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RESUME
Donald Joe Benson
726 Cambridge Lane
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35406
(205)345-7162
PERSONAL
Born - Jan. 13, 1946, Canton, Ohio
Married to the former Beverly Gundlach
2 children – Susan Crow (34) and Megan Davis (27)
EDUCATION
B.A. - 1968 - College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
M.S. - 1971 - University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ph.D. - 1976 - University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
2012-Present – Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
2009-Present - Vice President for Research and Vice Provost, University of Alabama
2007 to 2009 - Interim Vice President for Research and Vice Provost, University of Alabama
2001 to 2007 - Senior Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Alabama
1998 to 2001 - Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Alabama
1990 to 1998 - Chairman, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama
1978 to Present - Assistant, Associate, and Professor of Geology, University of Alabama
1973 to 1978 - Research Geologist, Lake Erie Section, Ohio Division of Geological Survey
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Courses Taught
Geo 101 - Physical Geology
Geo 102 - Historical Geology
Geo 223 - Basic Field Methods
Geo 314 - Sedimentary Petrology
Geo 367 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
Geo 400 - Recent Marine Sedimentation (Summer - Dauphin Island Sea Lab)
Geo 495 - Field Geology (Summer Field Course - Team Taught)
Graduate Courses Taught
Geo 403 - Pleistocene and Recent Carbonate Environments of the Florida Keys
Geo 512 - Sedimentary Petrology - Carbonates
Geo 513 - Sedimentary Petrology - Clastics
Geo 567 - Sedimentology
Geo 669 - Carbonate Depositional Environments
THESES/DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED
1. Andronaco, Peter (M.S.) - Lithofacies and depositional environments of the Bangor Limestone
(Mississippian) in Blount County, North-central Alabama (1986)
2. Batchelder, Eric (M.S.) - Lithofacies, depositional environments, and diagenesis of the Knox
Group exposed along Alligator Creek, Bibb County, Alabama (1984)
3. Crow, Chris (M.S.) - Sedimentology and paleontology of Middle Ordovician bioherms of the
Valley and Ridge Province of Alabama (1989)
4. Cunningham, Alan (M.S.) - Deposition and diagenesis of Smackover carbonates in the Manila
Embayment of South Alabama (1984)
5. Fisher, Ramsey (M.S.) - Diagenesis of the Tuscumbia Limestone (Mississippian) in Alabama
(1987)
6. Fowler, Heather (M.S.) - Reservoir Characterization of the Smackover Reservoir, Chatom
Field, Washington County, Alabama (2000)
7. Hooks, David (M.S.) - Stratigraphy, depositional environments, and silica diagenesis of the
Knox Group in Alabama (1985)
8. Jenkins, Christine (M.S.) - Depositional environments of the Greensport Formation and Colvin
Mountain Sandstone in the Coosa Synclinorium (1984)
9. Laird, John (M.S.) - Reservoir characteristics of the Norphlet Sandstone, Escambia County,
Alabama (1985)
10. Lee, Alison (M.S.) - Lithofacies and depositional environments of the Chickamauga Group in
Jefferson County, North-central Alabama (1983)
11. Markland, Lisa (M.S.) - Depositional setting of the Smackover Formation, Appleton Field,
Escambia County, Alabama (1992)
12. McKee, Don (M.S.) - Structural controls on deposition and diagenesis in the Smackover
Formation, Choctaw County, Alabama (1990)
13. Moss, Neil (M.S.) - Petrology and reservoir characteristics of the Smackover Formation in
the Mississippi Interior Salt Basin, Choctaw, Clarke, and Washington Counties, Alabama
(1988)
14. Murray, Brian (M.S.) - Characterization of the Smackover Reservoir, Hatter's Pond field,
Mobile County, Alabama (1991)
15. Nolte, Ralph (M.S.) - Silica diagenesis of Mississippian limestones in Alabama (1988)
16. Roberson, Keith (M.S.) - The post-Knox unconformity, Alabama Appalachians (1988)
17. Tew, Nick (Ph.D.) - The Arcola Limestone and cyclicity in Cretaceous chalks of the Eastern
Gulf Coastal Plain (1999)
18. Vaughn, Lee (M.S.) - Reservoir characteristics of the Norphlet Sandstone, Mobile County,
Alabama (1985)
19. Walls, Ian (M.S.) - Provenance of the Norphlet Sandstone in southwest Alabama (1985)
20. Ward, Wendi (M.S.) - Lithofacies and depositional environments of a portion of the Stones
River Formation in Etowah and DeKalb Counties, Northeast Alabama (1983)
21. Webb, Kathy (M.S.) - Characteristics of depositional environments in a microtidal barrier
system, Santa Rose Island, Florida (1985)
22. Zhang, Xiaodong (M.S.) - Log Identification of Pore Types in Smackover Carbonates of South
Alabama (1994)
PUBLICATIONS
Articles and Reports
1. Mancini, E.A., Aurell, M., Llinas, J.C. Parcell, W.C., Badenas, B., and Benson, D.J., 2004,
Upper Jurassic thrombolite reservoir play, northeastern Gulf of Mexico, American
Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 88, 1573-1602.
2. Mancini, E.A. Blasingame, T.A., Archer, R. Panetta, B.J., Haynes, C.D., and Benson, D.J.,
2004, Improving hydrocarbon recovery from mature oil fields producing from carbonate
facies through intergrated geoscientific and engineering reservoir characterization and
modeling studies, Upper Juarassic Smackover Formation, Womack Hill Field (Eastern Gulf
Coast, USA), American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 88, 1629-1651.
3. Mancini, E.A., Parcell, W.C., Puckett, T.M., and Benson, D.J., 2003, Upper Jurassic
(Oxfordian) Smackover carbonate petroleum system characterization and modeling,
Mississippi Interior Salt Basin, northeastern Gulf of Mexico, USA, Carbonates and
Evaporites, v. 18, p. 125-150.
4. Crow, C.J.,Brnade, S., Turner, M.E.,Stock, C.W., and Benson, D.J., 2001, Random sampling
of carbonate mounds: an example from the Upper Ordovician of Alabama: Sedimentary
Geology, v. 145, p. 173-187.
5. Mancini, E.A., Benson, D.J., Hart, B.S., Balch, R.S., Parcell, W.C., and Panetta, B.J., 2000,
Appleton Field case study (Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain): field development model for Upper
Jurassic microbial reef reservoirs associated with paleotopographic basement structures:
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 84, 1699-1717.
