SPE welcomes 86 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.
Amarillo Petroleum Section
Robert D. Grace
Argentine Petroleum Section
Benjamin Coca
Austin Section
Larry D. McVay
Rex G. Howell
Brazil Section
Newton R. Monteiro
Chennai Section
Braj Nandan
Colombian Section
Florencio Hernandez
Dallas Section
Thomas R. Sifferman
Donald H. Burks
Nelson N. Molina
Philip J. Kreick
Delta Section
James E. Lockwood
Roger D. Linder
Ruel Toups Jr.
Denver Section
John D. Wright
Fabian Oritsebemigho Iwere
James C. Howell
East Texas Section
John A. Musselman
Larry G. Wright
Eastern North America Region
James S. Martin
John E. Peterson Jr.
Evangeline Section
Jack C. Hisaw
Fort Worth Section
Glenn A. Picquet
Leonard West
Franklin A. Hamisch
Jon P. Stephenson
Four Corners Petroleum Section
Douglas W. Hilchie
Golden Gate Section
Hugo Vargas
Gulf Coast Section
Paul N. Stanton
Donald L. Whitfill
Edward J. Hrkel
James C. Erdle
Peter A. Behr
Archie Thompson Jr.
James P. Noser
Prentice R. Owen
Robert N. Bradford
Allan L. Drewa
Alok Jain
Ernest L. Grebe II
Fred R. Holasek
Hal B. Fullerton IV
J. Michael Gatlin
James A. Kishpaugh
John F. Greenip
John L. Morgan
Lamar E. Loyd
Larry J. Kinler
Larry Jay Jenkins
Michael D. Keyes
Olin R. Holt
Richard G. Ghiselin
Robert N. Tuttle
Samuel J. Byington
Illinois Basin Section
Robert C. Herr III
London Section
David W. Garford
Los Angeles Basin Section
Mahmoodur Rahman
Lou-Ark Section
Randal Lewis
Warner T. Smith
Michigan Section
David W. Tongue
Mid-Continent Section
Kenneth L. Haack
Larry O. Miller
Phillip W. Terry
Walter M. Fast
Mississippi Section
Jeff Kirkwood
National Capital Section
James C. New
North Texas Section
Donald J. Hammerlindl
Kenneth C. Haggart Jr.
Paul T. West
William M. Kincaid
Oklahoma City Section
Ernest L. Buttross Jr.
Thomas G. Farrell
Pacific Northwest Section
Russell Harold Trimble
Patagonia Section
Eduardo H. Vila
Permian Basin Section
James F. Lea Jr.
Herbert F. Boles
Joe M. Mach
Joel E. Damron
Thomas E. Gentry
Pittsburgh Section
Robert S. Metcalfe
H.B. Whitehead
Salt Lake City Section
James W. Styler
San Joaquin Valley Section
Jim Hussey
Santa Maria Section
Ted J. Gilbert Sr.
Southwest Texas Section
John W. Norris
Southwestern North America Region
Carmon H. Alexander
Vienna Basin Section
Fritz Boschitsch