ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, hiː wʌzðɪ ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹɹəl lˈuːɪs dʒˈiː wˈiːks mˈɛdəlˌɪst ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd baɪ ðə ðˈɛn ɔːstɹˈeɪliən pətɹˈoʊliːəm ɛksploːɹˈeɪʃən ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən.
In 1982, he was the inaugural Lewis G Weeks Medalist awarded by the then Australian Petroleum Exploration Association.