Donald P. McGookey is from Sandusky, Ohio.  He spent two years in the Navy as an Electronic Technician.  He earned a BS at  Bowling Green State University, a MS from the University of Wyoming, and a Ph.D. at The Ohio State University.  Texaco Inc. employed him from 1952 to 1979.  He worked in various parts of the Rocky Mountains for 17 years and the balance in assignments in New York (International Exploration) and as Chief Geologist in Houston, Texas.  Don ended his career with Texaco as manager of exploration in Midland, Texas.  Since 1979, he has been an independent geologist working primarily in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeast New Mexico. He is the author of “Geologic Wonders of South Park, Colorado”, 2001 and “Geologic Wonders of West Texas”, 2004