Academy
History of Academy of Petroleum Engineers
On April 7, 1994, Texas Tech University and the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering initiated the Academy of Petroleum Engineers. It began with 17 charter members. Today the total membership in the academy totals 120.
The Purpose of the Academy of Petroleum Engineers is three fold:
- To recognize Petroleum Engineering graduates and other petroleum industry professionals who have made significant contributions to the profession and who, in doing so, have brought recognition to the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech University.
- To encourage and inspire the Petroleum Engineering program and students to achieve success in their selected fields of endeavor.
- To assist and support the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering in its efforts to seek and develop excellence in its programs.
2025 Academy of Petroleum Engineers Inductees
Kyle Chambliss
Mike Wallace
Monty L. Whetstone
Membership
| Name | Induction Year |
|---|---|
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Brian Keith Akins, Ph.D. |
2015 |
| George B. Asquith, Ph.D. | 2009 |
| Chris Aulds | 2008 |
| Dale Bankhead | 2011 |
| Edward C. Barfield (dec.) | 1996 |
| John R. Barnett (dec.) | 1996 |
| Mark Belcher | 2017 |
| C. Bob Black | 1994 |
| Danny T. Boone | 2013 |
| Michael O. Bridges | 2003 |
| Jerry L. Bridwell | 1997 |
| Denny B. Bullard | 2007 |
| Gayle L. Burleson | 2014 |
| Sheldon Burleson | 2019 |
| Ray S. Butler (dec.) | 1994 |
| Roy Butler | 1994 |
| Jack L. Byrd | 1994 |
| Mark P. Castiglione | 2010 |
| Kyle Chambliss | 2025 |
| John J. Christmann, IV | 2015 |
| Mirick Cox | 2024 |
| Rodney E. Cox | 2023 |
| Enoch L. Dawkins | 2000 |
| James W. Dixon | 2012 |
| Don Dotson | 2017 |
| Michael D. Drennon | 2013 |
| Richard E. Dudek | 1999 |
| James A. Edmiston III | 2009 |
| Herbert S. Erskine (dec.) | 1994 |
| Billy J. Feagan | 2006 |
| Tyler Fenley | 2006 |
| Floyd E. Ferguson (dec.) | 1998 |
| Craig Floyd (dec.) | 2002 |
| Terry E. Fuller | 2008 |
| Mike Garvin | 1994 |
| Ronald D. Gasser | 2014 |
| Jesse L. George, Jr. (dec.) | 1994 |
| Charles W. Gleeson | 1994 |
| Stanley G. Goodrich | 2002 |
| Steven D. Gray | 2018 |
| Byron H. Greaves (dec.) | 1999 |
| Steve Guthrie | 2014 |
| Michael L. Hagood | 2008 |
| Joey Hall | 2016 |
| Robert R. Harrell | 1995 |
| Stephen E. Heitzman | 2013 |
| Lloyd W. "Billy" Helms, Jr | 2018 |
| Harley D. Henry | 1994 |
| Bob L. Herd | 1995 |
| W. R. Herrin | 1994 |
| T. Scott Hickman | 1994 |
| Bradley J. Holly | 2010 |
| Phineas D. Holmes | 2008 |
| Harold R. Inman | 2007 |
| Louis D. Jones | 1997 |
| William P. Jones | 2007 |
| Robert D. Kiker | 1995 |
| Dennis Kruse | 2019 |
| James W. Lacy (dec.) | 1994 |
| Robert S. Lane | 1996 |
| A. Lance Langford | 2017 |
| Charles W. Latch | 2000 |
| Jack T. Lent Jr. | 2007 |
| H. Oscar Lochridge (dec.) | 2004 |
| Darrell S. Lohoefer | 2013 |
| Joe Mach | 1998 |
| Robert R. Matejek | 2010 |
| James A. McAuley (dec.) | 1994 |
| Paul McDonald | 2011 |
| Gregory S. McGraw | 2014 |
| Kyle A. McGraw | 2015 |
| Stephen McClaine | 2019 |
| Tom Menges | 2005 |
| Curtis W. Mewbourne | 2001 |
| John C. Mihm | 1994 |
| Raymond F. Mikolajczyk | 2007 |
| Fersheed Mody | 2016 |
| James D. Moring | 1996 |
| John W. Mulloy | 2006 |
| Arnald Hall | 1981 |
| Steven W. Nance | 1995 |
| H. Alan Nelson (dec.) | 1994 |
| Juan Nevarez | 2016 |
| James F. Newman | 2018 |
| L. Ben Nivens, Jr. | 2017 |
| R. Bruce Northcutt | 2011 |
| Catherine R. Norwood | 2012 |
| John D. Ochsner | 1998 |
| Bill Pardue | 2024 |
| Hemant R. Patel | 2009 |
| J. Steve Phillips | 2015 |
| Dewey W. Pierce | 2001 |
| Jake Plunk | 2011 |
| Jim H. Posey | 1996 |
| Harrison Reese | 2024 |
| Noel D. Rietman (dec.) | 1994 |
| Kenneth W. Robbins (dec.) | 1994 |
| Ed Runyan, Jr. | 2014 |
| Paul C. Schuberth | 2012 |
| Toben A. Scott | 2014 |
| Charles M. Sizemore | 1982 |
| Donald R. Sinclair | 2017 |
| L. D. Sipes Jr. | 1994 |
| George W. Slaughter | 2007 |
| Alan L. Smith | 2003 |
| Bobby L. Smith | 2015 |
| Gary L. Stone | 2012 |
| Ben A. Strickling, III | 2015 |
| John Suter | 2016 |
| Howard Swaim (dec.) | 2006 |
| Cloyce A. Talbott | 1998 |
| Tommy E. Taylor | 2014 |
| Mark Timmons | 2019 |
| Randall W. Vines | 2012 |
| Arden L. Walker Jr. | 2011 |
| Mike Wallace | 2025 |
| John V. Walter | 2005 |
| Robert E. Warren Jr. | 2008 |
| George F. Watford (dec.) | 1994 |
| Dr. Marshall C. Watson | 2018 |
| Ralph L. Way | 2008 |
| Monty L. Whentstone | 2025 |
| Russell W. White (dec.) | 2013 |
| Travis A. White | 1986 |
| David G. Wight | 1995 |
| Roger N. Williamson | 2012 |
| Barry D. Willis | 2004 |
| Herald W. Winkler, Ph.D. | 2002 |
| Zeke Zeringue | 1999 |
Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering
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Address
Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering | Box 43111 | Lubbock, TX 79409-3111 -
Phone
806.742.3573 -
Email
pe@ttu.edu