financial aid ($36 million), professorships/faculty support ($34 million) and departmental Total Net Assets $761,769 CSMAA New CSMAA Honorary Hilbert E. Fletcher Anton G. Pegis support ($19 million). In this net assets category are charitable Total Liabilities and Net Assets $791,157 Life Members Life Members Ezell Flournoy EM ’32 John R. Perez remainder trusts with a net present value of $7 million. F. A. Foss Waverly Person Kay Alexander Scott N. Hodgson BSc Eng ’03 Robert E. France PE ’36 Jack S. Petty EM ’52 Unrestricted net assets are largely comprised George S. Ansell Robert M. Schulz MSc Pet ’98 Robert Francisco Patricia C. Petty of Board-designated endowments ($6.7 James K. Applegate Geop E ’66, Sheryl A. Barnett BSc Pet ’84 James H. Gary Thomas G. Plummer MSc Geop ’69, PhD Geop ’74 million), campus real estate and fixed assets Chad M. Bieber BSc Eng ’99 Mary Jo Giddings Robert T. Reeder EM ’49, MSc Judy A. Arbuckle ($1.7 million), CSM loan ($1.3 million), and Meredith A. Bond BSc Phy ’88 Michael J. Glade BSc Min ’77 Min Ec ’76 Mary Beth P. Beach PE ’69 undesignated or general fund ($2 million). Robert E. Childress BSc Geop ’70 John W. Hancock John A. Reeves, Sr. Richard A. Beach Geol E ’66 Brian E. Donovan BSc Pet ’85 John D. Haun David Rockefeller Roger C. Beach PRE ’61 The undesignated unrestricted funds of $2 Amy N. Flammang BSc CPR ’95 Don K. Henderson Geol E ’61, Corlee Rutherford Theodore A. Bickart million are used to support: Holly L. Fliniau BSc CPR ’84, MSc Geol ’63 H. Jack Schmitt Ramon E. Bisque ■ Office of Institutional Advancement MSc Env Sc ’91 Van D. Howbert II Geol E ’51 A. George Setter EM ’32 Leo N. Bradley EM ’49 development activities Ramona M. Graves PhD Pet ’82 George W. Johnson Ted P. Stockmar PE ’43 Kathleen M. Breit ■ Foundation Operations Devon A. Harman BSc Met & Marvin L. Kay EM ’63 John U. Trefny Harold R. Cheuvront ■ Mat Eng ’01, MSc Met & Mat Richard D. Lamm Craig W. Van Kirk PhD Pet ’72 CSM Office of External Affairs David R. Cole EM ’52, MSc ■ Eng ’02 John P. Lockridge Geol E ’52 Vesper A. Vaseen Met E ’39 CSM Alumni Association General Support Min ’56 ■ Adam T. Harvey BSc Phy ’86, Donald S. Macdonald Richard W. Volk PE ’58 CSM Administration David F. Coolbaugh Geol E ’43, MSc Env Sc ’95 Ian H. Mackay DSc Geol ’53 Edward M. Warren Geol E ’50 EM ’47, DSc Geop ’61 Leonard D. Jones BSc Met ’71 Jean P. Mather William D. Watts EM ’52 To receive a copy of the CSM Foundation, Inc. William K. Coors R. Dennis Karsten BSc Met ’70 Guy T. McBride, Jr. Frederick L. Weigand PE ’39 audited financial report for fiscal year ending Donald A. Craig Met E ’48 Daniel Pavone Met E ’48, MSc Laurence S. Melzer PE ’39 Robert J. Weimer June 30, 2003, please call Linda Landrum, Marshall C. Crouch III Geol E Met ’51 Deborah K. Mooney George M. Wilfley managing director, at 303-273-3142. ’67 Raulie M. Pederson BSc Eng ’88 Kenneth W. Nickerson Geol E ’48 Daniel S. Witkowsky Met E ’66 Richard A. Daniele Met E ‘60 David S. Roby BSc Pet ’91 Michael S. Nyikos John P. Witwer Thomas M. Deputy Harry J. Wagner Jr. BSc Geop ’97 William G. Parfet Robert E. D. Woolsey George H. Fentress Geol E ’49 M. S. Patton, Jr. PE ’40 Norman R. Zehr EM ’52, MSc Roland B. Fischer Met E ’42 Min ’56

MINES WINTER 2004 MINES WINTER 2004 12 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 13 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES McKee was at the 2003 Thanksgiving dinner with soldiers from the First Armored Division when President George Bush From Mines Grad in Iraq: (at podium in photo) made a surprise visit. “This Is a Whole New World for Me” By Marsha Konegni

When members of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad needed a senior adviser to the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, they turned to Mines alumnus Robert E. McKee III P E ’68.McKee,who retired in April as executive vice president, exploration production, for ConocoPhillips Inc., reported to Baghdad in October. His wife, Ann, remains at their home in Houston, while McKee lives dormitory-style and also works in the Presidential Palace, now serving as coalition headquarters.

Coalition Provisional Authority Administrator L. Paul Bremer supervises the reconstruction of Iraq with four primary goals: Create a secure environment. Begin restoration of essential services. Begin to transform the economy. Begin the transformation to democracy.

McKee’s role in helping to achieve these goals is critical, since the oil business constitutes 95 percent of Iraq’s revenues.

McKee explains his objectives: “As I think about what I’m over here to do, the first thing is to move oil production up to pre-war levels and make those levels relatively sustainable. The second major job is to ensure there is enough gasoline, kerosene, diesel and LPG available in the country to make it through the cold of winter. The country can’t produce enough of its own Ann and Robert McKee attended the products, so we 8th Annual Mines Athletics Hall of have a major Fame dinner on campus in September, when Robert was importing inducted into the Class of 2003 Hall challenge in the of Fame. Mines also awarded him a immediate near- Distinguished Achievement Medal term. The third in 1992. goal is to help the At the Presidential Palace where McKee works, the statues of Saddam Hussein's head have been removed. McKee notes that the day of Hussein's capture was "a day to remember." Behind the former throne of Iraqi Oil Ministry Saddam Hussein in the craft a new Petroleum Regime that will dictate how the new Presidential Palace is a wall government will conduct its oil industry in the future. painting of Scud missiles. Finally, the other main job is to recreate a new, modern Iraqi National Oil Company with some autonomy from the country’s politics.”

Above all, McKee notes, “The U.S.’s main challenge now is to find a good way to disengage, leaving a strong country behind and the U.S. safer as a result.”

Work on the oil production infrastructure is targeted at reconstruction and long neglected maintenance, rather than expansion or upgrade. The Army Corps of Engineers and the Iraqi National Oil Company are focused on fixing pipes, pumps, transfer stations and problems at the Blackhawk transportation refineries, while concerns have recently been raised about the condition of Iraq’s underground oil reservoirs. And, as McKee points outs, “Security remains a large problem that impacts almost everything.” The Daura Refinery Though the challenges are many, McKee remains optimistic. “Fortunately there are highly trained is located in Baghdad. Iraqis at every level in the oil industry. That helps make all of these things doable,” he says.

MINES WINTER 2004 MINES WINTER 2004 14 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 15 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES TheThe GoldenGolden MemoriesMemories ofof JamesJames B.B. Lowell Lowell ’08’08 Prof. Patton gives a geology lecture on Pikes Peak and the Garden of the Gods, n 1905, James B. Lowell Met E ’08 of Worcester, Mass., headed West for the Iadventure of his life – to study engineering in Golden, Colo. According to his daughter, Martha L. Densmore, also of Worcester, Lowell fell in love with Colorado and would have made it his permanent home if not for his Eastern wife who wasn’t up to a life in the Wild West.“The years Dad spent in Colorado studying at the School of Mines and working at summer jobs were among his April 23, 1907 happiest,” she says. Recently, Mrs. Densmore found dozens of photographs, all clearly labeled by her father, recording his “String” Knowles years in Golden, 1905-08. She donated them to the Alumni creeping up to Association and we are reprinting some of them here with the state record their original captions.

Lowell lived a long and productive life, dying at age 92 in 1972. He worked for several engineering firms after graduation and, in 1923, became a partner in the Lowell- Whipple Co., Builders and Engineers. He developed the firm into his own corporation, J.B. Lowell, Builders and Engineers and was president and treasurer until his retirement in 1963.

My shift at the Sullivan No. 2. Milt Pray [’08] tending chuck

A few in the Cadillac in Washington Avenue, Golden City Park, Denver ’08 The three inmates J.B.L. – Worcester, Mass., Gary Block – Prescott, Arizona, Clarence Gisel – Ouray, Colo.

James B. Lowell

Geologizing among the Hog-Backs

Mining practice of the CSM tunnel. Noon Hour. Golden ’08.

Leaving the terminal of the Highland Boy Tram, Bingham, Utah. April 29, 1907 The view from Guggenheim Hall The Newhouse Tunnel, Portal, Idaho Springs

House Party at the Crucible Club, CSM ’08

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CSM Alumni Association Gulf Coast Officers Houston John N. Schwartzberg BSc Met ’88 Jim Wood Geop E ’63 President and Matthew Price Arthur T. Biddle Met E ’61 BSc CPR ’86 enjoy an President-elect after-work social hour Alan J. Mencin BSc CPR ’79 at Farrago’s in Houston Treasurer in September. Kathleen A. Altman BSc Met ’80 Secretary The Houston section Directors also hosted an alumni picnic Nov. 15 and invited Scott R. Clark BSc Pet ’85 prospective students. About 100 people attended, Vicki J. Cowart MSc Geop ’77 including CSMAA Secretary Kathy Altman BSc Met ’80. Marshall C. Crouch III Geol E ’67 Brenda J. Eckles BSc Geop ’94 Dallas Hugh W. Evans EM ’49 The following day, a similar alumni picnic took place in Roxann M. Hayes BSc Eng ’95 the Dallas area. About 60 alumni Robert Kendrick EM ’54 and prospective students were on Blase A. Leven MSc Geol ’89 hand. Heather Boyd and Tricia Kimberly M. Lewis BSc CPR ’92 Douthit BSc Met ’97, both from Jodi M. Menebroker BSc CPR ’91 the admissions office, attended Pat Phillips Met E ’61 both picnics to answer questions. Laurence G. Preble PRE ’61 Lori L. Stucky BSc Eng ’97 Jeffrey S. Suiter BSc Geop ’91 West Julie D. White BSc CPR ’93 Alaska Staff Becky Brown hosted a reception Janet Blair that included alumni and Administrative Assistant prospective students at her Kathy Breit home in Anchorage in October. Interim Executive Director Pictured top are alumni, from Sarah Brinton left to right: Paul Williams BSc Student Assistant Pet ’89, Becky Brown BSc Math Ginny Bruno ’92, Dan Grunwald BSc Geol Clerical Assistant ’99, Barbara Fullmer BSc Geol Maureen Keller ’80, Shane Gagliardi BSc Pet Editor ’00, Karen Buxton BSc Geol ’02, Daniel Keyser Mike Driscoll BSc Eng ’00. Student Assistant Prospective students from left to Bob Pearson PE ’59 right: Tamra Kornfield, Ryan Sections Coordinator Ford, Ryan Soderlund, Kerry Klauder, John O'Grady, Scott Dobson. Jo Marie Reeves Records California Kaitlin Schmidt Four members of the Mines Student Assistant tennis team participated in the 1600 Arapahoe Street NCAA Division II regional P.O. Box 1410 tournament in October in Golden, CO 80402 Pomona, Calif. Team members, Office: (303) 273-3295 alumni and family had a (800) 446-9488, ext. 3295 party hosted by Coach Steve Fax: (303) 273-3583 Wimberly’s parents, Richard and E-mail: [email protected] Linda, in Huntington Beach. www.alumnifriends.mines.edu

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Staying connected connected Alumni Take a Mine Tour By Katryn Leone BSc Geol ’96 West

Grand Junction ines alumni and friends were treated to a engineering work is employed to locate The Grand Junction Section hosted a pre-game Mfascinating tour of the Sweet Home Mine rhodochrosite-bearing structures. Once a good picnic when the Orediggers played Mesa State. Fifty Sept. 25. The mine, which produces many of the rhodochrosite pocket is located, special tools are alumni, friends and family members attended world’s best rhodochrosite specimens, is located brought in to extract the rhodochrosite including John Schwartzberg BSc Met ’88, CSMAA near the small mountain town of Alma, Colo. specimens. This step is critical. Hydraulic president, Kathy Altman BSc Met ’80, CMSAA secretary, and CSM President John Trefny and Originally a silver mine in the 1870s, the Sweet diamond chainsaws and rock his wife, Sharon. Trustee Mike Nyikos was instrumental in making the day a success. Home Mine continually produced high quality splitters are used to carve Phoenix Olympics rhodochrosite specimens along with the silver ore. around and remove the Bob Kendrick EM ’54, Andy Jurasin Geol fragile rhodochrosite E ’54 and Newell Orr Met E ’54 organized Today the Sweet Home Mine is operated as a specimens. One another successful Arizona Olympics this specimen mine. Modern exploration and damaged crystal year, held in November. Twenty-eight extraction methods used in conjunction with old can ruin a alumni and friends participated. fashioned hard rock mining have resulted in specimen’s Graduation years for alumni ranged from hundreds of beautiful rhodochrosite specimens. value,” 1940 to 2000. The Alma King, the world’s largest complete according rhodochrosite, and the Denver Wall of Rhodochrosite are both to the Collector’s Edge Metro Denver on display at the Minerals, Inc. website Denver Museum (www.collectorsedge.com). About 250 people attended the CSMAA reception at the of Nature and SPE convention held Oct. 7 at the Denver Hyatt Science. In one stope, the group actually stood where the Alma King was Regency. Kathy Breit (left), CSMAA interim executive found. However, the real treat was the stop at some in-situ director, and Dee Brown, CSM Petroleum Engineering This was the rhodochrosite pockets. The rhodochrosite from the Sweet Home Department program assistant, admire an enormous ice sculpture of an oil derrick. second year that Mine is unique because of its bright cherry-red color and owner Bryan because the crystals almost always form as simple Homecoming was a big success with about a dozen Lees BSc Geol rhombohedrons. people helping to build the Alumni Association float. ’85 and the The parade lasted almost an hour and the Queen Sweet Home After the tour, the group and Beast won $200 gift certificates for the campus Mine offered a adjourned to the Park County bookstore from CSMAA. The Orediggers won their Homecoming game and the post-game party at the tour to Mines Fairgrounds where they enjoyed Coolbaugh House attracted more than 100 alumni alumni. Lees box lunches and a slide and friends. met the group at the mine and got it outfitted with rubber boots, presentation. Lees continued to hard hats and lights. After an introduction to the mine, the group captivate with photos of the East headed underground. The mine maintains its historical roots Sweet Home Mine’s greatest with smaller tunnels, dripping water and lack of electric lights. treasures and exceptional North Carolina However, modern amenities were apparent in the ventilation specimens from his company’s East Coast Regional Director Kim Lewis ’92, ’03 system and the low profile loaders that are capable of working other mines in Arizona, organized an after-meet luncheon for alumni and underground. As the group headed deeper into the mine, Lees California and Nevada. family members of the women’s track team who showed them several stopes that had been mined out and competed in Cary, N.C., Nov. 22. The team as a whole explained the exploration process. The trip was a great treat for all placed 14th out of 24 at the NCAA Division II those who attended and we National Championships. Sophomore Heather “The mining method begins with underground drilling. Twenty look forward to doing it again Beresford led the way and placed 22nd. to 30 holes are needed to form a blast pattern. When detonated, a next year. For those who missed 2-meter by 2-meter opening, 2 meters deep is formed. This this opportunity, the CSM International pattern is repeated again and geology museum currently has on exhibit a special collection of Guatemala again, thus forming a tunnel rhodochrosite from the Sweet Home Mine. Three Miners met on the job in Guatemala for a gold project. From left underground. While Alejandro Arauz MSc Geol ’86 of Costa Rica, Arnoldo Garcia BSc Min ’79 of Guatemala tunneling is taking and Carlos Baptista BSc Min ’88 of Bolivia. place, careful geological, geochemical and

