大卫·斯科特·“斯科蒂”·霍兰德

石油执行官和地质学家

Dr. 大卫·斯科特·“斯科蒂”·霍兰德 has distinguished himself as an athlete, 一个地质学家, 朝鲜战争老兵, 企业高管, 商业企业家, 石油行业领导者, 和慈善家. Through his many accomplishments, he has brought great honor and recognition to Hardin-Simmons大学.

After graduating from Abilene High School in 1949, where he received the Thornton Award as an outstanding athlete, Holland enrolled at Hardin-Simmons and lettered in football. He credits the development of his competitive nature to having played football under coach Warren Woodson, and says that he sees himself as a team player. 有人引用他的话说, “teams are made up of players and leaders, 在大多数情况下, unless a player is able to follow, 他永远不会领导.”

In 1951, Holland’s school days were cut short when the Korean Conflict broke out. He volunteered for the Air Force, served as an airborne radio operator, and was able to play football for the Air Force team. 在服役期间, he and his high school sweetheart, 前雅克·内尔·亨特, 7月11日结婚, 1952.

Following military service in 1954, he entered the University of 德州 at 奥斯丁, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology in 1957. Upon graduation from the University of 德州, he joined Marathon Oil Company in Midland, 德州, as 一个地质学家 and was employed by the Pennzoil Company in 1966 as a senior exploration geologist. 从那个角度看, he rose in the ranks at Pennzoil to President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pennzoil Exploration and Production Company, also serving as a group vice president of the Pennzoil Company.

Since retiring from Pennzoil in 1990, Holland has expanded his entrepreneurial interests to include a vast array of diversified holdings. These holdings include elements such as banking, 油气生产, 研究与开发, 还有农业利益. He serves as president of Holland Holding, Inc.，荷兰能源公司., and Post Oak Petroleum, Inc. He is chairman of Trend Exploration, I, L.L.C., a director of Gather Petroleum Co., and has served on the boards of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, the Geology Foundation of the University of 德州, 奥斯丁, and the Geology Foundation of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

While throughout his career he has had a demanding schedule and many details to manage, he has always carved out time to remain involved in HSU. He is a past chairman of the HSU Board of Development and is on the Advisory Board of the Kelley College of Business. He was the recipient of the Distinguished 校友 Award in 1983, was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from HSU in 1990, and received the Keeter 校友 Service Award in 2002. He is a lifetime member of the HSU Presidents Club and a former member of the School of Music Foundation. He has been active in the leadership of numerous HSU fund-raising campaigns. In 1977 he and Jacque generously established the Endowed Holland Geology Scholarship Fund.

In 2000, the Hollands established a major endowment for the HSU School of Sciences and Mathematics. In recognition of their generous gift, the school is now known as the Holland School of Sciences and Mathematics.

Holland has shared not only financially with HSU, but has also devoted his time to the growth of students. He periodically meets with students from the Holland School of Sciences and Mathematics, 在实地考察期间. He arranged a trip for the students to the Houston Museum of Natural History, giving them a personal tour of the energy exhibit that he had helped design.

在石油行业, Holland looks at long-term strategies, not short-term fixes and has extended that philosophy into his philanthropic endeavors. He views the contributions he has made to the education of students as a way to assist them in getting “their own start in life.” He sees his support of Hardin-Simmons and the Geology Department as a source through which he can return both time and money to his profession of geology and to the youth of tomorrow.

Holland expresses an outward focus on helping others grow through hard work. “What young people need to realize is that they need to temper technical expertise with hard work. A lot of people today think that all they have to do is get an education and the future is theirs. 这不是真的. You have to apply your knowledge through hard work.”

Scotty and Jacque have two sons, David, Jr.和特里. They have been described as “very common folks,” living in the same house where they have lived for many years in Houston when they could afford to live in a much more opulent style. It is this commonness that makes Scotty Holland special.