THOMAS D. BARROW

Born December 27, 1924 in San Antonio, Texas

EDUCATION:

Graduated from Lamar High School, Houston, Texas 1941

Graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts 1942

B.S. Petroleum Engineering, University of Texas 1945

M.A. Geology with Petroleum Engineering minor, University of Texas 1948

Ph.D. Geology from Stanford University 1953

Dissertation: "Structural and Stratigraphic History of East Texas Basin"

Advanced U.S. Navy 1943-1946 (active duty) and Naval Reserve 1946-1961

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE:

1951 Field Geologist Humble Oil & Refining Co. - Redding & Chico, CA

1951-55 Exploration Geologist Humble - Los Angeles, CA

1955-58 Regional Exploration Geologist Humble - New Orleans, LA

1959 Staff Geologist Humble - Houston, TX

1959-60 Division Exploration Geologist Humble - New Orleans, LA

1960-62 Regional Exploration Geologist Humble - New Orleans, LA

1962-64 Regional Exploration Manager Humble - New Orleans, LA

1964-65 Executive Vice President Esso Exploration - New York, NY

1965-70 Senior Vice President & Director Humble - Houston, TX

1970-72 President & Director Humble - Houston, TX

1972-78 Senior Vice President & Director of Exxon Corp. - New York, NY

1978-81 Chairman of the Board & CEO Kennecott Corp. - Stamford, CT

1981-85 Vice Chairman Standard Oil Company (Ohio) - Houston, TX

1985-89 Investment Consultant - Houston, TX

1989 Senior Chairman GeoQuest International Holdings, Inc. - Houston, TX

1989-97 Chairman Petroleum Information - Houston, TX

1990- Chairman GX Technology Corp. - Houston, TX

1990- President Thomson-Barrow Corp. - Houston, TX

1990- President Burke Hollow Corp., - Houston, TX

1990- President Tecolotita, Inc. - Houston, TX

1995- President T-BAR-X Ltd. Co. - Houston, TX

1998- Chairman Tobin International – Houston, TX

MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

GX Technology Corporation (Chairman)

Tobin International (Chairman)

TRUSTEE:

Baylor College of Medicine (Vice Chairman)

Houston Grand Opera

Texas Medical Center

FORMER DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE:

American General Corporation

American Geographical Society

American Mining Congress

American Museum of Natural History

American Society for Oceanography - President

Cameron Iron Works

Copper Development Association - Chairman

Geological Society of American Foundation

Houston Chamber of Commerce

International Copper Research Association

J.Ray McDermott

Kinkaid School

McDermott International

National Oceanography Association - President

National Ocean Industries Association

New York Philharmonic Orchestra Association

St. Edmonds Day School

St. Stephen's Episcopal School

Stanford University

Texas Commerce Bancshares

Texas Commerce Bank

Trinity Episcopal Day School

Winrock International

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

HONORS & AWARDS:

Member - National Academy of Engineering

Member - American Association for the Advancement of Science

Fellow - New York Academy of Sciences

Distinguished Graduate in Engineering - University of Texas 1970

Distinguished Achievement Award - Offshore Technology Conference 1973

Distinguished Achievement Award - National Ocean Industries Association 1974

Chief Executive of the Year - Metals & Mining Industry 1979

Distinguished Alumnus Award - University of Texas 1985

Distinguished Graduate in Geology - University of Texas 1982

Distinguished Graduate - College of Natural Sciences - University of Texas 1991

Offshore Pioneer 1998

Member - Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Pi Epsilon, Phi Eta Sigma

MEMBER:

American Association of Petroleum Geologists

American Geological Institute

American Geophysical Union

Audubon Society

American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers

Geological Society of America

Sierra Club

GOVERNMENT SERVICE:

National Research Council:

Commission on Natural Resources 1974-78

Board on Geological Sciences 1982-84

Commission on Physical, Chemical & Mathematical Sciences 1984-87

Marine Petroleum & Minerals Advisory Committee for U.S. Department of Commerce 1973-76

National Academy of Sciences President's Circle 1986--

CHURCH:

Vestryman - St. Edmund's, San Marino, CA 1957-59

Associate Vestryman - Trinity Church, New Orleans, LA 1961-64

Vestryman - St. Martin's Church 1968-71

Senior Warden - St. Martin's Church 1971

Vestryman - Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, TX 1986-89

Senior Warden - Christ Church Cathedral 1989

Vestryman – Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, TX 2001-

Thomas D. Barrow retired as Vice Chairman of the Standard Oil Company (Ohio) in June, 1985. He was responsible for Sohio’s oil and natural gas exploration and production activities, the worldwide minerals business of Kennecott (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Sohio) as well as the corporate planning, research and development, and engineer and technology functions.

At the time of the acquisition of Kennecott by Sohio in June, 1981, Dr. Barrow was Kennecott's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, posts to which he had been elected in December, 1978.

Dr. Barrow, a native of Texas, earned his B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering in 1945 and M.A. degree in Geology in 1948 from the University of Texas; in 1953, he received his Ph.D. in Geology from Stanford University.

In 1951, he joined Humble Oil and Refining Company (Exxon) as a geologist in California and by 1962 was named Southeastern Region Exploration Manager. He moved up the ladder with Humble to become its President in 1970. In 1972, he was named Senior Vice President of Exxon Corporation and elected a member of its Board of Directors. In this capacity, Dr. Barrow was responsible for Exxon's worldwide exploration and production activities. Additionally, he was contact director for Exxon Exploration, Inc. and Esso Eastern, Inc. as well as Corporate Planning, Mining and Synthetic Fuels. His other corporate responsibilities included Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Imperial Oil Limited, Exxon Enterprises, Inc. as well as Production, Science and Technology. Dr. Barrow retired from Exxon in November 1978.

Dr. Barrow is a member of the Boards of Directors of Tobin International (Chairman) and GX Technology Corporation (Chairman). He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Baylor College of Medicine (Vice Chairman 1991-99), Texas Medical Center and Houston Grand Opera (President 1985-87, Chairman 1987-91). He is a former Trustee of Stanford University, American Museum of Natural History, Geological Society of America Foundation and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, past President of the American Society for Oceanography and the National Oceanography Association.

He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, American Geophysical Union and Society of Mining Engineers. He has been elected a fellow of The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Geologic Society of America and the New York Academy of Sciences.

He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has served on the Commission of Natural Resources and the Commission of Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Resources of the National Academy of Sciences.

The University of Texas awarded Dr. Barrow the Distinguished Graduate in Engineering in 1970, the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1982, the Distinguished Graduate in Geology in 1985 and Distinguished Graduate from the College of Natural Sciences in 1991. He is a life member and former Chairman of the Geology Foundation, a Life Member of the Ex-Students Association and was a member of the Centennial Commission.

Dr. Barrow was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Offshore Technology Conference in 1973; in 1974, the National Ocean Industries Association gave him the same honor. He was named Chief Executive of the Year for the Metals and Mining Industry in 1979.

Dr. and Mrs. Barrow (nee Janice Hood) have four children and nine grandchildren and are members of the Episcopal Church.