6. Benson, D.J. and Mancini, E.A., 1999, Diagenetic influence on reservoir development and
quality in the Smackover updip basement ridge play, southwest Alabama: Transactions Gulf
Coast Association of Geological Societies, v. 49
7. Mancini, E.A., Benson, D.J., Hart, B.S., Chen, H., Balch, R.S., Parcell, W.C., Wang, W-T.,
and Panetta, B.J., 1999, Integrated geological, geophysical, and computer approach for
predicting reef lithofacies and reservoirs: Upper Jurassic Smackover Formation, Appleton
Field, Escambia County, Alabama: in Tyler, N.P. and Major, R.P., (eds.), Advanced Reservoir
Characterization for the Twenty-First Century, Gulf Coast Section, Proceedings, 19th Annual
Research Conference, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, p. 235-
8. Mancini, E.A. and Benson, D.J., 1998, Upper Jurassic Smackover carbonate reservoir,
Appleton Field Escambia County, Alabama, 3-D seismic case history study: in J.L. Allen,
T.S. Brown, C.J. John, and C.F. Lobo (eds.), 3-D Seismic Case Histories from the Gulf
Coast Basin, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Special Publication, p. 1-14.
9. Nolte, R.A. and Benson D.J., 1998, Silica diagenesis of Mississippian carbonates of Northern
Alabama: Transactions Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, v. 48, p. 301-310.
10. Mancini, E.A., Parcell, W.C., Benson, D.J., Chen, H., and Yang, W-T., 1998, Geological and
computer modeling of Upper Jurassic Smackover reef and carbonate shoal lithofacies, Eastern
Gulf Coastal Plain: Transactions Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, v. 48, p.
225-234.
11. Mancini, E.A., and Benson, D.J., 1998, Fracture Porosity and Stylolites in Upper Jurassic
Norphlet Sandstone and Smackover Carbonate Deep Gas Reservoirs, Northeastern Gulf of
Mexico: Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, Fractured Reservoirs: Practical
Exploration and Development Strategies Symposium, p. 365-368.
12. Carlson, E. C., Benson, D. J., Groshong, R. H., And Mancini, E. A., 1998, Improved Oil
Recovery from Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoirs Associated with Paleotopographic
Basement Structures: Appleton Field, Alabama: SPE/DOE Eleventh Symposium on Improved
Oil Recovery, p. 99-105.
13. Benson, D.J., Schroeder, W.W., and Shultz, A.W., 1997, Sandstone hardbottoms along the
western rim of DeSoto Canyon, northeast Gulf of Mexico: Transactions Gulf Coast
Association Geological Societies, v. 47, p. 43-48.
14. Benson, D.J., Groshong, R.H., Fang, J.H., Pultz, L.M., Mancini, E.A., and Carlson, E.S.,
1997, Petroleum Geology of Appleton Field, Escambia County, Alabama: Transactions Gulf
Coast Association Geological Societies, v. 47, p. 35-42.
15. Benson, D.J., Pultz, L.M., and Bruner, D.D., 1996, The influence of paleotopography, sea
level fluctuation, and carbonate productivity on deposition of the Smackover and Buckner
Formations, Appleton field, Escambia County, Alabama: Transactions Gulf Coast Association
Geological Societies, v. 46, p. 15-23.
16. Benson, D.J., Carlson, E., Clark, P., and Fang, J.H., 1991, Characterization of heterogeneity
in Smackover Reservoirs, Southwest Alabama: Technical Report submitted to Geological
Survey of Alabama, 274 p.
17. Benson, D.J., 1990, review of Carbonate Diagenesis and Porosity by C.H. Moore, in
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 74, p. 1769.
18. Benson, D.J., and Murray, B.S., 1990, Recognition of Heterogeneities in the Smackover
formation of Southwest Alabama: contract report submitted to Geological Survey of Alabama,
79 p.
19. Benson, D.J., and Murray, B.S., 1990, Characterization and Ranking of Heterogeneities in the
Smackover Formation, Southwest Alabama: contract report submitted to Geological Survey
of Alabama, 187 p.
20. Benson, D.J., 1988, Depositional history of the Smackover Formation in Southwest Alabama:
Transactions Gulf Coast Association Geological Societies, v. 38, p. 197-205.
21. Vaughan, R.L., and Benson, D.J., 1988, Diagenesis of the Upper Jurassic Norphlet
Formation, Mobile and Baldwin Counties and offshore Alabama: Transactions Gulf Coast
Association Geological Societies, v. 38, p. 543-551.
22. Benson, D.J., 1986a, Structural and stratigraphic setting of the Middle Ordovician of
Alabama: in Benson, D.J., and Stock, C.W., Shelf to basin transition in Middle Ordovician
carbonates of the Alabama Appalachians: Field Trip Guidebook, American Association of
Petroleum Geologists, 1986 Annual Meeting, p. 2-15.
23. Benson, D.J., 1986b, Depositional setting and history: in Benson, D.J., and Stock, C.W.,
Shelf to basin transition in Middle Ordovician carbonates of the Alabama Appalachians: Field
Trip Guidebook, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1986 Annual Meeting, p.
38-58.
24. Benson, D.J., 1986c, Development of a predictive model for porosity distribution in the
Smackover Formation of southwest Alabama (Final Report): Research Report 76, School of
Mines and Energy Development, University of Alabama, 76 p.
25. Benson, D.J., and Stock, C.W., 1986, Shelf to basin transition in Middle Ordovician
carbonates of the Alabama Appalachians: Field Trip Guidebook, American Association of
Petroleum Geologists, 1986 Annual Meeting, 79 p.
26. Rheams, L.J., and Benson, D.J., 1986, Pottsville Formation in Alabama: Geological Society
of America Centennial Field Guide-Southeastern Section, p. 185-190.
27. Benson, D.J., 1985, Diagenetic controls on reservoir development and quality, Smackover
Formation of southwest Alabama: Transactions Gulf Coast Association Geological Societies,
v. 35, p. 317-326.
28. Benson, D.J., 1984a, Lithology: in LaMoreaux, P.E. et al., (eds.) Guide to the hydrology of
carbonate rocks: Studies and Reports in Hydrology No. 41, UNESCO, p. 21-30.
29. Benson, D.J., 1984b, Book Review - Sedimentary Petrology : Chemical Geology, v. 45, p.
179-180.
30. Benson, D.J., and Mancini, E.A., 1984, Porosity development and reservoir characteristics of
the Smackover Formation in southwest Alabama: Jurassic of the Gulf Rim, Proceedings GCS-
SEPM 3rd Research Conf., p. 1-17.