MINES WINTER 2004 MINES WINTER 2004 20 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 21 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES The Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi – An Update

By Robert M. Baldwin PhD CPR ’75

he Petroleum Institute (PI) in Abu Dhabi is now in its third educational program. As of fall 2003, the PI had chief academic officer, Ronald Knoshaug, professor of year of existence. The PI was established by Royal Decree in approximately 400 students studying in the first three years mathematics and Robert Baldwin PhD CPR ’75, coordinator T John and Lynne Golden the United Arab Emirates in 2000 as a cooperative venture of the Institute’s program (Foundation, freshman, and acting head of the chemical engineering program. between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and sophomore). A new feature this year is the addition of non- four major international oil companies (BP/Amoco, Shell, UAE nationals to the student body. Five non-nationals are Plans call for the addition of approximately 250 students each Total, JODCO). CSM, selected to be PI’s academic adviser, is in currently beginning their studies in the Foundation program. year to reach 1,000 undergraduates at the Umm Al Naar the third year of a nine-year contract for development of the Student-exchange programs between the PI, CSM and other campus. Planning is underway for initiation of graduate studies institute’s academic and research programs. CSM’s major engineering schools in the United States and Europe are also and research activities, and a new graduate and research center responsibilities include providing academic leadership for the being developed. is in the initial stages of planning and design. A continuing curriculum, the development of facilities and academic education/outreach function is also being established in order to infrastructure and faculty Currently, the PI operates from two newly constructed serve the professional advancement needs of ADNOC recruiting. A key component of academic buildings, with a third building for specialized employees. the agreement between the PI and engineering laboratories under construction. A student CSM is the goal of achieving center and a student/faculty recreation facility are in We are often asked about the effect of the current world political international accreditation the final stages of design. When fully built out, the situation, particularly the problems in the Middle East, on life for Physics lab through the Accreditation Board PI campus will be able to accommodate Americans at the PI. I can truthfully say that none of our for Engineering and Technology approximately 1,000 undergraduates at its Umm American staff have ever felt threatened in any way. Quite the (ABET); CSM is charged with Al Naar site. opposite; our Arab hosts are among the most gracious and providing the leadership to achieve accommodating people we have ever dealt with. The students are Dr. Golden (second from right) with this goal. Seven current and former CSM faculty and staff kind, respectful, and in general, appreciative of our efforts to students and staff are working at the PI. John O. Golden, bring a Mines-style education to the UAE. Mines faculty at the PI The PI eventually will offer five undergraduate engineering professor emeritus of chemical engineering often comment on how delightful the students are and what a degrees: chemical engineering, electrical engineering (with and former vice president of academic affairs pleasure it is to teach at the PI. Circumstances could certainly specialties in power engineering and controls and at CSM, is in his third year as chief academic change quickly, but as of now, we are very encouraged by the instrumentation engineering), mechanical engineering, officer. Golden’s wife, Lynne, is a student progress that has been made. We look forward to the future with a petroleum engineering and petroleum geosciences counselor at the institute. Hugh Murphy is sense of anticipation and excitement. engineering. in his second year teaching physics at the Study area PI. Other faculty and staff this year include Suzanne W. Scott, English and STEPS (the PI version of EPICS), Ronald L. Miller PhD CPR ’82, chemical engineering and STEPS, Dixie Termin, executive assistant to the

Freshman chemistry labs

Students participating in traditional boat-racing competition

All students begin their studies with a one-year bridging program, called Foundation, geared to improving their ability to learn in English and to help them make the transition from secondary school in the Emirates to a rigorous Mines-type

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CSM strengthens academic and industry ties By Marsha Konegni Province, CSM President personnel from Daqing Oil Fields, the oldest and John Trefny represented largest oil field in China; PetroChina; China all international guests National Petroleum Company and its subsidiary attending the UPC’s BGP; and Shengli Oil Fields. Over the past eight anniversary years, these companies have sent more commemorations. than 200 engineers and At the October celebrations, university presidents and scholars from around the world also engaged in a series of seminars on Higher Reaching Out in Friendship Education and Resources Strategy.

at the University of Petroleum, China, inn Beijing his remarks, Trefny noted: “In addition to scientists to CSM Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yiarticipating (left) with CSM in PresidentI andmeeting Mrs. John their U.Trefny traditional responsibilities of for specialized training programs Pceremonies at the scholarship and effective instruction, the hosted by SPACE, involving the instructional University of Petroleum China (UPC), universities of the future will be required to play services of CSM faculty from the departments of located in Beijing, and then addressing a crowd more significant roles in public service. The latter Petroleum Engineering, Geophysics and Geology. of more than 30,000 at the University of include the development of new relationships A number of the attendees continued and earned Petroleum, East China, located in Shandong with industry and government partners to graduate degrees at Mines. address the complex challenges of our times, in our case relative to energy resources.” Baughman noted: “What started out as a series of small, customized educational programs in 1996 More than a dozen nations were represented at has developed into an extensive long-term University of Petroleum, East China, in Shandong Province the 50th anniversary events. Opening affiliation with many Chinese clients. The success ceremonies, full of pageantry and pride, were of the recent programs has established CSM as the held in outdoor stadiums. premier U.S. educational institution for providing these services.” Lobster served at a banquet in Beijing According to Tong Zhaoqi, president of the hosted by PetroChina University of Petroleum, East China: “Over the Also during the visit, Dr. Trefny hosted an alumni past 50 years of development, the university has meeting and luncheon for individuals who had developed into a comprehensive university, attended Mines as undergraduates, graduates or 50th anniversary at University of stressing its engineering programs and participants in customized educational programs. Petroleum, East China combination of engineering with its science, The gathering was held at the Great Wall Hotel humanity, business and law programs.” in Beijing.

Joining Dr. and Mrs. Trefny in the People’s Republic of China were CSM representatives CSM Petroleum Engineering Head Gary Baughman MSc CPR ’73, PhD CPR ’74, Craig Van Kirk (left) and Dr.Trefny with Mr.Yaowen Wu, vice president of China director of the Office of Special Programs and National Petroleum Company. Continuing Education (SPACE), and Mrs. Baughman; Craig Van Kirk PhD Pet ’72, head of the Petroleum Engineering Department; and Dr. and Mrs.Trefny at the Institute of Shandong Shtar Science and Hengren Xia PhD Geop ’88, assistant research Technology with delegates from professor in the Geophysics Department. universities around the world

The Mines team strengthened existing professional relationships with petroleum company executives and discussed potential The signing of an agreement to create educational programs for their employees. an international association Presentations and meetings were held with key MINES WINTER 2004 of petroleum universities MINES WINTER 2004 24 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 25 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES People

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Early years of soccer at Mines appearance in the state soccer tournament was a short one “because Bediz took an English course at Mines hoping it would improve Stash ’81 Moves to Russia of injuries and lack of substitutes,” according to the Prospector. his English-speaking skills. He said it turned out to be a “spelling recalled by an early player course – in college!” as Oil VP By Steve Smith Though it is very popular among youth players, the sport of soccer hasn’t caught on in America like it has overseas. In Bediz’s “Yet I admired their mechanical mastery,” Bediz said. “In the By Roberta Forsell Stauffer native Turkey (he was born in Istanbul in 1914), soccer is a source summer of ’37, I witnessed these kids at a fraternity house In moving to Russia from Butte, Mont., last fall, Atlantic Richfield of national integrity. disassemble the Model T of one of their brothers, who was at Co. Vice President Sandy Stash BSc Pet ’81 felt a bit like she would Peter Bediz Geol E ’41, MSc Geop home for the summer, and reassemble it in his fraternity room. be traveling back in time to the Wild West Days. ’42 has an extra tie to the Colorado “Soccer was extremely important for citizens,” Bediz said by Foreign boys couldn’t even remove a wheel to attend to a flat tire.” School of Mines besides his two e-mail. “So whenever and wherever a person had the opportunity, The business climate she entered degrees. he took part in it. I, too, as a student joined the crowd. It was like Playing soccer wasn’t the only option for getting P.E. credit. hearkens back to Butte’s Copper baseball in the U.S.A. – kids and grown-ups tried it in the street or King era when enormous wealth Bediz, who lives in Calgary, wherever they could.” “Another escape route was joining the glee club,” Bediz said. “By was concentrated in the hands Alberta, Canada, was a participating in an approved sport activity or joining the glee club, of a few. member of one of the school’s Bediz said he wasn’t good enough to make his class team or his they could avoid embarrassment and, perhaps, avoid accusation of first soccer teams – the 1938 high school team. lacking aptitude. I did sing in later years (among other selections, Stash will live in Moscow as squad coached by Castle Bediz said he sang “The Road to Mandalay”) because the soccer vice president for health, Reiser. Bediz played right “Even though I love sports, I never succeeded in any one,” Bediz said. team activity was either dead or barely alive. Afterwards, I sang for safety and the environment wing. Then, the Orediggers “However, I have always been an ardent sport spectator – still am.” my personal pleasure (mostly in the shower) and at Christmas.” for a new oil company competed in a Denver amateur league. called TNK-BP. It’s being Bediz almost didn’t come to Mines. He was awarded a scholarship As the team’s right wing, Bediz’s job was to pass the ball into the formed by a merger of The Orediggers have had some success on the soccer field. CSM by an agency of the Turkish government in 1937 and was center of the field (either during an up-field rush or after a corner British Petroleum, has won seven conference titles since 1983, including four in a row originally headed to Germany to study geology. Those orders were kick) to set up teammates for shots at the opponents’ net. Bediz which owns Atlantic in the mid-1990s and one under present Coach Frank Kohlenstein changed, and political influence played a part. said one or two of his centering passes may have resulted in scores Richfield, and two Russian last year. for CSM. companies, TNK and Sidenco, and will become “The change was due to the fact that another fellow like me was the third-largest oil company in Russia and the seventh- Bob Pearson PE ’59 won more soccer games – 125 from 1980 to originally to go to CSM,” Bediz said. “Those years, particularly in “It seemed to me like one or two of my corner kicks resulted in largest in the world. She characterized the business deal as 1998 – than any other coach in school history. Kohlenstein, who is the minds of Turks, Germany was the much preferred super scoring,” Bediz said. “You know, it is said that a corner kick is half basically “a couple of guys merging with a huge corporation.” in his sixth season as Orediggers’ boss, has won 64. He picked up country. This fellow’s uncle, a politically powerful man, used his a goal. However, I seem to remember this case with a bit more his 300th career win in September 2002. influence to change his destination to his ‘much beloved Germany’ certainty that one of my centering attempts unexpectedly – if not Pre-1991, all the new company’s Russian oil assets – drilling at the expense of me.” miraculously – ended up in the nets. Most likely, the strong wind operations that span the country, major refineries, thousands of Two Miners – Eric Talburt and Joel Flanagan – were All-American helped.” gas stations – were government-owned. When the Soviet Union choices in 2002, the first such honors for Mines since 1995. CSM Unlike today’s program that includes road trips, an organized broke up, just a few individuals assumed ownership of the assets. recorded a school-record 16 wins in 2002 and finished 19th in the conference and a chance to advance to the NCAA Division II When Bediz left Mines, he became a casual fan of the sport. He national Division II rankings. national tournament, the CSM soccer program of 1938 had no never signed on to be a coach or a referee. “There’s an interesting contract over there right now – some such amenities. overhang from the Soviet days and a new entrepreneurial spirit But there has to be a beginning someplace, and CSM’s first foray “Basically, the game is the same. The touch throw has changed that the Russians have,” Stash said. “There’s a little element of the into soccer was in 1935. It came courtesy of Lt. Raymond C. Hill, “It wasn’t organized well at all,” Bediz said. “It was more nostalgic considerably,” Bediz said. “It’s much more relaxed now whereas Wild West about it.” an assistant professor of military science and tactics. In 1937, the – people getting together to enjoy their old country sport. We before, it was subject to very strict requirements. I watched some club sport became a full-fledged team – even down to the idea of played our games in Denver, mostly against amateur teams whose of the world games when my alma mater (Galatasaray, the Turkish A huge divide separates the wealthy from the rest of society. Stash changing coaches in midseason. Efrain Guingona coached the players were mostly expatriates of foreign countries residing in the school from which Bediz graduated before coming to Mines) said she’s heard the average monthly wage is between $200 and squad until February, according to the 1937 Prospector.A “Coach Denver area.” finished second in the world. The game may be a little faster and $300; yet rent for a Moscow apartment ranges from $6,000 to Romney” was promoted when the team reorganized in February. more disciplined. $12,000 a month. There wasn’t any money in the budget for what was considered a In 1937, the Prospector said, CSM’s players “were handicapped by minor sport. Bediz, who turned 90 in January, has been living in Calgary since In essence, there are two economies, Stash said – rich Russians and the lack of substitutes and in several games, they were forced to 1949. The defunct Century Geophysical Corp. sent Bediz to foreigners on the one hand, and the remainder, eking out a living. play with less than a full team. In spite of this, the team showed a “It was all in the spirit of fun,” Bediz said. “But I should confess, Canada for a three-month assignment that lasted 20 years. Bediz A middle class is emerging, however, and Stash said the most dogged, fighting spirit that won much respect and admiration . . .” with some of us – definitely for me – it was the enjoyable alternative ran his own international consulting firm until 1996, when he exciting part of her job will be to play a part in that. means of getting physical education credit. American kids were, by retired because of acute deafness. Mines won one of four games in the first half of the season. CSM far, better in sports and applied sciences, particularly in mechanical In her new assignment, she’ll oversee cleanup projects and rounded out the year with a loss and a tie. The Orediggers’ phases, but could not even spell words in their own language.” implementation of new environmental controls, such as measures

