What Happened
Recognizing the need for a local society to promote the exchange of geological knowledge and ideas, a founding committee was formed:
R.N. Williams – Honolulu Oil Corp., Santa Barbara
Aden W. Hughes – Union Oil Co., Santa Maria
William R. Merrill – Standard Oil Co., Ventura
Robert Paschall – Amerada, Ventura (Chairman)
The evening’s discussion was led by R.N. Williams of the Honolulu Oil Corporation, who presided over the meeting.
The featured speaker was W.H. “Bill” Geis, a respected consultant and member of the State Board for Registration of Engineers, who spoke on “The Position of the Geologist in Connection with the Engineer's Registration Act.”
His remarks sparked meaningful dialogue about the evolving responsibilities of geologists within a growing and regulated professional landscape.