31. Benson, D.J., 1984c, Development of a predictive model for porosity distribution in the
Smackover Formation of southwest Alabama (Progress Report): Research Report 63, School
of Mines and Energy Development, University of Alabama, 54 p.
32. Benson, D.J. and Mink, R.M., 1983, Depositional history and petroleum potential of Middle
and Upper Ordovician strata of the Alabama Appalachians: Transactions Gulf Coast
Association Geological Societies, v. 33, p. 67-79.
33. Rheams, L.J., and Benson, D.J., l983, Depositional setting of the Pottsville Formation in the
Black Warrior Basin: Guidebook, 19th Annual Field Trip, Alabama Geological Society, 99 p.
34. Clancy, T.A. and Benson, D.J., l983, Refractory dolomite raw materials: Ceramic
Engineering and Sciences Proceedings, v. 4, p. 119-139.
35. Benson, D.J., 1982a, Depositional environments of coal-bearing strata in the Warrior Basin:
in Rheams, L.J. and Benson, D.J., Depositional setting of the Pottsville Formation in the
Black Warrior Basin: Guidebook, 19th Annual Field Trip, Alabama Geological Society, p. 15-
26.
36. Benson, D.J., 1982b, Coal geology of the Warrior Coal Field: an annotated bibliography: in
Rheams, L.J., and Benson, D.J., Depositional setting of the Pottsville Formation in the Black
Warrior Basin: Guidebook, 19th Annual Field Trip, Alabama Geological Society, p. 47-53.
37. Benson, D.J. and Mancini, E.A., 1982, Petrology and reservoir characteristics of the
Smackover Formation, Hatter's Pond Field: implications for Smackover exploration in
southwestern Alabama: Transactions Gulf Coast Association Geological Societies, v. 32, p.
67-76.
38. Carter, C.H., Benson, D.J., and Guy, D.E., 1982, Man-made structures and geomorphic
changes since 1876 along the Ohio shore of Lake Erie: in Craig, R.G. and Craft, D.E. (eds.)
Applied Geomorphology, Allen and Unwin, London, p. 148-164.
39. Stock, C.W., and Benson, D.J., l982, Occurrence and distribution of fossils within and
adjacent to Middle Ordovician bioherms in the southern Appalachians of Alabama:
Proceedings 3rd North American Paleontological Convention, v. 2, p. 517-524.
40. Benson, D.J., 1981a, Textural analysis with Texas Instruments 59 programmable calculator:
Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 51, p. 641-642.
41. Benson, D.J., 1981b, Porosity reduction through ductile grain deformation; an experimental
assessment: Transactions Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, v. 31, p. 235-237.
42. Carter, C.H., Benson, D.J., and Guy, D.E., 1981, Shore protection structures: effects on
recession rates and beaches from the 1870's to the 1970's along the Ohio shore of Lake Erie:
Environmental Geology, v. 3, p. 353-362.
44. Mancini, E.A., and Benson, D.J., 1981, Smackover carbonate petroleum geology in
southwest Alabama: Oil and Gas Journal, v. 79, no. 52, p. 266-275.
44. Benson, D.J., 1980, Smackover petrography: in Wilson, G.V., Wang, G.C., Mancini, E.A.,
and Benson, D.J., Assessment of the geothermal/geopressure potential of the Gulf Coastal
Plain of Alabama: U.S. Department of Energy Contract Report DE-AS05-79ET27015, p. 57-
71 and p. 146-169.
45. Mancini, E.A., and Benson, D.J., l980, Regional stratigraphy of Upper Jurassic Smackover
carbonates of southwest Alabama: Transactions Gulf Coast Association Geological Societies,
v. 30, p. 151-165.
46. Benson, D.J., 1978, Lake Erie shore erosion and flooding, Lucas County, Ohio: Ohio
Division of Geological Survey, Report Investigation 107, 99 p.
47. Benson, D.J., 1975, Maumee Bay erosion and sedimentation: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Contract Report DACW 35-75-C-0038, 200 p.
48. Carter, C.H., Benson, D.J., and Guy, D.E., 1975, Shoreline and bathymetric changes in and
around upper Sandusky Bay since 1905: Proceedings Sandusky River Basin Symposium,
International Joint Commission, p. 336-357.
Refereed Abstracts
1. Fowler, H.E., and Benson, D.J., 2000, Characterization of the Smackover reservoir: Chatom
Field, Washington County, Alabama: Program and Abstracts Volume, AAPG/EAGE
International Research Conference, p. 27.
2. Mancini, E.A., Benson, D.J., and Hart, B.S., 2000, Integrated geoscientific study of Upper
Jurassic Smackover reef and carbonate shoal reservoirs associated with a paleotopographic
basement structure: Appleton Field, South Alabama, carbonate reservoir characterization and
modeling for enhanced hydrocarbon discovery and recovery: Program and Abstracts Volume,
AAPG/EAGE International Research Conference, p. 44.
3. Benson, D.J., and Mancini, E.A., 1999, Diagenetic influence on reservoir development and
quality in the Smackover updip basement ridge play, Southwest Alabama: (Abs.) American
Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, vol. 83, No. 8, p. 1348.
4. Benson, D.J., and Mancini, E.A., 1999, Influence of microscopic heterogeneity on
reservoir quality in carbonate reservoirs: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Annual Meeting Abstract Volume, vol. 8, p. A12.
5. Benson, D.J., and Mancini, E.A., 1999, Diagenesis of passive margin carbonate reservoirs,
Upper Jurassic Smackover Formation, Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain: (abs.) Geological
Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, vol. 31, no. 3, p. A-5.
6. Mancini, E.A., and Benson, D.J., 1999, Integration of 3-D seismic reflection data with 3-D
geologic visualization modeling for petroleum reservoir and trap delination, Eastern Gulf
Coastal Plain, USA: (Abs.) American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, vol.
83, No. 8, p. 1327.
7. Mancini, E.A., Puckett, T.M., Parcell, W.C., and Benson, D.J., 1999, Key to exploration
in the Mississippi Interior Salt Basin and related sub-basins, Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain:
(abs.) American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting Abstract Volume,
vol. 8, p. A87.
8. Mancini, E.A., Benson, D.J., Parcell, W.C., and Puckett, T.M., 1999, Upper Jurassic
Smackover carbonate exploration strategies in the Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain: (abs.)
