ALUMNI NEWS

Kathleen Alden (MS 1986) Exploration Seismologist with Amoco Company in Houston Texas.

Steven D. Balsley (PhD 1994) is a postdoctoral employee in the Geochemistry Department at Sandia National Labs in New Mexico.  His research interests include oxygen isotope variations in natural waters and minerals, experimental weathering rates of minerals and implications thereof to global climate fluctuations, sorption mechanisms of anionic radionuclide complexes onto metal sulfide surfaces, and paleomagnetism and geochronology of pyroclastic rocks from Colorado and New Mexico.  He and his wife, Elizabeth, reside in Albuquerque and are expecting their first child in March.

Mark Bogaards (MS 1989) is a geophysist with Schlumberger GeoQuest in Dallas, Texas.

Jessie Bonner (MS 1989) is a Chief Seismic Analyst for the Geophysical Research Program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Leanne Cantrell (MS 1990) is a Geologist with Texaco Oil in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Larry Carter (MS 1993) is a Geologist in Dallas, Texas.

Michael Colucci (PhD 1990) is the National Sales Specialist for Micromass, Inc.  He and his wife, Christina, recently moved to Boulder, CO.  They are expecting their second child in March.
Michael E. Craven (MS 1992) works in seismic interpretation and computing services with Schlumberger GeoQuest in Dallas, Texas.

Robert Davis (MS App. 1989) is a contractor in Submarine Detection with the Department of Defense.

Robert Dickerson (MS 1984) is a Geologist with the USGS in Colorado.

Charles Dodge (MS 1952) Received the Dallas Geological Societies "Research & Publication" Award.

Kurt Ferguson (PhD 1984) is a Research Associate in the Stable Isotope Lab at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Elizabeth Flynn (MS 1986) is an Independent Geologist in a private business that deals with Ground water problems.

Pat Galvin (MS 1982) is a Geologist with ORYX Energy Company.

Ronda Geving-Simmons (MS 1987, PhD 1993) is a Geologist with an Environmental Firm in Atlanta, Georgia.

Paul Golden (MS 1986 ) is the Director of Southern Methodist University's Geophysics Laboratory.

James Gordon (BS 1949) Semi-retired in Victoria, Texas.

Michael Grammer (MS 1983) is a Geologist with the SAIC Group in the department of Nuclear Test Detection with the U.S. Geological Survey in Washington D.C.

Lori T. Grant (MS 1988) continues in her position as a geophysicist with Multimax Inc. in Pacific Grove, California.

George Gunn (MS 1982) is a Geologist with ORXY Energy Company.

Dan Hagerdorn (MS 1985) is a Seismologist with the Nuclear Test Detection in Pacific Northwest Laboratories associated with the Department of Energy.

Jerry Harris (MS 1997) is a preparator with the Fossil Preparation Lab at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History in Albuquerque.

Chris Hayward (PhD 1997) is the Projects Director for Southern Methodist University's Geophysics Research Program.

Nancy Houghton (MS 1997) works as a petrographer for the Structural & Stratigraphic Processes division at Mobil Technology Company in Dallas, Texas.

Deborah Hercod (MS 1994) is an Environmental Consultant in England.

Robert Herrick (PhD 1993) is a Geophysicist with the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas.

Woodfin Huffman (MS App. 1987) is an Explorationist with the Fina Oil Company in Tyler, Texas.

Gary Johnson (PhD 1980) is an Associate Professor and Chair at the University of South Dakota in the Department of Earth Sciences and Physics, located in Vermillion South Dakota.

Paul F. Kasulis (MS 1988) works as a geologist with The Orkand Corporation in Falls Church, Virginia.  He manages an analytical staff for a contract with the Energy Information Administration  of the US Department of Energy.

Myra Keep (PhD 1994) teaches and conducts research at the Tectonic Special Research Centre with the University of Western Australia.  She and her husband, Steve Moss, reside in Nedlands, Washington.

Pamela D. Kempton (PhD 1984) continues her position as geologist with NERC Scientific Services at the British Geological Survey.

Yuong-nam Lee (PhD 1995) is a staff paleontologist with the Department of Geology at
Chonnam National University in South Korea.

Norm Macleod (MS 1980) is a Research Scientist at Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) in the Department of Geology and Geophysics.

Bruce McDonald (BS 1980) is a geologist with Stone Energy Co. in Layfauette, Louisiana.

Curtis McKinney (PhD 1991) is the Director of Geologic Research at the Center for American Archeology-Kampsville Archeological Center in Kampsville, Illinois.

