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  1. Newsletter (University of Texas at Austin. Department of Geological Sciences) ; no. 16, 1967
    1. Here It Is!

    2. Geology Faculty News

    3. Notes from the Bureau of Economic Geology

    4. The Geology Foundation

    5. Deaths

    6. Enrollment and Degrees

    7. Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards

    8. GEOLOGY ALUMNI NEWS

    9. NOTE TO ALUMNI!

    10. DEDICATION OF THE NEW GEOLOGY BUILDING AND A SYMPOSIUM:

  2. Illustrations
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    2. View of the new auditorium. The walls are paneled in ash and the seats are upholstered in a beautiful blue velour.

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    4. View of north entrance to the building.

    5. Close-up of entrance to the auditorium.

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    7. Graduate student conference room on the fourth floor showing the nineteen different varieties of polished stone.

    8. (Above) Typical classroom in the new building. (Below) Faculty conference room on the third floor.

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    10. Unusual shot of the north entrance to the building. This gives a good view of the "sunshades."

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    14. (Above) Departmental Chairman Bill Muehlberger in his swanky new office. (At right) Faculty members attending Budget Council meeting in the conference room adjoining the Chairman's office. Reading left to right are Ed Jonas, Pete Flawn, Bob Boyer, Jack Wilson, Keith Young, Sam Ellison, Bill Muehlberger, Ronald DeFord, Charlie Bell, Virgil Barnes and Bob Folk. (Bottom) The structural geology laboratory.

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    18. Dan Barker in his new office on the third floor.

    19. (Above) Charlie Bell goes over his lecture notes in his third floor office while (below) Bob Boyer checks out manuscripts for the next issue of the Journal of Geological Education.

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    21. Sam Ellison looks most dignified in his new second floor office.

    22. Bob Folk sports a new Tahitian shirt (and a beard)—souvenirs of his recent trip!

    23. Sam Ellison and Graduate Student Luis Ardila do some "checking" in Sam's laboratory which adjoins his office.

    24. Ed Jonas, new Graduate Advisor for the Department.

    25. Charlie Bell at his microscope in the Palezoic Paleontology Laboratory on the fourth floor.

    26. Dan Barker admires his new atomic adsorption spectrophotometer.

    27. Ernie Lundelius with his "bones" in his second floor laboratory.

    28. Another close-up of the projecting "sunshades" on the south side of the building.

    29. Earle Mcßride, Assistant Chairman of the Department, in his office on the third floor.

    30. A rare shot of Ed Owen—rare in that it's hard to catch him still long enough to get a photograph!

    31. Jack Wilson makes some last-minute notes for a manuscript. Jack's office is in the second floor complex.

    32. View of the departmental office on the first floor: Staff personnel, reading from left to right, are Miss Rita Ray, Mrs. Gloria Hull, Mrs. Lavergne Sanders, Mrs. Birdena Schroeder, and Mrs. Joyce Best.

    33. Mrs. Thelma Guion, our Geology Librarian.

    34. Mrs. Mary Gaddis, secretary to the Graduate Advisor.

    35. View of the stacks in the Geology Library.

    36. Peter Flawn, Director, in his new quarters on the fifth floor.

    37. Entrance to the Bureau of Economic Geology.

    38. Bureau staff members in their new conference room. Left to right: Miss Josephine Casey, Virgil Barnes, Bill Fisher, Peter Flawn, Gus Eifler, Joe McGowen and Ross Maxwell.

    39. The Bureau's new Cartography Laboratory.

    40. Chris Kendall, postdoctoral fellow from England, in one of the drafting rooms on the fourth floor.

    41. Newest members of the Geology Foundation Advisory Council are (left) John F. Bookout, Jr. and (right) Ray A. Burke.

    42. J. Ben Carsey

    43. Hunter Yarborough

    44. View of the reading room in the Geology Library.

    45. Graduate students and faculty at "morning coffee" in the fourth floor conference room.

    46. Graduate Student Moayad Shaflq in his new office on the fourth floor.

    47. Forty Years Ago! This photo was taken on the UT campus May 18, 1927. Reading from left to right: Dr. John Lonsdale, Mr. King, Dr. Wrather, Dr. Gould, Mr. Moody, Dr. Elias Sellards, Dr. Frederick Simonds, Dr. Fred Bullard, Dr. F. L. Whitney, Mr. Allen and Mr. Arthur Deen. In the front, sitting: Mr. Gordon Damon (with hat) and Mr. Adkins.

