Hall of Fame

Petroleum Engineering

The Mission of the Colorado School of Mines Petroleum Engineering Department’s Hall of Fame is To honor alumni, faculty and other department supporters for their outstanding contribution to the oil and gas industry and to the Petroleum Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines.

Candidates should be graduates, former faculty members, OR major supporters of the Mines’ PE department. Each member of the Mines PE Hall of Fame holds a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. from Mines PE OR has provided long-term support of Mines PE and is an outstanding member of the oil and gas industry as recognized through their technical or business contributions to the industry, or their leadership in promoting the oil and gas industry. Consideration is given to career accomplishments, contributions to the oil/gas industry and the discipline of petroleum engineering, relationship with Mines, technical contributions, and contributions to society.

Current Inductees

Past Inductees

2024 Hall of Fame Gala

Join us to recognize the 2024 inductees!

Friday, November 8th, 2024.

2022 Hall of Fame

We had our inaugural Hall of Fame Gala November 4th, 2022.

Inductees 2024

Past Inductees

Inductees 2022

Victor Alderson
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Steve Chesebro
1964 Honorary Doctorate – 1998
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Dr. DeAnn Craig
’73, ’80, MSc ’02, PhD ’05, MS Intl Pol Econ Res ’06
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Lawrence “Buck” Curtis
1949
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R.C. “Chuck” Earlougher
1936
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Lincoln F. Elkins
1940
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Lloyd Elkins Sr.
1934
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Dennis E. Gregg
1950
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Hugh E. Harvey Jr.
1980
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Theodore “Ted” W. Nelson
1934
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Ralph J. Schilthuis
1930
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Russell H. Volk
1926
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