MIDLAND The Petroleum Museum’s Hall of Fame Committee announced on Tuesday morning the 2023 Petroleum Hall of Fame inductees:
>> F. Marie Hall.
>> Kenneth B. Nolen.
>> Edward E. Runyan.
>> Don L. Sparks.
The Petroleum Hall of Fame is comprised of 152 members including some of the most influential men and women in the history of the petroleum industry such as former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, George T. Abell, Erle P. Halliburton, George P. Mitchell, and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans. Industry leaders of today’s Permian Basin inducted into the Hall of Fame include State Rep. Tom Craddick, Tim Leach, Scott Sheffield, Mack Chase, and Jim Henry.
The Petroleum Hall of Fame was instituted in October 1967 by the authority of the charter of the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum “to honor those persons and firms who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the petroleum industry or have served as worthy examples to those in the petroleum industry, and thereby to record such examples of service, strength of character and achievement for the inspiration and education of present and future generations.” Each of the 2023 inductees have distinguished themselves as admirable examples for this and future generations to admire and aspire to emulate.
“To be inducted into the Petroleum Museum Hall of Fame is an incredible accomplishment. The 2023 inductees are an exceptional group, as is proven by their innovation and leadership in their community and in the petroleum industry. The Hall of Fame committee and I are proud to honor these men and women,” John L. Kennedy, chairman of the Hall of Fame Committee of the Petroleum Museum Board of Trustees, said in a news release.
The Induction Ceremony and Dinner will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at the Bush Convention Center. To learn more about the 2023 inductees, go to www.pbpetro.org.
