Annual Report 2007: FY July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007
Student Chapter Committee
The mission of the Student Chapter Committee (SCC) is to support the establishment and ongoing efforts of AAPG student chapters at academic institutions. To this end, the SCC will act as the primary liaison between AAPG and its student and faculty members. Within AAPG, the SCC will be a leader in establishing programs that will promote student membership, facilitate student involvement in the greater organization, and provide students with exposure to research and careers in the petroleum, energy mineral, and environmental sciences. The SCC will strive to maintain an active, diverse membership that represents a broad disciplinary and geographic distribution of professionals, thereby providing a valuable resource to students as they transition from academics to professional careers.
Committee Structure
The committee increased its membership from 21 to 30 members, further diversifying the group by age and geographic location. An additional 6 to 8 members will be added this year, with an emphasis on increasing international representation. The committee leadership has been expanded to include three vice chairs, which will divide responsibility for supervising domestic chapters, international chapters and annual meeting programs.
Student Chapter Membership (as of 01/30/07)
Student members, 4,996 (increase of 1,208 from 07/01/06); student chapters (active) 158 (112), U.S., 81; international, 77 (+ 2 pending).
Programs, Sponsors, Awards, and Recipients
The following sponsored the Student Chapter program: student membership fees, Chevron; student reception-Long Beach, ExxonMobil; student presentation awards - Long Beach, Shell E&P; student travel stipends (24)-Long Beach, Shell E&P; outstanding student chapter awards-Long Beach, Schlumberger; student field trip - Long Beach, Aera Energy, EBY Petrography & Consulting, Chevron, Core Laboratories, Devon Energy, Newfield, Nexen Petroleum U.S.A., Occidental Petroleum, and Pioneer Natural Resources.
Chevron sponsored 3,747 students through 06/30/07, the Book Gift Program $250 per eligible chapter: 13 chapters, and the L. Austin Weeks Undergraduate Grants $500 for selected recipient/$500 for chapter: 41 chapters.
2007 Annual Convention, Long Beach
An anonymous donor provided $25 AAPG Bookstore gift certificates for all student presenters. SEPM co-sponsored both the Student Reception and Student Field Trip. Student chapters from Louisiana State University, Stephen F. Austin State University and the University of Oklahoma had members work in the AAPG General Store during the Long Beach Convention, earning a combined total of $2,562.88.
The following awards were given:
2007 Shell Best Student Presentation Awards, Long Beach
- First place, Student Oral Presentation, $1,500, Ned Frost; gift to student’s school, $1,500, University of Texas, Austin 1760 Annual Report
- Second place, Student Oral Presentation, $1,000, Ted Playton; gift to student’s school, $1,000, University of Texas, Austin
- Third place, Student Oral Presentation, $500, Elizabeth Hajek; gift to student’s school, $50, University of Wyoming
- First place, Student Poster Presentation, $1,500, Ian Kane; gift to student’s school, $1,500, University of Leeds
- Second place, Student Poster Presentation, $1,000, Adrian Tuitt; gift to student’s school, $1,000, University of Edinburgh
- Third place, Student Poster Presentation, $500, Ulrike Freitag; gift to student’s school, $500, Imperial College
2007 Schlumberger Outstanding Student Chapter Awards, Long Beach
- Outstanding Student Chapter, USA, $1,000, University of Oklahoma
- Honorable Mentions, USA, San Diego State University and Western Michigan University
- Outstanding Student Chapter, international, $1,000: Institute of Technology, Bandung Indonesia
- Honorable Mentions, international, Brawijaya University and Moscow State University
- 2007Jim Hartman Service to Students Award, Long Beach
- Martha Lou Broussard 2006 International Conference & Exhibition, Perth
- Best Student Oral Presentation, Nikki Tonkin, Memorial University of Newfoundland, with co-authors K.A. Campbel and M.R. Gregory, University of Auckland
