Distinguished Alumni Honorees
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David Baldwin
David Baldwin joined SCF Partners in 1991 and currently is responsible for the firm’s energy transition initiatives. In this role, he oversees SCF’s energy transition strategy, including identifying new platform investments and helping SCF’s existing companies develop exposure to new energy growth markets. Previously, he was co-president of the firm, and led SCF’s efforts financing… Read more
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Yogashri Pradhan
Yogashri Pradhan is a reservoir engineer for Coterra. At Coterra, she is involved with field development planning in the Delaware Basin unconventional reservoirs. Prior to that, she worked as a reservoir engineer at Endeavor Energy Resources. At Endeavor, she was involved with field development planning for unconventionals in the Midland Basin. Most recently, she was… Read more
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Kamy Sepehrnoori
Kamy Sepehrnoori is a Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, where he holds the Texaco Centennial Chair in Petroleum Engineering. He has been teaching at UT Austin since 1981 and has graduated more than 250 MS and PhD students under his supervision. Read more
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Hal Silberberg
Dr. Irwin Harold “Hal” Silberberg (1926–2021) entered The University of Texas at Austin in 1943. After earning his BS in chemical engineering, he continued as a graduate student. His mentor in the doctoral program was Dr. John McKetta, who became a lifelong friend. Hal, known for his wit, liked to joke that he entered grad… Read more
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Brian Sullivan
Brian Sullivan is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas in petroleum and natural gas engineering and is board certified in oil, gas and mineral law by theTexas Board of Legal Specialization. Brian is currently a grader for the Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Certification Examination. Starting in the spring of 2019, Brian joined the faculty… Read more
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Jerry Windlinger
Jerry Windlinger earned a Bachelor of Science (1974) and a Master of Science in petroleum engineering (1976) from The University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas. He has over 50 years of experience in the energy… Read more
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Robert MacDonald
Robert “Bob” MacDonald (1941–2014) was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Claude and Ruth MacDonald. He attended public schools in Royal Oak and graduated from Kimball High School where he excelled in trumpet and was voted “Most Likely to Succeed.” In 1963, Bob received Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering from the University… Read more
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Ken Nelson
Ken Nelson was born in Austin, Texas, in 1948 and graduated from Austin High School in 1966. Due to exposure to the oil industry when in elementary school, he enrolled in the Petroleum Engineering department at The University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a Bachelor of Science with Highest Honors in 1970. Several… Read more
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Myra Dria
Dr. Myra Dria is founder, president and CEO of Pearl Resources LLC, which has operated in the Delaware Basin since 2011. A Texas-registered professional engineer, Myra also founded Opal Resources in 2007 and served as president and CEO while it operated in the Midland Basin as a co-venture with Goldman Sachs until its first asset… Read more
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Chuck Farmer
When Chuck Farmer’s tenuous football career at The University of Texas at Austin was cut short (fortunately) by injuries, he switched to Petroleum Engineering. He graduated with a BS in May 1981 and went to work for Anadarko Petroleum in Denver, Colorado, and then worked for various independents and did rotational drilling duty with Amoco… Read more
