Vice President-Elect Candidates Biographies
Ben D. Hare and Neil F. Hurley
Ben D. Hare
Legends
Exploration, Houston
Born 1945, Tampa, Fla.
Texas Geoscientist License #507
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Ben D. Hare
Legends
Exploration, Houston
Born 1945, Tampa, Fla.
Texas Geoscientist License #507
Academic Training
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1967
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Lamar University-Beaumont, Texas, B.S., geology
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1969
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University of Oklahoma, M.S., geology
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1973
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University of Oklahoma, Ph.D., geology
Experience
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1971-73
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Amerada Hess Corp., Tulsa, senior geologist
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1973-81
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Atlantic Richfield Corp. (1973-77, project director,
international new ventures, Los Angeles; 1977-78,
area geologist, Wyoming Overthrust, Denver; 1978-81,
senior staff geologist, Dallas)
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1981-87
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Edwin
L. Cox and Berry R. Cox, Oil and Gas Producers,
Dallas, frontier exploration manager and geological
manager
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1987-89
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Lake Ronel Oil Company, Tyler, Texas, senior geologist
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1989-93
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Arco Alaska, Anchorage, south Alaska exploration
manager
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1993
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Arco Oil & Gas, Dallas, anchor fields exploration
manager
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1993-2000
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Vastar Resources, Houston (1994-97, onshore exploration
manager; 1997-2000, chief geologist)
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2000
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Cazador Enterprises, Houston, president
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2002
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Legends Exploration, Houston, vice president
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2002
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Panhandle
Royalty Co., Oklahoma City, director
Honors and Awards
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Eagle Scout
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2001 AAPG Distinguished Service Award
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2001 AAPG Certificate of Merit
Affiliated and Associated Societies and Sections
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1990-93 Alaska Geological Society, vice president
and president
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Houston Geological Society
Community and Civic Affairs
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Alumni Advisory Council, School of Geology and Geophysics,
University of Oklahoma, director and past chairman
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Board of Visitors, College of Geosciences, University
of Oklahoma, past chairman
AAPG Activities
Member since 1968; DPA, 1998; CPG #5586
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1982-85
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Public Outreach Committee
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1983-86
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Education Committee
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1988
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Education Committee
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1993
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Committee on Resource Evaluation
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1996-2001
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Committee
on Resource Evaluation, chairman
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2000-03
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Visiting Geologists Program
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2003
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DPA
Government Affairs Committee
Neil F. Hurley
Colorado
School of Mines, Golden, Colorado
Born 1953, Minneapolis, Minn.
Academic
Training
- 1976
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University of Southern California, B.S., geology
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1976
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University of Southern California, B.S., petroleum
engineering
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1978
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University of Wisconsin — Madison, M.S., geology
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1986
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University of Michigan, Ph.D., geology
Experience
- 1978-82
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Conoco Inc., Denver, Lafayette, La., and Ponca City,
Okla., geologist
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1985-1996
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Marathon Oil, Denver, geologist
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1996-present
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Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo., Charles Boettcher
Distinguished Chair in Petroleum Geology, professor
Publications
- 40+ papers,
co-edited 1 book, 80+ conference talks
Honors
and Awards
- 1971-76
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Full scholarship, University of Southern California;
Phi Beta Kappa
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1976-78 — Van Hise Fellowship, Wisconsin Alumni Research
Foundation Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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1982-85
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Exxon Teaching Fellowship, Rackham Fellowship, University
of Michigan
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1989 — AAPG A.I. Levorsen Best Paper Award
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1998
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WTGS Best Paper Award
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1999 — RMAG Outstanding Scientist Award
Affiliated
and Associated Societies and Sections
- Rocky
Mountain Section-SEPM
- Rocky
Mountain Association of Geologists (Associate Editor,
1990-1997)
- Wyoming
Geological Association
- West
Texas Geological Society
- Permian
Basin Section-SEPM (Field Trip Leader, 1990)
- SEPM
Continuing Education Committee (1988-90)
- SEPM
Membership Committee (1992-93)
- SEPM
Shepard Award Committee (1993-94)
- SEPM
Book Co-Editor (1993)
- Society
of Professional Well Log Analysts (Technology Committee,
2002-03)
- Other
Professional Organizations
- SPE (Society
of Petroleum Engineers) (Forum Series Chairman, 1990)
- SPE Forum
Series Implementation Committee (1991-92)
- SPE DeGolyer
Award Committee (1993-95; chairman, 1996)
- SPE Well
Logging Technical Committee (1993-97)
- SPE Forum
Series Steering Committee (1997)
- SEG (Society
of Exploration Geophysicists)
- SIPES
(Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists)
- GSA (Geological
Society of America)
- EAGE
(European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers)
- IAS (International
Association of Sedimentologists)
- AGU (American
Geophysical Union)
- NRC (National
Research Council), Panel on the Review of Oil Recovery
Demonstration Program/DOE (1994-95)
AAPG Activities
Member since
1979; CPG 2000, EMD, DPA, DEG)
- 1991-92
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Distinguished Lecturer
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1993-97
- Associate
Editor
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1993-97
- Publications
Committee
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1997-01
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Editor; Executive Committee, various ad hoc committees,
committee liaison duties
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2003-04
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SPE-AAPG Distinguished Lecturer
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