SPE welcomes 132 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
Phillip R. Hooker
William D. Van Dyke
Appalachian Section
Richard M. Bateman
Jim M. Kirksey
Argentine Petroleum Section
Alejandro R. Luppi
Austin Section
Kenneth C. Nelson
J.A. Spiller
Balcones Section
Boris Patricio Abad-Guerra
John H. Dale
Isaias Ortiz Jr.
Walter A. Willoughby
Calgary Section
Kenneth M. Baher
Roger C. Bowles
Stephen A. Davis
W.M. Koster
Vincent D. Zral
California Coastal Section
Philip E. Sheehan
Dallas Section
John J. Ciavarra Jr.
Davis A. Coppedge
Michael S. Daugherty
Paul D. Ching
Carl R. Herber
Edward J. Hutlas
William M. Kazmann
John M. McCarthy
James L. Menke
Hamid M. Al-Rikabi
Dan P. Smith
Harold R. Warner Jr
William D. Weege
Delta Section
Francis X. Deblanc Jr.
John A. Pope
Denver Section
William A. Abbott
Reed W. Ferrill Jr.
Charles A. Martin
Alan C. O’Hare
Ronald E. Schuyler
Hugh E. Harvey
East Kentucky Section
Floyd J. Hoffer
East Texas Section
Donald J. DeMoss
Timothy D. Taylor
Evangeline Section
Donald L. Biggs
Frank A. Cormier
Clarence J. Duhon
Gary P. Ross
Robert H. Ward
Fort Worth Section
Richard J. Bowman
Naresh Vashisht
Gordon E. Sommers
Four Corners Petroleum Section
Craig S. Bartels
Golden Gate Section
Joseph W. Ault
Jean Pierre Camy
Donald G. Hill
Gulf Coast Section
Gary E. Aho
Douglas W. Blaskowsky
Ralph K. Brezger Ii
Michael Cloud
James M. Davis
Henry A. Escontrias
Raymond W. Flumerfelt Sr.
Richmond D. Garrett
John L. Glaeser
Rick L. Graff
Robert G. Howard Jr.
Delores J. Hinkle
Richard Z. Klauzinski
Eugene G. Kubelka
John T. Kulha
John Martinez
Darrell G. Molnar
David P. Murphy
Edward A. Nash
Kent W. Nicholson
Robert R. Otuomagie
Richard L. Paynter
Gary W. Priddy
Jesse L. Roberts
Fernando H. Rodriguez
Harry C. Sager
Norman R. Smith
Leland E. Tate
Ganesh C. Thakur
Jawaid Saeedi
Illinois Basin Section
Perry L. Hughes
Los Angeles Basin Section
Xenophon C. Colazas
Glenn C. Shackell
Lou-Ark Section
Bill Chaney
Michael R. McCrary
Mexico Section
Jose L. Bashbush
Mid-Continent Section
Robert M. Beirute
James W. Johnston
Alan Glen Mikell
Alvis E. Smith Jr.
Paul D. Storts
Donald Steven Tipton
Philip J. Wade
Paul J. Woodul
Mississippi Section
Richard H. Stechmann
National Capital Section
Fred R. Newbold
Netherlands Section
Dick Swart
New York and New England Petroleum Section
Julio J. Diaz
No Established Section
Larry G. Toombs
Steven R. Shaw
David H. Penrose
Lawrence T. Hartnett
North Texas Section
Robert L. McMillan
Northern West Virginia Section
Richard S. Wilson
Oklahoma City Section
Clyde L. Finch
Steven K. Hatfield
Ronald J. Miller
Tommy M. Warren
Edwin C. Womack
Steve R. Messer
Pacific Northwest Section
Larry Wolfson
Permian Basin Section
Roy F. Armstrong
David L. Divine
Gary L. Feist
Ross D. Roberts
Pittsburgh Section
Paul J. Dudenas
Poland Section
Jakub Siemek
San Joaquin Valley Section
John M. Allen
Jeffrey B. Williams
Southwest Texas Section
Frank Armstrong
Gaylor H. Heemink
Turkey Section
Abdurrahman Satman
Western Australian Section
Wayne A. Needoba
Wichita Petroleum Section
Victor H. Dyal
Randall W. Koudele
Lloyd K. Parrish Jr.
Gary L. Reed
Wyoming Petroleum Section
Thomas E. Doll
Donald J. Walters