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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Inventor and community leader Fred Newman is being |
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presented with the Engineering Technology Award by the Permian |
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Basin Petroleum Pioneers at an event at the Petroleum Museum in |
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Midland on October 6, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Louisiana, Mr. Newman began tinkering at |
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an early age; during high school, he worked as a mechanic and TV |
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repairman and also won several state and national science fair |
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awards; after graduating from the University of Northwest Louisiana |
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in 1965 with a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics, he |
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joined Schlumberger as a field engineer in Arkansas, and he went on |
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to work for the company in Louisiana, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and |
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Utah before settling in Midland, where he served as the Permian |
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Basin completions district manager; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1974, Mr. Newman has worked for himself in a |
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series of entrepreneurial endeavors; a licensed pilot, he |
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established Basin Flying Service, as well as an oilfield consulting |
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business, a drilling company, an oilfield technology company, and a |
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well-service company; he currently operates oil and gas wells |
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through his enterprise Newman Cubed; and |
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WHEREAS, This accomplished engineer has received more than |
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seven dozen U.S. patents for his oil-industry inventions, which |
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include a fully robotic well-service rig; the author of more than |
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two dozen technical and magazine articles for the Society of |
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Petroleum Engineers and the Southwestern Petroleum Short Course |
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Association (SWPSC), he has taught engineering refresher courses |
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for Rike Service in North America and Europe and today serves as an |
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adjunct professor at Midland College; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply involved in his community, Mr. Newman joined |
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with his wife, Chris, in helping to establish the Hope House |
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residence for patients at the Allison Cancer Center; he has also |
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served on the Midland Independent School District Board of |
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Trustees, the MARC Board of Directors, and the Midland College |
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Aviation Advisory Board; his previous honors include the Stonneger |
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Pioneering Award from the SWPSC, the Wade Whitely Award from MARC, |
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and the Beacon Award for outstanding volunteer of the year from the |
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Nonprofit Management Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Fred Newman has been an exceptional leader and |
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innovator in the oil and gas industry as well as a dynamic and |
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generous member of his community, and he is truly deserving of this |
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special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Fred Newman on |
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his receipt of the Engineering Technology Award from the Permian |
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Basin Petroleum Pioneers and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Newman as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |