Craig J. Beasley, a member of SEG since 1983, has participated actively in the Society by serving on Technical Program committees and organizing and speaking at workshops and round tables. Over the years he has chaired technical sessions and presented papers at SEG meetings and has spoken at local and international society meetings. He was SEG s representative to the AGI and most recently has served on the 2001- 2002 Executive Committee as first vice president.

Craig completed degrees in mathematics from the University of Houston (BS, 1974), Emory University (MS, 1977), and North Texas State University (PhD, 1981). In 1981, he joined Western Geophysical and served in several capacities in the Computer Sciences and R&D Departments. From 1990 to 1999, he held the positions of R&D manager, Far East in Singapore, worldwide R&D manager and vice president, Research and Development. From 1999 to 2002 he served first Western Geophysical, then WesternGeco, as vice president, Data Processing. In 2002 he was named Schlumberger Fellow.
Craig was awarded the Litton Advanced Technology Achievement Award (1985), Litton s Charles B. Thornton Award (1993), and the Performed by Schlumberger Silver Medal (2001). He received the award for Best Paper at the 1989 SEG meeting and holds 11 patents covering a wide range of geophysical topics. Beasley was the Esso Australia Distinguished Lecturer for the year 2000. He is a member of SEG, EAGE, GSH, ASEG, AAPG, and is a life member of Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society.

Position Statement for Election to President

From its very beginnings, SEG has served its members by focusing on three key purposes: communicate and foster our science and technology; promote professional relationships and careers; and develop the business of geophysics. Each of us may rank these goals differently, but SEG s emphasis on meeting the needs of people, technology, and business underpins the strength of our Society. Thus, I believe that the role of SEG is to provide the forum and means for members to further these objectives and to ensure we succeed in good times and bad.

Our Society has a strong record of evolving to meet the changing needs of its members and the changing world. Considering the severe economic climate that now affects many of our members, it is fair to say that SEG will face significant challenges in the future. To meet these challenges, we must redouble our efforts in education and communication. We must remain an outgoing organization that seeks new members, new applications for our technologies, and synergies with other organizations throughout the world.