Robert Meek (MS App 1987)
is a Geophysicist with the Mobile Oil Corporation in Dallas, Texas.

Leslie Melim (PhD 1994) is a post doctorate at the University of Miami in the Department of Geological Sciences.

Gyungsik Min (PhD 1994) is a staff geophysist at the Tecnology Center for Nuclear Control in Korea.

Bryan C. Motzel (BS 1997), while applying to graduate schools, is currently employed at AVES (Aerovironment Environmental Services, Inc.) in Monrovia, CA.

Steven Mueller (PhD 1990) is a Geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colorado.

Meredith Ness (BS 1994) works as an associate log analyst with Schlumgerger Geo Quest in Dallas, Texas.  She also became engaged recently to Robert Appelt.  They are planning an October wedding.

Roger Nielson (PhD 1983) is an Associate Professor in Corvalllis Oregon at Oregon State University in the College of Oceanography.

Douglas Oliver (PhD 1996) is a consulting geologist for Tombstone Exploration in Vancouver, BC.  He also teaches geology at Tarrant County Jr. College in Arlington, Texas.

Phillip Pattey (MS 1988) is a Geophysicist with ERM, S.E., in Nashville Tennesse.

Rosey Paramore-Snellman (BS 1988) teaches at the Colorado Christian University in Lakewood, Colorado.

D. Craig Pearson (PhD 1993) is a staff seismologist at the Los Alamos National Laboratories in New Mexico.

Sharon K. Reamer (PhD 1993) continues with her consulting business in Germany.  She, her husband Klaus, and son Alex live in Overath.

Jackie Reed (MS 1982) is a Chief Geochemist with I.S.I.S. in Hannover, Germany.

David Robertson (MS 1995) is an environmentalist with TNRCC in Dallas, Texas.

Susie Rotto (BS 1988) Lives and works in New Zealand ilg@nznet.gen.nz

Victoria Sandidge-Bodoh (MS 1989) is a Private Consulting Geophysicist in Dallas, Texas.

Stacia Servos (BS 1993) is a geologist with Schlumberger GeoQuest in Houston, Texas.

Michael Shields (PhD 1994) is a private consulting Geologist in Alberta, Canada.

Scott Simmons (MS 1990) is a Geologist with an environmental firm in Atlanta, Georgia.

Karen Smith (MS 1982) is a Geologist with Argonne National Lab in Lakewood, Colorado.

Rosser Smith (PhD 1992) is a private consulting Geophysicist.

Sue Smrekar (PhD 1990) is a Researcher with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

Robert Solis (MS Expl. 1986) is an Exploration Seismologist with the Mobile Oil Corporation in Dallas, Texas.

William Soroka (PhD 1991) is an Explorationist with the Mobile Oil Corporation in Dallas, Texas.

John Spaid (MS 1982) works with Petro-Hunt Corporation in the Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana.

Henry Spall (MS 1968) is the Associate Chief of the Office of Scientific Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey in Reston, Virginia.
 

Kirk Spencer (MS 1987) is an Instructor at the University of Dallas in Richardson, Texas.

Keith Talley (MS 1968) is a Senior Explorationist and Technical Supervisor with the USSR Group of the British Petroleum Company of London, England.

Christopher R. Thomalin (BS 1993) is a government affairs liaison with PBS&J (Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan, Inc.) in Dallas, Texas.

Phillip Thompson (MS 1995) is a Geologist with Exxon Exploration Corporation in Houston, Texas.

Terrance Thonen (MS 1990) is a Geologist in Nebraska with an environmental company.

Patrick A. Trudel (MS 1994) is a geologist with Burns & McDonald Waste Consultant, Inc. in Overland Park, KS.

Dana Ulmer-Scholle (MS 1984, PhD 1992) recently completed her appointment as Technical Editor of SEPMS Specials Publications.  She currently serves as the manager of Souther Methodist University's Academic Computing Services (ACS) computer labs.

Anne Walton (PhD 1990) is a Research Associate with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Resource Protection Division in Austin, Texas.

Scott F. Wendorf (BS 1990) is an environmental attorney at Thompson & Knight, P.C.  He, his wife Andrea, and daughter Frances Anna reside in Dallas.

Jack Whittles (MS 1997) is a terrain specialist for Madrone Consultants Ltd., in Duncan, B.C.  He and his wife, Michelle, reside in Lady Smith, B.C.

Alisa Winkler (Phd 1990) is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas as well as an Instructor in the Department of Cell Biology
 

XiaoningYang (PhD 1997) is a postdoctoral employee working in seismology at the Los Alamos National Laboratories in New Mexico.

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