2017 ANNUAL REPORT — For the Fiscal Year July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 —

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

Founders of AAPG

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

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

AAPG Bulletin, v. 101, no. 12 (December 2017), pp. 2021–2081 2021 Reports of the Officers, Advisory Council, and House of Delegates

President disruptions and experts are debating the Budget and Strategic Plan next direction of publication media. After several years of net losses to the One of the obvious highlights of this year Membership numbers are falling again for association, the driving factor this year was as the 100th president of AAPG was the this year, and that is not unique to the to get to at least a zero based budget, centennial year and associated AAPG. A few key items for 2016-17 follow. which was accomplished. Starting the year celebrations. However, the 100th year of AAPG was not without tribulations as the ongoing industry slump had it effects, and Statement of Income and Expenses the association dealt with not only that but also a number of disruptions in the way General Fund General Fund Budget associations conduct their business in the FY 2015-16 FY 2016-17 FY 2016-17 face of industry and technological Operating Income changes. This was the first year following last year’s Dues $ 2,283,074 $ 1,949,420 $ 1,977,580 headquarters reorganization and staff BULLETIN Subscriptions 239,082 220,119 250,830 reductions. The AAPG staff up and down Advertising Income 1,303,576 885,633 1,078,000 the organizational chart did a marvelous Sales of Publications 823,105 919,326 794,758 Interest and Dividends 684,235 437,120 250,000 job of adapting to those changes and an Investment Income from NAPE 620,020 446,818 500,000 outstanding effort in meeting budget Investment Income - Other 1,282,826 848,617 755,000 restrictions and still delivering services to Education and Misc. Service Fees 2,224,422 908,679 1,215,671 the members. Hopefully the membership Conferences and Meetings 4,643,714 5,916,934 7,434,576 saw no significant disruption in staff Page Contributions 2,023 2,435 - response to their needs, as both staff and Gain (Loss) on Datapages 86,058 593,437 158,797 members adapted to the needed changes Gain (Loss) on International Pavilion (44,449) 51,852 - Grant Income 1,329,678 1,020,209 967,632 in the organization. The directors, Miscellaneous 375,788 288,754 336,217 executive director David Curtiss, deputy executive director David Lange, managing TOTAL OPERATING INCOME: 15,853,152 14,489,353 15,719,061 director global business Alan Wegener, Operating Expenses director of administration and programs Vern Stefanic, and director of innovation Salaries 5,284,805 4,131,874 4,249,553 fi and emerging trends Susan Nash all Employee Bene ts 3,389,037 1,835,073 1,856,959 Publishing Cost of BULLETIN 123,903 201,367 184,349 worked diligently with the Executive Publishing Cost of EXPLORER 204,796 138,007 184,306 Committee throughout the year. Cost of Special Publications Sold 82,484 135,481 210,593 The Executive Committee (EC), like the General Office Expense 1,032,274 682,362 1,090,714 EC last year, was comprised of members Postage and Shipping 443,048 353,862 391,955 coming from a broad range of experience Building Expense 320,616 267,150 321,185 and skills, and all contributed greatly to the Professional Fees 2,205,046 1,861,270 1,665,817 association’s needs. That EC, president- Staff Travel 263,915 256,262 453,560 elect Charles Sternbach, treasurer Marty Professional Travel 826,604 791,989 964,880 Conferences and Meetings 4,014,541 3,305,514 3,522,807 Hewitt, section vice president Dan Depreciation 117,710 159,689 166,342 Schwartz, region vice president Peter AGI Dues 62,914 (9,156) 50,321 Lloyd, secretary Heather LaReau, editor Meeting Presence / Display 11,228 9,532 289 Barry Katz and HOD chair Jim McGhay all Miscellaneous Grants and Awards 126,037 89,831 64,581 deserve a round of applause for their help Miscellaneous 528,408 471,775 363,025 during the year. Of those, Charles TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES: 19,037,366 14,681,882 15,741,236 Sternbach, Dan Schwartz, and Barry Katz continue to serve in the subsequent year. Income (loss) from Operations $ (3,184,214) $ (192,529) $ (22,175) Overall, AAPG was impacted during BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY 2016-17 by some inevitable realities from the continued business slump; travel Assets $ 16,840,118 $ 18,800,660 budgets and expenses normally covered Liabilities 7,358,372 6,989,231 by members’ companies were down Fund Balance 9,481,746 11,811,429 significantly affecting event attendance, continuing education attendance was Total Liabilities and fund Balance $ 16,840,118 $ 18,800,660 almost nonexistent, special publications The figures reflected above in the FY 2016–2017 are preliminary, as the financial audit, and the sales were off, causing the delay of new financial audit of all the required affiliates and subsidiaries had not been completed at the time this special pubs. The publishing industry in statement went to print. general is going through some technology

2022 Annual Report at a net-zero budget meant that all the attendance levels and an outstanding departments and recognition around the assumptions for projected income and centennial program that had been in world by both universities and employers is expense had to come to fruition. This development for many years prior to the unquestionably strong. The IBA continues meant careful attention to travel, event and event. The Centennial Gala dinner was to invaluable to AAPG and its future. other expenses and close to estimates for well attended, and the many other Clearly, the emphasis this year for the dues and events, which are the primary centennial events provided a good Executive Committee was focused on driver on the budget. As of the latest backdrop for an impressive convention. fiscal responsibility in a downturn. The yearend review, that target appears to have charge to committees and new programs been accomplished. That is due largely to is that they need to have well thought out Other Significant Items a successful ACE that was able to offset business plans, and that revenue At the beginning of the year, the many some of the underperforming events, and generating programs and events can AAPG committees are assigned to various most other estimates to have been correct. continue to fuel the many AAPG programs EC members for reporting. One major A review of the strategic plan from 2010 that are not revenue based, something outcome of this was moving the and a charge to the Advisory Council (AC) that separates a professional organization membership-related committees under to prepare a new strategic plan was from a for-profit business. I believe that we the chair of the House of Delegates Jim initiated. Through diligent work by have laid the groundwork for AAPG to McGhay. Redundancies and duplication of a subcommittee of the AC led by past thrive and even grow in a changing efforts were recognized, and Jim proposed president John Hogg that was business landscape. moving all of the membership committees accomplished and presented to the EC at under the House leadership, since the the mid-year business meeting. An ad hoc Paul W. Britt, President FY 2016-17 HOD is responsible for membership committee was formed to review and growth. Other committees were recommend actions, made up the encouraged to become TIGs and SIGs. The president-elect, treasurer, editor, and Geo-DC office expense and personnel sections VP and jokingly referred to on the Treasurer were reduced for this year as a significant EC as “the law firm of Sternbach, Hewitt, Katz, and Schwartz.” They presented budget savings and a SIG for Government Fiscal Year 2017 was projected to Affairs and Policy (GAP) was formed to fill be another challenging year for the actions to be taken from the strategic plan that gap. Numerous other TIGs and SIGs Association with the continuation of the at the February EC meeting in Houston, ranging from CO2 EOR to Reservoir downturn in the oil and gas industry. some of which were acted upon Development to Geochemistry have been However, with cost cutting measures immediately, and the rest during the next and will continue to be approved, giving made in 2016 along with the increased year budget review. The task was to more control to the membership to adapt activities planned for AAPG’s 100th identify programs that had either a low to the rapid changes in technology and anniversary, the budget for the year was cost-to-benefit ratio, a low impact on business. Changes in Datapages and close to break even. members, or had been replaced by related publications processes were Revenues from dues, advertising, and technology disruptions such as LinkedIn begun in order to make it more responsive educational activities were all lower than or other vehicles. The desired effect to member interests. The mid-year the prior year. With regards to meeting and was not only a reduction in cost but business meeting was continued this year convention activity, the ACE (Houston) a reduction in staff demand. rather than returning to the traditional and ICE (Mexico) generated more Leadership Days for budget reasons. And revenue in FY 2017 than we enjoyed Events with the dissolution of the AAPG/SEG ICE in 2016 at ACE (Calgary) and ICE These events are the International effort, a new emphasis was placed on the (Melbourne). Convention and Exhibition (ICE), the Global Events Oversight Committee In FY2017 AAPG continued to benefit Unconventional Resource Technology (GEvO) to assist staff in development and from our cooperative partner events, Conference (URTeC), NAPE and Summer long term planning of future events. including the NAPE Expo and our NAPE, and the Offshore Technology AsItraveledtothesectionmeetings interests in the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). The first event, ICE, and region events, one delightful task Conference and the International which was held in Cancun, Mexico this year, was to meet with student chapter Petroleum Technology Conference was a joint event with SEG and managed by representatives and students at (IPTC). The NAPE event was down AAPG. The ICE managed to show a small many universities. The enthusiasm slightly and the OTC and IPTC events net gain, but less than budget projection. demonstrated by these dedicated were also not as well attended as the The AAPG/SEG Joint Committee had students was an encouragement to the previous year. AAPG’spresenceand already decided to not hold a spring ICE. future of the geoscience community. The participation in these partner events After a significant net loss in the Barcelona Imperial Barrel Award program (IBA) is remains an important aspect of our ICE last year, SEG asked and AAPG agreed the shining example of the AAPG activities and sources of revenue. to s dissolution of the Joint ICE arrangement efforts in the student arena. Last year’s We continue to challenge ourselves and AAPG will run future ICE events. competition attracted a record number and headquarters staff to be good The other events were operated by of participants from around the stewards of our members’ resources either SPE or AAPL and yielded a net profit world—183 teams and nearly 1,000 while delivering a high level of member to AAPG. students—resulting in an exciting finals benefits. To fulfill the mission of the competition at the ACE in Houston. Association, the budgeted expense fi th Although nancial considerations may was established at $15.7 million for the 100 Annual Convention and bring changes to the logistics of future fiscal year. With cost saving and Exhibition preliminary (Section and Region) rounds, expense reduction efforts, overall The ACE in Houston delivered a good the IBA program remains a flagship expenses for the year amounted to boost for the year, with typical Houston event, and its impact on geoscience $14.7 million.

Annual Report 2023 However, the lower than budgeted • Digital Immersive Geosciences • Siliciclastic Reservoirs of the Arabian expenses helped offset the lower than published in association with the 100th Plate, edited by H. Anzi, R. Steel, expected revenue that came in at Anniversary ACE (April 2017) O. Soliman, and R. Rahmani $14.5 million versus a budget of • Petroleum Systems of the Northern • Permian Basin, edited by S. Ruppel $15.7 million resulting in a net loss from Deep-Water of Gulf of Mexico • Geology and Hydrocarbon Potential of operations of $192,000 compared to The time to publication remains an issue. Peru and Bolivia, edited by G. Zamora a budgeted loss of $22,000. The AAPG We continue to receive a very high Valcarce Budget Review Committee and percentage of manuscripts from non- • Chukchi Sea, edited by T. Homza Executive Committee are continuing to native English speaking authors. This • Petroleum Geology of Western China evaluate AAPG’s programs and activities increases the number of versions, Basins, edited by K. Liu and S. Zhang to determine which should continue stresses the review process, and affects to be supported in these challenging the reviewer pool. We are actively Special Publications In Review For economic times. With the ongoing expanding the reviewer pool to resolve economic constraints facing our these issues. Publication Acceptance • Mudstone Diagenesis: Research Association, along with the business A shift to Editorial Manager was made in Perspectives for Shale Hydrocarbon uncertainties facing the oil and gas December 2016. Tracking of papers has Reservoirs, Seals, and Source Rocks industry, we believe we need to continue improved and the process is more , to not only focus on cost savings, but also automated with the new system. edited by W. Camp, K. Milliken, K. Taylor, invest in programs that provide value There are two Bulletin special issues with N. Fishman, P. Hackley, and J. McQuaker to our members and promote our manuscripts in review: profession. • The Future of Basin and Petroleum Barry J. Katz, Editor We are actively working to properly System Modeling position the AAPG investment portfolio • Geologic and Geophysical Synthesis of to assist with weathering the current the Nicaraguan Rise of the Western storm and to help the Association deal Caribbean Advisory Council with future economic uncertainties. The One special issue has been canceled: AAPG investment portfolio generated Induced Seismicity. There was a lack of Advisory Council members a return of 15.6%, or a little over submissions to obtain critical mass. John Hogg, Advisory Council chair $2M during the fiscal year. The growth in Submissions on the topic are being Lee Krystinik, past, past, past president the Association’s investment portfolio considered for publication as part of the Randi Martinsen, past, past president will ensure the Association’s fund standard Bulletin workflow. Chandler Wilhelm, president, DPA balancetobehigherthanlastyear,and Anne Draucker, president, EMD provides AAPG with a larger financial Special Publications Released in Tim Murin, president, DEG reserve. 2016 Bob Shoup, past-chair, House of Tulsa headquarters staff continues to • Memoir 110: The Eagle Ford Shale: Delegates review ways to reduce costs and improve A Renaissance in U.S. Oil Production, Craig Eckert, Eastern Section efficiencies in operations as doing more edited by J. A. Breyer John Jordan, Gulf Coast Section with less remains a byproduct of the • Memoir 111: 3-D Structural Mike McGowan, Mid-Continent Section continued industry downturn. Interpretation: Earth, Mind, and Tony Reid, Pacific Section Looking forward to FY 2018, your Machine, edited by R. Krantz, C. Ormand, John Lorenz, Rocky Mountain Section Executive Committee expects another and B. Freeman Robert Webster, Southwest Section challenging year with a budgeted deficit of • Memoir 112: Imaging Unconventional Nosa Omorodion, Africa Region approximately $1.1 million. We enjoyed an Reservoir Pore Systems, edited by Peter Grant, Asia Pacific Region outstanding experience at the ICE meeting T. Olson Clinton Tippett, Canada Region in London and we are looking forward to Andrea Moscariello, Europe Region the ACE in Salt Lake City in May 2018 as Miguel Ramirez, Latin America & we put AAPG’s first 100 years in the rear Special Publications Currently In Caribbean Region view mirror, and focus on the next Production Robert Kuchinski, president, Middle East 100 years of AAPG serving its members • Memoir 113: Giant Fields of the Decade Region (observer) and the geoscience community. 2000-2010, edited by R. Merrill, C. Sternbach The Advisory Council is comprised of the three immediate past presidents of the Marty Hewitt • Memoir 114: Petroleum Systems Analysis, edited by M. AbuAli, I. Moretti, Association, the three Division presidents, and H. Bolas the past chair of the House of Delegates, • Memoir 115: South Viking Graben, and representatives from each of the Editor North Sea: Brae Play Submarine Fan Sections and Regions within AAPG. Reservoirs, Petroleum Systems, This year we were supported by AAPG Submissions to the AAPG Bulletin remain Structural Development and Coarse staff members, Vicki Beighle and Karin high. There were 240 in 2016 and about Clastic Analogs, Alyea, who put together our Honors and edited by C. Turner and fi 100 submissions since early December. A B. Cronin Awards and Of cer Nominations books total of 68 papers were published while and assisted the chair and the secretary maintaining approximately 144 pages per with minutes and agendas. On behalf of issue. There are currently 36 papers in the Special Publications in Writing/ the Council I want to thank them for their Ahead of Print website. Review/Revision support throughout the year. Two special issues were scheduled for • Mississippian Geology of the US Mid The Advisory Council formally met twice 2017: Continent, edited by M. Grammer during the 2016–2017 year: at AAPG

2024 Annual Report president Paul Britt’s mid-year business more interested members forward for not changing anything, the team this year meeting in Houston in October 2016 and nominations. This change to the Bylaws focused on those inconsistencies and at the 100th ACE in April 2017 in Houston. was also accepted by the House of conflicts that still existed, and brought At the October meeting, the Council Delegates at their annual meeting of the forward several items to the Delegates at reviewed and selected the 2017 Honors House in Houston, 2017. the annual meeting in Houston. They also and Awards winners and the 2017 Officer The Council also began the process of identified quite a few additional situations Candidates. Changes to the timing of building Advisory Council Rules and to pass on to the next committee, so look announcement of the AAPG Office Procedures. Previously, the Council relied for more information on these issues Candidates from a May-June timeframe to on Advisory Council Guidelines and soon. December has effectively shift the timing significant amounts of our Council Resolutions (the Affiliated Societies of the Advisory Council work and going procedure are now incorporated into the Liaison Committee), chaired by John forward Honors and Awards will be AAPG Bylaws. The initial draft document Armentrout had a very successful year deliberated at the ACE meeting and the was presented to the Councilors at the making contact with numerous affiliated Officer Candidate selection will be 2017 ACE meeting and a second draft will societies and their leadership. This completed at the fall meeting, usually in be reviewed an voted on next year and resolved some lingering issues with conjunction with either a mid-year incorporated into the Advisory Council nonparticipation by a few societies and business meeting or Leadership Days. by the ACE meeting in Salt Lake City in created a valuable communications link The Council, at the request of the May of 2018. between AAPG and the local societies, Executive Committee, also produced I was proud to chair the Council for the many of which are led by non-AAPG a long-range planning document that 2016-17 term. The councilors were members. It is felt by all parties that a more considered three scenarios for the AAPG professional, engaged, and congenial continuous and focused effort to stay in Executive Committee to consider that throughout the deliberations and I thank touch with the local societies will be would reduce the capital and G&A costs of each of them for their time and beneficial for all parties. running AAPG business as the downturn in commitment to AAPG. The Rules and Procedures team revenue for the Association continues. The conducted several conversations involving long-range planning presented to the John R. Hogg potential revisions to the House rules AAPG Executive Committee at the October Chair, Advisory Council focused on becoming more inclusive of 2016 business meeting. The Council both upcoming and retired leadership developed the scenarios by forming House of Delegates people. These were highlighted by chair a subcommittee consisting of AC chair Mike Allison at the Houston meeting in Hogg, councilors Krystinik and Shoup with Communication. This was the theme April and are sure to be reviewed again the support and guidance of executive and focus for your HOD leadership team for proposals this coming session. director Curtiss. The draft document was this year. And truly this is the principal duty Newsletter and Minutes Approval both then reviewed and discussed with the of the Delegates—communication both to, led by secretary-editor Kristie Ferguson. Council and presented to the Executive and from, the local affiliated societies and In order to deliver information to the Committee for their consideration. individual members and prospective delegates timely and fully, seven issues of The Advisory Council also voted to allow members. Yes, the House of Delegates the Delegates Voice were developed this the incoming president to decide if they is charged with governance of the year, including three months in a row in wish to chair the Council in their first year association, but the role of the individual January, February and March to meet on Council. The incoming past president delegate is COMMUNICATION! deadlines for distribution of proposal will be asked in the first meeting of their Before getting into the various information and annual meeting presidential year if they wish to chair. If they committees and their efforts, the documents. decide not to chair the Advisory Council in leadership team should be introduced. Dennis Moore chaired the Honors and the coming year, a councilor(s), in their first James S. McGhay, Tulsa Oklahoma, Awards team, which nominated many of second year on the Council will be asked House chair deserving delegates for their past and to serve. If more than one councilor is David J. Entzminger, Midland Texas, current service. The final awards, willing to serve a voted by Council will elect chair-elect presented at the meeting in Houston, the chair for the coming year. This change Kristie L. Ferguson, Tulsa Oklahoma, were Jeanne C. Harris of Denver and David to Bylaws was accepted by the House of secretary-editor G. Campbell of Oklahoma City as Delegates at their annual meeting of the And the AAPG headquarters staff, recipients of the Distinguished Member of House in Houston, 2017. without whom we could not begin to the House award, and the Honorary The Council also voted to allow a change function, and to whom I am personally Member of the House Award to R. Randy term of the past presidents on the Council. grateful and indebted, including Vicki Ray of Denver. Effective in 2017, the past president and Beighle, Vern Stefanic, Diane Keim and Steve Levine and the Nomination past, past president will be asked if they Karin Alyea. Thanks to this leadership and Election team presented four wish to continue to serve on the Council. If team, staff and all of the committee outstanding candidates; Cheryl they decide not to continue to serve their leaders and members for a successful DesForges and Justin Vandenbrink, both second and third year (for the past, past year. of Houston, for secretary-editor; plus Bill president) or third year (for the past, past, Briefly then a summary of the Houston and Steve Goolsby for chair- past president) then they will be removed Committee Chairpersons and their team’s elect. Congratulations to Justin and Bill, from the Council and there will be no efforts this year: who have taken over their positions in substitution for their position on Council. Constitution and Bylaws, led by Dan the House leadership for this coming This will allow for a candidate for president Billman. After the great effort in 2015- year. to have a minimum of three years to serve 2016 to completely rewrite, reorganize, Denise Butler led the Credentials team in the Association, and hopefully, bring simplify and reformat the Bylaws, all while preparation for the annual House meeting

Annual Report 2025 and greeting and confirming all of the the HOD and the Executive Committee, • Did you ask someone to join AAPG and delegates attending this meeting. where these committees were previously offer to sponsor them? This year, we started two new HOD ad located. They began with a focus on • Did you offer feedback to your HOD or hoc committees. Hannes Leetaru led communicating to the delegates and AAPG leadership team? a Future Directions team that reviewed both members, particularly regarding member The House of Delegates, and all prior “governance” proposals as well as their retention and recruiting. Look for this Members of AAPG must be more active own issues and concerns, mostly dealing committee to become a formal HOD and proactive. with communications within the House of committee in the coming year. • Focused on constant Delegates, and some of which was To summarize the House of Delegates Communication…. implemented during the year. This team had this year, let me ask both the Delegates • To the local societies and members AND many ideas that will carry over to future (again) and all Members these critical • Feedback to the Association! discussions and possible proposals regarding questions: Only then can we make a difference for the structure of AAPG governing bodies. • Have you been communicating with both AAPG and our members to thrive Bill Stephens and Steve Goolsby your local geological society about AAPG? and be successful. stepped up to take on the new HOD • Have you been talking with local Membership committee, a joint effort of members and geoscientists about AAPG? Jim McGhay, Chair

2026 Annual Report Report of the Foundation

The AAPG Foundation was established • AAPG Foundation-OSU GIS Consortium and $42.3M on June 30, 2014. The to support programs that benefit the Program Foundation continued to utilize a 4% geologic profession and the general public. • Geoscientist without Borders spending rate on endowed funds in Our purpose is to encourage a better • Newly Released Publications support of programs. The program support understanding and advancement of the • Teacher of the Year Award coupled with the lower than usual geosciences and to establish programs • The Halbouty Lecture contributions in FY2016 primarily and fund projects that support the • The Inspirational Geoscience Award accounts for lower portfolio balance at the education, training and career • AGI Earth Science Week Poster end of the fiscal year. enhancement for earth scientists. • Holland Award of Excellence My report will provide an update on the • Educator Day at ACE Governance Foundation’s activities and preliminary • AGI Earth Science Week John Amoruso stepped down serving on financial results for the past fiscal year, • AAPG Honors and Awards the Board of Trustees after 31 years. The which ended on June 30, 2017. Please be • Foundation Awards current board consists of Jim Gibbs aware the Foundation is currently in the • GeoLegends Video Project (chairman), Ray Thomasson (vice midst of its annual financial audit, and the • AGI Geoscience Policy Internships chairman), David Worthington (secretary), financial information presented here is • AGI Petroleum and the Environment Lee Backsen (treasurer), Larry Jones and unaudited and is subject to change. Report update Mike Wisda. • University of Texas GeoForce Program Ted Beaumont was elected to serve Contributions and Program Support • Offshore Technology Center, MOULA on the Regular Member of the Members Contributions to the Foundation this School Visits in Oklahoma of the Corporation at the meeting in past fiscal year (July 1, 2016 – June 30, • Houston Museum of Natural Science Houston. 2017) were $769K, and awards Educational Programming and grants amounted to $1.54M. • IAGD Network Infrastructure Trustee Associates Membership Contributions to the Foundation for FY Enhancement and instructional The AAPG Foundation would like 2016 were $645K. Resources Expansion to thank the current Trustee Associates As is typical, 96% of the donors and 78% • Texas Tech University, George B. Asquith Officers David Worthington (chair), of total contributions are from AAPG Scholarship for Excellence in Petroleum Jeff Lund (vice chair) and Pete members. Eighty-six percent of the Geology McKenzie (secretary-treasurer) for their contributions were from individuals with The U.S. Military Veterans Scholarship service. 14% coming from corporations. Program was renamed the Deana and There are currently 271 Trustee The Trustee Associates support has been Paul Strunk Military Veterans Scholarship Associates members. and continues to be a critical and important Program. The MVSP committee awarded factor in the growth and development $20K to 10 veterans from across the Other Highlights of the Foundation. Out of the total country. You can learn more about the A few of this year’s highlights include contribution dollars received by the veteran scholarship recipients by visiting • Paul Strunk received the L. Austin Weeks Foundation in FY 2017, $477K, or 62%, http://foundation.aapg.org/programs/ Memorial Medal at AAPG Annual came from Trustee Associates. mvsp-recipients.cfm. Named Convention this past April. During the past year, the Foundation scholarship opportunities exist for a gift • Frank Harrison, Jr. one of the founding continued to support many of the of $50K, using the current spending rate members of the Trustee Associates important geological programs it has this would payout an annual grant of was awarded the Chairman’s supported previously including: (in $ $2000. Award at Chairman’s Reception at thousands) At this time, $958K has been raised for ACE. • Grants-In-Aid $ 273 this important program, which was created • Bob Esser is this year’s recipient of the • Imperial Barrel Award $ 245 to promote educational advancement and Trustee Associates Service Award. Bob • Bulletin Fund $ 140 career opportunities in the geosciences for has given a presentation to the Trustee • Pickens Fund $ 130 United States veterans. Associates at 23 Trustee Associates • L. Austin Weeks Undergraduate $ 79 meetings. • Visiting Geoscientists Fund $ 37 AAPG Foundation Investment The Trustee Associates’ support has • Distinguished Lecture $ 26 Portfolio been and continues to be a critical and • Deana & Paul Strunk Military The investment portfolio is important factor in the growth and Veterans $ 20 conservatively invested and well development of the Foundation. Your In addition, the AAPG Foundation diversified and includes public and private support is essential to the growth and Trustees approved proposals for funding equity investments, fixed income mutual future of AAPG Foundation programs. We totaling $644K which included the funds, international investments and real thank each of you for your dedication and following: estate. Last fiscal year, the Foundation’s commitment. • National Research Council - Roundtable investment portfolio showed an increase on Unconventional Hydrocarbon of 0.3%, with an ending balance of Development $45.0M as of June 30, 2016. This James Gibbs, Chairman • YMCA Threet Quarry Project compares to $46.5M on June 30, 2015, Board of Trustees

Annual Report 2027 Reports of the Divisions

Division of Professional publication Heritage of the Petroleum a tremendous demand for leading edge Geologist. It was my great pleasure to work information that can be put to practical use Affairs with Charles Sternbach, Robert Shoup, and by working geoscientists. Andrea Reynolds to publish the second Finally, in June, the DPA took It has been my honor to serve as DPA edition of the Heritage volume, and to a long discussed step to broaden its president for the fiscal year ending June host the luncheon that honored the membership by passing a change in 30, 2017. This year coincided with the th th geoscientists who were featured. The thebylawstoallowanewcategory 100 anniversary of AAPG and the 50 of membership, called Provisional anniversary of the DPA. The DPA was very highlight was a re-enactment of AAPG founding member Wallace Pratt’s famous Members. This change was made to active, and I am proud to report several AAPG Bulletin “ address the growing demographic noteworthy accomplishments that have 1952 paper Towards a Philosophy of Oil Finding” updated for challenge in the DPA, with approximately served the needs of current members, 93% of members being over age 50. honored the heritage of our profession, the modern era. The second event was a forum cohosted with the DEG on “Future This category is intended to attract early and will provide a stronger foundation for career professionals to the DPA who do future growth of the DPA in an era of Best Practices for Extraction Industries in ” not yet have the years of experience dramatic changes in our industry and our a Low Carbon Environment. The lively fi dialog between the panelists and the to qualify for certi cation. Provisional profession. Members are not certified, but will be audience highlighted the challenge and The DPA had a very active role at ICE in allowed to attend DPA functions and th importance of managing nontechnical Cancun, Mexico and the 100 Anniversary meetings as nonvoting members, will be risks in our industry. The DPA also ACE in Houston. In Cancun, the opening of permitted access to publications, sponsored two short courses and an the Mexican upstream sector to private educational courses, and special events investment provided the backdrop to expanded program of technical papers at the same cost as full DPA members, a DPA luncheon profiling the Argentinian at the Discovery Thinking Forum. fi “ and will be aided with nding a DPA independent Tecpetrol on How to be In February and May, the DPA sponsored member to serve as a mentor. Once Successful in Latin America.” The DPA also two Playmaker’s Forums that brought ’ Provisional Members reach the sponsored a strong platform of technical together some of the industry s leading qualifications for certification they will be presentations at the Discovery Thinking experts in the two most active expected to apply for full membership. Forum. At the Houston ACE, the DPA unconventional plays in North America, The cost for provisional membership will sponsored two major events that profiled the first in the Delaware Basin and the ’ be minimal. This new membership both our profession s history of past second in the Anadarko Basin. Both events category will be implemented early in achievements and the future challenges were sellouts and had very strong technical the new fiscal year. ahead. The first was the DPA luncheon that programs. The success of these events honored the heritage of our profession underscores that even in a difficult with a second edition to the DPA special economic environment there is Chandler T. Wilhelm

2028 Annual Report Reports of the Regions and Sections

Africa Region Houston Centennial ACE for the finals currently have 5,138 members from 32 where they had an excellent performance countries. Membership status is as follows: Our industry continues to struggle and received many compliments from the Members: 940 through a difficult downturn and this has judges. Also at ACE our student chapter Associates: 1,969 had a significant impact on membership, from Suez University (Egypt) was given an Emeritus: 29 activities and sponsorship in our Africa award for third place in the Student Honorary: 3 Region. Despite these challenges we have Chapter YouTube Video competition. Life: witnessed several important successes Continuing with the Centennial ACE this Students: 1,258 over the past year and the leadership and was a very big year for the Africa Region as Student YPs: 937 membership of the Region remain we were able to sponsor a session on The countries with the largest enthusiastic about our future. For the first Africa under Theme 10: International membership are Indonesia, India, China, time in the history of the Region we Regions. Co-chaired by two of our Region Australia and Malaysia. Council is mulling successfully held an all-continent technical past presidents, Adebayo Akinpelu and on ways to increase membership. conference in Nairobi, Kenya—the Africa David Blanchard, we presented five talks to Energy and Technology Conference a well-attended gathering. As is the custom (AETC). This was undertaken in we conducted our annual business Student Chapters cooperation with the Society of Petroleum meeting and general assembly at ACE. Our Asia Pacific Student Chapters Engineers (SPE) from December 5-7 at Attendance at the general assembly was continue to be very active and successful. the beautiful Safari Park Hotel. Our theme very strong with representation from many We have 62 student chapters. Several st was “African Energy in the 21 Century: of our African countries. have gone inactive due to reports not Paving the Way for the Future.” The The Distinguished Lecture (DL) Series being submitted and the effort is ongoing Executive Committee included David and Visiting Geoscientists (VG) Program to revive them. Blanchard, Patrick Obath and Scott Tinker. continued to bring AAPG expertise and fi The University of Diponegoro in The Program Committee Chairs were bene ts to ever widening circles in our Semarang, Indonesia held a two-day ‘Gbenga Onadeko and Bill Bosworth. We Region. Thomas Dunn from Chevron USA Student Chapter Leadership Summit that had 170 delegates, 48 technical papers, gave lectures across South Africa, Nigeria, was attended by 180 students from 20 posters, and a well-attended field trip to Egypt, and Tunisia, and numerous VG universities in Indonesia and Malaysia and the rift valley. events were held in these countries and was very successful. The Region also saw several other very Kenya. The YP Program similarly had “ ” Our Indonesian student chapters have successful meetings held. The Nigerian a very strong showing and a new hub continued to make us proud. They Association of Petroleum Geologists organization to better coordinate activities continue to win student chapter (NAPE) held their 34th Annual across our large continent was proposed awards. At the 2017 AAPG ACE in International Convention and Exhibition in and will be implemented in the coming Houston, the top international student Lagos from November 13-17. This event year. chapter was won by Universitas was very well attended and provided an So despite our less than ideal industry Gadjah Mada, who won the same excellent opportunity for AAPG interaction climate the AAPG members of the Africa award in 2011. with students, young professionals, and of Region continue to do their best to assist course our industry colleagues. Our booth and mentor the next generation of African on the NAPE exhibition floor organized by geoscientists, work diligently to maintain contacts between our diverse countries Leadership Team Delia Kuye was always busy. We also The Region Officers serve two-year terms established a protocol with NAPE and the and national organizations, and enjoy the opportunities for technical and (2016-18). European Association of Geoscientists and • professional collaboration that AAPG President: Bill Bosworth, Cairo, Egypt Engineers (EAGE) to sponsor a joint • “ ” provides us with. President-Elect: Adegbendga Femi session on leading edge technologies at Esan, Lagos, Nigeria the 2017 and hopefully future NAPE • Bill Bosworth Vice President: Scott Durocher, Cairo, conventions. More recently we have just Africa Region President (2016-2018) Egypt concluded another Africa Region • Secretary: Mimonitu Opuwari, Cape Geotechnical Workshop (GTW), this time Town, South Africa in Cape Town, South Africa from June 20- • Treasurer: Ajibola Oyebamiji, Abuja, 23. The title was “Exploration and Asia Pacific Region Nigeria Development of Unconventional • Immediate Past President: David Hydrocarbons.” KB Trivedi and Craig Smith Council Line-Up Blanchard, Houston organized this very successful GTW. Peter Grant, president Delegates to the AAPG House of Another big highlight for our Region has Chris Oglesby, vice president Delegates serve three-year terms been the continued expansion of the Michael McWalter, treasurer (2016-19). footprint of our Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) Reetu Ragini, secretary • Egypt Petroleum Exploration Society: Bill activities. Last year the finals were held in Bosworth Cairo, and this year they shifted south to • Ghana Institution of Geoscientists: Cape Town. We were also successful in Membership Adelola Adesida getting most of our winning Nnamdi AAPG Asia Pacific Region membership • Earth Science Society of Libya: Lydia Azikiwe University (Nigeria) team to the numbers have fallen drastically. We Olaka

Annual Report 2029 Mumbai, India – GTW (6-7 December, 2017) Perth, Australia (April/May 2018; GTW) Tokyo, Japan (June 2018; GTW) Bangkok, Thailand (September 2018; GTW) 4th AAPG/EAGE/MGS conference in Myanmar (November 2018) Watch out for these on the AAPG website/Event Listings

Distinguished Lecturer Tour We did not have a tour for this FY but we have one planned in August 2017 with Steve Begg of the University of Adelaide, who will visit six Indonesian schools within a two-week period.

Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) For this FY, our IBA 2017 regional • Moroccan Association of Petroleum Events held during FY July 2016 - competition welcomed 14 schools. Our Geologists: Fida Medina June 2017 regional winner was Curtin University, • Nigerian Association of Petroleum Conference: AAPG/EAGE/MGS 3rd Oil & Perth, Australia—this is their second time Explorationists: Gilbert E. Odior Gas Conference winning. They represented our region • Geological Society of South Africa: “Exciting Evolution : Myanmar’s at the AAPG ACE in Houston and took Kaushalendra B. Trivedi Petroleum Systems, Plays and Field home third prize. We are very proud of The member of the AAPG Advisory Developments”, Yangon, Myanmar 22-24 them. Council serves a three-year term February 2017 (2016-19) Third in a series. 248 delegates. Young Professionals in the Region • Nosa Omorodion, Lagos, Nigeria Geosciences Technology Workshops : We have also had success in building up Committee Chairs are as follows. “Influence of Volcanism and Associated our Young Professionals network in the • Young Professionals: ‘Demola Lanisa, Magmatic Processes on Petroleum region and are continuing to have more Lagos, Nigeria Systems” networking sessions. • Imperial Barrel Award: Chikezie Oamaru, New Zealand, 14-16 March 2017 Chimankpa, Lagos, Nigeria 81 delegates • Student Chapters: Tunbosun Afolayan, Sincere thanks to all those people who Publications Pipeline Donations Lagos, Nigeria have either been associated with the The Publications Pipeline strives to • Membership: TBD organiZing or have contributed to these donate used geology books to universities, AAPG Professional Staff includes the events; without that support, these events and at the last Myanmar conference in following. would not be possible. 2016, 33,000 kgs (73,000 lbs) of books • Middle East and Africa Regions Director: Future regional events are currently were delivered to the Myanmar Abeer Zubaidi, Dubai, UAE being planned: universities. Thanks go to the • Africa Region Office Manager: Delia Bandung, Indonesia – Technical Publications Pipeline committee, and in Kuye, Lagos, Nigeria Symposium (13-14 September 2017) particular to Chuck Caughey, whose connection with the Asia Pacificregionis well noted.

Conclusion We are working hard to get more events done and to build up our success in the Asia Pacific region. Finally, this is my last duty as the regions retiring president. I have really enjoyed my time in this position and thank all the members of the regional management committee and all the volunteers from around the region that have made valuable contributions to the AAPG. The incoming committee is strong and the new president Mick McWalter has a wealth of experience in AAPG so the momentum we have created will continue. I have been very encouraged with the continued enthusiasm experienced in the region for

2030 Annual Report The YP’s also collaboratively organized community volunteer initiatives at the Calgary Food Bank, Earth Day Community Clean Up, and outreach with the Calgary Drop-In Centre.

Maren Blair Canada Region, Vice President/ Treasurer (2015-2016) Europe Region

Despite the overall backdrop of the period in which the AAPG both globally and regionally has seen the financial impacts to the society of the prolonged downturn in the industry, the Europe region has strived to maintain momentum within the region and a busy programme of activities We have been fortunate to have the continued support of our treasurer “all things geological” which has seen represent Canada at the IBA final (Edwige Zanella) our secretary (Johnathan a growth in successful GTWs where competition in Houston. Redfern) and our Young Professional specific focus is placed on either Chapters Officer (Maxim Kotenev) in a technical or country specific issue. addition to our other committee members Our student chapters continue to Student Chapters Alisa Messer, Neil Frewin, Andrea impress but the challenge for these The Canada Region currently has 10 Moscariello, Sigrunn Johnson, Dave Cook, outstanding students is how to secure active student chapters across the country. Tony Grindod, and Janos Czizmeg. Our jobs within the industry in this current This year the Canada Region welcomes fantastic president during the period, low oil price environment. We wish its first joint school chapter of Ottawa- Jonathan Craig, handed over the baton at them every success as our future lies Carleton Geoscience Centre, made up of the end of June and of course at that time with you all. students from the University of Ottawa and Keith Gerdes period as past president Carleton University. came to a close. Peter Grant, President We all thank Jonathan for his fantastic efforts during his period of presidency Visiting Geoscientist Program during which time he has offered This year geoscientists from around unstinting enthusiasm and effort for the Canada Region the world made 15 visits to schools good of the AAPG region and we look across Canada reaching over 450 forward to his continued help and 2016-2017 Region Officers students. The following schools advice during his period as past The Canada Region Officers for 2016- received visits: Memorial University, president. We of course welcome at the 2017 were the following: president: Acadia University, Dalhousie University, same time to the committee our Francois Marechal; vice president/ Queen’s University, Brock University, president elect Neil Hodgson who joins treasurer: Maren Blair; secretary/foreman: McMaster University, University of us from the beginning of July and will be Meriem Grifi; and Advisory Council Western Ontario, University of Toronto – an integral part of the regional team over member: Clinton Tippett Mississauga, Carleton University, and the next six years Mount Royal University. During the period we were delighted to be able to run a fantastic regional IBA Competition conference in Cyprus that attracted over The 2017 IBA competition for the Young Professionals 200 delegates, APPEX global was held Canada Region was held on March 10th, The YP’shavebeenanactivegroupin in London in February, and of course 2017 in Calgary, Alberta with all the the Canada Region and they have we held a number of Geoscience competing schools presenting virtually to really embraced the collaborative Technology Workshops across the region the Calgary based judges. There were five approach to running their events. Over including the Geothermal Crossover teams entered in the competition from 2016-2017 the YP’sranaspeaker event held in Durham in April of this year across the country. Receiving honorable series in joint effort with the Canadian which was hugely successful and we mentions were Dalhousie University and Society of Exploration Geophysicists hope the first of many. The Technical McMaster University. A joint team from (CSEG) and the Canadian Society of Mastery programs started the previous the University of Ottawa and Carleton Petroleum Geologists (CSPG), which year in association with the Petroleum University placed third, and the team from were well attended. Exploration Society of Great Britain the University of Calgary were the runners Social events were held with the SPE and continuedtogofromstrengthtostrength up. First place in the competition went the CSEG including a Winter Holiday Social with all courses being fully subscribed to the University of Alberta whom the and a St. Patrick’s Day Social, each and a generating small profitforthe Canada Region was proud to have receiving over 100 attendees. region.

Annual Report 2031 The highlight of the year was of course Latin America and the primarily in Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and in the Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) held the Caribbean in Prague in March with a total of 18 Caribbean Region • The Region currently has 42 VGs in 7 teams competing and the regional countries (Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, winner being Eotvos Lorand University, Region Mission Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, fi who went on to represent the region at the The mission of the AAPG Latin Brazil). VG pro les and talk titles are available on the AAPG VGP website, global final in Houston. In 2017, we America and Caribbean Region (LACR) is to advance the science of geology, to www.aapg.org/career/training/in- handled the 2nd Vlasta Award. Funding for equip current and future geoscientists person/visiting-geoscientists/vgs- the program remained robust with many of to face energy challenges in an available. the teams being able now to provide the economically and environmentally V5000 contribution which covers the cost sound manner, and to be an Earth Science Week of a single team. indispensable resource for the • Developed subcommittees to teach While grants to student chapters were geoscience community in Latin America grade school teachers and students reduced, the committee was able to and the Caribbean. fi about careers in Earth Sciences distribute a total of ve grants of To achieve that mission, the LACR • Held activities in Argentina, Brazil, V500 selected by voting on the Leadership Team and AAPG’s Bogota fi Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Trinidad proposals submitted by the Student of ce strive to achieve that mission and Tobago Chapters. The Visiting Geoscientist through meeting the following goals, • ’ More than 3000 students and teachers Program was hugely active and this which help to guide the Association s impacted activities: year Stuart Harker edged to the top of 1. Advance the science of geology Promote the use of the league having reached 248 students, through supporting educational with the overall total number of programs, contributing to policy technology students reached hopefully having discussions and fostering an ’ topped 1000 in 12 countries by year s environment of research and scientific International Conference & end. discovery. Exhibition (ICE) ’ 2. Promote the use of technology In industry our YP s have been busy • ICE Cancun, September 6-9 organizing social and education events through high-quality technical s 1100 geoscientists attended the around the region some in association courses and workshops led by event held at the Cancun Convention with the PESBG and we now have an industry experts. Center 3. Serve AAPG members throughout active Facebook presence that has s Conference featured Forums for the Region over 1500 likes. Additionally we are through proactive NOCs, IOCs and Regulatory Agencies and ’ delighted that a number of YP sare communications on multiple platforms featured activities for students, young nowvolunteeringtohelpusintheAAPG and by helping them maximize their professionals and women in geosciences fi Europe of ce in London where after AAPG experience. • Planning to hold ICE in Buenos Aires in 4. Promote awareness of AAPG in many years we were sad to see 2019 Jeremy Richardson leave us due to Latin America and the Caribbean restructuring in the region but where though collaborating with local Geoscience Technology Workshops Marta Diaz is doing a splendid job in societies and professional • manning the office and coordinating the associations and by participating in GTW Argentina, November 16-18, events for us. their events. Buenos Aires s “ The European chapter has during this 5. Train the next generation of Moving toward the Prediction of year instigated a series of objectives for the geoscientists by helping students and Unconventional Plays: Lessons Learned from Tight and Shale Reservoirs in the region in terms of membership, recent graduates develop technically, Neuquen´ Basin;” 98 participants chartership, finance, and young professionally and personally. 6. Strengthen the LACR voice in AAPG • GTW Colombia 2017, 17-18 May, professionals, which have been ´ by expanding the membership base Bogota welcomed as a template for other s “ and increasing region member Optimizing Geoscience and regions in the AAPG. participation in the Association’s Engineering to Explore & Produce in a Low- 2017-2018 is of course a fantastically ” divisions and committees Price Environment ; 86 participants busy year for the region since the • LACR made great strides toward Planning GTWs for Brazil and Guyana 100th anniversary ICE was held in London in 2017 and Bolivia and Mexico in fi achieving these goals during the 2017 in October. For the rst time regional fiscal year, spanning from July 1, 2016 to 2018 awards were presented for the following : June 30, 2017. The following summary Europe Public Service details made in key areas. Education Weeks/Short Courses Europe Educator of the Year • Europe Geoscience Research of the Year Held three short courses at the GSTT Europe Explorer of the Year Conference in Trinidad in May; 67 total We look forward to seeing as many Advance the science of participants s Held one short courses prior to the people as possible from the region at both geology this event and of course the other events Mexican Petroleum Congress in Puebla in during the course of the year June; 14 participants Visiting Geoscientist Program (VGP) • Planning short course to be held in • Visiting Geoscientists (VGs) completed conjunction with GTW Guyana in Fiona MacAulay, President 53 visits with 2684 students impacted, November 2017

2032 Annual Report Serve AAPG members • Region Semifinals held at BHP Billiton • Flavio Feijo (Brazil), Hans Krause Trinidad and Tobago offices in Port of (Venezuela) and Victor Vega featured in throughout the Region Spain on January 27 AAPG DPA Heritage volume featuring • fi • UIS team received rst place and advanced notable individuals who found oil and Assisted members with membership to the global finals in Houston on April 1 gas or made contributions to the science questions and referred inquiries to • ’ Sylvia Anjos (Brazil) featured in Robbie AAPG s Customer Experience Center, Gries’ book about pioneering women [email protected] LACR Student-Young Professional geoscientists; also received AAPG’s • Maintained contact with the members (YP) Leadership Summit • Distinguished Service award at AAPG through blog posts on http:// Summit held in Cancun on September ACE 2017 latinamerica.aapg.org and through social 9-11 • • Regional representation in Division media Included 2½ days of technical, Leadership: Flavio Feijo (Brazil)-DPA, • Social media followers as of June 30, 2017: professional development and Miguel Nicho (Peru)-EMD, Melisa s Facebook: 1414 likes leadership sessions and a networking Galvan (Argentina)-DEG s Twitter: 420 followers reception with AAPG leadership • • Held a Latin America Region Session at s LinkedIn: 372 followers 10 student participants and 9 YPs the at 100th Anniversary Celebration at represented chapters from Colombia, ACE Houston Peru, Brazil, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Venezuela and Mexico´ Promote awareness of • In addition to attending sessions and Future Plans AAPG receiving training to take back to their fi home chapters, participants delivered In scal year 2018 and beyond, LACR will presentations sharing successes and continue seeking to provide relevant, high fi Af liated Societies lessons learned quality content for members and stakeholders • Maintained strong relationships with the • Student Chapters were also assigned and keeping our very young population ’ fi Region s10af liated societies “sister chapters” to provide inter-chapter motivated to stay engaged with AAPG • Had AAPG stands at the Bolivarian mentoring and development despite challenging times in the industry. Symposium in Bogota in September; • YP participants learned about AAPG Educational initiatives including Visiting the Peruvian Geological Congress in membership categories and received Geoscientist Program, Earth Science Lima, the Brazilian Geological Congress in the charge to promote AAPG Week, the Imperial Barrel Award Porto Alegre, Rio Oil and Gas and Earth membership recruitment and retention Competition and the Student-YP ScienceDaysinMexicoCityinOctober in their countries Leadership Summit are key factors in • AAPG president Paul Britt spoke at achieving that objective. the GSTT Congress in Port of Spain The Region will seek to run courses, in May LACR Student Chapters workshops and conferences that can The Region has 37 Chapters in nine provide the revenue necessary to support countries as of June 30, 2017. Chapters these educational initiatives. Partnerships are listed on the AAPG website at www. • Signed memoranda of understanding aapg.org/global/latinamerica/students. Emily Smith Llinas,´ Programs with Ecopetrol’s Colombian Petroleum LACR volunteers are working to establish Manager Institute and the National Autonomous chapters at the University of Guyana in University of Mexico to promote Georgetown, the University of the West collaboration for technical activities Indies, Mona Campus in Jamaica and the Eastern Section Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, While AAPG operates on a fiscal year Colombia. from July 1 to June 31, Eastern Section Develop the next operates on a fiscal year from January 1 to generation of LACR Young Professionals (YP) December 31 of each year. Our annual Chapters meetings occur in the fall of the year and geoscientists The Region has active YP chapters in mark the change in leadership for the Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Eastern Section. Mexico, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago Imperial Barrel Award and Uruguay. • Virtual Round held via WebEx on 45th Annual Meeting held in December 2 Lexington, Kentucky • 15 teams from 8 countries participated, Strengthen the Region’s Our annual meeting last year was held and 4 judges selected the following voice in AAPG September 24–28, 2016 and was hosted teams to advance to the region by the Geological Society of Kentucky semifinals: • LACR president Victor Vega (Colombia/ (GSK). The theme of the meeting was s Universidad Industrial de Santander United States) participated actively in “Basins to Barrels” in reference to the two (UIS), Bucaramanga ,Colombia monthly teleconferences with mature Illinois and Appalachian Basins that s Universidad Nacional Autonoma´ de International Region Leadership and lie on either end of the state of Kentucky. Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico spearheaded efforts to increase region General co-chairs were David Harris and s University of the West Indies (UWI), St. leadership input into conference planning Rick Bowersox, and technical co-chairs Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago • Flover Rodriguez (Colombia) served as were John Hickman and Brandon Nuttall. s Universidad Simon Bolivar (USB), international vice chair on the Student The ES-AAPG’s most prestigious award, Caracas, Venezuela Chapter Committee the John T. Galey Memorial Award, was

Annual Report 2033 presented to Michael Canich for his was held in Charleston, West Virginia, on holdovers from the 2009 convention. contributions over many years to the February 11-12, 2017. Ralph Richardson and Alan Brittain are geological knowledge, leadership, and leading the effort. professionalism in Eastern Section AAPG. The 2019 convention is slated to be in The ES-AAPG’s highest presentation Other 2016–2017 Eastern Section Houston. We are taking steps toward award from the 2015 Annual Meeting in Highlights a reinvention of the convention as an Indianapolis, Indiana (awarded at the Eastern Section Imperial Barrel Award integrated geoscience meeting for the Gulf 2016 meeting in Lexington), the A.I. (IBA) Competition was held in Pittsburgh of Mexico and the Gulf Coast Basins, Levorsen Memorial Best Paper Award, was on March 17-18. Eastern Section IBA tentatively called “GeoGulf.” Stay tuned! awarded to Thomas M. Parris, Jared Grider, finalist Western Kentucky University went and Ethan Davis. In total there were 334 to the 2017 ACE in Houston, Texas, and registrants, 70 oral presentations and 31 competed in this year’s International IBA Publications poster presentations in 12 technical The GCAGS continues to annually competition. The team from Western GCAGS Transactions sessions covering 8 themes. Three field publish the and the Michigan University took second place and GCAGS Journal Transactions trips (Upper Ordovician Reservoir Analogs the University of Kentucky team took third . The is in the Lexington Ls./Point Pleasant Interval, place in the Eastern Regional IBA associated with each convention as it Pennsylvanian Sequence Stratigraphy and Semifinals. represents the papers presented there. It is Coal Geology, and Distillery a hefty volume with approximately 1000 Hydrogeology) and one workshop pages. GCAGS Journal (Petroleum Geochemistry) were also The is our peer-reviewed Finances GCAGS Journal offered during the meeting. The net profit Eastern Section (ES) continues to publication. The is in its to Eastern Section AAPG from the 45th maintain a strong balance sheet. As of our sixth year of existence, and the publication Annual Meeting was $11,007. last council meeting at ACE in Houston is beginning to gain traction and recognition as an excellent source of (April 2, 2017), our treasury balance was fi $297,001.24. Because of this we are able geoscienti c information relating to the Student Expo and Industry Q&A to fund a large number of student and greater Gulf of Mexico region. In addition, the affiliation of the authorship for the Prior to the 2016 annual meeting, we member focused programs and awards Journal held a Student Expo on Sunday including but not limited to: continues to expand. Fifteen • manuscripts were submitted this year, the September 25, with 35 students Two AAPG Foundation ES Student fi attending. Highlights included a Sunday Research grants nal published number is not yet morning student program and poster • Student Presentation Travel Grants for determined at the time of writing. 2017 marks the end of Barry Katz’s term as editor exhibit, followed by a luncheon and ACE and ES Annual Meetings Journal “Industry Professional Q&A” session where • ES Teacher of the Year Awards of the and Bob Merrill will be students discussed career options, • ES IBA Competition Awards stepping into that role in 2018. The GCAGS is still without a 2017 petroleum geology topics, and general GCAGS Journal questions about the E&P industry. John Hickman, Eastern Section AAPG sponsor of the .Weare confident that as we rise out of the 2016 President downturn, investment in outreach and convention sponsorship will return. 2016–2017 Officers Following the annual meeting, the Gulf Coast Section 2016–2017 Executive Committee Financial Status assumed office: John Hickman, president; Annual Convention Preparation The GCAGS is in fine financial condition. Patrick Gooding, vice president; Andrew The 67h Annual Gulf Coast Association of The 2014 and 2015 conventions were both Waggener, secretary; Scott Gorham, Geological Societies (GCAGS) Convention financial successes, however the 2016 treasurer, and Craig Eckert, ES was held November 1-3, 2017 at the Convention did not return a profit. The representative to the AAPG Advisory Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in San Antonio, GCAGS uses its convention earnings and Council. In addition, the past-president Texas. The convention Chair was Gene secondary income from publication sales (Craig Eckert) is unofficially included as Ames and his vice-chair was David Clay. and investments to fund existing programs part of the executive committee. The convention was a Wednesday-Friday for students and faculty as well as occasional format, which is a change from the programs for the affiliated societies and local Sunday-Tuesday format of the last several schools. These monies are also used to pay Key Initiatives years. This change is a result of difficulty in for expenses related to our contracted help. • New Website Integration – After the finding meeting space in a major The GCAGS is investigating ways to success of the updated and redesigned convention city for a conference of our reduce its fixed costs and increase income. Section website that was launched last intermediate size. The technical program A committee has been established to year, an integrated web platform/ was strong with 60 oral presentations and examine alternative, more aggressive template has been created to allow for 45 posters. At the time of this report, this investment strategies. A change in strategy similar upgrades for the 2018 and later year’s convention was expecting over 450 will require an update to the organization’s annual meeting websites, and allows for attendees. Constitution and Bylaws. the professional management and Planning for the 2018 convention is security of those future sites. already well underway. The 68th annual • 2nd Annual Executive Committee Winter convention will be in Shreveport, Update Constitution and Bylaws Retreat – A repeat of last year’s Louisiana, September 30-October 3. The An effort is underway to restate the successful mid-year weekend planning theme will be “Energy! Ready for the Next organization’s Constitution, Bylaws and retreat for the ES Executive Committee Round.” Many of the volunteers are Articles of Incorporation in a modern

2034 Annual Report format. The intent is to allow changes that on October 5-6, 2018. Details of this Section now as our past Advisory Council better align the documents with our day- conference may be obtained from Chris representative. to-day operations. Updates should be Fielding at the University of Nebraska. The Oklahoma City Geological Society completed before the end of the year. The Section again financially supported will be hosting the Section’s 2017 biennial the Mid-Continent student expo in March Convention at the Cox Convention Center at the University of Oklahoma and the Mid- in Oklahoma City on September 30- Honors and Awards Continent Section Imperial Barrel Award October 2, 2017. Tom Cronin is chairman Brent Hopkins, our committee chair, (IBA) competition at Devon’soffices in and Terry Hollrah is cochairman. The last reports that 2017 is a fairly typical year for Oklahoma City. If we had not provided Oklahoma City convention, six years ago the GCAGS in terms of the number of award $5000 to the expo and $6000 for 1st,2nd, had 1000 attendees and they expect at nominations and the resulting number of and 3rd place winners ($3000, $2000, least that many this year. Information and awardees. However, no nominations were $1000) these very needy activities for forms may be found on the AAPG website. received for the Owen R. Hopkins geologists that are the future of our The next biennial Section convention will Outstanding Earth Science Teacher of the profession may not have occurred because be in 2019 at Wichita, Kansas. Year Award. This is unfortunate in that this industry for the past two years has not person usually carries forward to be AAPG’s steppedupasfinancial sponsors as they did HW“Dub” Peace II Teacher of the Year nomination from the in the many preceding years. The expo had President, 2015-17 Gulf Coast Section. 70 posters, field trips, lectures, and meet and greet times for students from Pacific Section universities and colleges in 9 states. I Student and Faculty Support fi understand four or ve companies did The Pacific Section (PSAAPG) had This year the GCAGS will give away interviewandthereweresomejoboffersfor another successful year in 2016–2017. approximately $29,000 total for student both summer and permanent jobs. Nine The PSAAPG strives to support its and faculty grants. From this, 17 students universities competed in the IBA membership and its affiliated societies will receive various levels of funding ranging competition with University of Kansas being through advancing the science of geology as from $500 to $2000 and one faculty grant fi rst, University of Oklahoma being second it applies to the business of hydrocarbon will be given in the amount of $5000. and University of Arkansas being third. exploration and production, communicating At the Section Council meeting during and disseminating information related to Thomas E. Ewing, President of GCAGS the Houston ACE we welcomed Yang Wan the geosciences and associated from Missouri State University as the technologies, supporting and providing ’ Missouri Geological Association s new regional and broad-based learning Mid-Continent Section council member as well as their delegate opportunities and research, enhancing to the AAPG House of Delegates. We communication with our members and The 2016-17 fiscal year has been a busy received requests for $78,850 in affiliated societies through direct interaction, one for the Mid-Continent Section. It scholarship matches from eight of our our annual convention, newsletter and included a biennial field conference in member Societies. We were able to grant website, and serving as an advocate to Fayetteville, Arkansas, a full council section matches of $23,500 in total to the eight national AAPG. The PSAAPG has been meeting at the April ACE in Houston, and also $2500 to the Tulsa Geosciences supporting West Coast geoscientists financial sponsorship of the spring Mid- Center along with the $5000 and $6000 engaged in the petroleum industry since Continent student expo and Mid- mentioned above to the expo and the IBA. 1924. The PSAAPG covers the states of Continent Section Imperial Barrel As of June 30, 2017 Mike Allison, our Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and competition, election of a new Mid- treasurer, reports we have in round Washington and supports seven affiliated Continent representative to the AAPG numbers $58,000 in cash and CDs plus societies across this geographic area. The Advisory Council. Additionally, the Section $5000 seed money loans out to the current officers of the Section officers commenced visits to each of our Oklahoma City and Nebraska societies for (2016–2017) are the following: president: societies to present what the Section is, the upcoming biennial convention and Mike Nelson; president-elect: Richard Behl; does, and answer questions from field conference. The nominating vice president: Mike Clark; secretary: individuals at those meetings. committee chaired by past president Don Timothy Gross; treasurer: Simmie Chehal; The third Mid-Continent biennial field Burdick presented the following slate for treasurer-elect: Lisa A. Alpert; editor-in-chief: conference sponsored by the Fort Smith 2017-19 officers to be voted on at the Vaughn G. Thompson; and past president: Geological Society and the University of September Mid-Continent Section Robert Horton. Arkansas was held in Fayetteville, Arkansas convention council meeting: Doug Davis The PSAAPG has managed to maintain from September 30-October 2, 2016. It (Kansas)-president, Jamie Woolsey (Fort its membership and financial health was a sold out conference with 129 Smith)-vice president, Nathan Randolph through the current downturn in the registrants who participated in lectures of (Panhandle)-secretary, Mike Allison industry, and the leadership team field trip areas covered by the 3 separate (Ardmore)-treasurer and H W “Dub” continues to remain fiscally vigilant as the trips to either the Ozark or Arkoma Basin Peace II (Oklahoma City)-past president. depressed price environment continues. areas. Comments received from Candidates for the 3-year Section position We have a vibrant YP organization and attendees were that it was extremely on the AAPG Advisory Council were support 16 student AAPG chapters across educational and an outstanding success. It selected and the Sections voting our area. We continue to have a strong IBA was also a financial success with a profitof membership subsequently elected Joel program in the Pacific Section area, and approximately $9550 after repayment of Alberts (Oklahoma City) to this term now typically have five to eight schools the Section’s $5000 seed money loan. commencing July 1, 2017. Many thanks participating in a given year. Cynthia The 4th biennial field conference will be go to Michael McGowan for his excellent Huggins, the PSAAPG Scholarship and IBA hosted by the Nebraska Geological Society and thoughtful representation of the Chair, has worked hard to make the IBA

Annual Report 2035 program successful. The PSAAPG also supporting our members and affiliated receiving 50%, the RMS receiving 40% awarded a total of $20,000 in scholarships societies, and continue to strengthen our and the remaining 10% distributed to the across our area in 2016-17 and we YP and student scholarship programs. As other affiliates. The next RMS meeting is in continued our support for the West Coast we all know, a strong student and YP 2019 in Cheyenne as Salt Lake City is Student Expo. pipeline is critical to our industry. We are hosting the 2018 ACE meeting. The PSAAPG traditionally sponsors an planning the 2018 annual conference that The 2016 and 2017 RMS Awards went annual section conference in the spring of will be held in April in Bakersfield, California to Kevin Smith (2016) and Jingqi Xu each year, but this year we also hosted with Becca Shemp serving as the (2017) for best poster at previous RMS a joint meeting with the Rocky Mountain convention committee’s General Chair. meeting (Steve Champlin), Mark Millard Section in Las Vegas, Nevada on October In closing, we would like thank everyone (2016) and Cat Campbell (2017), for best 2-5, 2016. This was the first time two whose efforts went into making oral presentation at previous RMS meeting AAPG Sections combined forces to plan 2016–2017 an outstanding year for (A.I. Levorsen), Elena Finley (2016) and and host a joint conference. The 2016 PSAAPG. This includes the leadership Ben Dellenbach (2017), for best student Pacific & Rocky Mountain Sections’ Joint team, committee chairs, the AAPG presentation at previous RMS meeting Meeting, “New Plays, New Ways, New delegates representing the affiliated (Runge), Donna Anderson (2016) and Days,” was attended by more than 450 societies, the large number of volunteers, Bob Schalla (2017) for distinguished participants. In addition to featuring over members, affiliated societies and service (RMS-AAPG), Marron Bingle-Davis 100 talks and 35 posters, the conference everyone outside of the Section, in (2016) and Anna Phelps (2017) for attendees could chose from among 8 field particular national AAPG, which supported outstanding young professional, Betsy trips and 6 short courses. The 2015-16 our efforts on the West Coast. Campen (2016) and Ronald Johnson annual PSAAPG awards were presented at (2017) for lifetime contributions (Robert J. this meeting. Congratulations to the Robert Horton Weimer) and Charlie Sandberg and awardees: Distinguished Service Award: PSAAPG President 2016-17 Barney Poole (2016) for landmark Malcolm Allen, Daniel Schwartz; Honorary publication (John D. Haun). The inaugural Life Membership Award: John Randall, Julie Lefever Memorial Award was James Allen Waggoner; Distinguished Rocky Mountain presented to Richard and Julie Lefever in Educator Award: James Boles; YP recognition of those who have done an Distinguished Service Award: Emily Fisher, The AAPG Rocky Mountain Section (RMS) exceptional job at sharing geoscience Gregory Gordon; A. I. Levorsen Award: includes 11 affiliate societies in Arizona, knowledge with the science community Ibrahim Olgun Ugurlu and Atilla I. Kilnic; H. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, and/or general public. Victor Church Memorial Award: Daniel Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South The RMS 2016 Teacher of the Year was Jill Schwartz; and Teacher of the Year Award: Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. As of January Bushaw from Century High School in Molly Deich. And while this meeting was 2017, there were 3,100 members in the Bismarck, North Dakota. The RMS 2017 a success from the standpoint of the section. While total membership numbers Teacher of the Year, Julie Mitchell, was outstanding technical program, the are down from 2016, student membership selected as AAPG’s Teacher of the Year. She dramatic decline in the price of oil and increased by almost 40. is a geology teacher from Erie High School in subsequent turmoil in the industry Two RMS conferences were held during Erie, Colorado. RMS awards each winner resulted in attendance well below the the 2016-2017 FY. The 2016 convention, $2,000 and each runner up receives $300. held in October, was the first ever joint projections made at the time the meeting fi There is a strong community of student was proposed and arrangements made. meeting between the Paci c and Rocky chapters. We finished up the fiscal year Thus, this was the first PSAAPG-hosted Mountain sections of AAPG. Due to the with 21. The 2016 Local Student annual conference to loose money. different geographic areas that these two Leadership Summit brought together PSAAPG followed up with our 2017 sections represent, Las Vegas was selected. student leaders from the section’s active annual section conference, “Innovating Over 400 people enjoyed the wonders of chapters for networking and discussions. the Future: Discovery to Recovery,” on May Vegas, including some great geology. There In 2016, there were five teams that were 139 oral and poster presentations over 21-24, 2017 in Anchorage, Alaska. This fi fi competed in the RMS IBA competition. In much smaller conference featured 36 2.5 days. Of seven planned eld trips, ve 2017, there were ten teams! The Colorado talks and 16 posters and was attended by ran. None of the short courses ran due to lack School of Mines represented the section in 190 geoscientists. The 2015-16 annual of interest. Although each section lost Houston. Funding for student chapters is PSAAPG awards were presented at the money, the convention consultants that through the RMS Foundation, and funding fi meeting: Distinguished Service Award: were used helped limit nancial losses for IBA is through the section. Robert “Bob” Ballog, Susan M. Karl, and through contract negotiations. The meeting The RMS directs monies into the RMS George Thomas Morahan; Honorary Life only had one checking account, which made Foundation, which exists for the purpose Membership Award: Kenneth P. Helmold; tracking finances easier. The cochairs from of making grants or loans to the member Distinguished Educator Award: Catherine each section did a great job working together. societies and other organizations. Student L. Hanks; YP Distinguished Service Award: The 2017 RMS meeting was held in June chapters are given $1,000 grants every Trystan M. Herriott; A. I. Levorsen Award: in Billings. There were over 400 attendees, year, with $14,000 given during the fiscal Gregory Gordon; H. Victor Church 105 talks and posters, 5 field trips and 4 year. Three affiliates received over $1,000 Memorial Award: Michael A. Thompson; short courses. The meeting was held in grants to support use of the AAPG and Teacher of the Year Award: Corby between two hotels located across the Distinguished Lecturers. Miscellaneous Weyhmiller. Congratulations to the street from each other. This was a very grants in the amount of $15,000 were awardees. And on a positive note, this successful meeting, with a low breakeven given to four different affiliates to support meeting was also a financial success. point budgeted and some wonderful publications and events, for the The year 2018 will certainly prove to be support from sponsors. Profits from the publication of Robbie Gries’ book exciting. The PSAAPG will focus on meeting are split, with the host affiliate Anomalies: Pioneering Women in

