Annual Report 2011: FY July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011
Student Chapter
Committee Structure
During the 2010–2011 fiscal year, the SCC had 18 members, which represented a broad spectrum of professional and geographic diversity. Committee membership included 3 students and 10 early career professionals. The committee leadership included three vice chairs responsible for supervising domestic chapters (vice-chair: Bryant Fulk), international chapters (vice-chair: Stephanie Thomas), and conventions (vice-chair: Rhonda Welch).
Student Chapter Membership
(As of 06/30/2011)
| Total Student Members | 9,890 |
| Total Student Chapters | 232 |
| Active Student Chapters | 108 |
| Chapters, USA | 97 |
| Chapters, International | 135 |
Programs, Sponsors, Awards & Recipients
| Student Membership Fees | Chevron |
| Student Lounge, ACE | Chevron |
| Student Lounge, ICE Student Reception, ICE/ACE | ExxonMobil |
| Student Presentation Awards, ACE | Shell |
| E&P Student Travel Stipends (30), ACE | Shell |
| E&P Outstanding Student Chapter Awards, ACE | Schlumberger |
| Participation in Trips and Courses, ACE | Nexen |
| Student Field Trip, ACE | Hess, Nexen |
| Student Volunteers, ACE | ConocoPhillips |
| Datapages Free Download Cards, ACE | Shell E&P |
| Student Attendee Assistance Fund, ACE | Hess |
| Book Gift Program | $250 per eligible chapter: 23 chapters |
| L. Austin Weeks Undergraduate Grants | $500 for recipients/ $500 for chapter: 58 chapters |
2011 Annual Convention, Houston, Texas
An anonymous donor provided $25 AAPG Bookstore gift certificates for all student presenters.
Student chapters from Colorado School of Mines, Imperial College of London, Oklahoma State University, Southern Methodist University, Stephen F. Austin State University, University of California Fresno State, University of Western Ontario, and the Universidad Nacional de Colombia worked the AAPG General store in order to raise money for their chapters. In total $5,466.14 was distributed amongst the schools that participated. This program allows students to raise money for their chapters.
2011 Shell Best Student Presentation Awards, Houston, TX
| Student Oral Presentations |
Gift Amount | Student | Gift Amount | University |
| 1st Place | $2,000 | Anjali Fernandes | $1,000 | University of Texas at Austin |
| 2nd Place | $1,500 | Danica Dralus | $750 | Stanford |
| 3rd Place | $1,000 | Xavier Refunjol | $500 | Oklahoma University |
| 4th Place | $500 | Justin MacDonald | $250 | University of Adelaide |
| Student Poster Presentations |
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| 1st Place | $2,000 | Henry Campos | $1,000 | University of Texas at Austin |
| 2nd Place | $1,500 | Kurtis Woolf | $750 | University of Texas at Austin |
| 3rd Place | $1,000 | Rocio Bernal | $500 | University of Texas at Austin |
| 4th Place | $500 | Greg Baniak | $250 | University of Alberta |
2011 Schlumberger Outstanding Student Chapter Awards, Houston, TX
- Outstanding Student Chapter, USA $1,000: San Diego State University
- Honorable Mentions, USA Stephen F. Austin University of Utah
- Outstanding Student Chapter, Int’l $1,000: Gadjah Mada University
- Honorable Mentions, Int’l University of Bucharest University of Padjadjaran
2011 Jim Hartman Service to Students Award, Houston, TX
Robert T. Clarke
This award is presented in recognition of long-term support of AAPG student members and significant contributions to the educational and professional development of young geoscientists.
Committee Highlights
The Student Chapter Program was highlighted at several events during the 2011 Annual Convention and Exhibition in Houston, TX. Over 400 students, faculty, and industry representatives attended the AAPG/SEPM Student Reception, sponsored by ExxonMobil. The annual student field trip was heavily attended. This was a one-day, pre-meeting tour of the Gulf Coast. The trip was centered around one question, “Was Hurricane Ike the Big One?” Students and industry professional alike looked into the effects and aftermath of a recent giant storm. Due to generous corporate support, student registration for the field trip was $25.
At the 2011 ACE, fifteen students participated in the AAPG Student Poster Competition. Fifteen students also participated in the AAPG Student Oral Competition. For the oral competition, student presentations were dispersed among the regular technical sessions. Judges’ scores showed that the student presentations were often on par with their professional counterparts.
This year the Student Chapters Committee received a generous donation from James A. Hartman that will permanently fund both the Student Chapter Leadership Summit and a similar local event. The committee is extremely grateful for Mr. Hartman’s continued generosity towards the future membership of the AAPG. We expect the program to expand internationally within per our three-year expansion plan.
The 4th Annual Student Chapter Leadership Summit was held in August 2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Eighteen students, representing each of the various regions and sections attended this event. The objective of the SCLS was to bring student leaders from across the globe together to network, share experiences and ideas, and brainstorm ways to increase effectiveness of student initiatives throughout AAPG. The 5th annual SCLS is scheduled for August 2011 in Boulder, Colorado. Support for this year’s program comes from the AAPG, GCAGS, and the Eastern Section.
Initiatives on the international front continue to expand and see fruition. The use of social media to connect and promote chapters is intensifying, and its importance as a way to attract and interest a young demographic should not be minimized. The Imperial Barrel Award, while not maintained by the SCC, is a way to engage student chapters, and the participation by international schools is increasing. Additionally, projects to help solve language barrier issues, which have proved troublesome in the past, are being implemented on several continents.
While the SCC continues to administer its regular annual programs, it also plans to embark on a series of initiatives for the 2011–12 fiscal year. These initiatives include
- Redesigning the formal SCC structure so that communication and organization are streamlined (completed 2011)
- The SCC will work to share best practices between all student chapters in order to improve and grow our domestic and international student base (ongoing)
- Increasing the scope of SCLS programs by piloting a Local SCLS program (completed)
- Reorganizing the SCC structure to better serve students at a local level, and work more effectively with our Young Professional counterparts (completed)
- Increasing our efforts to permanently fund some of our core programs and initiatives (ongoing)
Richard Ball, Chair
Committee members:
Carlos Alberto Aizprua Luna, Richard William Ball (chair), David A. Dolph, Adegbenga Oluwafemi Esan, Meredith L. Faber, Bryant Robert Fulk (vice-chair domestic), Jacquelyn LaMar Holt, William S. Houston, Anthony Joseph Kolodziej, Shannon N. LeBlanc, Ryan Thomas Lemiski, Joseph Allen McShane, Kevin Sullivan Meyer, Lauren Ashley Michel, John Albert Minch, Douglas Freddie Minken, Cory Watson Moore, Danielle Marie Nihiser, Kori Kristen Norberg, Jessica E. Poteet, Karyn Lyn Powell, Andrew Micheal Ranson, Claudia Rassi, Eva-Maria Rumpfhuber, Dharmawan H. Samsu, Stephanie Germaine Thomas (vice-chair international), Mike Unger, Donald Walker, Rhonda A. Welch, Stanley Rich Wharton, and Janet Yun