Annual Report 2012: FY July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012
Advisory Council
Advisory Council members:
David G. Rensink, Advisory Council Chair
John C. Lorenz, Past President
Scott W. Tinker, Past President
Stephen M. Testa, President, EMD
Douglas C. Peters, President, DEG (Non-Voting)
Martin D. Hewitt, President, DPA
David H. Hawk, Past-Chair House of Delegates
Kurt E. Neher, Pacific Section
Donna S. Anderson, Rocky Mountain Section
David C. Harris, Eastern Section
Mary E. Broussard, Gulf Coast Section
Debra P. Osborne, Southwest Section
Robert D. Cowdery, Mid-Continent Section
Martha Lou Broussard, Gulf Coast Section
Jean R. Gerard, European Region
Paul J. English, Canadian Region
Peter W. Baillie, Asia/Pacific Region
Fowzia Hussien Abdullah, Middle East (Non-Voting)
The Advisory Council met twice during the 2011-2012 year – at Leadership Days in Boulder, CO and at the annual conference in Long Beach, CA.
Boulder, Colorado
We held a special meeting on Thursday afternoon, August 11, 2011, in Boulder to discuss changes to the strategic plan. The result of that discussion was to form a sub-committee of the Advisory Council composed of Dave Rensink, Peter Baillie, Doug Peters, Bob Cowdery, Steve Testa, and Ted Beaumont. The charge to committee was to incorporate the suggested changes into a final document for approval by the full Advisory Council prior to submission to the AAPG Executive Committee. That work was conducted via email and the final approval of the Advisory Council was obtained at the Long Beach meeting.
The primary purpose of the meeting on August 12, 2011 was to submit a list of candidates for Honors and Awards to the Executive Committee. The candidates were as follows:
Sidney Powers Memorial Award
Koenraad J. Weber (Europe)
Michel T. Halbouty Outstanding Leadership Award
Robbie R. Gries (Rocky Mountain)
Honorary Member Award
Adekunle A. Adesida (Africa)
Ibrahim A. Al-Jallal (Middle East)
Lee T. Billingsley (Gulf Coast)
Dudley W. Bolyard (Rocky Mountain)
Paul M. Harris (Pacific)
Phillip H. Stark (Rocky Mountain)
Norman H. Foster Outstanding Explorer Award
Dan A. Hughes (Gulf Coast)
Robert R. Berg for Outstanding Research Award
Henry W. Posamentier (Gulf Coast)
Distinguished Service Award
Edith C. Allison (Eastern)
Susan M. Cunningham (Gulf Coast)
David A. Dolph (Canada)
Paul F. Hoffman (Gulf Coast)
Alain-Yves Huc (Europe)
William A. Morgan (Gulf Coast)
Adedoja R. Ojelabi (Africa)
Victor H. Vega (Latin America)
Mark L. Wilson (Pacific)
Grover E. Murray Memorial Distinguished Educator Award
Andrew Hurst (Europe)
Howard D. Johnson (Europe)
Harrison Schmitt Award
Jill Stevens (Asia/Pacific)
Public Service Award
No Awardees
Pioneer Award
Tim T. Schowalter (Rocky Mountain)
Publication Awards
Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Award
Robert H. Lander and Linda M. Bonnell
Robert H. Dott, Sr. Memorial Award
M. Pöppelreiter, C. García-Carballido and M. A. Kraaijveld
J. C. "Cam" Sproule Memorial Award
Alexei V. Milkov
John W. Shelton Search and Discovery Award
Katherine Giles
George C. Matson Award
Lars Wensaas
Co-Authors: Marita Gading, Helge Loseth and Michael Springer
(Co-Authors are not recipients of the George C. Matson Award)
Jules Braunstein Memorial Award
Roger M. Slatt
Younane Abousleiman
Geosciences in the Media Award
Nick Eyles (Non-member)
These individuals (as many as were able to attend) were given their awards in Long Beach
Long Beach, California
The primary purpose of the meeting on April 20, 2012 was to submit a list of candidates for AAPG officers to the Executive Committee. The candidates were as follows:
President-Elect 2013-14 (President 2014-15)
Randi S. Martinsen (Rocky Mountain Section)
Kay L. Pitts (Pacific Section)
Vice President, Regions 2013-15
Istvan Berczi (Europe Region)
John Kaldi (Asia/Pacific Region)
Secretary 2013-15
Richard W. Ball (Gulf Coast Section)
Sigrunn Johnsen (Europe Region)
Editor 2013-16
Colin P. North (Europe Region)
Michael L. Sweet (Gulf Coast Section)