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December 2008
Thinking of year end planning? Despite our economic woes and collapse of prices for oil and gas, this may be the year to consider making a donation to one of the Corpus Christi Geological Society’s funds. I know that most of us have serious income tax problems due to the great year we had up […]
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November 2008
Congratulations are in order for the Corpus Christi Geological Society and all its members as a result of the Awards Program at this year’s Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies. CCGS received a“PROCLAMATION” by the Governing Board for GCAGS as the “2007-2008 OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY”. Please see the copy of this proclamation after the […]
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October 2008
The Kick Off BAR-B-Q was a great success, thanks to the bar sponsorship by Geosource and the arrangements by John Bockelman. It was nice to see some of our old timers as well as a number of guests. I feel that we will have a successful year after seeing such a good turnout. Those who […]
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September 2008
Welcome to the 2008-2009 Corpus Christi Geological Society’s New Year. It is an honor and a challenge to be completing the 50th year of my career as a geologist in the Oil & Gas Exploration business, all of which has been spent in Corpus Christi, serving as your President and working with such a talented […]
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May 2008
Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to serve and represent the CCGS as this years President. As I compose my last President letter, the phrase “Parting is such a Sweet Sorrow” comes to mind. I enjoyed my tour, and I would like to thank all those generous members who made my job easy. In particular […]
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April 2008
“Part scientist, part detective, part artist, and part salesman, a good explorationist is a true virtuoso. “ …..by Steve Earle, HGS Editor Truer words have never been spoken of our profession in the oil & gas industry. Sincere thanks to Dr. Jim Garrison with the Geology Department of Texas A & M University – Corpus […]
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March 2008
I would like to thank Bob Barnard for his involvement in our outstanding Scholarship Program. We gave away $4,000 to six students at our December luncheon, and we plan on giving another round of scholarships later in the year. We are always trying to grow the Scholarship fund with the help of our bighearted members […]
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February 2008
Happy New Year ! Our sincere thanks to Mr. Alberto Jimenez for his good talk last month titled “Geoscience Licensing in Texas“ . It was informative to learn how our state is regulating the licensing procedure and how they really need input from us to help guide and measure their requirements. Many of us have […]
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January 2008
I hope the holiday season was enjoyable for everyone, and now we move forward to the New Year 2008! A Geologist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. Our next luncheon will be held on January 16 at the Town Club. […]
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December 2007
“The closer your words are to the truth, the farther they reach“….. Anonymous Please give a big thanks to all the countless CCGS & CBGS members who volunteered their precious time in making the 2007 GCAGS annual convention here in Corpus a total success. Total recorded attendees was 1190. Special thanks to General Co- Chairmen […]
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