2036 Annual Report Petroleum Geology 1917-2017, to other program of local community college, posters and 35 technical talks were organizations and to the Utah Geological Midland College/Petroleum Professional presented to an audience of 386. In Survey for transport of their Aneth cores. Development Center, SWS-AAPG started conjunction with our meeting, 38 high The foundation, through a separate board, a special scholarship program for school and middle school teachers currently manages over $480,000. unemployed or underemployed attended the geoscience teacher training Going forward, RMS plans to continue geoscience professionals who have been course “More! Rocks in Your Head.” The fi fostering relationships with its af liates and adversely affected by the recent downturn West Texas Geology Foundation with students in the section. We look (see details at https://ce.midland.edu/ sponsored half of the cost for this program, forward to hosting everyone at the 2018 ppdc/). The program provides for a 50% and SWS-AAPG covered the rest, so that ACE in Salt Lake City. tuition discount to the student (covered these teachers could attend for free. equally by PPDC and SWS-AAPG). Finally, 28 students and professionals sat Andy Hennes, 2016-2017 President Because our section covers such a large in on a “Career Expo” that included 9 Julia Lemaster, 2016-2017 President footprint (500 miles by 250 miles), many industry panelists discussing issues/ Elect of our non-Permian Basin members would questions posed by soon-to-graduate still have significant expenses to attend college students and young professionals. continuing education classes. Therefore, Southwest Section the Board of Directors also established Further, author Aimee Tittlemier expanded a separate budget item to help defray the discussion to include job interview Although 2016-2017 has been a skills, and 22 of her books on the subject challenging year due to the slow recovery travel expenses for out-of-town members. In addition to our special initiative, we were distributed to students. from the recent industry bust, the Southwest The next annual technical meeting will be Section of AAPG (SWS-AAPG) had an continued the traditional stand-alone Bill Hailey Memorial Short Course on January hosted by El Paso Geological Society, so outstanding year, thanks to efforts from many th th mark your calendars for April 7-10, 2018 volunteers and dedicated professionals. 9 and 10 , 2017 for both professionals and students. This year’s course “Controls (more detail can be found online at either Their work made my job as president a very http://www.swsaapg.org/events/81/ or rewarding experience. As you will see below, on Carbonate Play Development in the ” www.2018aapgswsconvention.org). their efforts have allowed SWS-AAPG to focus Paleozoic of West Texas and New Mexico Because students and professors at the education, in one form or another. was presented by Jeffrey J. Dravis of Dravis Let’s start with our college students. One Geological Services. This event was split University of Texas at El Paso have of this year’s continuing initiatives was into two Texas venues. The Abilene venue established strong working relationships begun and nurtured by previous presidents garnered 126 attendees, and the Fort with their counterparts across the border in David Entzminger and Darrell Mauldin. They Worth location hosted 215. Registration Ciudad Juarez, a unique international envisioned an improved relation with for the course is always free to members, session is tentatively planned for this year, student chapters. Achieving this was no easy but there is a charge for lunch. SWS-AAPG, “Geology of Mexico.” This should be task, as keeping updated contacts with however, covered the meal for 31 full time a timely topic, considering the new Pemex students can be quite challenging. college students. (Petroleos´ Mexicanos) era of opening fi fi Beginning with my tenure, president-elect Our nal educational event of the scal relationships with private parties. duties expanded to include liaison to year was the annual technical meeting, Finally, I would like to mention our young – student chapters. Current president Nic held in Midland, Texas, from April 30 May professionals. This group is composed of Brissette built upon previous efforts and 2, 2017. Thanks to 34 exhibitors and 20 two smaller groups, focused in Midland parleyed them into a tighter union between sponsors, this event was a success, and Dallas. Under the leadership of Joe students and professionals, including efforts bringing in almost $30,000 each to SWS- Bauman, these folks have spent many by him and other officers resulting in AAPG and meeting host, West Texas hours in community service in both areas. personal visits to four of our universities Geological Society. Dr. Stephen Hasiotis We look forward to integrating these future (plus two more in another section). Over from the University of Kansas kicked off the leaders into the larger geoscience technical portions of the meeting with the past three years, this initiative led to the community as we begin the “great crew a short course titled “Principles of inclusion of two new student chapters and change” over the next few years. Ichnology: Application to Interpreting the reinstatement of a third. The SWS-AAPG I have been privileged to have served as Outcrop and Core” where 37 people distributed $10,000 in scholarships to 15 SWS-AAPG president. Thank you SWS- learned about environmental students. We also assisted other students by AAPG members for the opportunity, and interpretation from trace fossils. AAPG covering more than $2000 of student thank you to my support system of expenses such as fee waivers/travel President Charles Sternbach and Jerome amazing volunteers and thank you to the support for volunteers at the annual Bellian addressed 164 people, discussing AAPG headquarters staff, especially Karin meeting, short course meals, and travel “Petroleum Resources of the Great support for the Imperial Barrel Award (SWS American Carbonate Bank: Exercising Alyea, for coordination, communication, 2017 IBA) Competition. This does not Unconformity Thinking” and displaying and general assistance! It takes a great deal include $2000 in prizes to the Section’s LIDAR images of the karst surfaces of the of work to put on the events we host, and I finalists. Of the five schools competing in Franklin Mountains during the All- appreciate all of the efforts! If you would SWS 2017 IBA, the University of Texas at Convention Luncheon. The Division of like to join the volunteer ranks, please Dallas garnered first place, Texas Tech Professional Affairs also sponsored contact any of the SWS-AAPG Board University came in second, and Baylor a luncheon where 102 participants heard Members, whose contact info can be University rounded out the top three. Rusty Riese consider the topic of found at www.swsaapg.org. Education for our professionals has been “Geologists, the Public, and Public Policy: another key endeavor this year. In What are our Ethical Responsibilities?” Michael A. Raines, 2016-2017 partnership with the continuing education During the two-day technical session, 10 President

Annual Report 2037 Reports of the Committees and Special Interest Groups

Association Group portions of PPACA will continue to create benefits possible for our members. Insurance uncertainty over the next few years. Complete information on all of the The GeoCare Program currently offers insurance plans provided can be found on the following plans for the benefit of our the AAPG web site under Services/ fi The GeoCare Insurance Bene ts Program membership: (1) GeoCare benefits GeoCare Insurance or at www. has been providing a valued service to AAPG insurance dxchange (a private medical geocarebenefits.com and www. members for more than 50 years and will insurance exchange); (2) life plans (term speinsurance.com . continue to do so into the future. life, first to die life, guaranteed term life, 10- Members: Robert Countryman (AAPG), Including AAPG, the following societies year level term life and high limit accidental Jane Crouch (AAPL), Terry Hollrah (AAPG), are members of the group plan: Society of death and dismemberment); (3) disability Burt Nelson (SPE), and Marty Hewitt Petroleum Engineers (SPE), American income plan, (4) supplemental insurance (AAPG EC Liaison) Association of Professional Landmen plans (cancer expense plan, dental plan, (AAPL), Association of Environmental and in-hospital plan, long term care plan, and Robert L. Countryman, Chair Engineering Geologists (AEG), American the Medicare supplement plan); (5) Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), property and casualty insurance plans Council of Petroleum Accounts Societies (auto and motorcycle, home, and personal Astrogeology (COPAS), Environmental and Engineering liability umbrella coverage); (6) annuities; Geophysical Society (EEGS), Geological fi (7) best bene ts discount medical plan; Relevance Society of Washington (GSW), Society of (8) GeoCare international program; and The Astrogeology Committee supports Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), Society (9) ID theft assistance. Additional the development of space resources. for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM), and the programs are being investigated for Comet composition provides a starting Society of Economic Geologists (SEG). possible addition in the future. point for understanding the origin and The Insurance committee has GeoCare offers several introductory evolution of Earth’s oceans. Recent undergone major changes in the past two programs to new members under the age interest in mining rare earth elements years. The size of the committee was of 50 who are residents of the United fi and platinum group metals from reduced from seven to ve members with States. The first is a one-year $30,000 term asteroids and helium-3 on the moon is AAPG having three members with SPE and life plan (at no cost to new members for facilitated by our understanding of the AAPL having the other two memberships. their first year) and the second is origin and economics of terrestrial ore In addition our longtime broker F. Michael a disability income plan (at no cost to new deposits. Strunk retired closing his company members for their first six months), which Creekmore Livingston (CLI). Association provides $600/month for 24 months. Group Insurance Administrators (AGIA), There is no cost to either the member or Major Goal in 2017-2018 the general administrator for most of our the Associations during the initial periods This goal is to establish partnerships with programs, has taken over the broker role. and new members may extend either plan the private space industry to promote Combining the duties of the broker and at prevailing rates. exploration and development of space administrator under one entity should lead fi The GeoCare international program was energy resources. Institutional and private to cost savings and some ef ciencies. developed to meet the needs of expatriate space-related products and services are In addition to AGIA, other plan members who are living or working estimated to include 120,000 full-time- administrators include Coverdell & overseas. Members who are eligible equivalent positions, generating $150 Company, Rutherfoord International, FSD include United States members working billion annually. Private space companies Insurance Services, HealthPlan Services fi and/or residing overseas, those residing comprise a $10 to 17B industry per year and Worldwide Bene ts Services. New outside the country in which they have with 8%-15% annual growth rates. York Life Insurance Co., Transamerica citizenship or a passport, and key local SpaceX is developing the Falcon 9 (Monumental Life) Insurance Co., Aetna nationals living in countries other than the and Dragon launch systems. Other Insurance Co., and Liberty Mutual United States or Canada. prominent firms involved in resource Insurance Co. underwrite the various plans. The personal lines plans include insurance development, human-habitation The business climate of the industry foramember’s automobile, home, facilities and transportation systems has affected the GeoCare Program motorcycle, and/or condominium as well as include Lockheed Martin and Bigelow fi signi cantly these past two years with low a personal liability umbrella coverage, which Aerospace. prices for oil, job insecurity, and political provides protection for members in the Other activities include the following: uncertainty about medical insurance event of a claim for damages exceeding the (1) Arranging symposia at AAPG having negative impact on program limits of an existing policy. conventions that emphasize growth. The Patient Protection and At the end of 2016, the GeoCare astrogeology and exploration for Affordability Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) program had 7,684 certificates in force energy resources. legislation continues to roil the medical with a total annual premium of • Douglas Cook and William Ambrose marketplace with adjustments to new $7,282,824. gave presentations in the Astrogeology federal and state rules causing our private Past and future changes in the insurance technical session “Future of Energy: medical exchange some difficulty in marketplace create many challenges to New Discoveries in the Solar System: providing coverage in some states and to the GeoCare program. However the Implications for Energy and Mineral maintain continuity in providers. Current overriding promise of the GeoCare Resources” at the 2017 ACE in efforts by Congress to modify and rewrite insurance program is to provide the best Houston. Topics included proposed

2038 Annual Report missions to the Moon as a stepping- presentations, calls for papers, and sub-committee. Carol Wicks was named stone to Mars, future exploitation of PowerPoint presentations chair of the PA sub-committee. Victoria asteroid resources was discussed, as French became vice-chair of the GIA well as ongoing exploration missions to Douglas J. Cook, Chair committee. GIA chair emeritus Andy Klein asteroids Vesta, Ceres, and Bennu. The William A. Ambrose, Vice-Chair helped the new GIA sub-committee session included a panel discussion transition to the new leadership. In 2017, between audience and session the PA sub-committee award was presenters. Attendance for these renamed to the “Inspirational Geoscience presentations exceeded 150 persons. Education educator Award” to focus the award on full- • Additional activities for the 2017 ACE time assistant or associate professors fi “ meeting in Houston included a eld The function of the Committee is to within 10 years of their initial tenure track ” trip to Houston Space Center on April stimulate and guide a viable education appointment at the time of nomination. 1. program by setting goals, guidelines, and The PA committee received three • Planned activities after the 2017 ACE directions which satisfy changing needs in nominees for the 2017 Inspirational fi in Houston include a eld seminar continuing education; by recommending Geoscience Educator Award. Hendratta Ali, associated with the total solar eclipse subjects for the changing needs in of the Fort Hayes University, received the of August 21, 2017 in Casper, continuing education; by recommending 2017 Award. She was cited for “show[ing] Wyoming. This seminar will include subjects for the Association’scatalogof commitments to inspire prospective and sessions on solar system resources, short courses, schools, field seminars, next generation geologist to partake in feasibility of humans working in deep training seminars, course note series, professional programs and outreach space, and local petroleum geology. and related education activities; activities.” Harrison Schmitt and James Reilly will recommending speakers and program The GIA sub-committee reviewed 475 attend as astronaut/geologists (ret.) leaders and their fees; advising AAPG applications in 2017. This was up from 432 liaisons A Hedberg Conference on leadership on education matters, reviewing applicants in 2016. Citizens of 55 countries space exploration, transportation, and proposals relating to continuing education. attending university in 29 countries were resource-development technology is Over the past year, the committee held represented. The total GIA award budget being organized and tentatively one meeting in Houston on April 5th, 2017, was $274,500, up from $258,500 in 2015. scheduled for 2018. as well as several email exchanges. At the A total of 126 students received an average • The Astrogeology Committee has April meeting, the committee was briefed award of $2,179. In addition, 17 new a technical session scheduled at ACE on the ongoing efforts of the Society related reviewers joined the committee, pushing 2018 in Salt Lake City. The technical to cost-containment, and revenue “ the total reviewers to 75. session is titled Future of Energy: generation. These efforts have led to the Review of the GIA application in 2017 New Discoveries in the Solar System: exploration of new ways to deliver training was challenging due to the extremely early Implications for Energy and Mineral that will benefit providers, AAPG members, ” ACE meeting in Houston. Despite that, 63 Resources. and AAPG in general. With discussions still reviewers complete 1644 reviews in two (2) Establishing a series of AAPG ongoing, the 2016-2017 committee efforts weeks, with and average of 24 reviewers/ Astrogeology student chapters in focused primarily on providing ideas for reviewer. Eleven reviewers stepped up conjunction with the AAPG Student course content and instructors in support of and completed more than 30 reviews Chapter. Their goal is to link interested continuing education programs already each to successfully complete the review students with professionals in the proposed and initiated by the AAPG staff. season. aerospace and planetary science One example of a new approach for training A second survey of applicants and community. Activities include delivery was a successful collaboration with reviewers was completed in 2017, with technical meetings with guest the Petrophysics Technical Interest Group little change from the 2016 surveys. speakers and astrogeology projects. to provide a two-day petrophysics course The applicant survey showed that more Darwin Boardman, Astrogeology for young professionals. The committee than 95% of respondents thought the Committee Student Chapter vice was also introduced to a proposal to amount of work required was appropriate; chair, leads these efforts. enhance earth sciences at United States more than 80% learned more about grant National Parks through an industry- writing while completing the application, Astrogeology Committee academic-government partnership, and more than 50% worked closely with Membership and Leadership facilitated by AAPG. We anticipate that the an experienced grant writer to polish their Douglas Cook and William Ambrose are effort to explore new ways to have an application. Many felt there was too much serving as new chair and vice chair, impact on continuing education will repetition between the abstract, project respectively, for 2017-2018. Harrison continue in 2017-2018. summary, and project description portions Schmitt and James Reilly serve as of the application. There was significant astronaut/geologist (ret.) liaisons. Darwin Lori Summa interest in learning how to better write Boardman III is Student Chapter vice chair, grants, and how they would be evaluated. Laura Zahm is committee manager, and The reviewer survey showed that 40% of Heather LaReau is AAPG EC liaison. reviewers have been reviewing for more Educational Awards that 10 years and that most spend Website between 10-15 hours/year reviewing The Astrogeology Committee’s website The Educational Awards Committee was applications. The majority (65%) would includes mission statement, goals, formed in late 2015 by the merger of the like to see how their scores compare to business plan, committee member Grants-in-Aid (GIA) committee and the other reviewers, and 60% would like information, calendar of events, Professorial Award (PA) committee. Mike better tools to evaluate their scoring. There convention activities, abstracts, Unger became chair of the EAC and GIA was strong support (88%) for providing

Annual Report 2039 feedback to applicants, as well as reducing before going forward with these two for advancing the practice of subsurface redundancy of the application. projects. interpretation is a great example. Here are The changes and updates to the Capture in progress, peer reviews some highlights of 2016-2017 activities of application and review process are planned 2016-2017: the Committee: currently in progress, and are planned to • Minch, J., 2016-2017, AAPG Geological 1. AAPG Meeting 2016, Calgary, GIC be rolled out for the 2018 GIA season. highway map series (four maps) framed the Theme 9 - Geophysics Capture completed, peer review in “Integration of Geosciences and Mike Unger, Chair progress: Engineering for Exploration and Carol Wicks, Chair, Professorial • St. John, B., 2016, Geology of Ethiopia Production Success” with 2.5 days Award Sub-Committee Proposals approved, waiting for funding sessions with selected papers from 138 Victoria French, Vice-Chair, Grants in • Avary, L., The Atlas of Major Appalachian submitted abstracts (Theme 9 co- Aid Sub-Committee Gas Plays chairs: Satinder Chopra, Huyen Bui). • Eungard, D.W., Washington State Coal • Reservoir Property Evaluation and Mine Mapping Advanced Geophysical Techniques: Poster Ethics GIS Review Guidelines • Reservoir Characterization in In order to assist the committee Unconventional Plays: Oral Presentation members and other AAPG members • Seismic Attributes Applications and Case The Ethics Committee did not have any involved in review of GIS publications and Studies : Oral Presentation ethics complaints to consider during datasets, a set of GIS Review Guidelines • Practical Microseismic and 4D Seismic: 2016-2017. were developed. These guidelines were Oral Presentation ’ Pete Rose concluded his second year as presented at last year s annual committee • Integration and Interpretation of the Ethics Distinguished Lecturer. During meeting. The GIS Review Guidelines Geophysical Techniques and Rock this year he gave the ethics talk to were approved by the committee Physics: Poster ’ seven geologic societies and four during this year s annual committee 2. AAPG 2017 Meeting in Houston, GIC universities in North America. Over meeting. created Theme 9 – Geophysics 1000 people have heard this ethics talk “Integration of the Technology across since Dr. Rose started his tour in the Business” with 3 full day of December 2015. Summary technical sessions with selected papers The Ethics Committee is considering Going forward, with the structure and from more than 170 submitted recommendations for the 2017-2019 protocols now established to publish abstracts (Theme 9 co-chairs: David Ethics Distinguished Lecturer. serious GIS-based geographic, Johnston, Huyen Bui). All the GIC’s geothematic and global framework members and extended members has Kay Pitts, outgoing chair Ethics projects, the committee will continue to helped to review the submitted Committee solicit high-impact projects, with a focus on abstracts and to chair technical sessions. developing joint publishing opportunities GIC also recruited some volunteers with the USGS, EMD, DEG, and print from University and welcome some GIS Publications publications. The committee will also new members in the past year. support the new initiative for the • Reservoir Characterization and Deep establishment and publication of the Water Exploration: Case Studies AAPG “Journal of Data,” a publishing Accomplishments (AAPG): Oral Presentation umbrella that will encompass not only GIS Committee Focus • Non-Seismic Methods, Time Lapse products but also any digital data deemed • Soliciting / peer review / publish Seismic and Rock Physics: Techniques, important and significant to the externally-funded GIS projects Integration Approach and Case Studies advancement of petroleum geosciences. • Peer reviewing / publish projects funded (AAPG) : Oral Presentation Lastly, members of the committee are to by the OSU-AAPG Foundation GIS/ • Integration of Geophysics With Geology: be commended for their dedication and Geosciences consortium. Theory, Workflow and Case Studies professionalism, and commitment to • Support AAPG Datapages Exploration (AAPG): Oral Presentation AAPG and the development and Objects (DEO-GIS) portal initiative. • Seismic Attributes Interpretation and integration of GIS technology in petroleum Integration in Exploration: Advanced geosciences. OSU – AAPG Foundation GIS/Geosciences Techniques and Worldwide Case Consortium Studies (AAPG): Poster A main focus of the GIS committee has James McDonald, Chair • Rock Physics, Non-Seismic, 4-D Time been to solicit and review projects funded Lapse and Microseismic: Integration and by the consortium. The captured and peer Applications (AAPG): Poster reviewed projects are published to the GIS • Integration of Geophysics and Geology open-file library and to the GIS-UDRIL/ Geophysical Integration for Reservoir Characterization: Case DEO-GIS (subscription) libraries. Studies (AAPG): Poster This has been a year in transition. The AAPG ACE 2016-2017 Meetings - • Seismic Stratigraphy - Techniques and funding has been reduced due to the Awards Interpretation: Case Studies in downturn in the industry last year. There In the past few years, Geophysical Deepwater, Subsalt, Carbonates and are two proposals that have been Integration Committee has done Conventional Plays (AAPG) : Poster approved by the OSU-AAPG Foundation tremendous works for many joint activities 3. The GIC is very glad when Randy Ray, GIS/Geosciences Consortium. The between AAPG and SEG, in which the born a former Chair of GIC was awarded committee is waiting for additional funds of Interpretation, a peer-reviewed journal Honorary Member of the House by

2040 Annual Report HoD in this AAPG 2017, Houston. Many 1. Unconventional exploration and presidents-elect William Abriel and thanks Randy for his great contribution production — Achievements and Nancy House. for AAPG and its integration with SEG. remaining challenges. Organizers are • Also present were Bill Barkhouse, SEG’s Huyen Bui, Thomas Klopf, Hongliu Zeng, associate executive director and Andrew Robert Wiener, Dario Grana, and Rodney Royle, Chair of SEG’s Development and AAPG/SEG/OTC Collaboration Johnston (Published May 2016). Production Committee. The GIC Committee members play key 2. The South China Sea deep-water: In 2017, some GIC members stepped roles in AAPG/SEG: Stratigraphy, sedimentology, and away from the committee to pursue other 1. Randy Ray in AAPG/SEG Cooperation resources. Organizers are Guangfa interests. They are Thomas Klopf and Linda Committee Zhong, Hongliu Zeng, Shiguo Wu, Char- Sternbach. The GIC would like to thank 2. John Jordan is current president of the Shine Liu, Weilin Zhu, Shengxiong Yang, both of them for their great contributions to Houston Geological Society. Xinong Xie, and Haibin Song (Published 3. Robert Wiener is the co-chairman of the GIC development and successes over the August 2016). HGS’s North America group. past years with hope that they will continue 3. Lacustrine shale characterization and 4. Hongliu Zeng is the deputy EIC for to support the committee. shale resource potential in Ordos Basin, Interpretation Journal. The GIC welcomed three new members China. Organizers are Tongwei Zhang, 5. Randy Ray, Hongliu Zeng, David to the committee, Carmen Dumitrescu Xiangzeng Wang, Neil Fishman, Kitty Johnston, Donald Herron and Huyen (president of Terra IQ, Calgary, Canada), Milliken, Bob Loucks, Barry Katz, Bui are on the Editorial Board of Shahzad-Uhaq (Saudi Aramco, Saudi Mingzhen Wei, Hongliu Zeng, Amin Interpretation Journal. Arabia), and Manoj Vallikkat Ghanizadeh (Published May 2017). 6. Huyen Bui is member of SEG Earth Thachaparambil (Schlumberger, 4. Gas hydrates in South China Sea. Model Committee Houston). Besides the key members listed Organizers are Guangfa Zhong, Hongliu fi GIC members and extended members of cially in the AAPG website, Geophysical Zeng, Shengxiong Yang, Jinqiang Liang, are very active and play key roles not just in Integration Committee has many other Xuewei Liu, Xin Su, Xiujuan Wang, AAPG but also SEG and OTC, in which they extended members, who always have Changling Liu, Ming Su (Published are on the Technical Program Committee innovative ideas and make great August 2017). for OTC (Huyen Bui http://2017.otcnet. contributions for GIC successes. 5. Computer-assisted seismic org/Content/OTC-Committees/1020_ In order to develop the young generation interpretation methods. Organizers are 1054/) and SEG annual meetings and recruit new young members for the David Johnston, Geoffrey Dorn, Sergey (Hongliu Zeng, Bob Hardage, David committee, we extended some technical Fomel, Jesse Lomask, Murray Roth, Johnston, Huyen Bui). chair positions to graduate students from Tracy Stark (Published August 2017). At the 2016 annual meeting of the GIC in Stanford University and University of 6. Seismic inversion - Conventional seismic Calgary during the AAPG ACE Convention, Houston. impedance inversion and advanced the Committee members reviewed all the The committee reviewed all the seismic inversion techniques: activities and achievements of GIC in achievements in the past year and Developments, workflow, and case the past year and proposed that we discussed the strategy of the GIC for the studies. Organizers are HuyenBui, Arthur co-organize with EMD/SEG/DEG the years to come in both short term and long Weglein, Oswaldo Davogustto Cataldo, Oil Sands and Heavy-Oil Workshop, term, in which the collaboration with other Sunil Kumar, Scott Singleton, Malleswar ’ “Furthering the Collaborations and Sharing AAPG s committees, OTC and SEG is one Yenugu, Samarjit Chakraborty, Ramses the Learnings.” Organizing Committee: of the main goals. The committee also Meza (Published August 2017). Sharleen Overland; Chris Seibel; Huyen discussed the key topics for Theme 9: 7. Source-to-sink system analysis of Bui; Carmen C. Dumitrescu. http://ace. Geophysics for AAPG ACE 2018, in Salt petroliferous and other sedimentary aapg.org/2016/program/workshop Lake City, Utah. Detailed meeting minutes basins. Organizers are Hongtao Zhu, Lesli of the annual meeting will be shared Wood, Ron Steel, Xiaomin Zhu, Zaixing among the GIC members and the Jiang, Cornel Olariu, Keyu Liu, Hongliu Publications – Journals attendees of the meeting. Zeng (Published November 2017). In terms of publications, the GIC With support from AAPG, GIC always 8. Geocellular models. Organizers are Committee members play key roles in the strives to do good work to ensure Sharma Dronamraju, Michael Pyrcz, AAPG/SEG joint journal Interpretation. integration is the key component in Michael King, Kurt J. Marfurt (Call for Kurt Marfurt is editor-in-chief; Hongliu geoscience for the coming years. abstracts deadline in August 2017). Zeng is deputy editor-in-chief; Donald Hearon, David H. Johnston, Tracy Stark and Huyen Bui, Chair Huyen Bui are on tohe editorial board. http://member.seg.org/Committees/ GIC Annual Meeting in AAPG-ACE tabid/320/Default.aspx?cn=Interpretation+ 2017 Imperial Barrel Award Editors The GIC annual meeting during AAPG- Most of the AAPG’s GIC Committee ACE 2017 was held on April 3, 2017 with Interest in AAPG Imperial Barrel Award members are also the active members in 15 people present: Competition reached an all-time high this SEG and play key roles in SEG Committees: • Daniel Schwartz (AAPG’s vice president, year. The number of teams wanting to Earth Model Committee, Research Section) participate this year increased from 162 to Committee, Technical Program Committee. • Eight GIC members: (Huyen Bui, Robert 197, representing 60 countries. It is Below are some highlights of upcoming Wiener, Carmen Dumitrescu, David estimated that nearly 1,000 students Special Sections in Interpretation journal Johnston, Steven Getz,JoeDavis,Shahzad- participated in, and benefited from, the that the GIC members are involved in the Uhaq, Tom Moon and Hongliu Zeng). program worldwide. All Sections and organizing: http://library.seg.org/page/ • This is also very special GIC annual Regions were represented at the Global Interpretation-special-sections meeting with the presence of SEG Competition at ACE in Houston.

Annual Report 2041 Sponsorship in the amount of $535,000 provided access to data from which we reason for the excellent performance. The was raised, which is $8,000 more than last created new data sets for the 2017 allocation of the portfolio is as follows: year. The Imperial Barrel Award Program competition, and an additional data set Target Actual has continued to raise suitable sponsorship was been offered from industry. to cover the costs of the program in this AAPG Datapages again provided teams US Equity 54% 53.2% continued industry downturn. We wholly with access to their online database of Non US Equity- 20% 20.9% attribute this success to our fantastic information and literature. An online play- Developed sponsors and their understanding of how based exploration training package was important this program is in developing developed by Shell and provided to IBA Non US equity- 6% 6.2% future petroleum geoscientists. teams. Three additional courses targeting Emerging Twelve companies provided software in evaluation of structure maps and basin REITs 8% 8.1% support of the program and a number of evaluation were also developed last year others provided facilities in which to conduct by Bob Shoup with Subsurface Geological MLPs 12% 10.9% fi the semi nal competitions. Many cost- Consultants. Webinar videos and other No near-term reallocation is planned. In cutting strategies were implemented to training materials covering the geoscience the long term when interest rates increase adjust the program according to the skills needed for the IBA are covered in we expect to reallocate to include fixed prevailing economic climate. Despite the these courses and are available to all income investments. drastic decrease in sponsorship, the IBA participating IBA teams. After the resignation of Deborah Sacrey program was able to conclude with a slightly Following an annual review by the in May we welcomed Nikki Morris as our positive income overall for the year. We committee, a few minor changes were newest committee member. expect 2017 to be another tough year for made to the Rules and Operational sponsorship for the IBA Competition. Procedures and have been implemented John A. Brock The committee is continuing to evaluate prior to the 2018 competition. the financial viability of the IBA program in The IBA is having significant impact in consideration of the current economic attracting talented students into petroleum Membership (Ad Hoc) climate. Some Regions reduced expenses geoscience, growing AAPG student associated with the semifinals by chapters, and participation of these This past fiscal year has been one of conducting all or part of their competitions students in other AAPG programs. We are challenges and changes for the AAPG remotely, and this might need to be proud to have several former participants Membership Committee past co-chair expanded in the future. The Sponsorship now among the IBA committee and Steve Goolsby and I have rebooted the coordinators, and I thank the committee, Subcommittee has worked with the AAPG committee with a more streamlined coordinators, AAPG staff, sponsors, and Foundation to set up an endowment fund to structure of just eight members. We have many others for their dedication and provide a steady income to support running then expanded beyond this smaller group commitment to this important and the IBA program. We are also discussing the through a network of liaisons to try and worthwhile educational program. continuation of multiyear commitments reach out to all Sections and Regions. This We invite you to attend the 2018 IBA with our major corporate sponsors. allows us to maintain a sleek working International Final Competition on The IBA Committee consists of 18 structure with a larger network to Saturday, May, 19, 2018 at ACE in Salt Lake members who each had responsibility for communicate ideas and initiatives in City, Utah. The competition will run at least one major function within bidirectional fashion. throughout the entire day from 7:30am to education, student support, datasets, One of the first things we used this 5pm. Please come meet and witness the software, sponsorship, website, and network for was to aid HQ in attacking the tremendous technical prowess of the judging. The committee held meetings “Lost Members” list, where liaisons have students who participate in this program. via WebEx every month between August aided, with mixed results, in locating the Room location details will be available the and March and met face-to-face after the thousands if members whose contact fi event draws nearer on the IBA website. nal competition in Houston in March. information has been lost through lack of The majority of discussions at the participation in the organization. We have Kristen Wooden, Chair committee meetings focused on also tried to encourage all Sections and logistical issues, team member Regions to offer discounted event fees for exceptions, and potential changes to the unemployed members and to Rules and Operational Procedures. Investment communicate to the membership both the Supporting the committee are now 25 utility of the graduated dues structure for IBA coordinators, who are each The Portfolio started the fiscal year with unemployed and under-employed responsible for the organization and approximately $14,000,000 and ended geologist as well as the ability of student execution of the Section and Region with $16,166,546.34, a 15.6% increase. members to maintain the $10 membership competitions as well as identifying The S&P 500 gained 17.9%. There were dues for up to two years after graduating. sponsorship opportunities. Regular no significant withdrawals during the year. Perhaps the single largest change has monthly meetings were held with the The Association used the line of credit for been reorganizing the committee as an Ad coordinators via WebEx to deal with local any cash needs. The funds are invested in Hoc committee within the House of issues within the Sections and Regions. ETFs and mutual funds so that we have Delegates. Membership recruitment is Twelve data sets were used this year. We 100% liquidity within 1 to 3 days. No one of the most important duties of an continue to look for new datasets to major changes have been made in the HoD Delegate. Our AAPG Bylaws state that update the collection because universities portfolio during the past year. In May 2016 one of the functions of a delegate is to cannot be given data that they have used the committee decided to eliminate fixed “actively solicit applications from eligible in previous competitions. The Australian interest investments because of the very geologists for membership in this Department of Mines and Petroleum low interest rates. That is the principal Association.” We want to challenge all

2042 Annual Report members of the House to be engaged in 100th Anniversary ACE in Houston ICE in Cancun (September 2016) and the process of recruiting members. We (April 1, 2017) London (scheduled for Sept 2017) view our primary responsibility as one of After multiple years of preparation, the We lead the cosponsored Women in recruitment and retention of members. “Pioneering Women in Petroleum Geosciences Forum in Cancun with SEG For the coming year we will be pursuing Geology: 100 Years” Forum went off Women’s Network committee titled initiatives such as without a hitch and was very positively “How to Diversify and Take Control of 1. Multi-year dues payments (perhaps reviewed. Attendance was roughly 200 Your Career During a Downturn.” The with discount) people (cap based on room size). The event was facilitated by Susan Morrice 2. HoD Delegate member recruitment day’s events consisted of the debut of the and panelists were Sylvia Anjos, Victor competition documentary (written, produced, and Ramirez, Robbie Gries, Maitri Erwin, Elena 3. Continue discounts at AAPG, Region, directed by Vern Stefanic and videography Centeno. and Section events for unemployed by Matt Randolph) “Rock Stars: Pioneering PROWESSwWill cosponsor the Women members ’ Women in Petroleum Geology.” The Geoscientist s Panel in London, 4. Retention ideas for retired members ’ documentary was split into four sections September 2017 with SEG Women s Our current committee roster includes Network committee, titled “Leadership: that were viewed in segments and Technically-Adept and Business-Savvy in followed by discussions between the Bill Stephens Southwest the Petroleum Industry.” The event will Steve Goolsby Rocky Mountain audience and a panel of the women consist of a multiperson panel, each with David Hawk Rocky Mountain geoscientists who narrated the a different angle in tackling the theme, Laura Zahm Gulf Coast documentary. Networking time was moderated by AAPG president-elect Joan Crockett Eastern scheduled at the breakfast, mid-morning/ Denise Cox. Nick Nelson (YP) Gulf Coast afternoon breaks and lunch. The John Williams Pacific documentary was financially supported by PROWESS Representation Cheryl Desforges Gulf Coast the AAPG Foundation and AAPG and the Barbara Tillotson and Vern Stefanic forum was sponsored by Chevron and attended an NSF sponsored workshop ConocoPhillips. lead by GSA titled “Unity of Purpose for ” Also an incomplete list of those serving A 60-ft by 8-ft time line of the first 100 Equitable Representation in Geosciences as liaisons to the committee: women members of AAPG was displayed in January 2017. There were 27 outside of the forum. This banner attendees, each representing a different consisted of photographs and information organization falling into ethnical or Don Burdick Mid Continent technical categories. Key take-aways: there Joe Davis Southwest for each member to highlight their accomplishments and was a huge success are many different geologically oriented Myriam Cuylaerts (YP) Europe organizations that were unknown prior to fi and remained up throughout the entire Herman Darmin Asia-Paci c event, that can help professionals and AAPG ACE conference. The banner Romi Portas Latin America students advance their choices in career creation was led by Amanda Haddad and paths and grant opportunities. This group Robbie Gries, along with research done by plans to touch base every quarter to share many PROWESS members and other information. William Stephens, Chair volunteers throughout the past few years. PROWESS cosponsored a sexual During the forum, PROWESS conducted harassment workshop held at the PROWESS a Period-Dress Contest. This was a huge American Geophysical Union 2016 success and multiple people came (and annual meeting in San Francisco in stayed) dressed in apparel from the 1920s AAPG PROWESS Chairs: Barbara Tillotson December titled “Is it Harassment or Not? through the 1980s. Prizes were donated & Terra George (starting January 2017) A Workshop for Women and Men.” The by AAPG (registration for 2018 ACE, AAPG AAPG PROWESS Programs Team Lead: two-hour workshop was attended by bookstore gift card, 100 yr. anniversary Susie Nolen approximately 28 people. The ain take- gala ticket) and Robbie Gries (book: AAPG PROWESS Executive Committee away was the “shock factor” that most Anomalies). Liaison: Heather LaReau people had in hearing about some of the Robbie Gries’ book Anomalies: AAPG Director of Administration and Pioneering Women in Petroleum actual harassment stories that have happened and engaged in good Programs: Vernon Stefanic Geology: 1917-2017 AAPG Committee Manager: Laura Zahm debuted at the ACE discussions of what to do if they There are currently 83 PROWESS Pioneering Women forum, which encountered those situations. It is good for members (45 at this time last year) and celebrates the presence of women in young geoscientists to have a potential multiple projects being worked by the petroleum geology for 100 years. Denise plan if anything like this happens to them in Committee turned Special Interest Group Cox and Kumkum Ray (both PROWESS the future. to promote our mission statement. Below members) helped to edit the book. In the May 2017 issue of AAPG Explorer, is a summary of our 2016-2017 activities. The evening was concluded with Emily Smith Llinas wrote “Progress and a champagne reception sponsored by Prowess: 100 Years of Pioneers,” which Schlumberger. There were more summarized the ACE event. Robbie Gries, Conversion of PROWESS from attendees at the reception than the forum, Susan Morrice and Barbara Tillotson were Committee to Special Interest Group due to conflicting ACE engagements interviewed for the article. PROWESS was unanimously accepted as throughout the day. Hors d’oeuvres and Member Libby Ingram created and a SIG (Special Interest Group) during the drinks enhanced the reception and people stared in our promotional video: AAPG Executive Committee meeting on continued to network and socialize until PROWESS/AWG/SEG Women’s Network September 6, 2016. after 9 pm that evening. Forum – Pioneering Women in Petroleum

Annual Report 2043 Geology: 100 Years! This was a great video to bring greater awareness to our event at ACE.

