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AlumniFast ForwardProfile1976Gregory L. Brown is advanced seniorgeophysicist for Marathon Oil Company inHouston, TX.Howard E. Janzen is CEO for OneCommunications in Waltham, MA.Norman E. Kramer is project manager forPBS & J in Metairie, LA.1977Bill Colleary has joined BTA Oil Producersas a senior geologist in the company’sDenver office, with a special focus on theRocky Mountain’s Williston Basin. Bill waspreviously the senior area geologist withGADECO and RSM Production Corp., bothsubsidiaries of Grynberg Petroleum, wherehe has been since 1998. Bill and his wifeEileen (Bennett) ’78 celebrated their 30thwedding anniversary in August. Their fourchildren, Mike 25, Jim 23, Shannon 18 andTom 10, “can’t believe they are this old andhave survived each other for so long.”1978Gerald C. Gilmore is senior explorationistfor Crimson Exploration, Inc. in Houston, TX.Frazer R. Lockhart is site manager for theU.S. Dept. of Energy, Rocky Flats ProjectOffice in Denver, CO.Richard A. Ruggiero is group managementexecutive for Gaffney, Cline & Associates inHouston, TX.Mitchell R. Whatley is an attorney forthe Law Office of Mitchell R. Whatley inSouthlake, TX.1979A. Chris Baldwin is general mine foremanfor the US Steel Corporation in Keewatin,MN.Eloise A. Golden is business manager forPatrick Allen Golden, M.D. in Fresno, CA.Gary C. Huber is president and chiefexecutive officer of Neutron Energy, Inc. inPhoenix, AZ.David W. Kapple is production engineeringmanager for Anadarko Petroleum Corporationin The Woodlands, TX.Anthony M. Meyers is director of engineeringsupport for TXU Power in Dallas, TX.Tarbel Honored for Leading the Way in PublicTransportationBrook D. Tarbel ’50has long been makingtracks in the City ofTulsa, advocating foruser-friendly and efficientpublic transportationoptions for people withdisabilities. Brook andhis wife, Jill, are wellknownaround town fortheir professional andcommunity involvement, and the city of Tulsa recently added anotherhonor to the lengthy list of awards and recognitions the Tarbels share.Earlier this year, Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor proclaimed January29 “Brook D. Tarbel Day.” Not only was Tarbel awarded acommemorative plaque, but Tulsa’s main bus station was renamed inhis honor. The bustling downtown station at the corner of 4th Streetand Denver Avenue is now the “Brook D. Tarbel Denver AvenueStation.” This public recognition reflects Tarbel’s work raising publicawareness of and engineering solutions to universal transportationchallenges.Tarbel is a longtime member and current board chairman of theMetro Tulsa Transit Authority and the first person with a disability toserve on the MTTA board. After a 1969 plane crash left him paralyzedfrom the waist down, Tarbel began using a wheelchair and developeda strong interest in public transportation. Through his passionateadvocacy for people with disabilities, Tarbel met his wife Jill, who alsouses a wheelchair as a result of polio she contracted in 1937. Bothchampion change in the Tulsa area, forming a dynamic team that hashelped countless people access public facilities in their city.After earning his bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineeringat Mines in 1950, Brook went on to work for Magnolia PetroleumCompany, Helmerich & Payne, Inc., and White Shield Oil & GasCorporation, before founding Tarbel Oil & Gas Corporation in 1971.Tarbel is a World War II veteran who received numerous recognitions,including two Purple Hearts. He is a member of the Society ofProfessional Engineers and serves on several boards, including theOklahoma Multiple Sclerosis Society Board and the State IndependentLiving Council Board. He is also a co-founder of Ability Resources,Inc., a community-based center that assists people with disabilitiesin attaining personal independence through advocacy, education andservice.34 Fall 2007