Geology Foundation Advisory Council

Foundation leadership offers counsel to enhance the success of the Jackson School.

The Geology Foundation is steered by an Advisory Council comprised of friends, alumni and corporate representatives. Council members are champions for the school and model philanthropic leadership for our community. This group meets twice per year to offer experienced business advice, provide feedback on student preparation for the “real world” and advise the Dean of the Jackson School on effective distribution of foundation assets.

Through its Hall of Distinction, the Jackson School of Geosciences honors individuals with a strong affiliation to the school who have made high-level accomplishments in academia, industry or government. We salute their efforts to positively impact society.

Chair

Ms. Robbie R. Gries
Priority Oil & Gas Co.

Honorary Life Members

Dr. Robert E. Boyer Mr. Thomas E. Fanning Dr. William L. Fisher
Mr. William E. Gipson
Gas Fund, Inc.
Mr. Jack H. Mayfield
Mayfield I, Ltd.
Mr. Fred L. Oliver
Mr. Don B. Sheffield
Hahn and Clay
Dr. Charles R. Williamson

Members

 

Ms. Annell R. Bay Mr. C. Douglas Brown
BXP Ltd
Mr. Thomas M. Burke
Ms. Denise M. Butler Ms. Danielle L. Carpenter
Chevron
Mr. Andy Castaldi
Ms. Carlotta Chernoff
ConocoPhilips
Mr. Robert Clarke
Wood Mackenzie
Mrs. Pam Darwin
Dr. George H. Davis
University of Arizona
Mr. Daniel Dick
Aon Benfield
Mrs. Connie M. Dyer
Mr. James W. Farnsworth
Blackston Group-Beacon Offshore
Operating Partner-Azimuth Capital
Mrs. Julia A. Garvin
Roxanna Oil Co.
Mr. James Geary
Total E&P
Mr. James A. Gibbs
Five States Energy Company, L.L.C.
Mr. Gerald M. Gilbert
Geokinetics
Ms. Gretchen Gillis
Aramco Americas
Mr. Pat Goodson
Geoprojects International
Mr. Jeremy Greene
Noble Energy
Ms. Claudia Hackbarth
Mr. Erik G. Hanson
Abaco Operating, LLC
Dr. Kelly A. Hereid
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Mr. Bill D. Holland
Holland Exploration Inc.
Mr. Stephen C. Jumper
Dawson Geophysical Company
Mr. David L. Kirchner
Basin & Range Hydrogeologists, Inc.
Mr. James T. Langham
Langham McKay & Company
Dr. William Langin
Shell
Mr. Thomas B. Layman Dr. Susan A. Longacre
Dr. Jason Lore
ConocoPhilips
Mr. Richard Lunam
ConocoPhillips
Dr. Robert E. Mace
Meadows Foundation
Mr. David T. Martineau
Martineau Petroleum, Inc.
Mr. A. Dax McDavid
Brigham Minerals
Dr. Justin Murphy
ExxonMobil
Mr. Otaviano de Cruz Pessoa Neto
Petroleo Brasileiro S. A. Petrobras
Mr. Abayomi Olufowoshe
Google
Mr. Forrest W. Pace, Jr.
Repsol
Mr. Elliott Pew Ms. Deborah Pfeiffer Mr. David A. Pustka
Blue Streak Exploration
Dr. Andrew Quarles
Endeavor Energy Resources
Dr. David I. Rainey Mr. Brian Reinsborough
Novara Resources
Mr. Gregg Robertson
First Rock, Inc.
Dr. Matt Rodell
NASA
Mr. Walter J. Scherr III
Valence Operating Company
Mr. Timothy A. Shin
Total E&P Exploration
Mr. Richard K. Stoneburner
Pine Brook Partners
Mr. Bryan C. Wagner
Wagner Oil Company
Mr. Darryl Willis
Microsoft
Ms. Cindy A. Yeilding
BP America

Members, Ex-Officio

Dr. Jay Hartzell
The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Claudia Mora
Geology Foundation
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
Mr. Andrew West
Geology Foundation
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin

 

Read the Advisory Council By-Laws and Procedures (PDF)