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The 28th annual meeting of the Eastern Section was held September 18-21, 1999, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Indy theme for the 234 members attending the meeting, "Peak Performance: Energy, Education and Environment" was reflected in the field trips, workshops, poster sessions and technical sessions presented. The meeting was co-hosted by the Professional Geologists of Indiana, Center for Earth and Environmental Science, Indiana Geological Society, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Technology. The two field trips included: a) analogs for reservoirs in the Illinois Basin based in quarry exposures of Devonian carbonates and Mississippian carbonates and b) karst hydrology and geology in Mississippian carbonates. Workshops on integrating geology and astronomy, the "Rocks in Your Head" program and the new technology available to both environmental and subsurface studies were offered. Eight technical sessions were presented along with three poster sessions. The annual meeting also had a Deal Room and a full Exhibitor turnout.
Honors and Awards presented at the 1999 Eastern Section meeting included:
• John T. Galey Memorial Award: Wallace de Witt Jr.
• I. C. White Memorial Award: Robert C. Milici
• Ralph L. Miller Memorial Best EMD Paper Award: Steven Greb & Gerald Weisenfluh
• DEG Best Paper Award: Christopher Reich, Eugene Shinn, Todd Hickey, Ann Tihansky
• Vincent E. Nelson Memorial Best Poster Award: Christopher Laughrey, Daniel Billman, Michael Canich
• A. I. Levorsen Memorial Award (best paper): Lawrence Wickstrom, Joshua Stark
• Presidential Award: Kenneth Dale Owen, Jane Blaffer Owen
• DEG Meritorious Contribution Award: Peter J. R. Buttner
• Gordon H. Wood, Jr. Memorial Award: Robert B. Finkleman
• Outstanding Educator Award: John A. Chamberlain Jr.
• George V. Cohee Public Service Award: William S. Condit
• Distinguished Service Award: David C. Harris
• Honorary Membership Award: Douglas Patchen, William Murray
Officers elected at the meeting for fiscal year 1999-2000 were Katharine Lee Avary, President; John L. Forman, Vice-President; Hannes E. Leetaru, Treasurer; and Michael E. Hohn, Secretary.
Sidney Powers Memorial Award
AAPG President Ray Thomasson presented Dr. Gerald Friedman, a past president of the Eastern Section, the Association's highest award at the annual meeting in New Orleans, on April 16, 2000. The Sidney Powers Memorial Award is awarded annually to recognize one individual for distinguished and outstanding contributions to, or achievements in, petroleum geology.
Honorary Membership for AAPG
Paul Catacosinos, a former Eastern Section President, has received Honorary Membership.
Eastern Section Annual Meetings
The 2000 Eastern Section Annual Meeting will be held in London, Ontario, Canada on September 24 - 26, 2000. The focus will be Northern Prospects-The 21st Century and is hosted by the Ontario Petroleum Institute. For more information please contact Robert Trevail, General Chairman or visit their website: http://www.ogsrlibrary.com/aapg.aapg.htm
The 2001 Eastern Section Meeting has been confirmed for September 22-25, 2001 in Kalamazoo, Michigan with the Michigan Basin Geological Society as host.
Eastern Section Website
The Eastern Section has its website operating. The site can be found at: http://karl.nrcce.wvu.edu/esaapg/
Section Activities
The Eastern Section is involved in numerous activities from hosting an annual technical program, supported an Ohio Teachers Workshop, sponsored log interpretation and carbonate short courses, outreach programs such as "Rocks in Your Head" through ESOP (Earth Science Outreach Program) and PTTC workshops. A new program to promote the collection, preservation and utilization of samples and cores is under way. Funding money is being requested.
Finances
The Eastern Section continues to be on solid financial ground. Total assets of the Section as of December 31, 1999 were $31,789.43. Our Eastern Section Outreach Program, chaired by Warfield "Skip" Hobbs also has money available to provide financial help for worthwhile projects/programs submitted by individuals or groups and approved by the Eastern Section. Maximum awards have been $500 per project.
John L. Forman, Vice-President