Spindletop Honorees
Spindletop Holiday Ball Honorees
Three awards are presented at the annual Spindletop Holiday Ball. The Spindletop Award is presented to an individual from the exploration and production sector of the energy industry, and The Spindletop Founders Award is presented to an individual from the service sector of the industry. Both award recipients are honored for their dedication to the industry, the community at large, and for their personal and company support to Spindletop. The Volunteer Service Award is presented an individual in the energy industry who has generously given their time and talents volunteering to bring light and life to at-risk children served through Spindletop, our non-profit partners and in the community at large.
The Spindletop Award
The Spindletop Award honors an individual within the exploration and production sector of the energy industry for his or her contributions and involvement in both the industry and the community at large.
The 2021 Spindletop Award was presented to Mr. Liam Mallon.
The Spindletop Award Past Honorees
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Lee Tillman, 2019
Chairman, President & CEO
Marathon Oil Corporation
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David Stover, 2018
Chairman and CEO
Noble Energy
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Neil Duffin, 2017
President
ExxonMobil Production Companuy
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Marvin Odum, 2016
Retired Chairman & President
Shell Oil Company
Executive Committee Director
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
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Bill Albrecht, 2015
Executive Chairman
California Resources Corporation
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50th Anniversary, 2014
Honoring Past Recipients
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Doug Suttles, 2013
President & CEO
Encana Corporation
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Ali Moshiri, 2012
President Africa & Latin America, Exploration & Production
Chevron
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Ryan M. Lance, 2011
Senior VP Exploration & Production, International
ConocoPhillips
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Rich M. Kruger, 2010
President
ExxonMobil Production Company
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Michael A. Weill, 2009
Retired President of Operations & Technology
BHP Billiton
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William B. Berry, 2008
Executive Vice President, Retired
ConocoPhillips
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Duane Radtke, 2007
President & CEO
Dominion Oil and Gas Company
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Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr., 2006
President & CEO
Marathon Oil Corporation
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Raymond I. Wilcox, 2005
Corporate Vice President & President
Chevron North America Exploration & Production Company
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Morris E. Foster, 2004
President
ExxonMobil Production Company
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Charles D. Davidson, 2003
President & CEO
Noble Energy, Inc.
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Archie W. Dunham, 2002
Chairman of the Board
ConocoPhillips
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Jack W. Schanck, 2001
Co-CEO
Samson Investment Company
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Joe B. Foster, 2000
Chairman of the Board
Newfield Exploration Company
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Jack E. Little, 1999
President & CEO
Shell Oil Company
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Ray Galvin, 1998
President
Chevron USA
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Ansel L. Condray, 1997
President
Exxon Company, USA
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John B. Brock, 1996
Chairman & CEO
United Meridian Corporation
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Phillip J. Carroll, 1995
President & CEO
Shell Oil Company
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James L. Payne, 1994
Chairman & CEO
Santa Fe Energy Resources
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William J. Johnson, 1993
President & CEO
Apache Corporation
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Victor G. Beghini, 1992
President
Marathon Oil Company
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Robert J. Allison, Jr., 1991
Chairman & CEO
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
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B.G. Agnew, 1990
Manager of Drilling Operations
Exxon Company, International
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Orville D. Gaither, 1989
President, Africa & Middle East Region
Amoco Oil Company
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F.E. “Tut” Ellis, 1988
EVP International Exploration & Production
Conoco, Inc.
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Henry O. Boswell, 1987
Former President
Amoco Production Company
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John F. Bookout, 1986
President & CEO
Shell Oil Company
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Fred Hartley, 1985
Chairman of the Board & CEO
Unocal Corporation
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Loy D. “Butch” Griffin, 1984
(posthumously)
Chairman of the Board & Founder
Spindletop International
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Ray A. Burke, 1983
Senior Vice President & Director
Union Oil of California
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Robert O. Anderson, 1982
Chairman of the Board
Atlantic Richfield Company
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William. P. Clements, Jr., 1981
Governor of Texas
Founder
SEDCO, Inc.
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Randolph Yost, 1980
Retired Senior Vice President
Director & Member of the Board of Directors
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
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Willis Kenley Clark, 1979
Retired Executive Vice President
Superior Oil Company
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Kenneth E. Montague, 1978
President and Director
General Crude Oil Company
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James H. Galloway, 1977
Retired Senior Vice President
Exxon Company, USA
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E.J. “Bear” Gracey, 1976
Contractor & Oil Operator
Gulf Coast Pioneer Drilling
The Spindletop Founders Award
The Spindletop Founders Award is presented to an individual within the service sector of the energy industry for his or her contributions and involvement in both the industry and the community at large.
