The SIPES Foundation, a charitable and educational organization, was chartered in Texas in November 1981. In addition to awarding annual earth science scholarships and conducting educational seminars, the Foundation maintains an extensive earth science video film library, with films of technical programs that have been presented at past annual meetings and seminars.
Donations are welcomed by the SIPES Foundation to continue scholarship awards, seminars, and educational programs. Your gift may be made in honor of or in memory of a family member, friend or business colleague. All gifts receive written acknowledgment. If you wish to make a contribution online, please click the button below.
2022-2023 Board of Directors
Vice President - Fort worth, Texas
Dan Earl is currently serving his fifth year on the SIPES National Board of Directors. He was previously the Fort Worth Chapter Chairman. He has lengthy & broad experience in the domestic oil and gas industry with both public and private companies. The latter includes substantial activity as an independent, conducting project development and investment for his own account primarily in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado. He is an Emeritus member of AAPG.
Secretary - Wichita, Kansas
Tom Pronold lives in Wichita, Kansas, and is the Manager of Bitter Spar LLC, an exploration and development company specializing in Kansas conventional drilling prospects. He has been active in the SIPES Wichita Chapter for over ten years and serves as the Chapter Chairman. He graduated from SMU with a Master’s Degree in Geology in 1979, carries a Kansas Geological License, and is a member of AAPG.
Treasurer - Houston, Texas
Bob Leibrock was an independent oil & gas operator in the Permian Basin for many years and continues to participate there as an investor. He is a petroleum engineer and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He served as chapter chairman of both the Midland and Fort Worth SIPES chapters and is a prior president of the SIPES Foundation.
The SIPES Foundation presents a continuing education seminar annually during the SIPES Annual Meeting. Recent seminar topics have included
On June 13, 2022, the SIPES Foundation presented Major John Wesley Powell’s 1869 Journey Down the Green and Colorado Rivers of Utah on His Way to the Grand Canyon by Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr., Utah Geological Survey, Emeritus.
| YEAR | PRESIDENT | VICE-PRESIDENT | SECRETARY | TREASURER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Neil D. Sharp | Dan Earl Duggan | Wendell R. Creech | Carol M. Shiels |
| 2020 | Christopher H. Reed | Neil D. Sharp | Wendell R. Creech | Michael R. Vasicek |
| 2019 | Barry J. Rava | Christopher H. Reed | Wendell R. Creech | Michael R. Vasicek |
| 2018 | Michael R. Vasicek | Barry J. Rava | John H. Newberry | Carol M. Shiels |
| 2017 | Gary C. Huber | Michael R. Vasicek | John H. Newberry | Kirk C. Kolar |
| 2016 | Patrick A. Nye | Gary C. Huber | Vacant | Michael R. Vasicek |
| 2015 | Howard E. Davenport | William R. Finley | Patrick A. Nye | Michael A. Fogarty |
| 2014 | C. Al Taylor, Jr. | Howard E. Davenport | Douglas H. McGinness II | Terence G. O’Hare |
| 2013 | James L. Allen | C. Al Taylor, Jr. | Brian K. Miller | Eduardo A. Riddle |
| 2012 | James P. Evans III | Gilbert D. “Gib” Brown | Brian K. Miller | James L. Allen |
| 2011 | Kenneth J. Huffman | James F. Hardwick | James P. Evans III | Gilbert D. “Gib” Brown |
| 2010 | J. R. Cleveland | Bobby M. Greenwood | Dennis M. Gleason | Suzanne G. Cluff |
| 2009 | J. Phil Martin, Jr. | Marc D. Maddox | Kenneth J. Huffman | J. R. Cleveland |
| 2008 | Lee M. Petersen | J. Phil Martin | Marc D. Maddox | Kenneth J. Huffman |
| 2007 | Lanny O. Butner | H. Jack Naumann, Jr. | Clifford A. Walker | Lee M. Petersen |
| 2006 | George S. Johnson | Woodruff G. Leel, Jr. | Clifford A. Walker | James K. Applegate |
| 2005 | Michael A. Pollok | George S. Johnson | James K. Applegate | E. Bernard Brauer |
| 2004 | Daniel M. Reynolds | Craig W. Adams | Robert B. Robinson | Wendy G. Holland |
| 2003 | Paul W. Britt | Charley B. Whipp | Tony R. Stuart | Valary L. Schulz |
| 2002 | Robert C. Leibrock | Paul W. Britt | Brian S. Calhoun | J. D. Hughes |
| 2001 | Scott A. Wainwright | Peter G. Gray | Lawrence H. Davis | James A. Savage |
| 2000 | Deborah K. Sacrey | Peter G. Gray | James L. Claughton | James A. Savage |
| 1999 | Deborah K. Sacrey | Peter G. Gray | William P. Wilbert | George F. Willis |
| 1998 | H. Rudy Parkison | Deborah K. Sacrey | Victor L. Cooper | George F. Willis |
| 1997 | Donald C. Wambaugh | Scott Laurent | John M. Jurasin | H. Rudy Parkison |
| 1996 | James B. Bennett | Terry L. Hollrah | Robert D. Cowdery | James H. Henderson |
| 1995 | Don D. Matson | John M. Rakowski | William M. Kazmann | James B. Bennett |
| 1994 | James P. Evans III | Don D. Matson | Michael F. McKenzie | William M. Kazmann |
| 1993 | Daniel L. Smith | James P. Evans III | Malcolm D. McGregor | Michael F. McKenzie |
| 1992 | Robert E. Boyer | Frank M. Brooks | Daniel L. Smith | Taylor W. Dillard |
| 1991 | George B. Vockroth | Harry L. Frank | Kenneth O. Seewald | George E. Farmar |
| 1990 | Charles B. Godfrey | Leonard E. Jordon | Roy C. Walther | Jon F. Cobb |
| 1989 | Eugene L. Howard | Charles B. Godfrey | Fred M. Thompson, Jr. | Robert R. Lamb |
| 1988 | Richard F. Peterson | William G. Ellis | Gene B. Wiggins, Jr. | Eugene L. Howard |
| 1987 | H. Grady Collier, Jr. | Richard F. Peterson | William G. Ellis | John C. Roberts |
| 1986 | O. H. Berry | H. Grady Collier, Jr. | Richard F. Peterson | William W. Crump |
| 1985 | Evelyn W. Moody | O. H. Berry | H. Grady Collier, Jr. | William W. Crump |
| 1984 | Adam M. Sturlese | Donald C. Gifford | O. H. Berry | Evelyn W. Moody |
| 1983 | Wilbur C. Bradley | Fred L. Oliver | Adam M. Sturlese | John W. Ruwwe |
| 1982 | E. Lee Mills | Patrick J. F. Gratton | A. H. Wadsworth, Jr. | George R. Gibson |
SIPES
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Richardson, Texas 75080
Telephone: 214-363-1780
Fax: 214-363-8195
Email: sipes@sipes.org
