81R13718 JNC-D

By: Woolley H.R. No. 1150

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their memories of Wayne E. Glenn of Houston, who passed away on February 10, 2009, at the age of 93; and

WHEREAS, A native of Fort Worth, Mr. Glenn was born on November 3, 1915; he attended The University of Texas at Arlington and graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1940 with a degree in petroleum engineering; as a student, he met Barbara Ellen Gamble, with whom he shared a loving marriage of 67 years; and

WHEREAS, Serving his country in World War II, Mr. Glenn trained troops in East Texas, and his unit won the Best Company Award for the Texas-Oklahoma Region; in 1942, he joined the Army Secret Service to work undercover as an engineer at the Dow Plant in Freeport; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Glenn began his successful career in the oil industry in 1940, when he was hired by Continental Oil Company as a field roustabout; he later joined Conoco, where he was part of a team that transformed the company from a regional independent to a major international oil corporation; and

WHEREAS, In 1977, he retired from Conoco as vice chair of the board of directors in charge of worldwide exploration, production, and mineral development; he went on to establish Wayne E. Glenn & Associates, an independent oil and gas company; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Glenn earned a reputation as a leader and an innovator in his field, and in the mid-1960s he convened a conference of oil industry engineers that is known today as the Offshore Technology Conference; moreover, his research team at Conoco designed and patented the first tension-leg, deep-water drilling and production platform, now used throughout the world; and

WHEREAS, Throughout his career, this notable Texan worked tirelessly on behalf of industry associations, and he served as president of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers and as director of the American Petroleum Institute, the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, and the Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association; and

WHEREAS, His professional community honored him with numerous awards, including the 2002 AIME Distinguished Service Award, the 1972 SPE DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal, and the 1973 Chief Roughneck Award from the Independent Petroleum Association of America; he was also the first recipient of the Distinguished Service Award granted by the Petroleum Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, and the John Rogers Award from the Southwestern Legal Foundation; and

WHEREAS, Maintaining a connection with the schools he attended, Mr. Glenn received multiple Distinguished Alumni Awards from The University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Oklahoma; recognizing the value of education, he attended the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program in 1957, and he was also awarded an honorary Ph.D. from the Montana School of Mines; and

WHEREAS, Although Wayne Glenn is deeply missed, the memory of his enthusiasm and passion for life, his work ethic, and his devotion to his family remains to comfort and inspire those who knew him well; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Wayne E. Glenn and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Barbara Glenn; to his daughter, Ellen G. Golden and her husband, Paul; to his sons, Carvel Wayne Glenn and his partner, Randall, and Lawrence E. Glenn and his wife, Louise; to his grandchildren, Laura and Catherine Golden, Dr. Elizabeth Sweeney and her husband, Jon, and Travis and Peter Glenn; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Wayne Glenn.