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting Abstract Volume, vol. 8, p.
A87.
9. Benson, D.J., Mancini, E.A., Groshong, R.H., Fang, J.H., and Carlson, E.S., 1998,
Carbonate Reservoir Characterization and Management: Key to Improved Oil Recovery at
Appleton Oil Field, Escambia County, Alabama: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Annual Meeting Abstract Volume, vol. 7, p. 57.
10. Benson, D.J., and Mancini, E.A., 1998, Paleotopographic Controls on Jurassic Smackover
Carbonate Reservoir Distribution and Quality in the Updip Basement Play of Southwest
Alabama: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting Abstract
Volume, vol. 7.
11. Benson, D.J., and Mancini, E.A., 1998, Diagenesis of Passive Margin Reservoirs - Upper
Jurassic Smackover Formation of the Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain, USA: (abs.) Extended
Abstracts Volume, American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1998 International
Conference & Exhibition, p. 166.
12. Benson, D.J., and Mancini, E.A., 1998, Diagenesis of Passive Margin Reservoirs - Upper
Jurassic Smackover Formation of the Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain, USA: (abs.) American
Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 82, p. 1892.
13. Nolte, R.A., and Benson, D.J., 1998, Silica Diagenesis of Mississippian Carbonates of
Northern Alabama: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 82, p.
1788-1789.
14. Mancini, E.A., Chen, H., and Benson, D.J., 1998, Geologic and Computer Modeling of
Upper Jurassic Smackover Reef and Carbonate Shoal Lithofacies, Eastern Gulf Coastal
Plain: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 82, p. 1786-87.
15. Mancini, E.A., and Benson, D.J., 1998, Sequence Stratigraphic Controls on Carbonate
Shoal and Reef Reservoir Architecture and Heterogeneity: Upper Jurassic Smackover
Formation, Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Bulletin, v. 82, p. 1938.
16. Mancini, E.A., and Benson, D.J., 1998, Sequence Stratigraphic Controls on Carbonate
Shoal and Reef Reservoir Architecture and Heterogeneity: Upper Jurassic Smackover
Formation, Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum
Geologists 1998 International Conference & Exhibition, p. 50.
17. Parcell, W.C., Mancini, E.A., Benson, D.J., Chen, H., and Yang, W., 1998, Geologic and
computer modeling of 2-D and 3-D carbonate lithofacies trends in Upper Jurassic
(Oxfordian) Smackover Formation, Northeastern Gulf Coast: Geological Society of
America, Abstracts with Programs, vol. 30, no. 7, p. A-338.
18. Benson, D.J., Schroeder, W.W., and Shultz, A.W., 1997, Sandstone hardbottoms along the
western rim of DeSoto Canyon, northeast Gulf of Mexico: (abs.) American Association of
Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 81, p. 1571.
19. Benson, D.J., Schroeder, W.W., and Shultz, A.W., 1997, Cementation in sandstone
hardbottoms, outer continental shelf, northeast Gulf of Mexico: (abs.) Geological Society of
America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 29, no. 3, p. 5.
20. Benson, D.J., Groshong, R.H., Fang, J.H., Pultz, L.M., Mancini, E.A., and Carlson, E.S.,
1997, Petroleum Geology of Appleton Field, Escambia County, Alabama: (abs.) American
Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 81, p. 1570.
21. Schroeder, W.W., Benson, D.J., Fleischer, P., and Gittings, S., 1997, The role of
geomorphology, boundary layer processes, and fluvial influence in structuring continental
shelf hard bottom habitats in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico: (abs.) Geological Society of
America, Abstracts with Programs, vol. 29, no. 6, pg. A-257.
22. Mancini, E.A., Benson, D.J., Pultz, L.M., Fang, J.H., and Groshong, R.H., 1997, Upper
Jurassic Smackover Underdeveloped Reef Play, Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain, USA: (abs.)
Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists/Society of Economic Paleontologists &
Mineralogists Joint Convention, Program with Abstracts, p. 181.
23. Mancini, E.A., Benson, D.J., and Fang, J.H., 1997, Controls on Oxfordian reef growth and
development in a carbonate ramp setting: Upper Jurassic Smackover Formation, eastern
Gulf Coastal Plain: (abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 29,
no. 6, p. A-42.
24. Hancock, K.M., Schroeder, W.W., and Benson, D.J., 1997, Paleoecology of Late
Pleistocene carbonate buildups on the Mississippi-Alabama continental shelf: Geological
Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, vol. 29, no. 3, pg. 21.
25. Benson, D.J., Pultz, L.M., and Bruner, D.D., 1996, The influence of paleotopography, sea
level fluctuation, and carbonate productivity on deposition of the Smackover and Buckner
Formations, Appleton field, Escambia County, Alabama: American Association of
Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 80, p. 1495.
26. Benson, D.J., 1996, Classification of heterogeneities in Smackover reservoirs, Southwest
Alabama, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, vol. 28, no. 2, pg. 3.
27. Schroeder, W.W., Benson, D.J., Pearce, P.J., Shultz, A.W., and Jacobs, G.W., 1996,
Sandstone hardbottom along the western rim of the De Soto Canyon, Northeast Gulf of
Mexico, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, vol. 28, no. 2, pg. 42.
28. Schroeder, W.W., Benson, D.J., Pearce, P.J., Hancock, K.A., Sager, W.W., Howard, R.O.,
and Shultz, A.W., 1996, Composition and morphology of Late Quaternary carbonate
deposits, outer continental shelf, northeast Gulf of Mexico (abs.) American Association of
Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention Program, v. 5, p. A127.
29. Hancock, K.M., Schroeder, W.W., Benson, D.J., and Pearce, P.J., 1996, Late Quaternary
organic buildups, outer continental shelf, Northeast Gulf of Mexico: Geological Society of
America, Abstracts with Programs, vol. 28, no. 2, pg. 14.
30. Benson, D.J., Pultz, L.M., Bruner, D.D., and Lu, G., 1996, Depositional history of the
Smackover Formation, Appleton Field, Escambia County, Alabama: (abs.) American
Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention Program, v. 5, p. A14.
31. Benson, D.J., Batchelder, E.C., and Hooks, J.D., 1993, Deposition and diagenesis of the
Knox Group in the Southernmost Appalachians: American Association of Petroleum
Geologists, Abstracts with Programs, p. 74-75.
32. Benson, D.J., 1992, Tectonic vs. eustatic controls on Ordovician deposition in the Alabama
Appalachians: Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, v. 63, no. 2, p. 94.