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to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Russia Without a willingness to settle, gridlock Brad Pitt to play famous Miner has a lot of environmental regulations on can set in and nothing gets done. Money Brad Pitt is replacing Tom Cruise as the lead in the movie to be the books, Stash said, but not many are wasted on seemingly endless studies and made about Wendall Fertig Hon D Engr ’51, Hon Mem ’65,the enforced. She expects that to change as the legal fees is a frustration Stash shared. American general who became a hero during World War II. The country evolves. “Caring about the Another difficulty has been what she sees movie will be based on the best-selling book They Fought Alone environment is a rich man’s sport,” she as a tendency for the facts to get lost in the by John Keats and has a budget of $130 million. When World said. rehetoric surrounding decisions. Debate War II broke out, Fertig was superintendent of the on cleanup alternatives is largest iron mine in the Philippines. After Stash, 44, has been with Atlantic Richfield healthy, Stash said, as the fall of the Philippines, Fertig for her entire career, joining the company long as all parties are organized and commanded the in 1981 after graduation from Mines. She basing their arguments Philippine American guerrilla forces. was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., a coal- on the same facts. With 35,000 men and an army of mining town, and grew up in upstate New natives, he held the Island of Mindanao for Gen. MacArthur. York. She spent her early years with Arco She said the biggest Later in life, Fertig was a Mines professor of military science and tactics. He also served as CSM Alumni Association secretary from on oil rigs, mainly throughout Alaska and challenge she’s 1960 until his death in 1975. Montana, but also in California and Texas. faced during her time in Montana During most of her 14 years in Montana, has been getting Stash has been at the helm of Arco’s past hard Phillips ’63 honored federally mandated cleanup of feelings created contaminated Upper Clark Fork River basin by the way Roger J. Phillips Geol E ’63, professor of Earth and sites stretching from Butte to Milltown. She Arco Planetary Sciences and director of the McDonnell said the company is approaching the $900 abruptly Center for the Space Sciences at Washington million mark on Superfund-related shut down University in St. Louis, has been honored with the spending on the Clark Fork sites. “Not mining G. K. Gilbert Award of the Geological Society of America. This award is presented annually for many times in a career will you get to be operations outstanding contributions to the involved on that scale,” Stash said. more than 20 solution of fundamental problems years ago. It took a while for in planetary science. She said she’s been most pleased with the the company to acknowledge its role and top-notch staff she’s worked with and the responsibility to the communities of Butte creative projects accomplished such as and Anaconda, she admitted, and it was Skaggs ’93, ’97 named chapter chairman Anaconda’s Old Works Golf Course and the Arco retirees who most helped move Butte’s Copper Mountain Sports Complex, everyone beyond hard feelings and on to a Joseph D. Skaggs BSc Met ’93, MSc Met ’97 was named chairman of ASM International’s which turned waste sites into community different relationship with Arco focused on Rocky Mountain chapter. assets. Projects like these were hard-sells making the most of cleanup opportunities all around a decade ago, but now they’re Skaggs is a senior metallurgical and materials engineer being replicated throughout the country, As the cleanup winds down, Stash’s hope is with Schaefer Engineering Corporation, specializing in Stash said. that more settlements can be reached that material failure analysis involving overloading, empower local entities to take care of the fractures, fatigue, corrosion, water intrusion and Other bright spots are the settlements various cleanup sites once Arco no longer related failure mechanisms. His articles have been Arco has reached to date, such as the major has a presence in the area. published in several business and trade publications, Natural Resource Damage lawsuit most recently writing for Colorado Claims Magazine. settlement and the Silver Bow Creek “I think we’re so poised to finish this out cleanup agreement. Arco has entered into in a really powerful way,” Stash said. Established in 1913, ASM International is one of the more settlements in Montana than in other oldest materials societies in the United States and parts of the country, and Stash called them And she’ll surely be keeping tabs on the serves materials engineers and scientists in a way to resolve liability cost effectively.” developments from afar. “I really care advancing technology and application of about this” she said of her Montana materials and metals. “It takes concessions on both sides—we Superfund work, “and I’ve always had 100- paid more than we wanted to, and they percent backing from my employer.” (state agencies) got less,” she said. Reprinted with permission of The Montana Standard. MINES WINTER 2004 MINES WINTER 2004 28 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 29 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES Athletics

CSM Athletics winter 2004 winter 2004 Women’s Cross Country Team Runs Into History

By Gregory Murphy, Sports Information Director

It was a season to remember for the Mines women’s cross country team and longtime Head Coach Oscar Boes. The would qualify for nationals and CSM had team ran hard all season long a shot at placing in the top five. When the and wound up placing fifth at dust settled, the Orediggers had done it. Running in the 2003 NCAA Division II temperatures below 20 North Central Regional degrees, CSM placed fifth Championships in Wayne, Neb. as a team and earned a trip to the national The fifth-place finish enabled championships. In the Mines to qualify for the process, CSM knocked off Division II National three teams ranked ahead Championships for the first of them in the regional and time in program history. At Head Coach Oscar Boes led Mines national rankings. to the national championships for nationals, the Oredigger the first time in program history. women completed their Sophomores Heather remarkable season with a 14th-place finish in the nation. It also Beresford and Hannah Kyle Smith reads a book to a fifth-grade class at Harris Park Three members of the CSM football team lend a hand to a marked the first time in the history of Mines athletics that an Davey, junior Gretta Elementary School Nov. 25. freshman as she prepares to move into a dorm in August. entire women’s team qualified Simpson, freshman Melanie for nationals. Qualifying was Peddle and junior Nicole Mines Athletes Volunteer made extra sweet because it Shanks were the first five Heather Beresford led CSM came during Boes’ 23rd season finishers for Mines. The in every race this season and placed Throughout the fall semester, CSM athletes have at the helm of the program. group combined for 167 22nd at nationals. volunteered their time and energy to make a points to edge out UCCS by difference in the community. The volunteer work The road to nationals began at four points for the fifth and final spot from the region. The fifth began back in early August when Mines Head the University of Colorado’s place showing also catapulted Mines into the national rankings Football Coach Bob Stitt had his players help Open Meet Aug. 30 in Boulder. for the first time in program history at No. 16 as the team incoming freshmen move into the dorms. Following meets at Adams prepared to head to Raleigh, State, the University of Nebraska and once again the University of N.C., to compete at the national Volunteer work continued into October when the Colorado, the team was ready to compete at the Rocky Mountain championships. Student Athlete Advisory Committee set up a canned Athletic Conference (RMAC) Championships in Alamosa, Colo. food drive during homecoming weekend. The committee There the Orediggers claimed welcomed numerous donations throughout the Running against the best teams in the region and country 14th place out of 24 teams with football and volleyball games Oct. 18 and raffled off throughout the season proved to pay dividends for the team at the 344 points. Beresford led the several prizes to those who donated items. conference championships. Just one year after placing a program- way with a 22nd-place finish, best fourth, the Orediggers duplicated the feat by earning a which enabled her to garner All- Finally in November, 16 members of the Oredigger SAAC President Peter Jenson, a Mines wrestler, and SAAC member fourth-place finish at the RMAC Championships behind American honors. Also earning points for Mines were Davey football team volunteered to be readers at Harris Park Kevin Baird, a CSM baseball player, take canned food donations nationally ranked Adams State, Western State and CU-Colorado (56th), Simpson (97th), Shanks (115th) and sophomore Loren Elementary School in Westminster, Colo., for National Young at the homecoming football game Oct. 18. Springs. That set the stage for the regional championships Nov. 8 Large (134th). With almost every runner slated to return in 2004, Readers Day. Each player read an age- in Wayne, Neb. including all seven runners who competed at nationals, the appropriate book to a class and handed out Orediggers will look to improve on their position at next year’s autographed bookmarks to the children. The Orediggers knew they were in for a fight, competing in the national championships. Sophomore Kyle Smith, a linebacker on the North Central Region, which is the most difficult region in the team, and his mother, a teacher at the school, country. However, the team knew that five teams from the region helped coordinate the event.

MINES WINTER 2004 MINES WINTER 2004 30 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 31 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES $1 Million Gift Honors Former Mines Professors Jim ’59 and Arlene Payne Endow Three Scholarships for Hollister, Keating and Meredith By David Rein Most individuals can look back on their life and identify turning and he wanted them to learn. Former student Vincent Ames Geol points—events or experiences of such importance that they were E ’53, MSc Geol ’57 maintains that one of the things that made never quite the same again. Such change can hinge on numerous Keating such an outstanding teacher was his exceptional one-on- factors, particularly the influence of mentors—professors, one skills with students. “He made you think that he cared about coaches, professional colleagues. For Jim Payne Geop E ’59 you personally, that he wanted you to ‘get it,’ which inspired you three Mines professors stand out as having had an extraordinary as a student to strive to understand.” impact on his life. And out of appreciation, he has chosen an extraordinary way to honor them. With a $1 million donation, When Keating retired in 1962, the geology department newsletter Jim and his wife Arlene have established the James L. and Arlene reported, “Probably the greatest satisfaction in this man’s life came H. Payne Endowment. This endowment will generate support for in seeing a Mines student overcome difficulties to graduate and the following scholarships and fellowships: become a successful alumnus. He was both friend and adviser to countless students. A measure of the respect and affection which ■ The John C. Hollister Graduate Fellowship in Geophysics, he earned can be seen in the association which he enjoyed with ■ The George Meredith Scholarship in Geophysics, and the alumni.” Among his several eccentricities, Paul Keating painted his car ■ The Paul Keating Graduate Fellowship in Geology. black on one side and fire engine red on the other (not pictured). Louis Scher PE ’56, who flew in from Europe to be with Paul “While I went to Colorado School of Mines,” Payne explains, “I in his last days, remembers, “His love of the School and his recalls, how Meredith pretended not to notice and simply was fortunate to be exposed to many high quality instructors and dedication to teaching were unmatched by anyone on the faculty continued with his lecture. The next week, when his students were professors. As I got older, I realized that out of that group, three in during his tenure. He would go out further on a limb, both to be tested on the “Peanut Party” lecture, Meredith came particular significantly influenced my actions after Mines. I grew personally and financially, for any student whom he felt needed equipped with an ample supply of walnuts and a hammer. “All to understand how much they had helped me not just in my help, and whom he felt could cut the mustard with that little extra through the exam, Bam! Bam! Bam!” Balch laughs. education, but in my life, and I wanted to recognize what they boost…I am one of those students, and I sincerely believe that if it had done for me.” had not been for his help and guidance during those crucial years Meredith’s lighter side was accompanied by a deep concern for his Arlene and Jim Payne of my youth, I never would have finished school and made a go of students. Prof. Ken Larner Geop E ’60, PhD Geop ’70 recalls him Mines President John U. Trefny reflects on the Paynes’ gift: “As it in my profession.” as “a very thoughtful and caring individual.” Tom Davis PhD someone who has devoted his life to education, I especially Although these three professors each began their association with Geop ’94 of Mines’ Geophysics Department puts it succinctly: “He appreciate Jim’s recognition of the role these professors played in Mines more than 50 years ago, the memories of those who knew George “Doc” Meredith was a striking physical presence about gave of himself.” Frank Hadsell DSC Geop ’61, another former his life. I hope future recipients of the scholarships will learn from them reveal much. Though vastly different in demeanor and campus, being both very tall and very lean—an appearance that Meredith student, states, “My life would have been much poorer Jim’s example of commitment and hard work as much as they will teaching styles, each was guided by a deep devotion to the welfare earned him the appellation of “the gray ghost.” without his tutelage.” benefit from Jim and Arlene’s generosity.” of his students. Consequently they built life-long bonds between their students and themselves and, in turn, between alumni and A quiet man, Meredith was renowned for both the rigor of his Moreover, as John Hollister wrote on the occasion of Meredith’s Colorado School of Mines. classes and his dry wit. Perhaps the most famous example of retirement, “Students took with them much more than the Meredith’s sense of fun occurred when his students came to class, Paul Keating EM ’21’s life at Mines was dominated by his each with a bag of peanuts, and spent the entire lecture noisily teaching. He taught two of the four required undergraduate cracking them. A former Meredith student, Al Balch DSc Geop ’64, geology courses: Mineralogy and Crystallography, the latter of which earned him the nickname “Crystal Paul.”

One of the main tools in Keating’s lecturing arsenal was to provide memorable, often salty, descriptions of the subject matter at hand. Even after 50 years, these descriptions still stick in the memory of many of Keating’s students. Fred Meissner Goel E ’53, MSc Goel ’54, one former student, explains what lay under the colorful rhetoric. Keating would take complex ideas and present them in simple terms that everyone could understand. “You might forget a mineral was monoclinic, but you certainly would remember that it was shaped like an outhouse.”

