The purpose of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' Development Council is to assist the dean and the college's Office of Development and Alumni Relations staff in identifying and developing fund raising goals and initiatives. The committee helps increase alumni giving and pledging and provides alumni volunteers as needed for fund raising events and initiatives.
Development Council Members
| Headshot | Name | Title and Employer |
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Carl Altoe | Senior Meteorologist and Lead Natural Gas Analyst , Gunvor Group |
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Andrew Armpriester | General Manager, NOJV & Royalty, Shale and Tight , Chevron Corporation |
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Jorge Fandino | Senior Petroleum Engineer, Aucerna |
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Nicole Reed Fry | Director in Energy Sustainability & Infrastructure, Guidehouse |
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Beth Hancock | Division Quality Manager and Six Sigma Black Belt , Parker Hannifin |
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Jenni Hesterman | VP of Business Resiliency and Education Services , Watermark Risk Management International |
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Anthony Hutchinson | Government and Industry Relations, Freddie Mac |
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Lee Kump | The John Leone Dean, Penn State |
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Zi-Kui Liu | Dorothy Pate Enright Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Penn State |
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Kent Newsham | Global Chief of Petrophysics and Oxy Petrophysics Fellow, Occidental Petroleum Corporation |
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Robert Pyle | Partner and Senior Wealth Adviser , Mission Wealth |
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Thomas Rauch | President of Technical Services, McCarl's, McCarl's |
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Joel Reed (Chair) | Principal Consultant, Mereo LLC |
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Beth Stump | Manager, Global Geological and Geophysical Operations, Subsurface Specialized Services , Chevron |
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Courtney Wade | Senior Counsel, Jackson Walker LLP |
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Timothy Watson | Geoscience Supervisor, Permian Business Unit, Noble Energy |

