2011 - Patrick H. Martin
Campanile Professor of Mineral Law
Louisiana State University - Paul Hebert Law School
Baton Rouge, LA
[Lecture: Do Words Have Meaning? Reflections on Interpretation in Oil and Gas Transactions]

2010 - Theodore M. Frois
Retired General Counsel - Upstream Companies
ExxonMobil Corporation
Houston, TX
[Lecture: 40 Years in Oil Patch]

2009 - Sheila S. Hollis
Duane Morris LLP
Washington, D.C.
[Lecture: Reflections on Energy Law, the Role of Women, and Compliance Issues]

2008 - John M. McCollam
Gordon Arata McCollam Duplantis & Eagan LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana
[Lecture: Doing Business in the New Louisiana]

2007 - Bruce M. Kramer
Maddox Professor of Law Emeritus
Texas Tech University School of Law
Lubbock, Texas

2006 – Rep. Joe L. Barton
Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

2005 – Charles A. James
Vice President and General Counsel
ChevronTexaco
San Ramon, California
[Lecture: Responsible Energy]

2004 – Charles W. Matthews
Vice President and General Counsel
ExxonMobil Corporation
Irving, Texas

2003 – Cullen (Mike) M. Godfrey
Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
The University of Texas System
Austin, Texas
(former Sr. VP, Secretary and General Counsel, FINA Inc.)
[Lecture: The Crossroads of an Industry and a Profession]

2002 – Peter B. P. Bevan
Group General Counsel
BP p.l.c.
London, United Kingdom
[Lecture: The Role of the Lawyer in the International Oil and Gas Industry]

2001 – The Hon. Joseph W. Morris
Gable & Gotwals
Tulsa, Oklahoma
[Lecture: The Shaping of Oil and Gas Law by Academicians]