33. Benson, D.J., 1992, Tectonic vs. eustatic controls on Ordovician deposition in the Alabama
Appalachians: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 24, no. 7, p.
A141.
34. Nolte, R.A., and Benson, D.J., 1992, Genesis of cherts in Upper Mississippian Carbonates
of Northern Alabama: (abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v.
24, n. 2, pgs. 55-56.
35. Benson, D.J., Markland, L.A., and Powers, T.J., 1991, Paleotopographic Control on
Smackover Reservoir Evolution: Southwest Alabama: (abs.) American Association of
Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 75, p. 740-741.
36. Benson, D.J., 1990, Origin of Smackover dolomites: southwest Alabama: (abs.) American
Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 74, p. 609.
37. Benson, D.J., 1990, Petrography and genesis of Smackover dolomites, southwest Alabama:
(abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 22, n. 4, p. 2-3.
38. Powers, T.J. and Benson, D.J., 1990, Effects of paleotopography and eustatic sea level
fluctuations on Smackover deposition - Vocation Field, Monroe County, Alabama: (abs.)
Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 22, n. 4, p. 57.
39. Murray, B.S. and Benson, D.J., 1990, Characterization of the Smackover Reservoir in
Hatter's Pond Field, Mobile County, Alabama: (abs.) Geological Society of America,
Abstracts with Programs, v. 22, n. 4, p. 52
40. Markland, L.A., and Benson, D.J., 1990, Effects of paleotopography on Smackover
reservoir evolution: Appleton Field, Escambia County, Alabama: (abs.) Geological Society
of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 22, n. 4, p. 24.
41. Benson, D.J., 1988, Depositional history of Smackover Formation in Southwestern
Alabama: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 72, p. 1109.
42. Benson, D.J., 1988, Diagenetic history of the Smackover Formation in southwest Alabama:
(abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 20, n. 4, p. 254.
43. Vaughan, R.L., and Benson, D.J., 1988, Diagenesis of Upper Jurassic Norphlet Formation,
Mobile and Baldwin Counties and Offshore Alabama: American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Bulletin, v. 72, p. 1125.
44. Reid, E.J., and Benson, D.J., 1988, Slope and basin deposits in the Middle Ordovician of the
Alabama Appalachians: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Midyear
Meeting Abstracts, v. 5, p. 44.
45. Benson, D.J., 1987, Pore systems in the Smackover of Southwest Alabama: Abstracts,
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Annual Midyear Meeting, v. 4, p.
7.
46. Benson, D.J., 1987, Experimental assessment of porosity reduction through ductile grain
deformation in sandstones: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin,
v. 71, p. 529-530.
47. Benson, D.J., 1986, Shelf to basin transition in Middle Ordovician carbonates in the
Alabama Appalachians: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v.
70, p. 563-564.
48. Benson, D.J., 1986, Burial cementation in the Smackover Formation (Jurassic) of southwest
Alabama: (abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 18, no. 3, p.
117.
49. Benson, D.J., 1985, Diagenetic controls on reservoir development and quality, Smackover
Formation of southwest Alabama: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Bulletin, v. 69, p. 1417.
50. Benson, D.J., 1985, Smackover reservoirs in southwestern Alabama: (abs.) American
Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 69, p. 237.
51. Benson, D.J., and Cunningham, A.E., 1985, Paleotopographic control on deposition and
diagenesis of Smackover carbonates in southwest Alabama: (abs.) S.E.P.M. Annual
Midyear Meeting, Volume II, p. 10.
52. Cunningham, A.E., and Benson, D.J., 1984, Paleotopographic control on the deposition of
Smackover carbonates in the Manila embayment of south Alabama: (abs.) Geological
Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 16, no. 3, p. 132.
53. Cunningham, A.E., and Benson, D.J., 1984, Depositional history of Smackover carbonates
in Manila Embayment of south Alabama: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Bulletin, v. 68, p. 468.
54. Benson, D.J., Bearden, B.L., and Mancini, E.A., 1984, Porosity/depth relations in
Smackover Formation, Southwest Alabama: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Bulletin, v. 68, p. 454.
55. Batchelder, E.C., and Benson, D.J., 1984, Lithofacies and depositional environments of the
Copper Ridge and Chepultepec Formations (Cambro-Ordovician) exposed along Alligator
Creek, Bibb County, Alabama: (abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with
Programs, v. 16, no. 3, p. 124.
56. Benson, D.J., and Mink, R.M., 1983, Depositional history and petroleum potential of
Middle and Upper Ordovician of Alabama Appalachians: (abs.) American Association of
Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 67, p. 1461-1462.
57. Stock, C.W., and Benson, D.J., 1983, Comparison of fossil assemblages in Middle
Ordovician bioherms in Alabama with Ordovician carbonate buildups in North American
and Scandinavia: (abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 15, no.
2, p. 113.
58. Benson, D.J., 1982, Depositional history of Middle and Upper Ordovician strata in the
Alabama Valley and Ridge: (abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with
Programs, v. 14, no. 7, p. 442.
59. Benson, D.J., 1982, Late-stage moldic porosity in the Smackover Formation of Alabama:
(abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 14, no. 1, p. 4.
60. Benson, D.J. and Mancini, E.A., 1982, Porosity development and reservoir characteristics of
the Smackover Formation in South Alabama: (abs.) Gulf Coast Section, Society of
Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, 3rd Annual Research Conference, p. 11-12.
61. Benson, D.J. and Mancini, E.A., 1982, Petrology and reservoir characteristics of the
Smackover Formation, Hatter's Pond Field - implications for Smackover exploration in
southwestern Alabama: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v.
66, p. 1424-1425.
62. Stock, C.W., and Benson, D.J., 1982, Occurrence and distribution of fossils within and
adjacent to Middle Ordovician bioherms in the southern Appalachians of Alabama: (abs.)
Journal of Paleontology, v. 56, no. 2, p. 27.
63. Lee, A.M., and Benson, D.J., 1982, Depositional history of the Chickamauga Limestone
(Middle Ordovician) in Jefferson County, Alabama: (abs.) Geological Society of America,
Abstracts with Programs, v. 14, no. 1, p. 34.
64. Benson, D.J., Mancini, E.A., and Wilkerson, R.P., 1981, Hatter's Pond Field: complex
combination trap in the Smackover and Norphlet Formations (Upper Jurassic) of southwest
Alabama: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 65, p. 899.