Other PROWESS Projects In Progress for 2017-2018 year completion/implementation • 2017 SEG Short Course co- sponsorship with SEG Women’s Network titled “Decision and Risk Analysis in Uncertain Times.” This is a repeat of the 2016 ACE short-course hosted by PROWESS. • Re-vamp Social Media Subcommittee in order to bring awareness and information to a more easily and widely accessible platform. • Re-vamp the International Concerns subcommittee with a more distinct list of goals for the next 12-18 months in order to boost awareness to women outside of the United States.

Other PROWESS Projects that have not been progressed as intended in 2016-2017 • Participation in Earth Science Week • E-mentoring Program & Returning from Work After Hiatus (working with other AAPG groups to advance)

Barbara Tillotson, Chair

Publication Pipeline

Goals The Committee’s primary goal is to “pipeline” donated geo-technical publications to requesting and qualified overseas universities. This entails an efficient process for intake, inventory, and shipping. We also work to arrange sponsors for shipments, a win-win proposition. The Committee encounters ongoing logistics challenges in coordinating shipments with recipients and donations of generous sponsors. Therefore we have no set timetable for sending a certain tonnage but remain confident in fulfilling our mission. We continue progress in identifying recipient universities and usually find sponsors for shipments to new countries. In order to minimize storage costs, we strive to match incoming and outgoing volumes.

2017; in addition we had many work weekdays. Our warehouse, Unit #306 Activities Update sessions at our warehouse to sort, at 6830 Eldridge in west Houston, has We held ten Committee meetings in inventory, box, and palletize publications, a small office used for meeting and Houston from July 2016 through June most often on Saturdays but occasional working.

2044 Annual Report Over the past 12 months individuals FY 2017 is proposing ICE 2019 be held in Buenos provided a steady stream of publication During the fiscal year 2016/2017 the Aires, Argentina donations, for which letters of Regions Committee was active in the Middle East: GTWs were held in Lebanon, appreciation are being sent. We also following. Oman, and other locales as well as were offered sizable donations of • Hosting a monthly Region presidents call planning for the GEO2018 in Bahrain. publications from various institutions, with the AAPG Regions vice president, including AAPG. AAPG president, headquarters managers Recommendations and Proposals This year, we prepared and shipped 28 and directors, and invited guests The following recommendations and pallets (approximately 25 tons of • Interfacing with the GEvO Committee to proposals for the Regions were discussed publications) to: Univ Diponegoro, assist AAPG assess and understand the at the Leadership Days and business Semarang, Indonesia; Univ Kebangsaan, viability of international locations for the meeting held in Houston in October 2016, Selangor, Malaysia; Univ Malaysia Sabah, annual ICE events. Also, help assess and in subsequent meetings with Region Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia; Univ Dhaka, regional joint conferences or technical and Section leadership and program Bangladesh (2 pallets each). An allied workshops with other societies such as managers, AAPG Region vice president group in Perth, Australia, also sent SPE, EAGE, and SEG. Peter Lloyd and David Cook, DPA and a shipment to Univ Dhaka. Our largest and • Advise and coordinate with Region’s select committees as well as AAPG most recent shipment was 20 pallets to the efforts with membership, Distinguished headquarters directors. Univ Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Lectures, Visiting Geologist Program, and • Consider Region representation on all Congo (DRC) – quite an accomplishment. other programs AAPG Committees and Division councils. Photographs from several recipients show • Region specific sessions held under • Standardize the Region Councils and their appreciation and happiness at the Theme 10 during the AAPG Annual provide a template for putting together arrival of the donations. Conference and Exhibition in April a business plan. In addition, involve the Currently we are endeavoring to make 2017 titled International Regions Council in budget planning. • shipments to universities in South Africa Overview. In addition, there was Consider organizing a Corporate Advisory and Uganda and working on logistics for a special session that featured all the Board for each region with representation Egypt and Cameroon. Interest has been Region presidents giving an update and from major operators as well as mid and expressed for Mexico, Cuba, and Tanzania. their view of each region followed by an small cap companies and service providers. A planned shipment to University of Juba in • What is the true value of affiliated societies fl audience Q&A. South Sudan was sidelined by the are-up • Assist and help coordinate international and how to best ensure close cooperation. of civil war. Such unfortunate events • Regions are well positioned to partner sessions during ICE 2017 in London “ ” contribute to the need to provide books • Share a Region’s best practices with other with sister societies so how best to and journals and help revive centers of determine the value to AAPG. Regions and Sections • learning. • Assisted Regions with IBA as needed Consider whether all Region IBA semi- finals be conducted in virtual reality. • Evaluate and provide estimates of the cost fi Additional Volunteers Needed Notable Region Events bene ts of a China region or at a minimum We welcomed several new members to Africa Region: Region conference “Africa greater alliance with Chinese universities, the Committee, yet more are needed. You Energy and Technology Conference” was institutions, and industry companies. • ’ can join us and (1) participate in our held in Nairobi, Kenya, December 2016. Continue to share each Region sbest monthly meetings; (2) help coordinate The GTW focused on unconventional practices and document for circulation to donors, recipients, and sponsors; and (3) resources held in Cape Town, South Africa, Region Leadership, Sections, AAPG staff, work in the warehouse inventorying the June 2017. It is proposing ICE to be held in committees and EC. publications, loading boxes, and palletizing Cape Town, South Africa in 2018. them for shipment. Oh, we also like to Asia Pacific Region: The GTW in David Blanchard and Victor Vega, lunch together after our meetings and Rangoon, Myanmar in February 2017 was Co-chairs celebrate our successes! a huge success. Looking at China as a country with enormous potential for Art Browning, Chairman membership growth. China contributes bulletin papers far exceeding their Research Regions membership footprint. Canada Region: Various lunch meetings During the July 2016-June 2017 fiscal were held and local geo-meetings as well year, a joint AAPG Hedberg/SEPM Purpose as VGP talks. Calgary has been greatly Research conference “Mudstone The Regions Committee was established impacted by the downturn in oil prices. Diagenesis” was held in Santa Fe, New to assist and advise the leaderships of the Europe Region: An initiative is underway Mexico, in October 2016. The purpose of six AAPG regions by providing an interface to cooperate with the PESGB on events. this conference was to bring together with the AAPG Regions vice president, Various GTWs were held as well at hosting experts from industry, academia, and Sections, HOD and AAPG staff and to the global APEX in London. The Region government to foster the free exchange of provide representation of the Region hosted ICE 2017 in London. new ideas on the controls and impact of leadership if required. This is, in part, Latin America: Multiple GTWs on a variety diagenesis on mudstone source rocks, a recognition that Regions differ from of topics were held in Colombia and Brazil reservoirs and seals. A total of 88 scientists Sections in many critical ways since Guyana. The International Exhibition & attended the conference. We are not Regions do not operate independently Conference (ICE) was held in Cancun, currently aware of plans for any special and are therefore reliant on the society for Mexico in September 2016 and hosted by publication or proceedings volume. funding and management. the Latin America and Caribbean Region. It Another Hedberg Conference, entitled

Annual Report 2045 “Fundamental Controls on Shale Oil geoscience student-recruiting event for Nana Yobo, Susie Nolen (AAPG staff Resources and Production” originally many companies, as it allows company liaison), Minglong Pang, Cecilia Renee approved to have been held in Beijing, representatives the opportunity to interact Ramirez, Robert Schoen, Jacob E. Siegel, China in April 2017, was cancelled over with highly qualified students from schools Ryan Silberstorf, Benjamin Sidney Slotnick, logistical and financial issues. Two other which recruiting companies may normally Toluwani Soares, Rahul Sudhaker, Afton proposals for Hedberg conferences were be unable to send company Van Zandt, Nicole Villarreal, Harsh Biren received by the committee, both of which representatives. The expo hosts an ice Vora, Jonathan Woodard, Kristen Wooden, were favorably reviewed but sent back for breaker event for students and recruiters, Chenliang Wu, Zhao Zhang, and Fernando revision. One has been withdrawn over various field trips and short courses for Enrique Ziegler (chair). financial considerations, one is still being participants seeking to enhance their revised by its potential conveners for learning experiences, the opportunity for Visiting Geoscientists possible resubmission. Additional students to have their resumes reviewed, proposals are being discussed but have and awards monetary prizes to students Visits Records not been submitted for formal evaluation. with the best poster presentations. In The most impressive part of the report Hedberg Conferences are clearly 2017, the 19th Annual Student Expo was this year is that in spite of the major challenged by the current difficult industry held September 8-9, 2016, and had 17 industry downturn, we have managed to environment. sponsors and 400 students. Attendance reach 11, 717 students and completed Part of the AAPG Research Committee was capped at 400 students to reduce 277 visits. We also had several special (RC) mission is to provide resources for cost due to decrease in sponsorships and events for students with students from technical program organization and hiring due to lower commodity prices. multiple schools gathering at one location. abstract review for AAPG conferences. At the Student Career Seminar, students Fred Schroeder introduced a webinar One RC member was part of the Technical are able to voice their career questions and teaching session and has more to offer. He Program Committee for ACE 2017 in concerns to established professionals. also completed 26 visits in 3 US Sections Houston. The RC is available to assist with Various topics are provided to these open and in Canada reaching 843 students. He other conferences as requested. table discussions, and students may ask was a superstar, and Dwandari Ralanarko The AAPG Research Committee held the professionals their own questions as was our other superstar with 14 visits and a physical meeting on April 4, 2017 at the well. At the same time, students have their reaching 830 students. 2017 AAPG ACE in Houston. Eight RC option to have their resumes reviewed by To illustrate the progress of new members, and the AAPG Executive industry professionals. The 2017 seminar efforts in this committee note the records Committee and AAPG staff liaisons held during AAPG’s 100th anniversary forvisitsoverthelast7years,withthe attended. Discussion focused on issues hosted 18 professionals and paired them new program initiated in late 2014. surrounding the Hedberg conferences, with approximately 80 students. Support from AAPG and the AAPG a proposed industry-academia- Moving forward, the committee is Foundation has greatly impacted the government partnership to improve earth looking forward to attracting more program’sreach. science education at United States volunteers from various companies and The Latin American Region has excelled National Parks, improving the RC website, increase interaction with other student at promoting and supporting the Visiting and the future of the Research Committee. expos. The events have been quite Geoscientist Program, reaching 2691 The Research Committee has now successful thus far, and the Committee students (including special events) with submitted a revised mission statement has every reason to expect more for the 46% of their VGs and another 1681 and reorganization proposal to the AAPG coming years. students with “flash visits” (visits from Executive Committee for consideration. geologists that are not official VGs) for a total Fernando Enrique Ziegler, Chair of 4372 students reached this year. They John R. Suter Committee members: Jensen Angelloz, had visits to 64% of their student chapters Jean Yves Chatellier Arifandy “Andy” Aulia, Joyeeta plus 9 universities that do not yet have SCs. Co-Chairs Bhattacharya, Kimberly Birjue, Sushanta Europe’s Visiting Geoscientists have Bose (vice-chair), Martha Lou Broussard been busy, with almost 70% of them (vice-chair), Svetlana Burris, Chia-Jui making a visit this year and reaching 1200 Student Expo Chang, Li Chang, Audrey Corte (AAPG staff students. It is very commendable that liaison), Yanet Cuddus, Sarah Lois Dean, 70% of the VGs made a visit this year. With The AAPG Student Expo Committee Sizhuan Deng, Naila Dowla, Luke Kenneth 58 student chapters, they managed to visit annually hosts both the Houston-based Francis, Celine Fliedner, Wey-Yi Foo, Carley 31% of the schools plus 8 universities that Student Expo in the fall and the Student Marie Freer, Katie Fry, Daniel E. Garza, did not have student chapters. Career Seminar during AAPG ACE. The Brandon Harper, Cole Hendrickson, Asia Pacific reached 1463 students with AAPG Student Expo Committee consists of Hanna Hutton, Pankaj Khanna, Nur only 8 of their 30 VGs making visits. With the faculty from Rice University, AAPG student Koyuncu, David Liner, Yiduo “Andy” Liu, largest number of student chapters (63), chapter officers from Rice University, Amy Mahan (AAPG staff liaison), Robyn they still need more VGs to help cover them. Stephen F. Austin State University, and the Melissa Marchand, Katie McElhaney Only 19% had visits this year. Dwandari University of Houston, professionals (AAPG staff liaison), Clint Miller, Lucien Ralanarko produced impressive visit working in the Houston area, as well as AAPG staff. Seven Years of Total Visiting Geoscientists Visits and Students The AAPG Student Expo provides students and recruiters with multiple 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 networking opportunities throughout a two-day event. After 20 years, this expo 277 297 165 47 32 47 74 continues to be a great success and a key 11717 12041 6350 unknown unknown unknown unknown

2046 Annual Report number for this region, personally reaching Piotr Krzywiec • Canada report Wen Lin for Jean 830 students, as mentioned above. Bill Bosworth Hsieh Africa had a strong program this year, Skip Hobbs Sections where 56% of the student chapters in Jonathan Craig 1. Eastern: Ione Taylor North Africa had visits from almost 80% of Stuart Harker 2. Gulf Coast: Noelle Joy Purcell the VGs. SubSaharan Africa reach 33% of Emily Llinas and Dallas Dunlap their 33 chapters with only 50% of their Bob Davis 3. Mid–Continent Robbie reported speakers (3 of 6). Salim Mahruqi Douglas Davis (Rick Canada benefited from a multi-school Wen Lin Fritz) visit conducted by Gulf Coast VG Fred Jesus Ochoa 4. Pacific Michelle Judson Schroeder, reaching 8 universities, 3 of Laura Zahm 5. Rocky Mountains Laura Mauro which did not have student chapters. Only Others via teleconference: Amdad Ali, Johnson one Canadian VG was able to make a visit Allagu Balaguru, German Bayona, Janos this year. Csizmeg, Krishna Persad, Brent Wilson, Conversion to an SIG The US programs were “propped” up Andrew Zolnai, Claudia Duenas AAPG Staff talked about the conversion with multi-school visits by Fred Schroeder, from a Committee to a Special Interest a real hero for our program. He had multi- Staff Attending: Group, both the process and the school visits in his home section, the Gulf Vern Stefanic, Susie Nolen, Bogdan advantages. Coast, plus the Eastern Section and the Michka? Pacific Section. And then he added in Canada. All hail to Fred. He personally had Outstanding Visiting Geoscientists IT Wish List, Still Needs Addressed contact with 843 students including one Honored The “Wish List” for the VG program visit utilizing webinar capabilities for over Our rules require that a VG try to a visit continues to remain our greatest desire 200 students. a university once a year, and if no visits take for help from AAPG Headquarters and place in a three-year period they can be includes made inactive. This is an enormous • Map…showing where VGs are located, Structural Changes: contribution…to make a visit once a year. (a click goes to their contact information) fi The VGP Committee of cially converted Therefore, when Visiting Geoscientists where they have visited, where student “ ” to a Special Interest Group or SIG late in make more than that we are very, very chapters are and which have had the year. This basically means that there is appreciative and proud of their efforts. This a recent visit. A click on the SC gives fl “ ” more exibility in membership and in the year we celebrated Fred Schroeder who contact information. ability to self-govern, without having to get made 26 visits and Dwandari Ralanarko • VG topic file…we provided data a couple permission from the president of AAPG for who made 14 visits. Phenomenal. of years ago to allow SC and other person added to the membership. And, still considered amazing stars are universities to search by topic and be The leadership, co-chairs for 2016-17 Berend Van Hoorn (9), Samir taken to VGs who lecture on those topics. were Robbie Gries and Andras Nemeth. Abdelmoaty and Stuart Harker (6). Pedro This has not been done, would need Andras rotated out of the leadership role updated now. th Alarcon, Piotr Krzywiec, Peter Lloyd, June 30 and Piotr Krzywiec began a term Xavier Moonan, and Igor Viegas all had 5 as co-chair. visits! Victor Vega, German Bayona, The New SIG website is under Raffaele di Cuia, Antonio Velasquez all New Business construction. had 4 visits, while Juan Llinas, Bill Fred Schroeder suggested to the Maloney, Martin Oviedo, Jonathan Committee that we try doing some webinar outreach to students and offered Annual Meeting, April 4, 2017, Redfern, Anthony Salem, Ione Taylor and Scott Thornton all made 3 visits each. to conduct a few to get this effort Houston, Texas: Thank you for making this program as underway. Everyone thought it to be The Committee met (prior to becoming successful as it was this year. And thanks to a good idea. The meeting adjourned at an SIG) at the Houston annual meeting all who made 1-2 visits, these really add up about 9 am. and Centennial Celebration. The meeting (we had 58!). began at 7:30 am. Robbie Gries, co-chair Region and Section Reports: Attendees Included: Regions Robbie Gries and Andras Nemeth (via • North Africa Bill Bosworth for Joe Young Professionals teleconference) Versfelt and Dave Brian Brister Blanchard This Annual Report of the Young Stephanie Nwok • Sub–Saharan written report Professionals Special Interest Group aims Doug Patchen Africa Samuel Akande to provide a high-level overview of the Noelle Joy Purcell • Latin America written report Ricardo activities that were organized in the 2016- Dallas Dunlap Vargas/Emily Llinas 2017 fiscal year. For further details, feel Art Johnson • Eastern Europe (web contact) Janos´ free to contact the SIG leadership Chris Piela Csizmeg committee chairs. Dave Weinberg • Western Europe (web contact) Andrew The 7th Young Professionals Leadership Susan Morrice Zolnai Summit was hosted in Houston, on Raffa De Cuia • Middle East Salim Al-Mahrouqi October 13-15, 2016. Seven YPs from Ameed Ghori • Asia Pacific Peter Grant for Darman various Sections discussed the way Peter Grant and Ralanarko forward for YP initiatives in AAPG. At the

Annual Report 2047 core of the YPLS program were the AAPG website. This year, the committee the Netherlands; career talk series at breakout sessions in which the YPs has focused on updating the membership multiple universities reviewed and discussed the four major on the SIG’s major focus areas. ProTracks • Latin America and Caribbean Region – focus areas (technical excellence, articles like “SIGs and TIGs Open to Non- Host for the 2016 ICE in Cancun. Held membership recruitment/retention, members,”“Canada Region YPs Continue a Meet and Greet and leadership external partnerships, and development) Momentum,”“The ABCs of DPA for YPs,” program; activated 6 YP Chapters that were established at the 2015 YPLS. and “A Win-Win for Science and Students: • Middle East Region – Multiple combined Participants evaluated the success in each YPs Hold First One Day Tech Conference” student events in partnership with EAGE focus area, recommended what strategic directly address the many initiatives coming and SEG. items were completed, what items should from the YP SIG to grow, engage, and retain • Eastern Section – Regional Meet & Greet be carried forward and any new initiatives members. Additionally, the YPs have been and networking event at the section that should be added. The participants also very proactive in alerting not only the YP SIG meeting had the opportunity to contribute to the members, but the entire AAPG • Gulf Coast Section – Multiple networking AAPG mid-year business meeting during membership, of the newly established events; short course on geosteering in the weekend. mechanism for joining the SIGs and TIGs. partnership with HGS NeoGeos; At the Annual Convention and Exhibition Last but not least, the committee has an organized and hosted YP Tech in Houston on April 2-5, 2017, the Young important role as a conduit for sharing Conference Professionals organized a packed information between the Sections and • Mid-Continent Section – 5th annual YP program. Sunday, the popular Meet and Regions about the activities that are Energy Forum in collaboration with SPE Greet drew a crowd of several hundred organized by the global network of YP and YPE with over 350 attendees people prior to the Opening Ceremony Chapters, as well as at Section, Region • Pacific Section – Regional Meet & Greet and Icebreaker reception. Later that and local society events. YP Chapters and networking event at the PS/RMS evening, the YP Networking Reception, have been extremely busy engaging their joint section meeting in Las Vegas generously sponsored by Noble Energy members and furthering the mission of • Rocky Mountain Section – Speaker series and Shell, drew over 100 people for lively the YPs. Here is a taste of the activities and networking events discussions with new and old friends. YPs that our groups have engaged in this fiscal • Southwest Section – Numerous were also on hand to act as mentors as part year: networking events including hosting the of the Student Career Seminar held on • Africa Region – Leadership series in Dallas Geological Society Crawfish Boil; Monday. Finally, on Wednesday, a special conjunction with NAPE interviewing tremendous representation on local session was hosted by the YPs and DPA. fi a variety of high pro le industry and society leadership teams (DGS will have The session, “Future of Energy: Essential professional leaders; geology outreach Tools for the Next Generation of eight YPs on the Board) program to elementary high schools Going forward, the YP SIG will Geoscientists,” brought together a rich • fi – Asia/Paci c Region Technical workshop continue to concentrate on the four collection of career-oriented talks for series covering topics such as coalbed focus areas that were revisited and a packed audience. methane and EOR; YP Leadership th Communication with the membership is symposium; free MBA courses to YPs in revised from the 7 annual YPLS as well another key task of the SIG leadership employment transition as to continue to meet the needs of our committee which we accomplish through • Canada Region – Speaker series program in members in a challenged economic our monthly ProTracks article in the AAPG partnership with Canadian SEG and CSPG; environment. Explorer, as well as by maintaining an active multiple volunteer and social events online presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, • Europe Region – Multiple field trips and Jonathan Allen and Meredith Faber, Twitter, Instagram, and the brand new short courses in London, Bucharest, and Chairs

2048 Annual Report Association Awards

Sidney Powers 1997 — Robert D. Gunn David R. Cook 1998 — Albert W. Bally Steven M. Goolsby Memorial Award 1999 — Norman H. Foster Leslie B. Magoon The Sidney Powers Memorial Award 2000 — Gerald M. Friedman W. C. “Rusty” Riese (AAPG’S most distinguished award) is 2001 — Robert M. Sneider James P. Rogers a gold medal given in recognition of 2002 — James L. Wilson distinguished and outstanding 2003 — Peter R. Vail Mahmoud Abdul-Baqi, 2003 contributions to, or achievements in, 2004 — Lawrence W. Funkhouser Adekunle A. Adesida, 2012 petroleum geology. 2005 — Kenneth W. Glennie Adebayo O. Akinpelu, 2010 2006 — Robert M. Mitchum, Jr. Ibrahim A. Al-Jallal, 2012 1945 — Wallace E. Pratt 2007 — Arnold H. Bouma Hussain M. Alotaibi, 2016 1947 — Alexander Deussen 2008 — Fred F. Meissner Abdulrahman Alsharahan, 2015 1948 — A. I. Levorsen 2009 — Marlan W. Downey John Armentrout, 2014 1950 — Everette L. DeGolyer 2010 — L. Frank Brown, Jr. John J. Amoruso, 1987 1951 — Max Steineke 2011 — John W. Shelton Albert W. Bally, 1986 1952 — K. C. Heald 2012 — Koenraad J. Weber William J. Barrett, 2015 1953 — Frederic H. Lahee 2013 — Dietrich H. Welte Istvan´ Berczi,´ 2014 1954 — George Martin Lees 2014 — Ernest A. Mancini Lee T. Billingsley, 2012 1956 — William Embry Wrather 2015 — Paul M.“Mitch” Harris Richard S. Bishop, 2006 1957 — J. P. D. Hull 2016 — Paul E. Potter George R. Bole, 1999 1958 — Paul Weaver 2017 — Lawrence D. Meckel, Jr. Dudley W. Bolyard, 2012 1959 — Raymond C. Moore Louis C. Bortz, 1988 1960 — Henry V. Howe Michel T. Halbouty James “Jim” Brooks, 1993* 1961 — Clarence L. Moody Outstanding Leadership John R. V. Brooks, 1997* 1962 — Lewis G. Weeks Martha Lou Broussard, 2004 1963 — Hollis D. Hedberg Award David G. Campbell, 1995 1964 — Edgar W. Owen Michel T. Halbouty Outstanding Elizabeth B. Campen, 2009 1965 — Victor Elvert Monnett Paul A. Catacosinos, 2000 1966 — William B. Heroy, Sr. Leadership Award (AAPG’s second most distinguished award, second to the Donald D. Clarke, 2014 1967 — Carey Croneis Stewart Chuber, 2004 1968 — Maurice Ewing Sidney Powers Memorial Award) is given each year by the Association in James M. Coleman, 2002 1969 — Ira H. Cram, Sr. Robert L. Countryman, 2011 1970 — Frank R. CLark recognition of outstanding and exceptional leadership in the petroleum Robert D. Cowdery, 1987 1971 — Frank A. Morgan Brenda K. Cunningham, 2001 — geosciences. 1972 Morgan J. Davis, Sr. Edward K. David, 2005 — 1973 Gordon I. Atwater 2007 — John J. Amoruso Herbert G. Davis, 1986 — 1974 G. Moses Knebel 2008 — James A. Gibbs Gerard J. Demaison, 1995 — 1975 Dean A. McGee 2009 — M. Ray Thomasson Rebecca Lee Dodge, 2016 — 1976 W. Dow Hamm 2010 — Patrick J. F. Gratton Edward D. Dolly, 2007 — 1977 Michel T. Halbouty 2011 — Daniel L. Smith Wallace G. Dow, 2015 — 1978 Kenneth H. Crandall 2012 — Robbie R. Gries Bernard C. Duval, 1995* — 1979 William Hirst Curry, Jr. 2013 — Stephen A. Sonnenberg George Eynon, 2008 — 1980 Kenneth K. Landes 2014 — Peter R. Rose William L. Fisher, 1990 — 1981 Mason L. Hill 2015 — Alfredo Eduardo Guzman´ Peter T. Flawn, 1983 — 1982 Daniel A. Busch 2016 — Scott W. Tinker Michael Forrest, 2016 — 1983 Grover E. Murray 2017 — Edward D. Dolly Lawrence W. Funkhouser, 1984 1984 — Robert J. Weimer Lee C. Gerhard, 1997 1985 — J. Ben Carsey James A. Gibbs, 1995 1986 — Merrill W. Haas Honorary Member Ned (E. E.) Gilbert, 2001 1987 — James E. Wilson Award Robert N. Ginsburg, 1991 1988 — Rufus J. LeBlanc, Sr. William E. Gipson, 1991 1989 — Hugh Neumann Frenzel Honorary membership is bestowed upon Kenneth W. Glennie, 2003 1990 — John T. Galey persons who have distinguished Claus Heinrich Graf, 1996* 1991 — John E. Kilkenny themselves by their service and devotion Patrick J. F. Gratton, 2002 1992 — Sherman A. Wengerd to the science and profession of Willard R. Green, 1998 1993 — Robert R. Berg petroleum geology and the Association. Robbie Rice Gries, 1998 1994 — William L. Fisher Walter P. Grun,¨ 2003* 1995 — John D. Haun 2017 Recipients Robert D. Gunn, 1983 1996 — Bernold M. Hanson Katharine “Lee” Avary Jeanne E. Harris, 2013 *Distinguished Achievement Awardee

Annual Report 2049 Paul M. Harris, 2012 Peter R. Vail, 1991 Fred A. Dix, 1986 Frank W. Harrison, Jr., 1986 Arthur M. Van Tyne, 1996 Carroll E. Dobbin, 1957 James Austin Hartman, 1992 Steven L. Veal, 2011 Charles F. Dodge III, 1999 John D. Haun, 1984 Koenraad Weber, 2004* Robert H. Dott, Sr., 1962 David H. Hawk, 2015 Robert J. Weimer, 1982 Marlan W. Downey, 2007 Christopher P. M. Heath, 2005 Larry D. Woodfork, 1990 E. T. Dumble, 1926 Martin D. Hewitt, 2014 Pinar O. Yilmaz, 2010 John E. “Brick” Elliott, 1970 G. Warfield “Skip” Hobbs, 2005 Donald L. Zieglar, 1986 Samuel P. Ellison, 1982 John R. Hogg, 2010 Deceased Honorary Members with Year of Elmer W. Ellsworth, 1972 Terry L. Hollrah, 2006 Election or Year of Award W. H. Emmons, 1946 Myron K. Horn, 1997 Abdulla Al-Naim, 2013 Maurice Ewing, 1968 Robert R. Jordan, 1993 John Emery Adams, 1966 Norman L. Falcon, 1973 John G. Kaldi, 2009 Gordon I. Atwater, 1969 John L. Ferguson, 1969 Barry J. Katz, 2011 Fritz L. Aurin, 1960 Norman H. Foster, 1993 John R. Kerns, 1993 Andrew D. Baillie, 1990 Hugh N. Frenzel, 1982 Hans H. Krause, 1998* Thomas D. Barber, 1997 Gerald Manfred Friedman, 1990 Susan M. Landon, 2000 Leonidas T. Barrow, 1959 H. B. Fuqua, 1983 Roberto A. Leigh, 1996* N. Wood Bass, 1961 John T. Galley, 1980 Donald W. Lewis, 2008 Ted L. Bear, 1988 John E. Galley, 1983 Desheng Li, 1994* B. Warren Beebe, 1966 G. C. Gester, 1949 Robert G. Lindblom, 1999 Alfred H. Bell, 1962 George R. Gibson, 1973 Peter M. Lloyd, 2008 Allan Parnell Bennison, 1999 August Goldstein, Jr., 1981 John C. Lorenz, 2015 Robert R. Berg, 1985 H. B. Goodrich, 1929 Ernest A. Mancini, 2008 D. L. Blackstone, Jr., 1990 C. N. Gould, 1943 Anibal R. Martinez, 1983* Richard R. Bloomer, 1987 Howard R. Gould, 1979 James S. McGhay, 2014 Arnold H. Bouma, 2007 Cecil H. Green, 1993 Lawrence D. Meckel, 2016 Leslie Bowling, 1975 George C. Grow Jr., 1988 Marcio Rocha Mello, 1998* Don R. Boyd, 1989 Eduardo J. Guzman,´ 1972 Daniel F. Merriam, 1996 Carl C. Branson, 1973 Michel T. Halbouty, 1969 Richard F. Meyer, 1987 Jules Braunstein, 1980 Dollie R. Hall, 1963 Robert M. Mitchum, Jr., 2000 John M. Browning, 1985 W. Dow Hamm, 1967 Raul Mosmann, 2002 George S. Buchanan, 1965 Marcus A. Hanna, 1962 D. Keith Murray, 1988 Daniel A. Busch, 1978 Bernold M. Hanson, 1984 J. Michael Party, 2009 H. P. Bybee, 1956 Charles J. Hares, 1959 Douglas G. Patchen, 2004 M. R. Campbell, 1934 G. D. Harris, 1935 Alain Perrodon, 1995* Carlos Walter M. Campos, 1992 T. S. Harrison, 1956 Kenneth E. Peters, 2013 Joe Cannon, 1994 Merrill W. Haas, 1979 M. Dane Picard, 1994 A. T. “Toby” Carleton, 2000 Roy T. Hazzard, 1959 George B. Pichel, 1991 Everett Carpenter, 1958 John C. Hazzard, 1973 Edward B. Picou, Jr., 2002 J. Ben Carsey, 1966 Kenneth C. Heald, 1957 Lewis S. “Stan” Pittman, 2001 Arlo E. Childs, 1970 Hollis D. Hedberg, 1967 Kay L. Pitts, 2015 H. Victor Church, 1987 Thomas A. Hendricks, 1971 R. Randy Ray, 2011 Frank R. Clark, 1958 William B. Heroy, 1957 Peter R. Rose, 2002 Leslie M. Clark, 1976 William B. Heroy, Jr., 2001 Wolfgang Schlager, 1999* Robey H. Clark, 1985 Mason L. Hill, 1966 Harrison Hagan Schmitt, 2006 George V. Cohee, 1963 Melvin J. Hill, 1979 Nahum Schneidermann, 1994 Frank B. Conselman, 1970 R. T. Hill, 1926 Valary L. Schulz, 2016 Kenneth H. Crandall, 1972 John M. Hills, 1980 John W. Shelton, 1990 Ira H. Cram, Sr., 1964 William J. Hilseweck, 1969 Roger M. Slatt, 2003 Carey Croneis, 1965 Harold W. Hoots, 1974 Carl J. Smith, 2001 William H. Curry, Jr., 1973 Henry V. Howe, 1967 Daniel L. Smith, 2007 Doris S. M. Curtis, 1983 J. V. Howell, 1956 Stephen A. Sonnenberg, 2008 N. H. Darton, 1938 M. King Hubbert, 1974 Bill St. John, 1988 Morgan J. Davis, Sr., 1964 J. P. D. Hull, 1951 Philip H. Stark, 2012 Ralph E. Davis, 1960 George S. Hume, 1954 Charles A. Sternbach, 2011 L. Courtney Decius, 1975 V. C. Illing, 1960 Donald Sherwood Stone, 1994 C. E. Decker, 1927 James R. Jackson, Jr., 1982 Paul M. Strunk, 1999 Ronald K. DeFord, 1965 H. R. Johnson, 1953 M. Ray Thomasson, 2003 Wallace de Witt, Jr., 1999 Percy E. (Peter) Kent, 1976 Jack C. Threet, 2008 Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr., 1996 John E. Kilkenny, 1972 Scott W. Tinker, 2015 E. L. DeGolyer, 1944 Robert E. King, 1970 Bernard P. Tissot, 1987 Alex Deussen, 1953 Robert E. Klabzuba, 1992 Harrison Lee Townes, 1997 Parke A. Dickey, 1989 Robert M. Kleinpell, 1973

