This is the 2nd of two San Angelo Geological Society/GEO talks will honor Stephen L. Shaw, ASU Adjunct Instructor, field trip leader, and outstanding petroleum geologist and hydrogeologist. 

Barbeque: A buffet catered by Bodacious Barbeque will be served before talk begins.

$10 donation to help pay for barbeque appreciated, free for students. No other cost.

Please RSVP to Joe Satterfield at joseph.satterfield@angelo.edu

Mr. Shaw's family will attend. There will be time for discussions and sharing stories about Mr. Shaw after the talk! 

January Speaker: Mr. Jeff Bryden, Western Underground Exploration, LLC.

Presentation Title: The successful failures of a 25-year geologist: How my biggest failures led to my greatest accomplishments

 My journey from Wyoming, where my grandfather encouraged me not to become a geologist, to starting my career during layoffs in the late 1990s, to finding my biggest discovery after my costliest dry hole.  Later, after getting into the high-stakes private equity game, I was forced to shift tactics again, creating Western Underground Exploration, LLC.  Today, my largest client heard me speak about my costliest dry hole and hired me once I went out on my own.  Every step of the way, my biggest failures have led to my greatest accomplishments.