ALUMNI NEWSLETTER - Earth Sciences - University of Minnesota

Fellowship and scholarship support has grown significantly over the last decade because of our alumni. Yourgenerosity has been the tipping point in many cases, where better financial packages enable us to attract thebest undergraduate and graduate students to the University of Minnesota and to the department.Allan and Eleanor Martini FellowshipAllan Martini graduated from the University with a B.S.in Geological Engineering in 1951. He started his successfulcareer with Standard Oil of California (now ChevronCorporation) rising through the ranks to become Directorof Chevron Corporation and Vice President of WorldwideExploration and Production in 1986. Throughout hiscareer, Allan was instrumental in Chevron’s worldwideoil and gas operations including oil-field technology andresearch, and pivotal for the opening international doors inthis global market. He received the Outstanding AchievementAward of the University of Minnesota in 2011. Heattributes much of his success to the quality of educationand training he received in the Department of Earth Sciences.Allan and Eleanor established this fellowship withthe hope it would assist others in obtaining the educationthey will need to find satisfaction and fulfillment in theirown careers in earth sciences, giving extra consideration tostudents expecting to pursue their careers in industry. Thedepartment was pleased to award the first Allan andEleanor Martini Fellowship to Matt Carter for 2012-13.Peter Hudleston congratulating the first Allan and Eleanor MartiniFellowship recipient, PhD student Matt Carter.Robert and Carol Gunn ProfessorshipCarol and Robert Gunn, BA 1949 (photo courtesy of JimCarlson)Alumnus Robert Gunn and his wife Carol have madea most generous donation of $1,000,000 to establish theRobert and Carol Gunn Professorship for Earth Sciences.The holder of the professorship will be a faculty memberin our department with demonstrated excellence inresearch or outstanding potential. The first holder of theprofessorship will be selected later this year. Bob Gunnreceived his BA degree in geology in 1949. He has had ahighly successful career in the oil and gas industry, playinga pioneering role in discovery of oil and gas fields in Texasand elsewhere and founding Gunn Oil Company in WichitaFalls, Texas. He has served as president of the AmericanAssociation of Petroleum Geologists and received theSidney Powers award from that society for his outstandingcontributions to petroleum geology. He received theOutstanding Achievement Award of the University ofMinnesota in 1992. He and Carol have provided exemplaryvoluntary service to their state and community and havemaintained strong interests in and support for education.They have recently made a most generous donation to helpexpansion of two colleges at Midwestern State Universityin Wichita Falls.Alumni NewsletterPage 17