SEG Foundation

You’ve spent years in geoscience.
You’ve attended the conferences.
You’ve worked in the field.
You know your science.

But how fast can you answer when the questions start coming? It’s time to find out.

Join Peter Duncan for a special donor edition of the SEG Challenge Bowl during our upcoming Trustee Associate and Donor Virtual Call.

This time, YOU get to compete. Test your knowledge, compete for bragging rights, and help raise funds for the students competing in the Challenge Bowl Finals at IMAGE.

Think You Can Beat a Challenge Bowl Student? Come prove it.

Register today: https://go.seg.org/4r7mFM0

📢 The latest issue of the Carrying the Torch newsletter from the SEG Foundation is out. This issue honors the donors powering geoscience's future.

🔗 Read the latest issue: https://bit.ly/4xqhhVF
🔗 Sign up to receive future editions: https://bit.ly/4cLLHL4

They’ve studied. They’ve competed. They’ve earned their place. Now help us give them the stage.

SEG Challenge Bowl brings talented geoscience students together to test their knowledge, teamwork, and quick thinking — all for the opportunity to reach the Finals at IMAGE.

Back the Brains. Fund the Finals.

Support today: https://go.seg.org/4xLWWvb

🎉 Congratulations to SLB on your 100-year anniversary.

At IMAGE Event 2026, SEG and the SEG Foundation were proud to present SLB with a special recognition celebrating this milestone.

We are deeply grateful for SLB's early leadership and foundational support in helping launch Geoscientists Without Borders®, a program that has grown into a powerful example of how geoscience can create lasting humanitarian impact around the world.

Thank you for the meaningful partnership and impact you have shared with the SEG Foundation as part of SLB's remarkable 100-year legacy. Here's to the next 100 years!

Your gift, doubled. 🤝

Just for IMAGE Event week, 15–20 August, every donation to the SEG Foundation is matched. Three easy ways in, one big goal: building the next generation of energy leaders.

Three simple ways to take part:
🔹 Become a Sustaining Trustee Associate, and your first $1,000 gift is matched.
🔹 Become a Dedicated Donor at $21+/month, and receive an immediate $1,000 match.
🔹 Give any unrestricted amount, and it will be matched up to $1,000.

Get engaged today: https://bit.ly/4hA1jnT

Every dollar you give during IMAGE Event week could become two.

This week, 15–20 August, is a rare chance to make that happen. During IMAGE Week, the SEG Foundation is matching donations to help build the next generation of energy leaders and expand the humanitarian impact of geoscience around the world.

Three simple ways to take part:
🔹 Become a Sustaining Trustee Associate, and your first $1,000 gift is matched.
🔹 Become a Dedicated Donor at $21+/month, and receive an immediate $1,000 match.
🔹 Give any unrestricted amount, and it will be matched up to $1,000.

Get engaged today: https://bit.ly/4hA1jnT

Congratulations to Peter Pangman, recipient of the 2026 Dick Baile Exemplary Service Award. This distinguished honor has been bestowed upon only five other individuals, recognizing those whose exemplary service has made a profound and lasting impact on the SEG Foundation.

Thank you, Peter, for your extraordinary service.

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Congratulations to Peter Cramer, recipient of the 2026 SEG Foundation Directors' Award.

Peter has been a dedicated leader within SEG and the SEG Foundation for more than three decades, bringing a rare combination of financial discipline, strategic insight, and deep commitment to service.

Thank you, Peter, for your lasting impact on our Foundation.

Congratulations to ExxonMobil, recipient of the 2026 Thomas A. and Evonne Smith Corporate Impact Award.

This award recognizes organizations whose sustained commitment has advanced the mission of SEG and the SEG Foundation through exceptional leadership, philanthropy, and investment in the future of the geoscience profession.

Accepted by Anupama Venkataraman on behalf of ExxonMobil.