- Runner-Up Student Oral Presentation, Joe Martin, University of Manchester, with co-authors Jonathan Redfern, University of Manchester and Brian Williams, University of Aberdeen
- First place, Student Poster Presentation, Ned Frost, University of Texas, Austin, with co-authors Dan Carpenter, ExxonMobil Upstream Research and Charles Kerans, University of Texas, Austin
- Runner-Up Student Poster Presentation, Johannes Schoenherr, RWTH Aachen University, with co-authors Ralf Littke, Technical University of Aachen, Peter Kukla, RWTH Aachen University, Jean-Michel Larroque, Shell E&P International and Mark Newall, Petroleum Development of Oman (tie), Saju Menacherry, University of Adelaide, with co-authors Tobias Payenberg, University of Adelaide and Simon Lang, University of Adelaide
Highlights
The Student Chapter Program was highlighted at several events during the 2007 Long Beach Convention. Over 400 students, faculty and industry representatives attended the AAPG/SEPM Student Reception, sponsored by ExxonMobil. Representatives from SEPM and the AAPG Visiting Geoscientist Program were also in attendance to network with faculty. The annual Student Field Trip was fully subscribed with 35 students attending. This was a three-day, post-meeting tour of the stratigraphy and neotectonics of the Salton Trough in southern California. Student registration for this trip was held to $50 due to generous corporate support.
At the 2007 Long Beach Convention, 19 students participated in the AAPG Student Poster Competition, which was prominently located in the entrance to the convention facility. Twelve students participated in the AAPG Student Oral Competition, in which their presentations dispersed among the regular technical sessions. Judges scores showed that the student presentations were often on par with their professional counterparts. Of the student presenters, 15 of 31 came from schools outside of the United States. Plans were finalized and funding obtained for the inaugural Student Chapter Leadership Summit, to be held in September 2007 in Houston. This is the foundational effort for a broader chapter mentoring program that will support new and reactivating chapters.
The SCC continues to administer annual programs, while also embarking on a series of initiatives for the 2007–2008 year. These initiatives include:
- Growing and diversifying committee membership.
- Developing strong ties with student oversight committees and student program representatives in all international regions.
- Supporting student programs at international meetings.
- Commencement of a direct contact initiative with all student chapters.
- Acknowledgements
- The SCC would like to thank individuals and groups that have made invaluable contributions during the past year:
- The Long Beach Organizing Committee for their dedication to student programs.
- Art Sylvester (University of California, Santa Barbara) for leading an excellent Student Field Trip after to the Long Beach meeting and Bob Clarke for his continued mastery of field trip logistics.
- SEPM, and specifically Howard Harper, Bob Dalrymple, and Mary Kraus, for co-sponsoring the Student Reception and Student Field Trip, and The AAPG Foundation for their annual support of the trip.
- Lori Summa, Mike Loudin, and Bob Stewart (ExxonMobil) for their continued support of the Student Reception.
- Jeroen Peters and Dean Malouta (Shell E&P) for their continued support of AAPG student programs and awards.
- Rod Nelson, Chris Hopkins, Paige McCown, Mary Jo Caliandro, and Karen Glaser (Schlumberger) for their continued support of AAPG student programs and awards.
- Francesca Fazzari and Rhonda Welch (Chevron) for support of the student membership sponsorship and Long Beach student lounge.
- Mike Party (secretary) for his guidance as the Executive Committee liaison to the SCC.
Bill Houston, Chair
Bill Houston, Chairman Committee members: Richard Ball, Justin Bellamy, Dan Billman, Jeff Bush, Robert Clarke, Kyla Coker, Gloria Cummins, Michael Deal, Joe Dischinger, Don Duttlinger, Rebecca Dodge, Frank Ethridge, Nate Gilbertson, Bill Hottman, Karyn Powell Peter MacKenzie, Joe McShane, Kori Norberg, Mike Party, Ann Puchalski, Andrea Reynolds, Eva-Maria Rumpfhuber, Andy Taylor, Stephanie Thomas, Susan Waters, Joe Watson, Rhonda Welch, Stanley Wharton, Gary Yoder, and Janet Yun.