ALUMNI NEWS NOTES

Ernest Horton: Dr. Woodruff and Dr. Trainer suggested I go on to get a Masters in micropaleontology. It really paid off. Hired with a Masters from Rutgers under Dr. Steve Fox I put in 28 years with Amerada-Hess doing geology and paleo. Took early retirement and came to San Antonio with Tesoro Petroleum as Chief Geologist. At 65 I retired from Tesoro and started my own company. I am now 81 years old and still do will samples all over South Texas. I find I'm the only micropaleontologist west of Houston. As long as one can see through a microscope you are needed quite often. some of your geology majors may want to pursue a similar career. (submitted 6/03)