2-2 FIGURES

Figure 1.

Statistics of the Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, now Journal of Sedimentary Research. Pages per volume are on left ordinate; edition size and mailing list are on right ordinate; separate scale on right is for printing costs and page contributions. Editors and years served are across the top (Russell and Tener 1981, fig. 6).

Figure 2.

Title page for field-trip guidebook of the Tenth International Congress on Sedimentology to Israel, Cyprus, and Turkey.

Figure 3.

Membership distribution of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) 1980 to 2004. I served as vice president during 1984 to 1985. Note the peak in membership at that time.

Figure 4.

Production of crude oil 1949-2003.

Figure 5.

Change of oil prices in the United States 1968-2003.

Figure 6.

AAPG Annual conventions attendance.

Figure 7.

AAPG education budget 1985-1998.