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School of Geology and Geophysics, University of
Oklahoma gave a talk entitled "Structural Geology,
Tectonic Setting, and Recent Exploration History of
the Potato Hills, Central Ouachita Mountains, Okla-
homa."
(3) Dr. Charles J. Mankin, Director of the Oklahoma
Geological Survey and Director of the Sarkey's En-
ergy Center at the University of Oklahoma, gave a
talk entitled "Are we heading for an energy crisis?
Or as Yogi Berra would say, it's déjà vu all over
again."
(4) Rick Kear, Principal Geologist with Schlumber-
ger's Northern Gulf Coast Interpretation Develop-
ment Team, gave a talk entitled "Early and Middle
Pennsylvanian rocks in the eastern and central parts
of the Arkoma Basin (Arkansas Valley) provinces of
Arkansas." This talk was followed the next day by a
field trip to central Arkansas. Rick Kear was the
leader and outcrops were examined that were dis-
cussed at the meeting. Charlie Stone and Doug Han-
son with the Arkansas Geological Commission were
co-leaders of the trip.
Dr. Walt Manger, Dept. Head at the University of
Arkansas, led another field trip to Lake Fort Smith.
Active construction in this area has created numer-
ous new outcrops, and generated new geological
questions for the site.
Each spring the Society awards two $1000 geol-
ogy student scholarships, one each to the University
of Arkansas and Arkansas Tech.
We are also in the process of setting up a Society
web page. New officers for the fall are as follows:
President, Ken Fritsche (T.C. Mueller Co.)
Vice President, Kim Butler (Seeco, Inc.)
Sec/Treasurer, Jackie Myers (Hanna Oil & Gas)
Kansas Geological Society Officers for 2003
President - Timothy G. Pierce
President Elect - Thomas Hansen
Secretary - Ernie Morrison
Treasurer - Mikeal Maune
Activities this year:
Annual Banquet in January
Technical talks from January to June
Field trip to SE Kansas in March
Field trip to NW Kansas in May
Fishing Tournament in May
Golf Tournament in June
Annual Picnic August 1
Technical talks September to January
Sporting Clay Shooting Tournament in October
Tulsa Geological Society - Ted Beaumont, Presi-
dent
The TGS is doing very well. Our membership is in-
creasing. We are merging newsletters with the Geo-
physical Society of Tulsa. We are planning joint
meetings with them every month this coming season.
We may even become one society. The ball is in
their court on that possibility. We are also planning
several evening meetings at local outcrops, sort of a
"mini-field trip." One new innovation we are adding
this year to our evening meetings are poster sessions.
Members can bring a poster of a geological problem
or even a prospect and hang it up for discussion dur-
ing the social hour. We got this idea from HGS.
Report Respectfully Submitted,
Bob Cowdery, Mid-Continent Representative to the
Advisory Council