Great People. Great Society

摘要

This month's column is the last of a three-part series on budget, science and membership. Instead of current membership activity, I want to talk about the future of AAPG membership. I went to a big leadership conference once and the actual title for the keynote speaker was "futurist." I've always wanted that title since ... but I guess I never earned it. Of course, I should mention that the current House of Delegates Membership Committee led by Bill Bosworth, John Casiano and Kristie Ferguson is doing a wonderful job contacting dropped and suspended members. We also are interviewing members to get your pulse. Please let me know if you would like to do an interview. Considering the future, I found it best to look at where you've been before deciding where to go. To that end I began thinking about some of the great member: and their accomplishments in AAPG's history. I started making lists of top AAPG contributors The list goes on and on: top entrepreneurs, leaders, explorationists, educators, researchers, etc. I also asked several members to send me their list of top three AAPG contributors in each of the above categories - interestingly each list was somewhat different and yet each list, was correct. Please list your favorites in the comments section if you are online.