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KGS Library Open Late on Thursday Nights
The KGS Library is open Thursday nights until 9:00 pm
These special hours benefit:
Geologists who have left the business to work elsewhere during downturns in the
oil business
Out of town members will now be able to maximize a trip to our library to do re-
search, perhaps cutting a full day off of their visits
We generally chip in for pizza for dinner. (Or sometimes surprise potluck!)
Join us for the camaraderie
Bob has not confined his activities solely to the in-
dustry and profession. While in Wichita he was
chairman of the Wichita Cystic Fibrosis Fund Cam-
paign, Sponsor of several banquets for the Wichita
Dialysis Association. During his stay in Wichita, he
was active in his church serving as Chairman of the
Deacons and as a Sunday School teacher. Since
moving to Granbury, Texas, he has lectured and led
fossil hunting tours for school students in the Fossil
Rim Safari area near Glenrose, Texas.
Bob and Barbara live on a lake in the DeCordova
Bend Development near Granbury, Texas. It has two
golf courses, so Bob is able to play about twice a
week. They also have a condo in Vail, Colorado
where they ski in March of every year.
Bob doesn't leave any doubt that if he had his life
to live over he would still be a Petroleum Geologist
and he has this to say "Petroleum Geology was an
exciting profession and it gave us the where with all
to enjoy travel throughout the country (all states) and
the world (55 countries). We took a Grand Canyon
float trip in 1973 and as a geologist, I was able to
enlighten the guides and fellow 'rafters' as to the ge
o-
logic wonders we were encountering." During his 35
years in Kansas, Bob believes that his career was
influenced to the greatest degree by: Elbie McNeil,
Jim Rogers and Dr. Bob Walters.
With a wealth of experience behind his words,
Bob would advise geology students entering the pro-
fession to "initially become well founded in the
broad regional picture. Emphasizing mountain and
basin tectonics with the influence of ocean, river and
wind deposition, then zero in on the local potential
oil and gas prospects."
With retirement, Bob has not set any professional
goals but with he and Barbara being active in their
church, he is working towards encouraging spiritual
development in others.
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