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William A. Van Wie 61 was elected to the position of vice president and general manager Exploration in 2005. From 1999 to 2005 Van Wie served as Devon’s vice president and general manager Gulf Division. Van Wie previously served as senior vice president and general manager Offshore for PennzEnergy. Van Wie began his career as a geologist for Tenneco Oil Co.’s Frontier Projects Group in 1974. Following the sale of Tenneco’s Gulf of Mexico properties to Chevron in 1988 he joined that company as division geologist. In 1992 he moved to Pennzoil Exploration and Production Co. as vice president/exploitation manager. He then served as manager of Offshore Exploration for Amerada Hess Corp. before he rejoined Pennzoil in 1997. Van Wie is an active member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and serves as a Trustee for the American Geological Institute Foundation vice chairman of IPAA’s Offshore Committee and as a board member of the National Ocean Industries Association. He also serves on the board of the Greater Houston Partnership the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston and the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army. Van Wie received his Bachelor of Science degree in geology from St. Lawrence University in Canton New York and a master’s degree and Ph.D in geology from the University of Cincinnati.
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