Fifty Years of Achievements and Service: Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

1. Fifty Years of Achievements and Service to the Geologic Community by the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM Edward B. Picou, Jr.

2. GCSSEPM Timelines • Early 1953 • Stuart A. Levinson Suggests Formation of the Gulf Coast Section - SEPM

3. Spring 1953 – Steering Committee Established for Forming Section Jack O. Colle – Consultant Stuart A. Levinson – Humble Fred L. Smith, Jr. – Consultant Morton B. Stephenson – Stanolind (Amoco) Frank V. Stevenson – Aluminum Co. of Amer. Charles W. Stuckey, Jr. – Union of California

4. June 1953 – First Meeting of Steering Committee – Levinson Elected Chairman Sept. 1953 – Charter Approved by SEPM & First Officers Elected: Stuart A. Levinson – President Grover E. Murray – Vice President William H. Akers – Secretary Frank V. Stevenson – Treasurer Claude M. Quigley – Editor

5. Oct. 1953 – Levinson Petitions GCAGS to Participate in the Fall Conventions Mar. 1954 – Formation of “Well-site Sample Catching Practices” Comm. Published Report in July Titled: Technique of Sample Catching Charlie Stuckey, Chairman, assisted by Jack O. Colle, James “Jack” M. Crosbie, & C.H. Strachn, Jr. April 1954 – 210 Members Designated Charter Members of the Section

7. Nov. 1954 – First GCSSEPM Papers (4) Presented on GCAGS Technical Program at Houston’s Rice Hotel Oct. 1956 – First Separate GCSSEPM Technical Session Held – (8 Papers) 1957 – E.H. “Rainey” Rainwater Appointed Chair of Type Locality Committee

8. 1960 – 1963 Three Type Locality Units were Published – 54 Localities Dr. H. V. Andersen of LSU was the Editor and Publisher of all three units.

9. 1961Charles W. Stuckey, Jr. Appointed General Chairman Field Trip Committee Charlie held this position for four years and was replaced by Dick Zingula

10. 1965 – 1966 Formation of Houston and New Orleans Special Committees for Standardization of Foraminferal Ecological Zones in the Gulf Coast Basin HOUSTON COMMITTEE: Fred L. Smith, Jr. – Consultant & Chairman F.M. Setzer – Pan-American Howard L. Tipsword – Mobil E. H. Rainwater – Tenneco Robert R. Lankford – Scripps Inst.

11. NEW ORLEANS COMMITTEE C.C. Albers – Pan-American & Chairman M. Ray Bane – Consultant Jim H. Dorman – Tenneco John B. Dunlap, Jr. – Consultant Jim M. Lampton – Shell Don Macomber – Consultant Gene B. Martin – Gulf Blair S. Parrott – Shell Hubert C. Skinner – Tulane Robert K. Sylvester – Texaco William P. S. Ventress – Chevron

12. 1966Results of Committees Published in the GCAGS Transactions These papers laid the foundation for modern paleoecological evaluations At the 1966 Lafayette GCAGS convention more than half of the technical program was focused on paleocology. These papers were presented in a “Symposium on Paleoecology” organized by James H. Dorman.

13. January 16, 1970 – New Orleans Colloquium on Paleoecology Co-Chairs:Robert N. Davids & Hubert C. Skinner – Tulane Univ. Papers presented by: Harry W. Anisgard – Exxon Ralph Biel – Exxon Ralph Dobbins – Shell John B. Dunlap, Jr. – Consultant A.D. Ellis – Pan-American Ron Gonsalves – Shell Lawrence C. Menconi – Exxon Gray S. Robinson – Chevron Gerald R. Stude – Exxon

14. 1973– At GCAGS - GCSSEPM Presents Symposium on Calcareous Nannofossils Organized by Lee A. Smith – 11 Papers Authors included: Lee A. Smith, Jan Hardenbol, Stefan Gartner, Bernard L. Shaffer, J. Bruno Risatti, William W. Hay, John Steinmentz, Thomas R. Worsley, William H. Akers, Paul E. Koppel, Jules B. Sachs, Hubert C. Skinner, Sherwood W. Wise, Jr., Irene B. Brohm, and Nahum Schneidermann

15. 1980 - First Annual Research Conference Geology of the Woodbine and Tuscaloosa Formations Co-Chairs: Gene B. Martin & Bob F. Perkins Jim Bain – Gulf Research Don G. Bebout – Louisiana Geological Survey John L. Carney – Amoco James L. Lamb – Exxon Prod. Res. Robert A. Morton – Texas BEG Edward B. Picou, Jr. – Shell Mary Ann Rafle – Shell Ernest E. Russell – Miss. State Univ. Arthur S. Waterman – Paleo-Data Inc.

16. 1981– GCSSEPM Foundation Established Bob F. Perkins conceived the idea and processed all IRS paperwork for creating the Foundation. He was named Executive Director and served both the Society and Foundation in this capacity until his death on April 11, 1999

17. 1990 – Sequence Stratigraphy as an Exploration Tool: Concepts and Practices in the Gulf Coast Co-Chairs of the Program Committee:– John M. Armentrout – Mobil James M. Coleman – LSU William E. Galloway – U.T.-Austin Peter R. Vail – Rice Presented in two Sessions for 973 Geoscientists

18. 1993 – Established Gulf Coast Taxonomic Equivalency Project In 1999 Published Parts I & II – Oligocene through Pleistocene – Foraminifers Contributors: Foraminifers– Rashel Rosen (Coordinator), Sylvester Breard, Arden Callender, Jr., Robert Fleisher, Rome Lytton III, Lawrence Menconi, Michael Nault, Rhonda Roederer, Thomas Shunick, and J. Loyd Tuttle. Paleobathmetry – Nancy Engelhardt-Moore (Coordinator), Anthony D’Agostino, Michael Nault (Chart Compiler), Rashel Rosen, and Arthur Waterman. Images – George Constance, Richard George, Rome Lytton III, Norm Rosen, Rashel Rosen, and J. Loyd Tuttle. Stratigraphic Chart – Michael Nault Edited by – Edward Picou, Jr., Bob Perkins, Norm Rosen and Michael Nault.

19. 2001 – Publication of Part III Paleocene through Eocene Contributors: Foraminifers– Rashel Rosen (Coordinator), Sylvester Breard, Nancy Engelhardt-Moore, Anthony D’Agostino, Robert Liska, and J. Loyd Tuttle. Paleobathymetry– Rashel Rosen (Coordinator), Sylvester Breard, Nancy Engelhardt- Moore, Anthony D’Agostino, Robert Liska, Michael Nault, and J. Loyd Tuttle. Images– Nancy Engelhardt-Moore, Robert Moore, Anthony D’Agostino, Sue Liska, Rashel Rosen, Norm Rosen, and J. Loyd Tuttle. Stratigraphic Chart– Rashel Rosen & Nancy Engelhardt-Moore Edited by– Norm Rosen, Rashel Rosen, and Michael Nault

20. 2002 – Establishment of the GCSSEPM Foundation Ed Picou Fellowship Grant for Graduate Studies in Earth Sciences Awardees in 2002: Astrid Makowitz – U.T.-Austin Laura Ines Net – U.T.-Austin David Pyles – U. Colorado-Boulder Six awards have been made in 2003 Awardees will be announced soon

21. GCSSEPM Membership

22. Paul Weimer’s opinion of the importance and value of the GCSSEPM

23. 23rd Annual GCSSEPM Foundation Bob F. Perkins Research Conference SHELF MARGIN DELTAS AND LINKED DOWN SLOPE DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS: Global Significance and Future Exploration Potential December 7-10, 2003 Adam’s Mark Hotel Houston, Texas