AIPG-TX

We are very pleased to announce that our Michael D. Campbell, P.G., P.H., CPG has been selected to receive the National AIPG Section Leadership Award for his efforts to:

1. re-activate our Texas Section,
2. maintain the AIPG-TX website presence through the years of inactivity,
3. expand the website’s coverage and usefulness to the members of the Section, and
4. pursue other Section-building activities in his role of Vice-President, Eastern Texas.

Mike has worked diligently with Texas members to get us up and running again and to expand our offerings to the Texas membership. We are now on the road to holding field trips, section meetings, and providing scholarships. Congratulations Mike!

The formal presentation was made at the AIPG Annual Business Luncheon held in Anchorage, Alaska on September 18 (more).

Henry M. Wise, P.G., CPG
President, AIPG Texas Section
and
Rima Petrossian, Ph.D., P.G., CPG
Vice-President, Western Texas, AIPG Texas Section

Henry M. Wise, President of the Texas Section of the AIPG announced today that he has appointed Mr. Matthew R. Cowen, P.G. as the Member-at-Large for the Texas Section and will join the Board immediately upon confirmation by the Board. Mr. Cowen serves as Chief Field Geologist for Terrain Solutions Inc. in Houston, Texas.

During the June 18th meeting of the Texas Section AIPG Board, and with a quorum present, Mr. Cowen’s appointment by Mr. Wise, President of the Texas Section, was confirmed unanimously.

Also during the meeting, Mr. Wise appointed Mr. Glen Collier, Councilor-at-Large, as Chair of the new AIPG-TX Scholarship Committee. He was confirmed by the Board unanimously. His initial function will be to develop criteria to guide the award of future scholarships to deserving students attending universities in Texas with strong programs in the geological sciences.