*Distinguished Achievement Awardee

2050 Annual Report Hugh Douglas Klemme, 1991 John T. Rouse, 1971 2002 — Richard W. Beardsley G. Moses Knebel, 1965 David G. Roberts, 2001 2003 — William J. Barrett Samuel H. Knight, 1959 John W. Rold, 2006 2004 — Clayton H. Riddell Edward Koester, 1971 Edward C. Roy, Jr., 1993 2005 — John P. Lockridge Frank E. Kottlowski, 1985 Eric A. Rudd, 1992* 2006 — Richard L. “Dick” Findley Hans G. Kugler, 1968 R. Dana Russell, 1976 2007 — Dan B. Steward F. H. Lahee, 1947 R. D. Salisbury, 1919 2008 — Dudley J. Hughes Kenneth K. Landes, 1962 E. F. Schramm, 1956 2009 — Michael J. Johnson A. C. Lawson, 1937 Charles Schuchert, 1934 2010 — John Amoruso, Rufus J. LeBlanc, 1981 E. H. Sellards, 1946 J. Denny Bartell Larry Bartell M. M. Leighton, 1950 C. L. Severy, 1958 2011 — Douglas K. Strickland A. I. Levorsen, 1957 Laurence L. Sloss, 1981 2012 — Dan A. Hughes James O. Lewis, 1986 G. O. Smith, 1920 2013 — William A. Zagorski Ray C. Lewis, 1993 Robert M. Sneider, 1994 2014 — Orion L. Skinner Theodore A. Link, 1962 William C. Spooner, 1958 2015 — Hans Christen Rønnevik John P. Lockridge, 1987 Hans Stille, 1937 2016 — Richard K. Stoneburner E. R. Lloyd, 1950 J. A. Taff, 1934 2017 — Terry J. Mather John David Love, 1995 Charles H. Taylor, 1961 Charles J. Mankin, 2000 John A. Taylor, 1982 John A. Masters, 1996 Daniel J. Tearpock, 2013 Robert R. Berg Leonard F. McCollum, 1974 W. Taylor Thom, Jr., 1958 Outstanding Research Charles J. Mankin, 2000 Don F. Tobin, 1998 John A. Masters, 1996 Arthur C. Trowbridge, 1958 Award Dean A. McGee, 1989 Daniel Trumpy, 1964 — Duncan A. McNaughton, 1988 2009 Bradford E. Prather Edd R. Turner, 1982 — Robert E. Megill, 1993 2010 Martin P. A. Jackson Marion O. Turner, 1984 — Maurice G. Mehl, 1961 2011 Ole Jacob Martinsen W. H. Twenhofel, 1946 — Fred F. Meissner, 2001 2012 Henry W. Posamentier J. A. Udden, 1927 — Lee Hillard Meltzer, 1983 E. O. Ulrich, 1936 2013 Ronald A. Nelson W. C. Mendenhall, 1935 J. Frederick Sarg Martin Van Couvering, 1967 — Willis G. Meyer, 1984 W. A. J. M. van der Gracht, 1936 2014 Kevin M. Bohacs Harry A. Miller, 1985 Robert G. Loucks F. M. Van Tuyl, 1949 — Ralph LeRoy Miller, 1988 Walter A. Ver Wiebe, 1955 2015 Kitty L. Milliken Marcus E. Milling, 1998 H. H. von Hofer, 1924 Mark D. Zoback 2016 — Michael D. Lewan H. D. Miser, 1948 William A. Waldschmidt, 1979 Quinn R. Passey V. E. Monnett, 1955 Robert F. Walters, 1987 2017 — Julie A. LeFever Raul Mosmann, 2002 Theron Wasson, 1960 Clarence L. Moody, 1956 Paul Weaver, 1956 Graham B. Moody, 1962 Lewis George Weeks, 1967 Michel T. Halbouty John D. Moody, 1972 Sherman A. Wengerd, 1977 Memorial Human Raymond C. Moore, 1957 David White, 1919 Robert B. Moran, 1959 I. C. White, 1926 Needs Award Frank A. Morgan, 1961 James E. Wilson, Jr., 1977 The Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Human Harold T. Morley, 1968 James Lee Wilson, 1987 Needs Award was given 1972—2004 as William R. Muehlberger, 1995 W. G. Woolnough, 1941 AAPG’s third highest Award to honor an Grover E. Murray, 1970 W. E. Wrather, 1943 individual for outstanding application of Roelof J. Murris, 1995* Peter A. Ziegler, 2009 geology to the benefit of human needs Jerry Bowers Newby, 1967 and to recognize scientific excellence. Arne R. Nielsen, 1992 Gordon B. Oakeshott, 1981 Norman H. Foster 1972 — Wallace E. Pratt W. W. Orcutt, 1926 1973 — Hollis Dow Hedberg Ezequiel Ordonez, 1935 Outstanding Explorer 1974 — Cecil H. Green Edgar W. Owen, 1960 Award 1975 — Michel T. Halbouty Ben H. Parker, 1966 1976 — Lewis G. Weeks John M. Parker, 1987 The Norman H. Foster Outstanding 1977 — Martin Van Couvering James A. Peterson, 1996 Explorer Award (formerly the Outstanding 1978 — Vincent E. McKelvey Thomas Hughes Philpott, 1993 Explorer Award 2002—2011) is given in 1979 — M. Gordon Frey Max G. Pitcher, 1994 recognition of distinguished and 1980 — Creighton A. Burk Wallace E. Pratt, 1957 outstanding achievement in exploration 1981 — Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. R. D. Reed, 1939 for etroleum or mineral resources, by 1982 — David M. Evans Eugene F. “Bud” Reid, 1991 members who have shown a consistent 1983 — Harrison H. Schmitt John L. Rich, 1954 pattern of exploratory success, and with 1984 — Dean A. McGee David G. Roberts, 2001 an intended emphasis on recent 1985 — Leonard F. McCollum John W. Rold, 2006 discovery. 1986 — Eugene F. Reid *Distinguished Achievement Awardee

Annual Report 2051 1987 — Richard P. Sheldon 1984 — Dudley Harold Cardwell Wolfgang Schlager* 1988 — Victor E. Oppenheim Robert H. Dott, Jr. George D. Severson 1989 — Guillermo P. Salas Guerra John P. Lockridge Paul M. Strunk 1990 — Hans D. Knipping Eric A. Rudd Thomas L. Wright — fi 1991 Roy M. Huf ngton Grant Steele 1994 — Charles S. Hutchison* — — 1992 Donald F. Todd 1985 Thomas D. Barber Murray Johnstone* 1993 — Gordon B. Oakeshott Norman H. Foster R. Pratjatna Koesoemadinata* 1994 — George P. Mitchell George S. Galbraith Susan Longacre 1995 — Gabriel Dengo James A. Hartman Edward McFarlan, Jr. 1996 — Farouk El-Baz James S. MacDonald G. A. S. Nayoan* 1997 — Raymond A. Price William R. Moran Khalid Ngah* 1998 — Robert S. Yeats Anthony Reso James P. Rogers 1986 — Allan P. Bennison 1999 — Philip J. Currie John D. Sistrunk, Jr. Louis C. Bortz 2000 — Thomas L. Wright Carl J. Smith Charles F. Dodge III 2001 — Robert Calvin Milici Arthur M. Van Tyne — Myron K. Horn 2002 John A. Reinemund Roscoe E. Shutt 1995 — Richard S. Bishop 2003 — Rex Monahan — “ ” Brenda K. Cunningham — 1987 A. T. Toby Carleton 2004 Hugh Davies James A. Gibbs Edward K. David 2005 — No Recipient Samuel Arthur Friedman — John W. Harbaugh 2006 No Recipient Daniel F. Merriam Kenneth Jinghwa Hsu* Bill St. John Susan M. Landon A. John Martin* Distinguished Service Larry D. Woodfork Charles R. (Chuck) Noll 1988 — James M. Forgotson, Jr. M. Ray Thomasson Award Gerald Manfred Friedman Peter A. Ziegler* — The Distinguished Service Award is Robert R. Johnston 1996 Pablo Cruz-Helu* a walnut plaque that is presented Robert R. Jordan Ashton F. Embry annually to those who have distinguished John R. Kerns George Eynon themselves in service to AAPG. Jack P. Martin Jeffrey C. Greenawalt John A. Masters Gary E. Henry 1971 — August Goldstein, Jr. 1989 — George R. Bole Gustavas Warfield Hobbs IV 1972 — Howard R. Gould Martha Lou Broussard Maria Antonieta Lorente* 1973 — John D. Haun Clemont H. Bruce Rafael Sanchez-Montes de Oca* Leslie Bowling David G. Campbell Peter R. Rose 1974 — John T. Galey Lee C. Gerhard Roger M. Slatt 1975 — Jules Braunstein Scott J. Lysinger Carlos Maria Urien* Robert J. Weimer William H. Matthews III 1997 — Lee T. Billingsley 1976 — James R. Jackson, Jr. 1990 — James A. Helwig Stewart Chuber 1977 — George V. Cohee Michael E. “Mike” Hriskevich Walter P. Grun* Samuel P. Ellison, Jr. Lewis S. “Stan” Pittman Terry L. Hollrah 1978 — Robert H. Dott, Sr. William H. Roberts III Frank Horvath* Frank Gouin Edward C. Roy, Jr. John George Kaldi* 1979 — George Copernicus Grow, Jr. Nahum Schneidermann Susan M. Morrice Thomas C. Hiestand Richard Steinmetz Emiliano Mutti* John C. Maher 1991 — Dudley W. Bolyard David G. Roberts* 1980 — John E. Galley Robbie Rice Gries Dan L. Smith John W. Shelton George C. Hardin, Jr. Anthony Tankard 1981 — Bernold M. Hanson Jerome J. C. Ingels 1998 — Kevin T. Biddle Frank E. Kottlowski Edward D. Pittman Patrick J. F. Gratton Ralph L. Miller Robert M. Sneider C. Dennis Irwin, Jr. Marion Orville Turner Don F. Tobin David A. L. Jenkins 1982 — Donald W. Axford 1992 — Edward A. Beaumont Brian D. Keith Garth W. Caylor Steven H. Harris Hans H. Krause William L. Fisher Christopher P. M. Heath Celso Fernando Lucchesi* Herbert G. Davis Robert G. Lindblom Raul Mosmann* Robert L. Fuchs James A. Peterson F. Pierce Pratt Robert J. Gutru Phillip E. Playford* Edward G. Purdy* Richard F. Meyer 1999 — Abdulla H. Al-Naim* 1983 — Don R. Boyd 1993 — Paul A. Catacosinos Jean Dercourt* Fred A. Dix, Jr. John C. “Jack” Dunlap Richard Hardman* James O. Lewis Mateu Esteban* Ed W. Heath D. Keith Murray Gay L. Harmann Larre James A. Noel George B. Pichel Hugh M. Looney Roy D. Nurmi Donald L. Zieglar Lucien Montadert* Douglas Gene Patchen *Special Commendation Awardee

2052 Annual Report Edward B. Picou, Jr. 2010 — Martin M. Cassidy Mary Broussard Stephen A. Sonnenberg Rebecca L. Dodge Richard D. Fritz 2000 — Edward D. Dolly Bob A. Hardage Creties D. Jenkins Peter M. Lloyd* Dwight “Clint” Moore Kurt Neher J. Michael Party Terence G. O’Hare Robert N. Ryan, Jr. Robert T. Sellars, Jr. Craig W. Reynolds Lawrence H. Wickstrom Robert C. Shoup John W. Robinson Dietrich Welte* 2011 — Deborah E. Ajakaiye Pinar Oya Yilmaz Herman Darman 2001 — Elizabeth B. Campen Rick L. Ericksen Grover E. Murray Chuck Caughey Gretchen M. Gillis Ian Derek Collins Gina B. Godfrey Memorial Robert L. Countryman Sigrunn Johnsen Ben D. Hare Walter C. “Rusty” Riese Distinguished Educator Jean R. Lemmon 2012 — Edith C. Allison Award Tom Mairs Susan M. Cunningham Wolfgang E. Schollnberger David A. Dolph The Grover E. Murray Memorial 2002 — Thomas S. Ahlbrandt Paul F. Hoffman Distinguished Educator Award (formerly Jeffrey Aldrich Alain-Yves Huc Distinguished Educator Award) is given to Donald D. Clarke William A. Morgan recognize distinguished and outstanding John R. Hogg Adedoja R. Ojelabi contributions to geological education 2003 — Norbert E. Cygan Victor H. Vega including, but not limited to, teaching and Donald W. Lewis Mark L. Wilson counseling of students at the university level. Funded by Dr. and Steven L. Veal 2013 — Eugene L. Ames III Mrs. Grover Murray, this award can Paul Weimer Mark J. Gallagher also be given for education of the public 2004 — Royce P. Carr Frances J. Hein and management of educational Pete G. Gray Joseph J. Lambiase programs. Jeanne E. Harris Stephen D. Levine Barry J. Katz Brian E. Lock 1995 — James Lee Wilson Lowell K. Lischer Richard A. Lorentz, Jr. 1996 — Gerald M. Friedman Deborah K. Sacrey William C. Stephens L. L. Sloss — 2005 Adebaya Akinpelu Linda R. Sternbach Robert J. Weimer Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr. Laura C. Zahm 1997 — George B. Asquith — Thomas E. Ewing 2014 Hussain M. Al-Otaibi Robert Louis Folk Richard G. Green Donna S. Anderson Harold G. Reading Gerald E. Harrington William P. Bosworth 1998 — Gerard V. Middleton R. Randy Ray Peter Burri Lloyd C. Pray Charles Alan Sternbach Michael R. Canich Jr. 1999 — D. L. Blackstone, Jr. Jack C. Threet David R. Cook Peter R. Vail Scott W. Tinker Mark Cooper Roger G. Walker 2006 — Martin D. Hewitt Bret J. Fossum 2000 — Robert R. Berg Neil F. Hurley Steven M. Goolsby John D. Haun — John George Kaldi 2015 Ronald F. Broadhead Ernest A. Mancini Larry C. Knauer Ross A. Clark 2001 — JohnW. Harbaugh Jeffrey W. Lund Denise M. Cox Clyde H. Moore 2007 — Adekunle A. Adesida John Dolson Charles R. Stelck Alfredo E. Guzman Meredith Faber 2002 — Zuhair Al-Shaieb Andrew Hurst William S. Houston William R. Muehlberger John C. Lorenz Mark W. Longman Paul E. Potter Eric P. Mason John A. Minch 2003 — Albert V. Carozzi Valary L. Schulz James F. Reilly Frank G. Ethridge 2008 — Katharine Lee Avary Gabor C. Tari 2004 — Knut O. Bjorlykke John (Jack) D. Edwards Peter Wigley William E. Galloway Barry A. Goldstein 2016 — Abdulkader M. Afifi Andrew D. Miall Douglas C. Peters Sa’id Al-Hajri Edward C. Roy, Jr. 2009 — Alistair R. Brown Paul J. English 2005 — Aureal T. Cross Larry L. Jones Peter Hennings Fred Franke Meissner Mike J. Lakin Arthur H. Johnson Paul Weimer Dalton F. Lackman Stephen E. Laubach 2006 — G. Randy Keller Kenneth M. Mallon Geir Lunde Brian E. Lock Randi S. Martinsen Terrilyn M. Olson Roger M. Slatt Robert C. Mummery Debra Purifoy Osborne John Edward Warme John E. Ritter 2017 — Fowzia Hussain Abdullah 2007 — Janok P. Bhattacharya Stephen L. Shaw Anwar M. Al-Beaiji A. Eugene Fritsche Jack H. West Sylvia M. C. Anjos Stephan A. Graham

Annual Report 2053 2008 — Robert S. Gray an accepted geologic process Roy H. Gabrielsen (for S. George Pemberton with implications for terrestrial leadership of academic 2009 — J. Frederick Read geology and evolution) and industrial petroleum Finn Surlyk 1997 — Paul G. Benedum, Jr. (for research) 2010 — Wayne M. Ahr leadership of the Claude 2007 — Richard D. Fritz (for visionary Eric A. Erslev Worthington Benedum leadership and stalwart Murray K. Gingras Foundation) management of AAPG’s scientific 2011 — Lawrence D. Meckel 1997 — Robert E. Megill (for showing and business activities) Ronald J. Steel petroleum geologists how to Marcus E. Milling (posthumously) 2012 — Andrew Hurst express their ideas and cope with (for leading the American Howard D. Johnson their science through the use of Geological Institute to national 2013 — Carlton E. Brett petroleum economics) prominence in earth science John R. Underhill 1998 — Fred A. Dix, Jr. (for dedicated education, public geoscience 2014 — Joseph A. Cartwright leadership of the AAPG from outreach and government Gregor P. Eberli 1973 to 1996) relations. Charles Kerans 1999 — Isaac J. Crumbly (for leadership in 2008 — Nikolai V. Lopatin (for Donald R. Lowe creating a technical workforce for recognizing his lifelong 2015 — Samuel O. Akande the nation’s energy industry) contribution to petroleum Donald Wilkin Boyd 1999 — Sarah G. Stanley (for leadership geochemistry and establishing James O. Puckette in the development of public some of the most important V. Paul Wright centers for workstation training) principles of petroleum 2016 — Brenda L. Kirkland 2000 — Arthur R. Green (for visionary maturation and migration) Xiaomin Zhu work to develop integrated Steven L. Veal (for contributing 2017 — Norman J. Hyne geoscience and commitment to to the AAPG over the past two Carl L. Johnson deliver these products to the decades, including service to geoscience community) HoD, DEG, Conventions and the Harrison Schmitt Award 2000 — William T. Smith (for outstanding Executive Committee) The Harrison Schmitt Award recognizes achievement as a working 2009 — Alexi E. Kontorovich individuals or organizations that, for petroleum geologist and oil Akif Ali Narimanov a variety of reasons, do not qualify for industry executive) 2010 — Robert W. Allen other Association honors and awards. In 2001 — Kenneth Dale Owen and George P. Mitchell David L. Rice (for their efforts in 2011 the name of the award was 2011 — Anthony Dore´ restoring the 19th century New changed from the Special Award to the Myron K. Horn Harmony scientific community Harrison Schmitt Award. 2012 — Jill Stevens in Indiana) — “ ” 2013 — George B. Asquith 1973 Harrison H. Jack Schmitt (for 2001 — Richard Warren (for his lunar exploration) Martin G. Lockley commitment to the oil industry — 1974 — Marcel and Conrad Schlumberger fl 2014 No Award while facing personal af iction 2015 — Anita Harris (For her contributions (posthumously) (for with fortitude) development of electrical to geology and petroleum 2001 — J. C. “Jay” Gallagher logging) exploration through her work in (posthumously) (for the 1990 — John F. Bookout (for excellence conodont biostratigraphy and the successful evolution of the in exploration leadership) development of the color International Pavilion) 1991 — Norman H. Foster and Edward A. alteration index (CAI).) — ? fl Beaumont (for work on the 2002 Emmanuel Tamesis (for 2016 Gary Burchfeld (For awlessly Treatise of Petroleum Geology) contributions to the education of documenting AAPG and its 1995 — James Wood Clarke (for English geologists and for achievements members, volunteers, leaders, translation/publication of in Philippine petroleum and honorees as they advance geological information from exploration) the science of geology, promote — Soviet Union and Russia) 2003 Waverly Person (for contributions technology, and inspire high fi 1996 — Wesley G. Bruer (for adding to the eld of earthquake studies professional conduct) Oregon to the list of producing and establishment of the 2016 — William Aubrey Cobban (Bill states with the 1979 discovery of National Earthquake Information Cobban was an exceptional field the 70 bcf Mist gas field) Center) collector, geologist, 1996 — Norman D. Newell (for 2004 — Dietrich H. Welte (for paleontologist, biostratigrapher, paleoecological studies of contributions in petroleum mapmaker, mentor who made Permian Reef complex of W. geochemistry and numerical the biostratigraphy of the Texas and organic evolution) modeling of petroleum Western Interior marine 1997 — Marsha A. Barber (for systems) Cretaceous clear and development of K-12 curricula 2005 — John W. Gibson, Jr. (for his understandable) and teacher training to improve contribution to AAPG’s legacy on 2017 — Julia Gardner (Julia Anna Gardner public understanding of energy ethics) was a remarkable and avid issues) 2006 — Jorge Ferrer (for efforts to explorer, a brave warrior, and 1997 — Eugene M. Shoemaker (for improve international deeply humane human being transforming meteor impacts into communications) whose expertise in multiple areas

2054 Annual Report was profoundly utilized) 2001 — Patty Holyfield 2015 — Ben Law Zhongjian Qiu (For pioneering H. Leighton Steward 2016 — Lawrence A. McPeek work leading to numerous major John S. Wold 2017 — John Oty oil and gas discoveries and 2002 — M. Lee Allison outstanding leadership in Lawrence H. Skelton petroleum exploration in China 2003 — Charles E. Brown II Geosciences in the for over six decades) 2004 — John C. Dolson 2005 — John W. Hickenlooper Media Award 2006 — Edward C. Roy, Jr. Geosciences in the Media Award 2007 — Peter T. Flawn (formerly Journalism Award) is given Public Service Award Lee C. Gerhard each year to a person in recognition of Edward M. Warner notable journalistic achievement in any The Public Service Award is a walnut 2008 — Ashton F. Embry medium which contributes to public plaque bearing the recipient’s name, Douglas C. Rateliff understanding of geology, energy the date, and citation. It is given to 2009 — Owen R. Hopkins resources, or the technology of oil recognize contributions of members to 2010 — Thomas C. Bergeon and gas exploration. The recipient public affairs and to encourage Ahmed N. El Barkooky need not be a member of the Association. geologists to take a more active part in William B. Harrison, III public affairs. Tako Koning 1972 — James A. Clark — — 2011 — Mark J. Doelger 1973 No Recipient 1971 Dewey F. Bartlett — 1974 — Max B. Skelton — 2012 No Recipient 1972 William T. Pecora — 1975 — William D. Smith — 2013 AlexS. Broun — 1973 Ian Campbell Jerome J. Cuzella 1976 No Recipient 1974 — Dean A. McGee 1977 — Philip H. Abelson Donald S. Van — 1975 — Lee C. Lamar 1978 No Recipient — Nieuwenhuise 1979 — No Recipient 1976 No Recipient — — — 2014 John B. Curtis 1980 Walter Sullivan 1977 William J. Sherry 2015 — Logan MacMillan 1981 — No Recipient 1978 — George T. Abell — — Timothy M. Ryan 1982 John McPhee 1979 A. V. Jones, Jr. 2016 — Lawrence Anna 1983 — Ron Redfern — — 1980 G. Frederick Shepherd David F. Martineau 1984 James A. Michener 1981 — Wilson M. Laird — 1985 — No Recipient — 2017 Friends of Dinosaur Ridge — 1982 Wallace W. Hagan W. Lynn Watney 1986 David Attenborough Richard A. Jahns Richard Gore 1983 — Daniel N. Miller, Jr. 1987 — John McPhee John B. Patton Pioneer Award 1988 — No Recipient — — 1984 John Wesley Rold The Pioneer Award is an oak plaque 1989 Horst Heise Joseph J. Simmons III bearing the recipient’s name, date and Stephen Schwochow — — 1985 James A. Barlow place to be given, and year of 1990 William Rintoul — — 1986 Robert D. Gunn membership. It is given to long-standing 1991 Robert T. Bakker — “ ” Cliff J. Nolte members who have made significant 1992 Richard F. Rick Williamson — 1987 Jack G. Elam contributions to the ssociation but have Daniel Yergin — Fred L. Smith, Jr. been unrecognized. 1993 Stephen Jay Gould 1988 — Charles J. Mankin 1994 — John R. Horner 1989 — John A. Taylor 1997 — Elliott H. Powers 1995 — Wallace R. Hansen James W. Vanderbeek 1999 — Elizabeth Anne Elliott 1996 — Lee C. Gerhard 1990 — Cyril J. Perusek 2000 — Willam C. Gussow Linda Davis Harrar 1991 — John David Love Frank P. Sonnenberg 1997 — Donald L. Baars 1992 — John H. Gray 2001 — No Recipient John Paul Pitts 1993 — Virgil E. Barnes 2002 — Craig Ferris 1998 — Walter Alvarez Charles W. Spencer 2003 — Rushdi Said 1999 — Sarah Andrews 1994 — William Kennon McWilliams, Jr. Robert M. Sanford 2000 — Walter Youngquist Thomas Walsh Rollins 2004 — No Recipient 2001 — Mountain Press 1995 — Norbert E. Cygan 2005 — Philip W. Choquette 2002 — No Recipient Gerald G. L. Henderson 2006 — Frank Royse, Jr. 2003 — Ron Redfern 1996 — Alan L. DeGood 2007 — William H. Hunt Simon Winchester Robert G. H. Raynolds 2008 — L. Frank Brown, Jr. 2004 — Halfdan Carstens E. Gerald Rolf 2009 — James D. Lowell Halka Chronic 1997 — Samuel T. Pees 2010 — Thomas D. Barrow 2005 — Bill Bryson 1998 — Mary Elizabeth Dowse 2011 — J. Myles Bowen 2006 — Michael Crichton David G. Rensink John S. Wold 2007 — Michael J. Economides 1999 — James E. Brooks 2012 — Tim T. Schowalter 2008 — Tyler Priest John Robert Dewey 2013 — Robert E. Fox 2009 — No Recipient Randy A. Foutch Paul R. Lamerson 2010 — No Recipient 2000 — John Harris Marshall, Jr. 2014 — Vincent Matthews III 2011 — Ronald C. Blakey Alvin L. Schultz Thomas L. Thompson Tom Zoellner

Annual Report 2055 2012 — Nick Eyles 1992 — David Trowbridge Lawrence 2017 — Keith Shanley 2013 — Kirk Johnson Mark A. Doyle Robert M. Cluff Ray Troll Tom Aigner 2014 — Harry Lynch 1993 — Gerard J. Demaison Scott W. Tinker Bradley J. Huizinga Robert H. Dott, Sr., Scott D. Sampson 1994 — Kevin T. Biddle 2015 — Iain S. Stewart Wolfgang Schlager Memorial Award — 2016 Ben Gadd Kurt W. Rudolph The Robert H. Dott, Sr., Memorial Award Kirk Johnson Ian Miller Terry L. Bush (formerly the President’s Award) is to — — 2017 Michael Collier 1995 Carlos A. Dengo honor and reward the author/editor of Michael C. Corey the best Special Publication dealing — 1996 Charles Kerans with geology published by the Association. Young Professions F. Jerry Lucia The cash award is $500. Rainer K. Senger 1997 — F. Jerry Lucia Exemplary Service 1945 — William E. Wallace 1998 — Ulisses Thibes Mello 1946 — Horace G. Richards Award Garry D. Karner 1947 — Robert F. Walters 1999 — John W. Robinson Young Professionals Exemplary Service 1948 — L. L. Sloss Peter J. McCabe Award is given to members who have W. M. Laird 2000 — Karla E Tucker promoted growth, awareness, and 1949 — Sherman A. Wengerd Paul M. “Mitch” Harris expanded opportunities within the 1950 — F. M. Swain Richard C. Nolen-Hoeksema organization for young professionals. The Frank Reedy, Jr. 2001 — Robert G. Loucks award will help recognize the importance 1951 — Walter B. Spangler 2002 — John S. Bridge of AAPG volunteers dedicating Jahn J. Peterson themselves to helping inspire, retain and Robert S. Tye — — 1952 Raymond Siever recruit future geoscientists within the 2003 Roger J. Barnaby — Stephen C. Ruppel 1953 Donald F. Towse Association as well as to the organization — and profession in general. Funding for the 2004 — Donald S. Stone 1954 Charles C. Bates — award is provided by AAPG. 2005 — Hongliu Zeng 1955 Paul V. Smith, Jr. Charles Kerans 1956 — J. Law 2017 — Aisha A. Al-Bulushi 2006 — Keith W. Shanley Robert H. Dott, Jr. Catherine E. Campbell Robert M. Cluff 1957 — Robert H. Parker Nick Lagrilliere` John W. Robinson 1958 — John C. Ludwick Ryan Lemiski 2007 — Shankar Mitra William R. Walton Gerardo C. Figueroa 1959 — John M. Andrichuk Jesus H. Garcia 1960 — Robert L. Folk Wallace E. Pratt Antonio M. Alvarado 1961 — Richard W. Fetzner 2008 — Graham R. Davies 1962 — J. G. C. M. Fuller Memorial Award Langhorne B. Smith, Jr. 1963 — P. G. Temple — The Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Award 2009 Joe Cartwright L. J. Perry — (formerly a category of the President’s Mads Huuse 1964 James M. Forgotson, Jr. — Award) is to honor and eward the author Andrew Aplin 1965 Harry V. Spooner, Jr. — — (s) of the best article 2010 David R. Pyles 1966 Dietrich H. Welte AAPG Bulletin — — published each calendar year. The cash 2011 William A. Ambrose 1967 No Recipient — award is $1500. Tucker F. Hentz 1968 Ghansham D. Sharma Florence Bonnaffee 1969 — Leo F. LaPorte 1982 — Roelof J. Murris Robert G. Loucks 1970 — Ernst Cloos 1983 — James K. Crouch L. Frank Brown, Jr. 1971 — Peter Lehner 1984 — William E. Galloway Fred P. Wang 1972 — Hollis D. Hedberg David K. Hobda Eric C. Potter 1973 — Mason L. Hill Kinji Magara 2012 — Robert H. Lander 1974 — Rufus J. LeBlanc 1985 — Carr P. Dishroon, Jr. Linda M. Bonnell 1975 — Ronald E. Wilcox Dave Russell Kingston 2013 — Andrew C. Aplin Tod P. Harding Philip A. Williams Joe H. S. Macquaker Donald R. “Don” Seely 1986 — Tod P. Harding 2014 — Sonja Spasojevic 1976 — Daniel A. Busch 1987 — Tod P. Harding Michael Gurnis 1977 — Edgar W. Owen 1988 — Shankar Mitra 2015 — Kitty L. Milliken 1978 — Tod P. Harding 1989 — Bernard P. Tissot Mark D. Rudnicki 1979 — Robert M. Mitchum, Jr. Regis Pelet David B. Awwiller Peter R. Vail Philippe Ungerer Tongwei Zhang John B. Sangree 1990 — Charles D. Winker 2016 — Christopher A.-L. Jackson 1980 — Bulletin Richard T. Buffler Daniel T. Carruthers Brian D. Evamy 1991 — David Richard Dawson Boote Seshane N. Mahlo Jean Haremboure Robert Bruce Kirk Omieari Briggs Peter Kamerling

2056 Annual Report William A. Knapp Gary S. Steffens 1993 — Bradford E. Prather Felix A. Molloy Joseph R. J. Studlick 1994 — Bradford E. Prather Paul H. Rowlands 2010 — Stephen P. Cumella 1995 — Robert D. Walters Special Publication Keith W. Shanley 1996 — Isabel Patricia Montañez Peter A. Scholle Wayne K. Camp 1997 — Laurel B. Alexander 1981 — Bulletin 2011 — Claudio Bartolini Peter B. Flemings Michael A. Arthur Juan Rogelio Roman Ramos 1998 — Scott W. Tinker Seymour O. Schlanger 2012 — M. Poppelreiter 1999 — Andrew David Hindle Special Publication C. Garcia-Carballido 2000 — Sebastian Galeazzi Peter A. Scholle M. A. Kraaijveld 2001 — Antony Reynolds 1982 — Special Publication 2013 — K. McClay 2002 — Lesli J. Wood Robert J. Cordell J. H. Shaw 2003 — No recipient William H. Roberts, III J. Suppe 2004 — Tobias H. D. Payenberg 1983 — Michel T. Halbouty 2014 — John A. Breyer 2005 — No Recipient 1984 — George B. Asquith 2015 — Dengliang Gao 2006 — No Recipient 1985 — Albert W. Bally 2016 — Lisa Marlow 2007 — No Recipient — Christopher C. G. Kendall 2008 — Alejandro Escalona 1986 Gerard Demaison — Roelof J. Murris Lyndon A. Yose 2009 David R. Pyles — 2017 — Dana S. Ulmer-Scholle 2010 — David R. Pyles 1987 Orville Roger Berg — Donald G. Woolverton Peter A. Scholle 2011 David M. Dutton 1988 — James A. Peterson Juergen Schieber Bruce D. Trudgill — Robert J. Raine 2012 — Alexei V. Milkov 1989 Albert W. Bally — 1990 — Peter A. Ziegler 2013 Peter E. K. Deveugle — Klaas Verwer 1991 Anthony J. Tankard — Hugh R. Balkwill J. C. “Cam” Sproule 2014 Joseph M. English — 2015 — Mark R. P. Tingay 1992 John C. Van Wagoner — Robert M. Mitchum, Jr. Memorial Award 2016 Robert J. Heller John Vermylen Kirt M. Campion TheJ. C. “Cam”Sproule Memorial 2017 — Joseph M. English Victor David Rahmanian Award is to honor and reward the younger Luke Ferreira 1993 — Kevin Thomas Biddle authors of papers on petroleum geology. 1994 — Roger W. Macqueen It is awarded to a member of the Dale A. Leckie Association, 35 years of age or younger 1995 — Diana Morton-Thompson at the time of submittal, whose paper, SEG/AAPG Best Paper Arnold M. Woods published in any publication of the in 1996 — Leslie B. Magoon Association or an affiliated society, Interpretation Wallace G. Dow division, or section, is sufficiently Journal Award 1997 — Anthony Tankard outstanding and is judged to be the best Ramiro Suarez Soruco contribution to petroleum geology by 2015 — Bruce S. Hart Herman J. A. Welsink a person of those qualifications during 2016 — Dave Hale 1998 — Martin P. A. Jackson that year. The cash award is $500. Richard H. Groshong David G. Roberts 2017 — Roderick Perez Altimar Sigmund Snelson Kurt J. Marfurt — 1999 Ronald C. Surdam 1974 — Aston F. Embry III — 2000 Ben E. Law 1975 — Clifton F. “Cliff” Jordan, Jr. Gregory F. Ulmishek 1976 — Paul Hoffman John W. Shelton Search Vyacheslav I. Slavin 1977 — W. R. Moore 2001 — John F. Jordan and Discovery Award 1978 — Myron W. Payne Richard A. Schatzinger — The John W. Shelton Search and 2002 — Marcio R. Mello 1979 Peter A. Scholle 1980 — Richard S. Bishop Discovery Award is given at the Annual Barry J. Katz — Convention of the Association each year in 2003 — Marlan W. Downey 1981 Tim T. Schowalter — recognition of the best contribution to the William A. Morgan 1982 Douglas W. Waples — “Search and Discovery” website in the Jack C. Threet 1983 Marc B. Edwards — 1984 — Judith Totman Parrish past year. It is awarded for the 2004 Alan R. Huffman outstanding contribution to Search and 1985 — Martin P. A. Jackson Glenn L. Bowers Discovery for originality of concepts and/ — Steven J. Seni 2005 Peter A. Scholle or techniques, applicability to, and 1986 — Martha O. Withjack Dana S. Ulmer-Scholle impact on, exploration for and/or 2006 — G. Michael Grammer Daryl Jill D. Pollock — development of hydrocarbon resources Gregor P. Eberli 1987 Stephan Alan Graham and/or energy-mineral resources, clarity Paul M. (Mitch) Harris Loretta Ann Williams — — in presentation, and quality and added 2007 Amos Salvador 1988 Shankar Mitra value of illustrative material. The cash — — 2008 P. M. (Mitch) Harris 1989 David W. Houseknecht award is $500. L. J. (Jim) Weber 1990 — Richard John Hubbard 2009 — Tor H. Nilsen 1991 — Donald A. Medwedeff 2009 — Award established Roger D. Shew 1992 — Paul Weimer 2010 — Paul M. (Mitch) Harris