65. Benson, D.J., and Stock, C.W., 1981, Growth history of a Middle Ordovician bryozoan-
algal bank complex in central Alabama: (abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts
with Programs, v. 13, no. 7, p. 407.
66. Benson, D.J., 1981, Porosity reduction through ductile grain deformation: an experimental
assessment: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 65, p. 1681.
67. Benson, D.J., 1981, Experimental simulation of porosity loss through ductile grain
deformation in sandstones: (abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs,
v. 13, no. 1, p. 2.
68. Stock, C.W., and Benson, D.J., 1981, Lithologies and organisms of a Chickamauga
Limestone (Middle Ordovician) bioherm and associated strata in the Birmingham, Alabama
area: (abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 13, no. 1, p. 36.
69. Ward, W.I., and Benson, D.J., 1981, Tidal flat deposits in the Middle Ordovician
Chickamauga Limestone in northeastern Alabama: (abs.) Geological Society of America,
Abstracts with Programs, v. 13, no. 1, p. 37.
70. Benson, D.J., 1980, Non-tectonic deformation structures in delta-front sediments in the
Pottsville Formation of the Warrior Coal Field: (abs.) Geological Society of America,
Abstracts with Programs, v. 12, no. 4, p. 171.
71. Benson, D.J., 1980, Diagenetic influence on reservoir development in the upper Smackover
Formation of southwestern Alabama: (abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with
Programs, v. 12, no. 4, p. 171.
72. Mancini, E.A., and Benson, D.J., 1980, Regional stratigraphy of Upper Jurassic Smackover
carbonate rocks of southwest Alabama: (abs.) American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Bulletin, v. 64, p. 1563.
73. Benson, D.J., 1979, Diagenetic alteration of grainstones and packstones from the Salem
Formation (Mississippian), southern Indiana and central Kentucky: (abs.) Geological
Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 11, no. 4, p. 170.
74. Benson, D.J., 1978, Cementation history of Osagean and lower Meramecian carbonates -
southern Indiana, central and eastern Kentucky: (abs.) Ohio Journal of Science, v. 78, p. 32.
75. Benson, D.J., 1978, Lithofacies and depositional environments of Mississippian (Osagean-
Meramecian) platform carbonates - southern Indiana, central and eastern Kentucky: (abs.)
Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 10, no. 6, p. 246-247.
76. Benson, D.J., 1978, Clay mineralogy of Pleistocene and Holocene sediment of a portion of
the western basin of Lake Erie: (abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with
Programs, v. 10, no. 6, p. 246.
77. Benson, D.J., 1976, Sediment accumulation in an open embayment - Maumee Bay, Ohio:
(abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 8, no. 4, p. 463.
78. Benson, D.J., 1975, Shore protection structures along the south shore of western Lake Erie:
(abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 7, no. 6, p. 721-722.
79. Benson, D.J., 1974, Shore erosion along a low-lying shoreline, western Lake Erie: (abs.)
International Association for Great Lakes Research, Abstracts 17th Conference on Great
Lakes Research, p. 219.
80. Benson, D.J., 1974, The effects of shoreline physiography and composition on shore erosion
in northwestern Ohio: (abs.) Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 6,
no. 6, p. 490.
PAPERS PRESENTED AT MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES
1974 - North-Central Section, Geological Society of America
International Association for Great Lakes Research
1975 - North-Central Section, Geological Society of America
1976 - North-Central Section, Geological Society of America
1978 - North-Central Section, Geological Society of America (2)
Ohio Academy of Science
1979 - Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America
1980 - Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America (2)
1981 - Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
Geological Society of America, National Meeting
Petroleum Geology of Alabama Conference (2)
1982 - Northeastern-Southeastern Sections, Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America, National Meeting
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
Energy in Alabama Conference
Jurassic of the Gulf Rim Conference
Appalachian Basin Industrial Associates, Fall Meeting
1983 - Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America (2)
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
Alabama Geological Society, Field Conference
Mississippi Geological Society
1984 - American Association of Petroleum Geologists, National Meeting (2)
1985 - American Association of Petroleum Geologists, National Meeting
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Midyear Meeting
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
1986 - Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America
American Association of Petroleum Geologists, National Meeting
1987 - American Association of Petroleum Geologists, National Meeting
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Midyear Meeting
1988 - Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
Mississippi Geological Society
Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America
1990 - Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America
American Association of Petroleum Geologists, National Meeting
1991 - American Association of Petroleum Geologists, National Meeting
1992 - Alabama Academy of Science
Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America
1993 - American Association of Petroleum Geologists, National Meeting
1996 - American Association of Petroleum Geologists, National Meeting
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America (2)
1997 - Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America
Mississippi Geological Society
New Orleans Geological Society
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies (2)
1998 - American Association of Petroleum Geologists, National Meeting (2)
Southeast Gulf Region, Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (3)
Center for Sedimentary Basin Studies
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
1999 - American Association of Petroleum Geologists, National Meeting
Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America
2001 - American Association for Higher Education
2002 - Center for Academic Transformation
Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences
2003 - Project Kaleidoscope
14th
International Conference on College Teaching and Learning
2004 - Southern Regional Education Board Online Learning Task Group
2006 - National Center for Academic Transformation – Course Redesign Workshop
National Association of System Heads/Education Trust Conference (2)
2007 - National Center for Academic Transformation – Redesign Alliance Conference (2)
National Center for Academic Transformation – Course Redesign Workshop
National Center for Academic Transformation – Disciplinary Workshop
Association of American Colleges & Universities
2008 - National Center for Academic Transformation – Redesign Alliance Conference (2)
National Center for Academic Transformation – Disciplinary Workshop
