Ken Crowther has retired from his position as President of Sproule. The following appointments have been made:

  R. Keith MacLeod, P.Eng., President
  Harry J. Helwerda, P.Eng., Executive Vice-President
  John L. Chipperfield, P.Geol., Senior Vice-President

Ken Crowther, President of Sproule Associates Limited, is pleased to announce the following appointments:

  Douglas J. Carsted, P.Geol., Vice-President, Geoscience - International
  John L. Chipperfield, P.Geol., Senior Vice-President, Geoscience
  Harry J. Helwerda, P.Eng., Senior Vice-President, Engineering
  Doug W.C. Ho, P.Eng., Vice-President, Engineering - Unconventional
  Robert N. Johnson, P.Eng., Vice-President, Engineering - Conventional
  Greg D. Robinson, P.Eng., Vice-President, Engineering - International

  Mike Maughan, C.P.G., P.Geol., Vice-President, Geoscience
  Chris Galas, Ph.D., P.Eng., Manager, Reservoir Studies - International
  Barrie F. Jose, P.Geoph., Manager, Geoscience - International
  Cameron P. Six, P.Eng., Manager, Engineering
  Donald W. Woods, P.Eng., Manager, Engineering - International

  Doug Bates, P.Eng.
  Khani Ghaffari, P.Eng.
  John Hanko, P.Geol.
  Brent Hawkwood, C.E.T.
  Bryce MacKinnon, B.Eng.
  Lucy Precul, P.Eng.
  Grant Sanden, P.Eng.
  George Strother-Stewart, P.Geol.
  Rob Warholm, P.Eng.
  Tony Wong, P.Geol.

Sproule is pleased to announce the appointment of two new directors: Doug Ho, Manager, Engineering, and Robert Johnson, Manager, Engineering, and Corporate Secretary. Congratutulations, Doug and Bob! To learn more about Doug and Bob, see Executive Biographies.

Oilweek, in their article of November 1, 2004, states that "Sproule Associates has never been afraid to go where none have gone before." Staff writer Deborah Jaremko explores the frontiers breached by Sproule Associates in "Embracing Frontiers".

Congratulations to Regina Eco, an engineer at Sproule Associates Inc. in Houston, who has been selected as one of 18 members chosen for the second class of the Society of Petroleum Engineers - Gulf Coast Section (SPE-GCS) Emerging Leaders Program.

The ELP is an initiative sponsored by the Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. The ELP was created for the purpose of enhancing the overall membership and effectiveness of the Society by organizing individuals with less than 10 years of industry experience together in order to engage them in activities that ultimately support both the Local and National SPE Organizations' missions and objectives.

Regina is to be commended for being selected from a very strong field of candidates. We wish her a very enjoyable and beneficial year.