Prof. Emeritus Bob Weimer recalls that Keating had a reputation “Crystal Paul” Keating for fairness and an ability to gain students’ trust. Keating had Throughout Doc Meredith’s Mines career, he was rarely seen on campus without a bow tie. tremendous empathy for his students. He wanted to teach them

MINES WINTER 2004 MINES WINTER 2004 32 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 33 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES memory of Dr. Meredith’s wit. He gave them a pride of wrote of Hollister, “As in industry, John, the academician, became Mines Acknowledges Individual, Corporate, and Foundation Donations accomplishment when they successfully passed his four tough admired and also respected for impartiality, which included courses.” patience and understanding for all who were really trying—yet at Colorado School of Mines received gifts fellowships; Minority Engineering Chemistry and Geochemistry. the same time he was unyielding and uncompromising with those of $25,000 or more from the following Program; Society of Women Engineers; Infiltrator Systems contributed gifts Al Balch recalls how, although he seemed to keep people at arm’s displaying indifference and carelessness.” individuals between Sept. 1, 2003 and Society of Petroleum Engineers; and the totaling $50,000 to support Robert L. length, Meredith never forgot a student’s name and was able to Nov. 30, 2003. Career Center. Siegrist’s research and educational recall their names years after they had taken his class. Hollister claimed there was no secret to his approach to pedagogy: The Adolph Coors Foundation made activities in the area of on-site and contributions totaling $213,900 to support alternative wastewater technologies. “The quality of the instruction and personality of the instructor Mike and Holly Blitstein generously donated a working model of a 19th the William K. Coors Distinguished Chair The Marathon Oil Company Above all, Meredith was a teacher. Although he was the only must be complementary to be effective. If there is no rapport century stamp mill, valued at $50,000, to in Chemical Engineering and the Herman Foundation contributed gifts totaling professor with a Ph.D. in the geophysics department at the time, between student and teacher, little knowledge will be exchanged.” the Russell L. & Lyn Wood Mining History F. Coors Professorial Chair in Ceramics. $117,000 to establish a Center for George placed a higher priority on teaching than research. He even Archive. The Viola Vestal Coulter Foundation Reservoir Studies and to support several declined the offered position of department head, preferring the Hollister’s relationship with students was self-perpetuating. By Stanley and Judy Dempsey contributed gave gifts totaling $35,000 in continued academic departments. classroom to administrative work. He often stated, “It’s the treating students with respect, Hollister was able to build a $25,000 in support of the Arthur Lakes support of the William Jesse Coulter The Phelps Dodge Foundation gave a student’s job to learn, the faculty’s job to teach and national, and even global, network of former student contacts who Library. Professor of Mineral Economics and the gift of $30,000 to support undergraduate administration’s duty to administrate.” wished to repay Hollister’s kindness. The only compensation Bruce ’60 and Ellie Heister contributed Coulter Professorship Support Fund. scholarships. Hollister asked for was that these people in turn help out future $25,000 toward their campaign pledge The Hach Scientific Foundation Rosia Montana Gold Corporation John Hollister Geol E ’33 is perhaps the best known of the three Mines students and alumni. As his gift to the School clearly made in support of the McBride Honors contributed $53,708 to support the Mobile contributed $38,348 to support research faculty honored by the Paynes’ gift. Hollister served as head of the demonstrates, this lesson was not lost on Jim Payne. Program endowment. Science Show. within the Department of Geology and Mines Department of Geophysics from 1949 to 1972, was a past Ralph Hennebach ’41 made a gift of The Halliburton Foundation Geological Engineering. president of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, president of While each of the individuals honored by the Paynes’ gift left a $122,424 to the Hennebach Visiting contributed $29,500 to be used to purchase Schlumberger contributed $25,000 to the Denver Geophysical Society, and a winner of the Distinguished strong impression upon students and colleagues, they also left Professorship endowment fund. equipment for the geomechanics support Professor Max Peeters’ research laboratory within the Department of within the Department of Geophysics. Achievement Medal of Colorado School of Mines. And, as the their mark on the institution. As Tom Davis points out, Pat ’68 and Sharon James made a $25,000 gift in support of the James Geology and Geological Engineering. The Torrey Foundation gave a gift of journal Oilweek recognized, at the time of his retirement he was “Underlying all of their actions as professors was the Scholarship and the Annual Fund. The ICI Group donated $74,205 to $300,000 to support research conducted also the man who trained more geophysicists and geologists than understanding that Mines, as an institution, has a valuable and Joe S. ’42 and Mary G. Keating made a support the research efforts of Professor by Professor Jeff Squier BSc Phy ’84, MSc any other educator in North America. rich heritage.” Keating, Meredith and Hollister believed that each cash gift of $100,000 to Mines for a Kim Williams in the Department of Phy ’86 in the Department of Physics. charitable gift annuity. Frank Hadsell, who was first a doctoral student, then a Mines James L. Lake donated appreciated Dueser Scholarship Continues 40 Years of Giving faculty member during Hollister’s tenure, remembers “Papa John” securities valued at $25,380. The gift was as a people person, outgoing and a masterful networker. While an addition to the Lake Endowment for In 1963, Fred Dueser PE ’49 gave a $5 contribution to Collections at the Arthur Lakes Library. the Mines Annual Fund. This began an exemplary With a pledge payment of $818,500, 40-year record of giving, which this year included a John ’52 and Erika Lockridge completed generous pledge of $200,000 to endow the Frederick F. their $1 million pledge to the Blaster and Dorothy Dueser Scholarship Fund. The four-year Endowed Scholarship Fund, which merit-based Dueser scholarships will be awarded to supports men’s basketball scholarships. nonresident students, with preference given to those in the midcontinent region. Fred and Dorothy activated Colorado School of Mines received gifts the scholarship in September with their first pledge of $25,000 or more from the following payment of $50,000. corporations and foundations between June 1, 2003 and Nov. 30, 2003. “I got some help through the G.I. bill after I enrolled at Mines,” Dueser explains, “so I wanted to give something The ARCS (Achievement Rewards for back to the institution. I decided to help other students College Scientists) Foundation at Mines or those who want to enroll in Mines.” contributed $36,000 toward scholarships for seven students. The Duesers’ gift is particularly timely given its purpose of providing scholarships for With years of industry experience, John Hollister used his corporate connections to secure significant equipment donations for the school. Baker Hughes contributed $25,000 to nonresident students. Mines’ ongoing strategic planning process has identified support Professor Max Peeters’ research increasing the enrollment of out-of-state and international students as a high priority, department head, Hadsell recalls, Hollister earned his nickname generation of students and faculty owes much to its predecessors, within the Department of Geophysics. and scholarships are essential to offset the cost of out-of-state tuition. because he looked out for those in his charge—both faculty and and that the way to repay that debt is to pass as much as one can The Burlington Resources Foundation students. Al Balch points out, “John Hollister had all kinds of to those who follow. contributed $25,000 to support the Since their first $5 gift, Mr. and Mrs. Dueser have been two of the School’s most friends and connections in the geophysics industry. They all came Petroleum Engineering Department. steadfast benefactors. The Duesers have been members of the prestigious Simon ConocoPhillips contributed $250,000 through for him and he came through for them.” Davis is heartened to think that the Paynes’ gift recognizes both Guggenheim Society of the President’s Council every year since the society was created toward the ConocoPhillips SPIRIT sides of this equation: acknowledgement of the debt we owe those in 1997. “Fred and Dorothy’s support of Mines, which goes back 40 years, is truly an Scholars Program; the departments of John Hollister the teacher demanded much from his students, but who have made Mines what it is today, and the recognition of our Chemical Engineering, Geology and inspiration,” said Mines President John U. Trefny. “They are among the elite circle of cared more. As Cecil Green, co-founder of Texas Instruments, once responsibility to the School’s future. Geological Engineering, Geophysics, and Mines supporters who play a primary role in helping the School maintain its margin Petroleum Engineering; graduate of excellence.” MINES WINTER 2004 MINES WINTER 2004 34 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 35 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES CSMAA CSMAA contributors contributors

