2006 Dean’s Desk
November 11, 2006
Welcome to the first edition of the Dean’s Desk. This page periodically celebrates the accomplishments of members of the Jackson School community. As the inaugural issue, this edition is packed with honors from 2006. Even so, since this is our first edition, we realize many distinctions have likely been overlooked. Please accept the editors’ apologies and send them any omitted material, which we will place in the next edition. You can send information to J.B. Bird in the Dean’s Office. This is an impressive list of accomplishments. Keep them coming. — Eric
| Recipient | Award | Division/Organization |
| Hugo Castellanos | Third Place, Best Student Poster Award | American Association of Petroleum Geologists, April 2006 |
| William Fisher | Heritage Award | Division of Professional Affairs, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, January 2006 |
| William Fisher | Dedication of AAPG Bulletin special issue on Maracaibo Basin | American Association of Petroleum Geologists, April 2006 |
| Peter Flawn | Public Service Award | American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2006 |
| Sergey Fomel | Top 25 Presentation at 2006 Annual Meeting | Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 2006 |
| Julia Gale | President’s Certificate of Excellence for poster (co-author) | Energy Minerals Division, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, April 2006 |
| Sean Gulick | Distinguished Lecturer | Joint Oceanographic Institutions/U.S. Science Support Program for 2007-2008 |
| Bob Hardage | President’s Certificate of Excellence for paper (co-author) | Energy Minerals Division, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, April 2006 |
| Susan Hovorka | Award of Excellence | Association for Women in Communications, World Water Simulation, 2006 |
| Rob Lander | President’s Certificate of Excellence for poster (co-author) | Energy Minerals Division, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, April 2006 |
| Stephen Laubach | Best Poster Award (co-author) | Energy Minerals Division, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2006 |
| Robert Loucks | Levorsen Memorial Award for Best Oral Presentation (co-author) | Southwest Section, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2006 |
| Randy Marrett | Best Poster Award (co-author) | Energy Minerals Division, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2006 |
| Rob Reed | President’s Certificate of Excellence for poster (co-author) | Energy Minerals Division, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, April 2006 |
| Stephen Ruppel | Levorsen Memorial Award for Best Oral Presentation (co-author) | Southwest Section, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2006 |
| Amos Salvador | Robert H. Dott Sr. Memorial Award | American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2006 |
| Diana Sava | President’s Certificate of Excellence for paper (co-author) | Energy Minerals Division, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, April 2006 |
| Ronald Steel | 6th-Century Chair (part time) in Sedimentary Geology | University of Aberdeen, Scotland, August 2006 |
| Recipient | Award | Organization |
| Jay Banner | G. Moses and Carolyn G. Knebel Distinguished Teaching Award | Jackson School, 2006 |
| Chris Bell | Joseph C. Walter Jr. Excellence Award | Jackson School, 2006 |
| Chris Bell | G. Moses and Carolyn G. Knebel Distinguished Teaching Award | Jackson School, 2006 |
| William Carlson | Inducted Member, UT Academy of Distinguished Teachers, with title of University Distinguished Teaching Professor | The University of Texas at Austin, 2006 |
| Philip Guerrero | Outstanding Graduate Coordinator Award | Graduate School/University Co-op, 2006 |
| Martin Jackson | Joseph C. Walter Jr. Excellence Award | Jackson School, 2006 |
| Charles Kerans | G. Moses and Carolyn G. Knebel Award Distinguished Teaching Award for teaching undergraduates | Jackson School, 2006 |
| Leon Long | G. Moses and Carolyn G. Knebel Distinguished Teaching Award for excellence with introductory-level courses | Jackson School, 2006 |
| Paul Mann | Joseph C. Walter Excellence Award | Jackson School, 2006 |
| Person | Position | Organization |
| William Ambrose | President | Energy Minerals Division, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2006-2007 |
| William Fisher | Chairman, Board of Trustees | AAPG Foundation, July 2006 |
| Charles Groat | President-elect | Division of Environmental Geosciences, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2006 |
| Jeff Paine | President-elect | Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, 2006 |
| John Sharp | Vice President | Geological Society of America, 2006-2007 |
| Scott Tinker | President | Association of American State Geologists, 2006-2007 |
| Lesli Woods | President | Gulf Coast Section, Society for Sedimentary Geology, 2006 |
Please send more information you would like to see included here, including promotions for JSG staff.
- Craig Fulthorpe promoted to Senior Research Scientist, September 2006.
| Person | Title | Division/Organization |
| Peter Eichhubl | Elected Fellow | Geological Society London, 2006 |
| Student | Award | Division/Organization |
| Kira Diaz-Tushman (co-author) | Best Poster Award | Energy Minerals Division, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2006 |
These students earned external grants and those that applied also received matching funds from the Jackson School to complement their external grants. If this list is incomplete, please email additions. Thanks.
| Student | Title of Research | External Agency | Award | JSG Match |
| Rebecca Comeaux | Morphology of Uropeltid Snakes Incorporating High Resolution X-ray Computed Tomography | Co-Op Undergraduate Research Fellowship | $825 | – |
| Melody Cornelius | National Groundwater Association | $1,000 | ||
| Katherine Dlubac | Utilizing GPR to Map Recharge Properties in a Cave. | Co-Op Undergraduate Research Fellowship | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Elizabeth Dunn | Cretaceous Patch Reef of the Glen Rose Formation near Canyon Lake, Texas | Co-Op Undergraduate Research Fellowship | $913 | – |
| Christian Dohse | Barnett Shale Concretions: A detrital “Deep Freeze” | Co-Op Undergraduate Research Fellowship | $1,000 | – |
| Jennifer Denbow | Biotic arsenic oxidation at El Tatio geyser field | Co-Op Undergraduate Research Fellowship | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Eric Ekdale | Variation of the Inner Ear of Placental Mammals | The Paleontological Society | $500 | $500 |
| Carolina Gomez | Sediment Budget in a Source – to – Sink Transect | American Association of Petroleum Geologists | $2,000 | $1,000 |
| Brad Wolaver | Hydrogeology Evaluation of the Cuartro Cienegas Basin, Mexico | Houston Geological Society | $1,600 | $1,000 |