David Curtiss Recognized for Distinguished Service to AGI
AAPG’s outgoing executive director receives William B. Heroy Jr. Award.
David Curtiss has been recognized for a career of leadership in geoscience and serving the geoscience community. Curtiss's geoscience expertise is in petroleum systems and basin modeling, and he has contributed to basin studies and global opportunity assessments internationally.
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David Curtiss has been recognized for a career of leadership in geoscience and serving the geoscience community. Curtiss's geoscience expertise is in petroleum systems and basin modeling, and he has contributed to basin studies and global opportunity assessments internationally.
Prior to joining AAPG as deputy director in its Washington D.C. office in 2006 and rising through the ranks to executive director, Curtiss worked as manager of international strategy and development and senior advisor to the director at the Energy & Geoscience Institute for four years in Salt Lake City. From 2001–2002, he served as AGI's Congressional Science Fellow working for Rep. J.C. Watts, Jr. (retired), then chairman of the House Republican Conference. Curtiss holds degrees in geology, earth resources management, and business.
Throughout his career, he has provided sound counsel to AGI leaders and staff. As executive director of AAPG and the AAPG Foundation, he has been a highly engaged supporter of AGI initiatives, including workforce development and education and outreach programs—particularly K-12 teacher professional development and Earth Science Week.
The Heroy Award was created to honor William B. Heroy Jr.'s exemplary service to AGI. Heroy's professional accomplishments were exceeded only by his love of geology and his commendable modesty. This year, Curtiss is one of two recipients: Susan Sullivan of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado, Boulder is also a recipient.
"The extraordinary contributions of both of these individuals made it impossible for us to choose only one for this year's Heroy Award," said AGI Executive Director Jonathan Arthur. "Susan has strengthened the geoscience profession as a guiding hand in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion. David has enriched not only AGI but the entire geoscience enterprise with his insightful, steadfast leadership. AGI is proud to recognize them both this year."