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Awards List

HGS Awards List

HGS Award Receipient Master List

  • 2025

    • RISING STAR: Austin Bruner, Alex Bruner, Magly Cabrera, Larry Welch, Robin Fernandez, Allison Barbato
    • CHAIRMAN'S/EDITOR/OUTSTANDING BOARD: Bill DeMis, Shannon Lemke
    • PRESIDENT'S: Chuck Caughey, Dorene West
    • DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Martha Lou Brousard
    • HONORARY LIFE: Walter Light, Jr.
    • Gerald A. Cooley: Paul Britt
    • Outstanding Board Member: Ted Godo, Catie Donohue
  • 2024

    • Rising Star: David Perez, Bryan Bottoms, Angel Callejon, Phil Caggiano, Steve Schutter
    • CHAIRMAN'S/EDITOR/OUTSTANDING BOARD: Amanda Johnston, Troy Meinen, Michael Salazar, Linda Sternbach, Charles Sternbach, Jeff Lund, Lauren Robinson, Andrew Stearns, Bruce Blake, Dorene West
    • PRESIDENT'S: Bryan Guzman, Chuck Caughey
    • DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Craig Dingler, Cheryl Desforges
    • HONORARY LIFE: Caroline Wachtman
    • CORPORATE STAR: Thunder Exploration (Gold), GCAGS (Gold), Chevron Houston Energy (Gold), Shell (Gold), Oxy (Gold), Tri-Star Group (Silver), Terrain Solutions, Inc. (Silver), Murphy Oil Co. (Silver), Southwestern Energy (Bronze), Coterra Energy (Bronze), Angela Hammon (Bronze)
  • 2023

    • Rising Star: Bryan Bottoms, Alexandria Price, Rachel Lishansky, Bryan Ott, Angel Callejon
    • Chairman's/Editor/Outstanding Board: Bill DeMis
    • President's: Paul Britt, Caroline Wachtman, Bill DeMis, Dianna Phu, Bruce Blake, Amanda Johnson, Lanette Marcha, Galen Threadgold, Michael Salazar
    • Distinguished Service: Cheryl Desforges
    • CORPORATE STAR: Chevron (Gold), Arena Energy (Silver), Bp (Silver), ConocoPhillips (Silver), Core Lab (Silver), Diversified Well Logging (Silver), Oxy (Silver), Thunder Exploration (Silver), GeoMark Resources (Bronze)
  • 2022

    • Rising Star: Amanda Johnston, Mark Hamzat, Dorene West
    • Chairman's/Editor/Outstanding Board: Lauren Robinson, Judy Schulenberg, William DeMis
    • President's: Steven Johansen, Sharon Choens, Steve Earle, Letha Slagle, Barbara Hill
    • Distinguished Service: Casey Langdon, Ceri Davies, Dianna Phu, Elliot Wall, Michael Salazar, Sharie Sartain, Janet Combes, Martha McRae, Kenneth Mohn, Joe Lynch
    • Corporate Star: Chevron (Gold), Continental Labs (Silver), Seisware (Silver), TGS (Silver), Thunder Exploration (Silver), Walter Oil & Gas (Silver), Beryl Oil & Gas (Bronze), Core Geologic (Bronze), Occidental Petroleum (Bronze), Raptor Consulting (Bronze), Stratagraph (Bronze), Stratum Reservoir (Bronze)
    • Teacher: Abigail Morris
  • 2020

    • Rising Star: Jake Shultz, Lanette Marcha, Tiffani Kennedy
    • Chairman's/Editor/Outstanding Board: Chi Vinh Ly, Joe Lynch, Rich Germano
    • President's: Casey Langdon
    • Distinguished Service: Elliot Wall, Tarek Ghazi, Umesh Prasad
    • Honorary Life: Mike Deming
    • Corporate Star: Baker Hughes (GE Company (Gold)), Chevron (Gold), Occidental Petroleum (Silver), Thunder Exploration (Silver), Black Falcon Energy (Bronze), Kosmos Energy (Bronze), Quantico Energy Solutions (Bronze)
    • Teacher: Astra Zeno

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