The CSM Alumni Association thanks the following individuals as an autonomous independent nonprofit organization Nickole Turrilli Knapp ’95 David B. Mazer ’47 Mark J. Oberley ’89 John A. L. Rense ’74 Kenneth L. Spalding ’60 John W. Walker, Jr. ’68 who, in addition to paying their annual memberships, made dedicated to serving the interests of Mines alumni. Bradley M. Knepper ’98 James P. McCalpin ’81 Frederick W. Obernolte, Jr. ’74 Vincent V. Rex ’52 Cathleen M. Speak ’86 Maureen Wan ’99 contributions to the Association between Oct. 1, 2002 and Contributions support the CSMAA student financial assistance Eugene Koch ’54 Harvey E. McCann ’53 Eugene A. O’Brien ’53 Paul T. Roberts ’03 Edward W. Stafford ’98 Frederick W. Ward ’52 Nov. 21, 2003. For more than 100 years, CSMAA has operated fund, the endowment fund and the general operations fund. James P. Koffer, ’77 Jack A. McCartney ’65 Jeremy L. O’Brien ’03 John B. Robertson ’61 Richard L. Stallings ’55 William F. Ward ’50 Dunn Krahl ’54 Ronald D. McCartney ’97 Jess D. Odum ’00 Lloyd B. Robertson ’50 Gordon L. Steele ’59 Thomas A. Warfield ’52 William A. Abbott ’68 Charles R. Blomberg ’39 Thomas H. Cole ’43 Arthur J. Dyson ’51 David R. Gilbert ’60 Troy L. Holsing ’93 Edmond A. Krohn ’43 Samuel L. McClaren ’54 Lawrence Ogden ’58 John W. Robinson ’94 Robert J. Steele ’63 Don L. Warner ’56 Joseph M. Abell ’56 George C. Bodine, Jr. ’48 Dwayne M. Coleman ’49 Howard W. Earnest ’59 Dean J. Gipson ’88 J. Glen Honstein ’86 Burke B. Krueger ’60 E. Jerre McClelland ’58 Chris A. Oglesby ’80 W. John Robinson, Jr. ’77 E. W. Steffenhagen ’41 Jasper N. Warren ’50 Robert Abercrombie ’54 Robert D. Bokan ’75 Robert B. Coleman ’49 Bruce J. Eberhard ’57 Jack V. Glinkman ’54 Linda Sue Hoops ’81 Marvin A. Kunde ’52 Robert A. McClevey, Jr. ’32 Rhonda R. O’Grady ’90 Luis J. Rodriguez ’79 Ryan D. Stephen ’03 Torrin S. Warrender ’80 H. Don Adams ’52 Paul A. Bollheimer ’51 Daniel G. Collins ’83 Robert R. Edison ’49 Kari L. Gonzales ’02 Timothy L. Hoops ’79 Roland A. Kyllmann ’89 John D. McIver ’50 William F. Oline ’52 Oliver J. Roman, Jr. ’67 Collin L. Stewart ’72 Douglas R. Waterman, Jr. ’52 Robert B. Affleck ’85 Kelsey L. Boltz ’53 Keith G. Comstock ’50 Richard B. Egen ’60 John I. Gordon ’67 Robert W. Howard ’56 Wolfgang F. Kyllmann ’59 John P. McKenzie ’55 Eugene C. Olinger ’54 Andrew F. Rosenfeld ’84 Joseph D. Stewart ’67 Herbert D. Waterman ’50 Jon A. Ahlroth ’66 Meredith A. Bond ’88 L. Stevens Conder ’51 Karl W. Eggers ’84 Ted L. Goudvis ’40 Van D. Howbert II ’51 Melvin R. Ladewig ’00 Charles H. McKinnis ’59 Thomas W. Olsen ’74 Douglas T. Rosenoff ’81 John C. Stimson ’54 William D. Watts ’52 Harry Akers, Jr. ’54 Stephen J. Booth, Jr. ’50 Alex T. Congdon ’99 Henry P. Ehrlinger III ’50 Gerald E. Gould ’47 Jennifer A. Hudson ’98 Richard J. Laman ’72 Donald E. McLaughlin ’73 Glen C. Opel ’52 John R. Ross ’52 Edwin H. Stinemeyer, Jr. ’31 Kevin R. Wayment ’82 Frederick C. Aldrich ’43 James L. Bowen ’43 Harry M. Conger III ’55 Rodney J. Eichler ’71 James L. Green ’73 Charles E. Huffaker ’81 Karl Lambertson ’49 Harry O. McLeod, Jr. ’53 Herbert C. Osborne ’61 Jim V. Rouse ’61 Scott L. Stockton ’71 Vincent J. Wegher ’89 Michael Alexander ’52 Robert F. Bowie ’42 Brandon J. Conlon ’00 Charles A. Einarsen ’47 Robert E. Green ’60 Lynn R. Hunter ’83 Robert A. Lame ’59 Eugene C. McMahan ’49 Samina Waqar Ouda ’03 Norman R. Rowlinson ’52 Charles M. Stoddard ’51 Frederick L. Weigand ’39 Abdulkarim M. Al-Jaziri ’01 Robert D. Brace ’49 Courtney E. Cook ’49 Jaime M. Eisen ’62 Dennis E. Gregg ’50 Craig R. Hutchinson ’64 Marvin E. Lane ’44 Robert F. McMahon ’52 Robert B. Owen ’51 James F. Rucker ’52 John C. Stoddard ’52 Charles N. Wentz ’68 Stephen C. Allegar ’79 Liselotte F. Bradford ’86 David F. Coolbaugh ’43 Robert L. Elder ’58 Albert S. Griffin, Jr. ’60 James A. Imrie ’63 Melissa Lane ’99 Lawrence A. McPeek ’62 Gregory S. Palinckx ’88 Michael D. Russell ’53 Todd C. Storer ’47 Richard A. Wertz ’97 Robert J. Andersen ’54 Donald L. Brehm ’52 Joseph T. Cordts ’93 Harry A. Ells, Jr. ’54 Thomas M. Grimaldi ’93 Robert E. Irelan ’68 Christopher M. Lannon ’03 Jesse R. Medaris ’49 Arthur J. Pansze ’63 Thomas J. Ryan ’53 Kurt-Martin Strack ’81 Christopher James White ’03 Arvid N. Anderson ’54 George N. Breit ’80 Yulee Cordts ’94 Bill Engel ’60 Brad A. Grissom ’02 Alfred T. Ireson ’48 Thomas E. Lapinski ’66 Michael G. Medberry ’88 Jack McK. Pardee E.M. ’36 Steven K. Saborsky ’77 Dennis G. Strauch ’69 Jeffrey Allen White ’97 John E. Anderson ’78 Nicola Brew-Dominick ’95 Jeffrey R. Corwith ’80 Richard D. Erdman ’53 Douglas W. Grobecker ’43 Charles W. Irish ’50 James R. Larsen ’65 Hans A. Meinardus ’67 Ben H. Parker, Jr. ’49 Timothy C. Saenger ’95 James E. Stroh ’52 Thomas G. White ’66 John M. Anderson ’54 Alex A. Briber ’48 Vicki J. Cowart ’77 Richard J. Erfurdt ’64 Fred J. Gruberth ’55 Michael D. Irvin ’89 Dale L. Lauer ’88 F. Kenneth Meitz ’53 James D. Parry ’93 Jeffrey S. Samuels ’83 Roger L. Sullivan ’54 James B. Whitfield ’85 Keith E. Anderson ’60 John C. Briggs ’68 Dave O. Cox ’74 William H. Erickson ’47 Donald Gudeczauskas ’82 William H. Isaacs ’57 Terry J. Laverty ’70 Charles E. Melbye ’50 James R. Patch ’50 Marlena D. Sanchez ’99 James R. Swaisgood ’59 Jack S. Whittaker ’38 Donald I. Andrews ’50 Ronald L. Brinkman ’76 Edwin H. Crabtree III ’60 Marc D. Ernest ’74 Robin A. Guthrie ’78 F. Thomas Ise ’55 Debra G. Lawless ’80 Laurence S. Melzer ’39 George B. Paulding ’39 Robert L. Sandefur ’66 Sonia Swartz ’78 Franklin D. Wicks ’53 John W. Anthony ’85 Warren M. Broman, Jr. ’66 Donald A. Craig ’48 Lynn D. Ervin ’40 Garrett C. Haag ’99 Howard E. Itten [D] ’41 William N. Lawless, Jr. ’59 Harold L. Mendenhall ’38 Daniel Pavone ’48 Scott R. Sanderson ’97 Andrew P. Swiger ’78 Albert H. Wieder ’60 Charles A. Appel ’57 Arthur B. Brown ’01 Kevin H. Crist ’98 Richard J. Evans ’63 Frank A. Hadsell ’61 Fabian O. Iwere ’79 Charles W. Leaf III ’52 Ramon Mendoza ’03 William L. Payne, Jr. ’50 William R. Sandifer II ’62 I. Robert Taylor ’48 Donald R. Wienecke ’55 Michael L. Armentrout ’95 Darren L. Brown ’84 David Croas ’76 Ronald E. Evenson ’57 John D. Haley ’48 Stephen E. James ’76 Joshua D. Leasure ’02 Robert A. Metz ’55 William R. Pearce ’82 Samuel C. Sandusky ’48 Joe T. Taylor ’52 Lucas C. Wilcox ’01 Erling K. Arnston ’52 Mark J. Brown ’77 Carl E. Cross ’75 William H. Everett ’50 Jon F. Hamlin ’58 Frank W. Jarrett ’75 J. D. Lee ’75 Dan S. Michener ’73 Robert W. Pearson ’59 Benjamin R. Saunders ’98 Hugh E. Templeton ’36 Charles R. Wilderson ’58 Steven Atkin ’94 Gordon W. Bruchner ’58 James R. Cross ’49 Anthony W. Fabrizio ’88 Duncan L. Hammon ’77 Gerald W. Jefferies ’52 Kay L. Lee ’75 Carlton A. Miller ’99 John F. Peeso [D] ’48 Herman T. Schassberger ’50 Pareena Termrungruanglert James D. Wildharber ’85 Kegan J. Baird ’96 Federico E. Brunner ’82 Marshall C. Crouch III ’67 Joseph P. Fagan, Jr. ’96 Norbert M. Hannon, Jr. ’47 Claude B. Jenkins ’52 Timothy J. Lee ’82 Donald G. Miller ’58 Jess A. Peonio ’96 Judith A. Schenk ’90 ’98 Don L. Wilkerson ’86 Tricia M. Bauer Baird ’97 Gerrett H. Bryant ’53 Walter L. Crow ’41 Bengt G. Fagerberg ’47 Robert C. Hansen ’51 Gerald V. Jergensen II ’65 Sean A. Lehocky ’01 Frank R. Milliken, Jr. ’66 Scott A. Peonio ’02 John R. Schmedeman ’66 James C. Ternahan, Jr. ’51 Bleecker R. Williams, Jr. ’64 Kandiah Balachandran ’67 Matthew H. Budin ’03 Lawrence B. Curtis ’49 Thomas G. Fails, Jr. ’54 Jack C. Haptonstall ’60 Tom Johansen ’69 Rebecca K. Lenz ’87 William N. Miner ’49 Brian J. Peterman ’88 Henry J. Schmidt ’70 James R. Thoma ’55 Bret M. Willuhn ’80 Alfred H. Balch ’64 Bruce C. Bunch ’90 Ed Cutrell ’54 Kenji C. Farinelli ’74 Brian T. Harrington ’02 Debra A. Pacas Johnson ’96 R. Scott Lewis ’86 George W. Mitchell, Jr. ’53 Bruce D. Peterman ’84 Howard K. Schmuck, Jr. ’40 Frederick S. Thompson ’97 Charles L. Wilson ’44 Byron E. Ballantyne ’01 Edward C. Burgan ’54 Jack D. Cutter ’52 Donald F. Fecko II ’02 Michael J. Harstad ’79 Donald G. Johnson ’57 Thomas B. Lewis ’83 Adolph V. Mitterer ’52 Robert I. Peters ’51 Robert W. Schneider ’64 Joe L. Thompson ’59 Donald E. Wilson ’52 Richard B. Banks ’53 Katherine T. Clemence Jerome J. Cuzella ’93 Glenn M. Fedderson ’49 Andrea T. Hart ’77 Michael J. Johnson ’96 Charles J. L’Heureux ’80 James B. Mollison ’58 E. F. Petersen, Jr. ’37 Ronald C. Schutz ’59 Bernadette J. Thornton ’99 John H. Wilson II ’48 T. Jay Barbour ’47 Burger ’90 Kenneth E. Dahlin ’77 George H. Fentress ’49 David G. Hart ’76 Kevin D. Jones ’78 Joshua R. Lichti ’01 Robert R. Monok ’71 James H. Petersen ’57 John R. Schuyler ’72 Brian G. Tilton ’84 Robert L. Wilson ’41 Peter B. Barnhill ’95 Ernest E. Burgh [D] ’44 Richard A. Daniele ’60 Edmund P. Finch ’67 Robert C. Hartmann ’58 Lawrence M. Jones ’56 John E. Litz ’57 Travis T. Moore ’98 Amy L. Peterson ’81 Stephen M. Schwab ’82 D. Steve Tipton ’67 William R. Wilson ’65 Charles J. Baroch ’54 Bryan J. Burinda ’94 James R. Daniels ’51 Audra D. Fischer ’02 David K. Hartner ’68 Leonard D. Jones ’71 John P. Lockridge ’52 George E. Morehouse ’49 David R. Peterson ’68 Fred R. Schwartzberg ’53 Roger H. Todd ’54 William L. Wingle ’88 Lawrence E. Barrett ’50 J. Newt Burkhalter ’59 John R. Danio ’73 Robert E. Fischer ’56 Hugh E. Harvey, Jr. ’74 Ronald R. Jones ’67 James B. Logan ’78 H. Boyd Moreland ’56 Richard L. Peterson ’41 Heather L. Sebastian ’93 Michael R. Tolliver ’78 John R. Witt ’53 William P. Bartow ’73 William P. Burpeau, Jr. ’53 Scott B. Daves ’87 William G. Fischer ’56 Jennifer M. Harvey ’03 Benson L. Joseph ’58 Chester L. Love ’55 Michael R. Morgan ’86 Jack S. Petty ’52 Major W. Seery ’56 Jean Michel Tourre ’84 Foster J. Witthauer ’52 George W. Bashen ’48 Charles D. Bushman ’80 Bertram B. Davidson, Jr. ’59 Joseph F. Fisher ’61 William L. Harvey ’55 Robert B. Joyce ’54 Delwyn J. Low ’45 Thomas O. Morgan ’64 Sidney B. Peyton ’54 Frank A. Seeton ’47 Stewart W. Towle ’54 Brenda J. Wolfe ’84 Leslie A. Baski ’93 Nicole D. Cain ’95 Keith V. Davidson ’49 William G. Flesner ’62 John F. Hatch III ’49 Edward P. Jucevic, Jr. ’61 Ernest A. Lucero ’52 Eduardo J. Morillo ’02 Amy Inkell Pflaum, ’95 Marvin B. Seldin ’48 Phinn W. Townsend, Jr. ’53 Paul H. Wolfe ’84 John H. Bassarear ’50 Craig M. Camozzi ’78 Aaron J. Davis ’74 Michelle M. Foss ’85 Richard F. Hatfield ’54 Andrew C. Jurasin ’54 Mark K. Lunsford ’76 Clyde E. Morrison ’67 Louis L. Phannenstiel ’54 James D. Sell ’55 Lee C. Travis ’48 Edwin T. Wood ’48 Mary Beth P. Beach ’69 Harry D. Campbell ’42 Michelle R. Davis ’00 Colin L. Fox ’41 Garth L. Hayes ’54 Donald L. Kammerzell ’71 William N. Lyster ’53 Dusty Lynne Mosness ’98 Robert E. Phelps ’75 Stanley B. Shaeffer ’41 Abelardo Trevino ’53 Steven C. Wood ’87 Richard A. Beach ’66 Chad D. Canfield ’01 Paul B. Davis ’39 Frederick M. Fox, Jr. ’54 Larry E. Hayes ’69 George C. Kane ’60 Aaron E. Macarelli ’96 Brian L. Mossberger ’98 Douglas J. Pike ’77 George F. Sharpe ’80 Michael L. Troyer ’82 Vincent E. Wood ’58 Donald A. Beattie ’58 Shannon B. Canfield ’01 Peter A. De Santis ’51 J. Frank Fox ’52 Victor L. Hayes, Jr. ’48 Clifford V. Kangas, Jr. ’68 Robert W. MacCannon ’51 Robert P. Moston ’58 Robert G. Piper ’49 Sarah E. Shearer ’02 Lester G. Truby ’48 Robert M. Woodbury ’65 Christine M. Beatty ’95 John W. Carey ’51 Michael E. DeBerard ’82 Robert E. France ’36 Howard B. Hebble, Jr. ’53 Marvin L. Kay ’63 John D. Macfadyen ’62 Karl W. Mote ’49 William R. Pitman ’62 William E. Sherbondy ’40 Lee A. Turner ’70 Justin H. Woytek ’99 Robert T. Beckman ’57 Thomas J. Carney ’51 Brett J. Dempsey ’98 Raymond B. Franklin ’49 Walter E. Heinrichs, Jr. ’40 Howard C. Kaylor ’53 Ian H. Mackay ’53 Frank R. Moulton, Jr. ’51 Clayton S. Plucheck ’85 Elise L. Sherva ’95 Tracy S. Turner-Naranjo ’93 Francis B. Wreaks, Jr. ’53 Peter I. Bediz ’41 Archie L. Carver ’43 Richard W. Deneke ’43 William H. Fraser, Jr. ’49 S. Bruce Heister ’60 Joe S. Keating ’42 Peter A. MacQueen ’50 Peter M. Mueller ’78 Herbert A. Poitz ’41 George D. Shier ’60 John E. Tuttle ’49 David E. Wright ’69 John R. Beers ’53 Walter S. Case ’59 Sheresa D. Derks ’03 Eric D. Freeman ’78 Don K. Henderson ’61 Thomas G. Keiser ’49 Jeremiah P. MacSleyne ’01 Nilendu S. Mukherjee ’68 Mary J. A. Pott ’83 Joseph Shoaf ’51 Cecilia K. Tyler ’87 John H. Wyatt ’50 Kirk D. Bell ’70 Misty G. Cates ’01 Brandon L. DeWick ’03 Brian R. Frost ’78 Philip W. Henderson ’93 Andrew M. Kellett ’90 John W. Maharg ’51 Ronald M. Munoz ’99 Robert M. Pozzo ’52 Daniel W. Shupp ’95 Charles D. Tyler ’53 William J. Yopp ’56 Marion S. Bell ’49 Robert R. Cederstrom ’60 Arthur S. Dickinson ’50 Weldon G. Frost ’52 Susan F. Henderson ’94 Harold E. Kellogg ’55 Terry E. Manns, Jr. ’95 Alice R. Murray ’83 David B. Price ’95 Ralph T. Simermeyer ’57 Walter W. Tyler ’57 Herbert L. Young ’39 Thomas P. Bellinger ’47 Charles K. Chambers II ’02 John C. Dingman, Jr. ’52 Carol V. Fuchs ’74 James S. Herb ’70 Amanda M. Kelly ’02 Jennifer S. Manns ’98 Michael J. Murray ’83 Frank B. Price ’38 Bradford J. Sinex, Jr. ’71 Frank J. Ucciardi ’59 Stanley G. Young ’58 Arden L. Bement, Jr. ’54 Walter M. Chapman ’50 George Dolezal, Jr. ’50 Kenneth P. Fuchs ’74 Sarah L. Herron ’01 Gerald P. Kelton ’80 Sandra M. Mark ’95 Paul M. Musgrove, Jr. ’51 Herbert S. Price ’65 R. Kenneth Skinner ’99 John D. Underwood ’75 Thomas L. Young ’81 Millard E. Benson ’52 David A. Chasis ’61 Sean M. Donlin ’02 Esther M. Fueg ’96 Marvin R. Hewitt ’50 Robert Kendrick ’53 Reed M. Marquand ’00 Jerry Naranjo ’93 Loren L. Pritzel ’67 Justin F. Slepitis ’53 Jackson A. Unrau ’99 Thomas R. Young ’52 Robert G. Benson ’97 Ye (Mike) Chen ’99 Daniel W. Donoho ’87 James E. Fueg ’96 Douglas P. Hildenbrandt ’58 Victor Kerlins ’59 Kara L. Martin ’95 John M. Negomir ’55 William J. Prymak ’83 Norman J. Smallwood ’60 Richard Van Horn ’47 Norio Yuki ’95 John H. Benton ’78 Alex Chisholm ’57 Jill M. Donoho ’88 Thomas R. Fulton ’53 Stephen L. Hillis ’79 William W. Kerr ’51 Richard G. Martin ’50 J. Doug Neighbors ’89 Donald H. Quam ’53 Dwight L. Smith ’88 Craig W. Van Kirk ’72 Valerie A. Zagnoli ’03 E. James Bergamo, Jr. ’82 John A. Christians ’58 Thomas J. Dooley ’83 John W. Gabelman ’43 April M. Hillman ’02 Robert L. Kerwin ’53 Robert G. Martin ’53 Daniel J. Nelipovich ’54 John R. Rairden III ’51 John B. Smith, Jr. ’60 Steven Y. Vandenburgh ’82 John R. Zak ’65 Kriss B. Bergethon ’97 Gwenette R. Christiansen ’99 W. Leon Dotson ’53 Jerome F. Gamba ’58 Fred J. Hilterman ’63 Kevin J. Kidd ’98 Stacey A. Martinez ’03 Duane O. Nelson ’51 Pierson M. Ralph ’48 John R. Smith ’60 Jeffrey A. Vann ’96 Ferdinand F. Zdenek ’57 Thedore R. Bergstrom ’54 Stewart Chuber ’52 Ralph H. Dougherty ’56 Barbara L. Ganong ’82 Gene W. Hinds ’49 Ben H. King ’47 Joel Mascitelli ’68 Donald E. Neuschwander ’51 Charles A. Ranlett ’55 Richard P. Smith ’81 Lynette A. Vann ’96 Norman R. Zehr ’52 Gerald W. Berk ’62 John H. Church ’50 Joseph C. Du Bois, Jr. ’50 Gonzalo Garcia-Huidobro ’85 Thomas O. Hiscox ’69 Darwin D. King ’76 James E. Massey E.M. ’52 Ralph R. Newman ’70 William S. Ransom ’60 Robert E. Smith ’55 Charles J. Vasilius ’81 John J. Zeman ’56 Leroy P. Berti ’64 Richard E. Church ’56 Paul D. Dubois ’87 James M. Gardner ’68 Harold T. Hoak ’53 George Y. King ’51 Robert A. Massey ’84 Cynthia Wood Newton ’84 Edward G. Rapp ’60 William D. Smith ’57 Arthur K. Veeder ’42 Arthur T. Biddle ’61 Christopher W. Clark ’96 Beverley C. Duer ’53 Joseph S. Gates ’56 Paul A. Hodges ’51 John M. Kirkpatrick ’84 Carlos E. Mateus ’71 Daniel E. Nisley ’48 Buddy D. Ratliff ’57 William H. Smith ’59 Richard Veghte ’54 Carl L. Bieniewski ’52 Scott R. Clark ’85 Frederick F. Dueser ’49 Louis A. Gaz ’54 Gary G. Hoffmann ’70 Terrie L. Tonkinson Clyde H. Mathews ’51 Jeffrey N. Noble ’96 Michael J. Read ’84 Thomas C. Snedeker ’36 Lawrence M. Wagg ’02 Jennifer C. Biesterfeld ’98 James S. Classen ’57 Gordon E. Duffy ’55 George E. Gebhardt ’40 Hermann A. Hofmann ’50 Kirkpatrick ’84 Lee M. Mathews ’48 Telfer W. Norman ’68 Robert T. Reeder ’49 Stephen A. Sonnenberg ’81 Eugene L. Wagner ’75 Wesley T. Bitzer, Jr. ’52 William A. Cline ’61 George A. Dunham ’59 Willard C. Gekler ’54 David E. Hollingsworth ’81 Steve S. Kith ’98 John C. C. Mathewson ’53 Chester F. Norstrom, Jr. ’55 Robert T. Rehtmeyer ’42 Joseph R. Soper, Jr. ’44 Marvin L. Wagoner ’51 John R. Blackwell ‘91 Noelle R. Cochran ’86 Harold P. Dunn ’53 Frank E. Gibbs ’84 J. Stewart Hollingsworth ’58 Nicholas J. Kiusalaas ’92 J. Paul Mathias ’63 Uno Nummela ’50 Christopher M. Reidinger ’01 Daniel G. Sorensen ’98 William H. Wahl ’58 Jeffrey A. Block ’88 David R. Cole ’52 Jack D. Duren ’48 W. Dennis Gibson ’76 Artemas L. Holmes, Jr. ’60 Douglas A. Klein ’02 Frederick K. Maxeiner ’64 Christopher M. Nyikos ’81 Francisco Reis ’57 Harry J. Sorensen ’94 Richard Waissar ’62 Willard A. Maxey ’52 Leah K. Oberley ’91 Charles E. C. Rense ’80 Charles A. Sorvisto ’54 John J. Walker ’37

