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AdministrationLarry R. Grillot, DeanA geophysicist with 30 years of technical and managerial experience in the petroleum industry, Larry R. Grillot was named dean of the newly formed Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy at the University of Oklahoma in March 2006. “Larry Grillot combines outstanding academic credentials with experience in leading America’s energy industry at the highest level,” said OU President David L. Boren. “He is ideally equipped to be the first dean of OU’s new college, which has the potential to further enhance OU’s reputation as a national leader in the energy field.” Dr. Grillot worked for Phillips Petroleum Co. for 30 years, almost half of which were spent in Bartlesville, in a variety of technical and managerial posts in exploration and production. His assignments took him to Canada, Europe and Africa in successively more responsible roles, the last of which was as manager of E&P Technology and Services, Upstream Technology and Project Development. Before that, he was manager of International Exploration and Worldwide Exploration. Other positions he held at Phillips include president and region manager for Phillips Petroleum Canada Ltd., Calgary (a subsidiary of Phillips Petroleum Co.), and manager of E&P Planning. He earned his bachelor of science degree in physics from Mississippi State University and his master’s and doctoral degrees in geological sciences from Brown University. The Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, formally established in January 2006, grew out of talks between OU representatives and alumni in both the oil and gas and the weather industries, who determined that OU should restructure its assets in the areas of energy and meteorological education and research. OU historically has been at the forefront in educating petroleum engineers, who are consistently ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top five programs in the nation. The restructuring was designed to educate students for fields of the future and to conduct research that will benefit industry and the nation at large. The Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy places the Sarkeys Energy Center in a more integrated role. Also under its umbrella are the Oklahoma Geological Survey, Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering, and ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics. In addition to continuing to support the exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons, the new college will be involved in interdisciplinary research and education on alternative sources of energy and in the economic and public policy aspects of all forms of energy. In partnership with the College of Engineering and the Michael F. Price College of Business, the new college, under Grillot’s direction, will develop optional minors in business that will enhance the employability of OU’s undergraduates and provide opportunities for more interdisciplinary master’s degrees.
Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy
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