    48. Thirty Years Ago! Richard J. Hughes, Jr. sent us this picture of the 1937 Geology 20 class. If we're not correct in listing the names of the people in the photo, please let us know! Left to right: Gus Eifler, Gordon McNutt, W. H. Cardwell, Blake Cochrum, J. M. Fouts, Jr., T. C. Tillotson, P. O. Geddie, John Henry McCammon, W. G. McCampbell, J. M. Frost 111, J. P. Smith, Joe Champion, unknown, J. D. Burke, H. V. Reeves, and R. J. Hughes, Jr.

    49. Twenty Years Ago! This photograph was sent to us by G. Allan Nelson and Bill Calloway of Denver. It is the Geology 60A class taken in July 1947 by Dr. Fred Bullard at Curtis Field, Brady, Texas. Allan says he and Bill "identified parties as best we could with assistance from Joe Keyser." So here goes! Top row, left to right: John C. Osmond, Jasper L. Starnes, Joseph E. Keyser, G. Allan Nelson, William O. Calloway, Thomas D. Barrow, Henry L. Fulghum, Everett Carlson, William Roper, Hewitt B. Fox, Henry Wyneken, Harry Williams, Jack Hunter, John W. LeSassier, Fernand J. Souya, Bruce Kirk, Weaver H. McCracken, and Gus Eifler. Middle row, left to right: Ralston Brown, Edward McFarlan, Jr., Morrison Walker, John G. Champion, Charles Hornberger, Robert D. Carter, Raymond M. Richardson, Coyle E. Singletary, J. P. Hill, William J. Fennessy, and Ray A. Burke. Bottom row, left to right: Frederick C. Smyth, Buddy Hayes, Morton Biggers, O. D. Weaver, Herbert Brewer, Jack Lassiter, Charles Worrel, and Clem E. George.

    50. Truman Stewart, Instrument Maker, in the machine shop in the new building.

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65

September, 1967

John W. Trammell (BS '59) reports "same wife, same children, same job as last News letter." John is Exploration Geologist for the Copper Range Exploration Company in Seattle, Washington.

Mike Trant (BS '58) is now a Pilot with Bran iff International in Dallas. He is married to Virginia Hunt from Phoenix, Arizona, and they have two daughters, Terri (4) and Holly (2). Mike "strongly believes that Braniff will soon be America's No. 1 Air line in size and service."

Jack W. Trantham (BS '51) writes from Tyler, Texas: "Still doing consulting work and drilling a few wells. Needless to say that black, sticky stuff is hard to find. Would love to compare notes with some of my classmates, so if in Tyler give me a ring."

Lloyd R. Travis (BA '48), Geophysicist with Humble in Houston, reports "no change."

Richard S. Travis (BS '48), Partner in Travis Oil Company in Los Angeles, California, is President of the United World Federal ists in Southern California. Dick says the Federalists believe in the development of international law as the only logical solu tion to growing world chaos and anarchy.

Robert F. Travis (BS '57), Geologist for Sin clair Oil & Gas Company in Houston, writes: "Since leaving school, I spent three years in the Philippines, five years with Humble as a geophysicist in Louisiana and Mississippi, and I am now enjoying my work as a geologist in the great state of Texas."

Frank J. Tribble, Jr. (BS '60) reports to us from Corpus Christi.

E. L. Trice, Jr. (MA '57) is employed as Senior Geologist for Pan American Pe troleum Corporation in Midland.

Arthur R. Troell (BS '58) has been "study ing facies relationships in Jurassic rocks of the Gulf by looking at rocks — interesting, fascinating, captivating and practical." Art is a Geologist (Stratigrapher) with Pan American in New Orleans.

Roy W. Tronrud (BS '40) reports to us from Dallas where he is Senior Geophysicist for the Sun Oil Company.

Arthur J. Tschoepe (BS '51) continues as Vice-President and Chief Geologist for the Orion Oil Company in Corpus Christi.

G. Gilbert Tubb (BA '46) is Geological Supervisor for Mobil Oil Corporation in Corpus Christi.

John D. Tuohy (BS '39), Producing Superin tendent for International Petroleum Com pany in Talara, Peru, writes: "Work in Talara continues to go along nicely, as does

the challenge of maintaining the produc tion of 50,000 barrels/day in this complex of small fault blocks. Have now been here twelve years, a rather long temporary as signment. Hope to get by to see the new building this summer."

