Honorary Members
From our Constitution (amended 1998):
Article II(b):
Honorary Members; Honorary Members shall be elected by the Executive Committee from those persons who have made outstanding contributions to the geology of New Mexico or to the geologic profession in New Mexico. No more than one Honorary member shall be elected during any calendar year.
| YEAR | NAME (* indicates deceased) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | James Cearley III |
| 2022 | Regina Rone |
| 2021 | Bonnie Frey |
| 2020 | Fraser Goff |
| 2019 | Mary Dowse |
| 2018 | Connie Apache |
| 2017 | Karl Karlstrom |
| 2016 | Virginia McLemore |
| 2015 | Laura Crossey |
| 2014 | Nelia Dunbar |
| 2013 | Adam Read |
| 2012 | Kate Zeigler |
| 2011 | James Fassett |
| 2010 | Shari Kelley |
| 2009 | Greg Mack |
| 2008 | Paul Bauer |
| 2007 | Brian Brister |
| 2006 | Maureen Wilks |
| 2005 | Virgil Lueth |
| 2004 | Katherine A. Giles |
| 2003 | Gary Smith |
| 2002 | Gretchen K. Hoffman |
| 2001 | James C. Witcher |
| 2000 | James M. Barker |
| 1999 | John Shomaker |
| 1998 | Robert G. Myers |
| 1998 | Norma J. Meeks |
| 1997 | Richard M. Chamberlin |
| 1996 | George S. Austin |
| 1995 | William R. Speer* |
| 1994 | Spencer G. Lucas |
| 1993 | Barry S. Kues |
| 1992 | Robyn Wright-Dunbar |
| 1991 | David W. Love |
| 1990 | John E. Cunningham |
| 1989 | Lee A. Woodward |
| 1988 | Wolfgang E. Elston |
| 1987 | Orin J. Anderson |
| 1987 | Jerry E. Mueller |
| 1986 | Elmer H. Baltz |
| 1985 | Caswell Silver * |
| 1984 | William R. Seager |
| 1983 | James M. Robertson |
| 1982 | John W. Hawley |
| 1981 | Jonathan F. Callender |
| 1980 | William E. King |
| 1979 | Russell E. Clemons* |
| 1978 | Charles E. Chapin |
| 1977 | Christina L. Balk* |
| 1976 | Robert A. Bieberman* |
| 1975 | Edward C. Beaumont |
| 1974 | Harold James |
| 1973 | Harrison H. Schmitt |
| 1971 | Fred Trauger* |
| 1970 | Sherman Wengerd* |
| 1969 | Robert E. Murphy* |
| 1968 | Clay T. Smith* |
| 1967 | Frank Kottlowski* |
| 1966 | Sidney Paige* |
| 1964 | Eugene Callaghan* |
| 1963 | William B. Hoover* |
| 1962 | Stuart A. Northrop* |
| 1961 | Carle H. Dane* |
| 1960 | Martin Van Couvering* |
| 1957 | Thomas F. Stipp* |
| 1956 | Charles B. Read* |
| 1955 | Vincent C. Kelley* |
| 1954 | E. Russell Lloyd* |
| 1947 | Harrison A. Schmitt* |
| 1947 | Hugh D. Miser* |
| 1947 | Edwin B. Eckel* |
| 1947 | Carroll E. Dobbin* |