{"436741":{"#nid":"436741","#data":{"type":"event","title":"ChBE Seminar Series - C.J. \u201cPete\u201d Silas Program in Ethics and Leadership","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca title=\u0022Silas Lecture\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/seminars\/ethics\u0022\u003EC.J. \u0022Pete\u0022 Silas Program in Ethics and Leadership\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003Eis part of the weekly seminar series that ChBE hosts\u0026nbsp;throughout the year with invited lecturers who are prominent in their fields. Unless otherwise noted, all seminars are held on Wednesdays in the Molecular Science and Engineering Building (\u0022M\u0022 Building) in G011 (Cherry Logan Emerson Lecture Theater) at 4 p.m. Refreshments are served at 3:30 p.m. in the Emerson-Lewis Reception Salon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E____________________\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETribute to \u0026nbsp;C.J. \u201cPete\u201d Silas\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeakers:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. G. Wayne Clough\u003Cbr \/\u003EPresident Emeritus. Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003ESecretary Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGlenn Cox\u003Cbr \/\u003ERetired President, Phillips Petroleum Co.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Ronald Rousseau\u003Cbr \/\u003EProfessor \u0026amp; Cecil J. \u201cPete\u201d Silas Chair, ChBE\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIntroductions by:\u003Cbr \/\u003EDr. Dennis Hess\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector of the Phillips 66\/C.J. \u201cPete\u201d Silas\u003Cbr \/\u003EProgram in Ethics and Leadership, Professor \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026amp; Thomas C. DeLoach Jr. Chair, ChBE\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReception Immediately Following Outside Room G011\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout C.J. \u0022Pete\u0022 Silas:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EC.J. \u201cPete\u201d Silas, a Georgia Tech chemical engineering graduate (ChE 1953) and longtime supporter of the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE), died on Dec. 16, 2014. He was 82.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESilas, a former chairman and CEO of Phillips Petroleum Co., is the namesake of ChBE\u2019s Phillips 66\/C.J. \u201cPete\u201d Silas Program in Ethics and Leadership. This annual lecture recognizes Silas\u2019 outstanding professional achievements and commitment to doing business in an ethical, responsible manner.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecruited to Georgia Tech with a full basketball scholarship, Silas joined Phillips as a trainee petroleum engineer after graduation in 1953. From 1968 to 1976, Silas led Phillips\u2019 Europe-Africa division and directed much of the development of the Ekofisk operations in the Norwegian North Sea \u2013 one of the world\u2019s largest offshore oil and gas complexes. In the process, Silas gained the respect of industry and political leaders in Norway, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 1976, Silas returned to corporate headquarters in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, as vice president, gas and gas liquids. Two years later, he was elevated to senior vice president of natural resources. By 1980, he was an executive vice president, and in 1982, he became president and chief operating officer. In May of 1985, Silas was elected chairman and chief executive officer. He retired in 1994 at the age of 62 after a 41-year-career at Phillips.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThroughout his career and retirement, Silas was an active and generous participant of many boards and philanthropies. His many contributions to Georgia Tech include endowing the Cecil J. \u201cPete\u201d Silas Chair in ChBE.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA Tribute to C.J. \u0022Pete\u0022 Silas (ChE 1953), featuring Georgia Tech President Emeritus G. 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