The 2021 Spindletop Founders Award was presented to Mr. Bill Dodd.
Spindletop Founders Award Past Honorees
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Clay Williams, 2019
Chairman, President & CEO
NOV, Inc.
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The Family of Orville D. and Margaret Gaither, 2018
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Jeff Gorski, 2017
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Tidewater Inc.
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John Gremp, 2016
Chairman of the Board
FMC Technologies, Inc.
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Martin Craighead, 2015
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Baker Hughes Incorporated
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50th Anniversary, 2014
Honoring Past Recipients
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Merrill A. (Peter) Miller Jr., 2013
Chairman & CEO
National Oilwell Varco
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David W. Williams, 2012
President & CEO
Noble Corporation
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Joe M. Hudson, 2011
President & Chief Operating Officer
Nabors Drilling USA, L.P.
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Peter D. Kinnear, 2010
Chairman & CEO
FMC Technologies, Inc.
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Chad Deaton, 2009
Chairman of the Board, President & CEO
Baker Hughes
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Jack B. Moore, 2008
President & CEO
Cameron
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Dean Taylor, 2007
President & CEO
Tidewater, Inc.
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Burt A. Adams, 2006
President & CEO
Oil & Gas Rental Services, Inc.
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Galen Cobb, 2005
Vice President, Industry Relations
Halliburton
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Sheldon Erikson, 2004
President & CEO
Cooper Cameron Corporation
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J.W. Stewart, Jr., 2003
Chairman, President, & CEO
BJ Services, Inc.
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Joseph A. Netherland, 2002
Chairman, President, & CEO
FMC Technologies, Inc.
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Robert L. Parker, 2001
Chairman of the Board
Parker Drilling Company
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William E. Bradford, 2000
Retired Chairman & CEO
Dresser Industries, Inc.
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Jerry E. Richards, 1999
Vice President Industry Relations
Schlumberger Oilfield Services
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Robert E. Rose, 1998
President & CEO
Cardinal Services
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B.A. “Red” Adams, 1997
Chairman of the Board
Managing Partner
Oil & Gas Rental Services, Inc
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Philip Burguieres, 1996
Chairman, President & CEO
Weatherford Enterra, Inc.
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James C. Day, 1995
President & CEO
Noble Drilling Corporation
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M.E. “Bo” Eagles, 1994
President & General Manager, Weatherford Services
Weatherford International, Inc.
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Alan A. Baker, 1993
Chairman & CEO
Halliburton Energy Services
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Robert F. Killion, 1992
Executive Vice President
Baroid Corporation
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Jimmy Dale Callison, 1991
President
Dowell Schlumberger
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James L. Bryan, 1990
President & CEO
M-I Drilling Fluids Company
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Roy R. Shourd, 1989
Consultant
Schlumberger Limited
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Ralph Murphy, 1988
Vice President
Sales Offshore Logistics, Inc.
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Edwin Conway Broun, 1987
Director
Hughes Tool Company
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Charles A. Rosenthal, 1986
Consultant
Schlumberger Well Services
Schlumberger Company
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H.E. “Eddie” Chiles, 1985
Chairman of the Board
The Western Company
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Paul N. “Red” Adair, 1984
Founder
Red Adair Company, Inc.
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William D. Kent, 1983
Chairman of the Board & CEO
Reading and Bates Drilling Company
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David M. Johnson, 1982
President & Chairman of the Board
PETCO, Inc.
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Robert M. Edwards, 1981
Vice President, Executive Sales
Magcobar Group Dresser Industries, Inc.
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James R. Lesch, 1980
President & CEO Chairman of the Board
Hughes Tool Company
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R.W. “Bob” Smith, 1979
Vice President, Customer Relations
Dresser Industries, Inc.
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Park L. Myers, 1978
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Hughes Tool Company
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Williard M. Johnson, 1977
Founder
Magcobar Mud Company
Spindletop Volunteer Service Award
The Volunteer Service Award* honors an individual in the energy industry who has generously given their time and talents volunteering to bring light and life to at-risk children served through Spindletop, our non-profit partners and in the community at large.
The Inaugural Spindletop Volunteer Service Award was presented to Ms. Constance White.
*In recognition of her 38 years of service to Spindletop, the award moving forward will be named the
Constance White Volunteer Service Award.