SPE welcomes 97 members into the Legion of Honor, which observes 50 years of consecutive membership in the Society. Each honoree becomes dues-exempt and receives a commemorative plaque marking the milestone. The honorees are listed below under their respective sections.
Alaska Section
Gary E. Carlson
John A. Whitney
Amarillo Petroleum Section
Ronald P. Moon
Austin Section
George L. Carlson
Balcones Section
Thomas A. Hillin
David M. Pritchard
David R. Weekley
Billings Petroleum Section
Ronald K. Clark
Clair M. Opsal
Calgary Section
Christopher A. Pratt
Clinton T. Broughton
Dallas Section
Arthur D. Carter Jr.
Gerald R. Coulter
Charles W. Gleeson
Charles W. Rogers
John L. Rowland
Edwin L. Wallace
Herbert G. Weinstein
Delta Section
James F. Hubbard
Denver Section
J. Samuel Butler
Farhad Sarrafian
Myles W. Scoggins Jr.
Douglas S. Sprague
B.A. Wilkinson
East Kentucky Section
Robert E. Fox
East Texas Section
H.D. Liles
Maurice M. Patterson
Owen M. Watkins Jr.
Eric R. Wilson
Evangeline Section
C.A. Bell
Rudolph P. Carrere
Thomas A. Mako
Gene D. Pauling
Ft. Worth Section
Frederick W. Rabalais
Four Corners Petroleum Section
John C. Alexander
William W. Daily
Jack E. Vaughn
Golden Gate Section
Ben F. Phillips Jr.
Robert M. Toronyi
Gulf Coast Section
William D. Boyles
Joe M. Bridges
Mark A. Childers
Ronald D. Christie
William F. Deerhake
James W. Denny III
Robert E. Dreyling
James W. Fairchild
John S. Gardner
Edward J. Gibbon Jr.
Ernest L. Johnson Jr.
Charles E. Konen
David E. Korry
Atul Kumar
William F. Madison
Arvel G. Martin
George E. McDonald
Lindell V. McGuire
Douglas F. North
Bahram Sheikholeslami
A.R. Sinclair
Thomas M. Smith
Timothy J. Smith
Victor D. Stiggins
Billy Taylor
Allen A. Wicke
Ralph W. Baird
Thomas Strenger Proehl
Los Angeles Basin Section
Bruce E. Bernard
Iraj Ershaghi
Thomas E. Fisher
Jimmie D. Grimes
Conrad E. Maher
Richard A. Weaver
Rudolph W. Weibel
Lou-Ark Section
Stephen R. Herbel
Mid-Continent Section
Gary B. Anderson
Daniel R. Hensley
David L. Morrill
Rajagopal S. Raghvan
Mississippi Section
Roger D. Atteberry
Netherlands Section
William J. Abels
New South Wales/Australian Cap Section
Ian T. Dunlop
No Established Section
Jacob M. Heidt (Rocky Mountain Region)
T.K. Kirk (South Central Eastern Europe Region)
North Texas Section
Larry O. Hulsey
Raymond Salmon Jr.
Oklahoma City Section
Carroll L. Brewer
David L. Byers
Thomas J. Garner
Gary W. Spicer
Pacific Northwest Section
Lynn W. Schnell
Permian Basin Section
F.M. Steckel
Queensland Section
Lindsay G. Few
Salt Lake Petroleum Section
Paul M. Dougan
Santa Maria Section
Dennis J. Graue
Southwest Oklahoma Section
Erle C. Donaldson
Western Slope Section
Richard K. Mowrer