Distinguished Service Award
The Wyoming Geological Association Distinguished Service Award is presented to a member who has distinguished himself or herself in singular and beneficial long term service to the Association, profession, and community or nation.
Restrictions
Only one member of the Wyoming Geological Association may be considered for this award in any one year. Only regular members and honorary life members may be considered for this award. Associate members shall be ineligible under any condition. This award is not an annual award by necessity or definition.
Guidelines For Consideration Of Candidates
The purpose for issuing this award is to recognize the long term as well as meaningful service of the member to the Association. It is not necessary that a single event without precedent is the basis of this award. The activity should be specific as distinguished from general service as membership on numerous committees.
Procedure For Recommendation
Nominations for this award shall be submitted by any member or honorary member of the Association and/or by members of the Executive Committee as a whole. The nominations may be submitted during any part of the officer term of any single year. All nominations should be accompanied by proper documentation showing the basis for the nomination. All nominations will be considered by the Executive Committee as a whole. The Executive Committee will make the final selection for the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award.
Description Of Award
This award shall be a plaque with the Wyoming Geological Association emblem and the recipient’s name, the date of presentation, and the title: “Distinguished Service Award.”
History
This award was established by executive action on May 12, 1977.
1978 —William H. Curry
1979 —Donald L Blackstone, Jr.
1980 —J. David Love
1986 —William H. (Skip) Curry III
1991 —Lynette George
1992 —Donald F. Cardinal
1996 —Wallace W. Stewart
1999 —Gene R. George
2002 —Rick Marvel
2004 —W. Dan Hausel
2006 —Arnold Woods
2007 —Russell Hawley
2008—Sandy DeFry
2011—Tom Anderson
2012—Martha Horn
2013—Dave Foster
2014—Gary Winter
2015—Alvis L Lisenbee
2016—Arnold Woods
2017—Cal VanHolland
2018—Kent Sundell
2019—Jimmy Goolsby
2020-No award issued (pandemic)
2021-No award issued
2022- Julia LaMaster
Frank A Morgan Award
The Frank A. Morgan Award has been presented annually for the past 54 years. This award is the most coveted honor in the Wyoming Geological Association, and has been made possible through the generosity of one of our members, the late Frank A. Morgan.
Selection of the person to receive this award shall be based on the person’s contribution or work performed toward the fulfillment of the major objective of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, which is “…to promote the science of Geology, especially as it relates to petroleum and natural gas; to promote the technology of petroleum and natural gas and to encourage improvements in the methods of exploring for and exploiting these substances; to foster the spirit of scientific research among its members; to disseminate facts relating to the geology and technology of petroleum and gas.” This is to include achievement in the exploration and development of all energy minerals such as bituminous shales and sands, coal uranium, thorium, and other substances remaining to be discovered in this field.
| 1953- Donald L. Blackstone, Jr. | 1988- Nancy M. Doelger |
| 1954- William S. “Bill” McCabe | 1989- W. Roger Miller |
| 1955- Myron D. Hubley | 1990- Jimmy Goolsby |
| 1956- Creighton A. Burk | 1991- Kent Sundell |
| 1957- James A. Barlow, Jr. | 1992- Ronald A. Baugh |
| 1958- John Strickland | 1993-Terry Miller |
| 1959- Thomas W. Bibb, Jr. | 1994- Arnold Woods |
| 1960- John Partridge, Jr. | 1994- Ronald Surdam |
| 1961- Edmund L. Hiesey | 1996- Mark Doelger |
| 1962- William R. Keefer | 1997- John F. Trotter |
| 1963- John B. Carrier | 1998- Steve Kirkwood |
| 1964- Jack M. Delong | 1999- Gary A. Winter |
| 1965- Don E. Lawson | 2000- Carleton S. Babb |
| 1966- William A. Sears | 2001- Roy H. Guess |
| 1967- David A. Bentzin | 2002- Randi S. Martinsen |
| 1968- Jerry F. Davis | 2003- Andrew K. Finley |
| 1969- Bernard E. “Ben” Weichman | 2004- no award issued |
| 1970- Alan J. May | 2005- no award issued |
| 1971- William J. “Bill” Guy, Jr. | 2006- no award issued |
| 1972- William H. “Skip” Curry, III | 2007- John S. Wold |
| 1973- Earl Hegna | 2009- James Brown |
| 1974- John S. Runge | 2010- Chris E. Mullen |
| 1975- Wallace W. Stewart | 2011- Mark Milliken |
| 1976- John R. Kerns | 2012- Tim McCutcheon |
| 1977- Donald F. Cardinal | 2013- No award issued |
| 1978- no award issued | 2014- Don Cardinal |
| 1979- Jim Hunter | 2015- Stephen A. Sonnenberg |
| 1980- Gene George | 2016- Edmund R “Gus” Gustason |
| 1981- W. W. Boberg | 2017- Paul Heller |
| 1982- Daniel Miller | 2018- Bruce Larson |
| 1983- Ralph Specht | 2019- Marron Bingle-Davis |
| 1984- Herbert D. Waterman | 2020- No award issued (pandemic) |
| 1985- Lynette George | 2021- Steven G. Reid (posthumously) |
| 1986- Steven G. Reid | 2022- No award issued |
| 1987- Eric Potter | 2023- |
Best Speaker Award
For the best presentation and talk by a Wyoming Geological Association member at the noon program.