Clyde W. Turner (BA '40), Geologist and Partner in McClure & Turner in Midland, reports no news, except that he's in the process of moving into a new home on Country Club Drive.

Edd R. Turner, Jr. (BA '43), Offshore Man ager for Tidewater Oil Company in Hous ton, says his present job entails overseeing Tidewater's investments offshore Louisiana and Texas. Edd has also joined the throng in weekend farming and expects crops this year in hay, watermelons, cattle, and maybe pine trees!

John E. Turner, Jr. (BS '50) is Partner and Consulting Geologist in the firm of Perm, Hills & Turner in Midland.

John T. Twining (BS '48, MA '54) continues as Geologist with Shell Oil Company in Houston. The Twinings are enjoying Hous ton with their three growing boys, Tom (ll).Tedd (8) and Tim (1%).

Page C. Twiss (PhD '59) has returned to Kansas State University in Manhattan, where he is an Associate Professor of Ge ology, after spending this past year here at UT working with Professor DeFord on the Rim Rock Country, Trans-Pecos Texas.

Leßoy J. Tydlaska (BA '49, MA '51), Senior Geologist for Pan American Petroleum Corporation in New Orleans, is "still ex amining the rocks through electric probes (electric logs, etc.)." Leßoy says he hasn't walked an outcrop since 1951 and his only rocks have been under the Scotch !

A. Knox and Katherine Archer Tyson (BA '23, MA '24; BA '35, MA '36) continue to live in Houston where Knox is Executive Consultant for Dempsey-Tegeler & Com pany.

Robert Chan Tysor (BA '52) is Geologist for Pan American Petroleum Corporation in Houston.

Sam M. Udden (BS '50), District Geologist for Continental Oil Company, has moved from Lake Charles, Louisiana, back to Houston. He says he's still working off shore Louisiana!

Jorge E. Umana (BA '60) continues as Chief Geologist for Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad in San Jose, Costa Rica. Jorge attended the Ist Congress of the Interna tional Society of Rock Mechanics in Sep tember 1966 and presented a paper, "Geo logical Explorations for a Dam Site." He

has also joined the Association of Engi neering Geologists.

James R. Underwood, Jr. (MA '56, PhD '62) has resigned from the University of Flor ida to go to West Texas State University in Canyon as Associate Professor of Geol ogy. Last year Jim was Secretary-Treas urer of the Southeastern Geological Society and co-editor of the guidebook for the 13th Field Conference. He will attend the NSF seminar on Rock Mechanics in July at Bos ton College. The Underwoods have two daughters, Marion (2%) and Ann (1).

Winston H. Upshaw (BS '57) is living in Palestine, Texas, where he is Field Repre sentative for the Social Security Admin istration. Winston has been with the gov ernment for over six years, having worked in Houston, Longview and Baltimore be fore coming to Palestine. Prior to that he worked three years with Gulf Oil Com pany in the Permian Basin. The Upshaws have two children, ages 7 and 8.

Charles B. Upton (BS '57) is a Secondary Biology and Earth Science Teacher in Mo riarty, New Mexico. He writes: "I enjoy teaching more every year. Received my second NSF summer institute grant at New Mexico Highlands so expect to have an other summer studying in the cool moun tain.s Louree and I now have two sons: Malcolm (2) and Oren (7 months). We are planning on building a new rock home."

Robert D. Valerius (BS '59) continues work ing as a Geologist in the Exploration De partment of Tenneco Oil Company in Cor pus Christi. The Valerius' have a son Da vid (6), a daughter, Kathy (3), and a ? ? (four months & counting! ) .

Charles D. and Eloise Faulkner Yer trees (BA '23; BA '22) are still enjoying life in Midland. Eloise says part of that pleas ure is spoiling two small granddaughters who live there. The Vertrees' other son, Ralph, lives in Austin, so they don't get to "spoil his two children as often."

Charles D. Vertrees, Jr. (BS '51) reports his main item of news is the change in company affiliation from Continental Oil Company to Sun Oil Company. Charles is Geologist for Sun in Midland.

Harry A. Vest (MA '59) writes that he and Zoe are the proud parents of a baby boy, Steven Andrew, born January 28, 1967. Harry says it looks like he may be a fu ture UT basketball player! The Vests hope to get back to Austin this summer for a short visit.

James R. Vetters (BS '51) writes: "After eleven years in Corpus Christi (hometown) moved to Houston in mid-1966 into Ten neco Oil's International Division (as Re-