Annual Report 2057 2011 — Dwight M. “Clint” Moore 1982 — Colin Barker Bob Parney Robert O. Brooks 1983 — Clemont H. Bruce Scott Friedman 2012 — Katherine Giles 1984 — Thomas J. Schull 2013 — Anne Grau 1985 — Ralph S. Kerr David Kelly Robert H. Sterling 1986 — Lisa M. Pratt John Nieto 2014 — Neil K. Basu 1987 — James Francis Dolan Albert Cui Gervasio J. Barzola 1988 — Jon F. Blickwede, Sr. Cory Twemlow Hector Bello 1989 — Ian E. Hutcheon Brent Nassichuk Paul R. Clarke 1990 — Martin P. A. Jackson Oswaldo Viloria 1991 — Michael D. Lewan Sebastian´ M. Arismendi 2015 — Konstantin Sobornov 1992 — John Richard Underhill Mar´ıa E. Pascariello 2016 — Ronald C. Blakey 1993 — P. Joe Hamilton Maria F. Rincon´ 2017 — Mike Blum 1994 — Steven G. Henry Ernesto Schwarz Kristy T. Milliken 1995 — Kenneth J. Thies Mariana Olivo John W. Snedden 1996 — James P. DiSiena William E. Galloway 1997 — Mark B. Allen Mark D. Sonnenfeld 1998 — Joachim E. Amthor Lyn Canter 1999 — Martha Oliver Withjack George C. Matson 2000 — Wafik Beydoun Memorial Award 2002 — Henry W. Posamentier Jules Braunstein 2003 — Mark Cooper Memorial Award The George C. Matson Award is made to Richard G. Harris the speaker presenting before the annual 2004 — Frank J. Peel The Jules Braunstein Memorial Award convention of the American Association of 2005 — Marian J. Warren recognizes the author(s) of the best Petroleum Geologists that paper which is 2006 — Michael R. Hudec AAPG poster session paper presented judged to be best. Papers are judged by 2007 — Steven H. Brachman at the annual convention. Funded by the Matson Award Committee on the 2008 — Cathy L. Farmer the Gulf Coast Association of Geological basis of both scientific quality of content 2009 — Mark Knackstedt Societies to honor Mr. Braunstein, who and excellence in presentation. The name 2010 — Barbara J. Tilley recommended and arranged for the of the Matson Award winner is engraved 2011 — Santinder Chopra first poster session at the 1976 AAPG on a large, beautiful silver cup provided by 2012 — Lars Wensaas Annual Meeting, it is an attractive the Matson family. The recipient also 2013 — Jonathan Allen engraved walnut plaque and a cash receives a plaque on which an engraved 2014 — Stephen Holtkamp award of $500. miniature replica of the silver cup is 2015 — Peter Hennings 1984 — Dale S. Sawyer displayed. Anyone named as Matson 2016 — Jeremy Jameson 1985 — Richardson B. Allen Award winner at three annual 2017 — Martin J. Kennedy conventions is given permanent Jeffrey Feehan possession of the large silver trophy. George C. Matson Memorial Award Top 10 Jeff Gernand Oral Presenters at the 2016 Annual Meeting Miguel Giraut 1957 — John A. Masters in Calgary, Alberta, Canada Bruce H. Nickelsen — — 1958 James W. Gwinn Abidin B. Caf 1986 John R. Suter 1959 — Daniel A. Busch Henry R. Berryhill 1960 — Harold W. Owens John D. Pigott 1987 — Alan Ronald Daly 1961 — Horace D. Thomas Anders O. Madsen Janell Diane Edman 1962 — Eric A. Rudd 1988 — John C. Lorenz — Andreas W. Laake 1963 John Drummond Moody Nicholas Cooke Sharon J. Finley 1964 — William R. Muehlberger David I. Norman 1965 — Gordon I. Atwater Paul Hackley 1989 — Alan C. Kendall — 1966 Lloyd C. Pray Gregory Baugher Gill M. Harwood 1967 — Max G. Pitcher 1990 — L. M. “Mike” Grace 1968 — Charles A. Biggs, Jr. Joel Walls Paul Edwin Potter 1969 — Arthur A. Meyerhoff Tiffany Hintzman R. Gordon Pirie 1970 — Douglas J. Shearman 1991 — Kate S. Weissenburger 1971 — H. O. Woodbury Andrew D. McCauley 1992 — Erik R. Lundin 1972 — H. E. Cook Michael Abrams 1993 — Jesus Maguregui Solaguren R. P. Nixon 1994 — Rob B. Leslie 1973 — Leigh C. Price Federico F. Krause 1995 — John R. Sutter 1974 — N. A. Anstey Chris DeBuhr Kevin M. Bohacs 1975 — Leigh C. Price Andrew C. Wiseman 1996 — Cynthia L. Blankenship 1976 — Curtis C. Humphris, Jr. Camilo A. Rojas Aldana Douglas A. Stauber 1977 — Stephen G. Franks Ron Watson David S. Epps 1978 — Colin Barker Rudi O. Meyer Chuck Guderjahn 1979 — Philip H. H. Nelson John D. Oldroyd 1980 — Robert G. Todd Heather LaReau 1997 — James C. Niemann Peter R. Vail Jeremy E. Dahl 1998 — Hege Mait Nordgard˚ Bolas˚ 1981 — Roger K. McLimans Adam Clark Christian Hermanrud

2058 Annual Report EirikVik Qunwei Zhang from many individuals and societies Britta Paasch Xiaodong Wei who wished to contribute a lasting 1999 — Eloise Doherty 2017 — Jenna M. DiMarzio memorial to A. I. Levorsen. A plaque is Stephen E. Laubach Svetoslav V Georgiev given at the regional meetings of the 2000 — Brad E. Prather Holly Stein sections of the American Association of Joseph R. Straccia Judith Hannah Petroleum Geologists for the best paper, 2002 — Martin K. Dubois with particular emphasis on creative Alan P. Byrnes Jules Braunstein Memorial Award Top 10 thinking toward new ideas in W. Lynn Watney Poster Presentations at the 2016 Annual exploration. The papers are judged by 2003 — Vitor Dos Santos Abreu Meeting in Calgary, Alberta, Canada committees established for each Thomas David De Brock Mario A. Gutierrez meeting and are presented through the Kendall Meyers Jose L. Guzman localA.I.LevorsenMemorialAward Dag Nummedal Derek Sawyer Committee. Steven L. Pierce William A. Spears Eider Hernandez Bilbao Only the authors presenting winning 2004 — Alan P. Byrnes John D. Humphrey papers are recipients of the Levorsen Martin K. Dubois Award. Their names are shown below in Evan K. Franseen Edward J. Stockhausen bold type, with their co-authors listed in W. Lynn Watney Richard Ball regular type. 2005 — Mark Allen Pete Clark Eric J-P. Blanc Richard Mongan Philip Rice Eastern Section Clare Davies — Sigmund Snelson Adrian Heafford 1972 Gunilla Gard 1973 — C. F. Upshaw Robert A. Scott Iain Prince — Douglas G. Patchen Stephen J. Vincent 1974 — ˚ ˚ Jason A. Crux Richard Smosna 2006 Hege Marit Nordgard Bolas Bernard Lee Christian Hermanrud H. Buchanan 1975 — B. Charlotte Schreiber Gunn Mari Grimsmo Teige Satinder Chopra R. Catalano 2007 — George W. Shurr Kurt J. Marfurt Thomas N. Haggar E. Schreiber — G. R. Keller Sarah A. Chadima Tongwei Zhang 1976 2008 — Jose I. Guzman Xiangzeng Wang R. K. Soderberg Rod Sloan Xun Sun M. L. Ammerman Kitty L. Milliken A. E. Bland Shengyu Wu — Stephen C. Ruppel 1977 No Recipient Shaoqing Sun — Richard Smosna 2009 — Tim Dooley Daniel Enriquez 1978 Douglas G. Patchen Michael Hudec — Mark W. Presley Martin Jackson Heath H. Hopson 1979 — Pankaj Khanna 1980 — Robert M. Cluff 2010 Nikki Hemmesch — A. B. Watts Nicholas B. Harris Jacob M. Proctor 1981 — Andre W. Droxler M. S. Steckler 2011 Eddy Lee — Vance P. Wiram R. Craig Shipp Daniel J. Lehrmann 1982 1983 — Howard R. Schwalb Willem Hack Paul (Mitch) Harris 1984 — Robert A. Sedivy J. Larry Gibson Ralph Burwood Fa Dawn Pankaj Khanna Andre Droxler Gary A. Cole 2012 — Roger M. Slatt Daniel J. Lehrmann Richard J. Drozd Younane Abousleiman Henry I. Halpern — Jeffrey Nittrouer 2013 Simon Campbell Paul (Mitch) Harris 1985 — Helen M. Sestak Stanislaw Mazur 1986 — Karen Rose Cercone Nicola Henshaw — Brian D. Keith Sara Del Conte 1987 Ahmed Salem 1988 — Richard Smosna Adriano Sebastiao Andrea Tamburini Andy Higgs J. M. Conrad Jane Saweka T. C. Maxwell Artur Oliveira Jessica Morgan — Dennis R. Swager Giacomo Falorni 1989 2014 — Satinder Chopra Marie-Josee´ Banwell Neil F. Hurley Ritesh Sharma 1990 — Bruce V. Sanford 2015 — Rosanne McKernan Amelie Dufournet A. C. Grant Julian Mecklenburgh Nick Lagrilliere 1991 — James W. Castle Ernest Rutter 1992 — Lisa K. Goetz Kevin Taylor J. Gary Tyler Stephen J. Covey-Crump A. I. Levorsen Memorial Roger L. Macarevich 2016 — Xuejun Wang Award David L. Brewster Lirong Dou Jagadeesh R. Sonnad Yuguang Zhao The A. I. Levorsen Memorial Award was 1993 — Robert E. Davis Demin Mao established as the result of contributions 1994 — Stephen F. Nowacxewski

Annual Report 2059 1995 — Nicholas B. Harris 1979 — Robert R. Berg 2007 — Angela McDonnell 1996 — James A. Drahovzal 1980 — Ernest A. Mancini Mike Hudec 1997 — Robert Marc Bustin 1981 — Edward C. Roy, Jr. Martin P. A. Jackson C. R. Clarkson Mark Eidelbach 2009 — John B. Wagner 1998 — T. Joshua Stark Nancy Trumbly 2010 — Robert Loucks Lawrence H. Wickstrom 1982 — Thomas E. Ewing Robert Reed 1999 — David G. Morse S. Christopher Caran Stephen Ruppel 2000 — John R. Hogg 1983 — John W. Cagle Ursula Hammes 2001 — James A. Drahovzal M. Ali Khan 2011 — No Recipient (meeting canceled) Lawrence H. Wickstrom 1984 — Gary L. Kinsland 2012 — Michael R. Hudec Timothy R. Carr 1985 — William E. Galloway 2013 — Jonathan P. Parker John A. Rupp 1986 — Shirley P. Dutton Claudia Montoya Beverly Seyler 1987 — Shirley P. Dutton Richard Uden Scott W. White Robert J. Finley Oleg Yakovlev 2002 — Albert S. Wylie, Jr. Karen L. Herrington Michael Murat 2003 — Langhorne B. (Taury) Smith 1988 — Ian Lerche 2014 — John Snedden Richard Nyahay John J. O’Brien Ian O. Norton 2004 — Langhorne B. (Taury) Smith 1989 — Peter J. Hutchinson Gail L. Christeson Richard Nyahay 1990 — Michael P. Prescott Jason C. Sanford 2005 — J. Fred Read 1991 — Andrew J. Davidoff 2015 — Elizabeth A. Watkins 2006 — Frank R. Ettensohn 1992 — Harry H. Roberts Julio Tamashiro 2007 — Frank R. Ettensohn Douglas J. Cook Nicholas Martin 2008 — Langhorne B. (Taury) Smith Mark K. Sheedlo Eldar Guliyev 2009 — Stephen T. Whitaker 1993 — Wayne Carew Renato Leite Bruce Schonert Glenn L. Krum Nhom (Vince) Nguyen Jon Brenizer Paul F. Ostendorf Abayomi Aina Bryan Clayton 1994 — John A. Rhodes Mauro R. Becker 2010 — Christopher D. Laughrey 1995 — Mary J. Broussard Marcelo Cristian Torrez Canaviri Herman Lemmens Brian E. Lock 2016 — Duncan Bate Tim Ruble 1996 — David J. Hall Cian O’Reilly Alan R. Butcher 1997 — Brad A. Robison James Keay Greg Walker Roco Detomo, Jr. Alex Fick Jaime Kostelnik R. David Garner Alex Birch Hawkins Wayne Knowles Arie Speksnijder Dario Chisari 2011 — Anne Oudinot Michael J. Styzen Jason Kegel Karine Schepers 1998 — Thomas E. Ewing Brad Torry Nino Ripepi 1999 — William C. Dawson 2013 — Hannes Leetaru William R. Almon Mid-Continent Section (Biennial Meetings) Robert J. Finley — Fuping Zhu — Joseph P. Fagan, Jr. 2000 1967 — Philip C. Withrow 2014 Richard L. Gibson, Jr. — Thomas R. Cambridge 2015 — Thomas M. (Marty) Parris 1969 Joel S. Watkins Sung H. Yuh 1971 — Terrence J. Donovan 2016 — David R. Blood — Kevin B. Hill — Thomas (Marty) Parris 2001 1973 — Thomas W. Amsden 2017 2002 — Steven T. Knapp — W. J. Ebanks, Jr. Paul Hackley 1975 2003 — William A. Ambrose 1977 — D. W. Stearns Steve Greb Juan Alvarado — Donald C. Swanson Cortland Eble 1979 Mario Aranda 1981 — David W. Houseknecht Gulf Coast Section L. F. Brown, Jr. Anthony T. lannacchione 1966 — B. J. Sloane, Jr. J. C. Flores Mark A. Kuhn 1967 — Hunter Yarborough, Jr. Khaled Fouad Albert P. Matteo 1968 — John D. Myers Edgar Guevara David J. Steyaert 1969 — James K. Rogers Ulises Hernandez John F. Zaengle 1970 — John J. Amoruso David C. Jennette 1983 — David Gagliardo 1971 — Hunter Yarborough, Jr. Gerardo Lopez 1985 — J. Reed Lyday 1972 — Robert R. Berg Eduardo Macias 1987 — David W. Houseknecht 1973 — James M. Coleman Shinichi Sakurai Lori A. Hathon L. D. Wright F. Sanchez 1989 — Edward D. Pittman 1974 — Donald H. Kupfer Daniel Velez Laura L. Wray 1975 — John D. Myers Tim Wawrzyniec 1991 — William A. Miller 1976 — Arthur R. Troell 2004 — Roger A. Young Gregory L. Brown J. D. Robinson Robert D. LoPiccolo Emily M. Hundley-Goff 1977 — David K. Davies 2005 — No Recipient Steven L. Veal William R. Almon 2006 — Mary L. Barrett 1993 — Robert J. Weimer 1978 — Charles T. Siemers John P. Goodson, Jr. 1995 — R. Nowell Donovan

2060 Annual Report 1997 — Jerry G. McCaskill, Jr. 1993 — Robert A. Horton, Jr. 1967 — Frank A. Exum 1999 — Kenneth S. Johnson 1994 — Michael D. Campbell John C. Harms 2001 — Michael Bruemmer Walter E. Reed 1968 — No Recipient Monica Turner-Williams 1995 — Ronald C. Crane 1969 — James E. Fassett Wan Yang 1996 — No Recipient 1970 — No Recipient 2003 — Allen K. Chamberlain 1997 — Joseph A. Nahama 1971 — Richard W. Volk 2005 — Raymond P. Sorenson Rod Nahama 1972 — Robert J. Weimer 2007 — Timothy R. Carr 1998 — Michael F. Ponek 1973 — Esther R. Jamieson Magathan D. F. Merriam A. G. Mathews Lyle A. Hale 2009 — Shane Matson 1999 — Brian J. Casey 1974 — Fred Meissner 2011 — Shane E. Matson 2000 — Dalton F. Lockman 1975 — Donald E. Owen Charles W. Wickstrom Philip Cerveny 1976 — John P. Lockridge Gregory B. Flournoy Dana Coffield 1977 — William E. Galloway Steve W. Tilley Russell Davies 1978 — Randi S. Martinsen 2013 — S. J. Mazzullo Graham Dudley R. W. Tillman Brian W. Wilhite Richard Fox 1979 — Henry W. Roehler 2015 — Buddy Price Rop Knipe 1980 — Norman H. Foster 2017 — Kirk Rottmann Robert Krantz Edward D. Dolly J. P. Dick Stephen Lewis 1981 — Charles W. Spencer — Michael J. Richey 2001 Ben E. Law 2002 — H. W. Swan Pacific Section 1982 — Mark W. Longman 2003 — Morgan D. Sullivan 1968 — David W. Scholl — Michael S. Clarke Thomas G. Fertal 2004 James S. Glennie David M. Hopkins Dale Julander 1983 — James R. Steidtmann H. Gary Greene Tom Zalan Edwin E. Buffington Linda C. McGee 2005 — Jacob A. Covault 1969 — Robert F. Dill Larry Middleton Stephen A. Graham 1970 — John W. Harbaugh 1984 — Gary C. Mitchell — William R. Normack — Robbie R. Gries 1971 No Recipient — 1985 — M. Keith Scribner 2006 No Recipient — Thomas A. Ryer 1972 — 1986 2007 No Recipient Edmund R. Gustason Stanford Eschner — Scott T. Hector 1973 — No Recipient 2008 Sarah K. Odland Mike Johns 1974 — John A. Minch 1987 — Alan K. Chamberlain 1975 — David R. Butler Brian Cunningham — Jerry L. Clayton — Timothy R. McHargue 1988 1976 — D. L. Zieglar 2009 J. David King John H. Spotts Julian Clark Joel S. Leventhal 1977 — David W. Scholl Andrea Fildani Carlos M. Lubeck Alan K. Cooper Marjorie Levy Ted A. Daws 1978 — William R. Dickinson Brian Romans 1989 — Edmund R. Gustason Alan K. Cooper Jacob Covault 1990 — John C. Lorenz 1978 — William R. Dickinson Morgan Sullivan 1991 — Michael L. Hendricks Raymond V. lngersoll Michael Pyrcz 1992 — Arnold Wood 1979 — C. Elizabeth Koch Henry Posamentier — Eric H. Johnson — Grant Garven 1993 1980 — Lee F. Krystinik 2010 1994 — No Recipient 1981 — No Recipient Byeongiu Jung 1995 — Thomas A. Ryer 1982 — Margaret A. Keller James R. Boles — David W. Houseknecht Paul B. Anderson 1983 — Richard P. Thomas 2011 1996 — Michael L. Hendricks 1984 — John N. Thomson Ken J. Bird — Lawrence A. McPeek — 1997 Richard G. Blake 2012 No Recipient — Todd J. Green George E. Newman Richard W. Boyd 2013 — Michael D. Henschel M. Ray Thomasson 1985 — Ronald C. Crane 2014 1998 — No Recipient 1986 — R. E. Chamberlain Benjamin Deschamps 1999 — Kurt N. Constenius Victor M. Madrid Shinya Sato Gillian Robert — Laird B. Thompson — Daniel E. Schwartz 2000 1987 — No Recipient 2015 — Gregory Gordon Peter H. Hennings 1988 — James C. Ingle, Jr. 2016 2001 — No Recipient 1989 — Donald D. Miller Stuart Gordon 2002 — David R. Pyles — Paul G. Lillis Thomas E. Covington 2017 2003 — No Recipient John G. McPherson Michael D. Lewan 2004 — Robert A. Lamarre 1990 — No Recipient Richard G. Stanley Stephen K. Ruhl 1991 — John M. Lohmar David L. LePain 2005 — Glenn Ulrich Scott R. Morgan Marwan A. Warles Roland De Bruyn 1992 — Donald A. Medwedeff Mark Finkelstein Joseph T. C. Lin Rocky Mountain Section 2006 — Geoff D. Thyne Timothy R. Carr 1966 — Lloyd C. Pray 2007 — Vincent G. Rigatti John M. Stafford Philip W. Choquette Tony LeFevre

Annual Report 2061 Richard Newhort 1999 — Louis J. Mazzullo 2008 — Charles Kerans Kimberly Kaiser 2000 — Shirley P. Dutton 2009 — Pedro V. Zalan Scott Goodwin Mark D. Barton Maria do Carmo G. Severino Robert Parney William A. Flanders Joao Alberto B. Oliveira 2008 — Rex D. Cole Helena H. Zirczy Luciano P. Magnavita Matthew J. Pranter 2001 — Bob A. Hardage Webster U. Mohriak 2009 — No Recipient 2002 — Ron F. Broadhead Rogerio C. Gontijo 2010 — Charles E. Bartberger 2003 — Russel K. Davies Adriano R. Viana Ira Pasternack Jimmy D. Thomas Peter Szatmari 2011 — John C. Lorenz 2004 — Eugene Rankey 2010 — Jennifer Scott Scott P. Cooper 2005 — Daniel M. Jarvie John Guthrie 2012 — Timothy Nesheim Ronald J. Hill Steve Crews Stephan Nordeng Richard M. Pollastro Graeme Gordon 2013 — Robert L. Baskin 2006 — Robert G. Loucks Benn Hansen 2014 — Mark A. Millard Stephen C. Ruppel Niall McCormack 2015 — No Recipient 2007 — Alton A. Brown Dean Griffin 2016 — Catherine Campbell 2008 — Rick Turner Laura Lawton Mark Toby 2009 — Lyn Canter Rod Graham 2017 — Christopher R. Fielding 2010 — Martin Selznick Tim Grow Andrew J. Hutsky 2011 — Paul H. Pause Andy Pepper Jesse T. Korus 2012 — Joel D. Walls Caroline Burke Brian Driskill 2011 — Jonny Hesthammer Steven W. Sinclair 2012 — John Tinnen Southwest Section 2013 — Thomas Ewing 2013 — Irene Arango 1968 — Donald C. Swanson — Timothy R. McGinley — — Karl W. Klement 2014 2014 Zamir Bega 1969 2015 — William A. Ambrose 2015 — Charlie Smith 1970 — Edward R. Tegland — — Daniel A. Busch Tucker H. Hentz 2016 Thomas Murphy 1971 Logan Tussey 1972 — Orville L. Bandy — Glenn Winters Ziad Beydoun Memorial — John J. Amoruso 2016 1973 2017 — Robert C. Trentham 1974 — Ralph L. Horak Award 1975 — No Recipient The Ziad Beydoun Memorial Award 1976 — Robert R. Berg Gabriel Dengo (formerly the Best International Poster M. H. Mitchell Award) is given to the author(s) of the best 1977 — Clayton S. Valder, Jr. Memorial Award AAPG poster session paper presented at 1978 — Stephen E. Collings The Gabriel Dengo Memorial Award the AAPG International Conference. 1979 — James O. Lewis (formerly the Best International Paper — 1980 — David Austin Jones Award) is given to the speaker 1991 A. Ewan Campbell fl Jack H. Kelsey presenting, before the AAPG Jan Sta eu — 1981 — Naresh Kumar International Conference, the paper 1992 John M. Armentrout Jack Dolph Foster judged to be the best, as determined by Lei-KuangLeu 1982 — Craig D. Caldwell a judging committee, based on both Jorge J. Faz — John P. Hobson, Jr. scientific quality of content and 1993 Richard Wrigley — Donald F. Toomey excellence in presentation. 1994 Zainuddin Yusoff 1983 — S. J. Mazzullo 1995 — Claude Guyot 1984 — Dean C. Hamilton 1991 — Frank J. Picha Andre Coajou 1985 — Robert Berg 1992 — P. Joe Hamilton A. Ribeiro John T. Leethem 1993 — Chris Clayton 1996 — Leon J. Aden 1986 — S. J. Mazzullo 1994 — John Van Wagoner Robert E. Bierley Alastair M. Reid, II 1995 — Martin Schoell 1997 — Remi´ Eschard Sue Tomlinson Reid 1996 — John O’Leary Olivier Lerat 1987 — Edwin Pinero 1997 — Peter R. Rose Didier Granjeon Ronald D. Kreisa 1998 — Kevin M. Bohacs Brigitte Doligez 1988 — Terence L. Britt 1999 — Rob J. Knipe Guy Desaubliaux 1989 — John L. Thoma 2000 — Alfredo E. Prelat François Lafont 1990 — Louis J. Mazzullo 2001 — No Recipient 1998 — Stanley T. Paxton 1991 — Arthur W. Cleaves 2002 — Robert F. Marten Gary C. Stone 1992 — J. F. “Rick” Sarg James A. Keggin Barbara L. Faulkner 1993 — David Childers 2003 — Roy C. Davies 1999 — Joseph M. Finneran Mark W. Shuster Ron Boyd Yatindranath Keith Bally 1994 — Salvatore J. Mazzullo John Howell 2000 — Richard Hillis 1995 — John M. Armentrout 2004 — Jose Alejandro Luquez 2001 — No Recipient 1996 — George B. Asquith 2005 — Marek Kacewicz 2002 — Philip D. Heppard 1997 — Donald C. Swanson 2006 — Dale A. Leckie Daniel Ebrom 1998 — Greg A. Norman 2007 — No Conference Michael Mueller

2062 Annual Report Leon Thomsen Delegates Receiving the 15-Year 2014 — Charles Weiner Toby Harrold Certificate of Service HoD 2015 — William L. Fisher 2003 — Tore M. Loseth Dan A. Billman 2016 – Donald A. O’Nesky Ole J. Martinsen James Mark Grubb 2017 – Frank Harrison, Jr. Jan C. Rivenaes Norman John Hyne Kristian Soegaard W.C. “Rusty” Riese John Thurmond Sarah G. Stanley Teacher of the Year — 2004 Richard H. Fillon Delegates Receiving the Nine-Year Award Harry H. Roberts Certificate of Service HoD 2005 — Denis Marchal The Teacher of the Year Award is given to Jean-Marc Daniel John Myers Armentrout a K-12 teacher for ”Excellence in the Misael Alvear Joseph R. Davis Teaching of Natural esources in the Earth 2006 — Jonny Wu Kazuyoshi Hoshi Sciences.“ Nominations are submitted by Ken McClay Inda Proske Immega AAPG Affiliated Societies and Sections, Joseph J. Lambiase with the final selection made by Paul Whitehouse ’ 2008 — George Pemberton James Francis O Connell a subcommittee of the AAPG Youth Murrays Gingras Education Activities Committee. Funded James MacEachern Foundation Weeks by the AAPG Foundation, the winning 2009 — Paul Markwick teacher’s school is given $3,000 for the Mohamed Raddadi Medal Award teacher’s use in the classroom, and the Lauren Raynham The L Austin Weeks Memorial Medal is teacher also receives $3,000 cash, plus an Steve Tomlinson given in recognition for extraordinary expense paid trip to the next AAPG Annual Emma Edgecombe philanthropy and service directed to Meeting to receive the award. Dennis Rowland advance the mission of the AAPG Robert Bailiff Foundation. The Foundation award 1996 — Jane Justus Frazier Amanda Galsworthy honors the late L. Austin Weeks, whose 1997 — No Recipient Neil Wrobel philanthropic legacy set an exemplary 1998 — No Recipient 2010 — Kathryn Hoffmeister standard. 1999 — Herbert L. Turner Diane Kamola — — 2000 Peggy Lubchenco 2011 — Stan Abele 2008 Marta S. Weeks — — 2001 John McKinney Rocky Roden 2009 Boone Pickens — — 2002 Kevin Leineweber 2012 — BodoKatz 2010 Lawrence W. Funkhouser — — 2003 Amy J. John David Sibley 2011 Jack C. Threet — — 2004 Michael Fillipow Adam J. Vonk 2012 William J. Barrett — — 2005 Marilyn Bachman 2013 — Jamie O. Castillo 2013 Robert Gunn — — 2006 James G. Schulz Victor Castro 2014 James A. Hartman — — 2007 Ryan Henry Alfredo Ramirez 2015 David W. Worthington — — 2008 Mary Fitts Carlos Mora 2016 William E. Gipson — — 2009 Ty Robinson Johana Paola Blanco Marinez 2017 Paul Strunk 2010 — L. Stef Paramoure Claudia Ceballos 2011 — Sharon Milito 2014 — Grant Ellis 2012 — Jonna Gentry 2015 — Angela G. Griffin Foundation Chairman’s 2013 — Chris Bolhuis Kyle J. Bland Award 2014 — Heather McArdle Brad Field 2015 — Jacqueline Bath Dominic P. Strogen The AAPG Foundation Chairman’s Award 2016 — Karen Waterbury Gareth Crutchley is given to recognize persons who have 2017 — Julie Mitchell Mark J. Lawrence made extraordinary contributions Richard Kellett (monetary or service) to the AAPG 2016 — Daniel Emiliano Bolaños Rodr´ıguez Foundation, and also to call attention to Inspirational Manuel Cruz-Castillo the role and value of the Foundation. Geoscience Educator Adriana Acosta-Angeles 1999 — Michel T. Halbouty 2000 — L. Austin Weeks Award AAPG House of 2001 — James E. Wilson The Inspirational Geoscience Educator 2002 — Merrill W. Haas Award is given annually to a college or Delegates Awards 2003 — Hugh Looney university professor who has demonstrated 2004 — Lawrence W. Funkhouser outstanding leadership in the field of — Honorary Member of the House 2005 Fred A. Dix, Jr. geoscience education. The award is 2006 — Robert W. Esser intended to encourage geoscience Robert “Randy” Ray 2007 — Eugene F. Reid professors to stay current on industry trends Distinguished Member of the House 2008 — Jack C. Threet and cutting edge technology to share with — David G. Campbell 2009 John W. Shelton their undergraduate and graduate — Jeanne Elizabeth Harris 2010 David Scott Holland students, further enhancing the field of 2011 — William E. Crain geoscience research. Recognition of Service Award 2012 — Herbert G. Davis James S. “Jim” McGhay 2013 — Richard Baile 2017 – Hendratta Ali

Annual Report 2063 AAPG Division of S. Harpalani Best Paper (ACE 2016) (tie) J. Zhang K. MacLennan, G. Nieuwenhuis, Professional Affairs Y. Liang V. Ramadoss, M. Wilt, M. Wilkinson Life Member Loyd Carlson Memorial Award (Best Poster ACE 2016) A. Wendt, Z. Li, C. You, M. Gonzales, Flavio Feijo F. Wu, S. Brantley B. Hathway Distinguished Service President’s Certificate for Excellence David J. Entzminger in Presentation (Poster Presentation Best Poster (ACE 2016) Heritage Award 2016 (tie) N. D. Webb Robert G. Lindblom P. Guo, S. Zheng, and M. Nicholis DPA Past President’s Award S. Ye and C. Dicaprio Michael R. Canich Certificate of Merit AAPG Petroleum Michael R. Raines Structure and David C. Blanchard AAPG Division of Geomechanics Division AAPG Energy Minerals Environmental (PSGD) Best Papers Division (EMD) Geosciences (DEG) 2016

Honorary Membership Public Outreach Bob Krantz, Gary Couples, Bob Hatcher Fran J. Hein Stephen M. Testa PSGD Best Publication Award Committee Distinguished Service Award Research Award March 7, 2017 Neil S. Fishman Andrea S. Reynolds Angela Goodman Christopher Lombardi Best Seminal Publication Past President’s Award Graham Yielding, Brett Freeman, D. Tim Robert A. Trevail Corporate Award for Excellence in Environmental Stewardship Needham, 1997, Quantitative fault seal Certificate of Merit prediction. AAPG Bulletin, v. 81, no. 6, p. Sharleen Overland Chesapeake Energy (Oklahoma City) 897–917. Frank Kottlowski Memorial Award Teaching Award (Best Paper ACE 2016) Rachel O’Brien Best Recent Publication M. Gingras and M. Ranger Honorary Membership William R. Jamison, 2016, Fracture system President’s Certificate for Excellence N. J. Anne Fix evolution within the Cardium in Presentation (Oral Presentation Sandstone, central Alberta foothills folds. ACE 2016) Certificates of Merit AAPG Bulletin, v. 100, no. 7, R. Pandey Francois Marechal p. 1099–1134.

