Vice President, Sections
John M. Armentrout
Cascade Stratigraphics Inc., Geologist, Damascus, Ore.
Born 1942, Portland, Ore.
Academic Degrees
- 1964
- BS, biology/chemistry, University of Oregon
- 1965
- BS, geology, University of Oregon
- 1966
- MS, geology, University of Oregon
- 1973
- PhD, geology, University of Washington
Experience
- 2000-present
- Cascade Stratigraphics, teaching and consulting geologist, Damascus, Ore.
- 1973-2000
- Mobil Oil Corp., Denver and Dallas
- 1992-2000
- E&P Technical Services, deepwater exploration consultant
- 1990-92
- Research and Development Center, sequence stratigraphy team
- 1988-90
- New Exploration Ventures, staff geologist
- 1985-88
- Deepwater Clastics Task Force, team member
- 1982-85
- Alaska Exploration, OCS sales and North Slope supervisor
- 1979-82
- E&P Technical Services, global basin analysis
- 1977-78
- Oklahoma Production, field evaluation
- 1973-77
- Alaska Exploration, field geologist and OCS sales
AAPG Activities (member 1971; DEG Charter Member; DPA since 1978)
- 2006-08
- AAPG ‘PROWESS’ Committee for Women in Geoscience
- 2005-08
- Geo-DC Board of Governors, Committee on Research (chair) and associate editor for AAPG BULLETIN
- 2004-06
- AAPG Short Course instructor for Deepwater Clastics
- 2003-06
- DPA Councilor for Pacific Section
- 2002-08
- International Distinguished Lecture Committee
- 1992-96
- Associate editor for AAPG BULLETIN
- 1992-93
- Distinguished Lecturer
- 1990-2002
- Visiting Geologist Program
- 1990-95
- Convention Committee (chair 1991-95)
- 1982-83
- Convention Coordination Committee
- 1981-83
- Pacific Northwest Regional Coordinator for COSUNA Project
- 1980-90
- Research Committee (Grants-In-Aid subcommittee chair 1985-90)
Affiliated and Associated Societies and Sections
- 2006-present
- SIPES
- 2003-present
- AAPG Pacific Section
- 2000-present
- Northwest Energy Association
- 1998-2002
- Ocean Drilling Program (Petroleum Industry representative)
- 1987-present
- Gulf Coast Section SEPM (president 1993)
- 1985-present
- Society for Sedimentary Geology (secretary-treasurer 1985-86; president 1996-97); Geological Society of America (1995 Fellow)
- 1978-2000
- Dallas Geological Society
- 1973-78
- Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists
- 1970-73
- AAPG Pacific Section
Honors and Awards
- 2003
- Honorary Member Society for Sedimentary Geology
- 1999
- Honorary Member Gulf Coast Section SEPM
- 1998
- Houston Geological Society Technical Symposium Best Paper Award
- 1997
- Dallas Geological Society Research Award
- 1996
- A.I. Levorsen Award, Southwest Section AAPG
- 1995
- AAPG Certificate of Merit
- 1991
- Ziad Beydoun Memorial International Poster Award
- 1985
- Pacific Section AAPG Denali Award for Best Presentation
Publications
Publications include papers on: Gulf of Mexico Neogene sequence stratigraphy, biostratigraphy, geochemistry and seismic facies analysis; North Sea Paleogene sequence stratigraphy; and Gulf of Mexico and Niger Delta gravity-flow depositional systems.