MINES WINTER 2004 MINES WINTER 2004 36 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 37 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES In In memoriam memoriam

JOHN L.“JACK”ABBOTT MET E ’41 of After graduation from Mines, he served in death. Rotary. He is survived by his widow, a son, Senior Dance Groups, bridge, fishing, City, Ky., where he retired in 1985. He Albuquerque, N.M., died Sept. 15 at age 89. as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army Airborne three daughters and eight grandchildren. hunting and rock hounding. During World also did consulting Abbott was born before beginning a 38-year career as a NORMAN E. LEWIS PE ’63 of Midland, War II he served in the U.S. Navy. Peeso is work for Illinois in Idaho and chemical engineer with Celanese, a Mich., died Oct. 1 after a long battle with POWELL O. MIMS BSC MATH ’71 died Oct. survived by two sons, a daughter, seven Central Gulf attended Idaho petrochemical company. Dunn worked in emphysema. He was 62. Lewis also earned a 18 at his home in Grand Junction, Colo. He grandchildren, three great-grandchildren Railroad. Vance was a State University Texas in Pampa, La Porte, Bay City and juris doctorate from University of Colorado was 68. Born in Colorado, he was raised in and a brother. veteran of World War before graduating Corpus Christi before finishing his career in 1966. He spent his career as general Oregon, but return to Colorado to II and saw action in from Mines. He in Stamford, Conn. He then retired to patent counsel for Dow Corning graduate from high school in Gypsum. HAROLD V. S TEWART GEOL E ’49 of Delta, North Africa, Sicily worked for Wright Durango. “Dad was a simple man, so he’d Corporation. He was a member of the After serving his country in the U.S. Navy Colo., died Jan. 1, and Germany. Vance Aeronautical aircraft want a simple obit,” said his son Karl. Dunn Oklahoma and Michigan bar associations as a pilot, he continued his education by 1999. He was 80. was a Rite Mason and engines division in is survived by his widow, Glenda, five and the patent and federal bars. In 1962, attending Mines. In 1959, Mims married Stewart was born in an elder of the Presbyterian Church. He is New Jersey during World War II, then AO children, seven grandchildren and his mother. Lewis married Bethe Moore, whom he met Martha Guy in Sheridan, Wyo. They moved Wisconsin, but survived by his wife of 50 years, Phena, five Smith in Milwaukee. He returned to his at a function at Mines. While at Mines, he to Paonia, Colo., in 1971 where they owned graduated from Delta children, 14 grandchildren and seven great- beloved West in 1952 to work with Sandia ROBERT M. FROST MET E ’48,of was a member of Beta Theta Pi. In his free and operated several convenience stores. High School in grandchildren. Labs in New Mexico, and then worked for Cridersville, Ohio, died Aug. 7. He was 80. time, Lewis was an avid duck and goose They moved to Grand Junction in 1991. Colorado. He served as the Navy at Kirkland AFB as a nuclear Frost was retired from Westinghouse after hunter. About 150 people attended his Mims was a member of the Church of a private in the U.S. HARRY C. WINSLOW JR. PE ’51 died Aug. engineer until his retirement in 1980. He 40 years as a memorial service and each one released a Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was an Army during World 12 surrounded by his family. He was born helped start the Albuquerque chapter of the metallurgical white helium balloon in his honor after the avid reader and inventor. He held the War II. His hobbies included rock in Pennsylvania and voluntarily left Penn American Society for Metals. He was also engineer. He served service. Lewis is survived by his widow, a copyright for specialized slide rules and sampling. He is survived by a sister. State his senior year to enter the Army Air an active member of the Palo Duro Stamp in the Army Air daughter and her husband, a son and his patented the first solid-state counter for Corps and defend his country. Based in Club. Abbott loved the outdoors. His Corps during World wife and a granddaughter. self-serve gas pumps. He enjoyed collecting W. RICHARD THIXTON JR.GEOL E ’53 died England with the 453rd Bombardment favorite vacations included camping and War II before scientific instruments, surveying, Sept. 11 in Tulsa, Okla., at age 73. He Group, Capt. Winslow logged a total of 30 fishing. Between 1973 and 1996, he and his graduating from MARTIN X. MAJESTIC PRE ’61 died Oct. 28 computers and electronics. However his served in the military combat missions and 260 combat hours. wife of 61 years, Ginger, lived in Peralta, Mines. He was a surrounded by his family in San Francisco. biggest joy was spending time with his for two years and was He was decorated with the Air Medal and N.M., turning an alfalfa field into a forest member of Christ He was 65. He had endured a lengthy battle family. He is survived by his widow, a an oil and gas geologist the European African Middle Eastern and garden. Abbot donated his body to the Church Episcopal, where he served as with a lung disease. daughter, three sons and nine for six years. In 1961, Service Ribbon. After the war he attended University of New Mexico School of senior warden. He was a member of Lima Majestic was born in grandchildren. Thixton earned a juris Mines and eventually moved to Texas Medicine. He is survived by his widow, International Torch Club, serving as its Indiana and lived there doctor degree from where he spent more than 45 happy years three daughters, two granddaughters and president. Frost also served on the Shawnee until he moved to JOHN F. “JACK”PEESO SR. EM ’48 died University of Tulsa. He in the south Texas oil fields. He will always two great-grandchildren. Board as its president and was a life Golden to attend Oct. 4 at his home in Grand Junction, then practiced law and be remembered for his fondness of Irish member of the Literacy Council of Mines. While a student, Colo. He was 83. He became an independent setters, his love of deep sea fishing and his DONALD C. CAMPBELL MET E ’45 of Northwest Ohio. He also served on Friends he was a member of had lived in Grand oil and gas lease broker, oil producer and boundless generosity. During the course of Denver died Sept. 25 at age 80. Campbell of Johnny Appleseed Park District, the Sigma Phi Epsilon, Junction for more than consultant. He also bred cattle. Alzheimer’s disease, he managed to was the great-grandson of Colorado advisory committee for the Allen County Theta Tau, Scabbard and Blade, the Press 60 years. Peeso was a maintain an unfailing sense of humor. His Senator Thomas M. Patterson, former Planning Commission, and the Lima-area Club, AICHE, Student Council, the Board mining engineer who CARLETON B. VANCE MET E ’50 of Ladson, stepson wrote, “I said hello to my owner/editor of the Rocky Mountain News. League of Women Voters. He also was a of Publications and was editor of the was proud of the S.C., died July 4. He was 82. Vance stepfather for the first time 31 years ago. A long-time noted Denver businessman, member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. Frost is yearbook. After graduation, he moved to mining industry and graduated from high school in Indiana and Today, with a heavy heart, I say goodbye Campbell was president of Denver survived by his widow, Anne, two Kansas City to begin a 35-year career with loved the people in it. attended Hanover College before not to my stepfather but to my father. Electronic Supply Company, Central daughters and a grandchild. His brother, Procter & Gamble in manufacturing, In 1946 he married graduating from Mines. He was a foundry Thank you, Harry, for shaping me into the Investment Company and Financial Hildreth “Hildy” Frost EM ’39, died the predominantly in the soap division. In Clare H. Peeso, who died in 1986. In 1992, superintendent and superintendent of man I am. I love you and I will carry Programs, which later became Invesco same day. 1961, he married his college sweetheart, he married Jean Fash Peeso, who died in molten metals for Law-Knox Corp. in East forward your memory with me forever.” Funds. When Campbell attended Mines, his Sharon Baskett, from Limon, Colo. He 1999. Peeso enjoyed his lifetime of Chicago, Ind. He left there to become plant Winslow is survived by his widow, Letty, six father was a professor at the School. DAVID H. JAMES PE ’51 of Littleton died served two years in the U.S. Army wonderful friends from the RAMS, CSM metallurgist for Airco Alloys in Calvert children, two stepchildren, eight According to his son, Campbell received his Aug. 28. He was 77. James served in the Engineering Corps, then returned to Alumni Association, Golden Age and grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. only “C” at Mines from his dad. Campbell U.S. Army during World War II as a Proctor & Gamble. He career took him to Also in Memoriam is survived by his wife of 60 years, Louise, a medical technician in the Pacific Theater. Missouri, Ohio, California, Louisiana and GEORGE O. ARGALL JR. EM ’35 2002 GEORGE J. JAMESON MET E ’40 APRIL 2, 2003 son, a daughter, a granddaughter and a He worked for Aramco Oil Company in Texas. He retired in 1996 in Sacramento, great-grandson. Saudi Arabia in the late 1950s. From 1964 Calif. Majestic was a sportsman and JONES R. CASTRO EM ’38, MET E ’39 MAY 8, 2003 ROBERT P. K EWLEY EM ’39 APRIL 17, 2003 until his death, he was a consulting enjoyed golf, tennis, hunting, fishing, WILLIAM F. D ISTLER EM ’39 JULY 4, 2003 DALE L. PINKERTON EM ’57 MAY 2003 KENNETH A. DUNN PRE ’53 died at home petroleum engineer. James is survived by traveling, reading and gardening. He was GUILLERMO GAVIRA BSC MIN ’85 MAY 6, 2003 CLYDE R. SMITH EM ’35 OCT. 29, 2002 in Durango, Colo., June 6 of natural causes. his widow, Shirley, a son and three also involved in volunteer activities with his HARLEY H. HARTMAN MET E ’49 MAY 2003 MERTON O. WHITLOW PRE ’49 FEB. 23, 2003 He was 71. Dunn was a native of Colorado. grandchildren. A second son preceded him church, United Way, the Boy Scouts and THOMAS A. HOY EM ’49 APRIL 10, 2003