Kentucky Board of Regents – Redesign for 2009
CONTRACTS AND GRANTS
1. Maumee Bay erosion and sedimentation - funded by U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers - $36,000
(Principal Investigator)
2. Criteria for the recognition of depositional environments of coal-bearing strata in the Warrior
Basin - Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy through the Mining and Minerals Resources
Research Institute Program - $6,900 (Principal Investigator)
3. Porosity types and development in the Jurassic Smackover Formation of Mobile County, Alabama
- funded by the Research Grants Committee, University of Alabama - $2,600 (Principal
Investigator)
4. Assessment of porosity reduction through ductile grain deformation in sandstones - funded by the
Venture Fund, University of Alabama - $4,450 (Principal Investigator)
5. Magnetic resonance characterization and geologic setting of Alabama coals - funded by the School
of Mines and Energy Development, University of Alabama - $26,763 (Principal Investigator)
6. Magnetic resonance characterization and geologic setting of Alabama coals - funded by the School
of Mines and Energy Development, University of Alabama (continuation) - $22,217 (Principal
Investigator)
7. Late-stage porosity development in the Smackover Formation of south Alabama - funded by the
Tenneco Foundation - $6,500 (Principal Investigator)
8. Development of a predictive model for porosity distribution in the Smackover Formation of south
Alabama - funded by the School of Mines and Energy Development, University of Alabama -
$17,880 (Principal Investigator)
9. Reservoir characteristics of the Smackover Formation in Clarke and Choctaw Counties, Alabama -
funded by the Tenneco Foundation - $6,500 (Principal Investigator)
10. Development of a predictive model for porosity distribution in the Smackover Formation of south
Alabama - funded by the School of Mines and Energy Development, University of Alabama as a
continuation of 8 above - $17,825 (Principal Investigator)
11. Dolomitization mechanisms in the Smackover Formation of Southwest Alabama - funded by
School of Mines and Energy Development, University of Alabama - $15,640 (Principal
Investigator)
12. Geological evaluation of critical production parameters for coalbed methane reservoirs - Gas
Research Institute - $220,000 total budget (Co-Principal Investigator)
13. Establishment of oil and gas database for increased recovery and characterization of carbonate
reservoir heterogeneity - U.S. Department of Energy - $740,000 total budget (Co-Principal
Investigator)
14. Preparing students for careers in geology - Geological Survey of Alabama - $8,810
15. Petroleum Reservoir Characterization - U.S. Department of Energy EPSCoR - $1,250,000 Total
Budget (Co-Principal Investigator)
16. Hardbottoms of the Mississippi-Alabama inner continental shelf: A geologic synthesis, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium - $9,952 (Co-Principal
Investigator)
17. Atlas of hardbottoms on the Mississippi-Alabama inner continental shelf, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium - $9,450 (Co-Principal Investigator)
18. Redesign of Intermediate Algebra at The University of Alabama - Pew Foundation through the
Center for Academic Transformation - $200,000 (Co-Principal Investigator)
19. Improvement of Precalculus Mathematics Instruction - U.S. Department of Education Directed
Grant - $1,300,000 (Principal Investigator)
SERVICE
University of Alabama
Faculty Governance
Faculty Senate - 1987-1989; 1990-1996, 1997-1998
President - 1993-94, 1994-95
Co-Chair Financial Affairs Committee - 1988-89
Co-Chair Academic Affairs Committee - 1991-93
Steering Committee - 1989-90, 1991-95
Academic Affairs Committee - 1991-93
Financial Affairs Committee - 1987-1989, 1990
Parliamentarian - 1996-97
Graduate Council - 1986-1989
Program and Degree Requirements Committee - 1986-89
University Standing Committees
Athletics and Academics Committee - 1991-92
Athletic Compliance Committee - 1996-Present
Core Curriculum Review Committee - 1987-1989
Writing Subcommittee - 1987-1989
Committee on Committees - 1995-98
Faculty Life Committee - 1990-91
Financial Aid Committee - 1979-1981
Health and Safety Committee - 2001-Present
Intercollegiate Athletics Committee - 1993-95
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee - 1998-2007
Institutional Effectiveness Committee – 2004-2007
Interim Program Coordinating Council - 2000-2007
Research Grants Committee - 1989-90
Resources & Priorities Committee - 1993-95, 1996-99
Resources & Priorities Executive Committee - 1993-95, 1996-98
Student Research Grants Committee - 1984-1986, 1991
Traffic and Parking Committee - 1988-91
University Library Committee - 1994-96
Undergraduate Programs & Services Committee - 1997-1998
University Recreation Committee - 1986-89
Ad Hoc Committees
Alabama Articulation & General Studies Discipline Committee - 1996-1999
Alabama Articulation & General Studies Enhanced Discipline Committee - 1997-1999
Athletics Certification Committee - 1995-1999
Academic Integrity Subcommittee - 1995-1999
Automotive Working Group – 2007-Present
Center for Freshwater Studies Advisory Committee - 1995-2007
Council for Community Partnerships – 2006-Present
Entrepreneurship Council – 2007-Present
Faculty Representative - University of Alabama Board of Trustees – 1993-1995
Goldwater Scholarship Selection Committee – 1998 - 2007
Grievance Tribunal – 1987
Intellectual Property Committee – 2007-Present
Journal of Community Engagement & Scholarship Planning Committee – 2007-Present
MINT Executive Committee – 2007-Present
MMRRI Fellowship Selection Committee - 1989-91
Parking Appeals Committee - 1988-91
SACS Accreditation Committee - 1992-94
Co-Chair Subcommittee on Compensation & Evaluation - 1992-94
SACS Leadership Team – 2003-Present
SACS Compliance Certification Team – 2003-2005
SACS Verify & Edit Team – 2003-2005
SOMED Fellowship Awards Committee - 1989-90
SOMED Grants Committee - 1998-2001
Task Force on University Committee Structure - 1992-94, 1996-97
Task Force on Department of Human Relations Reorganization - 1993-94
Traffic & Parking Board of Appeals - 1990-1992
Undergraduate Research/Creative Activity Conference Planning Committee – 2007-08
Facilities Committees
AIME Building Committee - 1998-2007
Bevill Building Committee - 1990-2007
Bevill Addition Design Committee - 1993-95
Ferguson Center Renovation & Expansion Committee - 1993-95
Freshman Science Building Laboratory Programmer Selection Committee – 2004
Freshman Science Building Architectural Selection Committee - 2005
Interdisciplinary Science Building Architectural Selection Committee - 1999
Interdisciplinary Science Building Construction Project Committee – 1999 - 2004
Lloyd Hall Architectural Selection Committee – 2002
Lloyd Hall Renovation Project Committee – 2002 - Present
Science and Engineering Building Laboratory Programmer Selection Committee – 2005
Shelby Hall Building Manager – 2006-Present
Search Committees
Alabama State Geologist - 1996
Athletic Director, University of Alabama - 1996
Chairperson, Department of Biological Sciences - 1996-97