2064 Annual Report AAPG Executive Committees

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

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

Annual Report 2065 Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary 1972–73 James E. Wilson, Jr.* Samuel P. Ellison, Jr.* Daniel A. Busch* Ted L. Bear* 1973–74 Daniel A. Busch* August Goldstein, Jr.* Merrill W. Haas* Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson* 1974–75 Merrill W. Haas* Duncan A. McNaughton* John E. Kilkenny* Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson 1975–76 John E. Kilkenny* Frank C. Crawford* John D. Moody* Robey H. Clark* 1976–77 John D. Moody* Ralph L. Miller* Edd R. Turner* Robey H. Clark 1977–78 Edd R. Turner* Edwin P. Kerr* Robert D. Gunn John J. Amoruso 1978–79 Robert D. Gunn Thomas D. Barber* John D. Haun John J. Amoruso 1979–80 John D. Haun D. Keith Murray Robey H. Clark* Donald R. Boyd* 1980–81 Robey H. Clark* Eugene F. Reid* Frank W. Harrison, Jr. Donald R. Boyd 1981–82 Frank W. Harrison, Jr. John L. Severson* John M. Parker* James A. Hartman 1982–83 John M. Parker* John P. Lockridge John J. Amoruso James A. Hartman 1983–84 John J. Amoruso Robert D. Cowdery Ted L. Bear* James A. Gibbs 1984–85 Ted L. Bear* Gerald M. Friedman* William L. Fisher James A. Gibbs 1985–86 William L. Fisher Clemont H. Bruce* Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson* Richard R. Bloomer* 1986–87 Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson* James M. Forgotson, Jr. Lawrence W. Funkhouser Richard R. Bloomer 1987–88 Lawrence W. Funkhouser Jerome J. C. Ingels Norman H. Foster* Michael E. Hriskevich* 1988–89 Norman H. Foster* John W. Shelton James O. Lewis, Jr.* Michael E. Hriskevich 1989–90 James O. Lewis, Jr.* John W. Harbaugh James A. Gibbs Arthur M. Van Tyne 1990–91 James A. Gibbs David G. Campbell Robert J. Weimer Arthur M. Van Tyne 1991–92 Robert J. Weimer Donald W. Axford* Harrison L. Townes Richard S. Bishop 1992–93 Harrison L. Townes Donald L. Ziegler Don F. Tobin* Richard S. Bishop 1993–94 Don F. Tobin* Robert G. Lindblom A. T. “Toby” Carleton* G. Warfield Hobbs 1994–95 A. T. “Toby” Carleton* Stewart Chuber Eugene F. “Bud” Reid* G. Warfield Hobbs 1995–96 E. F. “Bud” Reid* Stephen A. Sonnenberg Robert D. Cowdery Robbie Gries 1996–97 Robert D. Cowdery David A. L. Jenkins Edward K. David Robbie Gries 1997–98 Edward K. David Roy D. Nurmi Richard S. Bishop Elizabeth B. Campen 1998–99 Richard S. Bishop Martha Lou Broussard M. Ray Thomasson Elizabeth B. Campen 1999–00 M. Ray Thomasson Carl J. Smith Marlan W. Downey* Charles R. Noll* 2000–01 Marlan W. Downey* Ronald A. Nelson Robbie Rice Gries Charles R. Noll* 2001–02 Robbie R. Gries Donald W. Lewis Daniel L. Smith Charles J. Mankin* 2002–03 Dan L. Smith Peter M. Lloyd Stephen A. Sonnenberg Charles J. Mankin 2003–04 Stephen A. Sonnenberg Erik P. Mason* Patrick J. F. Gratton Robert L. Countryman 2004–05 Patrick J. F. Gratton Neil F. Hurley Peter R. Rose Robert L. Countryman 2005–06 Peter R. Rose Steven L. Veal Lee T. Billingsley J. Michael Party 2006–07 Lee T. Billingsley John C. Dolson Willard R. Green J. Michael Party Term President Sections Vice President Regions Vice President President-Elect 2007–08 Willard “Will” R. Green John M. Armentrout John R. Hogg Scott W. Tinker 2008–09 Scott W. Tinker W. C. “Rusty” Riese John R. Hogg John C. Lorenz 2009–10 John C. Lorenz W. C. “Rusty” Riese Alfred E. Guzman´ David G. Rensink 2010–11 David G. Rensink Marvin D. Brittenham Alfred E. Guzman´ Paul Weimer 2011–12 Paul Weimer Marvin D. Brittenham Stuart D. Harker Edward A. Beaumont 2012–13 Edward A. Beaumont Thomas E. Ewing Stuart D. Harker Lee Krystinik 2013–14 Lee Krystink Thomas E. Ewing John Kaldi Randi Martinsen 2014–15 Randi Martinson Steve Brachman John Kaldi John Hogg 2015–16 John R. Hogg Steve Brachman Peter M. Lloyd Paul W. Britt 2016–17 Paul W. Britt Daniel E. Schwartz Peter M. Lloyd Charles Sternbach 2017–18 Charles Sternbach Daniel E. Schwartz David R. Cook Denise Cox Term Treasurer Editor Chairman, House of Delegates 1970–71 William B. Heroy, Jr.* John D. Haun George R. Gibson* 1971–72 William B. Heroy, Jr. Frank E. Kottlowski* George C. Hardin, Jr.* 1972–73 Fred A. Dix, Jr.* Frank E. Kottlowski Hebert G. Davis 1973–74 Edd R. Turner, Jr.* Frank E. Kottlowski Robert J. Gutru* 1974–75 George C. Grow, Jr.* Frank E. Kottlowski Hugh N. Frenzel* 1975–76 George C. Grow, Jr. John W. Shelton Robert N. Hacker* 1976–77 George S. Galbraith* John W. Shelton John W. James* 1977–78 George S. Galbraith John W. Shelton Harry A. Miller, Jr.* 1978–79 George B. Pichel John W. Shelton J. Miller Goodger* 1979–80 George B. Pichel Myron K. Horn Louis C. Bortz 1980–81 John S. Runge Myron K. Horn H. Victor Church* 1981–82 John S. Runge Myron K. Horn David G. Campbell 1982–83 Norman H. Foster* Myron K. Horn William H. Roberts, III* 1983–84 Norman H. Foster Richard Steinmetz Bruce O. Tohill 1984–85 John R. Kerns Richard Steinmetz A. T. (Toby) Carleton* *Deceased

2066 Annual Report Term Treasurer Editor Chairman, House of Delegates 1985–86 John R. Kerns James A. Helwig Larry D. Woodfork 1986–87 Anthony Reso James A. Helwig John L. Stout 1987–88 Anthony Reso James A. Helwig Martha Lou Broussard 1988–89 Paul M. Strunk James A. Helwig George A. Hillis 1989–90 Paul M. Strunk Susan A. Longacre Brenda K. Cunningham 1990–91 Edward K. David Susan A. Longacre John C. Osmond* 1991–92 Edward K. David Susan A. Longacre Willard R. Green 1992–93 Susan M. Landon Susan A. Longacre Kenneth O. Seewald* 1993–94 Susan M. Landon Kevin T. Biddle Gerald A. Cooley* 1994–95 Lee T. Billingsley Kevin T. Biddle Ed W. Heath 1995–96 Lee T. Billingsley Kevin T. Biddle Thomas Ahlbrandt 1996–97 Steven L. Veal Kevin T. Biddle Patrick J. F. Gratton 1997–98 Steven L. Veal Neil F. Hurley Daniel L. Smith 1998–99 Terry L. Hollrah Neil F. Hurley Tom Mairs* 1999–00 Terry L. Hollrah Neil F. Hurley John R. Hogg 2000–01 Edward B. Picou, Jr. Neil F. Hurley Lowell K. Lischer 2001–02 Edward B. Picou, Jr. John C. Lorenz Edward D. Dolly 2002–03 Paul Weimer John C. Lorenz Terry L. Hollrah 2003–04 Paul Weimer John C. Lorenz George Eynon 2004–05 Dwight “Clint” Moore Ernest A. Mancini Valary L. Schulz 2005–06 Dwight “Clint” Moore Ernest A. Mancini Don D. Clarke 2006–07 Randi S. Martinsen Ernest A. Mancini Larry L. Jones Term Secretary Treasurer Editor Chairman, House of Delegates 2007–08 Edward “Ted” A. Beaumont Randi S. Martinsen Gretchen M. Gillis Martin D. Hewitt 2008–09 Edward “Ted” A. Beaumont Kay L. Pitts Gretchen M. Gillis George R. Bole 2009–10 William S. Houston Kay L. Pitts Gretchen M. Gillis Stephen A. Sonnenberg 2010–11 William S. Houston James S. McGhay Stephen E. Laubach David H. Hawk 2011–12 Denise M. Cox James S. McGhay Stephen E. Laubach Jeffrey W. Lund 2012–13 Denise M. Cox Deborah K. Sacrey Stephen E. Laubach R. Randy Ray 2013–14 Richard W. Ball Deborah K. Sacrey Michael Sweet Lawrence H. Wickstrom 2014–15 Richard W. Ball Jim Tucker Michael Sweet David A. Dolph 2015–16 Heather L. Lareau Jim Tucker Michael Sweet Robert C. Sho up 2016–17 Heather L. Lareau Martin Hewitt Barry Katz Jim McGhay 2017–18 Laura Johnson Martin Hewitt Barry Katz David Entzminger Energy Minerals Division Executive Committees Term President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer 1977–78 Loyd A. Carlson* Warren H. Westphal* Ruffin I. Rackley 1978–79 Warren H. Westphal* Frederick R. Scheerer Ruffin I. Rackley 1979–80 Frederick R. Scheerer John A. Pederson Robert L. Fuchs 1980–81 John A. Pederson Samuel A. Friedman Robert L. Fuchs 1981–82 Robert L. Fuchs J. Henri N. Wennekers Norbert E. Cygan 1982–83 Ruffin I. Rackley Charles W. Berge Norbert E. Cygan 1983–84 Charles W. Berge Norbert E. Cygan Edward C. Beaumont 1984–85 Norbert E. Cygan Philip C. Goodell Edward C. Beaumont 1985–86 Philip C. Goodell D. Keith Murray O. Jay Gatten 1986–87 D. Keith Murray Frank E. Kottlowski* O. Jay Gatten 1987–88 Frank E. Kottlowski* Jeremy B. Platt Sandra C. Feldman 1988–89 Jeremy B. Platt Donald F. Towse* Sandra C. Feldman 1989–90 Donald F. Towse* Samuel A. Friedman Sandra C. Feldman 1990–91 Samuel A. Friedman Douglas C. Peters Sandra C. Feldman 1991–92 Douglas C. Peters Carl J. Smith Frank D. Pruett* 1992–93 Carl J. Smith John W. Gabelman Frank D. Pruett 1993–94 John W. Gabelman Charles G. “Chip” Groat Frank D. Pruett 1994–95 Charles G. “Chip” Groat Gayle H. ”Scott“ McColloch Frank D. Pruett 1995–96 Gayle H. “Scott” McColloch, Jr. Carroll F. Knutson Peter J. McCabe 1996–97 Carroll F. Knutson Margaret Anne Rogers Peter J. McCabe

Term President Vice President Secretary Treasurer 1997–98 Margaret Anne Rogers Lawrence L. Brady Samuel A. Friedman Carroll F. Knutson

Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer 1998–99 Lawrence L. Brady Jack C. Pashin Thomas E. Ewing Brian J. Cardott James C. Hower 1999–00 Thomas E. Ewing Andrew R. Scott Ronald L. Grubbs Brian J. Cardott Michael A. Wiley* 2001–01 Ronald L. Grubbs Brian J. Cardott Andrew R. Scott Alexander R. Papp Michael A. Wiley *Deceased

Annual Report 2067 Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer 2001–02 Andrew R. Scott Chacko J. John Rebecca L. Dodge Alexander R. Papp Michael A. Wiley 2002–03 Rebecca L. Dodge Alexander R. Papp Chacko J. John Walter B. Ayers, Jr. Michael A. Wiley 2003–04 Chacko J. John Peter D. Warwick Brian J. Cardott Elizabeth B. Campen Michael A. Wiley 2004–05 Brian J. Cardott Elizabeth B. Campen Peter Warwick Samuel H. Limerick Michael A. Wiley 2005–06 Peter Warwick Creties Jenkins William A. Ambrose Samuel H. Limerick K. David Newell 2006–07 William A. Ambrose Jack C. Pashin Douglas G. Patchen Elizabeth B. Campen K. David Newell 2007–08 Douglas G. Patchen Larry M. Knox Creties Jenkins Elizabeth B. Campen Neil S. Fishman 2008–09 Creties D. Jenkins Andrea A. Reynolds Frank E. Walles Amy E. Sullivan Neil S. Fishman 2009–10 Frank E. Walles Fran Hein Michael D. Campbell Amy E. Sullivan Kent A. Bowker 2010–11 Michael D. Campbell Genevieve B. Young Stephen M. Testa Frances J. Hein Kent A. Bowker 2011–12 Stephen M. Testa Dale A. Fritz Andrea Reynolds Frances J. Hein David E. Tabet 2012–13 Andrea Reynolds Robert A. Trevail Jeremy Boak Bruce Handley David E. Tabet 2013–14 Jeremy Boak James G. Clough Frances J. Hein Bruce Handley Charles Morris Boyer II 2014–15 Frances J. Hein Anne C. Draucker Robert A. Trevail Bruce T. Mitchell Charles Morris Boyer II 2015–16 Robert A. Trevail Paul C. Hackley Anne C. Draucker Bruce T. Mitchell Steven Schamel 2016–17 Anne C. Draucker Wayne K. Camp Douglas E. Wyatt Becky L. Kowalski Steven Schamel

Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary-Treasurer 2017–18 Douglas S. Wyatt Miguel Nicho-Pacheco, Sr. Wayne E. Camp Becky L. Kowalski Division of Professional Affairs Executive Committees Term President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer 1968–69 W. Dow Hamm* Frank B. Conselman* Willis G. Meyer* 1969–70 George R. Gibson* John T. Rouse* Ted L. Bear* 1970–71 James O. Lewis, Jr.* John D. Sistrunk, Jr. Bernold M. Hanson* 1971–72 James O. Lewis, Jr. John D. Sistrunk, Jr. Bernold M. Hanson* 1972–73 Ray C. Lewis* George C. Grow, Jr.* Karl E. Becker* 1973–74 Ray C. Lewis George C. Grow, Jr. Karl E. Becker 1974–75 Don E. Lawson* Karl E. Becker* Frank C. Crawford* 1975–76 Don E. Lawson Karl E. Becker Frank C. Crawford 1976–77 Lee H. Meltzer* Frank L. Constant Arthur H. Trowbridge 1977–78 Lee H. Meltzer Frank L. Constant Arthur H. Trowbridge 1978–79 Herbert G. Davis Richard D. House Donald R. Hembre 1979–80 Herbert G. Davis Richard D. House Donald R. Hembre 1980–81 Jerome J. C. Ingels Charles A. Brinkley George R. Bole 1981–82 Jerome J. C. Ingels Charles A. Brinkley George R. Bole 1982–83 Harry A. Miller, Jr.* Dougald H. Thamer* J. Miller Goodger* 1983–84 Harry A. Miller, Jr. Dougald H. Thamer J. Miller Goodger*

Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer 1984–85 Dougald R. Thamer* Scott J. Lysinger* George R. Bole Harry Ptasynski John T. Isberg* 1985–86 George R. Bole William R. Speer* Scott J. Lysinger* John F. Partridge* John T. Isberg 1986–87 Scott J. Lysinger* James P. Rogers Jack P. Martin John F Partridge John E. Burke 1987–88 Jack P. Martin Robert D. Cowdery Harrison L. Townes Owen C. Brown John E. Burke 1988–89 Harrison L. Townes Harold W. Hanke Patrick J. F. Gratton Owen C. Brown Cecil R. Rives 1989–90 Patrick J. F. Gratton J. Robert Wynne James P. Rogers W. Paul Buckthal Cecil R. Rives 1990–91 James P. Rogers Steven A. Sonnenberg Robert D. Cowdery W. Paul Buckthal G. L. Jack Richards* 1991–92 Robert D. Cowdery H. Grady Collier, Jr.* Charles R. Noll, Jr.* Royce P. Carr G. L. Jack Richards 1992–93 Charles R. Noll, Jr.* Lowell K. Lischer Peter G. Gray* Royce P. Carr William E. Diggs* 1993–94 Peter G. Gray* Terry L. Hollrah Willard R. Green Michael R. Canich William E. Diggs 1994–95 Willard R. Green Robert T. Sellars, Jr.* Terry L. Hollrah Michael R. Canich Thomas E. Ewing 1995–96 Terry L. Hollrah Royce P. Carr Peter R. Rose Jack H. West Thomas E. Ewing 1996–97 Peter R. Rose Thomas E. Davis Robert T. Sellars, Jr. Jack H. West Richard D. Fritz

Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer Past President 1997–98 Robert T. Sellars, Jr. Thomas E. Ewing Stephen A. Sonnenberg Charles E. (Gene) Mear* Richard D. Fritz Peter R. Rose 1998–99 Stephen A. Sonnenberg Richard G. Green Robert W. Sabate*´ Charles E. (Gene) Mear Debra Rutan Robert T. Sellars, Jr. 1999–00 Robert W. Sabate* Robert C. Shoup G. W. “Skip” Hobbs IV Lee T. Billingsley Debra Rutan Stephen A. Sonnenberg 2000–01 G. W. “Skip” Hobbs IV J. Michael Party Royce P. Carr Lee T. Billingsley Suzanne Cluff Robert W. Sabate*´ 2001–02 Royce P. Carr Deborah K. Sacrey Tom Mairs* Brenda K. Cunningham Suzanne Cluff G. W. “Skip” Hobbs IV 2002–03 Tom Mairs* Lee C. Gerhard Robert C. Shoup Deborah K. Sacrey Dan J. Tearpock* Royce P. Carr 2003–04 Robert C. Shoup Rick L. Ericksen J. Michael Party Casey F. Clawson Dan J. Tearpock Tom Mairs 2004–05 J. Michael Party Dan J. Tearpock Deborah K. Sacrey Casey F. Clawson Jeffery C. Greenawalt Robert C. Shoup 2005–06 Deborah K. Sacrey Debra Rutan Richard G. Green Craig W. Reynolds Jeffery C. Greenawalt J. Michael Party 2006–07 Richard G. Green Suzanne Cluff Thomas E. Ewing Craig W. Reynolds Michael R. Canich, Jr. Deborah K. Sacrey 2007–08 Thomas E. Ewing Valary L. Schulz Rick L. Ericksen Debra Rutan Michael R. Canich, Jr. Richard G. Green 2008–09 Rick L. Ericksen Daniel M. Reynolds Paul W. Britt Debra Rutan Michael A. Fogarty Thomas E. Ewing *Deceased

2068 Annual Report Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer Past President 2009–10 Paul W. Britt Michael Canich Daniel J. Tearpock* Paul H. Pause´ Michael A. Fogarty Rick L. Ericksen 2010–11 Daniel J. Tearpock* William T. Goff Martin D. Hewitt Paul H. Pause´ Daniel A. Billman Paul Britt 2011–12 Martin D. Hewitt Richard L. Nagy Charles A. Sternbach Mark J. Gallagher Daniel A. Billman Daniel J. Tearpock 2012–13 Charles A. Sternbach Paul H. Pause´ Valary L. Schulz Mark J. Gallagher Debra P. Osborne Martin D. Hewitt 2013–14 Valary L. Schulz Mark J. Gallagher Richard D. Fritz Terence G. O’Hare Debra P. Osborne Charles A. Sternbach 2014–15 Richard D. Fritz Gregory F. Hebertson Michael R. Canich Terence G. O’Hare Connie L. Mongold Valary L. Schulz 2015–16 Michael Canich David Entzminger Chandler Wilhelm Debra P. Osborne Connie Mongold Richard D. Fritz 2016–17 Chandler Wilhelm William Haskett James H. Hill, Sr. Debra P. Osborne Steven M. Goolsby Michael Canich 2017–18 James H. Hill, Sr. Andrea Reynolds Mark J. Gallagher Margaret Williams Steven M. Goolsby Chandler Wilhelm

Division of Environmental Geosciences Executive Committees Term President Vice President Committee Member Secretary-Treasurer Editor 1992–93 Bernold M. Hanson* Susan C. Kiser Thomas W. Rollins William G. Murray Richard F. Meyer Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary-Treasurer Editor 1993–94 Bernold M. Hanson* Bonnie B. Robinson Lee C. Gerhard James M. Waldron Richard F. Meyer 1994–95 Lee C. Gerhard Steven L. Veal James L. Baer James M. Waldron Robert J. Menzie, Jr. 1995–96 James L. Baer Stanley C. Grant Larry D. Woodfork M. Kathleen Vail Robert J. Menzie, Jr. 1996–97 Larry P. Woodfork Don Warner Susan C. Kiser M. Kathleen Vail Robert J. Menzie, Jr. 1997–98 Susan C. Kiser Michael “Doc” Weathers Wm. G. Murray Wm. E. Harrison Robert J. Menzie, Jr. 1998–99 William G. Murray Rima Petrossian Steven L. Veal Wm. E. Harrison Stephen M. Testa 1999–00 Steven L. Veal Peter J. Hutchinson Michael “Doc” Weathers Kenneth D. Vogel Stephen M. Testa 2000–01 Michael “Doc” Weathers Jane S. McColloch William E. Harrison Kenneth D. Vogel Stephen M. Testa 2001–02 William E. Harrison John A. Lopez Robert J. Menzie William Sarni Stephen M. Testa 2002–03 Robert J. Menzie Steven P. Tischer Rima Petrossian William Sarni Gerald R. Baum 2003–04 Rima Petrossian Kenneth G. Johnson Kenneth D. Vogel Mary L. Barrett Gerald R. Baum 2004–05 Kenneth D. Vogel Charles Chris Steincamp Steven P. Tischer Mary L. Barrett Gerald R. Baum 2005–06 Steven P. Tischer Craig Dingler Jane S. McColloch Nancy S. Dorsey Gerald R. Baum 2006–07 Jane S. McColloch Michael A. Jacobs Charles G. Groat Nancy S. Dorsey Gerald R. Baum 2007–08 Charles G. Groat Hannes E. Leetaru Rebecca Dodge Nancy J. Fix Gerald R. Baum 2008–09 Rebecca Dodge Mary K. Harris Michael A. Jacobs N. J. (Anne) Fix James W. Castle 2009–10 Michael A. Jacobs Jeffrey G. Paine Mary K. Harris Douglas Carlson James W. Castle 2010–11 Mary K. Harris Robert Marie Douglas C. Peters Douglas Carlson Kristin Carter 2011–12 Douglas C. Peters Nancy J. (Anne) Fix Tom J. Temples M. Jane Ellis-McNaboe Kristin Carter 2012–13 Tom J. Temples Michael S. Hagan Douglas E. Wyatt, Jr. M. Jane Ellis-McNaboe Kristin Carter 2013–14 Douglas Wyatt, Jr. M. Jane Ellis-McNaboe Jeffrey G. Paine Steven P. Tischer Kristen Carter 2014–15 Jeffrey G. Paine Dirk A. Nieuwland Jeffrey B. Aldrich Steven P. Tischer Kristen Carter 2015–16 Jeffrey B. Aldrich Bruce D. Smith Tim Murin Sean Kimiagar Michele L. Cooney 2016–17 Tim Murin Kristin Carter Stephen Testa Sean Kimiagar Michele L. Cooney 2017–18 Stephen Testa Mark D. Lovell Mary L. Barrett Skyler Smith Michele L. Cooney *Deceased

Annual Report 2069 Annual Convention Locations and General Chairmen

Year City General Chairman Year City General Chairman 1916 Norman, Oklahoma Charles H. Taylor 1966 St. Louis, Missouri Clarence E. Brehm 1917 Tulsa, Oklahoma F. R. Rees 1967 Los Angeles, California John E. Kilkenny 1918 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 1968 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Edwin P. Kerr, Jr. 1919 Dallas, Texas – 1969 Dallas, Texas William J. Hilseweck 1920 Dallas, Texas – 1970 Calgary, Canada John M. Browning 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma M. M. Valerius 1971 Houston, Texas Edd R. Turner, Jr. 1922 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 1972 Denver, Colorado Robert J. Weimer 1923 Shreveport, Louisiana Ben K. Stroud 1973 Anaheim, California Arthur R. Weller 1924 Houston, Texas Alexander Deussen 1974 San Antonio, Texas M. O. Turner 1925 Wichita, Kansas Marvin Lee 1975 Dallas, Texas Robert J. Cordell 1926 Dallas, Texas R. B. Whitehead 1976 New Orleans, Louisiana M. Gordon Frey 1927 Tulsa, Oklahoma M. M. Valerius 1977 Washington, D.C. Richard F. Meyer 1928 San Francisco, California E. G. Gaylord 1978 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Lee R. Riley 1929 Fort Worth, Texas J. Elmer Thomas 1979 Houston, Texas Anthony Reso 1930 New Orleans, Louisiana W. W. Grimm 1980 Denver, Colorado John P. Lockridge 1931 San Antonio, Texas D. R. Semmes 1981 San Francisco, California Donald L. Zieglar 1932 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Irving Perrine 1982 Calgary, Canada James MacDonald 1933 Houston, Texas Alexander Deussen 1983 Dallas, Texas Lewis S. (Stan) Pittman 1934 Dallas, Texas Clyde M. Bennett 1984 San Antonio, Texas Edward C. Roy, Jr. 1935 Wichita, Kansas E. C. Moncrief 1985 New Orleans, Louisiana George D. Severson 1936 Tulsa, Oklahoma Frank Rinker Clark 1986 Atlanta, Georgia Howard R. Cramer 1937 Los Angeles, California Frank A. Morgan 1987 Los Angeles, California Eugene F. (Bud) Reid 1938 New Orleans, Louisiana R. A. Steinmayer 1988 Houston, Texas Richard S. Bishop 1939 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma R. W. Laughlin 1989 San Antonio, Texas Don F. Tobin 1940 Chicago, Illinois Verner Jones 1990 San Francisco, California James R. Baroffio 1941 Houston, Texas Alexander Deussen 1991 Dallas, Texas Charles F. Dodge 1942 Denver, Colorado C. E. Dobbin 1992 Calgary, Canada George Eynon 1943 Fort Worth, Texas Karl A. Mygdal 1993 New Orleans, Louisiana Bob Sabate 1944 Dallas, Texas Joseph M. Wilson 1994 Denver, Colorado Robbie R. Gries 1945 Tulsa, Oklahoma Business meeting only held 1995 Houston, Texas James O. Lewis, Jr. 1946 Chicago, Illinois Theron Wasson 1996 San Diego, California John A. Minch 1947 Los Angeles, California Harold W. Hoots 1997 Dallas, Texas Tom Mairs 1948 Denver, Colorado Thomas S. Harrison 1998 Salt Lake City, Utah M. Lee Allison 1949 St. Louis, Missouri W. B. Wilson 1999 San Antonio, Texas Edward C. Roy, Jr. 1950 Chicago, Illinois Lynn K. Lee 2000 New Orleans, Louisiana Eric P. Mason 1951 St. Louis, Missouri Walter H. Spears 2001 Denver, Colorado Stephen A. Sonnenberg 1952 Los Angeles, California Howard C. Pyle 2002 Houston, Texas Jeffrey W. Lund 1953 Houston, Texas Carleton D. Speed, Jr. 2003 Salt Lake City, Utah Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr. 1954 St. Louis, Missouri Graham B. Moody 2004 Dallas, Texas Terence G. O’Hare 1955 New York, New York G. Moses Knebel 2005 Calgary, Canada John Hogg 1956 Chicago, Illinois Morris M. Leighton 2006 Houston, Texas Charles A. Sternbach 1957 St. Louis, Missouri Harold T. Morley 2007 Long Beach, California Dalton F. Lockman 1958 Los Angeles, California Leo R. Newfarmer 2008 San Antonio Gene Ames III 1959 Dallas, Texas W. Dow Hamm 2009 Denver, Colorado R. Randy Ray 1960 Atlantic City, New Jersey Harry S. Ladd 2010 New Orleans, Louisiana Tom Hudson 1961 Denver, Colorado Laurence Brundall 2011 Houston, Texas Stephen Levine 1962 San Francisco, California Gordon B. Oakeshott 2012 Long Beach, California Kay Pitts 1963 Houston, Texas William A. Thomas 2013 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Michael Canich 1964 Toronto, Canada William A. Roliff 2014 Houston, Texas Steve Brachman 1965 New Orleans, Louisiana Gordon I. Atwater 2015 Denver, Colorado John W. Robinson 2016 Calgary, Canada Paul MacKay 2017 Houston, Texas Dave Rensink

2070 Annual Report International Conference Locations and General Chairmen

Year City General Chairman Year City General Chairman 1984 Geneva, Switzerland P.W.J. Wood 2003 Barcelona, Spain Jorge Ferrer Modolell 1988 Nice, France James A. Helwig 2004 Cancun, Mexico Alfredo E. Guzman 1991 London, England A. J. Martin 2005 Paris, France Jean-Marie Masset 1992 Sydney, Australia Murray H. Johnstone 2006 Perth, Australia Agu Kantsler 1993 Caracas, Venezuela Juan Chacin 2007 Athens, Greece Geir Lunde (Joint Regional) The Hague Netherlands Roelof J. Murris 2008 Cape Town, South Africa Sipho Mkhize 1994 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Khalid Ngah 2009 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Heraldo Lima 1995 Nice, France Lucien Montadert 2010 Calgary, Canada John Hogg 1996 Caracas, Venezuela Jose P. Dominguez David Dolph 1997 Vienna, Austria Walter P. Grun 2011 Milan, Italy Jonathan Craig 1998 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Joel Mendes Renno 2012 Singapore Richard Lorentz 1999 Birmingham, England R. F. P. Hardman 2013 Cartagena de Indias, Colombia Victor Vega 2000 Bali, Indonesia Gatot K. Wiroyudo 2014 Istanbul, Turkey Volkan §. Ediger 2002 Cairo, Egypt Mostafa El Ayouty 2015 Melbourne, Australia Philip Loader 2016 Cancun, Mexico Jose A. Escalera Alcocer 2017 London, England Gabor Tari Ken McClay

2017 Fifty-Year Members

List is not comprehensive. It includes only A Roger Dowell Victor Lay those who attained 50-year membership Andres Duarte V. John Richard Lewis in 2017. Michael Boyd Ensley James Allen Lipsey John Robert Etherington Kenneth J. Loep Luis Ernesto Ardila Jesse Edwin Filgo Gregory Ellis McKelvey Fred Angelo Avila Larry Joe Garside Robert D. Messinger Leo R. Bader, Jr. Thurman B. Geddie William Edwin Miller Ray Louis Bellande Clarence Alfred Gilbert Moice A. Mosteller Robert Bennett Narayan A. Goswami Karl Richard Obert Joseph E. Boudreaux Edgar H. Guevara Dieter Pfaff John William Brown William Earl Harrison Gary Neal Pointer Edward Allen Bush Ihor Havryluk Frederick G. Rayer Jock A. Campbell Robert E. Hilty Frank Royse, Jr. Richard Allen Castle Michael Holmes David Charles Rush Nicholas K. Coch Donald Charles Hruska John Keith Sales Peter Elden Coffin Jimmy J. Jones Satish K. Sharma James W. Collinson Chris G. Katselas Charles Troy Siemers Robert Kirk Cornell Douglass Clinton Keen J. (Jim) D. Simpson Jerry Neal Cox Peter Emil Knup Emily Laws Stoudt Harry Martin Dahl Gregory Paul Kraus John Charles Sullivan John William Daniels John Douglas Kullman Frederic Jean Wellhauser Thomas E. Davis Paul Richard Lamerson James Clifford Dawson Thomas P. Lang

Annual Report 2071 AAPG Constitution and Bylaws

Constitution SECTION 3. Relation of Members to Employers and Clients (a) Members shall disclose to prospective employers or clients As amended June 25, 2006 the existence of any pertinent competitive or conflicting interests. ARTICLE I. NAME (b) Members shall not use or divulge any employer’s or client’s This Association, which is incorporated under the laws of the confidential information without their permission and shall avoid State of Colorado, shall be called “The American Association of conflicts of interest that may arise from information gained Petroleum Geologists.” during geological investigations.

ARTICLE II. PURPOSES SECTION 4. Relation of Members to One Another The purposes of this Association are to advance the science of (a) Members shall not falsely or maliciously attempt to injure geology, especially as it relates to petroleum, natural gas, other the reputation or business of others. subsurface fluids, and mineral resources; to promote the (b) Members shall freely recognize the work done by others, technology of exploring for, finding, and producing these avoid plagiarism, and avoid the acceptance of credit due others. materials in an economically and environmentally sound (c) Members shall endeavor to cooperate with others in the manner; to foster the spirit of scientific research throughout its profession and shall encourage the ethical dissemination of membership; to disseminate information relating to the geology geological knowledge. and the associated technology of petroleum, natural gas, other subsurface fluids, and mineral resources; to inspire and maintain SECTION 5. Duty to the Association a high standard of professional conduct on the part of its (a) Members of the Association shall aid in preventing the members; to provide the public with means to recognize election to membership of those who are unqualified or do not adequately trained and professionally responsible geologists; meet the standards set forth in this Code of Ethics. and to advance the professional well- being of its members. (b) By applying for or continuing membership in the Association each member agrees to uphold the ethical standards set forth in this Code of Ethics. ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP (c) Members shall not use AAPG membership to imply endorsement, recommendation, or approval by the Association SECTION 1. of specific projects or proposals. The members of this Association shall consist of persons concerned with the professional applications of the geological SECTION 6. Discipline for Violations of Standards science. Members violating any standard prescribed in this Article shall be subject to discipline as provided by the Bylaws. SECTION 2. fi fi Various classi cations of memberships and the quali cations ARTICLE V. GOVERNMENT thereof shall be established by the Bylaws of the Association. The government of this Association shall be vested in seven (7) elected officers, an Executive Committee, a House of ARTICLE IV. CODE OF ETHICS Delegates, and an Advisory Council. The composition of each body, the manner selection, the terms of office, the specific SECTION 1. General Principles duties, responsibilities, and other matters relevant to such fi (a) Geology is a profession, and the privilege of professional bodies and of cers shall be as provided in the Bylaws of this practice requires professional morality and professional Association. Any responsibility and authority of government of fi responsibility. this Association not otherwise speci ed in these governing (b) Honesty, integrity, loyalty, fairness, impartiality, candor, documents shall be reserved to the Executive Committee. fidelity to trust, and inviolability of confidence are incumbent upon every member as professional obligations. ARTICLE VI. DISPOSITION OF ASSETS (c) Each member shall be guided by high standards of The American Association of Petroleum Geologists is a non- business ethics, personal honor, and professional conduct. The profit organization. In the event of the dissolution of the word member” as used throughout this code includes all classes Association, the Association shall distribute any assets remaining of membership. after the discharge of all liabilities, for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes in strict compliance with exemption SECTION 2. Relation of Members to the Public provided under Section 501 (c)(6) of the Internal Revenue (a) Members shall not make false, misleading, or unwarranted Code of 1954. It is recognized that, under these circumstances, statements, representations or claims in regard to professional no member of the Association shall have any right or interest in matters, nor shall they engage in false or deceptive advertising or to the property or assets of the Association. (b) Members shall not permit the publication or use of their reports or maps for any unsound or illegitimate undertakings. ARTICLE VII. BYLAWS (c) Members shall not give professional opinions, make The Bylaws, consisting of fourteen (14) articles as appended reports or give legal testimony without being as thoroughly hereto, are hereby adopted and may be amended, enlarged, or informed as reasonably required. reduced as provided in the Bylaws.

