2015 AIPG HONORS AND AWARDS
ents of this award and have known and worked with many of them over the years. Several have been important mentors for me.
AIPG has been an important part of my professional life. Even before I had enough years of experience to qualify for Certification—at that time, CPG was the only membership class—I’d been encouraged to attend Colorado Section meetings and then-Executive Director Art Brunton put me on the mailing list.
I’m best known for exploring profes- sional ethics. During his presidency in 1983, Larry Woodfork graciously accepted my call expressing interest in the Ethics Committee and appointed me a member. In 1989 President Richard Proctor asked me to chair a committee to prepare an explanation of the Code of Ethics as a result of a presentation, “Personal Liability, Professionalism, and Ethics in Geological Practice,” that I made at the 1988 Annual Meeting in Tulsa. In taking on the task, I real- ized that a thorough job involved far more than the envisioned pamphlet. I did publish a 3-part article on some aspects of the revised AIPG Code of Ethics in the TPG in late 1990 and early 1991. But the real exploration of the subject began at Bill Knight’s urging in 1995 when I commenced compiling the “Professional Ethics & Practices” column to begin the exploration of pro- fessional geologic ethics. After 20 years and with the important contributions made by a great many, the exploration continues. Compiling the column has been and continues to be a pleasure because of the contributions from oth- ers. My wife, Sue, has edited most of the columns for which she deserves many thanks from all of us. Every contribu- tion shines a different and needed light on the issue addressed. Please continue your contributions. I’ve also made pro- fessional ethics contributions to other organizations including the American Geoscience Institute, AAPG’s Division of Professional Affairs, the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the International Professional Geologists Conference, the European Federation of Geologists, the Society of Economic Geologists, and the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.
I’ve also been involved in a variety of activities with other professional orga- nizations. Mineral resource and mineral reserve classification systems and their application to real deposits have been at the heart of much of my professional
career. Most of my work at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission revolved around determing whether claims that reserves existed or not. This has also been the focus of my consulting practice. I served on SME’s Reserves and Resources Committee since its incep- tion in the late 1980s that worked the initial and revised versions of the SME’s Guide for Reporting Exploration Information, Mineral Resources, and Mineral Reserves, that is the US ver- sion of the internationally accepted mining industry classification system. When the effort began, no one was sure that international agreement could be achieved but it was.
You get out of something what you put into it; an old but true observa- tion. I’ve had a great career so far and AIPG has been an important part of my career. I’ve met and worked with many wonderful people in many places. And I look forward to a good number of years of similar efforts in the future. Thank you, AIPG for supporting my efforts and, by awarding me the Ben H. Parker Memorial Award, letting me know that I’ve made a difference.
Charlie McCulloch and many others who graciously provided mentoring and encouragement. He has a master’s degree in geology from the University of Texas at Austin where he studied under Victor Baker. After several years in the oil industry with SOHIO Petroleum working on the North Slope of Alaska and Petrofina working California leases and farm-ins, he joined an environ- mental consulting company in northern California. Twenty-five years ago he started Clearwater Group with his wife Olivia Jacobs to perform assessment and remediation of soil and groundwater. He co-authored four technical books, on sub- jects varying from MTBE, hexavalent chromium, acid mine drainage and oil spills and gas leaks. He has taught work- shops and seminars, co-authored over 100 technical articles, and have given over 75 technical presentations. His current research focus has been on the potential for vapor migration of methane and other volatile compounds into sewer systems and possible exposure pathways in homes and offices. He is licensed as a geologist in a dozen states and certified as a hydrogeologist in California and Washington.
He is a Fulbright Scholar, winning four awards to teach geology and environmen- tal science in post-graduate workshops in Jamaica, Israel and India. He served on the Fulbright Peer Review Committee for the Environmental Science/Geology candidates from 2007-2011. For 13 years, he has served Tamalpais Valley as a publicly elected director and past president of a local sewer agency as well as the community services district.
James J. Jacobs, CPG-7760 2015 Recipient of the AIPG Martin Van Couvering Memorial Award
James Jacobs has been an AIPG member for 25 years. He has 34 years of experience as a geologist focused on answering geologic, environmental impairment and forensic questions. He has a bachelor’s degree in English and geology from Franklin and Marshall College. While in college, he worked at the U.S. Bureau of Mines Coal Research Station where he met John Popp and
For AIPG, since 1994, he has been the treasurer, vice president and presi- dent of the California Section. He was on the national screening committee from 2005 to 2010 and has been on the AIPG National Advisory Board in 2000, and vice president in 2012. He strongly believes in student mentoring, and since 2010, has been the AIPG Sponsor for the University of California at Davis AIPG Student Section. Through AIPG, he has been the president of the California Council of Geoscience Organizations. He enjoys writing articles and book reviews for TPG. His wife of 32 years, Olivia, and their two boys, Ross and Elliott are the focus of his family life in Mill Valley, California. For fun, he plays guitar with his son, and he has been a cruise speaker on geologic topics in Hawaii, Alaska, the Mediterranean, eastern Pacific and the Caribbean.
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