Charles John Mankin

Background

Mankin, Charles John was born on January 15, 1932 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Green and Myla Carolyn (Bohmert) Mankin.

Education

Student, University New Mexico, 1949-1950; Bachelor of Science, University Texas, Austin, 1954; Master of Arts, University Texas, Austin, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, Austin, 1958.

Career

Assistant professor geology California Institute of Technology, 1958-1959. Assistant professor geology University Oklahoma, 1959-1963, associate professor, 1963-1964, professor, since 1964. Director School Geology and Geophysics, 1963-1977, Energy Resources Institute, 1978-1987.

Member United States National Commission on Geology, 1977-1980. Director Oklahoma Geological Survey, since 1967, Sarkeys Energy Center, University Oklahoma, since 2000. Former chairman board mineral and energy resources, former member commission on physical science, mathematics and resources National Academy of Sciences.

Former commissioner Commission Fiscal Accountability of Nation's Energy Resources. Member royalty policy committee Department Interior, past chairman royalty management advisory committee. Past board directors Environmental Institute for Waste Management Studies, University Alabama.

Trustee National Institute Global Environmental Change. Member advisory board geoscience Sandia National Laboratories. Former member advisory committee Idaho National Laboratories.

Trustee Drake Well Foundation. Vice chair royalty policy advisory committee Department of Interior.

Achievements

• Charles John Mankin has been listed as a noteworthy geology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Geological Society of America (co-project leader Decade North America Geology, former councillor, former chairman foundation, Distinguished Service award 1998), Mineralogical Society of America. Member American Association Petroleum Geologists (committee on resource evaluation, government affairs committee, chair government liaison subcommittee, public service award 1988, honorary life), AAPG Executive Com, 2002-2003 (secretary), American Institute Professional Geologists (vice president, past president, Martin Van Couvering Memorial award 1988, Ben H. Parker medal, member foundation, honorary life, secretary 2001-2003), Clay Minerals Society, Geochem. Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association American State Geologists (past president), American Geological Institute (past president, Ian Campbell medal 1987), Society Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists (past president Mid-Continent section), International Society Energy Advocates (Energy Advocate of Year 2000), Oklahoma City Geological Society (honorary, life), Sigma Gamma Epsilon (honorary life, national secretary-treasurer).

Connections

Married Mildred Helen Hahn, September 6, 1953 (deceased October 26, 1995). Children: Sally Carol, Helen Francis, Laura Kay.

Father:

Green Mankin

Mother:

Myla Carolyn (Bohmert) Mankin

Spouse:

Mildred Helen Hahn

child:

Helen Francis Mankin

child:

Sally Carol Mankin

child:

Laura Kay Mankin