| 1958 Harvey F. Beasley, Consultant |
| 1959 Edward R. McAuslan, Union Pacific Railroad Company |
| 1960 D. N. Miller, Jr., Consultant |
| 1961 Donald W. Paape, Pan American Petroleum Corporation |
| 1962 Robert J. Weimer, Colorado School of Mines |
| 1963 George R. Wulf, Pan American Petroleum Corporation |
| 1964 Henry L. Ott, California Oil Company |
| 1965 Donald Asquith, California Oil Company |
| 1966 Charles S. Tenney, Consultant |
| 1967 Richard A. Harnett, Amerada Petroleum Corporation |
| 1968 Ruffin I. Rackley, Teton Exploration Company |
| 1969 Donald S. Stone, Baumgartner Oil Company |
| 1970 Edward R. McAuslan, Union Pacific Railroad Company |
| 1971 Dane “Duke” Picard, University of Utah |
| 1972 Marvin A. Keller, Rainbow Resources, Inc. |
| 1973 Art Renfro, Teton Exploration Company |
| 1974 Gene R. George, Consultant |
| 1975 William H. Curry, Consultant |
| 1976 Patrick D. Maher, Energetics, Inc. |
| 1977 Tim Schowalter, Kirkwood Oil & Gas Company |
| 1978 Bob Wellborn, Burton-Hawks, Inc. |
| 1979 Tim Schowalter, Kirkwood Oil & Gas Company |
| 1980 Woody Herrod, Marathon Oil Company |
| 1981 Nancy Doelger, Gulf Oil Company |
| Janice Patterson-Wittstrom, Gulf Oil Company |
| 1982 David Beach, Marathon Oil Company |
| 1983 W. W. Boberg |
| 1984 Kent Sundell, Ram Oil Company, Inc. |
| Roger Matson |
| 1985 W. Richard Moore |
| 1986 James E. McClurg, University of Wyoming |
| 1987 Peter Huntoon, University of Wyoming |
| 1988 Kent Sundell, Ram Oil Company, Inc./Absaroka Exploration |
| 1989 Peter Huntoon, University of Wyoming |
| 1990 Richard Furner, Conoco |
| 1991 Arnold Woods, Conoco |
| 1992 Peter Huntoon, University of Wyoming Dept. Geology & Geoph. |
| 1993 No award given |
| 1994 Tim McCutcheon, Barlow & Haun |
| 1995 Michael Borah, Borah-Borah Petroleum, Inc. |
| 1996 Ronald A. Baugh, Associated Energy Consultants, LLC |
| 1997 Lawrence A. McPeek, Consultant |
| 1998 John P. Albanese, Consultant |
| 1999 Andrew K. Finley, Goolsby & Associates |
| 2000 Al Allen, Curator, Tate Museum |
| 2001 Gene R. George, Gene R. George & Associates |
| 2002 Neil H. Humphrey, University of Wyoming |
| 2003 Jim Lightner, Tom Brown, Inc. |
| 2004 Stephen R. Kneller |
| 2005 Randi Martinsen, University of Wyoming |
| 2006 Russell Hawley,Tate Museum |
| 2007 Jim Steidtman |
| 2008 Steve Morzenti |
| 2009 David Wheeler |
| 2010 Chris Mullen, Elk Petroleum |
| 2011 Gene George, Gene George and Associates |
| 2012 Phillip Nickerson, University of Arizona |
| 2013 Aaron Otteman, Wold Oil Properties |
| 2014 Paul Heller, University of Wyoming |
| 2015 Rick Bonander, Inter-Mountain Pipe & Threading Co |
| 2016 John Simpson, Oak Ridge National Lab |
| 2017 Mike Cheadle, University of Wyoming |
| 2018 Cynthia Blankenship |
| 2019 Bart Rea |
| 2020 No Award (Pandemic) |
| 2021 Mark Milliken |
| 2022 TBA |
| 2023 Gene Wadleigh |
| 2024 TBD |