MINES WINTER 2004 MINES WINTER 2004 38 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 39 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 1952 1970 1975 Timothy L. Stouffer BSc Pet is Jacqueline R. McCorkindale 1983 John C. Stoddard Em,retired David W. Armstrong BSc Math, James C. Carloss MSc Geop is a the first deputy general director of BSc CPR is a graduate student in Bradley J. Bacon BSc Geop is a since 1996 from Parker Hannifin MSc Math ’73 is a resource geophysicist and software tester for technical support for KMNGG, an mathematics education at University project services manager for Fugro- Corp., made a hole-in-one Aug. 27 development engineer for Phelps Landmark Graphics Corporation in oil-producing company with of Houston. Jason in Houston. at Lincoln Hills in Birmingham, Dodge Corporation in Phoenix. Highlands Ranch, Colo. operations in western Siberia. He Herminio Passalacqua PhD Steven D. McPherson BSc Pet is Mich., on the second hole, 145 Robert K. Nichols Met E is Randall W. Marks BSc Chem is lives in Moscow. Last May he Geop does oil and gas consulting in senior production engineer for yards, par 3. quality program manager of energy retired in London, United Kingdom. attended the graduation of his son Caracas, Venezuela. Westport Oil & Gas LP in Vernal, products for Maverick Tube in Robert F. Unger BSc Pet is Daniel B. Stouffer BSc Chem Eng Richard D. Starkey BSc Pet is a Utah. 1954 Blytheville, Ark. senior vice president of the northern ’02, who now is a graduate student development group leader for Frank H. Presley BSc Pet is Walter W. Weid Geol E has Robert C. Scharp EM has business unit for J. M. Huber at Northwestern University. Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. in president of Presley Oil Company in Denver. retired from Duraclean Service and retired as the CEO of Shell Coal Corporation in Denver. 1979 Denver. lives in Spokane, Wash. Proprietary. Ltd. He is now a mine Eugene L. Wagner BSc Min Bret M. Willuhn BSc Min is William J. Prymak BSc CPR, David L. Bartel BSc Min is a management consultant. owns Encore Engineering, LLC in vice president and operations MSc Env Sc ’92 is project manager project manager for Wiley 1958 Robert D. Stimson BSc Phy is a Golden, Colo. director for CH2M Hill for the U.S. Department of Energy Consulting LLC in Englewood, Robert B. Barker Met E is field superintendent for Phillip Constructors Inc. in Englewood, in Golden, Colo. Colo. retired in Flagstaff, Ariz. Morris Co. in Sedona, Ariz. 1976 Colo. Paul A. Sease BSc Geop is chief Mark M. McKinnon BSc CPR is Nancy S. Dorsey BSc Geol is an geophysicist for Oxy Colombia of deputy assistant director for the 1981 1962 1971 environmental scientist for the U.S. the Occidental Oil and Gas National Radio Astronomy Philip E. Brinkmann BSc Min Shivarao Y. Ghorpade Met E is Paul D. Blumenstein Jr. BSc Environmental Protection Agency Corporation in Houston. chairman and managing director for Min is a mine safety and health and is also working on her master’s Observatory in Socorro, N.M. is an adviser for ExxonMobil Development Co. in Houston. Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores LTD specialist for the Mine Safety and in environmental engineering at 1980 1984 in Bangalore, India. Health Administration in Denver. Southern Methodist University in Katherine Templeton Buell BSc Douglas O. Buckland BSc Pet is Hasan S. Al-Hashim MSc Pet, Don F. Wakefield Met E ’62 Allyn C. Davis Geol E is district Dallas. Geol is an environmental and safety a senior drilling engineer for PhD Pet ’82 is an associate professor works for Check Cashers in Chico, manager of the U.S. Mine Safety and Gary J. Nilson BSc Pet is consultant for ExxonMobil in VAALCO Energy Inc. working in at The King Fahd University of Calif. Health Administration in Denver. director of European operations for Coleville, Calif. Houston and Gabon, Africa. Petroleum and Minerals in William H. Smith BSc Geop, Vintage Petroleum Inc. in Tulsa, R. Scot Buell BSc Pet, MSc Min Grant C. Dewey BSc Min is 1963 Dhahran, United Arab Emirates. MSc Geop ’75, PhD Min Ec ’89 is Okla. Ec ’85, MSc Pet ’86 is senior adviser general manager of MasterDrive in Robert H. Heidersbach Jr. Jeff Baldauf BS Pet has joined director of new ventures in the of petroleum engineering for Colorado Springs, Colo. Met E is president of Dr. Rust Questa Engineering Corp., an offshore and international 1977 ChevronTexaco in San Ramon, William E. Dunning BSc Pet is Inc., in Cape Canaveral, Fla. international petroleum consulting operations for Encana Corporation Alan A. Burzlaff BSc Phy is Calif. an executive officer for the U.S. Claudio Margueron EM has firm in Golden, Colo., as a senior in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. director of SI International Patrick W. Gorman MSc Min is Navy Public Works Center in Guam. reservoir engineer. retired from the Federal University Consulting Inc. in Bakersfield, Calif. a minerals industry consultant in Larry D. Kennedy Jr. BSc Pet is Ronald W. Clayton BSc Min is of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. 1972 Charles L. Murphy MSc CPR, Cringleford, Norwich, United a manager for the El Paso vice president of North American Dennis W. Ferrera BSc Met is PhD CPR ’79 is principal air Kingdom. Corporation in Colorado Springs, 1964 operations for Hecla Mining vice president of Kaiser-Hill LLC in consultant for ConocoPhillips in Mark J. Ludwig BSc Min is a Colo. Frederick K. Maxeiner EM is a Company in Dalton Gardens, Idaho. Louisville, Colo. Houston. senior project engineer for BHP Andrew M. Ondish BSc Pet is partner for Maxeiner & Associates Douglas D. Colby BSc Pet is Franklin E. Grange II BSc CPR, Joey V. Tucker BSc Min has Billiton Diamonds in Yellowknife, territory business manager for in Pittsburgh, Pa. senior production engineer for MSc Min Ec ’74, PhD Min Ec ’77 is recently completed an assignment in Northwest Territories, Canada. Grundfos Pumps Corporation in Forest Oil Corporation in Denver. chief information officer for Chad, central Africa, and joined the Marvin C. Moos BSc Pet is a Conyngham, Pa. 1967 Martin K. Fleckenstein MSc ScriptPro in Mission, Kan. environmental management team partner for Ebanks, Smith & M. Ward Polzin BSc Pet is Robert W. Scheck Met E is a Geol is a gas resource adviser for for the Sakhalin I project in far east Carlson LLP in Houston. director of Waterous & Company in senior project engineer for Mactec ExxonMobil Exploration Company 1973 Russia. Chuck A. VanAllen BSc Pet is Denver. Inc. in Denver. in Houston. Ervin E. Kukas BSc Geop is on director of the petroleum and John C. Skinner BSc Geol is Philip O. Johnson BSc Pet is the technical staff of Spacelabs 1978 environmental division for SI operational chief financial officer 1968 vice president of engineering for Medical Inc. in Issaquah, Wash. Robert C. Gindrat BSc Pet is an International Consulting in Sugar for the OSS business unit at Agilent Clifford V. Kangas Jr. Met E is Rocky Mountain Gas Inc. and is Gregory K. Staff BSc CPR is a engineer for Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Land, Texas. Technologies Inc. in Loveland, Colo. an operations manager for IMI Fabi, operations manager for the U.S. project manager for Bobcock- Onshore LLC in Houston. Brett Smith MSc Geop is a LLC. Energy Corporation in Riverton, 1982 Eagleton Inc. in Houston. Allan R. Hill BSc Met is senior geophysicist for Vista Wyo. Erin M. Oba BSc Pet has retired 1969 principal systems engineer for Engineering Technologies LLC in 1974 James L. Lane II BSc Pet, M Eng in Anchorage, Alaska after 20 years Terence D. Stevens PE, MSc advanced development programs for Kennewick, Wash. Michael J. Flanigan BSc Pet is Pet ’83 is a senior reservoir engineer at BP/ARCO. Min Ec ’96 is an exploitation team Lockheed Martin Aeronautics vice president of U.S. Bank in for SI International Inc. in Denver. Amanda K. Wilson BSc Geop is leader for Nuevo Energy Company Company. He is the lead reliability, 1985 Denver. Timothy M. Marquez BSc Pet is a federal public defender in San in Bakersfield, Calif. maintainability and supportability John W. Arsenault BSc Pet is a engineer for the company’s Skunk chief executive officer for Marquez Jose, Calif. senior petroleum engineer for Works in Palmdale, Calif. Energy in Denver.

MINES WINTER 2004 MINES WINTER 2004 40 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 41 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES Sproule Associates Inc. in Denver. facility engineer in the Greater operations/engineering manager at Texas. in Afghanistan from May to in Houston. Daniel S. Gralla BSc Pet is an Prudue Bay area team for OASIS - Optimised Drilling Services James H. Covington BSc Geol is October. Amy spent the Susana Lopez BSc CPR is a independent contractor in ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. in for Baker Hughes INTEQ in a math teacher for the Colorado summer traveling in Maryland, reservoir engineer for National Park Evergreen, Colo. Anchorage. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Springs, Colo., School District. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Service (EIS) in Valencia, Venezuela. Joseph D. Kuhach Jr. MSc CPR David W. Sobernheim BSc Pet Bruce G. Darlington BSc Pet is Vermont, Colorado and South Jason P.Markle BSc Min is a is a reservoir engineer in coastal is solutions manager for the west 1991 a drilling engineer for Newfield Dakota, while continuing to do senior plant engineer for Granite asset for Aera Energy LLC in region in data and consulting for Juliet A. Carlson MSc Min is Exploration in Houston. independent engineering consulting. Construction Company in Indio, Bakersfield, Calif. Schlumberger Oilfield Services in operations manager for Elk Creek Matthew J. Hoffman BSc Pet is They welcomed their first child Calif. David J. Rittersbacher MSc Greenwood Village, Colo. Sand & Gravel LLC in Conifer, Colo. engineering manager for Maverick Nov. 2, a daughter, Molly. Jess A. Peonio BSc Pet has Geol is a senior geologist for Bambang Trigunarsyah BSc Janie M. Chermak PhD Min Ec Stimulation Company LLC in Fort returned from Kazakhstan and is Cimarex Energy Co. in Denver. Eng is deputy head of the civil is an associate professor of Morgan, Colo. 1996 now a drilling and completions Stephen V. Tracy BSc Met owns engineering department for the economics at the University of New Paul J. Hughes BSc Eng is Montgomery P.Blair BSc Econ, engineer for Tom Brown Inc. in Thunder Canyon Brewery in University of Indonesia in Depok, Mexico in Albuquerque. network administrator for the MSc Min Ec ’97 is director of Denver. Tucson, Ariz. Jawa Barat, Indonesia. Michael A. Fleming BSc Min is Affiliated Financial Group in science for Dollar Thrifty Francisco A. Rodriguez BSc Pet John T. Walker BSc Geop sells a manufacturing manager in Englewood, Colo. Automotive Group Inc. in Tulsa, is a petroleum engineer for Shell seismic data processing services for 1989 aggregate performance NA for Robert W. Patlovany MSc Env Okla. Venezuela S.A. in Maracaibo, Zulia, Geotrace Technologies Inc. in Thomas M. Haard BSc Phy is a Lafarge North America Inc. in Sc teaches computer programming L. Michael Cheeseman BSc Venezuela. Houston. postdoctoral researcher in the Denver. at Front Range Community College Geol is an associate for Simmons Ryan E. Zorn BSc Econ is vice physics department at the University Maureen K. Jacoby BSc Geop is in Westminster, Colo. and Company International in president of Simmons & Company 1986 of California - Berkeley. a project manager for Banks and Michael S. Stoner BSc Pet, PhD Houston. International in Houston. Roy C. Long Jr. MSc Pet is a Brenda S. Kloberdanz BSc Met, Gesso LLC in Lakewood, Colo. Pet E ’97 is a petroleum engineer Scott C. Cheeseman BSc CPR petroleum product manager at the MSc Met ’92 is a supervisor in Jeep Yunmoon Jung PhD Geop is a and information manager for married Brooke Forrar Aug. 31, 1997 National Energy Technology program management for senior geophysicist in the Questa Engineering Corporation in 2002 in Lake Tahoe, Calif. Miners in Matthew B. Anderson BSc Eng Laboratory in Tulsa, Okla. DaimlerChrysler AG in Detroit, infrastructure group for EBA Golden, Colo. is a roadway engineer on the Suzanne M. Norquist BSc Mich. Engineering Consultants Ltd. in Craig R. Walters BSc Pet is an Lonestar Infrastructure project for Chem, MSc Min Ec ’91, PhD Min Paul E. McElligott BSc Eng is a Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. engineering supervisor for the DMJM+Harris in Pflugerville, Texas. Ec ’93 is a mining engineer for staff engineer for ConocoPhillips John J. Tanigawa BSc Pet is Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in Robert K. Badgett BSc Eng is a Teckcominco in Metaline, Wash. Inc. in Houston. Alaska projects manager for Spring, Texas. barrier engineering manager for Heidi L. Reynolds BSc Met is a Richard J. Schepis BSc Met, Evergreen Resources Inc. in Wasilla, Smith-Root Inc. in Vancouver, Wash. staff engineer for Sun Microsystems MSc Met ’92 works with commercial Alaska. 1995 Jennifer Falcone BSc CPR and Inc. in Menlo Park, Calif. real estate for Fuller & Company in Jeffrey Dillon BSc Eng and wife, Matthew Fischer, a graduate of Jeremy J. Zimmerman BSc Denver. 1992 Tiffany, announced the birth of their University of Oregon, married Geop, MSc Geop ’89 is a senior Tariq A. Al-Omari BSc CPR is a second child, daughter Lauren attendance included Pete Frazier geophysicist for ChevronTexaco in 1990 project manager for Universal Carol, born July 15. Lauren joins an BSc Eng, Paul McPheeters BSc CPR Bellaire, Texas. Nicholas J. Battaglino III BSc Compression Inc. in Houston. older brother, David Clay, born Dec. ’95, Eric Wurster BSc Econ ’97, BSc Geop is a partner for Quail Ridge 23, 2001. Met ’97 and Lisa Wurster BSc Geol 1987 Development LLC in New York City. 1993 Kyle D. Knudson BSc Eng is a ’99, MSc Env Sc ’00 and Jay Scott B. Daves BSc Pet is a John H. Fronczak BSc Pet is a Julia C. Gwaltney BSc Pet is a zone manager for the Ford Motor Davenport BSc Geol ’95, MSc Geol senior petroleum engineer for quality engineer for W.L. Gore & reservoir engineer for Encana Oil & Company in Longwood, Fla. ’98. Scott is a planning and Western Gas Resources Inc. in Associates in Flagstaff, Ariz. Gas (USA) Inc. in Denver. Amy (Inkell) Pflaum, BSc Eng, development manager for the Denver. Jeffrey J. Jacoby BSc Min is a Mark R. Leu BSc Eng is a and her husband, Patrick, live in O'Brien Group in San Mateo, Calif. Kevin M. Dickey BSc Pet is an supervisor for Asphalt Paving Co. in project manager for CH2M Hill Inc. David D. Faulder MSc Pet is Jan. 2, 2003 in Las Vegas. Susan engineering manager for Klabzuba Golden, Colo. in Sacramento, Calif. principal for Optport Petroleum Evers BSc CPR was an attendant. Oil & Gas Inc. in Denver. David C. Lawler BSc Pet is a Melissa Stowe BSc Geop is sales Consultants in Golden, Colo., and is The couple attended high school Catherine M. Mader BSc Phy, business analyst for Shell manager of international projects also a PhD candidate at CSM. together in Colorado Springs and MSc Phy ’89 is an associate Exploration & Production Company for TGS-NOPEC Geophysical M. Brad Flavin BSc Econ is now lives in Denver. professor at Hope College in in Houston. Company in Houston. geosynthetics manager for Ferguson Aaron C. Franklin BSc Eng is a Holland, Mich. John K. Lehew BSc Eng is a John D. Woods BSc Min is Enterprises Inc. in Surprise, Ariz. structural materials engineer for Pamela L. Spath BSc CPR is a senior consultant for CGI in principal of Deloitte & Touch in Scott A. Goodwin Jr. BSc Pet is Mactec in Vallejo, Calif. senior chemical engineer for the Houston. Atlanta, Ga. an advanced production engineer Daniel P.Freed MSc Min Ec is a National Renewable Energy Vincent Sabathier MSc Met is a Fort Drum, N.Y., where he is for Marathon Oil Company in gas marketing coordinator for Total Laboratory in Golden, Colo. space attaché for Centre National d' 1994 stationed as an Army JAG officer Houston. E&P Indonesie in Jakarta, Indonesia. Christopher L. Coil BSc CPR is Études Spatiales in Washington, with the 10th Mountain Division. Anthony R. Lewis BSc CPR is Brett D. Jackson BSc Eng is an a manufacturing engineer for 1988 D.C. Pat recently returned home after global catalyst business coordinator energy engineer for Colorado in Decoma Litetek in Brownsville, Scott R. Fahrney BSc Eng is a Gregory A. Szutiak BSc Pet is serving as an attorney for U.S. forces for ExxonMobil Chemical Company Centennial, Colo.

