About us
Founded in 1919, The Dallas Geological Society a constituent member of the Southwest Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and, as a non-profit entity, strives to advance the professional interests of all geoscientists in the Dallas area, regardless of the geoscientific discipline they practice or the industry in which they serve.
The DGS currently serves more than 400 Dallas-area geoscientists. DGS cooperates with other geological organizations such as the Geological Society of America (GSA), the Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists, the American Geophysical Union, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, and the Dallas Geophysical Society to provide information and services to our members.
The Dallas Geological Society holds monthly luncheon meetings on the second Tuesday of the month (September through June) at Brookhaven College Geotechnology Institute. Luncheon talks vary on a wide range of topics from the world of petroleum geology, geophysics, or engineering.
The DGS International Committee is very active and holds monthly meetings on the third Wednesday evening of the month at Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch. These meetings feature speakers on topical international issues (mainly petroleum exploration).
History of the Dallas Geological Society
The Fort Worth-Dallas Section [ancestor of our Dallas Geological Society] was one of six sections of the Southwestern Geological Society organized in Dallas in 1919 by Robert T. Hill, et al.
The Fort Worth-Dallas Section soon split up into the Fort Worth Section and the Dallas Section. DGS was known as the Dallas Section until 1924, when Southwestern Geological Society was disbanded and we then became Dallas Petroleum Geologists, affiliated with the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
In 1945 we changed our name to Dallas Geological Society to conform to the nomenclature of societies throughout the world that were affiliated with AAPG.
Published Histories:
Officers 2022-2023
President
Justin Anderson
Pioneer Natural Resources
Past President
Daniel Spaulding
Pioneer Natural Resources
President Elect
Caitlin Leslie
Pioneer Natural Resources
1st Vice President
Joe Bauman
Hunt Oil
2nd Vice President
Calvin Nix
Emerald Energy, LLC
Treasurer
Taylor Sanchez
Pioneer Natural Resources
Treasurer Elect
Johnny Ray Hinojosa
Pioneer Natural Resources
International Chair
Grant Blair
Denbury Resources
Secretary
Patrick O'Connor
Hunt Oil
Committee Chairs
Membership Chair
Kevin Piecznski
TGS
YP Chair
Sami Doupnik
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Scholarship Chair
Nick Parrillo
Pillar Oil & Gas
Webmaster
Justin Anderson
Pioneer Natural Resources
aapg delegates:
Margo J. Liss (2023)
Calvin Nix (2023)
Dennis Edwin Thomas (2023)
Donald Leslie Bailey (2022)
Margaret E.H. Collins (2022)
Tina Manning (2022)
past officers:
2021-2022
President: Daniel Spaulding
1st VP: Luel Emishaw
2nd VP: Calvin Nix
Secretary: Nick Parrillo
Treasurer: Caitlin Leslie
Treasurer-Elect: Taylor Sanchez
Past President: Dan Dolan
President-Elect: Justin Anderson
2020-2021
President: Dan Dolan
1st VP: Dave Senor
2nd VP: Brandon (BJ) Lycka
Secretary: Fred Walsh
Treasurer: Justin Anderson
Treasurer-Elect: Caitlin Leslie
Past President: Calvin Nix
President-Elect: Daniel Spaulding
2019-2020
President: Calvin Nix
1st VP: Brandon (BJ) Lycka
2nd VP: Dylan Collins
Secretary: Keri Viñas
Treasurer: Daniel Spaulding
Treasurer-Elect: Justin Anderson
Past President: Tina Manning
President-Elect: Dan Dolan
2018 - 2019 Officers
President: Tina Manning
1st VP: Dan Dolan
2nd VP: Chris Mace
Secretary: Neyda Maymi
Treasurer: Dylan Collins
Treasurer-Elect: Dan Spaulding
Past President: Mark Bengtson
President-Elect: Calvin Nix
2017 - 2018 Officers
PresidentMark Bengtson
1st VPCalvin Nix
2nd VPJoe Bauman
SecretaryNeyda Maymi
TreasurerDan Dolan
Treasurer-ElectDylan Collins
Past PresidentJohn Stephens
President-ElectTina Manning
2016 - 2017 Officers
President: John Stephens
1st VP: Danny Davidson
2nd VP: Tina Manning
Secretary: Calvin Nix
Treasurer: Mitchell Williams
Treasurer-Elect: Dan Dolan
Past President: Bradley Winton
President-Elect: Mark Bengtson
2015 - 2016 Officers
President: Bradley Winton
1st VP: Danny Davidson
2nd VP: Tina Manning
Secretary: Mandi Guerrero
Treasurer: Mark Bengtson
Treasurer-Elect: Mitchell Williams
Past President: Mark Mathisen
President-Elect: John Stephens
2014 - 2015 Officers
President: Mark Mathisen
1st VP: Matt Hornbach
2nd VP: Dan Bailey
Secretary: John Stephens
Treasurer: Andy Juett
Treasurer-Elect: Mark Bengtson
Past President: Joe Davis
President-Elect: Bradley Winton