2072 Annual Report ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENTS membership; to disseminate information relating to the SECTION 1. Mail, Electronic Mail or Other Suitable geology and the associated technology of petroleum, natural Ballot by Members Amendments to this Constitution may be gas, other subsurface fluids, and mineral resources; to inspire made by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the members of this and maintain a high standard of professional conduct on the Association responding by mail, electronic mail, or other suitable part of its members; to provide the public with means to ballot. recognize adequately trained and professionally responsible geologists; and to advance the professional well- being of its members. SECTION 2. Proposal of Amendments Such amendments may be proposed by the following: (a) Resolution by the Executive Committee; – (b) Resolution by a special constitutional committee ARTICLE III MEMBERS appointed by the President; (c) Resolution of the House of Delegates; SECTION 1. Membership Classifications (d) A proposal in writing signed by any fifty (50) members of The three membership classifications shall be Members, the Association. students, and associates. All members shall be entitled to All such resolutions or proposals must be submitted to, and receive a copy of the Bulletin and Explorer. Except for headings, action must be taken during, the annual meeting of the House of where the word “Member” is used in these bylaws with Delegates of this Association, as provided in the Bylaws and in a capital letter, it shall refer to the specific membership conformance with Section 3 of this Article. category of Member. Where used without a capital letter, it shall be a generic use to refer to all those who hold any category of membership in AAPG. Headings shall refer to specificuses SECTION 3. Legality of Amendments within that section. The legality of all amendments shall be determined by the A. Members Executive Committee with advice of counsel prior to 1. Persons applying to become Members of AAPG shall: consideration by the House of Delegates. In the event that a. Be engaged in the practice or teaching of geology; a proposed amendment is revised by the House of Delegates, b. Hold a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in geological science, such revision will again be referred to the Executive Committee (including, but not limited to, geology, geophysics, earth science, for determination of legality prior to balloting. geological engineering or environmental geoscience) from a college or university of acceptable academic standards; and SECTION 4. Publication of Amendments c. Have a minimum of one (1) year of experience in the Upon affirmation of legality of the proposed amendments, the practice or teaching of geological science. The executive committee Executive Committee shall cause them to be published in the may waive this degree requirement in favor of adequate Bulletin or by other suitable means at least two (2) months prior professional experience and standing in the profession. to the annual meeting of the House of Delegates. 2. Members may hold office, vote in Association affairs, sponsor membership applications, and refer to themselves as SECTION 5. Voting on Amendments Members of the Association. a. All Member applicants shall submit an application form If any proposed amendment shall be acted upon favorably by authorized by the executive committee that includes the simple majority vote of the House of Delegates, the Executive endorsement of one Member in good standing, attesting to the Committee shall arrange for a ballot of members by mail, applicant’s training and experience. The executive committee electronic mail or other suitable means, within sixty (60) days shall determine all questions of eligibility, except that the after the annual meeting of the House of Delegates, and two- executive committee may not waive the endorsement or thirds (2/3) majority favorable vote of the ballots received within professional experience requirements. sixty (60) days of such mailing, electronic mail or other suitable b. The executive committee shall publish the names of distribution, shall be sufficient to amend. approved applicants along with the names of their sponsors. If no objections to the application are received within sixty days, BYLAWS the executive committee shall notify the applicant of his or her acceptance. Objections must include a full statement of the As amended April 2, 2017 circumstances on which the objection is based and be signed by the Member raising the objection. The executive committee shall take the objection under consideration and make a final ARTICLE I – NAME determination as to eligibility at its sole discretion. This association, which is a Colorado nonprofit corporation 3. Emeritus Members – Members may request emeritus status recognized by the IRS as anInternal Revenue Code section 501 when they have reached the age of sixty-five (65), are in good (c)(6) organization, shall be called “The American Association of standing, and have been members of any classification for thirty Petroleum Geologists,” also referred to as the Association, or years, including time spent in military service. The request shall AAPG. be sent to the executive director. Emeritus Members shall retain all privileges as Members, but shall pay 50% of the Member ARTICLE II – PURPOSES dues. The purposes of this Association are to advance the science 4. Honorary Members – Recipients of the Sidney Powers of geology, especially as it relates to petroleum, natural gas, Memorial Medal Award and other members who have other subsurface fluids, and mineral resources; to promote the contributed distinguished service to the cause of petroleum technology of exploring for, finding, and producing these geology may be granted honorary membership by the executive materials in an economically and environmentally sound committee. Honorary members shall be granted all of the manner; to foster the spirit of scientific research throughout its privileges of Members, and shall not be required to pay dues.

Annual Report 2073 B. Students D. Any person who has been removed from membership, Any student majoring in geology or in a field of study related to except by expulsion, may be reinstated by unanimous vote of or generally associated with geology at a college or university of the executive committee, upon fulfillment of such requirements acceptable academic standards may apply for student as may be established by the executive committee. A person membership. Student membership shall terminate twenty-four who has been expelled may be reinstated as provided for in the (24) months after termination of academic enrollment and AAPG Disciplinary Code. student members will be reclassified as associates. C. Associates Any person not qualified for any other class of membership, ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS who is a graduate of a college or university of acceptable academic standards and whose employment is associated with SECTION 1. Officers geological science, may apply to be an associate. The executive The officers of this Association shall be a president, president- committee may waive this degree requirement in favor of elect, vice president – sections, vice president-regions, secretary, adequate professional experience and standing in the treasurer, and editor. profession. A. President The president shall be the chief executive officer and SECTION 2. Dues spokesperson for the Association on all matters pertaining to the A. Dues shall be billed and payable in advance of the fiscal year public; shall serve as chair of the executive committee, shall in accordance with a schedule established by the executive appoint the members of all committees in accordance with committee. The fiscal year shall begin on July 1 and end on June these bylaws; and shall appoint delegates to cooperating 30. Written notification by mail, electronic mail, or other suitable organizations to represent the Association. means shall be provided to each Member, student and B. President-elect associate before July 1 of each year, stating the amount of The president-elect shall serve as a member of the executive annual dues owed. Dues shall not be refundable. Those committee, shall present a budget for the ensuing year to the previously designated as life members shall not be required to executive committee, and succeed to the office of president pay dues. following the term as president-elect. B. Dues may not exceed the following: Member - $125.00 C. Vice president-sections Emeritus Member - $62.50 The vice president-sections shall, with his or her other duties, Student - $10.00 concern himself or herself with the activities of the Association in Associate - $125.00 respect to United States sections. C. Dues for Members and associates shall be billed in D. Vice president-regions accordance to the following three levels of gross annual income: The vice president-regions shall, with his or her other duties, Level 1 – Annual income greater than $50,000; concern himself or herself with the activities of the Association in Level 2 – Annual income greater than $25,000 but not more respect to its international regions. than $50,000; and E. Secretary Level 3 – Annual income of $25,000 or less. The secretary shall be responsible for recording the actions of Level 2 dues shall be one-half of Level 1 dues; Level 3 dues the executive committee; shall keep possession of the corporate shall be one-fourth of Level 1 dues; provided that annual dues seal and affix the same; and, subject to executive committee may not be less than $20.00 for any level. A Member or an approval, have policy oversight of all non-technical and non-peer associate whose annual income is in Level 2 or Level 3 may pay reviewed publications and communications. The secretary shall dues that correspond with any higher level of annual income. perform other duties as may be directed by the executive The executive committee may provide for access to the Bulletin committee. and the Explorer by different means for persons paying different F. Treasurer levels of dues. The treasurer shall supervise the receipt of all funds and, D. Dues for Members and associates may not be changed under the direction of the executive committee, be responsible more than 20% in any given year. for all disbursements of funds of the Association; serve as an ex-officio member of the committee on investments; give bond, the amount of which shall be determined by the SECTION 3. Membership Meetings executive committee; make the annual report as treasurer; and The Association shall hold at least one stated meeting of its perform such other duties as directed by the executive members each year, at a time and place designated by the committee. executive committee. G. Editor The editor shall have general supervision of and final SECTION 4. Loss of Membership authority in soliciting, accepting, and rejecting all material on A. Any member may resign at any time from the Association; technical subjects for publication; have policy oversight and such resignation shall be in writing and shall be accepted by the responsibility for editorial content of all technical and peer- executive committee. reviewed publications; submit an annual report of editorial B. Any member whose dues are in arrears for more than sixty activities to the executive committee; and, with the approval of days but less than one year shall be suspended from the executive committee, appoint volunteer editors as deemed membership. Any member whose dues are in arrears for more necessary. than one year shall forfeit membership. C. Any member who resigns, who forfeits membership for non-payment of dues, or who is expelled for ethical reasons SECTION 2. Terms of Office shall cease to have any rights in the Association and shall not A. Terms of office shall be from July 1 to June 30. No officer incur further indebtedness to the Association. may serve a successive term.

2074 Annual Report B. The terms of office for the president-elect and president votes shall then be allocated by the second choice. This process shall be for one year. The president-elect shall succeed to the shall be repeated until one of the candidates receives a majority office of president following the term as president-elect. vote. C. The vice president-sections, the vice president-regions, the G. The vote totals for all elections conducted by this secretary, and the treasurer shall serve two-year staggered Association shall not be released except upon written approval terms. The terms of the vice president- sections and the of all candidates for that specificoffice. In such case, the results treasurer shall begin in even numbered years and the terms of will be released to each of those candidates. Subsequent the vice president-regions and the secretary shall begin in odd disclosure of the results shall also require the specific written numbered years. approval of each candidate for that office. D. The term of office for the editor shall be three years. SECTION 5. Vacancies SECTION 3. Eligibility Vacancies shall be filled as follows: A. No person may hold more than one of the following 1. A vacancy in the office of president shall be filled by the vice positions during the same term: president whose term of office started earliest. • Association officer; 2. A vacancy in the office of president-elect, vice president- • House of delegates officer; sections, or vice president-regions shall be filled by a special • Immediate past chair of the house of delegates; election called by the executive committee. Any such ballot may • Division president; and consist of any combination of mail, electronic mail, or other • Elected advisory council member. suitable means. B. In addition, no person currently serving in the 3. A vacancy occurring in the office of secretary, treasurer, or aforementioned positions may become a candidate during the editor shall be filled by the unsuccessful candidate for that office term of office or for one year immediately following such term, in the most recent election. If there was more than one and no past president may hold any of these positions for unsuccessful candidate for that office consenting to serve if a period of three years following a term as president. elected, the vacancy will be filled by a special election, which C. A candidate for the office of vice president-sections may be by preferential balloting. If no candidates are willing to must reside within the United States and be a Member of serve if elected, the executive committee may fill such vacancy. a section. D. A candidate for the office of vice president-regions must SECTION 6. Officer Eligibility for Nominations and Awards reside outside of the United States and be a Member of a region. A. No officer may be selected for an honor or award by the executive committee during and for one year immediately SECTION 4. Election following the term, except for an honor or award that has been A. The advisory council shall annually recommend two or determined by an impartial convention judging process. fi more candidates for each of the available of ces, and shall B. No candidate for an officer or position may be selected for report to the executive committee by November 15 of each any honor or award given by any Association component during year. the period of their candidacy, unless the honor or award has B. The executive committee shall approve the ballot, placing been announced prior to the announcement of their candidacy, fi two candidates for each available of ce. To change the order of or determined by an impartial convention judging process. candidates or the office for which a candidate is nominated by the advisory council shall require the affirmative vote of at least fi ve members of the executive committee. If the executive ARTICLE V – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE committee changes the office for which a candidate is nominated, such candidate shall be given the opportunity to decline such candidacy. SECTION 1. Composition C. Candidates shall be announced to members via email on or The executive committee shall be composed of the following: • President before December 1. Additional nominations may be made by • written petition or email of fifty (50) or more Members in good President-elect • Vice president-sections standing received by the executive director at Association • headquarters not later than January 31. Vice president-regions • Secretary D. The names of candidates shall be published in the Explorer • or by other suitable means by January 1. Petition candidates will Treasurer • Editor be announced no later than February 15. • E. The executive committee shall then prepare a ballot, which Chair, house of delegates may be a printed, electronic, or other suitable ballot, listing the candidates for each office, which shall be distributed to each SECTION 2. Authority Member on or before April 1. Ballots must be returned by May The executive committee shall serve as the Association board 15. The ballot committee shall count the ballots promptly after of directors, and shall have the general executive control and May 15 and report the results to the president. A majority of all management of the affairs and funds of this Association. The votes cast for an office shall be necessary for election. In case of executive committee shall also: a tie vote the executive committee shall cast one (1) additional • Have sole responsibility for all matters regarding the external deciding vote. affairs of this Association; F. In there are more than two (2) candidates for any office, • Designate the time and place of the annual meeting of the then the election shall be by preferential voting, and voters shall Association mark their preferences in order. If no candidate receives • Supervise the election of officers and filling of vacancies; a majority after the first choice ballots have been counted, the • Determine the adequacy of applicant qualifications and ballots for the candidate with the least number of first place classifications;

Annual Report 2075 • Maintain a headquarters and staff; but are not prohibited from serving as delegates if elected. • Accept, create, and administer the funds and accounts of this Officers of the house of delegates shall be voting members of Association, appointing trustees to manage such funds; the house of delegates. • Establish such fiscal policies as may be appropriate; B. Officers • Serve as an appeal authority in all matters involving grievance 1. The officers of the house of delegates shall be a chair, proceedings and professional certification of members; and a chair-elect and a secretary/editor. The house of delegates shall • Perform such other administrative duties as required to elect the chair-elect and the secretary/editor at its annual accomplish the objects and purposes of this Association. Any meeting from among the delegates who have served at least responsibility and authority of the governance of this Association one year. The term of office shall be one year, commencing July not otherwise specified in these governing documents shall be 1. The chair-elect shall assume the office of chair following the reserved to the executive committee. term as chair- elect. 2. A vacancy in the office of chair shall be filled for the remainder of that term by the chair-elect, followed by a term as SECTION 3. Executive Committee Meetings fi fi A. The executive committee shall meet immediately before the chair. A vacancy in the of ce of chair-elect shall be lled by the secretary/editor. A vacancy in the office of secretary/editor shall annual meeting of the house of delegates, and at other times fi designated by the executive committee, and at the call of the be lled by appointment by the chair. president. A quorum shall consist of four (4) members. C. Delegates B. Meetings may be held under any such conditions, including 1. All delegates must be Members in good standing. The house of delegates shall be the sole judge of the eligibility action without a meeting, as authorized under the Colorado fi Revised Nonprofit Corporations Act, provided that no proxy of its members to serve as delegates or of cers of the house. voting shall be allowed, nor shall alternates be allowed to fi participate in executive committee meetings. 2. Each United States af liated society shall be entitled to C. Five (5) days notice of regular or special meetings of the one delegate, plus one delegate for every additional seventy executive committee shall be given, which shall include the date, of its Members or major fraction thereof. Each international time, place, and, if a special meeting, the purpose of the region shall be entitled to one delegate, plus one delegate meeting. Notice shall be given, and may also be waived, in any for every additional seventy of its Members or major fraction fi thereof, provided that no international region shall have manner permitted by the Colorado Revised Nonpro t Act. fi D. The members of the executive committee shall be fewer than one delegate for each af liated society within the indemnified by the Association and shall be relieved from region. personal liability in all matters regarding the Association to the full 3. Delegates shall be elected by the Members of each society extent as permitted under Internal Revenue Code section 501 and region. Members may only vote in their home society or (c)(6) and any other pertinent federal income law or regulation, region. Association Members residing in the United States and and to the full extent authorized by the Colorado Revised not having a home society may be assigned, for the purpose of fi voting in delegate elections only, to the nearest United States Nonpro t Act. fi E. The executive committee shall have the authority, by a two- af liated society upon request to that society. Association thirds vote, to amend the articles of incorporation of the Members residing outside of the United States shall be Association. assigned to the international region in which they reside, and shall vote in that region in elections for delegates unless claiming a United States affiliated society or another region as SECTION 4. Executive Director their home society or region. The executive director shall be the chief administrative official 4. The Members of each international region shall elect one or of the Association, shall have the authority to execute contracts more delegates from among the Association Members of each on behalf of the Association, and shall have charge of the affiliated society within that international region. Any Members Association headquarters and staff personnel as authorized by who wish to become candidates for delegate shall file a written the executive committee. The executive director shall be request with their affiliated society or international region. appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the executive 5. Delegates shall be elected for three-year terms. Terms of committee and be under the personal direction of the president. office shall begin on July 1 following their election. The executive director may not be an officer of the Association or 6. Vacancies in office may be filled, or alternate delegates a member of the executive committee. may be assigned, from among the candidates not receiving The executive director shall also: asufficient number of votes from the previous election, and • Implement the policies of the executive committee; in order of the total number of votes received. The Members • Receive all official notices to the Association; from the affiliated society or international region may also • Be responsible for the physical custody of all official appoint alternate delegates and fill any vacancies. The names documents held in repository at Association headquarters; and of alternate delegates must be received in writing by the • Assist in the work of all committees to ensure the AAPG headquarters office at least fifteen days prior to the effectiveness of the activities of this Association. meeting of the house of delegates for which they have been appointed. ARTICLE VI – HOUSE OF DELEGATES 7. Should a term of a delegate from a society expire and a society fail to elect a new delegate sixty days before the annual meeting, the president of the section shall appoint a delegate to SECTION 1. Composition serve for that term. A. The house of delegates shall be composed of delegates representing the affiliated societies and international regions. Members of the executive committee, former chairs of the SECTION 2. Meetings house of delegates, and past presidents of the Association more The house of delegates shall meet at least once each year than three (3) years out of office shall be non-voting members, during the annual meeting of the Association. No proxy votes

2076 Annual Report shall be allowed. A quorum shall be a majority of all qualified least fifty Members of the section or region. Petitions must be delegates or alternates elected. delivered to the section or region president at least thirty days prior to the start of the election. fi SECTION 3. Authority B. The term of of ce for councilors shall be three years, All of the legislative function of this Association shall be vested commencing on July 1. Terms shall be staggered according to in a house of delegates. a schedule established by the executive committee.

SECTION 4. Duties of Delegates SECTION 3. Duties Delegates shall: A. The advisory council shall: • • Serve as a long range planning body to review the Serve as representatives of the members in their society or ’ international region; Association s activities and recommend to the executive • Familiarize themselves with the Association’s governing committee appropriate changes of programs and policies; • Recommend candidates for Association officers; documents; • • Acquaint themselves with the Association’s current policies Recommend recipients for all honors and awards as directed by the executive committee; and programs; • • Keep their alternates and the leaders of their society and Review the relationships among the Association, sections, region informed of the Association’s program of activities, regions, divisions and other components and recommend especially with regard to cooperative participation and adjustments to the executive committee as deemed necessary; service; • • Process requests from the executive committee for Continually review the bylaws and recommend changes as deemed necessary; and information regarding eligibility of applicants for membership in • the Association; Perform such other service to AAPG as directed by the • Function as local certification committee members and executive committee. process requests from the board of certification for information B. Five members of the advisory council shall serve as the regarding applicants for certification by the Association; hearing body in grievance proceedings as provided in the • Actively solicit applications from eligible geologists for disciplinary code. membership in this Association; and • Recognize the obligation to attend all meetings of the house SECTION 4. Meetings of delegates during their terms, and to perform their duties to The advisory council shall meet at least once each year during the best of their ability. the annual meeting of the Association and at the call of the chair. The quorum shall be a majority of its members. The advisory council may also act by mail or electronic means as ARTICLE VII – ADVISORY COUNCIL requested by the executive committee. Proxy voting shall not be allowed. SECTION 1. Composition A. The advisory council shall be composed of one elected SECTION 5. Vacancies councilor from each section or region with up to 3,000 Vacancies in councilor positions shall be filled by an election to Members plus one elected councilor for each additional 3,000 be held within 120 days of said vacancy. Members or fraction thereof, the immediate past chair of the house of delegates, the immediate past president of AAPG, and the chief elected officer of each division. The president ARTICLE VIII – COMPONENT GROUPS AND AFFILIATIONS immediately prior to the immediate past president of AAPG may elect to serve on the advisory council for up to two years, but if SECTION 1. Organization service is declined or discontinued for any reason, service may The establishment, composition and dissolution of sections not be resumed under this clause. The date of record for and regions shall be the responsibility of the house of delegates determining councilor membership shall be November 30 of upon recommendation by the executive committee. The each year. internal affairs of such sections and regions shall be B. Unless the immediate past president of AAPG elects to serve administered by each section and region, consistent with the as chair, the council shall elect a chair from among the members purposes and policies of this Association. of the advisory council. The chair shall appoint a recording secretary to take minutes of each meeting. SECTION 2. Sections C. An alternate representative may be designated for an ’ A. Sections shall be established within the United States for the elected advisory council position, who shall be the councilor s purpose of sponsoring technical meetings, publications, and immediate predecessor on the advisory council or, if such other activities that further the objectives of the Association person is unwilling or unavailable, a current member of that within the section. Sections shall be geographically organized. region, section or division shall be designated by its president to The members of sections may be individuals or federated serve as the representative for that advisory council meeting or fi fi af liated geological societies. to ll a vacancy. B. The sections shall be titled: • Eastern Section; SECTION 2. Election and Term of Office • Mid-Continent Section; A. Councilors shall be elected by ballot by the Members of their • Southwestern Section; respective section or region. There shall be at least two • Gulf Coast Section; candidates on the ballot for each position. Candidates may be • Rocky Mountain Section; and nominated by the respective governing body or by petition of at • Pacific Section;

Annual Report 2077 SECTION 3. Regions managers, and fill vacancies whenever they occur, except where A. Regions shall be established outside the United States for otherwise specified in these bylaws. The committee manager the purpose of sponsoring technical meetings, publications, and may or may not be a member of the committee. The executive other activities that further the objectives of the Association committee shall determine the number of members of each within the region. Regions shall be geographically organized. The standing committee, its charges, and may appoint a manager to members of regions may be individuals or federated affiliated liaise with the executive committee. geological societies. C. Committee members shall serve three year staggered B. The regions shall be titled: terms, commencing on July 1. Chairs, co-chairs, vice-chairs, and • Canada Region; committee managers shall serve a one year term commencing • Latin America and the Caribbean Region; on July 1, and may not serve as such for more than three • Europe Region; consecutive years. No co-chair shall have served as chair at any • Africa Region; time during the preceding year. • Asia Pacific Region; and • Middle East Region. SECTION 2. Ethics Committee There shall be an ethics committee composed of five SECTION 4. Technical Divisions members appointed by the executive committee for staggered A. Technical divisions may be established by the house of three-year terms. Members of the ethics committee shall be delegates at its annual meeting upon recommendation of the members of the technical division of the Association charged executive committee. A two-thirds vote shall be required to with conducting the certification programs of members in establish or dissolve a technical division. Technical divisions may professional categories. The ethics committee shall investigate affiliate with other scientific societies with the approval of the ethical complaints and perform other such duties as described in executive committee, and may have their own governing the disciplinary code. documents provided that they do not conflict with the AAPG bylaws. The executive committee shall determine whether such SECTION 3. Special Committees and Delegations conflict exists. The executive committee shall be empowered to fi Special committees and delegations shall be authorized by the make arrangements with the of cers of the division for the executive committee for a term of one year. The president shall conduct of the business of the division. appoint the members and chairs of special committees and B. This Association may establish a technical division to delegations. conduct a program of voluntary certification of Members in such professional categories and the awarding of such titles, as approved by the executive committee. Each professional SECTION 4. Association Representatives to Non-Association category of certification will be sponsored by a technical Committees division, which need not be the technical division conducting The executive committee may appoint a member of any the certification program. Implementing procedures, classification to serve as AAPG’s representative on an outside including the issuance of appropriate certificates, shall be committee, board or organization. Such service shall not adopted by the technical division conducting the certification extend for more than one term or more than five years, program. whichever is greater, except by the unanimous consent of the entire executive committee. No more than two extensions of one year each may be granted. Multiple full or partial terms of SECTION 5. Technical Interest Groups and Special Interest Groups a member on any particular committee, board, or organization Technical Interest Groups (TIGs) and Special Interest Groups may be served by the member if not less than one (1) fiscal (SIGs) shall be established, maintained, and dissolved by the year of the Association elapses between each full or partial executive committee. term served.

SECTION 6. Affiliated and Associated Societies. fi This Association may af liate or associate with societies and ARTICLE X. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY other groups whose purposes are complementary to AAPG. Robert’s Rules of fi The rules contained in the eleventh edition of Such af liation or association shall be approved by the house of Order Newly Revised shall govern this Association in all cases to delegates upon the recommendation of the executive which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent committee. with these bylaws and any special rules of order the Association may adopt. ARTICLE IX – COMMITTEES ARTICLE XI. DISSOLUTION SECTION 1. Standing Committees In the event of the dissolution of the Association, the A. There shall be an ethics committee and any other Association shall distribute any assets remaining after the committees established by the executive committee upon discharge of all liabilities, for charitable, scientific, or educational recommendation of the advisory council. The executive purposes in strict compliance with exemption provided under committee shall annually report to the house of delegates on the Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Any establishment or dissolution of any standing committees for that such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a court of year. A list of standing committees, the charge to each competent jurisdiction for the county in which the principal committee, and the names of the chairs or co-chairs, vice-chairs, office of the Corporation is then located, exclusively for such and committee members of each shall be published annually. purposes or to such organization or organizations as said court B. The president shall appoint all committee chairs, co-chairs, shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively vice chairs, other committee members and committee for such purposes. It is recognized that, under these

2078 Annual Report circumstances, no member of the Association shall have any form of organization. The executive committee of the right or interest in or to the property or assets of the Association. Association shall represent the Association’s dealings with the Foundation.

ARTICLE XII. AMENDMENTS APPENDIX A SECTION 1. Proposal of Amendments A. Amendments to Article I, Article II, the AAPG Code of Ethics AAPG CODE OF ETHICS or this section shall be subject to the following requirements: 1. Amendments may be proposed by the executive committee, SECTION 1. General Principles the house of delegates, a special committee appointed by the fi a. Geology is a profession, and the privilege of professional president, or by petition of any fty Members of AAPG. All practice requires professional morality and professional proposed amendments shall be reviewed for legality by the responsibility. executive committee with advice of counsel, and shall be b. Honesty, integrity, loyalty, fairness, impartiality, candor, published in the Bulletin or by other suitable means at least two fidelity to trust, and inviolability of confidence are incumbent months prior to the annual meeting of the house of delegates. upon every member as professional obligations. 2. The house of delegates shall consider such amendments at c. All members, regardless of classification, shall be guided by its annual meeting, and a majority vote shall be required to send high standards of business ethics, personal honor, and the ballot to the Members. If the house of delegates amends the professional conduct. proposal, the executive committee shall review the amended proposal for legality prior to such ballot being sent. 3. Ballots shall be sent to the Members no later than sixty SECTION 2. Relation of Members to the Public days after the annual meeting of the house of delegates. A two a. Members shall not make false, misleading, or unwarranted thirds vote of the ballots received shall be required for statements, representations or claims in regard to professional amendment of Article I, Article II, or the AAPG Code of Ethics. matters, nor shall they engage in false or deceptive advertising B. Amendments to all other articles of these bylaws or to the b. Members shall not permit the publication or use of their disciplinary code shall be subject to the following requirements: reports or maps for any unsound or illegitimate undertakings. 1. Amendments may be proposed by the executive c. Members shall not give professional opinions, make reports committee, the house of delegates, by petition of any fifty or give legal testimony without being as thoroughly informed as Members of AAPG, or by a majority vote of the officers of the reasonably required. house of delegates plus the chair of the bylaws committee. All proposed amendments shall be sent to the chair of the house of SECTION 3. Relation of Members to Employers and Clients delegates, who shall forward them to the executive committee a. Members shall disclose to prospective employers or clients to be reviewed for legality with advice of counsel, and to the the existence of any pertinent competitive or conflicting interests. bylaws committee for review and report to the house. b. Members shall not use or divulge any employer’s or client’s 2. Except for amendments proposed by house resolution, confidential information without their permission and shall avoid proposed amendments shall be sent within thirty days of receipt conflicts of interest that may arise from information gained to the executive committee, members of the house of during geological investigations. delegates, the bylaws committee, the advisory council, and any committee or member(s) of the Association designated by the executive committee to receive them. All of the aforementioned SECTION 4. Relation of Members to One Another groups may submit comments to the bylaws committee chair up a. Members shall not falsely or maliciously attempt to injure the to thirty days prior to the meeting of the house at which the reputation or business of others. proposed amendment is to be considered. b. Members shall freely recognize the work done by others, 3. For amendments proposed by house resolution, the avoid plagiarism, and avoid the acceptance of credit due executive committee, members of the house of delegates, the others. bylaws committee, the advisory council, and any committee or c. Members shall endeavor to cooperate with others in the member(s) of the Association designated by the executive profession and shall encourage the ethical dissemination of committee to receive them may submit comments to the geological knowledge. bylaws committee until October 31 following the adoption of the house resolution. SECTION 5. Duty to the Association 4. Proposed amendments shall be published in the Bulletin or a. Members of the Association shall aid in preventing the by other suitable means at least ninety days prior to the annual election to membership of those who are unqualified or do not meeting of the house of delegates. All comments received by meet the standards set forth in this code of ethics. the aforementioned deadlines shall be sent with the proposed b. By applying for or continuing membership in the Association amendments to the members of the house of delegates. each member agrees to uphold the ethical standards set forth in 5. A two-thirds vote of those present and voting in the house of this code of ethics. delegates shall be required to amend these bylaws. c. Members shall not use AAPG membership to imply endorsement, recommendation, or approval by the Association fi ARTICLE XIII – FOUNDATION of speci c projects or proposals. This Association shall establish an autonomous Foundation as a permanent entity to receive contributions, invest same, and SECTION 6. Discipline for Violations of Standards distribute funds for the purposes and provisions as stipulated in Members violating any standard prescribed in this article shall Article II of the Declaration of Trust Agreement dated April 4, be subject to discipline as provided by the AAPG bylaws and 1967; provided, that the Foundation need not retain the trust disciplinary code.

Annual Report 2079 APPENDIX B than ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing, the accused member may, at his or her own option, waive personal DISCIPLINARY CODE appearance and request the hearing body to adjudge the matter on the basis of a written statement of the member’s SECTION 1. Executive Committee Authority and Responsibility defense accompanying such letter. Failure of the accused member to appear or to submit a waiver letter and a written Subject to the provisions of the AAPG bylaws, the executive fi committee shall have primary authority over matters of defense shall not prevent the hearing body from rendering nal professional conduct and discipline. Unless otherwise provided judgment. by these bylaws, no member, committee, division, section, or region of the Association shall initiate or conduct any SECTION 4. Other Violations investigation or hearing or impose any sanction concerning the A. For disciplinary action resulting from pleading guilty to professional conduct of an Association member or applicant for a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or to any felony; Association membership. The executive committee shall adopt admission to the violation of any governmental statute, procedures governing the investigation, hearing, and disposition regulation, rule, or code of ethics relating to the practice of of charges of misconduct, and shall publish such procedures in geology; or a false statement of qualifications for membership; the Bulletin or by other suitable means. the executive committee shall set the time, date, and place for a hearing on the charges. The accused member shall be given such written notice at least thirty days prior to such date, mailed SECTION 2. Disciplinary Action to the member by registered mail to the member’s last-known Members shall be subject to disciplinary action for: (a) violating mailing address. The notice shall also include a copy of the the AAPG Code of Ethics, or (b) pleading guilty to formal charges, the disciplinary code and any other adopted a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or to any felony, disciplinary procedures. As applicable, the notice shall also be admitting to the violation of any governmental statute, accompanied by a copy of a court document or other official regulation, rule, or code of ethics relating to the practice of document indicating such plea of guilty or admission of violation, geology, or who, as determined by the executive committee, fi a copy of the judgment or other document indicating such falsely stated quali cations for membership. conviction or finding, and a copy of any applicable order of an appellate court or other appellate body, or a statement SECTION 3. Violations of the AAPG Code of Ethics explaining such charge of falsely stating qualifications of A. For violations of the AAPG Code of Ethics, charges shall first membership. be submitted in writing to the executive director at Association The accused member may appear with legal counsel before headquarters, and shall include a statement of the evidence on the executive committee, present written evidence to the ’ which the charges are based. The executive director shall submit executive committee, present witnesses in the member s ’ the charges to the ethics committee. If in the judgment of the behalf, and submit oral or written statements in the member s ethics committee and after consultation with AAPG legal behalf. counsel, the evidence supports further action by the Association, The executive committee shall have the right to cross-examine the committee shall prepare and file formal charges with the the member and any witnesses presented by the member on ’ ’ advisory council at Association headquarters. the member s behalf. At the member s option, the member B. For violations of the AAPG Code of Ethics, and upon the may, by registered letter addressed to the president of the notification of member actions or the filing of formal charges, the Association at Association headquarters, postmarked not less chair of the advisory council shall appoint a hearing body than ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing, request that composed of five members of the advisory council, including at the executive committee consider the matter on the basis of least one past president of the Association. The ethics a written statement by the member accompanying such a letter committee shall appoint one of its members as the prosecutor. without the personal appearance of the member. The executive Both the prosecutor and the accused member may challenge committee shall consider such statements prior to voting on the such appointments and require removal of up to two members suspension or expulsion of the member. of the hearing body. Such removed members shall be replaced B. A member who does not plead guilty to but is convicted of with other members of the advisory council selected by the chair the aforementioned offenses may be suspended from of the advisory council. The hearing body shall set the time, date, membership in the Association upon a majority vote of all and place for a hearing on the charges. The accused member members of the executive committee of the Association. If such fi shall be given such written notice at least thirty days prior to such a conviction or nding is reversed on appeal, the member shall fi date, mailed to the member by registered mail to the member’s be reinstated to membership. If such a conviction or nding is fi last-known mailing address. The notice shall also include a copy not appealed, or is upheld on nal appeal, the member may be of the formal charges, the disciplinary code and any other expelled from membership by a majority vote of all members of adopted disciplinary procedures. the executive committee, following a trial at which the executive The accused member may appear with legal counsel before committee shall serve as the hearing body. If such a conviction fi the hearing body, hear any witnesses called in support of the or nding is the subject of an executive pardon, the member charges and, at the member’s option, cross- examine the shall be reinstated to membership upon a majority vote of all same, present witnesses in the member’s behalf, and submit members of the executive committee of the Association. oral or written statements in the member’sbehalf.The prosecutor may likewise be represented by legal counsel, SECTION 5. Disposition of Charges present witnesses, and cross-examine the accused member’s A. After the conclusion of the hearing or study of the written witnesses. The hearing body may consult at any time with legal defense submitted in lieu thereof, the hearing body shall counsel of its choosing. consider and vote to sustain or dismiss the charges. A finding By registered letter addressed to the chair of the advisory sustaining the charges shall require a four-fifths vote. Notice council at Association headquarters and postmarked not less of the decision of the hearing body shall be sent by registered

2080 Annual Report mail to the accused member at the member’s last-known SECTION 7. Resignation post office mailing address. Resignation by the accused member from the Association, at If the charges are sustained, the hearing body may impose the any stage in the foregoing prescribed proceedings, shall following discipline: automatically terminate the proceedings. Following resignation, (a) issue a private or public admonition of the member; or the accused person so resigning shall not be eligible for (b) suspend the member for a stated period of time; or reinstatement to membership except by unanimous vote of all (c) allow the member to resign; or members of the executive committee of the Association. (d) expel the member. B. Disposition of the charges on any terms or conditions may SECTION 8. Expulsion be made at any time prior to the conclusion of the proceedings, Persons expelled from the Association under these provided such disposition has been agreed to by all of the proceedings shall be ineligible for reinstatement to membership members of the ethics committee, the chair of the advisory except by unanimous vote of all members of the executive council, the accused member, and the executive committee. committee of the Association. The existence of allegations against any member and their basis and content shall be confidential. SECTION 9. Publication of Grievance Matters The executive director of the Association shall cause to be SECTION 6. Appeals Procedure published annually in the Bulletin or by other suitable means Action taken by the hearing body may be appealed to the a summary of all grievance proceedings initiated, pending, or executive committee of the Association by either the accused considered each year. The summary shall include, but not be member or the ethics committee within thirty (30) days of the limited to, the general type of complaint, the level of grievance date notice of the decision of the hearing body is sent to the procedure attained, and status or disposition of the case. Names accused member. The executive committee shall have final of parties shall not be published, except that the name of any authority whether to sustain or order a rehearing on the decision member expelled from the Association shall be published in said of the hearing body. summary.

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