Chairperson, Department of Psychology - 1996-97
Chief Information Officer(Chair) – 2007-08
Dean, College of Education - 2003-04
Director of University Facilities - 1993
Director of University Relations - 1994
Executive Director, University of Alabama Museums - 1998
Interim State Geologist - 1995-96
MINT Director - 1999-2001
MINT Professor - 2001-2004
Ramsey Chair (Chemistry) - 2003-04
Vice-President for Financial Affairs – 2003
Vice Provost for Information Technology/CIO – 2007-08
Program Review Committees
Geography Program Review - 1989-90
History Program Review - 1995-96
Mineral Engineering Program Review (Chair) - 1992-93
College of Arts and Sciences
Ad Hoc Committee on Curriculum - 1997
College of Arts & Sciences Tenure & Promotion Committee - 1988-1990
Committee on Instruction - 1985-87
Faculty Workload Committee - 1993-94
Interdisciplinary Science Course Committee - 1991-93
Library Allocation Committee - 1995-96
Marine Science Advisory Committee - 1978-1993
Nominating Committee - 1985-1987
Student Academic Affairs Committee - 1982-1984
Teaching Fellows Selection Committee - 1988
Departmental Service
AAPG Distinguished Lecturer Coordinator - 1982-1998
Coordinator of Geology 101 Labs - 1978-1984, 1988, 1994, 1995-1998
Curriculum Review Committee - 1978-1980, 1984-1986
Department Tenure & Promotion Committee - 1984-1990
Faculty Recruitment Committee - 1980-1985
Geology Alumni Newsletter Editor - 1984-1998
Geology Club Advisor - 1983-1990
Graduate Admissions Coordinator - 1978-1980
Graduate Advisor - 1979-1981
Leadership Review Committee - 1984-1985, 1989-90 (Chair)
Marine Science Advisor - 1978-1993
Tenure and Promotion Guidelines Committee - 1983
Undergraduate Advisor - 1978-1998
Professional Service
Alabama EPSCoR
State Steering Committee 0 2007-Present
Alabama Geological Society
Vice-president - 1983-84
Field Trip Co-chairman - 1982
Field Trip Co-chairman - 1986
Alternate Delegate - AAPG House of Delegates -1982-1987
Delegate - AAPG House of Delegates - 1987-94
Nominating Committee - 1988, 1990
Alabama Mathematics, Science, Technology and Education Coalition
College of Arts & Sciences Representative
Alabama Science Olympiad
Regional Event Chairman - 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007
Regional Event Co-Chairman - 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Academic Liaison Committee - 1996-1999
Membership Committee - 1982-85, 1996-1998
Distinguished Lecturer Series Coordinator - 1981-1998
Matson Award Judge - 1983 National Meeting
Alternate Delegate - House of Delegates - 1982-1987
Delegate - House of Delegates - 1987-1993
Field Trip Co-leader - 1986 National Meeting
Session Chairman - 1986 National Meeting
Automotive Research Alliance
UA Administrative Representative – 2007-Present
Environmental Geology
Associate Editor - 1994-2005
Geological Survey of Alabama
State Map Oversight Committee - 1984-1988
Minority Scholarship Committee - 1993-1996
Geological Society of America
Board of Governors - Sedimentary Geology Division 1990-1992
Registration Chairman - Southeastern Section Meeting 1980
Session Chairman - Southeastern Section Meeting 1980
Session Chairman - Southeastern Section Meeting 1999
Technical Program Committee - Southeastern Section Meeting 1990
Manuscript Reviewer - Centennial Field Guide
Technical Program Committee - Southeastern Section Meeting 1990
Joint Technical Program Committee - 1990-1992 National Meetings
Geoscience Institute for Oil and Gas Recovery Research
Technical Program Committee
Chair - Field Reservoir Frameworks Subcommittee
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
Best Paper Judge - 1980 Meeting, 1981 Meeting
Session Chairman - 1985 Meeting
Gulf Coast Section - Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
State Business Representative - 1983-1993
Nominating Committee - 1984, 1992 (Chair)
Research Grants Review Committee - 1984-1988
Legacy Alabama
Envirobowl Organizing Committee - 1993-97
Moderator - 1994, 1996, & 1997 Envirobowls
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant
Board of Directors – 2007-Present
National Center for Academic Transformation
Redesign Scholar – 2007-Present
National Science Foundation
Proposal Reviewer - 1990-present
IGERT Workshop - 2008
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
Board on Natural Resources - 1997-present
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Council of Sponsoring Institutions – 2007-Present
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
University Membership Representative - 1980-1998
Manuscript Reviewer - Journal of Sedimentary Petrology
Poster Session Judge - 1983 National Meeting
Society of Sigma Xi
Secretary - University of Alabama Chapter - 1986-1988
Southern Universities Research Alliance
Board of Trustees – 2007-Present
Coastal Research Committee – 2007-Present
Universities Research Alliance
Council of Presidents Alternate Delegate – 2007-Present
Consulting
ARCO Exploration - Sedimentary Petrology, Sedimentology
BP America - Sedimentary Petrology, Sedimentology
Champlin Petroleum - Stratigraphy
Chunchula Energy - Sedimentary Petrology, Petroleum Geology
Geological Survey of Alabama - Sedimentary Petrology, Sedimentology
Mobil Oil - Appalachian Stratigraphy
P.E. LaMoreaux and Associates - Sedimentary Petrology
Paramount Petroleum - Sedimentary Petrology, Sedimentology
Stone Petroleum - Sedimentary Petrology, Petroleum Geology
Sun Oil Company - Sedimentary Petrology, Sedimentology
T.J. Joiner and Associates - Sedimentary Petrology, Petroleum Geology
United States Bureau of Mines - Sedimentary Petrology
Warrior Drilling and Engineering - Sedimentary Petrology, Stratigraphy
Past or Present Professional Memberships
Alabama Licensed Professional Geologist #628 (Inactive)
Alabama Geological Society
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Association for Institutional Research
Geological Society of America
Gulf Coast Section, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
International Association of Sedimentologists
National Association of Geology Teachers
Sigma Gamma Epsilon
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
Society of Sigma Xi
Honors and Awards
1981 - Best Paper Award (with E.A. Mancini)
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies 30th Meeting
1981 - A.I. Levorsen Memorial Award (with E.A. Mancini)
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies 30th Meeting
1983 - Second Best Paper Award (with E.A. Mancini)
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies 32nd Annual Meeting
1985 - Honorable Mention - Matson Award
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting
1986 - Honorable Mention - Excellence of Presentation Award
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Annual Meeting
1987 - Outstanding Commitment To Teaching Award
University of Alabama National Alumni Association
1998 - Second Best Published Paper Award (with R. Nolte)
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies 48th Annual Meeting
2004 – Outstanding Educator Award
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
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