MINES WINTER 2004 MINES WINTER 2004 42 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 43 C0LORADO SCHOOL OF MINES Cetin Kantar MSc Met, PhD Vincent S. Carabelos BSc Eng is with many Miners in attendance. Mat Eng works for Accenture LLP in Vermont in Burlington. Nicolas D’Alessandro BSc Eng Env Sc ’01 is a research associate at vice president and engineering Leah received an M.S. in hydrology Lakewood, Colo. Cynthia L. Johnson BSc Math & is a design engineer for JR Mersin University in Ciftlikkoy manager for AC Mechanical and and water resources from University H. Clay Lowrey III BSc Pet is an Comp Sci is a transportation analyst Engineering Ltd. in Englewood, Mersin, Turkey. Engineering in Arvada, Colo. of Arizona in August. She is engineer with the URS Corporation for Kinley-Horn and Associates Inc. Colo. Kelly Lapinski BSc Pet married Travis C. Cooper BSc Eng is a currently a project hydrogeologist in Anchorage, Alaska. in Denver. Javier Diaz MSc Eng & Tech Matthew McAughan June 13. Kelly is captain and detachment commander for Montgomery Watson Harza in Tatum Mattox BSc Eng and Kimberly M. Kleine BSc Chem Mgmt is a research associate for the for the 1st Special Forces Group Steamboat Springs, Colo. Robert is Benjamin Smith BSc Eng were Eng works in engineering Center for Commercial Applications (AIRBOURNE) Signal Detachment also employed by MWH, an married April 18 at the Boettcher /purification/automation for Dow of Combustion in Space at CSM. of the U.S. Army at Fort Lewis, engineering/environmental Mansion in Golden, Colo. Biopharmaceutical Contract Kelcey L. Eccleston MSc Met & Wash. consulting firm. Jacob C. Perkins BSc Eng is a Manufacturing Services in Mat Eng is a PhD candidate in Brett Dempsey BSc Eng John Devlin Simpson BSc Eng civil/structural engineer for Black & Smithfield, R.I. chemistry at the University of St. married Wendy Packard November is a civil engineer for Bechtolt Veatch Engineers in Aurora, Colo. Paula Koncel BSc Eng married Andrews in St. Andrews, United 2002 on a cruise to the Caribbean. Engineering in Durango, Colo. Andrea Marie Trujillo BSc Eng Nicholas Oransky in Las Vegas Aug. Kingdom. Brett is an engineer with BJ Services Carrie A. Wildin BSc Eng, BSc married Marcel Antonio Guajardo 30. Mines grads in attendance were Aaron R. Frahm BSc Eng is a in Denver. The couple resides in Econ is a district engineer for Michelle Puca BSc Geol ’02, mechanical engineer for Utility Thornton, Colo. ConocoPhillips in Kansas City, Kan. Engineering in Parker, Colo. Samuel T. Dunn MSc Min Ec is Russell S. Wurth BSc CPR is a Adam F. Griffith BSc Eng is a athletic director for the Jewish software development engineer for test engineer and rider for Indian Community Center in Metairie, La. Qwest Communications Motorcycle Company in Gilroy, Samuel L. Morgan BSc Geol is a International in Frederick, Colo. Calif. manager for Accenture LLP in John R. Hamilton BSc Phy is a a reservoir engineer in the Central Reston, Va. 2000 graduate student in physics at Africa business unit for Marathon Dusty Lynne Mosness BSc Phy Ahmed S. Al-Ghamdi BSc CPR July 20 in Conejos, Colo. The couple University of Colorado. Oil Company in Houston. is assistant director of admissions at is a crude export coordinator for resides in Houston. Josephine Lindsey Ozark BSc Eng ’02, Jack Keith C. Hester BSc Chem Eng Liam M. O’Brien BSc Phy, BSc CSM. Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Hernandez BSc Eng was in Sayers BSc Phy ’02, BSc Math & is a graduate student at CSM. Math received his PhD in Michael G. Northrop BSc Geop Arabia. attendance at the wedding. Comp Sci ’02, Alex Zuhoski BSc James J. Hochnadel BSc Met & biostatistics in 2003 and is an is a new ventures exploration Jeffrey Joseph Chan BSc Eng, Ann T. Whealan MSc Env Sc is Min ’02. Pictured are Michelle, Mat Eng is a sub-sea specialist for assistant professor of mathematics at geophysicist for ConocoPhillips in MSc Eng & Tech Mgmt ’03 works in a graduate student at University of Lindsey and Paula. ChevronTexaco in Houston. Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Houston, Texas. management for Priestly Demolition Stuttgart in Germany. Andreas Knoll MSc Min Ec is a Derek J. Johnson BSc Eng is an Geary W. Smith Jr. BSc Eng is in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. Halee D. Wood BSc CPR is a project manager for Shell in Mexico engineer with Bass-Trigon in an engineer for Caterpillar Inc. in 1999 Dawn R. Culley BSc Chem, BSc refinery energy coordinator in City, Mexico. Littleton, Colo. Mossville, Ill., and is a graduate Vanessa E. Ballestrazze BSc CPR is a graduate student at CSM. technical services for Sunoco, Inc. in Justin J. Modroo BSc Geop is a Ryan T. Langlois BSc Math & student in engineering management Geol is a geologic engineer for the Nemekhbayar Dashbaljir BSc Tulsa, Okla. consulting geophysicist, a graduate Comp Sci is a software engineer for at Eastern Michigan University. Shaw Group in Centennial, Colo. Met & Mat Eng is a graduate student student at CSM and a professional North Grothman at Schriever Air David P.Winterbourne BSc Matthew A. Cuddy BSc Met & at CSM. 2001 skier. Force Base, Colo. Geol, MSc Geol ’00 is a software Mat Eng is a substitute teacher for Bradley W. Doyle BSc Geol is a Simone M. Aiken BSc Math & Juan Pablo Moriamez Moreno Stephen C. Lochner Jr. MSc development manager for the Fountain-Fort Carson School field engineer with Parsons Comp Sci is a research associate for MSc Min is a mining engineer for Min is a maintenance supervisor for FinanCenter Inc. in Tucson, Ariz. District in Fountain, Colo. Corporation in Glenwood Springs, the National Park Service in Denver. Instituto de Innovacion en Mineria Hanson Building Materials America James S. Golden BSc Eng, MSc Colo. N. Serhat Altun MSc Min Ec is y Metalurgia in Santiago, in Cupertino, Calif. 1998 Min Ec ’03 is an investment Michael C. Driscoll Jr. BSc Eng a petroleum engineer and works in Huechuraba, Chile. Melanie R. Magill BSc Eng, BSc Brian J. Arbuckle BSc Eng is a representative for Edward Jones in is a senior software developer for business development for the Paula A. Oransky BSc Eng is an Eng is a mechanical engineer in project manager for Versar Inc. in Golden, Colo. MX Logic Inc. in Denver. Turkish Petroleum Int. Company engineer with Cemex in Houston. Lockheed Martin Space Systems for Northglenn, Colo. Matthew T. Halker BSc Pet is Heidi M. Erker BSc Pet is an (TPIC) in Golbasi, Turkey. Mason T. Wallick BSc Chem Lockheed Martin Astronautics in Amanda (Husby) Burton BSc project manager for Thunder Creek engineering/geosciences technologist Erin L. Anderson BSc Pet is a Eng is an analyst for R.W. Beck Inc. Denver. CPR and Wyatt Burton BSc CPR Gas Services in Denver. for Encana Oil & Gas in Denver. reservoir engineer for Tom Brown in Denver and is pursuing advanced Michael A. Martinez-Schiferl Darren Lewis MSc Met & Mat Ryan G. Fisher BSc Geol is a Inc. in Midland, Texas. degrees in mineral economics at BSc Math & Comp Sci, BSc Eng is a Eng married Hannah J. Moore BSc petroleum geologist for Black Corall Justin B. Cammon BSc Eng CSM. software engineer for Lockheed Met ’96, PhD Mat Sci on June 26 at LLC in Denver. manages a team of electrical Martin in Denver. the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Patrick E. Freemyers BSc Eng is engineers for Xilinx in Dublin, 2002 Tiffany L. Mensing BSc Chem Colo. According to Dan, it was a an engineer for the U.S. Navy in Ireland. Heather M. Barker BSc Math & Eng is an environmental adviser at beautiful day in a beautiful setting Dahlgren, Va. Maria Fabiola Hernandez Comp Sci is a teacher at Life Skills the ExxonMobil Torrance Refinery with a beautiful bride. Aaron J. Hall BSc Eng is an Villanueva MSc Min Ec is an Center Charter School in Denver. in Torrance, Calif. Leah M. Wolf BSc Geol and equipment engineer for Texas economist for Total in Paris. Levi R. Campbell BSc Eng Eric Robert Miller BSc Pet is an welcomed their first child, daughter Robert L. Martin BSc Min were Instruments in Dallas. Dmitri N. Hudak BSc Eng is lab works on product applications for engineer for Anadarko Petroleum Brynja Kyelim, into the world Oct. 1. married in Montezuma, Colo., July 5 Melvin R. Ladewig BSc Met & coordinator for University of Gates Rubber Company in Denver.

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Sawaya BSc Chem is operations manager for the electrical engineer for Meetrix Inc. Richard J. Arnold David L. Bartel Reunion Jim Chonka Eng, MSc Eng & Tech Mgmt ’03 is a Applewood Golf Course in Golden, in Austin, Texas. Herbert J. Ashe risk engineer for Bass-Trigon in Colo. Jesse J. Terry BSc Pet is a field Hugh W. Evans Kimberly Barnett Dollens E. Eric Hopper Anthony Kenck Littleton, Colo. Shawn M. Hubbard BSc Math engineer for Schlumberger Ltd. in Al Everett L. Kenworthy Jerry Law Jack Sayers BSc Phy, BSc Math & Comp Sci is a helpdesk technician Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Eugene C. McMahan Mark M. McKinnon Alan Mencin & Comp Sci is a graduate student in for Graphic Packaging Inc. in Jenny Thompson BSc Met & Weekends William N. Miner Robert R. Olson Barry Norman physics at California Institute of Golden, Colo. Mat Eng married Tony Pergola Aug. Robert T. Reeder Rhonda Paxson Technology in Pasadena. Matthew R. Jensen BSc Phy is a 30 in Wheat Ridge, Colo., followed F. P. Wehrle Paul Plante John B. Roucis Jennifer G. Smith BSc Chem systems engineer for Raytheon by a honeymoon in Jamaica. The 1954 Mark Sarlo Eng is a plant engineer for Williams Missile Systems in Tucson, Ariz. couple lives in the Denver area This Year John M. Anderson Mike Shade Exploration and Production in J. Andy Jesik BSc Eng is a staff where Jenny works for Johns Robert J. Anderson Michael A. Smith Things to Do Ted Bergstrom Parachute, Colo. engineer for Professional Services Manville and Tony is an accountant ✔ Check website to see who’s E.C. "Bug" Burgan 1984 Daniel B. Stouffer BSc Chem Industries in Wheat Ridge, Colo. for a small firm. Fred H. Campbell Grant Dewey Dan Dexter Eng is a graduate student at Travis N. Johnson BSc Eng Gustavo E. Villagrana BSc Econ coming Charles Chapin Bernard Coady Bill Dunning Northwestern University in Illinois. works for Xcel Energy Inc. in is a loan officer at Universal Lending (www.alumnifriends.mines.edu, Harry Ells Sue Freytag Jeffrey N. Wellen BSc Eng is a Golden, Colo. Corporation in Aurora, Colo. Willard C. Gekler Craig Fulton click on May or October reunion James E. Hale Jeffrey Haughton mechanical engineer for Washington Mohammed A. Meetani MSc Jamie L. Wagner BSc Eng is a Dick Hatfield Larry Kennedy Group International Inc. in Chem is a researcher at the National civil engineer-in-training for David at bottom left corner) Ed Heath Jeff Lee Joe Nelson Littleton, Colo. Bioenergy Center of the National Evans and Associates Inc. in Denver. ✔ Robert Joyce Find Stetson Andy Jurasin Andrew Ondish Renewable Energy Laboratory in Matthew R. Walsh BSc Chem ✔ Eugene Koch Claudia (Fonio) Rebne 2003 Golden, Colo. Eng is a field engineer for Book hotel room for May at the Dunn Krahl Scott Ryan Fahad A. Al-Faresi BSc Pet is an George Lusa John C. Skinner Kim Van Thi Nguyen BSc Eng is Schlumberger Ltd. in Mishawaka, Golden Hotel, 800-233-7214. 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“I want what’s best for my family,” said graduate Dominic Spencer following December’s midyear commencement ceremony. Spencer earned a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering and received five job offers.Three days after graduation, he started work at the Bill Barrett Corporation in Denver.