“Begin at the beginning,” the King said, gravely, “and go till you come to the end; then stop.”
– Lewis Carroll: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

My time as a Mid-Continent SPE officer has come to an end, so I’ll leave you with a final thought or two. I believe the most important goal for the Mid-Continent Section is to give back to our community and the local petroleum industry professionals. In that vein:

• Our “90 for 90” campaign, SPE made thirty $3000 scholarships available to those students majoring in the sciences.
• SPE members donated their time by volunteering at public schools through events like the Tulsa Engineering Challenge that seeks to educate students in fourth through eighth grades about various engineering professions.
• Luncheon meetings focusing on new technologies and methodologies dominated our continuing education program.
• SPE’s redesigned webpage, www.spemc.org, features upcoming luncheon and event announcements, scholarship information, past luncheon PowerPoint presentations, and more.

The 90th Anniversary Celebration was a great way to end the SPE year. Being Section #1, is a great honor. The Mid-Continent Section of SPE has much to be proud of; not the least of which are the many volunteers that contributed their time to our section:

• Thank you to Bill Lawson for the hundreds of hours spent organizing, planning, and directing the 16th SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium. Proceeds from this event will go toward our scholarship fund.
• Thank you to Jonathan Vacca and Bill Belden for making the 90th Anniversary Celebration an event we will all remember.
• Thank you to Hap Pinkerton and the Young Professional Group officers and members for energizing this new arm of SPE.
• Thank you to Greta Creekmore and Kristi Lovendahl for their work on the newsletter and website.
• Thank you to Bob Beck, Fall Roundup Chairman, and Mark Carr, Sporting Clays Chairman for organizing and running great tournaments and most importantly scholar ship fundraisers for the section.
• Thank you to Bob Beck, Fall Roundup Chairman, and Mark Carr, Sporting Clays Chairman for organizing and running great tournaments and most importantly scholar ship fundraisers for the section.
• Thank you to the current officers, directors, and subcommittee chairs for taking time out of their busy schedules to help lead the Mid-Continent Section.

Next year promises to be a great year as Buck Walsh will assume the role of Chairman in June.

Philip Johnson
2007 – 2008 Chairman
295-1812 Phone
295-1894 Fax
pjohnson@cimarex.com