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| Headline | Source | ||
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| HGS-Services and Volunteerism Service to Our Society Members and the Community | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
Each year the society participates in many functions to benefit both the community and the profession. This work is taken on by numerous HGS volunteers who give their time and efforts freely. |
| The HGS Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Fund: A Short History | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
The HGS established the Undergraduate Scholarship Fund during Matthew Daura's presidency in 1983-84, with the long-term objective of funding at least one junior/senior level scholarship per year at |
| 75 Years Doing What? | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
As our society reaches the very significant milestone of its 75th anniversary, an appropriate concern might be to examine our mission and objectives. |
| 75 Years and Now What? | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
Preparing for the 76th year of the HGS, I searched our past to see from where we came and to where we might be going. |
| A Diamond Anniversary Leadership, Discovery and Technology | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
The Houston Geological Society is seventy-five years old, and now is a fitting time to pause and reflect back on its history. What a history it is! |
| Looking Backward The Texas Oil Boom Sets the Stage for the Rockhounds | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
Petroleum, one of the oldest known of the natural Presources, was first discovered in Asia several thousand years before the Christian Era. |
| The Organization: The Houston Geological Society | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
The geologists in Houston, a gregarious lot, sought out those who spoke their language. The old Bender Hotel, now the San Jacinto Hotel, was the meeting place of many of the rockhounds for lunch. |
| HGS Insignia How Our Logo Originated | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
The official insignia of the society was adopted in 1949. At Phil Martyn's insistence, an emblem contest was started to provide the society with an official insignia. |
| Our First President: A Tribute to John R. Suman | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
This Outstanding Geologist, Petroleum Engineer and Executive Exemplified Leadership |
| The HGS After the War Changes In the Profession and Notes from Past Presidents | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
Geologists entered the modern era after the second World War. Technology brought vast improvements in the speed, accuracy, and volume of geologic data. |