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    DECEMBER 2003
Officer Candidates


Chair's Corner
Down the Stretch
Point-Counterpoint
Candidates:
Chairman-elect
Secretary-Editor
Committee Reports
Advisory Council Representation (ad hoc)
Constitution and Bylaws
Credentials
Rules and Procedures
Honors and Awards
Officers and Committees
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Chairman-Elect

Donald D. Clarke

Joined AAPG 1986

Other Professional Affiliations

California Registered Geologist #3583

GSA, AAAS, SPE, OCEC

Education

  • 1972 California State University, Northridge, B.S. Geology

Experience

  • 1974-1981
    California State Lands Commission
  • 1981-present
    Department of Oil Properties
  • 1991-present
    Compton College
  • 1985-present
    Assorted consulting jobs, Italy, Texas, California

Professional Activities

American Association of Petroleum Geologists

  • 1987
  • Field Trip Leader, AAPG Annual meeting in Los Angeles
  • 1987
  • Taught short course on computer mapping, AAPG Annual Meeting
  • 1992-2003
  • Division of Environmental Geosciences, Charter Member
  • 1996
  • Field Trip Leader and Session Chair, AAPG Annual Meeting in San Diego
  • 1997
  • AAPG Summit on Conventions, Denver
  • 1998-2003
  • Reservoir Development Committee, Vice Chair 1999-2001
  • 1998
  • AAPG/SPWLA Hedberg Research Symposium, Woodlands, TX
  • 1999
  • Officer Candidate for AAPG Treasurer
  • 2000
  • AAPG President's Ad Hoc Committee on joint meetings
  • 2000
  • AAPG Summit on Conventions, Tulsa
  • 2001-03
    AAPG Advisory Council for Pacific Section
  • 2002-03
    GeoTours Ad Hoc Committee, Chair
  • 2002
    AAPG President's Forum on Energy and Environment, Washington, D.C.
  • 2002-04
    DEG Advisory Board for Pacific Section

House of Delegates

  • 1988-95
    Delegate for Los Angeles Basin Geologic Society
  • 1994-95
    Constitution and Bylaws Committee
  • 1996
  • HoD Alternate Member
  • 1997-2003
    Delegate for Los Angeles Basin Geologic Society
  • 2001
    Candidate for Chair of the House of Delegates
  • 2001
    Credentials Committee
  • 2002-03
    Chair, Resolutions Committee

Pacific Section AAPG

  • 1988
    PSAAPG Convention program chairman, Palm Springs
  • 1988-97
    Session Chair at PSAAPG Annual Conventions
  • 1993
    General Chairman PSAAPG Annual Convention, Long Beach
  • 2000
    Co-Chairman for the first joint PSAAPG and Western Region SPE Convention, Long Beach

Los Angeles Basin Geologic Society

  • 1972-2003
    Member
  • 1996-2001
    President

Other Professional Activity

  • 1998-2003
    Center for Studies of Los Angeles Basin Subsurface Geology, Organizing Committee and Director
  • 1998
    Co-Chairman for the Cordilleran Section, GSA Meeting, Long Beach
  • 1998-2003
    West Coast PTTC Steering Committee
  • 1999-2003
    COMET Program Instructor
  • 1999-2003
    Orange County Engineering Council, Vice President
  • 2000-03
    President of the Science and Math Associates, Long Beach City College
  • 2000-03
    Dibblee Geological Foundation, Vice President
  • 2001-02
    National Research Council Committee on The Preservation of Geoscience Data and Collections
  • 1981-2003
    Extensive community outreach

International Conferences

  • 1998
    EAGE/AAPG Third Research Symposium, Almeria, Spain
  • 1999
    Birmingham, England
  • 2002
    Cairo, Egypt

Awards

  • 2000
    Fellow of the Institute for the Advancement of Engineering
  • 2000
    Los Angeles Basin Section, SPE, section service Award
  • 2002
    AAPG Distinguished Service Award
  • 2003
    PSAAPG Honorary Life Membership
  • 2003
    Long Beach City College, Distinguished Friends of the College
  • 2003
    Adjunct Professor of Geology, California State University, Long Beach

Prof. Dr. Gerald M. Friedman

Joined AAPG 1958

  • DPA--Certified Petroleum Geologyogist #1802
  • EMD, DEG,
  • AAPG Foundation Trustee Associate

Other Professional Affiliations

New York State Geologyogical Association, Sipes #1679, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologyogists, AIPG (Certified Prof. Geology No. 1531), 1991 Geologyogical Society of London Charter Geologyogist, Honorary Fellow, Fellow, Geologyogical Society of America, Houston Geology Soc., West Texas, Rocky Mt. Ass. of Geology Mineralogical Society of America, Society of Economic Geology, as well as many others.

Education

  • Univ. of London, B.S., Geology
  • Columbia Univ., M.A., Geology
  • Columbia Univ., PhD, Geology
  • Univ. London, D.Sc., Geology

Experience

  • Consulting Geologyogist Canada
  • Amoco Production Co.
  • Rensselear Polytechnic Institute
  • Oil & Gas Consultants International, Inc.,
  • Brooklyn College and Graduate Center, CUNY

Professional Activities

American Association of Petroleum Geologyogists

  • 1984-85
    AAPG Vice President
  • 1982-84
    DPA Council Member
  • 1980-83
    Treasurer, Eastern Section Vice President
  • 1974-75
    Advisory Council AAPG
  • 1977-80,84-87,90-93,2001-04 House of Delegates
  • 1987-90, 93-96,98-01 Alternate House of Delegates
  • 1967
    Depositional Environments Carbonate Rocks.
  • 1967
    Lecturer' Continuing Education Program
  • 1983-84
    DPA representative from Eastern Sect.
  • 1972-73
    Distinguished Lecturer
  • 1985-86
    Petroleum Geology Curriculum Devel Project, Marine Geology Comm, Symposium organizer, Carbonate Rock Subcomm, AAPG Annual Meeting Research Committee,

AAPG Committee Service:

Served on many committees with distinction. Among them, are the Membership, Distinguished Lecture, Select Committee on Future of Petroleum Geology, History Petroleum Geology Chair, History Petroleum Geology Vice Chair, Research Committee, Visiting Petroleum Geologyogists Standing Comm

Honors and Awards

The following awards are the highlights:

  • 2002
    AAPG Certificate of Merit
  • 2000
    Sidney Powers Memorial Medal
  • 2000
    History of Petroleum Geology Certificate of Merit
  • 2001
    DEG Teaching Award for Excellence and Dedication in Teaching
  • 1990
    Honorary Membership AAPG
  • 1993
    John T. Galey, Jr. Memorial Award (the highest award of the eastern section)
  • 1993
    Association of Earth-Science Editors Award for Outstanding Editing
  • 1995
    Certificate of Merit
  • 1996
    Distinguished Educator Award
  • 1987
    Distinguished Service Award
  • 1984
    AAPG- Eastern Section Honorary Member
  • 1971
    Journal of Paleontology Honorable Mention, Outstanding Paper Award, (with J.L. Gevirtz and R.A. Park)
  • 1966
    Journal of Sedimentary Petroleumology Honorable Mention, Outstanding Paper Award (with J.L. Gevirtz)
  • 1964
    Journal of Sedimentary Petroleumology Honorable Mention Outstanding Paper Award
  • 1961
    Journal of Sedimentary Petroleumology Best Paper Award

 

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