Professional of the Year for 2009 in Oil Exploration: T. Richard McCullough
 | T. Richard McCullough |
| Industry | Oil |
| Title | Geologist |
| Expertise | Oil exploration |
| Current Organization | McCullough Family Partners, Ltd. |
| Type of Organization | Drilling |
| Major Product | Drilling oil prospects |
| Area of Distribution | National |
| University/Degree | B.A., Occidental College; M.A., U.C.L.A. |
| Born | February 18, 1931, California |
| Honors & Awards | Football scholarship for Occidental College, voted 2 time All-Conference Halfback; Honorable Mention in the United Press Little All-Coast Team and Honorable Mention SAE Fraternity All-American; Who's Who in American College & Universities; U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corp, 1953-55 |
| Published Works | 1 book, "Fish Tales, Etc."; 8 poems published by the International Society of Poetry and Noble House |
| Affiliations | A.A.P.G.; S.T.G.S. |
| Hobbies & Sports | Fly-fishing |
| Career Accomplishments | Discovered (with geologist Clem Roberts), the Ozona field Crockett County, West Texas in 1962. The field has produced over 1.3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and later discovered other fields (also with Clem Roberts) |
| Work History | Exploration Geologist, Pauley Petroleum Inc., Los Angeles, CA, 1957-65; Vice President, Trans American Petroleum Corp., Los Angeles, CA, 1965-66; Senior Geologist, Engineering & Consulting Dept., Core Laboratories Inc., Dallas, TX, 1966-68; Exploration Manager & Vice President, Suburban Propane Gas Corp., San Antonio, TX, 1969-77; Manager of Operations & Partner of Stringer Oil & Gas Co., San Antonio, TX, 1977-87 |
| Children | Patrick Thomas, Michelle Susan |
| Spouse | Marilyn D. Schlickenmayer |
| Married | July 10, 1958 |
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