History
By J. N. Page (Humble Oil & Refining Company)
The Ark-La-Tex Association of Petroleum Landmen is one of the older land associations in continued existence in the country, being organized shortly after the formation of the Mississippi Landmen's Association in 1944. It owes its early creation to the fact that Jack W. Hamilton had been a charter member of the Mississippi group.
Hamilton, then with Stanolind, now with Pan-Am international in Iran, was transferred to Shreveport, Louisiana. Charles T. "Scotty" McCord, Jr., then with Lyons and Prentiss, now with McCord Oil Company, learned of the Mississippi Association through conversations with Hamilton. He saw the usefulness of such an organization and began to talk about having one in the Ark-La-Tex area. With the enthusiasm and organizing ability of McCord, the association was soon a fact.
Board
2023-2024
Officers:
Adam Choate, RPL, President
David Smith, Vice President
Chad Sepulvado, Secretary
Hunter Temple, CPL, Treasurer
Directors:
Preston Smith, CPL - Past President
Claire Iles
John Barr
Brenton Liles
Mike Hernandez
Cody Channell, RPL
Crystal Dupuy
Drew Burnham
Marie Vanderlick
Others:
Paul Wood, CPL - AAPL Director
Louise Pearce, CPL/ESA - Most-Trusted Advisor
Rachel McNerney - Webmaster
By-Laws
Revised 2008
ARTICLE I: NAME
The name of the Association shall be “ARK-LA-TEX ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL LANDMEN,” hereinafter sometimes referred to as “ALTAPL” and/or the “Association.”
ARTICLE II: LOCATION
The site of the headquarters of ALTAPL shall be in the City of Shreveport, Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III: PURPOSE
The purpose of the ALTAPL shall be to serve as an unincorporated professional organization for men and women engaged for pecuniary gain or profit, but to inspire and maintain a high standard of professional conduct according to a Code of Ethics, to recognition and improved standing for the Landman in the industry and in the community, to provide and promote the furtherance of education and educational opportunities for the personal professional development of all members of the Association, as well as for selected scholarship recipients, if any, and to encourage and promote involvement in local, state, and national issues which affect the mineral and energy industries.
Past Presidents
1946 – 1947 Charles T. McCord (deceased)
1947 – 1948 Charles W. Day (deceased)
1948 – 1949 F. H. Harrell (deceased)
1949 – 1950 G. P. “Tige” Brown (deceased)
1950 – 1951 Tommy Costakis (deceased)
1951 – 1952 S. Lee Ware (deceased)
1952 – 1953 William Allen Cook (deceased)
1953 – 1954 E. J. Smallwood (deceased)
1954 – 1955 Marvin Whitehead (deceased)
1955 – 1956 W. M. Selvidge (deceased)
1956 – 1957 C. Curtis Reese (deceased)
1957 – 1958 John P. Carnes (deceased)
1958 – 1959 Jack C. Hollis (deceased)
1959 – 1960 Ralph R. Cadenhead (deceased)
1960 – 1961 George W. Head (deceased)
1961 – 1962 Loren G. Horton (deceased)
1962 – 1963 Floyd G. Miller (deceased)
1963 – 1964 C. Calvin Braddock (deceased)
1964 – 1965 Don W. Allen (deceased)
1965 – 1966 John L. Copeland (deceased)
1966 – 1967 Richard Miller (deceased)
1967 – 1968 James F. White
1968 – 1969 Paxton B. Robertson (deceased)
1969 – 1970 Robert M. Key (deceased)
1970 – 1971 James W. Coburn
1971 – 1972 James W. Cummings (deceased)
1972 – 1973 James F. Breen (deceased)
1973 – 1974 Cliff C. Burgess (deceased)
1974 – 1975 Cletus D. Duty (deceased)
1975 – 1976 Joseph W. McGuire (deceased)
1976 – 1977 George P. Moran (deceased)
1977 – 1978 William M. Hamiter (deceased)
1978 – 1979 W. Neil Hohmann
1979 – 1980 Herb Gorum (deceased)
1980 – 1981 Patrick L. McConathy
1981 – 1982 David Braddock
1982 – 1983 Robert M. Mills
1983 – 1984 James G. Marston, III
1984 – 1985 Todd M. Upson
1985 – 1986 J. Baker Barr, Jr.
1986 – 1987 Steven A. Lenert
1987 – 1988 Tim A. Rowe (deceased)
1988 – 1989 G. Warren Thornell (deceased)
1989 – 1990 Janin Jones
1990 – 1991 Ben R. Lay
1991 – 1992 Royce A. Ashford (deceased)
1992 – 1993 W. David Briggs
1993 – 1994 Boyce W. Irwin
1994 – 1995 Ted R. Scurlock
1995 – 1996 Autie T. Orjias
1996 – 1997 John Roger Adams (deceased)
1997 – 1998 Martha M. Rousset
1998 – 1999 John W. Walsh
1999 – 2000 Earl “Currie” Smith (deceased)
2000 – 2001 Thomas W. Barton
2001 – 2002 Steve Causey
2002 – 2003 David B. Harmon
2003 – 2004 Kemerton D. Hargrove
2004 – 2005 Darla J. Dorgan
2005 – 2006 Terry M. Sullivan
2006 – 2007 Ted A. Lyles
2007 – 2008 Wm. Christopher Font
2008 – 2009 Robert P. Head (deceased)
2009 – 2010 John T. Head (deceased)
2010 – 2011 Claudia H. Lyles
2011 – 2012 Garrett Kimbell
2012 – 2013 Jason W. Fairchild
2013 – 2014 Reginald E. Cassibry
2014 – 2015 W. David Briggs
2015 – 2016 Michelle Barnett-Hubbell
2016 – 2017 Leland G. Horton
2017 – 2018 Jeremy L. Harris
2018 – 2019 Cynthia Ashford
2019 – 2020 Pedro M. Pizarro
2020 – 2021 Ken Womack
2021 – 2022 Lora Smith
2022 – 2023 Preston Smith
A Landman's Fate
A Landman’s job is never done,
Wars are fought and battles won.
I seem to have a lot of fun,
Always eager and on the run.
If I really did what you say I do,
Even half the things you think are true,
I wouldn’t be worth a dime to you
Or to my wife or my old dog Blue.
So here I’ll set the record straight,
No Landman wants to be second rate.
Just give me a job that you might hate,
I’ll finish it up, no matter how late.
Neil Hohmann,
ALTAPL President 1978-1979
Reprinted from Source Book for Professional Landmen
By W. Neil Hohmann, ©1983
The Ark-La-Tex Association of Professional Landmen (“ALTAPL”) each year may choose to award one or more scholarships (“ALTAPL Scholarship”) to one or more qualified applicants. The decision as to whether any scholarships will be awarded, the amount and number of any such scholarships, and the recipient or recipients of any such scholarships shall be at the sole discretion of the then-current Board of Directors of ALTAPL (“Board of Directors”). ALTAPL shall be under no obligation whatsoever to award any scholarship in any given year. The amount and number of scholarships awarded, if any, may vary from year to year.
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